Whether it was before or after getting married, Yan Niang rarely went out, she didn't want to return to the Ling family too quickly, so she slowed down her pace when she left the village. Halfway down the road, a little beggar dressed in tatters and covered in dirt suddenly sprang out from the side of the road.

The little beggar looked very old, thin and small, and he didn't know whether it was a man or a woman.

Yan Niang was taken aback, and subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Sister, you can do it, give me something to eat, I haven't eaten for a few days." The little beggar stopped her.

The voice sounded like a little girl, watching her begging herself, Yan Niang took the opportunity to look at the other party a few times, only to see a small face with yellow muscles hidden under the messy hair. Seeing that she was pitiful, she handed her a piece of caramel candy, "You eat this first, I don't have anything else to eat on me." ”

The little girl hurriedly took it, ate the caramel in three or two clicks, and after eating, she looked at the paper bag in Yan Niang's hand with a blank eye. Yan Niang had no choice but to give her another piece.

Maybe there is a piece of caramel at the bottom, the little girl's eating appearance is not as rude as before, and she thanked Yan Niang while eating.

Yan Niang felt pity and asked her why she became like this, the little girl's eyes immediately turned red, and she told Yan Niang that she was separated from her family, and finally met human traffickers, and finally escaped from the traffickers.

Yan Niang sympathized with her plight, so she gave her all the packets of caramel and stuffed the only dozen copper coins in her purse into her hand.

The little girl didn't want to ask if she could go home with Yan Niang, and Yan Niang shook her head in embarrassment. If she brought people back, her mother-in-law Wen would definitely be driven out with her.

Maybe she saw Yan Niang's embarrassment, the little girl didn't insist, and watched Yan Niang go away.

After the fifteenth day of the first month, Ling Jiming returned to the county school, Yan Niang also started embroidery again, a few days ago Qi shopkeeper came to a trip in person, the Su family hoped to get the finished product at the end of March, for which Yan Niang paid an extra ten taels of silver.

Yan Niang devoted herself to the embroidery work, and finally finished all the things in mid-March, so she notified the shopkeeper Qi to come and inspect the goods.

When the shopkeeper Qi came, Mama Su next to Mrs. Su Yuanwai also came, she carefully looked at the wedding dress, quilt, etc. several times, and saw that there was no problem, so there was a smile on her serious face, praised her for her good craftsmanship, and asked her if she would like to go to Su Mansion to be an embroiderer.

Yan Niang shook her head with a smile, and the shopkeeper Qi said on the side: "Ling Erlang is a student of the county school, and he will be a great person in the future. The implication is that it is impossible for Yan Niang to go to the Su family.

Mama Su only mentioned it casually, and when she saw that Yan Niang refused, she didn't continue.

After sending away the shopkeeper Qi and Mama Su, Wen took all the silver with a straight face, and did not leave a penny for Yan Niang. Yan Niang didn't say anything, but Ling Sanniang was dissatisfied with her: "Mother, the second sister-in-law has worked hard to embroider for so long, why did you take it all." ”

Wen glared at her, "Your sister-in-law didn't say anything, but you are babbling." After saying that, he ignored her and went straight back to the room.

Yan Niang smiled indifferently, anyway, she can't do embroidery work in the future, and there will be no next time.

In mid-February, Ling Jiming came back from the county school and brought a little girl back, saying that the little girl had sold herself, and he couldn't bear to buy the person back.

The moment she saw people, Yan Niang couldn't help but be surprised, it turned out that the little girl Ling Jiming brought back was the one she met on the way in the second day of the new year.

The little girl's name is Begonia, about the same age as Ling Sanniang, but not as tall as Ling Sanniang, Wen asked Yan Niang to boil a pot of water for her to wash, and gave her Ling Sanniang's two sets of old clothes.

Haitang signed a deed of sale, and after a few days in the Ling family, the Wen family asked her to work with Yan Niang. As for Ling Sanniang, after having Begonia, the Wen family refused to let her little daughter get involved in these things anymore.

