The maid's road to success

The next day, An Ning escorted Wen Niang, Bi He and Bi He's grandmother back to Wangjia Village to observe the situation in the village. They rode in a horse carriage along the way. Everyone in the village knew that the small farm behind had been bought, but they just stopped to take a few glances and didn't pay much attention to it.

Bihe's grandmother lifted the curtain and carefully looked at the situation outside. When passing by Bihe's house, grandma suddenly said.

"Your father is a fool. He is a foolish filial son. He listens to your grandmother too much and doesn't care about the feelings of his family. As a result, his filial piety doesn't get him the treatment he deserves. Your parents were kicked out after they got married. Not only do they have no house, but they also have to pay for the elderly care every month."

"We only had three or four acres of land. I bought a few acres of land and our lives were a little better. But your grandmother and aunt started looking for trouble again. Today they asked your father to help with the work, and tomorrow they said they were not feeling well and asked for money to see a doctor. Your father did all of them, and even withheld the food you and your mother had to send to the old house."

"After I knew you were sold, I completely cut off contact with them. It was your brother who took the initiative to come to me and told me a lot, so I kept your brother. It was also after that that your parents repented and realized that the people in the old house did not treat them sincerely. They regretted it deeply, but all this has already happened, and no matter how much they regret, they can't go back to the past."

Bihe thought it was ridiculous. When she was a child, she saw others wearing new clothes during the New Year and she pestered her mother for them. Finally, her mother hardened her heart and tore off a piece of floral cloth one foot square, saying that it was too waste to make clothes, so she made her a new pair of shoes with the floral cloth as the upper.

Bihe was so happy that she looked forward to it every day, but somehow Lianhua in the old house found out about it. She had already made a new set of clothes but had no nice shoes, so she pestered her grandmother to come over and ask for the shoes, and her father gave them to her grandmother.

At that time, Bihe was upset when she saw Lianhua wearing a pink jacket and long pants, and the flowery shoes that should have belonged to her. She started an argument with Lianhua, and when her father found out about it, he slapped her in the face without saying a word and asked her and Lianhua to apologize.

Bihe has forgotten many things, but she could never forget this incident. Later, she liked dressing up and making new clothes, but she could never forget the incident that her first pair of flowered cloth shoes was snatched away and she was beaten.

“Grandma, Bihe can’t feel the guilt of Uncle Dahu and Auntie right now, just let her take her time.”

Grandma realized that she might have committed another crime, so she said something that Bihe didn't want to hear, then she shut her mouth immediately and tightened her grip on Bihe's hand.

"How did you buy such a big house?"

When the carriage arrived at the villa, An Ning deliberately went through the back door and drove the carriage directly inside. When her grandmother saw such an exquisite and beautiful house, she was immediately a little surprised. This kind of house is very common in the county town, but rarely in the village. Only the landlords and wealthy gentry in the village can own it.

"Before I left, my masters gave me some money. It wasn't much, but I thought it would be a good idea to buy a house and some land."

Grandma nodded, looked at it carefully, then pulled Bihe aside and whispered something to her.

"You, kid, don't know how to live. You bought such a nice house. If the people in the old house find out, they will come and pester you. If you want them to pay for their mistakes, you have to pay attention to your own safety. You are from Wangjia Village. If others know about it, I don't know how they will covet your money."

Bihe and Wen Niang had a lot of money, but grandma was her mother's biological mother and her younger brother's mother after all, so she had to be on guard.

The grandmother is a kind person. She must be heartbroken knowing that her granddaughter was sold. However, if she is living a good life now and her parents are having a hard time, she will inevitably feel that she should not treat her parents like this.

After all, people tend to be thin and pitiful, and grandma is not just your grandma.

But after hearing what her grandmother said, Bihe realized that she was thinking too much and her grandmother was still thinking about her.

"It's okay, grandma. Wen Niang and I have discussed this. This house will be yours from now on. It will be used for your old age. It won't be a waste."

Grandma immediately waved her hand to refuse.

"Child, you shouldn't spend money like this. You've suffered so much to get this money. You should plan well for your future. Grandma still has your uncle. If things don't work out, there are still your cousins ​​and your brother. You don't need to take care of grandma in her old age. Child, be obedient and think more about yourself now."

