142, Chapter 142
Second Aunt Qin's mind hadn't reacted at first. She looked at Madam Lu and had only one thought in her mind. What was her mother talking about?
In Lu's view, her daughter's expression was that she was moved. She thought to herself that her daughter cares about her grandson, so this idea is naturally a good one. If someone says something good about Niu Dan in Qin Fang's ears, Niu Dan should not take advantage of it. What's the benefit? So Ms. Lu continued: "Look, how is your niece? Although she is only five years old, she is so beautiful. She is also a flower in our village." Ms. Lu was not bragging. That granddaughter is indeed good-looking.
Finally, Second Aunt Qin came to her senses and opened her eyes wide: "Mom, what do you mean? A Fang is married to a wife."
Lu said disapprovingly: "So what? Where can the wild flowers smell like domestic flowers?"
Second Aunt Qin understood what she meant: "You want the eldest sister to be A Fang's concubine?" Oh my God, what was her mother thinking? A good granddaughter becomes a concubine? Does their family still want to face this?
Lu glanced at her: "What's that? Which official doesn't have a concubine? It's better to be a poor girl in our family than to be a concubine in a powerful family? Besides, Qin Fang is the one you're looking after "Grown up, if you tell Qin Fang a few words, he can still treat my eldest sister badly, right?"
Second Aunt Qin looked at her mother who was full of confidence in her niece and found it unimaginable. If she had said this, she would have doubted that the Qin family could beat her to death. And what about the eldest sister’s appearance? Okay, if this were placed in the countryside, her niece would indeed look pretty good, but: "Mom, you have never seen A Fang's wife. If you had seen her, you would know that compared with her, the eldest sister, That is the morning glory on the mountain, and she... is the flower of wealth for wealthy families. "
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she immediately patted Second Aunt Qin on the back: "You damn girl, how can you say that about your niece?"
Second Aunt Qin didn't care: "I'm always fair in my speech. I'm here to help with matters rather than marriage. Please don't be tempted by this. Although I'm not smart, I'm not stupid either. My wife, A Fang, is It's not a simple matter. When she came back, she took Shou and Siya away. My sister-in-law now protects her just like she protects her own daughter.
Besides, my relationship with my sister-in-law is not very good. Even if A Fang wants to take a concubine, she won’t take my niece. What's more, A Fang's wife had studied and was literate. The reason why A Fang became a general through meritorious service was because his wife taught him how to read and write. As our old man said, Ah Fang's wife is a great contributor to the Qin family.
Besides, if word gets out that my niece is working as a concubine for my nephew, I will lose all my dignity. "
Mrs. Lu now understood what Second Aunt Qin meant, and she suddenly became unhappy: "You heartless thing, you have already married into the Qin family, and when you see the opportunity to help your mother's family, you are not willing. You Was your conscience eaten by a dog?”
Second Aunt Qin sighed: "I have helped my mother-in-law, so I have to go to the palace by myself. Mom, don't say anything about being filial or not. It's not as important as yourself to be good to others. Do you expect your niece to be a concubine to help Niudan?" I'm not that stupid. In my heart, Niu Dan is the most important, and then I am the boss. I also think clearly, I don't expect A Fang to treat Niu Dan as well as Shou Shou Ye, but I also know, Ah Fang is a conscientious person. He has made a lot of achievements today. The fact that he was able to spend one hundred taels of silver to buy an acre of high-quality land for our family is enough proof, so he will not ignore the cow eggs.
I don't want to make cow eggs more promising, as long as they are better than farming. If Niu Dan can't do anything and his family has acres of prime land, he can become a rich man. "
Ms. Lu: "You...you..." She felt a breath in her heart and couldn't swallow it. This heartless girl is so heartless now. But Lu knew her selfishness, and this girl was smart. Sometimes silly, sometimes smart. Love takes advantage, but if you can't take advantage, you won't take it seriously.
Second Aunt Qin said again: "Mom, don't think about this and that. I still have filial piety towards you. Look, I called you here when we set up a flowing mat at our house. This is an opportunity to eat meat. If I wasn't filial, why would I come to call you?"
It was okay if she didn't say this, but once she said this, Mrs. Lu was so angry. "I raised you in vain."
Second Aunt Qin smiled: "Mom, your daughter is doing well for me, and you have face. In the future, when Niu Dan becomes successful, you will also have face as a grandmother. If not, after Niu Dan becomes successful, you can Let’s ask my little niece to be Niu Dan’s concubine.”
Lu: "..." She was dumbfounded by such unfilial remarks. How could she be such a concubine? How promising does she think Niudan is? Pooh.
The two chatted for a while, and Ms. Lu wanted to say something else. Aunt Qin was already impatient. She opened the door and went out. She still had to listen to her mother-in-law's arrangements for salary. Compared with her mother's family, her own family is not as important as her own. Second Aunt Qin has understood one thing since she was a child. It would be a fool not to take advantage of things that can be taken advantage of. If you can't take advantage of something, it would be a fool to take it by force. She followed this principle and came all the way.
