Chapter 670 Lotus (I)
Lu Qiniang felt that what Erya said made sense.
But she still said: "Don't force the matter of children, just let it go."
If not, adopt one.
Children who are raised well are not bad.
"Yes, mother, I know. You don't have to worry about me." Erya said with a smile, "From now on, you can just worry about your third and fourth sisters."
Si Ya was still young, so Lu Qin's mother didn't feel anything.
But when it comes to San Ya's marriage, she just can't let it go.
It’s not impossible not to get married, but I always feel that there are hidden concerns with Liu Jian.
Lu Qiniang stopped herself from letting her thoughts run wild and took out the dowry list to compare with Erya.
"Just look at it yourself," Erya waved her hand, "no need to worry so much."
The most important thing about this marriage is that her parents are satisfied, and don't think about it in the future and feel that she was wronged.
She herself really doesn't care.
"Hey, don't go, look--"
Erya had already gone out.
Lu Qiniang kept shaking her head.
She has never done anything so big.
Forget it, let her do it step by step.
I'll discuss this with Uncle Teng later.
Lu Qiniang made up her mind and began to look at the dowry list.
Qingfeng helped her run in and out to confirm various matters.
When Lu Qiniang was so busy that she felt dizzy and overwhelmed, Grandma Sun came.
"Why are you here, old lady?" Lu Qiniang hurried out and held up the trembling Grandma Sun.
Not long after she came back, she went to see Mrs. Sun.
The good news is that Mrs. Sun is still in good health.
Sun Shun and his wife are both filial, so she has lived a happy life over the years.
After the greetings, Mrs. Sun talked about the purpose of her visit today.
"Abandoned Mother, do you still remember our old neighbors, the Liu Hema family?"
Lu Qi Niang nodded, "Remember, you were talking about lotus, right?"
Hehua’s maiden name is Qian, but she has always been short of money in her life.
Hehua was also sold to the Liu family as a child bride since she was young.
Like most child brides, Lotus had a difficult life.
They did the most work, ate the worst, and were often beaten.
Not only did she get beaten by her husband, but she also got beaten by her mother-in-law.
The lotus was beautiful, but Lu Qiniang had never seen it stand up straight.
It seems that in my memory, she always looks so timid, wearing clothes that never fit her and are patched up with patches on top of patches.
Her man was extremely ugly, with a face full of pimples and a protruding mouth, so he was nicknamed "Liu Toad".
Liu Hema was not angry either, and seemed to have a good temper.
But he left all his bad temper to Hehua, and beat and scolded her at every turn.
The lotus is also a submissive person.
Lotus had a bad fate. She gave birth to three daughters in a row. The first two were given away, and the third was drowned as soon as she was born.
Later, she finally gave birth to two sons, but I heard that they were not very obedient. They learned from their grandfather and father and did not respect their own mother.
Lu Qiniang sympathized with Lotus.
She felt that she was much luckier than Lotus.
The Zhang family does not torture people.
As long as she does more work, she won't be bullied.
Her father is a scholar and her mother doesn't bully her. Although Zhang Heyao looks down on her, he doesn't scold or hit her. At most, he just glares at her.
It doesn't hurt or itch.
It was also because the people around her had such a hard life that Lu Qiniang really never complained.
She is content and grateful.
"I remember when I opened a shop at the dock," Lu Qiniang continued, "she came to me and wanted to find a job with me. I agreed, but then she didn't come."
Come to think of it, it must be Liu Hema who disagrees.
This is the fate of women in this era, all in the hands of their husband's family.
It is also because of this that what the Queen is leading everyone to do now seems more meaningful.
Expect men to understand.
Only those who have suffered, experienced and witnessed suffering can empathize with women.
"What's wrong with her?" Lu Qiniang asked.
If she had the ability, she would like to help all the poor people she has met and has not met.
But in the end, her power was too weak.
Mrs. Sun wiped her eyes. She could no longer see anything clearly, not even a blurry light or shadow, but her tears were still hot.
"Lotus is no longer able to do this."
"No?" Lu Qiniang said, "She is only a few years older than me, definitely not yet forty."
"Well, he's only three years older than you." Grandma Sun choked up, "He was a miserable man. He never had a single day of happiness in his life."
"Are you sick?" Lu Qiniang asked, "Have you consulted Old Hu?"
Doctor Hu also lived in that area before, so everyone knew him.
"No, I don't have any money," said Mrs. Sun. "I paid a doctor, but he said she couldn't help. I asked her if she wanted to eat anything, if she had any unfulfilled wishes, and she said she just wanted to see you."
"See me?" Lu Qiniang was surprised.
She and Lotus are not very familiar with each other.
The impression I have of our interaction is that we were all washing clothes together by the river.
Hehua ate poorly and had little strength, so she couldn't wring her clothes dry. Lu Qiniang helped her wring them several times.
Oh, another time, when she was washing clothes, Zhang Heyao came back from the academy, passed by the river, and gave her a scallion pancake.
That scallion pancake is so delicious.
At that time, there were only Lu Qiniang and Hehua by the river, so Lu Qiniang gave half of the scallion pancake to Hehua.
He Hua said she didn't want anything, but Lu Qiniang stuffed it directly into her mouth.
"It's stained with your saliva, you can't give it up, eat it quickly, just one bite of cake, why are you being so polite?"
"I don't know why," said Mrs. Sun, "but she just wants to see you."
The lotus lying on the bed looked like a dead tree, making it hard to look at it any longer.
But when she mentioned Lu Qiniang, her dead eyes finally showed some spirit.
"She asked many people for help and finally found me, and then asked me to find you."
Grandma Sun sighed, "Abandoned Mother, I shouldn't have told you about your family's wedding, but I see you look really pitiful..."
"I'll go!" Lu Qiniang said firmly.
People are about to die, no matter how deep the hatred or resentment is, we can still see each other for the last time.
What's more, these are old neighbors who have never had any enmity with each other.
Lu Qiniang even wondered if Hehua had been having a hard time and was still thinking about that half scallion pancake?
Before leaving, she specially cooked a thick stack of scallion pancakes and went to see the lotus flowers with Qingfeng.
On the way, she said to Qingfeng, "When we go back, I'll go first. After a while, I'll say I left something behind and ask you to go back and find it. Then, take this opportunity to secretly give Hehua the ten taels of silver."
If she guessed correctly, as soon as she left, her in-laws would come to see what she had given them.
The lotus cannot be retained.
Qingfeng asked in a low voice: "But my sister-in-law is very ill. She probably can't spend any money."
It would be better to just find a doctor for her if the disease is curable.
If the disease cannot be cured, keep the money and buy a coffin for Hehua to avoid her having to pay a price to that jackal in the end.
"That makes sense. Okay, let's go and take a look first." Lu Qiniang nodded.
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