Cao Yingying showed a friendly smile to Aunt Meng.
Aunt Meng immediately understood that the eldest lady was trying to protect her. If she still couldn't understand, she deserved to be killed by the madam.
She immediately crawled over and knelt in front of Cao Yingying: "Thank you, Miss, for restoring my innocence. Miss, I will never forget your kindness and kindness..."
Ms. Qi slammed the table angrily: "It's really the opposite. When did the Cao family's turn come to a daughter who is about to get married to take charge of the family?"
"Wow, wow, eldest sister is the worst!"
The Cao family's child suddenly started crying and kicked Cao Yingying in the leg.
Zhao Ergou's face darkened, and he raised his hand to grab the Cao family's child by the collar.
"Let me go! Let me go!" the Cao family's child yelled, "I don't want any younger brother! Everything in the Cao family belongs to me, and no one is allowed to snatch it from me! Someone, drag Aunt Meng down. , beat the bastard in her belly to death..."
Cao Defu's expression changed drastically.
His son is only seven years old, how could he be so vicious!
Even if the child in Aunt Meng's belly is not from the Cao family, it would be too cruel to beat him to death like this!
He stared at Ms. Qi, gritted his teeth and said, "That's how you taught my son, right? How could there be a poisonous woman like you!"
He raised his hand and slapped her hard.
"Don't hit my mother!"
The Cao family's child lunged forward with a cry and bit the back of Cao Defu's hand.
Fortunately, Zhao Ergou stood by and stopped him in time, otherwise the back of Cao Defu's hand would have been bitten and bled.
"Come here!" Cao Defu shouted, "Take the madam and the young master down and lock them up separately. I will deal with them in the evening!"
Manager Sun nodded: "Yes, sir!"
He waved his hand, and four powerful ladies came over to hold Qi down, and four boys came over to lift up Cao's son.
The Cao family's child has been crying.
Qi was quieter, but her eyes were full of resentment.
The mother and son were taken away, Aunt Meng was supported by the maid to rest, and the flower hall finally became quiet.
"The Sui Ru people are laughing again." Cao Defu sighed, "There is never any peace in the backyard of our Cao family."
Cheng Wanwan said: "Young Master Cao is indeed a little disobedient to discipline. Boss Cao may need to pay more attention."
When Cao Defu heard this, he immediately asked shamelessly: "My Cao family has been pure and kind for generations. The reason why the child has become like this is probably due to the influence of the poisonous woman Qi, but Qi is the biological mother of the child, so we can't..."
"The biological mother has no virtue, so she should consider changing her upbringing by someone else." Cheng Wanwan said softly, "The child can still be corrected when he is still young. When he grows up, it will be too late to regret."
Cao Defu nodded: "What Sui Ruren said is that I will try my best to select someone to take care of the child as soon as possible. I will not allow Qi to interfere anymore... As for Qi, let her eat fast and chant Buddha every day in the ancestral hall!"
Cheng Wanwan didn't think that the Qi family could settle down, but it was not easy for Cao Defu to make such a determination. As an outsider, she could just point it out.
When leaving Cao's house, she took Cao Yingying and told her alone: "Your stepmother's next thoughts should be on Aunt Meng. If you want to fight against the stepmother to the end, you must protect the baby in Aunt Meng's belly as much as possible." The child was born..."
Cao Yingying nodded: "I know."
If Aunt Meng gives birth to a son and raises him well, then the Cao family's business may not be inherited by his younger brother.
Their merchants pay attention to the distinction between direct descendants and concubines, but in fact they are not that particular. The person who inherits the family business in the end must be smart.
Her father was not smart, so why could he inherit the Cao family? It was because her father and grandma only had one son...
"You must protect yourself." Zhao Ergou coughed lightly and said, "If you need help, you can have someone deliver a message to Dahe Village. I can come at any time."
Cao Yingying's pretty face suddenly turned red, she agreed softly, and shyly hid behind Cao Defu.
