I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

Cheng Yu's father Cheng Ergui arrived later, but the things he brought were much better than those of his elder brother Cheng Dafu.

Two pieces of fabric, four boxes of snacks, a chicken and a duck, and some scattered dried fruits.

Originally, I wanted to send it before the New Year, but I was too busy serving my masters before the New Year, so I didn't dare to send it to my parents first.

I happened to be in the city on the first day of the New Year, so I came to take a look with some gifts.

I never came back after the New Year.

Nanny Cheng looked at what the second son was carrying and curled her lips.

Said to Cheng Yu, "Given your father's silly look, he definitely wouldn't prepare such a complete set of things."

Cheng Yu: "Could it be that widow in the countryside who managed it?"

Nanny Cheng was speechless.

Cheng Yu also felt nothing.

Cheng Ergui is only the original owner's biological father, not her biological father.

Cheng Ergui works on the farm all year round, and men don't care much about taking care of children.

Cheng Yu and his brother Cheng Bin both grew up with their grandmother and do not have a close relationship with their father.

If her father really wants to raise a child for a widow, then let him do it.

But her father absolutely could not use their money to raise other people's children.

Noticing that his daughter was staring at his father, Cheng Ergui chuckled.

"Yu Jie'er has grown up a lot, and looks like a grown-up girl. If you hadn't been a maid, you would have been married to the Ma family by now."

Cheng Yu asked, "Didn't dad cancel the marriage?"

Cheng Ergui said nothing.

Cheng Yu didn't mean to say this on purpose, but she felt annoyed when Cheng Ergui talked about marriage.

He usually doesn't care about his daughter, but now he's talking about her marriage, and it's a canceled marriage. Why is he talking about this?

It really means which pot is not opened and which pot is picked up.

Cheng Bin came back when Cheng Mei was making trouble with her grandmother.

He didn't like the quarrels between women, and seeing that Cheng Mei didn't hurt his sister, he didn't go out to deal with it. He only came out when he heard that his uncle and aunt had come back.

Now I am talking to my cousin Cheng Wen in the yard.

Cheng Bin is an honest man, just like his father Cheng Ergui. He listens to Cheng Wen bragging about how great he is doing on the farm.

"My father is the second in command now. I work under him and it's not too tiring. I just work as a son and I can earn two taels of silver every month."

"Binzi, what about you? Are you still raising horses?"

Seeing the sarcasm in my cousin's words.

Cheng Bin said honestly, "I no longer raise horses. I am now serving as a guard for the prince. Do you still remember Changfeng?"

Cheng Wen: "The prince follows that guard who was very powerful at a young age? As I recall, he is about the same age as us?"

Cheng Bin said: "He is two years younger than you, and his martial arts skills are very good. I am learning martial arts from him now."

Cheng Wen said that learning martial arts was too tiring and not good. It would be better to find an easy job that was leisurely and could earn money. That would be great.

Cheng Bin didn't mention the monthly salary because he was afraid that if he said too much, he would make his cousin jealous.

After the Cheng family members quarreled in the house, peace returned for a while.

The old lady talked to her two sons and sent her eldest daughter-in-law, Qian, to cook.

Qian was unwilling to go, so she asked Cheng Mei to take the children out to play and asked Sun to cook.

Cheng Yu wanted to go, but the old lady held his hand back.

The old lady is not confused. She will be nice to whoever treats her well.

Knowing that Cheng Yu truly respected and cared for her as her grandmother, the old lady felt sorry for Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu didn't think his cousin's wife was a powerful person and instead felt sorry for her.

"Grandma, I'll go help. Otherwise, if my cousin's wife cooks alone, when will our whole family be able to eat?"

Only then did Nanny Cheng not stop her.

The Cheng family’s kitchen is right in the yard, without even a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Aunt Qian also said that if it didn't work out, they could just go back first, since they had already seen their mother anyway.

She also said with a smile that there were a lot of things to do on the farm, and as the second-in-command, she also had some people to take care of.

But she was really exhausted.

Nanny Cheng sneered twice and said, "If you want to eat it, don't eat it. If you don't want to eat it, get out."

Cheng Dafu glared at his wife, and Qian dared not say anything more.

In the middle of winter, the water fetched from outside was even colder. You could see with your own eyes that my cousin, Sun's hands were frozen like carrots.

"Sister-in-law, please light the fire. Let's heat up the dishes we brought. Before the New Year, I sent some cooked meat and steamed buns to grandma. We can just eat whatever we want."

When Sun saw Cheng Yu for the first time, she was not familiar with this daughter of her second uncle and had never spoken to her before.

She married Cheng Wen on the farm. When she got married, Cheng Yu was no longer at home and had become a dowry maid.

Except for Cheng Yu, she had met everyone in this family once.

Only Cheng Yu, today is the first time we meet.

She didn't hesitate to call her sister-in-law.

Sun laughed and agreed, "You are different from what my mother-in-law said..."

Cheng Yu paused, then asked with a smile: "What did your aunt tell you about me?"

Sun smiled, but there was a hint of embarrassment in her smile.

You can imagine that there is nothing good to say.

Cheng Yu said: "I used to be sullen, but then I encountered some problems and I thought it through. As long as it's not a matter of life and death, why should I suppress myself and cater to other people's likes. It doesn't matter whether I marry or not.

First of all, I am myself, I am Cheng Yu, and secondly, I am my father’s daughter, my grandmother’s granddaughter, my brother’s sister, my future husband’s wife, and the mother of my future children…”

Cheng Yu could see that Sun's situation was not good.

I said these words on purpose, probably to give some advice to Sun.

In this world, only girls can empathize with other girls.

It would be so sad if girls didn't help girls.

Sun chuckled, "I have been educated. My father was a scholar, but later he was forced to work on the farm. I am the only daughter of my parents, and they love me very much. They thought that if I married into the Cheng family, I would enjoy a good life because of their good conditions."

Speaking of this, Sun smiled bitterly.

"Maybe it's my fault. I didn't give birth to a son first, so my mother-in-law doesn't like me."

"Cousin, you are already very good, well-educated, gentle and virtuous. I think my cousin is marrying above your station. If you don't get along with your mother-in-law, don't come out on your own. Talk to my cousin at night. How can he not listen to you? If it doesn't work once, just say it a few more times. She is your husband and she should protect you."

Sun looked at Cheng Yu. Is it okay to talk about what happens between men and women at night like this?

"Sister Yu, you..."

"If you think what I said was reckless, just tell Uncle Nian. I won't care about you if you encounter any problems in the future."

"We are maids who come with the dowry, and we have learned everything. If the Lu family had not been raided, I would have been sent to be a maid. Does my cousin still think that I know nothing?"

Sun understood immediately.

She felt that Yu Jie'er must have been taught these things by the housekeeping nanny after she was chosen as a dowry maid.

I told her today that I taught her a few tricks because I felt sorry for her being bullied by her mother-in-law.

"Sister Yu, I remember it. I won't tell anyone else. I remember your kindness to me."

Cheng Yu also saw that Cheng Wen was a fence-sitter. He was not a complete sissy, but he was easily influenced and would listen to anyone.

In the main house, the eldest aunt has the final say. This cousin's wife is like a little wife, and not all the family members listen to the eldest aunt.

Naturally, she hoped that her daughter-in-law, Sun, could become independent.

It would be best to suppress Qian harshly so that she doesn't have to worry about it.

I just said that she had a bad fate. Her mother died shortly after she was born, and the Ma family’s marriage was ruined.

Even when the Lu family had a quarrel, her aunt said it was because of her bad luck.

Cheng Yu was so angry that he wanted to perform some traditional Chinese music.