in spring

Chapter 248
Shi'er blushed slightly, and whispered: "Isn't it him? Who knows what kind of madness he's going into? Suddenly he found someone from our family and said he wanted to propose marriage to me, so my fifth aunt rushed to tell me. "

Chunying stared at her a few times, then raised her eyebrows: "Oh? From your tone of voice, I seem to be a little moved?"

Shi'er blushed even more, and spat at her in embarrassment: "What are you talking about?! I've only met him once, why do you want to move? If I really want to move, I just agreed!"

Chunying smiled and said: "But if you don't mean that, just refuse directly, what else do you want to meet?"

Shi'er bit his lip, walked to the edge of the kang and sat down a little lonely, and said with a wry smile: "I'm also uneasy, and I just met, how many words can I say? He suddenly came to propose marriage, what is his plan? Originally ... I think he is not bad, but when I think about it carefully, I feel something is wrong. I heard from the fifth aunt that he is now the shopkeeper of the silk shop and has a bright future, but you and I know that last time he made a fuss He is so big, although he is not the one who came forward, but there are so many people talking, who knows if there are any leaks? Maybe he has been targeted by the master for a long time! Now he seems to be proud, but in fact it is all false, your father has become The shopkeeper has been in charge for a few years, so he’s going to be punished?! Besides, he offended his wife this time. How could the third young master not be upset? In the future, when the third young master inherits the family business, will he still have a way out? Our Wang family is now He is the third young master, who knows if he intends to marry our family so as to make up for it, and at worst, he can earn a lot of relatives."

Chunying frowned, and slowly took a seat by the kang: "You think so...it makes sense...it's just that you asked him to meet, are you planning to ask him face to face? Can he tell the truth?"

"Even if he is lying, I can still see some clues from his face." Shi'er smiled faintly, "I have experienced a lot of things since I grew up, no matter how clever and tactful he is, he is no more than I'm two or three years older, so it's not that easy to deceive people in front of me!"

Chunying's heart skipped a beat, she lowered her head and sipped tea slowly, but she was hesitating in her heart: It seems not very kind to use Shi'er's mouth to pass on a message. Anyway, there is a Fifth Aunt Wang from the capital in the hall outside, so it's better to ask her , but I probably still need to tell Shi'er about the matter.So Chunying said slowly: "Today... the third young master called me and told me one thing. Hou Ye planned to betroth Miss Huijun from the sixth room to Brother Xiaofei, so the third young master wanted me to go As a dowry girl, she said that if in the future... Brother Xiao Fei takes me into my house as a concubine, let me speak good words for the Hou Mansion."

Ten'er was stunned: "What?! Master Hou is confused?! You and Mr. Hu are about to talk about marriage, why did you make a young lady again?! Want you to change from wife to concubine?!" She thought more and more. Something is wrong: "It doesn't make sense! If Mrs. Six has taken a fancy to Mr. Hu and wants to marry him, that's fine. There is no man in his family to support the family. It is not surprising that he wants to find a capable son-in-law, but Lord Hou personally It couldn't be more strange to intervene in this kind of thing! This is not a decent marriage, can he do it?! The third young master came to tell you about this in person?!" She sneered: "I didn't say it, the third young master is also now It's getting more and more out of tune!"

"Isn't it?" Chunying smiled wryly, "The third young master also said that this marriage is a sure thing. If I refused, he would get angry, saying that I didn't know what to do, and that if I didn't listen to him, he would find ways to torment us. Family! I'm so mad!"

Shi'er hurriedly asked: "Then what did Mr. Hu say? I just heard that he is here again today. He won't agree to it?!"

"Why did he agree? He even lost his temper a lot." Chunying looked up at Shi'er, "You know, he is no match for us. Since he was born in a wealthy family, he has always been a bit arrogant. If the third young master is really The pressure is tight, he would rather die than be coerced by others. He may not come soon, and my family is also sad...I really don't know what to do..."

Ten'er opened his mouth, sighed, and comforted him: "I don't think he is a heartless person. You have all recovered for so long, and he will come back when he calms down. It's just that the third young master is too much. Although we are now He didn't serve him anymore, he was still an old servant anyway, so he didn't miss any old love?!"

