farmer's little girl
Chapter 24
Chapter 24
When Lu Guangzhi arrived at Guangji Casino, he felt that a new door had been opened to his world.
There are all kinds of people here, including rich sons, traffickers, and local ruffians.Some spend a lot of money, and some lose all their money and are kicked out by the gambling house.Some were overjoyed when they won the money, and some cursed when they lost the money.
Lu Guangzhi felt surprised, shocked, and scared. In fact, at the beginning, he was not used to this environment. He even wanted to go home and retreat. He felt that he would definitely not be able to continue here because the place was too messy.But thinking about his eldest brother who worked hard outside to earn money, in order to raise money for his elder brother to marry his father who left early and returned late, and his mother who went out to work and earn money as a woman, Lu Guangzhi hesitated again.
He is just here to make money, so what should others do to him?
Han Jin, who had been watching him secretly, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief seeing this.Even though he said it well in front of the Lu brothers and sisters, he was actually quite afraid that this kid wouldn't be able to adapt to this smoky environment, after all, even he couldn't like it, let alone this kid who hasn't grown all his hair yet.
At this moment, it seems that this kid is quite a man.
In the next few days, Lu Guangzhi's performance surprised Han Jin even more.
Lu Guangzhi was good-looking, with delicate features, smart and quick-witted. He really didn't have much knowledge, but he knew to observe and learn. In addition, he was brought in by Han Jin, and everyone in the casino took care of him.It didn't take long for him to get along here like a fish in water.
To play in the gambling house, you need to have two qualities, especially for someone like Lu Guangzhi who is responsible for pouring tea for gamblers.That is to say, people must be smart, and they must have eyes, know how to look at six directions, listen to all directions, and have both sides.If the gambler wins, he knows to go up for fun, but if the gambler loses, he should stay as far away as he can.
Lu Guangzhi didn't understand this at first, and he learned it from other people who were doing the same job as him.By the way, those who do their kind of work are not called waiters, but handymen.Of course, it's not just an individual who can ask them to come forward to entertain them, and they have to choose people.
Can those purses that only contain dozens of copper coins compare with the distinguished guests who carry a lot of silver?I can't!So if this job is done well, it is really like what Han Jin said, and there will be a lot of rewards every day.
On this day, a rich man who Lu Guangzhi was in charge of greeting won money and rewarded him with a piece of silver.
This was the first time that Lu Guangzhi had received so much reward money. He weighed it in his hand, and it looked like two taels, which made him happy and excited.
"Yo, it's a reward, not bad!" Someone teased.
It's an acquaintance named Dongzi.It was the first friend Lu Guangzhi met after he came to the casino.
There are quite a few odd jobs in the Guangji gambling house, all of them are good people, and the youngest among them, besides Lu Guangzhi, is Dongzi.Dongzi is the nephew of Mandiatou, who is Han Jin's subordinate, so when Lu Guangzhi first came to the casino, he followed Dongzi to learn how to greet gamblers.
Dongzi is sixteen this year, three years older than Lu Guangzhi. He is very pleasant-looking, has a sweet mouth, and gets a lot of rewards on weekdays, so he is very generous on weekdays.I often buy snacks and snacks to share with Lu Guangzhi.
Lu Guangzhi always eats others, and wants to invite him back, but he has no money, has only come to the gambling house not long ago, is clumsy, and has received rewards very few times. .
"Brother Dongzi, what do you want to eat, I'll buy it and let's eat."
Dongzi smiled and said casually: "Whatever, I just ate, and I'm not hungry yet."
Having said that, Lu Guangzhi still took the time to go out and buy some food and come back.Half-year-old boys like them don't eat sweets and fruits like children. Lu Guangzhi bought a roast chicken and spent nearly [-] yuan. He grinned in distress.
But if you feel bad, you still have to buy it. Favors come and go, and if you just come in and out, no one will deal with you in the future.During the days when he came to the gambling house, Lu Guangzhi learned a lot of principles in dealing with people.
Seeing that the business is slow at the moment, and there are few gamblers coming in, the two half-grown boys found a place to carry people to share roast chicken.
"I still want to go shopping, thank you Uncle Jin Zi." Lu Guangzhi said.
He is sincerely grateful to Han Jin. Lu Guangzhi is not stupid. After coming here, everyone in the gambling house treats him kindly. If there is something he doesn't understand, someone always kindly comes up to point him out.He is just a country boy who just came out of the country, what can make people look different?Needless to say, it must be because of Uncle Jinzi's face.
It was only after Lu Guangzhi came here that he realized that the "Uncle Jinzi" that the eldest sister was talking about turned out to be the legendary Han Jin.
He had heard of the name 'Hanjin', but it wasn't a good name.However, with preconceived ideas, Lu Guangzhi did not believe in the slander in those rumors.In fact, to be honest, the more Lu Guangzhi got in touch with Han Jin, the more he admired and admired him.
Dongzi sucked at the chicken bones and said, "I'm afraid your little money is not enough. My uncle and the others are easy to get money, so they are generous in spending money. Your little money is not enough to treat them to a meal."
Hearing this, Lu Guangzhi couldn't help but sighed a little discouraged.
In fact, he also knew that this amount of money was a lot to him, but to others, it was really nothing.In the past, when he was in the country, more than a dozen pennies were considered a lot of money to him, but after coming to the gambling house, he realized what it means to spend money.
"But don't be discouraged. Since it is thanks, it represents a heart."
"Then what should I buy?"
"Then I don't know." Dongzi threw away the bone in his hand, took out a handkerchief from his bosom to wipe his hands, "I don't think you need to be so outspoken, your uncle and Uncle Han are friends, he will still Arguing about this with you? I will argue about this with you, and Uncle Han will not spare no effort to bring you here every day."
This was exactly what Lu Guangzhi felt most embarrassed about. It was not easy for him to come to the county, but there was an ox cart to ride in, but the ox cart was too slow, and Han Jin happened to help him solve this problem.Han Jin had to go home every day, and Han's Village was near Daxi Village, so when he came every day, he would drop by Lu Guangzhi along the way.
It's okay to do it once or twice, but if there are too many times, Lu Guangzhi always feels that it's not a problem.But let him refuse, and he couldn't say it out. After all, he urgently needed the money, and it was not easy to come to the county for real.
Lu Guangzhi felt that he had to express his gratitude to Han Jin, no matter whether the other party cared or not, he had to do something.
While Lu Jiaoyue was doing the embroidery work in her hand, she looked up at the window distractedly.
It's getting late, and her parents are coming back soon, but the second brother hasn't come back yet.
She couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and couldn't continue her embroidery work, so she simply put away her things and tidied up the kang.
Lu Guangzhi walked in briskly, with a smile on his handsome face.Seeing her younger brother came back, Lu Jiaoyue couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said angrily, "Why is it so late today?"
Lu Guangzhi said: "Uncle Jinzi has something to do, so he was delayed for a while, big sister, don't worry, I'll watch the time. Don't be afraid even if it's late, just tell mother that I'm at Er Gouzi's house."
This is an excuse, but Lu Jiaoyue is never used to lying, let alone lying to her mother, so it is best not to lie.
Lu Guangzhi took out a pack of dim sum from his arms and put it on the kang table.
"Sister, this is the dim sum I bought, you put it away and eat it with Goro later."
Lu Jiaoyue smiled and said: "What? I have to reward you again today?"
"I got more than 50 coins, and a piece of silver coins worth two yuan." Lu Guangzhi smiled, and he was very happy.
Lu Jiaoyue was dumbfounded and sighed, the dumbfounded thing was that it was easy to get money in that place, and the thing that sighed was that she didn't want her second brother to go to that kind of place before.
"If you go to work there, my sister won't stop you, but remember, don't fail in your studies." Lu Jiaoyue would repeat this sentence every day, for fear that her younger brother would fail in his studies.But with Uncle Jin Zi helping to watch, Lu Jiaoyue was not worried.
It's just that after only a few times of contact with that Han Jin, Lu Jiaoyue felt that he was a trustworthy person.
It's fine to help her brother find a job, and take her brother to the county by detour every day, and send him back in the evening.And Lu Jiaoyue also heard from Lu Guangzhi that in the gambling house, Han Jin took care of and advised him.
Lu Jiaoyue felt that it was difficult to give up her kindness, and while feeling uneasy, she became more and more grateful to him.She wanted to thank him, but for a while, she didn't know how to thank him.
"Sister, I have saved some money now, so I want to thank my uncle Zijin. After all, he is not related to us. Even if there is a relationship with my little uncle, I can't treat it as nothing. You What do you think should be done?" It is conceivable that the siblings wanted to go together.
Lu Jiaoyue pondered for a while, but she didn't have any good ideas, so she couldn't help but look at her younger brother.
"I was thinking of inviting Uncle Zi to have a meal, but with the little money in my hand, I can't put a good table in the restaurant in the county. I'll buy something for him, and I don't know what to buy. It's too expensive. , we can’t afford to give them away, some of them are cheap, and some of them can’t be handed out..."
Seeing what the second brother said, Lu Jiaoyue knew that he must have a plan in mind.
Sure enough, Lu Guangzhi said: "I have inquired and observed in private. Uncle Jinzi has not married a wife yet, and no one takes care of his ordinary clothes. He wears such clothes all day long. I thought, why don't we give him clothes? It can express our intentions without going too far."
