mtl008 Chapter 156 1 Aunt who loves her nephew 6
Chapter 156 1 Aunt who loves her nephew 6
After paying New Year's greetings, Luo Chen and her family returned to the town. She didn't want to stay here any longer waiting for her sister-in-law to blackmail her.
When the two children go to school, Luo Chen also plans to start some small business. After all, relying on embroidery is not good because it hurts the eyes.
Lao Bai also went back to prepare to start farming. Luo Chen rented a store in the town, preparing to open a cloth shop, and then add embroidery, so that he could live a good life in the town. If his son could pass the exam to become a scholar, Luo Chen would take the whole family to live in the provincial capital.
After more than two months, a cloth shop called Jinxiu opened. The fabrics in this shop were nothing special, but every month there would always be a piece of precious fabric and an exquisite embroidery.
It is well-known in the town, and people even from the county come here specifically to buy fabrics and embroidery.
In less than a year, people in the city had heard about it and came to Luo Chen specifically hoping to order a batch, but Luo Chen said that the treasures were rare and would not be sold in large quantities. Some people also planned to use force to force Luo Chen to teach them the craft, but they encountered a ghost that night and were so scared that they quickly went to find Taoist priests and monks to exorcise the ghost, but those Taoist priests said that they were fine.
Today was the eldest son's birthday, and the family went to the largest restaurant in town for dinner. When they entered, they were seen by Qin, who came to town to buy embroidery work. She couldn't believe her eyes. Was the man dressed like a rich man really Hu Luochen, who used to follow her and try to please her?
Those kids who acted like young masters and young ladies were actually a few skinny little monkeys following behind her son?
The two families have had no contact since the Chinese New Year last year. Hu Xie was thinking about making money to send his son to school in the town, while Qin was annoyed with Luo Chen. She felt that without the support of her brother from her natal family, Luo Chen's life would definitely not be easy. She waited at home for Luo Chen to come for help. If she didn't make her bleed heavily, she would take his surname.
As a result, after waiting for almost a year, not only did Luo Chen not come, but it seemed that their lives were getting better and better. Those little guys were raised like rich young masters and young ladies, while her fair and tender son became more and more like a kid from the countryside.
Qin stopped selling her embroidery and just waited outside the restaurant. She waited for almost two hours before Luo Chen came out with the child.
Qin looked at Luo Chen, who was wearing gold and silver jewelry. The material of her body was also silk that cost several taels of silver per piece. The two maids were the same, with flower hairpins on their heads, jade stones as big as fingernails on their earlobes, and a pair of emerald jade bracelets on their wrists.
The two boys were wearing jade pendants. They looked like a country family at all. They looked like the ladies and young masters of a wealthy family. They were so dazzling that Qin Shi did not dare to step forward to recognize them.
It was not until Luo Chen's family walked away that Qin came to her senses and hurriedly followed them to see where the Bai family lived.
Since the Chinese New Year, the two families have had no contact after a conversation in a subtle atmosphere, and Qin really doesn't know where Luo Chen lives.
When she arrived outside the Bai residence, Qin's eyes turned red with jealousy. She had thought that although Luo Chen's family lived in the town, they also lived a tight life, and their house was definitely not as spacious as their rural home. However, when she saw such a large courtyard, it was the most imposing house in the entire alley, and there was a plaque of a wealthy family on the door. She did not recognize the two words written on it.
Qin went up and knocked on the door. Luo Chen heard it, but she was playing with her child in the backyard and did not open the door. She really did not want to deal with this brother and sister-in-law. The original owner loved to devote herself to these two people, but she was unwilling to do so. Her cloth shop business was doing well, and she was ready to move the cloth shop to the provincial capital and leave here completely.
As for Hu Siqi's fate, it depends on himself.
Qin knocked on the door for a long time, but no one came to open it. She became even more angry and thought that Luo Chen did it on purpose. He was so rich that he didn't recognize anyone and didn't even open the door.
After returning home, he threw the basket heavily on the kang. Hu Siqi came in and saw Qin, and smiled and asked, "Mom, where are my candied haws?"
"What are you eating? People are eating delicacies in restaurants, but you can't even have candied haws here. And they say they treat you as their own son. That's how they treat you as their own son."
Hu Siqi was stunned by his mother's sudden angry scolding. What happened? He didn't dare to speak for a moment.
At this time, Hu Xie came in and asked, "How much did you sell it for this time?"
"What are you selling? You're tired like a dog here every day, but I'm living the life of a lady or a young master in a wealthy family."
Hu Xie frowned: "What's wrong with you? Did you run into evil spirits when you went out?"
Qin looked at Hu Xie's useless look and said, "I didn't run into an evil spirit, I ran into the Goddess of Wealth."
"What are you talking about? Can you explain it clearly?" Hu Xie became more and more confused.
"I saw your sister coming out of the Piaoxiang Bureau. She was dressed just as well as the wife and young master of Mr. Li's family. And those two money-losing girls were also wearing gold and jade. They looked like delicate young ladies. Their hands were so soft, they didn't look like they were working. You say, if she had used that money to buy jewelry for those two money-losing girls, her nephew would have been able to go to school in town a long time ago."
Hu Xie lowered his head and said nothing.
Qin became even angrier. It was the same again. Every time this was mentioned, the man would keep silent.
"Let me tell you, I heard that her eldest son will take the exam to become a scholar next year, but our son hasn't even finished reading the Four Books. So, when other people pass the exam to become the top scholar, our son can only take the exam to become a scholar."
Hu Xie stood up and went out. Qin was so angry that she stood in the room and cursed. Hu Siqi watched this scene without saying a word. He hid in the room alone, took out the book and continued reading.
Hu Xie went to the mountains for more than half a month and brought back a wild boar. He sold it and sent his son to the school in the town, but he was seriously injured and had to lie in bed at home for more than three months. He did not see a doctor or take medicine because he was reluctant to spend the money. Qin was also worried about him, but for the sake of her son, she did not say anything and just took good care of her man.
When Luo Chen heard that Hu Siqi had also entered the school, he didn't say anything. But when he heard his sons say that their cousin usually didn't interact with them, Luo Chen told his two sons to stay away from their cousin.
The two children wanted to stay away from Hu Siqi, for fear that their mother would hear about it and take their cousin back to their own home.
Luo Chencai had no time to care about other people. Her daughter was ten years old and would be ready for marriage in four or five years. She had to bring up her daughter quickly. She could teach her needlework. She had also learned a lot of words from her brother in the past two years and could read books by herself now. But there were other things that a peasant woman could not learn, so she had to ask someone to teach her.
However, there were no female teachers in this small town, so he could only look for one in the state capital. Therefore, Luo Chen had already started preparing to move to the state capital.