"Mom, I didn"t. I just stood far away and watched. Those people caught the fish and put it in a small hole on the sh.o.r.e. They kept all the fish in there. My son got covered in mud when he thought it was fun.""You heartless brat. If something were to happen to you, what would happen to mother in the future?" Mu Qingxi pinched his ear as she prepared to teach him a lesson.
"Mother, it hurts. Mother, aren"t we going to see my cousin?"
Mu Yun and Mu Rousang had always been standing on one side of the wall watching. When Zhou Jingran reminded Mu Qingxi, they greeted and acknowledged each other again.
"Mother, so I actually still have such a cute little cousin!" As he said that, he extended his hand to pinch Mu Rousang"s face, how could this let him have her way, when the time came she could not even speak clearly, the only thing she wanted to do was to distance herself far away from this so-called aunt"s family, and hide behind Mu Jinzhi.
"Good little sister, big brother has seen how beautiful you are, come over here and let big brother pinch you." Zhou Jingran"s fat body wanted to circle around Mu Jinzhi.
Mu Jinzhi protected her sister, "Cousin Jing, my sister is young and inexperienced, I hope that cousin will not lower herself to her level."
Mu Rousang hid behind him and watched the brat in front of him have a headache. Seeing her Cheap Great Sisters smiling lovingly, she probably wouldn"t be able to say anything.
This brat was really spoiled, he giggled and said to Mu Rousang: "little cousin, I"ll take you to have a good time today, oh right, Tsai Mama, I remember I instructed you to bring some osmanthus candy here. I"ll send it to my cousin"s home later, so she can have a taste of it too."
Mu Rousang felt that this child had grown up just by dropping honey jars. She glanced at the Cheap Great Sisters sitting in the seat above and quickly waved his hands, "Thank you, Cousin, for keeping these precious things for your own use!" It was just a little bit of osmanthus candy, who cares? If a child ate too much, he would still end up with a moth.
"Mother, later on, tell the servants to send more snacks to my cousin"s house." Zhou Jingran looked at her tender skin, and his hands itched to pinch her.
Mu Rousang tried her best to change the topic, "Cousin brother, where did you go to play? Is it fun? I heard that dicotyls and the others know how to climb trees and touch birds" eggs, did you go and play? "
Zhou Jingran"s eyes shone with a gold light as he remembered the important part, "You, you, you and your cousin. Cousin sister, let"s go and play!" He pointed at people with his fat little hand.
When he saw Zhou Jingran covered in mud, he immediately hugged him, "Aiya, my little ancestor, your calves are too nimble. Mommy has been chasing after you for a long time but she couldn"t make it in time."
Mu Qingxi consoled Zhou Jingran, who was just about to leave, then said to the Tsai Mama beside his, "I remember that there"s a new set of clothes in the box. It"s just right for him to wear them now."
Then, he turned to Zhou Jingran and said: "Don"t be anxious, although our family is not a big family, when we are outside we still need to pay attention to our etiquette, if we lose your father"s face, then we will lose our family"s education."
Zhou Jingran disapproved, "Mother, isn"t it just a country b.u.mpkin? He dares to make fun of me, I"ll break his legs."
Mu Qingxi"s face was frosted over. "Enough, if you don"t listen to me, I"ll even ask someone to send you home tonight. If you don"t even understand something like this, how can you compare to your big brother in the future?"
Zhou Jingran felt that he shouldn"t challenge his mother"s dignity now, so he urged Tsai Mama to hurry up and change his clothes in a hurry. Only then did he bring the big kids and a bunch of little kids to prepare to leave the house.
In the end, it was still his own son. Although Mu Qingxi scolded him verbally, she still instructed Mu Fenge and Mu Yun"s son, Mu Yi Yang, for the three of them to take good care of him. As for the other two little ones, she ignored them and warned them not to move closer to the river.
