Chapter 90 Chapter 90 My health is getting better

"Aunt, cousin, and brother."

Fu Wenxiao smiled and greeted the three people gently.

Yu Li invited them into the main room to rest and personally poured them tea.

Zhou smiled and said, "You came at the right time. Let's have dinner here today and then go back after dinner."

It is afternoon now, and I think the three of them should have walked here from Qingya Village after lunch.

It is easy to understand why they choose this time to come, neither too early nor too late. They come to deliver some things, chat for a while, and then go home. This just happens to miss other people's dinner time, so the host doesn't have to bother entertaining them.

Unless it is a festival, this is what country people usually do when visiting other people's homes.

In this rural area, food is precious and it is difficult for every family to get it. Few people are shameless enough to stay at someone else's house for a meal.

However, Zhou didn't think so.

Although Li Niang has many relatives from her mother's family, except for the three sisters Yu Jin, no one else comes to visit, which makes it seem that Yu Li has a bad relationship with her family. As time goes on, there will definitely be some bad rumors.

Zhou didn't want anyone to gossip about Yu Li, saying that she had a bad temper or had a falling out with her natal family.

It's a rare occasion that Aunt Yu and her family come to visit, and they come with good intentions, so we must definitely treat them well.

Aunt Yu waved her hands hurriedly, "No, no need, it's getting late, we'll go back soon..."

"It's okay." Zhou said enthusiastically, "It's rare for you to come, so just sit for a while and talk to Li Niang."

Aunt Yu said hurriedly: "The road is too far, it's not good to go back too late..."

Yu Li came over with a plate of snacks and said, "It's okay. I'll take you to the boat later and you'll be home by dark."

Since even she said so, even though Yu Dagu was still a little uneasy, she had no choice but to agree. If she refused again, it would seem too distant.

Sun Fangniang and Sun Zheng both thanked Zhou in a stammering voice.

Because of their family environment, the brother and sister are actually dull in character and, like their mother, they don’t talk much.

After drinking a sip of tea, Aunt Yu seemed to calm down a little, and then solemnly expressed her gratitude to Yu Li.

"... Li Niang, I really don't know how to thank you." Tears welled up in Aunt Yu's eyes, "If it weren't for you, Zheng Ge'er and I might have already..."

Sun Zheng also stood up with a serious expression and saluted Yu Li respectfully.

If Yu Li and Zheng Ge'er were not of the same generation, and she was afraid that it would shorten her lifespan, Aunt Yu would have wanted her son to kneel down and thank her.

She knew very well that she and her son were severely beaten by Sun Datian that day, and her son even vomited blood. She could even feel her body going cold and her consciousness becoming blurred. She was about to collapse.

If the Yu Li sisters hadn't sent them to the county town to see a doctor, perhaps they would have...

Not knowing how to express the gratitude in her heart, Aunt Yu could only say over and over again: "Li Niang, thank you..."

Sun Fangniang also followed her brother and bowed solemnly, looking at Yu Li with gratitude in her eyes.

Her mother and brother are fine now. Sun Datian has both legs broken and can only lie in bed. He will never be able to beat them again. She never dared to imagine such a day before. She only feels that all the hard work has paid off. She also has some expectations for the future.

Yu Li drank a sip of water expressionlessly. Seeing them constantly expressing their gratitude, he turned his face away helplessly.

To her, it was just a casual thing and there was no need for them to be so serious about it.

She pushed the snacks towards them and said, "Okay, no need to do this, sit down and eat something."

Seeing this, Fu Wenxiao smiled slightly and said, "Li Niang is right, you two should sit down."

Seeing both of them say this, Aunt Yu finally sat down.

However, none of the three dared to look at Fu Wenxiao.

Yu Li was fine. Although she had changed, she was still a girl from the Yu family, and they instinctively got close to her.

Fu Wenxiao is the son-in-law of the Yu family. He is too handsome and doesn't fit in with this countryside, making them feel like they would be offended if they looked at him a few more times.

They really didn’t expect that one moment they would hear someone say he was ugly, and the next moment they would be stimulated by the so-called “ugly man”.

If this is called ugly, then there are probably no good-looking people in this world, right?

Thinking of what the villagers said about him being a sickly person, Yu Dagu couldn't help but look at Fu Wenxiao, feeling a little puzzled.

His face did look a little pale and not very healthy, but he was not as weak as imagined. He sat there with an upright posture, calm and composed, speaking slowly and steadily, without the weakness of a person who had been ill for a long time.

