The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

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Mrs. He was satisfied when she heard from Niu that Lin Ming's mother and son would come to An's house to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year.He San heard his old lady's words, and murmured: "Mother, can this be done? Besides, it's too dishonest, I don't want to do it."

Hearing her son's rebuttal, Mrs. He hated Tie Bucheng and knocked him on the head: "You have to do it if you don't do it, Qiu Ni's stomach can hardly be covered. Hurry up and sell your eldest niece for a good price , what will our family bring to Qiuni's house to give a bride price?"

"Whether it's for sale or not, mother, please don't make such harsh words. It's just that Qiu Ni's family wants 200 taels of hire money. Can that nerd's family have this money?" He San asked a little uncertainly.

Mrs. He nodded: "You really underestimate people. I heard from Mrs. An that her sister-in-law is very good at embroidery. A piece of embroidery can sell for hundreds of taels of silver. It's not ready-made for 200 taels? When the time comes, their family will If you give me any more gold and silver jewelry, I'll try to get some of them for your daughter-in-law to wear."

Hearing that it was good, He San immediately changed his expression, ran behind Mrs. He, squeezed her shoulders and beat her legs, and uttered good words one after another, which made Mrs. He's eyes narrowed.

It is said that "the old son and the grandson are the lifeblood of the old lady", and this sentence could not be more appropriate for Mrs. He. The third son was conceived by her eldest son before he got married.The eldest daughter-in-law has been in the house for less than three months and she is not pregnant yet. First, she takes care of her mother-in-law and starts confinement. He San and Da Ni's uncle and nephew are only two years apart.For the sake of the youngest son, Mrs. He was overjoyed when the eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to a daughter for the first time: Now I don't have to worry about my old son not being a daughter-in-law in the future.Therefore, she had set her mind on this granddaughter at that time.

It's a pity that no matter how good the He family's mother and son are in their calculations, they can't resist the protagonist's lack of cooperation.In the early morning of the second day of junior high school, He San was looking back and forth at the entrance of his own alley. A neighbor in the neighborhood asked him and said that he was waiting for relatives.

After waiting for a whole morning without seeing anyone, He San was stiff from the cold, and ran home angrily to complain to his mother, and refused to go out again.Mrs. He was taking care of her youngest son. She looked up and saw An Jiru coming with two paper bags, and said with a smile: "My aunt brought some sauced beef and sauced chicken feet. My mother asked me to send you some." Come."

Old Madam He's eyes lit up: "Is your aunt's family here?"

Seeing An Jiru nodding, Mrs. He was about to speak when she heard him continue: "Come and sit for a while and then leave, saying that my cousin is going to visit my teacher's house, and I didn't eat here."

The mother and son of the He family showed disappointed expressions at the same time, but Mrs. He asked He San to stay with An Jiru for dinner for the purpose of building a relationship. Her daughters-in-law all went to her natal family, and only the eldest granddaughter was at home, so she ordered the eldest granddaughter Went to cook two dishes and boiled a pot of wine, let He San and An Jiru go back to their room to eat wine...

Early the next morning, Lin Ming was having dinner with his mother when Niu came to the door crying.After asking for a long time, An Shi realized that her good nephew had slept with the eldest daughter of the He family next door, and was blocked by other family members on the bed.At this moment, the He family was clamoring for money, saying that if the An family didn't come up with the 500 taels of dowry silver right away, they would send An Jiru to an official and make trouble in Uncle An's yamen.

After hearing this, Anshi rubbed the center of her eyebrows helplessly: What kind of shit is this!For a family like the He family, including the house, the family property does not know if it is enough for 500 taels, so they dare to ask for such a large amount of dowry, which is clearly blackmail.

Seeing that Niu was wiping away her tears, An had no choice but to persuade her a few words, and then asked: "Then sister-in-law, what kind of constitution do you have? Is this girl from the He family married or not?"

"Hey, the daughter of a poor and shabby family wants to be my son's wife. It's a beautiful idea! You don't know that their family is lazy, especially the old woman of the He family has long been looking forward to selling her granddaughter for a good price. Marry her youngest son as a wife. I just didn’t expect that this time, I’d have the idea on my head.” Niu scolded bitterly.

But she didn't see that An's eyes turned cold after hearing these words: Since you, an aunt, knew that this family was unreliable, you still insisted on telling your nephew about her girl. What is An's heart?

Niu cried for a long time, and finally saw that his sister-in-law didn't pay much attention to him, so he gradually stopped talking: "You are brother Ru's real aunt, I came here to ask you for advice, what do you think about this matter?" Is that good?"

An Shi didn't want to meddle in such nosy matters, so she just sighed: "I can't help it, this matter first depends on Brother Ru's wishes. Last time, you either said that the girl from the He family had a good temperament and appearance, or that she was like Brother Ru. They grew up together, looking like brothers and sisters. I didn't think about it before, but now that it's done, it's better to make a mistake. You also said that this girl was grown up by you, and you know everything. Being a daughter-in-law is the most suitable. As for the others, I am an outsider, and I can't be the master of anyone, so what can I say?"

Niu was so choked by these remarks that she couldn't speak, because she said all the praises of He Dani herself, so she couldn't say that she was talking nonsense before.She wanted to get angry, but she felt that if this matter got serious, she might still use this sister-in-law, so she had to endure it and went back full of anger.

After finally returning to the door of the house, I saw a large circle of people gathered in front of my house.She didn't expect that everyone would know about this incident, so she pushed away the crowd angrily and scolded: "Okay, okay, I have nothing to do, what are you doing in front of my house?"

Those who knew her hurriedly moved out of the way, the scene in front of her made Niu almost faint, and saw He Dani tied a white silk hanging in front of their house, she was still alive at this moment.

Just when Niu didn't know what was wrong, Grandma He also heard the news and ran over. Seeing Dani like this, she stepped forward and hugged her leg and cried loudly: "My daughter, you heartless The girl just left like this, what should I do in the future!" The crying one was called a dim-witted one.

Seeing this situation, several old neighbors nearby hurried forward to comfort her: "Don't cry yet, since the child is gone, give her some face. It's better to put her down, take her home and calm down."

So, a few bold neighbors in the neighborhood took stools, and hurriedly hugged him down.

At this time, the rest of the He family also rushed over one after another. Seeing Dani's pale face and eyes closed, they all thought she was dead.All of a sudden, the whole family burst into tears.

And Xueyan is arguing with Mrs. Xing right now.