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At night, everything is silent.

Li Zi'an lit a candle and leaned against the bed rail, flipping through the few travel notes left at home.Just when he was fascinated by the sight, he heard the creaking sound of footsteps stepping on the snow at the door, Li Zian turned his head to look at the door, and saw that Mrs. Li was wearing a thick padded jacket and pushed the door open before he had time to lock it. door.

"Mother, why aren't you asleep yet?" Li Zian sat up and asked.

"Well, come and take a look at the candles in your room." After saying that, Old Madam Li leaned over and sat on the side of the bed.

Seeing this, Li Zian hurriedly moved in, fearing that she would catch a cold, so that Old Madam Li could also sit under the quilt.

Granny Li imitated Li Zi'an's posture and leaned against the bed rail, her eyes were fixed on the end of the bed but her eyes were not focused.Li Zi'an felt that Mrs. Li's state was a bit strange, looked at her expression sideways, and took the initiative to tell her about the interesting people and things he met during the period of opening the shop.

Xu Shi Li Zi'an's narration was really interesting, Granny Li gradually had a smile on her face, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.At this moment, how could Li Zian not understand that the old lady had something on her mind, so she slowly fell silent.

Seeing that her son had stopped talking, Mrs. Li looked at him sideways, hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Actually, I know everything about your father, and you three don't need to try your best to hide it from me."

Hearing what the old lady said, Li Zian was really shocked.But fearing that she was deceiving herself from the rumors she heard elsewhere, Li Zi'an gave a dry laugh and still denied it.

"What do you mean by what mother said? Why can't I understand all of a sudden?"

Seeing that Li Zi was so stupid and wanted to hide it for Father Li, the old lady poked him on the head, smiled and shook her head.

"You don't need to be sloppy for him. I have been married to your father for 40 to [-] years. Who knows who he is and what he thinks in his heart better than the person next to me?"

Mrs. Li fell silent again as she spoke, her expression seemed to be recalling the past.After all, in this era, it is important for sons not to speak of their father's faults, and Li Zi'an really didn't know how to say some things.

"He has been flirting with that woman for many years. At the beginning, I also thought about making trouble with him, but in the end I decided not to do that. Your eldest brother just got married at that time, and your second brother was still working Apprentice, you are still young, and you are a good student. If I have a quarrel with him and he walks away and never comes back, it will be difficult for our family in the future."

The old lady Li said this with a very calm expression and a very indifferent tone, as if she didn't really mind this matter in her heart.But her reddish eyes made Li Zi'an feel worried.

"But in the dead of night, I lay on the bed and thought about it, why should I wrong myself so much. Since he doesn't want any face, why should I endure it with scruples. But I thought again, in case As soon as this matter gets out, it will be difficult for you brothers to stand upright. So I endured it and looked away."

"Whether he raises one or a group outside, I don't want to control it, and I can't control it. All I want is that he can bring the family back to me on time. I only think of him as a talking dog. People can be angry, so why should I be angry with dogs?"

Li Zi quietly listened to Mrs. Li's self-mockery, thinking about how Mrs. Li treated Father Li after he came here.It was found that apart from the necessary exchanges between the two, Mrs. Li rarely chatted with Father Li.Knowing that she might really let go, Li Zi'an sighed silently in his heart, and leaned on Old Madam Li's shoulder affectionately.

"I know I've wronged you all these years, so I didn't let that woman go."

Hearing this, Mrs. Li stroked the back of Li Zian's head with a gratified expression, nodded and said with a smile: "Well, I know my son is up to the challenge. As for your father... you can live well in the future, as long as you don't fall into the shoes of others." , I don't bother to take care of other things. Speaking of which, how is your shop? Are you busy?"

Seeing that Mrs. Li took the initiative to change the subject, Li Zi'an couldn't help but cooperate.He hurriedly said: "I'm not going to tell you a lie, I'm tired, but it's quite profitable. According to this situation, I can really fulfill my promise to buy you a big house and a few maids in the future."

Old Madam Li laughed amused by Li Zian's words.

"You are the best at making me happy. However, I was quite worried about you before. I was worried that you would not survive if you didn't study. Now it seems that I have underestimated my son. If you don't want to study, just stop reading. You can have a family to support yourself." It’s very good if you don’t go hungry.”

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Li suddenly sat up and looked sideways at her son who was smiling. Mrs. Li asked, "By the way, you are not young anymore. When are you going to start a family? When you were studying, you didn't want to let If you are distracted, it will be up to you if you don’t start a family. Now that you have opened a shop, you can count as a helper when you start a family.”

Hearing the old lady suddenly mention this topic, Li Zi'an couldn't help being stunned for a moment.He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the old lady changed the subject so quickly that he was caught off guard.

