in spring

Chapter 70
Chunying was taken aback: "What's going on?!" After thinking for a while, "By the way, it's because the youngest mistress is pregnant, so the eldest young master temporarily put aside his housework and concentrate on taking care of his wife, right?"

"That's what you said on the surface." Lu's mother approached with a mysterious face, "but everyone guessed in private that it was because the wife saw that the young master was taking care of too many things, and she took the opportunity to change him because she was afraid that he would be too big. Everyone knows that Manager Chen is the wife's confidant, and he is young and capable, so he is afraid that he will take over the affairs of the farm from now on, so that the young master will never touch his hands again."

"What? What should I do then?!" Chunying was anxious, "Will my father and second uncle be affected?"

Lu's mother smiled and held her down: "It's okay, although your father said that he would go there, but when he was transferred, Manager Xiao Chen had already taken over, and he didn't regard your father as the young master at all. But your second uncle is unlucky. Everyone knows that he is used by the young master, and he has been idle for almost a month! Fortunately, Xiao Chen is a good manager. Seeing that your second uncle is honest, he took him to run errands again. After all, your second uncle has been helping the young master for so long, and all the affairs of the Zhuangzi are clear."

Chunying breathed a sigh of relief: "That's okay..." But immediately became worried: "What will happen in the future? If the young master has been left idle, can father and second uncle go with him?" She said that the youngest mistress is pregnant, and the young master went home to concentrate on taking care of the pregnant woman, but she never thought that her family would be affected so much, and they had to rely on the young master to help them get out of citizenship. Will things change? ?
Lu's mother hesitated for a moment, and muttered: "Still following him? He can't even protect himself..."

Chunying glanced at her mother dissatisfied: "It's just temporary! Master Hou should still think highly of the young master, and will ask him to continue to take care of things after the young lady has given birth!"

"What if Master Hou doesn't call?!" Lu's mother shook her neck, "If the wife refuses to let the young master continue to take care of things, and just ask him to live a leisurely life at home, and after two years, give him some land and send him out, that's called What about our family?!"

Chunying was at a loss for words for a moment.There is indeed such a possibility, but wouldn't it be a pity to give up on this?So he said: "Even if this is the case, the eldest and young master will not just take his wife and children to separate the family, Hou Ye will definitely divide several families for him, we still have a chance to ask for divorce?"

Lu's mother said: "Isn't we planning a good life? If you will only be poor if you go with him, you might as well stay!" She pulled Chunying towards her, and whispered: "I tell you, your father Now I follow Xiao Chen's side, although he is only doing some chores, but because Xiao Chen often takes him to the countryside to collect rent, the village head is always filial, Xiao Chen is generous, and the people who take him have won a lot of money Good thing, your father is the most honest, this month also got seven or eight taels of silver in his hands, and now it is the twelfth lunar month, and the farm will send filial piety, your father has gone to pick him up, needless to say, it will be beneficial. Manager Xiao Chen Having said that, your father is honest and fair, and after two years, he will be assigned a Zhuangzi to take care of him, and your father will be in charge by then!"

It sounds very tempting... Chunying took a breath and bit her lip.

Lu's mother continued: "Think about it, isn't your Aunt Lu's family so respectable today because they managed a big village? When your father becomes a steward, you don't have to worry about money. Our family moved to Zhuangshang, also try to be a rich man, when your brother grows up, he will be like your Aunt Lu's family, begging Mrs. Hou Ye's grace to let him out, that would be a great honor!" She had a smile on her face , as if he had already seen the appearance of his own family.She secretly envied the former sisters for a long time, and she became proud when she thought that she would have such a blessing one day.

But Chunying didn't feel happy at all. According to her mother, life for her family was easier, but leaving the country was nowhere in sight.She asked dryly: "How many years did Aunt Lu's family work to redeem her body? Didn't mother ever think about it?"

"Well..." Mama Lu stretched out ten fingers and counted, "She is older than me, and she got married earlier. I remember that Lu Da was already in charge of the farm at that time... almost 20 years Well, she only got a son after ten years of marriage, otherwise our two families would have already arranged a baby kiss!"