After speaking, he looked at Lu Jiaoyue expectantly.
He really had to ask his sister for this matter, his sister was the only one in his family who was good at making clothes, even though his mother could do it, but who told him to go to work in a gambling shop behind his back.
Lu Jiaoyue was very hesitant, she grew up so big, besides making clothes for her family, she hadn't made clothes for outsiders yet.After all, she has the experience of doing embroidery work in her previous life and selling it, so she is not too particular about it.
"Wouldn't this be a bit overwhelming?"
"How could it be? My sister is such a good crafter..."
Just then, there was a voice outside.
It was May who came back.
"Then sister, let's make a deal like this, I will pay for the fabric!"
Just as Lu Jiaoyue was about to say something, Mrs. Mei had already arrived at the door, the siblings exchanged glances and stopped.
These days, the upper room of the Lu family is always shrouded in smoke.
Cui was anxious when she saw it, but she didn't know how to persuade the old man.In recent days, she has been watching all the movements at home. The third daughter-in-law beats and beats chickens and scolds dogs all day long.The second-bedroom couple leave early and return late, and are not at home all day long.So the eldest couple is more normal, but the eldest daughter-in-law Hu doesn't smile when she sees them.
Cui didn't know what to say, so she could only keep silent.
Seeing the old woman coming out from the west room, old man Lu raised his head from the lingering smoke, "How is the second girl?"
"With Xing'er talking with me, I feel more energetic than the previous two days."
Old man Lu nodded and didn't speak again.It's better if it's better, if the family is in trouble like this, if it's really bad, he really doesn't know what to do.
Cui hesitated to speak, she really didn't want to tell the old man what was in her heart.
The matter started two days ago, Cui has been sleeping in the little daughter's room for a while, fearing that she will fall ill again.In the middle of the night before yesterday, Cui woke up from thirst, got up to drink water, and suddenly heard her daughter talking in her sleep.
It's nothing more than ordinary sleep talk, but it has something to do with Du Lian, the youngest son of the Du family.
The more Cui listened, the more frightened she became, and she didn't fall asleep all night.The next day, after Lu Guili woke up, Cui couldn't help asking her daughter.
Lu Guili didn't say anything at first, but later she was really anxious when asked, so she said that she had already secretly promised Du Lian.
Cui was horrified.
Afterwards, I was filled with sadness, if it wasn't for her, my daughter wouldn't have such a body, if it wasn't for this body, my daughter wouldn't have suffered so much, and she wouldn't even be able to marry.
The more Cui thought about it, the more bitter she felt, and couldn't help crying with her daughter.After crying, Lu Guili said to Cui Shi: "Mother, let me marry Du Lian, otherwise I won't be reconciled if I die."
When Cui heard this, she cried again.She really wanted to tell her daughter that even if you died, you would not be able to marry Du Lian, but she couldn't bear it.
So she persuaded her daughter, persuading her earnestly.
It's a pity that Lu Guili seemed to be in a daze, determined to marry Du Lian, and almost fell ill again.
No, just now Lu Guili was begging Cui Shi again.
Lu Guili said it very pitifully. She said that she didn't ask for anything in her life, but wanted to marry Du Lian.But Mrs. Cui really couldn't hold back her, so she could only agree to tell Mrs. Hu and ask her to find out what the Du family said.
Just do you want to tell the old man about this?
Mrs. Cui was in a dilemma for a while, and then went to sit down by the kang, and talked about it with Old Man Lu.
After listening, old man Lu fell into deep thought for a long time.
"Old man, what do you think we should do about this?"
Old man Lu tapped the smoke pot on the edge of the kang, unexpectedly, he was very calm.
"The second girl has made up her mind?"
Cui Shi hesitated to speak and nodded: "Second girl, she..."
"Go ahead and let the eldest daughter-in-law worry more. If the Du family really agrees, they will accompany the family's field to five acres."
Cui Shi was shocked: "Old man..."
The old man Lu sighed heavily: "Go."
Cui walked out of the door of the upper room in a state of confusion.
In the smoke, Old Man Lu's cloudy old eyes flickered, then dimmed again.
Hu's life is very bad these days.
Ever since she told her sister what the second room meant, she was in a hurry.He also blamed her for being unfavorable in handling affairs, and also blamed the Lu family for delaying his affairs, and even threatened to ask the Hu family to lend her money, otherwise, she would make public the matter of her plotting against her niece.
Hu's teeth were itching with hatred, but he couldn't lose his reputation, so he had to lend some money to Widow Du.
As for the Lu family, Mei's and Qiao's both went on strike, and all the work in the family fell on her alone.The key point is that Mrs. Hu has to do it. Who told her that she is the eldest daughter-in-law who has always known the general.Fortunately, she also has her daughter-in-law Xiao Hu to help her, otherwise Hu would be too busy.
Life is already difficult, no, someone has come to make things difficult for him.After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Hu immediately became annoyed. If the other party was not her mother-in-law, she would have to mock her shamelessly.
It's really a toad wanting to eat swan meat, and a sick child still misses her nephew, what a big face! !
"Mother, don't you forget that my sister and Lian'er are in the wrong generation." Hu said patiently.
Cui's old face was embarrassed, and he hesitated: "Our family and Du's family are not considered serious relatives, apart from the surname, the second boy of the old Li Tou's family in our village also married the daughter of his sister-in-law's natal cousin. "
Hu simply didn't know what to say, it was all about what, but it was impossible for her to flirt with her mother-in-law with her character, so she could only keep silent.
Cui Shi didn't seem to see Hu Shi's reluctance, or she did, and deliberately pretended not to see it.
"Boss daughter-in-law, please worry about this matter. I know that this matter is a bit wrong, but I really can't beat the second girl. She is not in good health, so don't worry. You can check the tone of the Du family. If If they are willing, if our family can’t marry much, let’s give them a few acres of land.”
Hu was even angrier.
Dowry Tian?This field belongs to the Lu family, and they are married to Lu Guili, so they will have to share less in the future.This Lu Guili thought she was Lu Jiaoyue, and if she married a few acres of land, the Du family could marry her into the house?
Suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, Hu was stunned for a moment, but she didn't get angry, but said: "Okay, mother, I know, I will help you to ask. But if it doesn't work, don't blame me .”
"No, how could it be? You can go and ask my mother, I will be very grateful to you."
Cui had a flattering smile on her face, it was really hard for her to do this for her daughter.
When Mrs. Hu arrived at Du's house, Widow Du was standing in the yard scolding her youngest daughter, Du Juaner.
Du Juan'er is fourteen years old and looks very similar to Du Widow, with willow-leaf eyebrows, high cheekbones, and thin lips.After all, because she took advantage of her youth, her face did not look a little bit mean like Widow Du, but it was a bit girly and bright.
Du Juan'er has a very pungent personality and a sharp tongue. When Widow Du scolded her, she was not to be outdone, and confronted her mother every sentence.Mrs. Hu stood in front of the Du's courtyard and listened for a long time before she understood why the mother and daughter were arguing.
It turned out that after Mrs. Hu told Widow Du what the second wife of the Lu family meant, Widow Du became anxious.A year is too long, she definitely can't wait, and inevitably wants to find another way out.
In fact, during the time when she was discussing marriage with the second room of Lu's family, Widow Du has not been idle. Lu Jiaoyue's conditions are indeed not bad, and her son has also taken a fancy to her, but Widow Du still thinks that her son deserves better.She not only screened the families of people who wanted to marry the Du family, but also inquired about some good families in the nearby villages, and picked them. Except for the Mo family in Niujiao Village, there was no one better than the Lu family's Jiaoyue. .
So, Widow Du rested her mind and waited for the second bedroom of the Lu family.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened suddenly, and the second room of the Lu family asked the Du family to wait for a year.When the eldest sister came to talk to her, Widow Du didn't say anything, and she couldn't help wondering if the eldest sister was playing tricks on her family, why the second room of the Lu family couldn't even get the money for the two acres of land, it wasn't the second room she said Very rich, is there a richer Mei family behind him?
But she definitely wasn't so foolish as to say what was in her heart, and simply put the whole thing on Hu's head, and got some money from her by the way.
After Mrs. Hu left, Widow Du planned to talk about marriage with her son again.
But Du Lian has always had his own opinions, so Widow Du didn't dare to make her own decisions, so she asked her son what he wanted before making any plans.Unexpectedly, Du Lian didn't do it, but actually saw Lu Jiajiaoyue.
Don't look at Widow Du being aggressive in front of outsiders, but she has nothing to do in front of Du Lian.She knew the pros and cons of her in various ways, but Du Lian insisted that no one should be trusted in the world. Since the Lu family is currently in trouble, it's okay to wait until next year.
Widow Du was in great pain, and she didn't blame anyone, but she blamed herself for raising her son so unearthly.She would not tell her son what was going on in the ordinary family, Du Lian naturally did not believe that the family had reached the point where it was almost impossible to open the pot.
Unable to persuade her son to change marriages, and the life of the family could not be maintained any longer, so Widow Du set her mind on her daughter.
Du Juan'er is not young anymore, and it's time to say goodbye.
