"Brother Lang, are you heading towards Heping Town?" the young man asked.

"Yes."

"Can you give me a ride? My mother is seriously ill and is waiting for my medicine." He raised a stack of medicine bags in his hand.

The coachman looked back at her and asked.

She looked at the man, her eyes were kind, her words and deeds were polite, not like a villain; she was sweating and panting, she was obviously running fast; her expression was extremely anxious, she didn't seem to be lying.It was so dark, it was estimated that there would be no more carriages and horses passing by. If her mother was really urgently waiting for medicine to save her life, there would be no delay.

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded.The man immediately thanked the coachman and her, and hurried into the carriage.

Sitting side by side with the coachman in front of the carriage, still restless, he urged the coachman to hurry up.

The coachman whipped his whip and asked curiously, "What's wrong with your mother? Why did you go to the county town to get medicine?"

"Lung disease, there are a few pharmacies in the town that don't sell Yiwei medicine."

"Is it coughing and wheezing from time to time, and occasionally coughing up blood?"

"Exactly."

The coachman sighed, with a little sadness: "This disease is not curable! My mother died because of this disease a few years ago. The doctor said that this disease is delicious and delicious. You can't be tired, and you can't be tired." Angry." After speaking, he let out a long sigh, "Poor man!"

Tang Xiaoshi leaned against the wall of the car and listened to the chat between the two. Only then did she know that the young man's surname was Jiang, and he was from Jiang Village, west of Heping Town.My mother has been ill for several years, and it is useless to seek medical treatment everywhere. The condition is getting worse day by day.

When the carriage arrived at the town, Jiang Lang wanted to get off and head west, but the coachman stopped him and said, "The town is still several miles away from Jiangcun. I'll turn a corner and take this lady home, and then you will take her back."

Jiang Lang froze for a moment, and then turned to look at her, obviously misunderstood that they were a couple.

Tang Xiaoshi was not in the mood to talk to him either, Jiang Lang thanked him again and then thanked the coachman.

The coachman sighed: "It's just a few more miles. Who doesn't have time to ask others to help?"

The carriage turned a corner and drove half a street to the alley in front of Shu's house. She got out of the carriage with a package.Jiang Lang got out of the car and bowed to her to thank her, she smiled and replied: "I didn't help you, you should thank this brother." After speaking, he turned and walked into the alley.

Jiang Lang didn't dare to delay, and immediately got back into the car, and couldn't help but look back at the alley.

When Tang Xiaoshi arrived in front of the house, Shu Dalang who opened the door saw her come back with a package on his back. He was surprised and looked behind her and asked, "Sister, why are you alone? It's so dark that Yan Dalang didn't come back with you?"

"No."

"Come in." Shu Dalang pulled her into the door and asked while closing the door, "But what happened?"

"En." She nodded. In Shu Tian's memory, the eldest brother was ten years older than her and loved her very much since he was a child.

Shu's mother came out of the hall when she heard the sound, "Is Tian Niang back?"

"Mother." She immediately rushed over and hugged Shu's mother.

"Tianniang, what's the matter? Why did you come here alone so late, where is your husband?"

"Aniang, my daughter can't make it through these days, and she wants to make peace with Yan Wangui."

One sentence shocked both Shu Mu and Shu Dalang.

"What's the matter?" Shu's mother held her shoulders and looked at her carefully, "What's wrong with you, Yan Dalang? Tell mother quickly."

Shu Dalang glanced at the courtyard next door to the left and right, patted her on the back and said, "It's windy outside, so A Niang and my sister went inside to talk."

At this time, the sister-in-law in the side room coaxed the child to sleep, and also came to the main room.Shu's father had just laid down, but now he got up, and together with Shu Sanlang, six people sat down in the main room.

Everyone was concerned and asked her what happened, and she told the story.Mother Shu took her hand distressedly and said with emotion: "You are also impulsive. Since your aunt said to give the child to you to raise, she still has the heart to keep you. Why did you bring it up and leave by yourself? If it is true He Li, what will you do in the future?" He said with tears in his eyes.

She knew that Shu's mother cared about her and was really worried about her future happiness.In this time and space, the idea of ​​being unfilial and having no descendants is deeply ingrained. To put it bluntly, marrying a wife is to prolong the succession of children and procreate incense. If you can't have children, no one wants to marry.She doesn't care about being open-minded, but Shu's mother and the others don't necessarily think so.

