Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 31

Following the old lady's words, the eyes of the whole yard were focused on Shen Fuxiang's family.After a moment of silence, there were whispers again.

Some people say that Er Ya is really pitiful, people who have daughters gasp, lest they ruin their daughter's reputation.

"The old man has been in charge of the trivial matters among the female family members of the Shen family for many years, and he has always treated them equally. Now that something like this has happened, it is really embarrassing to see the elders. Taking advantage of the clan meeting today, the old man must give everyone an explanation. It can't be because Siya is my granddaughter , treat her differently."

The old lady speaks righteously, but Yiyou laughs ironically.She was indeed treated differently, but not the kind of preferential treatment that the old lady wanted to show.

"Grandma is right."

Taking a step forward, she holds her head up high without fear.

"Although my granddaughter is young, she also understands that two Shens cannot be written in one stroke. There are so many Shens in Yunlin Village, they are all one family. You can't infringe on everyone's interests because of some people's affairs. Second aunt, what do you say? Bar?"

Cheng's brows were furrowed, and his right eyelid twitched a few times, feeling that something was wrong.

"Why doesn't the second aunt speak, do you have any other ideas?"

The truth is there, and Cheng can't refute it no matter what: "Naturally, Er Ya, don't blame Second Aunt for not busying you, we are also doing it for the good of the entire Shen family."

Yiyou nodded, facing everyone: "I have been favored by the Shen family for so many years, and I always want to do my part for this family."

"Since you say so, well, come and open the ancestral hall."

The old lady's voice was like a bell, ignoring the almost imperceptible regrets in her heart, she was completely immersed in joy.Back then, the witch had predicted to her that if she stayed away from the fourth child, she would have a smooth life for the rest of her life.Getting rid of him completely will benefit the children and grandchildren.After following these steps for so many years, she really took charge of the power of the Shen family all the way.Now that this matter is completed, maybe Chunsheng will have good luck, pass the provincial examination all the way to become an official and lord, and ask for an imperial order for her.

"Erya has disobeyed her elders many times, and now she has committed a big mistake that has affected the reputation of the whole family. The saint said: If the son does not teach, it is the father's fault. Shen Fuxiang and Li's crimes are unforgivable. Today, in front of the ancestors, the old man, Please expel this unworthy descendant from the Shen clan."

Kneeling tremblingly, she pretended to wipe her hot tears with a handkerchief.From Yiyou's perspective, it's a pity that she can clearly see the corners of her curved lips.

The second uncle, with mud on his feet, stood up and spoke uprightly: "Sister-in-law, is this something wrong? The fourth family's fault can't be so big, and they shouldn't be punished so severely."

"Second brother, sister-in-law's own child, close relatives."

"Pfft..." Yiyou couldn't hold back, and finally burst out laughing.Does grandma think these people are all blind? If it hadn't been for a period of time between her and Aunt Liu's birth, everyone would have treated her so harshly because there was a civet cat swapping the prince between her father and fifth uncle.

"I know that everyone has doubts about Fuxiang's affairs these years. The matter has come to an end, so I simply let the matter go. After the fourth child was born, the head of the family asked someone to tell his fortune..."

Dayue Chao believed in fortunetelling very much, and when he heard about Shen Fuxiang's fate as the lone star of Tiansha, his second uncle softened his attitude.

"Although there have been occasional turmoil in the Shen family these years, everything has gone smoothly. Until this month, the fourth family started to feel uneasy, and something happened to Erya immediately."

Shen Fuxiang was shocked, it turned out that his mother treated him like this because of this reason?His face turned crimson, and he looked at his wife and children guiltily. It turned out that all of this was caused by him?

Seeing all this, Yiyou loosened her sleeves and held the yellow square handkerchief in her palm.This is her biggest achievement in the five years by Cheng's side. In her previous life, she and her ancestral house had the same nostrils, so she would naturally help them keep their secrets.But now, this thing has become a sharp weapon instead.

