Qin Xiangxiang asked curiously: "Mr. Nangong, can you also gamble?"
"Him?" Liao Haohai coughed and said vaguely, "Probably because of gambling." Hmm, that guy, on the surface, looks like a human being, but secretly, I don't know how much he hates him.
But these cannot be told to outsiders.
Liao Haohai obviously didn't want to say anything, so Qin Xiangxiang didn't ask any further.
The medicine packs prescribed by the doctor filled half of the carriage. Liao Haohai said he still had something to do and asked the groom to take Qin Xiangxiang back to the water tanker alley, while he got off the car and left.
Qin Xiangxiang was tired, so he was not polite.
The Liao family's carriage was spacious and comfortable. After sitting for a while, she began to feel sleepy.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a familiar voice saying: "Mother, take them back first. I'll go home later."
It's Ma Sizhi.
Qin Xiangxiang tilted his body and could vaguely see Ma Sizhi standing in front of a donkey cart through the gauze-covered window, talking to the horse mother.
A thin child stood next to Ma Sizhi, pulling on his robe.
Ma's mother had said before that Ma Sizhi's child was very sick. When we saw him today, he was indeed not bad. He is very small, has very yellow hair, and his eyes are like Ma Sizhi. The clothes he was wearing seemed too baggy and made him look thin. The child looked at Ma Sizhi longingly, as if longing for his father's care.
But Ma Sizhi opened his hand and said, "Amin, follow grandma back." The moment he opened the child's hand, his face was cold.
Qin Xiangxiang asked the groom to stop the car, opened the window, and called "Ma Sizhi."
The moment Ma Sizhi saw her, his expression returned to normal: "It turns out to be Mrs. Qin."
Ma Mu also recognized Qin Xiangxiang and looked curiously between her son and Qin Xiangxiang.
Qin Xiangxiang said generously: "How busy has Ma Sizhi been lately?"
Ma Sizhi smiled and said, "It's not bad. Is there something wrong with Mrs. Qin?"
"There's nothing else to do. I just have to go to Tiansheng Tower for a competition tomorrow. Has Ma Sizhi ever heard of the food competition at Tiansheng Tower?"
"I've heard of it. However, I have official duties tomorrow, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Tiansheng Tower to see Madam Qin in person."
Qin Xiangxiang looked a little disappointed: "Business matters are important, business matters are important."
Ma Sizhi added: "I have important matters to attend to now, so I won't talk to Mrs. Qin any more. Take my leave."
He was going to leave originally, but now he left without hesitation, without even looking at his own child.
But his child cried out loudly: "Abba, Abba."
Ma Mu quickly covered his mouth: "Your father still has to do something, Grandma, don't cry."
A beautifully packaged snack was stretched out from the carriage. Qin Xiangxiang smiled and said, "If Amin doesn't cry, this snack will belong to Amin. This is Tianxianglou's snack."
The child was greedy after all, so he stopped crying immediately when he saw this, and looked eagerly at the snacks in Qin Xiangxiang's hands.
Ma Mu was a little ashamed: "Ms. Qin, why are you so embarrassed?"
Qin Xiangxiang handed the snack to her and said, "Take it, Ma Sizhi is a nice person. He has helped me a lot. A snack is just a meager gift of thanks."
Oh, if that's the case, then she can continue with peace of mind. The horse mother was very happy, and the child was even more happy.
The carriage that Qin Xiangxiang was riding in slowly left. The horse mother looked at the carriage and her grandson who was eating snacks greedily, and suddenly asked: "Amin, would it be nice if that little lady just now could be your grandma?"
"Okay, okay." Ah Min nodded repeatedly with her mouth full of snacks. He had no idea what Qin Xiangxiang looked like.
No matter who it is, just give him snacks and let him bark whatever he wants.
There was no way, his family was too poor, and he had never had any snacks since he was a child.
Mother Ma had no idea what her grandson was really thinking. She only listened to her son's words and brought her grandson home.
