"Wu Cuihua was found, but she was about to die. She was in the backyard of the Hou Mansion. The second child followed me to the Hou Mansion, and the fourth child went to find Jiaren. He said he was visiting his classmates at Lei's house in Ping'an Lane in the south of the city. Who is Wu Cuihua's mother? Come here quickly! Go to the four city gates to look for your eldest brother and the others to see if they have left Xindu? Can you bring Jiayi back? But don't worry if you can't find them."
"Okay, mother, I'll do it right away . Just go." Li Laosi went out, took his horse and ran away without a trace.
Li Laoer couldn't tell what he looked like, but when he helped his mother out, he still tripped over the threshold.
The old lady patted the back of her son's hand and sighed.
It's not like I haven't thought about Wu Cuihua in the past two years, but what she did before was so vicious and her disappearance was so shameful. Even if I think about it, I don't want to think too much about it.
I just thought that with such a selfish temper, she would still be living well wherever she was.
Who would have known that the first time I heard about her was when I went to see her for the last time...
The carriage in the Hou Mansion was very large and spacious, and it didn't feel crowded even if the three members of the Li family, including the housekeeper and Dongmei, were seated there.
Mrs. Li hugged her granddaughter, thought for a while, and then talked to the housekeeper about what happened that year.
After all, Jiayin is now the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion, and Wu Cuihua is in the Hou Mansion. If she doesn't make things clear, everyone in the Hou Mansion may think that the Li family has been mean to their daughter-in-law, which will be of no benefit to Jiayin.
The housekeeper and Dongmei sighed from beginning to end.
Wu Cuihua's fate was her own fault, and she didn't blame others at all.
He is unfilial to his mother-in-law, does not love his children, is selfish and lazy, and just wants to support his parents' family.
He actually stole his infant niece out just to give his brother some luck and win more money in gambling.
Li Jiannian did not beat her to death or abandon her for the sake of her two grandsons, but just drove her out to work. He was really kind-hearted.
But she actually ran away with them again!
Dongmei and the housekeeper subconsciously looked at Li Laoer, then quickly lowered their heads.
Mr. Er is such a good person, but his life is so miserable!
Soon, the carriage entered Xindu and went all the way to the Hou Mansion.
Following the example of Yuxue and several maids, no one in the Hou family dared to neglect the Li family.
Every slave he met was greeted with courtesy and was extremely respectful.
But the Li family didn't care anymore, and let the chief steward lead the way directly to the slave's yard.
Xu, a servant in the same courtyard, knew that Wu Cuihua was not going to die soon. He was standing at the door of the wing where she lived, talking in a low voice.
"Is Mrs. Wu going to survive? She is really able to survive. When she was first picked up, she looked like she would not survive. She refused to take the medicine. She was crazy. Unexpectedly, she lived for another two years."
"Yes, this is what happened to us. I didn't sign a slave contract, but I still have monthly money to give her food and drink, and to give her medical treatment. On weekdays, I help us wash our clothes, and we have to give us copper coins. If we were in someone else's house, I'd probably die early."
"The chief steward said. , let us take care of her more, and treat it as a good deed."
"Where did the chief steward go? Did he really go find her family members?"
"I see that the chief steward's face has changed. Is she still a famous person in her family? ?"
"Isn't it possible?"
Just as he was talking, the chief steward ushered the Li family over. Everyone was surprised and quickly bowed their heads and retreated.
Mrs. Li handed Fu Niu over to the housekeeper, "Children are not allowed to come forward to do something like this. Please help the housekeeper take care of Fu Niu."
"Don't worry, old lady." The housekeeper quickly took Fu Niu over and called out again. The servants moved tables and chairs, covered the screen, then took Fu Niu and sat in the courtyard, coaxing her to eat snacks.
Although Fu Niu didn't like Wu Cuihua, she still felt heavy when she thought about her two brothers losing their mother. I can no longer eat my favorite snacks in the past.
Li Laoer took a deep breath and walked into the penthouse first, followed closely by the old lady.
This penthouse is not too big, with only one window, letting in a lot of skylight.
Wu Cuihua was lying under the window, staring blankly at the beam of light, mumbling something.
Perhaps when she heard the noise, she slowly turned her head to look at the door, tears suddenly flowing from her eyes.
The second child Li and the old lady were also extremely shocked. In their impression, Wu Cuihua was the most gluttonous, and she would take several bites of the children's custard. She was also the fattest in the family.
It's only been two years since we last met, and yet our appearance has completely changed.
His originally fat figure was now so thin that he had almost no flesh. One side of his face was covered with scars, his face was sallow, his eye sockets were sunken, and his hair was half gray.
The quilt covering her body was quite new, but one of her bare legs was stuck out of the quilt in a weird posture, obviously it was disabled!