Bihe's eyes were red, her head was lowered, and she didn't say a word. Wen Niang walked up and took her grandmother to the main room.

"Grandma, don't be so quick to refuse. Bihe and I alone can't keep this house. You have to be experienced. The people in the old house are no match for you. You can hold it. Besides, Bihe and I want to see more beautiful scenery. It's not good to leave this house alone."

The grandmother was pulled to sit in the main hall, and she spoke helplessly to her granddaughter.

"Don't be such a coward again. You've been like this since you were a child. You act like this when you don't want to talk. Never mind. I'll just look after the house for you. If you want to come back, just come back. I'll be waiting for you."

In fact, what Wen Niang said was not false. From what she heard in the past few days, she realized that the people in the old house were not easy to mess with. As a relative of the old house, grandma had never suffered any loss at the hands of the old house for all these years, which showed that grandma was also a smart person. It was impossible for the people in the old house not to go to the house of a relative who had a shop to extort money.

After all, Bihe's mother is very weak and easily manipulated by others, but grandma has never let anyone in the old house take advantage of her for so many years. She must have her own abilities. So although this house is in Wangjia Village, grandma can keep it.

“Since you are the ones who are going to clean up the old house, grandma will also tell you about the old house.”

Grandma sat right above, and Bihe sat on her left and right, listening quietly.

"Your grandmother, your second uncle and second aunt, as well as Lianhua and Jinwang live in the old house now. Your grandfather passed away a few years ago."

"The people in the old house are used to pretending to be nice and gentle, but they are actually very vicious behind the scenes. You will know this after spending a long time with them."

"There is actually a disadvantage to people like this, which is that they care too much about face and only play dirty tricks behind people's backs. They often dragged your mother to your uncle's shop to buy things. I asked your aunt to bring people to the village to beat drums and gongs, saying that they owed money and didn't pay, and took a lot of things from the shop without paying, and I would report them to the police."

"The people in the old house took out the money immediately. They didn't dare to go to your uncle's shop again after the two times, but they still persuaded your mother to go to our shop to beg for money. We hated that your parents were framed and sold their own daughter. We didn't even go to see them. We beat them every time they came. They didn't dare to come anymore."

"To deal with such people, we should tear off the veil covering their shame and expose their darkest and most despicable side."

Wen Niang and Bihe nodded after listening to what they heard. What grandma said was very useful, but Wen Niang felt that it was not enough. When she and Bihe were serving in front of the ancestor, Wen Niang had a deep understanding of Bihe's pain. She kept getting closer to her master just to get more reward money. She would save it up and one day use the money to beat up all the people who hurt her and make them regret it.

Now we know that it was not simple for Bihe to be sold, but it was the plot of the vicious aunt. Moreover, the original purpose was to make Bihe an object of humiliation by an old man, who did not want her to be comfortable.

Such a person, if she didn't regret it for the rest of her life, she would still dare to do bad things after she recovered. This time it was Bihe, who would it be next time? Anyone in the village who was on her mind could be the target. Who would always be on guard against a person who played dirty tricks?

Moreover, this kind of person is too vicious. She might turn around and harm my grandmother's family. That would be more trouble than gain. So we have to strike the snake at its most vulnerable part and make sure she can never turn over again.

"Bihe, take grandma to settle down first and clean up the room. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything to eat."

After being together for such a long time, Bihe immediately knew that Wen Niang had something to tell An Ning, but didn't want her grandmother to know and be frightened, so she sent her away and hurriedly helped her grandmother to see the room she had prepared for her.

"Girl, do you have something to give me?"

Wen Niang nodded, took An Ning to her room, took out a medicine from a box and gave it to An Ning.

"Think of a way to put this medicine into the water of the old house. It will temporarily cause rashes on people's faces. During this time, we need to investigate the affairs of Wang Lianhua and Wang Jinwang, and try to keep people from going out of the old house as little as possible."

Wen Niang thought for a moment and said again.

"Go with Anping and the others to investigate Wang Lianhua's marriage and Wang Jinwang's examination for the Tongsheng degree. Also, check on another person, the old official from back then, to see how he is doing now and whether he can be used."

Wen Niang sent An Ning outside and stood at the door looking at Wangjia Village below the slope, her face full of coldness.