Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 232
"It's the sister of the Wang family, I'm really bothering you." The blind mother-in-law looked out with her hands half outstretched.

The white-haired mother-in-law hurriedly walked two steps forward, grabbed her hand, and put the porridge bowl on the bedside, "I have lived in the neighborhood for more than ten years, and there is nothing good, so I can afford a bowl of porridge." Li took a look and said in a low voice: "How is the big brother, he still refuses to eat."

Grandma Xiong sighed, with tears in her eyes, "He is stubborn, Shunzi." Her voice was a little choked up when she said this.

Seeing this, the white-haired mother-in-law hurriedly pulled her hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "Okay, okay, the matter has been reported to the government, and there will always be a day when the truth comes out. The most urgent thing is to take care of yourself first." Pointing, "By the way, a little lady came to see you, do you remember?"

The blind mother-in-law paused, turned her eyes to the direction of the door and hesitated, "Who is it?"

"Mother-in-law, it's me." Wen Shu stepped forward with a basket on her shoulders.

Mrs. Xiong has been blind for many years, but her hearing is still sharp. In addition, they have no children. Apart from these old neighbors, there are few young people who deal with them every day, so they can hear it immediately.

"It's Mrs. Wen. Why did you come here, but you have skin to tan?" She rubbed her hands in frustration, "I'm sorry, the old man is sick, and he won't recover for a while, so you should take him to another house. "

"It's not tanned, it's just to see the elder." Wen Shu put the bamboo basket on the table beside him, smiled, "Today's Dragon Boat Festival, I specially sent some rice dumplings to the elder, but I didn't expect the elder to be sick. I don't know what to expect Over the doctor?"

"Look at everything, it's just an old problem." Mrs. Xiong waved her hands indifferently, then sat up on a half-supported body, and said to Wenshu, "Thank you for remembering, my lady, we accepted the rice dumplings, my lady, go back quickly. Be careful of getting sick."

"Don't be afraid, I'm in good health," Wen Shu sat down on the stool in front of the bed, "I'm fine anyway, let's chat with my mother-in-law."

Seeing this, the white-haired mother-in-law got up and said: "Then you talk, I have something to do at home, so I will go back first, and come back later."

"Hey, sister Wang, walk slowly, I'm really bothering you."

The white-haired mother-in-law waved her hand and walked out of the courtyard.

After she left, Wen Shu saw that the pot beside the bed was no longer hot, so she said, "Mother-in-law, drink the porridge first, it will be cold later."

Mrs. Xiong nodded and reached out to touch it, and Wen Shu hurriedly put it in her hand.

After taking two sips of porridge, the old woman seemed to think of something, she stretched out her hand to push the old man who had been lying on his side, and shouted in a low voice: "Old man, it's time for porridge."

The old man who had been silent since Wenshu came in, at this moment, Hou finally opened his mouth, "Don't drink."

"How long will you hold on to your temper?" Grandma Xiong seemed to be pissed off, and she put down the bowl angrily, "You're showing me a face, okay, if you don't drink it, then I won't either. Drink it, we will starve to death together, it is better to go to see the sons in advance."

Wen Shu hurriedly persuaded: "Grandma doesn't want to say such angry words. I brought a lot of zongzi. Since Weng Weng doesn't want to drink porridge, mother-in-law can drink all of them. When Weng Weng wants to eat, eat zongzi."

"Little lady, you don't know." It may be that Wen Shu's comforting company touched the old man's longing for grandchildren and the strings in his heart. Her eyes turned red instantly, and she said with a choked voice: "He is blaming me, blaming me I don't like Sunja, I."

Next, as if she had found someone to confide in, the old woman dragged Wenshu Lala and talked a lot, including the loss of her grandson.

It turned out that Shunzi was really not the grandson of the second elder, but adopted.

The old couple originally had three sons, but the eldest died when he was ten years old. The second and third sons grew up to be adults, but one was killed by bandits while running a business, and the other died of illness in middle age.

The loss of three sons in a row was not a big blow to the two old people. When the third child died of illness, they were almost sixty. It is impossible to reproduce at such an age.

The old couple, who were deeply hurt, couldn't think about it at first, but the night before they were about to commit suicide, a baby's cry suddenly sounded outside the shop door that had been closed for a long time.

When they went out to look, they saw a baby wrapped in a swaddle on the snow under the eaves of the shop.The child stopped crying immediately when he saw them, and smiled at them with a small grin.

At that moment, the hearts of the old couple seemed to come alive again.

After taking the child in, the couple discussed for a long time, and decided to adopt the child as a grandson, which can be regarded as an inheritance from the three sons. When they passed away in the future, there was also a burner in front of the grave.

In this way, the old couple left the child, named Shunzi, and hoped that he would live a smooth life.And in order to let their children study, they began to shrink their clothes and diet, and only ate gruel every day.

I thought that the child would grow up in peace, and even if he could not take the imperial examination to become an official in the future, he would be able to marry a wife and have children normally, and continue the incense.

Unexpectedly, a woman dressed in rich clothes suddenly appeared a month ago and said that the child belonged to her girl, and now she is going to take him back.As compensation, they are willing to give [-] pennies as compensation for raising their children during the past six years.

How could the old couple be willing? They adopted this child because of hope and sustenance. In the past six years, they have raised the child as their own grandson.

Besides, they have no children, so what if they are given three hundred guan.

That was the time Wen Shu bumped into her.

That time, because the neighbors all came out to help, the woman saw that she couldn't please her, so she retreated embarrassingly.

But seven or eight days ago in the evening, when night was approaching, Shunzi, who was squatting at the door playing with a spinning top, was suddenly carried away. At that time, the neighbors were cooking in the backyard, and the whole alley was deserted.

Although Mrs. Xiong was sitting at the door, she couldn't see. She only heard the little grandson call a few times and then fell silent.She shouted loudly, and when the old man drove out, there was no one in the alley.

The old man chased him out of the alley, only to see a carriage disappear at the end of the street.

Because they didn't see who took the child away, the matter was reported to the government, but the government couldn't solve the case for a while, so they just asked them to wait patiently.

"It's all me. I'm useless, a blind old woman. Shunzi was taken away, but I don't even know who took him away. I'm useless. I shouldn't live in this world anymore." , the old lady was about to bang her head against the wall.

Wen Shu was taken aback, and quickly grabbed her, "Grandma, don't be impulsive, Shunzi was just taken away, and she will be found one day. Think about it carefully, is there anything unusual that day? As for the son, could it be that mother-in-law who took her away?"

The old lady shook her head: "I don't know. The person who took Shunzi away that day didn't make a sound. We don't know if it was a man or a woman. Even if it was the woman who took Shunzi away, we don't know who she is or who the owner is."

"Didn't you ask that day?"

"I asked, but she didn't say anything, she just said let's give her the baby."

This is amazing!

I came to pick up the child but I didn't even want to reveal my identity. Is it because I don't want the old couple to haunt the door in the future, or is it because of other reasons?

Wen Shu tried hard to think about what happened that day, when she was entering the alley, she saw a woman in dark green pants hurried past her.

The woman was about 35 or so, with an ordinary round face. She walked in a hurry at that time, and she only had a quick glance, but she seemed to see a mole on her chin near her lips.

It seems that Wen Shu scratched his head on the left.

Hey. Just having these clues is useless.

The old man and the neighbors had seen the woman's appearance. The difficulty now is, where can I find such a person in this huge city of Kaifeng.

As for the green-covered carriage
It is even more common, most of the carriages pulling people on the street are like that.

Wen Shu shook his head helplessly.

(End of this chapter)