Fight the Giants

  Chapter 204 letter

  Shangyong in Shu.

   Ma Shi is leaning on the chaimen on the road and looking forward.

   Not long after, I saw footsteps around the corner, and I was delighted.

   After seeing clearly, the third grandson came back with two younger sisters carrying firewood. He was a little discouraged, and trotted over again: "Why are you carrying so much? You are still young, so what should you do if you put your body on your shoulders?"

   "It's okay, grandma, we can move." Li Ji smiled at his grandmother.

   "Grandmother, we can carry on our backs, and we stopped to rest on the way." The eldest granddaughter Ming Jin and the nine-year-old younger granddaughter Ming Yue also spoke one after another.

   "Okay, they are all good kids." Madam Ma took the firewood on Mingyue's back, and entered the house with a few children.

  Several children put down the firewood, took the water from their mothers, held the melon ladle up their heads and drank it.

   After Li Ji finished drinking, he exclaimed happily, wiped the water on his mouth with the back of his hand, and looked at Mrs. Ma: "Grandma, haven't grandfather, father, and brothers come back yet?"

   "No, it's so late, why is the dam still not off work?" Mrs. Ma looked worried, and moved to the door in a hurry.

   Miao and Cui were also anxious.

  Cui is worried about her own man, while Miao is not only worried about her own man, but also worried about her two sons. The eldest son Li Zhi is only fourteen years old this year, and the second son Li Xi is only twelve years old, and they were taken to dig ditches on the dam.

Mrs. Miao grabbed the sleeves and pressed the corners of her eyes, begging Mrs. Ma: "Mother, can we exchange some money for Qi'er and Xi'er? They are still so young, how can they do such a heavy job on the dam?" It's what they can do."

  Li Mingjin gave his mother a hand: "Mom, stop talking."

  The two brothers and the mother are worried, isn't the grandmother worried? Moreover, my grandfather also went to dig canals on the dam at such an old age. If there is any money in the family, wouldn't my grandmother take it out?

   "Mother, it's my fault, I'm just worried about the two children."

  Ma Shi sighed, frowning: "If there is any money in the family, can I not take it out? Your father has not been in good health these past few years, and I am worried that he will fall into the ditch..." He couldn't get up again.

  Ms. Cui rushed up to comfort her.

  Since the year she was exiled, she had aborted a child, and she has not been able to take care of her body well. She can't even do the heavy work at home, so she has to rely on her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

  She also sent letters to her natal family, wanting to borrow some money, but the letters were thrown into the sea like mud cows, and there was no reply. She knew in her heart that her natal family could not be trusted.

It wasn't until dark that the two brothers Li Dianshou and Li Dianzang supported their old father back home. The two brothers Li Zhi and Li Xi followed behind their father and grandfather like eggplants beaten by frost. As heavy as lead.

  Five people barely finished their meal and fell on the bed.

   Several women wiped their tears and helped them rub their hands and feet. Seeing the strangulation on the hands and backs of the two sons, Miao cried aloud.

  When is the end of this day.

  The husband's family has no hope, and her mother's family has also removed her name. The man and son don't know how long they can last, and the days are getting more and more hopeless.

   "Don't cry." Li Dian comforted weakly. He also felt uncomfortable, seeing his two sons lifeless like fish out of water, his heart felt like a knife was stabbed out.

Miao cried in a low voice: "When will this day be the end? You and your father have so many colleagues, and your father has so many students, why no one is willing to help? And your sister, after so many years, there is no news at all. No, brother, sister-in-law, nephew, it's fine if she doesn't recognize her, and she doesn't want her biological parents, how cruel!"

   "Shut up!" Li Dianshou scolded her in a low voice, and glanced out of the room, afraid that his old parents would hear.

   "Rou'er is not that kind of person, something must have happened in Beijing."

  Miao couldn't listen: "People change. My father's students compete to give gifts to our family every year. They say 'teacher' on the left and 'teacher' on the right. Now our family is in trouble, and there is not a single letter."

