It turned out that Mrs. Li went to the carriage and horse shop early that morning and asked about the price of hiring a carriage to go to Henghe. It cost three taels of silver. Mrs. Li asked a few children to wait at the carriage and horse shop while she went to Liu's house.
The Liu family was a big family in the town, and she would know where it was just by asking anyone. She quickly found the door of the Liu family and explained her purpose.
But how could the boy guarding the door know which Tian family you were from? Before Li could finish her words, she was kicked out. She didn't give up and ran to the corner door again.
She had to find someone no matter what. For this reason, she endured the pain and stuffed the dozen or so stinky money she had stuffed in the soles of her shoes to the woman guarding the corner door, and asked her to tell her that she was looking for Grandma Zheng.
ma.
Although Li is not smart, she is not stupid either. She doesn’t recognize Grandma Liu, and even if she tries to find her, it won’t be helpful. But it’s different with Aunt Zheng. After all, she has met her once, and besides, Aunt Zheng is just
It is also easier to see a servant.
Thanks to Li's good luck, the old lady took some money from her, curled her lips, and saw Aunt Zheng walking beside her from a distance, carrying a basket, and couldn't help but feel happy. Anyway, I met her, and this money is not enough.
He refused to accept anything, so he asked Mrs. Li to wait while she ran over to tell Aunt Zheng that someone was looking for her.
When Aunt Zheng heard that someone from the Tian family was coming, she naturally thought it was Tian Minyan, but when she saw that it was her second aunt, she couldn't help but be startled.
"Oh, Aunt Zheng, I've found you." As soon as Mrs. Li saw Aunt Zheng, she stepped forward very familiarly, took her arm, and said with a smile: "Auntie, do you remember me?
?I am Yan Yatou’s second aunt, the Tian family who makes cakes.”
Aunt Zheng was a little unaccustomed to her enthusiasm. She quietly withdrew her hand and said: "So it's Sister-in-law Tian Er. Why are you here? Did you come with Miss Tian?" She looked behind her again, and then
There was no one else, so he couldn't help but frown.
"No, I came here by myself, Aunt Zheng. I just saw wild products being sold on the street. Please be careful and don't dislike it." Mrs. Li said and stuffed a pack of wild mushrooms into Aunt Zheng's pocket.
in hand.
Aunt Zheng lowered her head and glanced at the bag of mushrooms. They were all different sizes, very small, and had no meat. She knew at a glance that they were worthless second-hand goods, but she smiled quietly: "
Just come and have fun, no need to bring gifts."
"I knew that Aunt Zheng, you are easy to talk to." Ms. Li giggled, stood up on tiptoes and looked behind her and said, "Where is your grandma? Now that I'm here, I have to kowtow to her."
, I would also like to thank you for the souvenirs you gave us last time. Mammy, please take me there."
Aunt Zheng was unhappy in her heart. She had no good impression of Mrs. Li in the first place, and she was even more displeased with her coming so rashly and daring to ask to see her grandma.
She lowered her eyes, covering up her disdain, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, my grandma is not feeling well. She just took medicine and lay down. I don't dare to trouble her. Sister-in-law Tian Er, what are you doing?
thing?"
"That's it." Mrs. Li was a little anxious. She glanced at Aunt Zheng and then smiled and said, "Auntie, I do have something to ask for. Look..." She glanced at the servants around her.
Aunt Zheng frowned and said, "Look at me, Sister-in-law Tian Er has been standing there for so long and she even forgot to ask her to have a cup of tea. She should be beaten. She should be beaten."
"It's okay." Mrs. Li quickly took her hand that was about to be beaten.
Aunt Zheng then led her to her room, asked the little girl to have tea, took out a plate of snacks from the cabinet, put it on the table and said: "Grandma had no appetite to enjoy this hibiscus cake, and I don't know if she can eat it."
Sister-in-law Tian’s eyes.”
"It's worth it, it's worth it." Mrs. Li was already greedy. Seeing her smile, she boldly took a piece to eat while looking around the room.
It's amazing how wealthy people live. Even the servants' rooms are so neat and tidy. The maids are dressed more decently than those from humble families like them. No wonder so many people would rather be maids.
Aunt Zheng looked coldly at Mr. Li's wandering eyes, secretly glad that she had brought her to her room. If she had gone to the formal living room, I don't know what she was thinking.
Thinking like this, I felt more disgusted in my heart, so I thought it would be better to send her away quickly, so I asked, "Is Sister-in-law Tian Er coming this time?"
Mrs. Li finished eating a piece of hibiscus cake, clapped her hands again, made a sad look, and said hypocritically: "Isn't it for my enemy?"
Aunt Zheng said oh and waited for her next words.
"Mother Zheng, you know that my uncle got an official job in Henghe, and my uncle also went to run errands. He said it would be a long time before he came to pick up our mother and son. It seems that a month has passed, and there is still nothing.
After hearing the news, my little boy kept shouting that he misses his father every night. My heart felt as if it was empty. I had no clue and I didn’t dare to cry in front of my two elders. Aunty, the bitter water is just like the Coptis chinensis.
It’s so painful.”
"I'm afraid I'll pick him up soon." Aunt Zheng also roughly knew the Tian family's situation, so she comforted her with a few words.
"This kid misses his father, and I also miss that damn ghost. As you know, a big man can't do anything without a woman by his side. I've been dreaming about that damn ghost these past few nights, saying it's uncomfortable, but he
The uncle didn’t say that he would send someone to pick him up at home. We are not the ones in charge. The old one is close to the older one, so it’s hard to say why?”
Aunt Zheng nodded casually.
"I was just thinking, the baby really misses his father, so I will take him to Yokogawa for one look. One look is enough. But what did my mother-in-law say? She said that if my man is away for one day, I will be so stupid."
Mrs. Li started to cry as she spoke, but she didn't even squeeze out a single tear.
Aunt Zheng frowned and glanced at her calmly, thinking to herself, this is a daughter-in-law, even if she is not a mother-in-law, she has no reason to speak in front of outsiders.
"Mommy, you have also been a daughter-in-law, and you know how difficult it is for us to be women. I feel so miserable and angry that I can just bear with it, but I really feel sorry for these children, even from a distance.
Just taking one look at his father will make him satisfied."
"What do you want?"
"I just wanted to take a few children to Henghe, but I, I..." Ms. Li said with a shy smile: "My third aunt and her family went to her uncle's house, and they can't come home for a while.
I couldn't catch up even if I wanted to borrow one. I thought that my niece Yan Yatou and the Liu family's grandma were also very good friends, so I came here with a shy face. Mammy, do you think you can lend me a few taels of silver to hire a car to go to Henghe?
, I will return it to you right away when my third aunt comes home."
Grandma Zheng finally understood and looked at Ms. Li dumbfounded. It turned out that she was here to borrow money, but they must have met each other once. Where did she get the courage to come to borrow money?
