If she is really a brave and smart little maid, Shen Rui is really in a dilemma. No matter how gentle and harmless Mrs. Wang is, she is ordered to take care of Shen Rui after all, and she acts like she is deliberately starving herself. Who knows who is behind it What was his intention? It happened that the only two people he could contact were the two people in front of him. Naturally, the breakthrough point in the yard was still with this little maid.
Shen Rui frowned again at Liu Ya's cowardly look. Wang's mother was afraid of him and got angry, so she hurriedly said: "This girl is much better now. When she first entered the house, she was almost unsightly. She was dark and skinny, and there was nothing good about her... Poor child, he lost his mother when he was only three years old. His stepmother was fierce and would beat or scold him. When he had a little one, he would be even more intolerable... People in the village still couldn't bear to see him without enough food and clothing. Since there was heavy rain this year and the harvest in the countryside was not good, I found a target and persuaded her stepmother to sell her, otherwise there would be no good end..."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but look at Shen Rui, with even more pity in her eyes.
Shen Ruichu didn't think anything. A wealthy family with both parents would not sell their daughter into slavery. It was obvious that Mother Wang looked at him with strange eyes and seemed to be more and more pitiful. His heart sank and he murmured: "She No mother? Is she also suffering from hunger and cold?" While talking, the hand under the quilt pinched the root of the thigh hard, causing tears to flow from the pain.
A child with a mother is a treasure, while a child without a mother is a piece of grass.
The owner is in a pitiful situation, with injuries on his body, but no one has visited him for two days after he woke up. Either he has died with his biological mother and lost his asylum, or his biological mother has a low score and is too humble to be with her son, so the mother and son are separated.
Mother Wang's face was filled with unbearable expression. She didn't dare to look at Shen Rui anymore and said: "My wife loves my second brother the most. My second brother still needs to be well. Don't let my wife leave uneasily." After that, she turned around and gave instructions. Liu Ya said: "The toilet is to the east of the door of the inner room. I remember where I put the thermos bottle. I won't be able to find it in the middle of the night. If the second brother wants water, he just mix it with the boiled water in the teapot. Don't make it hot or cold. Stay with me. Brother is just talking, don’t disturb the second brother too late..."
Shen Rui was already dumbfounded. What's going on? Shouldn't the owner be the son of an adulterer or a maid? Why is he related to the wife who left?
There are rituals going on continuously for days. The servants in the house are dressed in white and are called "Lady". Is she the mistress of this family? Could it be the owner's... adoptive mother?
Liu Ya was at the side, already nodding her head in agreement. Mother Wang stepped forward and put down most of the curtains, saying: "Second brother is still weak, so he should go to bed early. When he hears the bang of the second watch, he will call Liu Ya." Serve and place.”
Shen Rui wanted to ask what the "lady's" relationship was to him, but was afraid that Mrs. Wang would be suspicious, so he nodded casually and didn't say anything else.
Although he was criticized for snoring, Shen Rui took advantage of his good looks. In addition, although his words and actions were a little willful, they were not too much. There was also a hint of well-behaved and pitiful. Mother Wang was not tired of it, and she will Rui lifted up the corner of the quilt, glanced at the charcoal basin in the corner of the room, his expression darkened, and he had to tell Liu Ya again: "Get up and take a closer look. Don't let my second brother kick the quilt and catch the cold."
Liu Ya agreed, and then Mother Wang went out.
Shen Rui was just thinking about how to trick Liu Ya when he heard the sound of "ta-ta-ta" footsteps in the yard.
"Keke, Sister Wang, come down after Lao An's reward." Following the voice, the visitor entered the house and went directly into the back room. She was a woman in her fifties, wearing a green coat and a dark skirt. He has a plump physique and a smile on his face, but his expression is not peaceful, and he has some inverted triangular eyes.
Mother Wang followed behind, holding a food box in her hand and looking a little stiff.
The old lady sat down at the round table and looked at Shen Rui who was leaning on the bedside, with a half-smile on her face: "Hey, the second brother is awake, but he remembers the lesson? The master is very angry, who is it?" According to the rules, the younger brother is not respectful when meeting the elder brother, but the second brother dares to shake his fist at the elder brother. You know, you know that the second brother has a bad temper when he is young; you don’t know, you think that the second brother is hiding a traitor in his heart, and he is jealous that the elder brother has become a coward. "Sheng, I deliberately pushed hard on my eldest brother's face, trying to ruin his future."
Shen Rui only glanced at the mother-in-law, then his eyelids drooped, but his ears were straight, and he took note of all the mother-in-law's words. Could this be the big mistake that caused this owner to be "confined"?
In ancient times, "eldest brother is like father" and "brothers and friends are respectful". He even said things that could harm his future. This shows that I am trying to say hello to my eldest brother. If that is the case, I will not be unjustly punished. .It is not a lie to say that if you are disabled or disfigured and cannot be appointed to an official position, your future will be bad.
Immediately, Shen Rui felt that something was wrong. He was only ten years old. He was fair and fair and did not look like the son of a practicing family. The eldest brother was an elder brother and had already been born in middle school. He was several years older than the owner. How could he be taken over by me? Main injury?
Thinking of this, Shen Rui raised his head and glanced at the old woman again.
The woman smiled half-heartedly, with undisguised contempt in her eyes. She didn't see the slave's respect for her master, and said: "Oh, my second brother is too angry. No wonder Lao An said something to make his second brother angry." . Could it be that I am sad that my wife is gone? Don’t worry, after my wife’s big event is over, my second mother will straighten her up and she will ‘love’ my second brother well.”
