Flowers are expensive

Chapter 174 36 Pearl
"I'm not kidding you, Yutao's cooking skills can catch up to mine!"

"You're really not ashamed!" Huang Ying said with a smile, "When you move back, your sister-in-law will fight hard, or you can have a competition, and let me be the judge anyway!"

Several young women laughed.As soon as Mrs. Gong turned around, she saw Mrs. Cao's extremely displeased face, quickly suppressed her smile and said, "Hey, it's the housekeeper! Do you bother to watch us pack things?"

Mrs. Cao gave her a blank look, and said in a low tone: "Can't I come and watch? What if you take things from the village and check them later, will I take care of them for you? Didn't I live here for a day or two? , You should understand the rules? Except for your own things, the farmer can’t take anything away, did you hear me?”

"We're not the ones who stole the money," Mrs. Gong was very unhappy when she heard this. "Don't worry, the housekeeper will unpack the bags and check them one by one!" After she finished speaking, she turned and went back to her room to continue tidying up. went.

Cao went to the door of Hongling and asked, "Where is Haitang?" Don't mention what it's like!Once upon a time, she also wanted to pack her bags like this and go home happily.But now, these few people are one step faster than her.Can she feel better?

"It's nothing," Cao said indifferently, "I just want to remind you that when you get home, take good care of your father and mother. Don't play petty just because you are pregnant. My mother's temper is worse than mine... ..."

"The housekeeper may have misunderstood," Lihua interrupted Cao's words, "Does the housekeeper think that Hong Ling and Haitang are going back to Cao's house? Don't worry, they will move out from here and won't disturb Cao's house." Your parents and sister, they have somewhere else to go!"

Cao frowned, and asked strangely: "If they don't go back to Cao's house, where will they go?"

Lihua tied up the bundle at hand, and said with a smile: "We bought the old small courtyard of Uncle Cailuo's house at the east end of the village that had been left unused for a long time. Hongling and Haitang brother moved there with us, so the housekeeper There is no need to worry that Hongling won't take care of your parents."

"Really?" Cao Shi got a little angry, stepped into the room, and questioned Hong Ling, "This must be your ghost idea again? Haitang has always followed you, you have so many tricks, Hong Ling! Shouldn't you, a daughter-in-law, go back and serve your in-laws?"

Holding the dome's belly, Hong Ling patiently explained to Cao: "It's really not my idea, it was proposed by Haitang herself. He said that I am pregnant with a child, and I have to take care of my mother and Mei Xiang when I go home. It is too troublesome." It's better to move out and live alone. He will help Lihua and Brother Manting with things in the future, so it's more convenient for us to be together."

"Hey! This pretense is too ridiculous! Look at Gong Yutong, did you move out with a man to live alone? You can't go back to your in-law's house! You obviously don't want to go back to serve my parents, and use your belly with Haitang Act coquettishly and coax Haitang to live with you outside! A woman like you just shows that she looks weak and has bad ideas in her heart!"

"Housekeeper," Li Hua pulled Hong Ling behind her, fearing that Cao Shi would give Hong Ling a slap if she got excited, "You want to yell at Haitang, why are you so angry at Hong Ling?"

"I taught my younger siblings, what does it have to do with you?"

"Hongling is my elder sister. You can train your younger siblings. I'll help my elder sister. There's nothing wrong with that, right? Please go out first, and ask Haitang yourself when he comes back!"

Cao gave Hong Ling a vicious look, turned around and left the house, and walked angrily to the front yard.Coincidentally, Haitang and Deng Kailuo came in with a pole while chatting and laughing.Seeing him, Mrs. Cao stretched out her hand and dragged him to the side, and asked in a low voice: "You bastard, you married a wife and forgot your mother, right? You still want to live outside with Hongling? Where are you going to put your parents' face? I don't know." Some of you thought your parents had done something to you!"

Haitang supported the pole, sighed lightly and said, "Sister, hasn't Dad done anything to Hongling yet?"

Cao's face turned pale, remembering the last time her father came to tease Hong Ling, she hurriedly argued for her father: "Haitang, what nonsense did Hong Ling tell you? That girl is not as kind as you think! Yes, last time my father was I came to see her once, it was out of good intentions, to do my duty as an elder, why did she make up nonsense with you?"

Haitang turned his face away and said with a sneer, "Dad just came to have a look? Didn't do anything else? That's not like him!" Cao said with a dark face, "How can you say that about Dad?"

"Sister, I'm not a fool!" Haitang was also a little annoyed, and whispered to Mrs. Cao, "No one knows who father is, so do you and I still need to fight here? Last time he came to provoke Hong Ling, I dropped all the herbal belts wrapped around my waist into my room! What are you trying to cover up for him? If he wasn't my father, I would have sent him to the king of Hades long ago!"

"Haitang..." "Stop talking!" Haitang has never been so determined before, interrupting Cao's words, "It is absolutely impossible for me and Hongling to move back home! Hongling has returned to Cao's house , can you have a good life?" "You would rather listen to the villagers gossip about your parents?"

"What is there to gossip about? As long as I sold myself to Lihua Manting again, and brought my wife and son to live in his small courtyard, is that all right? Sis, if you have nothing else to do, I'm going to pick up my luggage! "

"Haitang, wait!" Cao Shi grabbed Haitang and said softly, "Haitang, Hongling is not good enough for you!" Haitang shook off Cao Shi's hand and said impatiently: "Sister, this You have said it many times! But I know whether it is worthy or not, so don't say it again!"

"Haitang!" Cao said anxiously, "You know you...how can I talk to you!"

"What are you trying to say, sister? I'm still busy!"

"Recently..." Cao Shi asked hesitantly, "Has anyone come to see you recently?"

"Who? Mother? No!" Haitang replied casually.

