Ajiu

Chapter 21 Schadenfreude
The third master Pei and the second master Pei are very similar in appearance, and they are brothers at a glance.Ajiu looked at Mr. Pei giggling, but refused to call for anyone.Third uncle, although you and my father look alike, you are just an uncle, not a father.

Third Master Pei made a sad look, "Ajiu doesn't like Third Father, and Third Father is crying!" He held Ajiu in one hand and pretended to wipe his tears with the other.Ajiu was very moved when she saw this, third uncle, you look like this because you like me too much and value me too much.

Ajiu stretched out her small arms and hugged Third Master Pei's neck, "Zuzu..." She smiled affectionately and kissed him on the cheek.

You can't call him father, but you can still kiss him.

Third Master Pei was hugged and kissed by little Ajiu, dizzy with joy, "Ajiu likes third father, right? Good girl!"

Mr. Pei was very happy, and he felt that someone was pulling his clothes with great strength.Looking down, his youngest son, Pei Lin, was tugging at the hem of his clothes, trying to climb onto him. Seeing him lower his head, he raised his face and smiled flatteringly at him, "Daddy!"

"Good son!" Mr. Pei held Ajiu firmly with one hand, bent down and hugged Pei Lin with the other hand, and smiled from ear to ear, "Lin'er has a really good memory. One year old, I haven't seen her for more than half a year, and Lin'er has not forgotten her father!"

In fact, Pei Lin couldn't have such a good memory, but Mrs. Xu told him a long time ago, "Lin'er, your father will be home tomorrow." Pei Heng and Pei Jing called their father happily again, and of course Pei Lin joined in the fun.

Mr. Pei held the two young ones in his arms, followed by the seven big ones, talking and laughing as they walked in.When we saw Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Xu and others, we all saluted and met each other, and we had a good relationship with each other.

Mrs. Fang looked her youngest son up and down, her face full of distress, "Thin, much thinner." Mr. Pei smiled complacently, "Mother, the Yushu I was born in is chic and suave, but this is a little thinner, but It looks even better!" Mrs. Fang couldn't help laughing, "You are not ashamed of yourself, how can you praise yourself like this."

Mrs. Xu covered her mouth and chuckled when she heard Mr. Pei's boastful words.She had dressed up carefully today, she was wearing a light lake blue dress, bright and elegant, Mr. Pei secretly took a look at her, just in time to see her smiling like a flower, he couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.

Ma'am, she...would laugh so cheerfully?
Third Master Pei's heart was pounding, and his mouth suddenly felt dry.

"Well, the eldest cousin of Linjiang Hou's mansion is here, and he is in the government office. The eldest cousin is here to find someone, and he is talking about the details with Dad." Third Master Pei told Xu shi expectantly.

"Understood, thank you, Mr. Xu." Xu's face turned cold.

Mr. Pei felt uneasy, did I say something wrong?I thought and thought, but to no avail.

When Prefect Pei came back, only Erye Pei was by his side, and there was no one else.Mr. Pei came forward and asked curiously, "Father, where's the big cousin?" The lady's cousin is here, even if he doesn't stay at home, he should come in to meet and talk.

"Only with the important letter, he went out of the city to find someone." Prefect Pei ignored him, Second Master Pei said with a smile.

"That's it." Mr. Pei suddenly realized.

Taishou Pei sat down on the grand teacher's chair, called Mr. Pei to him, and told him about the land sale and house purchase, "Sanlang, father thought that you didn't like to study, and you wouldn't have any fame in the future. If you can't, I will let you go." Go home and farm. Now it seems that it is not possible." Prefect Pei said gloatingly.

Co-author In your eyes, I am the material for going home and farming without accomplishing anything?Mr. Pei was extremely depressed.

"I love reading! I want to read good books!" Mr. Pei announced loudly.

"Daddy is amazing!" "Third Uncle is so ambitious!" The children clapped and applauded.

Pei Lin and Ajiu worked the hardest. They probably thought their voices were too low, so they stomped their feet and shouted loudly, "Amazing!"

Third Master Pei hugged Ajiu with a smile on his face, and coaxed him softly, "Ninny is good, call him third father." He ordered someone to bring over the little toys he had scavenged in the capital one by one, and put them in front of Ajiu, " Baby, this is a little figure carved from a tree root, isn’t it interesting? Be good, call me the third father, and I will give you all these three fathers.”

