novelraw Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Zhou Lang was going to do acupuncture and moxibustion in the clinic for three days, and Fang Miaolan didn't want her daughter to go back and forth, so she simply stayed in the inn in the town, and asked old man Fang to go back in the mule cart first, and then pick them up in the morning of the fourth day.
After dark, Fang Miaolan took Zhou Lang to the inn and ate something before falling asleep.That night, Zhou Lang's dizziness symptoms improved, and he slept very soundly.
Waking up in the morning, Fang Miaolan was quite relieved to see that Zhou Lang was still sleeping soundly, so she didn't call her, but quietly called the shop waiter to order some steamed buns and two bowls of rice porridge.
When I came to the town, the consultation fee plus accommodation and food cost more than ten taels of silver per day.But seeing that Zhou Lang's injury was getting better, Fang Miaolan didn't feel sorry for the few taels of silver at all.
On the third day, Fang Miaolan took Zhou Lang to acupuncture early.After the acupuncture and moxibustion, the old doctor saw that Zhou Lang's face was rosy and his eyes were bright and lively, so he said cheerfully, "The blood on his head has almost disappeared, so he should be fine."
Fang Miaolan was overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled Zhou Lang to thank her.Zhou Lang also obviously felt that most of his dizziness symptoms had been alleviated. Knowing that the old doctor had put in so much effort to treat him, he also sincerely thanked the old doctor.
After leaving the ancient medical hall, it was still early, and old man Fang would come to pick him up tomorrow. Seeing that Zhou Lang was in good spirits, Fang Miaolan took her to go shopping and play.
Although Zhou Lang had seen some street markets imitating ancient life in the past, they were far less charming than the real antique streets.Although the small stalls on the side of the road were not exquisite, Zhou Lang also bought several small toys that he had never seen before.
Fang Miaolan only spent a few pennies, and seeing her daughter smiling so happily, she just felt that Zhou Lang was still childish and playful after all, so the wound was healed, and she thought about playing again.
After walking for a long time, the two arrived in front of a bustling restaurant. Fang Miaolan dragged Zhou Lang to go in.
Zhou Lang grabbed Fang Miaolan suspiciously and said, "Mother, this restaurant is very expensive at first glance, we might as well go to the noodle restaurant yesterday to eat noodles."
Qingliu Town is located at the junction of the north and the south, and most of the people from the north are nobles, so the restaurants in the town also cater to the tastes of the northerners, and most of them serve pasta and steamed buns.Only slightly larger restaurants and restaurants have southern rice and dishes.
But Fang Miaolan is from the south. Although she has been married to Qingliu Town for several years, she still maintains the southern eating habits and likes to eat rice.
Anyway, it was the last dinner in the town, Fang Miaolan didn't want to wrong her and her daughter's stomach anymore.
Regardless of Zhou Lang's doubts, Fang Miaolan just took her into the restaurant and found an unobtrusive seat in the corner of the first floor.
"Xiao Er, please serve two bowls of fine white rice, one plate of fried cabbage, stir-fried with young cabbage, one plate of fried shredded pork with green bamboo shoots, soak the green bamboo shoots in water, and add a bowl of steamed egg custard. Add some minced meat." Fang Miaolan quickly ordered without looking at the menu.
The waiter in the shop saw the posture of ordering, and knew that the customer knew how to eat, so he went to the back kitchen to place the order neatly.
Zhou Lang was waiting to eat, turned his head to look around, and suddenly saw the old Mrs. Zhou, Fang Miaolan's mother-in-law, leading a six or seven-year-old boy in.
When the waiter saw the old Mrs. Zhou, he hurriedly smiled and greeted him.
"What? You can't go to the second floor? Why is that?" Seeing that the waiter in the shop led her to the seat on the first floor, old Zhou was not happy.
"Old lady, the seats on the second floor are already full, and there are several nobles dining upstairs, you really can't go up!" the waiter explained with a flattering smile.
"Great man?" Old Zhou's expression was displeased as she pulled the little boy, but she also knew that her husband was just a foreigner from the town, and he was nothing in the eyes of a real nobleman.
