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Chapter 22 Collision

When Grandma Bai saw that Mrs. Xu had told Erlang about the young lady of the Cheng family so early, she was very unhappy in her heart, but she didn't dare to delay any longer, so she took a few eggs and some needles and threads made by Mrs. Cao, Send it to the Ma family. Grandma Bai has supported the Bai family for more than ten years. She has always been eloquent and praised how good her family Erlang is. She also said that she has a bright future. , the sister-in-law of the Ma family accepted the gift, and she didn't think there were too many things. She had never received this kind of treatment in the village.

Grandma Bai also took the opportunity to praise her daughter-in-law, "Hey, sister-in-law Ma, you are lucky. The daughters-in-law you marry are all capable, filial, and sweet-mouthed. They are not like the daughters-in-law in my family. None of them It's reassuring."

People in the village knew that Cheng Yuan was going to have a young lady, and the only one who could talk to the people in the garden was the daughter-in-law of the Ma family. She became a favorite, but more than one Bai family paid attention. Mrs. Ma showed complacency on her face, her head shook, and she was not humble, "My eldest daughter-in-law is really good at talking, and the people who coax her can lose their eyes. It's no wonder Song Nanny got close to her. You want to recognize your daughter."

Speaking of the eldest daughter-in-law, Grandma Bai couldn't help but think of Cao's, and the comparison of the two made Cao's elm lump even more, and she wanted to say it to make Mrs. Ma happy, so she sighed heavily, "Hey , The one in our house is just a piece of wood, like a fool, it's annoying to look at."

Sure enough, Mrs. Ma was even more proud when she heard it, but she couldn't say anything, so she had to persuade her, "I think the Cao family is also good, hardworking and hardworking."

After the two chatted for a while, Grandma Bai left.

Not long after she left, a young lady came out from another room. She combed her hair, and there was a hairpin with a plum pattern on it, which was shiny silver. As soon as she stepped into the threshold, she subconsciously touched her hair on the hairpin.

Mrs. Ma cast her gaze over, feeling a little displeased in her heart, but she forced a smile and shouted flatteringly, "Jin Niang."

This golden lady is none other than the daughter-in-law of the Ma family who often walked with Nanny Song. She walked to the table, glanced at the things on it with a pair of red phoenix eyes, and then showed a bit of disdain, "It was Lao Bai just now. home?"

Sister-in-law Ma nodded, and raised her chin again, "Here are these things, I want you to mention his Erlang in front of Nanny Song, and it's best to reach Miss Cheng's ears."

Before she could finish her sentence, Jin Niang let out a snort, and turned her gaze away, "A few eggs, some needlework, and you want me to say something nice for his grandson? It's too beautiful to think. "After she finished speaking, she unconsciously touched her temples, and pressed the plum petals on the hairpin with her fingertips, each piece was smooth and plump, and she felt more and more proud.

Sister-in-law Ma picked up some handkerchiefs and looked at them. Seeing that the patterns on them were lifelike and neatly arranged, she knew that they were made by the eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family. , how can it be compared with the Yu family and the Feng family? It is not easy to be able to send these, besides, his Erlang is a scholar, and he will be able to make great fortune in the future."

These golden ladies can't listen to it, and then said, Bai Erlang has made great fortune, so what does it have to do with her?Will Bai Erlang remember who she is in the future?

Sister-in-law Ma saw that her daughter-in-law didn't listen, but she was short-handed, so she said again: "You can just say a word or two to Nanny Song, you can't take things from people and do nothing, right?"

"It doesn't matter if I mention it, but it's just a matter of lip service, but in the past two days, I have said a lot of good things about Yu Xiaolang and Feng Dalang in Nanny Song's ear, now when I talk about Bai Erlang, how can he compare with those two people? On the contrary, it makes Erlang of the Bai family even more impoverished. He said that he is a scholar, but whether he will be able to get a good name in the future is unknown. I know that his poor family is about to sell his daughter now. People whispering in the ears of her little lady? Do you really think anyone can like the Cheng family?"

Mrs. Ma felt uncomfortable when she heard her daughter-in-law's intimate tone when she called Nanny Song, but she couldn't refute what her daughter-in-law said, so she put on a straight face and raised her voice, "No matter what, it's In a village, it’s not easy for his family to squeeze out these things, so you can go to Nanny Song and talk about it, as for whether Nanny Song tells her little lady, that’s beyond our control.”

Jin Niang can't really quarrel with her mother-in-law, she agrees with a face-saving expression, but she doesn't know if she will bring it up.

Before dawn, the morning rooster sang, a few cars drove over from the east path, and after a while, they came to the gate of Chengyuan. I thought it was a man, but when I got closer, I saw a bun on his head, a hairpin and a flower on his head. It turned out to be a burly woman. The woman knocked on the door a few times. There was a voice, and the two sides exchanged questions. Soon, the door opened, and a dozen servants hurried out of it. It was still a gray day, and all of them held lanterns in their hands, and the lights were brightly lit in a blink of an eye.

The burly woman turned around and passed the first two carriages, walked to the third carriage, and shouted from inside, "Chun Niang, the roads in this country are steep, so be careful."

