The sandalwood curls up and the ashes are quiet.

Kneeling under the white jade Guanyin, which is about a foot tall, is a young man in purple clothes with his back to the door. He is not yet twenty, so his hair has not been tied up. The jet black hair is hanging down and glowing faintly.

Beside him, the old lady of Ouyang's family was wearing a heavy brown leather coat embroidered with pine and crane patterns. She closed her eyes and twisted the Buddhist beads in her hand, as if she was in trance. If it weren't for her slightly quivering lips, it would appear that she was still reciting Buddhist scriptures.

, making people think she has fallen asleep.

When out of the corner of her eye she once again caught sight of the young man grinning and rubbing his knees secretly, the old lady let out an almost imperceptible sigh and finally opened her old eyes.

"Do you know you're wrong?"

"My grandson really doesn't know what he did wrong."

"If you don't know, just keep kneeling until you remember."

His eyes flickered, and the young man muttered in frustration, "My grandson doesn't think he did anything wrong. Besides, if it weren't for her, my grandson wouldn't be unable to accept Mr. Wu as his teacher!"

The old lady was slightly angry, "You still know that she is making trouble? Then why don't you say a few nice words for her at the dinner table? Even Sister Mu is better than you at this point!"

The young man was angry, "That's because she is young and ignorant and doesn't know her true identity!"

The old lady hummed, "When it comes to being young and ignorant, I think you are worse than her! Her mother went back so tired, this girl is not a fool, how could she not know the strangeness? If she was a confused person, she could come out and do it for you.

That dish? And you said that on purpose so that your aunt could push Brother Qing out to apprentice, is this something that a fool can do?"

The young man became angry and said, "If she knows her heart and knows that her mother has been wronged, she still wants to flatter her enemies, which shows that she is spineless!"

"Backbone? Can backbone be more important than the lives of the whole family? You look down on her for flattering her. If it were you, would you be able to shoulder the burden of the whole family?"

The young man said proudly, "Even if I work as a coolie, I can still support my family!"

The old lady sneered, "With your stubbornness, how can anyone hire you? Besides, it's the twelfth lunar month of winter, where are you going to ask your family to find work? People are here bearing the humiliation, and when they see you encountering difficulties, they think

I want to repay you for your little kindness, but I dare not offend your third aunt. How difficult is this? But a little girl can do it. If she is as upright as you, she will simply do it today.

If you don’t come, can you think of a way to keep Mr. Wu?”

The young man choked and was speechless for a long time.

The old lady sighed, "A good man must be arrogant, but he must also use it in the right place. Only when he can bend and stretch can he be a real man. That day, you saw the wife of the Mu family suffering, and you kindly helped her. But do you know that your third aunt will turn around?

So he came to me and asked me if I wanted to put someone in your house to prevent you from being so nice to a naughty woman and spreading some unflattering words and ruining the family's reputation."

"She! She bullied others too much!" The young man was so angry that his face turned purple and he jumped up from the ground. He wished he could rush out and argue with others immediately.

"She bullied you, what can you do? If you go to her to argue, you are disrespecting your elders. Even if you win the argument, what will the result be? These arguments will only get darker and darker, you can cut them off

Her tongue, or is her mouth blocked?" The old lady suddenly showed a bit of sadness, "Grandma is already old and can't protect you from the wind and rain for a few years. If you can't grow up quickly, will you have to live in a nest in the future?

Are you going to be angry with your uncle and aunt in this family for the rest of your life?"

"I -" The young man was hoarse and speechless. His eyes were filled with desolation and grief that was inappropriate for his age, which was heartbreaking.

A drop of muddy old tears fell down. The old lady reached out and took the young man into her arms, caressing his head and neck and said, "Good boy, God has treated you a little thinly, but it is not the thinnest. Look at that shower.

Sister, isn’t it more difficult than you? But a little girl has survived, and you are a man, so what do you have to be afraid of? Grandma is still here, so she will plan your future. When you grow up,

Now that your wings are hardened, why do you need to look at people anymore? But before that, you must endure it."

She snorted softly and said in a low voice, "Your third aunt is just a shallow woman. Although her natal family is now rich, she is still just a nouveau riche. It is hard to say whether she can survive this generation, so why do you care about her? You

The most important thing now is to follow Mr. Wu and learn some skills. This is not only book knowledge, but also the knowledge of life. Mr. Wu is a very knowledgeable person. It is your blessing that your uncle can invite him here.

, you can’t let down his hard work.”

The young man choked and nodded vigorously, "It's my grandson's recklessness that makes grandma worry. However, Mr. Wu still refuses to accept me..."

The old lady patted him on the back and smiled, "People get along with each other. Since Mr. Wu promised to give you advice, you should show him well. When he sees your benefits, he will naturally accept you.

Don't be discouraged yet, go back and study hard. When the New Year is over and Mr. Wu is free, we can invite him over and you can get close to him."

The young man nodded in agreement and said that he would go back to study now, so he said goodbye and left.

When his figure disappeared, the old lady's face became sad again.

Grandma He, an old servant for many years, brought a cup of ginseng tea and advised her softly, "Old lady, don't worry too much. The eldest young master has a kind heart and will be blessed with good fortune in the future."

