When Huang Guizhi woke up, the mist had just dispersed and the sky was bright and cloudy.
The courtyard was quiet, but the thatched cottage was empty.
On the end of the bed, there was a small note left by Jin Xiaolou, stating that she and Gao Lang were going to the County City.
Huang Guizhi looked at the neat and small characters on the slip of paper and wondered in her heart when did this Jin Xiaolou learn how to write.
But she didn't dare to delay it for too long, as the breakfast of the entire Jin Family family was still waiting for her.
It was just that when he went out of the door, he saw that Jin Family family members in the courtyard, other than Liu Yuyan who was still lying on the bed, and Jin Xiaotao who was tied up in the woodshed, Jin Xiaofeng, who had her fetus knocked off, could not get off the bed. The rest of them sat obediently, not making a sound, and remained silent among themselves, not knowing what they were doing.
"Mother, you two … "Why did you get up so early today?" Huang Guizhi glanced at Madame Zhou and nervously asked.
Madame Zhou's face turned sullen, she was about to get angry again, but before she could say anything, Madame Wu had already waved her hands, "Gui Qi, hurry up and cook. This is none of your business."
Huang Guizhi lowered her head, raised her leg and walked towards the woodshed.
Madame Wu's expression was not good. She coldly swept her eyes over her son's wife, and after pausing for a while, she finally said: "All men should go into the fields. It's not known what kind of thing you plant it all day, but it's still better than a Jin Xiaolou!"
With that, he forcefully paused the walking stick and chased the four men out.
Jin Shou was loved by the Madame Wu the most, if he was forced to work hungry in the past, he would at least eat two mouthfuls of food with a grin, but today, he did not dare say anything unnecessary.
He was the fastest to slip away, leaving the house with his hoe in the blink of an eye.
The man had already left, Madame Zhou glanced at Xu Sanhui, seeing that she had lowered her head and was silent, she changed her expression into a obedient smile, then said to Madame Wu: "Mother, you woke us all up so early, what exactly is going on?"
Madame Zhou was originally a ferocious man, but when she revealed such an expression, she looked out of place. On the contrary, it caused Madame Wu to feel annoyed. What do you all have the guts to ask! Our Jin Family will be destroyed by that Jin Xiaolou sooner or later! "
Madame Zhou didn't dare to get angry even after being yelled at for a while, so she continued to smile along with her. "Mother, what exactly happened?
"You fool, what good idea can you come up with?" In the entire Jin Family, only Madame Liu has an idea, only she is not good enough, and her good grandson cannot be kept either, so she helplessly shook her head, "Isn't it the Young Master He from Xin Ning County? Grandma De Qing came to the courtyard early in the morning to knock on the gate, and all of you slept like pigs. Do you know that young master and that young master are coming to our village today?"
"What is he doing here?" Madame Zhou puffed up her eyes with a foolish look on her face.
"What else can I do? Of course I'm here to look for someone!" The Madame Wu was so angry that he smashed the rod on the Madame Zhou's knee.
Madame Zhou was in so much pain that she cried, but she did not dare say anything.
"Looking for someone?" Xu Sanhui was shocked.
The Madame Wu was furious: "Are you still not looking for Jin Xiaolou! One year ago, he met that evil creature Jin Xiaolou here and for some reason, she suddenly remembered something and personally came to find me. "
Madame Wu sighed: "I originally planned to let that child Jin Xiaofeng take Jin Xiaolou's place. In any case, we are sisters, so they look like each other. In addition to the pitch black night, the two of them didn't see each other's face, so they might as well get away with it. Who knew that that Jin Xiaofeng, that dog, would actually have such a situation!"
The glory that was within reach of her Jin Family had been completely destroyed!
The more Madame Wu spoke, the angrier she got. She truly wished she could give Jin Xiaofeng another beating.
In the woodshed, Gui Zhi heard the Madame Wu's harsh voice outside, and was preparing to eat. Jin Xiaotao, who was tied up in a corner of the firewood pile, blinked, and then suddenly shed two streams of tears, and said to Gui Zhi: "Good sister-in-law, I beg you, please let me go. The fate of Xiaotao will depend on today …"
"Could it be that Jin Xiaolou got lucky?" Madame Wu let out a stern shout, shocking both Madame Zhou and Madame Xu speechless.
In the next moment, the firewood door opened with a bang, and Jin Xiaotao walked out of it.
"You?" Madame Wu raised her eyebrows, sat forward and straightened her back.
Madame Zhou, on the other hand, started to loathe her. She immediately shouted at, "Jin Xiaotao, this is not something you can meddle in.
