was slapped inexplicably, Li Nanniang was suddenly blinded by the fan, she lay on the ground, her eyes looked at the roof in a daze, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a while.

The cheeks that were slapped were hot and painful, and this feeling was completely different from when she slapped others. At that time, she was hurting in the palm of her hand, but her heart was extremely happy.

The lights and candles in the bedroom suddenly turned on, and Li Nanniang saw her mother-in-law, who had long since passed away, sitting on the bed, and the dead man Da Kui standing beside her mother-in-law with an honest appearance. The mother-in-law's eyes were not at all as kind as in memory, but cold and venomous, like a snake dormant in a nest in the grass.

Li Nanniang couldn't help but shudder, and shouted in a suppressed voice: "Mother! ”

"Hmm!" The old lady hummed unhappily and pointed to the kitchen outside: "What time is this, why don't you hurry up and cook for Da Kui?" In addition, the firewood in that yard has not been chopped for a long time, and the weather is getting colder and colder, so it is possible that you want to freeze to death for our mother. And the water tank, why is it half a jar of water, before dawn, if you are not satisfied, don't want to eat this meal! ”

Li Nanniang has a fire in her belly, but at this moment she is facing two dead ghosts, not living people, even if there is fire, she can't send it out, and she doesn't dare to say anything. I can only respond sullenly and go to the kitchen to cook!

In the spare time of cooking, she also looks out from time to time with the corner of her eye. The dead ghost mother-in-law sat in her bedroom, and the dead ghost man followed her silently, like an overseer.

When you're done, go chopping wood! When I carried the big axe with my hand, I almost flashed my waist. Li Nanniang was a little strange, when she used to watch the safflower chopping wood, she didn't think this axe was heavy. But right now, the axe in her hand is like carrying dozens of catties of iron. When he went down with an axe, he didn't get to the firewood, but he almost hit his own foot.

She was aggrieved and shed tears, but the dead ghost mother-in-law was still urging her unrelentingly.

One, two, ten, twelve...... When Li Nanniang reached the eighteenth root, she heard the sound of a rooster crowing.

It is said that evil ghosts are afraid of the dawn, Li Nanniang used her eyes to aim at her dead ghost husband, and sure enough, his face changed slightly. Then, it was the voice of the dead ghost mother-in-law who was a little unhappy: "Let's get here here today, right?" The soup is sweet, the vegetables are salty, and the steamed buns are steamed hard. If it's still like this tomorrow, I'll let Da Kui clean you up. Da Kui, you also have to remember that this daughter-in-law can't be nice to her, can't listen to her, let her, don't fight for three days, go to the house to uncover the tiles! ”

Li Nanniang bit her lip angrily, her hands were full of blisters from chopping wood, and it hurt to the tip of her heart at this time.

The dead ghost man and the dead ghost mother-in-law finally left, Li Nanniang let out a sigh of relief, her body fell to the ground softly, and then opened her mouth and cried.

Crying and crying, I felt a chill on my head, and when I opened my eyes, I found that it was my son Li Nan.

"Nan'er! Nan'er! You can save your mother, but you have to be the master of your mother! ”

"Mother! Are you dreaming? Li Nan held a piece of cotton cloth soaked in cold water in his hand: "What did my mother dream about?" Why do you cry so much in your sleep? ”

"Dreaming?" Li Nanniang wiped her face, and then she saw clearly that she was still lying on her bed.

Li Nanniang came back to her senses a little, raised her hand and looked at it. Although my hand hurt a little, there was no blister from chopping wood. She quickly pulled her clothes over and went out into the yard to take a look. In the courtyard, there were really eighteen pieces of chopped firewood, and there was indeed a pot on the stove, and there was cooked food in it, but it was already cold.

"It's true! It's all true! ”

Li Nanniang muttered in fear, and a layer of cold sweat oozed from her head. The two legs are even weaker, and they can't stand steadily.

"What is true? Mother, what are you talking about? ”

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! Li Nanniang leaned on the stove and gasped weakly: "Nan'er, how long have we not been to see your father and grandmother?" ”

"Many years, right? The son also mentioned it to his mother many times, but the mother said that his father and grandmother had long since turned to ashes, and there was no need to go to the sacrifice. ”

"Did my mother say such bastard words?"

Li Nan originally wanted to say yes, but seeing that her mother's expression was a little strange, she kept those two words in her heart and didn't say anything.

"Although your father is not a prominent figure, and he has not been able to bring any glory and good life to the two of us, he is still your father and has given you a life. My mother said that there is no need to go to the sacrifice, you really don't want to go as a son. I know this, saying that you don't understand the deep meaning of your mother, and if you don't know, you think that your mother taught you to be unfilial. ”

"The money in the family is in the hands of my mother, and my mother said it herself. If the son goes to worship his father and grandmother, he has to spend money to buy sacrifices, so it is better to save it and buy a piece of meat for his mother to eat. Li Nan was also a little unhappy in his heart, he looked at his mother's slightly mean face and said: "Not to mention the son's father and grandmother, it is Honghua's father, when the son's father-in-law dies, you won't let your son go." Not only did you not let your son go, but even Honghua, you only let her go empty-handed. Mother, there is no one in the world who is as economical as you. ”

"Mother, this is not for your good! Besides, what kind of father-in-law, Honghua she has already been divorced from the Li family by you, even if she is a ghost, her dead ghost father has nothing to do with our Li family. Li Nanniang scolded and scolded, and the strength on her body came back: "Hurry up and buy some things, let's go see your father and grandmother!" It looks like it's almost the New Year, and you can't let your father and your grandmother deal with it over there, right? ”