The little boy is Zhou Ming, the grandson of the old Zhou. He was playing with a fox mask. Seeing that the old Zhou stood at the door for a long time and did not go in, he became unhappy and started crying: "Grandma, I am hungry and want to eat." !Have a meal!"
The old Zhou loved his little grandson the most, so he couldn't ignore it, so he hurriedly squeezed the waiter out of the shop and walked in, looking at which table was cleaner.She was about to walk to the seat by the window, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhou Lang who was sitting in the corner, she looked familiar, and then turned her eyes to look at Fang Miaolan's figure, and knew that this was the widowed daughter-in-law she hadn't seen for a long time.
The waiter came over with Fang Miaolan's order. Fang Miaolan pulled out the chopsticks and handed them to Zhou Lang. Just as she was thinking about whether to take off her veil to eat, she heard the old Zhou's voice.
"Hmph, didn't you tell you to live on the farm and observe the festival? Why did you come to the town to eat, drink and have fun?" The old Zhou family pulled Zhou Ming and slapped her ass opposite Fang Miaolan.
When Fang Miaolan saw the old Mrs. Zhou, she hurriedly pulled Zhou Lang to stand up and saluted.This mother-in-law is stingy and mean, she was born in a farming family, but insists on paying attention to the etiquette of a wealthy family, she hates others who are not polite, she has to find excuses to treat her own daughter-in-law, let alone Fang Miaolan.
"Mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law brought her to the town for treatment when Lang'er lost her head a few days ago." Fang Miaolan explained softly. When her husband was alive, she could still protect her. Now that she has no husband, Fang Miaolan turned to her. The old Zhou family had no choice but to be patient.
"Broken head?" The old Zhou looked at Zhou Lang, and saw that there was a small scar on her beautiful little forehead, and she was immediately unhappy, "What do you think, my daughter was injured by a fall?"
Zhou Lang was good-looking since she was a child, and the old Zhou family planned to give Zhou Lang to a powerful nobleman as a concubine when she grew up, so that her son and grandson could also have noble people as their backers in the future.But now that Zhou Lang has a scar on his forehead, it is impossible to give it to a nobleman as a concubine. He can only find a rich man to marry and get more dowry.
As for the age of the rich man, whether he is 20 or 50, old Zhou doesn't care at all.
Missing a bargaining chip to cling to the rich and powerful, the old Zhou felt very sorry, and when he looked at the food on the table, it was ordinary, and he lost his appetite at once.
"Mr. Fang, just order these two dishes for me. You want to starve your mother-in-law to death, don't you?" Old Mrs. Zhou scolded Fang Miaolan in dissatisfaction, and then called the waiter who came to the store and said, "Pick your best meat dishes and serve them three times." Four, and two bowls of Japonica rice, and a jug of good wine."
Zhou Ming grabbed the old Zhou's sleeve and acted like a baby: "Grandma, I want to eat chicken, I want to eat chicken!"
"Okay, okay, eat chicken!" The old Zhou touched Zhou Ming's face with a smile, and said to the waiter: "Another stewed chicken, don't be too old!"
The waiter looked at Mrs. Zhou, but hesitated and said, "Madam, the dishes you ordered are not cheap!"
The old Zhou family is the family member of Wai Lang, a member of the town Zhou Zhou, and often takes her grandson out for a stroll. The waiter in the shop knows that she has always been stingy, and often only orders a good dish for her grandson.Now that he suddenly ordered such a table of dishes, the waiter in the shop refused to place the order because he was afraid that she would renege on the bill after eating.
Old Mrs. Zhou glanced at Fang Miaolan, lifted her chin and said, "What's the hurry, my wife has brought money." He went to see Mrs. Fang again, motioning her to bring out the money.
In the crowd, the old Zhou's yelling had already attracted the attention of many people. Fang Miaolan didn't want to cause trouble, and was about to take out the money when Zhou Lang stopped her.
Even the few tables of guests sitting on the second floor noticed the noise downstairs. Among them was a middle-aged man wearing a green robe and a square scarf, who looked refined and was drinking and eating alone.
