Xu Xiaocheng didn't wait for Xu Shuncheng to speak, and said eagerly: "Qiao'er, your fourth aunt is talking nonsense, don't listen to her."
We want beautiful flowers and beautiful clothes, and the fourth uncle will buy them for you, so you don't need to be rewarded by others.Other people's things, we are not rare. ”Xu Qiaojun's eyes added a bit of warmth, her fourth uncle was not bad, but she still said: "But the fourth aunt said that this silk flower city can't be bought, and it was worn by the young lady in the provincial city." ”Xu Shuncheng touched Xu Qiaojun's head and said: "Qiao'er wants to wear good-looking silk flowers, and my father asks someone to buy new ones for Qiao'er in the provincial capital, and we don't wear old silk flowers that others have worn." ”"Thank you, Daddy."
Xu Qiaojun said with a smile.Xu Maocai looked at Xu Qiaojun's white-washed, patched, obviously small jacket, remembering the rich life mentioned by his grandmother when he was a child, he couldn't help but feel sorry for this little granddaughter who had picked up old clothes since she was a child and almost never wore new clothes, and said: "When the Chinese New Year comes, grandpa will let your grandmother go to the city to pull a piece of flower cloth and make a beautiful dress for our pretty children." ”"Thank you, grandpa."
Xu Qiaojun thanked him with a smile, and her eyes flickered, "Then I won't go to the city with the fourth aunt and play with the fifth lady, it's better to take Bao'er at home." ”"You're so good, you know how to help take your younger brother at a young age."
Xu Zhicheng only has one son in Xu Qingchao, and he also attaches great importance to the nephews and nieces in the family, and praised it with a smile.Xu Qiaojun finished complaining, and she was quite satisfied with the attitude of the Xu family, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, uncle, second uncle, father, fourth uncle, Qiao'er won't talk to you, go back to the room first." ”"Go, go, go."
Xu Maocai smiled lovingly.When Xu Qiaojun's small figure went out and disappeared into the night, Xu Mao took away the smile on his face, looked at his four sons, sighed long, and said, "The three clans of Zhao, Xu and Li have been living here for more than 100 years because of the war.Although now we can only dig rations in the loess, live in chaos, and cannot restore the glory of the past, but the descendants of the future generations can not forget that our ancestors of the Xu family are also famous families, and they have been officials in the court for several generations, and they were once prominent. ”The four brothers of the Xu family got up and replied respectfully: "My son doesn't dare to forget." ”"We are in this house, we don't have any big potential, and we can't win glory for the clan, so let's live in peace and don't do things that damage the reputation of the family."
Xu Maocai also wanted to provide a scholar to come out of the glorious lintel, but the four sons had mediocre qualifications, and they were not the material for reading.Xu Xiaocheng bowed his head in shame and said, "Dad, my son will take good care of the Tang family and won't let her mess around." ”"Say it well, don't make a fuss."
Although Xu Maocai didn't like this fourth daughter-in-law, for the sake of the old Tang's face, he still wanted to save her some face.At this time, Xu Liu walked in, looked at the situation in the house, his eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Old man, it's not early, let them wash and sleep." ”Xu Maocai glanced at his wife and said, "Okay, you go back to the room and rest." ”"Daddy, you have a good rest."
The Xu brothers turned around and walked out the door.Xu Liu didn't ask anything, went into the back room, and went to make the bed.Xu Liu made the bed, walked out, and saw that Xu Maocai was still sitting in the same place, not moving, and asked with a smile: "Old man, don't sleep" Xu Maocai slowly got up and went to the miscellaneous room.Wang Xiaohua saw that her father-in-law came out, and hurriedly asked Xu Yuancheng to bring hot water in.The whole family packed up and went back to their rooms to rest.The women all saw that their man's face was wrong, lying on the bed, and naturally asked what was wrong.The men didn't hide it and told them what had happened, and the women reacted differently.Xu Liu immediately complained about Xu Maocai, "I said a long time ago that her eyes are too bright, turn around, shrewd and exposed, not a good girl."
If you don't believe it, it doesn't mean that Old Tang is kind and kind to you.Look, if this heart and eye are not bad, how dare you hit my niece's idea My poor fourth son, you have been harmed, married to such a non-stop thing, married for two years, and her stomach has not moved. ”Xu Maocai has been watching coldly for the past two years, seeing Tang Yue'e's temperament clearly, and he also regrets it a little in his heart, so he didn't say anything at this time, let her complain.In the other room, Wang Xiaohua pouted after hearing this: "This fourth brother and sister is so unkind, how can they do such a conscienceless thing and coax their niece to be a maidservant."
The servant girl of the rich and noble family, how can it be so good to do it, the father of the red girl in my mother's village broke her foot, and she had no money to hire a doctor, and her mother had no choice but to sell her as a maidservant, and she died after half a year, saying that she died of illness.Hongya's father didn't believe it, so he asked someone to inquire, only to know that Hongya was beaten to death by her master, and she cried to death. ”Over there, Xu Zhicheng entered the door and said directly to Chen Sanmei: "In the future, you will have less contact with the fourth brother and sister." ”"What's wrong," Chen Sanmei asked.Xu Zhicheng told her the matter briefly, Chen Sanmei was stunned for a moment, and said: "This fourth brother and sister, hey, I know, I will stay away from her in the future." ”Lu Chunjiao's reaction was completely different from that of her mother-in-law and her concubine, her eyes lit up, "How much silver can I get back in a month" Xu Shuncheng looked at her in disbelief, his hand stopped on his belt, "You want Qiao'er to be a servant" "Anyway, she eats white rice at home, and when she comes back with some silver, Bao'er doesn't have to worry about going to school." ”Lu Chunjiao turned around and put down her clothes, not noticing that Xu Shuncheng's face changed.Xu Shuncheng knew that Lu Chunjiao didn't like her daughter, but she didn't expect her to be so excessive, and she didn't have any mother-daughter affection for Qiao'er, so she couldn't help but regret telling her about it, and now that she has this idea, even if Tang Yue'e doesn't dare to do it, she will find a way to sell Qiao'er.Xu Shuncheng has been a husband and wife with her for more than ten years, and knows that the only person she cares about most is Xu Bao'er, and the words on the side are that she can't persuade her to be iron-hearted, so he untied his belt and handed it to her, and said coldly: "The laws of Daqi, those who have lowly status in the family cannot participate in the imperial examination."
Qiao'er is a maidservant is a lowly member, Bao'er can't take the imperial examination, what books do you read, you don't have to waste money. ”"Ah, there is also this rule, then you can't let Qiao'er be a servant, Bao'er has to take the top prize to be a big official."
Lu Chunjiao immediately dispelled that thought."
You make up your mind, don't be coaxed by others, you have changed again, and when the time comes, you will miss Bao'er's future, don't regret it."
Xu Shuncheng didn't want to say much to her, so he went to bed and lay down, closing his eyes."
No, no, I won't miss Bao'er's future."
Lu Chunjiao followed and climbed onto the bed and snuggled next to Xu Shuncheng, the "fourth brother and sister" Xu Shuncheng turned around and turned his back to her, "Sleep." ”Lu Chunjiao pursed her mouth dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to quarrel with him
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