from widow to dame

Chapter 22

Hearing Mrs. Pi's words, Wang Erlang thought, looking at what Mrs. Su did last time, it doesn't seem like she is willing to help me. You must have offended people badly before.But now it's implicated in my head. It's really not enough to succeed.He blamed Mrs. Pi in his heart, so he couldn't help but stare at his mother, and then said in a deep voice: "Then Mrs. Su married into our family because of the bridge built by the third sister. They lived in the same village before, so they must have some friendship. Mmm, mother, Get someone to send a message to Third Sister right now, telling her to come back quickly."

Pi Shi dared to disobey his second son, so naturally he said yes repeatedly.

At this time, Su Huiniang didn't know that Wang Erlang and others had calculated her head. She was writing and calculating in her room. She was born in an official family in her previous life. I am used to making detailed plans for the entire family's expenses. When I was writing down the recent income and expenditure situation, Lin opened the curtain and walked in. She held a bowl of hot water in her hand and handed it to Su Huiniang: "Write It's been an afternoon, take a break and drink some water!"

After hearing this, Su Huiniang put down her pen and said with a smile, "Thank you, mother." Now she is also used to being called Lin's mother.

Lin looked at the white paper on the table, and asked curiously, "What is this about?"

"Do the bill." Su Huiniang sipped the hot water in the bowl, and explained, "Mother, I plan to go to Third Aunt's tomorrow. I want to ask her to get some stones for our house and build a fence around the house."

Mrs. Pi felt sorry for Yinzi, and said upon hearing the words: "It will cost a lot of money, if mother says so, I can build a fence..."

"No." Su Huiniang denied it without hesitation: "Our family is too close to the Wang family, and there is nothing to surround it. My daughter always feels uneasy."

Lin was not prejudiced, seeing that she insisted on this, she didn't say much, and the mother and daughter turned to talk about other things.

"You want to send Wen'er and Qilang to study?" Hearing what his daughter said, Lin was excited, but Wang Qilang could say that Su Wen was her lifeblood, and as a mother, she knew what her son was thinking, but In the past, the conditions of the family were all there, and there were problems with eating and drinking. How could I be able to attend that school.

"My younger brother is a seedling who studies." Su Huiniang said with a smile: "I have seen his homework, and the foundation is still very solid, but without the guidance of the teacher, after all, his progress is limited. And his health has improved a lot now , I will study with Xiaoqi in the village school first, and when he gets used to it in August and September, I will send him to a regular school in the town."

Lin couldn't help crying happily when she heard this, and whimpered: "When your father was still there, he hoped that Wen'er could study hard, get a good name in the future, and fulfill his lifelong ambition, but he didn't wait for that day. I haven't waited until that day..." After hearing these words, Su Huiniang couldn't help but sigh in her heart. For millions of ordinary people in the world, scientific research is the only way to change the life trajectory of themselves and their families. Wen, as well as Su's father who has passed away, are all concerned about this.

So, on the second day, Su Huiniang really went to the third aunt's place first. It is now the middle of March, because spring plowing will start at the end of the month, and when it gets busy, there will be no people to hire, so Su Huiniang is so anxious to build the wall. .The third aunt readily agreed to her request, and the stones used to build the walls can be collected directly from Nanshan. Su Huiniang calculated that the materials and labor costs of four taels of silver would be enough.The team is led by the husband of the third aunt, and there are four or five fellow villagers. It is something everyone loves to earn some spare money when they are off farming.And Su Huiniang’s food is also very good. The meat in the sauerkraut and pork belly is really free. The big slices of Chuanbai pork are oily and floating in the soup. It makes people drool just looking at it, and the soybean sprouts are full A large plate, sprayed with balsamic vinegar, crunchy and delicious.

The Su family is working in full swing, so naturally they can't hide from the gazes of Pi and the others not far away, Wang Erlang frowned, with deep displeasure on his face: "Mother, the letter has been delivered for two days, three days Why hasn't mother come back yet?"

Mrs. Pi dodged her gaze: "Perhaps your sister is delayed by something!"

The Tian family standing next to her was spitting out the melon seeds, while looking enviously at the bustling scene not far away, "Ms. Su's little slut really has something to do with the Chen Gui family in the town. Is it?" Pi's eyelids rolled in a daze, and he ignored her.Tian Hao didn't care but instead said tut-tsk loudly: "That's great, look at the clothes that little bitch is wearing, the material is smooth and slippery, mother, why did you ask her for ten taels of silver last time? But stay with me, look at her like that, maybe how much is left in the pocket!"

