Shuqing got on the carriage happily, with a relaxed smile on her face.

A'dai was puzzled, with a hint of resentment: "Miss Yao looks so arrogant, why should she accommodate her like this? Even if she has a backer, our aunt is the most favored wife in the Duke's palace, and she still loves her so much.

girl."

Mother Lu frowned, but did not speak. She wanted to hear what her girl had to say.

Shu Qing also frowned slightly: "Sister Yao'er is less than seven years old, how can she know what it means to be arrogant? As a cousin, I am older than her, so I naturally have to love her more and tolerate her more. Also, what is the right and wrong of the Duke's Mansion?

Is that what you can say nonsense? Trouble comes from the mouth, what kind of trouble will it cause? Don’t say I can’t protect you, I won’t say I will be dragged down by you. "

A'dai's face turned pale: "Yes, girl, I know I was wrong."

Mother Lu nodded with satisfaction. The girl was her support for the rest of her life. If she was as short-sighted and brainless as Mrs. Zhou, she would have no hope.

When Shujie and the others came back, Laifu's brows were furrowed and he looked miserable. The neighbors he met along the way didn't even dare to say hello to him, muttering "What's wrong with Laifu?"

"Did something happen to that shameless talented lady again?"

What everyone didn't know was that when Laifu turned around and entered the Xia family's yard, when he saw Sister-in-law Ajuan sitting in the hall talking to Mother Liu, her face immediately changed from gloomy to sunny and put on a relieved smile: "Mr. Hu.

The escort leader promised Master Jie to help me with this."

Sister-in-law Ajuan looked at Shujie embarrassedly: "Brother Jie, I want you to worry about such dirty things. It's really, really..." When she got married and came to Xitang Street, Shujie was only eleven or twelve years old, so he could

She said she grew up watching Shujie, but now that Laifu has made trouble for their family, Shujie, a half-year-old child, helps them out without telling them, and even asks the chief escort to help them. Isn't that embarrassing?

In addition, Ajuan's sister-in-law is also smart. It can be seen that Liu's mother is a "upper-class person" who values ​​​​the rules, and she was entrusted by that Mr. Jin to take care of the three Shuyao brothers and sisters. If her family and the Xia family had not always been on the same page,

If you are close, you will definitely not let Shujie interfere with your family's affairs.

Shujie smiled and waved his hand: "Sister-in-law Ajuan, don't be too outspoken. Which family doesn't need help from the neighbors? You and Brother Laifu help us a lot on weekdays."

Sister-in-law Ajuan no longer wants to be polite, just keep her feelings in her heart. She doesn't need to talk about it all the time. It would be serious for her to put more thought into taking care of the Xia Family Tofu Shop.

Just as Da Niu came in to announce that someone had arrived in Beijing to give New Year gifts, Sister-in-law Ajuan and Laifu hurriedly stood up and returned to their yard one after the other.

The three Shuyao brothers looked at each other strangely. The annual gifts sent by Uncle Jin and Aunt Lan had arrived half a month ago. Who is this?

Walking out of the hall, a man dressed as a steward of a wealthy family came forward and presented a gift list with both hands. His expression revealed arrogance: "Master Xia, this is a new year's gift prepared by our second wife of Duke Anguo. It is the best."

Brocades and leathers." He really couldn't figure it out. The Xia Mansion was in ruins, but it was the second wife's natal family after all. It was not strange to send some New Year's gifts every year. What was strange was that there was an extra gift this year. She still lived in poverty.

On a street where civilians live together? The person in charge is still a young man?

Shujie didn't bother to care about the man's attitude and just thanked him lightly. Liu's mother quickly prepared a return gift. The steward looked at the filled basket and the gift list in his hand. How could he not be surprised? He actually lost his composure.

The ground was stunned. This...? Not only was there a return gift (Xia Mansion never returned a gift), but the gift was not thin. He couldn't help but put away his contempt. What poor family always has these things? But... I'm so confused!

Although most of the people living on Xitang Street are poor, the New Year celebrations are still lively with laughter and clattering. As in previous years, those who migrated to Yulin Town from other places made the "New Year dishes" unique to their hometowns, "New Year dishes"

"Snacks", and happily brought a bowl of it to the Xia family yard for the children to try.

