When Mei Yindi was out of confinement, Sister Qiu arranged for her to go to the small kitchen of the Qiu Ji store to help, and the east room behind the store was still empty, so Mei Yindi temporarily lived in the east house. In this regard, Zhang Yuxiu was a little uneasy, because it was clear that Mei Yindi was here to take over her shift, she didn't want to stay at home after getting married, she also expected to come to Qiuji to help, she would work for half a day every day, and the salary was still good, she discussed it with Anzi, and Anzi also agreed that she would continue to come to Qiuji to help after she got married.

"Sister Qiu, I'...... I told Brother Liang that I would come to help when I got married. During Zhang Yuxiu's period, Ai Ai and Sister Qiu opened their mouths, and they were a little embarrassed, and their cheeks were all red.

Because people in this era look at it, the cousin is closer to the cousin, and Sister Qiu also understands why Zhang Yuxiu is so bad.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about it." Sister Qiu smiled and said, "If Brother An Zi agrees with you to come to help, I can't ask for it, multiple people can just share the work between you and Aunt Chunhua, and if there is any work in the future, you will arrange for Sister Yin Di to do it." It's just that you all know what kind of temper she is, and if she is not honest and unruly, you should tell me as soon as possible. ”

Compared with Mei Yindi, Sister Qiu naturally trusts the mellow and honest Zhang Yuxiu.

Chunxiang's daughter-in-law, who was busy in the store, naturally saw Mei Yindi, because the matter was notified by Sister Qiu first, so although they were surprised, several people all maintained silence in unison, as if they had never seen Mei Yindi's character.

After a few days, Zhang Yuxiu bit her ears with Sister Qiu in private, "Do whatever you want, it's quite honest, it's just a broken mouth, I like to ask us about the main family, Aunt Chunhua doesn't pay much attention to her, and I can't tell her anything." She wanted to go out at noon yesterday, but my mother didn't ask for it, and she didn't talk about it if she nodded, so she didn't make any noise to go out again. ”

It seems that she is still very deterrent to Mei Yindi, Sister Qiu thought with a smile, and then said to Zhang Yuxiu: "If she wants to go out again, don't stop her." "First, Mei Yindi has been locked up for nearly a year, if she can hold back, it will be a miracle, and secondly, this thing can't be wrapped in paper, Mei Yindi can't stay in the backyard for the rest of her life, sooner or later, Mei Tang will know, if Mei Tang knows to take Mei Yindi away, then Mei Yindi's life is too bad, if Mei Tang doesn't come to get it, Mei Yindi will be truly free and liberated.

When it came to the Qingming Festival, Sister Qiu and Lin Zhun went to Meiliang's grave together in the drizzle. Since last year, the Mao family has stopped going to the grave of Mei Liang, as if he had forgotten that there was such a kid, and he would just wait for Sister Qiu to go to the grave and ask the big cow and the second cow to go to the tomb to get the sacrifices back.

Sister Qiu is still very kind to the biological father of this body, and every time she goes to the grave, she prepares some heart, big meat and river fish, and takes it back enough for the Mei family to eat two meals.

"There were several times in a row, and they didn't go to the grave." Lin Laosu whispered to Lin Qu, "Just now I saw that Da Niu and Er Niu came back with something again, and there were two wooden chopsticks stuck in the meat, didn't you take them from there?" ”

Lin was helpless

He sighed, "I must be thinking that Sister Qiu will go to the grave, so they don't care, just happy and leisurely, poor Mei Lao Xiucai has been all his father, mother and brother all his life......"

At noon, Sister Qiu had dinner at Jiang's house, and in the afternoon, when the two were about to go out with a donkey cart, they saw Mei Laosuo standing by the door of Jiang's house, but they didn't expect the door of Jiang's house to open suddenly, Mei Laosuo was startled, his old face was red, and he instinctively turned his head to leave.

"Master, what's the matter?" Sister Qiu stopped Mei Laosuo.

Mei Laosuo was cramped, so he quickly shook his hand and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I've just walked here." ”

"Lao Mei, if there is anything to say, Sister Qiu is your granddaughter, what can't you say?" Lin Laosuo shook his head and sighed.

Lin Cheng and Aunt Chunhua were also on the side to help, "That's it, Uncle Mei, just say anything directly!" ”

Sister Qiu also smiled, nodded and said, "Master, if there is anything you can do, I will definitely do it." ”

Mei Laosuo stopped his pace, hesitated for a long time, and then licked his lips and opened his mouth with difficulty, "Sister Qiu, I heard that you also have an idea in Huyang, can you inquire about your uncle...... Ask him if he will go home during the Dragon Boat Festival......"

Sister Qiu was slightly surprised, but she felt that it was reasonable, and now the Mei family has a field and she is filial piety all year round, which can basically be regarded as worry-free food and clothing, and the only thing that can be worried about Mei Laosu should be Meiqu.

"How long has it been since your family sent a letter home?" Lin Laosu asked.

