A piece of paper

"pat-"

Mrs. Qu's foot fell off the pedal and hit the red-hot copper smoke box.

Aunt Qu exclaimed and hurriedly bent down to hold Mrs. Qu's feet to her chest to check.

The old man's feet were the most unsightly ones. They were shriveled and withered. A thin layer of white skin hung loosely on the flesh. A series of blisters appeared on the soles of the feet.

Aunt Qu quickly turned around and called loudly, "Hongjin! Go get some burn ointment -"

Before Aunt Qu could finish her words, Mrs. Qu grabbed her wrist.

When Aunt Qu raised her head, she saw Mrs. Qu's deeply sunken eye sockets. Those eyes were frighteningly bright, frighteningly big, and frighteningly focused.

"What did you say? Erlang? Jianfang?! Do you like He Xianjin?"

Aunt Qu opened her lips and tried to pull her wrist back as a reflex, but found that her wrist seemed to be clamped by an iron clamp and could not move at all.

"I, I, I am also making random guesses." Second Aunt Qu was panicking. She was very afraid that Mrs. Qu would rush to Yiyuan and kill He Xianjin immediately. She could only try her best to weaken He Xianjin's existence and keep making up for it. "I didn't see it." The two of them are together! Sister Jin restrained Yiyuan very well. At night, the doors and windows were closed, and the maids did not even make loud jokes."

"Tell me, how do you know that Erlang has feelings for He Xianjin without seeing the two of them?" Mrs. Qu didn't want to hear this, and held Aunt Qu tightly with both hands, "Just tell me what you saw! Listen! What's going on! Tell me quickly!"

Mrs. Qu's face looked like a banana leaf in August, beaten to pieces by the heavy rainstorm, but she was still waiting stubbornly for the arrival of the last thunder.

Old and broken.

Aunt Qu couldn't bear it and lowered her eyes, "...I...I once saw Erlang's umbrella in Jixi workshop."

Mrs. Qu let out a breath and relaxed her hand, "It's just an umbrella. Previously in Jingxian County, Erlang would go to the shop every day at noon to teach the clerk how to read - although I don't agree, I just I thought it was a trivial matter.”

The confusion in the old man's words made Aunt Qu feel sad. Aunt Qu tilted her head and said, "Just now, Erlang left Giema Courtyard and walked quickly to the southeast until he reached the gate of Yiyuan Courtyard. If Mianbei hadn't warned him, he would have barged in. Yiyuan found Sister Jin."

Mrs. Qu's face suddenly turned ugly.

She knew that her grandson was more restrained and tolerant than his father, and at the same time, he also recognized the sacrifices and gains that people should make in the righteousness of the clan. This determined that her eldest grandson would become a man of self-restraint, propriety, humility and gentleness. A gentleman, a sailor who can shoulder the heavy burden of the Chen family.

With such a personality, it is impossible for the grandson to do anything like breaking into a boudoir at night.

Unless, panic.

Very panicked.

Mrs. Qu pursed her lips tightly. Just now, she mentioned her grandson's marriage.

Aunt Qu didn't wait for Mrs. Qu to speak, so she could only persuade her nonstop, "I haven't even written a word yet. I think Erlang is also restrained, and Sister Jin doesn't have this intention at all - you forgot that Sister Jin is also with you." I promised her before that she would not get married! Erlang and Sister Jin are both good boys. You must not mess up your sense of proportion. One is that the girl's family has a great reputation, and the other is going to have a wedding next year. It's all at this critical moment."

It can be resolved in a gentle way.

For example, he silently arranged a good marriage for Erlangjun Chen Jianfang;

For example, after the Spring Festival, the Chen family could only put some money in and ask Chief Qiao to find Erlangjun an official position far away from Nanzhili. After five or ten years, even if Erlang's love was as deep as the sea, there would be no way to renew their relationship;

Another example is to be more ruthless and simply turn around and marry Sister Jin. It just so happens that Qiao Shan is here. Looking for an ordinary scholar and marrying him off to be a good wife can also be regarded as ending Erlang's desire.

She is now afraid that the old lady will go crazy.

It just so happens that when meeting Erlangjun, the old lady is most likely to go crazy!

