carved heart

Chapter 10
Qin said: "That also depends on your willingness to learn. If you learn well, neither your father nor your uncle are good enough to study. Your grandfather gave up after teaching for half a year. If your grandfather hadn't left early, you can still teach Brother Hao now." Son."

Brother Hao pursed his lips and said, "Mother!"

"My dear son, do you feel sorry for your sister if you don't study hard?"

Brother Hao reluctantly said: "I think so."

Qin Shi pulled Ah Yin to the side to talk again, and said earnestly: "When you marry into Xie's family, you are the concubine of Xie's family, and you must obey your husband in everything. No matter what happens, you must endure it, and don't conflict with the main house. As long as you survive until you give birth to a son, you will be able to survive. You go out to play secretly on weekdays, and your mother has to take care of Brother Hao, and she turns a blind eye to you, but it will be different when you marry Xie's family , There are a lot of people staring at you in the Xie family, especially you are a bride. Remember to please your mother-in-law and respect your regular wife. You can live life if you bear it, and you can live it if you can’t bear it. Why make the whole family restless? Ah Yin, do you understand? "

Ah Yin smiled slightly.

"My daughter understands."

Mrs. Qin remembered something, and said: "There are also your nuclei carvings, don't think that mother doesn't know. Your grandfather also taught you how to carve nuclei. It's good for a girl to learn from female reds and nuclei statues. What does it look like? Don't look at the expensive nuclear carvings outside, but they are craftsmen after all, and no husband's family will like them."

Ah Yin smiled again.

"My daughter understands."

When she returned to her room, she passed the room on the east side of Dongyuan, suddenly, the door and window were pushed open, revealing the resentful face of Second Aunt.She gritted her teeth and looked at Ah Yin, and said: "When you become a concubine and let your husband beat and scold you, you will know how I am today."

Ah Yin suppressed her smile and said calmly: "I am different from Second Yiniang."

"What's the difference? They're all women who are concubines. How much sincerity do you really think a man has? If he really loves you, he won't marry you as a concubine." She said viciously, with a particularly ferocious face.

Ah Yin remained unmoved.

She was so calm, which made Second Yiniang even more angry, and cursed a few words bitterly.

Two days later, when the Qin family was counting Ah Yin's few dowry, Dong Yun rushed over in a panic.

"Husband... Ma'am is not good!"

Yin Xiuwen looked unhappy: "Why panic, what's wrong, if you talk nonsense on a happy day, you will slap your mouth."

Dong Yun said out of breath, "The Xie family has come to retire!"

Crackling sounds came one after another.

Snapped!The sound of a vase shattering!Boom!The sound of the inkstone hitting the wall!boom!The sound of bookshelves falling over!The boy guarding outside the house twitched his shoulders, feeling uneasy in his heart, but he didn't dare to go in to persuade him, so he could only look at the other boy in blank dismay.

After a while, Mrs. Xie came.

As if the two boys were pardoned, they shouted: "Ma'am." If you don't stop, Xiao Lang will smash everything in the house!

Mrs. Xie frowned, but she didn't enter the house, she stopped her steps slightly, and said: "Young Huai, mother is going to persuade your father." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Xie rushed to the hall impatiently.The head of the Xie family, County Magistrate Xie, was leisurely teasing the bird, and the mynah in the cage was chirping, which made County Magistrate Xie grin.

When Mrs. Xie saw it, she was annoyed.

"My son is about to tear down the house, and you are still in the mood to tease the birds."

County magistrate Xie said: "It's just a concubine, if you quit, you will quit, how dare Shaohuai make a scene?"

Mrs. Xie felt sorry for her son, and said: "Master, it's not that you don't know that our young man likes the girl from the Yin family and has been arguing to marry her for five years. If it wasn't that her status is too low and she doesn't belong to us, I let him marry a long time ago. Now it is rare for my son to take a step back, and he is willing to marry back as a concubine, which can be regarded as satisfying his wishes. Master, you also know that the more you can't get it, the more you want it. Don't let your son marry Yin. He will keep it in his heart for the rest of his life. Besides, our Xie family can't afford to support a concubine, so why did you call off this marriage? It would be bad if it caused a estrangement between you father and son."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xie couldn't help scolding Ah Yin secretly in her heart.

The roots of troubles!

Mrs. Xie said again: "You also agreed before, why did you just come back from Suizhou last night and asked people to go to Yin's house to withdraw the engagement this morning?"

