Even the third sister Li Ergou had spoken to her, but although the third sister was young, she was very scheming and would stay away from Li Ergou when she saw him.
I think he guessed that Li Ergou was being too attentive for no reason and was either a traitor or a thief, so he took a defensive stance early on.
In the end, no matter how attentive Li Ergou came and went, only Xiao Qingyu paid attention to him.
However, Xiao Qingyu didn't know the inside story and thought that he was very charming and attracted others to come to him.
In fact, it is not the case. Li Ergou has been hanging around the second branch of the Xiao family these days, and his words and deeds are all about inquiring about the Xiao family's affairs. No matter how you look at it, he seems to be someone who wants to curry favor with the powerful.
Although the second branch of the Xiao family is now in decline, not just any peasant can climb up to it.
Now hearing what Xiao Qingyu said, Xiao Qinghe rolled her eyes speechlessly.
"Just shut up and row faster. We're already way behind."
Originally, the rowing was done by Nan Ding from the second house. Even if they had to row day and night, Wang and Aunt Bai would take turns rowing.
However, because Xiao Qingyu made Xiao Bin look bad in front of the people in the eldest house during the day, Xiao Bin was so angry that he sent Xiao Qingyu to go rowing.
As for Xiao Qinghe, Xiao Bin felt that his legitimate daughter did not consider the interests of the second house at all and was not united at all, so he let her row the boat just to educate her.
This is how the scene of Xiao Qinghe and Xiao Qingyu, two sisters rowing together, came about.
Xiao Qingyu has been sought after by people recently, and Xiao Bin also values her more. He feels that her current status is higher than that of his legitimate daughter Xiao Qinghe.
Hearing Xiao Qinghe asking her to shut up, Xiao Qingyu naturally couldn't stand this grievance, "Who are you asking to shut up? Even if you are my eldest sister, you have no right to point fingers at me."
Xiao Qinghe closed her eyes and took a moment to calm down, trying to control her emotions. She opened her eyes and said through gritted teeth, "Are you kidding me? It was Father who asked us to row the boat, not you to come and chat with me. If you're not convinced, go talk to Father. If you don't want to row this boat, then get out."
Xiao Qingyu seemed to have caught the opportunity and hurriedly threw away the oar in his hand. "Humph, this is what you said. You didn't let me row the boat. I'm going to complain to my father right now."
Xiao Qinghe tightened the oar in her hand again and again, took a few deep breaths, and finally resisted the urge to kick Xiao Qingyu off the raft.
Now that Xiao Qingyu is gone, Xiao Qinghe wants to row the boat alone, but she is powerless and the speed is naturally much slower.
After a while, the village chief Li in front shouted loudly, "Dear guests, please hurry up. We are already far behind. If you don't catch up, it will be too dark at night and we will easily get lost."
Village Chief Li's voice successfully woke up Xiao Bin who was resting on the raft.
Everyone else in the second room was sleeping soundly. Even if they heard Village Chief Li's voice, they pretended not to hear it, turned over and continued to sleep.
During this period, even Xiao Bin himself had gotten used to everyone in the second house being unable to handle the situation.
So when he heard Village Chief Li's call, he opened his eyes and quickly sat up.
I glanced at Xiao Qinghe who was rowing the boat, but there was no sign of Xiao Qingyu on the other side.
It seemed that only Xiao Qinghe was rowing hard, and because one person could not control the direction well, the raft had already gone astray.
Xiao Bin turned around and said sternly, "Xiao Qingyu, why aren't you rowing? Who allowed you to sleep?"
Xiao Qingyu had just laid down on the raft, and she heard the reminder from Village Chief Li, but her first reaction was not fear, but gloating.
Now that her father had finally asked her, she pretended to stand up and said with tears in her eyes, "Father, I was supposed to row the boat with my eldest sister, but she kept scolding me and told me to get out if I didn't want to row. She even took away my oars and wouldn't let me row."
After saying this, she pretended to cry softly.
After all, Xiao Bin had been working in the capital for many years, so he naturally knew that his second daughter was lying.
Originally, when Xiao Bin saw Xiao Qinghe rowing alone, he had inexplicably leaned towards his eldest daughter. Xiao Qinghe was the legitimate daughter, and she was usually a steady person in the mansion.
Although he rarely intervened in the affairs of the second wife, this was what he was most dissatisfied with.
But when you compare the two, the eldest daughter always rows the boat hard, while the second daughter quits after being told a few words.
What's more, it is not certain whether the second daughter's claim that the eldest daughter insulted her mother is true.
During his long period of exile, Xiao Bin always saw Xiao Qingyu taking the initiative to cause trouble for his eldest daughter and third daughter, but he never saw the other two daughters causing trouble.
Xiao Qingyu felt a chill in her heart when she saw that her father was still staring at her with a vicious look after she finished her explanation.
"Father..."
Xiao Bin said coldly, "No matter what your eldest sister said, go rowing now. If we get left behind, I'll be the first to kick you overboard to feed the fish."
Xiao Qingyu said unconvincedly, "But father, it's clearly my eldest sister's fault, why do you want to punish your daughter? Is it because I'm a concubine's daughter that I'm not as important as my eldest sister?"
Xiao Bin was furious. When he heard Xiao Qingyu's words, he slapped him in the face.
"Are you mentally ill? We're fleeing now, and listen to what you're saying. You're not focusing on escaping, but thinking every day about how to outdo your elder sister? I don't want to lecture you on big principles right now, but whether in the capital or on the road of exile, what kind of person is your elder sister? I know very well, and I know you better. Stop pretending to cry in front of me, I won't fall for it."
After he finished speaking, Xiao Bin turned to look at his eldest daughter, "Qinghe, you've worked hard. As the eldest sister, you should also take care of your two younger sisters. They are ignorant, but do you tolerate their mischief?"
Xiao Qinghe lowered her head and said respectfully, "Yes, father, I'll take note of this and will discipline my sister more strictly in the future."
Xiao Bin nodded, then lay down and continued to sleep with satisfaction.
Xiao Qingyu was originally sitting on the ground, pouting and venting her anger, wanting to stay a little longer.
But Xiao Bin, who was lying down, closed his eyes and didn't look at everyone, but seemed to have guessed what his daughter was thinking.
"You'd better row for me faster and don't push my limits."
Xiao Qingyu no longer dared to act like a spoiled little princess. She hurriedly picked up her oar, went to her position, and rowed with great effort.
When they were rowing before, Xiao Qingyu dared to insult Xiao Qinghe loudly, but now, after being scolded by Xiao Bin, Xiao Qingyu was quiet for a while.
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