The other children did not express anything, but Zhou Jingran had already become impatient. There were a lot more fun things in the countryside than there were in the city, "Bao Er, Big Bro will bring you out to play."
"Bro, I"m afraid that my clothes will get dirty. Besides, what"s so good about those country b.u.mpkins? Why don"t we play in the courtyard and kick the shuttlec.o.c.k?" Zhou Baoer did not like the mud on her body.
"What"s so fun about that? Let"s go, big bro will take you to see those fish." Zhou Baoer was unwilling to do so, but she did not dare to disobey Zhou Jingran"s wishes. She was her mother"s flesh and blood.
Zhou Jingran called his other cousins over and rushed to the village entrance together. Mu Qingxi, who was in the living room, gave Mu Yun a present. Mu Qingxi took the two copper coins from Tsai Mama and pa.s.sed it over to Mu Yun. It seemed like it was a lot, but in actuality, it was only two taels of silver.
Mu Yun rubbed his hands together as he stared at the two copper coins, his mouth saying: "Girl, how embarra.s.sing, I"m going to let you spend some more money, plus I don"t have any good stuff at home, it"s all grown in my own garden."
Mu Yun was becoming more and more greedy. "Tsai Mama, go and pay Big Brother a few more coins. We"ve already added a lot of trouble to our living here, so that half a coin can be considered as supplementary food money." If it wasn"t for the fact that he must have a family to rely on, she, Mu Qingxi, would surely not be so amiable.
Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Mulberry immediately took the money, afraid that if she was a second slower, the coins would not be hers.
Mu Qingxi secretly looked down on her elder brother"s family and flung her kerchief away, allowing the Lin"s daughter-in-law to carry her back to her room. Mu Qingxi sat on the brick bed with an unfathomable expression, her bright red fingertips knocked on the table one after another. With his voice echoing, the Lin"s daughter-in-law stood to the side obediently waiting upon him.
The Tsai Mama brought in a plate of dim sum and glanced at Mu Qingxi who was in an unfathomable state of mind on the brick bed. "Madam, please forgive this old servant for speaking bluntly."
She noticed from the corner of her eyes that Mu Qingxi"s expression didn"t change at all, so she continued, "Madam, Eldest Uncle Brother"s family circ.u.mstances have become more and more difficult in the past two years, and I"m not talking too much.
Tsai Mama stood respectfully in front of the kang, the only sound in the room was the breathing of the three people. After a long time, the sound of rustling clothes came from the brick bed, and Mu Qingxi"s gentle voice sounded from above her. "Mom, is my brother someone you can hold back? "Keep your little thoughts to yourself."
He then asked the two of them, "However, you two also saw my third brother"s two children today, tell me what happened?"
Tsai Mama clearly knew that Mu Qingxi hated Mu Yun"s family, and she originally said this to flatter him, but she didn"t expect that she was already flattering him. When she asked about Mu Jinzhi, Mu Rousang"s thoughts stirred as he replied, "Reporting to Madam, this old servant has an idea about those two little ones."
Mu Qingxi"s closed eyes slightly opened, and a bright light flashed within. "Oh, Lin"s daughter-in-law, tell me!" She did not ask the Tsai Mama first, but asked one first.
Lin"s daughter-in-law had long wanted to take over the old thing"s position in front of Tsai Mama, so he did his best to help his master out. "Reporting to Madam, this servant says that Madam"s nephews are all intelligent, and their nieces are cute and cute. They have their own ways of doing things."
Seeing Tsai Mama"s displeased reply, she knew that Madam had a good face and could not tolerate her relatives doing better than her. Thus, she did not beat around the bush with her words.
Mu Qingxi raised an eyebrow. "Oh, you sure have a thorough understanding in your heart. Tell me about it!"
Lin"s daughter-in-law was elated, if he were to speak well, he would probably be able to get some rewards, "Madam, if elder sister E"s pretty and charming appearance is taught a little bit …"
She had already thought of Mu Fenge, although she was a little arrogant and delicate, her skin still looked pretty delicate and pretty.
