"Mother, get up and drink the medicine." The woman in the coarse cloth skirt brought in a bowl of black medicine juice from the outside, walked to the bed, and said softly to the old woman lying on the bed.
"Cough, cough!"
The old woman had white hair and wrinkles on her face. She stared blankly at the front and sat up gropingly. The woman hurriedly passed her hand over.
"Where do you have money to buy medicine?" The old woman asked while holding the woman's hand, staring at the door with blank eyes.
It was only then that she realized that there was no light in her eyes, she should have been blind a long time ago.
"The business has been good these few days, and I have saved some money." The woman said as she handed the medicine bowl to the old woman's mouth.
The old woman murmured: "What are you wasting all this money for? The old woman doesn't have many days to live. Why not save it for the Dragon Boat Festival..."
"Mother, don't say these things anymore, hurry up and drink the medicine." The woman sighed and urged.
She glanced at a pot in the corner, under which was buried the silver given by the young master yesterday.
I used that money to buy medicine for my mother, and there was still more than nine taels left. Save some money, it will be enough for the family for several years, and you must not let those people find it.
Those two sons are good people, and good people should be rewarded. She prayed silently in her heart that nothing would happen to them.
The old woman drank the medicine silently. The woman picked up the medicine bowl, but before she put it down, there was a crisp sound from outside the door.
"Mom, I'm back."
Hearing the girl's voice, a smile appeared on the corner of the woman's mouth. She will go out tomorrow to buy a few feet of floral cloth so that she can make a new dress for the Dragon Boat Festival. She has wanted a beautiful floral skirt for a long time.
The little girl jumped into the room with cheerful steps, stuffed a white thing into the woman's mouth, and asked happily: "Mother, is it sweet?"
Before she had time to react, a few more figures came in from the door. The woman's complexion changed, and she hurriedly protected the little girl behind her. Could it be that those people came again
The first thing that caught my eye was an old face.
The woman was slightly taken aback, and the vigilant expression on her face disappeared. Over the years, whenever they encountered problems that could not be solved, this old man would appear. Although she had never communicated with him, she probably guessed His background.
And when another familiar face appeared in front of her eyes, the woman stood up immediately.
"Is someone here?" The old woman couldn't see it, but she could feel an outsider coming to the house, and asked aloud.
From the looks of it, it seemed that they were not those wicked people who came here often. Her son worked during the day and only came back at night. She wondered, how many years had there been no outsiders in this house
After Li Yi entered the room, he looked around.
It is not an exaggeration to use this word to describe the house with bare walls.
Except for a stove and a bed, there is no other furniture, and there are really only four walls left. The only small bed is in the corner, and an old woman with gray hair is half lying on it.
There is also a small room inside, which is separated by a cloth curtain, through the gap you can get a glimpse of it, the space is not big, there may only be room for a bed.
"Grandfather..."
The woman hurried over and rubbed her hands, looking very embarrassed.
If it weren't for the young master in front of her, she wouldn't have the money to buy medicine for her mother at all, and the ten taels of silver could be regarded as their life-saving money.
"Auntie." Li Yi said, looking at the woman.
The woman was about to open her mouth to say something, when she suddenly saw the young nobleman say something, she was startled, her mouth was half opened, and the expression on her face became bewildered.
"Young lady of the He family." The old man surnamed Li stepped forward, looked at the woman and said, "This is your sister's child."
"Yu Niang, is Yu Niang back? Where is Yuniang?" Before the woman could react, an anxious voice suddenly came from the room. The old woman was anxious to get off the bed because she couldn't see her. For some reason, he stepped on the ground and rolled off the bed, but he didn't care at all, struggling to crawl towards the door.
"mother!"
The woman exclaimed, and hurried over to help the old woman up. The old woman stared blankly at the door, two lines of tears rolled down from her empty eyes, and murmured: "My Yu Niang, Where is my Yu Niang?"
The little girl stood there in a daze, not knowing what happened. It was the first time she saw her grandma like this, her face was pale and she was at a loss.
"Don't worry, grandma. Mother is not in the capital. I'm here this time to pick you up." Li Yi didn't know if she could still suffer such a situation if she told the old lady that Yuniang she was talking about had passed away more than ten years ago. Shock, at this time, I can only comfort him in this way.
As for the truth of the matter, let's tell her slowly.
And after seeing them living in such a place all these years, he can also guess what kind of hard life they are living, so naturally he can't ignore it. Just now, Li Yi has already moved his mind to take them back to Qing'an Mansion .
No matter how long the arms of Jingcheng Xungui stretched out, they couldn't reach Qing'an Mansion.
"Are you Yuniang's child?" As if thinking of something, the old lady temporarily forgot about Yuniang, grabbed Li Yi's hand, and kept rubbing his rough, callused hand on his face He murmured: "Yu Niang's child, my grandson, looks so handsome, follow Yuniang..."
As the old woman spoke, her voice gradually decreased, she turned her head sideways, and let out a slight snoring sound.
Great joy and great sorrow are the most depressing, Li Yi hurriedly helped the old woman to the bed, let her lie flat, covered the quilt, turned around and saw the woman, his aunt, looking at him with complicated eyes .
In fact, when he learned that the little girl was called He Duanwu, Li Yi understood where the familiar and friendly feeling towards her came from.
Because both of them also have half of the blood of the He family.
And the reason why I am familiar with the noodles on the stall is probably because I have eaten them since I was a child.
"Aunt Xiu, clean up and leave here today." Knowing from Uncle Li that the youngest daughter of the He family is called He Xiu, Li Yi looked back at the woman and said.
"Okay..." Hearing Li Yi's unquestionable tone, the woman opened her mouth, and finally spit out a word.
Seeing the little girl standing there in a daze, Li Yi walked over and rubbed her little head, the woman followed, looked at the little girl, and said, "Duanwu, this is brother."
The little girl nodded mechanically, looked up at Li Yi, and whispered in a mosquito-like voice: "Brother."
The little head still hasn't figured out what happened, but she knows that this "brother" is different from what she called silently in her heart before.