The thin Liu Yuehe's smile gradually dissipated. Chu Yunli closed her eyes again. She didn't know how long it had passed before she opened her eyes and opened the Jade Secret. Liu Yuehe's resentment: 500
Good value: 170760+4000
Her body sank, and before she could open her eyes, she heard the elderly woman next to her saying without any refusal, "I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm just telling you. Dress up Yuliang better, and don't let her go to the ground recently. Let her stay at home."
Learn to cook and learn more dishes. Don’t go to Chen’s house and make people dislike you!”
When Chu Yunli opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the dimly lit room, the dark walls, and the shabby tables, chairs, and benches. The room could be described as shabby. There was an old lady with gray hair sitting at the table in front of her.
His face was covered in patches, his face was wrinkled, his cheeks were thin, and he looked a bit mean.
Of course, her tone was really mean, full of disgust, and the look in her eyes seemed to be seeing something dirty, and she was very disgusted.
His chest was full of anger and unwillingness. Chu Yunli lowered his eyes. The first thing that caught his eye was his hands, which were as thin as chicken feet. They were tightly wringing them. The sleeves of both hands were made of cyan and blue cloth.
Sewn. Further down, there are several large and small patches on the trousers. Even the toes of the shoes have been mended, and at this time, they seem to be worn through again... The only thing worth gratifying is probably this dress.
Pretty clean.
The ground next to it is also a muddy ground with pits and pits. It seems that water has been poured on it and it is muddy.
Chu Yunli: "..."
It's simply hard to describe.
She closed her eyes and then opened them again to make sure she saw correctly.
The old woman snorted coldly, "It's like a boring gourd. Once you understand, go to work. First do the laundry, sweep the yard, and then cook quickly! Remember to steam an egg custard for Guangzong!"
Chu Yunli turned around and went out. As soon as she moved, she found that her head was dizzy, her feet were weak, and her stomach was sore and painful. This feeling... was she hungry?
These days, my life is really worse than that of a beggar on the street.
When I went out while holding on to the wall, I was scolded by the old woman behind me, "You lazy fool, don't pretend to be sick with me! There's no medicine for you if you're sick. It's better to be dead."
Chu Yunli: "..."
She went out and saw a quite large farmyard. On the left was the kitchen and woodshed, and on the right was a field growing various vegetables. The house and the yard looked dilapidated everywhere. That piece of land was probably in this yard.
The most beautiful scenery.
From the corner of his eye, he saw a pile of clothes in a large basin under the eaves. They were stained with a lot of mud. It was obvious that they were all worn for work.
She glanced around and saw that the yard was empty. She didn't see a well or a suitable place to receive memories.
Just when I was thinking about finding a room to sit for a while, I saw a seven or eight-year-old girl coming out to the right. She was so thin that there was only a handful of bones left, and her eyes were very big. She came over timidly and said, "Mom, are you still dizzy?"
"
Chu Yunli: "..."
He raised his daughter to be so thin, and no one knows how poor the family has become.
When she didn't answer, the little girl stretched out her hand to help her, "Mom, please go back and sleep for a while."
Following her direction and walking to the right, an old woman's angrily voice came from the room, "If you sleep in broad daylight, your luck will come too early, be careful not to lose your life!"
Will your life span be shortened if you sleep during the day?
Chu Yunli rolled her eyes secretly. From the corner of her eye, she saw that the window of the house she just passed by was open. It was clean, there was a small bookshelf with books on it, and the desk was complete with pens, inks, papers and inkstones. She was slightly stunned.
.
Grandma and grandson are all so thin. Is anyone in the family still studying?
She entered the wing on the right. The room was not big. There was only a bed and an old red paint box, but nothing else.
Chu Yunli sat on the bed and leaned on the box.
The little girl whispered, "Mom, I'm going to wash clothes."
After the words fell, the person had left, and the woman outside was cursing again, "Forget it if you are too lazy. In the future, your daughters will marry other people, what should I do with you?"
Accompanied by the scolding, Chu Yunli closed her eyes.
Li Fengxi’s original name was Li Fengxi. Her grandparents passed away early and her family was not well-off. Her parents gave birth to four more brothers and sisters. She was the eldest. She was sensible since she was a child and could do all the work at home and outside. When she grew up, she lived in several surrounding villages.
Everyone knows that the eldest son of the Li family is sensible and capable, and has attracted many matchmakers to come to propose marriage.
Their daughter is very capable, but the Li couple know how much their daughter has done to help them, and they plan to help her choose a good family.
In fact, Li Fengxi already had a crush on him. Yu Chengfu, the third eldest member of the Yu family, had a gentle appearance and was good at work. She was also honest. He blushed when he saw her. He usually didn't talk to others, and even secretly made wooden hairpins for her.
As long as the villagers can fill their stomachs, most people would not think of making hairpins for their daughter-in-law. With this in mind, Li Fengxi married into the Yu family.
The Li family and his wife are happy to see this marriage come to fruition.
