The eldest wife of the Li family was a little uneasy. The people of the Li family were too greedy and insatiable.
When Wei Yuyou got married, others didn't know, but she saw it clearly. The dowry was as heavy as 72 boxes, so heavy that she couldn't even put her hands in them. The jewelry was all made of pure gold and silver and was very heavy. In addition, the shops outside and the farms in the suburbs of Beijing... everything was dazzling.
With so much silver, if nothing unexpected happens, even if my brother-in-law sits and eats all his life, it will be enough for the couple.
Mrs. Li sighed and couldn't help shedding tears. If, if there was an if, her husband hadn't died, her family wouldn't have become like this.
Old Mrs. Li is an old lady who has no opinions of her own. In her life, she used to listen to her husband. After her husband died, she listened to her eldest son. After the eldest son died, she listened to her youngest son. She almost never made decisions on her own. Whatever her son said was the truth. She never had a chance to speak as her daughters-in-law.
She stammered and couldn't speak, but still tried her best to persuade him: "Even if... you can't make it anymore and have a falling out with the Wei family, I'm afraid there will be no benefit. Doesn't my uncle have to seek a job in the future? After all, he didn't pass the imperial examination, he is only a juren. If he doesn't have the support of the Yue family in the future... it's better to give up..."
Old Madam Li was impatient. She pointed at her with her eyebrows raised and cursed: "I knew that you two were all in collusion. None of you really cares about our Li family! One by one, your elbows are starting to turn outward. I'm not dead yet, but you can't stand it. When I die, I don't know how you will deceive my son!"
Mrs. Li immediately shut up and turned her wooden face back to being like a clay Buddha.
When the maid helped her out of the door, she gently advised her, "Madam, don't be angry. Just bear it for a while and it will be fine."
Old Madam Li has a really bad temper. She is always scolding people and saying that they are worthless. Even when Mrs. Li was still a new daughter-in-law, the old lady was so difficult to please. As time went by, others said that it would be fine if she just endured it. However, after so many years, the old lady's temper has not improved at all. She is still so unreasonable and unreasonable, and she almost wants to push people away.
Mrs. Li had already lost all hope and couldn't even smile. She raised the corners of her mouth and sighed silently for a long time.
Things were fine when Master Li was around. The old lady listened to her eldest son. Master Li was a trouble-free and capable man who never had any ulterior motives. He would send away the maids sent by the old lady with all kinds of reasons, and he never had any grudges against Mrs. Li because of the old lady's instigation.
Mrs. Li thought of Master Li and said with a complicated expression, "Let's go to the Third Madam's room."
The girl couldn't help but widen her eyes and coughed in a low voice: "Madam... the old lady is angry here..."
Life was already difficult. The old lady was not an easy person to serve. She was always critical and would make trouble for no reason. If we look at Wei Yuyou, who is now at the center of the storm, isn't he deliberately offending the old lady? Life will be even more difficult from now on.
Mrs. Li ignored her and insisted on going to see it.
The girl couldn't do anything with her, so she had to follow her trembling with fear.
The third room was quite deserted. Master Li San was a dandy, but a playful one, so their yard was quite interesting. The flowers and trees were well taken care of. A kapok tree had already sprouted buds, which looked quite beautiful against the sky.
But they could only go to the corridor of such a nice courtyard and could not go in any further. Several maids and servants blocked their way, politely but firmly not allowing them to go in. Their faces said without revealing anything: "The Third Madam is very ill. She can't even recognize the young master. She bit the young master the day before yesterday. The Third Master has instructed that no one is allowed to visit her to avoid getting hurt."
Mrs. Li never caused trouble and was the easiest person to talk to. But any widow whose husband had died was very good at reading people's expressions.
But this time, for some reason, she did not follow the maid's words and turned back. She said calmly, "It is because she is so ill that I want to see her. I heard that she can't sleep through the night, so I brought ginseng soup, which can always calm her mind."
After all, she was the master, and her attitude was so firm and tough that the maids looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed. After muttering for a while, they finally gave way: "In this case, please hurry up, Madam, and come out as soon as you have served the ginseng soup, so as to avoid being injured by mistake. If the old lady and the third master blame us, we will not be able to bear the consequences."
Mrs. Li ignored them and went straight up the stairs and entered the house. She turned around the antique shelf that served as a partition and saw Wei Yuyou lying soundlessly on the bunk bed with a pattern of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea carved on it.
She sighed, her face finally showing some emotion, she took a few steps forward and sat on the edge of the bed, pulled aside the curtains and called softly: "Third brother's wife..."
Wei Yuyou didn't make any movement. She was a little nervous, fearing that Wei Yuyou was already dead. She pushed her hurriedly and called her, "Third sister-in-law, wake up..."
Almost a cup of tea had passed before Wei Yuyou opened his eyes and called out "Mom" in a daze.
Mrs. Li paused, not knowing what to say for a moment. After a long while, she called out in a low voice, "Third brother's wife, it's me."
Wei Yuyou pursed her lips, as if she wanted to cry, but she held it back. She struggled to support her body and sat up. When she saw clearly that it was Mrs. Li, she did not make a fuss. She just shouted exhaustedly, "Sister-in-law." She smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry I can't meet you."
Mrs. Li was stunned, and when she saw the horrible wound hidden by her scattered hair, she couldn't help but exclaimed.
A long narrow wound stretched from her forehead to her cheek. It was hidden in the shadows and could not be seen before. Now that she saw it, Mrs. Li could not help but whispered, "How did it become like this?"
How important is a girl's appearance? Especially for a girl from a spoiled family like this, her face is as important as her life. If it was really done by Mr. Li San, then he is really not a human being.
Wei Yuyou gave a bitter smile, but when he looked up again, he said calmly, "I had an argument with him, he got impatient and pushed me, and I fell on the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, and that's how I ended up."
After falling down, blood broke out on his face, but Li San didn't even bother to ask a doctor to see him.
It was precisely because of her face that Li San didn't dare to ask her to meet the Wei family, fearing that the Wei family would eat him. (To be continued)