After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Seeing that Xin Xin said she was confident, Baochai didn't ask any more questions, and instead talked about another matter: "Sister, have you seen the shopkeeper and the female teacher who look after the shop for me?"

Xin Xin said: "It was a female master who led me the way just now. As for the female shopkeeper, I also exchanged a few words with her when I came in. They are both generous and not like ordinary people."

Xiao Ling also said: "That's right, where did you find these female masters? I have come here a few times, and I have called them a few times, and I think they are better than ordinary men."

Xin Xin sneered, and said: "There are many useless men in this world. Comparing these few with those men, it really humiliates the female masters."

"Yes, yes, is it okay if I said the wrong thing?" Xiao Ling was also blinded by the secular judgment standards for a moment, and was choked by Xin Xin, but he was not angry, but teased with surprise, "You It’s really different from before. I didn’t know who it was at the beginning, but I was thinking of persuading Baochai to return to the right way, to be a husband and a child.”

Xin Xin smiled embarrassedly, and said: "In the past, I was thinking about it. Now think about it, what is the right way? What is the wrong way? The standards in this world are set by men, and naturally they are always and everywhere. It is convenient for men. Is it possible that God has stipulated that we women should be submissive by nature?"

Now, even Baochai looked at her with admiration, and said gratifiedly, "It seems that my sister has really figured it out, so I feel at ease."

What was Baochai afraid of before?

Is it because she is afraid that although Xin Xin is free, she still feels that what she is doing is disobedient and wrong.If such a big stone keeps pressing on her heart, a good person will be crushed within a few years.

And Baochai had good intentions in helping her, but if in the end, he harmed her instead, his conscience would be troubled for the rest of his life.

"Thank you sister for thinking of me." Xin Xin smiled gratefully at Baochai, and she figured out why she talked about it, "A few days ago, I visited Sigu, Wanggu, Lingu and Songgu successively. I waited for several respectable seniors who taught me a lot, especially Songgu who combed my hair. She was originally the only daughter of a wealthy family. Not only that, but also sold her to the building, and said she had eloped with someone."

Xiao Ling's temper is the most explosive. Hearing this, he was already furious: "It's really unreasonable!"

But she scolded and scolded, in fact, she knew in her heart that this kind of matter between clans, unless the bitter master reported it, otherwise, the people would not sue the officials and not investigate.Like Song Gu, if the male family members died, even if they sued, the government would mostly refuse to accept it.

Because Aunt Song's parents had passed away at that time, as an unmarried girl, according to the etiquette, she should obey the clan's arrangement.If she really goes out and sues the officials, all she needs is for the elders of the clan to come forward and say that she disobeyed her elders and refused to follow the arrangement of the clan to marry, then she can bite back. her reputation.

Fortunately, Song Gu's parents originally planned to recruit a wife because she was only one daughter, and raised her as a son since she was a child, and even more meticulously.

Song Gu acted cowardly and timidly at the beginning, but secretly hid all the land deeds and bank notes that her parents taught her, leaving only some floating wealth for the clan members.Then, when the family members were arguing about robbing property, Songgu fled at night and ran all the way to Lianhua Lane where her aunt lived, kneeling in front of an aunt named Ming, begging her to adopt her.

There are two ways to form the group of aunts.One is like Xin Xin, who came from her own husband's family and groomed herself as an aunt; the other is an orphan girl who was originally an aunt, but when she got old, she adopted a dying orphan.

At that time, Ming Gu was in her early thirties, and it was time to choose an heir.Hearing Songgu's cry, she felt compassionate and adopted her as her adopted daughter.

Nine out of ten women who are aunts have their own property.Moreover, they act as barriers to each other, holding together to exclude others, and twisting together, they are a force that should not be underestimated.The Song family is just a poor family, how dare they offend this force?

These things should not be known by a boudoir girl.But Song Gu's parents raised her as a man, and naturally they didn't shy away from these secret things in the world.

