take a wife to support the family

Chapter 154 Hepu Pearl Powder

In the rural areas, friction between relatives is common.

Some people hold grudges and do not speak for many years after a fight, and some people hold grudges for several lifetimes, and their children and grandchildren will not speak.There are also some people who just pretend that this incident never happened after a while, and live on as usual, talking affectionately, but they don't know what they are thinking in their hearts.

Although Niu threatened Lily to divorce her, firstly Song Haonian was not at home, secondly she did not dare to really divorce Lily, not only did nothing, but later asked Dong to bring a bowl of stewed meat , Said "It's all a family, what's the problem?"

Lily has long wanted to tear herself apart from this family, but Song Haonian is Niu's own son, and she is her own daughter-in-law. There is no suitable reason, even if everyone knows that the family is a quagmire, they have to get along with the quagmire. Tethered in one place.

Now, taking advantage of this scene, the two families fell out.Although they can't get rid of it completely, they don't have to swallow their anger anymore and tell them to keep fighting against themselves.

Even the people in the town said everything, some said that Lily was not filial and virtuous, and even held grudges when she quarreled with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law; Everyone has their own life to live, and they can't control what other people do, and after a few days, no one talks about it anymore.

Wang Xiaofu went to the county town to search for useful wound medicines, and he actually found several. He found a reliable doctor and asked them to understand the usage and dosage. When he came back, he asked Lamei to try it.

When he came this day, he took out a small box from his pocket, and said mysteriously, "I got something good today!"

Lamei has not seen him bringing ointment back these few days, and said, "What kind of rare ointment is it? These are enough now, so you don't need to run away."

"Pearl, have you seen it?" Wang Xiaofu said with a smile.

Lamei has never seen pearls when it grows so big, but she has heard that these things are extremely expensive, and only the rich and powerful can afford them.Yingchun said that the young mistress of the Liu family had some pearl jewelry, "Oh, it's so beautiful!"

Lamei said, "Where did you get such a precious thing?" Looking closer, she saw a small pile of powder in the porcelain box, and she couldn't help laughing, "Where are these pearls?"

She had never seen a pearl again and knew that it should be round, but it was not the small pile of white powder in front of her anyway.

Wang Xiaofu was afraid that the powder would be blown away by exhaling while talking, so he closed the lid curiously and said, "This is pearl powder."

Lamei stared wide-eyed, she had never even seen a pearl, why would someone be willing to grind such a good thing into powder?It's like throwing snow-white steamed buns into the cesspit, which makes people feel unbearably distressed.

Lily also felt strange: "Where did you get the pearl powder?"

Wang Xiaofu said: "Today I met Mr. Chen in the city. He asked me why Brother Da Nian didn't go to the city for a long time. I told him that Brother Da Nian went out to sell goods. He told us outsiders and refused to tell him. He took me to drink and had a good conversation."

"Then you're going to drink?" La Mei squinted at Wang Xiaofu, but she knew that the third son of the Song family had a lot of wine and wine with Chen Bin, and now they are still building embankments on the river.

Wang Xiaofu hurriedly said: "I still have things to do, I don't dare to drink, but I have been with him for a while and chatted a little."

He continued: "Master Chen asked me what I was doing in the city, and I said that Lamei accidentally fell and fell in the face, and I will change some plasters for her."

In the past few days, the wound on Lamei's face has slowly healed and scabbed, leaving only a few shallow nail marks. Wang Xiaofu no longer looked for medicine to promote healing, but started looking for scar removal.

Chen Bin asked his concubine Xueniang to bring a box of pearl powder, "I heard from Xueniang that this stuff can beautify the skin and is the best for removing scars, isn't it?"

That Xueniang was as white as snow, even though she was only six or seventy percent beautiful, she became very beautiful against the backdrop of her snow-white skin. Wang Xiaofu didn't dare to look again until Xueniang put the pearl powder on the table Only then did I dare to reach out to take it, and I am very grateful to Chen Bin.

Chen Bindao: "Brother Da Nian left without telling me, making me angry. You can help me talk to my siblings. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. If I can help, I will help. Even if I can't help, I can also give advice." no?"

Even a well-rounded person named Wang Xiaofu said that Chen Bin is also a very warm-hearted and good person, and he praised Chen Bin again and again in front of Lily.

After Song Haojie's imprisonment, Baihe only felt that there was something wrong with Chen Bin. If there was something wrong, this man treated her husband very well, so she couldn't tell what was wrong.

I had no choice but to hide my thoughts and said with a smile: "As long as San Niu doesn't cause trouble for me, how can I ask to go to Master Chen?"

It was only those few people who caused her troubles every day. She couldn't control the old Song's family, and her own sister had to be beaten.

Lamei quit: "How can I cause trouble?"

Wang Xiaofu also helped Lamei: "Lamei is still young, I can't think of it for a while, isn't there a sister-in-law, you can teach her."

"Okay, if you haven't been married yet, help my sister deal with me first, and you can wait for me to make things difficult for you!"

After joking around, Wang Xiaofu went home by himself, Lily took the black tiger to the vegetable field and told it to watch the field, then came back and closed the door by himself, and washed up with Lamei.

When Lamei thought that the box of powder was made of pearls, her heart trembled, and she said to Baihe, "Sister, how can I use this thing?"

Lily thought for a while: "It's good to eat, and it's also good to wipe your face. Why don't you eat a spoonful first and taste the taste?"

