C7 Millet Congee

She saw Mrs Zhao walking off into the distance.

Lin Xin'er crouched on the floor, her empty stomach making a sound. Just now, Lin Yu'er's face had been flushed from the pain, but now, she could only lament her own miserable fate.

He thought of how she would stay at home every day and live a comfortable life, a trash place, and the heavens would take revenge on her, bringing her back to the unspeakably bitter ancient era.

Heavens, he'd probably been jealous of her for a long time!

Her head felt bloated and her eyes were green. She fiddled with a wooden stick, constantly drawing in the dry soil. When Lin Yu'er approached, she lowered her head and asked, "Little sister, what are you doing?"

Lin Yu'er woke up from her stupor. Raising her head to look at the red-eyed Lin Yu'er, she knew that she must have cried before, and her spirits immediately soared. "Sister, who bullied you just now?"

"No, no." Lin Yu'er replied evasively.

"Is it second uncle's mother?" Lin Xin'er asked.

Lin Yu'er looked at Lin Xin'er before lowering her head. After a moment of silence, she said in a loud voice, "Second Uncle's mother said that it would be worth twenty taels of silver to marry me to the neighboring village."

"Does she have the final say?" Seeing Lin Yu'er so upset, Lin Xin'er asked.

Lin Yu'er thought for a moment before shaking her head.

Lin Xin'er comforted him: "Why are you still sad, Big Sister? Since she didn't say anything, and was just trying to be brave on the surface, and since Second Aunt wants to be a couple so much, then let's look for a good marriage for Big Sister Guo'er. "

Lin Yu'er did not understand.

Lin Xin'er had already made up her mind. She stood up and threw away the wooden stick in her hand. "Big Sister, no matter what, you have to smile. Besides Father and Mother, no one else can make the decision to marry us."

In ancient times, people paid attention to their parents' orders.

In modern times, marriage was free.

There were some words that weren't suitable for Lin Yuer to say. In her heart, she had her own plans regarding her future marriage; no one could help her decide that for herself.

After Mrs Zhao came out from her room, she carried a stack of bowls with her arms and placed them on the wok. She filled the bowl with porridge and ordered Lin Yu'er to bring them to her room.

Lin Xin'er wanted to help.

Madame Zhao had said that Lin Yu'er could not go to the main house, lest she provoke the Yang family and old man Lin's heart.

He continued to squat on the ground and be an obedient Lin Xin'er. After Lady Zhao had finished filling the bowl, she quickly scooped the remaining congee into another separate bowl. She signaled to Lin Xin'er with her eyes: "Use your sleeves to cover it. Take it to our room and drink this porridge. Then bring the bowl back."

Lin Xin'er was indeed hungry.

She took the bowl of porridge in Mrs Zhao's hand. It was very thick, and every bowl of congee in the bowl was very thin. She drank the porridge alone and felt a little uncomfortable. She asked softly, "Mother, what are you drinking?"

Your grandmother knows very well that only men can drink porridge. The women can drink porridge and bring two more bowls of porridge to your grandmother and fourth aunt. Your grandmother is an elder while your fourth aunt is from the county. Mrs Zhao explained.

When Lin Xin'er heard this, she was enraged.

Mrs Zhao didn't know that her daughter had fallen into a well and became more angry. She quickly said, "Quickly go back to the house and eat congee. If anyone finds out, our family will have a hard time. Tonight, we will be kicked out of the house."

"Mom, there will be a day when we leave by ourselves. There's no need for them to chase us away." Lin Xin'er suppressed the flames of anger in her heart and said calmly.

Mrs Zhao said with a face full of surprise: "You silly girl, what are you talking about? We are walking out of the house and still have a way to survive. Hurry up and stop these useless things, hurry back to your room to drink congee."

In the south wing.

Lin Xin'er sat on a low stool and finished a bowl of congee. Her body immediately felt much better. He wiped the corner of his mouth and hid the bowl under his sleeve. Then, he returned to the woodshed and gave the bowl to Mrs Zhao.

Mrs Zhao smiled as she took the bowl. After washing it clean, she opened the lid of the pot, placed the bowl into the pot, and replaced the lid. This bowl was used for cooking and drinking everyday, so there was no need to hand it over to the upper house.

"Mother, little sister, hurry up and go eat. Grandfather and the others have already finished eating." Lin Yu'er shouted as she walked quickly.

Mrs Zhao quickly pulled Lin Xin'er to the room.

When she entered the house, she saw Old Man Lin sitting on a chair, and said to Lin Jia Gui, "You will return to the county city tomorrow afternoon, and delay your big brother for another day. I am not at ease with your big brother, and borrowing money is not a small matter, and I do not recognize the words on that paper. You read it to me, and as for what is going on, we all say that there are many people in the town, no matter how many there are, they are no more than the people in your county city."

As he said this last sentence, Old Man Lin began to laugh in a proud manner.

Seated below, the Lin Clan chuckled: "Father is too kind, borrowing money is not a small matter, we can't be careless. Even though Big Brother knows me, we still need to be careful, it's not too much."

His hands trembled as he blamed himself in his heart, because his own daughter had implicated his entire family. From the time he had eaten until now, his father had not said a single word to him, but every single word he had said to his fourth brother had dug his heart out.

Lin Xin'er stopped in her tracks.

Mrs Zhao was afraid that her second daughter would say too much and quickly pulled Lin Xin'er into the house.

