When the Ling family came to pull the dowry, Master Xu waited at home, saw that it was Ling Teng who came, and asked Mrs. Ling about her body. Master Xu sighed, "I'm just this one sister, everyone was poor when I was young, and my life was tight, and I couldn't take care of her." Now he has raised this unscrupulous son, which makes her heartbroken, and she has no shame to see her. ”

Ling Teng said softly, "The affairs of children all depend on fate, and sometimes fate is exhausted, and you can't force it." Fortunately, the second sister is still young, and it is too late to remarry. is Brother Xu, and his uncle doesn't blame him too much, after all, he is a relative. The eldest uncle's anger is very hateful, and now that she is angry, she is thinking of her love for you, if Brother Xu has a good one, it will make the eldest aunt feel sad. ”

Seeing that Ling Teng was gentle and elegant, and his words were peaceful, Master Xu really had an indescribable liking in his heart, and secretly sighed that although Ling Teng was not a lifter, he was a person in the world, and he was more than a hundred times stronger than Xu Lian, so he asked him a lot of words.

When Ling Teng left, Master Xu took a box of silver tickets to him and said, "Tell your eldest aunt, I can't live with her, and I can't live with my second sister." Second sister, this child, there is nothing bad, but that bastard is not blessed. This is what my uncle gave to my second sister, and I don't mean anything else. ”

Ling Teng said, "Since my uncle is worried about my uncle, why don't you go over and take a look at your aunt with your own eyes, whether it's an apology or something else." How can the brother-sister relationship of these many years be broken if it is broken? Even if you can't be a family, you are still a relative. You go, give it to your aunt personally. I don't know what my aunt and second sister mean, it's really hard to accept it rashly. ”

Master Xu smiled bitterly, "This is also the case." Tomorrow, I will personally go over to make amends to my sister. ”

Master Xu did what he said, and the next day he really went to Uncle Ling's house, the brother and sister didn't know what they said in the house, Mrs. Ling cried a lot, Master Xu's eyes were also red, and he left without staying to eat at noon, and there was a little relief in his expression.

After Second Sister Ling came back from the pharmacy in the evening, Mrs. Ling touched her rough hand and said with distress, "Our family said that it is not rich, and it is not bad for this money, you don't go to work in the pharmacy in the future, just stay at home with me." Your sister is looking to talk about other people, and there are a lot of things at home. ”

Second Sister Ling has always been docile, but this time she rarely didn't agree, and said softly, "Fourth Sister has always been capable, and she doesn't delay family affairs. What's more, your mother is at home every day, your fourth sister is also at home, and your grandmother is also strong. I know that my mother feels sorry for me, my mother can rest assured, the pharmacy is not tired, and I also want to do something. Besides, my sister is a few years younger than me, and she does the same thing as me, and she doesn't say that she is tired, how can I be tired. ”

"How can you compare with her, Changqing is good at martial arts." Mrs. Ling said. Last time, Zhao Changqing didn't slap Mrs. Ling to death, it was really merciful.

Second Sister Ling smiled and still said, "Mother, don't worry, what's the fun of staying at home every day?" I'm happy to go out and do things. ”

Mrs. Ling said in a low voice, "Today, your eldest uncle came and brought two thousand silver, saying that it was for you." ”

Second Sister Ling frowned, "What does my mother want this silver for?" I have been eating and drinking for nothing at my uncle's house for several years, and my mother should not ask for this silver. ”

Mrs. Ling sighed, "Your uncle wants to give it alive or dead, and I can't do it." Give it to you, I don't want this silver, you are not a child, take it yourself. ”

Second Sister Ling said, "Mother will keep it for me, and I will send it back to my uncle when I have time." ”

Mrs. Ling has always felt sorry for her second daughter going out to work, and she complained to the eldest daughter who occasionally returned to her mother and the younger daughter next to her, and Fourth Sister Ling persuaded, "Mother, why are you stupid?" Don't you realize that the second sister has lost a lot of weight? ”

"Is there one?" Mrs. Ling has been guarding Second Sister Ling and has not noticed.

