Xue's daughter-in-law

Chapter 7

The situation of the Xue family can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

Sun Langzhong sighed, "Girl, I know your family's conditions are not good, how about this, I won't charge you for the consultation fee, the medicine powder for ten days is worth two hundred cash, two pieces of gauze... that's all, you give me Just pay for the medicine.” He used to work as a doctor in the town’s medical clinic, and he went home to take care of the elderly in the past two years. Occasionally, his neighbors would invite him to see a doctor. It's doing good deeds.

Ye Ya's face turned red, she took out all the copper coins, and mumbled: "Uncle Sun, our family only has so much money, you see, can you allow a few days for the rest, when we have money, Would it be okay to send them to your house again?" She knew that the old man was a good man, otherwise he would have ignored them if he was dragged away by Xue Shu like that.

Langzhong Sun shook his head, and was about to speak, when Xue Song suddenly opened his eyes: "Uncle Sun, my injury is not serious, and I don't need so much medicine, just leave it for one day."

"Brother, you're awake!" Xue Shu happily moved to the edge of the kang, looked at Xue Song and said.

Xue Song nodded, glanced at Ye Ya quickly, and then his eyes fell on Langzhong Sun, with a calm face and firm eyes.He knows how much money the family has. This small injury can be treated well, and it is not worth wasting money on medicine.

Ye Ya lowered her head, not knowing what to say, she persuaded her elder brother to take medicine, since the family really has no money, why don't she persuade her, will elder brother misunderstand that she doesn't want to spend money?
"Hey, they are all pitiful, big boy, don't be brave. It's hot now, and you need to use medicine for at least five days for this wound, otherwise I will come in vain! How about this, you give me twenty coins first, and the rest Send it to me after you recover from your injury." He shook his head before, not because he disagreed with Ye Ya's statement, but because he planned to ask her to pay [-] Wen first and save some money for meals, but Xue Song misunderstood .

Xue Song frowned, and finally nodded, "Then Xue Song thanked Uncle Sun, brother and sister, you pay the money." He is the pillar of the family, and he can't lose the big because of small things. Only when he recovers early can he continue to earn money to support the family.

Ye Ya counted out twenty Wen and handed them to the old doctor, and personally sent him out.

Seeing her slender back disappearing through the door, and then looking at his younger brother who was giggling next to him, Xue Song felt a strong sense of guilt, "Second brother, you must treat your wife well and listen to her."

"You don't need to tell me, I will listen to my wife!" Xue Shu smiled, his eyes bent into crescents, and he turned his head to look at the kitchen, hoping that his wife would come in soon, then suddenly said "ah", and jumped off the kang. "My daughter-in-law is also injured, I have to ask the doctor to show her!" As he said that, he was about to run outside.

Xue Song grabbed his hand in time, resisting the pain from the wound, and asked in surprise, "Where did she get hurt? Did you bully her?"

"No, I don't know where she is bleeding. There is blood on the mattress. She didn't show it to me, so she said a few strange words." Xue Shu scratched his head and said, trying to break away from the elder brother's hand to chase the doctor back, and then Afraid of hurting him.

Xue Song vaguely understood something, but was still a little uncertain: "What strange words?"

"Well, my daughter-in-law let me remember, say, she shed a few drops of blood for me last night for the first time... Brother, let me go!" Xue Shu became even more anxious.

The movement heard last night sounded inexplicably in his ears. Xue Song's heartbeat was unstable again. He heard the sound of footsteps in the yard. All right, cover the quilt for me." Except for the place where the gauze was wrapped around his upper body, his shoulders were all bare, and his younger siblings didn't dare to look at him just now, for fear of embarrassment.

What the elder brother said was always right. He said that the daughter-in-law was not injured, so the daughter-in-law must not be injured, so Xue Shu immediately relaxed and expressed his disapproval concisely, "Cover the quilt and heat up!"

"I tell you to cover it and you cover it!" Xue Song raised his eyebrows and said coldly. Seeing Xue Shu pouted, he continued to reprimand: "From now on, except for sleeping and bathing, you are not allowed to be shirtless. Don't ask why, I will not do it if I say no!"

