Chapter 417 Regret
Qian and the two came out, but they were already sick.
He Xiang could only bring the person back to the "home" where the wind was leaking from all sides.
Old Man Qian was lucky. He had been playing for a few days with the one tael of silver. He Xiang could only work hard and take care of Qian Er. She would either cook for him or wait on him every day, but within three days, she collapsed. .
The reason is simple: Qian Er was crippled.
It's not that he was cheating, he was actually beaten into a "eunuch".
It was not the government servants who took action, but Qian Er's original creditor.
Qian Er used to be an unknown person. He borrowed two taels of silver from that person two years ago. When he borrowed the money, he said he would repay him in two months. However, more than half a year later, he did not return a penny.
Originally, the man asked a lot of questions but didn't get any response, so he thought he would just feed the money to the dog.
Although his family is not very wealthy, it is still relatively easy for them.
But later the family fell into decline, his parents died of illness one after another, and his wife also passed away in an accident, leaving only him and a six-year-old son.
The people who usually borrow money from him are like deaf ears and blind eyes. They see that the father and son have no food and clothing, but they have no intention of paying back the money.
Just six months ago, the family had no money to buy winter clothes, and the little baby became sick from the cold.
He really had no choice but to go to those people and ask them to pay back some money so that he could at least buy a coat for his child and two sets of medicine. However, he didn't get the money and was ridiculed.
In the end, the child died in his arms, and he went crazy. He took a hatchet and chopped several people.
He had also asked Qian Er for the two cents back, but Qian Er refused to acknowledge it and even put the last thirty cents on the gambling table in front of him.
For thirty coins, you can go to a clothing store and buy the shabbiest and oldest linen clothes.
You can also go to the medical center to buy some medicines to treat wind and cold.
But with a flip of the money, the cloth bag containing thirty copper coins fell on the gambling table with a clatter. In less than half a quarter of an hour, he lost completely.
Later, someone said that Qian Er was lucky, and that lunatic was caught faster when he chopped people, otherwise he would definitely go to Qian's house and chop up both him and his father.
Qian Er thought he had escaped, but he never thought he would fall into his hands.
The jailer knew the grudge between them and sympathized with the madman, so he just kept silent and threw the man into the cell.
After all, the lunatic was not completely crazy, and he only managed to get Qian Er out half dead.
For two coins, a child died, a young man went crazy, several legs were lame, and now there is an additional eunuch.
Qian Er lay on the bed and cried out that it hurt. When he saw He Xiang come in, he felt a little more hopeful.
The sisters of Hexiang should all be rich, so they would always lend some to her, right?
"Hexiang, how are you? Have you borrowed the money and come back?"
Qian Er took one breath and raised half of his body.
He had not received any medicine in prison, and the wound on his buttocks had already festered and pus-filled. In addition, the root of his front was also injured, so he could only lie down on his side. Now that he moved slightly, he felt... It hurt a lot to pull at the wound.
"You should drink some water first." He Xiang did not answer directly, but just handed over the warm water in his hand.
In just ten days, He Xiang's face was already very haggard. Looking at Qian Er now, his face was full of exhaustion.
"I didn't get the money, so they were annoyed with me and unwilling to lend me the money."
He Xiang only felt tired. Looking at the man on the bed, a sense of powerlessness came to her heart.
She regretted it a little.
Qian Er took the water bowl and had just taken a few sips when he heard He Xiang say that he had not borrowed any money. The smile on his face suddenly froze, and he instantly changed to a suspicious look.
"They really didn't lend you a penny?"
He didn't believe that He Xiang would really be out of money.
"No." He Xiang's face also turned cold.
The sweet days have passed, and the freedom that you longed for has not come. The person who vowed to protect him has now become a waste who can only lie on the bed and let himself take care of him.
"He Xiang, my tone just now was a bit off. I'm not afraid that you are working too hard, so I just want to get better quickly and make money to support you? Don't blame me. Don't be angry."
Seeing her expression change, Qian Er quickly changed his words and forced a smile on his face.
He needs someone to take care of him now.
My father can't count on it. After all, I spent money to buy this lotus fragrance. I can't just make him angry before seeing the benefits.
Besides, this injury of mine is considered to be caused by her...
"You should rest for a while, I'll make some porridge." Looking at Qian Er's sloppy and wretched appearance, He Xiang's eyes flashed with disgust, but she covered him with a quilt in her hand, and then she went kitchen.
It was said to be a kitchen, but it was just a small shabby room with a collapsed roof, only a shabby stove and a rusty iron pot.
The Qian family had nothing else to eat, only half a catty of old rice in a clay pot, which Hexiang bought a few days ago.
She actually still had a tael of silver on her, but after these three days, she had already given up.
She was still full of longing for those seven days when Qian Er was in jail, always looking forward to him coming out and going to the county government office to free herself from slavery.
Then the two of them got married and lived their own lives peacefully.
But reality gave her a big slap in the face.
The veil that had previously covered her eyes was severely fanned away.
Qian Er is not the one who really wants to marry her.
The home he mentioned was just two old, leaky and dilapidated houses.
What she calls freedom is that she doesn't have enough to eat or keep warm, and she has to take care of Qian Er all day long.
When she was still in the small courtyard, she only had to cook jam every day and pack things with her sisters, and the day could pass leisurely.
I can also have about one or two yuan per month.
Looking at the sparse rice grains in the pot, He Xiang couldn't help but shed a few tears.
She regretted that she had fallen out with her sisters because of Qian Er, and that she had foolishly believed him without seeing everything clearly.
I regret not listening to my boss.
Wang Jingzhi and Miss Zeng's wedding will be on the ninth day of next month. At the end of the month, the Zeng family will come to Sanweiju for a banquet.
Although it was Wang Jingzhi who was getting married, Master Zeng didn't want his son-in-law to be underestimated, so he ordered a banquet in Sanweiju and booked the entire restaurant for the day.
Nanzhi naturally agreed, and asked Xu Chou and Master Lu to decide the menu in advance, and then asked everyone to prepare it together.
The business of the hot pot restaurant was only good for half a month, and as time went on, the business got worse.
Even the regular customers from the past of Sanweiju also came back to eat and drink here.
"My boss, those old customers are back again." Liu Da's eyes were full of joy.
They thought business would be so bad this month.
Nanzhi was not too surprised.
After all, supplies in this world are limited, and the cost of making a truly delicious hot pot will not be too low.
If the cost is high, it will naturally not be cheap.
In addition, the hot pot has a strong smell, and even those with some status in Yancheng don't like to be contaminated by other smells.
In this case, the hotpot will inevitably lose some customers.