Chapter 59 Re-in-law

In the next few days, Xu Xinger got up early and returned late and followed Shanzi to collect medicine. Looking at the more and more medicinal herbs in her yard, she felt indescribable satisfaction.

Although Taoer is less than six years old, her family has been poor since she was a child, which makes her sensible earlier than ordinary children. In addition to helping Ye take care of her children at home, she also knows how to go to the yard to dry medicinal herbs and pull weeds in the vegetable field in the yard. She is also busy all day long and no longer pester with Xu Xinger to tell stories before going to bed at night. After basically washing and drilling into the quilt, people immediately fell asleep.

Xu Xinger has been running the mountain for several days, and the harvest is still not small, but she is also very tired. The thin shoulders on both sides have been rubbed red, swollen and broken by the back basket. As soon as she sweats, it hurts so much, and the back basket is even more painful that it is unbearable.

Shanzi saw that something was wrong with her. After a little thought, she understood. Her face suddenly sank and asked, "Xing'er, is your shoulder worn out?"

Xu Xinger gritted her teeth and shook her head, reluctantly and said softly, "It's okay, it's just a little painful. I can bear it."

"When I first started to run the mountain, my shoulders were also swollen and painful. I know what it's like, and you don't have to hide it from me." Shanzi reached out and took off the basket on Xu Xinger's shoulder. He looked at her grinning with pain and trying to endure it. He reached out and pressed it hard on her shoulder.

"Ah!" Xu Xinger was caught off guard and exhaled in pain. Tears rolled in her eyes, "Brother Shanzi, what are you doing!"

"Didn't you say you can hold it!" Shanzi said with a black face, "I have long said that running mountains is not a light provincial job. It has to be grinded out like this. At the beginning, no one will be used to it. You can't carry everything by yourself. You have to say it when you are not energetic."

Xu Xinger lowered her head and listened to his lecture and whispered, "I'm sorry, I... I just want to go to the market in two days. I want to take more medicine and get more money."

"That can't be messed up like this." Shanzi carried Xu Xinger's back basket on himself and turned back directly. "That's it for today. Go back."

Xu Xinger was anxious. She asked Shanzi about the approximate price of the medicinal materials before. In the past two days, she had to play with the sunburned medicinal materials every day. The money was not enough, so her shoulder hurt so much that she still gritted her teeth and went to the mountain to collect medicine, so that she could save more medicinal herbs before the market to avoid At that time, we will not be able to collect enough money.

"It was the same when I first started running on the mountain when I was a child. My shoulders were worn out and I didn't say anything. Later, when my father found out, the meat on my shoulders had been worn out. Then I was burned for three days and nights and was unconscious, which made my family worry, and I had to spend money to catch medicine and delay my illness."

Shanzi walked forward with two baskets on his back and said calmly, "That time I recovered from my illness, my father beat me. Although he never said why he hit me, I have understood a truth since then. Don't show off in case of trouble, otherwise it will easily cause greater trouble."

Xu Xinger admitted that Shanzi's words were very reasonable. In fact, she did not understand these things, but every time she encountered something, she would unconsciously begin to show her ability.

Because in the past, no one could rely on her, no one could talk to her, no one would care whether she was tired or sick, and she had to solve everything by herself. No matter how difficult and painful it was, she would not think of asking for help or showing weakness. Over time, she developed her current personality as everything depends on herself.

The two went down the mountain one after another. Shanzi sent Xu Xinger all the way home, picked out a few herbs from the basket and handed them to her, "After pinch the roots and put them on your shoulders, you can get better faster."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Shanzi." Xu Xinger rarely lowered her eyebrows and said happily.

"It's June 6th tomorrow, and I can't go out if I have to dry books and medicine at home. You can raise your shoulders at home. I'll come back to you the day after tomorrow and bring you the changed medicinal materials." Shanzi narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Xinger with little trust, "You won't sneak up the mountain by yourself, will you?"

Xu Xinger thought so, but she didn't expect to be broken by Shanzi. She immediately smiled and said with a guilty smile, "How can it be..."

Shanzi was worried about her and simply went straight into the room to talk to Ye for a while. Finally, she gently mentioned Xu Xinger's shoulder and said, "She has never been care about herself. I left her with herbs, but I was afraid that she would be too lazy to apply medicine. My aunt looked at her."

Although Ye hasn't run the mountain, he is still clear about these things. People who have just started to run the mountain are not used to carrying their back baskets every day, especially when they are active and sweat a lot. It is easy to break their shoulders and hands and feet. This is not a big deal. They come back with medicine for two days before continuing to run the mountain. , the delicate part will slowly form a cocoon, and it will be fine in the future.

"I know, I look at her." Ye hasn't seen Shanzi for some days. Now that he has arrived at home, he insisted on letting him stay for dinner before leaving.

Shanzi said that it was too unsafe to walk on the mountain road at night, so he sat for a while and left and went back.

Xu Xinger asked while packing up the medicinal herbs in the basket, "Mom, where's my father?"