Unexpectedly, Jin Xiaotao was different from her usual obedient self. Not only did she not leave, she took a step forward and stood right in front of Madame Wu, supporting Grandma with both of her hands.
Her eyes were especially bright as she fearlessly looked at the Madame Wu, saying each word: "Grandma, I can do it, let me try it out. I am a child of Jin Family, your granddaughter, no matter what, I am better than Jin Xiaolou!"
Jin Xiaotao saw that the Madame Wu's back had fallen and she was slowly leaning on the back of the chair.
She then continued, "Xiao Feng is already like this, in the entire Jin Family, only I can do it! Grandma, you think about it carefully, as long as you get young master and I get drunk today, I will cook the raw rice for you, and tomorrow morning, you guys will take the chance to meet him head on, and he will have no choice but to admit his mistake, and at that time, our Jin Family and the old master Zhi County's marriage will be already decided! "
Madame Wu frowned and squinted her eyes. Her fingers caressed the tip of her staff, time and time again as she muttered to herself, "Raw rice for cooking …"
The Madame Wu knew that Jin Xiaotao was right, in all of Jin Family, that was the only Jin Xiaotao left.
Madame Wu had never placed Jin Xiaotao in her eyes, nor did she have any high hopes for. At most, she would be married to a man from the village, and after getting married, they wouldn't have anything to do with each other anymore.
For him to suddenly have to consider leaving the fate of the Jin Family in her hands, Madame Wu was a little perturbed and hesitant.
"Are you sure you can cook this raw rice into cooked rice?" Madame Wu's cloudy eyes shone with a gloomy light as she looked at Jin Xiaotao who was kneeling on the ground.
The corner of Jin Xiaotao's mouth moved slightly. Although she did not smile, it gave Madame Wu the feeling that everything was within her control.
"Grandma, rest assured, leave it to me."
"Jin Xiaolou still has a little kid." Madame Wu continued, "He is connected to He Guangkun's bloodline."
Seeing that Madame Wu had let out a sigh of relief, Jin Xiaotao was overjoyed. She half squatted on Madame Wu's lap and used a voice that only Madame Wu and herself could hear, and gently said: "Grandma, do you still remember what that child Jin Xiaolou was doing? When I marry young master, grandmother, would you still worry about not having a grandson to hug? Furthermore, right now, that child is not used to hold young master He, but is instead a sharp weapon used to hold Jin Xiaolou back. "
Madame Wu's eyes lit up, as though she was meeting Jin Xiaotao for the first time.
After that, she started laughing loudly, heavily patting the back of Jin Xiaotao's hand that was on her leg, and said slowly: "I never thought that you were actually the most skilled one!"
Seeing that Madame Wu was smiling, Jin Xiaotao smiled, and snuggled beside Madame Wu.
All the humiliation and unwillingness from the past ten or so years had been like a burning sandalwood, falling to the ground and being blown away by the wind, disappearing without a trace.
Ever since a few months ago, when she was shading Jin Xiaofeng's face by the stream, with one hand holding onto the lotus leaf and the other scratching the mosquito bun on her leg, she heard Jin Xiaofeng happily talking about her plans to become a Young Madame in the County Magistrate Mansion. Jin Xiaotao had been waiting for today.
How complacent Jin Xiaofeng was at that time, and how disappointed she was today. Back then, she looked down on him with her lowered brows and eyes, as if she was looking at an ant in the dust. Jin Xiaotao wanted her to look up at him with an untouchable gaze!
Break her neck.
When He Guangkun arrived at the Jin Family, it was exactly three-quarters of an hour.
Madame Wu sighed that a noble had arrived, and in the next moment, Grandmother De Qing led He Guangkun into the courtyard door.
He Guangkun was dressed in silk embroidered clothes, walking in from outside, and could be said to be behaving like jade.
Just that, Jin Xiaotao was hidden by the window in the room and peeked outside. No matter how she looked at it, this young master He who was known to be unrivaled seemed to be even less beautiful than the fool from Jin Xiaolou's family.
It must be an illusion! Jin Xiaotao shook her head. How could a foolish son of a poor family compare to his young master He from County Magistrate Mansion?
Jin Xiaotao closed the window, picked up a stone, and carefully painted her eyebrows in the bronze mirror.
Dai Shi and Bronze Mirror were both dowry gifts that Madame Wu had married in the past, and Jin Xiaotao had never seen them either. What made Jin Xiaotao blush even more was the small wooden case that was sent over along with Dai Shi and Copper Mirror.
Inside was a chic red apron...