Thinking about it, her parents never imagined that one day, their daughter would rely on these unorthodox things to escape with her life.

Xiao Ling and Baochai sighed when they heard this.

Baochai said: "It seems that it's not that women are inherently inferior to men. It's just that women have been trapped in the back house all their lives, and what they see all day is just the world that looks up. Even if it was a boy of the same age, he might not be able to escape a small life, and he would have to end up dying of illness."

Thinking of their elder brothers, Xiao Ling and Xin Xin nodded in agreement.

Xiao Ling said to Xin Xin: "It is your good fortune to meet someone like Song Gu, so don't let your wild thoughts come to you in the future."

Xin Xin nodded and sighed: "Perhaps, I am born with shallow kinship. My father is not loving, my mother is not loving, and my elder brother is not friendly at all. But..." She looked around at the two Good sisters, grabbing one in each hand, smiling brightly, all the gloom is gone, "However, as long as I know that there are still you in this world who think about me and hope for my well-being, it won't be in vain."

Baochai also shook hands with her backhand, without saying anything.But Xiao Ling had a face full of "Don't touch me", squinting his eyes and said: "Don't be sentimental, I'm only looking at Baochai's face. Otherwise, who cares about you?"

Xin Xin and Baochai looked at each other, both couldn't help laughing.Xin Xin said kindly: "Then I would like to thank Mrs. Xiao Er for your generosity."

Xiao Ling couldn't help laughing either.

After a few laughs, Baochai hurriedly brought the topic back: "I don't know how many unfortunate women like Songgu are in the world. But there are very few women like her who are as bright as her. Masters, all of them are suffering people. Even if I want to help them, my ability is limited and there is not much I can do."

These words were clearly out of character, Xin Xin couldn't help correcting her expression, and said, "Your sister has something to say, you might as well speak it out. Is there anything we can't say between us?"

Baochai looked around, and suddenly said to her maidservant: "Ying'er, Que'er, take limes and Shihua and the others to pick some gouache that you like, and I will reward you."

Seeing this, Xiao Ling and Xin Xin ordered their maidservants and Ying'er to go.And before Qing Ning left, she gave Xiao Ling a look of "I'm not here, girl, you have to learn to work hard on your own".

The corner of Xiao Ling's mouth twitched, he closed his eyes and nodded.

As soon as the person who was supposed to leave left, Xiao Ling couldn't wait to say: "Okay, don't be a fool, talk about something, I'm really anxious to death!"

She had a vague feeling that Baochai must be a big winner this time, and she couldn't help feeling a secret excitement in her heart.She, Xiao Ling, has never been a person willing to be lonely.

Xin Xin also looked at Baochai eagerly, encouraging her to just talk.

Baochai said: "If someone else said this, it would be my parents. I dare not say it. Although we have no blood relatives, we are like-minded, but they are better than flesh and blood. Therefore, I just want to talk to the two of you. Let me tell you, whether it is successful or not, it is better to have a detailed reference."

Xiao Ling said anxiously: "You really said it!"

Xin Xin joked: "Yeah, if you keep cheating, Ling'er will beat you."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling raised his hand in protest.

"Okay, let me just say it, let me say it." Baochai hurriedly begged for mercy, "I just think that there are too many poor women in this world. Like us, some money and power are at our disposal. A small number. But a meager effort can add up to a lot.”

She looked at Xin Xin seriously, and expressed her thoughts: "Therefore, I thought: If my sister's embroidery workshop has a large scale in the future, can there be a way for those poor women to survive?"

Xin Xin was stunned, and couldn't help but admire: "Sister is really a person with great wisdom and a big heart. I was only thinking about myself, but my sister is able to treat others with respect. It really makes my sister ashamed."

Baochai hurriedly said: "My sister is ridiculously praised, this is just an immature idea. If my sister is in trouble..."

