farmer's little girl

Chapter 20

Lu Minghai's voice was very soft.

It is lighter than cotton, but it makes the atmosphere in the whole room stagnate.

Mei Shi, who was preparing to plan that if the man gave up again, she would fight desperately with him, the tears that had just been put away flowed down again.The old man Lu shook his hand, and the pipe fell to the ground, and Cui's choked sobs sounded.Hu breathed a sigh of relief, and let go of the hand that was tightly clutching the corner of the man's clothes.Finally, the man did not rush ahead.

People from three rooms and two rooms don't agree, so it doesn't matter whether the big room agrees or not.

Obviously old man Lu understood this truth, he let out a low howl, his old face was full of pain: "That is your own sister, you are letting her die."

This is the first time that Old Man Lu has shown such pain in front of his sons and daughters-in-law. Even if it was the last time he asked everyone to contribute money for the medicine, Old Man Lu was so resolute as to be in charge of his family, and no one could doubt it. .Both Lu Mingchuan and Lu Minghai were used to being filial, so they couldn't help feeling a little panicked, at a loss, and hesitated to speak.

With a 'plop' sound, it was Lu Jiaoyue who rushed over at some point and knelt down on the ground.

Tears were all over her face: "Master, I beg you, brother's marriage really can't be delayed any longer..."

Lu Jiaoyue's actions were too abrupt, but right now no one had the time to think about why she did this.However, it was clearly visible that because of her actions, Lu Minghai choked back the words that had reached his throat.

"sister--"

Lu Guangzhi came to pull her, seeing that he couldn't get her up, so he knelt down with her.

Mrs. Mei rushed over, knelt down, and protected the two children behind her: "Father, don't blame his father, and don't blame the two children. If you blame me, my daughter-in-law is not sensible. I I can't take it anymore, I can't delay my son any longer!"

It doesn't matter if you say she is selfish or ruthless, anyway, Lu Jiaoyue has already made up her mind, and she must not back down this time.Maybe their concession this time can really bring little aunt a temporary stability. She understands what her parents mean, but it's just a temporary concession, but it's just to wait for another year.But let's not mention whether the eldest brother's marriage can wait, who knows if the little aunt will be sick next year?After all, in her memory, the little aunt who had been recuperating in the west room of the upper room all year round always fell ill every now and then, tossing the whole family to their knees.

Let's just treat her as selfish and ruthless. All in all, I can't let that honest and honest elder brother suffer any more.

Mrs. Qiao also knelt down and cried louder than anyone else: "Father, I beg you and mother, please let us go? Not only do you have only one daughter, but you also have so many sons and grandsons. Our Lu family cannot Just for her, Lu Guili..."

For a while, the room was full of crying.

The eldest couple were completely stunned by the actions of the second, third, and second, especially Mrs. Hu, who was completely stunned on the spot.But she quickly realized that instead of stepping forward, she lowered her head and took a step back.

At this time, a shrill voice sounded, the voice was so sharp that it suppressed everyone's crying.

"Boss, second, third—"

Cui, who had been sitting there without speaking, suddenly stood up, rushed over and held the hands of the three Lu Mingchuan brothers, his old eyes were full of pleading.

"Mother begs you, I beg you as mother! You save the second girl, you save the second girl! She is your own younger sister, a piece of flesh that fell from mother's body! Back then, mother was afraid that she would not be able to support her." , held her in my arms for a few months before raising her. She was so young, not as big as two palms from her mother. You all remember, right? Boss, Guangli is only fourteen this year. It takes two years. Second child, mother knows that she shouldn't say such a thing, but that's your own sister... Don't worry, let Yier wait another year. After seeing the doctor for the second girl this time, we don't care about her Now, let's save money for Yi'er and let him get married next year..."

"Mother—" Mrs. Mei couldn't help but yelled, "The Pei family can't delay any longer, and there is Yue'er, and Yue'er should get married too."

Lu Jiaoyue and Lu Guangzhi also looked at each other in blank dismay.Especially Lu Jiaoyue, she has always been docile and docile, but at this moment she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

In fact, everyone knows that Cui's words are false, and they have been in charge of it for more than ten years, so how could they ignore it.If you don't care about it, don't care about it now, why bother to let it go after the disease is cured, isn't it superfluous.

Cui turned a deaf ear: "Mother, I beg you, I beg you..."

Seeing that the three sons were silent, Cui fell to her knees with a plop, and kowtowed to the three sons as if hysterical.

"Mother, please, mother, please..."

"Old lady..." Old Man Lu cried while covering his face.

In the end, the Lu Mingchuan brothers still failed to win over their parents.

As a mother, Cui Shi is like that, what can a son do?I can only honestly pay for my money.Unfilial piety is a serious crime, especially Lu Guili is the younger sister of several people. She said she doesn't want to pay money, but who can get through that hurdle in their hearts.

After the dust settled, Dafang and Erfang handed over the silver to the public.Regardless of what Mrs. Hu thinks, Mrs. Mei's face has been gloomy since the incident, and she has a gloomy face for several days, and she even seldom talks to Lu Minghai.

Not to mention the third family, although the third family and the couple are selfish, they are not big villains after all. The eldest and second families were defeated, and the third family could not hold on.

It's just that I felt extremely aggrieved when I paid out the money. Lu Mingshan didn't go to the fields for several days. He just went out to earn money with his own goods, and he didn't hand over the money he earned, and Qiao's even more so. Beating and beating at home made the whole house not clean.

