Xiao Yuying's eyes were already swollen. At this time, the eldest lady called her over to make tea, hurriedly wringed off her clothes, wiped the sewage on her hands slightly, and soaked in water all day. Both hands had become swollen, like a small hammer with slender fingers.

After rubbing the coarse cloth again, he felt very sad. The room shouted again: "You are making tea! After calling for a long time, are you seventy-year-old and eighty-year-old, and your ears are deaf?"

Xiao Yushi agreed repeatedly and hurried to the kitchen to prepare tea. Fan shouted again: "Take the cool breeze, you should lay your two brothers' bedding first, and don't hang your clean clothes in the yard. Once there is dew, and on the hot weather, it happens to be dry rain."

Xiao Yushi carried the kettle while making tea and agreed. After a long battle, she was not in a hurry and went into the house to lay out the bedding of the two brothers Tae-shou.

Qian also packed her own clothes in the yard. He Chunying lay in the room and took the opportunity to call Xiao Yuying to go in and build a shop. Xiao Yushi had no choice but to wear He Laoer's sweat jacket and run in and put the pillows and mats one by one.

He Chunying stood up and pulled her out, saying, "I don't allow you to go tomorrow, brother's place." He shook his head and said, "I know you are thinking about brother's talent and appearance. Remembering his previous marriage, my sister-in-law also died, hum!"

Xiao Yushi broke free and said, "This matter cannot be my own. If you don't want to tell your wife, I will go, and I will go. If you don't ask me to go, I can't go either. As your family, can I still be my own?" After that, she cried with tears, snatched her wrist and wiped her tears with her hands, and she couldn't stop crying.

Shangfang Fan shouted again: "After washing your clothes, open the box and take out everything you wear tomorrow to avoid trouble tomorrow morning."

Xiao Yuying agreed in a hoarse voice, ran out, entered the house and slowly opened the box lock, took out all the clothes they would wear tomorrow, and brought them to each of them. She laid the beds and quilts for the two wives.

Fan frowned and said, "Why are you so despairing on your face? You always wipe your eyes when you are not dark and white. Isn't this sincerity?"

Xiao Yushi said with tears in her eyes: "This is not tears, it's probably a little hotter this afternoon."

Fan said, "Are you half crazy? What are the hot days? Wearing long clothes all day long, how can you not be hot?"

"Yes!" Xiao Yuying burst into tears with grievance. All the good clothes she got from her dowry were taken. Now there are only two or three pieces of old clothes in the house that others don't want. Where can I change the clothes?

Fan said speechlessly: "Your child will never attract people's pain. It's rare that you, Uncle Xia, can't you hum like a dead person? Otherwise, if he loves you, life will be better? It's so stupid."

"I know I'm wrong." Xiao Yuying didn't dare to tell the difference with tears in her eyes, turned around and walked out. She went to He's house again. He asked, "How did your hands swollen?"

Xiao Yuying hurriedly smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, it's going to be better tomorrow."

He said, "It's nothing. If you wash a few pieces of clothes, you will also swollen your hands? When I first came back, I washed two ropes of clothes a day, and made three pairs of socks in the middle of the night, and had to patch two pairs of shoe uppers. I wasn't as spoiled as you."

Xiao Yuying was speechless and had a short rest. He got up and left. He said, "I want to get up early tomorrow morning, don't wait for someone to urge me, don't bother me again because of a head."

Xiao Yuying could only agree repeatedly, go to the woodshed to clean up the firewood scattered all over the floor, and take the remaining clothes to the hall to dry. It was not until the end of the night that he finished. He dragged his legs like lead and returned to his room step by step. While removing makeup in the bronze mirror, he thought about what the scenery was like when he was not married. Now, he worked hard to serve the family who had never looked at him in the past, and couldn't help but cry secretly.

But it was said that Xu Hao returned to his residence. The owner of the house he rented was named Nie. He was the head of the Ministry of Revenue in his early years and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The young master was named Nie Yuji. His daughter's boudoir was named Nie Huihui.

The sister of the Nie family married an ordinary scholarly family named Chang. There was an extremely smart daughter named Fengdie. She was extremely beautiful since childhood and her parents loved her like her. Since her husband passed away, only Chang, the eldest brother of Fengdie, Chang Lu, the youngest brother of Chang Bin, and the mother were left to rely on each other.

Chang's kind of person is reserved, simple, and very stubborn. He is deeply influenced by the three obediences and four virtues of the female taming. He is solemn and arrogant, and teaches his children a lesson at home. He is definitely a false statement. He is also arrogant to his relatives and old friends, without any kindness.

Therefore, relatives and friends laughed at her as a sarcastic person, while some respected her character. After her husband passed away, the mother and son were in trouble and had no support, so they moved to their close sister's house.

