In the room, Mrs. Qin was leaning on the big pillow, and a girl was kneeling on the ground and beating her legs.
Seeing the old grandma come in, Mrs. Qin said lazily: "This girl, given time, it will definitely not be easy."
"Yes, after all, I have the blood of the old lady in my body, and I still look a bit like you. However, compared with when you were young, it is still a million miles away." The old nanny stepped forward and poured tea to the old lady. , and complimented with a smile.
"Well, we are all getting old, and our hearts have also softened." Old Mrs. Qin did not take the tea, but looked at the person who had served her all her life.
Seeing that she was showing her old age and still serving him wholeheartedly, the old lady felt a little touched in her heart: "Seeing this girl Qin Yun, I suddenly remembered our time. At that time, it was really difficult for the two of us!"
The old grandma sat on the edge of the kang and nodded with emotion. It was not easy for them as masters and servants. For the sake of the old lady, the old grandma never even got married and had no children.
"If the old lady hadn't left early, leaving you with such a big mess and a few undergrown children, the old lady wouldn't have worked so hard."
How easy is it for a widow to keep a huge family fortune?
Only they know how much blood their hands have been stained and how many families they have destroyed.
Therefore, after her sons all got married and started their own business, the old lady began to eat fast and chant Buddha's name every day, ignoring the worldly affairs outside.
"You haven't paid attention to those mundane things in these years. Why do you want to see this little girl today and make her angry? Why bother?"
Mrs. Qin sat up and waved her hand to let the little maids get down.
"But let me find out, who asked those idiots to come to Qin's house?" Old Mrs. Qin asked with a serious expression after they left.
"Go back to the old lady and find out more about it. Everyone said that a woman wearing a curtain and a hat sent them a letter in a carriage. The letter asked them to come to see the old lady on time today, and told them not to come early. Don’t be late.”
"These idiots are so obedient when someone else just writes a letter? They are also a disaster if they are raised in the Qin family." The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly and drooped the corners of her mouth. At this time, the old lady didn't have a trace of kindness in her face, and her look made people shudder.
"I can't blame them. Old lady, please look at this handwriting and signature. It seems that it is also the handwriting of our fourth master. How can those children and aunts tell whether this is the handwriting of the fourth master?" Sighing and frowning, he said justice to those people.
The old grandma put a stack of envelopes on the table.
"Oh, it's all my fault. I was busy with business and fighting with those tribesmen, so I left the fourth child in the care of the wet nurse. As a result, my temper was ruined by the wet nurse's son."
The old lady said something self-blaming, took the letter and read it, her brows furrowed even more.
"The fourth child will definitely not be so confused. There must be someone behind this." The old lady's eyes became sharp: "The Qin family seems to have encountered a problem."
"The old lady asked Qin Xiang to come over, but you suspect she did it?" the old mama asked hesitantly.
"Well, I'm a little suspicious of her, and I also want to see who this girl that everyone talks about is different? But..."
The old lady stood up and walked behind the screen. She wanted to change clothes, and the old lady immediately followed her to take care of her.
"However, I found that although she is smart and stubborn, she still lacks some scheming. Either there is someone behind the scenes who instigated her or gave her advice, or it has nothing to do with her."
"Isn't she?" The old nanny helped the old lady put on a brocade robe and said, "But thinking about it, after all, she is only young enough to have haircuts. She is a little smart and normal, but when it comes to scheming and courage, I am afraid it is very limited."
"I hope we two old guys didn't make a mistake. After the luncheon, I will call the eldest brother and the brothers over. I want to see clearly who wants to touch my Qin family?"
After changing her clothes, the old woman called the woman who was combing her hair to come in and comb her hair. The old lady put the fragrant beads given by Qin Shao on her wrist.
Mrs. Qin came to invite the old lady to the banquet hall, and there was another round of compliments.
"You just sent someone here to invite her, why would you go there in person?" The old lady still liked this eldest daughter-in-law very much.
"My daughter-in-law doesn't trust others. If she doesn't go there in person, she won't be practical in her work."
The eldest lady personally helped the old lady to go out. When she saw the fragrant beads in the old lady's hand, she said, "The Shao Yatou from my fourth brother's house is quite filial, and the things she gave her won the favor of the old lady. It is better than these things that have been kept under the old lady's eyelids." The one underneath knows the old lady’s thoughts better.”
"Don't be jealous. I have a reason for wearing this thing." The old lady didn't want to compromise with her eldest daughter-in-law, so she directly pointed out her thoughts and gave her another reassurance: your children are different after all.
"Lao Si's group of children came to the door, who do you think did this?" Before the eldest lady could be happy, the old lady asked again.
"This" the eldest lady glanced at the old lady's expression, but didn't see any meaning, so she smiled and said: "How can the daughter-in-law know? Even the fourth child raised so many people outside, the daughter-in-law only came this morning I know."
"Why are you so anxious? I didn't say it was you. Besides, this matter is of no benefit to you. I guess you won't be so troubled."
The old lady frowned and thought to herself that this eldest daughter-in-law used to be quite calm, but why is she becoming less useful as she gets older?
Mrs. Qin pursed her lips, glanced at the old lady again, and said with a little doubt: "There are so many people in the fourth brother's family all of a sudden, and the fourth sister-in-law is probably going to cause a scene. Otherwise, old lady Come forward and make arrangements.”
"How do you plan it?"
"Girls get married when they are old enough. Girls and boys who are underage are given some silver and they are said to have recognized them. However, it is regarded as dividing the family. During the New Year, they can come back to worship their elders. Both can To appease them, it won’t make the fourth room too noisy. Besides, there’s no room for so many people.”
In fact, the last sentence is the key point.
The four brothers of the Qin family divided their families, but the remaining brothers did not go out to live alone. They still lived in the old house. Many things were mixed together, and the elders were subsidizing them.
The courtyard of the fourth room is not big, but the number of people in the fourth room is the largest. Now that so many people have returned, she, the elder sister-in-law, will definitely be asked to arrange a place to live, so the eldest lady made an excuse to come and call the old lady first. discuss.
"It's not urgent. Wait until I ask for details." With one sentence, the old lady ended all her plans.
Qin Xiang and Xiao Chenyu had just walked outside the banquet door and met Lu Jiu head-on.
Lu Jiu came up to him with some worry: "Why have you been there for so long? But something happened? I should have gone with you earlier, so I can take care of you. Anyway, I, Lu Jiu, have a reputation for being generous. , I’m not afraid of being said either.”
Xiao Chenyu patted Lu Jiu on the shoulder and said gratefully: "Brother Lu Jiu, please worry, we are fine."
Lu Jiu slapped Xiao Chenyu's hand away, crossed his arms and looked Xiao Chenyu up and down, and said quite proudly: "You called me wrong, I am not brother Lu Jiu now, you should call me uncle."
Qin Xiang didn't want to listen to their nonsense, so she walked past the two of them and walked inside, followed by Qing Can and Qing Gu.
