I don't want to be wronged again

Chapter 11, Chapter 11, Li Zhang

Hearing these words, Li's heart was pierced out like a knife, and tears fell like broken beads.

Mother Fan hurriedly asked the two women to step back, took out a piece of silk and handed it to Shi Li: "Madam, don't be sad, it's not like you don't know the old man's temper. After all these years, my uncle treats you so well. Let's live our own lives properly, no matter what others say!"

She glanced at the pile of returned things, and took out a pair of women's shoes with fragrant cloud-colored rice beads embroidered with five-color auspicious clouds and blessings with endless characters. The old lady embroidered with so many thoughts in it. But it was polluted by mud and water, what a pity."

Without saying a word, Li Shi became more and more sad.Nurse Fan raised her hand annoyedly and slapped herself: "Look at this old mouth, it's getting worse and worse, how can it make Madam even more sad."

Not to mention that Nanny Fan was carefully consoling Li Shi outside, and Qing Dai, who was playing and flirting with Zhanyi inside, pricked up her ears to hear these words, she couldn't help being very surprised and angry: who is so presumptuous, dare to treat mother Such contempt and lessons?
It turned out that the old man was Li Shi's father.This Mr. Li, Shan Mingzhang, was the son of Hongwu in the third year, but he failed many times since he was elected. He had no choice but to become a doctor of official studies and taught for 20 years.Because of his solid knowledge and upright personality, he was recommended as the county school teacher.After receiving a salary of dozens of shimiliang every year, he regarded himself as an official.From then on, he opened his mouth on "etiquette and benevolence" and closed his mouth on "the teachings of the sages".It was only short of someone chiseling a few big golden characters "I am a saint" on the forehead.

It's because Madam Li gave birth to only one daughter, and there was no news about her.The old man Li justified himself and bought a concubine for five dynas of money as a matter of course.Another son was born, named Li Ruchuan.It's just that Li Zhang's salary is already meager, and a family of three can live on by frugally. If there are two more people, it will be a bit stretched.Li Zhang hugged his son into Mrs. Li's room, then turned around and sold his concubine to a passing cloth merchant.

At that time, Li Haizhu was still young, and she was very envious of the second mother who was sold. She could have enough food and meat in other people's house.There is no need to watch at home that the only bowl of meat on the table can only belong to the father, and no one else can even see the broth.If a mother wants to buy three chickens for one penny to feed her children, her father will denounce her as "greedy for appetite". The mother who has always regarded her husband as her god does not even dare to complain.

When Li Haizhu grew up, her stunning appearance attracted countless courtships.Mr. Li only had the word "official" in his eyes, but he really hoped that the betrothal gift would be more generous so that he could use it to marry his son.So after comparing and comparing, I picked Sun Zhangyang.Although Sun Zhangyang is just an example, but he is young and handsome, and his future is boundless.The betrothal gift of Gengjian Sun's family far exceeds that of other families.Near the Slender West Lake, there is a house with a garden, a rice shop, and a silk shop. In addition, all gold and silver utensils are worth less than 8000 to [-] taels of silver.Even Li Haizhu's dowry was arranged by the Sun family.He also bought two nuns, four family members, and eight dowry girls for Li Haizhu.Master Li sent his daughter out of the pavilion without even having to arrange a banquet, and even bet on a fortune.Turning around, he felt that it was not the work of scholars to run the shops for profit, so he sold the two shops for [-] taels, and kept the money tightly in his hands.Without the living money of the shop, he complained why the Sun family didn't give a Zhuangzi back then.

Unexpectedly, after his daughter got married, his grandson Zhang Yang decided to abandon his official career and only concentrate on managing his business.Master Li was trembling with anger, and scolded his son-in-law as "self-willed and obscene".Rushed to Sun's house to take her daughter home and marry another.If it hadn't been for Li Haizhu's resistance to death, saying "a strong woman will not marry a second husband", this old Taoist had nothing to say, and she really felt sorry for the betrothal gift that was about to be vomited, so she flicked her sleeves: "Our Li family's scholarly heirs, don't Associating with pawns and traffickers! From now on, I don't have any relatives like yours!" Since then, I put on airs and never associate with the Sun family again.

Li Haizhu felt sorry for her mother who was so old and had to do the housework by herself. Before she got married, she left the dowry nanny bought by the Sun family at home so that her mother would not have to work hard.He was reprimanded by Li Zhang: "It is a natural and righteous duty for a woman to be in charge of the middle school. How can she indulge in leisure and hate work, and be greedy for pleasure! My family never feeds people who eat rice for free. If you keep this woman at home, you have to eat more rice. Send her away quickly!" Li Haizhu had no choice but to give up, knowing that the money in his father's hand was going to be turned into cash, and his mother would never even see her shadow.Every once in a while, when Old Master Li was not at home, he secretly sent some food and money to his mother, so that her hands would be more relaxed.It's just that when Li Zhang accidentally found out, he would be furious.He thought that the copper stench of the Sun family had polluted the nobleness of his Li family.

Li Haizhu thought of her mother's age, she had worked hard all her life and suffered from a whole body of illnesses, and now she didn't know when she would be relieved.Look at Mother Fan is still dressed in silk and satin, and the hairpin rings on her head are all gold.In Sun's house, there is Mother Fan and a little girl who takes care of her. Usually, food and clothing are not the best!Poor mother has a limited number of times to eat meat in a year, and her life is not as good as that of Mother Fan!What's more, if my mother's illness cannot be taken care of properly, I'm afraid.
The more Li Haizhu thought about it, the more sad she felt, and couldn't help but took out the handkerchief to cover her mouth and sobbed.Although Sun Zhangyang and others have repeatedly comforted her, but as long as she thinks of her mother, she will naturally feel unhappy, and she has never been interested in a good life for years.

(End of this chapter)