Maid's Survival Manual

Chapter 138 Suffering
Manman sat on the second floor of the tea house, with the window facing the wind, drinking fragrant jasmine tea, knocking on melon seeds, listening to the middle-aged storyteller in the lobby downstairs telling stories about heroes and legends, feeling that Very comfortable.

Si Ling and Si Long were not overly pretentious. Under Manman's insistence, they sat under her head, drinking tea and looking around at the surrounding environment.

There were not many people in the teahouse, they were all richly dressed lords and young masters, who seemed to be regular customers, not in any danger, all smiling and indulged in the stories told by the storyteller.

No one paid special attention to the three women at this table.

Only then did the two relax, and asked Manman: "Do you want to stay a little longer, Miss, or go back to eat?"

Manman knew that this was a tactful suggestion for her to go home early.She thought about it, went out and looked around, and looked at it, and her mood was relaxed, so she put it away when she was good, and said: "After drinking this pot of tea, leave."

There is never a shortage of lively and fun plays in the teahouse.But what Manman sees today is not a scene of bullies robbing civilian girls and heroes saving beauty, nor is it a scene of little beggars eating the overlord's meal and not giving money, waiting for some holy mother and white lotus to rescue them with sympathy. A woman in her thirties and less than forties came upstairs, grabbed a middle-aged man of about 30 years old by the ear, put her hands on her hips and shouted: "My old lady is going to drink the northwest wind, and you still have the time to drink it?" Tea and listening to books?"

Others didn't think it was different, but there was a mocking smile on the corner of their lips.This smile is mostly kind, even with the meaning of booing and watching the fun.Manman, on the other hand, found it novel, and opened her eyes wide to watch with interest.

By the looks of it, this is a couple.

The middle-aged man was slender and frail, not like a businessman. When his wife pulled his ears, he felt pain and embarrassment. He turned his head and said in a low voice: "You vicious woman, why are you chasing me here again? How is it proper to make such a noise in public? Still not letting go?"

The middle-aged woman stomped her feet angrily and said, "Don't move out your manners and ask my old lady to say that you are so idle all day long, and you don't think about making progress, but you only know how to eat, drink and have fun. You have lost the face of a scholar, and you are a real scholar." It's degrading..."

She had a loud voice and spoke neatly. When she said these words, she won applause. A middle-aged man who was about the same age laughed and said: "Sister Huo's words are vulgar, but they are very reasonable."

Mrs. Huo was praised, but she glanced at him disdainfully, and said, "I won't tell you what nonsense, I just know that if you are a man, you have to support your family. If you dare to play tricks outside, I will be the boss." Slap him with an ear scraper."

It was probably because this man was usually indiscreet, and he didn't like Mrs. Huo very much. After he said a few words, Mrs. Huo choked her back, and comforted herself amidst the laughter of the crowd: "A good man doesn't talk to you." Women fight, good men don't fight women..."

Mrs. Huo picked up her man's ears and said sharply: "You don't do a lot of work at home, you don't care if the two children's heads are broken and bloody, and you don't want to pay back the debts owed by the family, you still have the face What kind of dignity is this dragging me? Hurry up and go home with my old lady, otherwise my old lady won't live with you..."

This is what husband and wife often say when they quarrel, and Mrs. Huo said it smoothly today, and she said it all together.

But this big brother Huo became furious, pushed Aunt Huo away and said: "You have said this for eight years if not ten years, and my ears are covered with calluses. The lion's roar in the east of the river has humiliated my Huo family's reputation. If I don't want to stop you, you should be grateful to Dade. Who would think that you don't know how to repent and touch me. Now you can't even take care of my family. You can go. Just go back to your mother's house, and tomorrow I will send the letter of divorce to your parents, from now on, marriage between men and women will have nothing to do with each other."

In this era, the status of women is low. If they are divorced for no reason, it will be a lifetime of shame. Fierce women will hang themselves and wipe their necks at that time.A divorce letter is tantamount to cutting off a woman's hope of life, which is almost the same as forcing her to die.

But Mrs. Huo just sneered and said: "Okay, I have been waiting for your words for ten years. Since you are willing to let me go, I will naturally not stalk me. I have been waiting for you for nearly 20 years." Husband and wife, if I can get your words, I will give up. My old lady has had enough with you, a worthless wretch. Instead of being a cow and a horse for your family, it is better to take the child back to my own house. Although the family is poor At least there are still two acres of Susukida, so our three mothers will not starve to death, Huo Jiaren, you can do it yourself, my mother will not serve you."

The words were so loud that everyone in the teahouse was shocked, even Manman was deeply impressed.This sister-in-law Huo is really a resounding heroine, a role model for women.

There is no way to marry a bad man. Who makes fate bad? It's like reincarnation. Blindfolded and blindfolded, there is no place to complain if the marriage is not good.But who stipulates that if you marry a poor man, you have to stick to it until you grow old?If he doesn't know how to repent and cherish, then leave him alone.

