The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 6 The Farce at the Door

(Xiao He went to see Ang Lee's Youth Pi today, and it was really shocking, but she felt a little regretful in her heart, and always felt that the second story of Pi was the real one~~)

The people inside the door soon heard the movement. An old woman in her sixties helped a little girl to go out. Seeing many people gathered at the door, she panicked: "Wei'er, what happened?"

That girl named Wei'er was so wronged, she had a pungent look just now, but now she is doing better, she is even more wronged than Dou E. "Old lady, they are the ones who bully people too much."

The old lady of the Yang family swept Xiuyan's mother who was blocking the door in displeasure, and slammed the cane on the ground in her hand: "My Yang family has been a scholar for generations, and I don't quarrel with others, but I don't allow idlers to bully me. Mrs. Xing is hard to come by." Why don't you just look at the old and the young in my family, so you can be fooled!"

The old lady of the Yang family glanced at Xing Xiuyan standing behind Mrs. Xing's family, and became even more displeased.She is also a Buddhist believer, otherwise she would not have leased the house of Jingci Temple. Because she has compassion in her heart, she also sympathizes with the mother and daughter of the Xing family.The hateful thing is that the girl of the Xing family doesn't know what's good and what's wrong, she seduces her grandson and doesn't learn well.

This was something that the old lady of the Yang family would never allow, so she tightened her belt and bought Wei'er, a girl, saying that she was taking care of her grandson's food and daily life, but in fact she was secretly monitoring her grandson in case he went to meet the daughter of the Xing family again.

Although the father of the Yang family was born as a scholar, the old lady of the Yang family was just a tenant's daughter. After marrying a scholar, her speech became sour. In fact, she was still full of pettiness.

At the beginning, she bought a girl like Wei'er for the sake of cheapness. Firstly, she hoped that someone would serve tea and water when her grandson was studying at night, and secondly, she wanted to save some money to buy the house girl.The old lady of the Yang family has heard people say that if this Juren master does not have two or three concubines, seven or eight concubines, it would be embarrassing to talk about it.The grandson will be selected for custody in the next year, and these should be considered at that time.

So the old lady of the Yang family treats this pretty girl, Wei'er, not only as a girl, but also as a future half-daughter-in-law.

When she heard Wei'er say that the Xing family bullied them, how could she swallow this breath.So I don’t even ask, it’s just a complaint when I come up.

There was a lady in her early twenties at the opposite door, leaning against the door frame of their house, her melon seeds peeled all over the floor, it was clearly early spring, but she was wearing a thin pink shirt only available in summer, showing half of her crispy arms.The lady giggled, and shouted at the old lady of the Yang family: "Grandma Yang, I can't blame the Xing family for this matter. You are a frivolous girl, and you have no taboos when you speak. A little girl dares to point at other young ladies and talk nonsense." Nonsense, I really can't see it."

Most of the neighbors on blind dates sympathized with the predicament of the mother and daughter of the Xing family, and disdained the lofty style of the Yang family, so they hurriedly echoed the words of the lady at the opposite door.The old lady of the Yang family knew that it was the little girl in the family who caused the trouble, but she didn't want to admit it, so she glared at the mother and daughter of the Xing family fiercely: "Wei'er, come home with me!"

The door was closed with a "bang", Xiuyan's mother snorted, and turned to face the neighbors with a smile: "Thank you for speaking out today."

"Sister-in-law Xing, why be polite, it's the Yang family who bullies people too much, and their words are very ugly,"

"Sister-in-law Xing doesn't pay attention to this kind of family, she thinks that after studying for a few days, she will be great, and she still failed to win the exam, and even her daughter-in-law ran away with others."

"Let's see who gets such a charming little girl in the whole alley. Only the Yang family can do such a thing. I also hope that their brother can win the exam. With such a disaster by his side, he can study with peace of mind. No wonder!"

Everyone was chattering, the old lady of the Yang family inside the door didn't go far at all, hearing what they said, she was furious, but she didn't dare to confront the crowd, so she could only vent her anger on Wei'er.Old Mrs. Yang was leaning on a cane with one hand, and she shook off the support of the little maid with the other hand. She grabbed Wei'er's ear with her other hand, and cursed in a low voice: "I've asked you to make things for the young master at home all day long. Needlework, go out and make trouble, when the master comes back, he will definitely sell you out from afar."

Wei'er cried so much that she felt aggrieved, but she didn't dare to open her mouth to argue, because she knew that the more she argued, the hotter the old lady's anger would be.Anyway, she wasn't worried at all, no matter how much trouble she caused, the young master would clean up the mess for her.

Others were willing to sell her, but the young master couldn't leave her for a while.

Xiuyan's mother and daughter saw off the neighbors and were about to close the door when the young woman diagonally opposite closed the door of their house behind her back.

"Sister-in-law, my sister has something to tell you."

As the saying goes, you don't hit people with smiling faces. Although Xiuyan's mother doesn't like her frivolous temperament, she has a sister-in-law, so Xiuyan's mother can only welcome people into the courtyard with a smile.

"Yo, this is the child you picked up!" The lady reached out to touch the baby's tender face, Xiuyan took half a step back vigilantly, and held the baby firmly in her arms.

"You little girl, you still blame him for protecting him, and forgot how your father beat you for this matter?" The lady smiled and didn't care. Instead, she looked at Xing Xiuyan and said in surprise: "Ah, a few days No, Xiuyan seems to be a good-looking kid."

Xiuyan's mother poured water from the house, and didn't lead anyone into the house, she just put it on the cool stone square table in the small courtyard: "There is no tea at home, sister, don't dislike it."