Could it be that this is just a rumor spread outside?

Aunt Yu thanked Yu Li for helping them and their children, and she also hoped that Yu Li would be well.

She mustered up the courage to ask about Fu Wenxiao's health.

"Thank you for your concern, aunt. I'm feeling much better now." Fu Wenxiao said with a smile, "I should be able to go out after a while."

Aunt Yu was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "That's good, that's good..."

Everyone sat together and chatted for a while, then Zhou got up to cook.

It was not convenient for Aunt Yu to just sit there and do nothing, so she followed Zhou to the kitchen to cook. There were not so many rules in the countryside, and when they visited someone's home, they would usually help the host with some chores.

Zhou originally didn't want the guest to help, but seeing that she looked uncomfortable, she agreed.

Sun Zheng and Sun Fangniang also wanted to help, but were stopped by Zhou.

Zhou smiled and said, "It's rare for you to come here, so talk to Li Niang and the others. You are all young people and have things to talk about. It's enough for us to be here."

The brother and sister had no choice but to give up and sat down stiffly, not knowing what to talk about with their cousin and cousin-in-law, who were also young people.

They just sat there stupidly, answering every question someone asked.

It's just that we didn't really know each other, and after chatting for a few minutes there was nothing much to talk about.

Yu Li blinked and tried to entertain them: "Have some snacks, eat more."

There's nothing wrong with letting them eat more.

Siblings: “…Thank you, cousin.”

Yu Li: “…”

Fu Wenxiao glanced at Yu Li, who was also eating snacks with her, and couldn't help laughing. She knew that she was not good at dealing with this kind of situation. If she was asked to entertain people, they would just eat quickly and eat with her.

He said in a gentle voice: "I wonder if my second sister and the others are back. It's rare for my eldest aunt to come over, so let them come over for dinner."

"I'll go call them." Yu Li said immediately.

Seeing that she was about to go out, Fu Yan, who was sitting next to her uncle and eating snacks, said to the brother and sister: "Aunt, I will go with you too."

The brother and sister seldom go out.

Because Zhou had been keeping them under house arrest, and they didn't come into contact with many people and were rather timid, they wouldn't make a fuss about going out unless someone took them out, and most of the time they would stay at home obediently.

However, Yu Li is resting at home this month, and after taking them out a few times, they like going out with their aunt.

Yu Li didn't care about taking care of the children. He just held one in each hand and took them out together.

The three of them went to the second branch of the Yu family.

At this time, the three Yu Jin sisters were indeed at home, busy soaking beans, processing offal and other things. Yu Laoer and his wife had gone into the mountains to chop firewood and were not at home.

Knowing that Aunt Yu and the others were coming, Yu Jin smiled and said, "Then we should go over and take a look too."

I haven't seen them since Aunt Yu and the others returned to the village, and I don't know how their health is recovering. Sister Yu Jin is also concerned about this.

The sisters could all understand why Aunt Yu went directly to the Fu family instead of returning to her parents' home. They would rather they go to see them than let them come over, so as to avoid meeting Grandpa Yu and his wife, which would make everyone unhappy.

Yu Li said: "You can have dinner there today with your aunt."

It was obvious that Aunt Yu and the others were feeling very uncomfortable, so she decided to bring her younger sisters over so that there would be more people, more fun, and everyone would feel more comfortable.

Yu Jin naturally agreed.

They are already very familiar with Aunt Zhou, and the eldest brother-in-law seems to be a gentle person. It’s okay to go there for dinner occasionally. This will make the relationship between the sisters closer.

Because Yu Laoer and his wife had gone out to chop firewood and had not returned yet, they asked Yu Yin to wait for them at home.

After returning to the Fu family, Yu Li found Fu Wenxiao talking to Sun Zheng and his sister. They still looked a little reserved, but seemed to be more relaxed.

At this moment, the brother and sister looked at Fu Wenxiao with shining eyes, their eyes full of admiration and closeness.

Yu Li was a little puzzled and glanced at Fu Wenxiao. He saw him looking at him with a smile and a calm look, which made people feel relaxed easily.

"Jin Niang, Zhu Niang." Sun Fangniang and her brother greeted the Yu Jin sisters. It can be seen that they are very happy now.

Yu Jin looked at them and smiled, "It looks like you're all well again."

"It's fine now." Sun Fangniang said, "Thank you so much for that. If it weren't for..."