Mei Laosuo's face was a little ugly, and finally he still said: "It's been almost a year, and I received his letter at the oats harvest last year, and now it's ......."

Aunt Chunhua knows that Sister Qiu may not go to Huyang once this January, and if she goes to find someone, please ask the young master of the Wang family, who is too tired to others, so she smiled and said: "Uncle Mei, there are merchants from Huyang who buy our water tofu every day in our village, have you asked them?" Didn't you say that Sister Qiu and her uncle are the big bosses, they know each other ironcladly! ”

"Asked a couple of ...... The location of Huyang is big, and you must recognize it wherever you are...... There are many main shops where he works, and he may have to take care of other stores. Mei Laosu said vaguely.

Sister Qiu saw that Mei Laosuo was holding her face, her face was blushing and her neck was thick, she sighed quietly in her heart, and said: "I want to inquire, if there is a letter, I will tell you." ”

"Eh, good student, Sister Qiu, you can inquire." Mei Laosuo's Sister Qiu was sure, and there was a smile on her face, and she returned to Mei's house like a relieved burden.

After Mei Laosu and Sister Qiu left, Aunt Chunhua commented with a crooked mouth, "Death will be shameful!" She deliberately said that Meiqu was a big boss, and all of them had the potential to be a big boss, and she didn't send a message home for a year, and she didn't take a penny to her family.

When Sister Qiu went to Huyang again, she asked Boss Liu of the Water Tofu Workshop to help inquire about Meiqu. At the same time, Sister Qiu couldn't complain in her heart about Mei Qu, who hadn't shown up for a year, he was the heart of Mei Laosu and Mao's family, and the two old people were the most favored

It's him, but he can be cold and cold for a year without saying a word to his home.

Within two days, the Wang family, who came to Qiuji Shop in the morning to pull water tofu, sent a message to Sister Qiu, saying that he had found Meiqu and was doing things in a brocade shop, doing some bookkeeping and other chores.

Sister Qiu nodded, although she is not a big boss, but it can be regarded as a legitimate livelihood.

However, the face of the family was a little strange, and when there was no one around, he whispered to Sister Qiu: "That shop is nominally a Li Yuanwai, but in fact, it ...... It is the property that Li Yuanwai bought for his outer room. We inquired about the lady's uncle was originally a helper in a grain and oil store, and then I don't know how to meet the man who looked at the door for the lady of the outer room, the man recommended him to go to the brocade shop, when we found him, said that his father and mother could not find him, asked someone to inquire about him, he was a little impatient, said that he was busy, and now the Dragon Boat Festival is not free to go home. ”

Sister Qiu's scalp is a little numb, she doesn't expect Mei Qu to do anything glorious about the lintel, the outer room is the outer room, just if Mei Qu can work and earn money in peace, and do a job of making a living.

"Oh, that bothers you." Sister Qiu sincerely thanked her, she knew Mei Qu's temperament, but she was afraid that her attitude was very bad at that time, but she was embarrassed by these family members who helped to bring words.

It's just that the embarrassed expression on the family's face continued, as if he couldn't make up his mind whether he should continue to speak, and finally said: "There is another matter, one of my eldest brothers inquired about the outer room...... is not from a serious background, Li Yuanwai's family did not agree to carry her into the door, so he raised her outside...... The man who guarded the door, and the maid who served her, were all brought out by her from a non-serious place......"

The implication is that the man Mei Qu recognized did not come out of a serious place, and the person who knew him from that place was afraid that Mei Qu was not so peaceful in Huyang.

It's really embarrassing to have such an uncle! This is Sister Qiu's only thought.

Probably seeing Sister Qiu's embarrassment, the family hurriedly relieved her eyes and said: "Mei Niang, don't be angry, we all know that you and that Meiqu are not all the way." At first, Mei Quzhi didn't work in the grain and oil store because he had a bad temper, couldn't get along with other guys, and was lazy and didn't listen to discipline, so the boss drove him away. ”

"Okay, I know, thank you little brother." Sister Qiu thanked her, and gave the family a copper plate bag, which contained a string of money, "A few little brothers have worked hard, and these money have bothered the little brothers to buy some food." ”

The family symbolically excused himself a few words, and then happily took the money bag, he liked to do things for this Mei Niangzi, Mei Niangzi is generous, every time she comes back, she will entertain them to eat bean curd, if there is another reward for helping to do things, they are all grabbing to get water tofu.

Sister Qiu doesn't plan to go back to Xiaohe Town these days, and plans to go back when the Dragon Boat Festival is sent in early May, but Mei Laosuo can't wait, so she took the initiative to come to the Qiu Ji shop in the town to find Sister Qiu to inquire about the news.

It was almost noon when Mei Laosu came, and he wore a broken reed hat

Standing by the door of the store with his hands behind his back, the silk handkerchief around his neck was soaked with sweat, and his chest was extremely thin in his open shirt.