"Why not? The second sister now walks to the pharmacy every day, and then walks back, and can't be idle in the pharmacy, and last time I saw her change her pants at night, saying that her waist was too fat. Isn't that just thinning? Fourth Sister Ling persuaded, "Second Sister is willing to work, so let her do it." It's not that I don't like what I say, although the Wang Balamb surnamed Xu is a bastard, but the man still picks the yellow flower girl to marry after leaving. My second sister is divorced, to be honest, it may not be easy to find a surname Xu again. Instead of raising the second sister, it is better to raise the second sister to be more spicy. It is not easy for her to endure hardships when she remarries in this way. ”

Mrs. Ling said sadly, "You say that you are reasonable, just let her go." ”

In fact, Second Sister Ling is really a very easy person to get along with, she has an excellent temperament. After Ling knew that Second Sister Ling was helping in the pharmacy, he also specially told Zhao Changqing to take care of Second Sister Ling, Zhao Changqing smiled, "Mother, don't worry, Second Sister is very capable." ”

Ling asked, "How is the business of the pharmacy?" ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "It's okay." Some people come to see the disease, usually a small illness with headache and brain fever, and my husband and I have learned a lot of tips on taking the pulse. "If an ordinary woman opens a shop, it is indispensable for some hooligans and ruffians to make trouble, Zhao Changqing's shop, only a few groups of people have come, and after Zhao Changqing pinched the silver ingots into a trick, no one dared to come.

"There were a few catties of bird's nest in the shop, and there were some good bird's nests, and I picked them out. Mother has four catties here, grandmother has two catties, they are all very good bird's nests, mother don't send people, remember to eat a bowl every day with my father. "The spice shop has begun to make money, Zhao Changqing has made a lot of money, and she is not a stingy person who only goes in and out, and she is willing to spend it with silver.

Ling said, "You can keep it for yourself." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "I'm young, it's useless to eat these." Dad and mother are not young, let alone grandmother, who is also old, and they should make up for it. Mother and grandmother are people who are used to saving, where are they willing to spend money on this on weekdays, it just so happens that I spent the money, and I bought things, if I don't eat it, it will be bad, my mother just eats, don't feel sorry for the silver. ”

The eldest daughter of the Ling family is considerate, but her life is not good, she is so unlucky, and her heart hurts Changqing a little more, and she smiled and advised, "Don't be too busy, run outside every day, remember to take a break when you are tired, our family is not short of these taels of silver." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "I know." Don't talk about our family, did the eldest uncle's family send the second sister out to earn these taels of silver? It's nothing more than taking a hand and doing something. I bought some rice, and Laba cooked Laba porridge in the pharmacy, and gave some outside, which is also a matter of accumulating virtue. ”

Ling smiled, "That's good. ”

Zhao Changqing didn't just give Laba porridge outside, she spent 100 taels to buy some old rice and donate it to the temple, the temple must be soup porridge every winter, so the temple gave it for her. Buying Chen rice is not because Zhao Changqing is stingy, but it is really that most of the people who go to the temple to receive porridge are poor people, and with the same money, Chen rice can naturally buy more and benefit more people.

On the day of Laba, Second Sister Ling got up at dawn, put on cotton clothes and skirts, and rushed to the pharmacy without eating after freshening up. Zhao Liangdong, the guy who was guarding the door, also just got up, and when he heard Second Sister Ling call the door to open the door, he smiled, "Second Sister came so early." ”

Second Sister Ling smiled, "The first pot of laba porridge in the morning can't be late." Where will you big men cook porridge, I don't worry, so I'll come early. After a few jokes, the two went to the courtyard together. The pots and tables for cooking porridge are all large pots that are specially invited to be plated, and they can't be put in the house, so they are coiled in the yard. Second Sister Ling took two breaths of white gas, stomped her feet for a while, and waited until the fire rose and roasted the fire before she felt cold. When Zhao Changqing, Mr. Su, Su Bai, and Zhao Changning came over, a large pot of porridge was already boiled, and the fragrance was gone. Zhao Changning said, "I'm full at home, and I want to eat another bowl." ”

Second Sister Ling smiled, "If you want to eat, bring a bowl, I didn't eat either." ”

Zhao Changqing rolled up his sleeves and said, "Second sister, you go to dinner first, and my husband and I will get these." ”

Second Sister Ling was also not polite, she served a bowl of porridge by herself, and drank porridge with Zhao Changning on the side. Mr. Su put the laba porridge in the pot into the bucket, and Zhao Changqing directly mentioned it outside the shop, and a large pot filled three buckets. Su Bai followed by moving the door panel, blocking two tables at the door of the shop, and then hanging out the sign of free soup kitchen. Soon, someone came with bowls or jars to receive the porridge.

