peasant girl

Chapter 21, Zhao's Selfishness
Just like the volcanic lava, you can't really see anything on weekdays, but the power of its eruption is enough to destroy everything.

Old man Zhu is afraid, afraid that Zhu Erlang is just like this.

In the silence, I couldn't help thinking a lot, thinking further...

"Speak less in the future, and have so much time, take out the winter clothes and quilts to dry in the sun!" Old man Zhu said in a deep voice.

Walking towards the main room, he said in a deep voice, "Call them to eat!"

Lu Shi was unwilling, but what could he do if he was unwilling, he could only respond in a nana, "Got it!"

Looking at the steamed bun in his hand, "Then should I eat this steamed bun today, or wait for Zongbao to come back?"

Hearing this, old man Zhu turned his head suddenly, and stared at Lu shi gloomyly. Lu shi's scalp was numb, and he didn't dare to breathe.

"Steamed buns for lunch today!" Old man Zhu made a final decision.

Lu Shi was upset, but he really didn't dare to refute.

In my heart, I secretly scolded the two-bedroom and one-room wolf-hearted wolf with white eyes.

When Zhu Xiao and Zhu Hua'er came in, Mrs. Zhao was still crying under the eaves.

"..."

Zhu Xiao thought it was ridiculous, but ignored it.

Although Zhu Hua'er was annoyed that it was her own mother, she still couldn't bear it. She wanted to go forward to comfort Mrs. Zhao, but she hesitated because of Zhu Xiao's advice.

She was absent-minded when helping Zhu Xiao hang clothes.

Mrs. Zhao was also secretly looking at the two sisters, and seeing that they ignored her, she felt resentful and chilling at the same time.

She conceived and gave birth to them in October, how could they treat her like this, it was simply unfilial.

The moment she saw Zhu Erlang, Mrs. Zhao suddenly stood up and looked at Zhu Erlang pitifully.

"..."

Zhu Erlang was slightly taken aback.

In the past, Mrs. Zhao could not cry, but would look at him sadly and sadly.

"Erlang!" Zhao yelled timidly, stepped forward and stood in front of Zhu Erlang, looking at him with red and swollen eyes.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Erlang asked.

"It's nothing serious, it's just that they are not very sensible, I..." Mrs. Zhao whispered, and looked back at Zhu Xiao.

"laugh!"

Zhu Xiao sneered.

I thought Zhao Shi was stupid at first, but now it seems that she is not stupid, she knows how to use eye drops.

Zhu Xiaomai stepped into the room.

Although Zhu Hua'er didn't quite understand, she also felt that Mrs. Zhao was suing, and she couldn't express her feeling.

A little uncomfortable, and a little lost.

Taking a serious look at Mrs. Zhao, she also entered the room.

"Erlang, look..." Mrs. Zhao said softly.

Feel flustered.

"..."

Zhu Erlang took a deep breath, "Go fetch water and wash your face, I bought you something!"

That's it?

Zhao was slightly surprised.

She thought that Zhu Erlang would support her and take care of Zhu Xiaoji and sisters, but she didn't want to just ask nothing.

"Erlang, today..."

"It's all over!" Zhu Erlang entered the room first.

He took out a few small cloths and put them gently on the table, feeling a little dazed.

Is it the material for making underwear for several daughters? He was thinking, should he take it by himself, or Mrs. Zhao?
The children are half-grown, but for a girl, would it be wrong for him to enter as a father?
Mrs. Zhao stomped her feet in the yard, and when she entered the house, she saw the cloth on the table, and she was overjoyed, "Erlang, did you buy this for me?"

"Well, one piece is for you, and the other three pieces are for Zhaodi and their three sisters. You can bring them over and make the children happy!" Zhu Erlang said, looking at the empty table with a teapot and a cup. nothing.

I also thought that I had been to the third younger brother's house next door, and there was elegance everywhere, teapots, calligraphy and paintings, and looking at my own house, I really answered that sentence, it's hard to describe.

Mrs. Zhao froze in place.

Of the four pieces of fabric, she only got one piece.

Hesitating and whispering, "They have clothes to wear, so we should keep such good fabrics, and let relatives give them away in the future, we will also have face!"

