self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 85

I didn't feel anything before, but once I found out that I was pregnant, I started to react. Before the ecstasy of the father-to-be, An Jiamu, started to worry.

His daughter-in-law doesn't eat anything, what's the matter? Although she wants a child, An Jiamu still thinks that a daughter-in-law is more important than a child.

An Ran couldn't eat it because she felt disgusted by everything she smelled, and An Jiamu couldn't eat it because she saw her daughter-in-law suffering, and she was so distressed that she couldn't eat it. A few days after the water mat was set up, An's mansion was filled with gloom and mist.

Except for the two servants brought back from Suzhou by An Ran and his wife, there was no one else in the main courtyard. There were a few women and maids, but An Jiamu didn't like them, so he sent them out as soon as he came back.

It's good that An Ran is not pregnant, but now that she is pregnant, the people in front of her are a little uncomfortable. An Jiamu didn't care about it, so she called Ding Shoucai over and told him to find some safe people.

Ding Shoucai is really worried. In the past, with such a good job, he could really earn a lot of money, but now he really doesn't dare. The old man didn't look down on him at first. And it is difficult to retreat.

Just as he was thinking about it, he moved over and said, "I have two candidates."

Ding Shoucai glared at him: "The situation today is not the same as before. Don't mess around, kid, and cause trouble for your godfather later."

Xing'er chuckled: "If you want me to say that you are always careful, if the elder really wants to not call you housekeeper, and you can wait until now, Liu Xi'er will replace you a long time ago. Now Liu Xi'er is only in charge of the housekeeper." The house chores and accountant, I just didn't plan to touch you, no matter what you have worked in Anfu for more than ten years, there is no credit but hard work, the old man is a nostalgic person, no matter what, you have to remember some affection."

When Ding Shoucai heard that his mind and eyes were moving, he remembered something, and his face changed: "You don't know, I'm really a little scared of your godfather, not to mention, Liu Xi'er is in charge of the account house now. I won't get any benefits in the future, so I just count on this little wage, I might as well go home and rest, come on, don't talk about this, the more you talk about it, the worse it gets, who did you just talk about?"

Xing'er: "Speaking of these two people, godfather's recommendation is sure to succeed."

Ding Shoucai glanced at him: "Don't let me replace the girl from the mansion, I see what the Elder Master means, I don't like any of the previous ones, I'm afraid it's because of my wife's previous status, I don't want to use the girl from the mansion. "

Xing'er: "Godfather, don't worry, these two are not from the house, one is Xiaotao, the sloppy daughter in charge of the outside kitchen, and the other is Jiao Xing'er, the daughter of Mrs. Jiao."

When mentioning these two girls, Ding Shoucai frowned slightly: "I heard that there is not a single young girl in Jingli'an Mansion and Cuiyuan in Suzhou. They are all women and servants. If you bring two little girls over there, I'm afraid it won't be right. That's right." The girl from Ma Dajiao's family is fine, but Mrs. Jiao's daughter is not a quiet girl. She is a seductive vixen by nature. As for the pretty girl, there are more matchmakers, and the Jiao family's threshold has almost been leveled, but this girl has a high heart and looks down on her, so she has not been married until now.

Thinking about it, he took a look at Xing'er: "Could it be that you are thinking about the girl from Jiao's family, and want to get her into the house, so that it is convenient for you to do it."

Xing'er: "Look at what godfather said, my son is not confused. Jiao Xing'er is a good-looking girl, but she is not a life-saver. This daughter-in-law is not married as a decoration. What's the use of being good-looking, let alone, This girl has a high heart, so she won't fall for me. It's meaningless to be reluctant, but her mother, now in the big kitchen, is full of oil and water. I just heard from somewhere that the person who is going to serve in front of Da Furen has sent a gift. Come here with a box of sea cucumbers."

Then, he took out a box from the bottom and put it on the table: "Look at it, it's not the best, but it's rare. It's a good thing. It's said that men are the most nourishing when they eat it. You always eat it." Now, maybe the little godmother will give you another son again."

