She didn't see it on purpose. She happened to want to make some health-preserving medicinal food for her mother-in-law that morning, and she accompanied Madam Hu to buy it. When she came back, she happened to walk to the door and ran into this.
When Lin Lixia saw her, she concealed her surprise very well and bowed politely to the rich lady, "Thank you sister, I just moved here today and the house is in a mess. I'll clean it up some other time and then invite sister over for tea."
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The woman was plump and had a proud smile in her eyes. She touched his hand and touched his lips with her index finger, "The days ahead are bright."
The tone was meaningful. From beginning to end, the gentle smile on Lin Lixia's face remained unchanged. The woman turned around, turning a blind eye to Chu Yunli and the two beside her, and let the maid help her get into the carriage and leave.
As soon as the carriage left, Chu Yunli also left. When he was about to enter the door, the carriage had already gone away, so he called, "Sister-in-law."
Chu Yunli ignored her, Lin Lixia's sister-in-law was not her, so why bother to take the seat herself? Without even stopping her movements, Madam Hu carried a basket filled with meat and vegetables. After entering, she went straight to the kitchen, leaving her to close the door.
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When she turned to close the door, Lin Lixia ran up to her, looked her up and down, looked at her eyes emphatically, frowned and said, "Are your eyes okay?"
"Okay." Chu Yunli sneered, "Why, looking at your expression, are you not happy that my eyes are healed?"
Lin Lixia looked confused, "Didn't the doctor say it's difficult?"
"Your mother invited me, but she didn't even leave any medicine. How can he be a good doctor?" Chu Yunli said in a sarcastic tone, "My mother gave me a folk prescription after I got home, but I could see it in two days. Although I still can't see it now,
I can’t embroider, but I can still see it.”
There was a sarcastic expression on her face, and Lin Lixia frowned slightly, "No matter what, you were once my sister-in-law, and we were a family. Although we are no longer together, I do hope that you will be well. Your eyes have recovered, and I am very happy too."
Happy. Likewise, you also wish me well, right?"
Chu Yunli raised her hand, "Let's just pretend we don't know each other from now on. I did embroidery day and night for two months, just to make money for you. But as soon as I got sick, you guys drove me away. I don't dare to have such a family.
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At first glance, these words sounded like the Lin family was indeed going too far. Lin Lixia refused to admit it and said seriously, "We will pay you back all the money you earned."
"Hasn't it been paid back yet?" Chu Yunli stretched out a hand, "You still owe me ten taels. May I ask Lin Xiucai when is it convenient for you to settle this debt?"
It was just a matter of stepping forward and saying a few words to stop her from talking about the situation just now. Why did it get involved in repaying the debt? Lin Lixia looked at the white palm in front of her and said, "I will pay it back to you as soon as possible."
Chu Yunli nodded, "Yes, we are neighbors now. We have many opportunities to meet each other, and it is convenient for you to pay back the silver. It is only ten taels of silver. Even if you don't have it, the "sister" just now can definitely get it."
Lin Lixia's tone focused on the word "sister", and Lin Lixia looked solemn, "That's just a friend who sees my difficulties and wants to help me. There is nothing else, so don't talk nonsense."
Chu Yunli crossed his arms, "I'm surprised, you don't know that I live here, so why do you move next door to me? Can I think that you are not afraid of me talking nonsense?"
"We are just ordinary friends. There is nothing we can't say to others. As long as you don't talk nonsense, outsiders won't misunderstand." He emphasized again that she should not tell others.
She was also impatient, "Who cares about your friends? The last tie between me and your family is the IOU. From now on, it's best for everyone to pretend that we don't know each other. Don't you have money now?"
Seeing him shaking his head, Chu Yunli stopped being polite and slammed the door.
Turning around, he saw Mrs. Hu standing at the door of the kitchen, peeking over. Chu Yunli said calmly, "My former uncle. Just pretend that you don't know him from now on."
The two of them were in the kitchen, Mrs. Hu was preparing dishes, while Chu Yunli was helping her mother-in-law prepare medicinal meals.
Madam Hu lowered her voice, "What's his relationship with that woman? It doesn't look simple."
"I don't know who that is?" Chu Yunli glanced at her and didn't think Mrs. Hu was such a curious person.
