Mother Li said grimly: "As long as you have money, someone will help you do whatever you want. If you want to see Zhao Xin's life become more prosperous and enjoy the blessings of the children you gave birth to, then you can do anything as your mother."
Never said that."
After stuffing Li Yunjuan with two copper coins, Li's mother sent him out of the house, fearing that the villagers would see her and the whole family would be driven out of the village.
Zhao Xun obviously didn't know what happened to Li Yunjuan. He got up a little late on the second day and was woken up by the sound of crying.
Gou Sheng'er sensiblely cooked porridge and eggs, as well as a few wild vegetable wotou sent by the Zhou family. The breakfast was nutritious and filling.
After the meal, Zhou Xinghua came to the door and said to Zhao Xing: "There was a lot of noise there last night, and the village chief managed to suppress it. Early this morning, Juhua and her stepmother were sent to the back mountain to be burned.
Well, it’s not that people who die of old age don’t even have a cemetery, but people who live with hatred and die even have ashes together.”
Zhou Xinghua said with emotion, but Zhao Xing frowned and sent a few children to play in the yard.
"The man didn't mention that he beat his mother-in-law, but he said that Juhua's father was cheating on her. He brought many people to the house, took away the betrothal gift, and even beat several of Juhua's fathers."
"The village chief didn't care about their family's troubles and he couldn't bring shame to our village. So he called the villagers to intercept the person and asked Juhua's family for some money for medical treatment. From then on, everything was settled. Juhua's father felt that the family had to stop for two years.
The dead body was unlucky, and without looking at the auspicious day, it was carried directly to the back mountain and burned."
Zhou Xinghua's tone was obviously that she was there to join in the fun. She didn't have a good impression of that family, so naturally she wouldn't sympathize with them.
"Did the chrysanthemum really kill her stepmother?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Who knows, now that Juhua is dead, what can her father and those younger brothers and sisters say?" After Zhou Xinghua finished chatting, she stood up and said, "It's been a good couple of days, I have to go into the mountains to collect some medicine.
Go. Zhou Huo and his two sisters have a very prosperous stall. Let them come over to check the accounts with you in the evening."
Zhou Xinghua left in a hurry, not giving Zhao Xing a chance to speak.
After sitting in the room for a while, Zhao Xing called the three little ones and planned to take them to the temple to offer incense. At the same time, he would fulfill his promise to Chrysanthemum and light a lantern for the two of them.
Before he could go out, Zhao Fugui came to the door with a pair of dark circles under his eyes and said as he entered the house: "Be careful these days. Juhua came to your place before the accident. Her money-minded father might come to make trouble. You too
Don't be afraid, if he dares to make trouble, he will send a few young ones to find me, and you can't spoil them."
"Don't worry, cousin. If I can't correct you, I'll have to ask you to come to my rescue! You are the village chief. You can't even write two characters of Zhao in this sentence." Zhao Xing was not polite at all.
Zhao Fugui glared at Zhao Yu angrily. This cousin was indeed capable, but she was also very thick-skinned and could not even say a polite word.
After thinking about it, Zhao Xun didn't treat him as an outsider. Zhao Fugui felt more comfortable. He told Zhao Xun about the date set by the patriarch for the several children to register their family trees, and he also talked about building a house.
"I don't understand this. My cousin can help me organize it. I don't ask too much, just build a few houses according to this and surround the yard. If the money is not enough, I can still get twenty or thirty taels.
This house is meant to be lived in for a lifetime, so it needs to be built with some explanation." Zhao Yan gave Zhao Fugui the drawings he had drawn long ago.
There is one main room for Zhao Xin to live in, and there are three separate rooms for the three little ones, including a main room and a back room, plus a guest room, a study room, and a bright kitchen.
As for the hut, Zhao Xing decided to build it in a corner to save on taste.
Nowadays, the old house is suitable for use as a warehouse. It can be simply repaired to prevent it from leaking.
Zhao Fugui thought that Zhao Xin built so many houses because Lin Yuan and Zhao Lingxiu were involved, so he didn’t ask much. He just said: "If you want to build a house with blue bricks and large tiles, it will not be enough. One house will be needed."
For only ten taels of silver, this main house can support two rooms. Unless the house is built smaller or has a green surface."
After hearing this, Zhao Xing went to the back room and took out thirty taels of silver and handed it to Zhao Fugui.
"Cousin, just follow the good rules. I know the money in my heart. At worst, it will be more cost-effective to pay for it for a year than to tear down the heavy cover in the future." Zhao Xing agreed.
One hundred and eighty taels of silver was not much for Zhao Xin. She just didn't want to cause trouble, so she wanted to keep a low profile, otherwise she would have to build a courtyard.
Although Zhao Fugui was surprised that Zhao Xin had saved all this money so quickly, he didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "So what? Zhao Ling wants to learn how to prepare medicinal materials from you. Do you think she can succeed? This girl is also a stubborn girl.
After what happened last time, she insisted on saying that she wanted to learn from her cousin you and be a capable woman, but I scolded her for several days and couldn't listen to her."
Seeing that Zhao Fugui's brows could kill a fly, Zhao Xi snorted: "This girl is like the blood of our Zhao family. Why can't the girl be a capable person? When she can make money and support the family, whether she gets married
No matter how you raise a wife, you won’t be afraid of being bullied, and you will be able to take care of you in your old age like a son. Just be content with having a daughter like this!"
Zhao Fugui obviously had not thought about it this way. Hearing this, he was stunned for a while, then he suddenly laughed and patted the table several times.
"I got it wrong. The daughter of our Zhao family doesn't like to shed tears. It's a good thing that this girl looks like her cousin. It's a good thing!" Zhao Fugui stood up and said with a smile on his face: "I forgot to ask you just now.
, are you going out? I happen to have to drive to the kiln factory to order bricks and tiles for you, and how many of your mothers will I take with me?"
"Okay then, my old arms and legs really don't know how to deal with it." Zhao Xin immediately called the three little ones and followed Zhao Fugui out.
Mrs. Shen also went to join in the fun. It would be good to buy some salt for the family so that she could save on walking to the market.
Cows in the countryside are valuable. Even though the village chief's family can afford to raise cows, they are reluctant to use them often for fear of being exhausted.
But after hearing that Zhao Xing said that he wanted to light a lantern for Juhua and her mother, Zhao Fugui was no longer afraid of calling on Lao Niu and sent a few people to the temple first. Along the way, he kept saying that Zhao Xing was doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.
However, it was said that after Zhao Xin and Shen arrived at the temple, they donated money for sesame oil, and the monks lit the everlasting lanterns. They also brought several small incense sticks to worship Buddha, and after asking for peace talismans, Zhao Xin was about to leave, but didn't want to.
The way was blocked by a young novice.
"Female donor, please stay. There is a distinguished guest who is said to be your old friend. He wants to talk to you about old times. He is in the pavilion over there." The little novice monk pointed in the direction and said the Buddha's name before leaving.
Seeing this, Mrs. Shen said: "I took the three of them there to see the lotus flowers. I heard that there are a lot of carps there. It would be good luck to see the fish leaping over the dragon gate."
Zhao Xin nodded, and then the three little ones left with Shen.
Looking in the direction of the pavilion, Zhao Xing looked at the backs of the people inside, but couldn't recognize who it was for the moment.
But thinking about the ancients who believed in gods and Buddhas, they would not harm anyone in the temple, so he strode away.
"The carp jumped over the dragon's gate. A man with mud legs has such an idea, and he is not afraid of losing his luck for a lifetime. It is really ridiculous!" Zhao Xing only climbed halfway up the steps when he heard a sarcastic female voice coming from inside.