Chapter 53
"What are you doing?" Ho Ying threw the lion's head to Zhao Xiong and stared at Chen Jiao with a bad look.
In the entire He family, only Ho Ying dared to treat Chen Jiao with this attitude. Although he was an adopted son, after He Jinchang's death, Ho Ying never called Chen Jiao "mother".
Chen Jiao suddenly didn't dare to look straight into the man's eyes.
"I, I'll come to see Brother Wei practice martial arts." Touching Brother Lin's head, Chen Jiao quickly looked at her stepson He Wei to cover up her inexplicable panic.
"The martial arts training ground is not a place for women." Ho Ying said coldly. Chen Jiao has not been hurt by He Wei twice or three times. In the past, Ho Ying tried to avoid conflicts with Chen Jiao in person, but this time He Wei almost drowned. Ho Ying even did the task of throwing Chen Jiao into the lake in the middle of the night, which had completely broken his face. Ho Ying didn't want to tolerate Chen Jiao any longer.
Chen Jiao was unhappy. She was just a martial arts training ground. Why can’t a woman come? Moreover, in the memory given by the Bodhisattva, the original body came to the martial arts training ground with her deceased husband to watch the game.
Chen Jiao admires Ho Ying's loyalty to keep his promise to protect He Wei. Today, I saw that Chen Jiao was also amazed by Ho Ying's agile skills and even his heroic appearance, but that does not mean that Chen Jiao will obediently obediently.
"When did the He family set such rules?" Chen Jiao finally glanced at Ho Ying. She was not angry, but just asked calmly.
Ho Ying pursed his lips.
Chen Jiao didn't want to argue with him, so she led Brother Lin to He Wei: "Brother Wei, your third brother wants to see you practice martial arts, so I will bring him here."
He Wei looked at Brother Lin.
Brother Lin raised his head and looked at his brother with bright peach blossom eyes.
He Wei touched the back of his head, and then the young man looked stern and said coldly: "Look, just look, stay away from it, don't make any sound."
It has the momentum of being the eldest brother.
A disciple next to him immediately moved two chairs into the house and placed them under the eaves of the east wing, so that they could not burn the sun.
Chen Jiao and Brother Lin sat over. Brother Lin didn't want to sit, stood between his mother's legs, looking at the plum blossom stake in anticipation.
Ho Ying couldn't scare Chen Jiao away, and there was no reason to rush, so he pretended that Chen Jiao did not exist and signaled He Wei to take the stake again.
He Wei still cared about his stepmother in his heart. The young man wanted to show his intention in front of his stepmother. After jumping onto the stake, He Wei's pace was a little bit more neat than just now. However, He Wei's partner Zheng Dafu was just an ordinary sixteen-year-old boy. He rarely had the chance to see the mistress of the He family. When he saw him today, Zheng Dafu was attracted by Chen Jiao's fairy-like beauty and couldn't help but look there secretly.
How dangerous is the plum blossom stake? You may fall down without being distracted, and you will be distracted...
After stepping on the empty hand, Zheng Dafu tilted his body and fell down. The lion's head and lion's tail were connected. He Wei was involved and he lost his balance.
Chen Jiao's face was fading and closed her eyes tightly.
"Brother!" Brother Lin shouted in fear.
Fortunately, the two young men practiced the basic skills of plum blossom stakes for two years. They fell more often, and practice made perfect. Their bodies flexibly flipped in the air. Zheng Dafu landed accurately between the two pillars. He Wei was in a miserable position. When he landed on the ground, his calf hit a low pillar next to him, which hurt a little.
"Is it okay?" Ho Ying asked with a calm face.
Zheng Dafu lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.
He Wei shook his head. It was nothing to be injured. He looked at the direction of his stepmother and felt embarrassed.
"Brother hit the leg!" Brother Lin noticed.
Legs are the most important part of the lion dancer. After hearing this, Chen Jiao immediately stepped down the stairs and rushed to He Wei, looking at He Wei's legs.
He Wei blushed and stepped back: "I'm fine..."
In terms of relationships, the two are mother and son. In terms of their feelings, Chen Jiao wants to treat He Wei as her younger brother. There is no need to pay attention to any rules at this time. Chen Jiao squatted down, grabbed He Wei's legs with one hand, and lifted his loose trouser legs with the other hand. He Wei has been practicing martial arts since childhood and his calves are very strong, but Chen Jiao only saw a piece of scratch, which was broken and had no bleeding.