Mrs. Nie has a similar temperament to her sister, and she is also a person who is reserved and solemn in everything. Her son Nie Yuji is young and smart, studious, and arrogant. She is young and proud, but she is severely restrained by her family and is not allowed to go out at all.

Now the Nie family lives in the West Courtyard, and Chang takes his children to rent in the East Courtyard. The two families are only separated by a wall, with a corner gate in the middle, and the two families are like a family.

Xu Hao rented two rooms outside the East Courtyard with a monthly rent of 2 stagnant. The Chang family had no servants because they had an empty house. Xu Hao was able to live here through letters from Mr. Nie's former colleagues, otherwise it would be impossible. This is also impossible. If you don't compromise with the people around you, don't think you can come out alone and have fun.

These days I have nothing to do, so I asked about the two families. Nie Yuji is three years younger than Chang Lu, just like Chang Fengdie and one year older than Nie Huihui. The five young people are about the same age as aunts and cousins, and live under the same roof, so they play together every day.

Xu Hao felt that Mrs. Chang’s sisters were of false rules and deeds. They were actually not careful about their daughter’s nature, and often taught their daughters to pay attention to their superficial treatment of others, which was nothing more than traditional submissiveness and restrained etiquette when they met others.

Yangzhou is also a place where beauty has emerged since ancient times. Changfeng Butterflies are now falling like flowers and jade, and beautiful like heavenly people. When neighbors see it, they are all surprised by their beauty, which is almost the same as their cousin Xiao Yuying back then.

Whenever the sun sets, Mrs. Nie and her sisters often stand in front of the door with their children. Chang Feng Butterfly is fifteen years old, combs a pine braid and wears a light blue green bamboo dress. They stand tall and graceful in front of the gentle wind and beautiful scenery, and look more and more elegant and beautiful, as if competing with the sunset in the sky.

Xu Hao lived here for only four or five days and witnessed many matchmakers coming to propose marriage. However, the servants of the Nie family secretly said that the wife planned to betroth Chang Fengdie to Nie Yuji. Because her children were still young, it was not too late to mention the day they grew up.

As soon as Xu Hao came back, he saw his servant Nie Fu pointing at a matchmaker dressed in a fancy way and said, "The matchmaker Jia was invited by the evil young master of the Hou family in the Dongcheng Shipyard. Bah! He is worthy of Miss Chang's family?"

Xu Hao raised his foot into the East Courtyard. In the past few days, he relied on the ink in his belly to study with Nie Yuji. The man without beard was young and looked less than twenty years old. He lived alone in Yangzhou. He spoke elegantly and had rich family resources. The Chang family was not on guard against him and allowed him to enter and leave freely.

As matchmaker Jia entered the door, he saw that as soon as the matchmaker entered the door, he praised Feng Die's needle and thread. Chang Feng Die was extremely smart. Seeing that she was so flattering, she knew what was going on without guessing. She was extremely bored. She took the needle and thread and stood up and saw Xu Hao. Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Brother Xia is going to the study?"

Xu Hao smiled and said, "Yes! I want to take a walk in the study."

"I'll go too." Fengdie came out with a smile.

In the past year, Nie Yuji and Chang Lu have been studying in schools on the street. They come back from school every day to teach Fengdie to learn to read. In less than a year, ordinary books, novels, etc. can be barely recognized. Chang Fengdie likes reading very much and only suffers from the Chang family teaching girls. The purpose of women having no talent is virtue.

Therefore, Fengdie is easily unwilling to let others know about it. She secretly read books and practices writing. If she had questions, she would ask Nie Yuji at night. Nie Yuji was silently paying attention to current affairs. During the day, brothers and sisters played together, and secretly approached Fengdie when there was no one at night. Chang Lu's qualifications were a little stupid and straightforward, so his sister was a little afraid of him.

Chang Bin is very attached to his sister when he was young. He gave it to his sister if he was a child, and had delicious food for him to keep. Unfortunately, Fengdie grew up and became sensible. He was arrogant and clean. He saw Chang Bin and Nie Huihui making trouble everywhere, climbing trees and digging mud, and he was very disgusted. He only thought that he was in the same stomach as Nie Yuji.

After Chang Fengdie read and learned to read, his intelligence gradually became more and more aware of his mother and uncle's plans. Because his elders expressed their intention to get married, he began to keep a distance from Nie Yuji. He tried his best to prevent suspicion whenever he met, and was careful in every move.

As the saying goes, don't guess the girl's thoughts. Chang Fengdie, who is suspicious, has become unpredictable in temperament. It is not that people who have experienced it can't guess what she is thinking all day long. Xu Hao happened to fall from the sky, which gave Fengdie a bridge to Nie Yuji.

Fengdie likes to ask Xu Hao for knowledge, and Xu Hao is willing to answer her. She finds that girls are indeed talented and often learn from others to others to surprise people. On a whim, she treats her like a disciple.