Ajiu smiled obediently, and was also very interested in the gadgets displayed by Mr. Pei, but she refused to call her father.

Second Master Pei smiled, "That's unreasonable. Third brother, I'm here." It's disgusting to lie to my daughter in front of me.

The eight brothers of the Pei family all gathered around, "Third Uncle, where's our share?" "Daddy, where is my share?" Pei Lin stretched out her little hand confidently, "Daddy, I want it too!"

Mr. Pei smiled and said, "All of them, all of them." He ordered people to unpack the luggage, take out pens, inks, papers and inkstones, all kinds of toys, etc., and distribute them one by one.

Second Master Pei took advantage of the children's booing and snatched his daughter over, "Ah Jiu, Third Uncle is bad, let's not play with him!" Ah Jiu giggled, okay, don't play with Third Uncle.

Prefect Pei waved at him, "Zhong Lang, bring my daughter here." Second Master Pei had no choice but to complain to Ah Jiu in a low voice, "I just snatched it from your third uncle, and your grandfather is asking for someone again." Prefect Pei was beside him, and reluctantly handed Ajiu over.

There's no other way, the only daughter of the Pei family is so sought after!Ajiu threw herself into her grandfather's arms and laughed happily.

Third Master Pei talked with his father and second elder brother in the study for a long time, and just returned to his room when it was timed.Xu got up to meet him, and asked softly, "Are you back?" He took off his coat and changed into a light robe.

At this moment, Mrs. Xu is very gentle and docile, but Mr. Pei feels that she is not easy to get close to, and she is a bit cold. "Why is it like this again?" Mr. Pei was a little frustrated.When I just came back, you smiled so brightly, how beautiful, how gratifying.

"Father and second brother both said that it would be difficult for eldest cousin to find someone." After holding back for a long time, Third Master Pei hesitantly said, "The Linjiang Hou Mansion sold people to traffickers, and they still have no name or surname. There are so many traffickers in the world, how can I find them?”

Mrs. Xu frowned, "Sold to traffickers? The Marquis of Linjiang sold people? My lord, what's going on, I don't understand."

The Linjiang Marquis Mansion is very rich, and there are only buyers. I have never heard of sellers.

Mr. Pei patted his forehead, "Look at me, I'm talking nonsense, no wonder the lady doesn't understand. That's right, my eldest cousin and I walked together all the way, and said that we were going to Suzhou to find someone. When we arrived at the government office, I took my cousin with me." Only when I went to see my father did I realize that what he was looking for was Brother Ling's biological mother."

Why there is a concubine's eldest son in the Marquis of Linjiang, Mr. Pei doesn't know.The eldest son's biological mother had a feud with Mrs. Linjiang Hou, and Mr. Pei didn't know.Anyway, it was known that Chen Lingyun's biological mother was sold by Mrs. Linjianghou. After Linjianghou learned about it, he hurriedly took Chen Lingyun out of Beijing to find her.

Xu couldn't laugh or cry, "There is such a thing as being daring."

Cousin, it turns out that your beautiful wife will sell your beautiful concubine, it is really eye-opening.

"Father and second brother will help find people, and I... I will do my best." Mr. Pei said courteously.

Wife, I will not stand idly by about your natal family's affairs, I will do my best.

"Just treat it as a normal business case, so you don't have to worry too much about him." Mrs. Xu said indifferently: "Master, father is very busy with business, and even the second brother is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground. There are so many big and important things waiting to be done. Don't bother with that."

Mr. Pei was puzzled, "Isn't Linjianghou's mansion her aunt's house? This Linjianghou is her aunt's cousin."

Why does she seem to be indifferent to her aunt and cousin's family affairs.

Perhaps, because Ling Yun is a bastard.Third Master Pei thought about his wife's usual indifference towards his concubine and concubine sister, and he understood something.

"Father's temper, don't you know? Regardless of the big or small cases, he is very cautious and will not take it lightly. Madam, even if he is not your cousin, but an ordinary person, as long as he reports the case to the Suzhou government office, Father will handle it properly." Mr. Pei said tactfully.

