Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 200 Can I Be a Concubine?
In a blink of an eye, it will be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Once the Lantern Festival is over, the whole new year will be over.

Li Xin has been busy cleaning up the house these days, sprinkling water and sweeping the dust.Guan Wen was not idle either, and went with Lao Guan to set up a chicken shed.Relatively speaking, sister-in-law and Yang'er are much freer. One of the aunts and nephews is sitting and sewing, and the other is running around chasing chickens in the yard. It is a warm scene.

Seeing Yang'er having fun, Li Xin couldn't help but think of what Taoist Wang said.

Two or three years or something, she thought it might not be so accurate.If Taoist Wang's calculation is true, she is destined to wait until 23 to have a child, and that age is about the right age.At that time, Yang'er's mind will be settled, and there will be less work for her.After giving birth to a baby by himself, Yang'er, the big brother, can also help with it.

A-mei stopped the needle, raised her head and smiled at Li Xin, "Sister-in-law, is that concentric knot hanging on the bed?"

A-mei also finished the concentric Chinese knot, and gave it to Li Xin yesterday, and insisted that Li Xin hang it on her and Guan Wen's bedside.Li Xin couldn't resist her, so he blushed and did it, but last night Guan Wen naturally staged a scene of hungry wolves rushing for food, Li Xin was so angry that he jumped up and didn't want to talk to him when he got up early.

Hearing her question, Li Xin blushed again, coughed lightly and nodded, and quickly changed the subject: "Have you counted, how many roosters and hens are there?"

A-mei hurriedly stretched her head to look at the chickens pacing leisurely in the yard, said with her little hand, "I counted twice, there are five roosters, and the rest are all hens." Then she added: " And count the old hen."

The old hen is still laying eggs, and Li Xin doesn't touch it.Seeing that the twenty or so chickens were growing well, and none of them got lost or died, it was quite a miracle.

Li Xin smiled and said: "How wonderful the hen is, when it grows up, the hen lays eggs, and there are enough eggs every day."

Amei also pursed her lips and smiled, then asked worriedly: "But I also eat a lot..."

"Then what's the matter? The forest is huge. They've lived for a long time and they know it's their nest. Let them out for food, and they'll come back when it's late." Li Xin smiled, "Let's throw away less food. That’s fine, don’t waste food.”

A-mei nodded, and the corners of her mouth slightly curled up: "When the second brother's house is built and the pigs are raised, the chicken manure can be fed to the pigs."

Li Xin told A-mei about feeding pigs with chicken manure, and A-mei remembered it, and now she refocused on it.

This reminded Li Xin.

After working for an afternoon, Guan Wen lay down to take a nap in the afternoon. Li Xin sat by the bed and asked him: "What is the constitution of your second brother's marriage? Have you agreed on a date?"

Forget about me, I haven't been too sleepy since I've been busy all morning. I squinted my eyes and replied, "I'll start to deal with it after the Chinese New Year. What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "You said that your second brother is planning to marry Xing'er into the family first, and then talk to your father about the separation of the family, and then start the house, or should the family be separated first? Leaving the house to marry Xing'er?"

Guan Wen said: "It is always necessary to marry Xing'er first, and then build a house." Guan Wen put his elbows on one side, and said: "Otherwise, where will the second brother sleep? The second brother will always live in the old house .”

"Your father doesn't object to the matter between the second brother and Xing'er now? Xiaokang also..." Li Xin thought about his words: "Xiaokang, your father also accepts?"

"Grandpa has come forward, can dad not agree?" Guan Wen smiled, took Li Xin's hand and said, "Go to bed first, don't think so much."

"How can I sleep, I still have a lot to do, you go to sleep."

Li Xin tweeted Guan Wen, saw him lying down, patted the quilt, and went out to the attic above the woodshed to continue researching her skin care products.

As soon as she touches these things, she will think of the Shen family, and then she will think of the young master of the Shen family that her mother told her about, who seems to have some entanglements with Ma Juncai, Xue Qian, Third Master Shen, and Ah show.Invisibly, she seemed to be pulled into a net, and she couldn't make sense of the relationship.

Gathering his mind, Li Xin got rid of the random thoughts in his head and concentrated on doing his own things.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is coming soon.

Axiu came back at noon on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and this time there was also the sound of a carriage.She came up from the slope with a small bag on her shoulders, and Li Xin waited at the slope with Yang'er in her arms.

Seeing Li Xin Axiu felt a little uncomfortable, it was dark and she couldn't see her face clearly, she just lowered her head and said: "Sister-in-law, I'm back."

