However, in just half a month, Zhang Li went to the pawn shop several times, and there was not much left in Mianniang's box of jewelry.

Mian Niang herself was worried. Zhang Li had gone to Chunfeng Tower too many times, and each trip cost twelve taels of silver. He relied on the pawn shop to make a living, so how could he afford to go there.

Zhang Li knew it, but as long as he had money, he couldn't help but go. If he didn't have money, he knew there were jewelry at home, so he couldn't help but go.

Zhang Li lived a happy life. Except for occasionally coming back for a meal, he spent the rest of the time hanging out in Chunfeng Tower. He didn't know the power of it, so he regarded Mianniang's box as a treasure chest.

"I don't have any silver anymore. You go get some more jewelry and I'll sell them for silver." Zhang Li said unceremoniously.

Mianniang didn't move, she just stood there with her head down.

"Go! What are you doing here?" Zhang Li shouted.

"There is no more jewelry at home..." Mianniang said in a low voice.

"How is that possible? It's only been less than a month!" Zhang Li shouted in disbelief.

"It's not much to begin with. My husband has already taken it four times, three items at a time. I...my mother only gave me so much..."

How could ordinary people have so many jewelry? Her mother had been busy all her life and earned some money. When she got married, she used all the money to buy jewelry, plus some old things from the past, and gave them all to her.

But there were more than a dozen pieces of jewelry in that box, including gold and silver and two jade pendants.

In just one month, Zhang Li went to the pawn shop four times, and this time he only took a few items. No matter how many jewelry there were, they were not used in this way, so the place was empty now.

"Impossible, go ahead and take me to see you. Are you lying to me? Your mother is such a famous embroiderer. How can she earn so much money in her lifetime? Or are you hiding it and not letting me know about it?

!" Zhang Li said ferociously.

"It's really gone. My mother has worked so hard all her life. How much money can she earn as a woman... I am unfilial... I actually sold out all these things..." Mianniang said while crying.

Zhang Li's eyes were red. He couldn't believe that there was nothing left at home. He ran into the house like crazy and rummaged through it. Unfortunately, he did find the box, but it was empty.

"No more...really no more..." Zhang Li fell to the ground and muttered to himself like a madman.

Mian Niang burst into tears there, and she suddenly thought of what her mother said, if you pawn a piece of jewelry, the last piece of jewelry will be gone, but if you don't need to pawn, then none of those things will be missing.

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Zhang Li ran back collapsed, looked at Mianniang, and suddenly pulled her tightly.

"Is there anything else? Did your mother leave anything for you to return? Give it to me! Give it all to me!"

Mianniang cried and shook her head. She was not from a wealthy family, so how could she have so much wealth?

Zhang Li still has a little money left on him, which he secretly hid last time. It is only enough to go to Chunfeng Tower for the last time.

He calculated that he could not give up Yan'er, so he had to take advantage of the last opportunity to secretly take Yan'er away. They were in love, and Yan'er would definitely agree to him!

He tried to calm down and prepared everything for escape before going to Chunfeng Tower. In fact, it was not difficult for Yan'er to escape, but it was difficult for them to escape.

He has to run far away, and then they start over. He will definitely do a good job, and then he will definitely make Yan'er live a good life.

Mianniang suddenly realized that Zhang Li didn't seem so crazy anymore and looked the same as usual.

Zhang Li bought a donkey cart and secretly kept it at a farmer's house. He planned to take Yan'er out secretly, and then they went to the farmer's house, disguised themselves, and then went out!

There is no need for a guide to go out, but if they go to other places, they will need identification documents. He has it, but Yan'er is not a good citizen, so she definitely doesn't have it.

But he had already planned to take Mianniang's identity certificate. Anyway, Mianniang would never leave this town in her life, and she wouldn't need it.

As for what will happen to her in the future, he feels that he has done his best. This house will be left to his mother and daughter. Now that Jin'er is grown up, it is okay to go out and earn money to support them. Mianniang will no longer be seen, so

I can also do laundry and cooking.

Even if he is not here, they can still live well. As for Mianniang's affection for him, he can only live up to it. He has no love for Mianniang. He and Yan'er are truly in love with each other.

Everything was ready. When Zhang Li was packing his clothes, he suddenly discovered that he had the most clothes in the family. He added new clothes every year, but Mianniang seemed to have had no new clothes for several years...

Most of Mianniang's clothes are plain in color, and most of his clothes look very expensive. With fine materials, Mianniang will also embroider patterns on them. This processing makes them look extraordinary.

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It had been a long time, and Zhang Li actually felt guilty when he was about to leave.

He had always known that Mianniang loved him very much and had always been very kind to him, but at this moment he suddenly had some conscience and realized that after so many years, Mianniang had really done a good job...

He packed the clothes secretly and took them there secretly several times. He was afraid of attracting other people's attention and Mian Niang would find out.

Mian Niang went out and went to the street to buy some vegetables. When she came back, she found that Zhang Li seemed to be particularly gentle today.

In fact, Zhang Li was originally a scholar. Although he was not good at reading, he still had some bookishness. If he just smiled and said nothing, he still looked very gentle.

"Husband..." Mianniang couldn't help but shouted.

"Mian Niang is back. Come quickly and grind it for me. I haven't painted for a long time. How about I draw you one today?" Zhang Li asked gently.