"Bah, nonsense." Ding Shoucai glanced at it, although his heart was moved, he was a little hesitant. At this time, Mrs. Jiao made such a big effort to stuff her daughter into the main room, and her intentions were obvious.

The eldest lady is pregnant, and it is estimated that she will not be able to serve the elder for quite a few days, the elder will not care about the elder lady, if there is such a beautiful girl as Jiao Xing'er hanging around every day, he will not be tempted, this is thinking It's time to get a master.

If this matter is successful, there will naturally be no harm for me, so I'm afraid it won't work, and the Elder Master will vent his anger on him, but the gain will outweigh the loss.

Seeing his godfather's expression, Xing'er knew what he was worried about, and said, "don't worry too much, godfather, if it's another girl, maybe she won't be able to enter the main room, but this is not the case for these two. Could it be that godfather forgot, Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Jiao How did you get into this job today?"

Ding Shoucai slapped his thigh: "That's right, I almost forgot about this, it was because I got a little affection with the lady in the kitchen outside that day, that's why I got a good job, otherwise, what round will they be on? That's the reason."

As he said that, he took a look at Xing'er: "You boy is really mean-spirited. Getting such a girl to go to the main room, wouldn't it be a nuisance to the eldest lady? Climbed to the position of Da Furen, because of her, our father and son's life is getting more and more difficult, and it's okay to add a little trouble, especially, this trouble was found by herself, so it can't hinder others."

The two of them discussed it well, and when the day turned around, they asked Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Jiao to bring someone here. Ding Shoucai glanced at the two maids, and said to the two maids, "You haven't formally greeted the eldest lady yet, have you? Today, I happened to go to the main house with me, you are acquaintances, you are better than me, who is out of touch, and it is up to your luck as to whether Da Furen will keep your girl or not."

The two were busy thanking each other.

Mrs. Ma was still fine, so she took her daughter and followed Ding Shoucai to the main courtyard, but Mrs. Jiao gave her daughter a worried look.

The nature of my own daughter, as a mother, is naturally clear. If this girl hadn't wiped her neck and hanged herself at home, forcing me to follow Ding Shoucai's way, I would never have sent her to the mansion, especially when she was in front of the eldest lady. .

It's not that I haven't persuaded her, but now it's not just my own daughter who is envious of Da Furen, all the maids in the house wish to become Da Furen and be a serious master, but they don't know An Ran's ability, It's not just about being good-looking, he also has amazing cooking skills.

Now he is the number one chef in the world personally proclaimed by the emperor, what's more, if the grand master is really good looking, although An Ran is outstanding, but the previous three aunts and Hong Mian are not bad, and they are all sent out. , So, thinking about these things is useless, it's better to find someone to live with.

But her daughter is not happy about life and death, and her man keeps counting on her daughter to get rich and enjoy life in peace. The father and daughter sing together, and I can only let them go, but the more I look at my daughter, the more worried I become. The lady is kind, but the old man But it's not a good thing, if my daughter does something out of the ordinary, I'm afraid even the couple's current errands will be lost.

Seeing the main room, she hurriedly pulled Jiao Xing'er and told her in a low voice: "Go in later and don't look around, remember the rules your mother taught you."

How could Jiao Xing'er listen to it? Although she has been to the Anfu several times, she has never entered the inner courtyard. The first time she came in, her eyesight is not good enough. She can look at everything, thinking, this is what she should treat. A place where you should live a good life.

It's also a girl, if the eldest lady can be the master, why can't she be, how much worse is she than her, this beauty and figure fit the fate of being the master and living such a wealthy life.

Mother always said that the cooking skills of the eldest lady are so good, and she has become the eldest lady, so there is no need to cook by herself, no matter how good the cooking skills are, Jiao Xinger feels that as long as the eldest master takes a look at her , I will definitely be able to reach the sky in one step, even if I am not as good as the eldest lady, being an aunt is worse than marrying those useless men to live in poverty.

