After going out, Chu Yunli actually fed the peanuts that Lu Panyu had eaten to the wild dogs.
Guan Jiu'er didn't have much money to begin with, so after buying these things and giving benefits to the guards, he didn't have a penny left on him.
Chu Yunli sat under the eaves by the roadside and ate the roast chicken and steamed buns. When she was full, she went shopping with a basket.
But she couldn't just go back, she had to get some money first.
The simplest thing is to sell money.
Even though it is only a county town, it costs a lot and money is not very valuable. Chu Yunli made an old recipe and helped someone stew a pot of meat. It was a little hard work, but the meat was delicious and colorful.
After braised the meat, the owner was very happy and bought this recipe for three hundred taels.
With three hundred taels of silver in her arms, Chu Yunli felt windy when she walked. She deliberately asked for some scattered silver, rented a carriage, and hurried back to the town that day.
It's true that the man has been away from home for a long time, and the people in the town are talking nonsense. Guan Jiu'er has a bad reputation. If she doesn't come back, tomorrow someone will definitely say that she spent the night with another wild man.
Chu Yunli didn't care about such a reputation, but to Guan Jiuer, these things were very important. In her previous life, she had suffered enough from being criticized, and she also wanted people to change their view of her and stop spreading romantic rumors about her.
She got on the carriage in the afternoon and arrived in the town. It was getting late. She followed her memories and returned to Lu's house.
My sister-in-law, Mr. He, was putting up the door handle of the shop piece by piece, and was planning to close it. When he saw her coming, he said sourly: "Sister-in-law, you haven't seen anyone since you left for a day. It's okay to know that you are going to the county town to see my elder brother, no.
You know, what do you think you are doing out there? You are... don't let people talk nonsense, Yuan Qing and Yuan Yu are both big girls, don't influence them."
Chu Yunli was a little speechless. Even her own family said such things, how could she expect outsiders not to say it?
"Not many people know that I went to the county seat. Those who know know that I went to see your eldest brother. Who would say nonsense?" Chu Yunli carried the basket and walked directly into the backyard through the unclosed door.
There are only seven rooms in the backyard. They are not big, and after putting beds in them, they are very compact.
Seeing her come in, Lu's mother, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, sneered: "You have been hanging out all day, waiting for someone to cook for you? There is no food at home, so you can think of something yourself."
Chu Yunli ate steamed buns and roast chicken and was still not too hungry, so she went back to her room directly.
There are five rooms. The parents of the Lu family live in one room, and the second brother Lu Panfu and his wife live in one room. Guan Jiuer's eldest son, Lu Yuanwen, and his wife live in one room with their children, and Lu Yuanwu and his wife live in one room. In addition, the second room is occupied by the eldest son Lu Panfu and his wife.
The wife lives in another room, the second son lives in a separate room, and the younger daughter Yuan Yu also lives in a second room.
In fact, the cousins originally lived in the same room, but they always quarreled and occasionally fought. Later, Guan Jiuer let his daughter live with him.
Because there were so many people, the courtyard was packed to the brim, and there were quarrels every now and then.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw his third daughter, Lu Yuanqing, sitting in front of the small dressing table, gesturing at the haircut on her hair in front of the dim mirror. When her mother came in, she didn't even raise her eyebrows: "When will dad come back?"
"I don't know." Chu Yunli really didn't know in this life, and she didn't even ask after they parted on bad terms today.
Lu Yuanqing turned around, a little dissatisfied: "Have you gone to see dad?"
Chu Yunli: "..." I simply don't want to speak.
Even Lu Yuanqing, a thirteen-year-old girl, questioned her mother like this. No wonder Guan Jiuer had so many gossips.
Forget it, don’t argue with the little girl!
Chu Yunli put down the basket: "I went, but your father didn't want to see me. He kicked me out because he disliked me for not buying him roast chicken."
Lu Yuanqing was surprised: "Why don't you buy it?"
Chu Yunli opened her mouth and came: "The roast chicken shop is not open."
Lu Yuanqing frowned: "In such a big county, is there only one family?"
Chu Yunli didn't want to talk to her, so she went to the yard to fetch water and brought it in to wash up. The smell in the prison was simply indescribable. It was June again, and although she was riding a carriage, it was extremely hot and sweaty all the way there.
, my clothes stick to my body, which is very uncomfortable.
While she was washing up, Lu Yuanqing had put down the comb in his hand and walked to her side: "Mom, dad is coming out soon. How can you do this to him? What if he is angry with us and refuses to come back?
"
Chu Yunli paused and quickly recovered: "Where can he go if he doesn't come back?"
Lu Yuanqing stopped talking.
Seeing this, Chu Yunli suspected that this girl knew that Lu Panyu had a large amount of money. Otherwise, if the father of a murderer was mentioned, outsiders would not speak well of the Lu family. Because of him, which of the children in the family has not been ridiculed?
Under such circumstances, it seems strange that this girl wants her mother to comfort the culprit.
After a long while, I heard her whisper: "Mom, didn't you teach me to be filial? He is my father, and we are a family. We are finally reunited, and we should live a good life. If you are good to him, he will know better. From now on.
They will take good care of us."
Chu Yunli threw the handkerchief in her hand and splashed a lot of water: "Am I not good to him? Didn't you three brothers and sisters be raised by me through all the hardships? So many people advised me to remarry. For you and him, I
They all stayed, how could I be bad to him? Just because I help him support his parents and raise his children, even if he is blind, he can’t say that I’m bad!”
