The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

Chen's few words made the fourth girl speechless.Seeing the fourth girl standing on the ground with her reddened face and teary eyes as if she had been wronged so much, Aunt Lan felt very distressed.Kneeling hurriedly, he begged: "Madam, please be kind. The fourth girl is still young, and she may be a bit strong for a while. I also ask my wife to take pity on her and take care of her—"

Before finishing a sentence, Mrs. Chen waved her hand disapprovingly, interrupted Aunt Lan, and said in her mouth: "There is nothing wrong with being a bit left-handed. For example, I encountered so many bad things in the early years. If I hadn't been stronger, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the benefits of today. It's just that in life, since we want to be strong, we should be strong ourselves, instead of blindly forcing others to back down and tolerate, forgive and indulge. Aunt Lan, what I said is Is it okay?"

Aunt Lan was startled when she heard the words, and looked at Mrs. Chen in a daze.

I saw Mrs. Chen continue to say: "I am a vulgar person, and I don't understand any major principles. I only know how others treat me, so I treat others. But I heard that Aunt Lan was born in a family of officials, and she can read and write. She came from a well-educated official family. Why didn't she know how to teach the fourth girl how to behave in the world?"

Aunt Lan was busy opening her mouth to defend herself.Mrs. Chen didn't allow Aunt Lan to speak, and still said with a smile: "...I know, the fourth girl is young, so she doesn't understand the difference between concubine and concubine, and the etiquette of elders and children. It's just that what others say is what they say, and it's just what others say. Maybe In her opinion, my aunt is not good enough, it's not that I did something wrong, it's just because Aunt Lan loved her very much when she was favored by the housekeeper, and all the best food and clothing in Fanfu was spent on her. The old lady and the master love her the most, and the maids and mother-in-law at home are the most flattering to her. When she is in a good mood, even her sister-in-law has to back off. So she thinks that life is good at that time. Wait for me to come in My son, because I value the in-laws, concubine, and closeness, I treat the eldest girl and my two sisters better. Treating her is just well-behaved. Compared with the two, she feels that I treat her badly. What I said Right?"

Concubine Lan was punctured by Mrs. Chen's words, she felt ashamed and ashamed, and she immediately defended with a flushed face: "Madam misunderstood. The fourth girl doesn't think that way. She is just Mrs. Rumu, and she also wants to have sex with the girls. Just playing together. I have absolutely no intention of resenting my wife."

Mrs. Chen sneered when she heard the words, and said, "This is not honest. If you have to say that the fourth girl has no resentment towards me, only admiration, let alone me, I'm afraid even The old lady, the lord, the aunts, and the maids at home would not believe it. But I am too lazy to argue with you, just to remind you, don’t pretend to be smart. You think you are smart and make decisions, but you don’t want to get rid of it. Other than you, no one in this room is a fool!"

As Chen said, she unconsciously glanced at Mrs. You and You Ziyu, and said with a sneer: "As a stepmother, although I am not the kind and virtuous person who can write books and biography, but in terms of food and clothing expenses , and did not treat you two harshly. I heard that when Aunt Lan was in charge of the house, the elder girl, as the eldest daughter of the legitimate family, often had the embarrassment of not having enough to eat. In the past few years, I just disappeared from one illness... Aunt Lan is also a little calm. I am not accusing you of harboring evil intentions and wanting to harm others. It's just that these things happened when you were the housekeeper. It shows that even if you didn't mean it, you still have negligence. Comparing your heart to your heart, now that you two are living under my hands, at least you don’t have to worry about food and clothing, you don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and you still have the leisure to complain that I treat you better than your own, and it’s better to be your own. It’s obvious that life is not bad, so Only then do I have the spirit to toss about these things. It can be seen that people are greedy, press every step of the way, and make progress... But the more you do this, the more curious I am. I don’t know what I want to do in your mind, so that Is she a virtuous and kind wife?"

When Mrs. Chen said this, she couldn't help sneering, and asked sarcastically: "Should I treat the fourth daughter from the concubine just like the eldest daughter from the concubine, or should I treat the fourth daughter better than the eldest daughter? Should I treat the fourth daughter better than the eldest daughter? The fourth girl is like my second and third sisters. Is it better to treat the fourth girl than the second and third sisters? Or bring the fourth girl back to our Chen family and convince our old lady and elder brother My sister-in-law treats the fourth girl as if she was her own... But this is difficult. Who doesn't know that our Chen family pays the most attention to the difference between the concubine and the concubine, let alone the fourth girl born by Aunt Lan, it is our own Chen family. There are no aunts and concubines, let alone brothers and sisters born from concubines. If there are occasional quarrels when we play with each other, the fourth girl will ignore it and say that our brothers and sisters are relying on themselves If she is a concubine, what should I do if I bully her for being a concubine? When the time comes and I run home with tears in my eyes, and sue me with the old lady and master, I will not be able to argue..."