"What does my sister think of me?" Xin Xin interrupted her, glared at her reproachfully, and said sternly, "Although I am not a saint, I am not hard-hearted either. Anyway, I am eating enough for one person now, and the whole family is not happy." I’m hungry, there’s nothing to worry about. Don’t worry, my sister, as long as I have spare energy, I will definitely be with my sister.”

Baochai said happily, "Sister Gaoyi."

Xiao Ling looked at Baochai on the left and Xin Xin on the right, and said dissatisfied: "Hey, how can you two leave me behind? Are you still good sisters?"

"Sister Ling'er, don't be upset." Baochai said, "Sister Xin is now able to make her own decisions, and I have some money and influence in my hands. Sister Ling'er has a heart, I am naturally happy, but I don't want to embarrass my sister. "

The Xiao family is also a big family, and the situation is more complicated than that of the Xue family. Even if Mrs. Xiao is the head of the family, she still has many things she cannot control.Otherwise, there was no need to use the status of heir to give the eldest son Xiao Chengyun a chance to enter the imperial examination.

It's a pity that Xiao Chengyun couldn't understand his mother's painstaking efforts, he only felt that his mother didn't give him enough.

Even if Mrs. Xiao can make the decision, she is unlikely to support Xiao Ling to help those orphans or widows.Because in the eyes of the world, this is not a good thing, but meddling in other people's affairs.

Sure enough, Xiao Ling was immediately discouraged.

She also knew that her mother was already under tremendous pressure from the clan to let her delay talking about the marriage leave for a while.If something happened to her again, her mother would not be able to protect her.

Seeing her decadent as if she had been robbed of energy all of a sudden, Xin Xin comforted her, "It's good that you have the heart, and Baochai and I will do that part together."

Xiao Ling gave her a blank look, and said: "What's yours is yours, what's mine is mine, how can you do this kind of thing?" She thought for a while, as if she had made up her mind, "Just wait, one day , I will do it myself!"

Baochai said worriedly, "Don't mess around."

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Baochai couldn't help complaining: "When you say that, I seem to be even more worried." This made Xiao Ling jump up and beat her.

Xin Xin watched the two fight with a smile, and began to think silently in her heart, should she go to Suzhou and Hangzhou to hire some good embroiderers?

******

In a blink of an eye, the New Year is here.After preparing the ceremony for Wang Ziteng and Rongguo Mansion respectively, the Xue Wang family was worried with the gift list for the Jinling Wang family.

The grievances between Wang Ziteng and his stepmother Zhen's, Xue Wang's is very clear.If in previous years, when the Zhen family hadn't been defeated, she would have just prepared great gifts for both parties. Although Wang Ziteng was not happy, he could still understand her.

But now, Nuo Da's Zhen family has disappeared, and the stepmother Zhen's family and third brother Wang Zisheng have no support. If she prepares the ceremony according to the standards of previous years, she will definitely offend her second brother Wang Ziteng.Now the Xue family still relies on Wang Ziteng, so naturally they cannot be offended.

However, if the Zhen family is defeated, the etiquette on their side will be reduced accordingly. How will the people of Jinling City think of their Xue family?

When Xue Duan came back, Xue Wang was still frowning, and he didn't even know he was back.

He raised his hand to stop the maid's announcement, walked behind his wife, looked up, and understood what was going on, and couldn't help pointing out: "The life of my mother-in-law's house is definitely not the same as before, and this year's gift will be less. You can secretly give her another 1000 taels of cash."

With such a fold, it is not much different from the boxing ceremony in previous years.

But Mrs. Xue was not very happy: "However, we don't give enough on the surface. What will outsiders think of us?"

"Isn't that simple?" Xue Duan said with a smile, "It's enough to just arrange for a maid to say something wrong?"

In this way, since their family has a good reputation, it will not spread to the capital and let the second uncle Wang Ziteng know about it.It kills two birds with one stone.

Xue Wang's eyes lit up, and she looked at her husband with admiration: "Master, you are still thoughtful."

Xue Duan smiled reservedly, feeling very useful in his heart.

