in spring

Chapter 303 New troubles

Speaking of this uncle, it seems that he has not seen him for a long time.

When Chunying first crossed over, the Lu family was still an ordinary family with children. Lu Yougui was still working as a concierge. Lu's mother lost her original job because she was pregnant and gave birth to Xiaohu, so she had to stay at home every day. Do needlework to supplement household expenses.At that time, because Chunying fell ill, she had no time to take care of the child, so she had to send her son back to her mother's house for a temporary stay. After picking her up, she found that her son was treated poorly by her sister-in-law, and she had a conflict with her since then.Later, Lu Yougui became the shopkeeper of the silk shop, the family became rich, and moved to a new house, so Lu's mother reconciled with her natal family.Chunying remembers that at that time, the lucky ones who received regular subsidies from her mother were Aunt Ma, an old neighbor, and her uncle and aunt.But after the Lu family was demoted to the village, the couple never appeared again.

Chunying was indifferent to these two elders.She hasn't gotten along with them much since she came here, and she hates their words and deeds. Even grandma, she is indifferent, and always remembers what her mother complained in private: "Mother, why don't you say anything?! Isn't Xiaohu hers? Flesh and blood?!" She planned for the whole family to leave the country, and never included her mother's natal family.

Now that my family has just gotten rid of the shackles and lived a free and comfortable life, they came to the door again. Could it be that they are short of money again? !
Chunying watched her mother welcome her uncle into the house, and exchanged glances with her sister Qiuyu. Qiuyu's face was a little impatient, and she turned her head to Sister Ye and Xiao'er, who had already stopped their chopsticks and stood up, and said, "Take the table." Take it away, you go back to the kitchen and eat." The two of them got busy.

As soon as Jin Quangui entered the door, he stared at the food on the table, rubbed his hands and smiled, "Lunch is so rich, why did you drink it in broad daylight? Why didn't my brother-in-law call me?" Mother Lu gave him a blank look: "Our family has a happy event today, so we naturally want to congratulate you. You still have to work on an errand, what can I tell you if you have nothing to do. Sit down, Chunying will pour tea. How is your mother's condition? I gave it to you last time." Yinzi, have you invited the doctor? What did the doctor say?"

Jin Quangui stared at the small plate of ducks that Aunt Ye had put away, swallowed his saliva, and answered absent-mindedly: "The doctor still said that she should rest and let us make up for her old man. He also said that it was because she worked too hard when she was young. I just got sick all over my body. Eldest sister, our family has no money to buy medicine again, look..."

Mother Lu remained silent, Lu Yougui hiccupped and interjected, "Didn't I just give you ten taels of silver last time? After only a few days, you have no money. What kind of medicine are you taking?! You took Fang Come and show me, lest I be deceived!"

Jin Quangui murmured: "Fang Zi is not with me, but at home! Above... there are ginseng and cinnamon, and my brother-in-law also knows that they are all precious medicinal materials. My mother needs these, and I can't help it. Who is free to spend money to buy these medicines?! Isn't this all for saving lives..."

Mother Lu was discouraged: "How much does it cost this time? You can just give me the prescription. I'll ask someone to find a good doctor and ask if I can change to other medicines, or find cheaper ginseng and cinnamon. It's not Dafu. People, who can afford these?!" Staring at his younger brother, he got angry again: "I told you not to gamble! If you weren't caught on the spot, you wouldn't lose your job. There is one or two months of money every month. , you don’t have to worry about eating and dressing. Now that you only live on your wife’s monthly money, don’t you feel uncomfortable?!”

Jin Quangui just sneered: "Sister, that little money is nothing to you, don't worry, when I get rich, I will definitely pay you back!"

Lu Yougui suddenly yawned greatly, and called to his daughter, "I'm sleepy, I want to sleep, sister Qiu help me." Qiuyu responded, glanced at her uncle, and then supported her father. I went inside.

Chunying poured tea back, put it on the table, and went to help Uncle Lu.Jin Quangui blamed him for being boring, so he could only laugh dryly and said, "Chunying is coming back to visit relatives today? We haven't seen each other for a few years, and you're already a grown girl, but what about her? I have a friend who has a lot of property..."

"Come on!" Lu's mother stopped him, "My Chun'er has already engaged in a marriage, so don't mess it up. Tell me about your mother's medicine money!" Chun Ying said her second uncle went back to the back room with a blank expression.

There are four rooms in the back cover room, one of which has been tidied up, with simple tables, chairs, bed cabinets, and it is regarded as a guest room.As soon as Second Uncle Lu got on the bed, he fell into a deep sleep, snoring loudly.

Chunying carefully took off his shoes, put his feet on the bed, covered him with a quilt, and opened a window, then left the room and went back to the kitchen in the front yard to help clean up the dishes.Sister-in-law Ye, the cook, was sitting by the door to eat with Xiao Er, when she saw her, she got up and stopped her: "Second Miss, let me do it, be careful not to get your hands dirty."

Chunying smiled and said: "You guys eat first, it's not like I haven't done these jobs before, I just took off the girl's skin, how can I become a young lady? Today's lunch is really hard for you."

Mrs. Ye smiled and said: "It's all done on a daily basis. It's my good fortune that the in-laws, the in-laws, the second girl, and the young master don't dislike it. If the second girl likes it, just tell me, just a few steps away. Make it at home and send it over."

