Opening her eyes again, what she saw was Zhao Shuangyu with a relieved smile on her face. She bowed deeply to Chu Yunli, but did not stand up. She just kept the posture of saluting and gradually dissipated.
Zhao Shuangyu’s resentment: 500
Good value: 5045001000
It was bright and drizzly outside, and a cold wind blew, which seemed to be cold to the bones. Chu Yunli found herself sitting behind a counter, wearing a fine cotton coat. The material was not that good, but it was better than not having patches. This was a piece of clothing.
There was only a dim candlelight illuminating the small shop. There were pots, pans, firewood, rice, oil and salt, all of which were new. There was a street at the door, and in the hazy sky, there were occasional pedestrians passing by.
She was about to get up and walk around to find a secluded place, but a woman hurried in despite the cold rain and handed an empty old jar: "Young lady, give me a jar of vinegar."
Chu Yunli didn't know where the things were at all, but her original body had memories. Before her brain could react, her hand was already heading towards a certain jar, with a spoon in one hand and a funnel in the other. She opened it and smelled it.
The sour smell of vinegar filled the jar, closed the stopper, and handed it over.
The woman kept staring at the jar and saw that the vinegar was almost full. She smiled and handed over a handful of coins: "Young lady, you are still honest. The Lan family over there can't do it. The old lady looks kind and doesn't fill it up every time, so
If I take a few more steps, I am willing to come to you."
Listening to this voice, one knew that the Lan family must also be jealous. Chu Yunli came here for the first time and did not answer any questions. He just smiled and said: "Next time I come, I will fill it up for you."
The woman put the jar in the basket and covered it with an old piece of patched cloth. She lowered her voice and said, "Your mother-in-law said yesterday that she would come to the market today as well, and she seems to be looking for you."
Chu Yunli nodded casually.
The woman peeked at her eyebrows, but couldn't tell anything. It was worth giving up and continued: "Although five fingers have different lengths, your mother-in-law is too partial. Even if you don't give birth to her grandson, your man is her
Son, how can you be so partial to the eldest family?" She looked mysterious and leaned closer: "I said earlier that I would adopt a child for you, and it seems that I will mention it recently!"
Chu Yunli had no memory and didn't know how to answer the conversation. Another guest came over there. In front of outsiders, the woman couldn't say anything else. She smiled and exchanged a few more pleasantries before leaving.
After sending away several guests, Chu Yunli entered the inner room.
The room was dark and filled with various goods. She found a jar and sat down.
Originally named Lu Xiaoqing, he was born in Hulu Town.
There was a famine decades ago, and refugees were everywhere. The Lu family’s grandfather came to Hulu Town at that time. After settling here, he married a local girl and gave birth to a son. He was quick-witted and started working as a salesman, choosing
Carrying a burden, he walked through the streets and alleys. Later, he gradually saved a little money and bought a shop and a yard.
However, he was injured during the famine, and although life was getting better, he fell ill and passed away soon after, without even taking care of his son's marriage.
Lu's father sent his father away, and asked a matchmaker to arrange a marriage. After the marriage, he only got one daughter, Lu Xiaoqing. Lu's mother hurt her body after giving birth to this daughter, and she could not get pregnant again.
If it were a particularly wealthy family, or if the man cared about his son, he might find another woman to have a child, or divorce his wife and marry another, but Lu's father did not. The couple lived with their daughter in peace and planned to recruit a son-in-law.
.
When Lu Xiaoqing reached his age, he met the second son of the Zhou family who lived in Taohua Village ten miles away from Hulu Town.
The Zhou family has three sons, so they are indeed a good candidate for marriage. In addition, Zhou Xingwang is also interested in her. The Zhou family is very poor, and it is not easy for their children to get married. It is not easy to get married to a merchant family in the town. Regarding this marriage,
Happy to see it come to fruition.
Both families were interested, and the matter was settled quickly. However, there were some differences on the matter of recruiting a wife. The Zhou family did not want to have a son in vain. They only said that the two were married, and the son lived with the Lu family. The first one
The child's surname is Lu. If there are other children, the surname will be Zhou. If there are no extra children, it will not be forced.
The Lu family is not an unkind person. In the final analysis, they just want to have a child to carry on the Lu family, but they don’t really want to recruit a son-in-law. Besides, Lu’s mother is so weak and giving birth to a child is dangerous. Just give birth to one child.
If there are too many, it will only increase the risk.
Therefore, the two families had their own thoughts and the marriage was decided.
After the couple got married, they lived in the shop because they had to support Lu's mother, and the shop in the town didn't make much money. They didn't live a comfortable life, but they just had enough food and clothing.
Even so, it was already a pretty good day in the town! Two years later, Lu Xiaoqing gave birth to their daughter, but no good news came out after that.
The Zhou family actually didn't care much about this. Because of this marriage, the Zhou family used the money to marry their other two sons, and soon they all had children and grandchildren. For Zhou Xingwang, who was born in
They didn't care at all how many children a married son could have. In the final analysis, the original proposal to name the child Zhou was just because they didn't want to be known as selling out their son.
When her daughter was six years old, Lu's mother's illness for many years had exhausted her body, and she passed away. Without this patient who had been in need of medicine for many years, the Lu family gradually gained savings.
