"What!" Li Kuo was shocked when he heard this and said anxiously: "Didn't my mother get better after taking Dr. Chen's medicine the day before yesterday? Why can't she stop coughing again?"
Captain Sun sighed and said: "My sister-in-law thought that the medicine prescribed by Dr. Chen was too expensive, so she stopped taking it after only three days. I persuaded her several times, but she always said that when you grow up, you will have more money to spend."
Save it for you."
Li Kuo's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he choked up and said: "Why is my mother so stupid? When I grow up, I can earn money to support her. Why does she abuse her body like this? Isn't this what the neighbors are pointing at?"
Does my spine scold me for being unfilial?"
Although before Sun arrested the head, he thought that Li Kuo was quick-thinking and quite talented. But when you think about it carefully, he was still a child after all. My grandfather was framed to death by a traitor, and he had to support the whole family at such a young age, which was not easy.
Patting Li Kuo's arm, Sun Captou said in a friendly voice: "It's really hard for you, kid, but don't push yourself too hard. Listen to Uncle Sun, if you want to revitalize the Li family, you
You have to take the imperial examination and become an official, otherwise there is no future for someone like your uncle. Here are two taels of silver, you can use it to get medicine for your mother, and the remaining money can buy some paper and ink. With your foundation, you only need to follow
Coming down, passing the examination and passing the examination will be a matter of course!"
Li Kuo, who was originally calm and steady, panicked when he heard this and waved his hands quickly: "No, no, how can I ask for your money, Uncle Sun? It's not easy for you either, this is your monthly salary. Besides, I will be paid at the end of the month.
Money, I have money." After saying this, Xiang quickly winked at Du Jingtian.
However, Du Jingtian didn't seem to understand Li Kuo's good intentions and complained with a pout: "If you want to talk about dad, he is really stingy. What can you do with five hundred Wen a month? Treat Brother Qi as a waiter again."
Being a servant again, I take advantage of you!"
"I... didn't... the shopkeeper treated me very well and gave me enough money. I..." Li Kuo was so anxious that he couldn't speak clearly, and big beads of sweat flowed down his temples.
Come down.
Sun Captou waved his hand to Li Kuo to calm down, and said with a smile: "Kuo'er, your mother-in-law has been very kind to me. Now that your family is in decline, if I don't help, how can I behave in the future? Humans are not human.
You beast, you can't be ungrateful! If you take this money first, you can treat it as if I lent it to you, and you can pay it back to me when you have something to show for it."
Speaking of this, Li Kuo couldn't shirk anymore. He only bowed to Sun Baotou and said: "Uncle Sun, Kuo'er has remembered your affection. Kuo'er will definitely live a good life and repay you."
and mother’s kindness.”
Patting Li Kuo on the back of his head, Sun Patou said with a smile: "Silly boy, hurry up and spend more time with your mother and talk to your mother about yourself. Only when your mood is good will your health be better."
"Well, thank you, Uncle Sun." Li Kuo smiled heartily and hugged Sun's head. Turning to face Du Jingtian, Li Kuo said a little embarrassedly: "A Tian, my mother is not in good health. I have to go back to take care of her. I can't accompany you.
You are visiting the garden, I will definitely make up for it some other time."
Du Jingtian punched Li Kuo and said with a smile: "Go back quickly, I have never been unreasonable. But Brother Xiaoqi, next time you have to accompany me to visit Leyouyuan!"
"Hey, definitely." After getting this little ancestor's consent, Li Kuo took a long breath and said loudly: "Uncle Sun, A Tian, I'm leaving then."
"Let's go, let's go." Sun Captou and Du Jingtian said in unison, looking at the young man with tenderness in their eyes.
After bidding farewell to Sun Baotou and Du Jingtian, Li Kuo left Qujiangfang and ran straight home.
His home is in Ande Fang, next to Tongji Fang, not far from Qujiang Pond. After walking through Qixia Street, Duijing Hutong, and then along Juxian Street for half a stick of incense, Li Kuo arrived at his home
Linhu Alley 23. It is said to be Linhu. In fact, this street is two whole towns away from Qujiangfang. It is nothing more than an elegant name given by the village owner in order to sell the house in the alley at a good price.
Li Kuo was not in the mood to think about this at this time. He was worried about his mother's condition, so he couldn't help but speed up his pace, so much so that he almost ran into Uncle He who was selling yokan in the alley.
After apologizing repeatedly, the young man hurriedly walked towards his house.
When he came to the courtyard gate and looked at the faded couplets in front of the mottled wooden door, Li Kuo couldn't help but feel a little lonely. The world was so cold. If his grandfather were still alive, he would probably be surrounded by people now.
Sighing secretly, the young man gently pushed open the wooden door. The old wooden door made a creaking sound, which made people feel particularly harsh.
The whole yard was eerily quiet. Xiao Qi could even hear his own even breathing. After cautiously looking around to make sure there was no one around, the young man quickly walked into the outer room, divided the silver that Uncle Sun had just borrowed in half and took it out.
