Taohua was speechless, and for a moment Men didn't know how to answer. She reacted quickly, and her tears fell even more fiercely: "I can't help myself when I become a maid in the house. If I don't want to, Madam will definitely..."
"How?" Luo Dajiang's face was full of ridicule: "Will I kill you? As far as I know, Mrs. He is usually very majestic, but she has never taken the life of a servant. No matter how disobedient you are, you will never
If you are worried about your life, the most you can do is to be beaten and kicked out... maybe it’s not as miserable as you are now. Peach Blossom, please stop crying. Seeing your tears, I only feel they are false. If you really had me in your heart, you would have
We should argue with each other and when we are beaten and kicked out, the two of us can grow old together."
"You really blamed me." Taohua said with tears in her eyes: "So you hate Zhou's family and deliberately made my family homeless, right?"
Luo Dajiang shook his head: "In order to help you, I paid more than two hundred taels of silver, and I only let your family get a small part. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have encountered these unfortunate things. Do you know,
The Luo family doesn’t have a total of 250 taels of silver, and most of it is borrowed from others at interest, and the interest every day is not a small amount!"
The peach blossoms are silent.
She is willing to marry into the Luo family. Firstly, it is because Luo Dajiang is devoted to her, at least that is what she has always thought in the past few years. Secondly, it is because the Luo family is rich and cannot compare with the He family who has enough clothes to put out their hands and food to open their mouths. However,
There is also a mother-in-law to take care of her, so she doesn't have to cook and clean in disgrace.
If Luo Dajiang owed a large debt, why would she marry him? Will she help pay off the debt?
"I'm sorry for you." Taohua wiped her face: "You can go."
Luo Dajiang lowered his eyes, and the smile on his lips became more and more sarcastic. He once really had a crush on this woman, and the two of them were childhood sweethearts. For a long time, he really regarded Peach Blossom as his fiancée.
.It’s just that... the feelings in childhood were too naive. When this person grows up and becomes sensible, he sees many things clearly. For example, feelings are not something to eat or drink, and can be completely discarded.
It is said that the authorities are obsessed with it. After this abandonment, he discovered that Taohua was not as true to him as he thought. Therefore, he did not feel any guilt when he did those things.
"You don't want to help me pay off my debt?"
Taohua choked: "Where did you go? I understand your filial piety and don't want to embarrass you."
Luo Dajiang nodded: "My parents love me the most. Whenever I want something, they won't buy it at first, but they will make it up for me later. My mother said she didn't want you to come in, and she also said she would get angina after looking at you.
, but...I can't bear it. In this way, I will first find someone to come to propose marriage, and I will do it first and then report it! But I am short of money these two days, so the gift for the marriage proposal will have to wait. I will go to a friend to borrow it first."
Taohua: "..." I don't want to get married anymore.
The large area around here is populated by ordinary families, and each family has its own way of preparing for the marriage of their children.
Generally, the man gives a betrothal gift and the woman pays an equal dowry, and everyone is happy. Of course, there are also families who sell their daughters and usually only take the betrothal gift without giving a dowry. The latter are usually laughed at. Of course, there are also the husband's families who are the most looked down upon.
That is to borrow money to give the bride price, marry the daughter-in-law into the family, and then let the young couple pay off the debt themselves.
When Taohua was still serving Mrs. He, the Zhou family and his wife joked about the families in the alley who did such things. Their words were full of contempt. Taohua herself also looked down on this kind of practice. This was not a trap.
people?
She never dreamed that one day something like this would happen to her.
"When it comes to marriage, you still have to be careful. I don't care, you have to discuss it with my father." Taohua lowered her eyes, thinking that she must make an agreement with her parents when she comes back and find a chance, and she must not agree to this ridiculous marriage.
"Of course I have to discuss this with my uncle." Luo Dajiang thought about something and his face turned bitter: "My uncle hates me so much that he may not agree to this marriage. Also, you are no longer innocent, and my mother may be angry because of this.
