Chapter 148 Adoption (1)

In July, as soon as the sun came out, it was sultry and hot. When it was near noon, it was as hot as a stove. The twigs of the weeping willows by the roadside were motionless, the shadows of the trees shrunk into a ball, and the dusty leaves curled up limply.

When Han Jianming went to Zhuangzi, he looked at the lush forests and people working in the fields. It is a good place with mountains and water.

Yuxi was not surprised to hear that Han Jianming had come. What happened yesterday had to be dealt with anyway. Even if it is not for the sake of love, from the perspective of profit, the eldest brother will not let her go out of the clan.

Han Jianming looked at Yuxi's expression as usual, without any fear, and said with a smile: "You girl, you will enjoy it. Such a good place, I don't know how to ask my elder brother to come and stay for a few days." This place is better than the capital Much cooler.

Yuxi smiled and said, "Brother, I was kicked out, I didn't come here for vacation." While talking, she greeted Han Jianming and went to the living room.

Zisu came over with a glass of water, and Yuxi smiled and said, "Brother, this is spring water from the mountain. It's very sweet. Brother, try it. I use this spring water to make scented tea, and it tastes very good."

Han Jianming waved his hand to let everyone go down. After everyone left, he opened his mouth and said, "Look at you, you don't worry about the future at all."

Yuxi picked up the freshly brewed chrysanthemum tea, drank two sips, put it down, and said, "Brother is here, what else do I have to worry about. Don't you think so? Brother?" Han Jianming's appearance here has already shown that With an attitude, he will not let himself out of the clan.

Han Jianming couldn't help laughing and said, "You are kind-hearted. Grandma has come forward about this matter. Grandma means to let you adopt to the eldest house. What do you think?"

Yu Xi was taken aback for a moment, and then asked: "He agreed?" Yu Xi didn't even want to call her father anymore, anyway, she had lost her affection for a long time, and she didn't want to maintain that bit of face and affection.

Han Jianming nodded and said, "My third uncle and my mother agreed, and my father's side is not a problem. My mother has asked someone to choose a date, and it is estimated that this matter will be completed within a month."

Yuxi showed a relieved expression, and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good." When she adopted the eldest room, she no longer had to face Han Jingyan's hypocritical face, and she didn't have to worry about Han Jingyan's unsatisfactory use of her as a punching bag.

Han Jianming looked at Yuxi's appearance and asked, "If the third uncle drives you out of the Han family, will you really go to Jiangnan?"

Yuxi was silent for a while, and said: "I really drove out of the Han family, so I can only take one step at a time. I have always heard that Suzhou and Hangzhou are picturesque. I went to Jiangnan to see the beautiful scenery there. Could it be in Jiangnan I don’t know about settling down either.”

These words were a bit sad, Han Jianming quickly jumped over and said, "Grandmother means that the matter of adoptiveness will be kept quiet for the time being, and we will talk about it later. You have to live in Zhuangzi for a while."

Yuxi smiled and said: "It's good to live here." You don't have to worry about this and that, and no one bothers you. You can do whatever you want, very free.

Han Jianming said: "I can tell from your complexion that you are having a good time here." It was like a bird released from a cage.

Zisu said outside: "Master, Miss, the food is ready and you can eat." If Han Jingyan let it out, Zisu didn't sleep all night. It wasn't until Han Jianming came that she felt a little relieved.

The lunch is very rich, with eight dishes and one soup. Yuxi smiled and pointed to the eggplant with minced meat on the table, and said, "Brother, I planted this eggplant, try it, it tastes very good."

Han Jianming laughed and said, "You've only been in Zhuangzi for a few days, and you've already grown eggplants?"

After lunch, Han Ji came over and told the two that the person who delivered the news had been found: "It's Guanshi Chen's eldest daughter-in-law, and she passed the news to the third wife." With a reputation and being kicked out of the house, it will definitely be difficult to recover in the future.

So people from the Wu family approached her and asked her to help monitor Yuxi, and she readily agreed.

Han Jianming said: "You can deal with the daughter-in-law of the Zhuangtou family, and the third lady, let the old lady deal with it!" Han Jianming did not comment on the Wu family.

Yuxi nodded and said, "I will handle it well."

Han Jianming had a lot of things to do, and he didn't have time to rest on Zhuangzi for two days. When the sun was about to set, he went back with his entourage. Before leaving, he said: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will have someone bring you back." Since the matter of adoption cannot be made public, it can only be resolved in private. Therefore, Yuxi's presence or absence is not a problem.

After seeing off Han Jianming, Yuxi turned her head and said to Han Ji: "Go and bring Guanshi Chen's family here." Yuxi only thought that the news was revealed by the tenant farmers below, but she didn't expect it to be the daughter-in-law of Chen Guanshi .

Chen Guanshi's eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gu, was a little happy when she heard that the third master had come to make a fuss last night. After all, she betrayed Yuxi, she is safe only if Yuxi is not good. But before she was overjoyed, she heard that Shizi came over and had lunch at the Zhuangzi, and she felt anxious right away. She thought that the Han family had already abandoned Yuxi, so she dared to betray Yuxi. But looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be the same thing. If the Han family really abandoned the fourth girl, how could the elder son come here.

