Changxin said: "Not long after the second day of February, I took my mother to Qinglu Village, and the two of us rented a small courtyard here. I was teaching in this town, and my mother was washing clothes at the town's clothes shop, and I took her back after two days off from work. Changxin smiled and finished talking about the experience of these days, and asked, "Is Grandma Lin in good health?" ”

He Mai said: "Grandma is very good! I don't know how Aunt Fang is, but she still adapts to life here? ”

"My mother is fine, but my mother hasn't worked outside for some years, and she didn't adapt to it at the beginning. When I went back to the village a while ago, Tori was selling his family's two acres of land, and yesterday Uncle Li Zheng wrote to me, saying that there was a buyer and asked me to go and see it! My mother is also very happy, and now she can have more money. ”

Changxin said and sighed, "The croppers have lived on the land all their lives, but now we have sold the land, alas, ......"

"As long as we can get by, why do we have to dig in the ground," He Mai comforted, "Aren't Rokuro and I also running porridge stalls outside now?" Who said that it is better to go back to the village to farm than to work outside and set up a stall? ”

Changxin smiled, "You're right, you're doing well, it's better than anything else." ”

"Yes," He Mai nodded, his eyes gently looking at Kamirokuro, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

It didn't take long for a new meal to eat early, and then I got up to say goodbye.

Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that He Miao has now become the concubine of Li Zheng, who is an outsider in Lijiazhuang, but is there such a thing?" ”

He Mai smiled bitterly, "It's true, she is indeed Li Zheng's concubine now." ”

Changxin's face was gloomy, and he sighed: "It's a pity that she is as old as a flower!" At the beginning of the academy, how many rich sons and famous young people in the town pursued her, and now they are married to such an old ghost! ”

"I once had a friend in the academy, he had made a marriage with a woman, and when he was about to marry the woman, Li Zheng's old ghost took the first step and snatched the woman into his hands. My friend was so angry that he impulsively ran to Lijiazhuang to theorize with a VIP after drinking, and the result was ......"

A touch of sadness flashed in Changxin's eyes, "As a result, the corpse was brutally dismembered in the wilderness!" ”

He Mai's heart tightened, she had also heard about this, and knew how miserable the fate of this friend in Changxin's mouth was.

"What about the woman? What happened? He Mai asked softly.

Changxin was stunned and said in a low voice: "That woman, not long after entering the Li Mansion, went crazy, and then was driven out, and drowned in the river not long after......"

Seeing that the atmosphere was so heavy, Changxin didn't say anything more, and turned to say goodbye to He Mai and them.

Seeing that Hemai's face was a little stunned, Liulang stepped forward to comfort him: "Since it's a foregone conclusion, why bother thinking about it." Everyone has his own destiny, and every man has his destiny. ”

"What can we do if we are not restless about the Mandate of Heaven, how can we go against a force as big as Li Jiazhuang?" He Mai sighed and suddenly raised his eyes, "By the way, I don't know if there is any news from Brother Song?" Grandma is afraid that she is going to be in a hurry these days. ”

"I'm going to go to the town tomorrow to close the stall, and I happen to be able to ask Brother Song."

He Maiqi said, "What are you going to do in town?" ”

"There's something to do with Dacheng," Rokuro paused, "Why don't you go with me?" ”

"I'm not going," He Mai shook his head, "I'll cook at home and wait for you to come back." ”

"Okay." Rokuro pinched her nose and smiled softly.

When he got home, He Mai washed his hands and face, jumped on the kang, and began to count the silver coins in the small copper box.

It has been six or seven days in a row, and the business is getting better and better day by day, although it is not prosperous, but at least, it is far better than the first day.

When I went home today, there were only two bowls of porridge left in the porridge stall, and the buns were gone, so I don't know how much better than the first day.

He Mai pulled the copper plate, counted the two sides carefully, his face was happy, and he shouted out the window: "Liulang, do you guess how much silver we have sold in the past few days?" ”

Rokuro was chopping wood outside the stove room, and when he heard this, he asked, "How much?" ”

"Eight hundred and sixty-five wen!" He Mai said happily, "Removing the cost, let alone earning more than 500 yuan!" ”

Liulang raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "So much, there should be a dish added at noon." ”

"Add a dish of braised pork, I'll call grandma and tell her the good news, let her take the spoon," He Mai said and licked his lips, "Grandma's braised pork is better than mine!" ”

"Okay," Rokuro wiped his sweat, "I'll call Grandma." ”

He Mai looked at Liulang's neat back, and then looked at the copper plate in his palm, full of joy.

……

……

Li Changan seems to come to the porridge shop every day to eat steamed buns and drink porridge, and when he came over the next day, He Mai had just finished eating the shredded noodles that Liulang bought.

Li Changan sighed twice, "It's the first time I've seen a woman in someone so greedy, your man is really used to you!" ”

"Little brat, eat your buns," He Mai put it in front of Li Changan early, "He is used to me to find such a good daughter-in-law as me, you, if you want to find a good daughter-in-law in the future, you have to get used to her!" ”

"What a fallacy." Li Changan shook his head and gulped down the buns.

He Mai looked at his side face silently, until Li Changan noticed something, and rolled his eyes and stared at her, "What do you think I'm doing?" Got a liking for me? You're a married woman! ”

He Mai ignored his nonsense and asked softly, "Are you often beaten by those people?" ”

Li Changan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously covered his cheeks, "No!" ”

"Then why do you always have a wound on your face?" He Mai frowned, "When I first saw you, you had a little bruise on the left side of your face, but now it's better, why is your cheeks swollen again?" Why did they hit you? ”

Li Changan stood up suddenly, a little annoyed, "I said that no one beat me, don't you understand?" ”

"What are you shouting, for fear that others won't know that you've been beaten?" He Mai stared at him and scolded, "Sit down! ”

Li Changan gritted his teeth and sat down, his eyes a little flustered.

"Don't be stubborn, why were you beaten by those people? Tell me. He Mai said quietly.

Li Changan refused to say.

He Mai coaxed: "If you tell me, I don't need money for this meal today." ”

Li Changan was stunned, glanced at He Mai Ninghe's expression, and lowered his head.

"I can't collect protection money, so I ......"

He sneered, "I'm eating and drinking for nothing at the boss's place now, and they should beat me." ”

He Mai was very angry, "The matter of collecting protection money is wrong, how can they beat you?" ”

Li Changan raised his eyes, scratched his head, and said very imposingly: "The vendors here have all paid protection fees, so it's your house...... Or do you give it to me? ”

He looked a little weak-hearted, and he didn't dare to look up at Hemai.

He Mai was still indignant, and when he saw Li Changan's unproductive appearance, he was really angry and funny.