Chapter 112 Mu Zhongqing is back
After Du Shi finished watching the play, she planned to take her children home. She had been away from home for a short day, and she didn't know what Wei'er was doing at home. If she went back earlier, she might be able to help her.
As I was walking, I suddenly heard a surprised cry in front of me: "Hey, are you from the scholar's family?"
Mrs. Du stopped and looked up, only to see Mu San's wife holding a basket and her daughter picking bottles, standing not far away from her. Her husband Mu Laosan was also carrying a large flower basket. They stood together.
"Brother Mu San, you...are back..."
When she saw Mu Laosan, Mrs. Du couldn't believe her eyes, her eyes were red with excitement, as if her man had come back after seeing her.
"Well, I'm back. I came back last night. Zhong Qing came back with me..."
Brother Mu knew what Mrs. Du was concerned about, so he smiled and expressed her concerns.
"Well..." When Du Shi heard that her husband had arrived home safely, Mrs. Du couldn't help but shed tears. The anxiety, worry, fear and other negative emotions of the past half year were all gone: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back, Finally home……"
Because her husband came back, Mu Sansao talked more about happy events. She smiled and joked: "Oh, look, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and the second sister-in-law is getting more and more handsome. Look at her clothes, she looks like a member of the Communist Party of China." My wife is an ordinary lady. Zhongqing will definitely like her when she sees her...eh? Why are you crying? What do you mean? Could it be that Zhongqing is back and you don't like her?"
Du lowered her head and just wiped her tears, but the tears were like broken beads and could not be wiped away. She vented all the grievances she had suffered during this period.
When a man never returns and there is no information, a woman will inevitably have random thoughts, wondering if he is sick? Was he robbed? Do you have a new love?
In short, all kinds of misfortunes took turns playing out in her mind every day, torturing her to the point where her heartbeat was haggard and she had trouble sleeping and eating. She couldn't complain to her children, for fear that they would also get angry...
Once this pain and suffering is relieved, the feeling of relief is something that no one else can understand...
Mu Laosan pushed his wife and corrected her: "Don't tell me, I heard brother Zhongqing say that the kind of crying that younger brothers and sisters do is called 'crying with joy'. Do you understand?"
Mu Sansao rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "After I went out with the scholar, I learned to speak carefully. Crying with joy is just crying with joy..."
The couple were quarreling sweetly among themselves, and Caifei stepped forward, interrupted them and said, "Uncle San, does he know where my father is now? Why didn't he come to town with you to find us?"
Mu Laosan sighed and said, "Zhong Qing was driven to the county town early in the morning. Yesterday morning, people from the county government came and arrested your old man. They said he was an accomplice of the horse-riding murder. I'm sorry, your grandma made a big fuss when your father came back last night. Well, early in the morning, before dawn, your grandma rushed to the county town to find a solution..."
"Sister Fei'er..."
Cai Lian, who had been standing silently, suddenly called Cai Fei and looked enviously at Cai Fei's silk and satin dress, the floor-length cloak with fur trim, and the pearls on her ears. Gold earrings, a ruby ring...
"You look really good in this outfit!"
Cai Lian had only seen these costumes in paintings, but she never expected that sister Fei'er could wear them. She was so lucky!
Cai Fei was very sensible, pretending not to see the envy in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Sister Cai Lian is very good-looking, and she looks good without wearing such clothes. How is it like me, who is so ugly that I can't see anyone if I don't dress up?" Got it!"
When Mu Laosan saw his precious daughter looking envious of Caifei's clothes, he clenched his fists in distress. He also wanted to buy his child some nice clothes to wear, but unfortunately he only had a few copper coins left in his wallet, let alone this silk. I'm afraid I can't afford silk and satin clothes, even a muslin handkerchief.
They went out for a trip, hoping to earn some money and come back to relax at home. Unfortunately, they encountered a storm on the boat. All their goods fell into the water, and they almost died.
In the past few months, he and his brother Zhongqing, one of them wrote letters and sold letters for people at the temple gate to make a living, and the other made money by helping people carry jobs at the dock. They worked hard and saved for several months before they could save the money to go home. , on the way home, in order to save money, the two of them only ate one meal a day and rarely took a car along the way. They basically walked back on their own feet. Even so, they spent a small amount of money on it. Chime Kong, where is the money left to buy new clothes for my daughter?
Third Aunt Mu knew her husband's difficulties and felt sorry for her daughter. She hurriedly said: "After we sell these fungus and mushrooms, we will also go to the cloth shop and take a look at the cloth shop. If there are cheap ones, bring back a piece of floral cloth for Lian'er." , make new clothes to wear."
When Mrs. Du saw that Mu Laosan and his wife had no money to buy new clothes for their daughter, she understood that Mu Laosan had not made any money during his trip, and her husband had not made any money by doing business with him. However, as long as she could come back safely, It doesn't matter whether he makes money or not. Besides, the family's business is booming, so he no longer cares about the little money he makes. It's better than anything else for the family to live together in peace.
"It just so happens that I still have some materials here, so why not cut a new dress for Sister Lian? It's the Chinese New Year and it will be festive for the children to wear it." Du Shi said.
When Mu Laosan and his wife heard this, they quickly declined: "How can this be done? My brothers and sisters have many children at home, so we should keep cutting clothes for our own children."
Du Shi smiled and said: "They all have it. This is a gift from my aunt to my niece. Third brother and sister-in-law, please don't refuse it anymore."
After saying that, he ordered Aunt Zhang to bring the remaining material from the two pieces of satin and let Cai Lian choose it herself.
Cai Lian walked over cautiously and stared at the brilliant brocade in front of her with wide eyes, her heart almost beating out of her chest.
She has never seen such a beautiful thing. In her opinion, muslin clothes are the best. This kind of silk and satin clothes is something she has never dared to imagine in her life. It is so far away from her. Life is too far away.
Gently stroking these smooth, water-like satins, she felt uneasy, fearing that her hands would be dirty and stain the satin, and she was also worried that her hands would be rough and scratch the satin...
