The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 51

Yingniang and Bo Ming waited for a while outside the gate of the Li Mansion, and saw Aunt Yao walking out quickly.

When Aunt Yao heard that a man named Lin Yingniang was looking for her, she was overjoyed, and she wanted to go out to greet her without saying anything, and she didn't even let the two maids around her follow her, she wanted to go alone.

When Yingniang and Aunt Yao met, they naturally had endless things to say.Aunt Yao is a person who knows how to entertain guests, no matter how much she has to say, she will take Yingniang and Bo Ming into the yard first before talking.

Yingniang held Aunt Yao's arm, and the two talked all the way, while Bo Ming walked behind.

Bo Ming walked on the clean and smooth road paved with bluestones, and looked at the precious trees planted in the yard, as well as the unique pavilions and pavilions, he was really uncomfortable.

It was the first time for Birming to enter such a magnificent inner courtyard after he grew up. He felt that this place and the place where he lived were completely different worlds.He had only been to Zhen's outer courtyard with Yingniang once before, but he had never seen what the inner courtyard looked like.

In his opinion, this Li family should be no worse than the Zhen family, perhaps better than the Zhen family in terms of financial resources.I don't know if the Li family can compare to the Zhen family in terms of power.Zhen Yuanwai used to be an official in Beijing, so he doesn't know the background of the Li family.The reason why Bo Ming made such a comparison was because he thought that Yingniang said that Zhen Zicha wanted to belittle Aunt Yao. If the Li family was more powerful than the Zhen family, Zhen Zicha would not dare to act so boldly.

Yingniang has seen everything in the world. In her previous life, she even played in the Forbidden City and the Royal Garden. What she sees is nothing unusual for her.

Aunt Yao and Yingniang talked for a while as they walked, and then remembered that they had seen Boming's head wrapped in gauze, so she asked Yingniang what was going on.It's not easy for Yingniang to tell the truth, if it is said that she was retaliated because she tricked Yen Zicha into looking for someone in the capital, Aunt Yao would definitely feel very guilty in her heart.

Yingniang had no choice but to tell the story of Shuchang and Yinyue. Although this was not the main reason why Yen Zicha ordered his family to beat people, it was a reason.If it wasn't for Yinyue's matter, Yen Zicha would not have found an excuse so easily for beating someone. At most, he would get angry and relieve her of the position of leader.In short, these two incidents were coincidentally intertwined, which led to the beating of the three Birming brothers.

After hearing this, Aunt Yao said angrily: "Why is this Zhen Zicha becoming more and more domineering? The girl and Shuchang fell in love with each other, and it wasn't Shuchang who went to snatch his concubine. Is he at least so aggressive? You lost your job, now What are your plans, do you want to do some work when you come to Wuzhou this time?"

"It's not a big deal that I lost my job, and I'm not in a hurry to get a job. My family has saved a lot of money in the past few months. The most important thing is that Zhen Zicha's evil deeds are not limited to these, he told the day before yesterday Me, I said that a servant saw you entering Li's mansion, and he even said he wanted to come to you! The main reason for my coming this time is to remind you not to go out again, and you have to guard against him at all times. As long as you don't go out, he will They don’t even dare to break in and snatch people.”

Aunt Yao's expression froze for a moment when she heard this, then her eyes turned sharp, "This rascal, you can't stop talking, you really think I'm easy to bully!" The incident separated her relationship with her husband Li Changan.

Seeing that they had come to the main hall of Aunt Yao's room, Yingniang looked around, "Brother Li, isn't he at home?"

"He left the house early in the morning, you two should come in quickly." Aunt Yao said with embarrassment, if Li Changan was at home at this time, she would have to welcome Yingniang and Bo Ming to the reception room of the side house, it is not easy to take them with them. They are here.Li Chang'an didn't like to have outsiders disturbing her family, and he didn't like any friends she made.

Aunt Yao sent out the two maids who were tidying up in the house, and she came to make tea for Yingniang and Boming herself.

Ying Niang came over to help put the tea leaves, frowned and said: "As long as this Yen Zicha still misses you, I'm afraid you won't have a peaceful life, you should think of a good way to deal with him so that he won't dare to provoke you again." it is good."