Thinking of such a beautiful thing in my heart, I don't care what her mother said.

Seeing Jiao Xinger like this, Ding Shoucai thought of the old lady before him. Speaking of Jiao Xinger's temperament, he was just like An Ran in the orchid courtyard before. Every day, he racked his brains thinking about how to climb into the old lady's bed , a girl dressed up as a demon, walked out for a while, and lost all the servants in the mansion.

Later, it was done, but she fell into the trap of the aunt, and took the opportunity to send her out. I didn't want to, in the blink of an eye, the girl who climbed the bed became the eldest wife who was married by the Ming matchmaker, like a rare darling of the old man , and now she is even pregnant, if the first child gives birth to a son, she will really go to heaven in the future.

This person really doesn't have eyesight. Who would have known that such a girl would be able to make it today? Thinking about it, she felt that Jiao Xing'er might really be able to succeed, especially since she was in good time and the eldest lady was pregnant. The Eldest Master is now in his prime of life, and he can bear it for a day or two, how can he bear it after a long time, and there is such a girl who looks like an Eldest Madam in front of him, maybe he will be moved.

Ding Shoucai didn't think about it carefully, if the old man liked this, how could An Ran be sent to the outside kitchen in the first place, and there would be no such things later.

It's just that, in the eyes of others, An Ran's superior history, they would never think of her later involvement with An Jiamu, they would only think that it was due to the bed-climbing at the beginning, and those girls who are not pretty, but those who can give birth better, Can't help but have some side thoughts, especially Jiao Xing'er.

Ding Shoucai deliberately drove people over when the Elder Master was there, just to let the Elder Master see Jiao Xing'er at a glance. As long as the Elder Master keeps the person, there are eight or nine times out of ten. If the Elder Master does not stay, It has nothing to do with me.

Ding Shoucai's wishful thinking was crackling, but even though An Jiamu missed An Ran's thoughts, An Jiamu couldn't leave his wife for a moment now, so he was still worrying about gains and losses.

Sometimes when I wake up in the morning and look at An Ran, I feel afraid in my heart, afraid that his wife will turn into the girl from Orchid Courtyard when she opens her eyes. , An Jiamu felt a little more settled in his heart, but he didn't dare to relax in the slightest. As long as it involved An Ran, he would strictly guard against it, even Lin Xing'er was on guard, let alone Jiao Xing'er.

Seeing the person brought in by Ding Shoucai, An Jiamu's eyes sank slightly. He wanted to give him a chance because Ding Shoucai had been with him for so many years. Looking at it now, it seemed that I was doing too much, and getting such a restless girl was obviously to add to my troubles.

It's just that because of An Ran's presence, it's hard to get angry immediately, otherwise, Ding Shoucai would have been kicked out.

Ma Dajiao and Jiao Auntie were busy paying respects as soon as they came in: "Greetings to Mrs. and Mrs."

An Ran glanced over the two girls behind them, paused on Jiao Xing'er, wondering if she was just like this girl in Orchid Court, stupid without limits, she really didn't bother to hide her thoughts, A girl dressed so brightly.

I don't know if it was intentional or the clothes were thinner. The clothes were already thin and wrapped tightly around the body, showing a slim waist and big breasts. She smiled slightly, and her fair and tender face raised a clever arc slightly. Eyes like autumn water looked at An Jiamu beside her, and quickly lowered her head, just one glance was enough to safely see the affection in her eyes, let alone a man, even looking at her by herself made her body feel a little crisp for a long time.

He couldn't help but glanced sideways at An Jiamu, but seeing the gloomy look in An Jiamu's eyes, he couldn't help pursing his lips and laughing, is this man a stalker now? If he really loves himself so much, he has lost his manhood.

A girl like Jiao Xing'er, An Ran doesn't pay attention to, such a stupid girl, no matter how good-looking she is, she will never end well, just like An Ran back then, if she hadn't passed through by herself, this girl would have died long ago.

