Yongqiao was also very puzzled about Yongruo returning all the dowry gifts, and asked her, "Why didn't you keep the money?"
Yong Ruo explained the safety issue to him: "... such a sum of money left at home is enough to make people commit murder!"
Yongqiao froze, but still refused to accept: "Those big families with more money, why aren't they afraid of someone committing murder?"
"Silly brother, those big families have deep houses and large courtyards, high walls and heavy doors, guards, and relatives... Do we have any in our family? Hundreds of taels of silver are left in our house, and there is nowhere to hide it."
"Then...then..." After a long while, Yongqiao came up with an idea, and his eyes lit up immediately, "We can take the silver and jewelry, take mother and third brother and fly far away!"
Yong Ruo laughed, I heard that you have read too many books, right? !
"Not to mention that my mother is sick and should not move. Even if my mother is well, how do we go? How do we fly? Do you remember how much six hundred taels of silver weigh? Do you carry it, or should I carry it?"
One tael in this era is roughly equivalent to more than 30 grams in modern times, and 600 taels is about 20 kilograms.
Running around carrying more than 20 kilograms of silver ingots? Hehe, seeking death is not such a way to seek death!
"We can hire a car!"
"Where to hire a car? Can't get out of the capital?"
Yongqiao hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively, "What if I leave the capital?"
"You need a guide to get out of the capital. Before the guide is set up, the money will probably change hands; and whether our family is still alive depends on whether the person who took the money is a robber or a thief. Even if we get out Beijing, in the wilderness, isn’t it more convenient for criminals to attack? Besides, where do we go after we leave the capital? How can we travel long distances because my mother is so seriously ill?”
Yongqiao was a little discouraged: "Then let's not leave the capital, change to another place, and rent a bigger house."
Yongruo sighed: "Women and children in our house are sick and young. How can moving be a surprise? Anyone who wants to follow will be able to find our new residence. The neighbors are not familiar with each other, and the gangsters will start It’s more convenient. We only need to climb over the wall and pry open the door in the middle of the night, and take a knife to our necks, what else can we do?”
"My sister can set up another bamboo nail array!"
"If the villain is on guard, those bamboo nails won't be of much use. Besides, don't we ever go out for the rest of our life? When someone in our family goes out, we will kidnap the one who went out and threaten the rest. Let others slaughter us. After taking the money, it would be better to kill us with a knife, but if we are sold to such a filthy place, it will be called "responsible every day, and the land will not work!"
Yongqiao's face was full of shock, anger and disbelief: "In broad daylight and in the middle of the capital, who dares to take people into the street?"
Yong Ruo sighed again, hesitating in his heart: should he teach Yong Qiao a safety awareness lesson, or should he just go in the past so as not to scare the children
In the end she chose the former: "There are many ways to kidnap people in the street. For example, the simplest one: a person walks up to you casually and knocks you unconscious with a stick; another person jumps out next to you, Holding your "good son" and "nephew" in your arms, crying and crying, and then hurriedly taking you 'home to find a doctor', what can you do? Others will only think that the person who took you away is your parents, relatives, who would Do you know that they are kidnapping people in the street?"
Yongqiao was dumbfounded, and it took a long while before she said, "Sister... How did you know about these harmful methods?"
Yong Ruo smiled at Yong Qiao inscrutablely: "Listen more, watch more, talk to the old people and elders more, when you are my age, you will know more."
Yong Qiao had no choice but to be disgruntled.
Yong Ruo rubbed his head and comforted him softly: "Don't think about things that don't belong to you! Only the money you earn can be used safely."
Yongqiao said in a muffled voice, "I don't feel sorry for Yinzi!"
He raised his head and glanced at Yong Ruo, with tears in his eyes: "Sister is such a good person, they humiliated her in vain!"
Yong Ruo secretly sighed: The situation is stronger than others, so I can only endure it temporarily.
Let's see if there is a chance to vent my anger in the future!
She didn't want Yongqiao to be more sad, and even the Zhou family and Yong Miao would be more sad, so she raised her voice and said in a lively and cheerful tone: "It's okay! My sister will find a better family in the future, and she will piss them off." !"
Yongqiao imagined the scene and felt better: "Okay! Sister, you must find me a better brother-in-law and make them mad!"
There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he thought bitterly in his heart: As for that Mr. Yang Qi who is going to be happy, let him die!
The siblings returned to the main room, and Mrs. Zhou was weeping silently.
Yong Miao was standing by the bed, pulling on Zhou's sleeve, also with a teary face.
"Mother, don't be sad! Marriage is predestined. My daughter is just destined to find a good husband in the future!" Yong Ruo comforted Mrs. Zhou, "Besides, Mother also said that there are ten joys and nine sorrows. Maybe God doesn't like it. You have the heart to tell me to be a widow, and that's why this marriage went wrong!"
The possibility of Mr. Yang Qi being rescued by "Chongxi" is almost zero.
And herself... She thought bitterly: The engagement was annulled within three days, is she the fastest woman in history to be annulled? Do you want to apply for a Guinness record or something? !
Zhou wiped her eyes and forced a smile at her: "Mother is fine! I just wronged you..."
As soon as he said a word, he was about to burst into tears again, so he quickly held back. After a while, she continued: "Since there is no need to hold a wedding banquet, it is inconvenient to discuss marriage for a while... Why don't you just order a thin coffin tomorrow and prepare some... things you need, and save time and fuss... You guys Remember: the funeral must be simple, with a thin coffin, and buried after three days of inactivity!"
Hearing that Mrs. Zhou started to explain the funeral, Yong Ruo finally couldn't hold back anymore: "Mother!"
