Chapter 201 Mother Lu is Crazy Again
What Hu Xiner meant was that this painting was worthless at all!
She pointed at the painting and said quickly, "Please look, everyone! The Song master's seal on this painting is missing a corner. It's obviously a forgery!"
"What?" Everyone thought the show was over, but they didn't expect there would be a twist!
Beads of sweat the size of beans streamed down stall owner Zhou's forehead. His expression changed from indignation to panic and fear. He hurriedly rolled up the "Dou Lian Tu" and held it tightly in his arms.
"You...what nonsense are you talking about?" Stall owner Zhou said this almost in a roar, his saliva almost splashing on Hu Xiner's face!
Hu Xin'er crossed her arms and said, "If I'm really talking nonsense, why don't you open the painting and let everyone see for themselves?"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the painting in the stall owner's arms, and some of those who had wanted to buy paintings had grim expressions on their faces.
They just spoke out in strong support for the stall owner because they are his old customers.
But if the stall owner's painting "Dou Lian Tu" is a crudely made fake, have they also been cheated before?
Noticing the increasingly hostile looks from the crowd, stall owner Zhou felt as if he were being pricked by needles all over his body, and actually reached out to grab the painting on the stall.
Then he cursed that a good man should not fight with a woman, broke through the crowd and slipped away!
While everyone was chasing and cursing the stall owner, Hu Xiner grabbed the woman's hand and quickly ran away.
This is a busy city, and also where the lower-class people of the capital live. In the eyes of the onlookers, she is an outsider with ten taels of gold. In order to prevent others from having bad intentions, it is better for her to leave as soon as possible.
Then she gave all the money from selling the paintings to the woman.
The woman, holding the painting in her arms, blushed. "I, I haven't even thanked you for your righteous words yet, how can I ask for your money?"
"Here, this is the fruit of your labor." Hu Xin'er said with a smile, "If you weren't such a good painter, the wealthy businessman wouldn't buy it!"
The woman declined awkwardly for a while, but finally accepted the ten taels of silver. After all, she really needed the money, and although Hu Xin'er did not have the appearance of a hairpin or a scissor, she looked very rich.
She looked at the green silk and silver lace skirt on Hu Xin'er and felt very grateful. She thanked her repeatedly and said that she would definitely repay Hu Xin'er.
Then I suggested going to her house.
Hu Xiner couldn't refuse the kindness, and on the way there she learned that the woman's name was Lady Dou.
"I haven't asked for your name yet?" Madam Dou finished speaking. As if afraid Hu Xin'er might misunderstand, she added, "I have no other intentions. I just want to repay you when I have the chance in the future."
After observing her performance just now, Hu Xiner knew that although this person was from a poor family, she was talented and had integrity.
Although he had no intention of making close friends, it didn't matter if he told her his name, so he smiled and said, "My name is Hu Xin'er."
Madam Dou nodded and rubbed her hands a little embarrassedly: "This is my humble abode..."
Hu Xiner took a look and was stunned.
Madam Dou’s house is actually a thatched hut!
She thought there wouldn't be such a poor family in the capital!
The last time she saw a thatched hut was in Shuangxi Village. At that time, she and Mu Qing were so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, and they could only rely on the relationship with the butcher shop owner to temporarily live in the thatched hut.
The thatched house is small but very cozy.
She wanted to make a lot of money and live a good life, but Mu Qing always looked at her gently...
And now, she alone has two hundred thousand taels of silver in her name.
Enough money has been earned, but what about the people?
Her thoughts were in a mess. Hu Xiner couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of the days she and Mu Qing spent in the village.
Seeing her standing at the door in a daze, Madam Dou became a little nervous: "My humble abode is small, please don't despise me, benefactor..."
Hu Xin'er came back to her senses from her memories and explained, "I didn't mean to dislike it. It's just that seeing the thatched cottage reminded me of some old times."
Madam Dou was surprised and asked, "Does your benefactor also live in a thatched hut?"
So her benefactor's life was so difficult? She suddenly felt her hands burning as she held the silver!
Her thoughts were written all over her face. Hu Xin'er shook her head and said, "That was in the past. I looked worried because my husband has been in a coma for many days. My lady, don't worry."
Madam Dou finally breathed a sigh of relief, welcomed Hu Xiner into the house, and asked her to sit on the only intact chair in the house.
Soon, she brought out a ceramic bowl and said, "My benefactor, this is my homemade tea. It has the effect of nourishing qi."
Hu Xin'er took two sips of the tea and met Madam Dou's expectant gaze: "...your tea tastes good."
"If you like it, I'll get you a few pounds!" Madam Dou wiped her hands on her clothes happily. "This tea is very effective. Last time, there was an old lady who had a high fever and her family couldn't afford medicine. It was this tea that saved her!"
Hu Xin'er couldn't help but ask, "What does your family do for a living?"
Madam Dou laughed and said, "My husband is a doctor, but he's a barefoot doctor. He doesn't make much to begin with, and he often subsidizes his patients. He can't get his medicine back, so we have no food to eat! I have no choice but to sell paintings to supplement the family income."
Although her tone was complaining, every wrinkle in her smile was filled with happiness.
Hu Xiner couldn't help but feel moved. She never thought that she had unintentionally helped such a kind-hearted couple!
She took out the money she had on her and said, "Madam Dou, I have ten taels of gold here too. Take it!"
Madam Dou was shocked. "My benefactor, how can this be possible? It's all my fault for not being able to speak. I, I don't mean to complain about my poverty to you!"
Hu Xin'er stuffed the money into her hand and said, "I know you're not that kind of person. This money is nothing to me, but it can help you, a kind couple, live a good life. Just think of it as a way to accumulate merit for my unconscious husband!"
Madam Dou was stunned for a moment, but still refused: "No, no, no, our benefactor has helped us enough!"
Hu Xin'er then talked about the hard times she and Mu Qing had lived through in the past: "I have suffered through hardships. When my husband and I first met, we would share a meat pie when we bought it on the street. When I saw you, I remembered..."
She became sad again as she spoke.
Madam Dou hesitated and said, "If you don't mind, my benefactor, perhaps my husband could come to treat me at home. I'm just worried that his medical skills are not good enough..."
As he was speaking, a middle-aged man walked in, sweating profusely: "Madam! Look what your husband brought you."
Madam Dou's eyes lit up with surprise: "My husband, have you got the money for the medicine?"
Hu Xiner looked at the man and knew that this was Doctor Dou.
When Doctor Dou heard about Hu Xiner's help, he thanked her repeatedly.
He also enthusiastically expressed his willingness to try to treat Mu Qing.
Hu Xiner took him to the Lu family, but as soon as they entered the door, they ran into Mrs. Lu!
Mrs. Lu shouted angrily, “Stop!”
Hu Xin'er laughed in surprise: "Mom, this is..."
"I don't care who he is!" Madam Lu pointed at her forehead in frustration, "Jiang Yao, Jiang Yao, you're not even married yet, yet you bring a man home casually? How disrespectful!"
Seeing Hu Xin'er stunned, she scolded again: "Although our Jiang family is not famous and noble, we are upright. If you act like this, where is our Jiang family's reputation?"
She actually mistook Hu Xiner for her own sister!
Mrs. Lu has gone crazy again!
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