Chapter 60: A Hundred Years Old Tree
There is a hundred-year-old tree in the backyard of Jirentang, a hundred years ago before Jirentang was already here, when it was reluctant to cut down and kept it, a hundred years are long, the ancestors can't survive time, but this tree can.
The foliage is dense enough to block the dazzling sunlight, and some of it penetrates through the gaps, bringing out a different color.
Ji Wenqi half-leaned against the branches, slowly closed her eyes face up, and breathed in the fresh smell of branches and leaves, "How is it, is it beautiful?" ”
"Well, it's beautiful." Liu Anyi did as he was told, and it felt like he was in another place.
The eyes are full of dark green with light, and the silk beam is like silk threads, and occasionally the wind blows and sways the branches and leaves, and the silk threads are connected into large spots of light.
Ji Wenqi got the answer, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at this large area of dark green, as if he had returned to a long time ago. He used to be pitiful and humble, and he could only climb to the tree to hide when he was hurt and sad, for fear of being discovered.
He remembers once hiding in a tree for three days and three nights, and at last he was so hungry that his hands and feet were sore, and he fell from the top without wrapping himself around the branches. Not only did he not die, but he was also taken to Jiren Hall by Steward Ji.
At the beginning of a new life, he would sometimes be scared and would climb a tree to hide. Steward Ji looked for it once or twice and understood, and when he didn't see him again, he stood under the tree and called him.
He didn't know how the previous years passed, but he remembered the following days clearly and never forgot them.
"Just look good." Ji Wenqi turned his face sideways and looked at Liu Anyi's fleshy face.
Liu Anyi saw the glint in his eyes, and instantly forgot the cruelty of this person when he teased him.
"What are you doing?" Steward Ji didn't know when he stood under the tree, looking up. He came to look for Ji Wenqi, Du Zhong said that he didn't see him go out, and he didn't see anyone when he looked around, and his thoughts turned around, the old tree in this yard came.
Sure enough, the man was hiding in the tree. The most angry thing is not his behavior of going up the tree from time to time, he has been used to it for so many years. This time, he was not the only one who went up the tree, but also brought Liu Anyi up.
Ji Wenqi is used to Steward Ji yelling from time to time, but Liu Anyi was taken aback, but fortunately, Ji Wenqi moved quickly to stabilize him, otherwise he would fall headlong.
"What's the matter, I'll be idle, and I won't give it to you." Ji Wenqi said so, but he still hugged Liu Anyi.
"You, you just go up by yourself, why did you bring Liu Anyi up, what if you are scared?" When Steward Ji saw people coming down, how could he still keep his mouth shut.
It's a lot more comfortable not to talk without having to tilt your head up, and it's a little faster to speak.
Ji Wenqi's ears were calloused when she heard it, but she didn't want to nag to death if she said this, "What are you looking for me?" "Quickly divert the subject.
"Tell you to come down to eat, what else can you do?" Steward Ji was not angry.
Ji Wenqi touched the tip of his nose and said, "It's time to eat, Doctor Shen hasn't come back yet?" ”
"I haven't seen anyone yet, but fortunately, they haven't come back yet, otherwise I wouldn't be angry with you when I saw you go to this person's house to play on the tree." As soon as Steward Ji mentioned Shen Yuanyao, he remembered what had just happened, and began to babble again.
Ji Wenqi really lifted a stone to shoot herself in the foot, and the topic of bypassing is back.
"Auntie won't blame you." Liu Anyi said coldly, Steward Ji paused, and Ji Wenqi had a smile in his eyes.
Ji Wenqi hugged Liu Anyi and strode away, her shoulders were not as broad as a woman's shoulders, Liu Anyi leaned on cautiously, straightened her waist again, and pretended that the person who had just done that action was not herself.
Seeing through it or not, Ji Wenqi smiled.
Shen Houniu always felt that something was not quite right after Shen Hongguang came back, and he often wanted to talk to him, and now he often went out. Jia Xiuli knew that Shen Hongguang owed the money, and she couldn't sleep all night, for fear that the group of people would break into the door that night.
In the past two days, they have scraped together twenty taels of silver, and Jia Xiuli wants Shen Hongguang to confess to Shen Houniu, so that she can raise money to repay the debt.
None of the people in the casino are good at stubble, and some of them owe little money but have high interest rates, and they can turn over one after a few days. Who borrowed money to gamble and could be good? There are no at all, there are so many of these bastards that it is a way to make you pay back, and you can not pay it back if you don't have money, and you can buy your wife and children.
Those people have nothing to do, even if they can't run, they can turn their homes to you.
Shen Hongguang didn't want to explain to Shen Houniu, but when he thought of his father's gloomy face, he remembered the naughty beating he was a child, and he really didn't dare to say a word, for fear that his father would really beat him to death.
Jia Xiuli was absent-minded all day long, and Qin Hua saw her appearance and took advantage of the lunch break to ask. How dare Jia Xiuli tell the truth, she only said that she was not happy.
Qin Huahu glanced at her suspiciously, her body was not cool or something, and she would have to rest at home on weekdays. Now she doesn't say what she asks, so as long as she doesn't want to rest at home, she can go as she wants.
