The newly opened shop is doing well. Even though Zuo Yucui has already taken over this shop, Ai Huaming is still very happy.
He stared at the door for a long time, not intending to step forward to help. After watching for a long time, he felt bored. He thought of Aunt Zhao in the house, so he went back early.
When Chu Yunli returned home, Ai Huaming was arresting people in the yard with her face covered. Aunt Zhao laughed loudly. She almost got caught every time, but she couldn't be caught.
Ai Huaming's yard is not big, and Chu Yunli had to pass by in the middle, even if he wanted to pretend not to see it. When someone of his age still plays this, Chu Yunli got goosebumps.
Aunt Zhao saw her coming and immediately behaved herself: "Sister."
Chu Yunli seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "You have never seen me behave like this before."
If this suddenly happens to Ai Hua Mingxing, what is it if it’s not disappointing?
If Ai Huaming has a bad temper, he may get angry on the spot.
Hearing this movement, Ai Huaming reached out and took off the cloth from his eyes. After seeing Chu Yunli, he smiled and said: "I also went to the shop just now, buy one get one free, and I didn't want anyone to pick the same one.
, if you want to buy a pair, you need four bottles, such a wonderful idea, how did you come up with it?"
"If you have nothing to do, just sit and think about it. Anyway, I don't have the leisure of the master." Chu Yunli glanced at Aunt Zhao: "Stop playing tricks in front of me. If you do it again, I won't be able to spare you."
When Aunt Zhao heard this, she didn't know whether she was really scared or just pretending. She trembled and subconsciously leaned towards the man next to her.
Ai Huaming stretched out his hand to hug her: "Yucui, she is timid, don't be so fierce."
Chu Yunli mocked: "That's all I said, could she still have nightmares? In other words, if it's not a good time to have nightmares, I can comfort you..."
Aunt Zhao said softly: "Sister, can't you bear to see me doting on you?"
Chu Yunli: "..."
Too lazy to talk nonsense to these two people, she talked for a long time today and her mouth was dry. She planned to go back to wash up first, and then make some pear soup to soothe her throat. After taking two steps, she turned back and said: "Master, there is something I need to tell you.
Tell me, the porcelain shop shouldn't be so busy in two days, and I want to go back to the village by then."
Ai Huaming looked surprised: "Go back to your home?"
When the woman opposite nodded, he asked curiously: "You never went back before. Did something happen? Or was it your parents..."
It is normal for people to go away as they get older.
It's no wonder that Ai Huaming has such thoughts. In the past many years, Zuo Yucui rarely mentioned her family and never said she wanted to go back. She also did so in private when she asked people to inquire about the Zuo family.
.never told Ai Huaming, so in his eyes, Zuo Yucui had no family.
Under such circumstances, the sudden need to go back probably only makes sense if the elder has passed away.
"No, something happened at home." Chu Yunli was just about to say a few words to explain the matter clearly when she saw Mrs. Chang hurried in from outside. When she looked up and saw a few people in the yard, she paused, as if thinking
I was a little worried when I stepped forward.
Ai Huaming loved his son very much. Even if he was disappointed with his son, he would not really give up on him. He loved his family as much as he loved his family, and he was also very patient with his daughter-in-law.
"If you have something to say, just say it. What are you doing standing there?"
Chang walked forward slowly, glanced at Chu Yunli several times, and said tentatively: "I just heard about something outside, which is related to my aunt, but I think it may be a misunderstanding..."
Ai Huaming asked curiously: "What's the matter?"
If it has nothing to do with your family, just listen to it as gossip. If it is relevant, then you should listen to it.
Chu Yunli had already guessed what she was going to say. She originally suspected that someone was deliberately plotting the Zuo family's affairs, but now it seems that it should be related to the Chang family or even the Chang family.
"Aunt Zuo's brother was out drinking and fighting with people. He beat them half to death and required a lot of money to compensate... When I heard it at first, I didn't believe that this matter had something to do with Aunt Zuo in our house. But then again
someone said……"
When Mrs. Chang said this, she glanced at Chu Yunli again: "Someone said that they saw my aunt and an old country woman entering the restaurant with their own eyes. Later, they found a carriage to take them back. The person also said that if my aunt took the
It’s too careless to use money to help the family settle things. After all, this person who likes to drink has never been responsible. Knowing that someone is helping to solve the problem will only make things worse in the future."
Ai Huaming frowned and asked, "Yucui, is this really true?"
Chu Yunli nodded: "Yes. I did give my mother fifty taels and asked her to compensate the person first when she went back. The injured person was old and young, and the whole family pointed to him to feed him.
Now he needs to recover from his injuries, and his family will soon go hungry."
Mrs. Chang answered: "But if you do this, aren't you indulging your brother?"
Chu Yunli finally looked at her, half-smiling: "My brother is from the country. He only knows how to work and eat. He likes to drink at home and does not drink with unfamiliar people. He only drank outside once and went out.
The thing... I think it's worthy of forgiveness, but it's your brother who really needs to be taken care of. After drinking, he molested a female waiter in a restaurant and said he was going to take her home. Why didn't your sister-in-law beat her to death?
What about him?"
It is said that one should not expose one's shortcomings when scolding, but Chang's brother was indeed not very decent. She looked unhappy: "That female clerk seduced my brother indiscreetly..."
