The road from Africa to Europe

Chapter 600
The proprietress didn't care too much about Ling Xiao and didn't give her an answer. This question was just a casual question. It belonged to the kind of people who are very happy when they say it, but they don't scratch their heads if they don't say it.

Since Ling Xiao doesn't intend to say it, it means that there are some things that outsiders don't need to know.As a person who likes to gossip, she didn't intend to continue asking. After being the proprietress of the inn all these years, she still knows that she has to act according to people's winks in many cases, otherwise she will be an annoying person.

Ling Xiao, on the other hand, plans to find Song's mother-in-law's family in addition to renting the small courtyard, to settle the matter of the two children. Whoever let the patriarchal power come first in ancient society, ordinary children can't even if their own father dies. Follow the mother, but have to live with the man's relatives. Whether they live or die depends on the lives of the children themselves.

This is because in ancient society, patriarchal rights were supreme. If you follow your mother, you are likely to change your surname. In many places, the clan is the top priority. If you let a woman take her child with you, it is tantamount to giving up the child.

This also leads to the fact that unless there is no one in the husband's family, and there is no so-called tribe robbing the custody of the child, then the woman will be allowed to bring the child to remarry. Otherwise, the woman will generally not be able to fight against the husband's family. allow.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to snatch the custody of the child through normal channels. The quality of life of the two brothers depends on the ability and character of the relatives. Now that the character of the rest of the Li family is not very good, let the children go back. It is tantamount to making them suffer, maybe they won't live long.

Don't expect those people who treat the Song family to have any conscience, let alone say that a tiger's poison does not eat its children. People with such a bad character that they can't be reassured at all should not put their children by their side .

Ling Xiao remembered that a woman in a certain country stabbed her husband to death. At that time, she was accompanied by a daughter. Someone suggested that the woman should not be allowed to raise her daughter, saying that the child was not safe, but this request was rejected, saying that the woman wanted to kill her. A man is a husband, and the daughter is not in danger. In the end, the daughter died at the hands of her own mother.

have a look!If the child was sent to that woman to take it away, would the child still be alive?Putting a young and weak child next to a person of questionable character is a gamble, and the bet is a life.

And the Li family belongs to the kind of people who feel very bad. As a family member, they even got the widowed daughter-in-law out as a pawn wife, which reminded Ling Xiao that someone once sold their daughter-in-law to a flower building to be a daughter-in-law. , This kind of villain really makes people feel broken, so it is best to get the custody of the child.

Since Ling Xiao didn't intend to let Song's two children go back to that family, he naturally had to find a way to solve this problem. It was best to seize the handle and ask them to sign a document to give up the custody of the two children.

It is not very convenient for an outsider to do these things, and witnesses are also needed. I still wait to get acquainted with it and find a local smuggler to help me. I don’t believe that if we can deal with that shameless family, there will be witnesses to prove the innocence of Song’s son.

It's just that she hasn't had time to talk to Song Shi, some things must be decided by herself, Ling Xiao wants to know what Song Shi thinks, and see if she wants two children to follow her?It is true that some mothers will not have children in order to facilitate their own remarriage, so there is no need to worry about this, as long as it happens to be the nephew of the original owner.

And at this time the original owner ran out, panicked, took a look in the hall, ran over, and said with some horror: "Grandpa, sister Song's son is sick." It turned out that the child couldn't get up in the morning. Only then did he find out that his son Shuangshuang was sick.

As soon as Ling Xiao heard it, he knew that the child was either having a fever or vomiting and diarrhea, so it would be obvious to others.It's just that she used to be a doctor and knew that children's illnesses must be treated as soon as possible. Don't forget to delay the illness. It will be very troublesome when a minor illness becomes a serious illness, so she stood up quickly.

She said to the proprietress: "Then I'll find the dentist later. I'll go and see the child first." After she finished speaking, she took the original owner to find Mrs. Song, wondering how the child got sick.

The proprietress was a little dazed at the moment, because just now she suddenly saw that the original owner of the men's clothes was a girl, and the crying face just now showed that she didn't know what to do.

It is easier to understand wearing men's clothes on the road, but she always thought that Ling Xiao belonged to the kind of people who have no worries about food and clothing after birth, and definitely not the kind of people from small families, even the original owner felt this way.

Therefore, I was a little surprised when I found out that the original owner was a woman, because who in this world has some money and does not need to go out to make a living, who would not bind her feet?You must know that a good face is useless. A real beauty must have small feet. A pair of big feet means that no matter how beautiful the face is, some rural families will bind the feet of their girls, because only such women will be accepted by the upper class. .