Madam Hu shook her head, "What they did just now was closer than some couples. It made me blush. Fortunately, girl, you have gone home. If you continue to live in the Lin family, outsiders will think that there is a relationship between you and him...
can not say it clearly……"
She smiled awkwardly, "I can't speak, girl, don't be angry."
There are indeed many people who gossip about unmarried uncles and widowed sisters-in-law. Fortunately, when Hu Lanyue was at home, Lin Lixia didn't go home very often. Later, he passed the exam and moved his family to the county seat. It didn't take long for Hu Lanyue to lose sight.
, and then fell to death.
In my previous life, there was no news that Lin Lixia was getting close to a married woman.
As it is now, if she continues to stay in the Lin family and the news is suppressed, if it really spreads, she probably won't have much reputation. However, if she doesn't leave and the Lin family continues to be supported by her embroidery, maybe Lin Lixia will also
He won't get entangled with a married woman.
The mother-in-law got up from her nap and frowned when she heard the news that Lin Lixia had moved in. "They also knew that my family lived here, so why did they move here?"
Well, Lin Lixia probably didn't think about it either. It was most likely the woman who helped him find the yard.
Chu Yunli presented the medicinal meal, "Mother, everyone lives their own life, who cares."
The mother-in-law picked up the bowl and was quite pleased. Then she thought of something. She glanced at her and asked, "I heard that Young Master Li came twice? Have you known each other before?"
"We know each other." Chu Yunli smiled, "I'm not familiar with you."
Seeing her natural expression, her mother-in-law couldn't help but said, "The Li family is complicated. It's so easy for you to get out, so don't go in again. With your status, it's impossible to be a wife. If you're a concubine, you might as well be an embroiderer."
Woolen cloth."
This is really heartbreaking. If you are not close to her, you will not analyze this for her. Chu Yunli smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I will take good care of myself and won't let anyone bully me."
The mother-in-law was dubious, "Then why did you go to Lin's house for two months and be bullied like that?"
Chu Yunli choked, it wasn't her when she got married, otherwise she would have been "blind". "Didn't I find a way to go home and not let them continue to bully me?"
This makes sense. My mother-in-law drank the medicinal food, which had a slight medicinal smell, but was smooth in the mouth. After drinking it, she felt warm from her belly to her limbs. She felt comfortable and couldn't bear to continue to criticize her. He poked her forehead and said with a smile.
, "You are not completely stupid, and you still know how to go home."
Lin Lixia lived next door, so Chu Yunli inevitably paid more attention to her. On the third day after he moved in, the lady came again, this time to drink tea.
However, the carriage did not stop, and left immediately after putting down the lady. Speaking of which, the alley outside would be very congested if the carriage came in. If there were two carriages, it would be impossible to pass by. If it had been parked, it would not be good for pedestrians.
walk.
Chu Yunli has been learning embroidery at home recently. Her fingers were a little awkward at first, but she got used to it after a few days of learning. Her embroidery, even just a handkerchief, can be sold for three taels of silver, but it takes seven or eight days to embroider.
It really hurts the eyes.
She was strolling in the yard. The lady next door who was drinking tea left half an hour later. It was the maid beside her who went outside to call for a carriage and took the carriage directly from the door.
Although she can't be seen like this, it's actually quite public. Under normal circumstances, many people living in this alley would not drive their carriages in. For example, when my mother-in-law came back with her dowry that night, she just unloaded it at the entrance of the alley.
After that, we'll find someone to move into the house.
If there is a carriage in this alley, pedestrians passing by will remember it in their hearts. Even if they come here just twice, many people have already recognized this carriage with bright red satin and pomegranate embroidery. Some people even know that it is just to see the new carriage.
It belongs to the scholar who moved here.
The next day, Mrs. Hu came back from buying meat and vegetables and whispered, "Many people said that the lady came here to beg for a son."
Chu Yunli couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, and had to admire the imagination of these people, but when she saw the pomegranates on the carriage, she guessed that they were here to ask for a child.
In the afternoon, the carriage came again, and it dropped the lady off and left again, and picked her up again an hour later. Five or six days had passed like this, and everyone who lived in this alley knew that the lady and the man down here were
The scholar has a close relationship, and some people have seen the lady's appearance out of curiosity. They are completely incompatible. Anyone who looks at them knows that the lady is sponsoring the scholar, and there is probably something special about this scholar.
A way to repay a favor.