"The third young master, why don't you miss the old love?!" Aunt Wang lifted the curtain and walked in, "He is not bad for our family, please stop saying a few words, your fifth aunt is still outside! Your second aunt is accompanying her Talk and let them hear how good it is?"

Shi'er curled her lips: "She won't sue! Does speaking ill of me make her face look good?"

Aunt Wang glared at her, and then smiled at Chunying: "My good boy, I am making you laugh, Shi'er is having a quarrel today! Her sister Jiu'er is going back to Beijing soon, because Jiu'er promised her five years ago. My aunt's natal nephew, the two children are not too young, and his family plans to ask the master for grace to hold a happy event for the children as soon as they come back. Shi'er is not happy about it."

Ten'er sneered and said: "Then Hei Xiaoji is not a good person. The family hangs out all day long, refuses to work, and eats wine and gambles. My sister married him, what hope is there in this life?! Didn't you still say last year? He is a lazy person, is he planning to divorce? If the fifth aunt hadn't tried her best to stop him, this matter would not have happened by now, and now that his uncle has become the big housekeeper, he is rushing to curry favor again?!"

"How do you talk?!" Aunt Wang felt uncomfortable when she heard it, and looked at Chunying awkwardly. Chunying just pretended to be buried in eating melon seeds, as if she didn't hear it at all. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and scolded her daughter again. "Where is your little Ji brother so bad?! It's just because he didn't get the appreciation of the master and didn't find a good job, so he just wandered around. Now he has got a serious job, in charge of the rough envoys in the mansion." Buying clothes for servants and second- and third-class servants, I have some savings on hand, and I am nearly 20 years old. I have stayed in the south for so many years for the second room, and my marriage has been delayed. I don’t see him entangled with other women. We are in Beijing He often came to ask about your sister, which shows that he has a heart. But you are so talkative!"

Ten'er sneered, and also grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started to nibble.Chunying was at the side, but she paid attention to one thing they said: "Didn't sister Jiu'er hear that she served in front of the second lady and the fourth lady? Could it be that the second master's family is coming back? I thought it would be at least until next autumn." Woolen cloth."

Aunt Wang said with a smile: "That's how it was originally. It's just that the north is not peaceful recently. I can't tell if it's because of some changes in the army of the Qing Dynasty. The second master was a civil servant in the border town for many years. The prestige there is high, and the management of the place is safe and sound. In order to reward him, the emperor specially transferred him to a rich place in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that the border town is in chaos again, the emperor had to transfer the second master back to the north. It will be over in a few months, and it doesn't matter."

Chunying blinked, thinking that the second master should be guarded by the emperor, right?It's not a big deal to serve as an official in a frontier area for a longer time, but if the prestige is too high, it is very problematic. Plus, he was born in a marquis's mansion, so he must be able to speak a few words in the army.She remembered that the second master was in office with his whole family. Isn't it common sense for such frontier guards to keep their family members in the capital as hostages?
Now the emperor, based on what she heard from others, should be a very suspicious person. Like Qing Guohou's family, which is a family of lords for generations, and is also a relative of the state, they follow him wholeheartedly, and they don't hesitate to follow him. He was tearing his face apart, but when Taishi Liang's power was suppressed, before it was completely eradicated, he had already begun to be wary of the Hou Mansion.How could such an emperor rest assured that a minister would be stationed in the border area for a long time and enjoy a high reputation?

After thinking for a while, Chunying tentatively asked Aunt Wang: "Since the second master is going back to the northern border town, the ladies and ladies should also go with him? How can sister Jiu'er get married? Will there be time?"

Aunt Wang said with a smile: "How can it be too late? The second master is going directly to the north. The second old lady, the second wife, and the young master and young lady are all going back to live in Beijing. When the second master sent a letter back to Beijing, he had already asked Mr. Xu to clean it up. The house. I think the fourth young master is not too young, and it is time to go to school. The fourth lady will be twelve years old next year. It is time to learn how to be a director. After seeing the right family, it will be convenient to go back to Beijing. I heard her fifth aunt Said, Lord Hou intends to wait for the second master's errands in the border town to be completed, and then beg the emperor to let the second master stay in the capital as an official!"

