The next morning, the Zhang family's mother and daughter-in-law were invited to the main hall by the housekeeper. The housekeeper said that relatives had come, and since Master Zhang was not at home, the task of entertaining the guests naturally fell to the mother and daughter-in-law.
"sister!"
The visitor was none other than Madam Zhang's younger sister from her maternal family.
"Greetings, Madam."
The young lady bowed to the old lady.
"Good child, are you tired from the long journey?"
"I'm not tired, thank you for your concern, Madam."
Madam Zhang stood up and said to the two sisters...
"I won't disturb you two sisters' reminiscing any longer. Furong, take good care of your younger sister."
Madam Zhang lowered her head and said...
"yes"
The sisters watched as Old Madam Zhang left the main hall, and the young lady immediately sat down next to her elder sister and said...
"Sis, you're living a really good life!"
"How come it's better now?"
Madam Zhang asked
"Look at your mother-in-law, how loving she is to you!"
"That's true, my mother-in-law has treated me like that ever since I married into the family."
The young lady sat down next to Madam Zhang and smiled, a hint of humility in her smile.
Mrs. Zhang immediately noticed something was wrong and asked...
"So, tell me, what trouble have you gotten into at home this time?"
The young woman's eyes flickered, and she stammered...
"I'm not talented and I didn't cause any trouble! I just missed you, so can't I come and see you?"
"He Qingzhu! Don't I know you?! Why would you come looking for me if there's nothing wrong with you?"
Madam Zhang pretended to be angry and stood up, saying
"I just...I just...don't want to meet anyone..."
Hearing that it was the same reason again, Madam Zhang sighed, looked at her pouting sister, and said...
"Qingzhu, you're already twenty, a woman..."
"Why do women have to get married?! I don't want to get married! You chose your own husband, sister. If you insist on getting married, I want to choose my own husband too!"
Madam Zhang couldn't do anything about her sister. From a woman's perspective, her sister was right. Why should a woman have to get married? She herself chose her husband and was willing to get married.
No one would be happy with an arranged marriage where the bride is forced into a silent marriage.
Did you run away and tell your parents?
Mrs. Zhang sat back in her chair, picked up her tea, and took a sip to calm herself.
"without……"
He Qingzhu was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and you could even see her little tiger teeth when she smiled. In addition, her family was not short of money, so the young lady was well taken care of.
That single "no" almost sent Madam Zhang to her death.
"No? He Qingzhu! I'll teach you to say no!"
Mrs. Zhang grabbed her ear and kicked her in the buttocks repeatedly.
A quarter of an hour later
She calmed down, and her younger sister was brought to tears by her own actions.
"I'll send someone to your house with a message later. You'll be staying here for the next few days."
The young woman nodded, not daring to utter a sound, afraid of saying something wrong and being beaten again.
"sister……"
"What now!?"
Mrs. Zhang slammed the teacup down on the table.
With a 'bang'
He Qingzhu trembled in fright. From childhood to adulthood, she was more afraid of her older sister, since her parents would never lay a hand on her.
My sister is different; she really hits.
"Your face is so much thinner than before..."
Madam Zhang took a deep breath and silently prayed: This is my own sister, I can't kill her, I can't kill her.
Which young lady isn't crying and sobbing after just getting a beating?
Where is my sister? She turned around, tears still wet on her face, and said to me...
"Sis~ Your skin looks better~"
Then she heard her sister say...
"Sis, what did you use? Can I use some too?"
Did you get new pimples on your face a few days ago?
"You've always gotten sores whenever you're inflamed since you were little."
Madam Zhang let out a sigh of relief. She felt that it was better for her younger sister not to get married, as she was afraid that if she married into a family, her mother-in-law would be driven to her death.
"Sis! What did you use? Tell me right now!"
"Used plum blossom ointment"
He Qingzhu's eyes lit up when she heard the name, and she immediately asked...
"Where can I buy them? I want some too!"
"They won't sell!"
Ah~
Seeing her sister's eyes darken, Madam Zhang couldn't bear it and then said...
"I'll take you there tonight, and I'll have that young lady apply it to you too."
"Sister! You're so good to me! You'll always be my sister!"
Looking at her younger sister, Madam Zhang thought of Chunying again. Chunying seemed to be a few years younger than her sister, but she was already very polite and spoke eloquently, with every word touching people's hearts.
This girl must have suffered a lot.
When I go this afternoon, I should bring Chunying some more gifts.
Chunying: I didn't, don't talk nonsense.
All the girls in our building are like this.
Speak human language to humans, and ghost language to ghosts.
They're all having a blast behind the scenes.
If you don't believe me, just look at the willow catkins jumping around like crazy right now.
Liu Xu was once a young lady from a prominent family in Jiangnan.
They place the utmost importance on etiquette and rules.
Isn't he leaping eight feet high in the brothel now?
Chunying's master also arrived in the border town, and Zhang's mother found her a senior disciple from a sect.
This senior brother was already over forty years old. Hearing from his senior sister that there was a promising talent, he packed his bags and headed to the border town.
When he saw Chunying, the eldest brother of the Ye family did not believe it. This girl was so beautiful that she looked like a fairy.
Can she practice swordsmanship with herself?
The eldest brother of the Ye family wields a three-pointed double-edged sword, the same kind used by Erlang Shen.
"Junior brother, you'll understand once you teach her. Do you think your senior sister can fool her own family?"
Madam Ye said
"Even if my own father saw this girl's aptitude, he'd be so happy he'd want to kowtow to me, believe it or not."
The eldest brother of the Ye family curled his lip and said, "Fine, you're the eldest sister, whatever you say is right."
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