New widow

Fortunately, Mrs. Du was good at hiding money and did not let the servants take away the money again. But Mrs. Du calculated carefully and found that the family only had a few hundred taels of silver. The old ones needed medicine, the young ones needed food, and there were also those brothels. When they heard that the Du family was defeated, they took the note and asked for it. Let’s take into account Master Du’s original expenses in those brothels.

It was said that one could not owe anything to a brothel, so Mrs. Du could only grit her teeth and pay them off one by one. After paying them off, she took away another hundred taels of silver.

Mrs. Du didn't even know how her family could survive with this little money. But at this time, the people sent by the Wang family to pick up the three shops again said that these three shops were still in a certain amount of deficit, especially the silk shop, which was even more in deficit.

Mrs. Du didn't care about arguing with these people at the moment, and simply blamed all the shortcomings on Qiu Da. Qiu Da was in jail, and there was no money left at home, so he had no choice but to look for Butler Qiu.

Suddenly a large sum of money flew out of the sky, and Butler Qiu refused to accept it. Who knew that Wang Shangshu could no longer compare to before. Seeing that Butler Qiu was unwilling to admit this large sum of money, he ordered Butler Qiu to be dragged down and beaten.

The mother-in-law of Butler Qiu was so panicked that she knelt down in front of Wang Shangshu and begged, and promised to make up for the shortfall. Only then did Wang Shangshu put Butler Qiu back.

Butler Qiu is a servant, let alone beating him dozens of times, even if he is beaten to death, there is nothing the Qiu family can do. This matter spread quickly. When Manager Li heard what his daughter said, he hesitated for a while and then said: "You just want to hear this, that's all. As for me, I won't talk about this anymore."

"Mom, look at Daddy!" Chunyan

Hugging Nanny Li, she said coquettishly. Nanny Li patted her daughter gently: "Your father is also good for you."

"It's good for me, it's good for me. I see, as long as you, mother, protect daddy the most." Chunyan's lips were already pursed, and Grandma Li smiled: "What do you mean, I only protect him, but I still protect you. .”

"We only have two children, you and your brother. Naturally, we hope that you will live a smooth life!"

Manager Li watched from the side and said with emotion that Chunyan rolled over in Grandma Li's arms and said nothing. Grandma Li looked down at her daughter's pouty mouth and said with a smile: "Fathers and mothers in this world want their children to live in peace and safety. But how can we let people think about things in this world?" "

For example, Zhou Le, Grandma Li also hopes that Zhou Le will marry a good husband and be rich and prosperous for a lifetime. In this way, Grandma Li can also rise with the tide and live comfortably at home. She plans the marriage and finally chooses a good husband. But this How? Zhou Le is still unwilling to marry, and would rather leave everything behind.

Listening to Nanny Li's sigh, Chunyan sat up and hooked her arms around Nanny Li's neck to act coquettishly: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely live a good life."

"What a kid you are," Nanny Li nodded her daughter's nose. Manager Li smiled. It was good to live like this. Without a master, there was no need to think or worry about when the family members would offend again. He killed his master and was then driven to Zhuangzi and bullied.

Even rushing to Zhuangzi is a good thing. There are also people like Qiu Guanjia who were beaten to a bloody pulp and had to use the money to make up for the shortfall. Even the whole family was killed.

It's not that I haven't heard of it. Seeing Manager Li smile, Grandma Li reached out and poked him on the forehead, and the whole family started laughing.

The days passed quickly. On the Lantern Festival, I ate glutinous rice balls early and put lanterns in the yard of my home. Song Zhen was already there and said loudly: "Aunt Kuang, we have to go to the lantern festival quickly. After watching the lantern festival, , I’m going to come back to set off fireworks.”

"I shouldn't have let you set off fireworks. I've been thinking about this all day long." Suqiao said and walked out. She had packed up, still wearing plain clothes, and always had a smile on her face.

Song Zhen looked at Su Qiao's plain clothes, sighed, ran under the plum blossoms, and picked a small plum blossom: "Aunt Kuang, put this in your hair."

"You kid, what do you think?" Su Qiao said lightly. Song Zhen had already taken Su Qiao's arm: "Aunt Kuang, it's been a year, you don't have to be so guarded..."

"Nonsense, that's your biological father." Although Su Qiao knew that Song Zhen didn't have deep feelings for Song An, in front of so many people, Su Qiao still wanted to say something to Song Zhen. Song Zhen just Hehehe smiled. So what about his biological father? He was just a person he had never met before. It was just a rule in the world that Song Zhen was allowed to call him father. If there were no rules in the world, Song Zhen would only be willing to recognize the Zhu family as relatives, instead of being an indifferent father who left her and her mother in such a place.

"Let's go, the car is ready." Nanny Wu greeted there. There were many people going there today, so Nanny Wu and Nanny Li were left to look after the house. Nanny Li didn't want to go out, and Nanny Wu Grandma put it more directly. She sees the lanterns every year.

They're all the same. It's better to be at home, warm and sipping a sip of wine, how comfortable it is.

Since Aunt Wu said this, Su Qiao didn't ask them to follow her. After the carriage left, Aunt Li smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Wu, I saw her in the capital before, but I didn't expect that you are such a person. Very kind."

"Sister Li, it's wrong to say that. Who can be displeased with this person?" Aunt Wu asked back, and Aunt Li laughed: "Yes, that's true. After celebrating the Lantern Festival last year, that's all. , those things are all in the past.”

During last year's Lantern Festival, both of them were still in the capital, one in the British Duke's Mansion and the other in the Ge Lao's Mansion. What they saw was boundless wealth and honor, and what they heard were flattering words. But now, in this small courtyard, they felt A rare sense of purity.

"Let's go, my daughter-in-law has prepared the food and drinks. Let's go have a drink." Grandma Wu called to Grandma Li. Grandma Li put away her thoughts and smiled at Grandma Wu, and went to have a drink to get rid of the cold. , and naturally can talk about those common things.

"It's Lantern Festival again." Su Du stood in front of the door, looking at the lively crowd, and couldn't help but say with emotion.

"Yes, last year during the Lantern Festival, I was still with my parents in the capital." Zhang Qing also looked at the lively crowd. Apart from the lights in front of each shop, the most eye-catching thing was the long line of people on the street. Long light strips, these lights are also made with money from the government, and some people hang them up to join in the fun. There are many people carrying peddlers' poles in and out of the crowd, shouting about selling sweets and selling various toys, and setting up stalls to attract customers. Quite a few.

There is a rare day in a year like today. King Wu couldn’t help but the moon was bright in the sky.

The lights on the ground are bright, and standing on a high place, I am afraid that this small city looks like a heavenly palace.