Zhang Zhuangtou naturally trusted Yu Jiao's character, otherwise he would not have rushed over to report the news. It was he who introduced Yu Jiao to the master and the mistress. After this incident, he felt very sorry.
"Miss Meng, you don't know that my young lady has been in love with the young master of the Shen family for a long time. The master promised to give her two grain shops in the city as a dowry, which made the Shen family agree to this marriage. Suddenly, when she heard that the Shen family broke off the engagement and said those unpleasant things, my young lady almost hanged herself. The master and the mistress were anxious at the moment, so they mistakenly suspected you."
Zhang Zhuangtou was also afraid that Zhang Jiazhen would come to cause trouble for Yu Jiao, so he sincerely reminded her, "My master and his wife are angry now, and there is no guarantee that they will not make trouble for you. Miss Meng, you have to bear more. It's a pity that I am insignificant and my words are not taken seriously..."
As a family servant, his words in front of Master Zhang naturally did not carry enough weight. However, he was thinking of Yu Jiao's kindness in saving Qi Ge'er. As soon as Master Zhang and his wife got angry in the mansion, he hurried over to inform Yu Jiao.
"I can't stay any longer, so I'll leave first." Seeing Yu Jiao's unhappy face, Zhang Laosan regretted that he could not help, so he stood up and said goodbye.
Yu Jiao also stood up. Although she was very annoyed that the Zhang family took their anger out on her, she felt that Zhang Laosan's rushing to inform her was a gesture of kindness.
"Thank you for coming to tell me about the Zhang Mansion." Yu Jiao thanked him and sent Zhang Laosan out of the courtyard.
After returning to the room, Yu Jiao felt bored and couldn't concentrate on continuing to learn embroidery from Yu Fuling, so she simply threw it aside.
Yu Fuling embroidered the handkerchief for a while, then put down her needlework basket and went to Yu Qizhe's room.
"Zhang Zhuangtou came just now, and I don't know why he wanted to see Yu Jiao. I saw that she was in a bad mood after meeting Zhang Zhuangtou." Yu Fuling whispered to Yu Qizhe.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qizhe paused his gaze fixed on the book and said, "I'll ask in the evening."
Yu Fuling informed him because she wanted him to care more about Yu Jiao.
Seeing that he understood, she quietly returned to her room.
Yu Hanshan spent the whole day circling around Yu Mengshan, trying to tell him the benefits of opening a pork shop. He and Zhao thought that Yu Mengshan had a broken leg and was a restless person, so he would definitely be tempted by the business of opening a pork shop. However, they didn't expect that after all their persuasion, Yu Mengshan remained unmoved.
"Brother is a good hunter. Killing pigs and removing bones are no problem for him. It's more suitable for you to ask him to do this job. I won't get involved." Yu Mengshan refused while flipping through the herbs in the basket.
Yu Hanshan thought that if Meng Yujiao was from the eldest wife's family, he would have gone to find the eldest brother himself, so why would he bother beating around the bush with you? However, he still said, "The eldest brother is suitable, but we two brothers are closer. Besides, you broke your leg, so if you have a job, you can support your family in the future, right? I am thinking about you, my brother, so I want to bring you along."
Yu Mengshan was not very smart. Although he did not see through Yu Hanshan's plan, he knew the character of the third wife very well. He and Yu Qiaoshan were brothers from the same mother and were truly close. When he had just broken his leg, the third wife cursed and despised the second wife for being spendthrifts and bullied her a lot. How could she change her mind and want to help him?
"I have never done anything like butchering pigs or deboning pigs, so I'm afraid I can't do it well." Yu Mengshan said, "My third brother can run the pork shop by himself. If you are too busy in the future, it won't be too late for me and my eldest brother to help."
Seeing that he still didn't take the bait, Yu Hanshan couldn't help but lose his patience and said firmly, "Second brother, you don't have to do it. I don't have enough capital for the pork shop, and my parents are not well off either. Your second branch has money, so give the capital."
Yu Mengshan then understood why the Third Wife had been pestering him all this time. He was asking for money under the guise of asking for money. He said angrily, "Your Third Wife has to make a living, why do you ask my Second Wife for money? Besides, my Second Wife doesn't have any private money."
He had already realized that Yu Hanshan was planning to take the money from Yu Jiao. Yu Jiao was not his biological daughter, and he had no say over the private money she earned.
"Meng Yujiao has money. Her money doesn't mean your second branch is rich. Why should a little girl like her save so much money? It would be better if you let her take it out and distribute it to the family." Yu Hanshan said as if it was a matter of course.
Yu Mengshan's face darkened. He didn't want to argue with Yu Hanshan, nor could he argue clearly, so he turned around and went back to the east room.
Yu Hanshan was not willing to give up until he got the silver. He stepped forward and grabbed Yu Mengshan, saying anxiously, "Second brother, if you don't take the silver, I will go to your second room and search it!"
Yu Mengshan's left leg was already uncomfortable, and Yu Hanshan didn't care about his actions and pulled him to the ground.
Song Chun heard Yu Hanshan talking around Yu Mengshan in the room. He saw Yu Mengshan fall through the door curtain, so he quickly opened the bamboo curtain and walked out. While helping Yu Mengshan up from the ground, he said with a bad face, "Third brother, what are you doing? You know your second brother has a bad leg, why are you pushing him?"
Zhao had been watching through the window in the room. When she saw Song Chun complaining about Yu Hanshan, she also came out of the room.
Yu Hanshan said anxiously, "I didn't push the second brother. He fell down by himself. Don't blame me!" He looked at Song Chun and said, "Second sister-in-law, I want to make a living, but I don't have any money. Your second wife is rich, so give me some capital!"
"What capital? How can our second branch have the money?" Song Chun was a little confused. Yu Mengshan patted the dirt off his body with a sullen face and whispered to Song Chun that Yu Hanshan was going to open a pork shop.
Zhao knew Yu Hanshan had failed to convince the second brother when she heard what he said, and immediately said with a frown, "Second sister-in-law, why don't you have any money? Meng Yujiao is your daughter, and the money she has belongs to your second wife. Your brother wants to start a business, so it's only right for you, as the elder brother and sister-in-law, to contribute some capital."
Song Chun was so angry that she laughed at Zhao's shameless words. At that time, when Yu Mengshan broke his leg and was lying in bed, the couple from the third room looked at her coldly every day, complaining that the second room had no labor to work. Why didn't they think of them as brother and sister-in-law at that time? Now they are thinking of the deep brotherly love.
"If you want to make a living, just go for it. If your parents give you money, we in the second house won't be jealous. Don't even think about taking the money in Yu Jiao's hands. The money she earns with her own ability is her private dowry. We, your cheap parents, are incompetent and cannot give her any dowry, but we will never covet her hard-earned private money." Song Chun's temper was not as gentle as before. Besides, Zhao was shameless, so she put on a cold face and made things clear.
Zhao was not so easy to deal with. She would not give up until she got the money. She raised her voice and said arrogantly, "I have never seen such a traitor! Are you planning to let Meng Yujiao take all the money away when she gets married? Don't even think about it, no way! Either take out Meng Yujiao's money and divide it among our three rooms, or take out the capital of the pork shop today!"
The courtyard was bustling with activity. Yu Jiao pulled aside the door curtain and walked out of the east room. Her dark almond-shaped eyes were filled with coldness as she glared at the Zhao couple. She sneered and said, "You want the money, right? Tell me."
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