Chapter 114
"Be good at Tangtang, come and call me uncle and aunt."
"Uncle... Auntie..." In the child's silly voice, the original question had been temporarily thrown aside by Li Ling. He quickly reached out and hugged her in his arms, and looked at her with a smile: "Sister, is this our niece? It's so beautiful and so good."
Yue'er, who was standing beside her, didn't pretend to be a lady anymore. She hurried over and touched the child with excitement from time to time, and said, "Sister, is her name Tangtang? How old is she?"
Li Le'er's eyes were filled with the soft light of motherhood, and she replied with a smile: "I'm only over two years old. I just learned to say something, but I didn't expect that I could call you uncle and aunt."
"That's because our Tangtang is smart enough, and we are destined to be together." Li Ling said as he pushed his arm hard, causing the child to giggle, and he made Yue'er jealousy more and more. He quickly reached out and said, "Let me hug you too, let me hug you too."
"Be careful." Li Ling slowly sent the child to her arms, looked at her with a smile on her face, and smiled even more happily: "Sister, are you doing well here?"
"It's... good. By the way, you're thinking about coming here to see me before you told me. It's not that something happened at home, even his father..." After answering casually, Li Le'er quickly changed the topic.
Of course, she could not hide her thoughts from Li Ling, but she still said honestly: "Something happened at home before, but thanks to the money you sent by Uncle Tong, you finally let us pass this level. By the way, where is Uncle Tong?"
"Yes, sister, why didn't I see Uncle Tong today? I miss him a little." Yue'er also carried the child and agreed.
Li Le'er was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said, "Uncle Tong is not at home for some things. After two days, I'll let him go home to see you."
"Then there is no need. Let Uncle Tong stay here to help my sister. Yue'er and I are all fine at home. By the way..." Li Ling said as he took the big package that he had just put aside and pushed it in front of his sister, "I have brought all the 100 taels of silver you borrowed me before. If the goods return to the original owner, I will not give you interest."
"So quickly? Is the debt owed by the family really paid off?" Li Le'er asked in surprise, but was not in a hurry to pick up the package. After seeing Li Ling nodding seriously, she smiled and said, "Even if that's the case, I think the family still needs some money, so you can keep it first."
"Sister, we really don't need it. It's better for you to stay by your side, just in case of any need." Li Ling insisted.
Just as both sides gave in, the gate of the courtyard was slapped again, and soon after, a man staggered over. Li Ling turned his head and found that he was in his thirties, with a good look, but he looked quite depressed, his face was full of alcohol, his nose and cheeks were red. It was obvious that the middle-aged man had just drunk a lot of alcohol.
The drunken eyes looked at the two guests in a crooked manner, squirted and said, "Who are they?" The tone was a bit of interrogative.
"Husband, this is my younger brother Li Ling, sister Yue'er, Ling Yue'er, he is your brother-in-law." Li Le'er quickly stood up, looked at her husband nervously, and introduced him.
Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, then stepped into the hall, looked him up and down for a few seconds, and squirted with alcohol and said, "Is it the younger brother of your parents who is not angry and needs you to steal money from your family?"
"It turns out that my brother-in-law is back. I'm polite here." Li Ling was not angry at the other party's words, and still bowed with politeness and thoughtfully, but Wei Cheng ignored him at all. After turning his body, he skillfully sat on the chair on the head: "Are you blind? I didn't see that I'm a little drunk, hurry up and go to tea to quell me!"
Li Le'er looked a little embarrassed. She glanced at her brother and sister, but saw Yue'er a little surprised. Li Ling just smiled and then hurried forward and said, "I'm making you laugh. Your brother-in-law is just drunk and it's still good on weekdays."
Li Ling nodded slightly, but his doubts became even heavier at this moment, but it was hard to ask directly in front of him. At this time, a servant had already brought tea, and Wei Cheng was not polite, so he picked up the cup directly. Gududu drank so hard that he had no intention of greeting Li Ling and the others.
Seeing the scene being awkward, Li Le'er's eyes were slightly red, but she still held back and whispered: "Mr., have you settled the matter with the clan today?"
It would be fine if she didn't ask. As she asked, Wei Cheng's face suddenly became gloomy and he slapped his teacup: "What, do you want to laugh at me too? Or do you want your parents' brothers to scold me together, and see that I'm ugly!"
"No, nothing, I... I just care about you, my husband."