"It doesn't hurt." He Wei bent down and put his trouser legs down.
Chen Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and told He Wei with heartache: "Be careful."
The plum blossom stake was really too dangerous, and she was worried when she watched from the side.
He Wei is about the same height as Chen Jiao. Looking at the gentle eyes of the stepmother, He Wei was completely confused. Have the stepmother really gotten better?
"Please leave, wife." Ho Ying, who had been watching silently, suddenly spoke out.
Chen Jiao frowned and stared at him and asked, "Am I intruding you here?"
Ho Ying looked at the little woman's charming face, and then looked at Zheng Dafu, who was guilty and bowed his head. Ho Ying was sure that this woman came here on purpose to charm people. Of course, she looked down on Zheng Dafu, but Zheng Dafu was distracted and fell off the stake, so He Wei was in danger, causing He Wei to be injured, which was the purpose of the poisonous woman.
Ho Ying gave Zheng Dafu face, but did not tell the real reason, but said sideways: "I don't know anyone else, but I, Ho Ying, didn't like the woman present when I taught martial arts. If my wife insisted on not leaving, she would ask her wife to teach Wei Geer, and I would say goodbye."
Chen Jiao gritted her teeth in anger.
"Mom, I don't want to leave." Brother Lin said aggrievedly.
Ho Ying looked at the boy and said, "Brother Lin can stay."
Brother Lin is also a descendant of the He family, and Ho Ying does not hate this child.
Brother Lin smiled foolishly.
Everyone else in the yard stared at Chen Jiao.
Chen Jiao no longer thought Ho Ying was good-looking, so she glared at the man fiercely, and she turned around and walked out, and the maid Qiuju quickly followed behind her.
The poisonous woman left, Ho Ying asked Brother Lin to stand aside, and he continued to teach He Wei.
Chen Jiao was depressed over there. She could understand why Ho Ying was hostile to her, but she was really angry when she was expelled in front of so many people.
"Madam, Ho Ying is getting less and less careful about you. The eldest young master is with him every day and is influenced by him. As time goes by, the eldest young master will definitely become more and more unfilial to you." Qiu Ju said unfairly.
When Chen Jiao heard this, her anger towards Ho Ying immediately turned into a warning to Qiu Ju.
Ho Ying is a good person, and a person who speaks bad things about good people is questionable.
There are four maids around Chen Jiao, Chunlan, Xia Zhu, Qiu Ju, and Dong Mei. Unfortunately, the Bodhisattva did not tell Chen Jiao in the memory of the four girls who were bribed by He Jinrong and poisoned her.
"Let's wait and see." Chen Jiao said perfunctorily, not revealing her true thoughts.
The master and servant continued to move forward, walked to the moon gate connected to the east courtyard and the main courtyard, and stepped forward with a burly figure.
"Second Master." Qiu Ju bowed her head and bowed.
He Jinrong nodded and asked Chen Jiao with a smile: "Sister-in-law is going to the martial arts training ground?"
He Jinrong's eyes were thin and long, and when he smiled, he seemed to be narrowed into a line. During breakfast, Chen Jiao felt that this person was not angry and mighty, but at this moment, Chen Jiao actually saw a hint of lust in He Jinrong's smile. It was a kind of obscure covetousness, as if he was confident in getting this beauty, so he was not in a hurry to enjoy it.
Chen Jiao thought of the original body.
Yuanzi also knew that He Jinrong was lustful to her, but Yuanzi was just charming and was definitely not a person with aquatic bells. He Jinrong looked far less than He Jinchang. He Jinrong looked down on him with half of his eyes. However, in order to use He Jinrong to solve the problem of Ho Ying, Yuanzi wisely dealt with He Jinrong, not only did he take advantage of He Jinrong, but occasionally asked about his well-being to give He Jinrong a charming look, which swayed He Jinrong's heart. When Ho Ying lost power, He Wei broke his legs, He Jinrong took advantage of the drunkenness to ask for pleasure. The proud original body finally broke up and mocked He Jinrong, which caused a murderous disaster.
Ho Ying was just guarding against her, and He Jinrong was the most dangerous person around Chen Jiao.
