In the small shop selling wood carvings, there were more than a dozen people crowded into the palm-sized space in the backyard. Father Lu was famous in this town for being stingy, and he usually made people laugh a lot.
If you get rich, why don't you show it off?
Regardless of what they were talking about, Chu Yunli was planning to find a place to have breakfast and then go back to her parents' house to hide for a few days. She saw a middle-aged man delivering firewood coming out of the corner and pulling a cart with firewood piled on top.
He was still taller. When he saw Chu Yunli, he was overjoyed: "Jiu'er." Then he asked doubtfully: "What are you doing here if you don't help?"
This honest and honest man is from the village, his name is Qiao Dashan, and he is also a relative of the host family. He lives very far away. He makes a living by bringing firewood to the restaurant. He is also one of the reasons for the rumors about Jiuer.
However, Qiao Dashan really wanted to marry her and he only respected her and did not dare to blaspheme easily.
Guan Jiu'er was ignored by her family and her husband was not around for a long time. It would be a lie if she didn't have any feelings for such a passionate person who was devoted to her. But whenever she had those thoughts, she thought of the children at home and the man in prison.
, all the charming thoughts are gone.
"I won't do it." Facing him, Chu Yunli was quite gentle: "Brother Qiao, you are a good person. You'd better find a suitable sister-in-law quickly. Remember to tell me when you get married."
Qiao Dashan suddenly turned pale: "You...I..."
The two of them had never made it clear before. Qiao Dashan was embarrassed to express his feelings, and Guan Jiu'er had been avoiding him for a long time.
In fact, the more decisive your attitude is towards such a person, the better you will treat him. If you procrastinate to give him hope, he will not be able to let it go.
Chu Yunli said seriously: "I said this sincerely."
Qiao Dashan's complexion became even more ugly. The eight-foot-strong man had red eyes.
Chu Yunli saw it in her eyes and sighed in her heart. Not everyone can stay with a woman who is likely to get no response for more than ten years. If Guan Jiuer was more cruel and abandoned the child and remarried him, maybe she wouldn't be able to do it.
She will come.
After leaving the back street, Chu Yunli found a stall and ate a bowl of noodles. Then she bought some snacks and returned to Guan's house.
The Guan family has a common surname, and 60% of the people in this town have the surname Guan.
Guan Jiu'er's natal family was at the end of the town, where there was an intersection from the village. During the fairs, she could support her family by showing people carriages, oxcarts, and various other things.
There is no gathering today, and the Guan family are all at home. They were quite surprised to see Chu Yunli come in. Guan's mother curiously asked: "How come you have time to come back? Over there at the restaurant, you didn't ask for leave again, right?"
Why say again?
Because every month Guan Jiu'er would take leave to go to the county town. Although the Guan family was annoyed that she was disobedient and insisted on marrying the Lu family, they were worried about her because she was not doing well. They often inquired about her, and they all knew that she had just gone to the county town yesterday.
If I come here today, won't I just take another day off?
"I didn't ask for leave." Before they could ask again, Chu Yunli had already said: "I quit my job in the restaurant. I'm too tired. I feel like the root of the disease is all over my body. My shoulders and wrists hurt every time the weather changes.
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Guan's mother looked at her hand worriedly: "You have to be careful, otherwise it will be you who will be in pain in the future. Others may think that you should take Qiao and see a doctor to see if you can raise him back." She frowned again:
"If you don't want to work in the restaurant, would your father-in-law be willing?"
"I didn't tell them." Chu Yunli walked up to her sister-in-law with a smile, raised her hand to kiss the child in her hand and teased her.
Guan's mother was displeased: "We are living as a family, how can you not say anything? The child's father will be back in a few days. You have such a reputation. If you still quarrel with his father, what will you do then?"
Chu Yunli didn't take it seriously: "He thinks whatever he likes."
Guan's mother slapped her on the shoulder: "Stupid! You have worked hard for so many years, what can you do if you endure the last few days?" Thinking of something, her eyebrows stood up: "You don't want to go home to hide, do you? Go back quickly.
, my family will not take you in!"
Chu Yunli: "..."
She also knew that Guan's mother had good intentions and didn't want to go against her wishes: "Okay, I'll go back in a while."
If she hides here, maybe the Lu family will come looking for her, and it will be annoying to cause trouble.
Chu Yunli didn't sit there for long before returning to Lu's house.
When Mr. He saw her coming in, he gloated: "You are so brave! The job in the restaurant is so good, but you dare to quit. Dad already knows about it, so you can expect to be scolded."
Chu Yunli ignored her. As soon as she entered the backyard, an unknown object flew towards her head. Chu Yunli subconsciously turned her head to avoid it, and saw the wood hit the wall and then fell to the ground.
"You have the nerve to come back?" Father Lu was furious: "Who allowed you to quit your job in the restaurant? If you don't make it clear today, get out of here."
Chu Yunli said calmly: "I resigned on my own. I have fallen ill and I really can't do it. Besides, isn't the child's father coming back? It's only natural for a man to support his family. I have helped him raise his children for many years, why should I do it again?
I will support him for the rest of his life? Is he a waste?"
Father Lu: "..."
During the day, Father Lu took his children and grandchildren to carve in the yard. The wood didn't cost much, so it was like a business without capital. Carving some hairpins and ornaments for sale was actually a good business. If you did it well, you would definitely make money.
