Chief Chen looked at his younger brother, Chen Sanyou, and said, "Sanyou, your house has also been burned down. When you return to the village, you can stay at my house."
Chen Sanyou had no objection, but Chen Yin's wife Zhang said, "Thank you, uncle. Xiaoer and I won't go."
Her family also built a house on the south slope, which was also not completed yet. She went to check it out early this morning and found that the bricks, tiles, wood and bamboo were all neatly stacked there and had not been touched.
Moreover, her family built two small thatched houses nearby, which were originally intended for the builders to rest in, but now they were just right for her and her son Chen Xiao to live in.
There is water on the south slope, and there is a small vegetable garden next to the house. There are some turnips left in the garden, which is enough for my mother and I to eat for a few days.
"Where do you live then?" Tang asked.
Zhang said, "There are two thatched cottages on the south slope. Xiao'er and I will live there."
Tang's heart was moved when she heard this. Her son Chen Zhu also built a house on the south slope, right next to Chen Yin's house. Although it was not completed, it was a thatched cottage. Otherwise, she could live in the south slope with her fourth daughter-in-law and grandson.
On second thought, no, Zhu'er hasn't separated from his brothers yet, and if I leave, wouldn't that be exactly what they want
Humph! If they want to move, they have to wait until Zhu'er comes back and separates from them. Then I will live with Zhu'er and let that old man be free!
Chen Sanyou's eldest son and fourth son were very unhappy when they heard that their house was burned down while their second brother's (second elder brother) house was safe and sound.
When Chen Yin was going to build a house in Nanpo, he had a big quarrel with his brothers. His father Chen Sanyou wanted to divide the property among his three sons, let them live separately and spend their own money.
Chen Shu was naturally willing. He was the eldest son, and all his father's land would belong to him in the future, and the old house must also be his.
But the fourth brother disagreed with the division, because once the family was divided, he would have to cultivate the fields himself, pay the taxes himself, and do everything by himself. How could he be happy under the wings of his parents
In the end, Chen Yin was divided out alone, and Chen Sanyou gave his second son 30 taels of silver to help him settle down.
So Chen Yin took this money, plus his own earnings, and built a house on the south slope.
But before the house was built, bandits arrived.
At this moment, the bandits have burned most of the houses in the mansion. It would be strange if the eldest brother Chen Shu and the fourth brother Chen Ting could remain calm.
Chen Sanyou frowned, wanting to say something but not saying it. He just nodded to his second daughter-in-law, as if to approve her decision.
Chen Sanyou's wife, Aunt Lu, sighed, touched her grandson Chen Xiao's head, and asked her second daughter-in-law, "Do you have any food here? Are your beddings and other things complete?"
Zhang said, "I went to check. There is still some rice and flour in the room. There are also some beddings, and the pots, bowls, and pans are all in place."
It was originally a place for craftsmen to live. Food was stored in earthenware jars under the kang. Although the bedding was a little dirty, it was still usable.
"Well, you two stay here first, and I'll come back to check on you in a couple of days."
Aunt Lu glanced at her husband and said, "Your father is coming for acupuncture anyway. I'll bring you some spare clothes when the time comes."
Zhang: "Thank you, mother."
After having breakfast at Jiang's house, the villagers left one after another, and Patriarch Chen and Chen Sanyou also returned to the village with their families.
Xiao Zhenniang and her servant also went back with them because Wang Dashan said that the school was not damaged.
Seeing that her fourth brother's wife had left, Lin naturally felt it was not appropriate to continue staying in the Jiang family, so she also left with her daughter and servants.
The Jiang family immediately became quiet. Old man Jiang walked around the houses of his eldest and second sons for a long time, then returned to his third son's house with a sigh.
The biggest problem at the moment is not the house or the money. What he and his wife are most worried about is that there is no food at home.
There was only half a bag of rice and half a bag of flour left, barely enough for a dozen people to eat for seven or eight days.
But what should their family do after seven or eight days
All the food hidden in the shed by the eldest son and the second son was gone, and a lot of cotton and sacks were scattered around the vegetable field. After being soaked by the rain, it was a horrible sight.
