Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 55 Redemption!
June is hot.

Ice was placed in the room, and the little maid sat in front of the copper table with ice sculptures, gently shaking her fan, sending strands of cold air to the master.In front of the desk not far away, Mrs. Du, who had just had a nap, was flipping through the collection of poems left by her niece Shen Youyou, and couldn't help but smile slightly when she saw the phrase "Struggling to cross the river, startling a pool of gulls and herons".

She also likes this niece very much.

Putting down the collection of poems, Mrs. Du turned her head and looked out the window, missing her eldest son who had been away for half a month.

Suddenly there was a slight movement outside, Du Shi raised his eyebrows, and looked towards the door of the inner room.

Her eldest servant girl raised the curtain, looked around, and saw that Madam had been alarmed, and hurried in to report: "Madam, Ningxiang, who is next to Shizi, asked to see her. Her family just came to look for her, saying that her younger brother secretly went to the river to play drowning." Although she was rescued and came back, she kept crying to see her sister, and Ningxiang wanted to take a day off to go back and see her younger brother."

Du Shi was taken aback when he heard the words, got up and walked out.

Ning Xiang was waiting outside, when she saw Du Shi, she cried and came forward, knelt down and kowtowed: "Ma'am, slave..."

"Go quickly, the eldest son is not here, you stay at home for two more days, the child is frightened, please accompany him well."

Mrs. Du leaned over to help the little girl who was crying with tears all over her face. Ningxiang was just a younger brother. Knowing that she was anxious, she turned her head and told the big maid to invite the doctor and go back with Ningxiang.

Ning Xiang hastily declined, and said with a sob: "No ma'am, the servant girl uncle said that Amu is fine, but he was frightened, really no need..."

She was really crying, and her mind was full of her cousin from the previous life who came to the Hou Mansion to look for her and told her what happened to Amu.

The little girl refused to take it, Du Shi didn't force her anymore, she asked Ning Xiang, knowing that her family had borrowed a villager's donkey cart, so she let her go home first.

Ning Xiang thanked her again and again, wiped her eyes and left.

Xu Shouliang came by himself, standing outside the corner door waiting, seeing his niece coming out with red eye circles, he couldn't help feeling that he had served in the Hou's mansion for three years, a pure niece would pretend to cry, if he hadn't known in advance that she was a niece He couldn't even tell that the reason for leaving the mansion was fake.

"Uncle, let's go quickly." Ning Xiang urged in a low voice, fearing that the elder would reveal his secrets.

Xu Shouliang sighed, and drove the donkey cart away.

Under the big sun in the afternoon, the father and father rushed all the way and returned home before dusk.

Of course nothing happened to Amu. At this time, the little guy was lying in his own room in the West Courtyard, laying on the bed with grievances, and no one wanted to see him.

After lunch at noon, the second sister wanted to take him to play in Beihe, Amu remembered his sister's order and dared not go, but the second sister said he would not tell her, so he went.When they arrived at the river, the second sister led him to play in the water. Amu was unsteady and accidentally fell into the river. His clothes were all wet. The eldest aunt who happened to be chasing him saw him and insisted that he was secretly playing in the water. I spanked his buttocks several times, which was very painful.

Amu cried all the way, and when he got home, he didn't want to talk to his aunt anymore, and he didn't go to their house anymore, so he ran back to his own house crying.

I fell asleep crying and crying, and when I woke up I still didn't want to go out, so I pouted and thought about my sister.

Someone seemed to be walking by the door, and Amu pursed his lips, pretending to be sleeping.

Ning Xiang walked in gently, seeing her younger brother curled up pitifully on the kang, she felt soft, she tilted her head to look at him, and met his pouting eyes, Ning Xiang couldn't help laughing, and said softly : "Amu, who is back?"

"Sister!" Seeing her sister, Amu quickly got up and threw herself into her arms, crying and complaining, "I didn't play in the water secretly, my aunt hit me!"

Crying while talking, the more I cry, the more wronged I am.

Under the eaves outside, Mrs. Li was angry and funny, and said to the window: "You all treat me as a good person, so let me be a villain! In case Amu gets a grudge and marries a daughter-in-law to deal with me together with his daughter-in-law, you have to speak for me! "

"Thinking about useless things all day long." Xu Shouliang glared at his wife and left with a smile.

Xu Qiu'er followed her mother's hand, knowing that her cousin could coax her cousin well.

"Amu doesn't cry, it's my sister who asked my aunt to beat you," Ning Xiang sat cross-legged in the room, comforting her younger brother with her arms around her arms, "Auntie said you were playing with water secretly, and people will believe you when you cry." It's like my uncle went to pick me up from the Hou's mansion, Madam heard that you were almost drowned, so she immediately let me come back to see you."

Amu blinked his eyes, as if he understood a little bit, "Sister is staying at home today?"

Ningxiang smiled and nodded.