"Okay, it's getting late, Pan'er and his wife and Baochai are waiting for us to have dinner."

"Oh, I forgot dinner!" Xue Wang was startled, "Then let's go quickly, don't make the children wait."

When the couple arrived in the front hall, Xue Pan, his wife and Baochai hurriedly stood up to greet them: "Greetings, Mrs. and Mrs."

Xue Duan said: "Don't be too polite, let's all sit down."

Xue Wang also said: "Yuyao also sits, so there is no need to make rules."

"Thank you Madam for your understanding." Lou Yuyao said gratefully.

Xue Wang said angrily: "You child, you are too polite. How many times have I told you that our family is not a big family, and there are not so many rules."

Lou Yuyao smiled and said, "It is the duty of a daughter-in-law to serve her in-laws. My wife loves me, but I can't forget my duty."

Xue Wang immediately felt that this daughter-in-law was really caring.

And Lou Yuyao also felt that this mother-in-law was really kind.

On the side there was a servant girl serving dishes, Xue Wang commanded the servant girl to serve everyone sitting with dishes she liked, and then asked Lou Yuyao, "Have you prepared the gift for your in-laws?"

Looking at the Dongpo meat in her bowl, Lou Yuyao felt a warm current in her heart.

——She has only been married for a few months, and her mother-in-law has remembered her preferences and really treats her as a family.Although she hasn't been given the right to be a housekeeper yet, she has made her own list for the rituals sent to her mother's house during the Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year.

Looking around the entire Jinling City, there are not many such good mothers-in-law.

And all she can do is to be more filial and treat her sister-in-law better.

"It's already drawn up, and I'll show it to my wife tomorrow."

"You don't need to have a look at it for me, you and Pan'er can discuss it together."

"Yes." Knowing her mother-in-law's temper, Lou Yuyao responded directly without being pretentious.

Seeing their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along well, the other three members of the family are very happy.

After all, only when the family members are united can they be consistent with the outside world!

"By the way, there is one more thing." Xue Wang suddenly remembered, and hurriedly asked Xue Duan, "What about the dividends for the clansmen this year?"

Xue Duan said lightly: "This year's situation is not good, just pay [-]% of last year's."

"Just listen to the master. By the way, the second brother and his family are coming back, right?"

What Wang Xue said was Xue Zhi, Xue Duan's direct brother.

Their family loves to travel, and they entrusted Xue Duan with the management of all the property they got when they separated.Even when Xue Pan got married, they just entrusted the shopkeeper in the Xue family's shop to bring back the gift through the Xue family's business route.

Maybe it's because they haven't seen each other for many years, the relationship between the two families is very good, Xue Wang's and sister-in-law Xue Zhou's get along very well, and they seldom blush.

Therefore, some time ago, I received a letter from Xue Zhi, saying that I will go home for the New Year this year, and the husband and wife are looking forward to it.

Xue Duan said: "It's only been a few days. The second brother said in the letter that he has arranged a marriage for Baoqin, a son of the Hanlin family with the surname Mei. Baoqin is also ten years old this year, and it is time to come back and prepare the dowry."

Hearing the name of "Baoqin", Baochai felt that the food in the bowl was not fragrant.

For this cousin, Baochai has complicated feelings.But overall, envy and jealousy are the majority.

She remembered that in her previous life, the old lady of the Jia family had lost out to her aunt Mrs. Wang in Baoyu's marriage.Moreover, the money obtained from the Lin family has been almost exhausted after building a grand view garden.

The Jia family is short-sighted and only sees immediate benefits.Seeing that Lin Daiyu had no dowry around her and no support from her natal family, she belittled her even more.Even the old lady who always loved Daiyu felt that Daiyu was no longer worthy of Baoyu.

At that time, Baochai was relieved.

Because even the old lady is not optimistic about Sister Lin anymore, she seems to be the best choice at present.

At this time, Baoqin came.

