sister-in-law

Chapter 22

While he was in a daze, a big man next to him handed over a large amount of money, "This is the girl's consultation fee!"

What?Give a luminous pearl and still have a penny?

Su Ruoli couldn't believe her eyes, is this true?It's just that she dare not accept such a valuable thing. Although she is short of money, she can't be greedy.

She hurriedly closed the lid, and pushed it forward, "Yesterday, we have negotiated a dime for the consultation fee, so it's better to return this bead to its original owner!"

The man who woke up seemed to be unable to believe that a little girl would not love money. When the girl saw the bead just now, there was a look of surprise and surprise on her face.

In fact, he didn't know, Su Ruoli just thought the beads looked good, but he really didn't think about the value.

Anyway, she thought that a drop of money would be enough, and she didn't want to ask for things from others too much.

There was a hint of admiration in the man's eyes, but he didn't accept the box, "It's just a bead. The girl can't repay your kindness. Give this bead to the girl to enjoy." There was refusal in his eyes persistent.

Since he was like this, there was no need for Su Ruoli to be petty, and he simply accepted it generously.

Then he untied the gauze for the man, cleaned the wound and applied medicine. Seeing that he was recovering well, he was relieved.He told the men who followed him, "Wash the wound every day. After seven days, I will remove the stitches! Drink the decoction three times a day."

It refers to the black thing in the crock pot yesterday.

After finishing speaking, he was about to go out with the bag.

Behind him, the fat middle-aged shopkeeper hurriedly shouted: "Hey, girl, why are the medicinal materials not sold anymore?" He stepped forward abruptly and grabbed the cloth bag!

Su Ruoli stopped, turned around with the most graceful posture, and chuckled, "Shopkeeper, I didn't say I'd sell it to you?"

That expression is so pure and innocent that people can't help but think about it.

"This..." The shopkeeper choked for a moment, his pink, round and chubby face suddenly flushed, "My family pays the girl twice the price."

Is this all right?

They look so poor, don't they just want to sell a few more big boys?He paid a high price, don't you believe they still don't sell it?

What twice the price?Still trying to find her secret recipe?
Su Ruoli sneered in his heart, but his face was still calm, "No need, my medicine is worth as much as it should be."

It's a joke, can't you grab it if you don't sell it?

"Girl, sell me your secret recipe for 1000 taels of silver." The fat shopkeeper gritted his teeth and finally told the truth.

really!

Su Ruoli chuckled, her treasure is priceless, there is no penicillin in this era, why would she sell it?Wouldn't it be a lot of money to open a pharmacy when you have money?
So she shook her head and politely refused, "I'm sorry, the ancestors ruled that family heirlooms cannot be sold!"

The fat shopkeeper's eyes suddenly widened...

It wasn't until he walked far away that Su Ruoli stood still as if he had just woken up from a dream, and turned to Gu Zhang and said, "Pinch me and try, am I dreaming?"

Gu Zhang was amused by that cute look, the boy turned around and held her arm, but he was reluctant to twist it, "It's true, you made a lot of money."

Su Ruoli didn't believe it, he laughed and said, "Don't just say good things, I'm still in the dark."

Gu Zhang suddenly approached her, and the two faced each other, Su Ruoli's long eyelashes almost touched Gu Zhang's chest.

"I didn't expect that I picked up a treasure! Lady, you are really amazing!" Gu Zhangyu sighed sincerely, without any feeling of inferiority because the lady can make money.

With such a good wife, he will be satisfied for the rest of his life.

When Su Ruoli and Gu Zhang walked a long way, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind them. When they looked back, they saw a tall and strong man.

The man ran so fast that he didn't even blush or breathe. Seeing the two of them turned around, he clasped his fists and said, "My elder brother said, see you at the Yuelai Inn in the east of the town in seven days!"

So that's the case!

Su Ruoli agreed, and the man turned back and ran away again.

Gu Zhang looked at the man's back, raised his eyebrows, and a layer of doubt floated in his eyes.

These people are very skilled. I don't know why they were injured because of what, and why did they come to this small town again?
After thinking for a while, he suddenly lowered his head and smiled and asked Ruoli, "Where are you going to hide that bead?"

Such a character, such a bead, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse.

Su Ruoli thought he was worried that Luo Shi would see the beads, so she stretched out her hand and pushed him, "I don't have anything to hide at home, so you should keep it for me."

Anyway, I can't point to this bead now.

Gu Zhang took it and nodded, "Alright, I'll keep it for you. You can't spend all the money, you should keep some!"

Su Ruoli simply handed it over to him, "Leave it all to you." She didn't have the nerve to say that if she took it, maybe Luo Shi would think of some way to punish her.

Gu Zhang silently stuffed all his brains into his arms, and only took a dozen coins, plus the money for selling firewood and medicinal materials, a total of more than 20 coins, enough for a family to chew for a day.

If Luo Shi had heard that medicinal materials could be sold for money, maybe he would not be embarrassed because of this.

The two bought a few catties of noodles, cut two catties of meat, talked and laughed happily and rushed home.

Hurrying quickly, they returned to Gu's Village before dark. When the two of them entered the alley, they heard a woman's shrill quarrel in their courtyard.

Gu Zhang was shocked, could it be that his mother had an argument with someone?

He hurriedly grabbed Su Ruoli's hand and ran towards the door in a hurry. As soon as he opened the fence door, he was bumped head-on by a person.

The sky was already covered with black shadows, and this person lowered his head again, and he couldn't see who this person was, but only by his stature, he was not tall, thin and small, but looked like a woman.

Gu Zhang is a tall man, and he has practiced martial arts all year round, so he is not afraid of being bumped, but this man was unlucky, he fell on his back immediately, lay on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up.

Su Ruoli, who was following Gu Zhang, only heard a hum, which seemed to be the sound of a baby.

Curiously, she got out from beside Gu Zhang, squatted on the ground and took a closer look, vaguely the person lying on the ground was a widowed woman next door—Sister-in-law Osmanthus.

Sister-in-law Osmanthus is still holding the child in her arms, but the child is two or three years old, why is it lying on her chest and not moving?If it wasn't for the faint humming just now, she might not have noticed it.

Gu Zhang also recognized who this person was at this moment, squatting on the ground to help her up, and shouted: "Sister-in-law Osmanthus, why are you at my house?"

Because she is a woman, sister-in-law Osmanthus seldom goes out on weekdays, let alone come out so late.

Luo Shi is not a good person to get along with, and Sister-in-law Osmanthus doesn't associate with the old Gu's family at all, she always leads the children to work in obscurity.

"Don't pay attention to her, poor ghost, loser, get out quickly, so as not to pollute my yard!" The lamp was already lit in the main room, and Luo Shi's sharp voice came, making people's eardrums buzzing uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)