The young woman's voice was not as soft as Aunt Kang's, but the shrewdness and poignancy of a city woman.
The old lady Ren did not reply immediately, the outside was quiet for a while, and after a while, the old lady Ren said lightly, "I can't afford it."
Sister Kang immediately smiled and said, "You can afford it, you can afford it, you are the ancestors, and there is no one who can't afford it."
This sister-in-law Kang should have a strong temperament, but she was still a little cautious in front of Mrs. Ren. The old lady Ren deliberately gave her a look, and she was a little uneasy when she spoke.
This is what the old lady wanted, so she interrupted Sister Kang in a low voice and said, "I'll have guests here later, if you have nothing to do, you can leave first. Guimao, let the kitchen prepare it later. There is a table, so that the people from the Kang family have eaten before leaving."
The old lady Ren is going to see off guests.
Sister-in-law Kang finally came in to see the boss where he was willing to leave, and immediately smiled and said, "Old Ancestor, the little lady has something to ask you to see."
"What's the matter with you?"
"This... Can you ask the people around you to step back first?" Sister Kang seemed to be hesitant.
The old lady Ren paused: "No need, just say it."
The mother-in-law and maidservants who stayed by the old lady Ren's side were all her confidants.
Seeing that Mrs. Ren said that, Sister-in-Law no longer reluctantly said, "Is my sister-in-law okay?"
The old lady Ren didn't speak, and Gui Momo, who was waiting on the side, said, "Our old lady is kind to Aunt Kang. If you're worried, go take a look."
Sister-in-law Kang said hurriedly: "No, no, I'm not worried. What kind of family is the Ren family, how could they treat my sister-in-law harshly."
"In that case, why did you come, sister-in-law of the Kang family?" It was still Madam Gui who asked the old lady Ren instead.
Sister-in-law Kang smiled and said, "I'm here to pick up my little sister-in-law back to her parents' house."
As soon as these words came out, the outhouse was silent. Even the hands of Ren Yaoqi and the others in the inner room were slightly stunned when threading the needles.
"Aunt Kang's body is still weak, so it's not convenient to go back to visit relatives at this time. And she is still the concubine of our Ren family. If she wants to go back, she should first get permission from our old lady and her mistress fifth wife, otherwise it will be a mess. Rules?" Gui Mama said.
Gui Momo thought that the Kang family thought that their daughter was wronged in the Ren family, so she came here to give her daughter a head start. But Auntie Kang is just a concubine. Even if she has a miscarriage, it has nothing to do with the Kang family. Aunt Gui is reminding Sister-in-law Kang to recognize the identity of Auntie Kang.
The old lady also thought so.
I don't want Sister Kang but said: "I didn't mean that, I mean... Since our little sister-in-law has no children, I'm embarrassed to stay at Ren's house. I'm here to pick her up."
"Absurd!" The old lady Ren lost her temper and scolded, "What kind of family do you think our Ren family is? Is it a theater? Come here if you want, and leave if you want?"
Gui Momo hurriedly stepped forward to appease the old lady Ren, serving tea and water.
Sister-in-law Kang is just an ordinary woman in the market. Seeing that the old lady Ren is angry, she is still a little scared. She forced a smile and said: "Old lady, don't get angry, I am actually doing it for your Ren family's well-being."
The old lady snorted coldly.
Sister-in-law Kang said hesitantly: "Originally, it was a blessing for our little sister-in-law to enter the Ren's house, and our whole family is also happy for her. But... But yesterday, people from my mother-in-law's family suddenly came here. I Her mother-in-law is no longer there. Her maiden name is Liu, and she is also from Jizhou. She is from the neighboring county. Because it is not too far away, she also communicates with our family on weekdays. It’s just that when they said what they meant yesterday, they We were taken aback..."
When Sister-in-law Kang said this, someone hurried outside and interrupted her.
The old lady Ren was a little impatient after hearing Sister-in-Law Kang talk like this for a long time. She heard people outside hurriedly talking back and forth, and said coldly, "What happened again!"
This time, it was a woman who came in.
"Old lady, the people from the Liu family outside are making trouble again, saying that if we don't give them an explanation from the Ren family and the Kang family, they... they will report to the officials!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole room was shocked.
The old lady Ren laughed angrily: "Explain? What do our Ren family owe them to explain? People who can't be beaten by eight poles are even kicking their noses in the face! Go and drive them out!"
The old woman was about to answer the order, when Sister Kang hurriedly stopped her and said, "Old Ancestor, please calm down, you can't hurry! If they really go to report to the officials, what kind of face do you have in Ren's family?"
Although old lady Ren was still angry, she was not impulsive. After hearing what Sister Kang said, she felt that things might be tricky. In the end, he held back his anger and drove the old woman out first.
"Tell me, what the hell is going on!" At this moment, the old lady Ren calmed down a lot when she spoke.