County magistrate Xie said: "A few days ago, Li Taishou's father's 60th birthday party, I took a lot of thought to get the invitation. Although there is a marriage between Shaohuai and Luo's family, all eggs cannot be put in one basket. Li The prefect’s performance is quite good, and I’m afraid he will be promoted after the Chinese New Year, when the position of prefect of Suizhou will be vacant, someone will fill it.” County magistrate Xie said with emotion: “Fortunately, I got the invitation, this birthday banquet is worth it. !"

Mrs. Xie was slightly startled, and asked, "What do you mean, master?"

The county magistrate Xie said again: "Prefect Li gave me some advice after the banquet. You are always a woman, and you are not as thoughtful as Prefect Li. The eldest son of the Luo family is being favored by the king, and he loves his sister very much on weekdays. The main wife didn't come back yet, so our family brought the concubine back eagerly. What do you make the Luo family think? Shaohuai is obsessed with women, and his ears are soft. After marrying him, he is drowning in gentleness every day. How will he become a man in the future? Big thing? You, short-sighted, can see near, but not far. Yin's disaster, we can't harm our Xie family. As for her brother's matter, we should make up for it." Seemingly thinking of something, Xie County magistrate He sneered and said: "Yin Xiu has no ink in his bra, and he doesn't even think about the place where Shouquan Academy is. His kid will only feel ashamed if he goes in, and he will definitely leave in less than a month."

Mrs. Xie heard the words, knew that her husband and son-in-law had made up his mind, she thought about how to comfort her son, and echoed: "The master is very right, what kind of pot goes with what kind of lid."

Magistrate Xie said again: "It's a pity this time, I didn't know that Li Taishou's father loved nuclear carvings. At the birthday banquet, he couldn't put it down to a Wufu Hehe carving. I heard that Li Taishou worked so hard to invite some Yuangong disciples." It was carved by hand. Luo Yuan was also treated differently by the prime minister because of the nuclear carving. If I knew this, I should have raised several craftsmen in the mansion back then."

Thinking of the five blessings and hehe carvings that Li Taishou's father played with at the birthday banquet, County Magistrate Xie felt itchy. Although he couldn't see clearly, five bats were carved lifelike on the small peach stones, and they were scattered in an orderly manner. It feels exquisite.

Even though the Xie family only returned half of the bride price, Yin Xiuwen's face was still green and pale.

The servants of Xie's family were carrying the dowry, and the boxes and cages they carried came out in a file, and Yin Xiuwen's heart was bleeding.Manager Xie stood at the door, counting the betrothal gifts expressionlessly.Yin Xiuwen dared not speak out, but felt that the Xie family was deceiving too much.

He asked Mr. Xie why he resigned, and Mr. Xie only said that the girl from the Yin family had a good character and that being a concubine was really aggrieved.

That's what he said, but Qin knew that the Xie family was going to get married soon, and the woman's family was the third girl of the Luo family.The implication of Mr. Xie's words is that even concubines don't look down on their Yin family.

However, both Yin Xiuwen and Qin Shi were afraid to express their anger in their hearts.

Leaving half of the betrothal gift is enough to save face, if they want to take all the betrothal gift, their Yin family can't afford it.As soon as the dowry gift arrived, under Yin Xiuwen's order, the Qin family had already arranged new clothes for the whole family, bought new things, and bought a new desk for Brother Hao, as well as the four treasures of the study.

Nowadays, scholars are precious, and everything related to books is terribly expensive.

In a blink of an eye, half of the bride price was spent.

When he carried the box out for the last time, Yin Xiuwen couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "I don't know if what the magistrate said before counts? It's about my brother Hao's going to Shouquan School."

Manager Xie glanced at him lightly.

"Our master promises a thousand dollars, and the remaining half of the dowry will be used as tuition fees."

Yin Xiuwen breathed a sigh of relief, it doesn't matter if his daughter's marriage is gone, Brother Hao's future is the most important thing.Calculated in this way, not only did he get half of the dowry for nothing, Brother Hao could also go to Shouquan School, which is like killing two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Yin Xiuwen smiled after Mr. Xie left.

On the contrary, it was Qin who was worried and said: "The Xie family is tormenting Ah Yin so much, how can Ah Yin get married in the future?"

Yin Xiuwen said: "Ayin is literate and can speak well. Although he is a little older, he is not bad in appearance. There are always rich businessmen who have died and want to marry a second wife. This is not urgent. When the limelight passes, no one will When I mention it, I will give Ah Yin another marriage."

