A group of people tried their best to get Sun Cuizhu into the house.
There were many people from the Sun family helping, so Chu Yunli didn't stay long and took Cang Qingshan back home. He packed up the eggs and asked Cang Qingyu to take them to the Yang family.
That night, something happened again in the Yang family.
Because the Zhou family didn't accept gifts from everyone, the food was good, and the wine was enough, so Father Yang didn't come back until late in the evening. As soon as he walked into the yard, he fell down and couldn't get up again.
If you drink too much, you will be drunk to death.
The Yang family is considered the poorest in the village, but after something happened to Yang's father, everyone who got the news took the initiative to go to the Yang family to help decorate the mourning hall and ask the Taoist priest to perform rituals.
Money was needed to organize funerals. Yang Li was weak and couldn't move in bed. Yang Tao, a little girl, couldn't handle the matter. The main reason was that she couldn't come up with money. People around her couldn't help if they wanted to. There was that enthusiastic woman who whispered.
Ask, "Where is your mother?"
His father who liked to hit people when he was drunk died. Yang Tao was not too sad. He lowered his head and said, "I went to my grandfather's house."
People who live nearby have more or less heard about the Yang family. It was not surprising to hear this. Someone suggested, "I have to go to the Yao family to report the funeral anyway, so why not go tonight."
Everyone agreed, so someone went to the Yao family in Shan Village next door overnight.
Mrs. Yao came back that night and cried a lot, but she didn't have any money.
The Yao family has been frightened by the Yang family over the years, and even now there are still a lot of debts that have not been repaid. Maybe they really hate this son-in-law. This time they will not let go, just say no.
Yao had no choice but to borrow it from the village.
People in the village also know the situation of the Yang family. Due to Yang Li's illness over the years, it can be said that the family has been devastated and their stomachs cannot be filled.
Upon closer inspection, no one is willing to borrow it.
However, the person was dead and waiting to buy a coffin for burial, and the deceased was the most important person. Someone with a kind mind borrowed some coins. Thinking that there were so many families in the village, and each family could put together a small sum, something could be done.
In fact, those who are willing to give out copper coins are more of a gift than a loan, and there is no hope that the Yang family can pay them back. Especially after the man died, and the family was full of women and patients, and life was extremely difficult, how could anyone repay the debt?
Chu Yunli took out two coins and handed them to Yao, "Let's take care of the funeral first."
The two families were not familiar with each other before, so Yao was a little surprised, but the people in the village were waiting for her to come up with money to do things, so they didn't refuse.
With the money, everyone can finally take action.
Nowadays, if the family's financial situation allows, a person who died unexpectedly will perform rituals for a few more days. Yang's father also counts. However, the Yang family has no money, so naturally the sooner the better, the decision was quickly made and the burial would be the next day.
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Then it was time to prepare the vegetables. Chu Yunli was sitting in the corner, the knife in her hand was chopping on the chopping board with a crisp sound. A lot of cut vegetables were soon piled up in front of her.
Ms. He was also helping. She was very irritated and complained to Chu Yunli in a low voice, "Cui Zhu is like a ghost. You said that Pink Die has gone to be a concubine in a rich family. That's a person who dislikes the poor and loves the rich."
Snobbish, why can't he let go?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunli shook his head and laughed, "Maybe he thinks that Pink Die was forced by the He family?"
He paused and said thoughtfully, "It's really possible!"
She put down the knife and said, "No, I have to go back and ask. He has been thinking that if the He family were stingy, our Sun family... would be in trouble for eight lifetimes if we met Baidie."
The funeral was simple and everything went smoothly, because the Zhu family and the Yao family had relatives, and on the day of the burial, Zhu Yuanniang also came over.
She didn't think much about the Yang family, she came mainly to see Qingshan.
After the burial, Chu Yunli returned home and saw Zhu Yuanniang and Qingyu making clothes in the yard, with the green hills nearby trimming threads. It was already autumn, the afternoon sun was warm, and the two pretty little girls were whispering.
Joking, Qingshan would join in the conversation from time to time.
Seeing her coming in, Zhu Yuanniang was a little shy, "Auntie is back?"
Chu Yunli nodded, "Let's have dinner later and then leave. I'll do it."
The Zhu family used to have a difficult time. In the past two years, the children have grown up, and Zhu Yuanniang has provided monthly supplements for so many years. Each of her brothers has married a wife. Although the family's life is not rich, it is not as difficult as it was back then.
However, it is not as good as the Cang family's food.
Chu Yunli is not a person who is willing to let his mouth suffer. Basically, every meal has meat and vegetables. It would be too miserable for this person to live his whole life without eating good food.
Of course, Zhu Yuanniang secretly thought that because she was allowed to eat, the Cang family would have meat and vegetables. Although she felt uncomfortable, she felt comforted in her heart. If her future mother-in-law values her so much, life will not be difficult after she gets married.