Under the fallen tree where he usually rested, he covered himself with a few old clothes that he never wore before tiptoeing towards the kitchen with the remaining silver in his pocket.
Looking at the old rice in the rice vat, the young man sighed. A few days ago, he asked shopkeeper Xu to sell him some millet at a low price, but if his mother's condition is not enough to eat white rice, she will probably get better.
The prescription can't cure the disease. If shopkeeper Du can pay himself next month's monthly payment first, he can first buy five buckets of fine polished rice, and then grab three or two tonics according to Dr. Chen's prescription, maybe a few pairs.
As soon as the decoction goes down, my mother's illness will be cured!
Just as he was thinking to himself, his mother stood behind him and looked at him with a smile: "Xiaoqi is back, why didn't you go to the teahouse to work today?"
"Mom, look, I have brought back one or two pieces of silver. I will go get you some medicine soon and buy you a few buckets of polished rice!" Li Kuo excitedly put the money on the table and stepped forward to help him, who was a little weak.
mother-in-law.
"Xiao Qi, how did you get this money?" Li Lushi looked at the broken silver on the table in confusion and asked in confusion.
"Mom, shopkeeper Du praised me for my good work and increased my monthly salary. When he found out that you were sick, he... also advanced two months' wages for me to treat your illness." He clasped his hands behind his back,
Li Kuo whispered.
She knew best about the child she had raised since childhood. Li Lu was shocked and frightened because this child Kuo'er had never lied and would not lie. His twinkling eyes and crimson cheeks clearly told him that what he said was untrue.
.If this child goes astray and steals for his own sake, how can he treat his deceased husband?
Forced herself to calm down, Li Lushi forced out a smile and said: "Kuo'er, tell the truth to mother, how did you get this money?" This money should not be the monthly payment for a teahouse, Li Lushi
I don’t believe that shopkeeper Du would kindly offer to give his son a salary increase.
Li Kuo was horrified by the sight of his mother-in-law, so he murmured: "Mom, actually, this money was given by Uncle Sun, and he asked me to use it to treat you. However, I will pay back the money, and Kuo'er will pay it back."
I will return the money to Uncle Sun once the month is over." For fear of his mother being angry, Li Kuo bit his words very hard to express his determination.
Li Lushi looked at her son's slightly dark eyes, tears overflowing from her eyes.
Li Kuo was worried now, and there was a hint of crying in his voice: "How about Kuo'er return the money to Uncle Sun, and Kuo'er can think of a way. Mother, mother, don't cry. Oh, it's all
It's because Kuo'er is useless and makes you suffer."
Li Lushi could no longer suppress the emotions in her heart. She hugged Li Kuo into her arms and patted his shoulder, which was not broad. He was still a sixteen-year-old child. If his grandfather hadn't been
He was killed by an adulterer. Now he should be living a wealthy life like other children of aristocratic families in Chang'an City, so there is no need to work hard for life. When his husband's former colleagues and disciples learned that his husband was in trouble, instead of helping him, they even added insult to injury to the court.
When he went to school and lost his farm by the Wei River, he was forced to go to his cousin. Although his cousin rented a small courtyard in the south of the city to him out of face, he refused to contribute to the food and clothing expenses. Kuo'er, a child, wanted to save his mother's life.
The two of them dropped out of school and went to work in a childhood friend's shop to barely make ends meet. Thinking about this, Li Lu felt more and more sorry for the child. If she was in better health, she could help the big business.
They make some female celebrities in exchange for some money. Without worries, the child can continue to study in school. In the future, when he becomes a Jinshi, he can clear his grandfather's grievances. But all of this has gradually gone away...
"Kuo'er, it's all mother's fault. If mother hadn't believed those liars and dragged around to vindicate your grandpa, she wouldn't have spent all the family's last savings. Now I can only rely on you and a half-year-old
The child supports the mother, how can the mother treat your grandfather?"
Li Kuo stopped crying at this time, stretched out his hand to wipe away the two lines of tears on his mother's cheek, and said resolutely: "Mother, don't worry, A Kuo will definitely be successful. Kuo'er can help with work and study at the same time. Kuo'er can
I met an eldest brother. His family envoy was a county magistrate, and he was one of the most popular people in those years. Next year, Kuo'er will go to the Spring Festival. You can ask him to recommend him. I believe he will get the first place. Everything will be fine by then.
, you can see Kuo'er wearing a bright red shirt and parading through the streets, you can see relatives and friends filling the yard congratulating you, and even if your cousin passes away, he will never ask you for rent again!"
Hearing her son making fun of her cousin, Li Lu burst out laughing. She tapped Li Kuo's forehead and said, "You've got some evil thoughts. Brother, he's not having a good life either. He has two children in a row.
When my daughter got married, she almost emptied half of her family's property, and your aunt is not a thrifty person, so we should take care of as much as we can."
But Li Kuo snorted softly and turned his head away: "I never saw him cry for poverty before he was framed by the traitor. Why is it that when we are tight, his family is completely penniless?" Although he said this, he did not want to follow him anymore.
My mother debated, but secretly swore in her heart that she would rely on her own hands like a man to support her mother and support the family!