Chapter 30: Past Events at the Zhou Mansion (I)

Seeing that Xiao Yan seemed to be lost in thought, Lu Qiniang thought he was embarrassed and quickly pulled Erya.

"Who said there are no new clothes?" She said with a smile, "They are in the room. You three sisters can have some. Come in and try them on."

"Ah? I have new clothes?"

Arya was so excited that she didn't even ask where the clothes came from, and ran in.

A moment later, a cry of surprise came from her room: "Wow! It looks so good! It looks just as good as the one I wore at Zhou's house before!"

Lu Qiniang whispered to Xiao Yan, "Everyone thinks others have it easy, but every family has its own problems. Don't blame others for not helping you when you're in this situation. Maybe they're having their own problems."

Xiao Yan didn't say anything.

What difficulties could Yun Ting have?

His biggest difficulty in life was probably that he couldn't find a way to suffer.

Lu Qiniang had misunderstood.

She thought Yun Ting refused to help her.

But in fact, according to Erya, Yun Ting was probably locked up by his family.

The one you should be on guard against is yourself.

Yes, when he is in the midst of a storm, his family must protect him first.

Xiao Yan now understands what a family is.

"You can't rely on others. I've never thought of relying on others. Mountains will fall if you rely on them, and water will flow if you rely on it. You can't rely on them."

Lu Qiniang remembered her past.

I originally thought that the family could live a decent life thanks to my father-in-law who was a teacher, but it turned out that my father-in-law fell ill and could not get up.

I thought my mother-in-law treated me like a daughter and made up for the maternal love she lacked. However, after my father-in-law passed away, my mother-in-law died of depression.

Within a year, she and Zhang Heyao saw off two elders.

She thought Zhang Heyao could study hard and become successful, and even shamefully dreamed of wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe.

But the result...

The three of them reunited in the underground, leaving themselves behind in the world.

Thinking of her deceased relatives, Lu Qinniang's eyes turned a little red.

"Xiao Yan, don't worry. Now that I've bought you back, I can definitely support you. Don't contact the people you used to know. It's not easy for everyone."

She couldn't bear to say that she had experienced the flattery of the powerful and the fickleness of human nature.

Xiao Yan is already in a difficult situation now, don't make things worse.

Xiao Yan hummed, "You're right."

He was wrong.

He is actually not as good as Lu Qiniang, a woman.

Lu Qiniang has never bowed to fate. No matter how difficult it is, she will find a way out for herself.

He has now been sold into slavery, and if he wants to make money, he has to rely on himself.

Lu Qiniang, a woman, can do the work, so why can't he?

Do as much work as you can based on your physical recovery.

For example, now he can write, and after the year he can find a job copying books, which should be able to supplement the family income to some extent.

Xiao Yan felt that Lu Qiniang was like a little sun, always warm.

"Alright, let's put this behind us and never mention it again. Erya, that girl, doesn't mean what she says, so don't bother with her."

"Well, I made her go all the way here for nothing."

As they were talking, Erya came out wearing new clothes and happily spun around in the yard.

"Mom, does it look good?"

"It looks so beautiful, my little ancestor. Don't turn around anymore. If you turn around, you will get dizzy and fall down, and your new clothes will be dirty." Lu Qiniang said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I can't bear to drop my new clothes on the ground." Erya stopped, reached out and touched the embroidery on the collar, then asked belatedly, "Mom, where did the new clothes come from? Did you buy them for me before and deliberately didn't tell me, wanting to give me a surprise for the New Year?"

Lu Qiniang was vague, "Well...anyway, as long as you are happy."

At this time, San Ya said happily, "Mother didn't buy it. Wei Mama sent it to us. We all have some. I even have a sachet filled with pine nut candies in my clothes! Second sister, here's one for you!"

She still had a piece of candy in her mouth. It was amazing that she could speak clearly even though she was holding a piece of candy.

Erya's face suddenly fell, "Who wants her things! Mom, we don't want them. I'll take them off and give them back to her!"

Xiao Yan was surprised.

New clothes have almost become Erya's obsession.

Now that I heard it was sent by Nanny Wei, she actually refused to accept it?

Erya even took her anger out on Sanya: "Eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat! Give me the sachet! Return it to me! We don't want her dirty stuff!"

"Erya, what are you talking about? What's dirty about it?" Lu Qiniang scolded.

She was worried that Erya would get angry when she heard about Nanny Wei, but she didn't expect that this girl would react even more violently than she imagined.

"I dislike her heart." Arya spat, turned around and went in to take off her new clothes.

At this time, Lu Qiniang grabbed her.

"Er Ya, I know you're angry. But it's been so long since that happened. And before that happened, didn't Mom tell you that we were leaving the Zhou Mansion? It doesn't matter. We're leaving anyway."

"I can't leave without being smeared! Even if you're willing to help her, it's for your own good, but she didn't even bother to discuss it with you and just threw dirty water on you. I'll never look down on that filthy old thing in my life!"

"Erya." Daya came out of the kitchen, frowned and shook her head at her, "Change into new clothes and come to the kitchen to help me. I have to cook and help mother make medicine, so I'm too busy."

She coaxed and tricked Erya into the room. The two little sisters were whispering to each other, and no one knew what they were talking about.

Lu Qiniang sighed again, looked at Xiao Yan, and hesitated to speak.

Xiao Yan said: "If you don't want to mention it, then don't mention it. I won't ask."

Everyone has a past.

If bringing it up means opening the scar, then forget it and let the wound continue to heal.

"It's nothing I don't want to talk about. It's just a small matter. Let's go inside and talk. You're weak and can't stand outside all the time."

After entering the house, Lu Qiniang briefly explained the dispute between her and Wei Ma.

"Actually, I was recruited into the mansion by Madam Wei..."

Like other wealthy families, the Zhou family has a large population and complex relationships.

Nanny Wei is the maid of the eldest lady in the main house. She is trusted by the lady, has a high status, and is respected by the servants.

The eldest lady married into a lower class, so she controlled the eldest master very strictly and did not allow him to take a concubine.

Unfortunately, the eldest lady's pregnancy was not going well and she had no children after ten years of marriage.

Seeing that the second and third wives had given birth to four sons in succession, the eldest lady felt a little uncomfortable and had to give in and buy a concubine for the eldest master.

The concubine was very good and became pregnant two months after she entered the house.

Coincidentally, the concubine had not given birth yet, but the eldest lady diagnosed the baby herself and found out that she was pregnant.

At once, the eldest son's family had double happiness, and the master was overjoyed.

The concubine gave birth to a son first, who was the fifth son of the Zhou family, Zhou Xiaoyao. Everyone close to him in the family called him "Brother Yao".

Soon after, the eldest lady also gave birth to a baby boy, Zhou Shijia, the sixth son of the Zhou family.

You should know that among the young masters of this generation, except Zhou Xiaoyao, all others were named with the character "Shi".

This shows that the eldest lady is wary of the fifth young master.

After the concubine gave birth, she was immediately sold by the eldest lady.

The eldest lady never bothered to hide her control over the eldest master.

She always said, "I married into a lower class so that I could live a happy life, not to swallow my anger and endure it."