Lu's father himself was a tolerant person. He only had one granddaughter, and he did not urge the two to have children. Lu Xiaoqing thought that at the worst, she would wait until her daughter grew up to recruit a son-in-law. She and Zhou Xingwang were harmonious as husband and wife. In the final analysis, it was
There are no parents-in-law, mothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law mixed in... To a certain extent, she feels that a daughter is good. At least, when her daughter grows up, she does not have to send her daughter off to get married in tears, and her daughter does not have to suffer the same hardships in her husband's family as a married daughter.
People bully.
Lu Xiaoqing thought that when her daughter grew up, they would choose a suitable son-in-law and then hand over the shop to her daughter, who would help take care of the children in the future. Unfortunately, this was just what she thought.
Even though Lu's shop is not very good, it still attracts the attention of some people.
The Zhou family has more and more children, so they are thinking of adopting them...after all, they still want their shop. Lu Xiaoqing refused, but they did not give up. They only said that they were sending their children to help, and they also wanted to let Tang
Cultivate feelings between siblings.
As for the former, Lu Xiaoqing didn't care at all. The shop was not big, so one person could just keep an eye on it, and Zhou Xingwang could still find time to do some part-time work. Where do you need help?
However, she was quite moved by the latter reason of the Zhou family. Over the years, the Zhou family had mostly interacted with them as adults, and even with their children they came and went in a hurry. Their daughter Lu Jiaojiao and her cousins did not get along very well.
The relationship is not deep. There are no real relatives in the Lu family. People cannot be too alone in this world.
Lu Xiaoqing was afraid that when the couple grew old, her daughter would not have anyone close to her. With such hesitation and Zhou Xingwang's persuasion, she agreed... and this caused a big disaster for the whole family.
"Miss Qing, are you there? Help me get some salt!"
Hearing someone calling outside, Chu Yunli came back to her senses and responded crisply. She picked up a bag of salt and handed it over. She also said hello with a smile: "Mom, it's so early? It's raining outside. Please wrap up your hair.
Don't catch a cold."
"Speaking of which, things will change today." The aunt took out a few coins and said, "I plan to marinate some meat. The meat was good this morning. Are you going to buy it?"
With the memory in her mind, Chu Yunli opened her mouth and said, "Go, let Jiaojiao go take a look later."
The four seasons here in Hulu Town are distinct, and the meat cannot be stored at all. It is salted and hung on the kitchen stove to be smoked. It can be cooked for half a year without losing flavor. But it can only be salted before the end of the year, as it is easy to get insects at other times.
Recently, it was also the best time to sell salt. After seeing off her aunt, Chu Yunli dealt with two more customers. The sky outside was getting brighter, but it was still foggy. She blew out the candle and swept it with a feather duster.
sweep.
Not long after, a tall and strong man came over despite the wind and rain, and said with a smile: "Damn, you got up so early."
Chu Yunli hummed: "I called you, so you just hummed twice. The shop has to be open. I'm going to the market today. If it's late, the regular customers will have to go elsewhere."
Zhou Xingwang hurriedly begged for mercy: "I'll do it next time."
"You keep watch, I'll go take a look around and buy some meat. I'm late and can't pick out the good ones." Chu Yunli said, already opening the counter door and walking out.
Zhou Xingwang had no objection and began to count the goods around him skillfully. Chu Yunli looked at his movements and reminded: "Just now, the fifth aunt in your village, Jiaojiao, will come to the market today, and it seems that she will mention the adoption.
. Let’s start with the ugly talk, I won’t agree to this. If you dare to agree behind my back, I won’t spare you.
This is how the couple usually talks. Lu Xiaoqing is aggressive and straightforward in doing business. When facing Zhou Xingwang, he will give him a bit of face in front of others. When the couple is alone, they are not polite when talking. Especially when facing Zhou Jia.
When it comes to peace, she refuses to give in at all.
It's not that Lu Xiaoqing has a strong and aggressive personality, it's that the Zhou family likes to push the envelope, and if you give them a hint, they will follow suit.
Zhou Xingwang didn't want to adopt an adopted child. He had his own children, and he would only raise children for others if he was crazy.
Moreover, no matter how much this nephew kisses, he can't kiss his own daughter. He waved his hand: "Don't worry, I will deal with it in a while, and I will never let my mother bother you."
It was also because the couple was unwilling to adopt an adopted daughter that they had been able to block the Zhou family's thoughts over the years.
Chu Yunli turned around and returned to the Lu family's yard. It was dawn, and Lu Jiaojiao was washing up in the yard. She said with a smile: "Mom, I want to buy a hair flower."
A thirteen-year-old girl is at the right age to be pretty. Chu Yunli looked helpless: "Take the basket and follow me to buy meat first. I'll pick it up with you later."
Lu Jiaojiao was very excited, chattering along the way, talking about the new materials and hair flowers in the town: "I bought that pair, but you didn't even show it to me. What's the big deal, I bought it and didn't give it to her!"
"
She's still a little girl.
As soon as she came out of the meat stall, Chu Yunli was patted on the shoulder. She turned around and saw Lu Xiaoqing's mother-in-law.
Zhou's mother looked at the mother and daughter: "I heard that you came here. How much did you buy? Is there anything else in there?"
Chu Yunli conveniently covered the basket with cloth and said, "There are still more. You can choose from fat or thin ones, and the legs are still there. Mom, there are so many people in the family, you can just buy two legs and stew them."
Mother Zhou finally said: "Wait for me here."
Before he finished speaking, people were already crowding in.
Chu Yunli took her cheap daughter and slipped into the crowd.