I get sick from anger."
Taohua felt happy.
Since the elders of both parties are unwilling, there is almost no possibility of the marriage taking place.
"But..." Luo Dajiang said seriously: "We have been in love for so many years, and I have paid so much for you. If I can't stay with you in the end, I won't be reconciled. In this way, you have convinced your uncle, and I will go back
Convince my mother."
Taohua: "..."Don't!
Luo Dajiang had already turned around and left. When he heard Taohua's shout behind him, he not only didn't stop, but actually ran faster.
Taohua was furious and told the matter to the Zhou couple who had deliberately left the two alone to avoid each other.
Father Zhou frowned: "At first, I also thought that the Luo family's money was almost spent after losing two hundred and fifty taels. But the servants that the Luo family had previously maintained have not changed, and Dajiang's father even went fishing in the countryside with others.
, For this reason, I specially bought a lot of outfits and spent more than ten taels of silver! It doesn’t look like I owe a huge debt."
Taohua thought thoughtfully: "Dad, you mean he lied to me on purpose?"
"It's possible." Zhou's father suggested: "You agree first!"
"I don't want it. The Luo family just might not be finished. If they really owe a large debt, then I will jump into the fire pit." Taohua waved her hand: "It's about the rest of my life. I don't want to take risks, so I'd better start a new one."
Find a safer home."
Two days later, Luo Dajiang came to propose marriage. The things he received were very shabby.
After the Zhou family discussed it, they also felt that what their daughter said was reasonable. Besides, Luo Dajiang had screwed the Zhou family so badly before, and he still hasn't gotten over it yet. He wanted to get married without mentioning it, he was so beautiful!
Luo Dajiang was rejected and looked at the room where Taohua was: "Come out and speak clearly."
Taohua didn't show up, and only said: "My father doesn't want to find an in-law who owes a lot of debt. I... no matter how happy I am in my heart, I can't disobey my parents."
"Okay, don't regret it." Luo Dajiang turned around and left. After testing, he was not disappointed. Taohua is a person who clings to power.
He walked away so neatly without any sadness or disappointment. Peach Blossom saw this and began to panic.
*
Mrs. He occupies half of a hill in Zhuangzi on the outskirts. This place is very large and has several courtyards. My mother-in-law and the others live at the foot of the mountain. It would take half an hour to walk to the top of the mountain. This area is occupied by Mrs. He
dowry.
When Chu Yunli arrived, the yard was quite lively.
It was not a lively and joyful place, but a quarrel was going on. Four women were seeking a lawsuit against their mother-in-law.
After moving to the suburbs, because there were not many quilts, they still lived in Datongbu as in the city. Seeing that the house was much larger and had a lot of free space, everyone wanted to live better, so the Datongbu was built longer. As a result,
The result is that a quilt for two people is not enough.
Every night, I have to grab a quilt. A few days ago, it was fine, the weather was hot, and it didn't matter whether I covered it or not. But it's autumn recently, and if I don't cover myself with a quilt, I'll get sick, so why don't I grab it?
If you pull the quilt at night, you will have a quarrel during the day.
"My old cold legs can no longer move. If I don't cover myself with a quilt, I will become completely paralyzed by then. Who will take care of me?" The gray-haired woman glared at the person opposite: "Are you going to take care of me?
With your selfish temperament, every time you eat meat, you are the one who grabs the most fiercely. If there is a good thing, you are the first to get it. You don't get involved in dirty things, so I don't dare to count on you."
"I can walk, but I have to work and serve a large group of you!" The younger woman put her hands on her hips: "If I freeze, you will only be hungry. Aunt Zhang, do I make sense?
?”
The mother-in-law's maiden name is Zhang. Some people here call her aunt and some call her mother-in-law. She doesn't care about the title. She just feels a headache at the moment.
Chu Yunli listened at the door for a long time, and she immediately saw the problem like a human spirit. The two were indeed quarreling, but they were also asking for something.