She is also impatient, as soon as she made up her mind, she asked someone to talk to Du Juan'er later.The matchmaker who said she was close came to Du's house and listed several companies that were interested. Widow Du picked a man named Han Laoshi in the Han family village next door.
This Han Laoshi is called Han Laoshi, it's not a nickname, it's the name his father gave him, because this kid has a temperament that can't beat a fart when he was young, and he is very boring.I never thought that Han Laoshi grew up, married a daughter-in-law, and set up a family, but he started not to be "honest".
In fact, there is nothing wrong with this person, just one, he likes to drink, and he likes to beat his wife when he drinks.The first one disappeared within a few years after marrying in. The people in the village didn't know it at the time, and they only thought that the young daughter-in-law was not in good health.Later, two years later, Han Laoshi married another one, and the story about him beating his wife slowly spread.
It's just that the daughter-in-law is someone else's daughter-in-law, so it's hard for others to say anything, at most, they just say a few words of persuasion when they meet.But Han Laoshi doesn't talk too much, he doesn't listen to people's persuasion. The more people persuade him, the more he beats him, and gradually no one dares to persuade him anymore.
No, the second one was gone, so the family began to arrange for him to marry another one.
Some people must say, since Han Laoshi likes beating his wife so much, why would anyone want to marry him.Who told someone to have a good old man, a good grandpa.Han Laoshi's grandfather is the patriarch of the Han family, and his father is Lizheng of the Han family village.
The entire Zhuangzi of Hanjiazhuang is surnamed Han, and there are few people with other surnames. This kind of Zhuangzi with the same surname is very united. This is the fundamental reason why Han Laoshi beat and killed two daughter-in-laws in a row, but no one dared to come to the door. .
Widow Du took a fancy to Han Laoshi, not only because of his father and Lao Tzu's ability, but also because of the dowry gift from the Han family.The Han family said that as long as the person can be married, the Han family is willing to pay 20 taels of silver as a dowry.
20 taels of silver?
Enough for Du Widow's family for a few years, at least until Du Lian is admitted to the scholar, the Du family no longer have to worry about money.
Widow Du, who was blinded by the money, immediately made a decision to marry her daughter.
It's a pity that she thought well, but it's a pity Du Juan'er didn't want to.
Du Juan'er acted like a widow Du. First she quarreled with her mother, but when she refused to listen, she threatened: "You want to sell me like you did when you sold your eldest sister? You want me to marry, fine! Carry Let my dead body pass!"
No, Widow Du scolded her when she saw that her daughter Xiaoyi was not good enough.
"Okay, it's not over yet, and I'm not afraid of being laughed at!"
Mrs. Hu squeezed past the spectators in front of Du's house, and walked inside.
Only then did Widow Du come to her senses, she glared at her daughter bitterly, walked to the gate of the courtyard and stretched out her hand to chase her away.
"What are you looking at, haven't you seen a mother scolding her daughter?"
The mother scolding her daughter has indeed seen it, but the mother pushing her daughter into the fire pit has never seen it.
Earlier, when Widow Du married her eldest daughter, people in the same village didn't realize that Du Chunhua had a bad life later on, and others only thought her life was miserable.Looking at it now, this is not a fate, it is clearly a mother who cheated her daughter.
But it's hard for everyone to say anything, after all, this is a family matter, and outsiders can only discuss a few words behind their backs at most.
The people around the gate scattered like birds and beasts, Widow Du closed the courtyard gate with a bang, and turned back.
"What are you doing here?" Widow Du was in a very bad mood at the moment, so she was extremely displeased with Mrs. Hu. If it wasn't because the other party delayed her family's affairs, why would she be selling her daughter now.
The daughter is also a piece of flesh that fell from her body, do you really think she is willing?It's not that there is no way!
"What? I can't come?" Hu asked back, with a rare smile on his face.
Widow Du snorted: "If you come to see a joke, you should leave quickly. It's not because of you. Why should I force me?"
Hu laughed angrily, what kind of theory is this guy!However, she came here today for something, so she naturally didn't want to break up the conversation with the other party before it even started.
"I have something to do with you, let's go into the room and talk about it." Then, she turned her head to look at Du Juan'er who was standing beside her, and said, "Juan'er, don't be afraid, Auntie will definitely not let your mother marry you to that Han Home."
Du Juan rolled her eyes, pretended to cover her face and cried, "Auntie, you still love me."
"Good boy, don't cry, wash your face quickly, I advise your mother."
Du Juan turned around and went into the stove, while Hu and Widow Du entered the main room.
"What are you going to say?" Widow Du was very puzzled, she still knew the character of her own sister better, since she just said that to Juan'er, she must have some plans in mind.
Don't marry cuckoo?Could it be that there is a turning point for the second room of the Lu family?
Thinking of this, Widow Du's face couldn't help but brighten.
Hu pursed her lips inwardly, and glanced at the kang table: "Is there any tea? Pour me a cup of tea. I walked all the way, but I'm thirsty."
Widow Du immediately wanted to roll her eyes, but unfortunately she couldn't help it.
Of course the Du family has tea, Du Lian is a fan of elegance, he has many good classmates, and occasionally visits the Du family, so the Du family has tea.
"You still want to drink tea? Isn't water enough?" Widow Du was trembling with distress. This tea is not cheap.Although he said so, he got off the kang and went to pour tea for Mrs. Hu.
The tea was served in a white porcelain tureen, which was also prepared by Widow Du for Du Lian.Du Lian said that this is how he drank tea with his classmates, so Widow Du gritted her teeth and bought this set of tea sets, which cost her a total of five hundred Wen.
Mrs. Hu picked up the tea bowl, took a few sips slowly, and then put it down: "I'm here today to tell you about the Lu family's affairs..."
"Did you change your mind over there?" Widow Du's eyes became brighter.
Hu frowned and paused: "It has nothing to do with the second room, it's my mother-in-law..."
Mrs. Hu didn't hide it, and told about Lu Guili's love for Du Lian and the fact that the old couple of the Lu family wanted to marry the Du family.
Widow Du's reaction was as she expected, and she immediately began to curse, patting her thigh while cursing: "Blind her dog's eyes, a sick child, dare to hit my son's idea! She deserves to be short-lived!" Yes, dead or alive, paralyzed on the kang, there are rotten things that were born or not raised by parents..."
Seeing her sister scolding so harshly, Hu frowned in disgust.In the early years, her younger sister was actually not like this, and she didn't know when she learned so vulgarly.
"Okay, okay, stop! I'm here to solve your problems, not to listen to your curse!" Hu said.
"Solving problems? What do you mean?"
Mrs. Hu cleared her throat: "My mother-in-law said that if the Du family is willing to marry my sister-in-law into the house, they are willing to give my sister-in-law a dowry of five acres of high-quality fertile land."
She raised a slap and waved it in front of Widow Du.
Widow Du was taken aback for a moment, calculating quickly in her heart.
Five mu of high-quality fertile land costs about ten taels of silver per mu, and five mu of it costs 50 taels.In particular, the value of the field cannot be measured by silver.Widow Du was also born in a farmer's family. The farmer's love for the fields is from the old to the young, and no one can escape.
Having silver does not mean that you can have fields, but if you have fields, you will definitely have silver.At that time, whether it is to rent out or grow by yourself, life at home will be easier.
Widow Du thought even more. When she got five acres of land, she would first sell two acres for money, and then rent out the remaining three acres. At that time, she would have money in her hands, and the fields would continue to be profitable.
But then she realized that the prerequisite for getting five acres of land was to marry the sick child Lu Guili.
Her son is a precious lump in her heart, with gold trim, Widow Du is reluctant to spoil her son like this.
Since the Hu family can come, it must be a success. Her younger sister has not been her opponent since she was a child, so she is very confident in persuading the other party.
Hu's voice sounded just right at this time: "You should know how much my sister-in-law is favored in the Lu family, and she is not much more favored than my niece Jiaoyue. She is really not in good health, but you can change your mind I thought, this is also her best place. Lian'er is my nephew, I must be facing him, say something that shouldn't be said, no one knows how long she can live, but the five acres of land are real. It fell into your hands."
Hu's tone was very indifferent, but Widow Du couldn't help thinking about it.
"...When Lian'er becomes promising in the future, she will almost be dead. At that time, there will be no obstacles, and Lian'er will be able to marry another daughter-in-law. Why not do it?"
"But her body—" Widow Du still hesitated: "Didn't you say that her body needs to be supported by medicine? Our family can't afford this big Buddha!"
Seeing Widow Du's tone loosened, Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "The Lu family knows the situation of the Du family. Do you think my in-laws will just let their daughter die? I'm not afraid to tell you that there was another disturbance at home a few days ago. In one case, the parents-in-law took out 30 taels of silver to treat her illness, and the third room made a big fuss."
"30 taels of silver—" Widow Du was so excited that her lips trembled.She has lived for so long, and she has never taken 30 taels of silver by herself.
Lu Guili is the darling of the old couple in the Lu family, so naturally she won't sit idly by and ignore her daughter, that is to say, the Du family doesn't have to pay for Lu Guili's medicine at all.On the contrary, the Du family can get five acres of high-quality fertile land for nothing.As for the issue of raising Lu Guili, there is no need to mention it. Anyway, if there are multiple people eating, it will not cost much.
