Chapter XVIII

After sending Mrs. Mo back to the house, Mo Li didn't see Zhu's shadow left and right, it stands to reason that Zhu should come over to take a look at the old lady at this time, could it be that something is entangled? And just came in all the way, and I didn't see Aunt Xue and Xue Lin.

"Is lunch ready? Take it now, the old lady didn't eat much in the Xie Mansion. Mo Li said and asked Liu's mother again, "Did Mrs. eat at noon?" ”

"It's all ready, it's hot in the kitchen, my wife's lunch has just been delivered, and my lord has come back before." Mother Liu smiled as she spoke, "The girl is waiting, I'll go to the kitchen and let them bring it." ”

Mo Li wanted to have lunch with Mrs. Mo, but she just sat for a while, feeling a little uneasy, and said to Mrs. Mo: "Grandma and Xue'er will use it first, I'll go to my mother's place to have a look, it's a little boring today, I'm afraid it's not good for my mother." ”

Old Lady Mo nodded: "You go, if your mother is really bad, let her rest well, and you don't have to come to me to serve." ”

Mo Xue followed: "I'll go over with my sister." ”

"You accompany grandma to dinner." Mo Li touched her head and turned to leave.

After walking to Zhu's courtyard, I looked inside and saw Hongyu, the maid beside Zhu, coming out of the house with a food box. Mo Li walked over and asked, "Mrs. has eaten?" ”

"It's the girl who's back." After looking at Mo Li, Hongyu smiled, then sighed lightly and whispered, "Mrs. said that she has no appetite, and she hasn't moved much of this meal." ”

"Are you feeling unwell?" Mo Li opened the food box in Hongyu's hand as she spoke, and saw that the food inside was really good.

Hongyu hesitated for a while, and said vaguely: "Aunt Xue came before, and then the master also came over, and this is just out." ”

Mo Li frowned, took the food box in Hongyu's hand, and then entered the Zhu family's house.

"Yo, is the old lady back?" Suddenly, seeing the eldest girl come in, Zhu came back to his senses, was stunned, and stood up and was about to go out.

"Grandma said, it's hot today, so my mother doesn't have to go over to serve, so as not to run back and forth and get heat stroke." Mo Li smiled, put the food box in his hand on the table, opened it, and continued while taking it out, "Although the weather is hot and I have no appetite, my mother has eaten two bites, and it is not good at all." It just so happens that I haven't eaten yet, so I'll have lunch with my mother here today, and grandma has Mo Xue with me. ”

Zhu wanted to say no, but when he heard that the girl hadn't eaten yet, he called Hongyu and asked her to add a bowl of white rice to the girl, and asked Aunt Gu to add two more dishes.

"Mother, you eat first, and I will ask Aunt Gu to make you a bowl of fresh bamboo shoots and ham soup in the evening, which can boost your appetite." Mo Li placed the rice in front of Zhu, and moved the plate of fried kale and toon eggs over.

Although he had no appetite, but the girl was so considerate, Zhu still felt much better, so he picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile: "Go to Xie's house today, are Xue'er and the old lady too happy?" That Xie Mansion must be very remarkable, what kind of face do the people in their Mansion have? ”

"That kind of person, there will be nothing wrong with etiquette, after a small banquet, I recognized my face, and grandma took us back." Mo Li smiled faintly, thought about it, and then told the Zhu family about the food in the Xie Mansion and which guests they had seen today, and then commented on their clothes and accessories. It didn't take long for Hongyu to bring her food, and the mother and daughter chatted and ate, and before they knew it, Zhu had eaten most of the bowl of rice, and those dishes were also eaten.

"If the girl is really caring, I haven't eaten like this for many days." Zhu put down his chopsticks and said with relief.

"In fact, the food at home is delicious, and although the food of other people's families is fine, they always feel that something is missing in their mouths." Mo Li also put the chopsticks and asked Hongyu to put away the dishes and bowls, and then she got up to make tea for the Zhu family.

"Lili seems to be much more sensible now than before." Zhu took the tea, looked at his daughter, and smiled with a little emotion.

"I heard that Aunt Xue is here? Dad also came back, but what's the matter? Mo Li looked at Zhu and took a sip of tea before asking casually.

As soon as Zhu heard this, the smile on her face faded, and she gently flicked the tea lid, then put down the teacup and sighed: "What else can I do, not the same as before, let your father give some silver to help her mother's side." This time it was for the sake of cure, and said that it was borrowed, but the amount asked for was a bit too much, and now we have no money left at home, your father can't agree, and then she came to my side to cry, back and forth a few words......" Zhu shook his head as he said, "Forget it, don't mention this, let her make trouble for a few days and it will stop." ”

Mo Li frowned and asked, "How much does she want to speak?" ”

"I asked for three hundred taels, saying that her brother was very sick this time, and the house was forcibly occupied, and her brother and sister were pregnant with another child in their wombs, and now they are borrowing one night in the east and one day in the west. After thinking about it, only by finding a place to settle down, curing the disease, and then doing some small business can we have a way to live. ”

Mo Li sneered: "Three hundred taels, she's crazy, she can't open this mouth, ten of them is not worth this money." ”

"She's just that temperamental." Zhu Shi rubbed his eyebrows, "Okay, don't worry about this." ”

"Her brother is a eater, drinker, prostitute and gambler, and it is estimated that he owes gambling debts to others, and as a result, the house was confiscated." Mo Li sneered, then thought about it, and said a little worriedly, "It's just that my father was cried by her for a few days, and it was easy to soften, my father was fooled once before, and he spent dozens of taels in vain, and this time he won't ...... again."

Zhu frowned and shook his head: "Now your father can't get so much silver, she is just making trouble in vain, and in the end, at most, let her get some fabric from the store." ”

That can't be so indulgent, and there are still some things behind, she has always been in the boudoir before, and she has never interfered in the affairs of the family before getting married, so many things are slowly known later. And now that the family's business is in a difficult time, I don't know how my father and Han Sidao discussed, that man will not suffer easily, even if she hinted at it that day, but according to her father's temperament, I am afraid it will be difficult to bargain.

Mo Li pondered for a while, and then said: "Mother, don't worry about that woman, if she really dares to go too far, don't blame us for ignoring relatives." ”

Zhu was stunned and was about to open his mouth, but at this time, Hongyu came in and said, "Madam, Grandma Lin is here." ”

Zhu was stunned again: "Why did she come over at this time?" ”

Mo Li rolled her eyes and lowered her eyes, smiling slightly, it seems that she was really pressured by the Xie family after the incident in the east window, so Mrs. Yang couldn't even wait today.