Poor Family

Every year in the twelfth lunar month, it is the most frequent month for each family to move around.

Even though the Shi Mansion was alienated and excluded from the honorable circle, there were still a few relatives and friends who made friends with each other.

As soon as the twelfth lunar month enters, people will come to the door every now and then to give New Year gifts. At that time, the eldest lady had to deal with general affairs, greet and send off, and was so busy that her feet never touched the ground.

Every year at the end of the year, it is the time to check the accounts of farms and shops. Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Fifth and Mrs. Seven all have their own dowry to take care of, and they are also very busy.

Not to mention the men, they socialize constantly every day, don't go home until dark, and smell of alcohol.

In the entire Bo mansion, Shi Fuxin's family is the most idle.

No friendly family, nowhere to go if you want to walk around; no farm shop, no need to check the accounts and see the steward.

In this regard, Shi Fuxin's four brothers and sisters were fine, and Shi Zhenghe didn't think it was a big deal when he was going to work in the government office. Only Jin Yue'e was a little disappointed.

Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Fifth, and Mrs. Shi Qi's natal families were all in the capital. Seeing them walking around with their children back to their natal homes, and watching them prepare sumptuous annual gifts for their natal families, Jin Yue'e missed her family even more intensely.

The Jin family is far away at the border, let alone walking around, even giving New Year's gifts, she can't do it.

It's too far away, and the transportation expenses will be much more expensive than the annual ceremony itself.

This is not something their family can afford.

There is a rule in the uncle's mansion for giving gifts to in-laws, and it stands to reason that the Jin family also has a share, but Mrs. Shi saw that Jin Yue'e didn't mention it, so she had the right not to know.

A few days ago, when Fuxin questioned her daughter and humiliated her in public, she still clearly remembered that even if she was generous and ignored her, she still couldn't be innocent.

In the past, she was willing to do some small things, but now she is too lazy to take care of them.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Shi saw the dowry of the third aunt and the sixth aunt, read the list of annual gifts they sent, and asked the people below to return the gift according to the list.

"In the past, the second aunt always beat the third aunt and the sixth aunt, so why hasn't she brought back a New Year's gift this year?" Mother Gu asked suspiciously.

Mrs. Shi was also puzzled: "Yes, it's already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, why is there still no movement from the second sister?"

At this time, the concierge sent someone to tell that it was the female relatives of the Shi clan who had come.

As soon as she heard that the clansmen were coming, Mrs. Shi felt a headache.

Gu's mother's complexion is not very good: "The autumn wind is here again. These years have not been easy for our family. Why don't they know how to be considerate?"

Mrs. Shi sighed: "They're not too bad, they only come once a year, like those clansmen in the Yong'anbo mansion next door, that's really shameless."

As he spoke, he stood up, "Go and inform the fourth madam, fifth madam, and seventh madam that they all go to Yixiangtang to meet the female relatives of the clan together."

There are quite a few women from the Shi family who came this time, seven or eight wives who are in charge of the family.

When Mrs. Shi brought her three younger siblings to Yixiang Hall, Mrs. Shi was smiling and chatting with them.

Since the case of the Prince Regent, the life of the Bo family in the capital has been difficult, and the life of the side branch of the Shi family has been even more difficult.

Among the women who came, the dresses worn by two of them had been washed so that they could no longer see their original color.

When Mrs. Shi saw it, she sighed slightly, and whispered to Nanny An to tell Mrs. Shi to add 10% to the annual gifts of the Shi clan members this time, and she would pay the money.

"Let's have dinner at the mansion at noon."

At noon, Mrs. Shi asked the women in the family to stay for dinner.

A group of people walked out of the main room and followed Mrs. Shi to the dining room.

As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw Shi Yuhua walk into the courtyard aggressively.

"Fourth brother and sister, what about your good daughter, Shi Fuxin? If you call her out to me, I want to ask, why did she want to kill Ruoxi?"

Shi Yuhua went straight to Jin Yue'e with an angry face, looking like she was going to eat people.

Jin Yuee's face was full of astonishment, and then her face sank: "Second sister, don't talk nonsense, when did sister Xin hurt Ruoxi?"

Shi Yuhua walked up to Jin Yue'e in a few steps: "You still dare to argue, Shi Fuxin's bastard red mink bit the girls from the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and Nanhe Bo's Mansion, and now both girls can't get sick anymore I'm in bed, and I'm making a fuss at my house, and I want Ruoxi to pay for my life."

"It wasn't her fault, who did it?"

As he said that, he couldn't help but pull Jin Yue'e.