"I hope so." The old lady's eyes fell on a letter on the top of the cabinet, and she sighed deeply, "I already lost my mother, and now I have such a father. If God doesn't open his eyes again, it will be really unfortunate.

Give people a way to survive."

Aunt He tried her best to joke and said, "The old lady was overly concerned. She thought that our eldest young master's kindness would be rewarded, so he helped the Mu family's wife, and her daughter came to return the favor. She is really a smart girl, thanks to her teasing

Mr. Wu is very happy to come up with such fresh and interesting dishes."

But the old lady sighed again, "Smartness is smart. I'm just afraid that she will be too smart and not know how to restrain her sharpness, which will lead to trouble."

"No way?" Grandma He wanted to say a few more words, but suddenly she caught a glimpse of a pomegranate red dress outside the door. Just when she was about to ask, the old lady suddenly stretched out her hand and gave her a pinch, and said as usual, "That's not the case.

Don’t pay attention to the gentleman of our family. Instead, send someone to Brother Qing to send a message to him so that he can stay alive and write a book, so as not to look back and ask questions and lose the face of the family. "

Grandma He agreed and went out to deliver the message, and the old lady continued to close her eyes and recite the sutra.

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Sister Mu, who was too smart, was wilted today. She squatted quietly in the kitchen lighting a fire, looking completely transparent.

Soon, another pot of soybeans was fried. Of course, every bean was fried very well, crispy and golden, but the problem was that the soybean oil could not be refined. It looked like this pot of oil would be useless if it was fried any longer.

I was so worried about blessings that I drew a circle on the spot and said to myself, "Why doesn't it work?"

Mrs. Chen, who was still straightforward, couldn't bear it anymore, so she kindly suggested, "Sister Mu, I'm afraid you can't do this? Why don't you ask Aunt Yu?"

Sister-in-law Zou suddenly said something sarcastic, "Hey, I didn't even open my mouth, why are you so worried about this injustice? If Sister Mu didn't have any skills, could I get you a reward yesterday? Just rest assured, maybe this time

Once it’s done, I can still earn you a lot of money!”

Seeing being squeezed out like this, Nianfu didn't get angry. Instead, he said pitifully, "Sister-in-law said this because I did something wrong yesterday? If so, just tell me and don't drive me away. I still have my grandma at home.

Grandpa and grandma are both sick. If I mess up this job, the whole family will really have no chance of survival. Before coming here, our family could only drink some sweet potato and vegetable leaf soup. Now we finally have some porridge.

If we don’t even have this, we really can’t survive.”

Watching her talk, tears came down, and many people couldn't bear it. We all have children, and we all know the difficulties of life. Think about it, although this girl is smarter, she is really in a pitiful situation. Yesterday she was willing to

By dividing the reward money, you may not be trying to win people's hearts. You are just afraid that if you keep it all for yourself, you will offend others, so you are so careful, right?

Mrs. Chen had a good impression of Nianfu. When she heard what she said, her eyes turned red immediately, "Sister Mu, don't say that, no one is driving you away. But we don't know how to refine oil, so you should go out and find out."

.”

I saw Sister Mu wiping the corners of her eyes, then stepped forward and saluted everyone, and said timidly, "I know I am young and have not learned any rules. If I have done anything wrong, I would like to ask you sister-in-law

Auntie, don't be offended. I'll hit you when I need to, and scold you when I need to. At least I can work here through the winter and my family won't starve to death. I would like to thank you all in advance."

Seeing how she spoke so sadly, as if she was as weak as a little white rabbit ready to be bullied, Aunt Zou could no longer say those sarcastic words. Even Aunt Yu began to wonder if this girl was too high-minded.

No fighting ability?

Everyone was thinking, what could she do as a foreigner who couldn't work for a few days? In this way, the sense of crisis was relieved and everyone's expressions became calmer.

Aunt Yu said even more generously, "Okay, there's no need to do this. It's rare to work together. Without your wife to say anything, who will drive you away? Anyway, you have finished what you should be busy with, it's getting late, and you still have patients at home.

Just go back early."

"How can that be done?" Nianfu kept shaking his head, but he didn't dare to leave early.

Aunt Yu thought of a ready excuse for her, "Then you go to the grain and oil store and ask if there is any other oil that can be used to make your sauce. It can be considered a serious job."

Sister Mu finally agreed this time, turned around and came out, breathing a sigh of relief.

Oh my God! This crisis attack has finally paid off. If she can't even pretend to be a pretty girl, she doesn't know how to resolve everyone's wariness about her.

Just as he was about to leave the house, a dark-skinned young man suddenly came after him, "Sister Mu, Sister Mu!"

Nianfu took a closer look and recognized that it was the one who came back to the kitchen to call for someone. Bai Xuan said his name was Mo Yun, "Is something wrong?"

Mo Yun held up a small cloth bag and handed it over, "Our eldest young master said that this may be used to refine the oil Mr. asked for. Why don't you try it?"

After reading the blessing, I opened it doubtfully and took a look. Then, I really wanted to call out "Edi Niang" again! (Continue to ask for recommendations and collections!)
Chapter completed!