Zhao Changqing's shop is not the most soup porridge, but it is the most affordable, with lotus seeds, flowers, red beans, longan, raisins, etc., all of which are very changed. Moreover, the porridge is very thick, and the chopsticks do not fall, as long as you eat it, there is nothing that is not praised.

Zhao Changqing opened a pharmacy, it was really not to make much money, there was a single stove in the lobby of her shop, and there was boiled ginger water on the stove all day long, and there was a stoneware bowl on the side, who was willing to drink it and take it. Some people don't have money, and she doesn't particularly care about the more and less consultation fees. She opened a pharmacy, in addition to practicing the pharmacology she had studied for several years, more or less really wanted to accumulate some good deeds and virtues for herself. Zhao Changqing died once, and she was not afraid of death, no matter how aggrieved the days and sad days were, she had also lived them, and she was not afraid of hardship, she was afraid, if there was another rebirth, what if she met Chu Yu? She thought that if life could come back again, she reminded Chu Yu in advance that she must let Chu Yu live a peaceful life.

Zhao Changqing doesn't expect to make much money, but the business of the shop is very good, especially some poor people, most of them like to come to Zhao Changqing's shop. Mr. Su looked at some people who were dressed ordinarily, and he also picked up cheap medicines to prescribe prescriptions. And some wealthy people obviously can't believe in such a small shop that has just opened, so Zhao Changqing's business is good, but he can't grab the money-making business of the big shop.

When Laba, Ling Teng also went to the family temple to give a jar of Laba porridge to Mrs. Ling.

Second Mrs. Ling cried when she saw her son, in addition to regretting that she was complaining about the bitterness in the temple, Ling Teng said, "Mother can recite the scriptures with peace of mind, my son and father are fine, even my sister is also very good, I just got pregnant a few days ago." I came to talk to my mother, and my mother was also happy. ”

When Mrs. Ling heard this, she was really very happy, and asked her son how to send something to her daughter, and even how to maintain it during pregnancy said a lot of words, Ling Teng listened carefully. After sitting for a while, she was about to get up and go home, and Mrs. Ling asked in a low voice, "Is your father still angry with me?" ”

Ling Teng said, "Not only is my father angry, but I'm also angry. ”

Second Mrs. Ling wiped her tears and said, "I know that I shouldn't say bad things about Miss Qing, but I don't mean to ruin her reputation, it's all your aunt's killing of a thousand knives!" Speaking of Mrs. Liang, Mrs. Ling Er gritted her teeth.

Ling Teng didn't tell her that the Liang family had already moved to Huangquan, but after listening to Mrs. Ling's complaints, she left.

After Ling Teng returned home, Second Uncle Ling asked, "Your mother is okay in the temple." ”

Ling Teng said, "It's okay, the spirit is also good." ”

Second Uncle Ling stopped talking.

On the day of the festival, Mrs. Ling didn't see the shadow of her daughter for a day, and complained to Fourth Sister Ling, "Your second sister is more concerned about that pharmacy than her own mother." ”

Fourth Sister Ling smiled, "Didn't the second sister say last night, the shop will inevitably be busy with Laba porridge today." ”

After it was dark at night, Second Sister Ling came back with a smile, and Mrs. Ling asked her, "But Shede is here?" ”

"Why are you reluctant to come back, it's inevitable that the New Year will be busy." Second Sister Ling smiled and asked, "Mother, do you have anything to eat?" I haven't eaten yet. ”

"Haven't eaten so late?" Mrs. Ling hurriedly asked Yahuan to bring out the dinner reserved for Second Sister Ling, and Second Sister Ling washed her hands and ate slowly. Mrs. Ling said, "I'll go back in the future, bring a few snacks with me, and make up for it when I'm hungry." ”

Second Sister Ling smiled, "Mother, don't talk about it, it's a dead laugh, where is there a snack to work." Besides, the shop is always busy, and I don't have time to eat snacks. One time I brought some sweet potatoes to bake! I forgot about it on the stove, and when I remembered it, it would have been baked into a mushy egg! Second Sister Ling laughed as she spoke, causing Mrs. Ling and Uncle Ling to laugh too.