"You will teach me!" Xue Shu stood up dissatisfied, turned around and grabbed the thin quilt at the other end, just about to smash Xue Song hard, caught a glimpse of the red-stained gauze around his waist, and couldn't throw it away anymore. After going down, the eye circles were red, and he lowered his head to cover Xue Song with a quilt.

When Ye Ya came in, she happened to see this scene in her eyes, as if a warm current flowed through her heart, dispelling her anxiety about facing Xue Song.She walked in lightly, put the remaining copper coins in a purse, and handed them to Xue Shu: "Ashu, go and collect them."

Xue Shu stretched out his hand to pick it up, but Xue Song stopped him and said, "Sister and sister, to be honest, I am sorry for you and asked you to marry my second brother... Now that you stay, it shows that you are a soft-hearted and kind-hearted woman. I told my second brother, since that’s the case, we will be a family from now on, and you have to take care of the family affairs, so you can keep the money. Don’t worry, I will work hard to make money, and I won’t let you suffer with us.” He He spoke sonorously and forcefully, and stared at Ye Ya without hesitation, letting her know that Xue Song would definitely do what he said.

Ye Ya lowered her head, tears streaming from her eyes.

Marrying a stupid husband, she must feel wronged in her heart, even if Xue Shu treats her well, it can't make up for the regret in her heart.But now, the man in charge of the family has personally apologized to her. He did not act as an elder with a strong attitude, but sincerely handed over the housekeeper's affairs to her, and promised to let her live a good life. This kind of trust and Take care, even her own parents failed to give her!
"Daughter-in-law, why are you crying, brother, why are you bullying my wife?"

Seeing her crying silently, Xue Shu was heartbroken, got up and hugged Ye Ya in his arms, glared at Xue Song and said.

Xue Song was speechless, his eyes were still following Ye Ya, wondering what she would say.

Ye Ya used Xue Shu's broad shoulders to wipe away her tears quietly, then broke free from his embrace, and said in Xue Song's direction, "Brother, don't worry, I will take good care of A Shu, and I will work hard to take care of this family. You can rest in peace."

Xue Song's tense nerves finally relaxed, and suddenly remembered something, and told Xue Shu: "Second brother, I hunted a wild boar today, and it is hidden in the place where we put things before, you go and put it away now." Carry it back." It was hot in summer, and he was afraid that the wild boar would go bad, so he deliberately left it a breath, tied it in a hidden mountain depression, and asked his third brother to take it to the town tomorrow, and it was estimated that he could sell it for some money.

Xue Shu went to the mountains to fetch prey, and Ye Ya couldn't stay inside the house, so seeing Xue Song close his eyes and rest his mind, he withdrew.

In the northwest corner of the kitchen room, four slightly flat stones are piled up, with thick wooden planks built on them, which are used to store grain inside, and dishes, pans, etc. to be placed outside.She touched the purse in her sleeve, and walked over to check the remaining food.

There is only half a bag of white flour left in the fine sack.Beside them are two rough pottery rice vats. On the left is only a shallow layer of rice, only half a finger deep. The millet on the right seems to be newly bought, almost full.There is also half a jar of stick noodles, which are coarsely ground... These things are enough for them to eat for a while, Ye Ya is slightly relieved.

The front and back yards are fenced off, and there are two rows of round beans and two rows of cucumbers planted in the front yard, so there is not much room left. The backyard is quite large, and on the left side grows two sycamores with the thickness of an adult's waist, and the branches and leaves are full of flowers. A small white flower, the right side is empty, and a pile of firewood is piled up.Under the eaves of the east house are scattered hoes and other agricultural tools, as well as bath barrels.In the northeast corner is a hut made of several planks, surrounded by dense reed mats.Behind the hut is a pig pen built with stones of different sizes, but unfortunately there are no pigs in it.

