Marrying into a poor family

Lu Xiangyin did not show happiness, but instead asked with some anxiety: "Then, can I come to Qixiang to work?"

Qin Yu said: "If you want to work here, I can only arrange for you to start working at the counter. Are you willing?"

Lu Xiangyin nodded: "Of course we should start from scratch."

Unexpectedly, this man actually agreed, and Qin Xiang began to doubt his true purpose.

"The wages are the same as ordinary work, do you know?" Qin Xiang said again.

After receiving Lu Xiangyin's nod again, Qin Xiang could only say: "Let's wait for the store matters to be settled and then discuss it in detail!"

Lu Xiangyin said goodbye very discerningly.

Qin Yan was doing needlework in the house when the maid Xiaocai came in with a pot of water, quickly closed the door, and then put the pot on the charcoal stove.

Looking at Qin Yan who was indifferent, Xiaocai frowned and said: "Old lady, our distribution for this month has not been sent yet. I don't know how this eldest lady is in charge of the family?"

Qin Yan was only seventeen, but she was already called an old lady. However, she was so heartbroken that she didn't care about these titles at all.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Xie family is now in charge of the house. She shows respect for Qin Yan, but is actually harsh and dismissive.

But Qin Yan didn't fight or grab, so she became even more invisible and could be bullied by anyone.

Qin Yan didn't seem to hear the complaint, and still sat with her head bowed by the stove embroidering.

Xiaocai was dissatisfied and slammed the rag in her hand on the table. It made a sound, and Qin Yan had to look up at her.

Knowing that Xiaocai was suffering and suffering due to him, Qin Yan couldn't bear to scold Xiaocai harshly, so she smiled gently and said: "If you don't have it, just save it. I don't need this moment and a half of time."

But Xiaocai didn't appreciate Qin Yan's kindness. She pointed at the charcoal basin and said: "This is the last bit of charcoal. This is it. It is still the black charcoal used by the servants in other yards. Where is the black charcoal used by the masters?" Silver charcoal, fragrant charcoal?"

Qin Yan was also upset because she brought this maid from the Qin family in Dancheng. To put it bluntly, she was someone sent by the mistress of the Qin family to monitor her. But because Qin Yan was not loved by the old man of the Xie family, Xiaocai also lived in such a deserted life.

Therefore, because she was Mrs. Qin's fourth wife and Qin Yan was soft-tempered and easy to talk to, Xiao Cai's temper became worse day by day. Many times, Qin Yan needed to coax her.

"How can I, my master, compare with others?" Qin Yan was also a little unhappy and choked out a small comment.

Xiaocai is a servant after all. If Qin Yan is easy to talk to, she will bite her nose and face him. But once Qin Yan is unhappy, she still has to soften.

"My slave also feels sorry for the old lady. You see, in such a cold weather, you have to work hard every day to do embroidery. Basically, you never have a moment of leisure. The light in our room is not good. If this continues, I am worried that the old lady's eyes will be blurred." ”

Seeing Xiaocai borrowing the donkey from Poxia, Qin Yan immediately smiled and said: "The swaddling clothes made by the grandson of the eldest wife can be regarded as our sincerity."

"No matter what you say, she is also her mother-in-law. How can she do needlework for her?"

Qin Yan smiled and lowered her head, but her eyes gradually turned red.

She is the mother-in-law, but who in the Xie family treats her as a person?

Don't talk about others, even the maid in front of you doesn't take yourself seriously, or even share your thoughts.

When he first came here, the old man was probably still fresh. Although Qin Yan did not have outstanding appearance and figure, she was still young and came with a large dowry. Although the dowry actually went directly into the old man's private treasury, Qin Yan was left empty-handed, not even having the money to send his servants. A woman without a dowry is destined to be bullied by her husband's family. What's more, since one month after the wedding, the old man has never set foot in this yard again.

In addition, something happened to her father, and her aunt's wife came to Kyoto, but she didn't send a message to see her, and she never asked her to go back to her parents' house. On the contrary, Xiaocai could go out and walk from time to time.

With the death of Qin Xiongfei, Qin Yan's life has become even more difficult. This winter, even charcoal has begun to be withheld, let alone clothes and food.

What's even more outrageous is that the daughters-in-law of various houses in the family said that Qin Yan's embroidery skills were good, and they all asked her to help make some embroidery, and Qin Yan agreed one by one.

So, she started to have sex day and night, and her eyes were indeed a little blurry as Xiaocai said.

The more Xiaocai thought about it, the angrier she became, and the anger that had just subsided came back up again without her realizing it.

"It's nothing to make them some clothes, embroidered handkerchiefs, and sachets, but why does the married aunt want you to make embroidered screens? She also said that her daughter is getting married and wants to have a beautiful view of Dancheng. The embroidered screen cannot be finished in a day or two, so why should the old lady agree?"

"If I don't agree, what should I give as a gift?" Qin Yan suppressed her anger, but she still looked at Xiao Cai with concealed displeasure.

Xiao Cai pursed her lips and thought: You can only express your temper at me. If you have the ability, how can you express it at the Xie family?

"I am a servant, so of course I only follow orders. How can I make decisions for the old lady? Even if I am kind-hearted, the old lady cannot see it. She still thinks that I am a donkey."

Xiaocai said a lot of words that were neither negative nor positive. Qin Yan was used to hearing them, but she still felt a sense of sadness and discomfort in her heart.

Every time, Qin Yan died. She didn't want to offend the only maid who could talk. Besides, if she had a quarrel with her dowry maid, she would just make some jokes for the Xie family.

Seeing that she stopped talking, Xiao Cai was actually a little proud, and the corner of her mouth curled up slightly, which was just a mocking degree.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door, and the master and servant in the room looked at each other in surprise.

Qin Yan glanced outside and confirmed that someone was knocking on the courtyard door, then she said to Xiao Cai: "Go and see who it is?"

Xiaocai rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "I was thinking, I'm afraid it's a monthly gift."

After saying that, Xiaocai trotted out and opened the door, but it turned out to be Mama Jiao next to the eldest wife, the head of the Xie family.

For the first time, Mother Jiao actually smiled and said kindly to Xiaocai: "Miss Xiaocai, is the old lady here? I gave the old lady new clothes. Come on, let me go in and let the old lady try them on. Let's see. Does it fit?"

Only then did Xiao Cai see two maids following Mama Jiao, each holding a tray in their hands.

Qin Yan sat upright without moving, looking at the clothes and jewelry placed on the edge of the kang, feeling something was wrong with her intuition.

She did not smile as brightly as Mother Jiao thought, but looked at Mother Jiao quietly: "Mother Jiao, what does this mean?"

Mother Jiao's face was a little confused, but she still smiled and said: "Yesterday, the old lady's natal sister-in-law sent a message, saying that she would come to the house today to send New Year's gifts, and she also said that she wanted to see and talk to the old lady!"

Qin Yan didn't react for a moment and pointed at herself: "My sister-in-law?"

Seeing Jiao's mother nodding, Qin Yan blurted out: "How can I have a sister-in-law?"

As soon as these words came out, the room was filled with silence.

Xiaocai reacted, looked at Jiao's mother with shame, then hurriedly walked to Qin Yan and whispered, "She is the eldest young master's wife, the eldest young mistress of the fourth room of our Qin family!"