"Okay, okay." Yu Jin quickly interrupted her and told them not to thank her anymore.

After greeting Fu Wenxiao, she pulled Sun Fangniang aside and asked quietly, "Um...how is he?"

Sun Fangniang strangely understood who this "he" was. A certain light flashed in her eyes and she said, "He's still alive. Zheng Ge'er said that he would take care of him. He would bring some rice soup to feed him every day..."

But that was rotten rice water. Just add some bran or something into it and you'll be fine as long as you don't starve to death.

As for whether the kang would damage his throat? That was even better, since he wouldn't have to curse and howl from time to time, disturbing others' rest.

Every time Sun Fangniang saw something Sun Zhengduan passed over, she pretended not to see it.

You know, in the past, the family’s money and food were often robbed by Sun Datian. When they were hungry, even eating bran was a luxury. Now, being able to feed him a little bran was considered a mercy.

Even Aunt Yu turned a blind eye to this and condoned her son's behavior.

Every time the mother and her two children sat in the kitchen, eating this autumn's new grain accompanied by wild vegetables and pickled cabbage, they felt it was extremely sweet. These days were the happiest times of their lives.

I even felt a little regretful. If Sun Datian had become like this earlier, how great would it be? They wouldn't have to suffer so much...

Yu Jin said "oh" but didn't ask why he was given rice soup to drink. He then asked, "What did you tell the villagers?"

They couldn't possibly hide the fact that Sun Datian had broken his legs and was paralyzed in bed for his entire life. When Sun Datian died one day, they would have to hold a funeral for him. If people from the village came to check, they would definitely discover Sun Datian's condition.

"Well..." Sun Fangniang blinked and smiled, "Actually, a while ago, the villagers knew that Sun Datian was at home. We said that his leg was broken by someone from the gambling house..."

The villagers believed what they said without a doubt.

Even if some villagers heard the news that something happened in the county gambling house, they could say that some thugs from the gambling house who had escaped took the opportunity to ask Sun Datian for money. Since Sun Datian could not afford it, they had to break his legs. Later, for fear of someone losing their life, they threw him back home in the middle of the night.

They could only keep him.

The villagers had no judgment, and Sun Datian was not a very human being, so they were naturally willing to believe that his leg was broken by the people in the gambling house.

They didn't think that the Sun family mother and son, who were weak and lame, could break his legs.

In addition, Sun Datian had injured his throat and could not speak clearly, so when everyone went to Sun's house to see him, they had no time to listen to what he said.

Everyone knows that Sun Datian hates his lame son Sun Zheng very much. He thinks he is a disgrace to him and often wants to break his other leg to prevent Sun Zheng from embarrassing him.

This is not how he should be a father, he's simply a beast.

Anyway, everyone was used to his bad attitude towards Sun Zheng, so they didn't take him seriously when he pointed at Sun Zheng and excitedly wanted to say something to them, and were too lazy to listen to him.

Yu Jin finally felt relieved.

She smiled and said, "That's great. You can live a good life from now on."

"Yes." Sun Fangniang said gratefully, "Thanks to you and Li Niang, otherwise... we don't know when we can get rid of him."

Yu Jin saw the smile on her face. Sun Fangniang looked like Aunt Yu, also a woman with beautiful eyebrows and eyes.

She is already sixteen years old this year. If it weren't for Sun Datian, the troublemaker, she would probably have been married.

But now, as her sister said, sixteen is still young, her body hasn't grown up yet, why rush? As long as a woman has the ability, she can get married even at the age of forty.

"Fang Niang, do you want to come over and help me with the work? I'll pay you." Yu Jin suddenly asked.

Sun Fangniang was stunned for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "Can I, can I do it?"

Seeing this, Yu Jin knew that she was willing, but she was just not sure if she could do it well.

In fact, people in the country all know that they can make money by selling things in the county town, especially the mixed grain rice ball business. It looks simple and anyone with a heart can do it.

But apart from turmeric, no villagers went to the county town to sell rice balls.

Are they stupid?

Of course not, it’s just that they don’t dare, they don’t have the courage!

They feared the outside world and were also afraid that they would not have time to take care of the crops in the fields. What if they could not make money and could not take good care of the crops? What would they do if they went hungry at the end of the year? At most, they dared to go to the county town to do odd jobs during the slack season to earn a few cents to supplement their family income. They did not dare to try anything else.