After dinner, Second Sister Ling asked Uncle Ling for some paper and went back to her house to practice calligraphy.

Fourth Sister Ling also knows a few words, but she doesn't write very well, seeing that Second Sister Ling is practicing calligraphy today, Fourth Sister Ling asked, "Second Sister, you are really going to work hard!" "Her sister is different from before, now Zhao Changqing gives Ling Second Sister one or two silver every month, and when Ling Second Sister got the first month's salary, she happily bought eight fruits for her family, and bought a silk flower for Ling Fourth Sister, and as a result, she spent all of a sudden. However, Second Sister Ling is different from before, and Fourth Sister Ling can't talk about it. For example, in the past, Second Sister Ling was nothing more than flipping books to pass the time, but in fact, she couldn't recognize all the words, Second Sister Ling has always jumped to read, guessing words, and reading what she can't understand or can't read.

Second Sister Ling smiled, "I used to learn a few words sporadically when I was a child, and later my father taught us some when he was free, but I only knew a thousand words, and I couldn't write them." Nowadays, I have time to practice, literacy is a university question, there are many medicinal materials in the shop, some of the names I can't recognize, where is it good to say that I work in the pharmacy? If you have time, write more, and in the future, the housekeeper director will at least be able to keep accounts. ”

Fourth Sister Ling smiled, half-tilted her head and just watched her sister practice calligraphy seriously, and she lost her mind unconsciously.

Mrs. Ling discussed with Uncle Ling, "The incense in Ping'an Temple is the most spiritual, and the New Year's gift is packed up in time, let's send it to my sister together, I discussed with my sister, or go to Ping'an Temple to donate a sum of incense silver, and burn a few pillars of high incense for the second sister and the Qing girl." ”

Uncle Ling said in a sullen voice, "If you want to get married, you should go to the Yuelao Temple to burn it." ”

Mrs. Ling thought for a moment, "This is also the case. Sighing again, "What do you say is wrong with our feng shui or what?" The daughters of our family dare not say that they are all good, and they are all serious girls, why is it always so unpleasant. Even with the girl, it is simply a disaster. "Second Mrs. Ling went to the temple, Mrs. Ling didn't sympathize with her at all. It's just that because of Ling Teng, I don't talk about it on weekdays.

Mrs. Ling sighed, but she didn't know that the Ling family also wanted to sigh, and after Laba, the family went to Zhu's house to give a New Year's gift. The Yuan family inquired with the Ling family, "There is a Xu Juren, does my sister recognize it?" ”

"Xu Juren?" There are not many Xu Ju people that the Ling family knows, only Xu Ju who kills a thousand knives. It's just a good place, why did the Yuan family inquire about Xu Lianlai.

Yuan smiled, "Speaking of which, Aqing and Xu Juren are also classmates in the official school, and last time they also went to Fucheng Qiufu together, but only Xu Juren was on the list." I asked Ah Qing, Xu Jucai is excellent. It's just one thing, I heard that I had a relationship with my aunt's cousin before, but I don't know what happened and left? Someone said goodbye to our Sister Xi, and it was this Xu Juren who was talking about. I inquired, before Xu Juren married the daughter of my sister's eldest brother's family, if you ask others I don't know if I can inquire about the truth, and ask my sister to tell the truth. ”

The Ling family didn't like to talk about right and wrong outside, but when the Yuan family asked her, the second sister Ling was the Ling family's niece after all, not to mention that Xu Lian was unkind and unrighteous, which was very annoying, so the Ling family told the Yuan family about the bastard things Xu Lian had done.