From the current point of view, the old couple of the Lu family can still live for at least ten years. As long as these two old people are in charge, the money of the Lu family will be no different from that of the Du family.Today they can take 30 taels for Lu Guili to treat her illness, and tomorrow they can get 50 taels. Anyway, Lu Guili is in their hands, so what kind of disease can they treat, as long as she is kept alive.Even if the old couple of the Lu family died early, who knows how many years Lu Guili can live?Just as her sister said, the five acres of land could really fall into her hands.
Widow Du's heart was pounding, and various thoughts were rolling in her mind.
In a trance, Hu's voice came erratically.
"Is this deal done?"
"I can do it myself!"
After Widow Du answered, the whole person came to her senses, and she was dripping with sweat profusely, neither surprised nor happy.A thought flashed through her mind, and she hurriedly asked, "Then what benefits can you get?"
This elder sister of hers has never been in a loss-making business. She is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family. The Du family's taking money from the Lu family is tantamount to scraping oil from her. Would she be willing? !
Mrs. Hu naturally understood what her sister was thinking, and said with a wry smile, "What good can I do? If my mother-in-law didn't force me, do you think I would come? I know what you are thinking, and I think I would definitely not be willing to let the Du family take over from the Lu family. I don't want to spend money on my body. I don't want to, but it doesn't make any difference to me whether the money is spent on Lu Guili or the Du family. In this case, I feel comfortable that the money can be spent on Lian'er Some. If Lian'er is successful in the future, just let him remember my aunt's affection."
Hu's words were too frank, Widow Du couldn't refute, she said: "Of course Lian'er will not forget how kind you, aunt, have been to him."
"Then what do you see?"
Widow Du thought and thought, Fang Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Mrs. Hu bid farewell to Widow Du and walked back all the way.
People don't kill heaven and earth for themselves, so don't blame her for being cruel.
Lu Guili has always been Hu's heart disease. She thought many times that it would be good if her sister-in-law died. All the money was spent on her.
Taking money from people is no doubt killing their parents.The Hu family looked at the man and his two sons every day, earning so much money so hard, and hated it all the time.But what can she do?She is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and her husband is the eldest son of the Lu family, so as long as Lu Guili lives and the old couple live, they will never be able to shake off this burden.
Hu is a smart person. When she realized that she couldn't get rid of Lu Guili's burden, she stopped thinking about it.On the contrary, she was even more afraid that the second and third families would fight to separate the family, because as time passed, no one could continue to endure this kind of continuous oppression, not only her, but also the second and third families.Otherwise, Sanfang wouldn't have made such a fuss over the past few years.
If the Lu family were separated, the parents-in-law would definitely live with the eldest son. It is impossible for the parents-in-law to leave their daughter alone, then it would be tantamount to putting Lu Guili's burden on the eldest son.
The Hu family can't let the man, two sons, and even her own grandson live for Lu Guili alone. She has to drag others to share the burden.So if the whole Lu family doesn't want to separate the family the most, it's not the old man Lu and the old couple, but her Hu family.
Hu was so afraid that he couldn't sleep at night.
So she tried her best not to separate the family. The man thought she was sensible, said she knew the general idea, and said that she was not like the two younger siblings, so he didn't let him be caught in the middle.
God knows how much the Hu family doesn't want to be so knowledgeable!
The couple in the third room are lazy and shameless. Hu didn't want to waste his time on them, so he focused on the second room, who was relatively easy to deal with.
As long as the second room is not separated, the third room can't make a fuss.
This is also why the Hu family was moved to marry Lu Jiaoyue to the Du family. Her younger sister is not easy to get along with. As long as the second room's sweetheart is in her hands, she predicts that they will not dare to mention the separation.
In this way, it was tantamount to tying the entire second room to the first room.
Who would have thought that there would be so many accidents in this, first the second bedroom couple asked Du's family to wait for a year, then Lu Guili fell ill, Lu's family made a fuss, and then the mother-in-law said that the sister-in-law had moved her mind about her nephew .
That sick young man wanted to marry Lian'er?
While Hu was shocked, she suddenly found that the sky seemed to have opened a new door for her.
As long as Lu Guili can be married off, she will no longer be a burden to the Lu family or even the big family, so why should she go to such lengths to not want to separate the family.
For a moment, Hu felt that the sky was blue, the trees were green, and the water was clear.
As for what will happen to my sister-in-law after marrying into the Du family, and what will happen to her sister's reaction after she cheats her, Mrs. Hu is too lazy to think about it, and doesn't want to think about it.
As long as Lu Guili can be sent out of Lu's house, she thinks it's nothing to spend a little more time.
Before he knew it, the Hu family had returned to Daxi Village.
Back home, her granddaughter Xiao Niuniu was playing with chickens in the yard. Hu smiled kindly and walked over.
"Niuniu, is it fun?"
Little Niuniu looked at grandma curiously, nodded, and went to chase the chicken again with small steps on tiptoe.It's rare that Mrs. Hu didn't stop talking today, but stood there smiling for a while, not knowing what he was thinking.
Mrs. Cui had seen the eldest daughter-in-law coming back a long time ago, so she resisted to sit in the room for a while before going out of the upper room.
"Boss daughter-in-law, are you back?"
Mrs. Hu entered the east chamber, and Mrs. Cui followed after her.
"How did you say that?" Cui Shi asked anxiously.
Mrs. Hu hesitated for a moment, and said, "My sister said to think about it."
Cui was a little disappointed, "It's right to think about it, after all, it's about a child's lifelong event."
Lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice the unusually bright smile on Hu's face.
When Lu Jiaoyue was about to go out, she happened to meet Cui Shi coming out of the upper room.
Today, Cui Shi's complexion rarely improved, Lu Jiaoyue glanced at her suspiciously.
"Yue'er, where is this going?"
"Grandma, I'll go to Guiya's house and send back the clothes she asked me to change for her." Lu Jiaoyue lowered her eyebrows, her fingers unconsciously rubbing against the bundle in her hand.
Cui didn't say anything else: "It's getting late, come back earlier."
Lu Jiaoyue nodded and went out.
Carrying the small bundle in her hand, she avoided the villagers all the way to the end of the village.
This place is relatively hidden, and few people in the village would leave here. Han Jin picked up and dropped off Lu Guangzhi every day, and it was here.
Lu Jiaoyue stood for a while, and saw a carriage approaching in the distance.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Lu Guangzhi jumped out of the carriage.
"Sister, why are you here?" Following him, he saw the baggage in the eldest sister's hand, and the siblings exchanged a tacit look.
Han Jin was sitting on the shaft of the car, holding a cowhide tanned whip, looking here.Still dressed in black, while Lu Jiaoyue was hesitating, she thought that Uncle Jin really didn't have much clothes, and when she saw him several times, she always wore the same clothes.
Little did he know that Han Jin was lazy and had no one at home to make clothes for him, so he went to the tailor shop and bought several of the same clothes.The reason why they choose black is because black is resistant to dirt. They do this business, and they will occasionally see blood. Even if black is stained with something, it doesn't look obvious.
Lu Jiaoyue hesitated for a moment, then walked lightly towards the carriage.
"Uncle Jin..."
Lu Guangzhi yelled at him all day long. It is reasonable to say that Han Jin is already immune, but when he heard her yelling like that, he couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.
Fortunately, the surprise of seeing her again today diluted Han Jin's face. Instead, he said calmly, "What's the matter?" In fact, he had already seen something in her hand.
Lu Jiaoyue hesitated and said, "Thank you for helping my brother find this job, and I trouble you to make detours every day to pick him up..."
"It's okay, anyway, I'm going home and I have a car, so it's nothing to worry about." His black eyes lingered on the baggage in Lu Jiaoyue's hands again, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
Lu Jiaoyue held up the bundle, and handed it over with some hesitation: "This is a suit of clothes I made with my own hands. I thank you for taking so much effort to make arrangements for my younger brother. I hope you don't dislike him, Uncle Zi."
Han Jin reached out and took it, and glanced at her. From his angle, he could just see her drooping eyebrows, her petal-like lips, and her fair and soft neck.He couldn't help but darken his eyes, and just as he was about to say something, Lu Guangzhi interjected with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, Uncle Jinzi won't dislike you." He said to Han Jin again: "Uncle Jinzi, my sister The needlework is fine, and it must fit you well."
Of course this Han Jin also knew, and vaguely remembered that Mei Zhuangyi showed off to himself once before, saying that his niece grew up and would make clothes for his uncle.At that time, I asked Han to go in and see, but he didn't see that a flower could grow on the clothes, so why was Mei Zhuangyi so happy.
Later, after getting to know her, and thinking about it again, Han Jin was jealous once.Because of this, when Han Jin learned that Lu Guangzhi was secretly asking him what he liked, he deliberately asked someone to tell the boy that his clothes were not taken care of.
Sure enough, this silly boy was fooled.
Han Jin didn't show it on the surface, but in his heart he really wanted to unpack this burden and try it on the spot.
"Thank you then."
"I don't deserve anything." Lu Jiaoyue blushed and waved her hands in embarrassment.
"Then Uncle Jin, let's go back first." Lu Guangzhi said.
Han Jin glanced at her reluctantly and nodded.