"Except for the first three years of my father and grandmother's death, haven't you dealt with the rest of the years every year?" Li Nan replied in his mouth, but the person didn't move: "My son also told my mother." Some of the copper plates and scattered silver you gave to your son before were bought into rice and grain, and the rest were bought for your mother as medicinal wine. At the moment, Mo said that he was buying sacrificial things for his deceased father and grandmother, and that is, the paper and pen and ink used by his son to study. Mother, if you really want your father and grandmother to have a good New Year, think of a way to do it yourself. If there is nothing else to do on the mother's side, the son will go to study first. ”

"Let my mother figure it out? Mother, an old woman, what can be done? ”

"In the past, when the family had no money, my mother always asked Honghua to find a way. Honghua is also a woman, she can think of a way to make money, and her mother should be able to. Li Nan's face also changed: "It's still what my mother said before, saying that as long as my son concentrates on studying, he can take the scientific examination with peace of mind." As for the affairs of firewood, rice, oil and salt at home, there is no need for my son to worry about it. I went to buy rice grain yesterday, and I was already a son who felt sorry for my mother, and I will find a way for you to make money for the time being! ”

"You unfilial son, do you let your mother also learn the saffron and go to wash people's clothes?" Li Nanniang pointed at Li Nan with her finger.

"If my mother has another way, it's okay!" Li Nan's gaze also became cold: "In the years when my father and grandmother just went, didn't my mother also find a way to support her son?" Now, no matter how hard she works, when her son is admitted to the champion and becomes a big official, she will naturally compensate. ”

The resentment and anger in his stomach all disappeared when he heard Li Nan's last words. Li Nanniang smiled and said: "It's not that my mother wants to be angry with you, it's really that my mother is old and can't do those rough jobs." Think about how difficult your mother's life was when you were young. First your father died unexpectedly, then your grandmother, and the family was poor, and your mother didn't force you to grow up and marry you.

But Nan'er, what you said is also right, you will be a person who will be a big official in the future, and you will be a son-in-law for the Zhou family, and it is obviously inappropriate to go out to work in this capacity. Don't worry, the matter of silver, my mother will find a way, and she will never make you wronged. ”

"Mother, what else can I do?"

Li Nanniang tugged at the corners of her mouth: "My mother still has the jewelry she accumulated in the early years, although it is not a good thing, but if you take it to a pawnshop, you can also exchange it for some silver, which should be used in an emergency." You also have to be careful about the affairs of the Zhou family, as long as this matter is done, we will not be worried. ”

The matter of the Zhou family, Li Nan heard her mother mention it once earlier, and she was also secretly concerned. He was poor for half his life, and he originally expected the scientific expedition to change his fate, but now, God put another better opportunity in front of him. Being an official must be good, but a person like him who is from a small family and has no foundation behind him, even if he is admitted to the top prize, he still has to be placed outside.

If you are lucky, you can go to a remote place to be a state capital, if you are unlucky, it is also possible to make up for the position of a certain seven-grade county order, and the family has no power and power, and it is almost difficult to go up again.

The newcomer in Luoyang City, Lord Xie Xuanxie, is an example. The champion and the first have still been released for many years, if it weren't for the connections of the Xie family, how could they return to the capital and sit in their current position. Of course, he Li Nan and Xie Xuan are still incomparable. Although the Xie family has no important background in the court, they still belong to a famous family, even if it is only a seven-grade county order, they can not worry about eating and drinking. What about him? If you really make the Qipin County Order, I'm afraid that you will have to stay in that place for the rest of your life.

So instead of being an official, it is better to listen to your mother and be the son-in-law of the Zhou family. The Zhou family has both an official background and a number of industries, even if he is a fool, he can live a nourishing life.

Although Li Nan thought so in his heart, he still made an embarrassed look on his face: "The matter of the Zhou family, my son still has to think about it again." After all, it is a wife, how is the young lady of the family this week, and the son doesn't know yet, if he marries someone who doesn't go with his mother's wishes, won't it make his mother embarrassed. ”

"Miss Zhou is not a country girl like Honghua, she is also a rich daughter and knowledgeable. My mother has already inquired for you, although the appearance of Miss Zhou's family is not ranked first in Luoyang City, but it is in the top three. In the early years, there was also news that the emperor had taken a fancy to Miss Zhou, and when she became an adult, he would give her son a concubine. Later, I realized that the Zhou family only had such a daughter, so I gave up. Think about it, what kind of place is in this palace? Are all the beauties in the world hidden? If Miss Zhou's appearance is not good enough, she will not be looked down upon by the emperor. ”

Li Nan was overjoyed in his heart, but he still covered it up: "This is all a false rumor, how can outsiders know what Miss Zhou's appearance is." ”

"If you don't know, you can just go and see for yourself when the time comes." Li Nanniang beat her waist: "My mother has already found a reliable person to say goodbye to the Zhou family, and in just these two days, the news will be able to come back." Nan'er, you, just wait to be a good son-in-law of the Zhou family! ”

"What about Daddy and Grandmother?"

"Didn't my mother already say just now, first find some jewelry, you go to pawn, buy some sacrifices for your father and grandmother, and by the way, tell them the good news. lest they be uneasy and toss their mothers at night! ”

Thinking of last night, Li Nanniang couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and even the good mood she brought when she talked about the Zhou family just now disappeared in an instant!

(Education 123 Literature Network)