from widow to dame

Chapter 18

"I haven't slept yet!" Su Huiniang smiled, and sat down along the edge of the kang. The room was not lit, and it was very dark. Only the moonlight from the window could dimly see the child's small white teeth. Happy, like a puppy eager to please its owner.Su Huiniang's heart softened immediately, and she raised her hand to touch the child's little head.

"Your hair is getting a little long, I'll cut it for you tomorrow." According to Darui's folklore, men can only tie their hair when they are ten years old. When they were young, they usually either let their hair loose or cut it short. Wang Qilang's eyes were curved. With a hum, he agreed.

Su Huiniang set her eyes on the child's hand and asked curiously, "What's the history of this thing? It depends on you carrying it."

Hearing the words, Wang Qilang shook the white bone necklace in his hand, and said happily: "When I was young, I raised a dog. I picked it up from Nanshan. It was only over a month old when I picked it up. It is a beautiful dog. Little guy. I named it Heizi. Heizi can run all over the mountains after three months, and catch live chickens after a year."

Looking at Wang Qilang, who was chirping about how clever and powerful that sunspot was, Su Huiniang smiled slightly, knowing that the child really liked that puppy, it was just the necklace...

"Then one day, Wang Liulang insisted on robbing me of Heizi." When he said this, a look of hatred flashed in his eyes: "If I don't give it, he will beat me, and that old bitch of Pi's will also beat me, so I won't give it up." I won't let them snatch Heizi..." A smug expression flashed across his face.Su Huiniang just wanted to say, did you let Heizi go?Who would have thought-

"I threw it to death." Wang Qilang showed a very smart expression on his face: "In front of Wang Liulang, he fell to his death, and the blood spurted out splashed his face. From then on, he Don’t dare to steal anything from me again.”

Su Huiniang's heart trembled violently, and after a long while, she asked in a hoarse voice, "Aren't you sad?"

"Sad?" Wang Qilang blinked and blinked: "I'm not sad! Sister Hui, look, these are Heizi's teeth. If I hang them around my neck, Heizi will always be with me."

Su Huiniang just looked at Wang Qilang steadfastly, she didn't know what she should say at this time, did she say what he did was wrong?A child who has been abused since childhood, what right does she have to accuse him.Said he did the right thing?Su Huiniang really couldn't agree with this approach, and in the end all the thousands of words were sighed.

"Heizi will hurt..."

Wang Qilang was taken aback for a moment, a look of sadness appeared on his face.

Su Huiniang reached out and touched his little head again, forget it, take your time.

Although she didn't ask whether Su Wen's sudden diarrhea had anything to do with Wang Qilang, Su Huiniang already had the answer in her heart.In the following days, besides taking care of Su Wen, she also cared more about Wang Qilang, making the little guy happy all day long. So, after another four or five days, as Su Wen's condition improved, This year's Spring Festival is coming soon.

Su Huiniang attaches great importance to the first New Year's Eve after her rebirth. In addition, she still has more than 38 taels of silver in her hand, which is enough for the family to have a prosperous and reunion New Year's Eve. On the 25th, she took Wang Qilang to the town again, and bought a lot of new year's goods. Unlike the last two times, she mainly bought food and drink, two big carp, a small stupid chicken, a big A piece of rump meat, half a rib, a few dried sausages, and bought a new set of clothes for Lin and Su Wen. As for her own and Wang Qilang's, Su Huiniang planned to make them herself.

On the 27th, she led the whole family to clean the house, and on the 28th, she started making New Year’s Fruits. She said that the New Year’s Fruits were actually just fried snacks. There are several kinds of flowers, one of which is called sticky stick, which is sweet and crisp to the bite, very delicious.Su Huiniang steamed two large pots of white noodle steamed buns, and with chopsticks, she put a red dot on each steamed bun, implying prosperity.

On the [-]th day, Su Huiniang got up early in the morning, and she put on new clothes, which she had done in the space for the past few nights, and finally got out a year ago.The new dress is a ginger-yellow one-piece cotton dress with a loose hem and pleats on the top, making Su Huiniang's waist look extremely slender. In addition, she also made a dress of the same color but with a The cotton-padded jacket with small white flowers has a pipa lapel specially made on it, and it is drawn obliquely along the neckline to the chest, which looks both quiet and chic.A head of beautiful long hair was tied up and wrapped with a beautiful handkerchief, leaving only a row of slanted bangs that reached to her forehead. Even Lin Shi was surprised and speechless when she saw her outfit today. .

