Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Sickly Handsome Man Shows Weakness
Yu Li waited for a while, and seeing that she didn't move, he asked, "What's the matter?"
He called her, it couldn't be that she was staring at him, right?
Yu Qin shuddered. Ever since she saw how Yu Li forced her father to kneel down and forced the old man to divide the family property, she has been very afraid of Yu Li. She was always afraid that one day she would beat her away like she did to Cheng Ge'er and Zong Ge'er.
"Well, I heard that you were slaughtering pigs in the county town..." she said in a low voice.
"Yes." Yu Li said frankly. She looked at Yu Qin and kindly suggested, "If you also want to kill pigs, exercise your body first. You can't do it if you are too weak."
She thought Yuqin called her specifically because she wanted to learn about the job of slaughtering pigs and wanted to do it too.
Because her three younger sisters all wanted to do it, but they were not strong enough to do the job.
Yuqin looked at her in confusion.
Who, who wants to kill a pig?
She didn't want to kill pigs at all. Killing pigs is such a terrible thing! Many butchers are looked down upon. People think that they kill too many lives in this business, their hands are covered in blood, and they won't be reborn into a good family in the next life.
Besides, the pigs are dirty and smelly, and the butchers also stink, so no one likes them.
Pork tastes good, but they don’t want to kill pigs, nor do they want to be pig butchers.
Yu Qin waved her hands hurriedly, "I, I don't want to do it..."
Yu Li asked: "If you don't want to do it, why are you asking me?"
She was not from this world, and she did not think there was anything wrong with slaughtering pigs. On the contrary, she liked it very much. No matter how dirty or smelly the pigs were, could they be as dirty and smelly as alien species and pollutants? After slaughtering the pigs, she would rub them several times with fat beads and then take a bath, and they would be fragrant all over. How could they be smelly?
Yu Qin was speechless for a moment.
She, she just wanted to confirm from Yu Li whether she was really working as a pig slaughterer in the county town. She really wasn't envious at all.
Seeing Yu Li's calmness, she seemed to think there was nothing wrong with killing pigs, and even kindly gave herself some advice...
For a moment, Yuqin couldn't tell what she felt in her heart.
She subconsciously compared herself with Yu Li. Seeing that she was getting prettier and living a better life, she felt uncomfortable. She originally thought that she would be uncomfortable doing the job of slaughtering pigs, but she didn't care at all. She thought she also wanted to slaughter pigs...
Seeing that she seemed to have nothing to say, Yu Li was about to walk away when he saw Yu Jin coming out of the small door next door.
"Big sister!" Yu Jin shouted happily when he saw her.
When she saw Yu Qin standing at the gate of the Yu family's main courtyard, her expression turned cold and she asked suspiciously, "Sister, what were you talking about with Sister Qin?"
Yu Jin looked at Yu Qin warily.
She did not forget the condescending attitude that Yu Qin had shown in front of her sisters. She would eat any delicious food in front of them and not give them any. She even worked with Yu Jingzong to trick her little sister, who was only three years old at the time, into licking the candy wrappers on the ground as a joke.
Because of this incident, she no longer had a good impression of the first wife and thought they were all hateful.
Not to mention that the eldest wife was living a good life by sucking their blood, how could she have any good feelings towards her? Even if Yuqin had never actively bullied them, she didn't like her in her heart.
Yu Li said: "She asked me about slaughtering pigs, and I thought she wanted to go and kill pigs."
Yu Jin's expression froze, and he turned to look at Yu Qin in disbelief, "You want to kill pigs too?"
"Who wants to kill a pig?"
Someone asked excitedly, and the three cousins turned around and saw Aunt Guihua strolling over here with a handful of melon seeds in her hand.
Every day after dinner, Aunt Guihua had nothing to do, so she liked to grab a handful of melon seeds and wander around the village, chatting with people. Whenever there was any movement in the village, she would be there, and she was always the most up-to-date on news.
Aunt Guihua looked at the three sisters of the Yu family excitedly. She glanced past Yu Li and asked Yu Jin, "Mrs. Jin, do you also want to go to the county town with your sister to slaughter pigs?"
"It's not me." Yu Jin pointed at Yu Qin who was already stunned at the door, "It's Sister Qin."
Aunt Guihua cried out, "It turned out to be Qin Niang. Why do you want to kill a pig too? Could it be that your father, mother, and brothers don't care about you and abandoned you in the village, so you are so depressed that you want to kill a pig?"
Yu Jin was a little unhappy, "Aunt Guihua, butchering pigs is a good job."
