Chapter 103 Old Liu is injured

Qin Chi put on his cloak again and went out to check.

Song Jin thought about it and followed him out.

When I went out, I saw the mess at the kitchen door.

"Ouch, it hurts so much..."

Old Mrs. Liu fell to the ground, screaming in pain. There was an overturned bucket and a wooden basin beside her.

Water splashed all over the floor.

Song Jin saw the miserable state of old Mrs. Liu and was struck hard by the fall.

People can't even stand up.

It is certain that there is a fracture, but I don't know how serious it is.

"What are you all standing there for? Big brother, quickly carry your mother into the house, and second brother, go get your third uncle to come over!"

Old man Qin shouted with full energy.

Now that they had a backbone, everyone immediately got busy.

Qin Lao Er hurried out to invite his third uncle.

Boss Qin bent down, picked up Old Liu and carried him back to the house.

Little Liu went to help, while Lin stayed behind, silently picking up the overturned basins and buckets, and sweeping the floor.

Song Jin looked at it silently.

Nothing was said.

When I turned around, I saw Qin Chi also looking away.

Their eyes met, full of meaning.

Qin Chi smiled lazily at her, "It's noisy at home, my lady, go back to your room and have a rest. If someone bumps into you by accident, what should you do?"

"Listen to my husband, I'll go back to my room now."

Song Jin followed Qin Chi's wishes and went back to the house.

Uncle Qin San came and visited old Mrs. Liu.

Uncle Qin San was quite good at treating external injuries. After the diagnosis, he said that Old Liu had a fractured right leg and would need to rest for at least three months.

When Qin Mingsong came out, Uncle Qin San had already finished examining Old Liu, "What's wrong with mother?"

"I fell accidentally."

The one who answered Qin Mingsong was Old Man Qin.

Old Mrs. Liu was still lying on the bed, screaming in pain.

The fall had broken her leg and there was no painkiller, so the pain was real. Young Liu asked the other men to go out and change clothes for Old Liu. The fall just now not only broke her leg, but also soaked her clothes.

The wound on my leg was treated with medicine and bandaged.

I had to get a pair of scissors and scrapped a pair of pants.

"Unlucky stars! My family married two unlucky stars. Ever since they came into the family, our family has never been at peace! I fell this time, it must be because of them!"

The more Old Liu thought about it, the angrier she became. Since she had no one to vent her anger on, she started scolding Song Xiu and Song Jin.

This really pissed off Qin Chi, "Grandma, just scold me, my wife didn't provoke you. Besides, ever since my wife came into the family, my life has been getting better and better, and I even passed the imperial examination. Everyone in the surrounding villages says that my wife is a lucky charm for her husband!"

"Get out of here, you sickly girl! What's the use of being a lucky charm for your husband? You have to live long too!" Old Mrs. Liu's words stirred up a hornet's nest.

Boss Qin was the first to be unhappy, "Mom! What are you talking about? My Dalang is in good health and will definitely live a long life."

At this moment, he was glad that his wife was not here, otherwise, he would be angry to death by his mother's words.

But now Old Liu's legs are hurting so badly that she has no time to care about anything else. She just needs an outlet.

So Old Liu cursed even more foully, cursing whoever she caught.

Qin Chi turned around and left the main room.

As soon as he left, Boss Qin also left in anger.

Then Qin Lao Er and Qin Lao San also found excuses to slip away, and even Xiao Liu didn't want to serve Lao Liu.

Only Old Man Qin and Qin Mingsong stayed.

Old man Qin already lives in this house, where else could he go?
On the contrary, Qin Mingsong wanted to ask Old Liu for some money, as he needed to buy some gifts for his mentor. However, since Old Liu had just been injured, he could not tell her, so he had to mention it to Old Qin.

Old Man Qin didn't comment. "How much do you want?"

"Ten taels?" Qin Mingsong said a number tentatively.