Fortunately, there will be a lot of people here, and gossip will follow, Qin Hua doesn't care about suspecting her daughter-in-law of making trouble, but listens to the gossip with relish.
"I heard that the Jiang family in the town next door is gone." As soon as these words came out, many people who knew echoed them.
This family is really a rich family, hundreds of acres of land are as much as a village, and they rely on rent collection every year to make a lot of money.
They are talking about the youngest son of Master Jiang, Jiang Wei, who has lost his daughter-in-law, who is the most favored by Master Jiang, and the first four or five sons can't compare to him. It's just that this life is too hard, and the one who died this month is already the third daughter-in-law.
"What's this, Master Jiang is so rich, this is still the most beloved, in the future, Master Jiang will go, this little son can't say that he can share more." The words from outside are not good, but they also envy the wealth of other people's families.
is also envious of Qin Hua, if the Shen family was so rich, then Shen Yuanyao would not have been sold in the first place.
"Then why don't you send your girl there?" Some people couldn't see her envious face, and said directly.
"My girl didn't have this life, so she wouldn't be sent to attract people's eyes in vain." The man didn't bother in the slightest, "If you're interested, I'll be able to give you a line." ”
Jia Xiuli was still sad, and when she heard the words, she looked up at the person who spoke.
This one is full of foam from the Huang family, with a sharp mouth and high cheekbones, and he feels mean when he looks at it, but he has no choice but to have money in the family, so he naturally won't send a girl to death.
But the Shen family has no money, and their lives are getting poorer day by day, and now Shen Hongguang still owes so much money, those people will definitely not let the Shen family have a free life. is already poor, and may not be able to repay the money by selling houses and land in the future.
Jia Xiuli had several thoughts in her mind, secretly glanced at the Huang family a few times, and secretly made a decision in her heart.
As long as Shen Yuanyao marries in the past, it will be more than enough to serve the reputation of the Jiang family, and it will be more than enough to match Shen Yuanyao, and the dowry will be a lot of money at that time, and the Jiang family will definitely subsidize the Shen family after marrying.
These can be thought of later, the top priority is to pay back the money that Shen Hongguang owes to the casino, otherwise it is unknown how those bastards will treat the Shen family.
Jia Xiuli trembled when she thought of the picture of the fierce bastard smashing in the Shen family, and the decision in her eyes was even more firm.
Seeing that the big guys were almost rested, Jia Xiuli called out to Qin Hua and said, "Mother, I'll go home first to see if those two guys sneak home with them, and come back later." ”
Qin Hua listened to a big gossip and didn't doubt him, so she only asked her to go back early and come out early, and not to rest at home.
The Huang family saw that everyone was almost gone, and they didn't stop much, and walked to the edge of the village. Jia Xiuli secretly followed behind her, and when the people walked to the place where there were few people, they immediately went up to call people.
"Aunt Huang, slow down, slow down." Jia Xiuli's three steps turned into two steps, and she hurriedly went up and stopped the person.
The Huang family glanced at it several times, but didn't remember who this person was, but Jia Xiuli opened her mouth to explain: "I, the Shen family." ”
"Oh, it's you." The Huang family suddenly realized that the Shen family's was Shen Hongguang's daughter-in-law, and she was not so haggard when she looked at people before, "That's it, I didn't recognize you all of a sudden." ”
Jia Xiuli has not rested well in the past two days, and she has to pretend to be nothing when she is depressed, and she doesn't dare to say that Shen Hongguang is going to gamble. If Shen Houniu knew about it before the group of bastards in the casino came to the door, it was estimated that Shen Houniu would be able to kill this son first without the help of the people in the casino.
"No, it's nothing." Jia Xiuli smiled unnaturally, afraid that someone would come over and see her talking to the Huang family, so she spoke directly: "Aunt Huang, I don't know if there are any optimistic people on the Jiang family's side?" ”
Aunt Huang's eyes changed, and she looked Jia Xiuli up and down, "What are you asking for?" ”
"Aunt Huang, if you ask what you say, I'll inquire for others." Jia Xiuli was very uncomfortable by Aunt Huang's eyes, and she would have scolded her a long time ago, if she hadn't asked Aunt Huang to give her a line, she really didn't want to suffer this crime.
"Then you should tell me which girl this person is, and I can connect you with it." Aunt Huang laughed, and continued: "Don't you understand who I am, I'm the kind of person who has every doorknob on his mouth?" ”
That woman doesn't like gossip, but compared to other people, Aunt Huang is the tightest mouthed. This time, she was doing something for Master Jiang's family, and the matter was not settled, and she didn't dare to chew her tongue.
Jia Xiuli saw that her mouth was so tight, and she was worried that someone would come over, and when she wanted to deny it, she would cause rumors.
"It's not my sister-in-law yet, it's not a divorce with the Qin family, my mother-in-law is afraid that Sanya won't be able to find a good family in the future, so she won't let me ask." Jia Xiuli said and smiled with her, and she had an extra heart and brought Qin Hua in.
Aunt Huang was overjoyed when she heard this, others may not be able to please her, although this Shen Sanya's reputation is not very good, but the Jiang family is not much better. Since Qin Hua is willing to let her daughter-in-law ask, she is most likely willing.