Chapter 185: Rich in the Mountains Have Distant Relatives
On the mountain outside Qingshi Town, Bai Simian and his family stood in front of a grave, with fruits, snacks, and a bunch of wild flowers picked by the little girl Bai Rong.
With tears in his eyes, Father Bai cleared the weeds around the grave.
Bai's mother and Bai Simian were burning paper money.
Bai's mother choked with sobs, "Xiao Xia, after all this time, your parents have finally redressed your grievances. The people in the Qian Mansion have been sent to prison and will soon be exiled. You can see from heaven that your parents and your sister-in-law are doing well now. They have met a kind employer. We don't have to worry about the Qian Mansion's harassment in the future. We can still live at home. Don't worry."
Bai Simian said: "Sister, don't worry, I will take good care of my parents and sister and support this family. Our family will get better and better."
A cuckoo flapped its wings and landed on the grave.
Then the family walked back.
Father Bai said, "My body has recovered. Our family is where it is today thanks to our boss. When he comes, we must thank him."
"Yes, if she needs any help, we must do our best to help."
"That's what Dad and Mom said."
Bai Simian is also grateful to Li Wanyue, and he wants to manage the shop wholeheartedly.
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The next day, Zhao Suying asked Li Dachuan to go to his uncle's and aunt's homes in Shangwan Village, Liuxi Town next door, and ask them to come to the house-warming party in a few days.
Zhao Suying's parents are no longer with us. She has an older brother, a younger brother and a younger sister, all of whom live in Liuxi Town.
The eldest brother, Zhao Mancang, had three sons and two daughters. The second brother, Zhao Manliang, had two daughters and two sons. The younger sister, Zhao Xiuying, married into the Zhang family from the same village and gave birth to two sons and two daughters. She set up a stall in the town to sell sesame cakes and buns.
The three families are living a decent life.
Zhao Suying took sixty preserved eggs, twenty for each of the three families, and also took three buckets of shampoo and ten bars of soap for each family. She picked out a few pearl flowers and gave them to the little girls of the three families. She also made some jelly and ice jelly for Li Dachuan to take away.
Li Dachuan drove the ox cart out of the house, and soon several people came to his house.
Zhao Suying and Li Youshan looked at the old woman and the middle-aged couple in front of them and smiled perfunctorily.
Erhu is a brainless guy who lets everyone in.
Li Erhu looked at the looks from his parents and thought that he was wronged. How could he stop these people from coming to find his father?
Seeing the old woman and the middle-aged couple staring at the yard with their eyes rolling around, he sighed in his heart.
The old woman drank some sugar water and grinned, "Dashan, I am the sister of your cousin's aunt's aunt's sister's sister. You can just call me aunt."
Li Youshan was a little confused by what he heard. When did he get such an aunt who went through so many twists and turns?
He chuckled and said politely, "It's my aunt. I haven't seen you for a long time."
The old woman agreed: "Isn't it? When you were a child, I held you in my arms. You were white and plump, with big eyes, a big nose, and a big mouth. Who wouldn't praise you when they saw you..."
The old man was still chattering about the past.
Li Youshan almost couldn't control his expression. Where did he get such a big nose and big mouth? Was he talking about this? His white eyes were indeed big, but not fat.
He clenched his fist and said, "Aunt, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I haven't seen you since I can remember. If you have anything to do, go to the old house to find my father. He may remember what you said."
The old woman immediately frowned: "What? Now that you are rich, you look down on your aunt and don't even want to talk to her?"
"No, I just want you to get to the point. We have a lot of things to do at home. If this delays things and delays other people's goods, I can't afford to pay for it."
The middle-aged couple behind her immediately tugged at the old woman's sleeve.
The old woman coughed and said, "Since you are so busy, I will just talk about the important things. Your cousin is not young anymore. He has several children at home. They have married and had children. How can we support so many people with just the little land at home?
I was thinking, since your business is doing well, why not let them work with you? We don't want to steal your business, and we're not greedy. You can just teach them a little and let them earn a few dozen taels a year, enough to support the family."
The middle-aged man immediately agreed: "Yes, cousin, you see, we are all relatives, and we don't want to trouble you. This is not the only way. If you find it troublesome, just teach us something easy to learn. We will finish learning and leave immediately, so as not to delay your business."
Zhao Suying was so angry that she almost laughed. Earning only a few dozen taels a year, is this considered not greedy?
If it weren't for Yueyue's ability, my family would only earn about ten or eight taels a year at most.
Li Youshan sighed: "Aunt, cousin, you think too highly of me. You didn't see that our old house was leaking. We had no choice but to talk to the boss, and he gave us some money in advance, so we were able to build the house.
The jobs we have now are all given by our boss. We are just helping them and earning wages. If we tell you, our boss will put us in jail and will also implicate you.
You've all heard about Mr. Qian in this town and the magistrate in the county, right? Such big shots have gone to jail, not to mention us country folk.
So do you want to make money or go to jail?"
The old woman and her family were confused. How could this mean going to jail? They didn't want to go to jail.
The middle-aged woman said, "Cousin, can you lend us some money? We are really out of options. Your family was able to build such a big house, so you must have at least several dozen taels. Lend us twenty... no, ten taels will be enough, so that the children at home can have enough to eat."
"Cousin, why don't you help us pay back what we owe our employer? Once we've paid it back, we'll lend you the money we earn."
The woman immediately stopped talking.
Seeing that there was no hope, the three of them had no choice but to leave.
The middle-aged woman rolled up the fruit on the table with her sleeves and took away all the fruit.
Zhao Suying and Li Dashan were seeing someone off. As soon as they opened the door, they saw several strangers standing at the door.
The elderly couple and the middle-aged couple were holding hands with two children around ten years old.
Seeing them come out, the middle-aged man's hand that was knocking on the door froze in mid-air.
Zhao Suying and Li Dashan looked at each other, and the three men turned and left.
The old woman grabbed Zhao Suying's hand and grinned, revealing her few remaining teeth.
"You must be Suying, you have grown up so fast. I am the elder sister of your aunt's in-law's cousin's sister-in-law..."
Zhao Suying: “…”
here we go again.
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After sending the people away again, Li Youshan and Zhao Suying quickly drank a glass of water and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Suying said, "Master, tell the children at home not to open the door casually. Even the most distant relatives are here."
Li Erhu said: "Isn't it true? If you are poor and make trouble, no one will care about you. If you are rich and live in the mountains, you will have distant relatives."
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