He hadn't been out for a long time, and now he came out to look for his beloved daughter who had run away from home. He passed by here to rest, but he didn't want to even have a quiet meal.
He is old and pale, with a mean face, really filthy!
He went to look at Fang Miaolan who was wearing a veiled hat. Although she didn't see her appearance, she was wearing a plain dress.
It's a pity, let alone a widow, there is such a mean mother-in-law!
The man sighed in his heart, raised the wine glass in his hand and drank it down in one gulp.
Although it is a bit distasteful, people in the world have no reason to meddle in other people's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's housework, so he can only watch the excitement.
"Grandma, order so many dishes, you can't finish them all. My mother has no money, and she spent all her medical treatment in the past two days!" Although due to blood relationship, Zhou Lang had to call "Grandma", but she didn't want to Fang Miaolan spent a penny on this mean old Zhou.
When the old Zhou saw that Zhou Lang interrupted and refused to let Fang Miaolan take out the money, she immediately became angry, pulled Zhou Lang's ear and scolded: "Damn girl, you don't know how to be filial to your elders at all, did your mother teach you? Ah? "
Although the old Zhou didn't work at home, he ate fat and fat, and was very strong. He pulled Zhou Lang's ears with his hands, and refused to let go even when his ears were red.Zhou Lang tried his best to break free but couldn't. He struggled and became dizzy again.
Fang Miaolan was in a hurry, and hurried forward to take out a dime of silver and put it on the table, and rescued Zhou Lang from the hands of the old Zhou, saying: "Grandmother, Lang'er is still young, and she is still sick, don't talk to her!"
The old Zhou family cursed: "There is such a mother as there is such a daughter, she doesn't understand etiquette at all, and even beat my son to death, what a villain!"
She scolded without ambiguity at all, grabbed the money on the table and handed it to the waiter, "Don't forget to give me the change!" It was as if she had just pulled out the coin from her sleeve.
Fang Miaolan hugged Zhou Lang and said nothing, but Zhou Lang gave old Mrs. Zhou a hard look, cursing inwardly.
What "my son", the good old woman!Her father wasn't the old godmother's own son, and the old godmother wished that he would die early so that all the property of the Zhou family would be given to her own son.Now that her father is dead, she still uses this excuse to blame her mother. It's so irritating!
The waiter in the shop took the money, fearing that Mrs. Zhou would regret it again, she hurried to the back kitchen.
A few people sat at the dining table and waited, Zhou Ming writhed on the stool and refused to sit down, while the old Mrs. Zhou scolded Mrs. Fang, reprimanded her for not staying on the farm properly, and said that Zhou Lang was so rude. Being naughty and rude, let her go back and punish Zhou Lang to reflect on her mistakes.
Zhou Lang felt annoyed, but Fang Miaolan stopped him when he wanted to refute.She knows her mother-in-law's nature, it's fine if she doesn't talk back, but if she talks back, her mother-in-law is shameless, and she might embarrass her in public.
Widows are inherently difficult. If there are more ugly rumors, it will be even more difficult to make a living, and it will also affect the daughter's reputation.
The sound of selling candied haws came from outside the door, Zhou Ming couldn't sit still, he twisted his body and clamored to eat candied haws, the old Zhou had no choice but to stop Miaolan's scolding, and led his grandson to buy candied haws.
Zhou Lang was depressed, thinking about the whole old Zhou family, telling her to stop that annoying mouth.I suddenly saw a spice cabinet next to the stairs with a can of chili on it, so I had an idea.
The old woman kept talking, if she poured more chili into the chicken soup and told the old woman and Zhou Ming to drink spicy soup, let's see how she would continue to babble.
Zhou Lang and Fang Miaolan gave an excuse, ran quietly to the side of the cabinet to get a jar of chili peppers, and secretly sprinkled more chili powder into it when the waiter waited for the waiter to come from the kitchen.
While waiting by the stairs, Zhou Lang saw the old Mrs. Zhou leading Zhou Ming back.Zhou Ming held a large bunch of candied haws in his hand, and licked them with great joy.