The old lady took a fancy to Baoqin at a glance, and gave Baoqin a fur coat made of wild duck hair similar to Baoyu.This is like the same red musk string that the imperial concubine bestowed on Baoyu and Baochai, the meaning is too obvious!

At that time, Baochai couldn't tell whether the old lady was really optimistic about Baoqin, or was she trying to humiliate her and let her know that even if Baoyu married anyone, she would not marry Xue Baochai?

Only she understood the humiliation in Baochai's heart at that time.Even the Xue Wang family didn't take it seriously because they already knew that Bao Qin had a marriage contract with the son of Mei Hanlin's family.

If Baochai wanted to marry Baoyu before that, it was only because Baoyu was the best choice under the circumstances at that time.After that, Baochai became more of a gamble.

——Don’t you think I’m not good enough for Baoyu?I just want to marry him!

Looking back now, I was ridiculous at that time.

But she really couldn't get close to her cousin Baoqin.

******

To Baochai's surprise, before Baoqin arrived, another person came to Jinling first.

One day, she was doing accounts in the shop, and the pigeons around Xue Wang were ordered to call her home.

"The madam told the girl to go back and entertain the guests."

"Who is it?" Baochai frowned slightly, "But Second Uncle's family is back?"

Pigeon said: "No, it's the girl's cousin, the eldest girl of Rongguo Mansion."

"Rongguo Mansion? Cousin Yuanchun?"

Pigeon said: "It's Miss Yuanda."

This is really unexpected.

While tidying up the account books, Baochai asked, "It's almost the Chinese New Year, why is she here?"

Pigeon said: "Your servant doesn't know either, the girl will know when you go back and have a look?"

Yuan Chun's memory in Baochai has always been the graceful and luxurious imperial concubine.Therefore, looking at the quiet and simple girl in front of her, she almost didn't recognize her.It was Yuan Chun who greeted her first: "This is Sister Baochai, right? She is such a beautiful woman."

Xue Wang smiled from ear to ear: "She is a child, so you don't need to praise her, so please stop praising her."

Yuan Chun said: "Where is this a compliment? Sister Baochai is indeed born well. It is also my aunt who can take care of people. Whether it is Sister Baochai or Brother Pan's daughter-in-law, one or two are much better than others go."

Xue Wang's whole body was flattered by her, and Lou Yuyao also praised this cousin as a good person when she talked with her.

Xue Wang called Baochai to come forward and call for someone, "Come quickly, my son, this is your eldest cousin Yuanchun."

Baochai greeted her hurriedly: "I have met Sister Yuanchun." He greeted each other with Lou Yuyao, but he thought in his heart: It is indeed not easy to be a concubine!

Baochai knew about it, because of her aunt Mrs. Wang, Xue Wang didn't have a good impression of Mrs. Wang's children.When Yuanchun left the palace, Xue Wang said sarcastically: "If you don't have that life, don't get that disease. What's the matter, isn't it all in vain in the end?"

But how much work is this?Assuming Yuanchun came, the pigeon came back from looking for her. It took about a quarter of an hour, and the two were already talking and laughing.

Although her mother was soft-hearted, it was for her own people.After Mrs. Wang cheated on her, Xue Duan and Baochai continued to brainwash her, and she no longer regarded Mrs. Wang as her own.Yuan Chun's ability can be seen to be average.

So many thoughts are actually just a moment.Baochai sat down opposite Yuanchun, and asked with concern: "When did my cousin arrive in Jinling? Why didn't you write in advance, and the family can arrange someone to pick you up."

Xue Wang also said: "That's right. You are a girl, how can the family rest assured that you come alone?"

Yuan Chun smiled wryly, and said, "I'm not going to hide it from my aunt and cousin, I came to Jinling this time to avoid disaster."

Xue Wang immediately became vigilant: "What did you say?"

She thought in her heart: don't you want to make troubles come to the east?If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let her in.

The intimacy that had arisen just now was half gone in an instant.

