NCCnovel Chapter 240: Taking a liking to Li
Chapter 240: Taking a liking to Li
Xue Qing looked at Wu Xiu with amusement: "What does Auntie want to see? Tell me."
In the past six months, Wu Xiu has become more clever and lovely, with a pair of big eyes showing a hint of agility. She leaned close to Xue Qing's ear and said, "Aunt, can you take me with you?"
Xue Qing looked at Wu Xiu in surprise after hearing this. She knew she was going out: "Do you know where aunt is going?"
Wu Xiu shook her head and put down the cup in her hand: "I can't go to a private school like my brother. My aunt is leaving too. There's no one to teach me how to read..."
The lower the voice becomes as the date progresses, the more aggrieved you feel.
Liu and Ding were originally looking at Wu Xiu with smiles on their faces, wondering what he would say, but they didn't expect that what he said would make them all silent.
Xue Qing held Wu Xiu on her lap and patted her back gently: "Xiu'er, you are such a good child who loves to study. Auntie is going to a very far place this time. When you grow up to be as tall as auntie, you can go to a very far place with auntie."
Wu Xiuer pouted and said, "When will I be able to grow as tall as my aunt?"
Xue Qing said to her very seriously: "After dinner, auntie will teach you how to count. Then you will know how long it will take to grow as tall as auntie."
Wu Xiuer was very happy to hear that her aunt could teach her such arithmetic.
That night, Wu Xiu slept in Xue Qing's room, and Xue Qing taught her some basic arithmetic.
next day
Xue Qing and Jiang Yi got up at daybreak, because Shopkeeper Xie had already delivered some necessities to the Cheng family in advance, and Cheng Niu put them on a carriage in the caravan a day in advance.
Each of them carried a simple backpack. Liu followed Xue Qing's description and tried several times to make it.
It is very light to carry and can hold a lot of personal belongings.
Jiang Yi closed the door gently, turned around and saw Liu and Ding.
All that needed to be said had been said. Xue Qing stepped forward and hugged Liu and Ding respectively. Neither of them was used to this approach, but they still cooperated with Xue Qing.
Liu looked at the two figures going away and felt empty in her heart.
This day was the seventh day after Zhao Da's death, and Li had been feeling anxious since morning.
But she couldn't leave here, so she had to stay at home. As soon as the 9th hour arrived, Sister Li came.
"Sister, why do you still look so bad? You must take care of yourself." Sister Li was still so concerned about Li.
Only then did Li remember that Sister Li had been very caring towards her in the past few days, and they had hardly spoken to each other before.
I didn't expect that the person who cares about me now is her.
"Sister-in-law, thank you for your care these days!" Li said weakly.
Sister Li helped Li go into the house and said, "Go and lie down in the house. The villagers will be here soon and you don't have to do anything."
The seventh day is also known as the night of the deceased’s return to his or her former home, so the family members will prepare a meal for the deceased’s soul before the soul returns and then leave.
A while after Li's sister-in-law arrived, several women came one after another, and they hurriedly prepared seven dishes and placed them in the middle of the main hall.
During the day, several women were talking to everyone. The weather was unusually sunny and the yang energy was strong, so no one felt scared.
The most difficult time was at night. When people were talking in the yard, Li's wife ran into the house and said to Li: "Sister, I think you should not stay at home tonight."
Li Shiba had to live at home, but where could she go? There was no one in her natal family: "Sister-in-law, where can I go?"
Tears fell down.
Sister Li lowered her eyelids and thought for a moment before saying to her, "My house isn't very convenient either. Hey, why don't you live at my mother's house? It's not far away. You can live with my niece. What do you think?"
Li was silent for a moment: "That's too disturbing"
Seeing that she was relieved, Sister Li immediately said, "It's nothing. Okay, I'll help you up and take you there. Come back tomorrow."
Mrs. Li thanked Sister-in-law Li with a full face and heart: "Thank you, sister-in-law! I don't know how to thank you!"
Sister Li grinned and said, "What are you thanking me for? Let's go."
Li stayed at her sister-in-law's parents' home at night. When her mother saw Li, she enthusiastically settled her in the east room, and Zheng's mother took her granddaughter to the west room.
Today, Sister Li did not go back and lived in the east room with Li.
Sister Li's brother, Zheng Shan, is as his name suggests, with dark skin, a sturdy figure, and a simple and honest face.
Because his family was relatively poor, he got married in his twenties. His wife was in poor health and it took her two or three years to get pregnant. Unexpectedly, she had a difficult delivery and left behind a hungry baby girl.
He is three years old now, and very thin and small.
Li didn't have any intention to look at this family any more. She ate some food, went back to the east room and fell asleep.
Zheng Jia, her mother and her son came to the wing room and asked, "Son, what do you think of Li?"
Zheng Shan smiled and said, "It looks good."
Zheng Shan was stunned when he saw Li for the first time. He had never seen such a beautiful woman. His dead wife was dark and thin. She was obviously two years younger than him, but she looked several years older than him.
Sister Li smiled smugly: "Humph, when Li was young, she was a beauty known throughout the surrounding villages. Her family saw that the Zhao family was doing well, so they forced her to marry him. At first, they lived a good life for a few years, but then Zhao got injured, and his family's life became worse and worse. Zhao couldn't stand it anymore, so he jumped off a cliff."
Zheng's mother and Zheng Shan sighed.
Sister Li continued, "Li is beautiful and has a good character. I have seen how sad she has been these days since Zhao Da passed away. She is a good woman!"
The more Zheng Shan listened to his sister's words, the stronger his affection for Li became, and he wanted to marry her home immediately.
Just thinking about being able to hug such a beautiful woman in the future is almost unbearable.
Zheng Shan was a little worried again: "Will she like me?"
Just as Sister Li was about to speak, she heard Mother Zheng say disdainfully, "Isn't she just a little prettier? She's almost thirty years old, and she's destined to bring bad luck to her husband. It's a great deed that we can marry her!"
Zheng's mother would not allow anyone to look down on her son, even though he was such a good son with good character, hardworking and filial piety.
Whoever marries him is blessed after several lifetimes of hard work!
Sister Li has long been accustomed to her mother's personality, and no one can say anything bad about her son.
"What mom said is, I will bring my brother to propose marriage in a year or so."
When Zheng Shan heard that he would have to wait so long, he felt a little anxious. A mother knows a child best.
Seeing the obvious disappointment on her son's face, Zheng's mother said directly, "Why are there so many rules? I'll ask for marriage in a month. How can she not agree?"