Li Xin said "hmm", looked down the slope, and saw a blurry shadow gradually going away, and the sound of "click, click, click" was made by the wheels of the car.

"Come in, it's cold outside."

Li Xin said something, let Yang'er down, patted his buttocks to let him go to the main room, and stretched out his hand to pick up Axiu's burden.

Axiu honestly let Li Xin take over the burden, and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, where are they?"

"Grandpa is sitting in the main room talking to your eldest brother, and younger sister is in the stove." Li Xin paused and said, "I came out to feed the chickens, and then I heard the sound from the side of the slope."

Axiu seemed to let out a sigh of relief, Li Xin was silent for a moment and asked, "Did the third master of the Shen family send you back?"

Axiu choked for a moment, but finally nodded honestly.Remembering that Li Xin might not be able to see her movements in the dark, she gave a low "hmm".

Li Xin sighed, but didn't say much, just said: "Didn't eat dinner, go into the main room, dinner will be ready in a while."

Axiu didn't say much, she answered and entered the main room.

Yang'er talked fast, and already told about his fifth aunt's return home. As soon as Axiu came in, she heard the old man laughing and said, "Xiao Wu is back! Are things going well in the clinic?"

"Very good grandpa." Axiu replied with a smile, and called Guan Wen big brother.

Guan Wen nodded and said: "I was thinking that you might not come back until noon on the [-]th, but I didn't expect you to come back on the [-]th."

"There's not much to do in the hospital. I'll be back after I finish my work today."

"Don't do this in the future, it's not safe for a girl to walk alone at night." Guan Wen disapproved, and Ah Xiu paused, then nodded and said, "Brother, I know."

The meal that night was delicious, Lao Guan, Guan Wen, and A-mei were very happy that Axiu was back, but Li Xin was a little absent-minded, and his eating speed also slowed down.

At the old juncture, he talked to Axiu endlessly about how Taoist Wang praised the house for its good feng shui, etc., talking very enthusiastically.Axiu seemed to be listening very seriously, but she kept sneaking glances at Li Xin.

After going back and forth several times, even Guan Wen could see that something was wrong.

"Axiu, why do you keep staring at your sister-in-law?"

"what?"

Axiu exclaimed, quickly waved her hands and said, "It's nothing, I want to ask sister-in-law some questions!"

"Ask what?" Guan Wen asked, then suddenly stopped and said, "I don't want to ask anymore, what can you say between you women." Guan Wen thought that Axiu was worried about her own marriage, and wanted to ask Li Xin to see her. Did he make any progress, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Axiu naturally followed Guan Wen's words, exchanged a few words with Lao Guanguan, and said with a smile, "I'll have a whisper with my sister-in-law."

A-mei blinked: "Fifth sister, I can't listen either?"

"What are you listening to, little girl?"

Axiu smiled, got up and pulled Li Xin and said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, let me tell you something."

Li Xin followed Axiu into her room. There was no charcoal in the room, and it was a bit cold.

Originally, when Master Wu was renovating the attic, he separated the rooms for Axiu and Amei, but Axiu didn't come back to live for a long time, and she didn't want to live in a room that was originally unoccupied. My sister squeezed into a room.Although this room belonging to Axiu is cleaned from time to time, it is clean, but it is less popular, and after all it makes people feel deserted.

Axiu lured Li Xin to sit by the bed, reached out and inserted the latch behind her back.

Li Xin sighed, and said: "Axiu, don't tell sister-in-law, you have made up your mind to talk to the third master of the Shen family..." Li Xin couldn't say the next thing, but said: "I have already told Xing'er, let She inquired from the channels of the Luo family and the Qian family. Don't do things that will make you regret."

Axiu slowly sat next to Li Xin, seemed to think for a while before saying: "Sister-in-law, it's not what you think..."

"what is that?"

"Yes..." Axiu licked her lips, as if her mouth was a little dry.

"Mrs. Shen is looking for me."

"what!"

Li Xin exclaimed, quickly pressed his mouth and asked, "Mrs. Shen is looking for you? Is it because of the third master of the Shen family?"

Axiu nodded with difficulty, then her voice was slightly hoarse, and she released another news bomb that dazzled Li Xin's ears: "Mrs. Shen asked me if I would like to be the third master's concubine."

"Axiu!" Li Xin couldn't even be called surprised this time, but said angrily, "You're telling me this now, could it be, could it be that you answered Mrs. Shen's family? Didn't you!"

