Seeing that Li was silent, Hongzhu and Cheng Wenhan were silent, glanced at each other slightly, and secretly understood why.

That year, Grandpa Hongzhu was sick, and before he died, he grabbed Cheng Guitang's hand and said that he had pity on him, and then closed his eyes and left. The whole family was sad, depressed and troubled and mourned, and after the seven seven years of filial piety, Mrs. Zhu presided over the division of the family and asked Cheng Guitang to move out.

Because Mrs. Zhu didn't like the youngest son surnamed Cheng, she only said that he was a noble scholar and not good at management, the fields and shops were useless to him, and the house was the Zhu family, so there was no reason to divide him, so Cheng Guitang, the wealth of the Zhu family, did not get any money. But in the end, he was also a child, and Grandpa Hongzhu was still thinking about it when he left, so Mrs. Zhu didn't do anything, according to Grandpa Hongzhu's intentions, she left him all the private rooms he had accumulated, and some furniture and things piled up in the warehouse, but there were sixty or seventy taels of money and silver.

Because of this, at that time, Hongzhu's second aunt Du Shi almost made a noise, saying that the countryman's family spent less than three taels of silver all year round, and gave so much money and silver to the youngest son, which was to empty the whole family to his family!

After the separation, these money and silver Cheng Guitang spent some money on the scientific examination, the Li family spent some money on recuperation, and the daily expenses of the family also cost some, and although there was not much progress in the past few years when he was a school teacher, in the end, he saved a little money. If so, the Hongzhu family is not poor.

It's just that Cheng Guitang died unexpectedly three years ago, and he urgently invited several good doctors to see a doctor, and two excellent ginseng were also used. Later, after the funeral, Li was ill for a few months, and the money in the family could only go in and out, so he went to the big head. Hongzhu remembered that when they arrived at Zhu's house, there were only seven or eight taels of emergency money and silver left in the Li family's box.

After more than two years, because Li's body is often treated with medicine, Cheng Wenhan has to use it to go to school, even if Li does some embroidery consignment and red bead helpers to earn some money on weekdays, the family life is only barely maintained, and he can't save much.

Now that she wanted to get together to open a shop, Li took out the five taels of silver ingots in the pressure box, opened her dowry box, and picked and chose before she took out two pieces of jewelry and two satins in distress, and prepared to sell them for money.

"I thought I would leave it to you as a dowry, but now I ......," Li sighed as he touched the big red satin.

When I looked at the red beads, I knew that it was the best material in the south. Her grandfather Li's family is a big businessman in Xucheng, even if the stepwife doesn't like the Li family anymore, she can't lose too much to the eldest daughter in the dowry, but now, it's ...... There was only so much left of Lee's dowry.

Hongzhu heard her sad, so she persuaded: "Mother, this jewelry and satin have been put for more than ten years, even if the style and color are not fashionable, we have made money, and it is the same to buy it." ”

Li Shi smiled at this time, "Hmm." ”

Although it was said that he wanted to rent the shop, the rest of the sundries of the tenant in front of him could not be cleaned up for a while, and it would take two days to leave or right, and the stall of Second Uncle Li was still open, but after being busy with the stall, Second Uncle Li became excited, and he always had to go around the alley of the shop every day to see how his house was arranged in the future. And on the stall, the Zhong family also shouted early, and the ancient aunt in the stall next door was there, and the news spread immediately.

Soon Mrs. Zhu heard that Second Uncle Li was going to open a shop, and there was a little disdain on her face, she didn't know that there was still a matter of the Cheng family's mother and son, and she nagged two sentences when she thought about it at dinner: "Now in this world, anyone dares to open a shop, he Li Er has only been in Tong'an for a few years, and no one knows a few." ”

Jiang Shi glanced at Li Shi and smiled at Yinghe: "As the old saying goes, water flows low, and people go high, it can be seen that this person's heart is big, who doesn't want to be a shopkeeper, and it is also Li Er's ability to be successful." ”

"Can I do it? Now that this store has not been found, it is shouted that the whole city knows it, and I don't know if I can get a good word if I am so flamboyant!" Mrs. Zhu said coldly.

Zhu Guida was still kind, and only said: "Mother, this is also a good thing, why bother saying this." ”

Mrs. Zhu didn't say anything about her son, but her eyes went straight to Li's body with a sharp knife.

Li naturally didn't dare to speak indiscriminately, and hung his head to avoid it.

Hongzhu watched coldly from the sidelines, although she was annoyed that Mrs. Zhu and Jiang scolded Huai, but she was also worried that her mother Li couldn't stand at all, and she didn't dare to reply a word. She is a mother, she was the eldest daughter of a wealthy businessman, but she lost her mother at a young age, and was raised by her contemptible stepmother, and became such a soft and cowardly character, in fact, if it weren't for the coincidence that she came through, as soon as Cheng Guitang died, the Cheng family would have been a long time gone.

Hongzhu sighed, and suddenly thought of something again, her mother is such a casual character, and it is a little impossible to open a shop in the future. Previously, their family was filial piety behind closed doors, Hongzhu thought about raising Li's body, and remembered that she was the mother of this body, and she usually said a few words, but she didn't teach her how to force her.

