A poor peasant girl: Farming with a baby and abusing her husband

When she was approaching home, Yan Shu met Mrs. Zhou from the west of the village.

Yan Shu simply said hello and didn't plan to stay long.

However, Aunt Zhou was a warm-hearted and nosy mistress, so she advised Yan Shu: "My niece, it's not easy for you to raise a child alone. If I introduce you to a man, your life will be easier. "

Yan Shu declined politely, but murmured in her heart: "I don't believe that you have to rely on a man to live a good life. What man can really treat you with a child?"

Aunt Li was still chattering there, but Yan Shu hugged Yaya and ran away quickly.

"Mom, what delicious food should we have tonight?"

"Yaya, come on, let's wash our hands, you play for a while, and we'll eat mushrooms tonight."

Yan Shu quickly put the precious Chinese medicinal materials such as Ganoderma lucidum and Dendrobium candidum into the straw basket in the corner, and then began to clean various delicious mushrooms.

After a while, two small bowls of white rice and a plate of mushrooms were served on the small stool.

Yan Shu and Yaya sat by the bed and began to enjoy the simple and delicious dinner.

"The red ganoderma and dendrobium picked today can be sold at a good price, and then we can buy some things inside and outside the house. Life will get better and better." Yan Shu thought in her mind.

After dinner, mother and daughter took a hot bath and then lay on the bed and breathed comfortably.

Early the next morning, Yan Shu and Yaya packed up and prepared to go to the city.

The village they live in is called Huaishu Village, which is only twenty miles away from the county seat, not too far. Because the medicinal materials in my hand are too valuable, I am afraid that the people in the town will not be able to collect them, so I have to go to the county to try my luck.

Yan Shu wrapped the medicinal materials in a few pumpkin leaves and wrapped them in cloth. She put it on her hand and led Yaya to the west end of the village to drive the donkey cart.

At this time, several people had gathered at the west entrance of the village, mostly waiting to drive the Chen family's donkey cart to the city.

The owner of the donkey cart is Chen Sheng, the male owner of Chenjia Oil Shop. The oil mill is usually taken care of by his wife Cuizhi, and he has free time to travel around town. First, he can get some grain and oil to sell, and second, he can pick up people in the village to earn travel expenses.

"Isn't this the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family? I heard that your husband's family drove you to the east of the village and left you alone? They are so cruel, bullying you orphans and widowed mothers like this."

The person who said this was Mrs. Li from the village. She had been fasting and chanting Buddha for half her life, and she had a kind heart.

After saying that, she took out two candies from her sleeve pocket and handed them to Yaya.

Yaya swallowed her saliva and looked up at her mother, waiting for Yan Shu to speak before daring to reach out. Yan Shu asked Yaya to take the candy and give it to Mrs. Li to thank her.

Chen Sheng asked everyone to get on the donkey cart, and Yan Shu helped Mrs. Li sit next to each other on the wooden board of the donkey cart.

Just as everyone was preparing to set off, there was a shout from behind: "Master Chen, wait for me! Wait for me!"

Yan Shu also turned around along with everyone.

"It turns out to be Ye Guihua. It seems that there will be another fierce battle today."

Ye Guihua climbed up and sat opposite Yan Shu, staring at her with big eyes. He also started chattering: "Today is really unlucky. The house is uneasy so early in the morning, and when I go out, I bump into a bad guy. The good mood of the whole day is ruined!"

"Second daughter-in-law of the Li family, don't be so rude, or be careful of Lord Buddha punishing you." Mrs. Li kindly advised her as she couldn't stand hearing the curse words spoken by young people.

"Ouch, Mrs. Li, just eat your food and pray to your Buddha with peace of mind. If I don't provoke you, don't meddle in your own business!"

Ye Guihua rolled her eyes and curled her lips. Then he glanced at Yan Shu and his daughter and said sarcastically: "I don't know where some people go to hook up with wild men dressed like fairies. It's really embarrassing."

"Only if you think about stealing talents all day long, you will always pour dirty water on others! Everyone knows who you are."

