At dawn the next day, Hui Niang and her husband got up early. Their daughter finally came back and they wanted to cook a decent meal for her.
Lianyi didn't want to wrong herself, so she slept until she woke up naturally before getting dressed and getting on the bed. She was wearing old gray clothes that Hui Niang had remade. Even so, she couldn't hide the girl's well-developed figure, but she was just too thin. A little more.
"Lianyi, get up and have breakfast!"
Hui Niang called at the door of the bedroom.
“Mom, I’m already up.”
Ripple had already put on her clothes quickly, folded the quilt, moved the curtain aside, took her own washcloth and left the bedroom.
Arrived outside the yard, Lianyi stretched out and breathed in the fresh air. Her brows suddenly raised. She actually sensed scattered spiritual energy light spots in the air. Although they were few and far between, they were... It was a real existence, and it was trying to get closer to her, and then slowly integrated into her body.
Now was not the time to sense spiritual power, so she washed her face quickly, brushed her teeth with a willow branch, and then sat at the dinner table.
Today, the family has a rare gathering together. The dinner table is set in the kitchen. Each person has a steamed bun, a bowl of millet porridge, a stir-fried green vegetable and a portion of pickles. It is much richer than usual. .
Huzi was held in Hui Niang’s arms, and his little mouth was eating millet paste. When he saw Lianyi coming, he showed a shy smile, opened his mouth and called her sister, and Lianyi also smiled. Eyes, the answer was crisp.
"Huzi was happy to see you. He didn't scream when he wanted to pee today, he just snorted twice."
Hui Niang said with a smile while feeding Huzi.
“That’s because my brother feels sorry for me and wants me to have a good sleep.”
Lianyi smiled and picked up the dark buckwheat buns on the table, took a sip of millet porridge, and ate A bite of fried vegetables and a bite of steamed buns completed her breakfast in a quarter of an hour. Huiniang gave her another boiled egg to eat.
“Keep this for my brother.”
Lianyi said according to the original habit.
"There are tiger cubs, you eat yours."
Hui Niang said directly.
Lianyi cracked the egg shell, split the egg into two, and without saying anything, put half into Huiniang's mouth and half into Song Dachuan's mouth.
"You child"
Both complained.
"Father and mother, you eat. Although I work hard in the Dong family, I can still eat one egg a day."
Because the second Miss Dong dislikes the fishy smell of eggs, she can't live or die. Eat, but the breakfast in the house is set. In order to help her grow, she eats one egg a day, boiled, poached, fried, and egg custard, all of which go into the original body's belly.
After breakfast, Lianyi quickly cleared the table, refreshed the dishes and put them in the cupboard, and then sat in the main room with her family again.
"Lianyi, about being a dowry maid for the Dong family"
After Hui Niang put Hu Zi to sleep, she mentioned what her daughter said yesterday, but she didn't know how to persuade him.
"Mom, I heard everything you and dad said last night."
Lianyi said simply.
"What do you mean?"
"I listen to my parents and should not be a dowry maid. I will come home when the time comes."
Ripple said directly.
"Okay, come back! Our family is in good order."
Huiniang said quickly.
"Mom, daddy, actually I didn't want to be a dowry maid. I secretly heard the nanny in the house say that the young lady is marrying high, and she has to look at other people's faces when she enters the door, and at home. It's incomparable.
Young ladies have to be cautious, and those of us who are maid servants are even more difficult to do. After all, we are not familiar with it. I was willing to do it because of the money given by the house. I think you are willing to buy land for your family and treat your little brother, so I think it doesn’t matter where you go with Miss Dong Er.”
"Lianyi, it's because your father and mother are incompetent that you shoulder the burden of supporting the family at a young age. The situation at home has gotten better in the past two years, and we have some extra money. In fact, your father and I I'm all looking forward to your return, but it's just a simple meal at home."
"Mom, look what you said, a simple meal is also the taste of home, it's better than looking at people's faces."
Lianyi said nonchalantly.
"Lianyi, if you don't want to be a dowry maid, will the master's family make things difficult for you?"
Song Dachuan, who had been silent, asked directly. This was what he was worried about.
"Dad, you really got the point right. The second lady of the Dong family is not as generous as she seems. She had other motives for asking me to be a dowry maid."
Ripples He said with lowered eyes.
“What’s the idea of this young lady?”
Hui Niang asked nervously.
"She kept me because she wanted me to be a maid in the room, and she also planned to let me be a concubine for her future husband."
Ripple didn't hide anything, she said it directly, and at the same time, she looked out of the corner of her eye. Still observing their reactions.
Hui Niang's face turned pale, and Song Dachuan stood up directly, raising his voice for the first time and said:
"I don't agree! Our daughter from a good family will not give People become concubines!”
“Yes! Don’t be tempted by this, Lianyi. You would rather be a poor man’s wife than a rich man’s concubine.”
Lianyi expressed that she was very satisfied with the two people's reactions, but she still asked Song Dachuan:
"Dad, is there anything special about this?"
"I do the work in the town. , I have also entered the courtyards of rich people, and encountered the mistresses selling concubines. Those concubines are not even as good as us country folk. I heard that because the mistress did not like it, they were all sold to the brothel. There will be no happy ending.
The second young lady of the Dong family is married to a higher class, and she will not treat her concubine as a human being. You will only be a tool in her hands.”
Song Dachuan sat down again and sighed.
Lianyi felt that Song Dachuan had not been hanging out in the town in vain, and at least he had some knowledge.
“After hearing what dad said, I understood. In fact, when the ladies next to me persuaded me, I felt that although their words were beautiful, they looked at me in a strange way. Now after listening to dad If so, I will understand.”
“You said that Miss Dong is not kind, so how can you reject her?”
This is what Song Dachuan is worried about, they are not. Dare to go against the Dong family.
"Dad, I will find a way to solve this matter, but I won't be able to come back for at least a month or two. And if anyone asks about me, you have to say that Miss Dong family thinks highly of me. Let me be your personal maid and renew the contract. I will take care of the rest.”
Ripple said with a smile.
"Lianyi, are you sure? If not, dad should ask Miss Dong! After all, you signed a living contract, and they can't force you to stay."
Song Dachuan still said with the last glimmer of hope.
"Dad, if the Dong family were reasonable, I wouldn't have to worry so much about planning for myself. I will find a way to escape unscathed. You don't have to worry about the rest. Even if you hear something, don't believe it. Everything is waiting for me to come back."
Lianyi asked again and again.
"Dad, I know. We can't help you, and we won't hold you back."
Song Dachuan finally sighed.
Lianyi stayed at home for three days and cultivated a relationship with her family. Early on the fourth day, she carried a small bundle and rode an ox cart back to Dong's Mansion in the town.
Boys, see you tomorrow~