Enter the Room

  Chapter 10

  The bluestone road after the rain is wet and slippery.

  Song Jiyun had just stepped into her grandmother Zeng's yard when she heard her third aunt Li's high-pitched cry: "Grandma, please save our master!

   "The king's master is cruel and ruthless. In our Liang County, he only covers the sky with his hands. Even the new county magistrate has to give him three points. Our master offended him, what can we do in the future?"

  Song Jiyun curled his lips, and before the maid on duty at the door could tell, he lifted the curtain and strode in.

  In the center of the hall, Song Sanliang covered the bed with an autumn-scented face and silk quilt lying on the door panel, moaning and groaning in pain.

   Mrs. Zeng closed her eyes and sat on the Arhat couch in the middle hall, fiddling with the eighteen agarwood beads in her hand with a sinking face.

  On the lower left of her sits a sobbing Li Shi, and on the lower right sits a panicked Qian Shi, and behind her stands a young girl with bright eyes and bright teeth.

   is her cousin Song Tao.

  People in the room looked towards them when they heard the sound.

  She exclaimed "Oops", ran to Song Sanliang, and said, "How could this happen? Isn't the beating in the yamen divided into real beatings and fake beatings? Is this not enough money for Third Uncle?"

   There was silence in the room.

  Ms. Qian glanced at Mrs. Li in embarrassment, got up and pulled Song Jiyun, and said, "Why are you here?"

  Neither blamed her for not saluting Zeng and others first, nor blamed her for speaking badly, the desire to defend was very obvious.

   Mrs. Li is not happy.

Song Jiyun presumed he didn't see it, and said loudly: "Didn't the third uncle say that I went to the silver building with me to get 10,000 taels of silver to the master Wang this morning? After the master Wang called the third uncle away, I will follow the agreement with the third uncle." Went to the silver building.

   "Who knew that I waited in the silver building all morning but couldn't wait for the third uncle, so I had to come back."

She asked Li with guilt and worry: "Third Aunt, Third Uncle was beaten because he failed to deliver the silver in time, right? Can Third Uncle still get up? It's okay to deliver the silver at this time." OK?"

   "This..." Li's face showed embarrassment. .

  Nurse Zheng barged in, she panicked and yelled loudly: "Old lady, Missy, it's not good!"

   Zeng was forced to open his eyes.

  Song Jiyun's face sank, and he said, "Is there any rule for yelling at grandma's place?"

Grandma Zheng hastily apologized, wiped the sweat from her forehead and said panickedly: "People outside are spreading rumors that the third master was bluffing and defrauding outside under the guise of the king's master, extorting 10,000 taels of silver from others, and was beaten three times." The top ten boards were sent back."

   "What?!" Song Jiyun opened his eyes wide in shock, looked at Song Sanliang, and then at Li Shi.

   Mrs. Li didn't know whether she was angry or ashamed, her face was flushed, she stepped forward a few steps and raised her hand to slap Madam Zheng in the face.

  Song Jiyun pulled Madam Zheng aside, avoiding her slaps, and said, "Third Aunt, if you have something to say, it's wrong to do it!"

   Li scolded: "I let her talk nonsense!"

  Nurse Zheng said aggrievedly: "I'm not talking nonsense. Everyone speaks clearly, and even master Wang asked the third master to ask what he learned clearly."

   As she spoke, she took a cautious look at Mrs. Zeng, and murmured: "The third master lied to us about the 10,000 taels of silver!"

"What?!"

  Ms. Qian was shocked, dumbfounded, and couldn't believe it.

  Song Jiyun did the same: "Third Uncle, how could you do this?

   "I'm your niece!"

  Song Sanliang pretended to be dead.

   Mrs. Li jumped on tiptoe and shouted: "No! Nonsense! Fake! If I hear you arrange our master again, be careful, I will be rude to you."

  Song Jiyun ignored her, looking at Song Sanliang with a heartbroken look: "Third Uncle, if you are short of money, just tell me.