A few days ago, the eldest daughter Yuan Niang came back and talked to her, saying that there was an excellent family affair that wanted to be set for Sanniang, the man was the son of his son-in-law and cousin, and he was only fifteen years old when he was in Xiucai, and his cousin opened two shops in the county, and the family was quite rich.

Wen was a little moved, and in order to make this happen, he deliberately asked his son to come back, in order to let him go to the county to inquire. She thinks that her youngest daughter will marry into the county seat in the future, so she should be raised like the daughter of a big family.

Begonia is quick with her hands and feet, always scrambling to work, and it is much easier to have her in Yan Niang. She seems to like Yan Niang very much, and when she is free, she also stays by Yan Niang's side. Wen was a little dissatisfied with this, but she had more important things in front of her, so she just knocked on Haitang for a few words.

On this day, Wen took Ling Sanniang to Ling's mother-in-law's house, and Ling's father went to the shop in the town, and only Yan Niang and Haitang were at home. Yan Niang was a little depressed and uncomfortable when she got up in the morning, she thought she hadn't slept well last night, but who knew that at noon, it was dark in front of her and almost fell into trouble.

Seeing this, Haitang hurriedly helped her to lie on the bed.

"Begonia, you go and do your thing, I'll just rest for a while." Yan Niang said.

Begonia didn't speak, her left hand suddenly grabbed her hand, and her right hand gently rested on her wrist, looking very serious. Yan Niang looked at her puzzled, "Begonia, you..."

Haitang frowned and asked, "Sister Yan Niang, didn't you come to your menstrual affair?" ”

Yan Niang's menstrual affairs have always been inaccurate, sometimes only once in several months, so she doesn't care about whether the menstrual affairs come at all or not. Haitang said: "I just took your pulse, it seems that you are pregnant." ”

As soon as these words came out, Yan Niang was stunned.

Then I heard Haitang say very annoyedly: "I don't know if it's accurate." I knew that I should have studied hard with my father in the first place. ”

Yan Niang came back to her senses and said, "It's okay if it's not allowed." She wanted to ask why Haitang took the pulse, but she was afraid that the little girl would remember that her father and mother would be sad, so she didn't mention anything.

After Haitang went out, she carefully covered her hand on her lower abdomen, was she really pregnant? She thought about the abnormalities in her body in the past few days, and her intuition told her that Begonia did not take the wrong pulse.

A complicated emotion rose in her heart, she didn't know if this child should come or not?

From this day on, Haitang refused to let Yan Niang do heavy work, and after more than ten days, she once again checked Yan Niang's pulse, and her eyes lit up suddenly, "Sister Yan Niang, you are really pregnant." ”

Yan Niang smiled, "Begonia is really capable." ”

Listening to her praise herself, Haitang rarely blushed, and she immediately told Wen's the news, but she kept an eye on it, and didn't say that she was diagnosed by herself, only that she saw Yan Niang vomit several times. Wen was stunned at first, and then rejoiced, this daughter-in-law was finally happy.

She asked Father Ling to invite Lang Zhong from the village to come over, and Lang Zhong smiled and said hello to them after taking the pulse. Counting the days, Yan Niang was pregnant on the days of the New Year, and the expected date of delivery was in mid-September. And Ling Jiming was going to participate in the Autumn Festival in August, and the two major events of the Ling family collided together.

Knowing that Yan Niang was pregnant, Wen was like a different person, and she no longer looked at Yan Niang as she did before, although she was not as good as Ling Sanniang, as long as she didn't deliberately find fault with Yan Niang, she was very satisfied.

A few days later, Father Ling asked someone to bring a letter to Ling Jiming, in which he told him the news of Yan Niang's pregnancy. After Ling Jiming read the letter, he didn't have a trace of joy in his heart.