   "Rou'er is different from them."

   "What's the difference?" Fan's sister-in-law cared about her family and sent some money to pay for the labor of the old and the young, but now there is not even a reply.

  Back when she was married to a noble family, the family was afraid that she would be wronged by her in-laws, so they gave almost all their belongings as a dowry to her. But now, her two nephews are going to die!

   Miao complained a few words and cried sadly.

  On the bamboo bed, Li Shimian's eyes were open, without any energy. Sitting aside, Ma Shi rubbed his feet and shed tears.

  The room is so big, they didn't hear what the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law said.

   "My Rou'er is not such an ungrateful child."

   "Well, she's not." After a while, Li Shimian finally spoke.

   "Master." Shi Ma covered his mouth, tears streaming down his face.

  The couple haven’t heard from their daughter for several years, and they can’t refute their daughter-in-law’s words. They know that their son and daughter-in-law are complaining, but they can’t speak for their daughter. They are worried about her daughter’s situation, and their hearts are like frying in fire oil.

   "Is anyone there?" The voice from outside the chaimen was very clear at night.

  The couple didn't take it seriously until they called out again: "Is anyone there?"

   "Yes, there is someone." The husband and wife heard the young daughter-in-law respond.

   "Who is it?" Mashi wiped away tears and left the room.

   "Meet the old lady, the young lady, I am the shopkeeper of Shangyong Jixiang Pharmacy, my surname is Bai, and our main store in the capital just happened to deliver medicinal materials. Someone brought you something, so I delivered it to you."

  Sent from the capital? Mrs. Ma's heart thumped, and she saluted the shopkeeper, Bai.

   "You're welcome, old lady. It's a matter of trust and loyalty. Our caravan will go to the capital in a few days. If there is a reply, you can come to our shop to find me."

   "Okay. Thank you very much. Please take a trip."

   "The old lady is polite, it should be." The man cupped his hands, turned and left.

  At Qi's side, when the people left, she was about to move the big box at the door into the house, but she was so heavy that she couldn't even hold it. Mrs. Ma called her two sons out and moved in.

  Hearing the movement, Li Shimian and others all left the house.

   "Someone said who sent it?"

   Mashi did not speak, his lips trembled, and he looked at the big box, wanting to look but not daring.

  Ms. Qi shook her head at Li Shimian: "Just say it was sent from Beijing."

   "Open it and have a look." Li Shimian also had a faint expectation in his heart.

  The box was opened, and the contents inside were wrapped in furoshiki. I couldn't see what it was, but there was a letter on it.

   Ma Shi picked it up and handed it to Li Shimian.

   Li Dianshou and others all came over to watch.

Well…

   "Brother's nanny?" Li Dianzang looked at his brother.

   "My nanny?" Li Dianshou looked puzzled. He has a nanny? Why doesn't he know?

   Mrs. Ma was also at a loss: "You three brothers and sisters were all raised by my grandmother. In the past, the family was poor, and your father's salary could not support the entire family. How can I find a nanny for you?"

  The previous page was written about being a nanny in the Li family, missing my brother, and so on. Li Shimian quickly glanced at it, handed the first page to everyone, and then looked at the second page.

  After reading a few lines, my hands trembled.

   "Sir?"

  The letter trembled more and more violently, and it was impossible to hold on to it.

   Seeing his unsteady appearance, Mrs. Ma snatched the letter, read a few lines, and collapsed to the ground with a groan.

   "Mother!" "Grandmother!"

   "My son..." Mashi cried heartbreakingly, tears were like a levee.

   Li Shimian stood aside and burst into tears.

  The two brothers Li Dian received the letter. After reading it, there was a sentence on the letter: "Ling Ai died of dystocia on June 20th in the fourth year of Jianwen. One dead body and two lives. The only daughter was overwhelmed with grief, so she went with her mother..."

   "Sister!" The two brothers burst into tears.

   There will be another update later

  (end of this chapter)