"Master, why are you here?" Sister Qiu asked in surprise, "Come in, sister-in-law Chunxiang, give my father a bowl of bean curd!" Mei Laosuo hurriedly shook his hand, "If you don't eat it, you won't eat it, I'll harvest the oats immediately, and I won't have time to come over in two days." Sister Qiu, what about your uncle...... How's it going? ”

Probably really thirsty, Mei Laosuo ate a large bowl of water in one go, and Chunxiang's daughter-in-law next to him hurriedly refilled the water, and he raised his head again and finished eating.

"How is your uncle?" Mei Laosuo wiped the water traces from the corners of his mouth and asked anxiously.

Sister Qiu smiled and said: "It's good, didn't my uncle work in a grain and oil store before, but now he has changed places and works in a brocade shop, and it's not clear whether it's bookkeeping or what." ”

Hearing this, Mei Laosu's black and thin face full of pleats immediately unfolded, and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile, he was happy in his heart, and he talked a lot, and said: "The brocade shop is better than the grain and oil store, and you can earn more when you deal with rich people!" Your uncle must be a bookkeeper, he has this ability, he has read some books......"

"Eh......" Sister Qiu vaguely attached a sentence, Jue is really a pure and kind person, Mei Qu treated her like that, in order to make Mei Lao Su and the old couple feel relieved, she still said good things for Mei Qu.

Mei Laosuo finished being happy, and then asked: "Then will your uncle go home for the Dragon Boat Festival?" Your milk matchmaker told a few ladies, and waited for him to come back and look at each other, eh, this child can't patronize and work outside! You, the niece, are all about to leave the cabinet, and he doesn't have a house yet. ”

Sister Qiu resisted the urge to complain in her heart, shook her head and said, "Uncle said that he was busy and had no time to go back, so the New Year's ...... It is possible to return. In fact, Mei Qu didn't mention the New Year, Sister Qiu felt that he wouldn't come back, but looking at Mei Laosu's disappointed and expectant eyes, she added.

"It's okay to come back for the New Year!" Mei Laosu knows that the kid has a future, and he can't be happy in his heart, the more promising Mei Qu is, the smoother the marriage will be, if Mei Qu really becomes a big boss, a big account room, he doesn't have to marry a country girl, and then he can marry a Huyang lady as a daughter-in-law with Mao.

Seeing that Mei Laosuo got up to leave, Sister Qiu hurriedly said, "Master, will you eat at our place at noon?" ”

"No, your grandmother has cooked at home." Mei Laosuo shook his hand, he was different from Mei Laosuo's gluttonous couple, Mei Laosuo thought that he still had backbone, and he couldn't do such a thing as "pouting rice".

Just as Sister Qiu was sending Mei Laosuo out, the door of the store to the backyard was pushed open with a "bang", and Sister Qiu turned her face back to see that her cousin Zhang Ruoxu came out of the backyard with his hands behind his back with anger on his face.

"Brother Qian, what's wrong with you?" Sister Qiu asked worriedly. In her impression, Zhang Ruoxu has always been a gentle and talkative temper, and she has never seen him so angry, and then Li Ailian and Zhang Yuxiu in the courtyard seem to be all there, yes

Is there a family conflict?

After Zhang Ruoxu rushed out in anger, he realized that it was Sister Qiu in front of him, nodded at Sister Qiu with a slightly relieved face, and walked towards the direction of the academy without saying a word.

And it was Mei Yindi who chased him out, standing by the door and looking at Zhang Ruoxu's distant direction, stomping his feet and shouting in annoyance: "Brother Qian, why did you leave before you had lunch?" ”

Mei Laosu hadn't left yet, first shrunk to the side and watched Zhang Da Laoxiu leave angrily, and then watched Mei Yindi calling by the door. Although Mei Yindi has gained weight and has more meat on her face, he still recognizes it at a glance, this lady is the eldest granddaughter Mei Yindi who he watched grow up.

"You...... Yindi?! Mei Laosu pointed at Mei Yindi and was surprised, "You, why are you here?" ”

Mei Yindi turned her face back and realized that Mei Laosuo was also standing by the door, even if she was frightened, her face was as earthy as earth, and her tongue was all knotted, "I...... I ......"

"A few days ago, Sister Yindi came over, saying that she was hungry and had nothing to eat, so I took it upon myself to take in Sister Yindi for a few days." Sister Qiu hurriedly said, "It's not too late to tell the second uncle yet." ”

Mei Laosuo glanced at Mei Yindi's belly, the clothes she wore in early summer were thin, Mei Yindi's belly was mediocre, it was obvious that the child had already disappeared or had been born, his expression was a little complicated, and asked, "Where have you been all there for a long time?" Why don't you even have a letter? ”

Mei Yindi's frightened palms all trembled, her upper and lower teeth touched together and she was fighting, and she was thinking about one thing in her mind, that is, it was over, Mei Tang was determined to take her home, and she didn't know what would be waiting for her. She didn't expect that the Mei family would still be in the town when the noon market was dispersed, otherwise she wouldn't dare to leave the store at this time.

(End of chapter)