In her previous life, Shuyao was very disdainful of these "poor people's things", but in this life she is full of joy and enjoys everything with gusto. My mother once said that food is a kind of culture, and you can understand the customs and thoughts of people in different regions through food.

, differences in habits. And giving food to each other is also a kind of heart-to-heart communication. People like to be friends with you, so they carefully make food and snacks to share with you.

At the Xia family's New Year's Eve dinner, there were two extra pairs of empty bowls and chopsticks, prepared for Xia Linxuan and Zhen Zirou.

Looking at the family on the table: eldest brother, younger brother, Aunt Mei, Xiutao, and the extra mother Liu in this life. Shuyao was deeply moved, with tears in her eyes. In this life, she must protect this family... She

She even thought, what if she could be reborn a few months earlier? Wouldn't her father and mother die? She would definitely stop her father from going hunting that day.

Seeing his sister with tears in his eyes made Shujie feel bad. He missed his parents so much! At this time of year, his mother would be busy all day making a big table of his and his siblings’ favorite food, and then his parents would smile.

He looked at the three of them lovingly and said that he wished them to be smarter, healthier and happier in the new year.

The past cannot be pursued...

Now, he is the pillar and backbone of the family. His younger brothers and sisters are everything to him. He will take over the burden from his parents and take up the responsibility of the family. Shujie raised the cup with soy milk in his hand: "Come on, Yao'er, Wen

Son, let’s toast Mama Liu and Aunt Mei first to thank them for taking care of us.”

Shuyao and Shuwen stood up, holding the cup in their little hands, and followed Shujie and said, "Mom, Aunt Mei, you have worked hard."

"Eh, eh," Liu's mother excitedly pressed the corner of her eyes with a cotton towel: "In this home, mom is very happy to be with you, and she doesn't have to work hard."

Aunt Mei's eyes were also red: "Master, the girl broke my heart. In fact, it was you who took in our mother and daughter. Without you, Xiutao and I still don't know what we would do now."

Shujie then said to his younger brothers and sisters: "Yao'er, Wen'er, my eldest brother wishes you to be smarter, healthier and happier in the new year!"

Listening to the familiar words, Shuyao and Shuwen put down the cups in their hands and threw themselves into Shujie's arms: "Brother---"

Shujie hugged his siblings tightly, his voice choked with sobs: "We all need to be healthy and happy, so that our parents can rest assured that they are in heaven."

"Yeah" Shuyao and his brother nodded heavily in Shujie's arms.

Shujie and his siblings toasted to the two empty seats again: "Father, mother. Don't worry, I will take good care of Yao'er and Wen'er, and we will all be fine."

…

The second day of the Lunar New Year was the day to return to her parents' home. Sister-in-law Ajuan went back to her parents' home alone with Ping An, but she did not return to Xitang Street in the evening. It was said that she moved directly to the backyard of Xia's Tofu Shop. Some people said that they had signed the divorce papers.

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The one from Laifu frowned more and more tightly, and the one who was celebrating the New Year had no joy at all on his face.

On the street, Alyopo's nephew also worked for the Xinyi Escort Bureau. When he came to wish Alyopo New Year's greetings, he quietly revealed the news: Laifu had been fired by the Escort Agency a few days ago because of his scandal with the scholar's wife, and Master Jie from the Xia family came to help.

Intercession failed.

What's worse is that during that time, Laifu was so distracted that he lost the items that the guests wanted to escort, and had to pay 0 taels of silver. Now he only paid 50 taels of silver, and still owed 150 taels.

Alyopo's eldest grandson immediately thought: Was he fired a few days ago? Could it be the time when Fu and Master Jie went out together and came back together with mournful faces? Now Fu was really harmed by the scholar's wife.

, the family is broken up, the enviable errand has been lost, and I still owe a lot of debt!

Soon, people were talking about Laifu's family and the scholar's wife on Xitang Street and the streets before and after. Some people were just gossiping, and some were taking pleasure in others' misfortunes. But most of them were complaining about Laifu's injustice and scolding the scholar's wife.