She thought of the suffering she had suffered after time travelling, and the humiliation she had suffered these days, and finally squatted down by the bed, grabbed Zhou's hand, and laid her head on the edge of the bed, tears could not be stopped.
"Good boy, be obedient!" Zhou wiped away tears with one hand, and gently patted Yongruo's shoulder with the other, "You must save the money you brought back on the Lantern Festival! Two silver coins must never be used for funerals, otherwise it is unfilial!" Turning his head again, he said to Yong Qiao and Yong Miao, "Remember that too!"
Yongqiao was a little confused: Where is the silver buried underground? Seeing Zhou's sharp words, he quickly nodded in response.
Yong Miao didn't understand it at all, so she nodded ignorantly.
Zhou took a few breaths, and said to Yongqiao: "The money buried in the ground was rewarded by the old lady your sister met on the Lantern Festival. After I die, it will be your money for life!" We are incompetent as parents. We can't let you live a good life, and we can't raise you up. We feel guilty. If you spend that little living money on the funeral, I will go underground , I have no face to see your father..."
As he spoke, he began to cry again.
"Mother, don't cry! We just listen to you!" Yong Ruo said with tears. Yong Qiao and Yong Miao also agreed repeatedly.
Zhou held back tears, smiled, and held Yong Ruo's hand: "Ruo'er, mother knows that you are suffering about the Yang family's affairs...but in a family like ours, there is no man in charge, and no relatives to rely on. , how can you still withstand a little storm? You can only tolerate more when things happen! Be patient until your second and third brothers grow up, have a future, and be able to take care of things, and life will be easier... "
Yong Ruo comforted her: "Mother, it's fine not to marry now! I can spend more time with my bridesmaid and take care of my second and third younger brothers."
She stood up, rubbed Yong Miao's little head, and said, "Okay! Don't talk about such unpleasant things! Miao Miao accompany the mother to talk, talk about happy things! Qiaoqiao and I went to the kitchen , let's have a good meal tonight, to celebrate my sister and I regained my freedom, and I don't have to marry into the Yang family and go to jail!"
Yong Miao, who was in tears, heard that he could have a good meal, so he smiled through his tears, took Zhou's hand, and gossiped about children. For example: A certain child was disobedient and was beaten by his father. The bamboo dragonfly made by his sister was so fun, it could fly so high...
Seeing that Yong Ruo recovered from the shock of being divorced so quickly, Mrs. Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief, and listened to Yong Miao's words with a smile.
Yong Ruo and Yong Qiao went to the kitchen, cooked a meal with vegetables and meat together, and passed the night both satisfied and disappointed.
The next day, Yongruo followed Zhou's instructions and began to prepare for Zhou's funeral.
When the neighbors saw the Yong family's coffin, they knew that the Zhou family was in trouble! Those neighbors who are more friendly and kind have prepared gifts to visit.
The presents from these families in Mopan Hutong were mostly a few eggs, a piece of salted fish, a handful of jujubes, etc. The Qin family in the east sent a chicken to Zhou's body, which was very generous!
After Mrs. Zhou confessed her funeral on the night of retiring, it seemed that the anger in her chest had also been vented. Even with the doctor Xu's medicine hanging on her and the good soup and food to support her, her spirit quickly weakened. Sleeping longer and longer, awake less and less.
Yong Ruo stays by the bed every day, looking at Zhou Shi who is getting weaker and weaker, and Yong Qiao and Yong Miao who are getting more and more sad and hopeless, the balance in her heart is also a little bit out of balance.
Knowing that someone is sick and dying is a completely different psychological feeling than watching someone familiar die a little bit!
Every time Zhou fell asleep for a long time, her heart beat very fast; every time she went to explore Zhou's carotid artery, her hands trembled, and the shaking became more and more severe. She rejoiced time and time again that she was able to detect the pulse, but she kept worrying about whether she could detect the pulse next time, and her heart was tormented.
Even if her feelings for Zhou's are far from being as deep as her feelings for her parents in her previous life, she can't help feeling flustered at this time of life and death parting!
After all, Mrs. Zhou is also a well-informed, kind and kind elder who knows the social rules of this world very well. Even if she is only lying on the bed, if Yong Ruo occasionally asks her opinion, he will feel more at ease in his heart.
Now, such a spiritual pillar is going to be lost!
Yong Ruo wants to cry! I want to cry so much!
If she enters Feng Liao's house, even if she is a concubine, she can get those 2070 system points, right
So, if she was given another chance, would she agree to Mr. Feng? Yong Ruosi thought about it, but there was no answer...
When he went to fetch water in the evening, Yong Ruo heard a bad news: Wu Er died!
She felt a little dignified, and felt that at a time when she was getting divorced and Zhou's condition was getting worse, this was really bad news that made things worse!
She seized the time to carry water, filled all the water tanks and buckets in the house, then closed the door, bolted the door, and firmly held the door with the door bar.
There is a type of people in this world that she finds it difficult to deal with, those shameless rascals.
The Wu family originally wanted to pretend to be an innocent and good family, and they would not be unreasonable on the surface. But since that night, when the Wu family brothers' thieves were exposed, and the whole family was disgraced, his family broke down and went on the road of shameless rogues without turning back.
Even if she has the reason, she must guard against the fact that the scholar meets the soldier and cannot explain the reason clearly.
When it was time to light the lamps, a burst of noise came from far and near, slowly coming from the direction of the alley. That voice was made up of several howling and cursing sounds!
Yong Ruo sighed in his heart: A big show is about to start!