What she should have thought was Ding Shoucai's thoughts, and even brought Ma Dajiao and Aunt Jiao's daughters here, because she thought that she would fail to accept these two girls because of the love she used to have in the kitchen outside.

This Xiaotao is fine on her own, from the moment she came in, she could see that this girl was a well-behaved girl, and it was not unreasonable to have women and servants in the house, so there must be several girls.

Moreover, what's the use of guarding against such a thing, as long as An Jiamu has the heart, there will be no one in the house, and there is no one outside. Therefore, whether this kind of thing is successful or not depends on whether the man has the heart.

Therefore, I was not worried, but joked with An Jiamu: "Do you still remember the braised fish in sauce that I made for you in Qizhou?"

An Jiamu didn't want her to mention this, so she felt a little better: "Remember, although it doesn't look very good, it's very tasty and delicious."

An Ran nodded, and pointed at Ma Dajiao: "I learned it from Aunt Ma. I know from this sauce stewed fish, the simpler the method, the more authentic the dishes will be."

Ma Dazuo had no place to put his hands and feet praised by An Ran, and said in a loud voice: "Don't praise me so much, Madam, I, my method is a common people's method, and it cannot be put on the table."

An Ran shook her head: "Why can't it be on the table? It's as simple as it is simple, and it's the essence of cooking. I wanted to ask you. If you agree, I plan to include this stewed fish in Anji's food list. At that time, all the cooks in the world will be able to see it and cook it, what do you think?"

Ma Dajiao's old face turned red, and he rubbed his hands: "That, that, what are you talking about, if this is really the case, my ancestors will be wiped out."

As she said that, she glanced at her daughter, as if she had made up her mind, and dragged her daughter to kneel on the ground: "Madam, let me tell you the truth, this girl wants to learn how to cook, especially after hearing about Madam. Son, I was even more dazed. Originally, I thought it was so big that I would just marry someone from my in-law's family, but this girl said that if her in-law's family should let her learn how to cook, she will marry. You pestered me to send her in, and insisted that you don't expect Da Furen to teach her, and just give Da Furen a helping hand."

An Ran was stunned for a moment, it turned out that this girl wanted to learn how to cook, but she was happy, there were few girls who wanted to learn how to cook, so she finally came here, so naturally she couldn't be turned away, but she also wanted to see if she was the material : "Both of you, get up first."

An Ran waved at Xiao Tao, although Xiao Tao was a little obviously afraid, but she also walked over bravely, and An Ran looked at her: "Your name is Xiao Tao?"

The little girl nodded.

"Why do you want to learn to be a cook? You must know that learning to be a cook is the hardest thing."

Xiaotao said in a low voice: "I have liked to tinker with food since I was a child. I used to do it by myself. Later, when I heard my mother talk about Da Furen, I wanted to be a cook. Even if I couldn't be such a good cook as Da Fu I am also happy to be able to cook every day. I want to learn to be a cook, but my mother said that those cooks do not accept female apprentices. After a long time, maybe I can learn some skills."

As soon as Xiaotao finished speaking, she heard Yue Jintang's voice from outside: "This girl has a big tone." The person who was speaking had already stepped in.

An Jiamu couldn't help frowning: "Why are you here?"

Moreover, this guy doesn't treat himself as an outsider too much, he just entered the house and directly entered the back house.

Yue Jintang chuckled: "The business in Beijing is over, so it's boring, so I came to Jizhou to relax, and I came to say congratulations, congratulations to Brother An for finally getting what he wanted, to drive Ming's son, Sun Mantang, and his children around his knees, and enjoy the family relationship to the fullest."

When An Jiamu saw his expression, he knew there was something else to do, so he didn't ask, anyway, sooner or later he had to say it, and everyone knelt down to kowtow to Yue Jintang.

