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    屋子裡說著話，連葉兒就在一邊聽，一邊打量王家的幾口人，尤其是王家的這位姑娘。別看王家老爺子面色黧黑，王家的兩位姑娘卻都挺白淨的。

    連葉兒雖然坐在那不說話，可周氏早就看她不順眼了。

    「葉兒，你娘那，不是說要來幫著做飯嗎？」因為王家的人在，周氏今天格外的給面子，雖然心裡有氣，可對連葉兒說話的口氣卻可以說得上是柔和。

    「啊，家裡有點事，我娘一會來。」連葉兒隨口敷衍道。反正她說了家裡有事，到時候趙氏不來，就說是被事情絆住了腳。

    可周氏卻不是那麼好糊弄的。

    「有啥事，還能比這個事更要緊。」周氏就轉向了連守禮，雖然沒有發火，但語氣中已經帶上了責備，「提前都說好了，是沒往心裡去是咋地？」

    「不能，都說好了，肯定是有事，一會就能來。」連守禮早就知道，趙氏和連葉兒都不會來幫著做飯的，但是他自始至終，都沒敢跟周氏說。現在，也只得順著連葉兒的話茬敷衍。

    「一會，這都幾個一會了！」周氏的臉就沉了下來，好在她終歸還記得今天是什麼日子。她一個要做奶婆婆的人，也要給親家留下一個慈祥和藹的好印象，因此，雖然心裡有氣，還是將斥罵的話咽了回去。

    「老三啊，叫葉兒別在那坐著了，出去幫她二伯娘、她大嫂燒火去。」周氏並不直接支使連葉兒，而是對連守禮吩咐道，「沒看六郎和芽兒都比她小，人家都在那幹活那，她二伯娘叫她好幾回了。興許我這做奶的不該說，可你這一個丫頭，也別慣的太懶了。」

    周氏這麼說著。還用眼角夾了連葉兒一下。

    連葉兒可以對周氏的話置若罔聞，但是連守禮卻不能。

    「那個……葉兒，去，幫著干點活去。」連守禮就對連葉兒道。

    連葉兒早就打定了主意，絕不幫著幹活。但是周氏已經那樣說了，而且連守禮也發了話，她要再坐在這，首先連守禮面子上就不好看。而且這也給了周氏機會，可以當著這些人的面貶斥她懶惰之類的。

    不能吃這眼前虧，連葉兒年紀雖小，卻極機靈。她知道不能在屋裡待下去了。好在能看的，她都看到了，也聽了不少東西，是時候該離開了。

    「哎。」連葉兒痛快地答應了一聲，就下了地，從屋裡出來。

    外屋裡，何氏、蔣氏，還有連芽兒、六郎都在忙碌著，何氏看見連葉兒出來了。就呀了一聲。

    「你這孩子，你這屁股咋就那麼沉那。」何氏對連葉兒道，「招呼你幾回了，你就坐在那不動。非得老太太說你，你才動。你娘那，是不來了是咋地？……趕緊的，你先把這菜剁了。一會你換六郎燒火，他燒不好。」

    也許是人逢喜事，何氏今天說話聲音格外高，也格外的利落。

    奈何，連葉兒根本就不買她的帳。

    「你還說誰屁股沉，要說屁股沉，咱這十里八村的，你認第二。都沒人敢認第一。」連葉兒毫不客氣地對何氏道，「你要是能幹，就這點活，你還用得著誰啊。這要是我娘，一個人就幹過來了。「

    連葉兒一邊說，腳下卻不停地就往外面走。

    「你別指望別人了。你自己個多鍛煉鍛煉吧。別啥也不會，淨想著有了兒媳婦，你就啥也不干，擎等著兒媳婦伺候你。」

    連葉兒的話音不高不低，說完這些話，她已經出了前門。

    何氏被連葉兒的話頂了個倒仰，她還不識相，覺得被個小丫頭給頂撞了，就要追出去跟連葉兒理論。還是蔣氏機靈，在旁邊瞧的清楚，知道連葉兒今天是不會因為四郎相親，而給何氏等人留面子的，如果何氏追出去跟連葉兒理論，連葉兒再說出些什麼來，她們兩個人拌嘴吵架讓人笑話是一方面，另一方面怕還會影響王家人對這門親事的態度。

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    「姑娘家到男方來相看，可不都靦腆咋地。」吳王氏就道。

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