"Hmph, I'm sorry you don't dare. But you're here just right, I'm about to ask you." Wei Cheng looked at Li Ling with an impatient but condescending look, "What are you doing this time? Also, what do you say about the money she stole from her house last time?"
Li Ling looked at him without any permission, but his tone was very plain: "Of course we came here because we missed our sister. As for the money, my brother-in-law came just right. I thought I would give it back to my sister, but she refused to accept it." As he said that, he pushed the package to the other party again.
When he heard that there was really money, Wei Cheng was so energetic that he didn't care about saying anything, so he quickly reached out to take the package and opened it. Looking at the neatly sized silver ingots inside, he saw even more joy in his eyes: "Okay, okay! You are still conscientious and know that you have to pay back the money you owe to my family, otherwise..."
"Mr...." Seeing that he became less and less talkative, Li Le'er was also a little anxious and quickly interrupted, "Brother Ling and the others must be tired from coming from afar. I think it's better to let them rest first and talk to each other when they have time."
"Tsk..." Wei Cheng glanced at her and then looked stern, "Our home is small, but we can't let them live."
"I will find a place outside to stay in the inn without any worries." Li Ling was still calm and polite, as if he couldn't feel the other party's bad attitude at all. Then he looked at his even more helpless sister: "Sister, don't worry about us. Your brother is different from before, and I can take good care of myself and Yue'er."
"That's good, that's good." Li Le'er said with a smile.
Yue'er, who was standing aside, didn't say much since Wei Cheng came in. She obviously felt the other party's dislike, and she felt a little unhappy at this time. After enduring for a while, she finally said: "Sister, brother is very awesome now. Not only has he made money, he also works in the county government office. Recently, he has passed the scholar and is going to take the provincial examination and juren exam."
As soon as these words were said, Li Le'er and his wife were both stunned. The sister was surprised and disbelieved, and then they turned into a full of surprise: "Seriously? Brother Ling, have you really become a scholar? I remember how many times he had taken the exam in the past two years but failed..." With a stir, she even forgot that she shouldn't say his father's failure in public.
Li Ling just smiled: "Sister, don't listen to Yue'er's swearing. I'm just lucky. After getting the new county lord, I was lucky enough to pass the exam. But I dare not say anything about juren now." While speaking, his eyes swept over Wei Cheng and found that the muscles on the face were slightly twisted, and his body was trembling slightly. He added: "Of course, I can't compare with my brother-in-law. He is a famous talent in Jiangbei County..."
"Hmph!" Hearing this, Wei Cheng changed color and snorted angrily. The man suddenly stood up and wanted to have an attack, but he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only glar at Li Le'er fiercely and then strode out.
Seeing this, Li Le'er was shocked again, and her face turned a little white from rosy. When Yue'er saw this, she quickly said with concern: "Sister, what's wrong with you? But are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Well, there are some. I got cold a few days ago and haven't completely improved." Li Le'er said and smiled reluctantly, "Ling Di Yue'er, it's not too early today, so I won't keep you anymore. Why don't you come again tomorrow? By the way, it's good to have a Lao Pan Inn not far away. You can stay there, and the price is also affordable."
"I know sister, then take care of you. I will come to see you tomorrow and the next day." Li Ling smiled at her, got up and pulled Yue'er, who was a little stunned.
The latter had a little hesitation on his face, but since her brother meant that, she didn't insist, so she carefully returned the child to her sister. Then she followed her brother reluctantly, and walked away while walking, but she couldn't stop looking back: "Sister, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Well, then, let's talk well..." Li Le'er's eyes were full of reluctance, but she just couldn't say a word to let them stay.
The servants and maids around them all showed strange expressions, especially the little maid Yuehong who carried the child out, even her eyes were red. All of this was naturally captured by Li Ling.
So when he took his sister's hand and walked out of the alley, the smile on his face had quickly faded away and turned into a serious and serious manner. Today, when he came here, there was strangeness everywhere, and his sister's situation was even more wrong, especially after his brother-in-law arrived, he felt a strong panic from his sister and others. They seemed to be afraid of this master.
"Brother, why do I feel that my sister is a little unfamiliar, it seems that she is not as close as before. And my brother-in-law, does he hate us?" Yue'er couldn't help but whisper after getting in the car.
Li Ling touched the hair above her head with his hand, and a light flashed in her eyes: "Yue'er, I'm afraid my sister has indeed encountered a lot of trouble here. Didn't you notice that she has injuries."
"Ah? Where...where?"
Chapter completed!