Yue Jintang waved his hand: "Get up." Glancing at Xiao Tao, he raised his finger and pointed at An Ran: "Your wife's cooking skills are not something ordinary people can learn, and, you know, how many well-known chefs in the world dream of cooking for you. Madam, do you want to help?"

Xiaotao's face darkened, and she whispered: "I know".

An Ran gave him a blank look, and looked at Xiao Tao: "In this way, if you cook a dish, just make stewed fish in sauce, and if you cook it well, you can keep it."

Xiaotao's eyes lit up, and she knew in her heart that the eldest lady had left her alone, braised fish in sauce was her mother's specialty, so she naturally cooked well, so she nodded hurriedly.

An Ran asked the maid to take her to the kitchen to cook, Ma Dazuo was afraid that her daughter would take this rare opportunity, so she also followed her, and for a moment only Mrs. Jiao, mother and daughter were left in the room.

It's ridiculous to say that these two girls came here today, they both have other plans, Xiaotao wants to learn how to cook, Jiao Xinger is naturally aiming at An Jiamu.

Yue Jintang looked Jiao Xing'er up and down, and couldn't help but said: "This girl is so neat, I feel sorry for standing here, it hurts to look at it."

Yue Jintang originally wanted to gloat and say a few cheap words, but he didn't want An Jiamu to suddenly say: "Since His Royal Highness is so sympathetic, how about..."

Yue Jintang didn't know what was going on when he heard the beginning, so he hurriedly stopped his words: "Well, the imperial doctor told me that I need to be pure and ascetic these days, so it's better not to delay this beautiful lady." Before he finished speaking, he saw Jiao Xing'er has already been blessed: "It is Xing'er's blessing to be able to serve His Highness the Duke."

Yue Jintang was stunned for a moment, but this girl can climb along the pole. What a lack of men, she rushed up so fast, and glanced at her mother. Aunt Jiao blushed with embarrassment. It's really not good-looking, and, as soon as you hear it, you know that Xiaoyao County King is talking about it, and the elder has no such intentions. I am afraid that my daughter's thoughts are going to be lost. It is better to go back quickly than to stay here and be ashamed. Good to go home.

Thinking about it, she hurriedly talked about her daughter, but she didn't want Jiao Xing'er to think that her mother was going to stop her from being rich, so she became annoyed and pushed her mother away: "What are you doing to stop me?" Aunt Jiao might as well be pushed away by her. fell to the ground.

But Jiao Xing'er ignored her, and just flirted with Yue Jintang blindly.

An Ran frowned, Yue Jintang couldn't see his face, and snorted coldly: "She said she was a beauty, but she turned out to be an unfilial bastard. If such a servant who doesn't know the rules is in my palace, he will not be beaten to death with a board." deficit."

An Jiamu really didn't want to see her embarrassing herself here, so she said to Ding Shoucai in a dark voice: "Ding Shoucai, you are tired of this job, such a person dares to ask the master, and if you don't cross it out, it's embarrassing here Whatever you do, her parents will not stay."

Jiao Xing'er's face turned pale, and she flinched a few times, she didn't understand why the countenance king and the elder suddenly changed their faces when she was fine just now.

Aunt Jiao hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, Your Highness the Duke of the County, please forgive us, what can we expect if we don't have any errands?"

An Ran couldn't bear it, and teased An Jiamu, but An Jiamu still had a sullen face: "If you two still want to work in Anfu, marry your daughter within half a month, or you'll get out."

Aunt Jiao thanked her a thousand times in a hurry, and she still reacted after a while, and her silly daughter left in a hurry.

An Jiamu took a look at Ding Shoucai: "Ding Shoucai, you have been in the mansion for a long time."

Ding Shoucai understood the meaning of the old man's words, and hurriedly said: "Thanks to the old man's grace, I have been in the mansion for ten years, but recently, I always feel that I am not able to do what I want, and I am about to ask the old man to resign and go home recuperate."