When Chunying heard this, she couldn't help raising her eyes to look at her.Mrs. Ye looks only in her 30s. Her face is clean and she has not applied any powder. She is wearing a blue sarong with a dark blue apron tied around her waist. Her black hair is neatly coiled. There is a red gold flat hairpin and no other jewelry, which looks very refreshing.Chunying recognized the hairpin that Qiuyu often wore in the past, and knew she must be admired by Qiuyu, so she smiled and said, "My sister taught you how to behave? Actually, we are not a big family, so you don't need to be so polite. "

Mrs. Ye just smiled: "It's etiquette. I've lived half my life without knowing this. Fortunately, grandma is willing to teach me. Unfortunately, I didn't learn well, and the second girl made me laugh."

Chunying was impatient and continued to be humble with her: "Sister-in-law has learned well, but you really don't have to do this here." After finishing speaking, continue to wash the dishes.

Sister Ye's expression was a little confused, but Xiao'er's soft reminder made her quickly reply, and after finishing the meal, she grabbed the dishes in Chunying's hand and started washing them.

Chunying had no choice but to go back to the main room, and the negotiation process about the loan seemed to be over.Qiuyu squinted and watched her mother take out five liang of silver from the inside and gave it to her uncle. She opened her mouth, but closed it.

Jin Quangui's eyes were shining, and he kept staring at the silver. No matter what Lu's mother said, he would agree, and finally got the money in his hands, so he couldn't help standing up: "Well... I'll go get the medicine right away, thank you Eldest sister, I will definitely pay you back in the future!"

"Why don't you pay it back?" Lu's mother sighed, "This is for mother's medicine, isn't it..."

"Mom!" Qiuyu interrupted her, "Father seems to be feeling a little uncomfortable, do you want to go and see him?"

"Is he calling?" Lu's mother looked into the room suspiciously, and Qiuyu saluted Jin Quangui: "Uncle, go slowly, so as to take care of grandma's body. I will go to see her tomorrow. If the condition is not good, I'd better get another one." Doctor."

Jin Quangui's face froze, he responded casually with a dry smile, and left in a hurry.When Lu's mother ran out from the room, only his back could be seen.The door was closed by Chunying herself.

Mother Lu was a little upset, so she scolded Qiuyu: "That's your uncle, why bother to treat him like this?!"

Qiuyu sneered: "If he really came here for grandma's medicine, I wouldn't be cold-hearted to him. But mother, you know that he likes to gamble, so if you give him back the money, I can assure you that the five liang of silver just now is worth the money." He lost it all in less than two days! Grandma's illness won't get better, but he owes even more debts. Mother, you've done this over and over again, when will it end?!"

Mother Lu frowned: "Don't I know?! But your grandma's illness is not fake at all, so it's his own mother, no matter how good he is at gambling, he won't ignore your grandma's illness. Now he knows the severity, Even if you get money, you know how to use it home to buy rice, noodles, and medicine, but not all of it for gambling. I asked your aunt. As long as half of the money can go to your grandma, I won’t say anything. I If you don’t want to go back and listen to her old man’s nagging, why don’t you give me a few taels of silver?! You have become a young mistress, why do you treat your relatives coldly?!” After saying that, he flung his sleeves and went into the inner room.

Qiuyu was ashamed and angry, her face flushed, Chunying hurriedly asked: "What's going on?! Isn't uncle working in the waiter in the Marquis Mansion? Although the monthly money is not too much, it's not bad, what's the matter?" Lost an errand? What happened to grandma's illness?"

Qiuyu took a few deep breaths, looked in the direction of the kitchen, and then dragged Chunying into the west wing, and said, "A few years ago, when my wife gained power, there were several managers who changed people, do you remember? There was a change of person, and the new one who came up was a gambler who made all his subordinates gamble. Later, that person lost his job and was replaced by someone else, but the uncle and others couldn't quit. The uncle first Playing small money with people in the tea room, and then slowly, he became bold enough to gamble with him all night long. In the past, the management of the mansion was loose, and it didn't matter. Since the third young lady took over the housework, she went down He issued a strict order, prohibiting those on duty from gambling and drinking, and personally led people to patrol around every night. This is a real catch!"

So that's the case, Chunying couldn't help sighing: "The new official took office three fires, and my uncle is too confused. A powerful person like the third young lady, since she said she should be banned, no matter what, the people below should endure it for two or three months. Otherwise, if it happens to hit, is there any reason not to use it as a target?"

"You said Third Young Mistress is amazing?" Qiuyu was a little puzzled.She didn't know Fan Xiru well, so she only heard her comments from her old sisters.

Chunying felt that her sister had nothing to do with Fan Xiru anyway, so why talk too much, so she urged her: "What happened to uncle? How is grandma's illness?"

"That's it." Qiuyu curled her lips, "I always thought I could turn around, but ended up losing money bit by bit. If it weren't for our family's help, his family would have been unable to get rid of it! A few days ago, because my uncle put The money and food just received were also used to gamble, which made the whole family hungry. Grandma fainted from anger and fell ill. Mother went to visit her, but she grabbed her mother's hand and kept cursing her for not knowing how to help her uncle. As a result, my uncle was so poor that he wanted to sell the family’s food for money. My mother was so angry that she didn’t want to go anymore, but she still couldn’t help herself. I think grandma was probably too angry and confused. When I went to see her, She even recognized me as a mother!"

Chun Ying rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache.It seems that it is difficult to get rid of this relative who doesn't have many contacts and is not very reliable. If the bones are broken and the tendons are connected, the mother's mood must always be considered.But gambling is a bottomless pit, and it is still no way to continue like this.Their Lu family is not very rich, and they have already spent a lot of money to buy real estate.Before she had time to ask her father, how much silver was left in the family!
The more I think about it, the more headache I get, Chunying can't help but slander: Is this for a god? !She has only spent half a day of comfortable life, and new troubles have come to her? !
(End of this chapter)