Aunt Yao sighed: "Some things are impossible to guard against. Even if I don't go out, I may not be able to avoid him. For example, if you didn't come to me just now, but he lied about you, wouldn't I be tricked out of the house?" ?”

Yingniang and Boming were shocked when they heard this, it is true!Fortunately, Zhen Zicha didn't come before them, and he didn't use this bad move.

At this time, Yingniang was even more anxious for Aunt Yao, "Then what should you do? Or from now on, no matter who is looking for you, whether it is your natal family or former good sisters, you should not go to greet you! Don't let anyone who is looking for you in! After this period of time, Zhen Zicha will be at a loss, tired of tossing around, maybe it's okay, his father is still in charge of him."

Aunt Yao nodded, "That's all I can do. My natal family is far away, so no one will come to me easily. My sisters who used to be in the palace have not come to me recently. They were all... ..." She didn't go on, because those sisters were scared away by her husband Li Changan's cold face, and now she only went to them occasionally, when Li Changan was not at home.

Just as I was talking about this, the boy who sent the message just now came running again, "Ma'am, someone is looking for you outside again, and they are also from Yongzhen, and they say they are your old friends."

The only person Aunt Yao had a close relationship with in Yongzhen was Yingniang, so there were no other old friends.At this time, Yingniang and Aunt Yao looked at each other, and they immediately understood that Cao Cao had arrived just as soon as he said Cao Cao, and this Yen Zicha really came fast enough.Fortunately, Yingniang came a little earlier, otherwise Aunt Yao would have been tricked out by him.

Aunt Yao's expression only changed a little, then she calmed down and said to the servant: "Let's just say I'm not at home, I'm going back to my mother's house, and I won't be able to return for several months."

The servant had to be ordered to leave, but Yingniang felt a little uneasy, "Aunt Yao, that scoundrel will definitely not believe such words, if he comes three times a day, what should I do if he just clings to him?"

In fact, this was also what Aunt Yao was worried about. She was afraid that Zhen Zicha would be bumped into by Li Changan in front of the courtyard someday.

I really come here for whatever I’m afraid of!At this moment, Li Changan came in with his hands behind his back and a dark face.Seeing that Yingniang and Bo Ming were there, he just nodded politely at them, then winked at Aunt Yao, and called her into his study.

As soon as he entered the study, Li Changan kept a cold face and went straight to the topic: "Who is that man outside? I heard from the boy that he is from Yongzhen and came to look for you. Do you have a deep friendship with him in Yongzhen?"

Aunt Yao thought of her childhood sweetheart with him, and she survived in the palace entirely by thinking about him.But now he didn't trust her because such a strange man suddenly came looking for her.

Aunt Yao felt a little disappointed, and said lightly: "I don't have any deep friendship with him, it's just..."

At this time, Ying Niang shouted outside: "Aunt Yao, Bo Ming and I have left, so I won't cause you any trouble. The one surnamed Zhen has already beaten Bo Ming like this, and it's not a long-term plan for us to hide here. I'm going all out, because my life is worthless anyway. I would rather die than be his concubine, so let him beat us to death."

Aunt Yao and Li Changan were startled when they heard this.Aunt Yao immediately understood that Yingniang was taking the matter on her own head and helping her.

Li Changan heard that the person outside was here to arrest this couple. Thinking that he had misunderstood Aunt Yao just now, he immediately felt ashamed, and quickly changed his words: "Oh, so that person came to the door after knowing that you took them in. of?"

Aunt Yao couldn't expose Yingniang's lies, so she nodded.

In order to express his apology, Li Changan planned to help her friend.He came out and called Yingniang and Bo Ming to stop, "Since you are here, don't be too polite, just stay here for now."

Aunt Yao also pulled Yingniang and told her and Bo Ming not to leave.

Li Changan sized up Yingniang and Boming, and asked implicitly, "You... have been married?" It means that you two didn't elope here, right?
Yingniang squeezed her tears, "Brother Li, Bo Ming and I are already husband and wife. I was working in the weaving workshop of Zhen's family. One day, I was accidentally bumped into by the youngest son of Zhen's family, and he insisted on accepting me." As a concubine. As a woman, I naturally want to stick to the same thing, how can I change men halfway? The day before yesterday, he even found someone to beat my husband-in-law." Yingniang pulled Bo Ming in front of Li Changan, "Look, his browbones are cracked, and the back of his hand is swollen like a bun."