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Chen Guanshi was a little surprised when he heard that Yuxi asked him to take the whole family there. You can just find him if you have anything to do, and call him what the whole family is doing. Chen Guanshi was a real person, so he didn't think too much, just called the whole family over as ordered, not even missing his eight-month-old granddaughter.

Chen Guanshi has three sons. His family was poor before, and his sons could not even marry their daughter-in-law. It was also here that the two sons married the daughter of Zhuangzi's tenant family when they had enough money. Now there are six grandsons and four granddaughters under his knees, which can be regarded as a thriving population.

Yuxi looked at the Chen family who were kneeling on the ground, and asked blankly: "Do you know what it is that called you over?"

Chen Guanshi shook his head and said: "May I ask you to show me." , he couldn't manage it either.

Yuxi said: "Two days ago there was a rumor in the capital that I had an affair with the second master of the Chen family, and that I had a private meeting with him at Zhuangzi. Guanshi Chen, do you know about this?"

Chen Guanshi was not that well informed, so he shook his head and said, "Girl, this old slave has never heard of this." He was anxious to get angry because of the rain a few days ago, and he was busy in the field all day. He didn't even have time to chat with his son, so he didn't know what rumors were going on in the capital.

After hearing this, Gu's whole body trembled.

Yu Xi didn't speak, but just looked at Gu's pale face. There is no need for Yuxi to say anything, other people can understand after seeing Gu Shi like this. Chen Guanshi's eldest son slapped him and asked sharply, "Say, what's going on?"

Gu Shi also knew that it was useless to grit his teeth and resist. Immediately, he told her everything about the Wu clan's people coming to her and promising him a lot of money. After finishing speaking, Mrs. Gu kowtowed to Yuxi and begged for mercy: "Girl, I just said that the second master of the Chen family came to look for the girl, and I didn't say anything else."

What Yuxi hates the most is this kind of thing that tramples on the highs and lows.

When Chen Guanshi's eldest son heard this, he slapped Mrs. Gu to the ground: "You wicked woman, you are trying to kill our whole family." Gu's behavior was betrayal of the master. A slave who betrays his master is the most hated by his master.

The second daughter-in-law of the Chen family said: "Miss, we don't know about this matter, please forgive me." If this is sold, they don't know what will be waiting for them.

Yuxi sneered: "How could you live under the same roof without knowing about such a big matter? Do you think I will believe this?" After doing such a thing, there will definitely be traces. As long as you have a heart, you will know.

As soon as these words fell, the expressions of the rest of the Chen family changed. Chen Guanshi burst into tears, kowtowed his head and said: "Girl, this old slave really doesn't know. If this old slave knows that Gu's daring to betray the master, this old slave will definitely not tolerate it." If it is a family dispute, just turn a blind eye and close your eyes. The eye is gone. But betrayal of the Lord involves the whole family.

Yuxi was able to call Chen Guanshi over because Chen Guanshi has been working diligently to manage the village these few years, never stealing or playing tricks, and the accounts are clear. This time, when she was driven to Zhuangzi, Guan Shi treated her respectfully and without any perfunctory. Whatever she ordered, Steward Chen did it well. If not, it would not be an exaggeration to sell the entire Chen family if there is a need for Gu's work.

At this moment, Han Ji walked in and said to Yuxi, "Girl, the search has been completed. These are all found from the Chen family."

Han Ji explained what he found. Five hundred taels of silver notes and more than sixty taels of broken silver, as well as a pair of gold earrings and two gold rings were found in Guanshi Chen's house. However, Chen Guanshi's five hundred taels was not a whole sheet, it was added up by ten taels and twenty taels. It can be seen that these are accumulated over time. What Gu's searched out were two silver notes of five hundred taels, a gold bracelet and a gold hairpin, and the red gold gemstone hairpin looked particularly eye-catching. In addition, a gold bracelet with several pieces of silver was found from the house of the second daughter-in-law of the Chen family.

Yuxi looked at the patterns of the two gold bracelets, and knew that they were originally a pair without asking. Yuxi looked at the Chen family's second daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "Don't you know? Then tell me, where did this gold bracelet come from?"

The second daughter-in-law of the Chen family looked pale.

The result of the disposal was also very simple, Gu Shi bundled it up and sent it to the Duke's Mansion, not to Qiu Shi for disposal, but Gu Shi had to be a witness to prove that she was the one who sent the news to Wu Shi. As for the Chen family's second daughter-in-law, because she was married from a good family girl, Yuxi didn't deal with it, and let the Chen family deal with it by themselves.

Chen Guanshi saw that the whole family was not involved, and the girl returned him the banknotes and broken silver that she had found from his house, feeling grateful and guilty at the same time.

Yu Xi didn't talk too much, just said: "I will ask you to work harder on the matter of Zhuangzi." Chen Guanshi handles no less than a hundred taels of silver every month, but he has only saved more than five hundred taels in more than seven years. The two silver coins show Guanshi Chen's incorruptibility.

Chen Guanshi choked up and said: "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely take care of Zhuangzi properly, and don't let the girl worry about it."

Yuxi nodded and said, "Go back!"

When the Chen family returned to their place of residence, they all felt that they had come back from the gate of hell. If it weren't for the girl's generosity, the family would probably be ruined by now. (to be continued)