"My Hui Niang has become more beautiful!" Ms. Lin murmured after a while.Su Huiniang only smiled slightly when she heard this. For the past six months, she has been soaking in the hot spring water in the space almost every day. Although her whole body cannot be said to be reborn, the change is silent. For example, the skin of this body was originally It was dark and rough, but now it has become fair and pink. In addition, Su Huiniang has grown a lot of meat after eating so much these days. Su Huiniang looks really healthy and beautiful now, and the red spot on her face is also From the original bright red to the current bright red, the spots have faded a lot, and her facial features can be displayed, and she has naturally become "beautiful".

"Mother is very energetic today!" Su Huiniang said with a smile.

Embarrassed, Mrs. Lin grabbed the dark blue clothes on her body, and said complainingly: "My mother told me that if there are clothes to wear, you insist on buying them."

"It's New Year's Eve!" Su Huiniang knew that she felt sorry for Yin Zi, so she just stepped forward and took her arm, and the mother and daughter walked outside together, there are a lot of things to be busy today.Because I want to have a big meal at night, Su Huiniang just made some simple breakfast, put chopped green onion, ginger slices, and shredded cabbage in a pot of hot water. In a short while, the delicious and hot breakfast is ready.

Today's Su Wen also changed into a set of plain white clothes. He sat on the kang and watched his mother and sister busy back and forth with a smile. His eyes met Wang Qilang beside him. When I caught my eye, I saw that guy puffed up his chest slightly, looking at his swollen eyes with a look of pride.Su Wen knew what he was proud of, wasn't it the new clothes that his sister made for him by herself!He thought a little uncomfortable, no matter how much my sister loves you, you are not his real brother, but I am.

After the family finished breakfast, Mrs. Lin went to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, while Su Huiniang led Wang Qilang to the door to post Spring Festival couplets. The child looked at the freshness and insisted on posting it by himself, so Su Huiniang picked him up and asked him to paste the banner on the door , Wang Qilang showed a very unwilling face, he would rather go into the house and get a stool out than be hugged.

The New Year in the countryside is just eating and drinking. Su Huiniang and the others sat on the kang in Lin's house, eating peanuts with melon seeds, talking and laughing to pass the time. Wang Qilang's child is rather savage, and he doesn't bother to do careful work like peeling melon seeds. Yes, people chew it in one bite, and it hurts when they hear it crunching.Su Huiniang taught him a few times, but to no avail. In the end, she had to act as a servant girl and peeled melon seeds for him in an empty bowl. Touch that little tender face.

While the family was eating leisurely, there was a knock on the door outside the house. Su Huiniang raised her eyebrows and was curious who would come at this time.However, when she opened the door, all curiosity turned into boredom, and it was Pee who stood in front of her.

"What are you doing here?" Su Huiniang asked coldly.Pi's eyes kept glancing at Su Huiniang, and the eyes were full of surprise and greed. What surprised her was Su Huiniang's changes, and what made her greedy was her clothes. Tsk tsk, that official relative in her family must have left them a lot of money Well, Mrs. Pi thought, if Su Huiniang was still the daughter-in-law of the Wang family, all the money should be her own.

"It's the fourth sibling!" It was a man behind Mrs. Pi who answered Su Huiniang. He was about 24 or [-] years old, dressed in a student's attire, and he was not handsome, but he was not bad.At this time, he bowed his hands and saluted with a gentle smile on his face.

Su Huiniang frowned: "My husband, Huiniang doesn't know who you are, but I have to make one thing clear. Now I have nothing to do with your Wang family. Fourth sister-in-law or something, please don't bark. Others misunderstand that you are not polite.

The man smiled, took a deep look at Su Huiniang, and said, "I am Wang Boyan, and your deceased husband is my fourth younger brother, so what's wrong with me calling you younger brother and sister."

Su Huiniang's heart moved, but she knew that the man in front of her should be Pi's second son, Wang Erlang, who was studying in the town.

"What's going on here... Hurry up and let us in, it's so cold outside!" Pi's eyes were about to go crazy as soon as she stared, she was used to bullying Su Huiniang, and if she wanted to shout like this, the other party should let her go Come on, invite them in, who would have thought——

"I'm sorry, the family doesn't entertain guests during Chinese New Year." Su Huiniang didn't show any intention of moving away, but said, "If you have nothing to do, please go back!"

"You—" Seeing that Su Huiniang was about to close, Mrs. Pi opened his mouth in a hurry to scold.At this time, Wang Erlang stepped forward and said: "Fourth brother and sister, please slow down, we are here to take one person home." The corners of his mouth curled up, and he said slowly: "Seventh brother has been bothering you for a long time. Thank you, Boyan, but today is Chinese New Year, and it is time for family reunion, so let the seventh brother come out and go home with us for the holiday.”

(End of this chapter)