The sister-in-law comforted Shu's mother and her.Everyone else was silent.

After a while, Shu Dalang said: "Aniang, you don't know about my sister's temperament. If she really couldn't bear it anymore, she wouldn't think of He Li. I think the Yan family has given me a lot of trouble."

Shu's mother burst into tears. How could she not know the temperament of the daughter she raised by herself? result.

Tang Xiaoshi wiped away her tears and persuaded her: "Aniang, don't worry about your daughter. My daughter has been working from dawn to dusk in Yan's house and working as a cow and a horse. She hasn't done well in the past few years. She has also suffered all their white eyes and insults. She can't do her best in front of Aye, Auntie. Filial piety, A Niang will be a daughter and come back to fulfill her filial piety. A daughter has hands and feet, and she will not eat and drink for free."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Even if you live in your mother's house for the rest of your life, your mother will also support you."

"There's also big brother!" Shu Dalang said.

Shu Sanlang also echoed: "Sister, I can also earn money to support you."

Looking at her brother who was two years younger than her, she smiled and nodded.

Father Shu, who had been silent all this time, was full of melancholy at this moment and said: "Although we are reconciled, the reputation is not good, and the neighbors will inevitably give advice in the future."

Everyone remained silent, and it was inevitable for neighbors to gossip.

After a pause, Shu's father said again: "After all, my mother's family is not a family, and I still want to get married."

Tang Xiaoshi's heart sank. After such a thing happened, it was chilling for a father to say this at this juncture.

She knew that Shu's father had a good face.At the beginning, it was because of Yan's generous dowry, Yan Wangui was a scholar, and he felt that he had face, so he married Shu Tian, ​​who was only 14 years old, to Yan Wangui.

When Shu's mother heard the words, she immediately retorted: "My daughter came back after being wronged, why are you saying that? Why isn't my mother's family home anymore?" Tears fell more urgently.

She gently pulled Shu's mother's hand to comfort her, so that she would not argue with Shu's father because of this.

Father Shu gave everyone a cold look, got up and went back to the house.Shu's mother took her to talk for a long time, accompanied by Dalang, sister-in-law and Sanlang, and they didn't go back to rest until the middle of the night.

The next day, the family drove to the Yan family's ancestral house in Taohua Town.Yan Wangui and Yan's father and mother came over in the afternoon.The two families did not have a good look at each other, and there were complaints during the conversation. Generally speaking, there was no major conflict. Yan Wangui was afraid that the other party would really reveal the matter between him and Rongniang, so he swallowed a lot.

After signing and leaving the book, and dealing with the follow-up matters, Tang Xiaoshi lived in her mother's house.Shu's mother, Shu Dalang, and Sanlang showed great concern for her, but Shu's father was always indifferent.Although he didn't say anything harsh, he didn't talk to her much.She took the initiative to talk to Shu's father, but Shu's father was also um, for fear of saying one more word.

The relatives, friends and neighbors who heard the news came to visit, pretending to be concerned, and their words, expressions and expressions revealed gloating thoughts, which made everyone in the Shu family feel uncomfortable.

About a month later, in the evening, she brought tea to Shu's father and Shu's mother's room. At the door, she heard Shu's father say: "Tianniang can't stay at her mother's house like this forever. You can find some matchmakers tomorrow and ask them to help you find someone. Looking for something, at least find a husband's house for Tian Niang, it's not a problem to stay in her mother's house all the time, listen to what people say outside, I'm ashamed to go out."

"Tianniang has suffered so many grievances, and now she has just broken off relations with the Yan family. Why are you in such a hurry? Outsiders just say that Tianniang didn't tell the Yan family and Li before. Even if Tianniang found her husband's family, they still Will say. What's more, now, with Tian Niang's body, where else can she find her husband's house?" Shu's mother said sadly and helplessly.

Shu's father sighed: "At least find someone, don't ask for the other person's family background or appearance, as long as the person is not stupid or disabled, then we will subsidize more dowry."

Tang Xiaoshi sighed in her heart when she heard this, it really was the water thrown by her married daughter, even if Heli came back, she would not be a family anymore.

During this period of time, when she occasionally went out, she did feel that people she knew before pointed at her behind her back, made irresponsible remarks, and even accused and ridiculed her.

People's words are terrifying, everyone's words make money, and public opinion kills people without blood.