Sun Fangniang had never thought of that before, thinking that the county town was too far away from them, not to mention going there to find work or anything, until she learned that the Yu Li sisters were working in the county town, and Yu Jin also made some money selling grain rice balls. With money in hand, she didn't have to look at people's faces...

She also hopes that she can work hard to make money like them so that she doesn't have to depend on others to make her living.

"Why not? As long as you want to come." Yu Jin said happily, "I have already rented a house in the county town, but I just don't have enough manpower..."

At this point, she couldn't help but sigh.

The multi-grain rice ball business was profitable, but she was ambitious and wanted to expand the business and make more money.

This requires more manpower.

But there were only so many people in the family, and her parents were too honest to help her. Besides, Yu Laoer would rather tend to the crops in the village than do business, so only Liu could help.

Of my two younger sisters, one has to do embroidery work, and the other is still young and can't help much.

As for hiring someone outside?

Nowadays, everyone likes to ask trustworthy people for help. Who would dare to ask unfamiliar people for help?

Yu Jin thinks Sun Fangniang is a good option.

Now that the Sun family doesn't have Sun Datian as a troublemaker, no one will stop Sun Fangniang even if she comes out to work, and Yu Dagu and Sun Zheng will definitely not have any objections.

In this way, she was also helping Sun Fangniang.

When Sun Fangniang has saved enough money in the future, she can find any kind of husband she wants. She doesn't have to worry about not being able to get married because of her age. As long as a woman has money, there are plenty of men willing to marry her, and some may even be willing to marry her as a son-in-law.

These are some of the truths Yu Jin learned after doing business. He increasingly feels that as long as women want to do it, they can still find a way out.

She thought it was a good idea and even decided to wait until she turned 18 before considering marriage. During this period, she would work hard to make money.

She wants to make money for her sister.

At this time, Yu Li came over and asked, "Mrs. Jin, have you rented a house?"

"Yes." Yu Jin smiled and said to her, "It's rented near the dock. The annual rent is ten taels."

"Ten taels?" Sun Fangniang exclaimed. Is renting a house in the county so expensive?

Yu Jin said it was okay, "There are more expensive ones, those with good positions, the lowest is fifteen taels, some are twenty taels..."

This is the place that Ge Yayi helped find, and the price is already low.

She had gone to see it. Apart from the fact that the house was a little shabby, it had all the furniture and was cheap. Most importantly, this house was the same as that of Shuangrong Lane where Yu Xiaogu's house was, with shops on the street and people living in the backyard.

Originally, Yu Jin didn't plan to rent a shop because ten taels of silver a year was too expensive. But then he thought about using the shop to sell things and became tempted.

She planned to expand her business, selling not only at the dock but also in the shop.

The dock only sells breakfast, but the shop can sell all day, so we can make more money this way, especially on rainy days when we can't sell breakfast at the dock, but we can still sell it in the shop.

Yu Li thought it was a good idea and asked, "Are you going to move to the county town?"

"Well...if I'm busy, I can live in the house in the county town, so I don't have to rush back home every day." Yu Jin told her his thoughts, "In the future, we will need a lot of grains and beans. It's definitely not enough to grow them at home. We have to collect them in the village, which is cheaper...As for vegetables, people from nearby villages carry them to the county town to sell every day. We can find a few partners, so we don't have to send them all the way from the village..."

Yu Li didn't know how to do business, but after listening to her talk in an orderly manner, he knew that she knew what was going on.

Even Sun Fangniang was involuntarily attracted to the topic and listened to Yu Jin carefully.

She looked at Yu Jin and thought that this cousin who was two years younger than her was really amazing. No wonder she dared to do business in the county town and made money...

This gave her a sense of hope, and she also wanted to learn from Jin Niang.

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When Zhou and Aunt Yu finished preparing dinner, Yu Yin also came over.

She was the only one there. Yu Laoer and his wife didn't come. They said they had too much housework to do and had to help steam the multi-grain rice at home, so they didn't come.

Yu Li didn't feel anything about this. Compared with the three Yu Jin sisters, her relationship with Yu Lao Er and his wife was extremely cold, and she had no intention of improving it. They just got along indifferently.

A group of people had a lively meal together.

After dinner, it was already late, and as they were afraid of having to walk at night, Aunt Yu and the others prepared to go back.

Zhou packed a basket of things and asked Aunt Yu to take it back.

"How can this be possible? No, no, no." Aunt Yu pushed it back with sweat all over her forehead.

Zhou gave it to her with a smile, saying that it was a return gift and asked them to take it. This way, there would be give and take, and it would be good for everyone.