An Jiamu nodded, still considered sensible: "In that case, I have handed over to Liu Xi'er, let's go home to recuperate."

Ding Shoucai sighed in his heart, knowing that the Elder Master wanted Liu Xi'er to replace him. Liu Xi'er belonged to the Elder Madam, who didn't know that, the Elder Master really only cared about the Elder Madam, and it would be no good to keep it by himself. It's better to take advantage of this opportunity to get out of the body, which is considered luck.

When Ding Shoucai went down, Yue Jintang couldn't help saying: "I didn't see it before, there are such stupid girls in your house, and when you see a man, you want to jump up."

Hearing these words, An Ran couldn't help contacting herself. She really suspected that her predecessor was as stupid as Jiao Xing'er, so she should be better than Jiao Xing'er. Jiao Xing'er was clearly spoiled by Mrs. Jiao and his wife. , don't know the rules, don't know the etiquette, don't respect your parents, don't even understand the most basic human sophistication, except for a bit of beauty, there is nothing good, it can be seen that pampering can really harm a person.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help touching his stomach, this child is really not to be pampered, if it comes out of his stomach, An Jiamu might be as bad as Jiao Xing'er's parents.

Just thinking about it, Xiaotao and her daughter came in with fish, and as soon as they came in, Yue Jintang couldn't help saying: "Hey, what kind of fish is this, it's so delicious."

As soon as Yue Jintang finished speaking, An Ran retched.

An Jiamu hurriedly waved his hand to tell the maid to bring the fish out, and quickly took the copper basin over to catch her, and told her to vomit, while gently patting her back. She didn't eat anything at all, so she couldn't vomit it out, it was just retching.

After she got better, she rinsed her mouth with water, An Jiamu hurriedly squeezed a sour plum and put it in her mouth, only then did she feel better.

An Jiamu's brows were tightly frowned. She doesn't eat anything these days, how can she just eat sour plums? If she keeps doing this, she won't be able to hold her body anymore. Should I take her to the capital and let Lin Xinger take a look? With Lin Xinger's medical skills, maybe There is a way.

Just as he was thinking about it, Yue Jintang suddenly said: "I remembered what you vomited. When you left Beijing, the dead wife listened in and said that you were pregnant, so she wrote a prescription for medicinal food and asked me to bring it to you." you."

When An Jiamu heard this, it was as if he saw a savior: "Hurry up and bring it."

Yue Jintang took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to him.

An Jiamu read it again and saw that the writing was extremely simple, there was no way to do it, only the name, so he couldn't help asking: "Why did you only write the name?"

Yue Jintang said: "The dead eunuch said your daughter-in-law knew how to do it, and the reason why she wrote it was to remind her. She is probably pregnant with a child, so she forgot about it."

An Ran was stunned for a moment, then laughed, took it over and looked at it, and couldn't help saying: "It wasn't her reminding, I really forgot to have these."

Suddenly, Xiaotao shrank back anxiously, thinking that her morning sickness had frightened the child, so she said, "Don't be afraid, I can't eat the fish you cook, but I can see that it's very authentic, you Just stay, but, for a while, I can't cook, how about this, let me tell you to do it first."

Xiaotao nodded hurriedly.

An Ran looked at the list of medicinal meals in her hand: "Then today I will teach you how to make a glutinous rice porridge with amomum red dates. Come here, and I will tell you how to do it."

Xiaotao leaned over excitedly.

An Ran: "Listen up. I'll just say it once. Grind the amomum into fine powder; wash the glutinous rice, wash and remove the pit from the red dates; chop the brown sugar into crumbs. Put the amomum, glutinous rice, and red dates together in a casserole, add water , bring to a boil on high heat, then simmer on low heat for two quarters of an hour, add brown sugar and serve. Write it down?"

Xiaotao nodded: "Remember it."

"Then let's do it." Xiao Tao happily ran away.

Ma Dazu thanked An Ran again before going out, happy in his heart, couldn't hide the smile on his face, he was busy going home to announce the good news to his man.

