The smoke in the outer room was thicker, almost making people unable to open their eyes. Lian Man'er hurriedly stood on the threshold and took off the cotton curtain. In winter, the north wind was blowing, and the thick smoke rushed to the yard. The smoke in the outer room was less. Only then did Lian Man'er see the situation inside clearly.

It is Gu and Jiang.

Jiang occupied a small stove, and there was a medicine jar on the stove. She was boiling medicine for Mr. Lian.

Gu was squatting under the big stove to burn the fire, and the thick smoke came out of the big stove. It was not time to cook, Gu was boiling water.

Both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's faces were blackened, their eyes were red, and tears were smoked.

Gu's skills in doing family affairs have declined. After all, in the county town in the past few months, she lived in the leisure house of the Song family, and was served by the servants of the Song family.

"Why don't you lift the curtain with such a big cigarette?" Lian Man'er asked.

"It's Man'er," Jiang let go of the handkerchief that was blocking his mouth and nose, and smiled, "Are you afraid of lifting the curtain? Is the room cold? The fire just started to burn, and the smoke was bigger, and it would be better in a while."

Gu sat on a small stool, covering her handkerchief on her mouth and nose, lowered her head and burned the fire, and did not answer with Lian Man'er.

The door of the east room opened with a bang, and Zhou poked his head out from inside.

"What's this for? I feel resentful. I want to burn this house and burn our immortals to death?" Zhou said angrily.

Jiang quickly lowered his head, and Gu also hurriedly stood up from the small stool.

"Mom, I want to boil some water for my mother and dad. Mom, hurry up and close the door tightly. The water will be ready immediately." Gu said with a smile.

"Boil water for me and your father?" Zhou snorted coldly, looking around Gu, "You must be really filial. The old man can lie on the kang and can't move his nest now? I'm going to cook soon. Who asked you to boil water? Do you think that firewood is in vain? Let the fire be put out soon!"

Gu's lips squirmed for a moment, as if they wanted to tell each other. In the end, he didn't dare to say anything and lowered his head to extinguish the fire in the stove.

Zhou turned his picky eyes to Jiang again. She always kept a little face to this eldest grandson daughter-in-law.

"After the medicine is ready, I will bring it in to your master." Zhou said.

"Oh." Jiang quickly agreed.

"Man'er. What are you doing?" Zhou turned around and wanted to go back to the house. He paused, as if he had just seen Lian Man'er.

"My uncle. I'll take a look at you and my grandfather." Lian Man'er said.

"Then come in. What are you doing at the door? It's smoke and wind." Zhou said this, turned around and went back to the room.

Gu and Jiang both turned their heads to look at Lian Man'er.

For some reason, Zhou's tone was different from ordinary people. The words just now translated into the language of ordinary people, and it was to take care of Lian Man'er into the house quickly and not stand at the door to blow the wind. This kind of treatment was only available to Lian Xiuer and the few people in the big house. Thirty years in Hedong and Thirty years in Hexi. Now Gu has become a rebuked person, but Lian Man'er has received the favor of Zhou.

Lian Man'er understood the eyes of Gu and Jiang, but she didn't care, and turned around and returned to the yard. With Wuro and Xiaoqi began to move the things on the cart.

This time, he was able to repay the loan shark on time and brought Lian Shouren's family back. Lian Man'er was the top meritorious person. Even the old man's illness was very dangerous. Zhou was scared to death, and his anger was not as strong as before.

This is how Lian Man'er's status is highlighted.

Lian Man'er walked into the outer room with her things in her arms, and saw Lian Shouren standing at the door of the west room wearing a thick cloak, complaining to Gu.

"Why doesn't this fire burn?" Lian Shouren said, stomping his feet in fear of the cold. "The kang is as cold as ice, and it's just getting warmer, so you keep burning."

It turns out that Gu's boiled water is just by the way, and the purpose is to heat up the kang in the west room.

Lian Shouren's family came back this time, which was different from the past. It turned out that the treatment of the stars who supported the moon was completely gone. It happened that it was winter now, and Lian's house did not have the habit of making stoves. He relied entirely on the big stove to burn the fire and heat the kang in the house.

Fire is not something that can be easily cooked. Apart from cooking for three meals a day, Zhou does not allow him to burn the fire at other times. He can also use the stove in the east to set the fire first, and the kangs on Mr. Lian and Zhou should be heated first.

It has been a long time since no one lived in the west room, and it was already cold. No one took special care of them yesterday. I thought that after a night of freezing, Lian Shouren and the others couldn't stand it, so Gu came out to burn the fire in person.

"Don't I want to burn it?" Gu frowned, and the voice was filled with fire. When he found Lian Man'er coming in, he quickly stretched his eyebrows and softened his tone. "Our mother doesn't let the fire burn, let me put out the fire."

"I'll tell my mother to go." Lian Shouren was about to walk to the east room.

"Don't go," Gu hurriedly stopped Lian Shouren, "I'll burn the fire after cooking later. Just bear with it for a while."

Gu Shi winked at Lian Shouren and pulled him back to the west room.