Amu immediately laughed through his tears, and sat up happily, "Then let my aunt beat me next time!"

As long as his sister can come back, he is willing to be beaten every day, anyway, it won't hurt after a while.

The little guy thought simply, but Ning Xiang, who was smiling to coax her younger brother not to cry just now, cried, and pressed her younger brother into her arms not to let him see.

After calming down for a moment, Ningxiang straightened his younger brother, and solemnly ordered: "Amu remember, today you sneaked to the river by yourself, fell into the water and almost drowned, the eldest aunt and the second sister went to find you together, and took you I was rescued. You cried because you missed me, so my uncle went to the city to pick me up. No matter who asks you in the future, you should tell him that, understand? Otherwise, let my wife know that I lied to her, and she will never allow me to My sister is back."

Amu immediately shook his head and hugged his sister tightly, "I won't say anything, my sister is back!"

"Well, my sister will go to ask my wife tomorrow, and ask her to return the contract of sale to me, so that my sister will sleep with Amu every day and be with Amu every day." Kissing his brother's head, Ningxiang smiled and told him the good news.

Amu was very happy when he heard this, and he didn't know what to do, so he hugged his sister and kissed her on the face.

The setting sun shone in from outside the window, enveloping the siblings gently.

At the same time, at the Lu family in the neighboring village, as soon as Lu Cheng came back, he first looked at his third brother Lu Ding. Because of the backlight, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

The second brother Lu Yan was cooking, and the younger sister went to play at the second uncle's house, so the responsibility of taking care of Anan fell on Lu Ding's shoulders.The young man looked at the nephew squatting next to him who seemed to be stinking but was actually seriously thinking about when the goat would take the initiative to drip milk, and answered his brother's eyes concisely and asked, "I didn't see it."

Lu Ding really felt that his elder brother was going crazy.

Ms. Xu said that she redeemed herself this month, and her elder brother was going to work in the orchard and couldn't keep an eye on Xu's house every day, so she sent him to wait at the fork in the east of Liuxi Village, so that he would know as soon as he saw Ms. Xu coming back.Counting today, Lu Ding has been going for four consecutive days. He set off half an hour before lunch, and stayed until the red sun was westward before returning, because Ms. Xu always came home during this time, no matter whether she redeemed herself in the morning or at noon.

It's rare that the eldest brother has a sweetheart, and Lu Ding himself is quite satisfied with his sister-in-law. There is nothing left and right, so he waits without complaint.The second brother said that waiting empty-handed was too obvious, and it was not good for Miss Xu to see him, so he asked him to lead the sheep and pretend to be herding sheep.Lu Ding thought it made sense, but before Miss Xu, a girl from the village opposite the fork found out that he passed every day, and even stayed at the intersection, holding a curly sheep in his hand.

Yesterday Lu Ding endured it, but today the girl even brought a sister here, the two of them gathered together from time to time and laughed while watching him, Lu Ding couldn't take it anymore, and came back with a sheep.The Xu family is so close, they will know sooner or later when Miss Xu redeems her body, at most two days later, the eldest brother is just too anxious.

But Lu Ding didn't dare to say that he sneaked back early, only that he didn't see it.

Lu Cheng was a little disappointed.

At the door of the kitchen, the second child, Lu Yan, looked at the two brothers outside, with the corners of his mouth curled up. Before going to bed at night, he pretended to ask casually, "Where did the third brother release the eagle today? The rabbit he caught is so small. I guess there must be a rabbit nest nearby, I will go there tomorrow to try my luck, maybe there are other rabbits."

The general can hunt now, but the prey is relatively small, only enough for him to eat, at least it saves the three of them from catching sparrows and rats to feed him.

Lu Cheng at the head of the kang was wiping Anan's butt with a handkerchief, and when he heard that, he paused.

Lu Ding was about to go to the kang, but now he didn't want to, so he turned his head and walked out, "I'm going to the latrine."

Said and quickly walked out of the house.

With a sullen face, Lu Cheng handed his son to his second uncle, put on his shoes and chased him out.

There was a movement outside the window soon, Anan was lying down and playing, when he heard the sound, he turned over curiously and looked at the window, but the movement disappeared again.

Anan said softly, and turned to look at his second uncle, only to see his second uncle covering his mouth, his shoulders trembling.

Anan didn't know why the second uncle was smiling, but when he saw the second uncle smiling, he also grinned.

Before going out the next day, Lu Cheng looked at the two younger brothers, and finally chose the honest third brother, glared at him and said, "Come back early and try."

Lu Ding couldn't twist his thigh with his arm, so he had to go. He didn't lead the sheep this time, so he chose a place far away where he could see the fork in the road and waited.

Little did he know that when he arrived here, Ning Xiang had already entered the city again.