On this day, Chu Yunli went to Linglong Embroidery to return the embroidery. When she came back, she took an exquisite small screen and embroidered a picture of Baifu. She happened to bump into Lin Lixia watching the carriage go away, and saw her holding a basket in her hand.
Entering the door, he hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law..."
He called his sister-in-law, but Chu Yunli ignored him and walked through the door. Lin Lixia chased after him, "I'll pay you back the money."
Hearing this, Chu Yunli was about to raise his hand to close the door and paused. After seeing a piece of silver in his hand, he went into the house to get the IOU and returned it to him, then collected the money and said, "Then... take care of yourself in the future."
Lin Lixia raised her hand to block the door she was about to close, and said, "There have been some rumors in the alley recently, but they are not true. She and I are just friends. She comes here every day just because I am helping her paint. I wonder if you have any
Notice that she wears the same clothes every day and even her hair has not changed."
That being said, it seems true. But what does that have to do with myself?
"Oh." Chu Yunli responded and closed the door regardless of his obstruction.
Through the door, I heard him say, "Can you explain something to me?"
Chu Yunli was too lazy to pay attention to him. Why did he go to the street and pick up a random person and say: That scholar is just painting for his employer, and it is not the relationship you think.
Then outsiders must think she is sick.
In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed since Li Shaoan left for the second time. This time he came to the door again in the afternoon. He was still wearing a moon-white gown, elegant and noble. After entering, he sat opposite her and looked at her.
Chu Yunli didn't raise her head to look at him at all, and just continued the movements of her hands. After a long while, she heard him say, "Why can't I let you go?"
"I didn't force Young Master Li to come over." Chu Yunli didn't even raise his eyes, but his lowered eyes were full of smiles. After hundreds of years together, it was strange that he could let go.
"I want you to stay with me all the time." Li Shaoan was a little confused, "I wanted to accept you, but I feel I have wronged you."
After hearing the word "Na", Chu Yunli finally raised her head and wanted to argue with him, when she heard the next sentence.
Looking at her clear eyes, Li Shaoan felt sad, as if he had been looking for her for a long time, but she was obviously a maid in the house, and she was married now, so why couldn't he let go? But those eyes made him
He missed you so much that he couldn't help but say, "I miss you so much."
Chu Yunli didn't know his dilemma, and actually wanted to reply: I miss you too. But at this time, he had no memory, so he just said casually, "Young Master Li's words are very much like those of a disciple."
Needless to say, Li Shaoan also felt like a disciple, "I want to try how long I can go without seeing you."
I haven't shown up for so many days, have you gone through it?
He watched her embroidering, his expression gradually softened, the atmosphere in the room was peaceful, and he left again after sitting for two quarters of an hour.
In the afternoon, there was a knock on the door. Chu Yunli walked over and opened it. The person who came was surprising. It was Li Yuwei. She was still twelve years old. She was not tall enough. There was a domineering look on her face and pride and memory in her eyes.
The two are overlapped together, it is indeed her.
But Hu Lanyue probably didn't know her now. Seeing her disdainful eyes, he knew that she came with bad intentions. Chu Yunli had no intention of inviting her in, "Who are you looking for, girl? But is there something wrong?"
"Looking for you!" Li Yuwei squeezed in without any courtesy, looked around the yard, and sneered, "how many times has my second brother come here to look for you?"
She looked Chu Yunli up and down, her eyes especially scanning her face, chest, and waist, "It's just average. You're still married, how can you be worthy of my second brother?"
Enough pampering!
However, people have the talent for pampering. In my memory, Li Yuwei seems to be the concubine of the Li family. She can still run out with someone at this time, which shows that the Li family has no restrictions on her.
Madam Hu came out of the kitchen, took two steps forward, and asked, "Is there something wrong, miss?"
Li Yuwei nodded, "I have something to do and I want to come to your house to buy a girl. It's her. Please give me a price."
The tone was very rude.
Chu Yunli stretched out her hand and said, "Girl, you are too rude. You are not welcome in my home. Please get out!"
Li Yuwei was very angry, "If I don't leave, how will you treat me?"
Chu Yunli reached out and grabbed her collar. She was just a twelve-year-old girl. She was well-raised and had no strength at all. She threw her out directly. As soon as she let go, she immediately became unsteady and fell down.