This is a smart cooking. I know that Zhou and Mr. Lian are still angry, so I endure and avoid it. When the old couple's anger slowly calms down, father and son are still father and son. If Lian Shouren is really cold because the kang is cold, the old couple will feel distressed, let alone burning more fire, other things will be easier to deal with.

...

In the east room, Mr. Lian was leaning against his luggage roll, closing his eyes to rest. If he followed Dr. Li's instructions, he should be lying at this time. But he was a person who couldn't stay idle. Even if he was imprisoned by Zhou, he could not go downstairs and could not walk around. When he could sit, he would not want to lie down. Zhou and Lian Xiu'er sat under the window and put on the soles of his shoes.

"Master, grandma." Lian Man'er and Wulang and Xiaoqi moved all the things they bought from the town and placed them on the edge of the kang.

"Why did you buy these good things?" Even the old man opened his eyes and was surprised to see these things.

"Hehe." Lian Man'er smiled and pointed the things he bought to Mr. Lian one by one. "Ten kilograms of japonica rice, I made porridge for my master. Doctor Li said that this is the most nourishing person. Ten kilograms of white flour, Master, when you are better, I will let my milk roll out noodles, make dumplings, and make cakes for you to eat. Master, you will eat fine grains these days, don't eat coarse grains... Two kilograms of white sugar, two kilograms of brown sugar, and five kilograms of eggs, five kilograms of meat, one pork belly, and two kilograms of honey mandarin, this is not easy to buy. I went there today, so if I went there late, I wouldn't be able to buy it."

"How much does this cost!" Zhou said in surprise.

Even the old man knew that these things cost a lot, and what is even more rare is that Lian Man'er could think so carefully, considerately and considerately.

"Miss, my aunt, hurry up and pack up the things." Lian Man'er said.

Zhou and Lian Xiuer hurriedly got off the kang and packed up the things one by one.

"Man'er, Wulang, Xiaoqi, go to the kang and sit in front of me." Old Master Lian greeted.

Lian Man'er, Wulang and Xiaoqi climbed onto the kang and sat next to Mr. Lian.

"Master, I wanted to tell you about going to the city yesterday. Later, you took the medicine and went to bed." Lian Man'er said.

If Lian Man'er didn't come, the old man wanted to send someone to find her and ask about yesterday. He had asked Erlang and Saburo and knew what happened to Lian Shouren, but they didn't know about the Song family.

"Man'er, then you can talk about it now. Now I am energetic." Mr. Lian said.

"Oh." Lian Man'er agreed and began to say.

Goro and Xiaoqi also added that the three children talked and laughed and said everything.

As for how to negotiate with Lian Huaer and ask her to raise money, only Lian Man'er knew about this. Lian Man'er did not hide it, except for Lian Huaer's words: "Is he for me? He just made an official for the Lian family."

Lian Man'er couldn't say this sentence in front of the old man Lian. "To be honest, I'm also a person with thin skin and soft hearts." Lian Man'er thought in her heart.

"I think if Sister Huaer had thought about getting the money, she would have been able to get it out long ago. I don't know why she did this?" Finally, Lian Man'er just said.

After listening to Lian Man'er's story, Old Master Lian didn't speak for a long time.

Lian Man'er, Goro and Xiaoqi also remained silent.

"Huaer lives in the town for many days, and she lives in the village for many days. This child has little deep feelings for us." After a while, the old man said slowly.

"It's not her vixen mother who was leading the way." Zhou sent the pork outside and froze. When he came back, he heard this sentence and immediately said. "That girl, she is so fucking like her mother."

When Zhou said this, he gritted his teeth. This time, Zhou was angry with Lian Shouren, but the qi returned to his anger. Most of Zhou's anger and hatred fell on Gu. She raised her son since she was a child, so how could it be bad? Of course, she was inspired by Gu's instigation and even fooled, so she did such a thing.

"This matter was wrong at the beginning." Old Master Lian lowered his head and pondered for a while, "I have been lying on the kang these days and I have not been idle in my heart. When the matter of Huaer came out, I knew that I should not help them hide it. The jade pendant would be broken and explained to the Song family what to do. He should not borrow anything from usury."

Some words were not said by the old man. If it weren't for the Song family to donate officials to Lian Shouren at that time, the carrot hanging in front of him, his choice would have been different.

"You man, you can't deceive your heart or be clever." Old Master Lian sighed, "That's all, we'll be the Dwarf Song family..."

Lian Huaer did something wrong, and even the old man's actions were considered as a cover-up. In his own heart, he had already taken responsibility for this matter. This is why he did not go to the county town and did not take the initiative to get close to the Song family.

Lian Man'er's heart moved. Didn't he go to the city to ask for debts if he didn't vomit blood and was sick at that time? Did Lian Huaer and the others see this and dare to do that? As long as the old man enters the city and Lian Shouren hides, even Huaer is not worried that Lian Huaer will go to the Song family to find her?

"...It's light and light." Even the old man cheered up from his own blame and depressedness. "Fortunately, it's still time. From now on, stay peacefully and live on those acres of land."

What Mr. Lian means is to farm for a living in the future and no longer hope that Yu Lian Shouren will become an official?

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Chapter completed!