She could see it for herself, but she still felt uncomfortable after hearing those words.If it's the real Shu Tian, ​​I'm afraid he can't bear these gossips and weeps alone every day, and he can't even think about it?

He went in with tea, handed a cup of tea to Shu's father, and said with a smile: "Aye, my daughter liked tailoring since she was a child, and now she has nothing to do at home every day. Didn't my aunt say that there is no one to help in my aunt's shop? , my daughter wants to go over to help, and learn tailoring from my aunt by the way."

As soon as the two heard this, they knew that their daughter had heard their conversation just now, and they didn't want them to embarrass them among the neighbors, so they went to hide at their aunt's house.

Mother Shu caressed her head distressedly, tears flashing: "Tian'er, it's not that Ye Niang doesn't want to keep you, she's afraid that you'll feel uncomfortable hearing what you shouldn't have heard at home."

She smiled slightly and handed her another cup of tea. "My daughter knows about Aye's difficulties, and she really wants to find something to do."

The more Tang Xiaoshi expressed her concern for Shu's mother, the more sad she felt. He hugged her into his arms and sobbed, "Aniang must ask a matchmaker to find you a lover."

She smiled, not to mention that she didn't want to marry at all, even if she wanted to marry, would there be a Qin Zhi in this small world?Such a good man is rare.

After making up her mind, she went to the county town to find her aunt.

The last time Shu Tian saw her aunt was last year when her aunt's cousin passed away and she followed her mother to mourn.

My aunt is a poor person. She was a widow when she was young and never remarried. She guarded a tailor shop left by her uncle and raised a pair of children with difficulty.A few years ago, my daughter married far away. Last year, my son passed away, leaving behind a five-year-old grandson. During this time, my daughter-in-law will remarry and returned to her natal family last month.

When I went to my aunt's tailor shop, I saw that the shop was half closed.She stretched her head to look in, but there was no one there, and there was no response after calling twice.Just at that moment, the clerk from the nearby shop called her and said, "Come over later, Erniang Zhao is taking her grandson to the clinic."

Tang Xiaoshi was slightly startled, and hurriedly asked: "Are you sick?"

"Her grandson was injured."

Only now did she notice a streak of blood on the floor of the shop, which seemed to be seriously injured.

Asking the guy which hospital he was in, she rushed over immediately.

Aunt Zhao Erniang's little grandson was mischievous. While his aunt was not paying attention, he grabbed the scissors to play with, and pierced his arm. The wound was two or three inches long. Fortunately, no bones were injured.More than half of a short arm was wrapped in a bandage, and there was faint blood oozing from the bandage.

When Zhao Erniang saw her coming, she seemed to see a pillar, and her emotions collapsed instantly, and she threw herself on her shoulder and cried loudly.Crying for her own life, crying for her husband and son to leave early, leaving her an old woman with a little grandson, helpless.

The little grandson Min'er didn't know whether it was because of the pain or because she saw her grandmother crying, so she also cried loudly.

She comforted her aunt for a long time before she stopped crying, Min'er was also coaxed to sleep, and became a little quieter.

She was about to leave the hospital with her child, but just as she reached the threshold, a person in front of her suddenly called out to her: "Miss."

Looking up, he was tall and thin, wearing a clean old cloth gown, the collar and cuffs were worn white.The man bowed to her and said with a smile: "I never thought to meet here by chance, thank you for your help last time."

She was slightly stunned, carefully looking at the person in front of her, she had a vague impression, and couldn't remember where she had seen it before.

The man saw that she had forgotten, and reminded: "Last time, the lady kindly asked the driver to drive Jiang for a certain section, so that Jiang rushed home earlier to take care of my mother."

Only then did Tang Xiaoshi remember that the person in front of her was Jiang Lang, who was hitchhiking that night and lived in Jiangcun.It's been a month or so, and the other party recognized her at a glance.

She smiled and leaned back, "Jiang Lang, you're being polite. I didn't help you with anything. It was the coachman who helped you. You don't need to thank me."

"My lady is kind, I don't take this as a favor, but it is a kindness to Jiang, so I should be grateful."

Tang Xiaoshi smiled, seeing that he was a little nagging, and her aunt was waiting by the side after crying, and Min'er fell asleep again, so she left in a hurry without talking to him.

Jiang Lang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but seeing that the person had already walked two steps away, he swallowed it back.

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