Qin said: "Rich... rich merchants..." She said in amazement: "Those rich merchants are all old and can be our daughter's grandfather!"

Yin Xiuwen said dissatisfiedly: "Do you think I am willing? Brother Hao wants to go to Shouquan School. The tuition fee of 20 taels a year is nothing else. How can our family afford it? As a child, it is not enough to repay your parents. Should it?"

After all, Qin was reluctant for her daughter to marry an old man, but the matter hadn't happened yet, and she didn't want to go against her husband's wishes, so she agreed with a smile, hoping in her heart that the master would not really go to any rich businessman.

"Congratulations sister! Congratulations sister!"

Jiang Xuan's brows were beaming with joy, ever since she saw Mr. Xie asking someone to carry the bride price outside, she kept holding back her joy until she entered the house.She took Ah Yin's hand and said straightly: "Sister, who is that person who came to you to buy a nuclear carving? How could he force County Magistrate Xie to withdraw from the engagement?"

Ah Yin said with a smile: "It's thanks to Luo Jiao who wants to fight nuclear with me. Fan Xiaolang said that the father's birthday banquet of Suizhou prefect Li negative is approaching. Li prefect is a dutiful son, and his father loves nuclear carving very much. I don’t like the core carvings that were carved according to the blueprints. I happened to hear about my skill in carving eighteen arhats in the core carving town, so they asked me to carve a festive core carving as a birthday gift.”

Jiang Xuan was still puzzled, and asked, "Did my sister spend a lot of thought on the fifth bat?"

Ah Yin said: "If there is buying and selling, naturally there will be no delays or debts. I took the skin of another peach pit on the fifth bat, and I took a little care. The first time Li Taishou saw the Wufu Hehe carving, he was already I like it very much. Li Taishou's father is the one who loves nuclear carvings, but Li Taishou is not. People who don't know nuclear carvings are prone to problems when playing with nuclear carvings."

"So if the nuclear carving has a problem because of Li Taishou, and Li Taishou is reluctant to give up, he can only continue to find his sister? In this way, he owes his sister a favor?" Jiang Xuan suddenly realized, "That's why my sister asked me to say that. The remarks?"

Ah Yin nodded: "Prefect Li is a smart man, so there is no need to point out his words. His father loves my nuclear carvings, and they will always be of use to me in the future. To him, the matter of Xie Lang is just a matter of words. Thanks It is my good luck that my grandfather taught me the nuclei carving skills so that Li Taishou could love my nuclei carvings."

"My sister's nuclear carving is so good, how can anyone not like it?"

"Look at your sweet mouth. After noon, you will go to the stone house with me. This time I used a lot of peach stones, so I have to add some new ones." She counted and said: "Now we have 15 peach stones. Two silvers, and three hundred Wen."

Jiang Xuan said: "A lot!"

Ah Yin said: "It's still not enough, we need more money. Although the Xie family's marriage has been resolved, but in my father's mind, I will definitely make up my mind. This family can leave as soon as possible. Last time Fan Xiaolang Although the price given in the list is good, it is not a long-term solution.”

As the saying goes, rarity is the most expensive thing, and if you can get the price, you will make a nuclear carving, which will appear cheap.

At noon, Ah Yin rubbed her eyes and went to cry in front of Mrs. Qin. After crying for a long time, she proposed to go to the house left by her grandfather to relax.

Qin agreed without saying a word.

As soon as Ah Yin left Yin's house, he was free like a bird in a cage. His eyebrows, eyes, ears, nose, and lips couldn't stop the smile.Talking and laughing with Jiang Xuan in a low voice all the way, and soon arrived at Cangshan Mountain.However, as soon as he approached the nuclear house, there was already a person standing there coldly.

It is the depth of words.

"Miss Yin, my Lord Hou is here to invite you."

Hearing the word "Hou Ye", Jiang Xuan's mind was already in a daze.Waiting for Lord Hou... How much older is this official than the county magistrate?But even so, Jiang Xuan's body reacted faster than her brain, and she subconsciously stood in front of Ah Yin.

"What do you want to do?"

Yan Shen's unfriendly expression made Jiang Xuan aware of the danger.

Ah Yin gently pulled Jiang Xuan over to block half of her body. Fang held back his knees slightly and said, "My lord, she is my sister. She is still young. Please forgive me if I offend you. Can you please let me know?" Shall I say a few words to my younger sister? After I finish speaking, I will go to see Lord Hou with my lord."