.However, the Lu family and his son only knew rudimentary craftsmanship, and the flowers they carved barely looked like a flower, and could only be sold for a few cents.
Besides, things like wooden hairpins don’t break down for many years and become smoother with use, so you can’t sell a few of them. The carved gadgets are not exquisite, and the wealthy people don’t like them, and the people in the village can’t wait for a penny.
Break it in half and spend it. Not many people are willing to buy it.
But because these things are so laborious and laborious, all the Lu family's ancestors and grandsons have spent all their energy here.
Chu Yunli's tone was too confident.
Everyone who heard it in the yard actually felt that it made sense and were speechless for a while.
Lu's mother was sewing in her hands and scolded: "What disease? I think it's laziness. Just relieve the lazy tendons and it'll be fine. See what you can do. The restaurant has already found someone. You can't come back even if you want to."
Went. As the same saying goes, our family doesn’t support lazy people, who don’t work and don’t have food to eat!”
He didn't know when he arrived in the backyard, folded his arms and leaned against the door frame, and said leisurely: "Sister-in-law, let me give you an idea. You can go out and find another job now. Maybe it's still too late."
In fact, because Guan Jiu'er works in a restaurant, the most indispensable thing there is food. She usually only eats breakfast at home, and all the meals during the day are provided by the restaurant.
Chu Yunli pretended not to hear her words and looked at Father Lu: "I am indeed ill. When I came back, I asked my father for money to buy medicine."
Father Lu was so angry that he threw away the carving knife in his hand: "Aren't you a good person? What's wrong with you? I think you are crazy. Seeing that the boss is coming back, you don't want to live a good life, do you?"
Mother Lu also said: "I must feel that my backer is back, and I don't want to be obedient anymore. I'm not afraid to tell you that if the boss protects you, he is also my son. He must listen to my words..."
Chu Yunli was impatient to hear this and asked: "So you won't give it, right?"
Father Lu replied without thinking: "No!"
Chu Yunli immediately started howling: "Everyone, come and see, the Lu family doesn't do human affairs, they force their daughter-in-law to work, they are dying of illness and they refuse to give money to buy medicine... I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes before marrying into your family.
I have been here for more than 20 years, and I have worked hard for more than 20 years... Seeing that the child's father is coming back, are you trying to force me to marry another person?"
This is all nothing.
Not to mention the men of the Lu family, even Mother Lu, who was sewing clothes, was stunned.
In a daze, I felt that this situation was familiar.
I heard Yuan Yu muttering to her cousin in the room behind me: "Why did your mother learn from Nai?"
Mother Lu: “…”
A word that wakes up the dreamer!
This was exactly the same as when she was acting up, even the tone of her howling was the same. She immediately became furious: "What are you howling for? You're howling in mourning!"
Chu Yunli paused and said seriously: "You can think so."
In this courtyard, the only ones who need to shut up the wine and mourn are the old couple of the Lu family.
Mother Lu was so angry that she said, "You don't want to let it go, right?"
Chu Yunli was surprised: "You don't give me money to treat my illness. Am I making trouble? It's you who are making trouble unreasonably."
Howling like this is really outrageous! When the neighbors heard it, they thought they wanted their daughter-in-law to die of illness. Mother Lu was so angry that she put down the things in her hands: "Let's go, I want to see what's wrong with you!"
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Chu Yunli was really not afraid of asking a doctor. Guan Jiu'er had worked hard for many years and had indeed suffered from many illnesses. Besides, medical treatment was about looking, smelling, asking, and feeling, and diagnosing the pulse could not be absolute.
Along the way, Lu's mother said to people when she saw people: "Jiu'er secretly quit her job in the restaurant. Who said she was seriously ill and that I wouldn't treat her? I'll take her to see Dr. Zhou right away."
, look at what’s wrong with her!”
It was originally fine, but the tone was not right, and coupled with the last sentence, it was almost obvious that Chu Yunli was pretending to be ill.
More and more people gathered around to watch the excitement. When they arrived at the medical center, the doctor began to ask questions.
Chu Yunli pointed to her chest: "It hurts so much that I can't breathe. I even fainted from the pain last night. And my hands..." She pointed to Guan Jiu'er's several sore spots: "It hurts when the weather changes.
, waist and legs too.”
The doctor squinted his eyes and checked his pulse carefully. After a long while, he sighed quietly: "You are very serious. You have a heart disease. You can't work too hard, you can't hold too heavy, you can't walk too fast, and you can't have too many mood swings. You have to be happy or uncomfortable.
You must not suffer a big blow as your personality, otherwise your life will be in danger!"
Before Lu's mother came, she felt that her daughter-in-law was really pretending to be ill. For so many years, she had worked every day, and there was never a time when she couldn't get up. Sometimes she came back looking very tired and tired, but who is not tired in life?
Unexpectedly, the doctor mentioned that he had a heart problem, which sounds like a very difficult problem to cure.
Mother Lu was so frightened that her face turned pale.
The doctor added: "As for your hand and waist pain, many people have this problem. It is because they are exposed to too much cold water and are too tired. This is the root cause of the disease. It can only be treated with medicine, but it cannot be cured. The same goes for your heart disease.
, you have to keep taking medicine, I will prescribe you five doses first, for half a month. Come back after you finish drinking..."
Mother Lu: “…”
Hearing this, she felt a lot of pain in her heart and was out of breath. She seemed... to have a heart disease.