Baochai and Lou Yuyao looked at each other, and both had similar thoughts.

Don't blame them women for being villainous, it's Mrs. Wang who does things, it's too hard to guard against.They didn't know anything about Yuan Chun, but the deepest impression was Mrs. Wang's daughter.What if like a mother, like a daughter?

Yuan Chun seemed to be ignorant of the two people's sudden defense, and talked about his experience in detail.

This matter started from the [-]th day of the winter moon, when Mrs. Xing brought the female family members of the Jia family to the Huangjue Temple to offer incense.

After a group of women worshiped from the Wei Tuo Hall to the Daxiong Hall, Mrs. Xing asked the girls and grandmothers to separate to worship the gods and Buddhas they wanted to worship.Yuan Chun and his younger sisters went to ask for a lottery.

Knowing that the family would marry her off as soon as possible, Yuan Chun asked for a marriage lottery.

It's a top pick, not great, but not bad either.Yuan Chun is not demanding, so he is naturally satisfied.

When she came out of the hall where the lottery was released, she met a man in his early thirties.Yuan Chun hastily lowered his head and performed a Wanfu salute, then quickly avoided with his qin in his arms.Little did they know, the man stared at her back for a long time.

"Go and check, which one is that just now?" the man ordered his followers.

It's actually easy to check.Because that day, the only big families who came to Huangjue Temple to offer incense were the female relatives of Rongguo Mansion.And it looks like she is already so old, but still has a girl's hair, who else is there besides the big girl in the second room?

"It turned out to be her." The man smiled playfully, "In this way, the Lord and her are really destined."

This person is none other than Concubine Zhen's eldest son, the old saint's ninth son, King Zhongmin.

The next day, Concubine Zhongmin sent the mother in the mansion to Rongguo Mansion, saying that she was going to hire the eldest girl in the mansion as a side concubine for their prince.

As if a drop of water fell into the boiling oil, the Rongguo Mansion exploded in an instant.

Now, who doesn't know that Concubine Zhen's family is already abolished.Not to mention that Jia Amnesty would never let the Rongguo Mansion have anything to do with them, even Mrs. Wang, who was determined to climb the dragon and attach herself to the phoenix, cried and wiped away her tears, and never agreed to send Yuan Chun to the Zhongmin Palace.

Because it won't do her any good.

Speaking of which, this matter is also very ironic.In the past, what Mrs. Wang had longed for was to let Concubine Zhen give Yuanchun to King Zhongmin as a side concubine, but the real Concubine Zhen's mother and son looked down on their Jia family.But this time, Zhongmin Wang himself fell in love with Yuan Chun at first sight, but Mrs. Wang hurriedly sent her back to her hometown in Jinling to avoid disaster.

Both Xue Wangshi and Baochai breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was King Zhongmin, he would not be able to protect himself now, let alone reach Jiangnan.

Yuan Chun smiled slightly, and said with a smile, "I went to Jinling the day before yesterday, and I rested in the old house for a day, so I came to say hello to my aunt."

Xue Wang patted her hand and said with pity: "My good boy, I have really suffered for you."

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "When I was at home, the old lady loved me, and when I arrived in Jinling, my aunt loved me. How can I suffer?"

Never mention Mrs. Wang.

If she didn't mention it, Xue Wangshi and Baochai naturally wouldn't mention it either.The mothers talked and laughed, but they were happy.Xue Wang's even wanted to stay in Yuanchun for two days, and Yuanchun readily agreed.The host and guest enjoyed themselves for a while.

In the evening, Yuan Chun paid homage to Xue Duan, who had returned from going out, and was led by Xue's maid to the guest room to rest.

After washing up, only Yuan Chun and Bao Qin were left in the guest room.Baoqin asked happily: "Girl, this time, those people in the clan don't dare to rely on the old to sell the old, right?"

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "The Xue family is one of the four major families after all. Seeing that I have such a good relationship with the Xue family, they must have some scruples."