Not long after Chu Yunli entered the kitchen, Zhu Yuanniang came to help and asked casually, "Auntie, have the Yang family's funerals been finished?"
"Okay." Chu Yunli also cut the meat neatly, and quickly cut a bunch of meat.
When Zhu Yuanniang saw her, she envied her knife skills and said, "Madam, I'm not very good at cooking. I have to learn from you in the future."
Chu Yunli smiled and responded.
In fact, Zhu Yuanniang is a girl who is very good at talking. As long as she is around, she will usually not be silent. She talks about everything. At first she talked about what happened in the village, and later she talked about the Yao family.
"Aunt Yao came home that day and was covered in injuries. The Yao family wanted to come to settle accounts with uncle, but she stopped her." Zhu Yuanniang lowered her voice, "Then, Aunt Yao's sister-in-law told her not to come back, and she
Went to see each other. It was a widower from our village, and he seemed to agree... I didn’t expect something would happen here."
Chu Yunli was surprised, "Really?"
Seeing her interest, Zhu Yuanniang smiled and said, "Really, I just don't know if the marriage over there will be possible after Uncle Yang is dead."
Two days later, Mrs. Yao came to pay off her debt, "I'd like to thank my sister-in-law this time. I also heard Taozi say that her brother fainted that day, and it was because of your help. She should have come to say thank you a long time ago.
I’ve been busy lately, so I’ve put it off until today.”
Among the money she handed over, in addition to what Chu Yunli gave her, there was also the money she paid for medicine in the town that day.
Chu Yunli didn't refuse, and accepted it without hesitation, "It's just a help from a fellow villager, no need to say thank you."
Yao's eyes turned red and tears fell. She had cried too much in the past few days and had not slept well. Her face was haggard. She covered her face and said, "I can't hold on any longer. These two children, I really can't."
..." She was speechless, then stood up and ran out.
Chu Yunli didn't pursue her. A little later, she heard the news. After paying off her debts with the funeral rites she received, Mrs. Yao returned to her parents' home. It was said that she was going to remarry.
She didn't take the child with her. I don't know if it was because she didn't take it with her or because the child didn't follow her.
She remarried without waiting to observe her filial piety, which shows that she has no feelings for Yang's father at all. Perhaps she had any feelings at all, but they were worn away by so many years of beatings and scoldings.
In the following days, Chu Yunli lived a very peaceful life. Occasionally she would visit Yang's house, or go to the town to help Yang Li get medicine. Of course, the medicine she got was slightly changed in weight. When the Chinese New Year came, Yang Li
Apart from being a little thinner, Li looks like a normal person. He no longer looks like he once did, hanging on for breath as if he might die at any moment.
Nowadays, the Yang family only has two brothers and sisters, and it is not suitable for either Qingshan Qingyu or Qingshan to go. Therefore, she basically goes there in person. The more she goes, the more people she sees. The widow of the Cang family is now vaguely visible in the village.
The words of a good man spread.
Cang Qingshan's wedding date has been set on the tenth day of the first lunar month of the coming year. It's not busy at that time, and when it gets busy, there will be more people to help.
Therefore, celebrating this New Year is actually quite fulfilling. Not only do we have to prepare New Year’s goods, but we also have to prepare for the wedding.
The betrothal gift was quite satisfactory, just average. The three Zhu brothers and Chu Yunli had no idea of helping the poor, so it would be better to leave the money to Cang Qingshan and the young couple to spend after they get married.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Chu Yunli happily took his brother and sister to the town fair. A lot of things had to be prepared for a wedding. This was the last fair before Cang Qingshan got married. If he didn't buy everything today, it would be difficult to buy later.
Buying and buying always makes people happy, and soon there were a lot of them. Standing at the entrance of the town, Chu Yunli planned to find a carriage to take them back.
Just at this moment, a carriage stopped in front of her. The driver was a burly middle-aged man with a scar on his face. "Sister, do you want to deliver something?"
Chu Yunli was a little surprised and looked him up and down.
The man explained patiently and touched the injury on his face, "I work in business with others and this injury has been there for many years. You don't have to be afraid. I am a really good person. I come out to make some money for myself. I deliver goods very cheaply and I will also help you."
Moving goods. Give me whatever you want, and I can help you send it back."
"Okay!" The man jumped out of the carriage, helped them carry their things up, and said, "Hurry up and send you away, I have to send others away."
Although the brother and sister were a little afraid of him, there had been no robbers in this town for many years. The most important thing was that this man was cheap.
Chu Yunli also helped move the goods, and with the addition of three people, the carriage was packed to the brim.
The carriage moved faster than people, and the horse started to trot towards the village. It didn't go very far, but turned onto a side road.
Cang Qingshan saw it and shouted, "Wrong, wrong, go straight!"
The people in front didn't seem to hear, Cang Qingyu also shouted, "This way to Pingcun is not the way back to our village, turn around and go back!"