"Brother Lin insists on seeing his brother practice martial arts. I just sent him over." Chen Jiao said with a natural expression, "Second Master is also going to the martial arts practice field?"
He Jinrong nodded and said, "I have something to discuss with Ho Ying."
"What's the matter?" Chen Jiao asked immediately, deliberately imitating her original temper.
He Jinrong was used to it and explained with a smile: "Mr. Wang celebrates his birthday and his family invites someone to dance lions. I will discuss with Ho Ying who to send."
There is nothing to worry about in such trivial matters, Chen Jiao smiled at him and left first.
He Jinrong turned around and stared at Chen Jiao's small waist. A greed suddenly burst out from the man's slender eyes. The two brothers, the eldest brother, was pressing him on everything, and married a charming and beautiful second wife. He Jinrong had long been tired of his wife Guo. When his eldest brother was alive, he thought about this little sister-in-law. After his eldest brother died, He Jinrong was determined to win Chen Jiao.
Chen Jiao spent three days to become familiar with the internal and external affairs of the He family.
The inner house of the He family is managed by her housekeeper, Ho Ying and He Jinrong, and the field shop outside is managed by the general manager, Uncle Li. Uncle Li is a loyal servant of the He family, and He Wei is also loyal to him, and he and Chen Jiao only maintain the surface harmony.
Chen Jiao didn't care about the He family's wealth. Uncle Li was loyal to He Wei instead of He Jinrong, which was an advantage for her. She just needed to make friends with Ho Ying and He Wei, and He Jinrong didn't dare to do anything.
He Wei is simple and upright in character, but it is actually easy to please him. The difficult thing is that Ho Ying and He Mingzhu. No matter what Chen Jiao does, they have ulterior motives in the eyes of these two.
Just when Chen Jiao was worried that there was no progress, the matchmaker came to the house and wanted to say goodbye to the eldest girl Mingzhu.
Chen Jiao invited her second wife Guo to entertain the matchmaker with her.
The man who proposed the marriage was a rich young man from the next county town. His surname was Qiao, and his family opened a medicinal material shop. Qiao's father liked lion dance very much. When he learned that there was a girl of a fair marriage age in the He family, he asked the matchmaker to propose the marriage. The matchmaker talked in a clever way, praising Mr. Qiao in a sensible way.
After seeing off the matchmaker, Chen Jiao asked Guo: "What do you think of brother and sister?"
Guo said: "It sounds pretty good, but we just think it's not OK. We have to ask Mingzhu, right?"
Chen Jiao went to find He Mingzhu.
"I won't marry." Chen Jiao started talking, but He Mingzhu refused firmly.
How can the little girl be willful in her marriage? Chen Jiao can tell that He Mingzhu is just angry with her, but if Mr. Qiao is He Mingzhu's good match, wouldn't she missed it for nothing?
Unable to convince He Mingzhu, Chen Jiao thought about it, moved to Songhetang, and sent someone to invite Huo Ying, on the grounds that she discussed He Mingzhu's marriage.
Ho Ying came very quickly and didn't use it for a quarter of an hour.
Chen Jiao sat in the main seat, with maid Chunlan and Xia Zhu standing behind her one left and one right.
After Ho Ying came in, he sat directly on Chen Jiao's lower left head. The man was wearing a white training suit, which was quite unruly like a hero in the martial arts world.
However, this is a cold-faced knight who hates evil, and Chen Jiao is the evil person in his eyes.
Chen Jiao took a sip of tea and briefly introduced the situation of the Qiao family.
Ho Ying sat down with his eyes down, thinking about it in his heart.
He also wanted to quickly set up a marriage for Mingzhu, so that Mingzhu could lose her heart. He, Ho Ying, always treats her as a sister.
"What did Mingzhu say?" Ho Ying asked coldly.
Chen Jiao sighed, "She didn't listen, and refused in one go."
Ho Ying frowned and pondered for a moment: "The matchmaker's mouth is the most unreliable. In this way, you arrange a blind date for Mingzhu, and I will learn about Mr. Qiao's character."
Chen Jiao nodded.
Ho Ying glanced at her: "Is there anything else?"
Chen Jiao smiled at him: "It's gone, go and do it."
Ho Ying got up and left.
Chapter completed!