Hongzhu pondered for a while, and made up her mind that she would not open a shop this time, and it would depend on how the Li family and the Zhu family dealt with each other.

One day, Mrs. Zhu looked at the days in recent years, whether Hongzhu was morning or night, she still didn't see a figure, but she still went to Li's house to help, and when she saw Hongzhu going out again, she scolded: "In front of me are orphans and widows, all of them are delicate and expensive, and they can't do any work, this one says it's cold and the other says it's sick, and I'm afraid that my hands will freeze and suffer from the cold when I wash the beans, and I have to drink a cup of tonic soup to do a little work." When I turned around, I diligently mixed in the affairs of other people's families, and every day I was away from home to make cattle and horses for others!"

Hongzhu was used to hearing these words, so she only avoided her at the moment and pouted, and said loudly: "Grandma, I'm leaving, it's cold, you go in and rest!"

Mrs. Zhu, who was angry, couldn't even use lunch.

It's just that they got together to open a shop and wanted to hide it, but in the end, they still couldn't avoid people.

Li Shi works in the Zhu family on weekdays, and she rarely goes out, and suddenly goes to sell the jewelry and satin, she is distressed and does not want to sell it in a hurry, so she wants to run two more times to ask the price first, and she went out for two days in a row.

Two families live in one courtyard, and they can avoid it wherever they are. There was also that Zhu Zilan was so tricky that she was suspicious when she saw it first, and deliberately opened the window to stare at it, and then she saw it squarely. She couldn't see it on the side, but Li couldn't hide it holding two big red satins.

Zhu Zilan's eyes rolled, she snorted, and when she turned around, she went to find Jiang's, and her mouth was not a good word, she only said: "Mother, there is a thief in our family!" I saw that the third aunt had gone out with something in a panic for the past two days, and I don't know if she stole something from the house to sell!"

"What kind of nonsense is this?" Jiang was busy with the front store, but he really didn't see it, and he was very surprised when he heard it.

"Mother! It's true, could it be that I'm saying this for fun? In the past few days, the family has come and gone, and no one can take care of anyone, and they will be able to get their hands on it!"

Jiang frowned when he heard this, and he didn't believe it immediately, but he was his own daughter in front of him, and he wouldn't suspect that she was deliberately making trouble. Thinking about it deeply, this Zhu family's front store and back house brought a warehouse, and there are no too valuable things in it, but these small ones are still worth so much money. When the three members of the Cheng family moved in, she didn't say anything on her face, but she had some scruples in her heart.

Jiang Shi had more success than his daughter, and asked again in a hurry, "Have you read carefully?"

Zhu Zilan nodded, and said with a smug face: "I can see it clearly, I don't know what it is, but there are two satin horses that can't be hidden, I see that the texture is good." Mother, think about it carefully, if it's her own, what is she doing secretly? And I looked at it carefully, the red beads didn't even have any good clothes in the days, and the Cheng family had such good materials and was still pressing the bottom of the box waiting for mold?

Jiang's expression was a little unsightly when he heard this, but when he saw Zhu Zilan, he still reprimanded lightly: "Okay, these things are not in charge of your girl's family." In the end, that's your elder, where can you watch and guard like this, let others know, just say that you treat your aunt as a thief, do you want to spread the face of the Zhu family?"

Zhu Zilan raised her face and said disdainfully: "What kind of shamelessness, is it because I deliberately stalked at it? It's just a coincidence, and my mother doesn't have to use those words to nag me." As he spoke, he stepped forward and took Jiang's hand coquettishly, and said, "Take advantage of the fact that I bumped into me this time, is it okay to let them move out during the New Year?" I'm older, and I will be crowded with my sister again, so let's vacate that room for me to live in." ”

Jiang was so funny and angry by her, she taught her daughter all her heart on weekdays, Biyun didn't care, who knew that she also got this little clever ghost. Thinking that she was still young, Jiang endured it and didn't say anything about her, but said: "Sharp teeth and sharp mouth." ”

Zhu Zilan smiled and turned around and left.

Jiang Shi stood in place and thought about it, and his face turned a little colder. Although she didn't say it, she was not very happy when the Cheng family moved back to live there, and she only cared about her reputation and face, and she had no choice. On weekdays, I have to be kind and loving to them in general, but I am really a little tired. has been living together like this, will the Zhu family still have to give Hongzhu a dowry and Cheng Wenhan's scientific expedition fee in the future?

Now as soon as Zhu Zilan said this, Jiang Shi carefully wrote it down in his heart.

When she turned around, she went into the storeroom to take a closer look. She remembered that there were a few good satin in the warehouse, but the style was old, and no one asked when they were in the front store for more than half a year, whether their grocery store was a serious cloth village, and no customers came to ask about the satin and pressed it.

It's just that the warehouse is now a small one, all kinds of goods are piled up messily, and most of them are handled by Zhu Guida on weekdays, and Jiang Shi searched for a long time to find out the old box with satin, and when he opened it, he really didn't have that big red!

Jiang snorted, closed the box and came out.