flstandardbreds Chapter 161 Concubinage
Chapter 161 Concubinage
Zhao Lanlan and Old Man Li sat side by side on the main seat. She was wearing ready-made clothes bought from the best cloth shop in the county. The material and workmanship were first-class. She was already good-looking, and after dressing up like this, she looked like a rich lady in the county. The more Old Man Li looked at her, the more he liked her. Compared with Old Lady Li, she was simply a world of difference.
"No, mother, I'll do it right away." Jiang had a bitter face and called a woman who was several years younger than her "mother". It took her a lot of effort to say that.
After Su left, she thought she had bought a maid to serve her, but she actually bought an ancestor for herself. Old man Li was bewitched by her and spent a lot of money on her. He didn't care even when Old Mrs. Li was sick and just let her serve him.
Having to serve Old Lady Li and do a lot of housework, Jiang was too busy to handle it all by herself, so she wanted to buy a maid to do the work. Old Man Li disagreed at first, but Zhao Lanlan said that Jiang's cooking was not delicious, so she wanted to buy a maid who could cook. Old Man Li agreed without even thinking about it.
Since the day old man Li held the wedding banquet, old lady Li has been lying in bed for more than ten days. She has lost a lot of weight and is not as energetic as before. She can only get out of bed and walk with the help of Jiang.
"Sister, you're better now. You can get out of bed and walk." Zhao Lanlan said in a sarcastic tone. She was the most vengeful. Before, Old Lady Li relied on the fact that she was the mother of the county magistrate to make her suffer a lot and enslave her as much as possible. Now that she can finally be on an equal footing with her, naturally she has to show off in front of her from time to time.
Old Mrs. Li didn't want to pay attention to her, but she kept talking.
"Just take good care of your injuries. I will take good care of the master. You don't know how happy the master is with me." Ever since Zhao Lanlan officially came into the family, Old Mrs. Li has been ill, so she has been sleeping in Zhao Lanlan's room these days.
What a shameless little whore! Old Mrs. Li didn't dare to offend Zhao Lanlan now and could only curse her in her heart.
It was Jiang who went to the county town to buy a maid. With the experience from last time, she specifically picked ugly and old ones. At Zhao Lanlan's request, she mainly bought ones who could cook.
Jiang agreed with this point. If the food was delicious, she would eat it too.
With the addition of Zhao Lanlan, the Li family's money was spent like water. In addition to the thirty taels of silver given to the third room, the one hundred taels given by Boss Li were quickly spent.
Zhao Lanlan was unhappy without money to spend. She devoted herself to such an old man just to spend his money, so she instigated Old Man Li to write a letter to Li Dajiang to ask for money.
Several days had passed since Li Dajiang wrote the letter, but no one had sent the money. Jiunu County was not far from Chengyang County, so the letter should have been received long ago. However, he waited for a few more days, but still no one had sent the money.
The money had been spent long ago, and Zhao Lanlan could no longer wait. She discussed with Old Man Li about going to Chengyang County to find Li Dajiang. At the same time, she had another idea in her mind.
She was sold by her parents, but now she is marrying the county magistrate's father. It can be said that she is marrying up, and her status is still that of a co-wife. She has been feeling angry inside, so she took this opportunity to go back home.
Old man Li hadn't traveled far for many years and didn't want to go out, but he couldn't resist his young wife's coquetry and finally agreed.
The new woman bought by the Li family is really ugly. People don't want to look at her a second time after the first sight. For this reason, the three women in the Li family are very satisfied with her and are not afraid that she will cause any trouble again.
But the food they cooked was really delicious. During mealtime, the mother-in-law ate in the kitchen, and all the Li family members ate in the upper room. Now that there are fewer people in the family, they all eat at the same table.
Putting down his bowl and chopsticks, Old Man Li coughed lightly. On his left sat Zhao Lanlan, and on his right sat Old Lady Li. Zhao Lanlan knew what he was going to say, so she gracefully put down her chopsticks, sat up straight and listened to him.
"The family is spending a lot right now. I sent a letter to the boss a few days ago, but he hasn't sent anyone to bring back the money. I'm going to Chengyang County tomorrow. Lanlan and I will go. You guys wait at home."
Mrs. Li was the first to disagree: "If she can go, I want to go too."
"Dad, the two children haven't seen the fourth child for many days. Yesterday they said they missed him. Why don't we go together?" Jiang asked tentatively in a soft voice.
"It's too inconvenient for you two women to take care of the children. You just wait at home." Old man Li refused directly. Zhao Lanlan said that she only wanted the two of them to go. Because she loved him, Lanlan decided to be with him regardless of worldly views. He must treat her well.
It is said that men and women in love are irrational, and Old Man Li is no exception. Now he does whatever Zhao Lanlan says.
"It will be convenient to take her with me. Dajiang crawled out of my belly. Now he is the county magistrate, and I can't go to see him." Old Mrs. Li drooped her old face and glared at Zhao Lanlan fiercely, but she dared only do this. Old man Li looked like an easy-going person, but he was very ruthless.
When they were young, they quarreled a lot. Sometimes when they got angry, Old Man Li would beat her with anything he could get his hands on. The most serious beating left her bedridden for two months. Since then, Old Lady Li never dared to fight with him again. There is a huge power gap between men and women, and now that she is old, she dares not provoke him.
"Yes, Dad, eldest brother hasn't seen Mom for many days. He used to be the most filial. I think he misses you too. It would be nice for me to follow him along the way to take care of him." Jiang continued to persuade. Since the fourth brother went to Chengyang County, he hasn't sent a single letter home, and no one knows how he is doing now.
Old man Li had a gloomy face. Everyone had become more capable and dared not listen to him. He slammed the table and said, "Okay, stop talking." In the end, he didn't say who should follow.
At night, Old Lady Li tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She didn't dare to scold Zhao Lanlan during the day, but when she lay in bed, she cursed her as much as she could, calling her a little bitch, a vixen, a little whore, a lowly woman, and a shameless woman. She deserved to be sold by her family to a brothel.
He kept cursing until very late before falling asleep. When he woke up the next day, it was already noon. He yawned loudly and went out, seeing Li Xiaobao and Niuniu playing in the yard and the newly bought maid washing clothes. There was no one else in sight.
"Xiaobao, where is your grandfather and your mistress?" Ever since Zhao Lanlan came into the house, Old Man Li was afraid that she would be wronged, so he asked the two children to call Old Man Li "grandmother" and Zhao Lanlan "mistress".
"I didn't see them." Li Xiaobao was just playing and answered casually.
It was not until noon that Jiang came back from outside humming a little tune.
"You still remember to come back. Why don't you live with someone else's house and stay with them?" As soon as she entered the door, Old Mrs. Li started scolding her.