She had heard that everyone in the village knew that her sister was working as a pig slaughterer in the county town. Many people found it unbelievable, and some even said why would a girl slaughter pigs, as she would be covered in blood and stink, and was not like a woman at all.
Some people even thought that Yu Li was sick. The Fu family was so rich, it would be so nice for them to stay at home and enjoy their lives. Who would be so stupid as to do such tiring and dirty work?
That's what men do.
Of course, those who say this are just people who are jealous of others' good lives. Most normal people think that there is money to be made in killing pigs, and if they had Yu Li's strength, they would actually be willing to do it.
Yu Jin didn't think there was anything wrong with slaughtering pigs. She even regretted that she was not strong enough and could not do it with her sister.
She was very angry that those people dared to say that to her sister. If she were there, she would definitely have an argument with those people.
She was unhappy when she heard that Aunt Guihua openly or secretly looked down on the job of slaughtering pigs.
Aunt Guihua said immediately, "I know, this job is good. I heard that killing a pig can earn a lot of money. But our Qinniang is the granddaughter of the scholar. She is a decent person and will marry to the county town in the future. She is different from us country people. How can she kill pigs? Qinniang, right?"
These words sound like praise for Yu Qin, but anyone with ears can understand what he means.
Yuqin blushed and said angrily: "Aunt Guihua, how can you say that? They didn't abandon me in the village. My father was sick a while ago, and my mother went to take care of him. My two brothers also want to study and take the exam for the scholar..."
"Come on." Aunt Guihua spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth. "Your mother has been in the county town for almost a month. Your father can't have been sick for a month, right? I heard from people who went to the county town to buy things that your father went to work in the rice shop a long time ago, but he didn't lie at home sick and unable to get up."
It’s not good for the village to be too close to the county town, because any news will be passed back very quickly.
Boss Yu’s illness has been cured, why hasn’t Chen come back yet?
Isn't this obvious?
Not only Chen, but even Yu Jingzong hid it from his family and secretly ran to the county town to find his parents.
Fortunately, he was on Wang Tanker's boat at the time, who kindly took him to the county town and asked people from other villages on the same boat to take him to the alley where Yu Lao Da rented a house.
If Wang Chengong had not come back and passed by Qingshi Village to tell Old Lady Yu, I'm afraid that if they found out that Yu Jingzong was missing at night, Old Lady Yu and the others would have been worried crazy.
Everyone in the village thought that Yu Jingzong was a really shameless kid, as he actually ran to the county town without telling his elders.
The public security in this world is not good. Once you leave the village, it is easy to encounter criminals and bandits. If the villagers want to walk to the county town, they have to walk together, not to mention a child leaving the village alone.
Now Yuqin is the only one left in the village from the eldest wife's family.
Yuqin has to do a lot of work every day. She had never done all these before. She was spoiled by her family and couldn't even cook. Seeing her busy and flustered, being disliked by old lady Yu for being clumsy, it was quite pitiful.
However, no matter how pitiful they were, the villagers didn't think it was a big deal when they thought about the fact that the Yu family had split up and the land allocated to the eldest branch had to be worked by Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu.
It's the same for everyone these days; someone has to do the work in the fields.
Everyone in the first wife's family ran to the county town, leaving only Yuqin. Old Madam Yu did not force her to work in the fields, but let her stay at home to do the laundry, cook, feed the chickens and pigs, etc., which showed that she loved her very much.
Yuqin couldn't argue with Aunt Guihua, and perhaps she felt really aggrieved, so she finally couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears.
This cry made Old Mrs. Yu in the room cry out.
Seeing the people at the door, Old Lady Yu glanced at Sisters Yu Li and Yu Jin, and fired at Aunt Guihua: "You lazy woman from the Dawang family, you dare to bully my granddaughter, I will beat you to death!"
As he said this, he came over with a fire poker.
Aunt Guihua would never stand there and let her be beaten. She quickly ran away, saying as she ran: "Aunt, I didn't bully her. I just told her that her parents and brothers didn't come back to help with the work. The autumn harvest is coming soon. Can't you and Uncle Yu do it? You are so old. How can you harvest more than ten acres of land at once..."
"You still say it, you still say it!"
Old Mrs. Yu held the fire poker in her hand vigorously and ran like a Hot Wheels, chasing after Aunt Guihua.
Yu Qin, who was crying at the door, was dumbfounded.
The villagers nearby found it hilarious and stood at their doorsteps or on the walls to watch the joke. They understood the cause and effect of what Aunt Guihua said and felt that she was not wrong.
The eldest wife of the Yu family is indeed outrageous.