It seems that the second master has come to his senses, and it should not be too late. If he does meritorious service this time, he will have face in front of the emperor in the future.Chunying suddenly thought that in the past, people in the Hou's mansion relied on their titles to say one thing in the clan, and others would look at their faces. Now there is a second big man in the clan, who is still a powerful and famous official. How would you feel with the third young master?
Chunying secretly sneered, but after thinking about it, she felt that although her original plan to quit citizenship was good, there are always accidents in the world, and it is better to prepare a second plan just in case.

The family of the second bedroom master in the East Mansion is the master of this farm, and their servants are not under the management of the Hou Mansion.Can you find a way to let your family jump to Dongfu?Anyway, her whole family now lives in the second bedroom's Zhuangzi, and she doesn't have any errands, isn't it impossible?

Thinking of this, she smiled and asked Aunt Wang: "Auntie, should the second master's family come back, they should have more people, right? Their family is an official in another place, so it's not as convenient as staying at home. They must not have as many people at home. If nine After my sister came back, she mentioned that they need manpower, you should send a letter to our family, maybe my father can try his luck, it's better than doing nothing now."

Aunt Wang smiled and said: "You are all in this village anyway, what's wrong? But you are not idle. Doesn't your father still have that job?" After a pause, she suddenly looked at her daughter, "Remind me Yes! The owner of the Dongfu is back, and Mr. Xu and his wife are much tougher when they talk. Mu Chen is their grandson, and our relationship with the Dongfu will be closer in the future. This is a great thing! You girl, just now You shouldn't say something that needs to be met first, if the meeting annoys someone, wouldn't this good marriage be blown away?!"

Ten'er sneered and said, "I mean, you really have such an idea! You didn't even ask who it was, so you tricked me into nodding. No way!"

Aunt Wang stomped her feet and said, "Could it be that mother will harm you?! Your fifth aunt also said that he met you when he came that time, and thought you were a good girl who spoke bluntly but thought carefully, so he came to propose marriage. You Why do you always think of people so badly?!"

Shi'er pouted: "Chun'er was there at that time, why did he only look at me?!"

Chunying hurriedly said: "He is familiar with my father, he has met me long ago, I guess he didn't think so."

Aunt Wang also said: "Chun'er has said that, why are you bothering?! Even if we have the desire to cling to him, he also has the desire to take advantage of it, so what? As long as you have a good life in the future!" Sighing, "You also know the situation of our family...Mu Chen is not afraid that the third young master will annoy him, because he still has Mr. Xu in charge. Our family... now who else can we rely on besides the third young master? The way is always good, if you marry into the Mu family, you won't have to worry about your future life, it's better than being randomly assigned by the stewards, even if the third young master is willing to think about you and find a good place for you, you may not like it ah!"

The words got to Chunying's heart, and she also persuaded: "Shi'er, you should think about it carefully, don't give the third young master a chance to make up your mind, otherwise..." She covered her face with her handkerchief, "Like me , it's too miserable..."

Aunt Wang was taken aback: "Okay, what's the matter?" Shi'er knew the truth and hurriedly advised her: "Things will always turn around, don't be sad." Then she complained to the third young master: "It's all because he meddles in other people's business." !"

Chunying shook her head, pinched her thigh secretly with her left hand, tears immediately flashed in her eyes, and said: "I seem to be a little dizzy, maybe I just got wind, I will take my leave first, and I will come to see my aunt tomorrow." Let it go. After saluting, he lowered his head and lifted the curtain to go out, walked through the hall, met the two daughters-in-law of the Wang family, pinched their thighs extra, bid farewell to them brightly with tears, and rushed all the way home.

With Second Aunt Wang's gossiping nature, she will definitely inquire about the reason for her flickering tears, and Shi'er, who has avenged her injustice, may also complain a few words in front of Fifth Aunt Wang, and the news will soon spread back to the capital. Bar?

She hid on the kang in her room and slept with her head covered. She drank only porridge water every day and smeared unscented rice powder on her face, pretending to be a patient with a haggard face, blue and white limbs, weak hands and feet, and unable to speak. On the fifth day after the Mongolian doctor came to make the diagnosis, everyone in the village knew that she was seriously ill and was about to die.At this time, the third young master finally sent someone.

(I found out that I miscalculated Yajun Xuchi of the second room, she should actually be the fourth lady...)
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