At that time, I was sewing and mending Ah Ping's clothes in the house, and one of his robes was detached at the seam, so I took a needle and thread and sat in the courtyard to sew it in my free time. I didn't pay much attention to the voice coming from the front room, and I pricked up my ears when I heard my name faintly mentioned.

I didn't hear it too clearly, and when the footsteps walked in, I saw Widow Liu walking in front, followed by my aunt. When she saw me, she immediately asked, "Alain, why haven't you come back after marrying for so many months?" Your mother has been talking about you all day long, so she sent me over to ask when you are going back? ”

I looked at Widow Liu's face, the scene when she brought back the door that day is still vivid, her attitude was particularly resolute at that time, and in the future, I often said in the reprimand that since I married into the door, it is my duty to serve my father-in-law and mother-in-law, don't worry about my mother's family. In fact, after thinking about it carefully, I can understand that I must go back with Ah Ping, but how can Ah Ping's widow Liu rest assured that she will hand it over to me on the fourth day after marriage, she is even more afraid that Ah Ping will be bullied by my mother's family in a strange place.

Obviously, Widow Liu's face is gloomy, and Auntie is estimated to return in vain this trip. But there are some things I still have to ask: "How are Daddy and Auntie?" Xiaotong, you haven't been caught in the wind chill recently, have you? ”

Unexpectedly, my aunt sighed when I asked, "Your father and mother are nothing, but I pity Xiaotong and lie down again, and I have been thinking about your sister, asking why you went out and never came back." ”

This was obviously said to Widow Liu, but Widow Liu didn't answer, and the aunt had to turn her head and say to her: "Mother-in-law, you put a hundred hearts, my uncle must have arranged Zhou Zhoudao in our Batou Village, don't you see, there is really such a girl in the family, and she is spoiled on weekdays, and she misses it when she goes out for three months." ”

I couldn't help frowning, my aunt's words were mixed with water. My status in the family is by no means a "pet", my parents put all their energy and love on Xiaotong, as for me, I almost ignored it.

But seeing Widow Liu, she snorted coldly and threw a sentence at me: "If you want to go back, you can go back, Ah Ping will not go." Then he turned and went into the back room.

Lowered her eyes in a sneer, she would not feel uncomfortable again if she was used to this unwelcome attitude, but Auntie was inevitably embarrassed when she encountered it for the first time, but when the footsteps were far away, she immediately approached me and said in a low voice: "Alain, your brother has a serious illness again." ”

I raised an eyebrow, didn't I mention it earlier? It is common for Xiaotong to get sick during the cold weather, he is weak, his nose is prone to allergies, and he can be infected with wind cold when he blows, so he hangs with Chinese medicine all year round.

Symbolically asking, "How is it now?" ”

Auntie seemed to be waiting for me to ask, and immediately sighed with a sad face: "Alas, poor your mother is crying blind at home, your brother's illness this time is menacing, Lang Zhong doesn't know how many times he has been invited, but his condition is still not improving." You also know the situation at home, just the medicine that your brother drank costs a lot of money, and he has been inviting Langzhong, so ......"

In the end, I finally understood, my father and mother thought that I was talking about these scenes, and it was a pretense to call me back to the door, but I was actually here to find "help". Because when Widow Liu asked people to come to the door to propose marriage, she not only prepared rice and pork, but also ten taels of silver as a dowry, which is not a small amount. It's only been three months now, and even if you buy medicine for Xiaotong's medical treatment and pay for the consultation, it is impossible to get ten taels of silver.