Sister-in-law Kang said, "I just wanted to tell you that the Liu family came here yesterday to ask for someone from us."
"Who do you want?" Mrs. Ren asked in a deep voice.
"Yes... I'm here for my sister-in-law and... and the child in her womb." Sister-in-law Kang said hesitantly.
Rao Shiren couldn't help being a little startled no matter how deep the city was.
Ren Yaoqi was sitting in the middle of the room, and when she saw Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaohua frowning at the same time, she seemed to be restless. She lowered her head slightly and looked at the embroidered basket in her arms, dumbfounded, not knowing how to react. ground pattern.
Outside, Sister Kang's words came in intermittently through the Hunan bamboo curtain.
"The Liu family is our family's foreign family, and it is also considered a wealthy family in Jizhou. When my mother-in-law was still alive, she ordered a doll for my sister-in-law, the only son of the uncle Liu. I don't want to wait for Liu. After the old lady and my mother-in-law passed away, Mrs. Liu's uncle disliked that my sister-in-law didn't have any dowry, so they let people come to our house and stole the token of the engagement. There was no paperwork at the time of the engagement, just a verbal agreement, plus a For the betrothed jade pendant. Later, the jade pendant was lost, and the Liu family refused to admit the marriage, and the marriage could not be concluded."
This kind of remorse for the poor and the rich is normal, and it is not surprising. However, when the Ren family checked Aunt Kang before, they didn't find out that Aunt Kang had made an appointment.
Seeing to know Mrs. Ren's suspicions, Sister Kang explained: "This has happened two or three years ago, because I was afraid that my sister-in-law's reputation would be damaged if people found out, so my father-in-law strictly forbade us to publicize it. So, apart from a few in-laws, no one outside knows that my sister-in-law once engaged with the son of the Liu family."
"Since it's a falling out, how come the two of you still have contact?" Gui Momo asked aloud.
"My father-in-law is a soft-hearted person, and the uncle Liu said that the uncle and wife did it without him, so he went to the door several times to make amends in person after the incident. already."
Sister-in-law Kang said it nicely, but the people present understood that this kind of thing can be tolerated if it is said to be patient. It must be that the old uncle of the Liu family gave a lot of apologies when he came to apologize.
"Originally, this marriage has been retired, and our sister-in-law and the young master of the Liu family are married separately, and they have nothing to do with each other. I don't want to have a while ago when the young master of the Liu family was out riding with his friends, and accidentally fell off the horse. With a pair of legs, he became a fool."
Sister-in-law Kang paused for a while, and then continued, "The head of our family went to visit once after hearing about it. When he came back, he said... that Young Master Liu not only broke his leg, but he was afraid that he would not be able to give birth to a baby in the future."
"… "
"Uncle Liu has given birth to three daughters. Only one son, Young Master Liu, has always been a sore eye, but this happened." Sister Kang sighed heavily, "Although we feel that it is a pity , but this is also life, isn't it? So I didn't think much about it. Until yesterday, the Liu family came to the door and said they wanted to pick up my sister-in-law. "
The room was quiet for a while, and the three girls in the inner room didn't even breathe lightly, looking at each other with embarrassment.
"The Liu family said that when the young master of the Liu family came to our house to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday... uh... they got very close, and then... and then..." Sister Liu said as if she was going out of her way, "then they said that my little sister-in-law was in her stomach. Your child is the seed of their Liu family!"
As soon as the voice fell, the next door remembered the sound of the porcelain being slammed to the ground, and Sister Kang screamed in horror.
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Ren said angrily.
After hearing this, Mrs. Ren couldn't come down from the stage. Auntie Kang was the one who brought it in. If it was really as Sister-in-law Kang said, she wouldn't have any face to speak of.
Mrs. Ren has been in charge of Ren's family for many years, and she has a majesty of her own. Sister-in-law Kang was really taken aback by her. But she still mustered up her courage and said: "I also think this is a bit ridiculous, but the Liu family insisted that the child belonged to their young master. They also found a personal servant next to Liu young master to testify, saying that my sister-in-law and Liu The young master met in private several times. I was afraid that the Liu family would make a big deal out of it and everyone would not look good. I even told the Liu family that our little sister-in-law had a miscarriage and the child was not saved. But the Liu family did not listen, and even more so. I took out the betrothal token that was stolen by them and said that if we don’t hand over the person, they will report to the official. My father-in-law was not good, and now he is so angry that he is unconscious, and I don’t either. I brought someone to find it after I found a solution. Ancestor, what do you think we should do about this?"
Sister Kang actually kicked the ball to the Ren family.
The old lady Ren was really angry at this moment, and sneered: "What do you ask me to do? I want to ask you! It was the Kang family who came to the door and said that I was pregnant with the seed of our Ren family. Another inexplicable Liu family has appeared again. Why didn't you show mercy when you received the gift money? Don't you want to sue the official? Go! I'd like to see who is at fault in the end!"