The person who came was Xue Jinxin, Qiao'er's mother-in-law.

Du Ruoli greeted her: "Sister Xue, why are you here?" ”

"I'm not afraid of my sister's jokes, my sister is here to borrow something."

Xue Jinxin was a little shy, bit his lip and said, "Qiao'er ate your chestnuts during the day, and just now she was clamoring to eat chestnut cakes, no matter how you coax them, you can't coax them." The chestnut cake that is often eaten at home is made of chestnuts and pine nuts, and my sister wants to ask my sister if she still has it? Borrow me some. ”

As he spoke, he took out a silver ring carved with intricate patterns and put it in Du Ruoli's hand: "I'll use this to pay it back." ”

Du Ruoli pushed the ring back: "It's just a few fruits, I'll invite Qiao'er to eat them." Sister, don't be so polite. ”

Xue Jinxin didn't answer: "That's not possible, my sister has become something." My sister should be regarded as the poor self-esteem of my sister, okay? ”

She is a decent person who wants face, although her family is in the middle of the road, but she has not yet reached the point of begging, and she doesn't want to take advantage of others at will.

At this point, Du Ruoli had no choice but to accept the ring: "Sister, wait a minute, I'll go back to the house to get it." ”

Xue Jinxin bowed: "Don't worry, you slow down, don't fall." ”

"I see."

Du Ruoli returned to the room where the old woman was boiling water, and heard that a few people next door had finished eating steamed buns, and were teasing Du Ruoyu and Niuniu, two little babies. Knowing that they wouldn't be coming over for a while, he took out a bag of things from the space with his mind and carried them out.

She has mastered the use of her mind to take small things out of the space, and she does not need to enter and exit the space at every turn, exposing herself.

In addition to chestnuts and pine nuts, this package also includes two crisp persimmons, two Qiuyue pears, four Xuxiang kiwifruit, a handful of winter dates, and 200 grams of honey.

It's not too outrageous things, there are indeed in the mountains this season, but the quality is far away, and the total value is close to that of a silver ring.

Du Ruoli was handed over to Xue Jinxin: "It's all some common wild fruits in the mountains, sister, don't dislike it." ”

"How so?" Xue Jinxin didn't think too much about it, and carried the burden back to the place where he settled in the middle of the village.

They live in the open-air courtyard of a family. The old lady didn't spend money on the special, saying that the days were still long, and she had to slowly adapt to hardships, so she lived like this.

"How, did you get it?" When it was about to arrive, the old lady greeted her and asked with concern.

Xue Jinxin lifted the burden in his hand: "I changed it, and I also gave some wild fruits, which I will peel for my grandmother to eat in a while." ”

"That's good!" The old lady smiled and said, "Go back quickly, Qiao'er just slept and couldn't sleep well, and she has been looking for her mother." ”

"This kid!" Xue Jinxin quickened his pace.

Back at the place, Xue Jinxin sat next to Qiao'er. Qiao'er smelled her mother's breath and slept with confidence.

When Qiao'er fell asleep, she opened the baggage, peeled a persimmon for her grandmother, cut it into small pieces, and put it in a wooden bowl: "Grandmother, you taste it, see the craftsmanship of soaking persimmons." ”

"Okay, grandmother try it." Mrs. Zhao picked up a piece with chopsticks, put it in her mouth, chewed it carefully, and tasted it carefully.

How long has it been since you have eaten sweet and honeyy fruits?

Since the old man's accident, the family was damaged, and she took a large family of old, weak, sick and disabled people to prison, it has been two months, right?

For two months, soaked in the juice of Coptis chinensis, the indescribable bitterness and pain. Not to mention eating good fruit, I didn't even think about it.

So, is this fruit particularly delicious? It's even better than ever?

Mrs. Zhao greeted Xue Jinxin: "You eat too, let everyone eat, sweet mouth, walk more vigorously tomorrow." ”

"Eh, granddaughter-in-law listens to you." Xue Jinxin knew that her grandmother had a good temper, so she didn't excuse herself, and stood up to distribute persimmons.

The persimmons were cut very thinly, and the people in the courtyard would divide enough, and the last piece would be Xue Jinxin's turn. She put it in her mouth, and suddenly her eyes bent sweetly.

Grandmother said that Du Ruoli, a little lady, deserves deep friendship, and she thinks so.

At the end of the village, Du Ruoli watched Xue Jinxin leave and slowly returned to the house.

Grandmother Santang asked with concern: "What is the Zhao family looking for you to do?" ”

Everyone else looked at her and said the same thing.

In their eyes, the Zhao family is still a nobleman, a person who can't climb high, and a person with boundless power. Being found by them is not necessarily a good thing.

Du Ruoli explained with a smile: "During the day, the children of the Zhao family ate my things and came to thank them. ”

"Oh, they're pretty fastidious." The third grandmother yawned: "Why hasn't the master's family come back?" Do you want to go out and look for it? ”

"Those who are blind in the dark and are not familiar with the village, where can I find them?" Du Ruoli lied and was uncomfortable, wishing she had changed the topic earlier.

"Don't look for it, the old woman is back." The old lady came in from outside and blocked the crumbling door with a stone slab: "It's getting late, go to bed quickly!" ”

She didn't have anything to do, she just went around the village.

Bring water to the guests and see the guests preparing to eat. Worried that you will be hungry for jokes, go outside and hide. It is estimated that the guests will come back after eating.

The guests said no more and lay down to sleep.

The young man could not see what the old lady had gone through, and slept peacefully. There is nothing you can do about the older ones, so it's better not to think about it and sleep well.

In a small room, Du Ruoli will not sleep in the space. hugged her sister and leaned on Du Ruying, but it was also warm.

In the middle of the night, my sister had a cold snort and showed signs of peeing. Du Ruoli woke up, got up and carried her outside to pee, and saw the old lady of the owner's family sitting in the yard.

endured and endured, but couldn't help asking: "Mother-in-law, do you have no relatives in your mother's family?" ”

The old lady hesitated for a moment before saying, "And." ”

"Is it a bad relationship, no contact?" As long as there is the support of her mother's family, the old lady will not be bullied like this. An old man who has no children and no daughters, although the property will be returned to the clan after death, but he didn't say that he would be deprived of it if he was alive, the Wang clan is too shameless.

The old lady shook her head: "There is no evil." The old woman can't give birth to children, and she is an ominous person. I didn't have the face to go back to my parents' house, and I haven't walked around for thirty years. ”

Du Ruoli sighed in her heart and continued to ask, "Do you remember where your mother's family lives?" ”

"Remember, why not? Even if you die and turn to ashes, you can't forget it. ”

The old lady looked up at the sky, and there were no stars in the sky, and there was no moon in the sky, and it was dark and there was no light:

"My father and mother have been dead for many years and are buried under the jujube tree at the door. Every year, people worship incense, and the tombstones are polished;

The little nephew is born to love to be aggressive. I made a fortune doing business outside. With his relatives, the family moved to Qingyun County and lived in a big house in Sijin;

The grandchildren are handsome, and there are three scholars, one of whom was a Xiucai in the last year and studied at Qingyun Academy;

They're all doing well...... Very good, very good...... It's time for mom and dad to rest easy...... I...... I was relieved, too......"

The old lady chattered, not to her, Du Ruoli sighed again and went into the house to sleep.