Yoshida Mii

Chapter 50
"I'll boil water for you to drink!" Dong Bao said

Mrs. Li opened her eyes, squinted to look at the sky, was startled, forced herself to sit up, and there was a burst of golden stars in front of her eyes, she grabbed Dong Bao and shook her head, "No need..."

As soon as the voice came out, both of them were startled, hoarse and frighteningly weak.

"No need." Li Shi cleared his throat, "It's getting late, it's time to cook."

Dong Bao held Li Shi down, "What can I do? You are sick, so you have to take a good rest and recover from your illness." Yesterday she and Li Shi went to work in the field and their clothes were wet, and Li Shi I gave her the only change of clothes I had, and I was wearing wet clothes, and these days I was worrying about not being able to sleep well, so it's no wonder I wasn't sick.

"Your grandma... will tell you, your third uncle is leaving this morning, and mother has to prepare the meal." Li Shi said, his face pale and frighteningly white.

Dong Bao clenched his fists tightly, remembering that Mrs. Huang was planning to sell herself to study for Song Bai, she felt that Mrs. Huang was really abominable. If it was true that the Song family couldn't survive, the whole family would starve to death if they didn't sell her. Mrs. Huang has nothing to say if she wants to sell her Dongbao, but now it's just for Song Bai to study.

Clay figurines have three elements of earth, not to mention Dong Bao's body is filled with a modern soul.Dong Bao gritted his teeth and said, "Let her scold if you scold...she doesn't care about our lives..." As he spoke, Dong Bao had a bold idea in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more excited he got. He climbed onto the bed and pressed the button to get up. Mrs. Li said, "Mother, don't get up, I'll tell my grandma."

Li Shi was startled, pulled Dong Bao and whispered: "Bao'er, don't be stupid, what you said at your aunt Qiuxia's house yesterday, don't let your grandma know!"

Dong Bao helped Mrs. Li lie on the bed, nodded with a smile, "I'll boil water for you first, don't worry, mother, I know what to say and what not to say." , she is reluctant to part with you who can work..."

It was just dawn, and the Song family hadn't woken up yet.Dong Bao first went to the kitchen to light the fire, boiled a ladle of hot water, and gave it to Li Shi, telling Li Shi to just lie on the bed and not get up no matter what happened.

At this meeting, there was already the sound of everyone getting up in Songjiatang's room. Dong Bao picked up a few palm-sized stones from the yard, threw them into the stove, and a pot of water was boiled in the pot. The fire was burning hot, and the water vapor on the stone was quickly dried up, and it became scalding hot.

Dong Bao dug out some rags from the east room, pulled the stones out of the ashes one by one with a firewood stick, wrapped the stones with the rags, and put the stones in his arms before Mrs. Huang came out. , ran back to the east room.Although it was wrapped in several layers of rags, Dong Bao still felt that the stone in his arms was very hot.

Mrs. Huang had already got up at this meeting, and she was presumably combing her hair, and shouted out of the room: "Boss wife? Are you up yet? Make soup in the morning, get up and cook quickly, don't delay the youngest son on his way!" "

Dong Bao quickly responded, "Got it, grandma!" After speaking, he ran into the east room and put the stone in his arms into Li Shi's bed.

"Mother, put this on your forehead and face. If the grandma comes later, I will call in advance. You hide the stone in the quilt. If the grandma asks, you will say that you have a fever and can't get out of bed." Remember, you should speak in two words, don't finish a sentence, it will make you look very sick." Dong Bao said in a low voice.

Mrs. Li hesitated, struggling to get up, and was forced to lie down by Dong Bao, a little at a loss, "What's the matter? Bao'er, stop making trouble, your grandma is an elder, this... what's the matter?" She has been filial and kind all her life, and has never lied to her elders. She is very honest, but today she pretended to be ill and lied to avoid laziness, which really made her feel guilty.

"Mother, think about it, my grandma is going to sell me... and you still work hard for her?" Dong Bao hurriedly left such a sentence, and ran to the kitchen. He must have vegetable soup in the morning. To pick and wash vegetables.

The vegetable soup in Huang's mouth is to put a pot of water, sprinkle a handful of small yellow rice, and when the water in the pot boils, put green vegetables and vermicelli. oneness.Oil should be put in the vegetable soup, so in the Song family, the vegetable soup can be regarded as a high-end meal.

The mushrooms they picked yesterday were washed and put into the soup.

Dong Bao went to work, and Li Shi lay on the bed thinking about Dong Bao's words, feeling bitter in his heart.She is not good, she didn't give birth to a son for the scholar to carry on the family line, no matter how much the Huang family treats her, she thinks it should be done, she feels sorry for the Song family.But Dongbao did nothing wrong, she is the only child of a scholar, why did she have to sell Dongbao for Song Bai to study?
She didn't dare to ask the Huang family not to continue to support Song Bai to study, she just thought that if Song Bai could save a little and don't have to hire sedan chairs and porters every time he goes home, the Song family might not have to sell their granddaughter.In the past, scholars earned money for him to study, so why didn't Song Bai think about being a scholar?Why are the members of the Song family so cruel?