But now this person with a very good temperament has no signs of binding his feet at all, which is really rare. She can't help being a little more interested in Ling Xiao. Could it be that their family belongs to the kind of people who came from the countryside?
Ling Xiao naturally didn't notice her thoughts. She was preparing to see how the children were doing, and knocked on the door before entering. You must know that there are female relatives here. She is now a man outside, and she cannot enter a room with female relatives at will.

Even future generations should pay attention to this situation. This is not the so-called feudal ethics, but a behavior of respecting women. After all, what if female compatriots change clothes inside?This is the case in modern times, and the ancient times need to pay more attention to this problem, so that she will knock on the door first.

Mrs. Song was crying non-stop at the moment, sitting there very anxious.She was tired and sleepy when she went to bed last night, and she slept soundly. She didn't find out that her child was sick at all. She didn't find out the problem until she couldn't wake up the child the next day. She cried and found the original owner, and the original owner went to Ling Xiao.

After hearing the knock on the door, she didn't care about her little feet at all. She stood up and hurried over to open the door as fast as she could. After seeing Ling Xiao, she felt relaxed, as if she could do anything after Ling Xiao arrived. Solve the problem.

After she opened the door, she backed away and moved away from the door. At the same time, she said with a bit of sadness: "Grandpa, the children are sick, what should I do?" Her whole body was full of sadness and despair.

Now she feels terrible when she hears about being sick, because she thinks of her dead husband, who was also severely pissed off by the family after a long illness and then fell ill again.After her husband's death, she was betrayed by her husband's family before she could recover. Now it's her son's turn to get sick, so why not make people feel anxious?
When Ling Xiao first saw Mrs. Song, she thought that the child was seriously ill, so that the mother felt very uncomfortable. Isn't this impossible?Seeing that the two children were fine yesterday, how could they become seriously ill overnight?As if they don't have any major physical flaws, which they shouldn't.

She walked over quickly to see the condition of the children. The two children should have a fever, so she started to feel the pulse, and found that the children's health is not very good. It should be some malnutrition, but there is no fatal illness, nor is it a cold. It should be yesterday. Extremely tired and a little scared, the child's body started to have a fever.

Then I found out that their temperature was not too high, not too bad. At this time, when I heard Song talking about fever, Ling Xiao didn't tell her that people's fever is actually because the body's defense system is in battle, and it may not be so. too bad.

Of course, because the children are too young, it does not mean that there is nothing wrong with having a fever. Special attention must be paid to that kind of high fever. Sometimes a fever may burn out the brain, and even a smart child will become stupid.

Ling Xiao asked the original owner to bring cold water, used physical cooling methods to lower the temperature of the two children, and then used massage to strengthen the children's physique. This action made the two children feel much better.

They didn't let them drink medicine, but asked someone to cook some white porridge with scallions for the children. Thinking that they might sweat profusely when they had a fever, they added some salt and some vegetables and let the two children drink it. .

They all drank it obediently, and soon felt very sleepy again, and soon fell asleep. Ling Xiao asked Song Shi and the original owner to take care of the children, and the original owner asked Song Shi to take a rest, otherwise if she It's not good to be sick.

Ling Xiao went to the proprietress to talk about renting a small courtyard. The proprietress felt that the identity of the Taoist leader was very confusing, saying that he had status, but the granddaughter who followed was still a big foot. The wife of the founding emperor in the early years was ridiculed as a queen. Women are all three-inch golden lotuses, unless people like her don't care about it, but they definitely can't get into the rich and powerful.

But if it is said that he has no status, the proprietress finds out that everyone who follows Ling Xiao has his own skills, and that woman has never let her see the good dishes cooked by that woman, and the poor family has no such possibility.

The proprietress thought about it for a while and didn't think about what was going on. Instead, she came up with a new idea. In fact, the rooms in her inn are very clean, but the food served to customers has always been the kind of high-end products, which can't attract people at all. Rich people, not too prosperous.

She has always wanted to find someone to teach her how to cook, but the family is just an ordinary family, so how can she cook some delicious food?Those who make gourmet food keep the secret recipe firmly in their own hands and never spread it to the outside world.

After seeing the skills of the mother-in-law, she wanted to ask the chief if he could let people see how the mother-in-law cooks, and teach the chef of her own inn how to cook?She didn't ask for fancy high-end dishes, but some homely cooking, but she didn't know how to say it, so she hesitated for a while.

Ling Xiao asked the proprietress what she thought, and the proprietress was a little hesitant to say what she thought. Ling Xiao didn't care too much. In fact, the home-cooked food is very common, and it's not a state banquet dish. He said that he could help the proprietress train after finding the small courtyard. Let's go to the cook.

The proprietress asked: "Then what kind of small courtyard does the Taoist priest want? Ah! I remembered that the place where you can live can't be too small, so how long do you plan to live in?"

"Let it for a few months first. After all, it will take several months for that Zhu Yuanwai to come back. I decided to wait for him to come back, and I have to talk to him about some things." Ling Xiao said very flatly.