He Wencai saw him with a tense face and asked, "Brother Ling, why are you still frowning when you receive the letter from home?" ”

Ling Jiming shook his head, "It's nothing, something happened at home, my father and mother think they should tell me." ”

Seeing this, He Wencai patted him on the shoulder, "Relax." After speaking, he sighed again, "Recently, our family has not been peaceful, and my wife's sister's body has been ineffective, and it is estimated that it will only be these two days." ”

Ling Jiming was surprised: "It's really not good? ”

He Wencai nodded, "My brother-in-law has taken leave to accompany me at home these days, and the husband and wife always have to send people off for the last journey." ”

Ling Jiming suddenly realized, no wonder he hadn't seen Jiang Yucheng for several days.

Jiangjia Village

Jiang Yucheng stayed in front of his wife's bed, Leng Jiaojiao had not had much time, the whole person was skinny, her face was as pale as paper, she looked at her husband who had been haggard a lot in the past few days, and felt very guilty.

"Cousin, I caused you to be the burden, you shouldn't have married me in the first place."

Jiang Yucheng held her hand and comforted: "It's not your fault, this marriage contract was made when we were young, don't you want me to become a treacherous person when you say this?" ”

Leng Jiaojiao's eyes were red, "Cousin, you are a good person, I am already satisfied to be able to marry you in this life." You promise me that after I go, you will not stay for the first three months, find a healthy girl to marry, and let my aunt hold her grandson as soon as possible. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into tears, "It's all because I'm not angry, not only did I not fulfill my responsibilities as a wife and daughter-in-law, but I made you and your aunt suffer for me." ”

She cried sadly, Jiang Yucheng comforted her for a while, Xu was tired of crying, and fell asleep after a while, Jiang Yucheng did not leave, and kept guarding her.

It's almost time, Leng Jiaojiao suddenly woke up again, and her spirit looked much better than before. She said to Jiang Yucheng: "Cousin, I want to see my sister." ”

Jiang Yucheng chuckled in his heart, hurriedly ran next door, and brought down the stool in a panic.

"Mother, let someone inform my cousin, spoil her... She doesn't seem to be able to do it anymore. Jiang Yucheng's voice was mixed with trembling, Guo Shi was also shocked when he saw him at a loss, and after coming back to his senses, he hurriedly asked him to go to the town to call his eldest niece, and he followed his son to his daughter-in-law.

Leng Jiaojiao leaned on the head of the bed with her clothes on, and when she saw Guo Shi coming in, she leaned forward, and Guo hurriedly stepped forward, "You kid, why don't you take care of your body so much." ”

Leng Jiaojiao smiled weakly, "Uncle, I'm fine." ”

Even if he doesn't like this daughter-in-law anymore, at this time, Guo has only mercy left. She's only seventeen years old, the same age as a fresh flower, but...

Leng Jiaojiao looked at Guo Shi and said: "Uncle, Jiaojiao can't stand you, I have always kept in my heart the kindness of parenting over the years, I can no longer repay you in this life, I can only repay your kindness in the next life." ”

Guo Shi only felt that his nose was sour, and patted her hand, "Good boy, don't say it, my aunt understands." ”

Leng Jiaojiao shook her head, "Auntie, I have already told my cousin that after I go, he doesn't have to guard it for me." You must choose a healthy and virtuous girl for him, so that I can be blinded. ”

"There is also my sister, she has a bad temperament, and she married into the He family, if she is wronged in the He family in the future, please ask my aunt and cousin to take more care of her for the sake of blood kinship."

Guo nodded.

Leng Jiaojiao smiled, her eyes kept staring at the door, Guo knew that she was waiting for Leng Ruru to come back. Just as she wanted to say a few words of comfort, her hand suddenly drooped, and when she looked up, her eyes were closed.

She hurriedly shouted, "Jiaojiao, you can't close your eyes, Ruru hasn't arrived yet." ”

The only thing that answered her was Leng Jiaojiao's gradually cooling body.

When Jiang Yucheng and Leng Ruru came back, Leng Jiaojiao had already gone for half an hour, and Guo wiped her body and changed her clothes. Leng Ruru didn't see her sister for the last time, and almost fainted from crying.

Jiang Yucheng, who was young, became a widower after only one year of marriage.