"Although the Shen family is not a big family, they have cultivated and educated the family for generations, and are honorable and trustworthy. If you have meritorious service, you should be rewarded and if you are wrong, you should be punished. No matter how much you love Fuxiang, you can't put the safety of the whole family at risk because of him alone! "

After speaking loudly, the old lady got up and shed two lines of dirty tears with her eyes facing the sky.Even if the person being said was her own father, Yiyou couldn't help applauding her skill.Even if it was placed in Chen's house in the previous life, the old lady could count on it after singing, reciting and beating.

"Mother..." Shen Fuxiang got up, Yiyou took a step back and held her father down, winking at her mother.

Mrs. Li understood and hurriedly grabbed her husband and son.Now that things have happened, the family can only choose to trust Erya.

"Grandma, don't cry, you are right. But before we deal with my father, we have to find out whether it is the lone star of the gods or the villain who is deceiving the public!"

Fiddled with her bangs, she widened her eyes, puffed her chest out, raised her belly and raised her voice, her whole body was lifted up immediately, and there was a bit of calm and prestige in her expression, which made people unconvincing.

"In the Clan Assembly, there is no reason for the younger generation to grab the words of the elders!" A cousin who had always been close to Shen Fuhai's family scolded sharply.

"Could it be that Uncle Tang is of the same generation as Grandma, yelling loudly in front of her like no one else? Could it be that my niece misheard, or maybe your words are aimed at something." Yiyou squinted her glasses and asked, trying to argue with reason, and suppressed her first in terms of momentum People are ahead.

"Grandma also said just now that the Shen family is the most sensible. Although I am young and have little backup, it doesn't mean that what I said is all nonsense. I really have some doubts when I stand up today. Everyone present, do you remember this handkerchief? "

Hold the corner of the handkerchief and unfold it. There is a circle of piping embroidered on the corner of the goose yellow handkerchief. The embroidery is very delicate, but the eye-catching dark brown in the center destroys the overall beauty.

Standing in the corner, a man with gray sideburns stood up: "This... this is a mother's thing!"

The weeping old lady stared wide-eyed, looking this way, even Cheng's expression changed.

"Uncle, if you look carefully, are you sure it belongs to Aunt Liu?"

If Shen Fujiang's "Mother" is still a little vague, Yiyou's Aunt Liu has confirmed the identity of the person in the conversation.Old Mrs. Shen's true love back then, the concubine who gave birth to the eldest son Shen Fujiang before Cheng's entry was the former maid of the Shen family's ancestral house, Liu.

In fact, that part of the past, if you talk about it carefully, it can't be all blamed on one person.Today is different from the past. 40 years ago, the army was in chaos, and the young man in the family would be conscripted to the front line someday.This time, it must be life or death. As the eldest son of the Shen family, the old man will of course leave an heir as early as possible to prevent the future.However, the Cheng family who married in and the concubine Liu family were both big-hearted.In the end, the founding emperor set things right and established the eldest son inheritance system. The east wind prevailed over the west wind, and the difference between Shen Fujiang and Shen Fuhai's two sons was what it is today.

Not a month after the old man passed away, Aunt Liu also went with her because of "sickness from worry".So far, the dispute between wives and concubines that has existed for twenty years has come to an end with the full victory of the main wife.

"This, this thing is indeed my mother's favorite handkerchief in the past. She likes to use this kind of handkerchief without embroidery. Look at this thread. At that time, there was no new cotton that is thin and white like now. The color of embroidery thread It's darker and uneven in thickness. It must be, it must be something left by mother."

Because Yiyou just implemented a new embroidery method a few days ago, now Yunlin Village is setting off a frenzy of embroidery.So at this time, most elders probably know it well.But everyone has doubts about what to do to bring up the dead Aunt Liu on such an occasion.

"Brother, is it true?" Fifth Uncle Shen Furui also followed up: "Niece Erya, where did you find this?"