"That's it!" Chun Ying said angrily, "Didn't it be agreed at the beginning that I would find a good marriage for my sister when I left the house? If my father becomes a steward, in another 20 years, the day lily will be cold! Brother It’s time to leave the nationality, and it’s too late to start school! And Aunt Lu’s family can be released, thanks to the blessing of the Erfang family! If we can’t leave the nationality in the future, don’t we have to be slaves for the rest of our lives?!” The most important thing What's more, she never wanted to be a maid for so many years!She will never let anyone manipulate her life!

Mother Lu couldn't help but slapped her on the forehead: "Stupid! If your father becomes a steward, he will naturally find a way to marry you sisters! Steward Liu in the yard is just a procurer, and now he is proposing marriage to his daughter. It's a wealthy family in the east of the city. I heard that the family has seven or eight hectares of land! Your sister is a hundred times stronger than Liu Xi'er, so you're afraid that you won't be able to find a good marriage?!"

Chunying was in a hurry: "Who said this? Manager Chen just talked about it, God knows if you can believe it or not? And even if Dad becomes the manager, the lives of our family are still in the hands of others. Who will my sister marry? It's not up to us. Mom, haven't you heard about Qing'er? She was a decent girl, but she made a mistake, and if she said she was beaten to death, she was killed, and the things belonged to others! Being a slave, even if she No matter how much money there is, it’s still not yours!”

Lu's mother hurriedly said: "You mean the young son of Zhong's family? It's because her hands and feet are not clean! You sisters won't do such a thing, how can you compare her?"

Chunying rubbed her forehead with a headache, took a few deep breaths, and said: "Mother, although Dad's future seems to be very good, if he stays in the mansion, he will...be richer and richer, but we are family after all. Wealth and honor are uncertain. Wasn’t my great-grandfather also very rich back then? He was still in charge! But the master said it, and immediately became a pauper! Be your own master. Mother, don't be fooled by money and go back on your word, let alone the young master, even the second uncle will blame us!"

It's okay to work with that little Chen steward first, but if you turn your back on the young master because of this, it will be troublesome. No matter what the young master says, he is also the biological son of Lord Hou, and he will never leave the house in the future. So the Lu family must not cut off this road!
After being persuaded by her for a long time, Lu's mother calmed down a little. After thinking about it, it seemed that what her daughter said made sense. She was silent for a while, and then said: "Chun'er, let me tell you the truth. I will tell you about these things. As mentioned, what he said is also reasonable. Our family, not counting your little brother, has only been able to serve people since birth. Although I do a good job in needlework, I can't go out and only rely on needlework to support the family Right? I really don’t know, what else can we do? If we still go to serve others, it’s better to stay in the Hou’s mansion. It’s good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. People don't dare to provoke us easily. You didn't look at Brother Nandeng and his wife, they were kicked out, without any support, a random gangster dared to come and make trouble. Life outside is not easy!"

Speaking of Nandeng and his wife, Chunying had something to say: "What's so difficult? I don't know how to farm, but it's okay to start a small business. We can open a small restaurant like Brother Nandeng and Sister Hongyu , Guarantee customers come like clouds!"

Lu's mother gave her a white look: "You still mention them! Yes, their business is good, but it's too good! Now someone wants to force them to leave! What about being free? No power, no power, ordinary people live, It would be better for us to be as comfortable as slaves!"

Chun Ying hurriedly grabbed her arm: "What? Someone forced them to leave?! What's going on?!"

"I heard that someone is jealous of that shop." Lu's mother tilted her head and thought for a while, "Several shops nearby have been forced out, and Nandeng and his wife probably won't last long. They came here half a month ago. , just in time for Hongyu's mother to go to the funeral, tsk tsk, her father took away the daughter's silver and kicked out her daughter and son-in-law, I blush for him! I heard that he will promise Hongyu's sister to Wu The son of the family, because the second lady refused, so nothing happened. Hongyu cried like something, I asked her to sit for a while, and listened to Brother Nandeng, they planned to go to Hejian Mansion, the Xu family A distant relative opened a tavern there and wanted to sell it, and the couple also had some money, so they just bought it."