Seeing Bo Ming like this, Li Chang'an felt uncomfortable, and he was also very disgusted with bullies oppressing the common people.

Yingniang went on to say: "I was thinking that Aunt Yao treated me well in the past, so I thought of coming here to avoid it, but I didn't expect that scoundrel to find here too. I'm really sorry for causing you trouble. , but I really don't know who to ask..."

Yingniang wiped her tears as she spoke, Li Changan couldn't help being moved, and said angrily: "I've heard about this inspector before, when I was an official in the court, I used to think of my meritorious deeds, and I was very arrogant, so I won't be tolerated by other ministers. So much so that he was forced to ask himself to return to the farm when he was only in his 50s. I didn’t expect his son to be raised like this, so bullying men and women, and he has no law, I will meet him!"

After speaking, Li Changan got up and went out, which caught Yingniang and Aunt Yao by surprise.

Yingniang was a little confused, "What should I do, brother Li is so anxious to meet Zhen Zicha, the words I just made up will not be exposed?"

Aunt Yao was not panicked at all, "Let it be, anyway, I have nothing to do with Zhen Zicha, and there is nothing he can do if he misunderstands. But you, you can change your face even more than that opera singer. If I didn't know the truth, I would I was blindfolded by you, and thanks to Boming for cooperating with you."

Yingniang blushed a little after being told by Aunt Yao, she was also worried that Aunt Yao would not be able to explain clearly to Li Changan, so she made such a bad move.

Bo Ming who was at the side also smiled embarrassedly, just now Yingniang shouted into the study room before discussing it with him, he was really confused at that time, when did Yen Zicha want to take Yingniang as his concubine?But suddenly, he understood Yingniang's intentions, so he tried his best to cooperate with her.

Yingniang sat there thinking, Yen Zicha didn't know that she and Bo Ming had come to Li's residence, maybe they could really hide this matter.

Li Changan came to the gate of the courtyard with strides, looked sullenly at Zhen Zi, and checked the servants behind him.

Donnie Yen had a meaningful smile on his face, and he looked like a rascal who was not afraid of me, I am the woman who came to look for you.

Li Changan said with a sullen face: "You are the son of Zhen Yuanwai, so you don't understand the law of the king? You dare to rob a married woman, and you really think that no one can cure you?"

"Brother Li really misunderstood younger brother. I didn't come here to snatch people. I just came here to meet old friends and catch up with old friends." Zhen Zicha laughed shamelessly. He didn't know that Li Changan was talking about Yingniang. He took it for granted that Li Changan was talking about Yao Yuzhen.

"What is the old relationship between her and you? She is already a married woman. You have violated the law of this dynasty by pestering her like this!" Li Changan wanted to talk about Yingniang, but he forgot to ask Yingniang's name just now.

Zhen Zicha saw that Li Changan was so protective of Yao Yuzhen, and he was not at all angry at what he said just now that he had an old relationship with Yao Yuzhen. This really opened his eyes.He thought to himself, but he didn't see it yet, this man surnamed Li has such a broad mind, he can almost accept all kinds of rivers.

Donnie Yen smiled and asked back: "Shouldn't you ask her carefully if I have an old relationship with her?" He is very interested in provoking the relationship between husband and wife.

Li Changan snorted, "I've already asked, what kind of old relationship does she have with you, it's just that you are brazen enough to pester her to death. She told me just now that she is married and a woman, and she is bound to die. Get rid of this thought. Although my Li family has been a businessman for generations and no one is an official in the court, my Li family has friendship with several ministers in the court. My family's Yinzhuang in the capital was once a court The court has drawn silver taels for the Northwest Garrison. If I entrust ginseng to your Zhen family, can you really tolerate your Zhen family doing evil outside like this?"

Yen Zicha's gloomy face turned ugly. He heard from the servant that Yao Yuzhen was in Li's residence, and he came to the house before he had time to inquire about the background of the Li family.There are many people with the surname Li in this world. He didn't expect to bump into the Li family in Kaiyin Village.He had heard of the Li family before in the capital. It was said that the family was rich and had contacts with many ministers in the court.