Lu Guili has also returned from the medical clinic, she can't tell from her appearance, she is still as pale and weak as before, quiet and silent.After she got home, she stayed in her own room, and Cui Shi always took care of her, and she didn't dare to ask the three daughter-in-laws to help her.

As for Old Man Lu, he went out every day before dawn and came back after dark, devoting all his attention to the field.It was only a few days, and his whole body seemed to be dry and old like an old tree root that had lost water and was exposed to the sun.

For several days, Mrs. Mei went out quietly after Lu Minghai went out, and came back very late.Lu Jiaoyue asked her where she was going, but she didn't say anything.

On this day, when Mrs. Mei returned home, she rarely had a happy expression on her face.

Lu Jiaoyue is doing embroidery work in the room.

"Do less sewing, your grandmother's example is not profound enough?"

Lu Jiaoyue has a good embroidery skill, which was passed down to her by her grandmother Liu Shi.

The Liu family is a native of the south. She worked as an embroiderer in a wealthy family in her early years and has superb embroidery skills.Later, due to some accidents, she was exiled to the north, and by chance, she married the old man Mei when she was young.

Mrs. Liu has been an embroiderer for some years, and she suffered from dry eyes and blurred vision when she was young, so after she got married, old man Mei restrained her and asked her to stop sewing.Later, when Mei Shi was born, Liu Shi wanted to teach her daughter this craft.In their hometown, the art of embroidery is passed down from mother to daughter, and has been passed down like this.

Unexpectedly, Mei has no such talent at all, and is impatient and impatient.I only learned some superficial things from my mother, who can sew and make clothes and shoes, but I don't learn anything else.

This matter was put on hold until Mrs. Mei gave birth to Lu Jiaoyue.

Lu Jiaoyue spent a lot of time in Mei's house when she was a child, and she grew up under the upbringing of the Liu family. Her personality has also followed Liu's gentleness and docileness. She doesn't look like a northern girl at all, but more like a southerner.What surprised Liu even more was that her granddaughter had completely inherited her talent in embroidery, so she taught her all her skills to her granddaughter without reservation.

At the beginning of this matter, Mrs. Mei was unwilling because she knew from a young age that her mother's bad eyesight was caused by too much embroidery when she was young.But she couldn't bear to let her mother down, so she could only let her daughter learn.She just turned her head around, but she set rules for her daughter, she can learn it, but not too much, if she can do it normally, she should not do it.

So although Lu Jiaoyue is a good embroiderer, she seldom does needlework at home on weekdays, except when she makes clothes for her family.

"I'll make clothes for my second brother, and the boys' clothes don't need to be embroidered." Lu Jiaoyue said.She put the things in her hands into the sewing basket, put them in the kang cabinet, and then got off the kang.Seeing that Mei's face was covered with sweat, he went out to fetch water with a basin.

After cleaning herself up, Mrs. Mei sat down on the kang, "Mother has something to do recently, she may not be at home often, you should watch your two younger brothers more at home."

Lu Jiaoyue was slightly taken aback, lowered her eyelids, and asked, "Mother, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, you children don't care about adults' business."

Lu Jiaoyue pursed her lips and raised her head to look at Mrs. Mei.

Seeing her daughter's stubbornness, Mei sighed and said, "Mother has found a job in the town, and she can earn some money every day. Don't tell your father about this."

Lu Jiaoyue's hand on her skirt tightened slightly.

What kind of work could a woman, or a married woman, get in town?Zuo is nothing more than the hard work of helping people wash dishes and dishes.

In her previous life, Lu Jiaoyue moved to the county with the Du family. Because the family had no money, she had the audacity to go out to work, but after working for half a month, she couldn't keep going because it was too hard.

She carefully suppressed the choking in her throat, and asked, "Mother, what kind of work are you doing? Will it be hard?"

Mrs. Mei glanced at her daughter, and said indifferently: "It's not hard work. It was introduced by a friend of my mother's before she got married. She cooks for a family and only cooks twice a day. The work is easy, but it wastes time. You won't be able to come back until after a while. All in all, don't tell your father about this matter, if he asks, you can say that I have something to go back to my mother's house. "

After that incident, Lu Minghai spent less and less time at home.Usually he goes out to sell tofu, and usually he will come back around noon. If there is no work in the field, he will go out again in the afternoon and come back when it is dark.But now Lu Minghai is almost always getting up early and working late at night, and he doesn't come back for the noon trip.

Of course, he also does the work in the field, and often gets up early in the morning before dawn, and then goes out after gathering together.During this period of time, Lu Jiaoyue has been paying attention to her parents, so she is naturally aware of this matter.

She knew why her father was like this, but he just wanted to sell more tofu outside to make more money, so that he could save money for his elder brother to get married.And so is her mother.

In fact, Lu Jiaoyue knew that her mother was lying to her, and she only cooked twice a day for a family.Generally, rich people buy servants, and those who can't afford servants also hire servants, so this must be a lie made up by her mother to reassure her.

But Lu Jiaoyue couldn't bear to poke it out, she understood her mother's thoughts, so she could only nod her face, but secretly held back her strength in her heart.

Every day, when Mei went out with her front foot, Lu Jiaoyue would touch her embroidery work on her back foot, and usually it would take a whole day to do it.She should be very tired, but she is full of energy.

In this life, she must not let her fate repeat the same mistakes, and she must not let her sister-in-law get angry at her elder brother because her marriage was repeatedly delayed and ridiculed, so that the two people who were originally in a good relationship were separated because of this matter.

Thinking of her older brother who was always full of inexplicable fatigue in her previous life, Lu Jiaoyue wiped her eyes, then lowered her head again.

(End of this chapter)