Xiuer left just like that. Although Li Rouniang knew that she couldn't fight city hall, and that it was already good enough that the locals didn't bully refugees like them who had no connections, how could she stubbornly demand justice?
Even if I leave, it's to protect her. There has to be someone in the family who earns money, after all, there are still a lot of children to support. Even if Dahe and Erhe are very capable, although the wasteland has only been reclaimed, it still needs to be planted later. There will be no income until the autumn harvest after the New Year. During this period, it is still necessary to maintain the household income.
Li Rouniang gritted her teeth and endured it, while Xiuer left. She wandered aimlessly around the streets, wondering what she could do now that she was no longer working. Feeling utterly helpless, she unconsciously arrived at the yamen gate, thinking that she could only wait for this odd-job work, where she might only earn a little money every two or three days, even if it was unstable.
Just then, she heard someone call out, "Xiuer, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be working with Rou Niang at the Liu family's place right now?"
When Xiuer looked up, she saw that the person asking the question was none other than Li Si. She immediately felt wronged, though she couldn't explain why seeing Li Si made her feel such a strong sense of dependence and resentment.
She said somewhat dejectedly, "I'm sorry, Brother Li. Here's what happened. Manager Fan came to us because of a problem with a dish. He wanted to find someone to take the blame. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I came out myself. That way, Rongniang can work properly over there. I thought I'd do some odd jobs for the next couple of days to earn as much as I can. That's why I came here."
Seeing Xiuer's dejected look, Li Si pulled her along and said, "Well, one more day won't make a difference. Come on! I'll take you out for something nice to eat to cheer you up."
As he spoke, he pulled Xiuer along, bought her a lot of snacks, and then took her to a restaurant, where they were about to go inside.
Xiuer quickly waved her hand: "That's enough, that's enough. I can't possibly eat all of this. We bought so much along the way."
Li Si smiled and said, "If you can't finish it, you can keep it and take it home for the kids. It's almost noon, and I'm hungry too, so come in and have lunch with me!"
Xiuer had no choice but to go inside with Li Si. Li Si ordered some dishes, and after watching Xiuer finish eating, he asked, "Are you feeling better now?"
Xiu'er was stunned. So Li Si had been trying to make her happy all along. For no apparent reason, she fell for him and completely succumbed to the man in front of her.
Li Si really didn't have any other motives at this moment. He just felt that Xiu'er was very righteous to take the blame for Rou Niang so that she could stay. He admired people who valued loyalty.
Of course, Li Si's main purpose was to ask Rou Niang about her past, and today was a godsend!
Xiu felt a pang of sadness, but she still answered.
Upon hearing that Li Rouniang was subjected to domestic violence by Zhao Dayou after marrying into Zhao Family Village, Li Si clenched his fists in anger. Later, when he learned that Zhao Dayong had died, his feelings became very complicated. The little girl he had cherished and raised so much, the little girl he wanted to make happy, had ended up being casually married off to such a complicated man and suffering so much.
"How did Rou Niang recognize Old Man Mo as her godfather? How did she develop a relationship with Old Man Mo?" Li Si continued to ask.
Xiuer hesitated for a moment, then simply said, "Because Old Man Mo's grandson Xiaoshan needed someone to breastfeed him, Rou Niang went to be his wet nurse. Later, as time went on, and to avoid suspicion during this escape, they became godparents."
Xiuer instinctively concealed this information from Mo Bei. Although she liked the man in front of her, Li Rouniang had saved her and her daughter's lives, and she wanted to leave Li Rouniang a way out.
That's what she was thinking. Actually, everyone knew it in their hearts. Mo Bei probably wouldn't be coming back. Rou Niang was struggling to raise three children. People will get sick and encounter difficulties in the future. They will always need someone to help them. Life is so hard. How can one person survive alone?
She was leaving Rou Niang a way out. Judging from Li Si's current behavior, he still seemed interested in Rou Niang. So, she wouldn't mention Mo Bei first, not wanting to extinguish Li Si's feelings for Rou Niang. She wanted to give Li Si a glimmer of hope, so that if Rou Niang ever came to her senses, perhaps the two could get together.
Of course, if Rou Niang wants to say it, let her tell Li Si herself. He just wants to give all the good things to Rou Niang.
Although this might make her very sad, she still hopes that Rou Niang will be happy.
Li Si felt that Rou Niang was still as kind as she was when she was a child. She could raise Xiao Shan as her own child and was also good to Old Man Mo. It was really heartbreaking!
Thinking that Li Rouniang had entrusted herself to the wrong person, no wonder he rejected her so decisively. She probably no longer trusted men.
He sighed silently, reaffirming his resolve to protect his little neighbor, Rou Niang, so that she could live a life of unparalleled happiness.
As for Rou Niang's four children and my father, he will take good care of them!
Manager Fan calmed down in the afternoon, perhaps because she felt Rou Niang had a rather strong personality. If she deliberately made things difficult for her, Rou Niang might throw a tantrum, which would only cost her her job as well.
So as long as Li Rouniang didn't deliberately cheat or slack off, she wouldn't say anything more.
When Li Rouniang came out that evening, she saw Li Si and Rou waiting for her together. She was delighted; it seemed the two of them had spent the entire afternoon together, and things were progressing rapidly.
Rou Niang still hoped that Li Si could be with Xiu'er. Xiu'er was a person she knew well; she had experienced many hardships, but she was a very kind person. Li Si was also her childhood neighbor, and she hoped he could find a good person to spend the rest of his life with.
And looking at the two of them standing together from a distance, they really look like a perfect match.
Li Rouniang smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Why are you two waiting for me together?"
Xiuer grabbed her arm and said, "I ran into Brother Li Si after I came out. He wanted to know what happened between us, and we ended up talking about it until now. How are you? Manager Fan didn't give you any trouble, did he?"
"Fortunately, she probably felt guilty too, because he didn't make things too difficult for me in the afternoon," Li Rouniang said.
Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, but then, thinking that Xiu'er would have no income again, the two of them sighed in unison. Should they go back to doing odd jobs?
Putting aside the fact that so many people are vying for jobs, even if you do manage to get one, it's still exhausting.
But Rou Niang didn't dare say that she could support her family on her own. After all, the children were still young and needed a lot of things done, so she didn't know what to do.
Li Si said, "I asked someone to help Xiu'er find someone. I happen to know a noodle shop owner who is short-staffed. Xiu'er, come with me there tomorrow to take a look."
Xiuer nodded excitedly, thinking that Li Si still had connections. With that thought, she felt a deeper affection for Li Si.
Leaving aside the fact that Li Rouniang and Xiuer said goodbye to Li Si and went home, let's talk about how Li Si went to Zhang San's house after the two left. When Zhang San's wife heard this, she frowned. She didn't expect Steward Fan to be such a person. The next day, she went to see Steward Liu's wife and the two talked to her. No matter what, they had to make Steward Liu be on guard.
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