The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 32

This painting lasted for two or three months, and Aunt Shen's belly was getting pregnant day by day.The busy season of farming is over, and the rice in the fields has all grown ears. Seeing that the whole summer will be over, the old aunt and grandma will be able to get up and take a few steps in her room.

Xie Yujiao was wearing a homely lake green pair of lapels, and sat in the study, crackling the abacus, and finally wrote down the numbers in the booklet, then raised her head, and said to Liu Fugen who was standing in front of her: "Last time, uncle The letter said that he will come back after explaining the business clearly, I heard that you are in charge of the house outside the uncle’s house, is there anyone in his family now?”

When Xu Yuxing came back last time, it was the busiest time at home, so Xu Yuxing lived in Xie's house all the time.Earlier, I heard from Mrs. Xu that the Xu family had a house on the other side of Jianzi Lane, and now Liu Fugen was in charge of it, so I asked casually.

"There is only an old couple who are looking after the house in my uncle's house, and there are no other people. The eldest lady used to be ignorant of things, and the uncle used to run a lot outside. It is rare to go back to Jiangning, and the cousin lives again. It's in the mansion, so if my uncle comes back, he will live in the mansion."

Xie Yujiao just nodded when she heard that. She has started to decorate Huiru's room in the past few days. Her embroidered building has two floors. The lower floor used to be where Huiru lived. Although the furnishings inside are still there, But it didn't look glamorous anymore, Xie Yujiao also asked the girls what she usually likes, and sent someone to the city to buy some.

After seeing off Liu Fugen, Magpie came in from the door and said, "Girl, Madam sent a message that the eldest aunt has come to see the old aunt and grandma, and she asked you to come over earlier, so that we can have lunch together at noon."

Xie Yujiao responded, and was checking the amount of wheat and rapeseed delivered to the county this year sent by the accountant.This year, because of the heavy rain in spring, the rapeseed harvest was not as good as in previous years. After handing over to the county, there was not much left in the warehouse of Xie's house. It should be enough for everyone in Xie's family to eat, but Xie Yujiao knew that, Boss Xie is a kind person. In order to pay the rent in the past, the tenants would always save a lot of rapeseed at home. When next spring, it is inevitable that they will not pick them up.

The deeper Xie Yujiao looked inside, the more she realized that being a landlord was not an easy task, especially for a good landlord like Mr. Xie.When she was a child, Xie Yujiao also watched revolutionary movies about attacking feudalism and landlords. She always felt that there should be no good landlords, but now that she has become a landlord wife, she feels that things in this world are serious Not allowed.

Xie Yujiao checked the ledger and saw that it was getting late, so she got up and went to Xu's main courtyard.At this time, the weather was still very hot, and the door of the hall was open. After one summer, the ice cellar stored by Xie's family was almost used up. In order to cool down when sleeping at night, Mrs. Xu herself was reluctant to ask the servants to take out the ice cellar during the day. To use it, just tell me, Aunt Shen is pregnant with a child now, she can't keep warm, the ice must be supplied twelve hours a day.The old aunt was lying on the bed with injuries. If it was too hot, her body would easily get prickly heat and sores, so she couldn't break the ice.

Xie Yujiao admired Mrs. Xu for this. The old aunt and grandma are so virtuous, and she can really be filial to her like her elders. Although Xu usually doesn't go to sit in the yard of the old aunt and grandma, but every now and then, she will send her maids to look at her. Look, I often send people to invite my aunt to come back.

Because Xie Yu was so charming and rich, every time the eldest aunt went back to Xie's house, it would be better to move back some things, so the Jiang family didn't want her to go back to her mother's house.The great aunt came back in the past two months and was diligent, sometimes bringing two girls with her.

When Xie Yujiao went in, she saw the eldest aunt hugging her three-year-old daughter, pointing to Aunt Shen's protruding belly and asking: "Baozhu, mother asked you, you said that Auntie is pregnant with a little brother?" ? Or the little sister?"

Everyone Xie Yujiao met liked to play this game. She said it was a child under three years old who could see whether a pregnant woman was pregnant with a boy or a girl. I love asking kids this question.But Xie Yujiao came to the conclusion that how could a child have superpowers, but it was based on preconceived notions, first asked if it was the younger brother, and they followed suit.

Sure enough, Xie Yujiao hadn't stepped through the door when she heard the little girl say childishly, "Auntie will definitely give birth to a little brother!"

Aunt Shen was amused, and when everyone was happy, the little girl raised her head and looked at her mother who was holding her in her arms, and changed her words: "Whenever mother gives birth to a little brother for Baozhu, daddy won't I will beat my mother."

When the eldest aunt heard the words, she was stunned immediately. Everyone was still laughing and laughing, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, only to hear the eldest aunt say: "It's the same if you ask your father to give you a new concubine, Baozhu!" Are you okay?"