Who in this world cannot live without it?

Her words were not lacking in toughness, but there was also some bravado in them, but the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional, which gave Manman inspiration.She has always wanted to be independent, has always been unwilling to live with Chen Yunzheng, has always had no sense of security, and is afraid that one day he will abandon her, and she will live a miserable life. In the final analysis, she has nothing.

If she is like Mrs. Huo, even if she has two acres of Susukida, as long as she is willing to work hard, God pays off, and she can get some food from the field, and she will not starve to death.

The hazy thought that had always existed in Manman's heart suddenly became clear, and she couldn't help applauding Mrs. Huo.

She was stubborn, but the man lost his confidence. Although he still wanted to maintain his self-esteem as a big man, seeing Mrs. Huo really walked away, he stood up resentfully and chased after him.

Manman watched the waiter stop him: "Hey, Mr. Huo, pay the bill?"

Huo Jiaren said with a listless head: "First, record, record."

As soon as he heard that there was no money, the guy lost his face, and Huo Sanye changed his words to Huo San'er: "I said Huo San'er, you are a big man with hands and feet, you have the nerve to eat in our teahouse all day for nothing Is it for nothing? You have recorded [-] accounts this month, but you still pay one or two elders? If this continues, how will you ask me to explain to the shopkeeper? No, what are you talking about today? You have to settle the bill before leaving."

This Huo Jiaren was not a thick-skinned person either, he was ashamed when Xiao Er said that, his face turned from red to white, he lowered his head and murmured: "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will definitely pay back the debt." It was really pitiful and hateful to look at.

Xiaoer said angrily: "You also run a shop, if customers tell you tomorrow tomorrow, will you do business or not?"

Huo Jiaren still looked like a coward who wouldn't stretch his head even if he was beaten to death, he shrank his neck and said: "Tomorrow, tomorrow will be certain. When I sell that store, I will definitely pay you back."

As he said that, taking Xiaoer off guard, he ran away from under his gut with a sharp sound.

Xiaoer wanted to chase after him angrily, the accountant raised his head from behind the counter and calmly said: "Forget it, even if you beat him up, he still won't pay you back. Talk to Mrs. Huo some other day, she is a good girl." Righteous, alas..." He shook his head and sighed twice.Everyone's family has dirty things, and outsiders are just lamenting in vain.

Xiaoer sneered and said, "Ask Mrs. Huo? You didn't listen to what that dirty Huo Jiaren said? He said he wanted to divorce his wife, but fortunately he has the face to say that now he can only eat chaff and swallow vegetables. I really want to retire Mrs. Huo, he can't even drink the northwest wind."

The two of them couldn't get enough of it, and when you said something to me, Manman was fascinated by it. She glanced at Si Long and said, "Go and ask, what kind of store does Mrs. Huo work in?"

Si Longying turned around and went, not curious about what Manman was going to do.

After inquiring about the news quickly, no one on this street didn't know that it was Huo Jiaren. Si Long came back soon, and whispered clearly in Manman's ear: "This Huo Jiaren is the third, and people used to call him the third." Lord, people now call him a disaster for his family. I heard that he also participated in the scientific examination. Unfortunately, his family was in trouble, and he never passed the examination, so he married Mrs. Huo, who was appointed by his family since he was a child. The family business was difficult, so the couple opened a snack bar not far in front of the street. Mrs. Huo is diligent and busy, but Huo San can't stop Huo San from doing anything. Birds are about reciting poems, or drinking tea and listening to books, the days are wasted..."

Manman nodded, and roughly understood that this was the history of the suffering of down-and-out scholars, but she couldn't help it.Not everyone can win the first prize in the exam, and they will be dressed in official robes.Not all the scholars who failed the exam lived at the bottom of the most miserable life like Huo Jiaren. Part of their life was luck, but most of it was their own choice.

Manman asked Si Long: "Is their store going to be sold out? How much money?"

Si Long is smart here, she didn't ask Manman why she cared about the Huo family couple, she found out all of them when she asked: "I went to have a look at that store, it's quite big, it's a snack bar in front, The back is the place where their family of five lives, because it is really difficult and the business cannot continue, so they want to sell it, and they want 100 taels of silver."

Manman didn't quite understand how much the 100 taels would be converted into in the market, so she looked at Si Ling with some doubts.Si Ling is good at calculating, so she answered clearly: "Let's put it this way, this is the price to buy a house with three entrances. According to Si Long, the value of this store depends on the location. , Do whatever you want, you can pay dozens of taels a year, and within a few years, you can even pay off your principal with interest."

Manman was still a little puzzled: "So it should be a good shot?"

Si Long answered, "Sister-in-law Huo's intention is that she only sells the storefront in front and the yard in the back. She still wants to keep her own place."

(End of this chapter)