"Go, take me to find Shi Fuxin, and ask her to go to Wei's house and explain the matter clearly. This matter has nothing to do with my family, Ruoxi, and she is the culprit!"

Jin Yue'e was standing on the steps and was staggered by Shi Yuhua.

It snowed last night, and there was still snow on the ground. Her foot slipped, and Jin Yue'e was pulled and fell to the ground, hitting her back directly on the stone steps.

"Ah~"

Jin Yue'e's face turned pale from the pain.

The sudden change startled everyone, even Shi Yuhua was stunned on the spot.

"Fourth madam!"

Zhang's mother screamed and hurried forward to help her.

At this time, Mrs. Shi came back to her senses and hurried forward to help.

"What happened?"

Mrs. Shi walked out of the room quickly with the support of Nanny An, saw the fourth daughter-in-law who had fallen to the ground, and then looked at Shi Yuhua who was standing beside her still angry, her face turned blue with anger.

"What are you still doing in a daze, go and ask the doctor."

In the confusion, Cuizhu ran back to Yiguiyuan in a hurry.

"Miss San, it's not good. The fourth lady was pulled by the second aunt and fell to the ground."

Before the words were finished, the servants of Yigui Courtyard saw a blur in front of them, and Shi Fuyin's figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"mother!"

In Yixiangtang, Mrs. Shi and others helped Jin Yue'e to sit down when Shi Fuyin rushed in.

"Mom, what happened to you? Where did you fall?"

Looking at her anxious daughter, Jin Yue'e endured the pain, and quickly comforted her: "It's okay, mother is okay, don't worry, it's just that I accidentally slipped."

Shi Fuyin took out a handkerchief to help Jin Yuee wipe off the sweat on her forehead, her eyes were a little red, and she turned her head to look at Shi Yuhua coldly: "Second aunt, human patience has a limit, you repeat it over and over again. Are you sure that we dare not do anything to you if you trouble our family?"

Hearing these words, the eyelids of Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi twitched.

Mrs. Shi quickly explained: "Sister Yin, good boy, it was just an accident just now, your second aunt didn't mean it."

Shi Fuyin's expression was unprecedentedly cold: "Whether she has intentions or not, only she knows."

When Jin Yue'e fell, Shi Yuhua was a little apologetic at first, but seeing Shi Fuyin like this, the idea of ​​apologizing was gone, and when she was about to say something, she heard Mrs. Shi say to herself.

"Yuhua, I apologize to your fourth sibling."

Shi Yuhua's eyes widened with disbelief: "Mother, do you want me to apologize?"

Mrs. Shi's face was gloomy: "You caused your fourth sibling to fall, shouldn't you apologize?"

Shi Yuhua's face was full of dissatisfaction, but when he thought of the servants of the Marquis of Wu'an and Nanhe Bo's who were still making trouble in the Wei family, he could only hum angrily and say:

"Okay, I can apologize, but first let sister Xin and I explain to Wu'anhou Mansion and Nanhebo Mansion about Red Sable, and tell them that Red Sable has nothing to do with my family, Ruoxi."

Mrs. Shi at the side frowned upon hearing this.

Something happened to Red Sable.

Shi Fuyin sneered, "What does the red sable matter have to do with my sister Xin? Did she ask you to take the red sable to the paddock?"

"My own vanity is playing tricks, and I used other people's things to show off in front of outsiders. Now that something happened, I still want to shift the responsibility to Sister Xin. Second aunt, your behavior is really contemptible."

Shi Yuhua was furious: "No matter what, the red sable is raised by Sister Xin."

Shi Fuyin showed sarcasm: "We have been back to Beijing for several months. During this period, the red sable has never bit anyone. Why did it start biting when it was in your hands? Second aunt, you should think about the reason for your daughter." Bar."

Seeing that Shi Fuyin couldn't make sense, Shi Yuhua had no choice but to ask Mrs. Shi for help: "Mother, the girls from Wu'anhou's house and Nanhebo's house are too sick to get out of bed."

"If this matter should be resolved quickly, if something happens to the two girls, we will offend the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and Nanhebo Mansion to death."

Mrs. Shi's temples twitched, and she looked at Shi Fuyin: "Sister Yin, what happened to the red sable?"

Mrs. Shi also looked closely at Shi Fuyin.

Speaking of which, the cause of this incident was her Lin'er. If something happened, Lin'er would not be able to escape the responsibility.

Shi Fuyin said coldly: "The red sable is the Red Flame Sable from the Western Regions, and it is covered with poison." Then, she looked at Mrs. Shi, "The reason why Sister Xin was so angry before was not because she was reluctant to part with a sable. It's about worrying about the red flame sable hurting people."