Lu had no choice but to follow her daughter out.
As soon as the two of them went out, Uncle Qin happened to come over. As soon as he saw Aunt Qin, he asked, "What did you do? You disappeared as soon as you turned around."
Second Aunt Qin said: "When grandma was helping to burn firewood just now, some insects got into her clothes. I went to catch the insects for her."
Uncle Qin was stunned and looked at Madam Lu. He didn't even notice whether his mother-in-law had burned firewood just now.
When Mrs. Lu saw that her daughter had said this, what could she do? She had to smile awkwardly at her son-in-law. Although Ms. Lu had selfish motives, her daughter refused. As a mother, she couldn't send her granddaughter to the Qin family by herself, right? Wait... If you want to be a concubine in the Qin family, what about being the first wife? Doesn't the Qin family have a son who is about to get married? That's Qin Fang's biological brother. Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu became interested again. She pulled Aunt Qin: "Daughter, my back is itchy. You were not clean when you were looking for bugs just now. Look for them again." With that, she pulled Aunt Qin into the house again.
Second Uncle Qin and Second Aunt Qin: "..."
Second Aunt Qin, who was pulled into the house, also had a bad temper. She made it clear to her mother that this was not going to work. If her mother keeps pestering her, don't blame her for being ruthless.
When Mrs. Lu saw her daughter's irritable expression, she hurriedly said: "I won't be a concubine this time."
Second Aunt Qin: "? Then you still want to be the main wife? The marriage of A Fang and his wife was also ordered by the court. If you change the decree, you will be beheaded, so our family cannot divorce A Fang's wife."
Lu quickly explained: "No, no, he is the main wife, but he is not Qin Fang's main wife. He is Qin Fang's brother, your sister-in-law's second son, the one named Shouye. What do you think of the eldest sister and Shouye? How old are they? It’s similar, can it match?”
Second Aunt Qin reached out and touched her mother's forehead.
Mrs. Lu pushed her hand away: "What are you doing?"
Second Aunt Qin said: "Let me see if you have a fever in your head and are sick. You can think of such outrageous things."
Lu said angrily: "Why am I getting sick with a fever in my head? Why is this so outrageous? My eldest sister is about the same age as Shouye, why can't she marry Shouye? And they are both your nephews and nieces, so they are quite a match. Yes. It’s also good for you, my aunt, to be a wife who keeps her career.”
Second Aunt Qin didn't listen to her: "Mom, please don't have any ideas about the Qin family. Let me tell you. My sister-in-law wants to give Shouye a good deal. They plan to go to A Fang. Let A Fang's wife introduce me, so the eldest sister has no chance. Besides, the eldest brother who founded the business is a general, and my eldest sister-in-law is now a royal family. Our Qin family has changed its lintel. How can the eldest sister come from a farming family? Keeping a job? Not to mention keeping a job, even our eldest sister is not worthy of it. Mom, it’s not that I look down on my eldest sister or my mother-in-law. If I’m not married, I’m not worthy of being the head of my family.”
"You...you unfilial daughter, you are about to make me angry to death." Mrs. Lu really wanted to curse. If it were not the Qin family, Mrs. Lu would have wanted to pick up a broom and beat this unfilial daughter for fear of being embarrassed if she spoke too loudly.
Second Aunt Qin didn't feel that what she said was wrong at all. She said again: "Mom, don't worry about this. What I said is reasonable, and you don't have to worry. Our Qin family's conditions are good, so I She is also your daughter, how can I still not be filial to you?" Of course, it is impossible to leave the whole family to honor your mother's family, but she still has the most basic filial piety. For example, during the holidays, Aunt Qin thought she was willing to buy some food and clothing for her mother and give her a hundred cash as pocket money. After all, she is a person with high-quality land.
The mother and daughter didn't get along, so the second conversation ended on bad terms. Mrs. Lu didn't want to stay at Qin's house anymore, and left with her family angrily. Second Aunt Qin heartlessly walked them to the door, not forgetting to say: "Mom, in a few days our family will be married." The land is going to be renovated, please ask dad and brothers to help."
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she stumbled and almost fell down, but she still replied: "I know." I don't know what to do? When her daughter married into the Qin family, and the Qin family became successful, it meant that her daughter's identity was different. For such a daughter, she could only support her in a good manner. Otherwise, she felt that this unfilial daughter would not be able to return to her parents' home.
As Aunt Qin sent her old mother away, she remembered her mother-in-law's monthly salary of four taels. She had no idea what was happening in the big house.
Speaking of Qin's mother having one brother and two younger brothers, as the only daughter in the family, she was quite favored by her parents' family, as can be seen from her somewhat refreshing and aggressive personality. Qin's mother is a person who loves to laugh, but at this moment, she really can't laugh anymore: "Third brother and sister, what did you say?"