"Well, uh, don't worry. I'm only in my 20s." Li Zi'an planned to be perfunctory.

"Don't worry, some children your age are running all over the place, don't worry! I can help you take care of your children for a few years while I can still move, and I will be too old to move in a few years, but No one will help you."

There are also common mothers in different eras, and urging marriages to give birth is a common phenomenon in any era...

Li Zian leaned sideways against the bed rail, sighing silently in his heart.I really don't know how to tell the old lady that I probably won't be able to have my own children in this life.It is estimated that the old lady can directly use a broom to drive him out... But the matter between him and Li Hongshen may not be delayed too much.You can't eat people up and wipe them clean without even giving them a title.

"Oh, I'll talk about it later. I'm sleepy, so you should go back to sleep quickly."

With that said, Li Zian helped Old Madam Li put on the padded jacket, pushed her back and urged her to go back and rest quickly.

Seeing Li Zi'an like this, Old Madam Li was so angry that she reached out her hand and slapped him on the forehead, wrapped her cotton jacket and went back to her room.

Li Zi'an lay on the bed and turned himself into a silkworm chrysalis, with only one head exposed, looking at the back of Mrs. Li leaving, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that the family still can't stay longer, otherwise the old lady's prompting would be too much for him...

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When Li Zian woke up, the sun was already high.Perhaps the old lady felt sorry for him for his hard work during this time, and did not wake him up.Li Zi'an stood at the door and stretched, looking at the foot-long icicle on the eaves, he hurriedly stood back, fearing that the thing would be melted by the sun and accidentally fall on his head.

Because he got up too late, Li Zian lost his appetite for breakfast.After getting some warm water to wash, Li Zian followed the sound of laughter to find the small slope outside the door.

The snow on the slope has been trampled down by several children, and the entire slope is as smooth as a mirror.Li Zian tried to step on it, but his whole body almost slipped down.Li Wenshu on the top of the slope couldn't help laughing when he saw his uncle's distressed appearance, then squatted on the wooden board and slid down the slope, a beautiful foot brake stopped in front of Li Zi'an.

"Uncle, do you want me to teach you?"

How could Li Zi'an really make a fuss with the children beside him, stretched out his hand to pinch Li Wenshu's red nose, and told him to be careful.Li Wenshu responded nonchalantly and climbed up the slope with the plank in hand.Li Zi'an stood below and looked at it for a while, then turned and went home feeling nothing interesting.

At this time, the old lady Li was squatting at the door to wash the dirt on the radish, and when she saw Li Zian came back from the outside, she called him to the kitchen to help the second sister-in-law chop the stuffing for the buns.

Li Zian responded, and just rolled up his sleeves to wash his hands and was about to go to the kitchen, when he heard a splash in the hall.Li Zian thought that something had fallen from the table, but when he looked back, he found that his father had fallen to the ground.

Seeing this, Li Zi'an couldn't help but change his face, he hurriedly shouted to the kitchen, and ran into the main room by himself.Li Zi'an helped his father up from the ground, looked at Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li who were following behind, and yelled for them to find the doctor quickly.

The elder sister-in-law was already stupefied with fright, and the second sister-in-law was also frightened and stood there at a loss, but Li Zian yelled at her before she realized it, and hurriedly ran outside with her skirt in response.

Li Zi'an wanted to carry his father to the bed, but he was worried that moving him rashly would aggravate his condition, so he asked his sister-in-law to go to the back room to get a quilt to help cover it.Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment, and then drifted into the back room as if she lost her soul.

"What's going on? Why did your father faint suddenly?"

At this time, Mrs. Li also entered the room, and she couldn't help frowning when she saw Father Li who was unconscious on the ground.

Li Zi'an shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I just washed my hands when I heard another noise in the room. When I turned around, I saw my father lying on the ground."

Ever since what happened to Mrs. Zhang, my father has been in a bad mood. Li Zi'an guessed that it was because of depression that made him sick.However, the specific situation can only be judged after the doctor arrives.

After a while, Li Ersao hurried in with the only foot-eating doctor in the village carrying a medicine box.Li Zi'an gave up his seat to the doctor, and carefully watched the doctor's every move.

After a while, Brother Li and Second Brother Li rushed back from the outside panting. Second Brother Li wanted to ask what was going on, but was stopped by Li Zi'an's eyes.

At this moment, the doctor withdrew the fingers on the old man's wrist, stroked the goatee on his chin, and signaled the three brothers Li Zi'an to carry the old man to the bed.Seeing this, Li Zian hurriedly sent him into the back room with his second brother.

"Uncle, is my old man okay?" Mrs. Li asked.

Hearing this, the doctor raised his eyes to the three brothers who came out of the house, sighed solemnly and shook his head at the three.

"Looking at the pulse, Fourth Brother Li looks like a sign of a stroke."