"Sister-in-law! No!" Axiu hurriedly reached out and pulled Li Xin's sleeve to cover her mouth.

Li Xin pushed her hand away, finally calmed down his mood, his chest heaved up and down.

"Then tell me, how did you answer?"

"I..." Axiu took a few breaths and said, "I said I want to, think about it..."

"What else is there to consider!"

Li Xin couldn't help scolding her immediately: "What do you need to consider? What did I tell you? No matter what, being a concubine is absolutely not allowed! Axiu, you are confused! At that time, you should express to Mrs. Shen I understand what you mean, saying that you don't want to be someone else's concubine. Don't say anything else, even if Mrs. Shen, a woman with means in the house and business, will be angry because you rejected her, she will never continue to pester you in the future After realizing that you don't want to be a concubine, the third master will also keep a distance from you. You are like this now..."

Li Xin looked at her with hatred and said: "You are like this now. It's better to be thoughtful, and Mrs. Shen will think you have scheming and care about one or two things. It's almost like saying that you are playing hard to get and throwing face To Mrs. Shen, how will Mrs. Shen see you in the future!"

Axiu smiled bitterly and said, "Sister-in-law, otherwise, how should I answer Mrs. Shen at that time? Saying that I don't want to, I'm not reconciled..."

"What are you unwilling to do?" Li Xin sighed for a long time: "Did you forget what I told you before you left? To be a concubine is to be a cow or a horse for others, not to mention other things. If the third master marries Once you have a wife, you have to save yourself from serving people every morning and evening. If you give birth to a child, you have to call other women mother, and you are called aunt. It may not necessarily be born with that ability...why don't you understand!"

Axiu let Li Xin talk about her, and when Li Xin stopped, she said: "Sister-in-law, I'm not a fool, I know all this, follow Dr. Wen to the courtyard to see the doctor for those masters, ladies, etc. , those nasty things... I've seen them too. The Shen family is complicated, and I know it, but..."

Axiu sighed, shook Li Xin's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, the third master will never marry in his life..."

"Bullshit!"

Li Xin stared and said: "The marriage of the third master of the Shen family has often gone wrong. I know this. Several fiancees, those who lost their virginity, those who were ill, those who lost their marriage, and those who divorced, the third master's unlucky reputation must have spread. Out."

"Sister-in-law..."

"I'm not saying that he has a bad reputation. These things have nothing to do with him. They can't be blamed on him. But you should know it in the town now."

Li Xin shook Axiu's shoulder and said, "I don't know the situation of the rest of the Shen family, but the master of the Shen family is the father of the third master of the Shen family, Shen Cexing, and there is only Mrs. Shen and his wife around him. The uncle of the Shen family and the second master When you are an official outside, you only have one wife. Now it is the turn of the third master. Mrs. Shen made you a concubine. You are a head shorter than others for nothing. Do you understand? There are a lot of girls in the house, in the future you will have to deal with those low-level people...you are ruining yourself!"

Li Xin slowed down, and said in a slightly calmer tone: "Axiu, according to my sister-in-law, this matter is unacceptable. Why don't you understand? At this moment, Mrs. Shen and the third master are telling you that the third master will not Marrying a wife is uncountable. The third master has no wives, and there are only concubine sons under him, and no legitimate sons, but any family of some status will not allow such a thing to happen. Think about it yourself. "

Axiu remained silent, and Li Xin couldn't bear to see her like that, but she still said: "We ordinary people from small households can't afford to have anything to do with that big family. There are too many tongue-twisters in the village, when the time comes What should I say about you? You are now a doctor in the eyes of the villagers. If you are wronged to be a concubine, you will be drowned by saliva. How can it be worth it? Being a decent lady with medical skills, everyone respects you If you become a concubine, no matter what the reason is, you will be looked down upon by others."

Axiu was still a little unhappy, and Li Xin had no choice but to take another dose of harsh medicine: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about Amei. You became someone else's concubine, what will Amei do in the future? Others Speaking of her, I would add, 'Look, that's the sister of the girl who studied medicine and became a concubine'. Don't you think that's offensive?"

"Sister-in-law..." Axiu said dryly, "I have thought about what you said, but I just..."

"Just not reconciled?"

Li Xin sighed: "Axiu, things in this world can be done or not. To be a concubine, unless you are forced to do nothing, is to degenerate yourself. All reasons are in vain. Don't talk about me, you It is absolutely impossible for eldest brother to agree to you being someone else's concubine. Regarding this matter, you should return to Mrs. Shen as soon as possible after you go back. "

(End of this chapter)