The Pu family is a house with three entrances and three exits. It is considered a decent family in this street.
Ning Yujin asked the others to wait outside, and only took Xiangyue and two rich old ladies in.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a woman holding her belly with one hand and hanging a piece of clothing on a pole in the yard to dry with the other hand. Her hair was wrapped in a scarf with only a silver hairpin on her head. Her face was extremely haggard.
If Xiangqiao hadn't called out "Sister Xiangyue" to bring Ning Yujin back from her thoughts, she would never have believed that this was Xiangyue until her death.
Xiangyue heard someone calling her, turned her head and took a look, and was so shocked that the clothes in her hands fell to the ground.
"Little... miss..."
Ning Yujin hurriedly walked over to support her worriedly: "Have a good rest when you are pregnant. What's the point of being exposed to cold water in the winter."
"Miss, why are you here? Isn't it Xiangqiao..."
"It's none of her business. I saw you didn't come when she came to pay New Year's greetings, and I felt unhappy, so I came here to see what you were doing."
"Miss, I..." Xiangyue lowered her head guiltily, "I wanted to see you when I heard you were coming back, but I couldn't leave."
Ning Yujin patted her shoulder and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, I know your difficulty. Come on, it's cold outside, come inside and talk."
Xiangyue looked at the basin of clothes: "But..."
"Let whoever washes his own clothes." Ning Yujin kicked the basin over and stepped directly over the clothes. She was relieved to see the fragrant clothes.
As soon as she helped Xiangyue sit down in the room, she heard a noise outside: "Xiangyue, come out! What's going on with these clothes?! You bitch, if you don't tidy up for three days, you're going to have to go to the house to uncover the tiles, right?"
Ning Yujin looked at Xiangyue and saw that Xiangyue said a little embarrassedly: "It's my mother-in-law. I'll go and persuade her."
Just as he was about to stand up, Ning Yujin pulled him to sit down: "When you have a body, you can have children and take care of yourself. Don't make yourself angry."
Seeing Ning Yujin's understanding look, Xiangyue said nothing more. It seemed that Xiangqiao had said everything.
The old lady Pu cursed for a long time and saw no one said a word, so she opened the curtain and rushed directly to Xiangyue's room to continue scolding. However, as soon as she entered the room, she saw someone sitting there, and brought Xiangqiao and two wives with her.
I was stunned for a moment.
A noble person who can have a relationship with Xiangyue...
The old lady Pu immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Oh, Princess, why didn't you say anything when you came here?"
Ning Yujin smiled and waved her hand to get up: "I just came to see Xiangyue, you don't have to be polite."
The old lady Pu stood up fearfully, stood sideways, and secretly looked at Ning Yujin.
She has a fair and delicate face, elegant and sober clothes, smiles when looking at people, and is quite easy-going.
Ning Yujin asked her with some confusion: "Why did you scold Xiangyue just now?"
Mrs. Pu quickly replied: "The clothes were scattered everywhere, and the common people just scolded me a few times, but they didn't... didn't dare to scold me."
Ning Yujin nodded and said kindly: "But Xiangyue is still pregnant. Why do we ask her to wash clothes in the winter? Didn't she bring two maids with her when she got married?"
"Girl..." Old Mrs. Pu felt that she was about to break into a cold sweat in this cold weather. "The cost of the maid was too high, so I sold it. We, a small family, can't afford to support so many people."
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Ning Yujin sneered: "Those two maids have signed a contract of sale, and you don't need to pay a penny to serve Xiangyue. Xiangyue's dowry doesn't mean that she can't support two mouths, so why can't she support them?"
Already?"
Before Mrs. Pu had time to answer, she heard a yelling voice coming from the next room: "I'm hungry! I want to eat, Xiangyue, you damn girl, why don't you cook! Ah, your pants are dirty.
Come on, come here and change my pants!"
Ning Yujin squinted her eyes and looked at the old lady Pu. The old lady Pu felt that she couldn't speak clearly and she just yelled: "What are you making! You deserve to starve to death!"
This roar was outrageous, and the man scolded him even more fiercely. He said all the offensive words, which made Ning Yujin's eyes freeze immediately.
Xiangqiao whispered to Ning Yujin from the side: "That's Xiangyue's uncle."
Ning Yujin nodded, indicating that she understood.
During the previous investigation, she also learned about the situation of the Pu family. There was an uncle who was a rogue when he was young. Later, he was beaten and disabled and he was raised at home.
Ning Yujin asked Mrs. Pu: "Xiangyue still has to serve uncle?"
"This..." Old Mrs. Pu felt that Ning Yujin was pressing every step of the way, and her words suddenly became sharper. She was not at all as easy to bully as she had just seen.
Just as he was thinking about how to answer, he saw a woman opening the curtain and walking in, asking Old Mrs. Pu: "Auntie, there are many people standing at the door. Are they guests at home?"
Mrs. Pu wanted to tell her to go back, but Ning Yujin waved her hand and asked her to come over: "This is that cousin, come here and let me take a look."
Pu Yuandao's cousin is called Yuniang. She is not very beautiful, but she is quite good at dressing up. Look at her beautiful floral clothes and the clothes on her hair and hands. Compared with Xiangyue, she looks like a young lady or a village girl.
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"Yu Niang, hurry up and salute!" Mrs. Pu wanted to remind her, but Ning Yujin waved her hand, "Hey, we are all sisters, there is no need to be polite."
She smiled, pulled Yu Niang's hand and asked, "What does Yu Niang do at home?"
The jade lady seemed to understand a little bit when she looked at the situation in the room, and she answered honestly: "My father sells rouge and gouache, and he opened a small shop in Shuzhong."
Ning Yujin immediately smiled and said to Xiangqiao and the others: "It seems that selling rouge and gouache is very profitable these days. Looking at the autumn silk silk, only rich ladies in Shengjing can afford to wear it."
When Mrs. Pu heard this, she immediately became anxious, but Niang Yu replied calmly: "Sister Xiangyue gave me these clothes."
Ning Yujin had indeed sent someone a piece of autumn water silk to Xiangyue, so she just asked Yuniang about it. But Yuniang really knew what was going on and just said it was from Xiangyue.
Ning Yujin also knew Yi Xiangyue's temperament. If she asked her, she would admit that it was her who gave it to her.
Sure enough, Xiangyue answered the question: "Miss, I was pregnant and couldn't wear it, so I gave it to her."
Ning Yujin snorted coldly when she heard this.
Xiangyue and Yuniang are not of the same stature at all. Yuniang is smaller and wears clothes that fit her perfectly. Could Xiangyue have worn them as a gift to her?
She said to Xiangyue in a cold voice: "Why don't you even understand the rules after getting married? How can you interrupt when I'm talking?"
Xiangqiao also glared at Xiangyue - Miss is venting your anger on you, what are you doing to help those people?
Xiangyue knew that Ning Yujin's words cut off her chance to plead for the Pu family, so she immediately shut up and said nothing more.
Ning Yujin pulled Yuniang over and wanted to talk to her again, but her eyes fell on a warm white jade bracelet she was wearing on her hand. Her smile froze, and she paused before asking: "This bracelet is so beautiful, where is it?"