Chapter 7: Really Poor
Mu Shilang is also unpleasant, his legs and feet were broken in his early years, and he ended up on a slope. Even his wife Fang Mei is also a cowardly character, and the two of them are pressed by the big house and the third room on weekdays, and they only know how to work hard. And the two gave birth to two children, two girls, three and five years old, respectively, and were scolded by Mu Liu's every day for losing money.
As for Mu Qilang, he is seventeen years old this year, because he is an old clam and a pearl, and he is smart, he is simply praised by Mu Liu's family. He was clever and was sent to study in the academy in the county seat, and he cost one or two pieces of silver every month, which was extremely expensive.
But Mu Feng and Mu Liu are looking forward to him being admitted to the imperial examination, and it is best to get a champion to go home, so that the family can live a good life, which is to smash pots and sell iron for him to study. Mu Liu's family even regarded herself as the mother of Zhuang Yuanlang, and thought that Mu Qilang would let her have a wife to do it in the future.
So even if Mu Qilang was old, the head of the village wanted to marry his daughter, but she refused. She thought that Mu Qilang would be able to marry the daughter of a big official's family or even a princess if she was admitted in the future, and she couldn't look down on the peasant girl in this village.
Mu Lingluo licked the corners of his mouth, this porridge is not sticky at all, and it is also brown rice, which is not delicious at all. But Mu Lingluo was very hungry, so she still drank it cleanly, and she almost licked the bottom of the bowl, and she only had time to clip a chopstick on the pickles on the table, and the bowl was empty. For this reason, she also suffered the white eyes of her eldest aunt Li Feng.
After eating, Mu Lingluo helped her mother put away the bowl, even if Song Yan didn't let her touch the cold water to wash the dishes, she also took a hand next to her.
She touched her stomach and said secretly, this family is too poor, coupled with being harsh on food, no wonder it is malnourished, but even so, the original owner is still smart, which is rare.
However, she didn't have enough to eat at all, and it seemed that she had to find a way to see if she could get something to eat!
She suddenly remembered that there seemed to be two plots of land in her space, could she get some seeds or transplant some plants into it to plant one? It seems that she has to find a chance to ask Mu Liang.
"Ah Luo, it's all done, you hurry back to your room to rest and rest." Song Yan looked at Mu Lingluo's pale little face, feeling guilty and distressed in his heart.
"Mother, lunch is still far away, you can go back to the house and sit down first, you have been busy all morning." Mu Lingluo thought that sentence would be difficult to say, but a word came out smoothly with one mouth.
Song Yan smiled reluctantly, "Silly child, don't worry about your mother, your mother will have to clean the pigsty later, your sister should come back later, the pigweed nearby has been cut recently, it is estimated that she has run farther, I just hope she is careful." ”
After a pause, she took Mu Lingluo's hand and said, "It's all because my mother is not angry, so you have suffered such a big grievance, your father can't come back, and my dilapidated body can't protect you, but it drags you down......"
Mu Lingluo looked at her pale face, and said busily: "Mother, what did you say, you are the mother who gave birth to us and raised us, why did you drag it down." It is only natural for us to take care of you, and my sister and I have grown up, so we will definitely take care of you and Liang'er in the future. As he spoke, Mu Lingluo already had a measure in his heart.
"Yes, you've all grown so big in a blink of an eye, but unfortunately your father can't see it anymore. However, Liang'er is also about to grow up, and he will definitely take good care of you in the future. You and your sister are not young now, it's time to think about your in-laws, your sister is fine, she just has to wronged you, and her mother hasn't given you any dowry in half her life. Song Yan heard this, and her heart was warm, but when she thought of Mu Lingluo's marriage, she felt uncomfortable and panicked.
She really doesn't know how to give Mu Ling a bad choice for marriage, it's been more than ten years, why hasn't there been any news?
She wiped her face, and she didn't plan to think about it, so she just changed the topic and said, "By the way, is your piece of black jade still there?" ”
Mu Ling was startled, touched the red rope left between his neck, and did not answer. Ever since she entered that space, the black jade had disappeared!
"Isn't it gone? What's the matter, but I was robbed by Cuihua? Didn't I let you wear it close to your body and hide it? Song Yan turned pale at the moment, and hurriedly asked, with unprecedented panic and severity in his tone, and turned around to walk out.
Mu Lingluo saw that her face was ugly, and he couldn't explain the reason, let alone let her go to Cuihua, so he hurriedly grabbed her and comforted: "No, mother, don't worry, I wear it closely, how can I disobey what you explained?" It's just that the daughter has some doubts in her heart, where did the black jade come from? It's a little weird to look at. ”
Hearing this, Song Yan's eyes flashed with a touch of complexity, she turned her face and said in a low voice: "Well, this...... Speaking of which, when your father was fighting with the army, because of his first merit, the general asked your father what reward he wanted, and your father fell in love with this piece of black jade in the spoils of war at a glance, although it didn't look good, but your father liked it very much, so he asked the general to come, and you were born to avoid evil spirits......"
Speaking of Mu Erlang, I don't know what to think of, Song Yan's face was gloomy, and his eyes were damp.
Seeing this, Mu Lingluo didn't want to ask again, his eyes rolled, and he said busily: "I can't imagine that my father was once a big hero, mother, don't be sad." Daddy must still be watching us from heaven, if you are sad, he will definitely be sad, so we must live happily, so that Daddy will rest assured of us! ”
She said this, but there was a deep warmth in her heart. It can be seen from this how much Mu Erlang loved her back then, and even now, Song Yan is actually very protective of Mu Lingluo, and even with Mu Chanjuan, he is not so dedicated.
And for this point, Mu Lingluo also has to take good care of this big family. She must think of a way to make money, and it is best to leave this home full of calculations, and the premise is that Song Yan has to leave willingly.
After all, for them, it is better for orphans and widows to live with their families, not to mention that they have no land and no land, so they can't live at all.
And Mu Lingluo searched his memory and found that the village chief in this village is not bad, except for some of the people in the village, they are actually quite simple, if they can support the family, even if they are separated to live, it is okay.
And Mu Lingluo has this self-confidence, even if she is poor and white now, but she believes that with her ability, she will be able to live a good life. Moreover, she must also cure Song Yan's illness well.
When Song Yan heard this, she was also amused, "How do you feel that after you woke up today, you have become more able to speak and a lot smarter than before." After a pause, her eyes flashed with relief, "But that's fine, you should be so ......"
Mu Ling bent his eyes and said with a smile: "That's because my daughter thinks that if she continues like this, her daughter will have to be bullied to death by them sooner or later, so it is better to live a happy life......
Song Yan was stunned for a long time, and she said in a low voice: "...... It's kind of like that......"
Mu Lingluo didn't hear clearly, "Mother, what did you say?" ”