Mrs. Shi's complexion turned pale, and she stood up suddenly: "You're covered in poison, so what will happen if you get bitten?"

Shi Fuyin: "...will be poisoned by fire, develop hot sores, until the whole body festers and dies."

Hearing this, Mrs. Shi fell directly on the chair, and Shi Yuhua's hands hidden in her sleeves also trembled.

Mrs. Shi closed her eyes heavily. After a while, she opened her eyes and looked at Shi Fuyin: "Is it possible to cure this poison?"

Shi Fuyin didn't answer immediately, but looked at Jin Yue'e, who was still pale, and said after a while, "I don't know."

Shi Yuhua stood up suddenly: "How can you not know? You have raised such a dangerous thing, and now you have bitten someone, you must be responsible!"

Shi Fuyin sneered: "What does this have to do with us, the red flame sable was shown by your daughter to others, if something happens, you should bear it yourself!"

Shi Yuhua was in a hurry, and looked at Mrs. Shi for help.

Mrs. Shi looked at the fourth daughter-in-law who fell, and hated Shi Yuhua in her heart. If the fourth daughter-in-law fell, there was still room for resolution of the matter, but now, things might be difficult.

At the same time, the west corner gate of Bofu.

Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao came back with two packs of Shu Ji Luxiang braised pork.

"Sister, these two days you have been taking me to the outer city to see those little beggars, what do you want to do?"

"I'm going to pick two people to go to Saihua Tuo to watch, so as not to have a doctor come to the door and miss the business because they can't find anyone."

"Have you chosen yet?"

"Have to look again, I'm looking for someone who is both smart and strong."

The siblings talked and laughed and went back to Yigui Courtyard. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they were told about Jin Yue'e's fall.

"mother!"

In Yixiang Hall, when they heard Shi Fuxin's shout, everyone including Mrs. Shi's expressions lifted.

Shi Fuyin is quite stable, and she won't be so impulsive when things happen, but Shi Fuxin is different. Although this girl looks sweet and pleasant on the outside, both Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi can feel that Shi Zheng and her family The worst person to mess with is her.

Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao rushed into the hall and went straight to Jin Yue'e.

Jin Yue'e hurriedly said: "Mother is fine, I just slipped accidentally."

Shi Fuxin scanned Jin Yue'e's body with mental strength, and saw that there was no bone injury except for some blood on the back waist, so she was relieved, and turned her head to look at Shi Yuhua coldly.

Shi Yuhua was a little terrified when he saw the cold eyes.

"The red flame sable was brought to the paddock by Shi Fulin, but you came here to trouble my mother. You think our family is easy to bully, don't you?"

Shi Yuhua didn't say a word, yes, she hated Shi Fulin for bringing something wrong, but she just brought a poisonous red mink to the paddock.

But after all, she has to rely on her natal family, and in the future the entire Shifu will be supported by her elder brother, so she vented all her anger on Sifang.

Mrs. Shi's eyes flickered, she didn't want to argue about these things at the moment, she was worried that something might happen to the girls from the Marquis of Wu'an and Nanhebo's houses, which would implicate Shi Fulin, so she quickly got up and walked to Shi Fuxin before.

"Sister Xin, the poison of the Red Flame Sable can be cured, right?"

Shi Fuxin didn't answer, but just looked at Mrs. Shi: "Auntie, didn't Wei Ruoxi say that the responsibility lies with her that day? What are you in such a hurry for?"

Shi Yuhua yelled angrily: "Nonsense! Then you raised the red flame mink, and you are responsible for it."

Shi Fuxin's eyes turned cold, and she walked towards Shi Yuhua: "I didn't hear what you said clearly, do you dare to say it again?"

Seeing Shi Fuxin approaching slowly, Shi Yuhua's scalp felt a little numb, Shi Fuxin at this moment made her feel very terrified, and she didn't have the courage to say what was stuck in her throat.

Just when Shi Fuxin was about to walk in front of Shi Yuhua, Shi Fuyin stepped forward and grabbed her: "Mother is in severe pain, let's help mother go back to rest first."

Jin Yue'e also let out an 'ouch' in cooperation, as if she was in excruciating pain.

Shi Fuxin put away her aura, cast a cold glance at Shi Yuhua, then turned and walked towards Jin Yue'e.

Shi Dinghao looked at Shi Yuhua blankly, knelt down, picked up Jin Yue'e on his back, and the mother and son left just like that.

Watching them go out, Shi Yuhua sternly said: "If something happens to the girls from Wu'anhou's family and Nanhebo's family, you will never have a good life!"

