manynovel Chapter 146: Aunt 3 is back
Chapter 146: Aunt 3 is back
Jiang Fugui also sighed, "Why are the old nine family so pessimistic? Isn't their daughter's life a life?"
Aunt Ya glanced at Jiang Youzhen and was relieved to see that she didn't have any strong reaction. Qiuyue was also a pretty girl, and she was afraid that Erlang might be tempted!
"Oh, right! Your third aunt is back and is now at your grandfather's house!" Aunt Ya suddenly thought of something and said to Jiang Youzhen.
"What? My sister is back?" Jiang Fugui's face showed a bit of joy.
"Ah! I just arrived not long ago!" Aunt Ya hesitated to speak. Coming back at this time, not even during the festival, she was afraid something might have happened!
Jiang Youzhen searched his memory and then remembered this Third Aunt.
Grandpa Jiang had three sons and one daughter. The daughter was the third child. Because there were not many children in the family, they were not ranked according to gender. The younger generations all called her Third Aunt.
My third aunt married to Niuhua Town, Hong County, and it took more than two days to go back and forth from Qinghe Village. My third uncle's family was relatively well off, with more than ten acres of land. He was also a carpenter and had many skills, so he made a lot of money every year.
However, this third aunt rarely came back after she got married. She didn’t even come back for the Chinese New Year this year. Now it’s almost February and she has only come back. I don’t know what happened.
Jiang Fugui was happy, after all, he hadn't seen his third sister for more than a year. However, Jiang Youzhen knew from his memory that this third aunt was also a sweet-looking person with a bitter heart. She had a good relationship with her uncle and the others, but only an average relationship with her stepfather.
But she was good at talking, and when she saw Jiang Fugui, even if there was no real benefit, she would still say a few nice words. Perhaps in Jiang Fugui's impression, this third sister was the only person in the family who was kind to him, besides his wife and children.
Jiang Youzhen curled his lips and decided to give his father some instructions later to prevent him from falling into Third Aunt's sugar-coated trap.
The carriage soon drove into the Jiang family's old house. Because the new house had not been built yet, Jiang Youzhen and his family were still living in the old house.
After getting off the carriage, Zhao Wei led the horse into the barn and prepared to unload the carriage.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect that my second brother has turned bad times around and is now living a good life. In our area, my second brother and his wife are the only ones who have this ability, right?"
Before she even entered the door, Jiang Youzhen heard a hearty laugh and flattering words, which made her shake her head and sigh. This Third Aunt was indeed as eloquent as she had remembered.
It can be said that my aunt is sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside, but she always maintains her status and speaks in an unconsciously condescending tone, which means she is a little aloof.
As for this Third Aunt, she said one thing to one person and another to another. But if you say she is a kind person, you are wrong, because she is no less calculating than the eldest aunt.
"It's not our ability. It's Erlang who is so lucky. We are enjoying her blessing." Shen said with a bit of pride.
"What? Erlang is your son. He is capable. Isn't it because you taught him well? You just wait to enjoy a happy life! I just don't know if I, the third aunt, will have such good fortune. When I think of having such a good nephew, I am so happy that I can't stop smiling."
"Mom! We are back!" Jiang Youzhen really couldn't stand this woman's praise anymore. She revealed her purpose after a few words. She was afraid that Shen would be led into trouble by her.
Jiang Youzhen lifted the curtain and walked in, and saw a woman with a face as white as a silver plate, wearing a pine flower green jacket, looking at her.
As soon as she saw Jiang Youzhen coming in, the woman quickly stood up, took two steps at a time and walked to Jiang Youzhen, then held her hand with a look of surprise.
"Ah! How come Erlang has grown so tall? I haven't seen him for more than a year, but he has grown so well. Look at his face, with delicate features. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a young master from a wealthy family."
Jiang Yueniang held the handkerchief in her hand and looked Jiang Youzhen up and down. Jiang Youzhen was now well-dressed, growing taller, and had a scholarly air. His face was becoming more and more delicate. Wasn't he a young master from a wealthy family?
Jiang Youzhen only felt that her movements and demeanor were very familiar. Oh, how come she looked like Wang Xifeng in the previous life of Dream of the Red Chamber? It was just that her clothes were not as good.
I don't know how an old man and old lady like them could raise such a daughter? But this is also related to the fact that Jiang Yue Niang was favored by her parents before she got married.
The old lady didn't think much of her granddaughter, but she was very kind to her only daughter. Jiang Yueniang was very much loved by the old lady, and she was reluctant to let her do any housework. When she got married, she even brought a lot of dowry.
After all, she didn't care about the child if it wasn't her own. Anyway, she saw that the old lady didn't like her eldest grandson that much.
"Third aunt!" Jiang Youzhen smiled awkwardly and then withdrew his hand.
"Oh! This is true. I never thought Erlang was so handsome!" The third aunt was still looking at him. After seeing him, she couldn't help but nod repeatedly, with an inexplicable light flashing in her eyes.
Jiang Youzhen was a little scared by her gaze. Why did she feel that this person looked at her as if she was looking at fat meat? She was almost drooling. It was really strange.
She and the three sisters who were staring at each other looked at each other inquiringly, but the three sisters all shook their heads.
As an old mother, Shen was naturally happy to hear someone praising her child.
"Oh my! Is my second sister-in-law cooking meat? Is there someone in the kitchen? Don't burn it." Jiang Yue Niang's nose twitched when she smelled the meat, and her mouth immediately filled with saliva.
In fact, she hadn't eaten meat for several days. There was no money left at home in the past two days. She had no food to eat after the last one, let alone meat.
"Ah!" Shen suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Guozi and Aunt Ya who came over were inside. If she said that Guozi was her servant, her sister-in-law would definitely have some ideas.
"I heard from my parents that your family still employs servants. They even complained to me that you don't help them with work and don't allow the servants to help."
Jiang Yue Niang said this and returned to the stool.
"Sister-in-law, now that our family is rich, we should indeed buy some servants. Who doesn't want to enjoy life? Right? But even though my parents have separated their family property, we still live in the same courtyard, so we should still help them out a bit!"
She said, holding Shen's hand again, "I know that mother has a bad temper, but that's just her temper, don't blame her. She's just old and a little confused."
"Alas! She has suffered all her life. When my second brother was born, my mother was still in confinement. My grandmother tortured her every day. She asked her to get off the kang and wash clothes right after giving birth. It was so cold..."
Shen started to cry as she spoke, and Jiang Youzhen was speechless. So the old lady was bullied by her mother-in-law back then, and now the situation has changed, and she is bullying her own daughter-in-law, right?
But Jiang Yue Niang hadn't given birth at that time, right? She said it as if she had experienced it herself, she is also a talent!
"Third sister! Are you really back?" After Jiang Fugui and Zhao Wei parked the carriage, they couldn't wait to see Jiang Yue Niang.