However, Xu Hao was unwilling to be involved in the love game between a pair of children, so he took Feng Die into the study room of the West Courtyard and walked straight to the pavilion.

Nie Yuji was practicing calligraphy in the study. When he saw Fengdie coming and standing outside the window. Because there was no one in the room, he stopped and asked through the window: "Where has my aunt gone?"

Nie Yuji put down his brush and smiled and reached out to call her in. Fengdie shook her head and turned around and left. Someone from behind pulled her and smiled and said, "Where are you going? My brother is at home."

Fengdie turned around and found that it was her cousin Nie Huihui, who couldn't let her talk and pull her into the house.

Fengdie begged: "Good sister, don't grab me, I have something to do at home."

Nie Huihui sneered: "Is there anything wrong? I've come here, it's nothing."

He pulled Feng Die's hand into the room, Nie Yuji came out and asked with a smile, "Sister has not left the door for the past few days, and I will never come to invite you to dinner. Could it be that anyone here offended my sister?"

Feng Die smiled and said, "You really have nothing to say. If I don't want to come, how can I sit here?"

At this time, Xu Hao saw Mrs. Nie coming in outside, and secretly shouted "Oh no," and it was too late to report the news to the study.

Mrs. Nie smiled kindly at Xu Hao first, and entered the study room. Seeing Feng Die here, she stepped forward and asked her affectionately what she had eaten? And then she asked her what she had done. Feng Die agreed while holding hands with Nie Huihui.

Nie Huihui is between the age of being in love and the naughty boy. Her mother dared not be arrogant. She looked at her brother's expression and looked up at her cousin's, laughing and laughing.

Feng Die was annoyed that she was naughty. Because her aunt was not good at saying anything, she didn't want to be noticed by Mrs. Nie. She glared at her daughter and shouted sternly: "What's the matter like to rub people like this? Such a big girl doesn't know how to learn some rules and etiquette, but she is like a madman. Is it annoying to learn?"

The girl taught her a lesson for a short girl, but Fengdie persuaded her and then stopped. Mrs. Nie said to her: "You don't have to protect her. You sisters are all naughty. After all the day, why don't you do work? It's really inappropriate to run around in the study."

Fengdie's face turned red and white, and then she loosened Nie Huihui's hands. She didn't dare to sit for a long time and didn't dare to go out, as if she was sitting on pins and needles.

At first, Nie Yuji stood aside, but when she saw her sister being scolded, she was so scared that she ran into the house and didn't dare to say anything. However, when Feng Die was scolded, she whispered: "Sister, don't look for it anymore. The cat has already returned from the roof."

Fengdie came out in three or two steps, smiled bitterly at Xu Hao, and ran back to the East Courtyard. The matchmaker Jia was still muttering and talking to Chang in the room.

After waiting for Xu Hao to come back, he saw her standing beside her mother, pouring tea back, and returned to the house listlessly to continue to do needlework.

Xu Hao felt it interesting, leaned against the door and listened to the matchmaker saying that marrying Mr. Hou, a kind of combination of heaven. Fengdie also listened for a long time, and every sentence was harsh. Because he was afraid that something would happen in his life, he put down his needle and thread and walked out, standing beside Xu Hao and listening carefully.

The matchmaker said, "Tell my sister that there is no pair of complaints in the other people's business. Family business is family business, and the husband is the husband. I will post the door tomorrow."

Speaking of this, I couldn't hear clearly. Feng Die was afraid that her mother would not help but fool the matchmaker. Her heart thumped and her body trembled. Xu Hao frowned and did not help her. She watched Feng Die enter the house in great annoyance and fell on the pillow.

After a while, matchmaker Jia came out and saw Xu Hao, and asked in surprise: "Do you dare to ask who the young master is?"

Xu Hao said lightly: "The servant of the Chang family."

"Oh!" The matchmaker Jia said secretly that it was a pity that he was a talented person. He turned out to be a slave to a small family. He ignored Xu Hao and went into the room and smiled: "Miss is overjoyed. The marriage I guaranteed is a good match, and the son-in-law is also as good as his heart."

After hearing this, Feng Die was as if thousands of arrows were gathering their hearts. She couldn't faint. Suddenly, she heard a cry from the West Courtyard saying that some people said that Nie Yuji was beaten and was beaten to death by Master Nie.

Xu Hao was also shocked and ran over with Fengdie and Chang who rushed out. Sure enough, Nie Yuji was lying on the ground and unconscious. Mr. Nie was holding a wooden stick in his hand and stood aside panting.

Mrs. Nie's face was pale, Nie Huihui and Chang Lu knelt on the ground and begged hard. Feng Die ran over and knelt on the ground in two steps.
Chapter completed!