Shi Fuxin turned her head and looked at her coldly: "Wei Ruoxi took the red flame sable out for other girls to enjoy. Now that something happened, the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and Nanhebo Manor's Mansion wanted to find someone to take responsibility, so naturally they went to her. What does it have to do with us?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Shi paused, although she was still very anxious, but her tense face relaxed a little.

That's right, although Sister Lin brought the Red Flame Sable to the paddock, it was Wei Ruoxi who showed it to the girls in the end.

If Wu'anhou Mansion and Nanhebo Mansion are looking for trouble, they should also go to the Wei family.

Shi Yuhua's face was full of anxiety: "If something happens to Ruoxi, do you think you can survive alone?"

Shi Fuxin sneered: "Wei Ruoxi is from the Wei family, we are from the Shi family, the life and death of the Wei family is none of my business!" After finishing speaking, she left without looking back.

Yiguiyuan.

Shi Fuxin gave Jin Yue'e acupuncture and moxibustion again, and put plaster on her before getting up and exiting the bedroom.

"Mother is asleep?"

"Well, although I didn't hurt my bones, it must be very painful to fall like that, and I'll recover sooner after I sleep. Sister, look at Mother, I'll go find Jiulang."

Shi Fuyin knew her sister too well. The previous few times, the second aunt was just being mean with her words, which did not actually hurt them, but this time, the mother was really hurt.

"Don't hit too hard, and take into account the feelings of your grandparents!"

The corner of Shi Fuxin's mouth twitched: "Don't worry, no one will die." After finishing speaking, she walked out.

On the big tree in front of the Chuihua Gate, Shi Dinghao looked coldly at Shi Yuhua who was about to leave with a sullen face, and the stone in his hand was ready to go.

When Shi Yuhua passed under the tree, just as he was about to pop a stone, he saw Shi Fuxin shaking his head at him.

"Sister, why are you stopping me?"

"Don't do it in the uncle's mansion. There are still a few masters around grandfather and uncle. If you hide in the tree, you can hide it from other people in the mansion, but you can't hide it from them."

"Then what to do?"

"Go, go to your yard first."

The two went to the Songfukan together, and never came out again.

Half an hour later, the maid beside Shi Yuhua hurried back to the uncle's mansion, saying that when Shi Yuhua got off the carriage in front of the gate of Wei's mansion, she fell and broke her calf.

Hearing this news, Madam Shi's eyelids twitched wildly, and she called Mother An: "Go and ask the old man, have Wu Lang and Jiu Lang been out of the house?"

Nanny An came back soon: "Old Madam, the fifth master and the ninth master, including the third and sixth misses, have never been out of the house."

Hearing this, Mrs. Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and then closed her eyes tiredly: "It's okay if you fell, Yuhua's behavior has become more and more inappropriate these past few years, just to wake her up."

Mrs. Shi of Yi Mingtang was also in a state of anxiety, she pulled Mama Gu and asked, "Why did it fall when it was fine? Could it be that Goro moved his hands?"

Gu's mother hurriedly said: "No, the maidservant went to the concierge to ask, the fifth master and the others have never been out of the mansion, and didn't you ask the maid next to Second Aunt's grandma, no one has ever approached her carriage, it must have slipped and fell Fall."

"yes?"

Mrs. Shi still didn't believe it. Although there was no evidence that this matter was related to Sifang, her intuition told her that it was Sifang's child who did it.

At this time, Shi Fulin walked in weakly.

Seeing her daughter, Mrs. Shi immediately put aside the doubts in her heart, thinking that the red flame sable had bitten the girl of Marquis Wu'an Mansion and Nanhebo, she had a terrible headache.

"Mother, will Sister Song San and Sister Wang Six really die?"

Seeing her daughter's panic-stricken appearance, Mrs. Shi couldn't help but blame: "No, your grandfather has already sent someone to Zhan's mansion with the name card of Bo's mansion, and asked the genius doctor Zhan to come and heal the two girls."

Hearing this, Shi Fulin's expression immediately relaxed: "Once Miracle Doctor Zhan takes action, Sister Song San and the others will be fine."

Mrs. Shi nodded her head, and pulled Shi Fulin over: "In the future, don't provoke your Sixth Sister."

Shi Fulin was silent: "I didn't know she would keep pets covered in poison."

Mrs. Shi had a serious face: "Whether it's poisonous or not, you shouldn't take it privately."

Shi Fulin lowered her head: "Mother, I won't do it anymore."

Seeing that her daughter knew her mistake, Mrs. Shi didn't say anything more, and when the mother and daughter were discussing what to eat for dinner, Mother Gu hurried in.

"Ma'am, Miracle Doctor Zhan went to the mountains to gather herbs, and he hasn't come back yet!"