The mother-daughter plan has been decided, and sure enough, Aunt Lin has become more and more kind since then, and Lin Ruyu is even more humble. When Li Haizhu was too busy a few times, Lin Ruyu also took care of things and helped Li Haizhu to keep the family in order. Sun Zhangyang gradually reassured, and the time to inspect the industry gradually increased, sometimes for one or two days, and more for three or four days. Lin Ruyu is also good at making medicinal food, and often cooperates with the doctor's prescription to stew some medicinal food for Li Haizhu, and Li Haizhu's body has gradually improved, and her cheeks have become a little ruddy. Lin Ruyu is even more attentive to Dipping clothes and Qingdai, and often plays with their sisters and sons, Qingdai is okay, Dipping clothes is already inseparable from this gentle and considerate cousin for a day.

Sun Zhangyang had no worries, so he put most of his mind on business. He has not personally inspected the business of the Sun family for several years, and the stewards and shopkeepers from all over the country come to Yangzhou every year to report the accounts, the mountains are high and the road is far away, but the specific truth is difficult to grasp, since Li Haizhu's body has improved, he wants to go everywhere to see.

At the beginning, it was the four counties of Yangzhou, and gradually it spread to Hangzhou and Zhejiang, and it was common for a month to go.

On this day, it was autumn, Sun Zhangyang took people to Shandong, and it is estimated that he will not be able to come back in a month or two. The autumn breeze is getting cooler, Li Haizhu has been having some cough and asthma since she entered the autumn, taking medicine all day long, she can't be tired, and the family affairs are handed over to Lin Ruyu as usual. It's just that the key to the treasury is still held by Mama Fan, and Li Haizhu was informed when she paid the silver.

On this day, Lin Ruyu was discussing with her in Li Haizhu's room about cutting winter clothes for the people in the Sun Mansion, and a steward came to report, saying that someone in the suburbs outside Yangzhou had recently suffered from colic, and the government issued a notice that the city gate had been closed, and the entry and exit had to be quarantined by the doctor at the city gate before it could be released, and all households should be reported immediately once there were patients with abdominal pain and diarrhea.

The correct name of this colicate is cholera, which is a virulent infectious disease, that is, in modern times, if the treatment is not timely, the mortality rate is very high, in the Ming Dynasty at that time, it is a plague that makes people smell and change, a bad response, it is an epidemic of plague.

Even if there is a case in the suburbs, then you can't hide in Zhuangzi, and it's not safe to go out of the city. Lin Ruyu and Li Haizhu discussed, first persuaded Aunt Lin, who was crying in fright, and then instructed the housekeeper to buy more grain, vegetables, chickens, fish, meat and eggs and store them in the mansion, except for the subordinates who bought every day, the rest of the people were not allowed to leave the house. He also sent a letter to Sun Zhangyang, who was far away in Shandong, telling him not to rush back and to go home after the epidemic was dissolved.

Seeing that Lin Ruyu's distribution was well organized, Li Haizhu patted Lin Ruyu's hand with satisfaction: "Good cousin, if your cousin leaves, I will have no backbone, and if you don't support such a big thing at home, this family doesn't know what kind of chaos it will be." You still have to take care of your aunt and take care of this big family, it's really hard for you. ”

Lin Ruyu smiled gently: "Sister-in-law, where are you talking about this, Ruyu helps my sister-in-law to take care of the housekeeper because I regard this place as my home, and my cousin and sister-in-law are my relatives, what kind of hard work do you have to talk about doing things for your own family?" ”

Li Haizhu sighed and said, "Since you came, I have been much more relaxed, and my body this year is much better than in previous years, all because you helped me cāo work." With you, I can be lazy. It's just that you're so good, how can I be willing to marry you off? ”

Lin Ruyu was taken aback, and then immediately turned into shyness, and pulled Li Haizhu to stop him: "Sister-in-law, you are not a good person, and you are ridiculing me, why don't you marry?" I prefer to stay in the Sun Mansion for the rest of my life, and eat you and my cousin poor. ”

Li Haizhu couldn't help her pulling, and said with a smile: "You are sixteen years old this year, if you don't show you others, do you want to keep you an old girl?" Your cousin has always kept an eye on your life's events. A few days ago, he brought a letter saying that this time he met a young man in Laiwu County, Shandong, who is 18 years old this year, has been admitted to Xiucai, and is born with a dignified appearance, and more importantly, he is very kind-hearted and serves his mother to filial piety. Your cousin thinks it's very rare, and thinks you're a good match, so he wants to ask what you mean, and if you agree, he'll bring someone back to show you this time, and if you like it, your cousin and sister-in-law will be thick enough to accompany you out. ”

Lin Ruyu's heart changed sharply, but she read another meaning from Li Haizhu's words: Although he is a talent at the age of eighteen, there are more people who are talents in his old life, and many talents may not be able to be admitted to the examination if they are white. Kind at heart, isn't it stupid and simple to put it another way? Mother-in-waiting? He may not treat his daughter-in-law very well, if there is any discord between his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, such a person will definitely face his mother, and it is not easy for the daughter-in-law of this family to do

She has made up her mind in her heart, and her eyebrows are like distant mountains at the moment, and there is a faint sadness on her face: "My cousin and sister-in-law are bothered by Ruyu, and Ruyu is inexplicably grateful in my heart." It's just that the cousin-in-law doesn't want to think that Ruyu doesn't know what to do - Ruyu doesn't want to deal with this family business. ”

Her eyes drooped, and two lines of tears flowed down her jade-like cheeks: "Sister-in-law, don't dislike Ruyu and don't know what to do, this person must be a very outstanding person, so that my cousin will take a fancy to it." But there is one thing, Shandong is too far away from here, if Ruyu marries in the past, not only is she thousands of miles away from her cousin and sister-in-law, but she will be alone in the future, and she will be bullied and want to find her cousin and sister-in-law to help Ruyu get angry. What's more, it's impossible for me to marry my mother with me. My mother has endured all the hardships in her life and has endured the pain of her illness until now. How could I be willing to leave her to marry Shandong? ”

She burst into tears: "The thought of not being able to take care of my mother is difficult to see, and my heart is about to break." Good cousin-in-law, please don't dislike Ruyu, let Ruyu live in Sun Mansion for a few more years, so that I can do my filial piety in front of my mother for a few more years. ”

The words were so miserable that Li Haizhu thought of his mother, and his heart was also in great pain, and he felt empathy for a while, and hugged Lin Ruyu and cried. It took a long time to put away the tears: "I'm sorry sister, it's your cousin who didn't think it through, so it's really inappropriate to say this." Don't worry, I'll write to your cousin, and I don't need to mention it. Wait for him to come back, and then let him pay attention to you in our Yangzhou City, if you little couple quarrel in the future, your cousin and sister-in-law will definitely go to give you anger! ”

Lin Ruyu returned to her room, dipped her handkerchief in cold water and chilled her eyes, while moving her brain quickly, and she had already thought about it for a while.

On this day, Lin Ruyu was listening to Aunt Fu in the kitchen, and suddenly saw a little girl in Li Haizhu's room hurriedly running over: "Cousin girl, big things are not good!" ”

Lin Ruyu frowned: "What's so loud about?" What's wrong with the big deal? ”

The little girl was anxious and afraid, and her tears were about to fall: "Cousin, go and take a look, Mama Fan has diarrhea!" ”