"Hmph!" Baoqin couldn't help but angrily said, "What are they? They're just collateral, yet they dare to think about the girl's things!"

Yuan Chun said indifferently: "The members of the Jia family have always been bold, and this can be seen just by looking at the eight houses in Beijing. The sky in Jinling is high and the emperor is far away, so they can only intensify."

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Has their Jia family reached this point?

But at the same time, she also felt that this might not be an opportunity for herself.If she figured out the current situation of the clansmen in Jinling, sent a letter to Beijing, and helped her eldest uncle rectify these clansmen, she might be able to gain the appreciation of her uncle and uncle Jing and increase her bargaining chips.

After all, she can't count on her parents, and her younger brother Baoyu is not reliable, so she has to plan for herself.

Seeing that she was in a daze again, he hugged the piano and persuaded: "Girl, it's getting late, go to bed earlier."

******

"Master, that man is here again."

The concierge Zhao Sidang came to Xue Pan to ask for credit: "The young one has already had him detained at the concierge. When will the uncle see him?"

"Come here? Okay, I'll go now." Xue Pan got up suddenly, and took Zhao Si to the gatehouse to meet the sneaky person wandering around his door.

The moment he saw that person, Xue Pan's face turned green: "It's you?"

It turned out that this person was none other than Lou Yuyao's cousin Ji He.Xue Pan still remembered that Ji He coveted his wife Lou Yuyao.

With a noble face, Ji He nodded at him reservedly, and called out, "Cousin-in-law."

"Heh!" Xue Pan asked with a cold expression, "What are you hanging around our house all day?"

When Ji He was asked such a question, he actually twitched, his cheeks blushed slightly, and he stammered, "I...I..." I couldn't figure out why for a long time.

With his attitude, Xue Pan couldn't help but think about it, and warned: "Yuyao is already married, it's not something you can imagine!"

Ji He was startled, and blurted out: "What Yuyao? I'm Miss Xue."

Xue Pan wished he could eat him.

But Ji He was not conscious at all, and was still self-righteously expressing affection: "Although your family has fallen, I don't mind. When I go to high school in the future, I will definitely support your family for the sake of Miss Xue." of."

"Thank you so much!" Xue Pan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists with a "boom boom".

Ji He waved his hand very generously: "We are all a family, why bother to say thank you."

"A family, just rely on you?"

"What are you... ah!"

Ji He screamed and covered his painful left eye.

Xue Pan gave an order: "Hit me! Hit me in the face!"

The four servants who had been surrounding Ji He immediately rushed forward and pinned Ji He to the ground.Four pairs of eight fists came and went, ruthlessly greeting Zai Ji He's face whose nose had been crooked by the servant of the Xue family, without mercy.

"what!"

"Ow!"

"Stop, stop. I have a reputation, so stop!"

But no matter how much he yelled, those servants acted as if they didn't hear him, and beat him harder and harder.Xue Pan looked at all this with cold eyes, called Zhao Si, and gave him some instructions in a low voice.

"Master, I understand." Zhao Si also responded in a low voice, looked at Ji He with pity, and joined the ranks of beatings.

Not long after, his long and hard nails left a deep mark on Ji He's face.Ji He was already numb from the pain, and didn't even know that he was disfigured.But the four servants immediately understood what their uncle meant, and when they shot again, they all used their nails intentionally or unintentionally.

It wasn't until Ji He was beaten to death that Xue Pan ordered: "Okay, throw him out. Throw him away."

"Yes, sir."

Until they were thrown out, Ji Heyou moaned to himself, threatening people for a while, and begging for mercy the next time.

Ji He was paralyzed on the ground for a long time before someone he knew passed by and took him home.

It's just that the person who sent him off had good intentions, but he was mentally tortured by Mrs. Qin, and he couldn't help secretly regretting that he was meddling in his own business.

