Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 82
The 14-year-old girl was bullied by her sweetheart several times in a row. Ning Xiang was really tired this night, so she had to sleep in for a while in the morning. She only woke up when she heard the sound of her younger brother hissing into the chamber pot.

She lay with her back to her younger brother, the little guy got back under the bed after peeing, Ning Xiang turned around again, pinched his nose, "Don't pee in the room next time."

It's dark at night, so how can I do it in the house during the day?
Amu chuckled and shrank his neck under the quilt.

"Get up, go pour the chamber pot this morning." Hearing that the auntie and the others in the east courtyard seemed to have woken up, Ning Xiang immediately got up and put on her clothes.

Before going out, I called my younger brother who was lying in bed again.

Here she opened the door of the stove, and as soon as she walked out, Xu Qiuer ran over with small steps and said in a low voice: "Sister, a girl passed out at the door of our house. My elder brother carried her into the room. She just woke up not long ago." , saying that they escaped from the famine in Liaodong."

Ningxiang looked at her cousin in shock.

Why doesn't she remember such a thing in her previous life?

Or is it that the girl who fled from the famine woke up and left, and the aunt's family didn't take it to heart, and didn't mention it to her when she came home at the end of the month?
"Where is she?" Ning Xiang looked at the three rooms in the east courtyard and asked in a low voice.

Xu Qiu'er led her to the east, "I'm lying in my room, I don't have the strength to walk yet, but she looks quite pretty."

Definitely not as beautiful as her elder sister, in fact she is not as good-looking as her, but compared with other girls in the village, this girl has a very fair face, so-called whiteness covers all ugliness. It makes her look different.

"Wait, I haven't washed my face yet." Ning Xiang was really curious about the girl her cousin brought home, but she had to tidy herself up first.

"Then you go wash first." Xu Qiu'er had no choice but to let go of her cousin.

Inside the house, Guan Ping lay silently, and could hear the conversation of the two sisters under the eaves clearly.

When the footsteps of the Ningxiang girl were far away, Guan Ping looked at the farmhouse again.

The three large windows on the south side were all hung up high at this time. Lying on the kang, one could see the blue sky and the tall and straight poplar treetops outside the window at a glance.The walls are all yellow mud walls, most of them are flat, and there are thin cracks in some places, obviously the house has been there for some years.The furnishings on the floor are even simpler. There are three low red lacquer cabinets at the same height and the paint is peeling off against the wall on the west side. On the cabinets are neatly placed all kinds of daily things, such as scissors, combs, mirrors, teapots, tea and dried fruits. bags and more.

The north side is empty, a window is opened on the wall, and a wardrobe that is also old is placed in the northeast corner.

All that's left are a few wooden benches.

Strange and familiar.

She is unfamiliar because she has never lived in such a farm house since she was seven years old. She is familiar because she was also a farm child before she was seven years old, and then her father lost money in a bet and sold her, the second daughter of the family.The eldest sister already knows how to help with the work, so she has to be kept, and the younger brother is inherited from the family, so he can only sell her.

Closing his eyes, Guan Ping put away these emotions.

The woman was lighting a fire in the kitchen, and her husband was discussing whether to go to the town to find a doctor, but the woman was reluctant, and the man who brought her in insisted on going, as if he was going to leave soon.

Guan Ping opened his eyes and said, "Auntie, I'm not hurt, you don't need to hire a doctor, I, I'm just a little hungry..."

"You're really not injured?" Mrs. Li asked her daughter to light the fire, and she walked in through the curtain first, asking with concern.She also saw that the girl didn't look injured, so she didn't think it was necessary to hire a doctor. If there was a wound on her body, she would never refuse to save her son.

Guan Ping didn't look at the father and son behind Mrs. Li, and nodded calmly, "It's really okay. I am so grateful that my aunt is willing to rescue me and give me food. After I finish eating, I will leave as soon as I have the strength. Never trouble your aunt."

