Tangli came out of the academy and returned to the market.
She went to a clothing store and had two sets of summer clothes custom-made for Wei Qing.
Wei Qing is a security guard, and the clothes he wears are different from those of the scholars, so that he can move around more easily.
Tang Li made several requests to the tailor, namely that the sleeves and trouser legs should stand up, and since her husband was too tall and strong, the size must be large enough and a little loose so that it would be more comfortable to wear.
The tailor agreed to all their requests.
Tang Li walked out of the clothing store and stopped when passing a jade shop, then walked in.
Wei Qing gave her a lot of things, but she seemed to have never given him anything.
Tang Li walked around the jade shop and his eyes fell on a jade pendant.
"Ma'am, you have a very good eye. This jade pendant is the best quality in our store, without any impurities. People say that jade nourishes people, and the purer this one is, the more nourishing it is." The shop assistant introduced enthusiastically.
"Can you engrave words on this jade?" Tang Li asked.
"Yes, ma'am, but the engraving must be sent to a craftsman in the county, and it will take ten days to pick it up."
"OK."
"What do you want to engrave?"
Tangli paid the money, left the words he wanted engraved, and left the jade shop.
The next day.
Baoqing Pavilion.
When Tang Li was copying the account book in the room, Chang Lu's voice was heard outside.
"Ma'am, someone is looking for you."
Tang Li put away the account book and walked out of the room, and saw a woman standing at the door. She was holding a basket covered with a white cloth.
Tang Li quickly recognized her as the sloppy man's wife, the one who fainted yesterday.
"Madam, thank you for what you did yesterday. I... I don't have anything to thank you for, so I brought you some sesame cakes." As she spoke, she lifted the white cloth, revealing a stack of sesame cakes inside, emitting a fragrant aroma.
The woman handed the basket to Tangli.
Tang Li accepted it without hesitation. The other party was grateful to her and wanted to repay her. If she accepted it, the other party would feel better.
"Thank you very much."
"No...you're welcome. I should thank you! Madam, you paid for the medical expenses of one or two taels of silver yesterday. I don't have that much silver now. I'll pay it back to you in a few days, okay?" After she said that, she felt a little nervous and ashamed. She lowered her head with all kinds of emotions mixed together.
Tang Li remembered what he had promised the kid yesterday, so he said, "No rush."
"Also, my child, I didn't teach him well, actually sold his father's paintings. Madam, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Tang Li shouldn't have meddled in other people's business, especially their family affairs, but after hearing what the woman said, she couldn't help herself.
"Sister-in-law, I'm an outsider. It's not my place to meddle in other people's family affairs, but I still want to say one thing: men shouldn't be spoiled too much. Since he's willing to fall into depravity, why do you still want to step into the mud with him? Your son isn't as bad as you think. Why don't you live a good life with your son?"
The woman's eyes were slightly red. "Madam, I know you mean well, but Zheng Lang, Zheng Lang was not like this before. He was a very good person. He used to be a gentleman as dignified as jade, and he was talented. And I am just an ordinary woman selling sesame cakes. But he married me and treated me very well. He didn't take concubines, and he didn't want any women given to him by others. Zheng Lang, he was the best man in the world. He just suffered a blow, so he is depressed."
As she spoke, tears kept falling.
She really missed the old Zheng Lang.
She had been suppressing her emotions for too long, so she burst out and said so much. She realized that she had said too much and quickly wiped away her tears.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry to bother you. I have to leave now."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Tangli sighed softly.
Alas, every family has its own problems.
For the next period of time, the woman would come to Baoqing Pavilion to deliver sesame cakes. Her sesame cakes were delicious, and both Chang Lu and the old accountant liked them very much. They often talked about them.
Tangli brought the sesame cakes back, and the two babies liked them very much. They were crispy and fragrant.
Tangli also knew the woman's name, Yunniang.
A few days later, Yunniang collected one or two taels of silver and returned it to Tangli.
"I can earn several hundred coins a day. It will probably take two or three months to collect ten taels of silver. Madam, please wait for me." Yunniang said with a smile.
Tang Li felt sad when he saw her skinny appearance.
Yunniang is less than thirty years old, but looks nearly forty, with white hair on her head.
The next day, when Yunniang came to the store again, Tangli brought the painting and returned it to Yunniang.
Yunniang held the painting, a little stunned: "Madam, this..."
Tang Li smiled and said, "This painting is too old. It doesn't look good hanging up, and it gets in the way if left there. Yunniang, I'll give it back to you."
"No, I asked you for money before this painting, you can't do this..."
Yunniang took out some money from her bosom, took out a few pieces of silver and counted them.
"It's just over one or two taels..."
"Mom, I still have some."
The tall and thin young man who had been standing next to Yunniang suddenly spoke, took out a purse from his arms, and poured out more than six taels of silver from it.
"Where did this money come from?"
"The shopkeeper Tang, who sells paintings, gave it to me." The tall and thin boy glanced at Tang Li.
"Didn't you spend it all?"
"No, mother. I save it to buy medicine for you to replenish your body." The young man said hesitantly.
Yunniang seemed to realize something.
"The money you spent, the medicine at home..."
Yunniang's eyes turned red and she hugged her son and started crying.
The mother and son hugged each other and cried.
This life is so bitter, they seem to want to cry out all the bitterness of life.
In the end, Yunniang gave Tangli seven taels of silver and took the painting back.
"Madam, I will give you the remaining three taels of silver later."
Seeing Yunniang's insistence, Tangli nodded.
Yunniang took the painting and her son and rushed home.
"Your father will definitely be very happy when he sees this painting." Yunniang thought, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
The tall and thin boy curled his lips, feeling unhappy.
Yunniang didn't come to the store for the next two days.
"Did he take the painting back, so he was too lazy to come?" Chang Lu couldn't help but mutter.
Tangli did not comment.
She actually didn't care about the three taels of silver.
She wouldn't care what Yunniang was thinking.
If it's worth associating with someone, then just associate with them.
If he is not an ungrateful person, then just stop associating with him.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the tall and thin boy suddenly rushed into the store, knelt at Tang Li's feet, and begged in a sigh, "Shopkeeper Tang, please, please save my mother!"
"What's wrong with your mother?" Tang Li asked hurriedly.
"The day before yesterday, my mother was not feeling well and stayed in bed for a while. Yesterday, she suddenly fainted and couldn't wake up! Madam, please save my mother! As long as it can save my mother, I will do anything you ask!"
He was really desperate and didn't know what to do. At this time, he thought of Tangli.
Tangli became his last straw.
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