The old lady is reborn

Lu Yiyi has been sleeping restlessly these past two days. She will be forty years old in two years.

Although she has always taken good care of her appearance, she has given birth to two children and is nearly 40 years old. It is unlikely that she will be like before... the one who is noticed first wherever she goes.

After speaking to the Marquis of Dongyang and resigning from his post at the manor, Han Zhang simply said, "This is fine."

Lu Yiyi was unwilling, but she had no choice. Anyway, she couldn't do the work of a farm wife, and no one in the family except her eldest sister-in-law could bear this hardship.

So the family discussed doing business and planned to choose a shop together. In short, there were a lot of things to do when starting a new business.

But the eldest sister-in-law did not go with them, and the mother was unhappy: "The whole family is so happy, but there is such a spoiler. If you don't want to go, then don't go!"

The eldest sister-in-law felt miserable. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to go, but her two children disliked her because she was unsophisticated, didn’t know how to dress up, and couldn’t speak, and she always made their grandparents or their father and aunt angry.

Not only did the two children not let her go, they also said that they would not let her participate in running the shop in the future. She knew nothing anyway, so she should just stay at home.

The two children winked at her and asked her to continue talking, not caring that their mother would displease their grandmother.

The eldest sister-in-law had no choice but to continue, "From now on, you guys run the shop, and I'll just farm the land. Open up a vegetable plot, and I'll plant some fruit trees."

The mother said, "You are really destined to be a successful person! Our family has worked hard for 20 years and bought a house and a shop. This is called property investment. Our family is becoming more and more prosperous!"

But you are such a blockhead, you only know how to farm, how many copper coins can you earn from digging in the soil? "

The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, "I don't have that ability, but I know how to farm, so I'll do what I know. Mother, buying land is also considered buying property, so you should buy a shop, buy some good land."

The second brother heard this and said, "Sister-in-law, you are an honest person, but you have started to think of cunning ideas. Dad and Mom have already planned to buy two shops, and the eldest brother and I will run one each.

The eldest brother has almost finished the negotiation, and today we are going to sign the deed. Since the eldest brother occupies a shop, the eldest sister-in-law will occupy some land, and then we will have to buy one less shop.

It turns out that this shop and the land have all been allocated to my eldest brother's family. Will my wife, children and I work as errand boys for my eldest brother's shop in the future?"

The eldest sister-in-law was stunned. She didn't mean that. She also didn't know that her parents had already planned to buy two shops and her husband was going to sign the deed today.

While they sat there chatting, she was doing housework, busy all the time, serving the whole family, and no one had ever told her about these things.

But she was not good at speaking. She had no problem speaking properly, but when it came to situations like a quarrel was about to begin and tensions were high, she always felt anxious and could not say anything.

In the end, she didn't explain anything, just said two sentences: "No, no, I..."

"Okay, I'm not dead. Is there no man in the family? Is it up to your sister-in-law to decide? Let's go! The contract has been arranged with someone." My father was the first to go out.

The eldest sister-in-law watched them leave. No one even looked at her. Her husband and children didn't say a word to help her. The eldest sister-in-law sighed deeply. She was insignificant in this family.

This little episode before going out did not affect Lu Yiyi's mood. She had dressed up carefully today, and she felt happy thinking that she could still rely on her outstanding appearance to win the attention of others along the way.

But after coming back, she had to sigh that she was getting old. It was true that many people still looked at her, but there were also many young girls who took away those eyes.

She was no longer the only one who was overwhelming. Those girls aged fourteen or sixteen were as fresh as the morning sun.

She didn't tell anyone that she actually had big ambitions. In the past, there was a noble concubine named Du, who was the most favored concubine in the harem. The things that the late emperor did for her and the exceptions that he made for her were all the pride of a woman.

What if she was cursed? A generation of emperors and powerful ministers were all her servants.

Being Marquis of Dongyang was not her final destination, but only a stepping stone… For this reason, she waited in the old house of Marquis of Dongyang for twenty years, and finally wasted her best years.

If I had known this would happen, I would have walked out like Lu Xiaolan did.

