After muttering this for a while, he warned Su Nuannuan that she must cherish her chance of rebirth and do more good deeds in the future. He gave her a lot of earnest advice before he stopped.
Then people from the Anping Marquis's Mansion came to deliver food. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took them in and worked for half a day. Then it was noon. Duke Ping and his two sons came back and said that they had found two jobs on the street. Duke Ping went to be a doorman and night watchman. Because his two sons were good at reading and counting, one worked as an assistant to the accountant in a cloth shop, and the other worked as an enlightenment teacher in a clan school.
Even though Su Nuannuan didn't have much of a daughter's heart, she felt bad seeing the once wealthy family fall to this state. But she heard her brother laugh and say, "What's this? It's more money than doing hard labor. Back in Niutou Mountain, we worked ourselves to death and had to worry about it. Fortunately, my brother-in-law was there to help us. Later, he took advantage of an assassination opportunity to get us out. From then on, we got paid for our work, and we were able to eat and wear warm clothes. It was so much better than before. The money for renting this house was saved at that time. Now, thanks to him, he spoke for us in front of the emperor, so that we can return to Beijing. He didn't live in the house he bought, so he sent you back. With this excuse, he also sent you silk, satin, fish, shrimp, vegetables and meat. Sister, a man can do this for a woman. It really means that he is sincere and you should cherish him. Don't be ignorant and hurt his heart in the future."
"I know, I know."
Su Nuannuan has been told this by her parents and brothers several times since she returned to her parents' home, and her ears are so tired of hearing it. Her eldest brother saw that she was getting impatient, so he just smiled and stopped talking. Then the second brother took over the conversation and laughed while picking up a piece of pork chop: "Come to think of it. There is another joke today. Wasn't I the last one to come back from outside? When I walked to the door, someone came to seek refuge, saying that he wanted to sell himself and become a slave in our house. I was surprised, we live in such a place, why are there still people seeking refuge? I said we are just an ordinary family. The man didn't believe it. I went into the yard, looked back, and he was still squatting on the street. Let's see how long he can stay there."
Madam Liu said, "Could it be that some son-in-law sent him here to serve you? Explain it to him clearly. Don't keep him waiting in vain."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest son laughed and said, "I'm afraid they may not be willing to listen to such plain words. If they are really sent by the brothers-in-law, they can get paid just by squatting at the street door. How good is that? Isn't it better than working hard at home? Well! I expected that in our family's current situation, no brother-in-law would expect us to pay them, right?"
Everyone laughed together. Su Nuannuan said, "This person shouldn't be sent by our master, otherwise I would know that our master didn't tell me about this."
Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "No matter who sent us, we have to make it clear. As for what they do in the future, that is their business and has nothing to do with our family." After that, she took another piece of vermicelli and minced meat with her chopsticks and put it in her husband's bowl, smiling and saying, "Try it. This is made by Nuannuan, and there is a clever name, saying it is called "ants climbing a tree". I just thought it was interesting at first, but when I saw it, it was just vermicelli and minced meat. How dare she show off like this."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter. Although it was a common people's home, they were all very happy.
"Have you found out what I asked you to find out?"
Unlike the trip to the south of the Yangtze River a few months ago, this time after Su Nuannuan left the Anping Marquis's Mansion, she handed over the affairs of the first house to Aunt Jing. Although there was no chaos like the monkey claiming to be the king when there was no tiger in the mountain, there was a torrent surging in the dark, but these torrents were too secretive, and no one noticed it except a few parties involved.
It was evening now, and it had not been twelve hours since Su Nuannuan left home. In the wing room of Chunfeng Garden, Aunt Jiang had already started her plan. And asking Rong'er about this was exactly the key to her plan.
"Yes, I have found out everything. Caisang's sister-in-law was indeed raped by Grandma Lan's brother. And until now, she was called away without saying anything. Even so, she was sent to the farm, and she met a wolf, and her leg was bitten off. She almost lost her life. A few days ago, she asked me to borrow money to treat her brother's injuries. Because my aunt lent her the money, she is very grateful."
Aunt Jiang nodded and said, "I was wondering what was going on here. She was Grandma Lan's personal maid. Why did she borrow money from us when she had problems instead of asking Grandma Lan for it? It turns out that what Grandma said was right. People should plant more flowers and less thorns. Cai Sang came to you because you are popular. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known about this incident by accident."
At this point, she tilted her head and thought for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "In your opinion, can we let Cai Sang do this?"
Rong Er hesitated and said, "This is a matter of life and death. If it goes wrong, Cai Sang may not be willing to do it. But I occasionally meet her and I have heard her complain when we talked. She just said that we are both dowry maids, why should Long Yan be trusted by Grandma Lan? Just throw her aside? Auntie, listen, is there any dissatisfaction with Grandma Lan in her words?"
Aunt Jiang sneered, "Caisang is still a good girl. How dare she know those secrets of Madam Lan? If she can't handle it well, she will feel guilty. It is naturally easier for the shrewd and clever Longyan to do these bad things. After all, Caisang was able to come with the dowry in order to become a concubine in the master's room to consolidate his favor, but Madam Lan was proud of her beauty and had a strong jealous heart, so she never gave in. Now that she is getting older, she still has no family to entrust her life to. I am afraid that her resentment towards Madam Lan will be even greater."
Rong'er smiled and said, "Isn't it? When this matter was mentioned once, Caisang's tone was also filled with anxiety. I didn't understand it at that time, but this time, I took the opportunity to inquire about her sister-in-law's affairs and unexpectedly learned that when she was still a maid beside Grandma Lan, she was favored by the young master of the Duke's Mansion. She went to ask Grandma Lan's mother for her, but failed, and was finally brought to the Marquis' Mansion. I think Caisang is so anxious to find a partner because she is afraid that she will fall into the hands of her young master again. To be honest, he is really a sex-hungry ghost. The son of the Duke's Mansion, even if he is a concubine's son, is still the young master of a big family. How can he do such a frivolous and immoral thing?"
Aunt Jiang's eyes wandered, and she said softly, "We can make use of this. Tomorrow, keep an eye on Grandma Lan's movements for me. If you see her going out, tell me where she is going. I must stab Cai Sang in the heart again."
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