The proprietress rented the small courtyard where she didn't live in to Ling Xiao. This house was prepared for her youngest son, but the youngest son was still young and not married at all, so she couldn't live in it for the time being. She was usually reluctant to rent it out, but Ling Xiao wanted If it is rented, she is naturally very willing, and she must let the Taoist priest live well.

The reason why Ling Xiao asked this proprietress to work was because she saw that the proprietress was a kind-hearted person, so he asked her to help find a house. As a local snake, it was easier for the proprietress to find a house than outsiders like them.

Later, the group moved into the small courtyard, and Ling Xiao sent a puppet to teach the cook how to cook. After a period of attention, the proprietress noticed that the woman's cooking is very good, and it should be even better dishes, I can't help but hope that my chef will learn more dishes.

After Ling Xiao saw that the proprietress had raised her original goal, she told the proprietress that this dish is okay, but if it is too good, it will be overdone.

The proprietress suddenly realized when she heard it, didn't she?All of a sudden, I gave up the idea of ​​making my own cooks strive for excellence, and I still insist on the practice of home cooking, even if I am learned by others, I am not afraid.

After being pointed out by others, the shop owner finally understands why other people's food is delicious. One is that there are many ingredients, and the other is that it is full of oil and water. You must know that most delicious food is the kind that is rich in oil and sugar.

Many people like to eat this kind of delicious food even in modern society, and the fried chicken is the representative of delicious food. Although it is junk food in the eyes of health experts, but when frying chicken nuggets There is no doubt about the aroma that wafts out, and it is really delicious when it is fried well.

In a modern society where the material life is relatively developed, eating too much of this delicious food will cause hyperlipidemia, so health experts are often reminded to eat less, because people generally have sufficient food in modern society, and there is no oil. In modern society, less oil, less salt and less sugar are needed for a healthy life.

But in ancient society, it was another matter. Because most people were very nervous about eating, many people couldn’t even eat enough. Naturally, they didn’t have much oil and water to eat. Therefore, food rich in oil, salt, and frequent trips was definitely delicious and could be eaten. Fewer people arrived.

Later, the cook at the inn quickly improved his way of cooking, which made many passengers very happy. When Ling Xiao went to the inn, he told them to check the situation when cooking. Generally, people with big arms and waists eat a lot, and what they like is That kind of dish that eats meat in a big bowl, if there is less food, I will definitely not be happy.

But if you meet the kind of person who likes to eat very delicately, you should pay attention to one thing: a small amount of food looks very beautiful after being placed on the plate, which is very suitable for the kind of person who pretends to have no limits, and eating in the eyes of that kind of person is also There must be a sense of ceremony, and the dishes in large bowls will look vulgar in the eyes of guests.

This is where everyone is different. If it is reversed, it may cause customers to be disgusted. She asked them to pay attention to treat different customer groups and use different sales methods.

After this time, the proprietress felt even more capable. She really envied Mrs. Song, who made her have such a relationship?After all the children of the Song family recovered from illness, the proprietress helped to contact several people and helped them move to the small courtyard.

After waiting for Ling Xiao to rest for a few days, he planned to find a car to go out. After all, some grievances should be cleared up earlier. Before going, Ling Xiao asked Song's thoughts: Will she go back to her husband's house?
When Song heard this, she wanted to cry. Deep in her heart, she was a little scared, but she also knew that she had to go back to her husband's house, because she had been living in an atmosphere of three obediences and four virtues, so it was difficult for her to change her mind all of a sudden.

But she also knew that if Mrs. Song didn't want to go back, there were some things she couldn't say clearly. You must know that the people in the other rooms of the family had always rejected the members of the eldest room. To betray the widow.

The most hateful thing is that the children have been missing for several days, and no one has come to look for the children. They probably don't care about the lives of the two children at all. Mrs. Song is not stupid at all. She naturally knows that some people want to die by themselves. Of course I don't want to be with them.

She had to face the fact that she really left that husband's house, but at this moment she found that she was trembling all over, that she could really leave that house and finally have enough to eat. The seniors in the house came to the rescue, otherwise the mother and son would all die.

"Grandpa, I naturally know that I can't go back, and I will be sold again after I go back. They don't treat me as a family at all, and my husband won't blame myself. It's their unrighteousness first, and I won't do it again." Recognize them, and each will go its own way in the future." Song Shi finally spoke.

She still wanted to cry when she spoke, so that there was a crying tone in her tone, and even as she spoke, tears rolled down her face. She was like a little white flower that could cry, but she was very beautiful.

It's just that she patronizes the other side and doesn't pay attention to the children at all, causing Dalang and Erlang to look at their mother in horror. The youngest one squeezes into his mother's arms and kisses his mother Song, making Song Shi burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)