Neither of them can freeze, and there is only one quilt, so they can only add more quilts!
The mother-in-law was feeling embarrassed. When she raised her eyes and saw the person at the door, she was overjoyed: "Jiuniang, you're here." She wanted to get up, but her legs didn't work well, so she fell back after standing up.
Chu Yunli also had difficulty with her legs and feet now, so she slowly moved over: "Mother-in-law, don't move!"
The four women quarreling over there all looked over. Except for the one who was slumped on the bed, the three who could move came over to help Chu Yunli.
"You all rest, I can walk on my own."
Even so, several people rushed over to him, as if Chu Yunli was a piece of cake.
"Jiuniang, you have worked hard all the way and are injured, so don't hold on."
The woman who arrived first spoke and reached out to help him.
Chu Yunli raised her hand to avoid her and said, "I want to talk to my mother-in-law, can you..."
"It just so happens that you are here and you are here to give us a review." The paralyzed woman said loudly, "My legs are no longer good and I don't have a quilt to cover me at night. They are louder than me and I can't even speak."
The remaining three started to argue again, each with their own reasons. To sum up, the situation has changed, their clothes are thin, they must cover themselves with quilts, but there are not enough quilts, and no one wants to get sick.
"Buy some quilts." My mother-in-law suggested: "Jiuniang, what do you think?"
Chu Yunli lowered her eyes: "Mother-in-law, I really should buy a quilt, but money is tight. I am still injured and need to see a doctor. Madam just gave us a place to live. We can't push too hard. We can have a place where we don't have to pay rent."
The land is already very good, and I would never dare to ask for more. So, save what you can!"
The mother-in-law hesitated to speak. One of the women named Liu couldn't hold back her anger: "Don't you have three hundred taels? Didn't you spend all of it?"
Chu Yunli looked surprised, and asked why these people were making trouble with their mother-in-laws here. It turned out that they were always given everything to eat and were very easy to entertain. The co-author had heard about her having three hundred taels.
My mother-in-law must have let it slip.
"It's gone!" Chu Yunli said helplessly, "It was stolen on the road."
Four people: "..."
They didn't believe it at all. In fact, Pan Jiuniang's face was plain and she didn't look heavy or sad.
It's not three copper coins, it's three hundred taels of silver!
Mrs. Liu tentatively said: "Jiuniang, we have lived with my mother-in-law for so many years, just like family. Don't lie to others! Could it be that you didn't want to give us money to spend, so you made up lies?"
"So what?" Chu Yunli could see that among the dozen or so people, some were truly grateful to her mother-in-law, but there were also several who were just as greedy as Old Man Yin.
As soon as these words came out, the four of them were stunned.
The paralyzed woman Lin screamed: "Pan Jiuniang, we have taken care of your mother-in-law for so many years. Every time she gets sick, people all over the yard are busy. Now that you have turned over, you can't be ungrateful."
Chu Yunli sneered: "Ungrateful? This is a good word. I can't tell you are so talented." She darkened her face: "So that you know, it was my mother-in-law who took you in and allowed you to have a movie."
Covering your body with tiles, you have brown rice porridge to fill your belly. To put it bluntly, my mother-in-law has a granddaughter like me who works as a maid in the He Mansion. How worried is she that no one will take care of her? If it weren’t for you morons, I wouldn’t have worked so hard all these years, and neither would my mother-in-law.
It’s not like we live so simply.”
Simplicity sounds good, but my mother-in-law just drinks two bowls of porridge every day to survive. In fact, with the salary Pan Jiuniang received, her mother-in-law can live a very good life.
Chu Yunli had long made up her mind to live alone with her mother-in-law. She originally thought that after arriving in the suburbs, she would gradually let these people accept the facts and prevent them from being conflicted and blaming her mother-in-law. Now it seems that this careful
It's purely redundant.
"Mother-in-law, I have told my wife before that I will serve you alone. The yard on the mountainside is ready. You can leave with me now!"
