idle mistress

Chapter 40
"Xiao Ke, are you speaking in human terms? Wei Qiu is your older sister." Seeing that her words became more and more outrageous, Mrs. Zhang took a rare look of an elder and reprimanded her.

Xu Xiaoke tilted her mouth with disdain, and whispered: "What kind of sister..."

For her cynicism, Xu Weiqiu didn't bother to care about it, but she was relieved to hear that the other party had retired.

She stepped forward and took Zhang's hand, and asked, "Er Niang, have you eaten yet? I'm so hungry."

As soon as the words finished, Rong's dissatisfied voice came from behind: "Eat, eat, I just want to eat. Is there a mountain of gold or a mountain of silver at home?"

She spent a lot of money on marrying her son a daughter-in-law. She originally thought of marrying this girl so that she could get a dowry. Before that, she had said all the good things to the matchmaker with a shy face, and the dowry money was agreed I didn't expect it to turn yellow.

The wishful thinking was smashed to pieces. The more she thought about it, the more she thought about it, Rong became more and more angry. She vented all her anger on the client: "You don't have to do any work? You didn't wake up until noon, and there was no water in the tank. No wonder you're so lazy." People can't see it."

Mrs. Zhang quickly said, "It's my fault. I was too busy in the morning to carry water."

Xu Weiqiu originally planned to endure it, but when she heard Mrs. Rong's words, she immediately became angry, and couldn't help but retort: ​​"I am the only one in this house? Wouldn't you pick it out if there is no water in the tank? Why are you pointing at me and me?" Erniang?"

"Qiu'er, don't say a few words. The master is still at home. I left some food for you in the kitchen. Go and eat." Afraid of causing trouble and pulling her away, Xu Weiqiu added another sentence. : "I really think of myself as a lady, and I don't even look in the mirror. If there is a lady's illness, the lady's life will not be the same."

The last sentence pierced Rong's heart, but she saw her face turn red and turn white: "Damn girl, let you talk nonsense!" She rushed forward and was about to slap Xu Weiqiu.

Zhang's eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and he stepped forward to stop him.

Seeing that this slap couldn't hit anyone, Rong pushed Zhang in annoyance. She exhausted all her breastfeeding strength in this push, and Zhang was defenseless, and let her push him to the ground with his head on the ground Knocked on the blue brick, and his head was bleeding immediately.

"Second Mother." Xu Weiqiu hastily stepped forward to press her bleeding spot.

Seeing that her head was bleeding, Mrs. Rong was afraid that if she killed someone, she would have to sue her, so she didn't dare to make any more trouble.

Seeing Xu Weiqiu turning his head to stare at her, she stood there and explained falteringly: "I didn't mean to push her, who asked her to come up by herself...?"

Xu Weiqiu ignored her, seeing that Erniang was still in good spirits, the big stone in his heart also fell, and he helped her into the house to stop the bleeding.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way." She yelled, Rong Shi stepped back, and the one under her foot couldn't stand still and sat on the ground, very embarrassed.

Hongyan stood behind, watching the farce after another with cold eyes from a distance.Seeing Rong's head turned to look over, she quickly restrained the expression on her face that she didn't think it was a big deal, and quickly stepped forward to help her mother-in-law.

This matter has already come to an end, Mrs. Rong is still thinking about Xu Weiqiu's dowry money, and entrusted many people to make marriage proposals. Unexpectedly, the matchmaker and good aunt's mouth can make the dead live, and also live. It became a stink, she told everyone that the eldest girl of the Xu family in Xigang Village had a pockmarked face, and through her mouth, Xu Weiqiu's reputation as an ugly girl spread throughout the ten miles and eight villages.

Xu Weiqiu felt relieved, but Zhang Shi was so worried that he couldn't even eat.

One day, Xu Weiqiu came back late after leaving the stall. Erniang said she had left some food for her. She went to the kitchen, but the food Erniang left was already cold. They ate in front of the stage.

After eating a bowl of cold rice, her stomach started to hurt. She hurriedly went to the hut, and halfway there, she saw Xu Xiaoke and Hongyan sitting in the corner with their backs to her, whispering.

Then Xu Xiaoke said in a strange tone: "The old bachelor in Jiutou Village doesn't want her. Now it is rumored that she is extremely ugly. Who will dare to marry her in the future? Sister-in-law, you are really pitiful, if this person can't get married , stay at her mother's house, don't talk about gossip outside, you have seen her mouth before, and your life at home will be difficult in the future."

Hongyan at the side replied, Xu Weiqiu was in a hurry, and rushed to find the latrine but couldn't hear what she said.

It's just that since that day, Hongyan's attitude towards her has changed 360 degrees. The most obvious thing is that once, when she just came back from the market, she saw Erniang chopping firewood by herself. Due to too much force, the gauze on her head All oozed blood.

Xu Weiqiu knew that the two mothers and daughters of the Rong family could not be counted on, so he took a chance to tell Hongyan tactfully that her second mother was not strong enough, and hoped that her sister-in-law could help her when she was away.

Unexpectedly, Hongyan replied coldly: "Take care of yourself, what are you? It's up to me."

Xu Weiqiu was stunned by her on the spot.

Since then, the mother and daughter of the Rong family have always picked up troubles for her, making the family run wild, and this Hongyan is also fighting with her sister-in-law, making Er Niang cry several times.

Xu Weiqiu couldn't help sighing in his heart, it's true that the whole family doesn't come into the house.

In order to clean up Turgen, Xu Weiqiu often ran to the earthen house. After several days of hard work, she had repaired the collapsed roof.

For this house, she had a rough renovation plan in mind. In order to move there as soon as possible, she had to speed up the renovation project of this earthen house.

Erniang didn't agree with her moving out at first, but after seeing the Rong family and the others arguing fiercely, she finally reconciled.

How could Xu Weiqiu not know that when she told Xu Lian that she wanted to move out, someone covered her mouth and snickered.

Mrs. Zhang followed Xu Weiqiu to the earthen house and saw the dilapidated appearance of the house, shed tears on the spot.

"Qiu'er, this...how can people live in this place?"

Xu Weiqiu scoured some sand from the river, mixed it with straw and mud, and comforted Mrs. Zhang while rubbing the mud, and said, "It looks like it's broken now. I'm fixing it now. When it's done, Come back and see, I guarantee it will look very different.”

Erniang looked at her and the mud ball, and secretly felt novelty: "Qiu'er, I know that sand is added to the mud, but why add straw?"

Xu Weiqiu explained with a smile: "Er Niang, don't underestimate these grasses, and the mud walls made of them are so strong that they can't be blown down by a ten-level typhoon."

Zhang didn't understand what a tenth-level typhoon was, but she believed in her words.She watched from the side how she and the mud ball, and secretly remembered it in her heart. Later, when Xu Weiqiu came to repair the house again, Er Niang sneaked over to help whenever she had time.

(End of this chapter)