——I just happened to pass by, how would I know who beat him like this?It's fine if you don't thank me, why, listen to that, and blame me for not arriving in time?Hehe, am I your ancestor?Can a spirit appear with just a request?Let's stay away from this family in the future.

He didn't wait for anyone to thank him, and sneaked away when Ji's family didn't notice.

He left, but Qin Shi refused to let it go. While tugging at Mr. Ji's ears, yelling for him to ask for a doctor, he urged him to go to Lou's house and ask his sister, Mrs. Lou, to avenge his nephew. Cursing and crying: "Who is this one who kills a thousand swords, what a cruel heart! My son, why are you so unlucky? The one who kills a thousand swords..."

Ji Ru couldn't take it anymore, and persuaded: "Mom, let's treat brother's wound first."

"Oh, oh, yes, yes." Qin hurriedly went to the water, and after soaking the cloth towel, she felt unable to do anything.There was no other reason, it was really Ji He's face, which was beaten so badly, it was bloody, and Qin felt that she could smash her son's face with just a little touch.

"This...let's talk about it when the doctor comes." She put down the cloth towel again.

"That's fine." Ji Ru nodded, thinking to himself: As long as you don't curse around, it's fine.

Seeing his mother jumping and scolding, Ji Ru felt agitated.

She is already 16 years old this year. An ordinary woman at this age is already married, but she is still alone as a sister-in-law, and she has no one to kiss her.The reason is that Qin's vision is too high, and he can't lift his head when he scolds the Iceman who is proposing to kiss him.

The Iceman was entrusted by someone to be a matchmaker, and he didn't owe you anything, so why should he endure your curses?

But Qin is her mother, no matter what, she can only bear it.

Looking at his elder brother who was lying on the couch, not knowing whether he was alive or dead, Ji Ru sighed, and felt that this time, it was something he did by himself.

My mother always said that my brother is promising and will definitely go to high school in the future, and this is also the reason why my mother has a high vision.But will such a brother really be able to go to high school in the future?

Ji Ru said that he was very skeptical.

******

Every New Year's Eve is a lively time for families to move around frequently, and wives watch life-long events for their children.Baochai, who was 13 years old this year, finally faced the situation that Xiao Ling had faced before.

——to be looked at.

I don't know when, Xue Wangshi began to take Baochai to various banquets frequently, and many wives would ask about her, and Xue Wangshi also chose those who felt appropriate to communicate with others.

Then, within two days, she would take the information of several sons and daughters and let Baochai see if there was anyone she liked.

Baochai was miserable.

After Baochai rejected Xue Wangshi's favored candidate for the third time, Xue Wangshi finally showed suspicion: "Chai'er, you don't want to learn from that aunt of the Xin family, do you?"

For ordinary people, "aunt" is not a good word, which shows that Xue Wang's dislike and disdain for Xin Xin.

Baochai's heart skipped a beat, and her face showed dissatisfaction: "Mom, what are you talking about?"

Xue Wang stared at her closely, not letting go of the slightest change in her expression, and asked: "These candidates I picked for you are all the best candidates. But you push back and forth, and you are not satisfied with this one, that one I don’t like it either. You have rejected the best brothers in Jinling City over and over again. Just tell me, what do you really like?”

"I..." Baochai lowered her head with a rare guilty conscience under the gaze of her mother's rare sharp eyes.

Seeing her like this, Xue Wang's heart thumped, and she couldn't help raising her voice: "Is it possible that you really have such thoughts?"

"Mom, I don't." Baochai retorted calmly.

But today Xue Wang seemed to be particularly sensitive, and immediately noticed her insincere words.

"Chai'er, let me tell you, you can't imitate her, that's not a good woman who should go on the road. Our Xue family can't afford to lose that person!"

"Mom!" Baochai's face suddenly flushed.

Injustice, dissatisfaction, resentment...

All the good emotions that had been hidden in the past suddenly burst out: "Sister Xin lives by her own ability, neither stealing nor robbing. Why is she shameless when she comes to you?"

Xue Wang sneered