Otoharu

Chapter 282 Follow-up
Although Mrs. Li respects her grandsons and despises her granddaughters, she loves her sons and daughters equally, and she loves her daughters even more. After all, it is the first child, and it is always different.Because there were Japanese pirates in the town, Mrs. Li was worried about Dong's family, wondering if her daughter and son-in-law's family was safe.

"Why don't you let Ding Yi go over and have a look, I'm always in a state of turmoil, and I'm always restless." Mrs. Li frowned, rubbing her chest and said.

Li Meier thought about what Jiang Shanqing said about the pirate leader, so she didn't want Ding Yi to go out and take risks. "Grandmother, you don't know yet, Brother Shanqing got news from the officers and soldiers early in the morning, saying that the leader of the Japanese pirates has not been caught yet. If you go out now, if you meet the leader of the Japanese pirates, it will be a disaster." Blood mold for eight lifetimes."

When Mrs. Li heard that the Japanese pirate leader hadn't been caught yet, she first cursed, "It's been a long time, and the man hasn't caught him yet. This government is for nothing. Those poor officials are the best at bullying us ordinary people. It's really amazing." They catch thieves, one by one like counselors." After a few curses, he said with luck, "Our town is not small, even if we go out, it is not so unlucky to run into the pirate leader, let Ding Yi Be careful, run fast, you should be fine."

"Grandmother, don't be afraid of [-], just in case. If it happens, you will die. I heard that the Japanese pirate leader has a weapon called a musket in his hand. He didn't look at people from a long distance. It can beat people to death, it's amazing!" Li Meier frightened Mrs. Li.

Old man Li's heart trembled when he heard it, "It's so powerful, this is really a ghost, how can you let the pirate leader hold such a powerful weapon..."

Jiang Shanqing was amused by the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, but she didn't expose Li Meier, and she also felt that it was inappropriate to go out at this moment.

"Grandmother, don't worry, my aunt's family is not particularly rich, and they live in a remote place. They have been keeping a filial piety for a year, and they live in seclusion. The Japanese pirates will not set their minds on their family." Li Meier still comforted Looking at Mrs. Li said.

Mrs. Li sighed, and said again: "I just didn't listen to the news, and I didn't know what to do. Since the outside world is still uneasy, let's wait." After finishing speaking, she sighed again, and said worriedly, "I don't know When will Ayan come back, he's back, so there must be a backbone in the family."

"I really hope that my father will come back later. The town is in such a mess now. My father is a scholar. He can't help much when he comes back. It's better to be safe in the state capital." Li Meier disagreed with Li's old lady. How is the situation now? Has there been any news about the Japanese pirates in Zhangshui Town? If Li Yan knows the news, he will rush back desperately.

"You're right, the town is in such a mess now, it's not safe for your father to come back." Mrs. Li nodded, after worrying about her daughter, she began to worry about her son again.

"Grandmother, don't worry too much, our family has grandfather protecting us underground, aunt and father will be safe and well." Li Meier comforted Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li loved to hear this, and she was very glad to say: "Fortunately, during the Ghost Festival, the paper money for your grandfather was enough, otherwise our family would not be able to save the day so easily. After this matter is over, I will burn it for your father." Some paper money, but also to go to the Guanyin Temple to worship the Bodhisattva, the blessing of the Bodhisattva will definitely be indispensable."

The officers and soldiers from the state capital only stayed in Zhangshui Town for three days before returning to the government office of the state capital, leaving only a few people to patrol the town normally.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers had withdrawn, the common people naturally thought that the Japanese pirates had been caught, so they all started to go out one after another. Those who went to work went to work, and those who were in business did business, and lived as before. After all, no matter how afraid of the Japanese pirates, life still has to However, there is still food to eat.

Although the Li family knew the inside story, they had to go out after staying at home for three or two days. After all, there were not many vegetables left at home, so they had to go out to buy.

Granny Lin took Ding Yi and Chuan'er to do the shopping. Since the house lacked everything, the three of them went out to do the shopping in an ox cart, and tried their best to buy enough things at once.

They went there for more than half a day, and when they came back, the car was naturally full.Both Li Meier and Jiang Shanqing helped move things to the backyard.

Of course, the heaviest things he bought were rice noodles. Now there is only one adult man in the Li family, Ding Yi. Naturally, he carries all these things. He is strong enough to carry two bags of rice without hesitation. Sweat broke out on my forehead after going back and forth a few times.

Chuan'er saw that he was so busy that he didn't even bother to wipe off his sweat, so he thoughtfully handed him a handkerchief.

Ding Yi took Chuan'er's handkerchief, and immediately smiled like a fool, Li Meier, who was making soy sauce, didn't even notice.

"Hey, did you see it?" Li Meier poked Jiang Shanqing who was on the side with her hand, and asked the two of them with a pout.

"It's not normal for a man to be unmarried and a woman to be unmarried." Jiang Shanqing didn't take it seriously. He had already seen Ding Yi's intentions, but Ding Yi's time at his house was short, and he needed to investigate for a while.

"I think Brother Ding Yi is a nice person. He knows what's cold and what's hot. When I have time, I'll talk to my grandmother. If it's okay, I'll let the two of you get things done quickly." Li Meier said with an ambiguous smile.

Jiang Shanqing squinted at her, "You really like to be a matchmaker. Ah Yi hasn't written a word yet, so you are concerned about Qi's maids and long-term workers again."

"Isn't it just for me to catch up? They are all begging me, so can I not help?" Li Meier smiled, her tone somewhat smug.

A few people moved all the things they bought into the kitchen warehouse, and Li Meier dragged Jiang Shanqing into the old lady Li's room.

At this moment, Mrs. Li was watching Mrs. Jiang making children's needlework. When she saw Li Mei'er coming in, she asked, "Have you moved everything into the house?"

Li Meier nodded, went to sit in front of Mrs. Jiang, picked up a tiger-head hat, looked at it and replied: "It's all moved, the warehouse is full, enough for us to eat for a while."

Mrs. Li nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Alin also went to Dong's oil shop today, and asked the shopkeeper in the store. The Dong family is lucky, the Japanese pirates did not go to them, and their whole family is safe. .”

"Grandmother, you can rest assured now." Li Meier said with a smile, finally she didn't have to listen to her old man's nagging.

Mrs. Li nodded, and continued: "I asked Ah Lin to send a message to the shopkeeper, telling him to tell Qingqing and his son-in-law that everything is fine in our house, so that they don't have to worry about us."

Putting down her worries about her daughter, Mrs. Li began to gossip again, "I heard from Alin that this time the Japanese pirates entered our town, many big families in our town were hit, and the most serious one was the Liu family. He My house is not far from the pier, and there are several shops near the pier, I heard that all the shops have been robbed, and one was even burned down."

(End of this chapter)