Chen's rapping words made everyone dizzy.She herself stared at You Ziyu with burning eyes and said with a smile: "No wonder people in the world say that it is difficult to be a stepmother. This matter is really difficult. I would like to hear the master's opinion. What do you think I should do?" Is that good?"

You Ziyu had just heard the fourth girl's hoarse questioning, so she felt a little pity and distressed.Hearing Chen's aggressiveness at this moment, he couldn't help but feel guilty and short of breath.Busy words flickered, and he waved his hands and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, it is only when a man is in charge of the outside and a woman is in the house, that the house is prosperous. The matter of the fourth girl is a private matter in the back house, so of course the wife has to decide."

To be honest, You Ziyu couldn't criticize Chen's actions.Although Chen's preferences are clear, but she pulls the banner of emphasizing the closeness of the kinsmen and relatives and treats them differently, which fundamentally prevents others from criticizing her.As the so-called filial piety of mothers and daughters, now Mrs. Chen treats the fourth girl as her duty, and does not treat her harshly for food and clothing. He also thinks that she is young and let her stay with her biological mother.This kind of behavior spread to the outside world. Even if some people would say that Chen's actions were not good enough, no one would say that Chen's actions were wrong.

But if you think about it carefully, since the Chen family entered the house, the four girls have never had a morning and evening routine, and they have never even had the needlework filial piety that the three sisters have every year during the festival.Today, she disobeyed the Chen family even more, and expressed resentment. Even if this behavior can be interpreted as the fourth girl is still young and ignorant.If it spreads out, there will still be people accusing the Fourth Miss of being uneducated, disobedient and unfilial.

So even though You Ziyu was a little embarrassed, he really couldn't say anything - he was also an official ordered by the court, and if he didn't fix his family affairs, he was afraid of being impeached by the official Yushi.

Chen sneered more and more when he heard You Ziyu's words.Turning around, he asked Mrs. You again, "What did the old lady say?"

When Old Madam You heard the words, she was a little choked up for a while.However, looking at the wronged fourth girl standing there, she felt a little distressed.I could only say awkwardly: "My daughter-in-law is worrying too much. She is a child, so how can she think so much. It's just that she is greedy for her playmates, and envies others, but blames herself for nothing."

Hearing Mrs. You's words, Mrs. Chen sneered more and more as if she had a handle: "It is precisely because the children's words are unscrupulous, so what they say is chilling. What's more, what is envy?" Yes, no self-blame? If everyone in the world thinks this way, then don’t live anymore—I still envy the emperor’s daughter who doesn’t worry about getting married. To give birth to a princess?"

Before Chen could finish a sentence, everyone in the hall couldn't hold back their laughter.Even Miss Si, who had been aggrieved all this time, flashed a smile on her face.Mrs. You could only say, "Your mouth looks like a knife. We can say you are no good. I don't know how your tongue and teeth grow."

Mrs. Chen also laughed with Mrs. You.After laughing for a while, I saw Aunt Fang serving the old lady to have tea, while sighing and sighing: "From the first time I met my wife, I knew that my wife is definitely not a vague person. In the eyes I can't rub the sand either. Aunt Lan and the fourth girl think that my wife is not good, but I only hate why my wife can't come in a few years earlier. If my wife can come in earlier... I think my poor daughter won't just let go .She was only seven or eight years old when she left. I..."

As Aunt Fang was talking, she thought of her poor daughter, and couldn't help crying, choking with sobs.

Mrs. You is an elderly person who can't hear people's cries the most.Seeing Aunt Fang like this, she also felt sad.For a while, only the sound of sobbing was heard in the hall. When Chen Shi and You Ziyu saw each other, they laughed and went forward to persuade them.Then put Brother Bao in front of Mrs. You to make her happy.

Seeing this, Aunt Lan and Miss Si felt more and more embarrassed.

It was almost noon after I managed to persuade Mrs. You.Mrs. You ordered Chen's mother and daughter to leave after lunch.Chen smiled and agreed.

When Mrs. You saw it, she ordered the little girl to serve the meal in the little flower hall next door.Mrs. Chen was busy setting up tables and chairs, and listing cups and plates.Aunt Lan took advantage of the situation and went forward again to apologize to Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen was originally a firecracker, and she couldn't hide her words at all.Seeing Aunt Lan doing this every time, she couldn't help but say: "Don't always come to apologize to me with a pitiful appearance. Let me tell you the truth, let alone your way, it is ten times and a hundred times stronger than you It's not that I haven't seen such a difficult person. As I said just now, there is no harm in being tough in the world. But being able to stand up for yourself and wanting others to be strong are two different things. I know yours I mean, it's just for the good of the fourth girl, so I took the trouble to plan. But let me tell you something... Since you know what kind of temper I am, instead of thinking about pestering me, you might as well teach the fourth girl. She is young , no one cares about her now! If you continue like this, wait a few years, and you will see?"

"... Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. That's your own daughter, not mine. You can just teach me like this. You can teach me a domineering, uneducated and stupid girl. When she gets married, Let's see if her husband's family still has a good nature like me!"