Because the Yu family just moved into Cypress Town from outside, they bought a quite large yard and five acres of land as soon as they arrived. Moreover, Yu’s father was good-looking, dressed in a long gown, elegant and handsome, and he was polite to others. He didn’t look like that at all.
He was a farmer, but he seemed to have brought a lot of money to settle down. After he came, he married a fierce girl from the village chief's family, and gave birth to three children. Yu Lao San is the eldest.
The marriages of the first two children went smoothly, and their lives were prosperous. After all, the third child was doing well, and the Li family happily agreed to get married.
After Li Fengxi married into the Yu family, although there was some unpleasantness between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, it was all a trivial matter. This is how the villagers lived their lives.
But after she gave birth to three daughters one after another, life became more and more difficult. She did all the dirty work at home. When the children got older, it became the mother and daughter to do the work. The old lady Lin was still unhappy.
Just take it out on them. Swearing is considered a minor offense, and hitting is normal.
Yu Chengfu was a foolish and filial man, always urging his wife and children to endure it. Because he could not give birth to a son, he could not hold his head high in front of his parents, so he took care of him. The three-bedroom family did the most, got scolded the most, and had the least to eat.
Typically they work more than cows and eat less than chickens!
I can tolerate all these things, and after enduring the separation of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, I can still live my life.
However, the Yu family's life, which was originally quite prosperous, became difficult as the three daughters-in-law gave birth to children one after another, and all the boys in the family were initiated and sent to the town to be taught by scholars when they were six years old.
Nowadays, Yu Guangzong, the eldest son of Dafang, is seventeen years old and has studied with Xiucai for ten years. Yu Yaozu, the second family member, is sixteen and has studied for nine years. Yu Jibao, the second family member, is thirteen and has studied for six years.
No matter how poor you are, you will never delay your children from studying!
The annual repair work for three people is not a small amount, and pens, inks, paper and inkstones are not cheap. A normal person can barely afford one scholar, let alone the Yu family who has to provide three. Over the years, relatives and neighbors from all walks of life have borrowed everything they can.
The Yu family has only four walls and can be said to be the poorest family in Liu Village.
It is said that ten years are spent in poverty. Yu Guangzong has been studying hard for ten years. The scholar said that he has taught everything he can and can give it a try.
The Yu family can't come up with money to pay for expenses, what should they do?
The old couple of the Yu family are worried and their heads are turning gray. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Yu family, Mrs. Zhang, goes out early every day and comes home late every day to borrow money. Unfortunately, the Yu family owes too much. For the sake of the scholars in the family, although they do not dare to excessively collect debts, they never want to do it again.
borrow.
After running for half a month, I saw that the day of departure was getting closer and closer. A turning point came. A matchmaker came to the Yu family. The Chen family in Wangcun next door wanted to marry Yu Liang, the eldest daughter of the third family. Mrs. Lin gritted her teeth and asked for four taels.
bride price.
The Chen family agreed directly without even stumbling.
There is no such thing as a pie in the sky. When a normal family marries a wife, from the marriage proposal to the arrival of the daughter-in-law, including the betrothal gift, the matchmaker gift, and the banquet, only two taels of silver can be used to manage it decently.
The Chen family's offer was four taels... Li Fengxi was not surprised, but the more he thought about it, the more worried he became. He quietly returned to his parents' home and asked his three younger brothers to help find out why the Chen family was willing to give such a large betrothal gift.
It just so happened that her second younger sister was married to Wangcun. The Chen family was a well-known person in Wangcun, so there was no need to inquire. There was no young man who was about to get married in the Chen family. However, the eldest son of the Chen family was a widower and had two teenage sons.
, it is said that he likes to beat people, and his wife was beaten to death by him...
Hearing this, Li Fengxi almost fainted.
My daughter Yu Liang is only thirteen years old this year. How can she marry a man who is about the same age as her father?
After coming back, I went straight to Mrs. Lin's house and wanted to cancel the marriage.
Today in the previous life, Li Fengxi did not come out as obediently as Chu Yunli. Instead, he stubbornly insisted on letting Lin break off the engagement. As a result, he was scolded bloody by the furious Lin and was even hit with a chair by Lin.
After one pass, my leg was swollen and I had to drag my stump to work.
Li Fengxi told Yu Chengfu about the Chen family in private. Like his wife, his first reaction was to ask Mr. Lin to reject the marriage. As a result...he received a scolding but the marriage went on as usual.
Then, the Yu family took the money and sent Yu Guangzong away. Before his mother came back from the county examination, Yu Liang got married. After getting married, she was beaten every three days. It was not easy for her to be a stepmother and her life was difficult.
Three years later, she was hanging from a beam with wounds all over her body...
The door was pushed open with a bang, and Mrs. Lin stood at the door with her hands on her hips, "I said you couldn't hear me for a long time. I thought you were dead."
Chu Yunli opened her eyes, her chest filled with resentment. When she saw the arrogant old woman in front of her, she picked up the box in her hand and smashed it.
If she wanted to hit someone, there was nothing she could not hit. The next moment, Lin was hit in the body. She took a few steps back and fell in the yard, crying, "It's murder..."