The little girl is timid, and she must have seen her father beat her mother, and she also listened to the gossip of the servant girl. Although she is not sensible, she still understands a little bit, so she just lowered her head and whispered: "Then if father has a new aunt , will you dislike mother, Baozhu and sister?"

This topic was a bit heavy to hear, so Mrs. Xu took the child from the arms of her aunt, and said with a smile: "Good boy, Baozhu, I will ask Sister Bailing to take you outside. There's a litter of kittens! Would you like to go and see?"

The child became excited when he heard this, so Bailing carried her and went to the outer courtyard to find a cat litter.

Xie Yujiao went in from the outside, and saw that her aunt's face was still gloomy, so Xu only comforted her and said: "It's really not possible, just be soft, when the child is born in the future, you are still the aunt, she can't do anything to you. "

The eldest aunt's expression was solemn, which really made Xie Yujiao feel a little bit unbearable.Although taking concubines was very common in ancient times, it's just that Xu's active concubine taking is definitely different from the eldest aunt's passive taking of concubines.

Mrs. Xu has a deep affection for Mr. Xie, and the only regret in this life is that he did not give birth to a son for Mr. Xie. After Mr. Xie has it, in front of such a loving couple, no matter how many aunts there are, they are just reproductive tools and will not affect their relationship at all.

But the great aunt is different. She has no relationship with the surnamed Jiang, but it is just the words of the matchmaker at the order of her parents. If someone else enters the house and has a child, she really has nothing but the status of a first wife. up.For Xie Yujiao, such a marriage would be better than not having it!The Xie family has plenty of money, so what if they raise their aunt for a lifetime?Even if the eldest aunt brought the two cousins ​​back to Xie's family to raise them, it's just two dowry money, and it's not a big deal.

It's just... People in ancient times didn't think in the same brain circuit as themselves.What would they say, "I'd rather demolish ten temples than destroy one family."Besides, even for the sake of the children, Xu did not say much about having to suffer.

"What's the hurry, mother? My aunt is only 25 or 28 now, which is a good age to give birth to, and my uncle is only [-] or [-], and it's not like my father who is over forty and has no children. What's the hurry? It doesn't make sense that I can give birth You have to rely on others." Xie Yujiao said this bluntly, and Aunt Shen who was beside her felt a little embarrassed, and knowing that the three of them had a close relationship, she must have something personal to say, so she left first.

Mrs. Xu also knew that what Xie Yujiao said was reasonable, but she was also concerned about her sister-in-law, so she said, "I heard from Baozhu that he still beats you now? Does the old lady in their family care?"

When the eldest aunt heard the words, she only lowered her brows, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, master. If you know, you can still say a few words about him. My mother-in-law won't say a word, she will just scold me with him, say I'm a chicken that can't lay eggs." The aunt couldn't help crying when she said this, she just lowered her head and wiped her tears and said, "If I didn't see the child being pitiful, I would rather shave my head Being a sister-in-law saves me from suffering this kind of crime. Usually when things go wrong, he gets drunk and doesn't care if the child is there or not, he will mess around when he enters the door. How can he look like a child's father!"

Hearing this, Xie Yujiao was so angry that she was so angry that she said: "I will send someone to Jiang's house to deliver a message. Auntie will be staying at our house for a few days. I want to see if he will come or not." Come pick you up!"

The great aunt thought that there was still a sister in the family, and she couldn't bear it for a while, so she held back her crying, gritted her teeth and said, "Forget it, this is my fate. I can escape the first day of the junior high school here, but I can't escape the fifteenth day of the junior high school." of."

Although Xie Yujiao sounded annoyed, she also knew that women in ancient times lived for men and children. Nowadays, the men of the aunt and grandma can't be counted on, but she still has a pair of daughters, which can be regarded as her lifeblood.

At noon, everyone had eaten lunch, and Xu and the eldest aunt went to sit with the old aunt and grandma.The eldest aunt's daughter, Baozhu, took Xie Yujiao's hand and said, "Cousin, cousin, just now when Sister Bailing took me to the outer courtyard to see the cats, there was a man with yellow hair guarding over there. Sister Bailing didn't dare to go there. May I go? This is your home, and you must be the biggest."

Xie Yujiao didn't understand what she meant when she heard her childish voice. After asking Bai Ling, she found out that there was a litter of kittens outside. Dawei thought it was interesting. Womao draws a family portrait!
Xie Yujiao became angry when she heard this. This foreigner is unreliable at work. He serves delicious food and drink every day. Up to now, Master Xie's portrait has only been painted once, and the used canvas It was quite a few dollars. I heard from the maid who tidied up his room that his room was full of miscellaneous paintings, and there were paintings of women with no clothes on. The maid frightened her and said that it was in this life. Never go into his room again.

(End of this chapter)