"Why didn't you say anything? Do you think I'm annoying? Liu Ruyi, this is how you treat your wife? Ignore your husband and don't be filial to your parents-in-law. What sin has my Guo family done? By marrying a daughter-in-law like you..."
Mrs. Guo became angrier as she talked and slapped her thigh in anger.
"Master!" Mrs. Guo shouted quickly when she saw the person on the bed was awake.
Mrs. Guo also stopped crying.
"Dalang, you're awake, lie down quickly and don't move." The old lady's face was gentle and full of concern, but there was no trace of the harshness just now.
Mrs. Guo looked at him with concern, and when the doctor arrived, she stood aside nervously and worriedly.
When the doctor finished the examination and said there was nothing wrong, Mrs. Guo still felt uneasy.
Guo Dalang comforted her softly before coaxing his mother out.
As soon as his mother went out, Guo Dalang's expression turned cold.
"Ruyi, why did you quarrel with your mother again just now? Just let her go. She is older and has many things to worry about. As juniors, how can we argue with her about everything?"
Mrs. Guo opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Her mother-in-law was like this. She was a gentle mother in front of her son, but she was completely different in front of her daughter-in-law.
Therefore, every time she quarrels with her mother-in-law, her husband always takes her mother-in-law's side.
Tell her to be sensible, and tell her that the younger generation should take care of the elders so that she doesn't make the family uneasy.
Anyway, it's her fault.
Perhaps her husband also knows what kind of person his mother is, but his heart is naturally biased toward his mother.
Guo Dalang felt angry when he saw her saying nothing, and turned over.
"I'm tired and want to take a nap."
Liu Ruyi tucked him in and then turned around and went out.
At night, Liu Ruyi was lying on the bed, always thinking about various things.
Thinking about my mean mother-in-law, I always take her side and accuse my husband...
I couldn't help but think about what would have happened if I hadn't married Guo Dalang.
At first, her father had chosen several for her, but she chose Guo Dalang, who was gentle and a bit shy.
Her father originally refused.
They are a merchant family, and Guo Dalang is a scholar, so Guo's mother looks down on their family.
At that time, Liu Ruyi was very naive and felt that her sincerity and openness would surely influence her mother-in-law...
Her father finally agreed to her request after she threatened to die.
Later, her brother died unexpectedly, and she was the only daughter left in the Liu family. The Liu family's large property became her dowry...
These were the hard work of her father and brother, but now they are run by her brother-in-law. She originally didn't want to hand it over, but she couldn't resist her mother-in-law and husband. Her brother-in-law vowed that he would manage it well...
How can someone like my uncle be reliable?
The more Mrs. Guo thought about it, the less sleepy she felt, and the more awake she became. With her eyes closed, she felt no sleepiness at all, and she felt more and more palpitating.
Just when she couldn't bear the pain, she suddenly thought of the medicine that the Jiang family's wife had given her during the day.
Mrs. Guo opened the bedside table, took out the jar of medicine, poured it out, and poured out a white pill.
Her husband was bedridden with an old illness, and she had seen all kinds of medicine before, but she didn't think there was anything strange about this pill.
Thinking of Mrs. Jiang's sincere face, Mrs. Guo swallowed the pill.
She didn't have much hope at first, after all, so many doctors had prescribed medicine for her...
However, soon, she felt the long-lost sleepiness coming over her and quickly fell asleep.
The next day, when Mrs. Guo opened her eyes, she found that it was dawn outside!
She hadn't slept well for a long time, and this feeling almost made her cry with joy.
Because she had had enough sleep and her energy had improved, she planned to go check on her family's business.
…
Jiang Yao also slept well that night. Early the next morning, she took a jar of wine and went to a familiar stall.
In the afternoon, I met an acquaintance.
Old Man Li!
Only this time, Old Man Li was empty-handed, obviously not here to set up a stall.
He put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth in front of Jiang Yao. His eyes couldn't help but look around, as if he was looking for something.
"Tianbao didn't come." Jiang Yao said.
Old Man Li snorted softly: "Who said I was looking for that girl? It's so annoying, it would be best if she wasn't here!"
Jiang Yao was used to his harsh words. Such a prickly old man changed his demeanor as soon as he was in front of Tianbao. How dare he say that he didn't like that girl?
"You don't want to set up this stall anymore?" Jiang Yao asked.
"No more, Feidao said that I am too old, so you should be filial to me and let me stop working." Old Man Li said, with pride in his voice unconsciously.
He had lived a long life, and originally thought that this would be the end of his life, childless, and no one would notice him when he died at home, let alone break the pot and carry the coffin.
Now, I have a son and a granddaughter.
He was extremely happy and wanted to tell someone about his joy, but he couldn't find anyone.
Now that I saw Jiang Yao, I naturally refused to let her go.
"Girl from the Jiang family, I bought your wine. Stop setting up a stall and let's go eat."
Jiang Yao waited for a long time, but there was really no business. She happened to want to talk to Old Man Li about something, so she agreed.
The two went to a small restaurant. It was in a remote location, but there were a lot of people and there was a smell of fireworks.
"I sometimes come here to drink and eat alone." Old Man Li said, leading Jiang Yao into the restaurant.
"Hey, Old Man Li, long time no see." The shopkeeper's wife greeted warmly, and was a little surprised when she saw Jiang Yao.
Old Man Li lives alone, and this is the first time he has come to eat with others.
Old Man Li led Jiang Yao to sit down beside the bed and called out: "Mrs. Shopkeeper, I'm the third one, oh, yes, I don't want any wine, just two servings."
Soon, the things were delivered.
What Old Man Li calls the third item is mutton and peanuts.
"Old man Li, you are such a rough old man, it's okay to eat peanuts and drink alcohol. Why don't you let this young lady eat this too?" The lady shopkeeper couldn't help scolding him.
"This little girl is rougher than me. You have never seen her beating anyone. Even I am afraid of her." Old Man Li said.
The two of them don't know each other even if they don't fight.
The shopkeeper's wife looked at Jiang Yao and felt that this woman was really beautiful, delicate and frail, with delicate arms. She couldn't match the image in Old Man Li's mouth.
Jiang Yao opened the rice wine and poured a bowl for each person.
Old Man Li took a sip and showed an intoxicated expression: "Your rice wine is still strong, mellow and has a lot of energy."
Old Man Li is good at wine, and he spends all the money he earns on wine.
Even if I drink any kind of wine, I feel that Jiang Yao's wine is the best.
"You drink Dejin wine often." Jiang Yao said, "I'll give you a discount."
"You're quite interesting, girl, but I'm afraid I won't be able to drink anymore."
Old Man Li's voice was complex, filled with reluctance and expectation.