Poor, even poorer than her family. Her family has at least one pig and three acres of land, but Xue's family has no land. I really don't know how the three brothers grew up.Ye Ya shook her head, turned around and walked back, raised her eyes when she didn't want to, and saw a boy about her own age standing at the door.She was slightly taken aback, her eyes fell on the blue cloth book bag on the young man's shoulder, and she tentatively called out: "Third brother?"

Xue Bai has a fair complexion, with a square scarf wrapped around his head, and the green shirt on his body is a little washed out, but clean and tidy, making him look like a poplar tree under a clear sky, handsome and straight.He has a pair of bright peach blossom eyes, and clear eyebrows. Compared with Xue Song and Xue Shu, he is less rough and heroic, but more refined and courteous. There is a faint smile on the corner of his lips, and he just looks at her intently. .

Ye Ya looked embarrassed by him, and lowered her head slightly unnaturally.

The eldest brother is calm and reliable, I don't know how the third brother is, he is a educated person, will he look down on her...

This was Xue Bai's first formal look at Ye Ya, his sister-in-law.Yesterday he took a quick glance and was dragged out by his elder brother, only seeing Ye Ya's pale face and bulging chest.Now that she was standing there pretty, the first impression she gave him was that she was too short, not even reaching the second brother's shoulders.

Seeing her face getting redder and her hands twisting her skirt uneasily, Xue Bai smiled lightly, "Second Sister-in-law, I'm back, why didn't you see Second Brother?"

His clear and familiar address made Ye Ya a little more natural, and he replied in a soft voice: "Your second brother has gone to the mountains, ah, you don't know, the eldest brother is injured..." Before he finished speaking, Xue Bai's face turned pale , and ran to the east room in a blink of an eye, "Brother, where did you hurt?" His tone was anxious, and he no longer had the indifference when talking to her just now.

It seems that the relationship between the three brothers is very good, Ye Ya thought enviously.She is the eldest in the family, and her two younger brothers always bully her. Even the night before she was sold, the younger brothers just surrounded their mother, chattering for things, discussing how to buy things with the money from selling her, and letting her Huddled in bed crying so hard to breathe...

A low voice came from the room, interrupting her memory, Ye Ya looked towards the western sky, the sun was about to set.

I don't know if Xue Shu can come back before dark. Since the elder brother let him go, he shouldn't get lost, right?
After standing in a daze for a while, she walked in, stood at the door of the east room and asked softly, "Brother, third brother, what do you want for dinner?"

Xue Song looked at Xue Bo, saw him shaking his head, and said, "Your brother and sister, you can do whatever you want, you can do anything." They are not picky eaters, they can even eat the food made by their second brother, her craftsmanship must be better than Xue Shu's ?

"Well, then I'll make braised beans and braised noodles, and eat to cool down."

Ye Ya thought for a while, and replied like this, turned around and searched around the kitchen room, but found no sleeves, so she had to roll up the sleeves, and started pouring water and kneading noodles.During those few years in the Sun's residence, she had stayed in the kitchen and the embroidery room. She was stupid and had little knowledge, so she could do it anyway.But this kind of stewed noodles, she learned from her mother.

Xue Bo talked with Xue Song for a while, got up and raised the door curtain, looked outside, and saw Ye Ya kneading the dough with both hands, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and a faint blush appeared on his fair face. Her beautiful face added a bit of charm.

Xue Bai was slightly stunned, and his eyes could not help moving down her white neck. Sitting at the low table, she leaned forward a little, and the round neck loosened a little, revealing a piece of fine white skin...

As if his eyes had been pierced, Xue Bo hurriedly turned his eyes away, looked back at Xue Song, saw that his eyes were closed, and didn't notice anything strange about him, so he said softly, "Second sister-in-law, what can I do for you?"

Although he was not at home, he could guess that she must have a hard time today, the stupidity of the second brother, the injury of the eldest brother, the poverty of the family... It's hard for her to take care of them.If possible, he would like to help, as the eldest brother said, she is a good girl, and the three brothers owe her a lot.

(End of this chapter)