Mu Qingxi snorted coldly. "I thought you had a good idea!" My Brother Jing is still young, and if you want a warm bed, you won"t need a village girl. " Her standards were high. Even if she was going to be a concubine, she had to find a pretty girl with a gentle personality. At the very least, she had to be a scholar in her family.
The Lin"s daughter-in-law hurriedly explained, "Madam has misunderstood, Brother Jing is going to be the top scholar in the future, and this servant has heard that the Lord Prefect"s son has gotten married and is very knowledgeable, if I keep Sister E by my side for a few years, it would be nice if she could be my concubine. At that age, our young master can partic.i.p.ate in the examination, and that would make my young master"s life easier for him."
She knew clearly in her heart that her own wife was unable to swallow her anger. The old master had brought along his original son, the one who taught the eldest young master how to do business.
Mu Qingxi pondered for a moment. "You"re quite considerate. Sigh, I really have a heart that can"t be stopped. Look at my big brother, he"s like mud that can"t support a wall. My third brother"s family has already declined, how can I just watch helplessly as my big brother"s family is hopeless, and it"s all thanks to you that you"re able to care about my big brother"s family." Once the worries in my heart have been resolved, I will be able to sleep in peace. "
She had her own plans, and it was obvious that the old master wanted to pa.s.s down his family business to his eldest son. Moreover, Mu Qingxi had to perform a concubine ceremony to her original spirit tablet when it came to offering sacrifices to her ancestors, as this matter had always been a thorn in her heart. So while she stepped on her family, she also hoped that her son would have some potential.
"Madam, Lin"s daughter-in-law"s idea is right, I think the two little ones are not bad, especially that Sang"er, he has a sharp tongue, but he is really smart, why don"t you keep the three girls by your side and take good care of them, I think that the neighbors would also hear that you are kind."
Mu Qingxi frowned as she sat there. "Mom, do you think I don"t want to? "Forget about Sis Sang"s appearance. Back then, you saw her mother"s looks. That"s the best of the best, but that girl really has too much of a heart." When she returned back to her room, she carefully thought about it and realized that she had been beaten to a pulp by Mu Rousang.
Tsai Mama looked down upon the two siblings who had lost their parents. He curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "No matter how intelligent you are, as long as Madam holds Brother and sister tightly in her hands, the both of you can still take out your palms."
I can"t let the little s.l.u.t of the Lin Family have her best, so I added fuel to the fire. "Madam, this old servant has a good impression of that Sang"er, moreover, his age is still a good time to teach her. In the future, when I marry her into that gentle and rich village, she will only be grateful for Madam"s kindness."
If he took her as his concubine at that time, wouldn"t his son"s official luck be even higher? "Haha, right, Tsai Mama really does care for his wife all the time, alright, I"m in a good mood today, everyone has my rewards." Mu Qingxi thought to herself.
When the two heard his wife"s reward, they immediately bowed to show their grat.i.tude. "Alright, since we"re all family, we can forget about all these false presents." You two have been doing things for me, so naturally, you two have to do it for me. If you ruin my plans … "Humph!" He had to give them a good beating.
The reason why Mu Qingxi wanted to pave the way for Zhou Jingran was because when she married into the Zhou Family, Master Zhou already had a son who was six or seven years old.
Mu Qingxi had always been strong, and she had always sworn to be stronger than others. She was originally the successor, and would perform a concubine salute during festivals and sacrifices, but since she couldn"t suppress him, she wanted her son to surpa.s.s him.
If Mu Rousang knew that she would be lamenting about the calamity that had descended from the heavens, she would definitely not know about this. There was still a big problem in front of her!
dicotyls had been riding on Mu Jinzhi"s carriage the entire year. The two of them had a good relationship with each other and would often help Mu Jinzhi drive the carriage.