Zhao's voice was very soft, but Zhu Erlang could still hear it clearly.

He raised his eyes and looked at Mrs. Zhao in surprise.

Zhao's eyes were red and swollen, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a long time.

Thinking of these years, he has not given anything to Mrs. Zhao, so he nodded silently.

Mrs. Zhao was overjoyed when she heard the words, "Then I will put it away!"

I hurriedly put away the fabric and put it in the cabinet. When I closed the cabinet door, I couldn't help touching it.

Mrs. Zhao has no guilt at all for not giving the cloth to her three daughters.

Seeing Zhu Erlang sitting on the stool, silently wondering what he was thinking, Mrs. Zhao sat aside and asked in a low voice, "Have you got your wages?"

"Well, it's over!" Zhu Erlang took out the rest of the money and counted five hundred Wen, "After lunch, I'll go to Doctor Zhang and pay for the medicine, and you take the rest!"

Zhao looked at the money and swallowed.

After all these years, this was the first time she saw silver.

"Don't you give these to your mother?" Mrs. Zhao asked in a low voice.

"I won't give it anymore, I'll save it for the children. They are not in good health, so they need to take a few doses of medicine!" Zhu Erlang said with a heavy expression.

If you don’t go to work in the town and return home, how will you pay for the medicine for the children in the future?
If the eldest brother gave money, he would have to give it too, so where would the money come from?When the children grow up and want to marry, more or less they have to prepare some dowry and save some money.

In the past, he didn't think about these things, and he just focused on working to make money, thinking that his parents and daughter-in-law would arrange it, but now that he thought about it, he realized that he was wrong.

"..."

Zhao Shi pursed her lips.

I want to say that it’s okay not to take medicine, they’re just country kids, and they’re not girls from rich families, and the family doesn’t have any extra money to buy medicine for them.

Seeing Zhu Erlang's expression, he didn't dare to say these words.

"Erlang, are you really not going to work in the town in the future?"

"Not going!" Zhu Erlang said seriously.

He planned to pay for Dr. Zhang's medicine after lunch, and then go to Fu Gui's house to ask him when he will go to the mountains and take him with him.

Mrs. Lu came over to call for dinner.

Mrs. Zhao was startled, and hurriedly put away the silver, Zhu Erlang comforted her softly, "Don't worry, even if mother knows we have silver, as long as we don't give it, she won't be able to grab it!"

"..."

When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she sighed in her heart.

If the mother-in-law knew that she had money in her hand, she would definitely try her best to get it.

What should she do?
Lu's voice was a bit loud, Zhu Xiao heard it from the room, and walked out of the room with Zhu Hua'er.

When looking at Lu Shi, Lu Shi could clearly see the ruthlessness and hatred for Zhu Xiao in Lu Shi's eyes, he curled his lips into a sneer, and indifferently watched Lu Shi over there booing and asking Zhu Erlang, pretending to be.

"Let's go, let's go and eat!" Lu Shi finished speaking and walked in front. Before leaving, he glanced at Zhu Xiao and saw the sneer at the corner of Zhu Xiao's mouth. Can be swallowed alive.

During the meal, Xiao Lu didn't come.

Zhu Erlang looked at Zhu Xiao who was standing aside, and then asked Zhu Dalang, "Brother, is sister-in-law okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a small injury, the medicine has already been applied!" Zhu Dalang waved his hand, and also glanced at Zhu Xiao.

Seeing Zhu Xiao's faint look, he smiled at Zhu Xiao, "Although your sister-in-law is fine, but Xiao Xiao did something wrong, I will ask Xiao Xiao to apologize to her aunt and say that it will not be like this in the future. , this matter is over, and no one can mention it in the future!"

After all, it is a girl, this fierce reputation is spread, it is not easy to marry in the future.

"Big Brother said, I'll ask Xiao Xiao to apologize to her aunt in a while!" Zhu Erlang echoed.

Old man Zhu saw that the two brothers were still in harmony, and there was no rift because Zhu Xiao stabbed Xiao Lu with scissors. He nodded in satisfaction and said loudly, "Let's eat!"

(End of this chapter)