Yan Shu didn't want to be outdone and fought back. Ye Guihua discovered that her sister-in-law had become increasingly difficult to bully recently, and she was so angry that her mouth twisted.

But this time she was going to her parents' house in the county town to visit her relatives, and she didn't want to have too many arguments with Yan Shu.

The donkey cart stopped and went, and the people sitting on it were getting up and down. When they arrived at the county town, basically only Yan Shu, her daughter, and Ye Guihua were still in the cart.

As soon as they arrived at the county seat, Chen Sheng asked them to get out of the car and made an appointment to wait at the city gate at 1:15 p.m. in the afternoon.

Ye Guihua hummed and walked away. Yan Shu was also speechless at her.

Yan Shu's first goal was to find a pharmacy to sell the medicinal materials.

While walking and stopping along the way, Yaya hadn't been to the county town for a long time and was attracted by the colorful gadgets on the street.

Yan Shu promised Yaya to buy her a kite after changing the money. Yaya danced with joy. As expected, a child's happiness is very simple.

After a while, they arrived at Sifang Pharmacy, a pharmacy with a long history. The chef at the counter saw Yan Shu coming in and thought he was here to see a doctor.

"Little master, please invite your doctor in charge here. I have some good medicinal ingredients to use."

Yan Shu explained her intention in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

This master's name is Ah Cheng. He has a fair face and a slim figure, and looks somewhat like a scholar.

He looked at the woman in front of him, thinking that if there would be something good, he would have to call the master in charge.

He himself has personally inspected many precious medicinal materials, so he is very confident in himself. So he said: "If you don't mind, girl, can you let me take a look at the quality first? The master in charge is not here today. If the girl's goods are really good, I will definitely give you a good price!"

"Seems like this guy is honest. As long as he knows the goods and gives me a good price, it won't be a waste of my trip!"

Yan Shu immediately agreed to Ah Cheng's suggestion and went into the back room to look at the goods together.

When Yan Shu opened the package, the exposed dendrobium and Ganoderma lucidum made Acheng's eyes shine.

He picked up the red Ganoderma lucidum and looked at it carefully, smelled it, touched it, and kept saying: "Not bad, not bad, this thing really combines the aura of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon, it's a good thing!"

Then he looked at Yan Shu and said, "Girl, I want these things. Please give me a price!"

Yan Shu still couldn't believe Ah Cheng's straightforward attitude.

She couldn't estimate the specific value of these precious medicinal materials at the moment, so she could only say: "Since you understand, doctor, just pay as much as you think is appropriate."

"I also hope that these medicinal materials can exert their value. The most important thing is to cure diseases and save lives."

Ah Cheng was a little impressed by the mother and daughter in front of him, and then replied: "I will give you ten gold ingots together. This is the best value. If you have other good medicinal materials in the future, you can come to me." .”

Yan Shu was very satisfied with the current result, but the gold ingots were too eye-catching, so she asked Ah Cheng to replace them with some small silver ingots for her convenience.

After everything was settled, Yan Shu said goodbye to Acheng and walked out of the door of Sifang Medicine.

Before she could go down the steps, she was bumped into by a young man. Yan Shu was about to have a seizure, but the young man replied apologetically: "I'm sorry to bump into this eldest sister. There are patients in our house who are in urgent need of medical treatment. Please be patient!"

"It's okay, then please do as you please!" Yan Shu had no choice but to return to the boy in good faith and continue walking out. I don't care about these little things, I just think that I can improve the situation now that I have so much money.

They first went to a tailor shop and asked Yaya for two sets of ready-made clothes.

Yaya put on new clothes and immediately turned into a well-behaved and beautiful young lady.

Yan Shu put on a silk gauze dress, and she suddenly felt like a fairy. Even the store owner couldn't help but praise that the dress seemed to be tailor-made for her.

"Sure enough, people can show their temperament only by their clothes and money!" Yan Shu couldn't help but feel in her heart.

Women will never get tired of shopping, let alone two women. Yan Shu and Yaya spent a cheerful morning, buying clothes, rouge and gouache, new bowls, chopsticks and plates, meat noodles and some daily necessities.