Chunying never expected such an accident to happen, and she was so surprised that she couldn't speak for a while. After a while, she remembered another partner of Red Lantern: "What about Mr. Hu? Mr. Hu is not from the Royal Merchant Young Master? So who is so powerful that even Mr. Hu dare not speak?!"

Lu's mother snorted: "Don't mention Mr. Hu! The Hu family can't protect themselves now!"

Chun Ying hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"

"Master Hu's family heard that he was seriously ill, and several royal merchants joined forces to steal their business. The young master of the Hu family was busy outside, and Mr. Hu had to stay at home to take care of his father. How could he have the time to take care of such a small business? ?”

Chunying didn't know what it was like, a small business that had been built with great difficulty, unexpectedly collapsed silently when she didn't know it, and she didn't know the news until so many days later.Even though it wasn't her shop, it was a painstaking effort, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Is it really that difficult to make a living outside?Maybe she underestimated the risk of doing business. If the business is not good, she is afraid of losing money. If the business is too good, and someone comes to make an idea, what should she do?What lay before her seemed to be a road full of thorns.

Lu's mother was still thinking about it, talking about the risks of leaving the country and the benefits of staying in the mansion, and Chunying didn't refute her words.It's useless to say anything now, the eldest young master has been taken over by someone, and the second uncle's situation is unknown, no matter how stupid she is, she will never be foolishly loyal to someone she has only met a few times from a distance, and let her father take the risk of confronting her boss. Still have to think of another way...

In the evening, Chunying bid farewell to her family full of thoughts, and went back to the Hou Mansion in a small car.This time, the car was empty except for a torn quilt.She was not in the mood to care about what was going on, entered the mansion, thanked the woman who drove the car, and returned to Huanhuaxuan.

Manru was waiting for her at the gate of the courtyard early, and when she saw her, she was relieved, and greeted her with a smile: "Is the journey going well? Has everything been delivered?"

Chunying nodded: "It's delivered. Aunt Cui also asked me to bring you a padded jacket." After finishing speaking, she handed over the bundle given by Widow Cui.Manru's eyes turned red, and she took it with a smile, "I told you I have clothes to wear, so I don't need her to bother me, I just don't listen..." She hugged the bag in her arms, and pulled Chunying into the gate: "Today There are a few newcomers here, one of them is mung bean from the wife's yard, and he said that he will manage the small kitchen with Aunt Li, and you will work under sister Mei Xiang's hands in the future, and arrange other work after spring."

Chunying paused: "Why? I work well with Aunt Li?" She also knows Mung Dou, Aunt Li's daughter, and it's great that the mother and daughter work together, but she doesn't want to lose her job!

"I heard that it was my wife who sent it, because this time it's a problem with tea and food, I'm afraid someone will take advantage of it." Manru said with a smile, "It's only been a few months, so please bear with me. It’s only leisure, so you can enjoy yourself in peace!”

Chunying pursed her lips, a little annoyed, she was already used to working in the small kitchen, and she was never afraid of not being full there.Soon she thought of another question: if she wasn't working in the small kitchen, could she still send snacks to Zhou Nian? !That was a major matter related to her reward!

Thinking of this, she became anxious and wanted to ask Third Young Master for clarification. She scanned the yard, but she didn't see him, so she thought about finding an excuse to go to the backyard.

Manru gave her a push: "What are you thinking? Quickly look over there and see who it is?"

Chunying looked at her fingers in a daze, only to see a familiar little face smiling at her next to Shi'er's head, her eyes widened involuntarily: "Wisteria?! Why are you here?! Is it possible? You also called over?!"

That was the wisteria who led her the way the day she entered the mansion, with a bright smile on her face: "Isn't it me? I never thought that my wife would call me here. Fortunately, you are all acquaintances, otherwise I would panic."

Chunying smiled and ran over. She knew there would be newcomers, but she was also afraid that the newcomers would be difficult to get along with. Now that she knew there were mung beans and wisterias, she was relieved.

Wisteria chatted with Chunying, Shi'er and the others, then turned to Manru, smiling meaningfully: "Sister Cui, I have won the letter, congratulations, you are really respectable in front of your wife! "

Manru's expression changed: "What, what?"

(End of this chapter)