In a short while, a woman with her hair in a bun got out of the car first, and she was dressed as a maid. The maid raised the curtain, gave her instructions, and stretched out her hand to support a woman in a silk skirt. Wearing a purple veil, the hazy purple gauze covered her shoulders.

A few people walked forward slowly, and when they reached the second carriage, the woman stopped, "Second brother, is he still awake?" The woman's voice was soft, and she spoke slowly.

Everyone only listened to the small noises in the car, and no one spoke, so they knew that Chunniang was right. Chunniang paused, and then said: "Don't wake up the second brother, let Fulin carry him in." Come on, put on more clothes and let the wind catch you carefully."

A deliberately low "yes" came from the car.

A group of people entered the garden, and then a servant carried a dozen boxes and cages from the last carriage and carried them in.

After the Cheng family cleaned up quickly, the door creaked and closed again. There was some movement in the grass not far away. Then, a black figure jumped out and ran towards the village. He was heading east. After a while, he came to the door of Yu's house and knocked on the door.

When the man stood still in the hall, his face couldn't restrain his joy, he kept shaking his head, and after waiting for another half an hour, he came out of the well-dressed Mrs. Yu's family. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and beat her He yawned, and his voice was lazy, "What's wrong?"

The person at the bottom hurriedly said, "The young lady of the Cheng family is here."

Madam Yu immediately regained her spirits, her eyes sparkled, "Really?"

"Really." The man nodded heavily, and at the same time, he gestured with his hands unconsciously, "four carriages came at once, and there were a group of servants, and finally more than ten cages were unloaded from the carriages. .”

Madam Yu immediately smiled, raised her hand to touch the bracelet on her hand, and had already imagined the grandeur of the Cheng family in her mind, and when she had had enough of laughing, she took out some money and gave it to the person below, and muttered again, "I don't know. Does the clothes made for Xiaobao fit well..."

The servant got the reward and thanked him in a hurry.

When Mrs. Yu was thinking about when to visit Cheng Garden, other people in the village didn't know that the lady of the Cheng family had arrived, and Lao Bai's family had just started up. Mrs. Cao was cooking breakfast in the kitchen, and the smoke was rising .

After breakfast, Erlang went out to the academy in the town. With a smile on her lips, Grandma Bai watched him until she couldn't see him, then turned around, her expression changed as if she changed her face, and she yelled at Sanlang, "Seeing that the sky is getting closer and closer. It's getting colder, go to the mountains to collect more firewood today, don't think about being lazy all day long."

Bai Xin expressed grace without any ups and downs. Ever since she almost sold Wu Niang, the relationship between the grandparents and grandsons had dropped to a freezing point. They hardly spoke at ordinary times. Grandma Bai would scold a few words whenever she had the opportunity, and even more so without any distress. He drove up the mountain every day, and Cao was always worried about this, fearing that his mother-in-law would not wait to see Sanlang, and he would not be able to marry a daughter-in-law in the future.

Bai Xin glanced at Cao's worried expression, nodded her head to appease her, then picked up the bamboo basket and went out. In Bai's house, her whole body was tense, as if tied to a wooden board, and she was so depressed that she couldn't breathe. As soon as he left Bai's house, he felt comfortable all over his body, like a boulder fell to the ground. He walked with ease, and the mountains in the distance were hidden in the hazy morning mist, revealing a black shadow.

He went up the mountain and headed straight for the field of Aconiti sylvestris. When it got cooler, he might not be able to find it. The good mood in the morning disappeared, leaving only an urgent feeling as if being chased by someone.

Hastily picked up a bag of Cyperus cyperus, seeing the sun rising to the top of the head, but hiding behind the dark clouds, shining a dim light, Bai Xin's stomach growled, he picked a clean place to eat dumplings and drank The water was about to go, but I couldn't hold back, and dug for another half an hour.

Seeing that it was getting late, and it was cloudy again today, Bai Xin was afraid that he would not be able to pick up too much firewood and have a lot of work to do, so he went back the same way, paying attention to the dead branches that fell on the ground while walking, picked them up and threw them into the basket .

Walking to the bottom of the big rock that blocked the road, the gap formed by Bai Xin and the mountain wall was almost stepped on by Bai Xin, and it became easier to walk. After no less than a hundred times, Bai Xin seemed absent-minded.

Climbed to the top of the big rock, then slid down the earth slope, and quickly slid to the ground. Before Bai Xin could stand up, he vaguely heard a few human voices coming from his ears. For a moment, there was only a whoosh, and a sound of breaking through the air came from far and near.

Bai Xin hadn't realized what was going on, but a dangerous aura was approaching, making all the hairs on his body stand on end.

With a bang, a long arrow was nailed into the ground less than one meter away from him, and the tail of the arrow was buzzing.

Bai Xin sat on the ground with a plop, her heart pounding against her chest.

Not far away, two people came, one tall and one short. The short one walked in front, holding a small bow in his hand, and the tall one followed behind half bent, holding a quiver in his hand.

Bai Xin was still in shock, and couldn't see the appearance of the visitor clearly. He only noticed that the half-grown child in the head was wearing a yellow shirt, with a high bun and a dashing demeanor.

Just as Bai Xin was looking forward, he only heard the child in front say in a slightly displeased tone: "Why did someone appear out of thin air?"