The sound was so loud that even the neighbors on the left and right might have heard it, not to mention the house.
In the yard, Mother Lu rushed out of the kitchen: "I ran away for a day and came back, what kind of monster is it?"
Lu Yuanqing didn't expect that her mother would get so angry after just a few words. He was frightened at the time. When he realized what he was doing, tears burst into his eyes: "Why are you so angry at me?"
After shouting one sentence, he ran out.
She didn't run far away, so she complained in the yard: "Mom, she is mean to me... She didn't buy roast chicken for dad, so he kicked her out... Her anger was directed at me... What does it have to do with me?"
Mother Lu only likes her son and has no patience with her granddaughter. However, the granddaughter is the closest to her daughter-in-law. She immediately cursed: "What do I mean? If you can't coax a man, why should you vent your anger on your child? We
The Lu family has been unlucky for eight lifetimes before marrying someone like you... You are just a vixen who coaxed my son into thinking about marrying you..."
Chu Yunli rubbed her eyebrows.
She finally knew why there were so many people in the Lu family, and some people poured dirty water on her. Her family members kept saying that she was dishonest and a vixen. Those rumors outside were really not unjust.
Also, it was getting late, and Guan Jiu'er's son and daughter-in-law were all in the house, but no one came out to help. They all seemed deaf.
Suddenly, the cry of a child was heard in the wing next door. The next moment, Lu Yuanwen opened the door and said impatiently: "Mistress, please lower your voice, it has woken up Xiaobao. He can't sleep well, and he will wake up again at night."
It's so noisy that we can't even sleep well..."
Then he said to Chu Yunli: "Mom, what happened today is all your fault. You said you traveled so far to deliver a meal, why didn't you buy roasted chicken? There are not ten restaurants selling roasted chicken in the county, and there are some
Bajia, why are you so stubborn?"
Or he wants to say, why are you so stupid?
Chu Yunli snorted coldly: "Why don't you go? I ran in the middle of the night and walked for a day, and my ankles are still sore."
After saying that, he closed the door with a bang.
That night, Lu Yuanqing did not return to his room and stayed with his cousin.
When Chu Yunli woke up, Mother Lu was scolding her again outside: "The sun is shining on my butt, so I can't afford it. Forget it, I'm too lazy. Let's eat breakfast. People who don't work are not qualified to hold our family's bowls."
…”
I can't sleep anymore.
In fact, Guan Jiu'er doesn't work at home. He usually works as a helper in the largest restaurant in town. In fact, he just does odd jobs. During the day, he helps people wash dishes and light the fire. When the guests leave at night, he has to go to the front to help clean up. It's like doing it alone.
It's a job for two people. Anyway, all the dirty work is hers, and she earns three bucks a month.
In this town, it's actually a pretty good job.
At least, relying on this, Guan Jiuer married his two sons.
Lu's father was in charge of all the accounts at home, including the wages of Guan Jiu'er's helper. However, the accounts were also clearly divided. The Lu Yuanwen brothers spent Guan Jiu'er's wages when they married.
In addition, half of it is deducted every month to provide food for the big house. In other words, the food rations for Guan Jiuer and several children are all her wages. She can also take dozens of coins to go to the county town every month.
Chu Yunli rubbed her eyebrows, what is going on?
She got up and dressed, and on her way out, she glanced at the family table. There was a bowl of gruel with vegetables, a few plates of pickles, and a plate of scrambled eggs. The eggs were eaten by the men in the family.
Mother Lu snorted coldly: "Without you!"
Chu Yunli sneered. She now has three hundred taels in her arms. She won't eat these things if they are given to her!
After exiting the door, turn right and go all the way to the only three-story building in the town. There is the restaurant where Guan Jiuer's assistant works. She went to the kitchen first.
Seeing her coming, everyone in the kitchen looked displeased. The master chef was the owner's cousin and said directly: "What time is it now? You can only count half a day at this hour!"
"I'm sorry." Chu Yunli stood at the door and refused to go in at all: "I won't do it, you can find someone else."
Everyone: "..."
Just the job of Guan Jiu'er, which costs three dollars a month, can support a family.
Who doesn’t have a few relatives?
Because of Lu Panyu's murder, many people didn't like Guan Jiu'er, and secretly and openly wanted to take her away and replace her with their own relatives. However, Guan Jiu'er was very thick-skinned, and no matter how they ridiculed her, she ignored her.
, she doesn’t quarrel with others, and she does all the work assigned to her honestly. I really want to drive her away but I can’t think of a reason!
Everyone knew that she needed this job, and everyone was used to their bad attitude towards her. Unexpectedly, she just stopped doing it today as soon as she opened her mouth.
The master quickly reacted: "We're halfway through the month. If you don't say hello, you'll quit. I can't find anyone here, and I can't pay you any wages."
It's a lie that you can't find anyone. Three coins a month is hard work, but there are many people who are not afraid of hardship. Just shout out on the street, and everyone will definitely join in.
Chu Yunli didn't want it at first: "No."
Father Lu is collecting the wages here, and he has already said hello to her. Even if she wants it, the accounting office will not give it to her.
Everyone: "..."
Someone asked out of curiosity: "What happened?"
Chu Yunli snorted coldly: "From now on, I will no longer help others."
With one word, the person left.
Everyone in the kitchen looked at each other in confusion: "If her father-in-law digs like that, will he not let her work? Has the Lu family become rich?"