Although Xian Jin is listed in the family tree and has a female household, she is not a servant of the Chen family, let alone a lowly member, and cannot be disposed of at will, but if the old lady goes crazy and insists on Xian Jin, it will be really embarrassing and tragic. .

Aunt Qu pushed Mrs. Qu's arm and said, "Cousin, it's just an ill-considered relationship between young men."

"How dare she-"

The word "dare" seemed to be bitten out of Mrs. Qu's lips and teeth.

"How dare she seduce Erlang!"

Mrs. Qu's face was pale, and her eyes were burning but empty as she stared ahead, "Her mother made the third child disobedient! She holds the Chen family's business and money in her hands! Isn't the Chen family good enough to her?" Isn’t that good enough!?”

Mrs. Qu's voice went from hoarse to furious.

Aunt Qu tightened her neck and never dared to say another word.

"Erlang is a dragon and a phoenix among men. He is destined to be promoted to a higher rank. He is the green smoke rising from the graves of the ancestors of the Chen family! Who is she? I will never allow anyone! Anyone! Anyone to hinder Erlang!"

Mrs. Qu was pacing back and forth, talking about the hardships her eldest son and grandson suffered while studying, and the glare and torture the Chen family suffered when they came out of Jingxian County. They were all clichés. Several old plays that are often talked about are now endowed with a new emotion - the excitement of betrayal.

Yes.

While Erlang, who was angry at the family's expectations, was seduced, Mrs. Qu felt betrayed.

The old woman stepped barefoot on the ground, her gray hair hanging down, describing her as crazy, "She also lied to me! She lied to me about not getting married! She lied to me to hand over the Chen family's business to her with confidence!"

"What does she think of me! A fool!?"

"I'm so good to her! I've never treated her badly in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation! Is this how she repays me? To seduce my grandson who doesn't understand the world!?"

"She looks exactly like her little bitchy mother!"

"You really know how to daydream! A concubine gives birth to a daughter, and she wants to turn a sparrow into a phoenix and become the wife of an official!"

"Bitch!"

"Bitch!"

"Bitch!"

Mrs. Qu cursed countless times!

Aunt Qu didn't dare to express her anger, let alone refute: She didn't know where this betrayal came from?

She didn't even understand, what did Xian Jin do wrong?

If Erlang likes her, why should she do anything to show off her wealth?

What exactly did Xian Jin betray?

She promised not to marry, but she never came to her door asking for help, saying she wanted to find a good husband!

Aunt Qu Er raised her throat and eyes in one breath. For some reason, her eyeballs were gradually covered with a layer of mist.

There is fear, regret, and confusion.

at last.

The oil lamp flickered and one went out.

Aunt Qu trembled.

Mrs. Qu stopped, raised her eyelids, and looked at Aunt Qu, "Call Sanlang back from his uncle's house."

Aunt Qu trembled all over again, and her seven souls and six souls were almost gone.

Mrs. Qu's voice almost sank to the ground, "He Xianjin has to find someone to take over the business. The Qiuwei scroll is almost ready, but the tribute paper hasn't been finalized yet. If someone suddenly changes to the helm, the Chen family will lose."

Mrs. Qu slowly raised her face, the flesh on her cheeks trembling slightly, "Let's keep her for a few more days, wait until Chief Qiao Shan leaves, wait until she takes over the tribute paper business, and then we can calculate the general ledger."

Aunt Qu was crying, "How are you going to settle this account?"

Mrs. Qu slowly turned around and smiled, "Back then, I sent the best son of the Qu family to her with all my heart, and prepared to marry her off gracefully and make her a good wife."

"She doesn't want it."

"She's a bitch."

"If you don't hold me back, you will go backwards."

"Since I'm a serious lady, she shouldn't do it."

"Then it won't be done."

"When Sanlang comes back, let her be his concubine."

"Like her mother, the family's knowledge is profound and has been passed down from generation to generation."

All the heroine's dilemmas will be solved by herself. This is the most insistent point of this book, so everyone can rest assured.

(There will be no plot where Qiao Baoyuan falls from the sky and becomes Prince Charming)