"The second aunt loved me a few years ago, and I often came to the Shen family's ancestral house to play. I found this in a pickle jar in the abandoned yard of the back room."

Yiyou raised her finger and pointed to Liu's original courtyard: "That's the courtyard. Grandma has always kept people from entering, saying that it is haunted. I was curious once, and sneaked in alone."

The amount of information in this sentence is huge, and the eyes of everyone looking at the old lady changed. Is it true that Liu's grievances are still haunting her, or is the old lady jealous and wishing that she would never be reborn forever?In short, at this point, the rumor that Shen Fuxiang is the lone star of Tiansha has been temporarily overwhelmed.

"Haunted..." Aunt Liu's two sons have fought against the old lady together with her, so the relationship between the three mothers is not so deep.They are different from Shen Fuxiang, who has always loved neither his father nor his mother. They have enjoyed the carefree and affluent life under the protection of their biological mothers, and they are even more nostalgic for the past.

"Mom, my mother is dead, why don't you let her go at ease, and curse her day and night?"

Yiyou circled her chest, seeing the expressions of the two Cheng family women in front of her change.If she can't stand it like this, then how can the back trick she prepared be useful?
"Uncle, Uncle Fifth, Grandma is not in good health. I didn't want to talk about it at first. But although our Shen family is not a big family, it is also an upright heir to poetry and etiquette. Now I am wearing a sinful body and hiding it from everyone. On the contrary, the crime is aggravated.”

Cheng's intuition was not good, so he quickly pinched the old lady from behind.As long as she faints, she can escape today.As for the veil, after so many years, Liu's bones were eaten away by wild dogs, so what else could they see?

"Old man... hey..."

The old lady fell backwards, Yiyou raised the corners of her lips, really afraid that she wouldn't faint.If she didn't get dizzy, the hundreds of Wen she gave to the doctor would have been wasted.

"Father, hurry up and invite the doctor."

Before Cheng could heave a sigh of relief, Yiyou predicted yesterday that the doctor who was going to come to the Shen family's ancestral house to check the old lady's pulse at this morning had already been invited in.

"The elderly are getting old, and they are prone to fainting when they are too emotional. Take a break and take good care of yourself."

The doctor's diagnosis made Cheng's face change.How can he tell the truth today, no, since this clan meeting, things have been out of control.Originally, she wanted to take advantage of Erya's incident, expel the fourth brother's family from the clan, take back the fields and livestock that were originally handed over, and at the same time express her anger for Siya.

The front was obviously fine, but everything was interrupted by Er Ya's square handkerchief.Suddenly, she thought of the black patch in the middle of the handkerchief.Did she already know what happened back then?

"Mother Chun, you send the doctor, and give me more money for the consultation."

Cheng's heart was hanging, Yiyou glanced at her from the corner of the eye, and reached out to stop the doctor: "Because the second aunt pays more for the consultation, I want to trouble the doctor again."

"Of course, miss, but it's all right."

Yiyou took the handkerchief: "I always felt that the source of the blue and black on this handkerchief was too weird. To tell you the truth, I put it aside after I picked it up that day. When I found it again, I saw a dead dog lying on it. mouse."

The doctor frowned, took the veil and smelled it, and then rubbed it: "This... According to the little old man, the veil is stained with arsenic! But it's been a long time, the arsenic and the veil are integrated, and the There was also some vomit mixed in, so it was a little hard to tell."

"what!"

An unbelievable voice sounded: "How could it be arsenic?"

Amid Cheng's ugly face, Shen Fujiang and Shen Furui raised their voices, spreading their voices to every corner of the clan assembly.

The old lady lying on the kang, her eyes darkened when she heard these words.I'm afraid I can't cover up what happened back then.Sure enough, the fortune teller was right, as long as the fourth child gets up, her life will not be smooth.

Yiyou put down her bangs, silently lowered her sense of existence, and walked to her parents.So far, the first step has finally been completed.Grandma, second aunt, let's see how you two respond.

(End of this chapter)