841, the mother of the unjust death of the son eleven
Just by looking at his clothes, you can tell that he is very poor.
He was poor not because he was lazy, but because he had no land. When he was ten years old, his parents died, so he followed his uncle, and his land naturally became his uncle's. Although they took his land, his aunt's family did not treat him at all.
Unfortunately, although he was not beaten or scolded, no one talked to him, and he often forgot to leave food for him. He was hungry and full. When he was fifteen years old, he could no longer bear it and ran back to his shabby house, and then
I just help out the families in the village and make ends meet.
During the slack season, no one asked him to work, so he cut firewood and sold it in the city. However, there were too many people cutting firewood in the village, and there was no good firewood in the nearby mountains, so he had to go to the mountains farther away. Even if he was very diligent, he would not be able to get good firewood.
I can only make ends meet.
I am in my thirties and have yet to find a wife. I really don’t have any land at home, so I will definitely suffer hardship if I get married. Whether it is a family that loves their daughter or a family that does not love their daughter, they don’t like such an in-law. So I have delayed it until now.
"You're dreaming!"
Mrs. Zhang spat back: "Can't you hear the angry words I said?"
He Niu was scolded a lot, but he didn't get angry. Besides, how could there be such a good thing in heaven? He walked away with a smile.
Li Xiangyu stood on the door, feeling sad: "Mom, I'm really sick, it's not that I'm lazy and don't work. Don't just marry me off."
Mrs. Zhang had been working all morning and was very hungry. After a while, the men in the family were coming back for dinner, so she had no time to bother with her. She got up and went to the kitchen and sneered: "Of course I won't marry casually. I raised you for fifteen years."
Year, one tael of silver a year, I will get fifteen taels of silver. Whoever wants to marry you must bring the silver first!"
"If there is no one to marry, just work for me for the rest of your life. Anyway, your eldest brother is already married, so our family doesn't need a reputation, we just need people to work."
Li Xiangyu: "..."
She let go of her hand and slowly slid to the ground. She held it too tightly just now, and her fingers cramped. She lowered her head and rubbed it slowly, feeling filled with hatred in her heart.
She hated both the Zhou family for their ruthlessness and the Zhang family for their cruelty. What she hated the most was the Chen family in the city. If it hadn't been for them, she would have married into the Zhou family long ago, and the Zhang family would not have been so mean to her.
A few days ago, Mr. Chen went out of town. The last time she went to Chen's house, she thought he had come back, but she was still stopped outside. After asking about it, she found out that Mr. Chen had postponed his return date.
I don’t know if he’s back?
Li Xiangyu never thought about such a day when she was constantly insulting her. In fact, she regretted it a little. She shouldn't have thought too highly of herself and made a fuss in the Chang family's backyard... But suddenly she learned that Chang Jiu had another woman who was going to give birth to a child.
She was confused immediately, and when she realized what she was doing, she was already outside.
She was really impulsive when she said those words. If someone had stepped down for her at that time, it wouldn't have been so ugly. The people she hated in her heart were also added to the Chang family.
She later figured out what happened that day. It was the Chang family who wanted to manipulate her, so they didn't come out. As for Chang Ji, it was because he wanted to stay with that woman and deliberately pushed her away. She was to blame.
I was too impulsive and fell into this trap!
Another month has passed, and Chen Wanhua has been three months old. Both husband and wife attach great importance to their unborn son, and even if there is no discomfort, they want to go to the city to visit.
Afraid that Chen Wanhua would not be able to sit firmly, Chu Yunli set up a carriage and asked Zhou Xinghua to protect her in the carriage.
As soon as he left the village entrance, he saw the thin Li Xiangyu.
Seeing the carriage coming, Li Xiangyu was very excited and hurriedly said: "Wait a minute!"
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I realized it was Chu Yunli, and my heart suddenly sank. It was early summer, and the sun was getting hotter. After all, my unwillingness to walk prevailed: "Auntie, can you take me for a ride?"
Chu Yunli refused without thinking: "No. It's inconvenient."
After saying that, he waved his whip and the horse started to trot.
Li Xiangyu watched the carriage go away, and couldn't explain how she felt. There were not many families in the village who owned carriages, so this was considered a big-ticket item. Those who could afford it were the richest families in the village.
Every time she sees the Zhou family, she feels an extra layer of regret.
I thought I had to walk to the official road to meet the carriage, but I didn't expect that not long after, another carriage came behind me.
This time, Li Xiangyu successfully sat on it.
There were people from the village in the carriage, and the woman sitting inside usually liked to hear things that were both good and bad. As soon as she got on the carriage, he took her hand and asked, "What are you doing in the city?"
"shopping."
"Aren't you afraid of being alone? Why doesn't your brother accompany you? And your mother, I heard a few days ago that she actually said she would let you go if someone took you?"
"Nothing."
"I don't think it's possible, it's too outrageous. We didn't know you were not our biological child before, but no one suspected it. What does this prove? It proves that the Li family is their biological daughter. If I had really treated you harshly, I would have
knew."
