928, the original partner who refused to give way eighteen
Mr. Li knew that his family had made a lot of money from furniture. If they could resume their previous business, the money would be well worth it.
But now she is very disappointed with her son. They make too much, so what does it have to do with her?
He immediately fell silent.
Seeing this, Hu Qili frowned and said, "You're not really angry with me, are you? Roulan has a child now, so she can't be angry. That's why I coaxed her. Don't you want to have a grandchild?"
Hearing her grandson, Mrs. Li snorted coldly: "I have a grandson."
She liked Hu Qinglin, but Hu Qili didn't like him. Especially after Lin Xuniang plundered all the money from the family and left, and later kicked him in the street, she no longer had any affection for the three of them: "My son is only the one in Roulan's belly."
.Others have nothing to do with me.”
When Mrs. Li heard this, she became very angry and said sarcastically: "You want to be involved, but do people care about you?"
Hu Qili: "..."
"Mom, don't mention them at home anymore. You have to prepare early for business matters. Give me the money." He stretched out his hand.
Li was reluctant and hesitated: "We already have enough money to spend, what else can we do?"
Hu Qili was displeased: "Mom, you are old, but I am still young. I have to save some money for my son, right?" Seeing that his mother was still unwilling, he thought for a while and said, "When the shop opens in the future,
, you still look after me as before."
Li's eyes lit up. She used to visit the shop and secretly take some coins every day.
In fact, it can't be said to be stealing. Everyone in the Hu family knew that she took the copper coins. Thinking of this, she was not so unwilling. Just like what her son said, she was old and didn't have many years to live. As long as she
As long as she lives a comfortable life, she can't spend all the money. The key is that after the news about her stealing her daughter-in-law's money gets out, outsiders will definitely point fingers at the Hu family. If the Zhou family knows about it, they will probably come here too.
Noisy.
To put it simply, with this money in her hands, she would never have peace of mind.
"How much do you want?"
If you give it to your son, you also give it to your family.
Hu Qili immediately said: "The more, the better."
Li was speechless. After thinking for a while, she walked to the yard and shouted: "Roulan, come out, I have something to say."
Zhou Roulan was so anxious that she went out immediately when she heard the noise.
Mrs. Li rummaged around her waist, took out a purse, and took out several banknotes inside. The smallest one was ten taels.
She took the smallest one and said: "This is what I asked you to compensate me before, and now I take it. Let's not talk about the past things, and live a good life in the future. The rest..."
Zhou Roulan ran over and reached out to take it.
But it was still a step too late, and the banknote was taken over by Hu Qili, who was closer to Li.
Li didn't care, turned around and entered the door.
She washed the dishes two days ago, and today she walked around all day. She was really happy to buy things, but she was also really tired. She still washed and went to bed earlier.
As for whether the shop at home can be opened...what the heck?
Anyway, she has ten taels of silver, and she has someone to rely on when she gets old. If she can survive, she can live with it. If she can't survive, she can rent a small yard and ask people to take care of her.
It stands to reason that anyone who has a son will wait for his son and daughter-in-law to take care of him. It is really strange that Mrs. Li wants to move out. In fact, there is nothing she can do about it. Even if she thinks hard, she can't figure out why Zhou Roulan can be so evil.
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I have more than a hundred taels of silver on hand, but I actually refuse to use it to buy medicine for her. Comparatively, if she is the one holding so much money today, and Zhou Roulan is the one who is sick, just buying medicine is not even a drop in the bucket.
Mr. Li must have paid directly without saying anything.
But on the other hand, Zhou Roulan pushed three times and blocked four, which was really chilling.
After taking a shower, Mr. Li lay on the bed, not really caring enough to care. She vaguely heard the two people arguing outside, and there seemed to be crying.
She is quite confident in her son, not because she thinks he is good at coaxing people. But because Zhou Roulan is pregnant now and is the wife of the Hu family, of course she will want the Hu family to get better and better. She should take out the money.
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That night, the two of them were noisy until late at night. Later, Li couldn't bear it and fell asleep. She didn't know what the outcome would be.
She is disappointed in her son, but she also wants him to live a good life. She is also very concerned about whether she can open a shop.
When she got up in the morning, she paid special attention to the main house. In the past, the young couple got up early and went for a walk, but today there was no movement at all.
She wasn't surprised either. The two of them were still noisy in the middle of the night last night, so it was normal for them to wake up later.
Mrs. Li didn't want to cook. Ten taels of silver was not much, but it was still enough to go out for breakfast... She was also thinking about hiring a cook, and the door to the main room opened.
Hu Qili walked out of it.
Mrs. Li looked behind him and asked doubtfully: "Where is Roulan?"
Hu Qili pointed to the room: "I felt unhappy, so I left last night."
Mrs. Li pulled him: "For what? Didn't you return the money to her?"
Hu Qili fell silent.
He once thought that as long as he could stay with his sweetheart, he could give up some things, such as the money he had earned through ten years of hard work.
But after he really stayed with his sweetheart, he discovered that some things were as important as feelings. For example, after the two got married, Hu Qili was penniless. Whether he wanted to buy wine or food, he had to ask her for it with his palm raised.
For him, who has been in business for more than ten years and has always been very knowledgeable, this is a very difficult thing.