Near noon, she took Yaya to eat a bowl of old wontons, and the two of them were going to rest at the city gate and wait for Chen Sheng's donkey cart to go home.

Not long after arriving at the city gate, a man walked up to Yan Shu in surprise.

"Sister, I finally found you. We met at the entrance of Sifang Pharmacy in the morning, and I accidentally bumped into you."

Yan Shu looked up and remembered that it was the boy. At first glance, he looked like a young man from a wealthy family. He was wondering what would happen if he found her.

"Yeah, I remember you. Do you have anything to do with me?" Yan Shu really couldn't imagine any connection between them.

"It's like this. Our old lady's life is hanging by a thread today. Fortunately, Dr. Cheng from Sifang Medicine Institute brought red Ganoderma lucidum to stabilize the old lady's condition."

"Our young master is very grateful to you and wants to ask you some questions, so he sent a villain to find you."

Yan Shu waved her hand, indicating that it was indeed inconvenient for her to go to the house with a child and so many things.

After the boy turned around, a carriage drove up.

"Sister, feel free to take the car. I won't take you much longer and I'll take you back."

It seems that it is impossible not to go with him. Yan Shu was not afraid, so she threw all her luggage into the carriage and followed the boy.

After walking for about three miles along the river in the county town, the carriage stopped at the door of an elegant and luxurious house.

I saw "Liu Mansion" written on the plaque above the door. I thought this was the famous Liu family in the county.

Yan Shu knew from her previous memories that the Liu family was one of the largest families in the county. The Liu family occupied an area of ​​hundreds of acres, had numerous servants, and was extremely wealthy.

After following the young man through the gate, Yan Shu followed slowly with Yaya in her arms. There is a giant rockery fish pond screen at the entrance, and the front yard is a courtyard facing south. Several servants are busy with chores in the yard.

Walk through the north courtyard and walk into a long corridor. The ponds on the left and right sides of the corridor are full of green lotus leaves, and occasionally there are a few white and pink flower buds standing there. It is a unique scene.

After walking this way and that for about a stick of incense, Yan Shu finally stopped with the boy.

This is a spacious main hall. The furnishings of the entire room are antique and very low-key and luxurious.

Yan Shu and Yaya were invited by the servant to sit on the chairs on the right side of the main room.

"Please wait a moment, the young master will be here soon."

Yan Shu really couldn't figure out what kind of relationship she would have with the Liu family, so she invited her to the house.

"Whatever, I didn't do anything inappropriate anyway. It looks like I'll be able to adapt to the situation later."

Yaya was very curious about everything here and said: "Mom, this house is so big and beautiful. It would be great if we could live in such a good house. We would never have to be exposed to wind and rain again."

"Yaya, as long as we use our hard-working hands, we will achieve everything we want. Be obedient and come here, mother, to hold you!

" Yan Shu couldn't help but sigh in her heart that this child must have gone through many unbearable hardships with the original owner. She must make her live happily in the future to make it worthwhile for her to come here.

A girl who looked like a maid brought a tray and put some tea and snacks on the small wooden table next to Yan Shu.

Yan Shu was afraid that waiting any longer would delay her return home, so she couldn't help but ask the maid, "Excuse me, please ask this girl, who wants to see me? Please let me know again."

The maid came back and went out. After a while, Yan Shu heard the rustling footsteps of a group of people in the yard.

As soon as Yan Shu raised her eyes, she saw a man wearing a white printed brocade robe coming in from the door. He had a white jade pendant tied around his waist. After looking up, he saw that this man looked familiar.

The same white jade hair crown, the angular face still has the same pair of dark and deep eyes.

"It turns out it's you!" Yan Shu couldn't help but say.

At this moment she finally understood why she was here.

"Yes, it's only fate that I can invite my sister here today!"

"But the main thing is to thank my sister for saving her life!"

After the man said this, he asked a group of servants behind him to place stacks of silks, satins, and gold and silver jewelry on the table. "These are my little thoughts, I hope sister won't dislike them!" After the man ordered the others to leave, he sat down and told Yan Shu about his origins.