(End of this chapter)
When Lu Guangzhi arrived at Guangji Casino, he felt that a new door had been opened to his world.
There are all kinds of people here, including rich sons, traffickers, and local ruffians.Some spend a lot of money, and some lose all their money and are kicked out by the gambling house.Some were overjoyed when they won the money, and some cursed when they lost the money.
Lu Guangzhi felt surprised, shocked, and scared. In fact, at the beginning, he was not used to this environment. He even wanted to go home and retreat. He felt that he would definitely not be able to continue here because the place was too messy.But thinking about his eldest brother who worked hard outside to earn money, in order to raise money for his elder brother to marry his father who left early and returned late, and his mother who went out to work and earn money as a woman, Lu Guangzhi hesitated again.
He is just here to make money, so what should others do to him?
Han Jin, who had been watching him secretly, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief seeing this.Even though he said it well in front of the Lu brothers and sisters, he was actually quite afraid that this kid wouldn't be able to adapt to this smoky environment, after all, even he couldn't like it, let alone this kid who hasn't grown all his hair yet.
At this moment, it seems that this kid is quite a man.
In the next few days, Lu Guangzhi's performance surprised Han Jin even more.
Lu Guangzhi was good-looking, with delicate features, smart and quick-witted. He really didn't have much knowledge, but he knew to observe and learn. In addition, he was brought in by Han Jin, and everyone in the casino took care of him.It didn't take long for him to get along here like a fish in water.
To play in the gambling house, you need to have two qualities, especially for someone like Lu Guangzhi who is responsible for pouring tea for gamblers.That is to say, people must be smart, and they must have eyes, know how to look at six directions, listen to all directions, and have both sides.If the gambler wins, he knows to go up for fun, but if the gambler loses, he should stay as far away as he can.
Lu Guangzhi didn't understand this at first, and he learned it from other people who were doing the same job as him.By the way, those who do their kind of work are not called waiters, but handymen.Of course, it's not just an individual who can ask them to come forward to entertain them, and they have to choose people.
Can those purses that only contain dozens of copper coins compare with the distinguished guests who carry a lot of silver?I can't!So if this job is done well, it is really like what Han Jin said, and there will be a lot of rewards every day.
On this day, a rich man who Lu Guangzhi was in charge of greeting won money and rewarded him with a piece of silver.
This was the first time that Lu Guangzhi had received so much reward money. He weighed it in his hand, and it looked like two taels, which made him happy and excited.
"Yo, it's a reward, not bad!" Someone teased.
It's an acquaintance named Dongzi.It was the first friend Lu Guangzhi met after he came to the casino.
There are quite a few odd jobs in the Guangji gambling house, all of them are good people, and the youngest among them, besides Lu Guangzhi, is Dongzi.Dongzi is the nephew of Mandiatou, who is Han Jin's subordinate, so when Lu Guangzhi first came to the casino, he followed Dongzi to learn how to greet gamblers.
Dongzi is sixteen this year, three years older than Lu Guangzhi. He is very pleasant-looking, has a sweet mouth, and gets a lot of rewards on weekdays, so he is very generous on weekdays.I often buy snacks and snacks to share with Lu Guangzhi.
Lu Guangzhi always eats others, and wants to invite him back, but he has no money, has only come to the gambling house not long ago, is clumsy, and has received rewards very few times. .
"Brother Dongzi, what do you want to eat, I'll buy it and let's eat."
Dongzi smiled and said casually: "Whatever, I just ate, and I'm not hungry yet."
Having said that, Lu Guangzhi still took the time to go out and buy some food and come back.Half-year-old boys like them don't eat sweets and fruits like children. Lu Guangzhi bought a roast chicken and spent nearly [-] yuan. He grinned in distress.
But if you feel bad, you still have to buy it. Favors come and go, and if you just come in and out, no one will deal with you in the future.During the days when he came to the gambling house, Lu Guangzhi learned a lot of principles in dealing with people.
Seeing that the business is slow at the moment, and there are few gamblers coming in, the two half-grown boys found a place to carry people to share roast chicken.
"I still want to go shopping, thank you Uncle Jin Zi." Lu Guangzhi said.
He is sincerely grateful to Han Jin. Lu Guangzhi is not stupid. After coming here, everyone in the gambling house treats him kindly. If there is something he doesn't understand, someone always kindly comes up to point him out.He is just a country boy who just came out of the country, what can make people look different?Needless to say, it must be because of Uncle Jinzi's face.
It was only after Lu Guangzhi came here that he realized that the "Uncle Jinzi" that the eldest sister was talking about turned out to be the legendary Han Jin.
He had heard of the name 'Hanjin', but it wasn't a good name.However, with preconceived ideas, Lu Guangzhi did not believe in the slander in those rumors.In fact, to be honest, the more Lu Guangzhi got in touch with Han Jin, the more he admired and admired him.
Dongzi sucked at the chicken bones and said, "I'm afraid your little money is not enough. My uncle and the others are easy to get money, so they are generous in spending money. Your little money is not enough to treat them to a meal."
Hearing this, Lu Guangzhi couldn't help but sighed a little discouraged.
In fact, he also knew that this amount of money was a lot to him, but to others, it was really nothing.In the past, when he was in the country, more than a dozen pennies were considered a lot of money to him, but after coming to the gambling house, he realized what it means to spend money.
"But don't be discouraged. Since it is thanks, it represents a heart."
"Then what should I buy?"
"Then I don't know." Dongzi threw away the bone in his hand, took out a handkerchief from his bosom to wipe his hands, "I don't think you need to be so outspoken, your uncle and Uncle Han are friends, he will still Arguing about this with you? I will argue about this with you, and Uncle Han will not spare no effort to bring you here every day."
This was exactly what Lu Guangzhi felt most embarrassed about. It was not easy for him to come to the county, but there was an ox cart to ride in, but the ox cart was too slow, and Han Jin happened to help him solve this problem.Han Jin had to go home every day, and Han's Village was near Daxi Village, so when he came every day, he would drop by Lu Guangzhi along the way.
It's okay to do it once or twice, but if there are too many times, Lu Guangzhi always feels that it's not a problem.But let him refuse, and he couldn't say it out. After all, he urgently needed the money, and it was not easy to come to the county for real.
Lu Guangzhi felt that he had to express his gratitude to Han Jin, no matter whether the other party cared or not, he had to do something.
While Lu Jiaoyue was doing the embroidery work in her hand, she looked up at the window distractedly.
It's getting late, and her parents are coming back soon, but the second brother hasn't come back yet.
She couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and couldn't continue her embroidery work, so she simply put away her things and tidied up the kang.
Lu Guangzhi walked in briskly, with a smile on his handsome face.Seeing her younger brother came back, Lu Jiaoyue couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said angrily, "Why is it so late today?"
Lu Guangzhi said: "Uncle Jinzi has something to do, so he was delayed for a while, big sister, don't worry, I'll watch the time. Don't be afraid even if it's late, just tell mother that I'm at Er Gouzi's house."
This is an excuse, but Lu Jiaoyue is never used to lying, let alone lying to her mother, so it is best not to lie.
Lu Guangzhi took out a pack of dim sum from his arms and put it on the kang table.
"Sister, this is the dim sum I bought, you put it away and eat it with Goro later."
Lu Jiaoyue smiled and said: "What? I have to reward you again today?"
"I got more than 50 coins, and a piece of silver coins worth two yuan." Lu Guangzhi smiled, and he was very happy.
Lu Jiaoyue was dumbfounded and sighed, the dumbfounded thing was that it was easy to get money in that place, and the thing that sighed was that she didn't want her second brother to go to that kind of place before.
"If you go to work there, my sister won't stop you, but remember, don't fail in your studies." Lu Jiaoyue would repeat this sentence every day, for fear that her younger brother would fail in his studies.But with Uncle Jin Zi helping to watch, Lu Jiaoyue was not worried.
It's just that after only a few times of contact with that Han Jin, Lu Jiaoyue felt that he was a trustworthy person.
It's fine to help her brother find a job, and take her brother to the county by detour every day, and send him back in the evening.And Lu Jiaoyue also heard from Lu Guangzhi that in the gambling house, Han Jin took care of and advised him.
Lu Jiaoyue felt that it was difficult to give up her kindness, and while feeling uneasy, she became more and more grateful to him.She wanted to thank him, but for a while, she didn't know how to thank him.
"Sister, I have saved some money now, so I want to thank my uncle Zijin. After all, he is not related to us. Even if there is a relationship with my little uncle, I can't treat it as nothing. You What do you think should be done?" It is conceivable that the siblings wanted to go together.
Lu Jiaoyue pondered for a while, but she didn't have any good ideas, so she couldn't help but look at her younger brother.
"I was thinking of inviting Uncle Zi to have a meal, but with the little money in my hand, I can't put a good table in the restaurant in the county. I'll buy something for him, and I don't know what to buy. It's too expensive. , we can’t afford to give them away, some of them are cheap, and some of them can’t be handed out..."
Seeing what the second brother said, Lu Jiaoyue knew that he must have a plan in mind.
Sure enough, Lu Guangzhi said: "I have inquired and observed in private. Uncle Jinzi has not married a wife yet, and no one takes care of his ordinary clothes. He wears such clothes all day long. I thought, why don't we give him clothes? It can express our intentions without going too far."