However, Zhou Roulan is not as easy to talk to as Lin Xuniang. She has to ask for a little money to get to the bottom of things. If she wants to get a drink, she has to find out whose house it is from and how much a pound of money is. She also keeps saying that he shouldn't drink and so on.
When Hu Qili wanted to get money, when did he not coax him with a playful smile?
He never wanted to live like that again. Now that the opportunity to make the decision was right in front of him, how could he be willing to give up?
Zhou Roulan regarded money as her life and refused to do business with him. Hu Qili didn't want to give up, so the two had no choice but to break up on bad terms.
"She went back to Zhou's house."
Speaking of this matter, Hu Qili was a little worried: "Her two nieces won't sleep at night, and I don't know if they will kick her?"
Mrs. Li couldn't listen to this. Again, she already had a grandson. She didn't look forward to this in Zhou Roulan's belly. She couldn't see her son worrying so much about other women.
But now she has learned her lesson well and does not argue with her son. She goes out of the yard alone, out of sight and out of mind.
Anyway... no one wants to eat the porridge.
Chu Yunli, on the other hand, was bidding farewell to the shopkeeper of Baoyu Zhai, and everyone around him was envious.
There was even a familiar person who came up directly and asked: "Xu Niang, how much money did you make this time?"
Chu Yunli smiled and said: "Not much, just making ends meet."
Someone next to me answered sourly: "If you are just living hand to mouth, we people will be eating grass."
Chu Yunli never paid attention to such harsh words. Instead of arguing with them, he might as well save his energy and go back to carving wood.
At this moment, a woman on the side grabbed a five or six-year-old child and squeezed over: "Xu Niang, do you still remember me?"
Chu Yunli turned around, searched her memory carefully, nodded and said, "Second sister."
The visitor was Lin Xu's cousin from her mother's family. She was a very close relative, but she didn't have much contact with her.
Second Sister Lin was overjoyed: "I have something to ask you for."
Because the shopkeeper of Baoyu Zhai came over, there were a lot of people watching the excitement on the three floors inside and outside. Chu Yunli looked at it and nodded: "Follow me into the house."
Second Sister Lin hurriedly dragged her child through the door with her.
Chu Yunli took a step behind, greeted everyone with a smile and closed the door. After closing the door, before she could move, she heard someone outside talking: "You should be here to become a disciple, right?"
"It must be. This brain is so bright. I just heard about making money earlier, so I sent the child here. I don't know if Xu Niang will accept it."
"If you really accept it, my son can do it too. He is seven years old and lively and active. Let me tell you, he is always stealing my knife and carving it on wood..."
"Is your son carving something? He's obviously just playing with a knife. You have to watch him carefully. He could hurt someone."
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After hearing this, Chu Yunli stopped listening.
Second Sister Lin was very nervous in the yard, and the child beside her was also frightened and did not dare to say a word.
Chu Yunli's attitude could be described as gentle. He helped mother and son pour tea and said with a smile, "Second sister, are you busy at home lately?"
"Busy." Second Sister Lin took the tea with both hands: "The autumn harvest is coming soon, just in the past few days. We are so busy every year." She changed the topic and pushed the child forward.
"My mother-in-law passed away last year, so I don't have anyone to look after my child this year. I'm afraid that he will bump into such an older child, so can you help me look after the child for a few days?"
He didn't ask her to accept a disciple, he just said he would help her watch.
Probably he wanted to be subtle, and when everyone in the town thought that the child was an apprentice, he would naturally become an apprentice.
Chu Yunli is not angry, she is living a good life, and there are more people like this coming to her door. She is actually very good at sending them away. If she wants to save face, she will say a few vague words of rejection, and they will naturally stop coming. If she is shameless,
She should be more straightforward. If she still doesn't understand the explicit words and hints, she will break out.
"It's not appropriate." Chu Yunli refused. She was here to help Lin Xuniang, not to teach other people's children. In this small place, having one more child in the family would inevitably cause trouble, and it wouldn't be good for anyone who would be wronged.
"We haven't known each other for many years. If you send a child here rashly, if you get hurt, I can't afford to pay for it."
Second Sister Lin's smile froze: "Actually, I want you to accept him as your disciple..."
"Second sister is joking, I don't know how to raise my own two children, so how can I dare to raise them for others? As for wood carving, I have to practice every day." She reached out and took Hu Qinglin's hand, and opened his small hand, only to see several figures on it.
There are blood blisters, and calluses have formed in some places: "The child must be willing to work hard, and the adults must be cruel."
Seeing the blood blisters on Hu Qinglin's hands, Second Sister Lin was shocked: "Is it so painful?"
Chu Yunli rubbed the wounds and sighed: "Yes, there are so many blood blisters that even adults can't bear, let alone children."
Chu Yunli is also surprised that Hu Qinglin has such determination and patience. For a nine-year-old child, he is willing to do such hard work and has such perseverance and endurance that he will succeed in whatever he does.
Second Sister Lin hesitated for a long time, but did not force it, and left with the child soon after.
Those people on the street outside have been paying attention secretly, thinking that if Lin Xu Niang is willing to accept her as a disciple, they will also... those with children have not yet decided which child they will send, and those without children are also planning which relative's child to send.
Then, I saw Second Sister Lin coming out with a heavy look on her face.