In the past, they envied the Yu family for having three scholars. But when the Yu family split up, they found that the scholars in the eldest branch were studying in the county town and needed someone to take care of them, leaving only the old couple and a daughter at home. They were still expected to do the work in the fields, which was really outrageous.
Although studying cannot be delayed, we can't leave all the work in the fields to the elderly and children at home. Boss Yu can also come back to help with some of the work.
This matter caused a lot of gossip among the villagers, and suddenly they didn't seem so envious of the Yu family.
After all, the scholars of the Yu family have not yet passed the imperial examinations and the crops in the fields cannot wait. Looking at the current situation of the Yu family's eldest house, it always seems like a mess and it is really not something that people can envy.
When Yu Jingde and others pass the imperial examination and become scholars one day, they will be envious of us again.
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When Old Mrs. Yu ran out with a fire poker, Yu Li pulled Yu Jin away.
She has no interest in all this excitement.
When I arrived at the second room of the Yu family, I saw Yu Laoer and Liu were building the wall of the kitchen as soon as I entered the door.
The kitchen was built hastily and temporarily, it was just a simple little shed. Yu Laoer used his rest time to improve it bit by bit.
Not only the kitchen, but other places in the house are also being tidyed up.
The couple were very happy to see Yu Li coming.
Liu asked shyly, "Mother Li, have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat at home?"
"I've eaten." Yu Li said calmly, greeted them, and went into the house to see Yu Zhu.
Liu opened her mouth and felt a little disappointed when she saw her leave.
In the room, Yuzhu was sitting on the bed drinking medicine, while Yuyin was sitting beside her, watching her and embroidering on her purse.
The two sisters were very happy to see Yu Li.
"Sister, why are you here?" Yu Yin stood up to pour her some water and asked with a smile.
Yu Li said, "Come and see my younger sister." Then she asked how Yu Zhu was doing.
"Sister, I think I'm fine now." Yu Zhu said softly, "I don't need my second and third sisters to watch over me anymore, and I don't need to take medicine anymore, it's such a waste of money."
Yu Jin rolled his eyes at her and said, "It's not that you can get well just because you say so. The doctor said that you need to take a few more doses of medicine to consolidate the condition. You have to listen to the doctor."
Yuzhu pouted and muttered that the medicine was too expensive and that all the family’s money would be used up.
Although she was young, she knew that her family did not have much money and was reluctant to waste it.
Yu Yin touched her head and said, "Be good, Zhu'er. I will work hard to make money by embroidering. You don't have to worry."
Yu Jin's expression eased a little, and he said, "I will also find a job to make a living. When I make money, I will buy you meat and candy. You don't have to worry about money."
Now that my eldest sister is married, she is the only one who can support the family.
Yu Li confirmed that Yu Zhu had indeed recovered and no one was needed to watch over her anymore. He said to Yu Jin, "Don't you want to go to the county town to take a look? Let's go together tomorrow."
Yu Jin exclaimed, his eyes lit up: "Okay, then I'll go to the county town tomorrow."
Yu Yin and Yu Zhu both looked over with sparkling eyes. They had never been to the county town.
Yu Li did not show favoritism and said to them, "I will take you there later."
"Thank you, big sister!" Yu Yin Yu Zhu smiled sweetly at her.
The sisters smiled sweetly, and Yu Li was happy. He touched each of them one by one and said to Yu Jin, "I'm going out too early in the morning, so I won't go out with you. You can wait until daybreak and take the boat to the county town. Don't be stingy with the money."
She was afraid that her sister would feel bad about spending the four cents for the boat fare and walk to the county town. It would be bad if she met some bad guys on the way.
Yu Jin hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
She had never been to the county town, and even rarely left the village. She was somewhat timid and fearful. Fortunately, her elder sister was waiting for her in the county town. As long as she thought of her elder sister, she felt at ease.
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When leaving the Yu family, passing by the main courtyard, Yu Li could still hear the old lady Yu's full-throated scolding. She was scolding Aunt Guihua, saying that she was a dog with no ivory in her mouth, and then she scolded Yu Qin, saying that she was useless and could only cry.
Yuqin felt wronged but didn't dare to refute, so she could only cover her face and cry.
She really wanted to go to the county town, but after Yu Jingzong ran away to the county town and never came back, Old Lady Yu was worried that she would run away, so she kept a close eye on her. Yu Qin couldn't run away at all and could only stay in the village.
Her mother has never come back, and there is no one at home to protect her.
Yu Li didn't look any further, left the Yu family and walked towards the Fu family.
