Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 204 Letter
Shangyong in Shu.

Ma Shi is leaning on the chaimen on the way back and forth, looking forward.

Not long after, I saw footsteps around the corner, and I was delighted.

When he saw it clearly, he saw that the third grandson was returning with two younger sisters carrying firewood. He was a little discouraged, and trotted over again: "Why are you carrying so much? You are still young, so what should you do if you carry your body on your shoulders?"

"It's okay, grandma, we can move." Li Ji smiled at his grandmother.

"Grandmother, we can move on our backs, and we stopped to rest on the way." The eldest granddaughter Ming Jin and the nine-year-old younger granddaughter Ming Yue also spoke one after another.

"Okay, they're all good kids." Mrs. Ma took the firewood from Mingyue's back, and entered the house with a few kids.

The children put down the firewood, took the water from their respective mothers, held the melon ladle up their heads and drank it.

After Li Ji finished drinking, he exclaimed happily, wiped the water on his mouth with the back of his hand, and looked at Mrs. Ma: "Grandmother, grandfather, father, and brothers haven't come back yet?"

"No, it's so late, why is Bashang still not off work?" Mrs. Ma looked worried, and moved to the door in a hurry.

Miao and Cui were also anxious.

Cui was worried about her own man, while Miao was not only worried about her own man, but also worried about her two sons.The eldest son, Li Zhi, is only 14 years old this year, and the second son, Li Xi, is only 12 years old, and they were taken to dig ditches on the dam.

Mrs. Miao grabbed the sleeves and pressed the corners of her eyes, and begged Mrs. Ma: "Mother, can we use some money to replace Qi'er and Xi'er? They are still so young, so what is the heavy work on the dam?" It's what they can do."

Li Mingjin gave his mother a hand: "Mother, stop talking."

The two brothers and the mother are worried, isn't the grandmother worried?Moreover, my grandfather also went to dig canals on the dam at such an old age. If there is any money in the family, wouldn't my grandmother take it out?

"Mother, it's my fault. I'm just worried about the two children."

Mrs. Ma sighed, frowning: "If there is any money in the family, can I not take it out? Your father has not been in good health these few years, and I am worried that he will fall into the ditch..." I can't get up again .

Cui hurriedly came up to comfort.

Since she had a child in exile, she has not been able to take care of her body well, and she can't even do heavy work at home, so she has to rely on her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

She also sent letters to her natal family, wanting to borrow some money, but the letters were thrown into the sea like mud cows, and there was no reply. She knew in her heart that her natal family could not be trusted.

It wasn't until dark that the two brothers Li Dianshou and Li Dianzang supported their old father back home. The two brothers Li Zhi and Li Xi followed behind their father and grandfather like eggplants beaten by frost. As heavy as lead.

After barely finishing their meal, the five of them collapsed on the bed.

Several women wiped their tears and helped them rub their hands and feet. Seeing the strangulation on the hands and backs of the two sons, Ms. Miao cried.

When is this day a head.

Her husband's family has no hope, her mother's family has also removed her name, and the man and son don't know how long they can last. This day is getting more and more hopeless.

"Don't cry." Li Dian comforted weakly.He also felt uncomfortable, seeing his two sons lifeless like fish out of water, his heart felt like a knife was stabbed out.

Miao cried in a low voice: "When will this day be the end? You and your father have so many colleagues, and your father has so many students, why no one is willing to help? And your sister, after so many years, there is no news at all. No, brother, sister-in-law, nephew, it's fine if she doesn't recognize her, and she doesn't want her biological parents, how cruel!"

"Shut up!" Li Dianshou yelled at her in a low voice, and glanced out of the room, afraid that his old parents would hear.

"Rou'er is not that kind of person, something must have happened in Beijing."

Mrs. Miao couldn't listen: "People change. My father's students compete to give gifts to our family every year. They say 'teacher' on the left and 'teacher' on the right. Now our family is in trouble, and there is not a single letter."

"Rou'er is different from them."

"What's the difference?" Fan's sister-in-law cared about her family and sent some money to pay for the old and young's hard labor, but now there is not even a reply.

Back when she was married to a noble family, the family was afraid that she would be wronged by her in-laws, so they gave almost all of their belongings as a dowry to her. But now, her two nephews are going to die!

Miao complained a few words and cried sadly.

On the bamboo bed, Li Shimian's eyes were open, without any energy.Sitting aside, Ma Shi rubbed his feet and shed tears.

The room is so big, they didn't hear what the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law said.

"My Rou'er is not such an ungrateful child."

"Well, she's not." After a while, Li Shimian finally spoke.

"Master." Madam Ma covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

The couple haven't heard from their daughter for several years, and they can't refute their daughter-in-law's words. They know that their son and daughter-in-law are complaining, but they can't speak for their daughter. They are worried about her daughter's situation.

"Is anyone there?" The voice from outside Chaimen was very clear at night.

The husband and wife didn't take it seriously until another call came from outside the door: "Is anyone there?"

"Yes, there is someone." The husband and wife heard the younger daughter-in-law respond.

"Who is it?" Mrs. Ma wiped away her tears and left the room.

"I have met the old lady, the young lady. I am the shopkeeper of Shangyong Jixiang Medicine Store. My surname is Bai. Our main store in the capital just happened to deliver medicinal materials. Someone brought you something, so I delivered it to you."

Sent from the capital?Mrs. Ma's heart thumped, and she saluted the shopkeeper, Bai.

"You're welcome, old lady. It's a matter of being entrusted with loyalty. Our caravan will go to the capital in a few days. If there is a reply, you can come to our shop to find me."

"Okay. Thank you very much. I'd like to ask you to make a trip."

"The old lady is polite, it should be." The man cupped his hands, turned and left.

At Qi's side, when the people left, she was about to move the big box at the door into the house, but she was so heavy that she couldn't even hold it.Mrs. Ma called her two sons out and moved in.

Hearing the movement, Li Shimian and others all left the house.

"Who said it was sent?"

Ma Shi didn't speak, his lips trembled, and he looked at the big box, wanting to see it but not daring.

Qi shook her head at Li Shimian: "Just say it was sent from Beijing."

"Open it and have a look." Li Shimian also had a faint expectation in his heart.

The box was opened, and the contents inside were wrapped in furoshiki. I couldn't see what it was, but there was a letter on it.

Ma picked it up and handed it to Li Shimian.

Li Dianshou and others all came over to watch.

Uh……

"Brother's nanny?" Li Dianzang looked at his brother.

"My nanny?" Li Dianshou looked puzzled.He has a nanny?Why doesn't he know?
Mrs. Ma was also at a loss: "You three brothers and sisters were all raised by my grandmother. Your family used to be poor, and your father's salary couldn't support the entire family. How can I find a nurse for you?"

The previous page was written about being a nanny in the Li family, missing my brother, and so on. Li Shimian quickly glanced at it, handed the first page to everyone, and then looked at the second page.

After reading a few lines, my hands trembled.

"master?"

The letter trembled more and more, and he couldn't hold it anymore.

Seeing his unsteady appearance, Mrs. Ma snatched the letter, and after reading a few lines, she collapsed to the ground with a groan.

"Mother!" "Grandmother!"

"My son..." Mashi cried heart-rendingly, tears were like a levee.

Li Shimian stood by and burst into tears.

Li Dian received the letter from the two brothers. After reading it, there was a sentence on the letter: "Ling Ai died of dystocia on June [-]th of the fourth year of Jianwen. One dead body and two lives. The only daughter was too sad, so she went with her mother..."

"Sister!" The two brothers burst into tears.

　One more later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)