I don't want to, as soon as I entered the house, I heard the old Jiao's house next door crying and shouting, I don't know what's going on, and when I was about to pass, she was grabbed by her man: "What are you doing?"

Ma Dajiao: "Didn't you hear that there was a commotion over there, I'll go and persuade him."

She said manly: "You'd better not go there, let me ask you about our Xiaotao, did Da Furen stay?"

Speaking of this, Ma Dajiao became excited: "Stay here, I listened to what the lady said, she is teaching our Xiaotao's skills by hand. If our Xiaotao can learn half of the skills of the lady, in the future we old couple will not Don't worry about it."

His man was also overjoyed, but suddenly he heard that the noise in the courtyard next to him was getting worse, and Ma Dajiao couldn't stand it any longer: "No, I have to go over and persuade, it's going to kill someone." He said and threw her man away. He ran to the side, and his man was afraid that she would suffer, so he also followed.

Jiao Xing'er's father is notorious for his violent temper. After drinking a few sips of yellow soup, his hands would itch. Normally he would not be willing to beat Jiao Xing'er, and would only use Aunt Jiao to spread his anger.

The reason why she didn't hit Jiao Xing'er was not because she felt sorry for her daughter, but because she was afraid that if she hurt this beautiful girl who was born so easily, her future glory and wealth would be lost.

Jiao Xing'er's father's thoughts are known to everyone in the neighborhood. Now that his daughter has gone to Anfu, Jiao Xing'er's father is waiting for the happy news at home. It must be rare, if you stay to be an aunt or something, wouldn't you become the father-in-law of the great master, with so much shopping and so much money in the An family, you can't spend it all by yourself in the future.

The more I think about it, the more beautiful I am, I am thinking about waiting for a good letter, I don't want to, it is the elder who is waiting to say that Jiao Xinger will be married off within half a month, otherwise, they will not even be able to keep their current errands .

I was full of hope, thinking that after so many years, I had raised such a waste and lost money. Not only did I not expect it, but I also lost so many years of delicious food, good drink, good wear, and good wear.

The more she thought about it, the more she hated her and panicked, but Jiao Xing'er was still in the mood, when her mother said she was going to marry the poor man her ex-son came to propose marriage, she burst into tears, and her father was so upset that he went into the house, He was beaten all over the head and face, but still not relieved, he dragged to the yard, took some whips hanging on the wall, and whipped Jiao Xing'er and his wife off.

Jiao Xing'er was terrified. Although she often saw her father beating her mother, she never beat herself. Seeing her father's grim face now, the whip swung down on her one after another, and the pain on her body was excruciating. , I was so scared that I hurriedly hid behind her mother.

As soon as Ma Dajiao came in, he saw Jiao Xing'er's father whipping his mother, Jiao Xing'er huddled in her mother's arms, yelling, Aunt Jiao was protecting her daughter tightly, she had received many whips on her body, Didn't say a word.

Ma Dajiao couldn't help sighing, and asked his own man to go over and stop Jiao Xinger's father, and snatched the whip from his hand. Seeing that Aunt Jiao was covered in blood and her clothes were torn, Jiao Xinger was only injured. Countless times, at this moment, she was still crying for her father and mother, screaming and hurting, and didn't care whether her mother was dead or alive. After raising such a heartless girl, she didn't know what she wanted, and she was desperately protecting her.

Jiao Xing'er suddenly saw Ma Dajiao and thought of Xiao Tao, and couldn't help asking: "Where is Xiao Tao? Has she been kicked out too?"

Ma Dajiao shook his head: "The eldest lady stayed."

Jiao Xing'er's father got even angrier when he heard that, and glared at Jiao Xing'er: "Bai was born with such an appearance, I can't even compare to an ugly girl."