"Someone told your fourth uncle that your daughter-in-law, and your father went to the old house." Ye responded in the room.

"Tay daughter-in-law to the fourth uncle?" Xu Xinger suddenly became energetic when she heard this and jumped up and ran out. "Mom, I'll come back after I come back. I'll cook when I come back..."

"Xing'er, you haven't applied the medicine yet!" Ye shouted in the room, but Xu Xinger had run away.

When Xu Xinger ran to the old house, the matchmaker was still talking to Mrs. Xu.

"...If you want to say that this girl is really not picky, there is only such a girl in the family. She has been loved by her mother since her young father and raised her warm house and hot kang. There are dozens of mu of land in the family, and there are shops in the city. Every year, she doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking with only collecting rents. On the premise, the relatives broke through the threshold, and the family is eye-catching. Unfortunately, this is The girl's mother died of illness, and it took three years to keep filial piety. Now the family is not so picky. I just want to find someone who is nice and more graceful. As soon as I heard this, I thought of your fourth son. I think your fourth son is the most suitable. He has a good life, and he can also reads writing..."

As soon as the matchmaker opened the chat box, she couldn't stop talking. She chatted and fooled Mrs. Xu so much that she couldn't find the north. Thinking of the girl in good condition, although she was not young, it was not a big deal, so she opened her mouth and wanted to agree.

Xu Xinger could see clearly. Xu Laosi had a bitter face and no happy expression at all, but the marriage was originally the words of his parents' matchmaker. He was also a scholar. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks and it was difficult to refuse.

Xu Xinger still likes this fourth uncle. Seeing him like this, she wants to help him. Anyway, she has not been unruly, so she directly cut off Mrs. Xu's words and said, "Milk, is this to let the fourth uncle get married?"

When Mrs. Xu heard this, her face turned black and scolded, "What are you talking about? Our family can't open the pot and can't let your fourth uncle get into the son-in-law."

After scolding Xu Xinger, she turned her head and smiled at the matchmaker, "His aunt, the child is talking nonsense, don't pay attention to it..." Before she finished speaking, she saw the matchmaker's embarrassed face and immediately restrained her smile, "His aunt is not really going to get married, will you?"

The matchmaker cleared her throat and explained with some embarrassment, "There is only one child in his family, and his family is in good condition. Because he doesn't have a good relationship with the same clan, he doesn't want to have a step son, so he wants to find a son-in-in-law..."

Mrs. Xu was immediately anxious and stood up and said, "His aunt, the three children in my family are all the daughters-in-law you mentioned. Are we giving you less red envelopes or Xie matchmaking wine is not decent enough? Are you going to bury people like this?"

"Sister, don't listen to me in a hurry." When the matchmaker saw Mrs. Xu, she hurriedly comforted her, "As a father and mother, they all hope that their children will live a good life. This girl's family is the only child. When the old couple are gone, they will have to leave everything to the girl. She can't show her face as a woman's family, and it's fourth son!"

Old Mrs. Xu was moved again in an instant, and her expression began to hesitate again.

Xu Laosi was so anxious that he kept wink at Xu Xinger, hoping that she could go out and stir up again.

Xu Xinger's mind turned around and finally came up with an idea and hurriedly shouted, "The fourth uncle is a scholar. After becoming a scholar, he will shine his ancestors!"

Hearing this, Xu Laosi thought that he had not even passed the child's exam yet. His face was suddenly hot, and he lowered his head and dared not look at the reaction of the matchmaker.

This sentence works for Mrs. Xu. This is the only one of the four sons in the family who study. If they get married into someone else's family, won't the ancestors benefit other people's ancestors in the future? Thinking of this, she immediately said firmly: "His aunt, thank you for remembering Lao Si's marriage. I will rely on you more in the future. No Don't mention it after getting into a son-in- law.

The matchmaker knew that it was completely out of chance when she heard this. She said with regret, "Well, such a good person, such a good girl, but it's hard to find with a lantern..." When she turned around and went out, she stared Xu Xinger fiercely.

Xu Xinger didn't care at all and stuck out her tongue and made a grimace.

After the matchmaker left, Mrs. Xu said angrily, "Although Lao Si is not young, at least he is a boy and can read and write. I don't believe that I can't find a good daughter-in-law!" With that, he turned back and said to Xu Laosi, "You will study hard for me this year, and then go to take the Xiucai exam next year. When you take the exam for Xiucai, you will say that you will choose others, okay? Can't you fight for me?"

Xu Laosi said to himself, if I can pass the exam, don't I want to pass the exam, but I dare not say this, avoiding Mrs. Xu's torch-like eyes and nodded bitterly.

"Let the cat eat the tongue? Can't you say anything?" Mrs. Xu was angry when she saw her youngest son's flat and round appearance. She couldn't help but regret that she didn't answer the marriage just now. She threw her hand angrily and walked out, "Don't marry a daughter-in-law if you can't get a scholar!"