Chapter 57 Sister Li comes to visit
The Cui family's door was closed from the inside as usual.
Before knocking on the door, Sister Li reached out and held Li Miao, who was lowering her head, and touched her head lovingly.
She was sold to the Li family by her father, a scholar who was addicted to gambling. Luckily, she met a pretty good man and mother-in-law.
When she became pregnant with Li Miao, she was in a period of extreme sadness. She was unwilling to be sold like a commodity by her father, and worried about her sister whose whereabouts were unknown. All the pains overlapped and lingered, making it hard to breathe.
It was the arrival of this child that rekindled her fighting spirit for life. When she felt the fetal movement for the first time, she vowed that she would never be a father like her father in the future.
As she waited for the rosy-cheeked baby to be wrapped in a blanket and handed to her, and the midwife said, "Congratulations, you've given birth to a beautiful girl," she felt very complicated.
Why does she think she is just a girl?
It's so hard for a little girl to live in this world, just like the weeds.
But when the child grinned at her without even opening his eyes, she thought she was willing to give everything for this child, even her life.
As she recalled the past, Sister Li's eyes became sore. She closed her eyes and squatted down to face Li Miao:
"Xiao Miao, I always thought you were still young and I was there to protect you, so there were some things I never told you.
Mom was bought by your father with money. Your father and grandmother are good people, so Mom has a good life.
But not everyone is as lucky as my mother to meet good people. Over the years, my mother has realized a truth: as long as a person can stand on his own feet in life, there will always be a glimmer of hope.
Now your mother wants you to go to the Cui family to learn needlework because the people in the Cui family are different from us. They have great skills.
If someone is willing to teach you, and you can learn even a little bit, your future life will be better than your mother's. You may not understand it now, so just listen to your mother, okay?"
A slightly turbid tear rolled down the corner of Mrs. Li's eye, but she seemed not to notice it.
Nine-year-old Li Miao felt a blockage in her heart when she saw that tear, but she couldn't describe what that feeling was. She could only wave her hands in panic, speaking anxiously and chokingly:
"Mom, mom, don't cry. Wuwu Miao will listen to you."
"Okay, don't cry, mom. Let's go happily to the Cui family's elder sister to wish her a happy new year."
The mother and daughter paused for a while before knocking on the Cui family's door.
Cui Qingyi and Konjac had just arrived in Dongping County and had not made any other friends except Qi Moxuan's family.
So they spent this New Year in an especially peaceful manner. The two of them didn't have so many rules, and they just ate and drank in different ways every day.
After just a few days, Cui Qingyi looked in the mirror and found that her face had become rounder.
This discovery made her somewhat happy. She had always felt that she was too thin. In the past, Yuan had controlled her and told her not to eat too much. She even had fixed times for getting up and going to bed every day, so naturally she could not gain weight.
When I arrived at the Chen family, I was not liked by my mother-in-law. She had to visit me every morning and evening, and I was called to set rules from time to time. In such an environment, no one could gain much weight.
But now when she looks at herself in the mirror, her fair and rosy face makes her look blessed, and she couldn't be more satisfied.
When there was a knock on the door, Cui Qingyi and Konjac were leisurely nestling on the kang. On the kang table in the middle was a charcoal stove used for making tea, and plump and shiny chestnuts were crackling.
Cui Qingyi accidentally discovered this at the dock when she was buying New Year's goods before the New Year.
A merchant ship stopped at Dongping Wharf to replenish water, and the merchants on the ship took some small goods down to sell.
A pile of hairy chestnuts was not conspicuous among the goods. Cui Qingyi only spent a hundred coins to buy several pounds of them. It would be perfect to roast them and eat them during the Chinese New Year.
The roasted hairy chestnuts are soft and sweet, even Wangcai loves them very much.
Konjac pointed at the big dog that kept wagging its tail and said to Cui Qingyi, "Miss, Wangcai seems to have gained weight again. Maybe you should feed him less. If he keeps getting this fat, he won't be able to catch up with thieves who break into the house."
What Konjac said was a bit exaggerated. Wangcai is a dog with a large frame. Based on his current size, it would be no problem for him to gain another ten pounds.
But who can blame Wangcai, this guy who not only knows how to flatter but also knows how to judge people by their behavior? As long as Cui Qingyi is around, he will only listen to Cui Qingyi's instructions.
Cui Qingyi was busy peeling chestnuts and paid no attention to the confusing lawsuit between the man and the dog.
Sometimes she really feels like she is raising two children. They don’t even speak the same language, but they always bicker back and forth. Perhaps in their eyes, this is a kind of fun in itself?
There were a lot of chestnut shells piled on the kang table, but when they heard the knock on the door, they didn't rush to clean them up.
They didn't plan to bring someone to the back room when they came. If it was a normal day, it would be fine, but it would be inevitable to neglect them in the back room during the New Year.
When the door opened, Cui Qingyi was already standing under the eaves of the hall wrapped in a cloak.
Seeing Sister Li and Li Miao coming in, he greeted them with a smile: "Happy New Year, Sister Li and Xiao Miao. Come in and sit down."
Because her mother brought her here today for a purpose, Li Miao was a little nervous at first, especially when she saw someone who looked like the fairy sister in her grandmother's story standing there, Li Miao became even more nervous.
Fortunately, Sister Li was holding her hand all the time. As soon as she approached the fairy sister, a candy wrapped in red paper was stuffed into her hand.
"This must be Xiao Miao, your mother always talks about you, you are so beautiful."
Li Miao's face instantly turned red, and her mouth seemed to be out of control. "Sister is also beautiful, like a fairy in the sky."
"Hahahaha, oh Xiaomiao, you really have good taste."
Relying on the fact that she had lived ten more years, Cui Qingyi accepted the compliment without any hesitation and without blushing.
There was a smile in Sister Li's eyes. Although Li Miao's words were exaggerated, they were not wrong. The young lady from the Cui family was indeed outstanding in appearance.
Konjac brought the prepared snacks and fruits to the table and everyone had a round of tea.
Sister Li took the opportunity to express her thoughts on needlework:
"Madam Cui, I know that Qi Yuan from Madam Fan's family has become a disciple and is learning needlework from your family.
My little Miao is also good at sewing. Can she learn from you guys too?"
After finishing what she wanted to say, Mrs. Li looked at Cui Qingyi nervously. Although she said so much in front of Li Miao, she was actually unsure in her heart and was afraid of hearing rejection.
Cui Qingyi didn't expect that Sister Li had such an idea, but when she thought about the previous situation where Sister Li took the initiative to show goodwill, Cui Qingyi understood.
She pointed to the konjac on the side.
"Qi Yuan has indeed taken Konjac as her master. Sister Li will have to ask her whether she will accept Li Miao as her."
Sister Li turned her gaze to Konjac without any hesitation. She didn't care who taught her, as long as she could accept the seedling.
Konjac had a faint smile on her face. She had learned to be calm now and was not surprised that someone recognized her as a master.
She looked at Sister Li:
"As long as Xiao Miao is willing to learn, I am naturally willing to teach, but I also have requirements for accepting disciples."
Sister Li hurriedly said, "Master Konjac, as long as you ask, we will do whatever you ask."
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