   "Ten thousand taels is not a lot of money.

   "We are juniors, so we can save you a few pieces of jewelry and a few pieces of clothing.

   "Why did you lie to us? It's fine to lie to us, but you still lie to us under the guise of Wang Zhuzhu?

   "But you are like this, let us who are juniors go out in the future, how will we behave?"

   This is too heartbreaking.

  Ms. Li became angry from embarrassment, and said to Song Jiyun: "Is there anyone who talks like that? Are you acting like a junior? You are uneducated!"

  Ms. Qian was so angry that her hands were shaking, she got up and blocked her daughter behind her, and said to Mrs. Li: "Her third aunt, did our children say something wrong? Is it reasonable for you to bully our orphans and widows?"

  Mr. Li is afraid of Song Jiyun's father, but not this weak sister-in-law. She opened her mouth and said, "Who told you not to have a son!"

  Song Jiyun overturned the table with a "crash" and said sharply: "When my father was here, I didn't say anything. Why, my father is gone. Third aunt thinks she can be our family's home?"

  Song Tao, who was silent by the side, was caught off guard, his face turned pale with fright, and he took two steps back before standing still.

   Qian burst into tears.

Mrs. Li was not convinced, she stared at her eyes and wanted to say something, Mrs. Zeng slapped the table and yelled, and blocked her words: "Okay! What do you all want to do? Don't you think it's embarrassing enough? I'm not dead yet! "

  Everyone died down.

   Mrs. Zeng said wearily to Mrs. Qian's mother and daughter: "You guys go back first! What's the matter, let's talk about it after sending the second child up the mountain."

   Qian sobbed and nodded.

  Song Jiyun looked at Mrs. Zeng several times.

  Those dark eyes seem to be able to reflect people's shadows, like that mirror, they can see everything clearly and clearly.

   Zeng's face changed slightly.

  Song Tao came out with a pale face, bowed to Mrs. Zeng, and said, "Grandmother, I'm going to see off my second aunt."

  Ms. Zeng let out a "hmm".

  Song Tao and Song Jiyun held Qian's arm on the left and right, and led Madam Zheng and others out of Zeng's yard.

   "Grandmother's words, don't take your second aunt and cousin Yun to heart." She gently advised Qian and Song Jiyun, "We juniors don't care about her old man."

  Ms. Qian gave birth to three daughters, and she was very affectionate to her nieces. Hearing this, she comforted her: "My good boy, I'm scaring you! Your cousin is impatient, so you should be more patient."

  Song Tao smiled at Song Jiyun, and said, "Go first! I want to hide here."

   He also pointedly looked back at the house where Mrs. Zeng lived.

   Quite lively and cheerful.

  Song Jiyun raised his eyebrows.

  Her cousin is quite different from before.

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In Zeng's house, Mrs. Li wept bitterly: "I said it was unreliable, but he insisted that it doesn't matter. It's all right now. I didn't say that I was beaten, and I folded the calligraphy and painting that I married as a dowry." .He was also laughed at by the juniors. I don’t know what to do with Master Wang?"

   "It's Song Jiyun, that **** girl!" Song Sanliang, who had been lying on the door panel without making a sound, suddenly raised his head, and shouted as if waking up from a dream, "She is the one who went to inform Mr. Wang!"

   Li Shi and Zeng Shi were both startled, and said, "What did you say?"

  Song Sanliang gritted his teeth and told the story, and said, "No one knows about this except her."

   Mrs. Zeng fiddled with the beads in thought.

   Mrs. Li yelled: "You are so young, but your heart is so vicious. What if you grow up? This is a girl. If this is a kid, why don't we let us do the work of the elders!"

  Song Sanliang was overjoyed, called "Mother", and said anxiously: "Yes, marry her! Once she is married, the second wife will be leaderless."

   I feel like I'm getting back to normal ^O^

  (end of this chapter)