Jiang Liu and her three daughters-in-law and two granddaughters picked up the cotton and cotton seeds one by one. They took the dirty ones to the pond, washed them, wrung them dry, and spread them in the yard to dry.
Old Man Jiang stood in San'er's yard for a while, then walked around the vegetable garden with his hands behind his back. He saw that all the turnips and cabbages planted in the garden were gone, and even the leeks had been cut cleanly.
However, on the day of his escape, he drove his family's two fat pigs and a dozen chickens deep into the bamboo forest, and scattered a lot of wheat and rice in the bamboo forest. He didn't know whether the sows and chickens were still there.
"Dacheng!" When Old Man Jiang saw his grandson coming out of the bamboo forest, he asked hurriedly, "Did you find the pig?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head: "No, I only found two chickens."
The two chickens seemed to be accustomed to life in the bamboo forest. When they saw people, they went into the forest and refused to show their heads no matter what.
"Maybe he ran into the bamboo forest?" Old man Jiang did not give up and looked at his eldest grandson with anticipation.
Jiang Cheng shook his head: "No, probably eaten by bandits."
There were a lot of pig bones thrown in and around the yard, but his grandfather didn't believe it and insisted that he go look in the bamboo forest, but he found nothing.
When Old Man Jiang heard this, he was so heartbroken that he burst into tears.
Originally, the two pigs were planned to be slaughtered and eaten for the meat during the Chinese New Year, but they ended up being taken advantage of by those bastards.
That damn beheading creature not only ate his pigs, but also burned down his house.
Old man Jiang was almost going crazy.
If those bastards were in front of him right now, he would risk his life to kill a few of them to vent his anger!
"Where are the golden ears?" Old Man Jiang asked again.
"The golden ears are fine, but they were a little bit wet by the rain, so I guess they won't look good when they grow out."
The Jiang family moved all the golden ear and white ear mushroom seedlings into the bamboo forest and covered them with straw. The bandits probably saw that the stuff was of no use and didn't touch it.
Old Man Jiang breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good!"
Alas, it's a blessing in disguise.
Fortunately, the bandits didn’t know Jin Er, otherwise they would really not be able to recover.
Next to the bamboo forest.
Yingbao held Youyou's hand and said to her brother, Wei Zhan, Yuanbao and Huzi behind her: "Don't follow me. Just wait here. I'll be out soon after I go in."
Jiang Wu grabbed his sister's sleeve and said, "I'm going too."
Jiang Jie: "I want to go find Miss Bamboo and find some melons too."
Wei Zhan and Hu Zi raised their hands: "And me!"
Yingbao was so angry at these followers that she had no choice but to coax them, "Just wait here, and I'll take you to the pond to pick lotus roots later."
Jiang Jie hesitated.
Jiang Wu pouted, clearly showing his reluctance.
He just wanted to look for melons with his sister and didn't want to pick lotus roots.
Yuanbao Weizhan and Huzi's eyes lit up and they nodded immediately: "Okay! You must keep your word!"
Jiang Liu and Zhou did not allow the children to play by the pond. They would spank their hands every time they saw them, and even Wei Zhan was not spared.
So when Yingbao said she wanted to take them to pick lotus roots, the three naughty monkeys immediately nodded in agreement.
If grandma knew that she would hit people with a stick, she would let Yingbao take the blame. Anyway, grandma couldn't bear to hit her.
Yingbao led the deer inside, looking back from time to time to see if they were following.
Fortunately, they were very well behaved this time and did not follow in.
After walking a dozen more steps, Yingbao realized that she could no longer see the figures outside, so she immediately took out a few melon vines and cabbages from the cave and stuffed them into the basket that Youyou was carrying.
The fawn carried two baskets on its back, one on the left and one on the right. The left one was stuffed with cantaloupe and the right one was stuffed with cucumbers and cabbages.
Holding a basket of eggs in her hand, Yingbao led Youyou out of the bamboo forest.