The lady picked up the water bowl unceremoniously, and said angrily: "My sister-in-law and I still have to talk about these empty etiquette?"

Xiuyan saw that her movements to drink water were soft and weak, and her Lanhua fingers were just right, she seemed to be very particular.

"Look stupid!" The lady put down the water bowl in a funny way, and waved her hands in front of Xing Xiuyan, "It's not like I haven't seen it before. My aunt was more particular than this when she was in Yangzhou all those years ago! Forget it, tell your child You don’t even know what to do with it.”

Xiuyan rolled her eyes and said with an apologetic smile, "As soon as my aunt says I don't understand it! I just see that the way my aunt carries the bowl is so pretty."

The lady couldn't help but smiled at Xiuyan's mother, "Sister-in-law, have you seen it? Here are the people who know the goods. No wonder I have studied with Master Miaoyu on the mountain for those years, and my vision is higher than ordinary people." , the lady just paused, and her expression turned sad: "If my aunt stays at Ouyang's house, she will also be in charge of the lady by now."

Xiuyan's mother smiled and said, "Sister, take another bite."

"Look at me, you're talking about such a disappointment again." The other party cheered up, and hurriedly said: "I saw your elder brother go early in the morning, is it someone from the government?"

"The county magistrate sent an officer to call him back to the yamen, but I don't know what happened."

The lady pondered for a moment, "Sister-in-law, you should spend some money to manage things. Although our Lord Bai is not too greedy, but the old saying is good, money can turn ghosts, and your family should have a decent one." To make a living, don’t be like our family, looking for work on the pier all day, hungry and full. Besides, your family has added a child, I heard from Lady Luzhu that your family is determined to keep Off? That's fine too, as a companion for Xiuyan girl, in the future even if you get married, you will have someone to support you."

Xiuyan's mother saw that although this woman looked frivolous, but her words were heart-warming, she couldn't help being more kind: "I also told your elder brother about this, the family sees that there is no rice to cook."

The woman hurriedly said: "I still have it there, my sister. I will ask his father to bring it to you later." After thinking about it, she said again: "Seeing that someone will come to the nunnery on the mountain to collect the rent, your family may not I can get it together, sister, I still have a tael of private money, although it is not much, my sister-in-law took it to deal with emergencies first. If Xiuyan says a few more good words, I am afraid that those sisters-in-law will cut half of them if their hearts soften."

Xiuyan's mother sat on the stone bench opposite her, thanking her endlessly: "My sister's kindness, my sister-in-law took it, but my son's aunt lent us some money, so we can get through this period. My sister also said just now, There is no work at home, and life is always difficult, so I thought... find something to do."

The lady laughed loudly: "Sister-in-law, you can't lift your hands and shoulders, what can you do? It's better to ask Xiuyan girl to come to my place, and I will pass on the embroidery skills to her. If you learn well, you can join me in the future A dowry money is not difficult."

Xiuyan quietly looked at the lady's hands, and saw that they were really delicate and smooth, not like someone doing rough work at all, and there were no calluses on her fingertips.

But Xiuyan's mother sighed: "I see that their family next door is the same as ours, but they can afford a little girl, so I thought that if my Xiuyan family can really find a profitable business, let her enjoy the blessings. "

"My sister-in-law, you really have a motherly heart. Don't blame my sister for complaining about you. I can't get enough of this meal. Why do you think so much. But sister-in-law doesn't have to envy the Yang family. There are three servants in their family, one of whom burns the fire. Mother-in-law is the dowry of the old lady of the Yang family. That little girl was hit by a disaster in the countryside. She didn’t spend any money. I paid a few taels of silver from the old lady of the Yang family. But people think about it in the long run, the old lady is hoping that Weier will give his grandson a baby!"

Xiuyan's mother frowned tightly, she couldn't help but have a very bad impression of the young master whom the Yang family had never met.

The lady continued to laugh and said: "If you really want to buy a girl, just wait. Our family often sells sons and daughters on the pier. It doesn't cost money, just give them food." The lady thought, the Xing family After all, it used to be a rich family, maybe they still have some family background, why should I stop it?She has not been married here for two years, and she has heard from neighbors that the Xing family was very prosperous in the past, but it was only after marrying the eldest sister-in-law that it fell into decline.

Xiuyan's mother invited the other party to drink a bowl of water without tea, and when it was almost noon, the lady knew their family background and hurriedly got up to leave.Xiuyan's mother stayed, but the other party insisted on refusing.

Just as he was opening the door, he suddenly saw Xiuyan's father appearing excitedly at the entrance of the alley, followed by a young boy of thirteen or fourteen.

"Yo, Brother Xing is back."

Xiuyan's father was taken aback, and the lady smiled coquettishly, "Looking at how handsome your elder brother is, you probably got rich somewhere!"

Xiuyan's father didn't dare to pick up the topic randomly, but the young man behind him said with a smile: "It turned out to be Aunt Zhu, Lord Xing has returned to his post now, and is still a scribe official, the county magistrate sent me to be a young master of Xing fellow."

"Ah, what a joyful event! Sister-in-law Xing, you have come to the end of all your hardships." Madam Zhu turned her arms around Xiuyan's mother and sincerely congratulated her.

Xiuyan's mother saw that this daughter-in-law of the Zhu family was a bit frivolous in her behavior, but she was kind-hearted, so she also wanted to make friends with her.A family of three sent Zhu's wife away.But the boy followed Xiuyan's father into the courtyard, looking at Xiuyan dishonestly.

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