There was a maid sitting on the bedside, holding a medicine bowl, as if she didn't expect so many family members of Wu Cuihua to arrive. She stood up in shock and explained in a low voice, "Aunt Wu doesn't take medicine, and I won't take it no matter how hard I persuade her."
Li The old lady nodded reluctantly. At this moment, she really had no intention of chatting.
The maid quickly put down the medicine bowl and retreated.
Wu Cuihua's originally cloudy eyes were washed away by tears and became brighter. She struggled to sit up, but she had no strength.
Mrs. Li took a few steps forward, helped her, and leaned against the pillow.
Wu Cuihua choked with sobs, her face turned dark red, and the first thing she said was, "Mom, I...I was wrong!"
Mrs. Li's eyes were red, "Don't say this, it's a waste of energy. The fourth child has already gone to pick up Jiaren. Yes, he is studying in the academy now, and he is doing very well. He is very close to his classmates, and we have made an appointment to play together today. Jiayi got up early and went out with his uncle, and I don't know if he can get him back. Just wait!"
"Jiaren, son! Jiaren, Jiaren..." Wu Cuihua murmured, the light in her eyes getting brighter.
Li Laoer stepped forward, holding back the confusion in his heart and asked, "You are so sick, why don't you get treatment? Also, where is Ergou? Didn't you run away with him? The landlord said... that you and Someone eloped, didn't that person take care of you?"
Wu Cuihua shed tears again, shaking her head like a madman, "No, no, I didn't run away with someone! It's Er Gouzi, Er Gouzi wants me to be a mother-in-law and serve a A pregnant woman came to Kyoto and said she made a lot of money and had good food. I didn't elope, I didn't elope with anyone!"
"Okay, okay, that's not important anymore!" Mrs. Li saw that something was wrong with her, and was afraid that she wouldn't be able to lift her up in one breath. After taking another breath, he quickly persuaded me.
"As long as you don't elope, you can be buried in the Li family cemetery!"
Sure enough, these words were like a shot in the arm, making Wu Cuihua's face brighter and she completely sobered up.
She grabbed the old lady's hand tightly, "Mom, mother! Can I really be buried in the Li family's cemetery?"
The old lady sighed, "Although you have made many mistakes, the Li family did not divorce you before, and you did not elope. Discredit the Li family, and the Li family will not leave you without a burial place. After all, you gave birth to Jiaren Jiayi..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" Wu Cuihua cried out in pain, and every tear was filled with regret.
"Mom, I was wrong. Ergouzi is just a beast. He was the one who killed my father! I worked as a cow or a horse for him, my legs were disabled and my face was ruined for him, but he abandoned me and ran away by himself. Gone! I waited for him on the road for more than ten days. I drank rainwater when I was thirsty and ate grass roots and bark when I was hungry. The blood on my legs dried up! He didn't come back yet! Mom, I was wrong. I wanted to go home, but I have no face!"
Mrs. Li and Mr. Li, even if they have a thousand words, they don't know what to say at this time.
After living under the same roof for more than ten years, Wu Cuihua tried her best to persuade her many times, but Wu Cuihua just refused to listen.
Now it's too late to know that I was wrong.
At this time, Li Laosi finally arrived with Jiaren.
Perhaps because he disliked Jiaren's slow walking, Li Laosi directly carried Jiaren in.
Jiaren finally stood firm, and when he saw his mother again, he was so shocked that he froze in place.
"Mother... mother?"
Wu Cuihua suddenly struggled, pulling the quilt hard to cover the stump of the leg, and to cover the ugly face.
But Jiaren had seen it a long time ago, and suddenly rushed towards him and burst into tears.
"Mom, didn't you... run away with someone? Why don't you have glory and wealth, why don't you live a good life, why is this like this?"
How can there be a child in the world who doesn't love his mother!
Although Jiaren had complained about his mother countless times, hating her for being selfish and stupid, and hating her for bringing discredit on the family, he even thought about getting a meritorious service, honoring his family, and one day making his mother regret it.
But he never thought that his mother would die! And it's so miserable!
Wu Cuihua covered her face with her skinny hands, tears streaming down her fingers.
The old lady hugged her grandson and advised, "If your mother is dying, talk to her quickly. She was tricked by Er Gouzi into going to Kyoto to be a slave, but when the capital was moved, she hurt her face trying to save Er Gouzi. But Ergouzi left her and ran away. The Marquis's motorcade passed by and rescued her. She may have felt sorry for her family, and even though she knew our home was nearby, she didn't go back."
Jiaren cried more and more. Loudly, I hate myself so much that I don't know what to do.
Wu Cuihua may have exhausted all her strength and suddenly began to pant heavily. She reached under the pillow and tried her best to pull something out.