First go back to Lengmei Pavilion to meet Suyue, return Suyue's money, take out Lu Cheng's purse and say: "Last time I went home and met a rich lady from a neighboring village, her family is doing business in the city , Because of fate, she was willing to lend me money to redeem my life. I didn’t ask for it at the time, but this time I went to ask her to borrow ten taels. Su Yue, you take care of the money, you stay here alone, you need more money than me for emergency .”

Su Yue was upset, she pressed her hand and said, "Why did you borrow it from someone, you..."

Ning Xiang looked directly into her eyes, "If you don't take it back, I won't leave."

The little girl was more stubborn than anyone else, Su Yue had no choice but to accept it.

Ning Xiang asked her one more thing, "I don't want to hurt others about the redemption. If the prince asks you where I got the money, you can say that I originally saved 14 taels in my hand, and my aunt's family saved three taels." , and the remaining three taels were borrowed from Nanny Li."

Lu Cheng must not be involved, the only ones who can lend her money are Nanny Li and Su Yue, except for the eldest aunt.

"Don't tell me you're borrowing from me, are you afraid that the prince will blame me for helping you?" Su Yue held back her tears and said, she didn't expect Ning Xiang to be so thoughtful.

Ning Xiang looked at the tears in her eyes, her heart ached, and she couldn't help persuading again: "Su Yue, you..."

"Go quickly." Su Yue didn't want to say any more, she pushed her out with a smile and sent her out.

Ningxiang was suddenly very reluctant, walked out of Lengmei Pavilion, turned her head to see Suyue standing there smiling encouragingly, tears streaming from her eyes.

"Go." Su Yue urged softly, seeing that Ning Xiang was still not moving after speaking, she went back to the ear room impatiently.

Watching her walk away step by step, and finally never seeing her again, Ning Xiang stood still for a while before she stopped crying, and went to the main courtyard with complicated emotions.

Ningxiang is very familiar with Mrs. Du, so first go to the servant's room to find Li Mama and ask her for help. In case Pei Jinghan asks, please don't mention Lu Cheng.

Mother Li learned that it was Lu Cheng who lent her the money to redeem her, so she patted Ning Xiang's hand with emotion, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry Ning Xiang, Mother knows what to say, Lu Cheng is a good person, and he will take care of your mother." Mama is also relieved. However, since you can think of hiding things from Lu Cheng, then you should understand that you and Lu Cheng can't be too anxious until you are sure that the son will not pester you anymore, right?"

Ning Xiang understood, she was also afraid that Pei Jinghan would anger Lu Cheng.

So even if Lu Cheng is sincere to her, Ning Xiang doesn't want to consider her children's love now.

Before Pei Jinghan gave up on her completely, whoever she liked would be harmed.

"Oh, don't cry, Mammy just has three taels of silver, I'll lend it to you first, let's go, I'll take you to see Madam."

After finishing whispering, Nanny Li deliberately raised her voice.She is an old woman, she has no suspicion of competing with Ningxiang for favor, let alone the idea of ​​robbing Ningxiang with the son, so she is not afraid to let the son know that she lent money to Ningxiang, the son should not be stingy enough to deal with the old man who needs to be used by his mother Mammy.

The old man treated her so well, Ning Xiang really cried.

So crying and begging in front of Mrs. Du, it became a wholehearted desire to go home and take care of his younger brother.

"Ma'am, this servant is only Amu's younger brother. He was young and ignorant, and almost drowned to death. This servant is really worried about leaving him at home. I have saved some money over the years, and I just borrowed a couple of taels from Madam Li. If you have collected enough 20 taels, I beg Madam to let the servants out of the house! Ning Xiang will repay Madam's kindness for the slaves and servants in her next life!"

Kowtow while crying.

Nanny Li also had red eyes, begging for Ningxiang's mercy.

Embarrassed face appeared on Du's face, and she let Nanny Li and the others back down for the time being, she helped up the little maid who was blushing and said, "My son treats you..."

Ningxiang burst into tears, looked up at her, and said in a firm tone, "Ma'am, in the countryside, concubines and concubines will be stabbed in the back. The servants have never thought of being concubines, let alone the prince and the cousin girl." Compete for favor. Madam, I beg you, please let me go home, otherwise I will die when the son comes back..."

Then he knelt down again and cried bitterly on the ground.

Du Shi looked at her pitiful look, and reminded her in a low voice: "But have you ever thought about it, if the son does not give up, even if I let you go back now, he will still have a way to snatch you back, then he will still hate you. Why not..."

"Your servant is not afraid, as Madam said, at least when your servant died, it was a girl from the Xu family."

Facing Du Shi's skirt, Ning Xiang paused word by word.

As long as she can leave the mansion today, she will never come back alive.

Hearing the determination in her words, Mrs. Du's heart was shocked, and after a long time he sighed: "Forget it, since you have made up your mind, I promise you."

It's rare that this girl has a clear mind and knows exactly what she wants.

(End of this chapter)