Mrs. Li looked at the thin girl on the kang, and seeing that she was about fifteen or sixteen, she felt a little uncomfortable, and approached, "Then where are you going? Do you have any relatives?"

Just as Guan Ping was about to speak, he saw the door curtain move and a pair of siblings walked in.The elder sister has a beautiful face and clear almond eyes. She looks at her curiously. The younger brother, who looks like only four or five years old, is holding his elder sister tightly. Seeing her with big black eyes, he is curious and a little scared.

Guan Ping took a look at Ningxiang before answering Mrs. Li: "All my relatives have gone, and I want to go to the city to see if there is any job to make a living."

Mrs. Li nodded, the city is prosperous and there are many places to employ people, maybe you can really find an errand, even if it is harder, it is better than being a beggar.

"Then you rest first, I'll make porridge quickly, you have been hungry for so many days, you need to eat some liquid food first."

"Thank you, Auntie." Guan Ping expressed his thanks blankly.

She always had this expression after she woke up, Li Shi was more or less used to it, turned around and said to Ning Xiang: "I'll cook, you stay with the girl for a while."

As he spoke, he signaled his husband and son to go out.

Xu Shouliang turned his head and left, Xu Huai couldn't hold back, and looked back before going out.

Guan Ping, with his keen five senses, noticed the man's peeping, and raised his eyes to Xu Huai.

Xu Huai was inexplicably guilty, and when the girl raised her eyes on the kang, she stepped out in a panic, as if running away.

There were fewer people in the room, Ning Xiang smiled at Guan Ping, and asked softly: "Are you thirsty? Let me get you some water?"

Guan Ping glanced at the boy hiding behind his sister, stared at Ningxiang, and reminded in a low voice: "My son..."

Ning Xiang froze, her face suddenly turned pale.

Amu didn't notice the strangeness of her sister, so she bravely said to the cold-faced sister on the kang: "The persimmons are not ripe yet, you can't eat them yet."

He didn't notice that the ending of "persimmon" that the other party said was wrong.

Guan Ping still stared at Ning Xiang.

Ning Xiang was completely sure that this person was sent by Pei Jinghan.

"Amu, elder sister Guan's clothes are torn, go to the closet and get a set of elder sister's clothes." Knowing that Guan Ping had something to say, Ning Xiang found an excuse to dismiss her younger brother.

Amu went sensible, and Guan Ping also sat up.

Ning Xiang walked as calmly as possible to the edge of the kang opposite her.

Guan Ping lowered his voice, explained the purpose of coming in a concise and concise manner, and then folded himself into half the size of a palm and handed it to Ningxiang.

Ningxiang looked at her hand, but didn't answer it for a long time.

She didn't want this maid at all, the maid Pei Jinghan sent to monitor her.

Guan Ping said flatly: "Your Majesty doesn't want to disturb your family. If you don't answer, they will come in and see you later. I won't cover it up for you."

Before she finished speaking, Ning Xiang snatched the contract of sale from her hand with a pale face.

Watching her lose her mind, Guan Ping finally reminded: "The girl is kind-hearted, as long as you are willing to take me in, I will stay and serve the girl."

Ningxiang smiled wryly, Pei Jinghan sent people here, does she have a choice?

"Whatever you do, I just ask you not to disturb my family." Putting the deed of sale into her cuffs, Ning Xiang looked directly into Guan Ping's eyes and said, "They don't know the grievances between me and Shizi, I don't want them to replace me." Worry."

Guan Ping nodded, "The slaves and servants all obey the girl's orders."

Being treated as a master for the first time, Ning Xiang really smiled, her smile was full of sarcasm, "Don't call me a slave, that's not popular in the village."

"Okay." Guan Ping said without hesitation.

Ning Xiang looked at her, turned around and said, "You rest first, I will tell them after dinner."

After finishing the speech, he stopped watching Guan Ping and stood facing the door.

Guan Ping gave her time to sort out her thoughts and lay down again.

Amu soon came over with new clothes in her arms, and Xu Qiuer also came in, smiling all over her face.