Chu Yunli sneered: "I have been a clerk myself. In fact, what we hate most is people like your brother who have a lot of money and go crazy after drinking two cups of horse urine."
Chang was furious and replied not to be outdone: "Isn't your brother the same?"
Chu Yunli turned around and left: "It's very funny for a lady and my aunt to accuse each other of each other's brother."
When a wife and a concubine argue, she has already lost.
Behind him, Mrs. Chang's face turned green with anger: "Father, you can't indulge my aunt. If you continue like this, you may implicate the family. You see, she still doesn't know her fault. It's best to drive her away."
"Shut up!" Ai Huaming glared at her: "I don't need you to teach me how to do things."
Mrs. Chang was startled and said aggrievedly: "I am thinking about the government. My aunt and her brother have indeed done something wrong. If my aunt doesn't take the money, I can teach him a lesson. Besides, my aunt's money is all
What you gave her is equivalent to using our Ai Mansion's money to compensate her brother after he hurts someone. If it really goes to court and your Excellency pursues the case, we Ai Mansion won't be able to escape."
Ai Huaming thought this was reasonable and said: "Don't talk about this matter outside, I will investigate it carefully."
Aunt Zhao curled her lips and said: "I know that the master is interested in my sister's business skills, but my sister is also good at causing trouble."
Chu Yunli has already entered the room, and she won't be able to hear anything else she says next.
Ai Huaming didn't come to find her in the end, maybe as he said, he sent people to the countryside to check. This place is not far from Zuo Yucui's home, and a faster carriage can make a round trip in half a day.
Two days later, Ai Huaming still didn't come looking. Chu Yunli finally found time to go home.
I went out at dawn and had already left the city at dawn. It was not yet past noon when I got home.
Zuo Yucui's carriage is not luxurious, but it is quite rare in this spring, and there are many people looking here from a long distance. Chu Yunli did not think that she was invisible, so she opened the curtain and met a familiar person.
Some even said hello.
"Is that jade?"
"You haven't been back for many years, why did you come back suddenly?"
"Isn't it her brother? I heard yesterday that he ate half a bowl of porridge. He is obviously getting better..."
"Didn't they say they couldn't afford to pay compensation before? Later, when the aunt went to the city, the Chen family never came to cause trouble. It should have been discussed in private."
After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
After a while, someone said with emotion: "It's good to have a capable daughter here. It's a matter of human life. If you can say compensation, I'll pay. If it's left to us, I'm afraid we have to pay with our lives."
These words were a little sour later on.
"I heard that Yucui is a concubine for others. It looks like a beautiful sight, but who knows what she is like in private..."
…
As soon as Chu Yunli's carriage stopped at the door of Zuo's house, the people inside heard the noise and ran out immediately.
Zuo's mother was walking at the front. When she saw her daughter coming out of the carriage, she immediately stepped forward and said, "It's almost time. I guess it's just these two days." She turned around and said, "Dabao mother, kill that chicken quickly."
, Yucui is back."
Immediately afterwards, a clear voice of agreement came from the room, and then the curtain opened, and a capable middle-aged woman came out, her clothes still patched. When she saw Chu Yunli outside the door, she hesitated.
, raised a smile and stepped forward: "Is it Yaomei? We haven't met yet. We finally came back. Don't stand outside and go into the house quickly. There is hot tea inside. You drink it first. I will kill the chicken right away.
, food will be available soon.”
Extraordinarily warm and extremely polite.
It should be related to the fifty taels of silver that Zuo's mother got back earlier.
When Zuo Yucui was born, the Zuo family did not have to go hungry, but because there was more land than others, there was little time to rest throughout the year. The couple went out early and came back late. When she was a child, she was basically brought up by her older brothers and sisters.
But after she was sold, the brother and sister didn't see each other very often, because every time they went to the city, the people were different. Later, they started their own families, and there was no chance to see each other again.
Chu Yunli entered Brother Zuo's house. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled the smell of medicine. Brother Zuo's legs were hung high with wooden boards tied to them. It was obvious that the leg bones had been broken before.
.
This is a very serious injury nowadays, especially for country people. Country people dig food in the fields. During spring plowing, they have to take dung and seeds to the mountains. When the autumn harvest comes, they have to carry grain and poles back home. During this period,
To cut firewood, plow the ground and water the fields, everything requires strength.
If one leg is lame, he will definitely not be able to move it, and he will almost become a cripple. Current medical skills are average, and few doctors are skilled enough to make a complete recovery.
"How could it be so badly injured?"
Brother Zuo was in a daze when he saw his sister. After hearing this, he felt quite uncomfortable: "I'm not sensible, so I'm making you worry. Yu Cui, how have you been these years?"
"Very good." Chu Yunli asked curiously: "What was the situation at that time? I don't believe you would hit someone."
As the eldest brother, Zuo is the most sensible person. He should be less likely to cause trouble as he gets older. It is impossible to go back as he gets older.
"This... the first one to strike was Scar. We were at the same table. I thought about stepping forward to start a fight. When I realized what was happening, the person opposite had already fallen down. There was a big hole in his forehead and he was bleeding a lot. At that time,
I drank some wine and was groggy. Before I could say a few words, they pounced on me..."