The coachman in front didn't even turn his head, as if he couldn't hear. Instead, the carriage was moving very fast. The carriage was bumpy and bumpy, and people couldn't sit still, let alone move. The brother and sister were so excited that they were bumped several times.
Chu Yunli was thoughtful and signaled the brother and sister to quiet down.
The brother and sister were not stupid either. There was obviously something wrong with the carriage driver, and he was probably eyeing the things they bought. His face turned pale with fright, and he leaned tightly against Chu Yunli, trying to sit still and stop shouting.
Call.
Pingcun is the farthest from the town among the surrounding villages. It takes at least half an hour to walk along this road, because you have to pass through a mountain forest with tall trees and luxuriant leaves. Walking in it during the day always feels uncomfortable.
People, plus some immature children, were buried inside, making it even more eerie and rarely visited. Even people from Pingcun Village would go through this forest together when they came to town.
The carriage entered the woods, and the carriage driver in front made a "haha" sound, and the horse stopped.
Before it stopped, the coachman drew his sword with a grim smile. As soon as he turned around, he saw a cloth shoe in front of him.
Chu Yunli kicked her so hard that the driver was immediately dizzy.
She swiftly grabbed the knife with her hands, but within a breath, she took the knife and kicked him out of the carriage. She also jumped down and placed the knife between the driver's neck.
Coachman: "..."
Chu Yunli sighed in her heart. In fact, it was easy for her to subdue this man. He looked fierce and bloody. He was indeed a desperado, but he only had brute force and no martial arts skills. She wanted to deal with him. Where was he?
Either way.
But, sitting with the two brothers and sisters, she couldn't do any fancy moves. To put it simply, she couldn't let them see that she knew martial arts. Then she could only be simple and rough, and beat this person down directly. And she had to
Note that you exert a lot of force and only pretend to be one point, which makes you feel very relaxed.
In short, the two brothers and sisters must see that it's not that she is great, but that the robber is a waste.
Brother and sister: "..."
In their eyes, as soon as the carriage stopped and the coachman drew his sword, his mother kicked him. If it was not enough, he kicked him again. The strong coachman was kicked and rolled off the carriage, and the sword fell into his mother's hand.
, and in the blink of an eye, the person has fallen under the knife of his own mother, and cannot move.
The brother and sister blinked, then blinked, and then looked at each other.
The knife in Chu Yunli's hand was held firmly, her eyes were heavy, and she asked sternly, "Who asked you to come?"
The driver was still dazed. He had been around for half his life, and he had never experienced being subdued before the fight started. Hearing this, he came back to his senses and sneered, "If you want to kill me, I'll behead you..."
Before he could finish his words, Chu Yunli stabbed his waist with a knife.
The driver screamed, "How dare you!"
Not being honest yet, Chu Yunli drew out his sword, bringing up a mist of blood, and stabbed the bloody hole just now hard again.
While pricking her, she apologized to Li Tianxi in her heart: It was all to force a confession, I didn't mean to scare your child!
The brother and sister were trembling: "..." Mom, it's so scary!
Suddenly I realized that what I said was wrong, my mother was the one who did it.
As Chu Yun's pear knife fell, the driver screamed again, "I said!"
Chu Yunli held the handle of the knife, and her eyes signaled him to speak quickly. She was impatient, as if she wanted to draw the knife and chop again if she disagreed.
The coachman didn't hesitate and said immediately, "Someone gave me twenty taels to kill you, mother and son."
Chu Yunli sneered and said angrily, "The child's father only has twenty taels per person, and the three of us are just as much as him. Who are we looking down on?" After saying this, she drew her sword again, bringing up another drop of blood.
The coachman hugged his belly and bent like a shrimp: "..." If I had known it was so powerful, he wouldn't have done it for two hundred taels!
Brother and sister: "..." Is this the point?
Chu Yunli frowned and slowly put the knife on the coachman's neck, meaningfully, "Since you don't know anything, there's no point in keeping you..."
"No, no, no, let me think about it..." The coachman did not dare to move. He had no doubt that with this woman's ferocity, she would really dare to kill someone. "That maid is from the He family... Her clothes underneath are embroidered with the He family's company name.
logo.”
It is indeed the He family!
Chu Yunli frowned, as if he was thinking about how to deal with this person. The coachman hurriedly said, "I have already said, please don't kill me, let me go this time. Please... please..."
Cang Qingshan jumped off the carriage, looked at the people on the ground, and couldn't help but said, "Mom, don't kill anyone!"
Chu Yunli looked puzzled, "How dare I kill someone? It's almost like killing a chicken. I just thought, if this person is so good at killing and stealing, could he be a wanted criminal by the court?"
"If I send him to the Yamen, will there be a reward?"
Cang Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief, but felt that something was wrong.
Coachman: "..." I never thought I would be caught like this.