After speaking, he looked at Lu Jiaoyue expectantly.
He really had to ask his sister for this matter, his sister was the only one in his family who was good at making clothes, even though his mother could do it, but who told him to go to work in a gambling shop behind his back.
Lu Jiaoyue was very hesitant, she grew up so big, besides making clothes for her family, she hadn't made clothes for outsiders yet.After all, she has the experience of doing embroidery work in her previous life and selling it, so she is not too particular about it.
"Wouldn't this be a bit overwhelming?"
"How could it be? My sister is such a good crafter..."
Just then, there was a voice outside.
It was May who came back.
"Then sister, let's make a deal like this, I will pay for the fabric!"
Just as Lu Jiaoyue was about to say something, Mrs. Mei had already arrived at the door, the siblings exchanged glances and stopped.
These days, the upper room of the Lu family is always shrouded in smoke.
Cui was anxious when she saw it, but she didn't know how to persuade the old man.In recent days, she has been watching all the movements at home. The third daughter-in-law beats and beats chickens and scolds dogs all day long.The second-bedroom couple leave early and return late, and are not at home all day long.So the eldest couple is more normal, but the eldest daughter-in-law Hu doesn't smile when she sees them.
Cui didn't know what to say, so she could only keep silent.
Seeing the old woman coming out from the west room, old man Lu raised his head from the lingering smoke, "How is the second girl?"
"With Xing'er talking with me, I feel more energetic than the previous two days."
Old man Lu nodded and didn't speak again.It's better if it's better, if the family is in trouble like this, if it's really bad, he really doesn't know what to do.
Cui hesitated to speak, she really didn't want to tell the old man what was in her heart.
The matter started two days ago, Cui has been sleeping in the little daughter's room for a while, fearing that she will fall ill again.In the middle of the night before yesterday, Cui woke up from thirst, got up to drink water, and suddenly heard her daughter talking in her sleep.
It's nothing more than ordinary sleep talk, but it has something to do with Du Lian, the youngest son of the Du family.
The more Cui listened, the more frightened she became, and she didn't fall asleep all night.The next day, after Lu Guili woke up, Cui couldn't help asking her daughter.
Lu Guili didn't say anything at first, but later she was really anxious when asked, so she said that she had already secretly promised Du Lian.
Cui was horrified.
Afterwards, I was filled with sadness, if it wasn't for her, my daughter wouldn't have such a body, if it wasn't for this body, my daughter wouldn't have suffered so much, and she wouldn't even be able to marry.
The more Cui thought about it, the more bitter she felt, and couldn't help crying with her daughter.After crying, Lu Guili said to Cui Shi: "Mother, let me marry Du Lian, otherwise I won't be reconciled if I die."
When Cui heard this, she cried again.She really wanted to tell her daughter that even if you died, you would not be able to marry Du Lian, but she couldn't bear it.
So she persuaded her daughter, persuading her earnestly.
It's a pity that Lu Guili seemed to be in a daze, determined to marry Du Lian, and almost fell ill again.
No, just now Lu Guili was begging Cui Shi again.
Lu Guili said it very pitifully. She said that she didn't ask for anything in her life, but wanted to marry Du Lian.But Mrs. Cui really couldn't hold back her, so she could only agree to tell Mrs. Hu and ask her to find out what the Du family said.
Just do you want to tell the old man about this?
Mrs. Cui was in a dilemma for a while, and then went to sit down by the kang, and talked about it with Old Man Lu.
After listening, old man Lu fell into deep thought for a long time.
"Old man, what do you think we should do about this?"
Old man Lu tapped the smoke pot on the edge of the kang, unexpectedly, he was very calm.
"The second girl has made up her mind?"
Cui Shi hesitated to speak and nodded: "Second girl, she..."
"Go ahead and let the eldest daughter-in-law worry more. If the Du family really agrees, they will accompany the family's field to five acres."
Cui Shi was shocked: "Old man..."
The old man Lu sighed heavily: "Go."
Cui walked out of the door of the upper room in a state of confusion.
In the smoke, Old Man Lu's cloudy old eyes flickered, then dimmed again.
Hu's life is very bad these days.
Ever since she told her sister what the second room meant, she was in a hurry.He also blamed her for being unfavorable in handling affairs, and also blamed the Lu family for delaying his affairs, and even threatened to ask the Hu family to lend her money, otherwise, she would make public the matter of her plotting against her niece.
Hu's teeth were itching with hatred, but he couldn't lose his reputation, so he had to lend some money to Widow Du.
As for the Lu family, Mei's and Qiao's both went on strike, and all the work in the family fell on her alone.The key point is that Mrs. Hu has to do it. Who told her that she is the eldest daughter-in-law who has always known the general.Fortunately, she also has her daughter-in-law Xiao Hu to help her, otherwise Hu would be too busy.
Life is already difficult, no, someone has come to make things difficult for him.After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Hu immediately became annoyed. If the other party was not her mother-in-law, she would have to mock her shamelessly.
It's really a toad wanting to eat swan meat, and a sick child still misses her nephew, what a big face! !
"Mother, don't you forget that my sister and Lian'er are in the wrong generation." Hu said patiently.
Cui's old face was embarrassed, and he hesitated: "Our family and Du's family are not considered serious relatives, apart from the surname, the second boy of the old Li Tou's family in our village also married the daughter of his sister-in-law's natal cousin. "
Hu simply didn't know what to say, it was all about what, but it was impossible for her to flirt with her mother-in-law with her character, so she could only keep silent.
Cui Shi didn't seem to see Hu Shi's reluctance, or she did, and deliberately pretended not to see it.
"Boss daughter-in-law, please worry about this matter. I know that this matter is a bit wrong, but I really can't beat the second girl. She is not in good health, so don't worry. You can check the tone of the Du family. If If they are willing, if our family can’t marry much, let’s give them a few acres of land.”
Hu was even angrier.
Dowry Tian?This field belongs to the Lu family, and they are married to Lu Guili, so they will have to share less in the future.This Lu Guili thought she was Lu Jiaoyue, and if she married a few acres of land, the Du family could marry her into the house?
Suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, Hu was stunned for a moment, but she didn't get angry, but said: "Okay, mother, I know, I will help you to ask. But if it doesn't work, don't blame me .”
"No, how could it be? You can go and ask my mother, I will be very grateful to you."
Cui had a flattering smile on her face, it was really hard for her to do this for her daughter.
When Mrs. Hu arrived at Du's house, Widow Du was standing in the yard scolding her youngest daughter, Du Juaner.
Du Juan'er is fourteen years old and looks very similar to Du Widow, with willow-leaf eyebrows, high cheekbones, and thin lips.After all, because she took advantage of her youth, her face did not look a little bit mean like Widow Du, but it was a bit girly and bright.
Du Juan'er has a very pungent personality and a sharp tongue. When Widow Du scolded her, she was not to be outdone, and confronted her mother every sentence.Mrs. Hu stood in front of the Du's courtyard and listened for a long time before she understood why the mother and daughter were arguing.
It turned out that after Mrs. Hu told Widow Du what the second wife of the Lu family meant, Widow Du became anxious.A year is too long, she definitely can't wait, and inevitably wants to find another way out.
In fact, during the time when she was discussing marriage with the second room of Lu's family, Widow Du has not been idle. Lu Jiaoyue's conditions are indeed not bad, and her son has also taken a fancy to her, but Widow Du still thinks that her son deserves better.She not only screened the families of people who wanted to marry the Du family, but also inquired about some good families in the nearby villages, and picked them. Except for the Mo family in Niujiao Village, there was no one better than the Lu family's Jiaoyue. .
So, Widow Du rested her mind and waited for the second bedroom of the Lu family.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened suddenly, and the second room of the Lu family asked the Du family to wait for a year.When the eldest sister came to talk to her, Widow Du didn't say anything, and she couldn't help wondering if the eldest sister was playing tricks on her family, why the second room of the Lu family couldn't even get the money for the two acres of land, it wasn't the second room she said Very rich, is there a richer Mei family behind him?
But she definitely wasn't so foolish as to say what was in her heart, and simply put the whole thing on Hu's head, and got some money from her by the way.
After Mrs. Hu left, Widow Du planned to talk about marriage with her son again.
But Du Lian has always had his own opinions, so Widow Du didn't dare to make her own decisions, so she asked her son what he wanted before making any plans.Unexpectedly, Du Lian didn't do it, but actually saw Lu Jiajiaoyue.
Don't look at Widow Du being aggressive in front of outsiders, but she has nothing to do in front of Du Lian.She knew the pros and cons of her in various ways, but Du Lian insisted that no one should be trusted in the world. Since the Lu family is currently in trouble, it's okay to wait until next year.
Widow Du was in great pain, and she didn't blame anyone, but she blamed herself for raising her son so unearthly.She would not tell her son what was going on in the ordinary family, Du Lian naturally did not believe that the family had reached the point where it was almost impossible to open the pot.
Unable to persuade her son to change marriages, and the life of the family could not be maintained any longer, so Widow Du set her mind on her daughter.
Du Juan'er is not young anymore, and it's time to say goodbye.