Shen Rui just looked at her without saying a word. Wang's mother and Liu Ya were both wearing mourning. Judging from their conversation, the mistress of the family was gone, but the woman in front of her was only wearing plain clothes, acting grandly, and serving. The owner has a higher status than the deceased. Is he someone close to Lao An?
Is this Lao'an a real official title, or is it an "honorific title" among the people?
This old slave also has the words "Niangzi" and "Second Niang" in his words. Are these the wives and concubines of this family? He is the adopted son of the eldest lady, so he is not treated by the "Second Niang"?
Hey, what is this called? Once a wife, once a son?
But why is this old slave so angry with him? There is no provocation in his eyes, and he seems to be deliberately irritating himself?
Since Shen Rui was careful, there would be trouble if he didn't know the reason. He snorted coldly and turned to his side, lying down with his back to everyone.
"Sister Hao?" Mother Wang's voice sounded a little pleading.
That Mrs. Hao sneered and said, "Lao An, in recognition of your dedication to serving my second brother, gave me a plate of fat chicken and a plate of smoked fish, which is quite a bargain for an old guy like you."
Along with the rustling sound, the aroma of meat immediately filled the whole room.
Shen Rui closed his eyes, but his sense of smell became more and more sensitive. He felt the smell of meat swirling under his nose, and his mind was filled with chicken wings and drumsticks.
I only have half a bowl of gruel every meal, but this slave can have fat chicken and smoked fish? Weird, weird, very weird.
I don't know what Mrs. Hao's purpose is in bringing food to her, but it's just that the person who came here is not good. I don't know if she wants to make fun of herself or if she has some other back-up plan.
Thinking of this, Shen Rui opened his eyes, which were filled with ice and cold. He was nominally the young master of this family, but even his slave was being disrespectful, as if he was playing a random hand.
The owner was caught making mistakes and was punished. If he did nothing, he would not make more mistakes. Just wait and see what happens.
Thinking like this, Shen Rui didn't care about the aroma of the food, and fell asleep in a daze. He even forgot about asking Liu Ya about it for the time being.
When he opened his eyes again, the lights in the room were still flickering, but outside the window it was already dark and it was already night. Liu Ya and Mrs. Wang were not in the room, and there was an unopened bedding on the floor.
Before he got up, he heard the familiar "tapping" footsteps in the yard, so he quickly closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
When someone comes in, someone lowers their voice and greets them.
But there is only Baibaoge between the outside here, and the voice still really comes in: "Second brother hasn't made any trouble this night? Has it been two days since he woke up? Don't you be fooled and hide it for him?" Mrs. Hao A slightly shrill sound.
"I fell asleep during the meal and haven't woken up yet...Sister Hao, after all, I am my wife's direct brother. I have injuries on my body. I am so hungry and cold. What if something goes wrong?" Why don't you talk to Lao'an and ask a doctor to come and take a look?" This is what Mrs. Wang is talking about.
Then, there was a sneer: "Sister Wang is kind-hearted, doesn't Lao An love his grandson? Under the stick, a filial son comes out, and the second brother has made mistakes, so he will naturally be punished. This is Lao An and the master doting on the second brother. .”
This tone was not at all respectful, but rather a bit gloating.
Mother Wang hesitated a little and said: "What about the lady's death?"
Mother Hao said: "Isn't there an elder brother? Who doesn't know that the second brother is naughty by nature, is still young, and has no filial piety, so how can he endure the hardship of keeping vigil..."
Shen Rui heard a lot of things and put them all together, and his heart sank. It turned out that he was not the "evil son" but the legitimate son? It was the mistress who was mourned and the mother of the original mistress?
She was obviously under house arrest, but this old lady accused herself of not practicing filial piety when she opened her mouth, and deliberately caused herself to make trouble. When she lost her mother, she didn't keep her filial piety, and she really made trouble over food and drink. Outsiders didn't know what was going on. Isn't it right? It's a real reputation for being unfilial.
Etiquette is strict, and "unfilial piety" is a serious crime. This stain will not be tolerated by the tribesmen and neighbors, and will also hinder the future future. No matter what level you are promoted to, as long as you are exposed, you will only be dismissed from office.
Shen Rui felt cold in his heart, but he also knew that it would be impossible for an old slave to dare to act in such a bold manner without the master's instructions behind his back.
It’s just that I don’t know what I did to poke the lungs of this old An family member, causing her to treat her direct grandson like this. Don’t southerners value their direct concubines the most?
The sounds outside gradually died down, but the footsteps began again in the silence.
Shen Rui quickly closed his eyes, breathed calmly, and continued to sleep soundly.
Someone walked up to the bed and said with a chuckle: "I have been hungry for two days and you are still so honest and don't bother eating meat. Could it be that this second brother has changed his gender?"
Mother Wang whispered: "Maybe my second brother is filial and knows how to abide by the rules of filial piety, so he doesn't think about meat and fish."
Mother Hao snorted and said: "How can this disobedient bastard devil star become a polite and well-mannered scholar? No one can teach him, but he knows the rules of the bullshit stove? To say that he is a coward in appearance. I was so frightened by the slap from the master that I still had to leave."
It was Mrs. Hao's voice. As she spoke, the old woman reached out and pinched Shen Rui's arm without leaving any strength behind.