Chapter 8 Uncle Chen
Lu Caiqing got up early and practiced in the dark, and even embroidered some flowers and plants in a good way, Chen Ming just died, and her mother-in-law couldn't afford to be sick, she got up early and greedy to cook medicine for her mother-in-law and waited, but in exchange for her mother-in-law's suspicion.
She instructed Cai Qing on the kang and asked the neighbor to give a letter to the uncle and ask him to come back to guard the family property, she was afraid that Cai Qing would have bad intentions and be lazy and slippery to make money and kill him. In fact, she knew that Lu Caiqing was not the kind of person she thought, but if she didn't say so, the son who was a bad gambler would not come back, and when it came to money, maybe he would come back.
How could Chen's little calculation hide from Lu Caiqing, she also knew that her eldest son was dead, she was sick, and she had no backbone and wanted her second son to come back to visit her, which was normal for people.
She understands in her heart, but this uncle is a man after all, I heard that his character is not good, how can he get along with him if he comes back, his mother-in-law is sick in bed, if he has bad intentions, he will explain here, or run away by himself?
But looking back at the poor old lady, thinking that Chen Ming was good to herself, after all, although the old lady was not right about herself, she was Chen Ming's mother after all, and it was not good to leave her, and she couldn't pass the hurdle of her conscience.
Lu Caiqing's heart was horizontal, forget it, let's wait for Chen Yang to come back, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, it's a big deal to run away at that time, if he makes a difficulty, he will come to die Mingzhi, maybe he will wear back to modern times?
Sure enough, as soon as he heard that the family had money, Uncle Chen Yang came back the next day, and as soon as he walked into the yard, he heard his neighbor Brother Li shouting: "Da Lang's daughter-in-law!" Your uncle is back. ”
Lu Caiqing was waiting for her mother-in-law to eat in the house, and when she heard that her uncle was back, she was shocked, Chen also came to her senses when she heard the news, and her body was much better.
Because of the arrival of his neighbor Brother Li, Lu Caiqing hurriedly put on his shoes and went to the ground, walked out of the door and politely said some words of thanks and the like, and sent Brother Li away.
Chen Yang stood at the door, and suddenly saw a girl walking out of the house, and he was curious for a while, so he stopped and watched. The thin body is wearing a clean dark blue floral jacket, a faint smile on the simple face, and the black eyes are full of aura, which looks particularly delicate.
Lu Caiqing sent Brother Li away, and he was also looking at his uncle, and saw that he was seventeen or eighteen years old, his face was like a heavy jujube, and his lips were like grease; Danfeng eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, wearing a small felt hat with two ears, a dim coarse cotton robe, and cotton shoes with black cloth and white soles on her feet.
Lu Caiqing was displeased, but still said politely: "Uncle! Mother-in-law is waiting for you on the kang, let's go into the house when it's cold! ”
Chen Yang then remembered that he heard a few days ago that his mother told his eldest brother that he was a daughter-in-law, and she was quite smart, but this eldest brother was also a short-lived ghost, and he was not blessed, and this good thing fell to me, thinking of this hippie smiling voice "sister-in-law" and entered the house.
Lu Caiqing glared at him angrily, but still followed into the house, and saw Chen lying on Chen Yang crying, and muttering: "Yang'er! Why did you just come back? Your eldest brother left his mother a few days ago, how can you let your mother live alone! It's good that you're back, don't leave your mother now, okay? ”
Chen Yang stretched out his hand to hug his mother, pretending to be sad and said, "Mother! Feel relieved! Now I have won a lot of gambling money, and if I don't leave my mother alone, I will accompany my mother to live a good life, okay? ”
Chen listened to a lot of comfort in his heart, Lu Caiqing saw his heart and said, the second son is still sweet-mouthed, will coax the old lady to be happy, this dog can't change to eat, and will come back if he wins, he must be worried about the old lady's belongings to come back to make her happy, only she will believe that her son will stay by her side again and again.
The corners of Chen Yang's mouth rose slightly, and he was looked at by Lu Caiqing, and suddenly he felt a sense of weakness, when he coaxed his mother before, the eldest brother would never be able to see it, and he was still persuading his mother to believe in himself, but this girl seemed to know everything, and she had a sense of being seen through by her.
Chen's health miraculously improved because of his son's return, Lu Caiqing was still doing needlework, waiting for his mother-in-law to do laundry and cooking, while Chen Yang had nothing to do, his eyes were rolling on Lu Caiqing's body, Chen saw this, and slapped Chen Yang's back with a "snap" of the wooden board with the soles of his shoes.
"You can be honest with me, she is your eldest brother's daughter-in-law, I don't care how many women you raise outside, she has to stay in our Chen family for the rest of her life, I can't let you ruin your eldest brother's reputation."
Chen Yang pretended to rub his back, but in fact, the old lady just gave him a warning, who was willing to really do it, Chen Yang promised in his mouth: "Mother! How can you think of me like this, I just look at a wild girl in the countryside, how can I become so smart when I arrive at our house, isn't it unusual? I have nothing to do at home, she is the one who comes out and goes in and dangles in front of my eyes, no wonder me. ”
Chen listened to the words of the day, looked at Lu Caiqing, and shouted: "Caiqing! Don't shake, look dizzy, go outside and fill the tank with water. ”
Lu Caiqing listened, in fact, she didn't want to walk around in front of that bad man, but her mother-in-law told her to either do this or that, and she didn't let her leave her sight.
The water that the Chen family eats is an old well at the entrance of the village, Lu Caiqing carries a flat pole, and the wooden barrels in front and behind are shaking badly, and he finally walks to the entrance of the village. When the men of other families saw her coming, they all quickly beat the water and left, Lu Caiqing was not surprised, thinking that his mother-in-law or daughter-in-law must have warned her one by one, and she was not allowed to talk to herself.
Lu Caiqing also picked up water a few times, so she didn't point to help, she brought up two buckets of well water, she struggled to carry the water to the house, repeated a few times back and forth, and finally filled the tank.
She just entered the house, but saw her mother-in-law fall on the kang without a sound, this is not like falling asleep, because the quilt on her body is not covered, even if he is not filial, his son will not see his mother sleeping and freezing like this.
Lu Caiqing walked closer and found that her mother-in-law had fainted, her breath was weak, she hurriedly pinched the old lady's middle woman, Chen woke up, opened her eyes and saw that it was her daughter-in-law, and tears flowed down as soon as she "brushed".
"Cai Qing! Where do you say that our Chen family has done evil, how could we give birth to such an unfilial son! Chen complained aggrievedly as if he had seen a long-lost relative.
Lu Caiqing guessed in her heart that her precious son must have done something to make her angry, so that her mother-in-law fainted angrily.
Chen couldn't stop scolding: "That dead boy is every time, he deceives his wife with clever words, and rolls away all the money in our family, picking green!" What do you say our mothers will live on in the future! ”
Lu Caiqing listened, and sure enough, it was really that uncle who swept away the family's money, and he deserved it! Who made you believe the words of a gambler again and again, but seeing that her mother-in-law was so sad, she still stepped forward to comfort a few words.