Cao Defu asked people to carry all the return gifts onto the carriage. The return gifts for this appointment were very particular. Cao Defu hired someone to handle them, and no one could find anything wrong with them.
The carriage moved slowly, Zhao Ergou pulled the reins, and looked reluctantly in the direction of Cao Yingying...
"Still watching!" Matchmaker Zhao joked, "We'll get married in four or five months, and you'll have more time to watch!"
Zhao Ergou felt sweet and bitter in his heart. Four or five months, just under half a year, was really too long.
As the carriage drove into the city, Cheng Wanwan opened the curtain and still saw many sallow-looking refugees begging on the streets.
She also saw the government officials carrying wooden buckets and sprinkling white lime all over the alleys in the corner of the city... It must be that some refugees had died on the streets just now, so they sprinkled hydrated lime to disinfect and prevent the plague... She suddenly felt a little bit heavy.
She said: "Matchmaker Zhao, does she know where to sell lime in the city?"
Matchmaker Zhao was a matchmaker and was familiar with all the places nearby. She mentioned a place and asked Zhao Ergou to drive the carriage there.
The place that sells lime is outside the city. In front of a house, limestone and wood are being burned. After a few days, it becomes lime.
This thing is not expensive. You can buy a large barrel for thirty cents. If you don't bring a barrel, you will have to pay an extra twenty cents.
She bought four large barrels, mainly because she was worried that refugees would flow to Dahe Village. If someone died, the lime would be of great use.
In short, be prepared.
The carriage left Hekou County and returned to Dahe Village smoothly.
It was afternoon, and the courtyard was very lively. Kong Xiu Niang was teaching. The main students were Zhao Xiahua, Wang Damai and Sun Shuiqin. There were more than 20 little girls watching. Although there were many people, when Kong Xiu Niang was teaching, there were only a few people in the courtyard. No one dared to speak, they listened quietly and took notes.
One day's teaching lasted two hours in the morning and one hour in the afternoon, and it just ended at this time.
Kong Xiu Niang put away her things and came up to her with a smile: "Sui Ruren, is your trip going well?"
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "The marriage has been decided, March 24th next year, there is still half a year to go."
"I knew this wouldn't be a problem." Kong Xiu Niang lowered her voice, "A few days ago, Mr. Cao found me and asked me to help embroider the gorgeous peony pattern on the eldest lady's wedding dress. The main wedding dress is the eldest lady herself. Embroidery, I am responsible for the most difficult patterns..."
Cheng Wanwan twitched the corner of her lips. Cao Defu was too impatient. The wedding had not been finalized a few days ago, so he casually found someone to embroider the wedding dress. He was not afraid that the matter would be spread out and it would bring bad reputation to his daughter...
While the two of them were talking here, Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou were unloading the return gifts from the carriage.
Red boxes, tied with silk cloth, were moved out of the carriage one by one, which was particularly eye-catching.
The girls nearby who were learning embroidery all had their eyes widened.
The return gifts are so generous, so the dowry will only be even bigger... What kind of bad luck did Zhao Ergou have to marry the eldest lady of the Cao family!
Among the girls, Sun Shuiqin's face was a little pale.
She pursed her lips tightly, finally plucked up the courage, took steps, and followed Zhao Ergou who was moving the gift box into the main room.
Zhao Ergou moved the box into the warehouse and put it away. As soon as he came out, he saw Sun Shuiqin's pale face. He was startled: "Why are you in my house? What are you doing in here?"
Sun Shuiqin's lips moved: "I come every day to learn embroidery from Kong Xiu Niang."
Zhao Ergou really didn't know that she was here too. Every day at home, a bunch of girls were chirping in the southeast corner of the yard, but he didn't pay attention.
He said with a cold face: "Study and learn. Don't enter the main room of my house at will in the future. If something is lost at home, I will blame it on you."
Sun Shuiqin's face turned even paler.
Zhao Ergou was so gentle to her before, why did he suddenly become so unkind...
Was his original tenderness and affection all fake?