He came to molest the people of the Li family, if someone really went to the holy place to read a copy, ransacked the house or something, their Zhen family would be ruined.He thought of his father again, it's no wonder his father didn't use family law to kill him.

Zhen Zicha was stunned, "Brother Li, don't be angry, I really just came here to catch up on the old days, but I didn't have the slightest intention of doing anything wrong. Since she doesn't admit that she has an affair with me, then forget it, just When I pay the water with my true feelings."

As soon as Donnie Yen said that, he led a group of servants away in a desperate manner.Although he was unwilling, he really didn't dare to offend the Li family at this time.

When Li Changan saw Yen Zicha leave just like that, he also knew that he was a bully and shy of hard people, so he left with his tail between his legs as soon as he revealed his family background, he seemed to be a sensible person.

When Li Changan returned to the main hall, he saw that Yingniang and Boming still had worried expressions on their faces, so he smiled heartily and said, "You two don't worry anymore, the one named Zhen is afraid that I will entrust Chaoli's ginseng to his Zhen family. , has already been scared away. You will stay at my house for two days, and you don’t have to be afraid when you return home. If he dares to pester you again, come to me, and I will definitely entrust people to visit their Zhen’s house. It is really audacious for the descendants of the members who have been disarmed and returned to the fields to dare to be so ruthless outside!"

When Li Changan spoke, he glanced at Aunt Yao, meaning, look, I helped your friend, and I misunderstood you just now, so don't be angry.

Of course Aunt Yao understood what he meant, she just smiled and drank tea with her head down.

After Li Chang'an finished speaking, he went into the study, and Aunt Yao took Yingniang and Bo Ming to the guest room.

Yingniang felt that it was not good to bother her here, so she declined, "Aunt Yao, Bo Ming and I have already settled down in the inn, so we really don't need to rest at your house."

Aunt Yao looked at Yingniang, "Why are you being polite to me? He said he let you stay for two days, you have to appreciate it. Besides, if you happen to meet that surnamed Zhen on the way back, would you Isn’t this play for nothing?”

Yingniang felt the same, although she and Bo Ming would feel a little uncomfortable living in Li's house, and Li Chang'an was not a hospitable person either.But in order not to show my feet, let's live here obediently.

Aunt Yao sent a servant from the mansion to retrieve their luggage and ox cart from the inn where Yingniang stayed.Although bullock carts were not allowed to pass by on Northwest Street, no one dared to interfere with the people from Li's residence.

When it was time for dinner, Aunt Yao ordered someone to set up a banquet table in the guest room, and she ate with Yingniang and Bo Ming.

"Yingniang, Boming, don't take you seriously for not being able to eat at the banquet table in the main hall as guests. Their Li family has such a rule that the guests of the female relatives..."

Before Aunt Yao could finish her sentence, Yingniang hurriedly said, "Aunt Yao, don't take it to heart. Boming and I can't be regarded as honored guests. If you say that again, we will be born. According to Brother Li I understand that we came here from the countryside to escape disaster, so it is enough to give us face by treating us like this. No, it should be because Brother Li values ​​you, and because of your face, he treats us so favorably. You see, Boming and I have never tasted the delicious dishes on this table. Come, Boming, eat this, only Aunt Yao is here, so you don't have to be restrained."

Seeing that Yingniang understood her so well, Aunt Yao was very grateful. She smiled slightly and said, "That's right, Bo Ming, you should eat more. You must be starving after traveling for so long."

The two of them caught a lot of food in Birming's bowl, so he had to obediently eat it all.

When sleeping at night, Bo Ming tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It was difficult to fall asleep lying on an unfamiliar bed, not to mention that he still pretended to be worried, "Ying Niang, you said that this matter will be solved in such a short time, why should I not?" Be sure."

Yingniang is more adaptable than him, and she has already fallen asleep a little drowsy, "Don't worry, the soldiers will block you, and the water will cover you. Even if Zhen Zicha finds something wrong again, we can figure out a way. Go to sleep, I will soon I was so sleepy I couldn’t keep my eyes open.”

(End of this chapter)