Although Ma's family was poor, Ma Sizhi still hired a servant, the fourth aunt, who usually helped Ma's mother take care of her children and did menial chores around the house when she had free time.
At this time, Ma Sizhi's little daughter was asleep, and the fourth aunt was washing clothes in the yard.
Seeing the horse mother coming back, the fourth aunt rushed to greet her and scooped water for Amin.
Grandma went to play alone. After the fourth aunt finished washing her clothes, she found Ma Mu. Her tone was a little hesitant, but she still said it: "Old lady, do you think you can pay me last month's wages first?" You know, my mother has been taking medicine, and the money has been tight."
The horse mother sighed: "Fourth Aunt, you wait here, I will get the money for you."
In fact, the fourth aunt's salary is not much, only 900 cash a month, which is already very little.
In this alley, anyone who hires someone has been given more than a thousand cash, and during the Chinese New Year, the owner's family also sends red envelopes. The Ma family also sends red envelopes, but not much, only ten cents at most. Fortunately, the fourth aunt never disliked the Ma family, but worked hard with all her heart.
Ma's house is a small courtyard. Ma's mother leads her children to live in the main room, while Ma Sizhi lives alone in the west wing. The west wing is reserved for the fourth aunt who cannot go home when it rains heavily.
The horse mother went into her room and fumbled in the cage to find a flat money box.
In the cash box, there lay pitifully a bunch of money, a few dimes of broken silver, and a few ordinary silver hairpins.
The horse mother picked up the heavy bunch of money, thought about it and took an extra dime of silver, trying to wrap it in a small piece of cloth. The remaining pieces of cloth from making clothes were in another cage. When the horse mother stretched out her hand to pull the cloth, she touched a box at the bottom.
The horse mother knew exactly what was in that box. Her face froze, she quickly pulled out a piece of cloth and quickly closed the cage.
After the fourth aunt got the money, she thanked Ma Mu gratefully and told her that the rice had been stewed and she only needed to cook more.
Ma Mu watched the fourth aunt leave with some absent-mindedness. It was not until the children called her that she woke up as if from a dream.
When Ma Sizhi came back, the children were asleep. The horse mother was guarding an oil lamp and struggling to hold the shoe soles in her hands.
As soon as Ma Sizhi came back, he frowned and said, "Auntie, don't do it."
Mother Ma said: "The food is hot in the pot, go and eat it quickly." Her men still kept on eating.
Ma Sizhi sighed and stepped forward to take away the needle that was pierced through the sole of the shoe: "Your eyes are not good to begin with. If you continue to do this in the dark, the doctor will not spare me the next time you go to see a doctor."
The horse mother then said: "Today my fourth aunt asked for wages, so I gave it to her. We don't have much money left at home, and I am in good health. If I pay more soles, I will spend less money."
Ma Sizhi looked at the graying hair on her mother's head and the wrinkles on her face, and sighed again: "Mom, there is no money in the other cage, just spend it..."
"I don't need that money!" Ma Mu suddenly became excited.
Ma Sizhi looked at his mother quietly, with unspeakable emotions in his eyes.
The horse mother blew out the lamp and said, "Go and eat quickly. I'm tired."
Ma Si walked straight out the door, stood in the small but clean dark courtyard, and let out a long, deep breath.
Mrs. Wang personally gave Qin Xiangxiang the medicine, which was extremely strong, and she did not allow Qin Xiangxiang to eat candy. Mrs. Wang thinks that eating sugar will reduce the efficacy of the medicine.
Qin Xiangxiang almost felt like vomiting after drinking.
Fortunately, Mrs. Wang was very busy and brought her medicine. She watched her take a few sips and then hurried to give Siping medicine.
As soon as Mrs. Wang left, Qin Xiangxiang took out a piece of caramel from her sleeve pocket, drank up the concoction in one go, and quickly stuffed the caramel into her mouth.
Only when I felt a hint of sweetness on my tongue, Mrs. Wang barged in again: "Madam, it's not good, the yellow business is here again!"