Listening to the woman chattering, Li Xiangyu fell silent.
She had never thought before that she was not a biological child of the Li family, and she did not feel that she was any different from other girls in the village. But after she returned to the Chen family, her family members were very unfamiliar with her. They thought she was embarrassed and lazy.
Really sad.
After entering the city, Li Xiangyu got off the carriage. This time she was not so stupid. She did not go to the Chen family's yard, but went to the teahouse that Mr. Chen liked to go to before. She handed the waiter a few coins: "Mr. Chen came to drink tea recently.
Yet?"
The waiter took advantage and smiled broadly: "I just came back the day before yesterday and arrived at our teahouse yesterday. Maybe he will come back soon."
Li Xiangyu suddenly relaxed.
Before, she just wanted to find out if Mr. Chen was back, and had never thought of waiting for him here. When the waiter said this, she didn't want to come here in vain, so she stood under the eaves of the shop opposite.
She waited from morning to afternoon, and just when she was about to give up, she saw a familiar carriage approaching.
Li Xiangyu immediately cheered up, watched Mr. Chen get off the carriage, watched him enter the teahouse, and then slowly walked over.
When Mr. Chen, who was drinking tea, saw Li Xiangyu appearing in front of him, he was quite surprised: "Why are you here?"
Li Xiangyu immediately stepped forward and knelt down.
By this time, she was no longer afraid of being embarrassed.
She wasn't afraid, but Mr. Chen was, so he frowned and said, "Follow me upstairs."
After changing from the lobby downstairs to the upstairs, Li Xiangyu was about to kneel down again, but Mr. Chen raised his hand to stop him: "I know everything you did, and I also know your mother drove you back. You grew up in a farmhouse, and you don't understand many things.
I was too impulsive to take you back. It would be good for you to stay in the village and find a suitable person to live a peaceful life."
After hearing the first two sentences, Li Xiangyu knew that it was impossible to sue her aunt. Tears fell instantly: "Dad, I will obey you no matter what you tell me. But after I went back, the Li family bullied me too much, from morning to night
They all let me work." She stretched out her hand and cried: "It's only been more than a month, and my hand is like this."
Seeing her rough hands, Mr. Chen frowned: "Didn't I treat you very well before?"
Li Xiangyu lowered her head and murmured: "One time, my mother accidentally learned that the Li family treated sister Wanhua harshly, so she felt that the Li family was not kind and did not allow me to associate with them. Later, they sent me back. The Li family felt that I would be a loser once I gained power.
I turned my back on everyone and called me a white-eyed wolf... I tried to explain, but I couldn't even explain it. Two days ago, my adoptive mother threatened to send me away directly if anyone wanted to take me away... Dad, I'm nowhere.
My home is so big that there is no place for me. Why did you and my mother give birth to me in the first place?"
"My mother fought to the death to give birth to me. If I had known this, I would have saved my life and stayed with you for a few more years."
Mr. Chen took Li Xiangyu back because her mother directly kept the child when the doctor asked her to do so. How could Mr. Chen live up to such a friendship?
Hearing her mention the woman again, Mr. Chen's heart was full of pity: "It's impossible to go back to the Chen family. I'll find a yard for you to live in. No one will bully you. After a while, I will help you find a suitable marriage.
.Remember, don’t be impulsive when encountering anything. Like this time, you were calculated."
Li Xiangyu took note of it seriously and kowtowed in thanks.
Seeing her being so humble, Mr. Chen felt even more uncomfortable: "Don't go back today. I'll just send someone to the Li family to tell her."
Everything was going well with the fetus in Chen Wanhua's belly. The family happily returned from the county town and saw many people gathered at the entrance of the village. They stopped her specifically, as if she was afraid she wouldn't know: "Then Li Xiangyu was picked up by his father again."
Someone else helped explain: "It was Mrs. Chen who drove her back before. Now that Mr. Chen is back, won't he come to pick her up?"
Another person said: "She went there by herself. I saw it with my own eyes."
"No matter what, this biological father is more reliable than the stepmother and adoptive parents. Those who are dear to him are dear to him, and they cannot be let go."
This last statement was unanimously agreed upon by everyone.
But Chu Yunli didn't think it would be a good idea for her to go back now.
She has been rejected by Mrs. Chen, and now she takes a detour to find Mr. Chen. She can indeed be taken in, but it also completely pisses off Mrs. Chen.
Let's put it this way, being disliked by others in the village is just a matter of gossip. The Li family doesn't like her, but they still need her to work.
And returning to the Chen family... that would cost lives.
Didn't you see that Mr. Chen has no concubine children but only a few adopted daughters? Mrs. Chen would rather adopt a daughter for her own use than raise a child born from a concubine. There is not a single concubine, which shows Mrs. Chen's methods.
Whether Li Xiangyu can live a good life depends on who is better between her and Mrs. Chen.