After the Ling family went home, he said viciously, "I caught up with the Zhu family so quickly, I think it's beautiful!" ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "Why should my mother be angry about this, if you want me to say, Sister Xi's family affair is eight out of ten." ”

"No, I've told Xu Lian about it."

Zhao Changqing took the warm tea in the hands of Mrs. Bai and handed it to the Ling family, took another one for himself, and said, "Uncle Yuan is not Sister Xi's biological mother, but Xu Jian is a young person, saying that he is in front and leaving, his own conditions are there, and his family resources and fame are good." If you say goodbye to Sister Ling, Uncle Yuan will definitely be unhappy. But Sister Xi is one head behind, what's more, the disadvantage of Xu Lian that my mother said is nothing more than being lustful and lustful, which is seen a lot among men, how many are like my father. Besides, a beautiful person like Sister Xi is not afraid that she can't tie Xu Lian's heart. Even if it can't be bolted, Uncle Yuan has nothing to lose. ”

Ling sighed, "These big families say that they are rich and noble, but they don't have a heart to live, either you calculate me, or I deal with you, what's the fun?" It's just that your aunt Yuan doesn't think about your sister Xi, and compares your heart to your heart, which woman can really plan for the children of the concubine wholeheartedly? She was no wonder about it. ”

Sure enough, Xu and Zhu's two families decided on a family affair a few years ago, changed Geng Ti, made a decision in the first month of the year, and became a parent in March. As for Xu Lian's own temperament, Yuan neither concealed nor whitewashed, and truthfully told her husband Zhu Mingtang, "The reason for the reconciliation with the Ling family daughter was because Xu Juren had a foreign house outside, and he was not very close to the Ling family's daughter. ”

Zhu Mingtang disagreed, "A manly husband, which one is not three wives and four concubines?" What's more, Xu Juren has a bright future. Could it be that when a man puts a house outside, the woman cries and shouts for peace and separation? No one can stand such a woman. So he agreed to the family affair.

Yuan didn't say much, so he said, "Then I will prepare a dowry for Sister Xi'er, she calls me a mother, in addition to a share of the official, I also have some private rooms for her." “

Zhu Mingtang felt that the Yuan family was virtuous, and praised the Yuan family a few words. After talking about Zhu Xi's family affairs, the husband and wife rested early.

As for the Xu family, Xu Lian's family affairs are naturally handled by Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Xu repeatedly advised, "You don't have a good life, and I don't know what to do." ”

Because of Second Sister Ling's matter, Xu Jian also calmed down a little, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, my son won't be able to." ”

Mrs. Xu sighed, "Let's go see your new house." "It is said that he wants to separate his son from the family, and he must at least become a family at home.

The Xu family was busy with Xu Lian's remarriage, Second Sister Ling went to the medicinal herb store to buy medicinal herbs, and was carrying a bag of Coptis chinensis from the medicine store, when she heard someone call her, she looked back and saw that it was Master Xu. Second Sister Ling smiled and went over, "Uncle, why are you here?" ”

Master Xu had his own personal entourage, and his personal entourage hurriedly went over to take the medicinal herb bag in the hand of Second Sister Ling. Master Xu asked, "Do you buy medicinal herbs?" He didn't know that Second Sister Ling was working outside.

"The shop is busy, I'm free, so I'll come and pick it up, and I'll pick it up at night." Second Sister Ling asked, "Uncle, where are you going?" ”

Seeing that Second Sister Ling was dressed in ordinary cloth clothes, and she had lost a lot of weight, she felt slightly sad, and said with a smile, "Silly child, this is our family's medicinal herb shop, you don't even know." ”

"It turned out to be my uncle's medicine store, and Sister Qing and Mr. Su both praised the medicine in my uncle's medicine store for its affordability." Second Sister Ling smiled, "I have also seen this coptis chinensis, and it is indeed in excellent condition." ”

As soon as Master Xu heard it, he knew which shop Second Sister Ling was taking medicinal materials for, and instructed him to follow, "You send the medicine to Sanren Pharmacy for your cousin." He said to Second Sister Ling, "I haven't seen you for a long time, come in and sit down, and ask the guys to recognize you." ”

Second Sister Ling hesitated a little and said, "I'm not dressed decently, I'm embarrassed." "It's a shame for my uncle.