Ning Xiang has already adjusted, holding the clothes for a while and thinking about it, she said to Guan Ping: "Miss Guan, why don't I go to my house to boil water for you first, and you can take a bath after dinner and change your clothes?"

"Thank you, big girl." Guan Ping still had that neutral tone.

Ning Xiang asked Xu Qiu'er to accompany her, and she led her younger brother back to the West Courtyard, where she cleaned the pot, held firewood and boiled water.Sitting in front of the stove, watching the jumping flames inside, Ning Xiang indulged herself in her thoughts.

So what if Pei Jinghan sent someone to monitor her?She had already discussed with Lu Cheng not to meet each other again. As long as she did not meet, Guan Ping would not be able to catch anything, and Pei Jinghan would not know that Lu Cheng was there.When Pei Jinghan came back, she would make a complete break with him, whether it was life or death, it was a matter of one word, anyway, she would never continue to toss with him.

Exhaling lightly, Ning Xiang broke off the corn stick with all her strength and stuffed it into the stove.

After dinner, Ning Xiang asked Guan Ping to take a bath at her side, and the two stayed alone in the room for nearly two quarters of an hour, then opened the door, and Ning Xiang went to the east courtyard.Li's husband and wife, Xu Huai's brother and sister were all sitting in the kitchen, seeing her, Li looked behind her and asked doubtfully, "Where is Miss?"

"She's combing her hair, I'll come here first."

Ning Xiang sat down next to Mrs. Li, looked at her relatives, and said to Mrs. Li a little confused: "Auntie, it's not so easy for a weak girl to go to the city to find a job. If you're lucky, go to a good person's house to work for you." I'm a maid, I'm afraid she will be tricked and sold somewhere. I, I think she is pitiful, and I can't bear her to live that kind of life. I discussed with her just now, and I want to take her to live with me, and usually help me I will take care of her food and lodging when she goes to work in the fields, and she will marry a suitable man during the period, I will not restrain her, do you think so?"

Mrs. Li frowned, taking in someone is a big deal, she looked at her husband questioningly.

Xu Shouliang is a decent man, and it happens that his family is not rich, but he is not so poor that he can't afford to eat. There are still conditions to raise a girl, and she is just at the age when she is talking about marriage. With his appearance, she might die before the end of the year. Being attracted by others, he nodded and said: "Since she is willing to stay, we don't need her to do anything, just stay with Xiang'er Qiu'er."

The husband agreed, but Mrs. Li couldn't find any reason to object, so she told her niece: "You have a spare house, let her live there, and come here for dinner with your siblings during the day. But you have to keep an eye on Xiang'er." Look at her, she is new here, none of us know what kind of character she is, if she is dishonest, she should be kicked out."

"Well, I know." Ning Xiang agreed with a smile.

After discussing it, she stood up, "Then I'll go and tell her."

"I'll go too." Xu Qiuer was a little excited to have another partner.

The sisters went out arm in arm affectionately.

Mrs. Li and her husband continued to discuss this matter, Xu Huai listened for a while with his head down, and then went to the backyard.

Standing in front of the chicken coop, he quietly looked towards his cousin, thinking of Guan Ping's beautiful face, he suddenly became curious about how she would look when she was fully dressed.

Just as he was thinking, two figures suddenly appeared at the door of the kitchen, but it was Guan Ping and Ning Xiang who came out carrying a wooden barrel half as tall as a person.Ning Xiang was still dressed as before, while Guan Ping was wearing a light green shirt with a long white skirt underneath. Because she bent over to carry the bucket, her long hair that she hadn't had time to comb fell down, black and shiny. Moisturized, it made the flushed face that had just been bathed a little more delicate.

Xu Huai stared straight at her eyes, her heart was beating so fast, it was a completely unfamiliar feeling.

When Guan Ping went out, he found the man standing diagonally across the yard. Seeing that the man was staring at him, he frowned displeasedly.

Xu Huai's eyesight was very good, seeing that the girl was upset, her face suddenly became hot, and she avoided the front yard in embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)