In the room, there was a square table with six dishes on it. However, less than half of each dish was left, not even a piece of meat left, with Mrs Yang sitting in the north, Mrs Wang sitting on the left, and Mrs Qin sitting on the right, and Lin Tao'er sitting next to her, and Lin Guo'er, who had a fawning look on her face, sitting right next to her, chatting and joking with her.

Madame Zhou, with a cold expression, sat next to Lady Wang.

When Lady Zhao, Lin Xin'er, and Lin Yu'er entered the room, Lady Yang suddenly slammed the table and said: "Slut, who are you showing your face to? I'll go to the Eight Carriages palanquin to invite you."

"Grandma, I'm not married yet. How can you call me a slut?" Lin Xin'er shouted at the top of her lungs. There was only a curtain separating the inner and outer room. She purposely raised her voice so that Old Man Lin and the Lin family's rich could hear her.

"You damned girl, when have I ever scolded you?! Why are you so stupid as to scold me when they're already picking up money?!" Mistress Yang forcefully suppressed her anger and cursed in a low voice.

Mrs Zhao quietly tugged on Lin Xin'er's sleeve.

Lin Xin'er could only swallow her words of rebuttal.

Seeing that Lin Xin'er was not responding, Mistress Yang's expression softened, and she actually felt proud of herself, finally making this damn girl not dare to retort. She picked up a bowl of millet congee and drank two mouthfuls, before putting it down, and said to Lady Wang: "This year, I planted some millet, and when the rice is harvested, I'll send it to the county city for you. The rice you bought in the county city is still not as fresh as ours, you guys don't understand it, some millet are safe there, then you can sell it."

"Mother said that it would be tough to go to the county, so I'll have to trouble you to send it there yourself. In another month, little sister Silver Flower will have a baby, although the Yang family serves us well, but we can't grow the mutton and beef we can't grow the millet ourselves, so little sister Silver Flower's heart will go to you, and Mother will send it to little sister Silver Flower." Lady Wang said slowly.

"Thanks to you, I still remember Silver Flower. Before, when she was unmarried, she liked to drink millet congee, and when the new moon is about to open, I wanted to take her home for a few days. Even when we had two young misses, she still couldn't come back, so this time, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult."

"The Yang family values my aunt, there are a bunch of servants serving in the county. When we arrive, we are afraid that little sister Silver Flower will suffer grievances, so I say, in this entire village, who is as lucky as little sister Silver Flower? It must be the lady's life." Mrs Wang laughed.

"Now that you mention it, I am relieved. Although the villagers want the full moon to go back to their parents' home, but as a country bumpkin, how can I go back and suffer grievances? After the full moon is over, I will stay at the Yang Mansion for a few days, and my wish will be fulfilled." Yang Shi sighed and said with a loving expression.

Lady Wang knew what Lady Yang was thinking, saying that she was going to live in the Yang family, but in her heart she wanted to live with her fourth son, so she didn't interrupt her. She looked at the pale faced Madam Qin and said to Madame Yang, "Mother, Xing'er took care of her little sister at the Yang family for a month, and Mrs Yang praised Xing'er a few times, saying that Xing'er looks pretty and smart, so it will be a good marriage in the future."

Yesterday, your sister-in-law also said that the young master of the Zhu Residence in the county had taken a fancy to Xing'er, and went to the Yang Residence several times just to see Xing'er. I asked the noble, the young master of the Zhu Family is an excellent person, and the family has influence in the county, but the requirements are a bit higher there.

"The Zhu Family has three pawnshops in the county town. Their business is booming, and they also have a hundred acres of fertile land in the suburbs. Young Master Zhu is also the eldest son of the family, and was admitted as an Elementary Scholar the year before last. So naturally, he would take his wife seriously. The Zhu Clan wants an outdoor wife. " Lady Wang said with a smile. She looked at the dejected née Qin and said, "Xing'er has the ability. Maybe I'll agree to it."

"Hopefully." Yang Shi replied in an uninterested manner.

However, née Qin's eyes lit up, and she smiled: "Sister, you're a young lady from the county, and you know a lot about the matters of the county." Sister Qin's eyes lit up, and she smiled: "Sister, you're a young lady from the county, and you know a lot about a lot of things of the county.

Lady Wang sneered in her heart, but her face was smiling like a flower. With a joking tone, she said, "Eldest sister-in-law gave her instructions. How can I not do it?"

"Eldest Sis will thank you first." née Qin immediately stood up and saluted.

Lady Wang quickly waved her hand. "No, no. This is what I should do as an aunt. How can I get sister-in-law's thanks?"

When Madame Zhou saw this, she quickly interrupted, "Her fourth aunt is a capable person, and Xing'er's good fortune is not far off. However, my Guo'er is quite pitiful. She has never gone far, so can you follow her fourth aunt to the county city to stay with her aunt and take care of her aunt with Xing'er? "

"What are you joining in for?" Yang Shi said angrily.

Madame Zhou unhappily muttered, "I'm too eccentric, I only have Xing'er as my niece. I don't have Guo'er as my niece, but the fortune-teller told me that Guo'er's fate is good. If I were to ask Guo'er to take care of her sister-in-law, she would definitely give birth to a fat boy." "Her aunt gave birth to two girls in a row. If she gave birth to a boy, the Yang family would be so happy that they would throw away money on the street."

After hearing her reminder, Mistress Yang's eyes lit up. She looked at Mrs Zhao and said, "Tomorrow, get Xin'er to follow her fourth aunt to the county city. Together, we'll take care of her sister-in-law."

"Mother, Xin'er, can she do it?" Mrs Zhao asked excitedly.