Mianniang hadn't seen Zhang Li like this for a long time. She just stood there blankly. As Zhang Li waved to her, she just walked over blankly.

"We haven't been like this for a long time. You grind and I draw." Zhang Li said softly.

In the past, when they had sex with each other, when they first got married, they were very affectionate. She would look at him shyly and timidly, and she would obediently grind to the side. When he wrote a good poem, she would express her admiration.

Looking at him...

Mianniang could no longer see clearly, she just stared at Zhang Li in a daze.

Zhang Li didn't stop her and looked at Mianniang. He had never looked at Mianniang carefully in the past ten years.

He married her in the first place because she adored him so much that he liked her. In addition, Mianniang's family had some money and she could do embroidery herself. She was a very virtuous woman.

And when he met her for the first time, he discovered that Mian Niang was also an outstanding-looking girl. Like other Jiangnan women, her facial features were delicate and small, and her gentle and shy temperament made her somewhat attractive.

Now more than ten years have passed, and when he looked at her carefully, he found that she was no longer young. There were faint fine lines at the corners of her eyes, her face was pale, and her brows were wrinkled, which should be due to frequent frowning.

Zhang Li sighed slightly in his heart, Mianniang was no longer young, and unknowingly, she had been married to him for more than ten years.

"Husband, don't look at me. Mianniang knows that her appearance has aged... and is unsightly..." Mianniang said with shame.

She is only thirty-one years old this year, but when she looks in the mirror every day, she also knows that she is no longer young. Compared to her real age, her appearance is older...

It had been a long time since her husband had looked at her in the eyes. The girl he liked was young and beautiful. She knew even without looking at her that the top star of Chunfeng Tower was not good-looking. She was probably a woman of stunning beauty.

In comparison, she looked even more unsightly. Now that Zhang Li was looking at her, she didn't feel shy, only nervous and guilty.

"Mian Niang's appearance remains the same. Don't feel inferior. You will know when I draw you."

Zhang Li comforted him before he started to write. Although he was not good at reading, he was indeed pretty good at painting. He could also paint a portrait that was eighty-like similar.

"Mian Niang, look, how is my painting?"

Zhang Li put down his pen and looked at Mian Niang in the painting. He still felt a little satisfied. Although he hadn't written for a long time, he was still not good at it.

"My husband's painting is so good that he made Mianniang look younger..." Mianniang said with a blush.

Zhang Li comforted her again, making Mian Niang blush.

During dinner, Jin'er discovered that this person seemed more normal today, which made her feel abnormal, as if she had returned to her childhood.

"Jin'er has grown into a big girl without knowing it. Now in two or three years, she will be able to have a family. Life flies so fast!" Zhang Li said with emotion.

In fact, he didn't have the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls, but he simply didn't like children very much. When Jin'er was born, their family was having the worst time.

From the time Mian Niang was pregnant to the time she gave birth to Jin'er, she did not do much embroidery. The family had no money and lived in poverty, so he did not like the child at the beginning.

But it was his child after all, and Jin'er was good-looking. When he got a little older, he actually liked her for a while, thought about it in his heart, and teased her for a while.

Later, when she got older, he liked her a lot and would often take her to play. At that time, it was quite a fun scene.

Later, things gradually changed. This girl was spoiled, and she was also sarcastic towards his father, which really made him dislike her.

Later, such things happened, and he really didn't like this girl. But when it was time to leave, he also felt a lot of emotion. After all, she was his girl, and he treated her better.

"You are overthinking, I don't want to get married." Jin'er said rudely.

Zhang Li paused for a moment, feeling a little frustrated. This girl is still like this, not lovable at all!

"Not getting married? Girls have to get married when they grow up. What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Li said with a frown.

"I'm not talking nonsense. I make my own decisions on my own affairs. It's useless for anyone to say anything. I don't want to get married. Why do I get married? Like my mother, busy every day and supporting the family? Ha!" Jin'er mocked

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Zhang Li was feeling depressed for a while, and really couldn't hold back his temper and beat this stinky girl up, but thinking that he was leaving soon, he wouldn't have to make such a fuss in the end.

He tried hard to suppress his temper and took two mouthfuls of food before giving up arguing with Jin'er and saying a few words to Mianniang.

"After all these years, it is because of my husband's incompetence that I have not allowed Mian Niang to live a good life, and I have worked hard for you for so many years. I feel really guilty. Now that I am replacing wine with tea, I propose a toast to Mian Niang." Zhang Li said

.

"It's not hard. I don't feel it's hard."

Mian Niang quickly raised her glass and drank a cup of tea with Zhang Li. She was about to shed tears. She was indeed very tired after so many years, but now that he said such hard work, she felt it was worth it.

"Hypocritical!" Jin'er whispered.

Mianniang glanced at Jin'er and hinted her not to say that again.

"I'm full, I'm going out, you can eat slowly!" Jin'er said coldly.

She felt it was very hypocritical, but seeing her mother looking so happy, she couldn't say much, but she could choose to come out on her own to avoid interrupting them uncontrollably.

Mianniang seemed to be living in a dream that day. Her husband was so gentle to her. It seemed that Zhang Li looked at her tenderly no matter what she did. She really felt that this was a dream.
To be continued...