"He is not worthy." Xu's voice was cold.

Mr. Pei was astonished.

After Xu's words came out, she felt regretful in her heart, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "Brother is asking for trouble. Back then, because he gave birth to a concubine's eldest son before he married a wife, he made my aunt very angry. Now A few years have passed, and I am still tossing about the biological mother of the eldest son. Mr. Xianggong, I think about my aunt, and I am really angry at my cousin for being ignorant and fooling around."

Third Master Pei woke up like a dream, "So it's because of this."

That's right, the daughter-in-law hasn't married yet, and the husband has given birth to the child, so what's the matter.The wives and concubines of the Marquis of Linjiang's mansion were at odds, so that Mrs. Marquis of Linjiang wanted to secretly sell Ling Yun's biological mother, alas, it was really messy.

"Although I'm angry, I still have to help find someone." Mr. Pei gently pulled his wife over and told her carefully, "Ling Yun has a stubborn temper. He couldn't find his biological mother, and he refused to return to the capital. Brother's own son, right? You can't leave the child alone."

"Besides, this Lingyun's biological mother, Ye Shi, has a very pitiful background. She was originally the daughter of a good family. Her father was a general. Unfortunately, the Japanese invaded and died in battle. After her father died, her grandmother thought she was a girl, and she was compensated. goods, and sold her to a brothel."

Ye Shenjiang came from a bitter background, and his mother-in-law didn't know a single word, so she was very vulgar.She has two sons, Ye Shenjiang is the eldest son, and there is a younger brother below.This younger brother is ignorant, so he relies on his elder brother to live.When the eldest brother died, the sky of the Ye family suddenly collapsed, and he didn't know how to live in the future.

Ye was born beautiful, her father is dead, her mother is cowardly and has no brothers, her uncle is used to relying on General Ye and knows nothing about making a living, so he urged her grandmother to sell her and her mother .

Marquis Linjiang met Mrs. Ye in the brothel.The first time he saw her was that she was standing on a tall building, about to jump off.Her despair and poignancy shocked his heart.

Third Master Pei sighed very much, alas, Ling Yun's biological mother is really pitiful.

Xu looked at him, and asked coldly: "If it were you, what would you do?"

Cousin will redeem her, keep her by his side, and let her give birth to the eldest son, how about you?If it were you, what would you do?
Mr. Pei was taken aback, "Don't talk nonsense, lady, I won't go to that kind of place at all!"

Brothel, if I dare to go to that kind of dirty place, father will not beat me to death.

Mrs. Xu was very stubborn, she looked at him fixedly, "What if?"

I know you won't go to brothels, but what if you really meet her?
Seeing his wife's serious expression, Mr. Pei also sat up straight, and said solemnly: "If it were me, first, I would uphold justice for this woman, and punish the villain who sells her goodness and buys her goodness. Bring to justice."

Ye Shi is a good citizen, even her grandmother and uncle have no right to sell her to a brothel.It is against the law to sell good people for cheap.Similarly, buying good for cheap should also be punished.

"Secondly, I will find an innocent family for this woman, a kind young man, make a dowry, and marry her."

She always wants to marry, no matter if her father is a general or something, if her father is dead or down, a high family will not want her.However, marrying a kind and honest farmer's family is not troublesome.

After Mr. Pei finished speaking, Mrs. Xu was silent for a long time.

Mr. Pei didn't know what his wife was thinking, so he looked at her helplessly.

"Haven't you ever thought of marrying her?" Xu asked lightly.

"I... How can I marry her?" Mr. Pei stammered, "Marriage is at the mercy of my parents, and I... I'm not in charge of the family myself."

What am I going to marry her with? Mr. Pei's brow is sweating.

Drops of crystal clear tears rolled down Xu's cheeks, like pearls with broken strings. "Why are you crying?" Third Master Pei was surprised and distressed, he hugged his wife and wiped her tears, "I've never seen you cry before, my lady, what's wrong with you."

She always smiled softly and was very polite, this was the first time she lost her composure.

"I'm just, so happy." With tears in Xu's eyes, the corners of his lips curled up, as if he wanted to laugh, "Master, I'm very happy when you say that."

(End of this chapter)