"There is nothing that should or should not be done. I am so angry today. I am afraid that I will scare my good aunt. Please go and comfort her." Wang Xilu urged her with a smile, and there was even some impatience in his expression.
Today, she wants to be alone. In fact, it should be said that from today on, she wants to be alone, a man who does not belong to her at all.
Chu Jingnan's face darkened, and he said with some displeasure: "What, is it possible that I can't stay here?"
She was indeed a woman who should not be pampered, but after giving her a good look, she climbed up the pole again. Although she muttered a few words in her heart, she did not walk away as usual.
"I never said this before. I'm just afraid that my good aunt will be impatient. Since I don't want to go, that's all." Seeing his insistence, Wang Xilu didn't argue with him.
"I'm fifteen today. She knows the rules."
"Yeah." Wang Xilu nodded gently.
Since he wants to stay here, he can stay here, everything... doesn't matter anymore.
Because I no longer care, I can follow his wishes, stay as long as I want, and leave as I want.
"In that case, I'll rest here for a while, and I'll go talk to Shopkeeper Liu about something. I'll come back to have dinner with you later." She didn't look at him again, and while talking, she turned to leave.
But this time, Chu Jingnan did not let her go. When she took the second step, he reached out and grabbed her cold hand."You're not feeling well yet, where are you going?"
"Shopkeeper Liu has something to report. I heard it's urgent."
"If he has anything to do, just come here and tell him. If you're not feeling well, why bother running around."
Naturally, he was surprised again, but this time Wang Xilu didn't follow him."I never like to hear what happens in that shop, so why bother myself? I'll come as soon as I go."
"You..." After hearing her words, Chu Jingnan glared again. It was a rare moment for him to be considerate to her, but she even slapped him down.
As a general, he naturally thinks about important affairs of the country. She is the only one who can't bear to wallow in a bunch of stinky things. She just likes to do business, leaving the good general's wife alone.
"Master, don't be angry. Although this matter of firewood, rice, oil, and salt is just a trivial matter, it is still a serious matter. Otherwise, as a big family, we have to eat, drink, and spend money, so we can't just sit back and have nothing in vain, right?" Seeing him angry, Wang Xilu was trying to persuade him on the surface, but there was a hidden thorn in his words. She was even secretly happy in her heart, just waiting for him to walk away as usual.
Unexpectedly, his uncle was so good-tempered this time. Not only did he not leave, he walked over to the kang and lay down on the bed. He propped his head on one hand and looked at her, while with the other he was flipping through the books she had not had time to put away this morning.
She was a little dumbfounded when she saw how busy he was and how he was completely taking over the guest. When he came back, he left with a stinky face and a livid face, as if someone put a knife on his neck before he would come. But this time, he actually wanted to stay, as if he was used to it. Looking at him like this, she felt that the headache that had been relieved was rising again.
It seems that this old man is determined to stay here tonight. After thinking about it again, this... is good. I am afraid that the backyard will not be messy. As long as it is messy, it will be easier for her to arrange an escape route.
After thinking about it, Wang Xilu reached out to summon a maid and asked her to serve the old man for tea and snacks, and then she led the red string out.
Chapter 2(1)
Under the baptism of a series of anger and shock, Wang Xilu felt as tired as if she had just fought a battle. With the support of Hong Chuan, she walked a few more steps after leaving the courtyard gate, then leaned weakly on a pillar to catch her breath.
"Young madam...how are you? Come quickly..."
Hong Chuan supported his master's weak body and was about to call for someone in a panic, but Wang Xilu pinched his wrist hard.
"I'm fine. Don't panic. Just help me go to the side hall to rest for a while. Shopkeeper Liu should be here."
"How can Young Madam see Shopkeeper Liu at this time?" Hong Chuan was anxious, but did not dare to speak loudly.
"Do as I tell you." Wang Xilu didn't have the energy to say another word now, and his short sentence sounded harsh.
She didn't want to end up like Chu Jingnan's concubines, who always showed weakness to fight for favor. Even though he was obviously a little worried about her just now, so what?He humiliated her first, is it possible that he still wants her to surrender to him?
She couldn't do it, because she knew she couldn't do it, so she knew she should leave.
"Young Madam, I will help you to the side hall first, but you have to promise me to rest for a while first. Nothing else is as important as your body and bones." Hong Chuan could only follow her master's wishes, but while she carefully helped her master move, she still did not forget to whisper her advice.
"Yeah." Knowing that this girl was really worried, Wang Xilu nodded slightly, but couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth in a self-deprecating way. His body was becoming more and more useless.
But having said that, under the torment of those group of warblers and her mother-in-law who always likes to find faults, how can she really feel at ease? After working hard all day long, her health will naturally follow.
"Young Madam, you must seize the opportunity tonight. If you can conceive a child, life should be easier." Hong Chuan repeated the old tune.
Hearing this, Wang Xilu didn't say much, just pursed his lips and smiled. If this girl knew her plan, she would be frightened, so it was better to keep it a secret.
In the midst of such idle chatter, Wang Xilu and his master and servant slowly walked to the side hall, and saw the other end, Banping, leading shopkeeper Liu over in a hurry.
Shopkeeper Liu is not old. He is in his forties and is smart and capable. Thanks to him for more than a year, she has been able to manage her dowry very well.
Shopkeeper Liu was a capable person left by her mother, and he had a really vicious eye for business. He followed her mother to the Jiang family and was always loyal. So when she got married, she didn't ask for anything more than the dowry left by her mother, but she insisted that Shopkeeper Liu must follow her.
She knew that after her mother passed away, shopkeeper Liu's life was not easy. After all, he was her mother's dowry, and naturally he could not be reused by her father's newly married stepmother a few years ago.
Looking at the weathered face, and then looking at Manager Liu's eyes with deep love, Wang Xilu suddenly remembered her weak mother who died in vain. When her mother was still alive, her eyes were always so loving and warm when she looked at her. And since her mother died in sorrow, only Shopkeeper Liu would look at her with such pity in the world.
Her mother had a weak temperament and loved her father deeply, so she was often depressed. In the end, she was angered to death because of her concubine's bullying. In this era of clear distinction between superiority and inferiority, this kind of thing sounds ridiculous, but it did happen. In the final analysis, the real reason was because her father did not like and disrespect her mother.
Although her father looked down upon her mother's background, he showed no mercy when he used her mother's silver to donate money to officials. However, whenever there was a dispute between wives and concubines, it was her mother who was always blamed by her father.
Because of her disdain for her father's behavior, she rarely spoke to her father after her mother passed away. The relationship between father and daughter gradually became estranged, but she did not make it easy for the women who killed her mother. She said that Aunt Luo, who was so angry with her mother, was caught by her because she had an unclear relationship with her childhood sweetheart cousin, so she mercilessly revealed the news to her father.
No man would be able to remain calm as long as he knew that he might be a cuckold, and with her instigating words without leaving any trace, Aunt Luo was sold out, and she was sold into that filthy place.
From the moment her mother died with resentment, she vowed never to let anyone bully her again in this life.
Unfortunately, she and her mother met the same man, a man who didn't care about her at all, so in the Chu family, everyone could step on her. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but have a wry smile on her face.
Accept your fate?impossible!Since everyone wants her to have a hard time, she has to earn a life for herself!
"Young Madam, have you been wronged again?"
Although shopkeeper Liu doesn't come to the Chu family often, he has always cared about the Chu family's situation because of the young lady. He is also well aware of the young lady's situation. Especially when he looks at her increasingly slender figure, he understands that she is just like the young lady back then. She has not married the right person and has not lived a good life.