She is also impatient, as soon as she made up her mind, she asked someone to talk to Du Juan'er later.The matchmaker who said she was close came to Du's house and listed several companies that were interested. Widow Du picked a man named Han Laoshi in the Han family village next door.
This Han Laoshi is called Han Laoshi, it's not a nickname, it's the name his father gave him, because this kid has a temperament that can't beat a fart when he was young, and he is very boring.I never thought that Han Laoshi grew up, married a daughter-in-law, and set up a family, but he started not to be "honest".
In fact, there is nothing wrong with this person, just one, he likes to drink, and he likes to beat his wife when he drinks.The first one disappeared within a few years after marrying in. The people in the village didn't know it at the time, and they only thought that the young daughter-in-law was not in good health.Later, two years later, Han Laoshi married another one, and the story about him beating his wife slowly spread.
It's just that the daughter-in-law is someone else's daughter-in-law, so it's hard for others to say anything, at most, they just say a few words of persuasion when they meet.But Han Laoshi doesn't talk too much, he doesn't listen to people's persuasion. The more people persuade him, the more he beats him, and gradually no one dares to persuade him anymore.
No, the second one was gone, so the family began to arrange for him to marry another one.
Some people must say, since Han Laoshi likes beating his wife so much, why would anyone want to marry him.Who told someone to have a good old man, a good grandpa.Han Laoshi's grandfather is the patriarch of the Han family, and his father is Lizheng of the Han family village.
The entire Zhuangzi of Hanjiazhuang is surnamed Han, and there are few people with other surnames. This kind of Zhuangzi with the same surname is very united. This is the fundamental reason why Han Laoshi beat and killed two daughter-in-laws in a row, but no one dared to come to the door. .
Widow Du took a fancy to Han Laoshi, not only because of his father and Lao Tzu's ability, but also because of the dowry gift from the Han family.The Han family said that as long as the person can be married, the Han family is willing to pay 20 taels of silver as a dowry.
20 taels of silver?
Enough for Du Widow's family for a few years, at least until Du Lian is admitted to the scholar, the Du family no longer have to worry about money.
Widow Du, who was blinded by the money, immediately made a decision to marry her daughter.
It's a pity that she thought well, but it's a pity Du Juan'er didn't want to.
Du Juan'er acted like a widow Du. First she quarreled with her mother, but when she refused to listen, she threatened: "You want to sell me like you did when you sold your eldest sister? You want me to marry, fine! Carry Let my dead body pass!"
No, Widow Du scolded her when she saw that her daughter Xiaoyi was not good enough.
"Okay, it's not over yet, and I'm not afraid of being laughed at!"
Mrs. Hu squeezed past the spectators in front of Du's house, and walked inside.
Only then did Widow Du come to her senses, she glared at her daughter bitterly, walked to the gate of the courtyard and stretched out her hand to chase her away.
"What are you looking at, haven't you seen a mother scolding her daughter?"
The mother scolding her daughter has indeed seen it, but the mother pushing her daughter into the fire pit has never seen it.
Earlier, when Widow Du married her eldest daughter, people in the same village didn't realize that Du Chunhua had a bad life later on, and others only thought her life was miserable.Looking at it now, this is not a fate, it is clearly a mother who cheated her daughter.
But it's hard for everyone to say anything, after all, this is a family matter, and outsiders can only discuss a few words behind their backs at most.
The people around the gate scattered like birds and beasts, Widow Du closed the courtyard gate with a bang, and turned back.
"What are you doing here?" Widow Du was in a very bad mood at the moment, so she was extremely displeased with Mrs. Hu. If it wasn't because the other party delayed her family's affairs, why would she be selling her daughter now.
The daughter is also a piece of flesh that fell from her body, do you really think she is willing?It's not that there is no way!
"What? I can't come?" Hu asked back, with a rare smile on his face.
Widow Du snorted: "If you come to see a joke, you should leave quickly. It's not because of you. Why should I force me?"
Hu laughed angrily, what kind of theory is this guy!However, she came here today for something, so she naturally didn't want to break up the conversation with the other party before it even started.
"I have something to do with you, let's go into the room and talk about it." Then, she turned her head to look at Du Juan'er who was standing beside her, and said, "Juan'er, don't be afraid, Auntie will definitely not let your mother marry you to that Han Home."
Du Juan rolled her eyes, pretended to cover her face and cried, "Auntie, you still love me."
"Good boy, don't cry, wash your face quickly, I advise your mother."
Du Juan turned around and went into the stove, while Hu and Widow Du entered the main room.
"What are you going to say?" Widow Du was very puzzled, she still knew the character of her own sister better, since she just said that to Juan'er, she must have some plans in mind.
Don't marry cuckoo?Could it be that there is a turning point for the second room of the Lu family?
Thinking of this, Widow Du's face couldn't help but brighten.
Hu pursed her lips inwardly, and glanced at the kang table: "Is there any tea? Pour me a cup of tea. I walked all the way, but I'm thirsty."
Widow Du immediately wanted to roll her eyes, but unfortunately she couldn't help it.
Of course the Du family has tea, Du Lian is a fan of elegance, he has many good classmates, and occasionally visits the Du family, so the Du family has tea.
"You still want to drink tea? Isn't water enough?" Widow Du was trembling with distress. This tea is not cheap.Although he said so, he got off the kang and went to pour tea for Mrs. Hu.
The tea was served in a white porcelain tureen, which was also prepared by Widow Du for Du Lian.Du Lian said that this is how he drank tea with his classmates, so Widow Du gritted her teeth and bought this set of tea sets, which cost her a total of five hundred Wen.
Mrs. Hu picked up the tea bowl, took a few sips slowly, and then put it down: "I'm here today to tell you about the Lu family's affairs..."
"Did you change your mind over there?" Widow Du's eyes became brighter.
Hu frowned and paused: "It has nothing to do with the second room, it's my mother-in-law..."
Mrs. Hu didn't hide it, and told about Lu Guili's love for Du Lian and the fact that the old couple of the Lu family wanted to marry the Du family.
Widow Du's reaction was as she expected, and she immediately began to curse, patting her thigh while cursing: "Blind her dog's eyes, a sick child, dare to hit my son's idea! She deserves to be short-lived!" Yes, dead or alive, paralyzed on the kang, there are rotten things that were born or not raised by parents..."
Seeing her sister scolding so harshly, Hu frowned in disgust.In the early years, her younger sister was actually not like this, and she didn't know when she learned so vulgarly.
"Okay, okay, stop! I'm here to solve your problems, not to listen to your curse!" Hu said.
"Solving problems? What do you mean?"
Mrs. Hu cleared her throat: "My mother-in-law said that if the Du family is willing to marry my sister-in-law into the house, they are willing to give my sister-in-law a dowry of five acres of high-quality fertile land."
She raised a slap and waved it in front of Widow Du.
Widow Du was taken aback for a moment, calculating quickly in her heart.
Five mu of high-quality fertile land costs about ten taels of silver per mu, and five mu of it costs 50 taels.In particular, the value of the field cannot be measured by silver.Widow Du was also born in a farmer's family. The farmer's love for the fields is from the old to the young, and no one can escape.
Having silver does not mean that you can have fields, but if you have fields, you will definitely have silver.At that time, whether it is to rent out or grow by yourself, life at home will be easier.
Widow Du thought even more. When she got five acres of land, she would first sell two acres for money, and then rent out the remaining three acres. At that time, she would have money in her hands, and the fields would continue to be profitable.
But then she realized that the prerequisite for getting five acres of land was to marry the sick child Lu Guili.
Her son is a precious lump in her heart, with gold trim, Widow Du is reluctant to spoil her son like this.
Since the Hu family can come, it must be a success. Her younger sister has not been her opponent since she was a child, so she is very confident in persuading the other party.
Hu's voice sounded just right at this time: "You should know how much my sister-in-law is favored in the Lu family, and she is not much more favored than my niece Jiaoyue. She is really not in good health, but you can change your mind I thought, this is also her best place. Lian'er is my nephew, I must be facing him, say something that shouldn't be said, no one knows how long she can live, but the five acres of land are real. It fell into your hands."
Hu's tone was very indifferent, but Widow Du couldn't help thinking about it.
"...When Lian'er becomes promising in the future, she will almost be dead. At that time, there will be no obstacles, and Lian'er will be able to marry another daughter-in-law. Why not do it?"
"But her body—" Widow Du still hesitated: "Didn't you say that her body needs to be supported by medicine? Our family can't afford this big Buddha!"
Seeing Widow Du's tone loosened, Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "The Lu family knows the situation of the Du family. Do you think my in-laws will just let their daughter die? I'm not afraid to tell you that there was another disturbance at home a few days ago. In one case, the parents-in-law took out 30 taels of silver to treat her illness, and the third room made a big fuss."
"30 taels of silver—" Widow Du was so excited that her lips trembled.She has lived for so long, and she has never taken 30 taels of silver by herself.
Lu Guili is the darling of the old couple in the Lu family, so naturally she won't sit idly by and ignore her daughter, that is to say, the Du family doesn't have to pay for Lu Guili's medicine at all.On the contrary, the Du family can get five acres of high-quality fertile land for nothing.As for the issue of raising Lu Guili, there is no need to mention it. Anyway, if there are multiple people eating, it will not cost much.