Thinking of this, he hated his parents again. They were short-sighted and coveted the betrothal gift that the Yao family was paying. If they returned the betrothal gift, the marriage would be void. He would go to Kyoto while he was still young...

No matter how ambitious I am, I am old now. Alas, I am just one step behind.

She is unwilling to accept this.

Yao Siyuan should have arrived in Kyoto by now. If he really managed to kill the wife of Marquis Dongyang, and then testify himself, he acted out of resentment because the gold transportation incident was investigated, and put all the responsibility on himself.

A life for a life, if he dies, I will be the woman who loses my man and becomes helpless.

It shouldn't be that difficult for a poor woman with no one to rely on to seek a little shelter.

What kind of heartless person would be willing to stand by and watch? At that time, the Marquis of Dongyang had lost his wife, so naturally he didn't need to worry too much. Maybe he still had a chance?

Thinking of this, she regretted that when her husband left, she should have persuaded Ergou to leave home and accompany him. Dazhu might be able to do it too.

Ergou was on her side and was always good at speaking and making trouble. If Ergou or Dazhu had accompanied Yao Siyuan and told him about the grievances he had suffered along the way, perhaps her husband would have tried every means to kill that woman as soon as he arrived in Kyoto.

But now he is accompanied by his good friend Gong Yuanliang...

That man has never liked me and is not easy to fool.

Lu Yiyi didn't know whether she should accept her fate or launch one last charge in her life.

When she was feeling anxious, her sister-in-law also made changes.

When the whole family gathered together to talk about the shops and business, the eldest sister-in-law moved a small stool and sat beside them. She was still working with her hands. The soles of her shoes were sewn thickly by her, but she did not miss a thing and listened to what they were talking about.

After a night of noisy discussions, everyone seemed to have grand ambitions. The eldest sister-in-law listened in silence, but gradually began to disagree.

It was not until everyone got tired and were about to leave that they noticed her.

Lu Yiyi always looked down on this sister-in-law. Seeing that she also came to listen, she deliberately asked: "Sister-in-law has also been listening for a whole night. What do you want to say?"

My sister-in-law is an honest person. Although she knows that what she said is unpleasant to hear, she still musters up the courage to speak out.

"I think our family is not suitable for business. Let's rent out the shop we have already bought to others. Don't buy the other one we haven't bought yet. It's better to buy good farmland."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who was about to leave due to sleepiness suddenly became alert, and the eldest sister-in-law was scolded by the whole family in turn.

All kinds of ridicule and accusations came at her, and several people poked their fingers in her face.

My sister-in-law sat on the small stool with her head down, as if she had committed a serious crime and could never raise her head again.

She didn't understand why people in her husband's family always thought she was stupid and always called her dumb. Was it because she didn't have those bad intentions?

When she was at her parents' home, even after she married and lived in the village, or moved here, the villagers and neighbors would praise her for her intelligence and said that she was clever and dexterous.

If a person learns things quickly and can get things done quickly and well, how can he be considered a stupid person?

But everyone in her husband's family except Xiaolan thought she was stupid. In fact, over the past 20 years, everyone went to work in the old house, leaving only her.

At first, she was left to take care of the two children by herself. Later, when she finally raised them, they all went to work in the old house of Dongyang Marquis.

Gradually, she became the maid of the family and was still kept at home to take care of the family, cooking, washing clothes, growing vegetables and raising chickens, washing bedding, preparing for the family dinner and cleaning, running errands for the family, delivering things and taking care of the sick.

The whole family came back waiting for food and drinks, but everyone thought she was a freeloader, and no one thought of giving her a penny from the money they earned.

If she wanted to have some living money, she still had to rely on selling eggs, vegetables and fruits to make a living.

In Lu Yiyi's opinion, her sister-in-law is indeed stupid. She can't read people's expressions or speak. She is just stupid!

But looking at this family's vulgar appearance of jumping up and down and cursing at each other, thinking about people like Han Zhang and He Yuan, even the two maids that He Yuan brought from Kyoto, their temperament and knowledge surpassed his own.

Lu Yiyi suddenly made up her mind to go to Kyoto. If nothing works out, she will just go there to relax and have fun.