Good morning Mr. Zhongtang

Chapter 20

It was very late when Fu Heng came back from the outside. They thought that there were no lights at home, and they had already rested. Unexpectedly, they went into the yard and saw that the lights in the hall were still on. After entering, they found that Mrs. Li Sitting in a daze on the soft couch in the side hall, the tears all over his face have long since dried up, making his face even more haggard.

Fu Heng had never seen such Li Shi before, and she didn't respond when he walked over and called her. Fu Heng looked around and saw Tong Wanrou walking in with a package from outside, so he walked over and asked:

"What's the matter, mother? What are you doing up so late?"

Seeing that he had come back, Tong Wanrou made a silent gesture to him, put the package in her hand on the table, pulled Fu Heng away from Li Shi, and the two went outside to talk ear to ear.

After she told Fu Heng everything that happened during the day, she saw Fu Heng's expression of "it should have been like this a long time ago", he was slightly relieved, and said:

"Let's make trouble, my mother has suffered enough for Ama these years. Although she is the most favored, Ama doesn't know how many people in this house are jealous, and how many people have tripped up my mother overtly and secretly. But she never mentioned it to Ama, it's good to have a quarrel now, at least it will stop."

Although Tong Wanrou married in soon, she could see her mother-in-law's feelings for her father-in-law. She nodded to Fu Heng, only to hear Fu Heng ask again:
"What were you doing earlier?"

Only then did Tong Wanrou remember what she had to do, she waved to Fu Heng, led him to the table, opened the package on the table, and said:
"I have seen some struggles in the house. Today, my mother-in-law and my father-in-law have a big fight. Tomorrow, people may use this as an excuse to suppress me. With Di Erniang's temper, there is a high possibility that we will be cut off directly. If the relationship between in-laws can't be improved, I'm afraid that the place we live in will be taken away eventually. I'm packing up some inconspicuous little things. When the time comes, we really will be on the verge of death. eat."

"..."

Fu Heng stared blankly at the little wife in front of him, feeling dumbfounded.Is she too prepared for a rainy day? It hasn't happened yet, she has already prepared for the worst, and she can't help comforting:
"Don't worry, Mother and Ama have quarreled before. Although Ama is tough on the outside, she is still very conniving with Mother. It will be fine in a few days. There is no need for you to worry."

Tong Wanrou glanced at the package, thinking about it, she felt that she might have gone too far, but... always felt very uneasy.

"Okay, okay, don't worry about it, let's sit with the maid for a while and go to rest. It's no big deal."

"……it is good."

The two sat in front of the soft couch for a while without speaking, until Li Shi came back to his senses and told them that she was fine, and then they left together.

But in the early morning of the next day, Tong Wanrou waited for Fu Heng to get up and wash up. Outside the yard, more than [-] servants with sticks came, and Haru, the manager of the Fucha family, came in with a braided Mongolian head. I took the ledger.

"What are you doing, did I let you in?" Mrs. Li dressed up and went out and shouted loudly to these people. The manager Haru, who was always respectful when seeing Mrs. Li, suddenly became vicious towards Mrs. Li, holding an abacus Walking up to Mrs. Li, he said bluntly:

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Side, the slave was ordered to invite Mrs. to the west courtyard. The things in this yard are all rewards from the master, and you are not allowed to take them away."

"..." Mrs. Li took a deep breath and asked again, "Did your lord personally order us to move?"

Manager Haru snorted coldly:
"Hmph, do you need your lord to order this kind of thing in person? The lady said, you are a Han woman who enters the mansion as a concubine, which is already a high honor. If you don't serve the lord well and share his worries with this status, you dare to provoke the lord." Excuse me, where is Dang Fucha Mansion?"

Mrs. Li ignored Haru's offensive remarks, and just persistently chased him and asked a question: "I only ask you, do you know that you do this?"

Haru let out a deep breath: "Of course I know! When the eldest lady dealt with it like this, the lord was also present, and he didn't say anything wrong."

"..." After listening to these words, Mrs. Li lowered her head, closed her mouth, and turned around.

Fu Heng and Tong Wanrou rushed to the hall, and what they heard was the last words of Director Haru. Fu Heng walked over and said to Haru:
"what happened?"

Director Haru looked up at Fu Heng contemptuously, and walked in without even paying attention.

Fu Heng wanted to catch up and ask about it theoretically, but was grabbed by Li Shi's arm, and Li Shi lowered his head and said to Fu Heng:
"Forget it, it's useless to talk more, let's move."

"..."

Tong Wanrou looked at the family members who came in and out to check their belongings, and she felt that it must be different this time. Sure enough, her mother-in-law and her father-in-law had had too much trouble, and her father-in-law was determined to teach her a lesson. Tong Wanrou took a deep breath, alas, early If you know, hide something more.

The Fucha mansion occupies a huge area, although it is not as large as the imperial city, it is considered large among the official residences in the capital. Therefore, in addition to the side yards of the main courtyard and the small courtyards of the aunts, there are many empty courtyards in the mansion.