Aunt Yu was a poor talker and had no chance of winning over her, so she just accepted the gift. She felt that Li Niang's mother-in-law was indeed a woman who had seen the world and was very thoughtful in her work, which made her feel very comfortable.

At night, Yu Li transferred supernatural powers to Fu Wenxiao.

After finishing, Fu Wenxiao brought her a plate of snacks to fill her stomach and said, "Mother Li, I feel much better recently. Maybe when winter comes, I should be able to go out for a walk."

Yu Li looked at him while eating snacks, "It's too cold in winter, you'd better not go out casually."

In the original owner's memory, it would snow here in the winter. Snow was nothing, but they were afraid of freezing rain. That was the coldest time, and they would shiver even when curled up in the quilt.

Of course, it could also be because the original owner’s clothes were thin and the bedding was made of hard cotton, which was not warm enough.

She is naturally not afraid of the cold now, but she is afraid that this person will fall ill just when his health has improved, so she still has to be careful.

Fu Wenxiao felt that what she said made sense and said with a smile: "Well, I will be careful."

As he spoke, he poured her a glass of water so that she could moisten her throat.

Yu Li thought of something and suddenly asked him: "By the way, do you dare to go out alone?" Didn't he say last time that he hadn't been out for a long time and didn't know what the outside world was like. Would he be afraid?

Fu Wenxiao looked calm and said, "So I'll have to trouble Li Niang to accompany me then." Without waiting for her to say anything, he continued, "When you're not busy, I want to go to the county town with you to buy some paper and ink..."

Yu Li said with an "oh" and said cheerfully, "Okay."

She looked at him with sympathy. He was locked up in the room for three years and had only contact with a few people. He must have been pitiful.

**

The weather was getting colder and colder, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

When Boss Tu sent something to Yu Li again, he also told her that Xuan Huaiqing had asked people to deal with all the people from the Kang family who were left in the county town, so she could go to the county town.

Yu Li suddenly perked up, "Then I'll go to the butcher shop tomorrow."

Boss Tu laughed. It was the first time he had seen such an impatient girl. Even if one was born to be a hard-working person, one had to take a break occasionally. But she was not happy to rest.

The next day, Yu Li came to the butcher shop to work.

When the people in the butcher's shop saw her, they were very happy and welcomed her warmly.

"Sister Yu, are you feeling better?" Zhang Yaoping asked happily. "We heard that you were sick and resting at home. We were all worried. If it wasn't for Boss Tu saying that you were fine, we would have gone to see you."

He murmured in his heart, if there was nothing wrong, why didn't she come to the county town?

I always feel that she is not staying at home because of illness, but must be doing something earth-shattering. Sister Yu is a capable person and she is going to do great things.

Unfortunately, both Zhang Fu and Boss Tu told him not to inquire.

Zhang Yaoping had no choice but to say that she was sick when some customers who came to buy pork asked why they didn't see her.

Since she had been ill last time, no one suspected anything.

Uncle Luo has some guesses about the young and unstable Zhang Yaoping.

He knew that Zhang Fu and Boss Tu had both served in the Zhennan Army before. Considering that Yu Li did not come to the butcher shop on that day, something happened in the gambling house in the county town, it was inevitable that he would connect the two.

Even if it's not, it's probably related.

But even if he had some guesses in his mind, Uncle Luo knew that he couldn't ask these questions.

Everyone sat together, had breakfast, and started to get busy.

Because Yu Li was here today, a few more pigs were slaughtered and then delivered.

The sky gradually brightened, more people appeared on the streets, and the county town became bustling.

There was still no change in the county town, and even the rumors about the gambling house had almost disappeared.

After delivering the goods, Yu Li went to buy some sesame cakes to fill his stomach. When passing by the busy market entrance, he saw Wu Shouzi squatting there waiting for work. He was talking to someone next to him.

When he saw her, Wu Shouzi's eyes widened.

"Lee Boss!"

Yu Li walked over, handed him a sesame cake, and asked, "Have you been gambling recently?"

Wu Shouzi was so frightened that he said hurriedly: "How dare we!"

He wanted to swear that they really hadn't gambled recently.

Who in the county would dare to gamble now? Haven't you seen what happened to the gambling houses?

The gambling houses were so powerful in the past, but now, what happened to the thugs in the gambling houses, and what happened to the gamblers? Whenever they have a gambling addiction, they will think about it first, and then they will have no thoughts.