Yan Shen still had a cold look, neither saying good nor bad.

Seeing this, Ah Yin knew it was acquiescing, pulled Jiang Xuan aside and whispered: "I will go back when I go, you lock the door in the room, and no one will open the door. Don't worry, that nobleman should just fancy My nuclei."

"Sister, I..."

"Hey, stay in the house. If I can't come back tonight, you should be more careful at night."

When Jiang Xuan heard this, her eyes turned red.

The corner of Yanshen's mouth twitched, are the two sisters a place where Lord Hou eats people without spitting out their bones?Sui said: "Our Lord Hou has always been a considerate person. There is no need to worry about your sister's safety. We have sent someone here. As for you, you will definitely come back tonight. Stop talking nonsense, go quickly, and don't let Lord Hou waited."

A Yin's heart was ringing with alarm bells, and she couldn't help panicking. These words undoubtedly told her that her noble person already knew everything clearly.Sending people here, if she doesn't resist, she is protecting Axuan's safety, if she resists, it will be unthinkable.

Yan Shen didn't know what Ah Yin was thinking in his heart, if he knew that Ah Yin had twisted his family's master's good intentions so much, I'm afraid he would be so angry that he would swallow another piece of pork.

On the way to Tianling Inn, Ah Yin tentatively asked Yanshen why that Lord Hou wanted to see her.Yan Shen replied inscrutablely: "You will know when you arrive." In fact, Yan Shen didn't know why their Lord Hou wanted to see the Yin family.Earlier, Lord Hou said that there was a candidate, but when they offered the blood-drinking whip today, Lord Hou said that there was no need for it.

Recently, Master Hou's actions have become more and more confusing.

When Yan Shen said this, Ah Yin felt even more disturbed.But in just a quarter of an hour, she had thought through the worst possibility, which was nothing more than chastity.Anyway, she doesn't want to marry anymore, so she can take it if she wants.Thinking of this, Ah Yin calmed down.

Yan Shen has been observing Ah Yin calmly.

Seeing that there was a little panic and nervousness on her face before, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared completely, leaving only a calm face.The speed of adjusting emotions is one of the best among the girls he has seen.

Thinking of Yin's single-handedly forcing Xie's family to resign, Yan Shen couldn't help but feel admiration, but he also forgot the anger of eating pork raw before, coughed lightly, and said to her: "Our Marquis is not difficult to get along with."

"Thank you, sir, for your suggestion."

After arriving at the Tianling Inn, a little boy came out and said to Ah Yin: "Please also invite the young lady and the villain to come."

Ah Yin responded, but unexpectedly the little boy took her into a room filled with mist.I saw the little boy salute, and said softly: "Please let the girl bathe in the soup first." After that, he saluted again and closed the door.

At this moment, a girl dressed as a maid walked out of the smoke.

The girl's eyes were dull, and she could tell at a glance that she was blind.I just heard the girl say: "The maidservant is called Cuiyu, and she is serving the girl Mutang." Then, following the sound, she came over to take off Ah Yin's clothes.

Seeing that she was a little embarrassed and her movements were not smooth, Ah Yin asked tentatively, "Your accent sounds like someone from Gongcheng?"

Cuiyu replied: "Back to the girl, the servant is from Gongcheng. Originally, he was going to serve the Lord Hou today, but the Lord Hou has found a new man, so there is no room for the servant to use his skills. The servant will follow Mr. Yan as a servant." Rough girl."

"Patient?"

Cuiyu said: "Miss, please don't worry, although there is some pain, just bear with it, at most half an hour."

Ah Yin still didn't understand, she asked directly: "What's wrong with Master Hou?"

Cuiyu said: "Slaves should not talk too much about this, but don't worry, girl, it's just a whip."

...to be whipped?This Lord Hou called her all the way to whip her?Still have to spend half an hour?Why are those noble people in Yongping so weird?He takes pleasure in whipping people!
This Lord Hou is really... sick.

After bathing in the soup, Cuiyu took out a set of snow-white toga with large sleeves, and waited for Ah Yin to put it on.When the door opened, the little boy just now handed over a small silver basin and bamboo salt, and said: "Please also ask the girl to wash."

Ah Yin had no choice but to follow suit.

When she felt that her whole body was washed clean from the inside to the outside, the little boy said again: "Please also invite the girl and the villain."

(End of this chapter)