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People in the market have no spare money to have fun, so gossiping about right and wrong has become a great pleasure. The east family has the elders, the west family has the shortcomings, the south family has given birth to a son, and the couple in the north house fights and fights in the middle of the night... They talk and talk.

Flying is a joy. Therefore, every bit of news can be spread quickly as if it has wings.

Now it is the beginning of the first lunar month, and no one has gone out to work. There is a lot of time for chatting. The news about Laifu's family reached the scholar lady as quickly as possible. She was so angry that she grabbed the broom on the kang and beat it on the side.

She was riding on the back of the man who told her the news: "It's all you, saying that relying on that stupid fool is so good, and you are still popular and drinking spicy food, what should I do now? My reputation has been ruined.

Forget it, do you still want to help that idiot repay his debt? I don’t care, I won’t marry him to take on debt, you promised me that you have to buy me the fox fur collared cloak.”

The man was even more crazy stimulated by the broom, and he ravaged the big meat ball on the scholar's chest with his big hands and sprinted: "Little ****, do you have a good reputation? Bitch still wants to build an arch?... But now that

Laifu has nothing left, and I really can’t bear to let you marry him. I’d like to think how inconvenient it will be for you to have sex then.”

The scholar lady felt pain and pleasure, howling and screaming, and tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes, but they disappeared quickly...

After he was satisfied, the man leaned on the kang with half-squinted eyes. He grabbed the scholar's bellyband and wiped it casually on his body. This little coquettish widow was so damn good. It would be a pity to give that stupid piece of wood to Laifu.

It’s okay to leave it to yourself to have fun from time to time. But, how can you complete the task after all the money has been collected?

For the first time, Laifu took the initiative to approach the scholar's house and proposed to her in front of the crowd and neighbors. He said that since her innocence had been ruined, he was willing to take responsibility, but now she owed some foreign debts, so the marriage would be simple.

If you have enough money, compensate her.

The scholar lady pointed at Laifu's nose and cursed: "Don't talk nonsense here. What ruined my innocence? We didn't do anything between us. You sleep like a dead pig. What can we do?"

Laifu was "stunned": "You...you...didn't you say..."

"You, you, you, what are you?" The scholar lady said, "A grown man like you fell asleep in my house, isn't it damaging to my reputation? I tell you Lin Laifu, get away from me.

Never appear in front of me, and don’t take a piss to look at yourself. You’re such a bear, and you still want to marry me? What a dream!”

Laifu closed his eyes in "pain" (he was afraid that he would be too excited and show off, so he closed his eyes as his brother Qingfu taught him): "We really don't... don't have that... that relationship?"

"Nonsense!" The scholarly lady glanced at him with contempt, "Just you? You also want me to lose your health? Dreaming? I just see you as stupid and want you to raise our mother and daughter in vain. It's just you.

This stupid look allows you to see my beautiful face every day. Doesn’t it give you an advantage? Who knew that you couldn’t even get a wife who can make money, and you also lost your job and took on so many debts. I want my mother to help you.

Pay off your debt and go to hell!"

The surrounding area burst into excitement, "So that's it!" "This blessing is really unjust!" "This woman is really poisonous"...

"Go, go, what are you looking at?" The scholar lady waved her hands at the crowd of onlookers. People in this poor place just hate it. Sooner or later, mother and daughter will leave here and live a rich life. Thinking about her daughter's freshness and tenderness

With her tender beauty and the charm she had cultivated by herself, she felt that there was still hope in life, so she could just endure it for a few more years!

At this time, Sister-in-law Ajuan, accompanied by Aunt Mei and Aunt Li, walked out from behind the crowd and said, "Laifu, I'm going home. We don't get along. Ping An even left you two candied haws."

Aunt Mei also said: "The chief steward of your Xinyi Escort Bureau is waiting for you at your home. He said that the lost thing was found and it was the customer's own fault. The customer returned all the money you compensated. The chief steward wants you to first

I'm on duty with the Wuhui Escort Agency."

Everyone congratulated Laifu in unison... The talented lady was stunned on the spot, and her daughter pulled her sleeve: "Mom, I want to eat candied haws." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation,

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