Old Man Qin glanced at him and said, "Fourth son, do you know how much money you have to spend every year since you went to the capital to study? This year alone, we have spent 132 taels. We are just farmers, not a wealthy family."

If he didn't know the craft of making ink.

It is simply a pipe dream to want to come up with more than a hundred taels in a year.

But it is not easy to make high-quality Hui ink. Just going to Huangshan to find old pine trees is a hard job. It takes two years to make Hui ink.

Even if you work hard for two years, you can only produce one and a half pounds of good ink at best.

Old Man Qin calculated the amount and said, "All the money our family earns throughout the year has been spent on you. On the contrary, Dalang did not spend a penny on his studies and he also passed the exam."

No one will care if you don't say it.

When comparing the two now, the feeling is very strong.

Even Old Mrs. Liu stopped crying out in pain, and looked at Qin Mingsong with suspicion in her eyes.

Qin Mingsong was stared at by the two elders, but he still sat upright without any guilty look. "Dad and Mom, I know every penny I spend."

After saying that, Qin Mingsong stood up.

He bowed deeply to Old Man Qin, and then bowed to Old Mrs. Liu in the same way. His attitude was sincere and heartfelt.

"Mingsong has been able to read the books of sages since he was young, all thanks to his parents. They have worked so hard over the years, and I will never forget it in my life. When I pass the imperial examination, I will definitely repay my parents for their kindness in raising me."

Qin Mingsong behaves like this.

The dissatisfaction in Old Man Qin and Old Mrs. Liu's hearts immediately disappeared.

In the end, Old Man Qin took out ten taels of silver and gave them to Qin Mingsong, asking him to buy a New Year gift for his mentor.

Qin Chi and others were standing outside the door.

Everyone looked at each other.

They couldn't stand Old Liu's scolding, so they each made excuses to avoid her, but in fact they were still at the door.

Unexpectedly, I heard Qin Mingsong asking for money.

What’s more, they didn’t expect that Qin Mingsong spent 132 taels in a year.

No, now another ten taels have been added.

One hundred and forty-two taels!

The three brothers didn't make a penny throughout the whole year.

"Da Lang, how much do you spend a year?"

Qin Lao Er asked with a dark face.

Qin Chi's eyes flashed, and he replied in a low voice:

"I didn't spend as much as my uncle, but I still had to pay thirty or forty taels. However, I had good grades, so not only was my board and lodging free, I also received a twenty tael subsidy every year. The bulk of the money I spent was spent on books and paper, and I got my own writing brushes, inkstones, and ink, so it wasn't expensive. As for my uncle's grades, I heard they were pretty good, so even if he didn't get a place, he should be second best."

"So, he also has a subsidy? Even with the subsidy, he still has to spend more than a hundred taels?"

The more Qin Laoer thought about it, the angrier he became.

You should know that the silver of Qin Mingsonghua also included the money of these three brothers.

Boss Qin also looked unhappy.

Half of the family's annual income came from his wife's earnings from selling embroidery.

But Qin Laosan has become numb.

He had long seen through the two elders' partiality.

No wonder they don’t like Qin Mingsong.

This really makes them dislike it.

Qin Chi didn't know what had gone wrong today, he actually spoke well of his uncle, "The cost of living in the prefecture is not as high as in the county, especially since most of the students in Ziyang Academy are from wealthy families. Even if your uncle concentrates on studying and doesn't care about anything else, he still needs to go out with his classmates occasionally to attend poetry gatherings or outings. For example, after going to Huangshan last time, it's normal for him to spend more than me."

"Is this bigger? You spent not even a fraction of what he spent." Qin Laoer got even angrier after hearing this.

"Uncle 2 and Uncle 3, please take it easy. It's always like this every year..."

Qin Chi persuaded him in a gentle voice, with a sense of resignation.

The three brothers became increasingly dissatisfied with the people in the house.

As Old Liu was injured, the three brothers were originally somewhat worried about her, but now all that is gone.

So when Qin Mingsong came out and faced the three big brothers with cold faces, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart.