When Father Yu said "only one more", he couldn't help but glance at Chu Yunli.
Speaking of which, he wasn't much better, except that he had one more daughter than Brother Hu. If he hadn't had this daughter, he wouldn't have discovered Jiang's indifference towards concubines and his lack of defense against his wife, and he might still be lying in bed today.
He had a headache in bed. When he became weaker and weaker and passed away, the Yu family didn't know what would happen.
Chu Yunli nodded: "What kind of store does the manager have now?"
Yu's father had a good relationship with Mr. Hu, but Mr. Hu has long since disappeared. He has been busy these years, but he only knows that something is not right...he can't take care of other things.
After all, even if he wanted to help, he would have to come to ask for help from Hu Linan. Otherwise, how could he, an outsider, interfere in other people's affairs?
However, he still sent people to visit Hu Lin'an twice so that the manager could know that someone was in charge of Hu Lin'an's life and death.
"If it weren't for the people I sent, Lin'an might not be alive until now."
Chu Yunli nodded: "Dad is the kindest and smartest person in the world!"
Father Yu glared at her: "Don't stop here and give me some soup." After being delayed for so long and not accomplishing anything, he looked back at the account book in his hand.
After watching for a while, he frowned and raised his eyes to stare at Chu Yunli suspiciously: "Xinlan, you didn't like to listen to other people's gossip before, why are you interested today?"
Chu Yunli didn't even raise her head and opened her mouth: "We just happened to meet each other. That Hu Lin'an is quite good-looking."
Father Yu's face turned dark at that time: "You are too beautiful to be eaten."
He intends to help his daughter find another husband after she steps out of the shadow of the Luo family. But as long as he thinks of someone who is closer to his daughter than his father is to his daughter, he will not be happy.
"That kid, I won't lend him any money next time."
Chu Yunli shook his head and laughed: "Dad, you love Mr. Hu very much. As far as I know, you have never borrowed money in vain."
As a businessman, if you keep the money on hand for a period of time, you will lose money. When Yu's father borrowed money before, he had to share the profit with others, and he had to take advantage of it before he would lend it.
Today he listened to Hu Linan's plan and thought it was quite reliable. He gave the money without mentioning the money from the beginning to the end. It can be seen that the Hu family father and son are different in his eyes.
Father Yu glared over again: "I helped him for the sake of an old friend. My own child is still hurting, so how can I have time to care for others?"
Anyway, he's not happy!
Chu Yunli smiled and stepped forward to coax her a few words. She was very good at talking, and Father Yu was not really annoyed, and soon became happy again.
Luo Dajiang's yard was rented for a year, and he could live there during this year. But he knew in his heart that to live in this city for a long time, he would first have to pay for his family. Every day when he opened his eyes, he had firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, and enough clothes.
Wear old clothes, but this stomach can't eat the food from the day before.
It was the first time that the Luo family returned to the city. It was the first time that they saw the prosperity of the city. It was also the first time that they knew how many taels of silver a meal could cost. The meat and vegetables here were more than twice as expensive as in the countryside. The two of them bought two taels of silver.
Tian's dish was so distressed that he urged his son to go home.
Before going back, the old couple were a little reluctant and wanted their son to try again to see if they could win back their daughter-in-law.
Luo Dajiang has tried many times in the past few days, but Yu Xinlan has never been pretentious. He deliberately waited for her in the rain to make her soften. In the end, the woman just let the carriage go as if she didn't see him.
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Unless he was blind, he would have been able to see such a big man in the heavy rain. But the driver did not stop... In other words, even if he got seriously ill in the rain, Yu Xinlan still didn't feel sorry for him at all.
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This is not like the wife who cared about him before, she is like a stranger.
These are all strangers, let alone hope for them.
Luo Dajiang waved his hand and said: "I'm not going! If I want to go, you guys can go!"
If his parents had the ability to persuade Yu Xinlan to change his mind, he would be willing to go back and live a good life with her.
