C179 A servant girl from the Gu family
In the end, it was still Madame Song who lost. In the end, she couldn't bear to part with her eldest son, and she still wanted to receive another letter from him.
He said to Mian Niang: "If that Mr. Jiang comes back in the future, you let him in this room, don't meet him in private, do you know?"
Mian Niang thought for a while and understood her mother's worry. Indeed, things like Gu Yan's could not happen again at home.
Since his mother was willing to meet people, it was naturally good.
She nodded and said, "I understand."
"Also, stay away from those descendants from now on. If you really provoke gossip, your entire family will be shamed by you."
These words were not tactful, but when Mother spoke to him and when she did, Mian Niang had already stopped caring about it.
"I know."
"You're right. If you had known better, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
Madame Song said in anger.
Song Zhien worriedly looked at Sis A and his mother, afraid that they would argue again.
Mian Niang blinked her eyes at him, then said to his mother: "I really know I was wrong. Mother, you also need to know, there are some things that we can't control ourselves."
This was the first time she tried to defend herself. The moment the words left her mouth, she felt that it was meaningless. Without waiting for her mother's words, she turned around and left.
The disciple left Madame Song Li in a daze as she held her bowl of food. Only when Song Zhien called for her a few times did she regain her senses.
"What's wrong, hyposome?"
Song Zhien asked in puzzlement: "Mother, why are you blaming Sis A so much? Didn't the Mei Family cause us to become like this? "
"You're still young, you don't understand!"
Madame Song Li let out a faint sigh, hiding emotions that Song Zhien could not understand.
Song Zhien shook his head, and said unhappily: "You guys are not even telling me what happened, what do I know? I only know that if not for Mei Family, if not for that Wu Niang, I am a brother would not have gone to regroup. Also, the one who almost killed me and Sis A was also Wu Niang. Mother, why didn't you hate their Mei Family, instead, you blame it all on him? "
Madame Song Li was rendered speechless by her son. She wanted to explain, all of this happened because Mian Niang provoked Gu Xin, and all of this happened afterwards. If Mian Niang had not provoked Gu Xin at the beginning, this would not have happened.
However, how could she say such words, much less with her youngest son. She could only be vague about it.
Song Zhien was even more unconvinced, and said to her: "According to mister, this is equivalent to you venting your anger, venting your anger on Sis A. Even Brother Ah advised you to treat Sis A well, but you just didn't understand this logic. "
He was the youngest in his family. He had always been pampered by his brothers and sisters, but he had never spoken to his mother like this before. At this moment, he truly felt sorry for his sister.
These words infuriated Madame Song so much that she almost vomited blood. Her originally bad mood became even more stifled as she pointed at his nose and cursed a few times before chasing him out.
Song Zhien was originally defending Sis A, so after being scolded, he did not feel wronged. He told his mother, "Please slowly eat," and then left, leaving Madame Song alone in the room, sulking.
When Mian Niang heard his little brother scolding his mother in the main house, she was worried that it was because of him that she scolded him. She hurriedly came out to see what was going on, and met his little brother who was carrying the bowl of rice.
Song Zhien only nodded obediently, and did not explain anything to his sister.
After finishing his meal and washing his bowls, Mian Niang went out to carry some water, still instructing his brother, "It's fine to stay in this room for a while, after my mother has calmed down, she'll go and bring the bowl over, then she'll quickly go back and do her homework, do you understand?"
Song Zhien nodded in agreement.
Mian Niang carried the bucket and walked out. On the way, she met other villagers and greeted them.
Arriving at the well, just as Aunt Chen was fetching water, Mian Niang took the initiative to receive the wheel, in order to help him stir the water.
Aunt Chen looked at her, her eyes flashing, as she laughed:
"Kid, why do you look even thinner than a few days ago?"
"Of course not." Mian Niang laughed: "Lifting water is not like wearing so much when selling tofu, don't you think that I've lost weight just by looking at me!"
"It's not like that. Look at his face, the flesh is all gone."
As she spoke, she touched Mian Niang's waist and said: "You still say that she's not skinny? She doesn't have much meat on him, only bones."
Mian Niang dodged uneasily and poured some water into her bucket.
The Aunt Chen filled her cup with water, but did not leave.
Mian Niang slowly understood and asked: "Is there anything else?"
Otherwise, why would she not leave? Standing there looking at her in such a cold weather, she did not think that her face was suddenly covered in flowers.
Aunt Chen laughed, her smile filled with awkwardness.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't be embarrassed." Mian Niang made a few guesses in his heart, and couldn't help but feel it was funny.