Master Xu said softly, "When I just poured the medicinal herbs, I was not as good as you are now. At that time, where did I have money to buy clothes, and I hated to use the pots at home as money. ”

Second Sister Ling was originally a person with a wide heart, so she went in with Master Xu with a smile.

Second Sister Ling has been married to Xu Jian for four or five years, and she really doesn't know what kind of property the Xu family has. The big shopkeeper didn't know that this was actually a cousin, so he quickly apologized, and Second Sister Ling smiled, "I have many relatives, and there are many cousins and cousins, I didn't know that this was my uncle's property, and I didn't mention it to the big shopkeeper, how can I blame you." You are so polite, I don't want to go. Look at the age of the big shopkeeper is about the same as my father at home, if you don't dislike it, I will call you uncle, and you will guide me more in the future. ”

The big shopkeeper thought to himself, this cousin has a good temperament, and smiled, "I have accepted the cousin, what does the cousin want in the future, just send someone to say, I will ask the man to send it to you." ”

Second Sister Ling smiled, "Our pharmacy is small, and the amount of medicinal materials we want is also small, where can we use the guys from the medicine store to send them, they are also busy, I came over, just to refine the body." ”

Master Xu said, "Sanren Pharmacy is not an outsider, and in the future, it will be calculated according to the price of the big pharmacy." ”

The big shopkeeper hurriedly responded, and after saying a few words, he retreated. Old Man Xu asked, "Are you working in Sanren Pharmacy now?" I almost forgot, the girl of the Zhao family is your aunt's cousin. ”

Second Sister Ling smiled, "Uncle, don't be careful, my mother was reluctant for me to go out to do things, for fear that I would work hard, but in fact, where did my family send me these taels of silver." I was bored staying at home, and it happened that my sister opened a pharmacy, and I thought, although I don't have the ability to help the world, I used to help with some trivial things. Fortunately, Sister Qing and Mr. Su are willing to teach me, and after studying for a few months, I am gradually able to do some small things. I see that my uncle is a lot haggard, and my uncle still has to think about everything, and I am at my uncle's house, and there is no shortage of food and clothing. When other daughters-in-law enter the door, which one doesn't have to set rules around her mother-in-law? My aunt loved me and never asked me to set a rule, and my two sisters-in-law also took care of me a lot. I heard that my cousin was going to get married, and I used to really hate him, thinking that he had changed his mind so quickly, but now I have figured it out. We are awkward, although we don't talk about it, don't the elders feel it? It is still anxious for us, but it is misleading others and ourselves. Now that I am separated, I can't be a daughter-in-law, and I am still my uncle's niece. My uncle still takes care of me like this, what am I not satisfied with? It's my cousin, I'm a mediocre person, I haven't read a few books, and I can't talk to my cousin in the past. At first, I didn't know where to go after leaving my uncle's house, so I stayed silent for several years. Now that I have come out, I realize that everyone has a pair of hands, although I am not smart, as long as I am willing to endure hardship, I can actually earn something to eat. ”

Master Xu listened carefully to Second Sister Ling's words, and couldn't help but smile. He is a self-made man, he has seen the world to the fullest, he understands what kind of courage a divorced woman like Second Sister Ling has to go out to work, and he appreciates Second Sister Ling's rare mind and bearing. However, Master Xu smiled and smiled, but suddenly rolled down tears.

Second Sister Ling was at a loss, she wanted to persuade Master Xu, but she didn't want to make Master Xu sad, so she hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears and persuaded, "Uncle, don't be like this, I want my uncle to be relieved, I can't speak, but it makes my uncle sad." ”

Master Xu hid his tears and smiled, "Where is my uncle's sadness, my uncle is happy for you." If you are so generous and ambitious, you will be blessed in the future. ”

I'm not sad for you, I'm sad for my son, who did a great stupid thing, who lost someone who can never be recovered. I don't know if he will regret it in the future. However, as his father, I feel deep regret and sorrow for him.

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