It was already dark, and a crescent moon appeared above the willow trees. Most of the villagers had gone home to rest. In the distance, dogs barked and adults called on their children to take a bath and go to bed.
After returning to the Fu family, Yu Li washed up and went back to his room to rest.
There was an oil lamp lit in the room. Fu Wenxiao sat by the window enjoying the breeze, not reading. The light from the oil lamp was too dim. He usually did not read at night to avoid damaging his eyes.
Seeing her hair was wet, he waved, "Come here, Li Niang."
Yu Li walked over and saw him take a towel next to him and let her sit on a shorter stool next to him, where she was just half a body shorter than him. He wanted to wipe her hair.
Someone wanted to help him wipe his hair, Yu Li was happy and relaxed, so he sat down.
Then I felt the wet ends of my hair being pulled up and wiped carefully with a towel.
His movements were very delicate and did not hurt my scalp. Occasionally, when his fingers brushed across my scalp, it brought a sense of comfort.
Yu Li closed his eyes and yawned.
"Are you sleepy?" Fu Wenxiao asked.
Yu Li hummed and felt a little sleepy. After returning from the county town today, she did not rest. After lunch, she went into the mountains to pick some wild fruits in autumn.
There were many ripe fruits in the mountains in autumn, and she was a little greedy. She was greedy for anything in this world, as long as it was edible and tasted good.
I can’t change it in this lifetime.
In fact, she also wanted to see what medicinal herbs there were in the mountains, but unfortunately she didn't know any of them, let alone ginseng, which was not easy to find.
Fu Wenxiao chuckled and chatted with her while wiping her hair.
"How's my little sister? Is she alright?"
"It's almost done. The doctor said that if I take a few more doses of medicine to consolidate my body, there will be no problem." Yu Li said casually, leaning back relaxedly. She found that she seemed to be leaning against something. When she was about to turn her head to look, a hand pressed on her shoulder.
"Don't move."
Yu Li stopped moving.
Fu Wenxiao lowered his eyes and looked at the girl leaning against his legs. His face was slightly hot, but he didn't feel disgusted.
Yu Li didn't think much about it. He asked her not to move, so he probably didn't care.
She continued, "Tomorrow I will take my second sister to the county town. She said she wants to go there to check out the situation and find a way to make a living."
Although he didn't know what Yu Jin wanted to do, Yu Li always encouraged him.
Hearing this, Fu Wenxiao said softly, "That's great. I haven't been to the county town yet."
Yu Li thought his words seemed a little strange, "You haven't been there? When you moved to Qingshi Village three years ago, didn't you have to pass through the county town?"
"I was not feeling well at the time, and I was lying drowsy all the way." Fu Wenxiao said somewhat disappointedly, "When I got better, I settled down in Qingshi Village, and I haven't left the house since then."
Hearing this, Yu Li felt some sympathy.
He is so weak, how can he go out?
Staying in a small room for three years seems quite pitiful.
She comforted him, "It's okay. When you get better, you can go to the county town."
Fu Wenxiao hummed and asked, "Will you go with me?" Without waiting for her to say anything, he said, "I haven't been out for a long time. I don't know much about the outside world, and I don't know how outsiders see me..."
His tone was very soft, and he sounded as if he was a bit socially anxious.
Yu Li recalled that in his previous life, when he was taking a psychology class, he heard that humans are social animals. If they do not have contact with the outside world for a long time, they will have mental illnesses and may even develop social phobia or something.
So she said, "Don't worry, I will go with you."
She wanted to wait until he got better to make money, but she couldn't let Jin Nugget be scared.
Fu Wenxiao smiled and looked down at the girl who was sitting in front of him obediently and letting him wipe her hair.
After drying her hair, he fanned it to remove the last bit of moisture from her hair and said, "Okay, go to bed."
Yu Li reached out and scratched his hair, and found that it was indeed dry, and said to him: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Fu Wenxiao said gently, "You're busy outside every day, working hard to support the family, and you have to work when you come home. I stay at home and can't do anything. I'm just an idle person. It's my duty to do what I can for you."
Yu Li originally thought that it would be fine to ask him to help him dry his hair once or twice occasionally, but it was not good to ask him for help all the time.
Hearing him say that, I felt like it wasn't a big deal.
She said seriously: "Then I'll trouble you in the future."
Fu Wenxiao's smile deepened, "It's no trouble. I'm glad to be able to help you. You've helped me a lot too."
Indeed, she helped him a lot.
Yu Li deeply agreed with this. She would save him again. He should repay her for saving his life. It was only right for him to work for her and make money for her to spend in the future.
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