It's not that the old couple of the Luo family haven't tried to persuade them, but every time they approached the gate of the house, the guards would come out carrying sticks. Their old bones couldn't withstand a beating.
It's not worth it if you lose your life.
When the old couple saw their son like this, they were filled with hatred that iron could not become steel. They couldn't help but take turns to persuade him. After trying to persuade him for half an hour, Luo Dajiang still said the same thing, he wouldn't go!
Mother Luo suppressed her temper: "Just try again..."
Father Luo saw his son being so stubborn and sighed: "Forget it if you don't go. Later you go to the landlord to refund the rent, then pack up the things you bought, and your mother and I will find a cheaper one."
Carriage. Let’s set off tomorrow!”
Luo Dajiang didn't want to go back to the countryside, but since he couldn't stay in the city, he had to accept his fate.
Fortunately, many relatives from the countryside came to the city to borrow money, which added up to more than ten taels. To city people, that is nothing, but to rural farmers, this is a lot of money.
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With these, the family's house can be renovated, and with some savings, one can buy two acres of wasteland. The wasteland will become fatter if it is cultivated. Furthermore, if you don't buy land, the money in your hands can make people live a very comfortable life.
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Luo Dajiang had a beautiful thought. In fact, Yu Yu was willing to follow him back to the countryside for the sake of the money. She had been making insinuations for the past two days to find out how much money Luo Dajiang had saved in the past few months.
But he said no.
In fact, she didn't quite believe it... Even if it hadn't been the case, the money that those country people came to borrow could be returned to the Luo family. With a house and land in the country and more than a dozen taels of silver, they could be considered a well-to-do family. She married
Not a loss either!
After Feather figured it out, she became extremely considerate to the whole family, worked quickly, and put her elders first in everything.
The old couple didn't like her at first, but seeing her wink, they started to treat her kindly.
I heard that many families are willing to marry maids released from wealthy families... Such maids are knowledgeable, know the rules, and are especially good at raising children. The old couple gradually felt that although Fei Yu was a maid, she grew up in Yu Mansion, and Yu Xinlan
They grew up in the countryside. No matter how you look at it, the former is much more sensible than the latter.
The two of them accepted such a daughter-in-law in their hearts without saying anything.
Just as they were packing their things, someone knocked on the door again. Luo's mother thought it was a neighbor... In any case, after everyone got to know each other, they might never see each other again. Luo's mother felt that it was a good time for everyone to get together in the last two days.
, you can also say a few words to make up for your laughter and form a good relationship.
Even if you go back to the countryside and never come back to the city, you won't be able to use this good karma in your life. There's no need to make a fuss and make people hate you.
Luo's mother already had a smile on her face when she opened the door. When she saw the woman standing at the door, her smile froze and her face darkened: "You still have the nerve to come?"
Standing at the door was Cao Rulan, who was dressed in civilian clothes. When Luo Dajiang asked his mother and daughter to leave, he did leave some things that they asked them to buy for him. However, the clothes and jewelry on the mother and daughter were all newly bought after seeing Luo Dajiang.
, the old clothes from before have been thrown away and there is no replacement at all.
Therefore, Cao Rulan standing at the door was much more at ease than when she first met Luo Dajiang. At least, she didn't look embarrassed, and she looked like a beautiful little woman.
This was the first time Cao Rulan saw the Luo couple after leaving the village. She smiled gently: "Auntie, I have something to tell you."
Luo's mother frowned. We all live in the same village. Although Cao Rulan made great efforts to solve the problem of the quarrel between her son and daughter-in-law, in the final analysis, it was her son who did something wrong first.
If his son had no objections, Cao Rulan would not be able to get close to him no matter how hard he tried.
They were about to leave, and Luo's mother didn't want to argue with others at the door and make others point at her.
"come in!"
Luo Dajiang is repairing a broken box that was unearthed from the backyard. It must have been discarded by his employer. He plans to put some sundries in it after repairing it... The broken things can be put in it and then moved to the carriage, and then returned to the carriage after returning home.
It can be used to store clothes. When he raised his eyes and saw Cao Rulan at the door, he was stunned for a moment but was not angry.
"Rulan, where are you staying these days?"
At that time, he drove the mother and daughter away, which was actually to express his anger. He didn't hate the mother and daughter very much, but he was also afraid that Yu Xinlan would not forgive him after leaving them... Now that the couple had become strangers, he could no longer bring Yu Xinlan back.
Xinlan, there is no need to care about her thoughts.
After all, there was still some affection between him and Cao Rulan.
Seeing that his attitude was softened and his tone was normal, Cao Rulan put her heart down halfway and said with a wry smile: "We went back to the previous inn. We have been very tired these past few days. Cha'er kept asking you... what I just said
I heard outside the alley that your family is moving back to the village?"
Luo Dajiang nodded.
Cao Rulan boldly walked up to him: "What about Xinlan?"
"She doesn't want me anymore." Luo Dajiang mentioned her, feeling a little irritable: "I think she has had an affair for a long time, and she has long wanted to find someone else to have children with. Otherwise, she would never fall out with her just because she said so."
"You said before that she wouldn't let you in. Maybe you had this idea at that time." Cao Rulan lowered her eyes: "If it hadn't been for her... I actually wanted to marry you regardless of my parents' wishes.
.Now that she is gone...I..."
She was a little embarrassed, but in Luo Dajiang's eyes she took courage: "Can we still be together now?"
Luo's father didn't like Cao Rulan and went straight into the house. In his opinion, if it hadn't been for this woman, his son and daughter-in-law wouldn't have been in such trouble.
After all, the men in this city who have some money in their hands are quite lecherous. The son goes to drink some fancy wine, or sleep with a maid... In the final analysis, it is the women who take the initiative to get involved, and they are all just for fun.
, it won’t last long at all. What women care about is whether a man really cares about anyone.
And Luo Dajiang saw the married and widowed Cao Rulan many years later. In just a few days, he found a house to settle the mother and daughter, and even made a pile of them... Anyone who looked at it felt that he was really going to...
People keep it in their hearts.
If those women accounted for 30% of the reason why the son and daughter-in-law separated, Cao Rulan accounted for the rest.
Luo's mother was sweeping the floor with a broom in the yard, secretly listening to what was going on over there. When she heard Cao Rulan's words, her brows suddenly furrowed.
She had already accepted Feather as her daughter-in-law, but she didn't want to be a widow. At such a young age, she looked delicate and frail. Even her mother-in-law didn't dare to be too loud to her.
The woman she married back was not her daughter-in-law, she was clearly an ancestor.
"Ru Lan, we are still busy packing. If you have finished speaking, please go back quickly! By the way, I heard that you are helping out, so the inn should be very busy. Don't wait too long, or you will be reprimanded by the owner!" Luo's mother!
The eviction order was issued: "We are so busy, this is not the time to entertain guests. We will talk in detail when you return to the village."
Cao Rulan heard the meaning of her words, her face turned pale instantly, and soon she burst into tears, as if she would cry at any time. Luo Dajiang couldn't see that she was so wronged: "Mother, Rulan just said a few words to me."
When Luo's mother heard that her son was protecting her, she became angry and felt more and more that she could not let this woman enter. Otherwise, her son's heart would be tricked by her sooner or later.
"We're just fellow villagers, what's there to say?" Luo's mother raised her chin and pointed to the feather at the door of another wing: "That's your wife."
Luo Dajiang glanced at Feather apologetically: "Mom, that's the maid."
Mother Luo was stunned.
Feather is a maid and has to be taken back to the countryside. Doesn't it mean that the son also has to marry a wife? He wants to have both a wife and a concubine?