As soon as these words came out, several people were dumbfounded.
Especially Mrs. Lin, her eyes were full of urgency: "My mother-in-law is gone, what should we do?"
"You will have food if you work, and you will not starve to death." After Chu Yunli said this, she turned to the steward who sent her here: "I would also like to trouble you to send our grandparents to the mountain.
"
The steward nodded: "Let's go!"
The grandfather and grandson left. Several people in the yard wanted to stop them, but a group of people who had just been hiding in the house couldn't sit still and stuck their heads out one after another: "Jiuniang, you can't leave us!"
Chu Yunli had long noticed that there were many people hiding in the house, which was why she made up her mind to take her mother-in-law away immediately. The four of them were singing and doing beats in the yard, with the purpose of forcing her mother-in-law to buy a quilt. From beginning to end, they
Not showing up... is more hateful than the few people who showed up. If bad things don't come out, there will be no shortage of benefits.
Of course, there are some people who just can't move and are powerless to help.
Chu Yunli has helped many people in the past, so she naturally knows that this person has a thousand faces, and not everyone knows how to be grateful. However, her mother-in-law accepted people based on whether they were pitiful or not, and did not care about their character. She was not satisfied with such a result.
Accident.
The steward helped her mother-in-law get on the carriage. Chu Yunli looked back at the people in the yard: "If I wanted to leave you, you would still be living in a shabby yard in the city. This house is much better than that shabby yard, and the food is better.
It's much better than before. Don't be too greedy. If anyone dares to come to the mountainside to cause trouble for us, be prepared to be kicked out."
When we were going up the mountain, my mother-in-law was a little uneasy: "Jiuniang, wouldn't it be good for us to do this?"
"Mother-in-law, I paid for that money with my life!" Chu Yunli lowered her eyes: "Do you love me?"
The mother-in-law was speechless. She naturally felt sorry for the child she had raised by herself. She also knew that it would not be good to use all the money the child had saved to bring back to help outsiders, but they were so pitiful. Her heart softened.
It has become what it is now.
"Jiuniang, don't blame me."
Pan Jiuniang didn't blame her. After many years of relationship, Pan Jiuniang knew her mother-in-law's temperament very well... Back then, Mrs. He took the lead in running the Salesian Home. Not everyone had something to do. Her mother-in-law was assigned to take care of the children, but she just wasn't tough enough. Her mother-in-law tried her best.
Take care of Pan Jiuniang, who is kind and soft-hearted.
To put it bluntly, if my mother-in-law had not kept such a large group of people, she would not have been willing to take care of Pan Jiuniang.
Pan Jiuniang grew up safely because of her mother-in-law's soft temper. How could she blame her mother-in-law for her bad temper?
"I don't blame you, but don't agree to buy things for them in the future. I will take care of it." Chu Yunli held her hand: "You are the only one I want to take care of most."
The yard at the foot of the mountain became quiet after that. A group of people were really homeless, and they dared to cause trouble because of their mother-in-law's soft heart. Seeing that they couldn't get any favors, they could only be obedient. If they were kicked out, where would they go to find them?
A place to stay?
After all, there are not many people like my mother-in-law who show kindness without expecting anything in return!
The mother-in-law was already very weak, and Chu Yunli was still injured. Besides Hongdou, she also found a nearby woman to help with chores.
Without anyone to disturb them, the grandfather and grandson were getting better quickly. Chu Yunli would take her mother-in-law around the mountains when she had free time.
In fact, the largest courtyard in Zhuangzi is the one on the top of the mountain. Except for the strong laborers who come to work around, other people who need to stay overnight live in that courtyard... I used to only live in these two courtyards, but in order to make room for Chu Yunli
Mrs. He asked them to move away.
*
There are three missing maids in the He Mansion, and life is the same as before. If there is any difference, the young master in the Mansion is about to get married, construction is underway in several places, and Mrs. He is also preparing betrothal gifts and marriage arrangements for her son.