Tears fell down Li Shi's eyes, and the sadness and grievance finally accumulated into anger. Li Shi made up his mind, covered his eyes with one hand while sobbing, and picked up the stone that Dong Bao stuffed into the quilt with the other hand, and pasted it on the on his forehead.

Mrs. Huang tidied up quickly, combed some gray hair behind her head, and tied a braid. After entering the stove, Dong Bao was the only one boiling water. When she lifted the lid of the pot, she saw that there was white water boiling in the pot. , there is no shadow of Mrs. Li on the left and right.Huang was furious immediately, and shouted at Dong Bao: "Where's your mother? Didn't you tell her to get up and cook quickly? Where is he? Where did he die?"

"My mother is sick... her forehead is so hot, she can't get out of bed, I called her, but she didn't respond..." Dong Bao raised his head from the stove, looked at Huang Shi timidly and said.

Huang was annoyed, threw down the water ladle in her hand, and ran out angrily, scolding viciously as she ran: "I'm so lazy, you bitch, you think I can't control you, do you? Huh? I went to the field yesterday and cut it." With a few knives of wheat, you can treat yourself as a petite..."

Dong Bao was frightened by her ferocious face, and hurriedly shouted loudly: "Grandma, my mother is sick! Go and see her, the fever is terrible, grandma, please ask a doctor for my mother." Let's go!" His voice was so frightened that his tone changed, and Dong Bao was not very confident in his own methods, he was afraid that Mrs. Huang would see the clue, if Mrs. Huang found out that Mrs. Li was pretending to be sick, the consequences would be serious.

"Fuck you!" Huang yelled, staring back, "Selling your mother is not worth the doctor's money!" After finishing speaking, Huang kicked open the door of the east room and walked in. .

Dong Bao hurriedly followed.

Mrs. Li lay with her eyes closed, her body trembling, her face flushed, and she was still sweating on the top of her head in the rainy weather. He was really sick, so he stretched out his hand to touch Li's forehead.

Dong Bao's heart immediately rose to his throat.

Almost as soon as he put it on, Huang immediately withdrew his hand, it was really hot!

"Grandma, grandma! How is my mother?" Dong Bao held Huang Shi tightly and asked in a crying voice, "Is it okay for my mother? Grandma, please, please give my mother a favor." Let's take a look, sir."

Mrs. Li was ill, which made Mrs. Huang extremely upset. She was very depressed. When she heard Dongbao crying in her ear, she became angry, pushed Dongbao away, and shouted: "What are you doing? He slowed down his tone again, and said vaguely: "Your mother is fine, I won't let your mother cook in the morning, tell her to lie down and sleep for a while. You come over to cook the pot, and when the meal is ready, you Your mother carries it over."

This tone, as if she is a kind mother-in-law, so magnanimous, so compassionate and caring for her daughter-in-law.

Dong Bao said "Oh" dubiously. Mrs. Huang has always been the same in the Song family. With Mrs. Huang's personality, if she hadn't determined that Mrs. Li was really sick and couldn't get out of bed, she would definitely drag Mrs. Li out of bed and say nothing He scolded fiercely and harshly.

Huang did not doubt Li further. Another reason is that Li has been married for more than ten years and has always been an honest person. She despises Li's cowardly and weak temperament. People like this are fine no matter how much they rub, and how dare they pretend to be sick? ?
The young and old Song family had heard about Huang's riot in the east room a long time ago, and they all had a tacit understanding without saying anything. After breakfast, Song Bai couldn't wait to leave. Huang ordered Second Uncle Song to carry Song Bai's luggage sent him to the academy in the town.

When the two left, Second Aunt Song hid in the west wing, opened the window a crack and watched the two of them go out. With a sharp look on her eyebrows, she spat out the melon seeds in her mouth and muttered to Song Zhaodi, "Tsk tsk, look Look, I came back yesterday and left today. I spent [-] Wen to go home! I still sit in a sedan chair. Who has ever sat in a sedan chair in Tagouji? Before I leave, I want your father to give it to me, so I can put it in the eyes of your grandma and your third uncle. , your father is allotted to pick up your third uncle’s luggage! The old woman didn’t know how much money she gave him in private when he walked so freely. He spent money freely, and the poor family ate bran and swallowed vegetables. The old woman is really partial! Give all the money The third child, let Da Mao and Er Mao drink the northwest wind in the future!"

"Mother, come up with a good idea for us." Song Zhaodi said quickly.

Second Aunt Song tapped Song Zhaodi's forehead vigorously, and scolded angrily: "What can I do? I'll teach you what I told you to tell your third uncle, did you say it? It didn't do anything! It's useless My little girl film, I feed you for nothing, I am really mad at you, it took eight lifetimes of misfortune to marry into your Song family..."

After eating, Dong Bao carried the basket and went out. Today it was her turn to hunt pigweed. Lin Shi stood at the entrance of the house and waited for her. The little follower Quanzi was missing. Dong Bao walked over a few steps and asked: " Where's Quan Zi? Why don't you see him?"

Lin Shi smiled and pulled Dong Bao forward, "Who knows? He ran out early in the morning, talking about something big!"

(End of this chapter)