Why not make him so beautiful?
Mother Luo was so angry that she really wanted to throw the broom in her hand.
Luo's father noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere in the yard and listened at the door. He happened to hear his son's last words. He frowned immediately.
Speaking of which, it is true that Feather is a maid by marriage. That is to say, their family background is low, so they thought of hiring her back to be their daughter-in-law. Luo's father's idea is more economical. Feather is young and beautiful, so he should be able to sell it at a good price.
.He immediately said: "Go back if you want."
He looked at his wife who looked disapproving: "Ru Lan is from the same hometown. We met more than a hundred miles away, so we are quite destined. Please help if you can."
So, several members of the Luo family took Feather and Cao Rulan's mother and son on their way back home.
After Chu Yunli heard about this, she couldn't help but smile and whispered a few instructions to the steward.
Speaking of which, the money borrowed back to the village all belonged to the Yu Mansion, so it couldn't possibly belong to Luo Dajiang, right?
It is natural to pay back debts. It is normal for Chu Yunli to ask people to collect debts.
If the Luo family takes advantage of this, even if she is willing, Yu Xinlan will definitely not do it.
After the Luo family left, Yu's father always felt that the air smelled better. The only thing that bothered him was that Hu Lin'an came every two days and often missed the meal.
He was the son of an old friend, and he didn't say he wanted to take advantage of his daughter. He was unhappy and could only endure it. It was hard to kick him out, so he had to stay and have dinner with him.
Sitting together again, it was inevitable that he would start talking. Listening to his conversation, Yu's father felt even more pleased for his old friend.
On this day, Hu Linan made Yu's father smile again. When Yu's father went over to give instructions, he quietly winked at Chu Yunli.
Chu Yunli glared at him: "Please restrain yourself."
Hu Linan looked innocent: "If I don't coax him, when will he agree to marry you to me?"
It's actually very fast.
Yu's father wanted his daughter to give birth to a child and take over the Yu family's business...not to mention that Yu Xinlan was no longer young. As he was getting older, he still had to raise the child himself so that he could really feel at ease.
For example, in the past two days, Yu's father has quietly asked a matchmaker to help him arrange a marriage. Since his family is not short of money, he does not have high requirements. He hopes that the person will be good-looking, good at coaxing, and smart.
The first two are easier to find, but the last condition... even a smart person can't agree to marry him.
Besides, if you really want to find a smart person, you won’t be able to trust your father unless he knows everything.
Therefore, the matchmaker felt that this advantage was very tricky. After listening to the matchmaker's words, Yu's father also knew that this person was difficult to find.
The two whispered a few words, and Father Yu turned around and saw two heads leaning against each other. He coughed lightly.
The two people there immediately separated and pretended to be calm. When Yu's father saw this, for some reason, he felt even more depressed.
After sending Hu Lin'an off, it was already getting late. Yu's father looked at the carriage outside and said, "Xinlan, that's all for today. Let's go back first."
It was rare for the father and daughter to go home early, and they both wanted to go back and rest for a while. As a result, not long after they sat down, someone came to report that a woman with a big belly had come to the door.
At that time, Yu's father was already drowsy, and the steward couldn't bear to disturb him, so he reported to Chu Yunli first.
"Giving birth?" Chu Yunli was suspicious. This had never happened before! Could there be an extra woman with her arrival?
The steward nodded: "Looking at it like that, it won't take long for her to give birth."
"Invite people in." Chu Yunli wrapped herself in a cloak and went directly to the outer courtyard.
The woman she found was dressed in red, with a plump figure, fair and delicate skin, and powder on her face. There was a smell of dust between her eyebrows. Her belly was swollen. Because of the thin clothes, Chu Yunli could still see her belly.
There are faint traces of rolling on it.
This kid should be real.
But the question is, who is the father of the child?
Chu Yunli got straight to the point: "Who are you looking for?"