"It's not mother... it's... No other strangers have come to look for you?"

"no!"

"Really do not have?"

"Really not!" Haitang stared at Cao Shi with a surprised look and asked, "Sister, why do you ask such a question? Why do you feel that a stranger has come back to look for me?"

Mrs. Cao was a little flustered, afraid that Haitang would see something, so she hurriedly said, "Oh, nothing! I'm just... just worried... Last time Ma Liu and I got into a serious fight, he's looking for someone to take revenge on you!"

"He dares!" Hai Tang said, shaking his eyebrows, "Fortunately, you beat him. If he dared to beat you, I would beat him to death! Well, I'm going back, and I have to move!"

Looking at the back of Haitang leaving, Cao couldn't utter a word of those words in his throat.She wondered, the man who gave her the kit had clearly said that he would take Haitang away, why did Haitang come back with the villagers?Could it be that something happened to the man and the little girl halfway?

These days, she has been anxious and uneasy, and went to that Huangguoshu twice, but unfortunately the man did not show up again.She didn't dare touch the money bag that the man gave her, because it was full of round and big pearls!
When she opened the bag for the first time, her eyeballs almost fell out. There were so many pearls, there were a total of 36 large pearls.Although she has never been out of the mountains, when the master and madam came back last time, she saw a pearl of about the same size inlaid in the hairpin of the madam, and thought it should be very valuable.

Later, she tried to ask Ma Liu, and Ma Liu told her that a large pearl of that kind can be worth 100 taels of silver.She was so frightened, she quickly found a place to hide the pearl, not daring to move it anymore.She thought about telling Haitang about it, but she was afraid of scaring Haitang, so she had to think about it in her heart.

Before noon, Haitang and Deng Kailuo carried Lihua and their luggage to the new courtyard in several trips.Afterwards, they left Zhuangshang happily and officially severed ties with Zhuangshang.

As soon as they left, there was an indescribable desolation in the backyard.There were a few young daughters-in-law, and the courtyard was at least somewhat lively.As soon as they left, the older women felt even more lifeless.Aunt Dong was a little touched, and she pulled up her apron to wipe away her tears.

Duan Qigu smiled and said, "Why are you crying? They haven't moved far away, they are here in this village! If you miss them, go and see them!"

"Ah!" Aunt Dong sighed, "I'm not crying about this, but myself! Who knows if I can live to get out of Zhuangzi!" Grandma Yun sat on the steps and straightened her wool. , said slowly: "It is impossible to get out of Zhuangzi alive. After you die, you can be buried in the grave of your mother-in-law's family."

When Aunt Dong heard this, she felt even more sad, and she covered her face and became sad.Duan Qigu hurriedly persuaded: "Grandma Yun always speaks like this, do you take it seriously? Stop crying, if the housekeeper sees it, you will be scolded again."

"What's the use of crying?" Grandma Yun said as she struggled through the eyes of a needle, "I think I've had enough and don't want to live anymore. But God didn't come to take my life earlier, so it's even more uncomfortable to delay me here! Alas! ——Now I can’t even find a needle-threader! Forget it, I’m not going to sew any more, the shrouds are ready anyway!” “I said grandma, why do you keep saying such unlucky things? Ask the third aunt to listen. I feel even more sad!" As soon as the words finished, Wei Shi and Cao Shi hurried out of the small door on the east side of the backyard.It doesn't look very good.Aunt Duan hurriedly tugged on Third Aunt Dong. Third Aunt Dong was always slow to respond, so she raised her old face with eyeballs and asked blankly, "What's wrong?"

"It's broad daylight, why are you crying?" Wei Shi saw the teardrops on Aunt Dong's face at a glance, and couldn't help being a little annoyed.Just now, Qiushui's leg hurts, which disturbed her so much that she was very irritable, and now seeing a servant girl crying again, her heart is even more unhappy!

Third Aunt Dong hurriedly wiped away her tears, bowed her head and said respectfully: "No...you're not crying for anything, young lady!" Cao Shi glared at her and said, "You're a very old person, and you still cry when two of you are gone!" What? If you don’t know, just think that something happened to the master of the village! Hurry up and stop those tears, and go to work!”

Aunt Dong and the two quickly ran away with their heads down.When Wei Shi was about to lift his foot, his eyes suddenly fell on Grandma Yun.Grandma Yun didn't stand up to salute her like other servants did, but lowered her head in a leisurely manner to find something in the sewing basket.She was a little displeased, and Grandma Chaoyun asked: "You old lady is the most unruly, don't you know how to salute when you see Mrs. Ben?"

Grandma Yun raised her head, squinted her eyes and looked at Wei Shi, nodded and said, "So it's Young Madam! This servant has bad legs and feet, it hurts every time I move, and I won't be able to get up for a long time! I'm afraid you've waited too long, servant girl It's better not to be polite, I'm afraid it will delay your business!"

"Presumptuous!" Wei Shi shouted.

Grandma Yun put her hands next to her ears, and asked Wei Shi: "What did you say, Young Madam? This servant's ears are not so good, can Young Madam speak louder?"

Wei Shi immediately rolled his eyelids in a daze, it was the first time he met such an unruly old lady!
Mrs. Cao was also anxious in her heart, does this aunt have to put on airs with the young lady?She hurriedly stepped forward to greet Grandma Yun and said, "Your old man is used to casually being around Ma Liu and me, but you are still so casual in front of Young Madam? I will help you up and apologize to Young Madam!"

Grandma Yun waved her hands still pretending to be deaf and dumb, and said: "My legs are not working well, I can't move them! My whole body hurts when I move, it's useless, and I still have a few days left to live! I was injured when I was young too. The leg, it’s not cured, it’s a leg pain, if you don’t believe it, ask Ma Liu!”

(End of this chapter)