This sentence annoyed the man with Ma Dazu, just as he was about to go up to make an argument, he was held back by Ma Dajia, looking at Jiao Xinger's father and said coldly: "Your daughter is born well, but it's a pity that her heart is not right. People just seduce His Royal Highness, and don't even think about who they are. Our Xiaotao people are upright. They didn't go there to seduce the master, but to learn crafts from the eldest lady. How could they be kicked out? Our daughter is ugly, and your family Dear Jun, let me see what kind of good family your handsome daughter can marry." He left behind and dragged his man away.

Aunt Jiao's life is not good for such a man, but she really deserves it for teaching her own daughter to be like this.

As soon as Ma Dajiao and his wife went out, they heard the sound of whips behind them, this time they pretended not to hear it, and hurried back to their own home, this poor man must have something to hate, this family is not worthy of pity.

Aunt Jiao now regrets that she didn't discipline her daughter well, so that she ended up like this, but after all, she is her own girl, and she is not willing to suffer for her, so she chose the man who came to propose marriage a few days ago, even though he is a bit old , but the family has more than ten acres of land. They are not rich, but life is not difficult. In addition, they are honest, and they will not be beaten when they marry.

She thought about it, but Jiao Xing'er didn't want to. Instead, she listened to her father and wanted to marry Yuan Laoer who ran a butcher shop in the east of the city. Yuan Laoer married two wives before him, and they were all beaten to death by him. , it is conceivable that it is not a good thing.

Aunt Jiao had a few quarrels with her own man because of this, one quarrel, one fight, plus the dowry gift from Yuan Er Er, seeing that the dowry gift was generous, she thought that the Yuan family had a business anyway, so it was better than the poor man who farmed the land before Strong, Jiao Xinger agreed.

After accepting this, he passed through the door within a few days. For the first few days, Yuan Lao Er was greedy for Jiao Xing'er's beauty, and his life was passable. After half a month, his true colors were revealed.

Plus Jiao Xing'er was doted on by her parents at home, she was lazy and greedy, she didn't do any work, she only knew how to split, her legs were a use for her ass, and she wasn't really rich, so she married her to be her grandma. If she doesn't work, she will be beaten if she dares to cry. Yuan Laoer also has tricks to deal with her. She has no good skin on her body. She takes off her clothes and gags her. Hanging like a pig.

Hanging up for one night, it's already September, and it's uncomfortably cold in the house at night, not to mention that in the yard, Jiao Xing'er almost froze to death. Later, Jiao Xing'er began to learn to work. The people below were also diligent, so they managed to survive, but they were still beaten every day.

Jiao Xinger's intestines were green with regret, wondering how to get away from Yuan Lao Er, counting on her parents would never be possible, besides, she had no chance to go home, so she took the opportunity of helping Yuan Lao Er watch the meat stall, Met an acquaintance, Zhou He, the second child of the Zhou family.

Zhou He is very prosperous now. With his daughter An Ran, he became the steward of An Ji Restaurant and married a wife, but he was not very satisfied with his wife. Myolie recalled her previous love.

In addition, Jiao Xing'er will come to things, and the two who come and go get hooked together.

Don't want to, because Yuan Laoer took the blame, Zhou He was afraid that the matter would become serious, so he begged him to calm down, and expressed his willingness to pay him money.

This is what Yuan Lao Er waited for. The lion opened his mouth and extorted 100 taels of silver from Zhou He. How could Zhou He get so much money, but he was afraid that Yuan Lao Er would sue him in the yamen, so he stole the money from the cabinet and gave it to him.

This Yuan Laoer tasted the sweetness, so he asked Zhou He for it every three days, 50 taels today, and 100 taels tomorrow, and Zhou He dared not refuse to give it. After coming and going, the hole was getting bigger and bigger, and An Zihe checked it out. .

Zhou He was afraid of losing his errand, and suddenly remembered that his god-sister is now the eldest wife of the An family, not to mention a restaurant, the An family's business is in charge, and he just begged his god-sister, this matter is not fair Well, after thinking about it, I packed up and went into Anfu...

(End of this chapter)