This time, Mrs. Li and the three of them were assigned to a deserted small courtyard in the westernmost part of Fucha Mansion. Although the courtyard was not in disrepair, it was true that it was desolate and messy.

Mrs. Li stood outside the yard, with a fairly normal expression, and said in a calm tone:
"He is going to cut off our fees, what should we do in the future?"

Fu Heng took a look at them, put the two bundles on his back by the side of the well, then found a wooden bucket from a corner, fetched water silently, and said while doing it:

"Mother, I've actually thought about this day for a long time. When I was a child, I felt that I would rather live a poor life than you suffer those grievances, but you have suffered for so many years, and now you can finally be free, and you don't have to pay attention to those taunts anymore. What a trap."

Li Shi sighed and did not speak. Of course she knew that this was her son's words to comfort her. Tong Wanrou supported her the whole time without any impatience or panic. Li Shi patted her hand and said softly:

"It's my mother's fault, it's hurting you."

Tong Wanrou smiled at her, and then helped her to a dusty stone table not far away, walked to Fu Heng, asked him for a rag, soaked it in water, and hurried back, Wipe the stone table and bench for Mrs. Li, and ask her to sit down.

Then, without saying anything, she went to Fu Heng's side and cleaned up the house with him.

Fu Heng didn't want Tong Wanrou to do anything, but Tong Wanrou insisted on being with him. In the end, Fu Heng couldn't resist her, so he had to pick some scrubbing tasks for her to do. Tong Wanrou had never done this before, and she was always clumsy and splashed water all over her body. Also dropped two small bowls.

After an afternoon of bumps and bumps, this small courtyard finally revealed some of its true face. Because it is a partial courtyard, it can be seen that no special care was taken during the construction of the courtyard. The layout of the courtyard is average and the materials used are very Ordinary, unlike the side yard of the main courtyard, where even the top beams and pillars are polished from a whole piece of thick sandalwood. I am used to living in that luxurious place, and this courtyard does not look like it at all.

The door of the courtyard opens to the west, and after leaving the courtyard, walk around to the right and you will find the back door. Usually, only the most lowly traffickers and pawns will come here. Tong Wanrou is in such an environment, if there is no gap in her heart, then It was a lie, but she looked at Li Shi depressed, she watched her husband take care of all the work pretending to be relaxed, just to prevent them from worrying, and seeing his figure walking around, Tong Wanrou was still the same. I feel warm in my heart. Sure enough, no matter what environment you are in, no matter what kind of background you are in, what makes you feel the most happy is the care and love of your beloved.

After being melancholy for a moment, Li Shi forced herself to recover, and stood by the door with Tong Wanrou and said worriedly:

"They are clearly suppressing us, preventing us from taking anything away, just wanting to see that we can't live without them, and it's also because I can't hold back my temper, relying on his usual indulgences to me, I will say whatever I want. "

After hearing this, Tong Wanrou thought for a while, and then she said to Mrs. Li: "Mother, my husband and I both think that you are doing the right thing. Although I have not been married for a long time, I think women should obey others for whatever reason. Are we just Don't you have the right to pursue happiness? Mom, you love Ama, but there are too many people who love him, but he can't put his heart on you. Since he can't give you a whole heart, why should he ask you Give him all the love."

Mrs. Li looked at Tong Wanrou and said nothing for a long time, yes, this is what her daughter-in-law thinks in her heart, you give me my whole heart, I will give you my whole heart, no matter your status or status, as long as you exchange your heart for your heart.

Seeing that she still couldn't get out of her depression, Tong Wanrou couldn't help leaning closer to Li Shi's ear and whispered:
"Mom, actually I secretly hid some little things last night. We shouldn't have a hard time in a short period of time. When the husband's monthly salary is issued, we can relax a little bit. Anyway, the three of us live together and do everything by ourselves. , I don’t think it would cost much money.”

After Tong Wanrou finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve. The handkerchief was pinched into a ball and handed over to Mrs. Li, feeling heavy.

I only heard Tong Wanrou say again: "These are all small things I picked out from the dowry. Some of them were included in the book, and some were worn next to my body on the day I got married. They probably didn't go into the book, but I can only hide so much. If there are many more, if you fight, it will be easy for them to find out."

"..."

Li Shi looked at Tong Wanrou in surprise, and after a long time without speaking, she untied the veil in her hand. It was true that there were some gold jewelry such as earrings and rings inside, and she immediately had mixed feelings.

It happened that Fu Heng walked in with a bucket of water. Mrs. Li grabbed Fu Heng, showed Fu Heng the things, and then said to him:

"Son, you found a treasure, you know?"

"..."

Such a daughter-in-law who is not coddled, understands etiquette, keeps a sense of propriety, and can judge the situation, isn't her son picking up a treasure, what is it?
(End of this chapter)