It turns out that he is the direct grandson of the Liu family, named Liu Zhuo.

Two days ago, the old lady of the Liu family, his grandmother Liu Chu, was critically ill and needed Ganoderma lucidum that was more than a century old to save her life.

However, I searched all the famous medical clinics in the county and found nothing. I heard that there is this century-old Ganoderma lucidum on a Jiazi Mountain to the east of Huaishu Village not far from the county.

Liu Zhuo was so eager to save his family that he resolutely went up the mountain with his family on his back to find this life-saving medicine.

Yan Shu knew what happened next. Not only did Liu Zhuo fail to obtain Ganoderma lucidum, but he was injured by a wild bear. Fortunately, she saved him from dying in Jiazi Mountain.

What a coincidence, today everyone in the family went to the Sifang Medicine Institute to invite Dr. Cheng, and they happened to come across this life-saving red Ganoderma lucidum.

When Liu Zhuo heard what Doctor Cheng said about the medicine collection, he guessed that the mother and daughter were most likely the saviors they met in the mountains, so he sent people to search around before inviting Yan Shu to the Liu Mansion.

After hearing this, Yan Shu felt that this was too coincidental, but she was more worried about Liu Zhuo's injury.

He couldn't help but ask: "How is the young master's injury? It looked very serious that day. You should also pay more attention to rest."

"My grandmother is lucky to have such a filial grandson."

In fact, what Yan Shu admired even more was that this young man didn't have any foppish behavior and was very filial.

"Thank you sister for your concern. I have been well taken care of when I came back and now I am fine. Fortunately, you treated me on the mountain. Even the doctor said it was very professional, so I still thank you, otherwise I wouldn't be here now." Talked to you."

But she refused the gold and silver silk that Liu Zhuo thanked her for. Saving people was her duty-bound behavior, not for the sake of getting any benefits.

Liu Zhuo saw that Yan Shu was so stubborn and it was hard to force him, so he had no choice but to give up.

Yan Shu was about to say goodbye and go back, but Liu Zhuo asked Yan Shu to go to the east wing to see his grandmother.

Out of politeness, Yan Shu took Yaya to visit the grandmother of the Liu family.

Although Mrs. Liu Chu was still resting in bed, she knew that the benefactor who saved her grandson was coming, so she still treated the guests like a wealthy family.

When Yaya saw Grandma Liu, she couldn't help but said to her mother, "This grandma is so kind. I like her so much."

Yaya's words made Yan Shu feel embarrassed, so she could only smile coquettishly at the old lady Liu in front of her.

Although Mrs. Liu still looks a little sick, she is already very energetic.

Her silver-white hair was meticulously styled and tied into a simple bun with a golden phoenix tail hairpin. She was wearing a green gauze skirt, and her eyebrows looked gentle yet majestic.

Hearing Yaya's voice, Mrs. Liu immediately called Yaya over and gently touched Yaya's head.

"This child is cute, well-behaved and smart. Come, grandma will bring you some cakes to eat."

Yan Shu next to her also responded politely: "Greetings to the old lady!"

"Sit down, sit down, Madam Wen."

The old lady said with a smile in her eyes. Then he looked Yan Shu up and down again.

"I can't tell you are such a capable girl. I heard Zhuo'er talk about your rescue act. Thank you very much, you are a kind and good girl!"

"Thank you, madam, for the compliment. I just did a perfectly normal thing."

Mrs. Liu Chu was very satisfied with Yan Shu's speech and behavior, and felt that Yan Shu was not as ignorant as an ordinary country woman.

After everyone chatted for a while, Yan Shu was ready to leave. She declined and only accepted some pastry cloth before leaving.

The Liu family has already treated Yan Shu as a distinguished guest, and Liu Zhuo knows better that Yan Shu is not an ordinary peasant woman and must treat her courteously.

When the Liu family sent a boy to see Yan Shu and her daughter to the city gate, it was already past the time agreed by Chen Sheng, so Yan Shu had no choice but to take the Liu family's carriage back to the village.