When we got to the ground, the maidservant who was waiting next to us realized, "You are so brave. My girl is the daughter of the Li family..."
Before they could scream, she had already grabbed them one by one and threw them out the door, slamming the door shut.
No matter which one you choose!
No matter how wealthy the Li family is, they are still just wealthy businessmen. They can't treat her openly. If someone comes to trick her, no one knows who is tricking her.
After Chu Yunli closed the door and clapped her hands, she heard a gentle voice outside, "Girl, what's going on?"
These two people... met in advance, right?
Anyway, in her previous life, Lin Lixia only married Li Yuwei several years later. If she was short of money at the beginning, she would have urged Hu Lanyue to do embroidery, but she couldn't find anyone to support her.
Li Yuwei was helped up by him, but without thanking her, she stood up and said angrily to the closed door, "You bitch. I'll tell my second brother when I get back that you hit me. I don't believe he can still like you."
Li Shaoan's voice sounded outside, "Fourth sister, what are you doing here?"
"Second brother, I came to visit with good intentions. She just didn't treat guests, and even threw me out. My parents and you have never beaten me, so why should she?" The voice became heavier, with a trembling cry.
, very aggrieved.
Then there was a knock on the door, but Chu Yunli didn't open it. He just said, "The humble house is too small, so I might neglect the distinguished guests. It's getting late, so you guys should go back early."
"Second brother, look!" Li Yuwei's voice was particularly loud, as if he had grasped her handle, "I'm not talking nonsense, she is just so unreasonable."
"Go back!" Li Shaoan scolded, "Since you are here, you are a guest. If the guest doesn't pay attention, you deserve to be kicked out."
Li Yuwei was furious, "Second brother! What do you mean? You are helping outsiders but not me, and you are still yelling at me. I will tell my mother in detail when I get back."
Chu Yunli stood behind the door, listening to Li Shaoan coldly ordering the maid to take Li Yuwei back. After that, the outside gradually became quiet. She walked in the door and took two steps. She heard him whisper outside, "Lanyue, I
I didn't expect her to come, so don't be angry with me."
If it were an ordinary girl, no matter whether she had feelings for him or not, it would be very uncomfortable to have his sister come to her door and make such a fuss, even if she was a concubine.
But Chu Yunli is different, that is, if Li Yuwei doesn't come to see her, she probably won't be able to get along well with her if they meet her in the future. Besides, in fact, Chu Yunli took the initiative to stir up trouble today. If he doesn't throw her out, let her
Even if you say a few sarcastic words, it won't lead to this kind of trouble.
After all, no matter how coquettish Li Yuwei is, she has no intention of letting people watch. She had already left before she was asked to leave. It had only been a few breaths since she was thrown out, and the onlookers probably only heard the sound.
, haven’t arrived yet.
He ran so fast, and it seemed he knew how to save face.
Chu Yunli opened the door, and Li Shaoan stood at the door. At the door next door, Lin Lixia was opening the door, but she took out the key slowly, obviously wanting to hear what was going on here.
Li Shaoan repeatedly promised that he did not know that Li Yuwei would come. He knew this because he told his mother that he wanted to come to propose marriage. Of course, her mother did not agree. She got angry and was overheard by Li Yuwei, so she ran over.
"I will make mother promise." Before leaving, he said in a serious tone.
After he left, Chu Yunli raised her hand to close the door, but found a hand outside the door trying to stop her. She recognized it was Lin Lixia next door, pretended not to see it, closed the door hard in her hand, and then heard
He screamed, "Ah..."
She opened the door and said insincerely, "I'm sorry, you suddenly reached over and I didn't see it."
Lin Lixia's hand was pinched hard. She grimaced in pain and squeezed the injured area tightly. She forgot what she was going to say. She couldn't suppress the anger in her heart and sarcastically said, "You are so powerful. This is so tempting."
The young master of the Li family has fallen in love with you. I am afraid you have wanted to leave my house for a long time. It is pity that my eldest brother even lost his life just to marry you..."
Chu Yunli originally didn't want to do anything to him. After all, it would be troublesome to explain. Now she couldn't help it when she heard this. She raised her hand and slapped him. It was a slap in the face without any effort at all. It made her palms ache. She shook it off.
He sneered at Lin Lixia, who was covering his face and was dumbfounded, "You can blame me even if you fall off a horse even if you don't know how to do it. It's none of my business!"
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