The woman shed tears before she spoke, and knelt down softly: "Girl, I came to see your brother... He... Wei Lang... He said he would come to pick me up. I waited and waited, and waited, and before
I didn’t dare to ask. It was only in the past two days that I heard that he was no longer here... Wuwuwu... What will happen to me and the child when he leaves?"
After talking about it, I broke down in tears.
Chu Yunli was stunned.
It has been half a year since Yu Xinlan came back, and more than half a year since Yu Xinlan's son left. Calculating the time, it is very likely that he will leave such a child behind. But he is no longer here, so who does the child belong to? You can't just listen to this woman.
One-sided words.
Chu Yunli supported her chin with her hand: "Where did you meet? Who is your surname? Where do you live? Who else is at home? How did he touch you?"
After a series of questions, the woman in red didn't panic. She was a flower girl on a boat in the suburbs. She came from a humble background, but she had never served anyone. It just so happened that she met the young master of the Yu family the night she put up her business.
Next, the young master's family took her seriously, visited her often, and even bought a house to hide their beauty.
The house was bought on a hillside in the suburbs and was inaccessible to people. There was only a little maid to serve her. She was not allowed to inquire about the outside world. Therefore, she only got the news after the person had disappeared for more than half a year.
It sounded like there was nothing wrong. When Chu Yun wanted to ask a few more questions, his father, who had learned the news, rushed over.
He was a little excited and looked at the belly of the woman in front of him: "Are you really my son's heir?"
After so many things happened, he finally understood that the more heirs, the better. Especially after his son left, only this bloodline was left. If it was true, he would protect this child no matter what, and let him
Grow up safely.
"Yes." The woman in red was named Qiuyue. She gently touched her belly with a loving expression on her face: "Wei Lang said that this is his first child. If you know about it, you will definitely be happy. But...concubine
My identity is really shameful, and I dare not come to see you for so long..." At this point, her eyes turned red again: "If I had known that my hesitation would separate us, I would not be afraid. Even if you
Beat me to death, and I will come to apologize."
As she spoke, she covered her face with her hands, her whole body trembling slightly.
Chu Yunli was not as happy as her father. It was probably because the matter had nothing to do with her. She was relatively calm and asked: "Dad, why don't you ask the person who served your eldest brother during his lifetime?"
The followers around him will definitely be able to tell clearly who the master has come into contact with.
Father Yu nodded: "Go and invite the heavy rain."
Heavy Rain is still guarding his master's yard, cleaning it regularly, but actually providing supplies. After getting the news, he rushed over quickly. When he saw Qiuyue, he was a little surprised: "Why are you here?"
When Qiuyue saw him, her tears fell even more fiercely: "Heavy rain, where is Wei Lang?" When she asked this, she lost all strength and fell to the ground: "Tell me, where is he? I want to see him.
He...can't see him...what's the point of living for me..."
"Don't be too sad." Yu's father frowned, turning his head and asking his attendants to call the doctor, because he was afraid that Qiu Yue would be too sad and cause fetal contractions.
Chu Yunli felt a little sour in her heart, which should be Yu Xinlan's feeling. Also, her father had always loved her, and now he cares so much about others, so it's not surprising that she doesn't feel uncomfortable.
She stretched out her hand to cover her chest and looked at Heavy Rain with stern eyes: "Brother, there is such a woman beside me, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Dayu lowered his head and knelt down: "I dare not say it. After all...Miss Qiuyue's identity is inappropriate..."
Seeing his eyes dodge, Chu Yunli said sternly: "Tell the truth. You clearly know that after the eldest brother leaves, my father will definitely care about his heir, and even care about it to the extent of not caring about the identity of the child's biological mother, but now you come to report... According to me
Look, the child in this woman’s belly doesn’t belong to her eldest brother at all, does it?”
Heavy rain always lowered his head: "Miss Qiuyue has indeed served the master. I dare to swear to God that if I tell any lies, my whole family will die."