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Usually, when Gu Chunzhu returned from selling river prawns. An An and Xiaocheng were already waiting for her in the yard.

There's a string of key hanging around Xiao Cheng neck. They can go out to play at any time when Gu Chunzu's away.

"Mother, Father." Sitting on the wooden pier, An An saw Gu Chunzhu and Su Wangqin coming from a distance.

She ran over to plunge herself into Chunzhu's arms.

Su Wangqin had taken her into his arms first, he gently told An An,

"Your mother is hurt, don't trouble her."

After Su Wangqin said this, Gu Chunzhu realized that her back shoulder was sore. Nui Buiping hammered her on the back and was beaten by Su Wangqin

"Did you fight with someone? You are hurt!" XiaoCheng said with a hint of care in his voice

Gu Chunzhu knew that Xiaocheng was comforting her.

She squeezed Xiaocheng's cheek and nodded: "I had a fight with your second aunt, mother won, don't worry!"

An An's eyes watered, her little nose turned red from crying

"My mother's face is hurt.."

Looking at An An's small face, Gu Chunzhu's heart softened. She hurriedly put the basket and the bucket in the yard, and turned to carry An An, "No pain, no pain. There'll be no pain if An An blew on it"

"Hu Hu!" An An's little mouth blew hard on Gu Chunzhu's cheek.

There was a trace of Qiu's scratching there.

"Mother is tired, that's enough An An." After the blowing was finished, An An's little feet swayed to the ground, Gu Chunzhu also put her down.

Her thoughtful words was enough and made her heart warm.

Gu Chunzhu sat on the wooden pier, patted the dust on her body and looked at Su Wangqin who was staring at her with black eyes, she asked, "Brother Wangqin, why are you back so early?"

"If I didn't came back, you will be bullied." Su Wangqin with a touch of distress in his eyes said: "Today there are few goods so I came back after moving them, thinking about you and the children."

He easily reattached Gu Chunzhu's slightly deformed basket to a strip and then took out a string of money from his sleeves, which was much heavier than the usual.

"Is this?" Gu Chunzhu asked in confusion, holding the heavy string.

"My wage." Su Wangqin's hands quickly knitted the basket, which immediately became straight.

Gu Chunzu counted it, there was nearly a hundred and fifty coppers.

She was surprised and said. "30 coppers for a day, you're only been working for three days, this is alot"

"Sometimes there are more goods, after moving fifty bags, each bags will be counted as one copper."

"You have worked hard, Brother Wangqin." Gu Chunzhu held the string of money as if she was about to cry. Every penny in this was a really hard-earned money.

Su Wangqin looked at her, his wheat-colored skin shining

He whispered: "It's going to be colder in a few days. You can also pull some cloth to make a cotton padded jacket."

"Where do I need it? I still have an old cotton padded jacket." Gu Chunzhu shook her head and refused. This copper plates was hard earned. It must be spent wisely

While the the two were talking, Xiao Cheng saw a familiar figure outside the yard, his brows sank.

Gu Chunzhu's sleeves were pulled and saw Xiao Cheng's stern face, following his line of sight she saw Old Lady Su quickly coming over.

"I'll go and put money away first." Gu Chunzhu said vigilantly.

She took Su Wangqin's hard-earned money inside the house, and put the medical expenses and the money that she earned from selling shrimp in a crock.

The copper plates was put into an earthen jar and made a crisp sound.

After putting the money away.

Old Mrs Su was already in the yard, while panting hard she straightforwardly said: "Return the money from the second wife's cousin."

"My mother must have heard what happened and came over to ask for money. This money was given to us by Li Zheng. Mother should talk to Li Zheng instead" Gu Chunzhu didn't take Old Mrs Su's words and went straight to the matter.

Old Mrs Su got angrier with Gu Chunzhu, seeing that Su Wangqin was also there, she pulled his sleeves: "Say, she comes out and earn money, bully some of your siblings and in law at home. This person truly just like her mother, Fatty Hao, You should send her back to her family"

Su Wangqin frowned, his tone was full of helplessness, "Mother, Chunzhu is not the same as her mother, it was sister in law.. "

He didn't have a chance to go on talking. Old Mrs Su gave him a hard push but he remained unmoved. She stamped her feet with anger. "Did you become a soldier to beat your cousin like this and not pay for his medical expenses."

Looking at the hand extended by Old Mrs Su, Su Wangqin looked away and said stiffly: "I have no money!"

"Oh, do you want to ruin our family's career? Xiao Lai is in town and is studying independently" Old lady Su wailed, with a look of regret.

Su Wangqin was unmoved and didn't look at her

Good job! Gu Chunzhu watched, feeling that Su Wangqin's progress was getting better and better.

From Old Mrs Su's words. Gu Chunzhu knew that she was used as a gun by Qiu.

Gu Chunzhu walked up to her and said, "Im afraid that Mother doesn't know about the injustice of Nuiping. He is a peddler and was raised by a widow Mother. He also went to school when he was little, but what is he like now? "

"My grandson is certainly talented and clever to be like that!" Old Mrs Su anger reached the point of her nose.

"Mother, whatever you say, we won't give the money." Su Wangqin came over and stood in front of Gu Chunzhu.

The man's stature was a head taller than her. Gu Chunzhu saw Old Mrs Su's face deformed with anger

Old Mrs Su gritted her teeth and slapped her thighs, and then started making noise, "You two god damn, your sister in law is still lying in bed and crying in pain, but you're not willing to pay any money. Besides, Eldest, are you not working in the dock. Did you not make money?"

"The money is to raise our own children and we have to pay filial food to my mother, so I don't want to spend our money if it is irrelevant." Gu Chunzhu stuck his head behind Su Wangqin.

Thinking of Qiu deliberately cheating her, Gu Chunzu was so angry that her liver hurts. Such a person wished she died of pain. Besides, when she beat her up she didn't beat her that much. Qiu must be pretending!

"Mother and son are talking, there is no place for you to interrupt." Old Mrs Su said dissatisfied.

Gu Chunzhu shut his mouth knowingly, and gently touched Su Wangqin's waist as a gesture.

"Chunzhu, This I say, If my mother insisted on asking for money, she would need to kill me first before she get inside the house!" Su Wangqin looked at Old Mrs Su with dark gloomy eyes.