What Mrs. Tian said pierced her heart, and Mrs. Pi thought about it countless times in secret. The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it. The more she regretted, the more she thought about it.But no, ten taels of silver is really too little.If the Su family hadn't been divorced by their family, then everything about her now would belong to her Wang family, whether it was money or her relationship with Chen Guiren, it would all belong to them.

"Mother..." Tian, ​​who belongs to the raccoon of a feather, rolled his eyes twice, and then suddenly said: "Didn't that little bastard Qilang live in their house? He has harmed us a lot of money before, since Su is right He is good, he should return the money we lost!"

Mrs. Pi's eyes lit up when she heard this. The official relative Su Huiniang knew was far away in Shangjing, and she might not be able to come back for a while. The orphan and widowed place of the Su family just happened to be kneading, so she used this excuse to come to the door If you ask for it, I'm not afraid that she won't spit out the money.Just when she couldn't stop moving up and down, she was bluffed by Wang Erlang: "Admonishment from ignorance!" Pi shrank her neck and stretched out her legs.

Wang Erlang said angrily: "I haven't figured out the relationship between the Su family and the Chen family. If I offend her and make me lose the opportunity to establish a relationship with the Chen family, wouldn't it ruin my life's future? How can a mere few taels of silver be enough to make up for it, don't you bother me there blindly!"

There was a look of displeasure on Tian's face, and he opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by his mother-in-law: "Okay, don't just stand around and cook, you're just a lazy bastard with no skills." !"

"Your fourth daughter-in-law is capable!" Tian said bitterly: "It's a pity that your son who died early is not blessed, just watch! Sooner or later, Su will have to take advantage of others!" With a pale face, he twisted his waist and walked away slumped.

The fence of Su Hui's family was completed very quickly. It took only three days to build it. The fence was in a large square shape, enclosing the house and completely blocking the sight of the outside world. Su Huiniang tied down on the top of the fence If a person wants to turn over a triangular iron piece, he will have to pierce it and bleed.As soon as the wall was erected, Su Huiniang's sense of security suddenly increased a lot. In fact, with the money in her hand, it would be possible to knock down the house and build a better one, but Su Huiniang knew that during this time, she herself It's eye-catching enough, and if a house is built, someone should start thinking about it.Another one, she also has other ideas in her heart, so she doesn't plan to build any house for the time being.After the fence was built, the chickens raised at home finally had a place to move around. Su Huiniang and Mrs. Lin set up chicken racks in the yard again. Seeing them running around all over the ground, Su Huiniang squinted in a good mood squint.

But just when Su Huiniang thought that the days would get better and better, an uninvited guest suddenly came to the door. It was one afternoon, she heard knocking and shouting from outside the yard, and when she opened the door, she found that standing outside was—— Wang Sanniang.She came to the door by herself, and Su Huiniang couldn't help but feel better.Compared with other members of the Wang family, she had a better impression of Wang Sanniang, so it was not easy to kick her out at this time, so she could only invite her into the room for a sit-down.

After Wang Sanniang entered, she rolled her eyes quickly, and saw that the room was bright and clean, and spotless. On a kang covered with fine velvet, there were two beautifully colored kangs placed on the wall. A wooden box, and a four-legged low table on the kang. On the table is a mahogany lacquered tray, and a whole set of white porcelain tea cups are placed inside, covered by a pink flower handkerchief, probably to prevent dust from falling care.This is still the dilapidated ancestral house in Wang Sanniang's memory, it is much cleaner and tidy than her own home.

When Wang Sanniang quietly looked around, Su Huiniang looked at her openly.Wang Sanniang seemed to be a little thinner, with a haggard look between her brows, as if she had encountered something very disturbing.There was a moment of silence between the two, at this moment, Mrs. Lin heard the movement and came over. Wang Sanniang and her also knew each other. Seeing her, she quickly got up and called out with a smile: "Aunt Lin!"

Lin didn't expect her to be the one who came, so she subconsciously glanced at her girl, showing a little uncomfortable expression.You must know that it was because Wang Sanniang came to talk about things that Lin made the decision to marry her daughter to the Wang family.But after all these things happened, she also gradually learned about the real situation of the Wang family, especially when she chatted with the third aunt during this period, the other party revealed a lot of Pi's old background. Regret endlessly, as long as she thinks of the crimes her daughter suffered in Wang's house, she doesn't know how many times she cried secretly, so seeing Wang Sanniang again at this time, Lin's face could not help showing a look of complaint, and blurted out: "What are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)