He didn't expect that Aunt Chen's words would be completely different from what she had expected, "When your brother was working at the Gu family, did he mention the Gu family's maidservants?"
When he mentioned the Gu Family and Ah Ge, Mian Niang's heart ached for a moment, but he quickly put it away and only exclaimed in shock, "No, you should know about the person from I am a brother. He works in someone else's house, so why would he pay attention to his servant?"
Now that the topic had been revealed, she no longer hesitated and explained to Mian Niang: "Of course I know what kind of person Dalang is, it's just that right now, I don't have any confidence. It's like this, someone is helping Erniu propose marriage, mentioning the Gu Family's servant girl from the past, saying that this young lady has a good appearance, and she's very clever, and could work, but I don't have any confidence. I just want to find out if this young lady is really as good as the matchmaker said."
Asking around was fake, telling Mian Niang that it was true.
After making a huge detour, and seeing that it was still the same, not only did Mian Niang feel that it was funny, she felt that this Aunt Chen had really thought too much into it.
"What do I think it is? So it's this. You guys entrusted Erniu's marriage to her. Naturally, you trusted that matchmaker, and I'm sure she won't lie to you. That lady, there's no mistake, right?"
Mian Niang's expression was calm, she did not notice anything amiss.
Aunt Chen was only concerned with observing her words and appearance, but she himself became that uncomfortable one.
In his heart, he felt that Mian Niang understood the meaning behind his words.
He could only laugh and say, "Yes, that's what I thought too, but even so, I still feel as if I'm hanging in the air. You just don't know that the mouth of this matchmaker, the water from washing the pots, everything has to go to water before you can believe it. When he first proposed the marriage between me and your Uncle Chen, he praised your Uncle Chen to the point that there was nothing in the sky or on the ground.
Mian Niang was unable to answer and only found it funny.
Aunt Chen started chattering, chattering non-stop for a long time. Until Mian Niang left, he still followed behind her and exhorted her repeatedly.
Mian Niang, you can ask your mother when you get home, and see if Yours has ever mentioned anything to her. Honestly speaking, I am not confident, as all of the servants in this rich family are like young ladies, I do not know if we can answer correctly. The most important thing is that you don't know that Xiu Chi's uncle is that Gu family's butler. "
Although she spoke humbly, her expression was one of unconcealable satisfaction and pride.
She was quite satisfied with the maidservants who came from large families, especially with the support of the Gu family's steward. No matter what, the Gu family was a marquis' household. Although the housekeeper was only at the old mansion, he was still a reputable figure in these ten li eight village and even the county.
Mian Niang despised the Gu family, but she understood the pride of Aunt Chen. She knew that if she really wanted to ask Mother about this, her mother would definitely be angered, and she would definitely not mention this matter in front of Mother, or splash cold water on Aunt Chen's face. She only nodded with a smile, and promised herself that she would ask.
Only, when the time came, Aunt Chen would not know if she would still want to ask.
After bidding farewell to Aunt Chen, she carried the water and returned home. Mian Niang scolded Gu Xie again in her heart, this was truly a ghost that would not leave even if he was no longer here.
He only hoped that he would never see this person again.
When he returned home, Song Zhien had not gone back yet. He was sitting on the brick bed, thinking about something.
Mian Niang poured the water into the jar, turned his head and asked: "Why aren't you going to do your homework, it's getting dark."
"What is this, Sis A?" Only when Mian Niang walked in did she see it clearly. The dagger in his hand was precisely that dagger, and she immediately grabbed it: "What are you going to do with it, quickly put it back."
"I'm not letting go. Tell me where did this come from, I don't believe you picked it up. If you picked it up, you would have revealed it in front of my mom and me."
The siblings lowered their voices at the same time, not daring to disturb Madame Song, who was in the main house.
"I was the one who picked it up. Why? Who said that I would give you the thing I picked up?" For you, for what? Is it for fighting? "
Mian Niang was unable to snatch it, and did not intend to reason with him.
"You're lying. I wouldn't believe it if nothing happened to the dagger. I just tried it, and it was especially sharp."
Mian Niang was speechless as she looked at the chopped branch on the brick bed. She tried to snatch the dagger from his younger brother for a long time, but she couldn't bring it back. Seeing the dagger in his younger brother's hand, she didn't dare to make too much of a move, lest he hurt him.
"It was picked up. It was picked up. Quickly put it down. Otherwise, I might beat you up."
Song Zhien was not afraid of her threats, holding onto his dagger, he grabbed onto her weakness: "You wouldn't beat me up, quickly tell me, if not, I will take this thing and give it to Mother, I want to see what you will do then."
"You go, you go, you take such a thing for my mother to see, scaring my mother and you'll be happy."