From the current point of view, the old couple of the Lu family can still live for at least ten years. As long as these two old people are in charge, the money of the Lu family will be no different from that of the Du family.Today they can take 30 taels for Lu Guili to treat her illness, and tomorrow they can get 50 taels. Anyway, Lu Guili is in their hands, so what kind of disease can they treat, as long as she is kept alive.Even if the old couple of the Lu family died early, who knows how many years Lu Guili can live?Just as her sister said, the five acres of land could really fall into her hands.
Widow Du's heart was pounding, and various thoughts were rolling in her mind.
In a trance, Hu's voice came erratically.
"Is this deal done?"
"I can do it myself!"
After Widow Du answered, the whole person came to her senses, and she was dripping with sweat profusely, neither surprised nor happy.A thought flashed through her mind, and she hurriedly asked, "Then what benefits can you get?"
This elder sister of hers has never been in a loss-making business. She is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family. The Du family's taking money from the Lu family is tantamount to scraping oil from her. Would she be willing? !
Mrs. Hu naturally understood what her sister was thinking, and said with a wry smile, "What good can I do? If my mother-in-law didn't force me, do you think I would come? I know what you are thinking, and I think I would definitely not be willing to let the Du family take over from the Lu family. I don't want to spend money on my body. I don't want to, but it doesn't make any difference to me whether the money is spent on Lu Guili or the Du family. In this case, I feel comfortable that the money can be spent on Lian'er Some. If Lian'er is successful in the future, just let him remember my aunt's affection."
Hu's words were too frank, Widow Du couldn't refute, she said: "Of course Lian'er will not forget how kind you, aunt, have been to him."
"Then what do you see?"
Widow Du thought and thought, Fang Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Mrs. Hu bid farewell to Widow Du and walked back all the way.
People don't kill heaven and earth for themselves, so don't blame her for being cruel.
Lu Guili has always been Hu's heart disease. She thought many times that it would be good if her sister-in-law died. All the money was spent on her.
Taking money from people is no doubt killing their parents.The Hu family looked at the man and his two sons every day, earning so much money so hard, and hated it all the time.But what can she do?She is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and her husband is the eldest son of the Lu family, so as long as Lu Guili lives and the old couple live, they will never be able to shake off this burden.
Hu is a smart person. When she realized that she couldn't get rid of Lu Guili's burden, she stopped thinking about it.On the contrary, she was even more afraid that the second and third families would fight to separate the family, because as time passed, no one could continue to endure this kind of continuous oppression, not only her, but also the second and third families.Otherwise, Sanfang wouldn't have made such a fuss over the past few years.
If the Lu family were separated, the parents-in-law would definitely live with the eldest son. It is impossible for the parents-in-law to leave their daughter alone, then it would be tantamount to putting Lu Guili's burden on the eldest son.
The Hu family can't let the man, two sons, and even her own grandson live for Lu Guili alone. She has to drag others to share the burden.So if the whole Lu family doesn't want to separate the family the most, it's not the old man Lu and the old couple, but her Hu family.
Hu was so afraid that he couldn't sleep at night.
So she tried her best not to separate the family. The man thought she was sensible, said she knew the general idea, and said that she was not like the two younger siblings, so he didn't let him be caught in the middle.
God knows how much the Hu family doesn't want to be so knowledgeable!
The couple in the third room are lazy and shameless. Hu didn't want to waste his time on them, so he focused on the second room, who was relatively easy to deal with.
As long as the second room is not separated, the third room can't make a fuss.
This is also why the Hu family was moved to marry Lu Jiaoyue to the Du family. Her younger sister is not easy to get along with. As long as the second room's sweetheart is in her hands, she predicts that they will not dare to mention the separation.
In this way, it was tantamount to tying the entire second room to the first room.
Who would have thought that there would be so many accidents in this, first the second bedroom couple asked Du's family to wait for a year, then Lu Guili fell ill, Lu's family made a fuss, and then the mother-in-law said that the sister-in-law had moved her mind about her nephew .
That sick young man wanted to marry Lian'er?
While Hu was shocked, she suddenly found that the sky seemed to have opened a new door for her.
As long as Lu Guili can be married off, she will no longer be a burden to the Lu family or even the big family, so why should she go to such lengths to not want to separate the family.
For a moment, Hu felt that the sky was blue, the trees were green, and the water was clear.
As for what will happen to my sister-in-law after marrying into the Du family, and what will happen to her sister's reaction after she cheats her, Mrs. Hu is too lazy to think about it, and doesn't want to think about it.
As long as Lu Guili can be sent out of Lu's house, she thinks it's nothing to spend a little more time.
Before he knew it, the Hu family had returned to Daxi Village.
Back home, her granddaughter Xiao Niuniu was playing with chickens in the yard. Hu smiled kindly and walked over.
"Niuniu, is it fun?"
Little Niuniu looked at grandma curiously, nodded, and went to chase the chicken again with small steps on tiptoe.It's rare that Mrs. Hu didn't stop talking today, but stood there smiling for a while, not knowing what he was thinking.
Mrs. Cui had seen the eldest daughter-in-law coming back a long time ago, so she resisted to sit in the room for a while before going out of the upper room.
"Boss daughter-in-law, are you back?"
Mrs. Hu entered the east chamber, and Mrs. Cui followed after her.
"How did you say that?" Cui Shi asked anxiously.
Mrs. Hu hesitated for a moment, and said, "My sister said to think about it."
Cui was a little disappointed, "It's right to think about it, after all, it's about a child's lifelong event."
Lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice the unusually bright smile on Hu's face.
When Lu Jiaoyue was about to go out, she happened to meet Cui Shi coming out of the upper room.
Today, Cui Shi's complexion rarely improved, Lu Jiaoyue glanced at her suspiciously.
"Yue'er, where is this going?"
"Grandma, I'll go to Guiya's house and send back the clothes she asked me to change for her." Lu Jiaoyue lowered her eyebrows, her fingers unconsciously rubbing against the bundle in her hand.
Cui didn't say anything else: "It's getting late, come back earlier."
Lu Jiaoyue nodded and went out.
Carrying the small bundle in her hand, she avoided the villagers all the way to the end of the village.
This place is relatively hidden, and few people in the village would leave here. Han Jin picked up and dropped off Lu Guangzhi every day, and it was here.
Lu Jiaoyue stood for a while, and saw a carriage approaching in the distance.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Lu Guangzhi jumped out of the carriage.
"Sister, why are you here?" Following him, he saw the baggage in the eldest sister's hand, and the siblings exchanged a tacit look.
Han Jin was sitting on the shaft of the car, holding a cowhide tanned whip, looking here.Still dressed in black, while Lu Jiaoyue was hesitating, she thought that Uncle Jin really didn't have much clothes, and when she saw him several times, she always wore the same clothes.
Little did he know that Han Jin was lazy and had no one at home to make clothes for him, so he went to the tailor shop and bought several of the same clothes.The reason why they choose black is because black is resistant to dirt. They do this business, and they will occasionally see blood. Even if black is stained with something, it doesn't look obvious.
Lu Jiaoyue hesitated for a moment, then walked lightly towards the carriage.
"Uncle Jin..."
Lu Guangzhi yelled at him all day long. It is reasonable to say that Han Jin is already immune, but when he heard her yelling like that, he couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.
Fortunately, the surprise of seeing her again today diluted Han Jin's face. Instead, he said calmly, "What's the matter?" In fact, he had already seen something in her hand.
Lu Jiaoyue hesitated and said, "Thank you for helping my brother find this job, and I trouble you to make detours every day to pick him up..."
"It's okay, anyway, I'm going home and I have a car, so it's nothing to worry about." His black eyes lingered on the baggage in Lu Jiaoyue's hands again, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
Lu Jiaoyue held up the bundle, and handed it over with some hesitation: "This is a suit of clothes I made with my own hands. I thank you for taking so much effort to make arrangements for my younger brother. I hope you don't dislike him, Uncle Zi."
Han Jin reached out and took it, and glanced at her. From his angle, he could just see her drooping eyebrows, her petal-like lips, and her fair and soft neck.He couldn't help but darken his eyes, and just as he was about to say something, Lu Guangzhi interjected with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, Uncle Jinzi won't dislike you." He said to Han Jin again: "Uncle Jinzi, my sister The needlework is fine, and it must fit you well."
Of course this Han Jin also knew, and vaguely remembered that Mei Zhuangyi showed off to himself once before, saying that his niece grew up and would make clothes for his uncle.At that time, I asked Han to go in and see, but he didn't see that a flower could grow on the clothes, so why was Mei Zhuangyi so happy.
Later, after getting to know her, and thinking about it again, Han Jin was jealous once.Because of this, when Han Jin learned that Lu Guangzhi was secretly asking him what he liked, he deliberately asked someone to tell the boy that his clothes were not taken care of.
Sure enough, this silly boy was fooled.
Han Jin didn't show it on the surface, but in his heart he really wanted to unpack this burden and try it on the spot.
"Thank you then."
"I don't deserve anything." Lu Jiaoyue blushed and waved her hands in embarrassment.
"Then Uncle Jin, let's go back first." Lu Guangzhi said.
Han Jin glanced at her reluctantly and nodded.
(End of this chapter)
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