Lamei nodded hurriedly, her eyes sparkling.These pearls cost a lot of silver to get one, if you wipe your face completely, it will be gone without even hearing a single sound, since it is edible, she still wants to taste it.

Pearl powder is actually tasteless, Lily takes half a spoonful of pearl powder, drops some honey into it, mixes it well, and asks wintersweet to eat it.

After a long while, Lamei smacked her lips: "This is not very tasty!"

"It's strange to have a taste." Seawater pearls often have hard cores, which are not suitable for grinding into powder. It is better to make pearl powder or freshwater pearls. Among freshwater pearls, Hepu pearls are the top grade. There are two words engraved on the porcelain box , Wang Xiaofu and Lamei couldn't read and didn't pay attention, but Lily could see clearly that it was the word "Hepu".

This box of pearl powder alone is probably worth 30 taels of silver. Chen Bin and Xue Niang are so generous, they will give away the pearl powder if they want to give it away. Is it true that Song Haonian is a brother?

There was not much in a box of pearl powder, and Lamei dropped a piece of it after eating a spoonful. She was so scared that she didn't dare to eat any more, so she said to Lily: "In the future, let's just wipe your face."

From now on, her face has also enjoyed pearls.

Seeing her happy appearance, Lily took an egg from the kitchen with a smile, cracked the egg white under the curious eyes of Lamei, added a little pearl powder, and applied it carefully on her scar: "This will last for a long time."

"It's just that you have to crack an egg every time, which is too wasteful."

Lamei whispered: "This is a pearl! Eggs are nothing, even if you take a whole chicken with it, you won't lose!"

Lily laughed so hard that she fell down: "All right, all right, I'll get you a whole chicken to go with it later."

Lamei knew that the elder sister was joking with her, so she puffed up her cheeks angrily, "You're getting worse."

Within two days, it began to rain in the town. This year is different from last year. The new house is spacious and dry, without leaking at all.

The rain washed away the large bluestone slabs in the yard, and the lily vines inserted in the corners absorbed the water and kept growing until they had to be built as trellises.

There is a crabapple flower tree planted in front of the screen wall, which is a flower seedling that Aunt Lily Tuosheng distributed from the Liu family. When it blooms, the petals are layered on top of the white wall and blue bricks, which is too beautiful to behold.Now the petals are withered, and the leaves are showing their vitality.

It is customary in Qingliu Town not to plant peach trees in front of or behind the house, because it is said that peach trees can ward off evil spirits, but the peach trees agree to attract evil spirits and destroy the feng shui of the home.Lily didn't know if this was the custom in other places. According to the town's custom, she didn't transplant peach trees at home, but planted a pomegranate on the other side facing the crabapple flowers.

At that time, Song Haonian was very happy, and said with a smile: "The pomegranate has a good meaning. In the future, our family will be full of children and grandchildren, all thanks to it."

These days, the buds of the pomegranate tree are slowly bulging, and the tops are slightly red. After a few heavy rains and sunny days, they will bloom.

Lamei recuperated at home and didn't go to the store. Every day, she carried a wooden bucket to feed the pigs in the thatched house, and fed the chickens and ducks along the way. When she came back, she said to Lily: "Fortunately, the road was paved with gravel at that time. I walked here a few days. Let's go, but the pants and shoes are a little wet, and there is no mud at all!"

There is Lamei to look after the house, and there is nothing to worry about at home. Lily has to use an umbrella to go to the tofu shop every day. Because the road is wet and slippery, she almost fell into the mud several times.

It's not that the country people are helpless against this situation. Some people tie hemp rope to the soles of their shoes and wrap it around. Although the hemp rope absorbs water, at least they will not fall.

Inspired, Lily went to Liu Sanping's house to find the carpenter Liu Laopa, and begged him to make a pair of wooden-soled shoes.

Father Liu said: "Master Liu asked me to do it a few years ago. It was called 'Xie Gongzhu'. Is this it?"

Lily laughed as soon as she heard it, "Exactly!"

It is said that Xie Gongclogs are clogs invented by Xie Lingyun. The teeth on the front soles of the clogs face backward, and the teeth on the back soles face forward. They can be worn for mountain climbing, not to mention walking in rainy days.

Lily put Xie Gong clogs on her cloth shoes, walked slowly and carefully, and never fell again.After getting used to walking fast in the rain, Wen Wa's father is such a big man and can't keep up with her.

When I take off my shoes at home, the cloth shoes inside are still clean.Lamei looks fun, so I want a pair too.Lily not only ordered a pair of wooden shoes for Lamei, but also gave each of Wenwa's parents a pair: "You two have to travel a long way to work, so don't fall."

Xing'er was more playful, and she wanted it too, but Li Caifeng had no choice but to ask Father Liu to carve a pair of small shoes from the lightest wood: "Walk carefully, be careful not to knock your teeth!"

Myolie is very happy, her shoes are small in size and look very cute.Liu Sanping just got married this year, and he hasn't gotten married yet. Father Liu looks forward to his grandchildren until his eyes turn green. He hurriedly got married and gave birth to a brother and sister for you."

Everyone around Lily put on wooden shoes, and many people in the town looked good, and they all went to find Father Liu, which brought him a lot of good business.

Only Yingchun didn't get it, it was because she was working in Liu's mansion, she didn't need it, secondly, in Liu's mansion, Mr. Liu regarded Xie Gongzhe as a literati, and no one else had it. Yingchun was in Mr. Liu's yard. It's not beautiful to serve the young master and let him see it.

(End of this chapter)