As soon as the three maids left, all those stale things seemed to disappear.
More than a month later, He Junhai's wedding date arrived.
Mrs. He was thoughtful and arranged the wedding in a dignified manner. She welcomed her daughter-in-law into the house smoothly.
An Ning has good looks and a good family background. He Junhai is very polite to her. The relationship between the couple is so beautiful that they can treat each other with respect and respect each other.
Mrs. He was naturally very satisfied with the daughter-in-law she chose herself. An Ning was also good at sleep. She went there every day to say hello and spent most of the day with her mother-in-law.
In this way, Mrs. He was even more happy. When she took her daughter-in-law around to socialize, she praised her without hesitation.
Coming back from outside this day, An Ning rubbed her shoulders: "Mom, you've been running around all day, are you tired?"
"It's not tiring." Mrs. He said casually: "This is not tiring. Those who work on Zhuangzi are tired, especially during the autumn harvest. In autumn, the tiger kills people. They can't rest and have to work under the sun. Yes.
Those who are not in good health will be exhausted immediately."
An Ning covered her mouth: "So miserable?"
Mrs. He smiled: "Everyone has his own destiny. Therefore, we must cherish the comfortable days we have now and not squander it wantonly."
"I have never been to a village to see it." Having said this, An Ning was a little embarrassed: "My mother probably knew my temperament, so she only gave me some shops as a dowry, not even a village. Mother, do you have one? I
Can you go and take a look?"
"Of course!" Mrs. He, who was particularly satisfied with her daughter-in-law, agreed casually: "I will take you to see the autumn harvest in a few days."
An Ning hesitated to speak: "Mother, I have never taken care of Zhuangzi. This is not good, okay? How about I trade the shop with you?" At this point, he explained: "I am also afraid that Chu Chu will take over in the future.
The property in the government is in a hurry."
Nowadays, a girl's family has to get married when she is fifteen or sixteen years old, and she really can't learn anything from her mother's family. Most of the time, she learned it by stumbling at her husband's family. Mrs. He also came here like this, and said tolerantly: "Don't be so careful.
, I’ll give you another one.”
"Thank you, mother." An Ning said with a smile on her face: "When I plant something on my farm later, I will definitely not forget to honor you."
"You must remember this." Mrs. He smiled. After returning to the house, she immediately took the house deed from the dowry. The deed from a village outside the corner was delivered to her son's yard.
In the afternoon of that day, when Chu Yunli and her mother-in-law were enjoying the shade in the yard, they heard a rapid knock on the door. When she opened it, she saw a woman who was sweating profusely and her face was flushed.
It was Mrs. Qiao who lived at the foot of the mountain. This was the poor person that Chu Yunli took in after she arrived in the suburbs. She had good hands and feet, but her life was really hard. Her mother died when she was born, and her father also died when she was eight years old.
She grew up with her uncle, and when she got older, she was randomly married to a sick man. She became a widow at the age of twenty. Because she had no children, her husband's family disliked her and kicked her out.
Qiao didn't want to go back to her uncle's house and be sold again, so she ran to Zhuangzi to beg for shelter. After listening to Chu Yunli's words, she took care of everyone inside.
"Girl, a carriage came down at the foot of the mountain. It was said to be the master from the city. I heard you said that the master should be middle-aged, but the young lady is obviously a newly married young lady. This..." She knew this person.
There is no way that women with the status of nine girls will get along with each other if they serve the same man together.
Chu Yunli turned her head and ordered: "Hongdou, bring me a cup of tea."
Qiao finished her tea and calmed down: "I was just asking people in the yard about you. Maybe you'll be here soon."
As he finished speaking, he heard the ringing of the carriage's bell. Chu Yunli looked around and saw an extremely gorgeous carriage, which stopped at the gate not long after.
The maid opened the curtain and welcomed An Ning.
Chu Yunli said happily: "I've met Madam."
An Ning smiled half-heartedly: "You look so smart, why do you do stupid things?"