Guiyuan stepped forward and said hesitantly: "Miss... I am going out today and heard some news."
"Stop trying to distract me with gossip from outside! I'm telling you, if you keep doing this, don't think I'm easy to bully. I'll report back to you in a few days and sell you all to that despicable place." Zhang Ruoruo looked arrogant and domineering. , with a sharp tone.
Having heard such words so many times, the two of them already knew that Zhang Ruoruo was unreliable, so they didn't take it seriously.
Guiyuan: "Miss, I didn't prevaricate you. It's just..."
Zhang Ruoruo looked at her and thought she was making excuses. He picked up the tea cup next to him and threw it at Guiyuan, "It's just what, are you mute or have no tongue? You can't even speak a complete sentence!"
Guiyuan's forehead was touched, and blood oozed immediately. She knelt on the ground and cried: "I'm really not lazy...it was the vegetable seller on the street who said...that Brother Cheng was raped by the teacher." He angrily rebuked you for not respecting your master, and this matter has been spread all over the world today. That's why I came back late."
Zhang Ruoruo's eyes widened. She walked up to Guiyuan in a few steps, raised her hand and slapped her.
"I don't believe you heard such nonsense! How could such a smart person like Brother Cheng be said like this! Someone must be deliberately ruining his reputation!" She was so anxious that she was spinning in circles and suddenly said urgently: " By the way, where is the master? Go and find him! I want to ask him what is going on."
Guiyuan received a slap, which looked really unpleasant. Guizhi glanced at her worriedly, stepped forward and said, "Miss, I have something to say, but I don't know whether to say it or not."
Zhang Ruoruo was furious and spoke sternly, "Just say what you want to say. Don't keep whining with me."
"We don't have much money in the yard... If the Wei family refuses to send more money, we will only rely on you... The remaining money... is only enough for you, miss, for another half month. And the money in the yard Both the mother-in-law and the janitor have no money left."
Zhang Ruoruo seemed to have lost his strength, walked to the table, sat down, and murmured: "Brother Yuan Qing will give me money, he will not ignore me. Wei's things are his things, how dare she not give it to me." "
Guizhi gritted her teeth and took another step forward, "Miss, this is not an option. My master came back and said that I would give you twenty taels so that you can spend a little more time, but this..."
Zhang Ruoruo stood up in an orderly manner, with a stern look on his face, "Why should I live frugally! Then the Wei family took my place, and I lived like a god all day long. But I have to live in this small courtyard and live in darkness. In these days, now I can’t even eat or buy some jewelry.”
She said that her eyes were red, and she raised her hand and swept all the tea cups on the table to the ground, smashing them to pieces.
Guiyuan pursed her lips and felt like crying.
This is the last set in the yard, and it cost fifty taels to buy!
Her mother died of illness that year, and her family didn't have twenty taels of medicine money.
Guizhi rolled his eyes and had an idea in his mind.
"Actually, I have an idea, but... I don't know if the lady is willing."
Zhang Ruoruo looked at her tiredly and waved his hand, "You tell me, if it is really a good idea, I will reward you well later."
Guizhi's eyes flashed with disdain. Zhang Ruoruo had said this countless times, but none of them were fulfilled.
"Brother Cheng has been in trouble one after another in recent days. Don't you think Miss is suspicious? This has never happened before." After Guizhi finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Ruoruo with burning eyes.
She didn't know whether it was the Wei family who did it, but she wanted to persuade Zhang Ruoruo to leave this place and go to the Mei Mansion, so as not to bring them both into ruin, so she could only place the blame on the Wei family.
She knew that Zhang Ruoruo was cruel. If he really reached that point, he would be able to sell her to them.
So he can only hold on to Brother Cheng.
As expected, Zhang Ruoruo's eyes darkened, and she murmured: "It must be that bitch of the Wei family. Brother Cheng is not her biological son, so she won't treat him well. A smart child like him, no matter how good he is in studying, will have to He followed an official career like his father...and now, it's all ruined!"
"Yes, so I think that instead of sitting in this yard and waiting for death, waiting for her to do something irreparable to our brother and regret it in the future, it is better for me to take the initiative to go to Mei's house. There, you can take care of brother , and you can see me every day. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”
"But... I told you to wait here, and I will definitely give me an identity before I go back... What does it mean if I go back now?"
Guizhi quickly grabbed her wrist and said: "Miss, you can't hesitate any longer. What time will it be in the future? Is it until you stay in this yard forever? You still have great years. Mei Mansion is now prosperous. Everyone here is wearing gold and silver, eating and drinking extravagantly, why should you be left to suffer here alone? A delicate person like you must be raised carefully."
Zhang Ruoruo seemed to have made up his mind and pursed his lips, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
In Ci'an Hall, Mei's mother heard the news, grabbed a tea cup and smashed it on the ground.
Brother Cheng beside him was even more worried.
He thought he was just a teacher who was beaten, but his father was from the Hanlin Academy.
Unexpectedly, the other party dared to slander his reputation outside. It was really disgusting.
And his father said that if the limelight intensifies, it will definitely affect his career and studies in the future.
So I picked up my things early in the morning and went to the wrong place to apologize.
He showed an aggrieved look, stepped forward and pulled Mei Mu's sleeve, and sobbed: "Grandma, that Zhang Bizhi is really hateful. I was just joking with him. He actually slandered my reputation and even harmed my father." He came to apologize in person. I don’t know if dad has convinced him now."
After Mei's mother vented her anger, she looked at her grandson angrily. In the past, Brother Cheng was very obedient, but he made many mistakes these days, and she felt depressed.
In her heart, her biological son Mei Yuanqing is the most important.
But when she saw the other person's aggrieved little face, which looked three-thirds like her son, the anger in her heart dissipated again.
"You know the severity this time, and you won't allow it again in the future."
Mei Yunli didn't take it seriously, he was just a gentleman. When his father became more powerful in the future, he would definitely take care of him.
But his face nodded obediently.
The grandfather and grandson were chatting, but Mei Yuanqing came back. His face was full of dejection. After entering the room, he sat down weakly and did not speak.
This frightened Mei's mother, and she quickly said: "What's wrong? Is it Zhang who refuses to forgive me?"
