The mother and daughter took a bath and sat in the yard to dry their hair. Not to mention, the smell of saponins is quite pleasant. Li Su thought as he smelled the faint scent of soap locust on his hair.
"Mother, come in first, I'll give you some medicine!" Erya said softly.
"It's okay, it's just a little scratched. Erya, now that your father is gone, your grandparents and uncles will not care about us. From now on, we mother and I will have to rely on ourselves." Li Su motioned Erya to come She sat down in front of her, and there was no towel at home, so she took a clean old dress and wiped Er Ya's hair.
Although the original owner was a little cowardly and incompetent, he was still very hardworking, and the house was well cleaned up. Although in Li Su's view, there is still a lot to improve.
Erya was silent, and it took a long time before she said, "Mother, don't sell me to a brothel, I will let my mother live a better life in the future."
Li Su was stunned, "Didn't Mother say that? Mother won't sell you. Don't worry!"
Er Ya didn't speak, but her breath was a little heavy. Probably crying again.
Li Su sighed, turned Er Ya's body over, and looked at her seriously, "Mother, tell me again, I promise I won't sell you out again. Not only will Mother not sell you, but she will also let you live without worrying about food and clothing." Good day. Do you trust mother?"
Erya shook her head honestly.
Li Su's eyes widened, "You don't believe I won't betray you?"
Erya shook her head, "No, I believe that mother will not sell me, but I don't believe that mother can let me live a good life without worrying about food and clothing." When father was alive, he couldn't do it. What's more, Niang is a weak woman. "Mother, why don't you sell me to be a maid, but don't buy a death contract, okay? When I save enough money, I will redeem myself. Mother, you should collect the money yourself, and don't give it to grandma again."
Erya spoke very seriously, but Li Su had a sore nose, and hugged Erya in his arms, "You silly child, if mother said she wouldn't sell you, she would never sell you. Mother will make you full of!"
In a corner that Li Su couldn't see, Erya had tears on her face, but her eyes were calm.
Li Su was emotional enough, let go of Erya, and handed her the old clothes, "Come on, dry your hair yourself, mother, go and see what else is in the house, clean it up, let's go into the mountains."
Er Ya's expression remained the same, "Mother, take the knife that father left behind! Self-defense!"
Li Su searched in his mind, remembered the location of the knife, nodded, "OK."
The mother and daughter tidied up a bit and brought a few clothes. As for food, there was nothing at home. This family is really destitute. Thinking of this, Li Su was a little depressed. The original owner was good at needlework. He made needlework every day and night, and then handed it over to his mother-in-law, and asked his uncle to sell it in the town. She never asked how much her needlework would fetch. What the mother-in-law gives, what she wants. It is rare in the world to be so foolish and filial.
Now that Li Su is here, he has no intention of continuing to do needlework and make money for those bastards. Needlework hurts the eyes the most, and many embroiderers lose their eyesight without old eyes. She wouldn't joke about her health. What's more, the materials for needlework are all at the mother-in-law's side, and the sales channel is also in Wang Dalang's hands, so she doesn't want to make trouble for it.
Li Su searched at home for a long time, but there was only a little salt in the crock. Li Su thought for a while, poured out the salt, and took it away in his arms.
"Let's go!" Li Su looked at it privately and was about to leave. Suddenly remembered something, wiped mud from the ground, and put it on the faces of himself and Erya. When she washed it just now, she saw that the mother and daughter were really beautiful. Orphans and widows, it's better to be careful.
Then he hesitated whether to wear more clothes to make his figure appear bloated. After thinking about it, this is not a fantasy world of martial arts. In a small place like Shanglin Village, there are no martial arts masters, so she should be able to handle it. Moreover, the original owner had already worn enough clothes. When Li Su just took a shower, he really wanted to complain.
Er Ya clearly understood Li Su's intentions, her father told them before leaving, she deliberately didn't say anything just now, just to see if mother took father's words to heart. Fortunately, my mother still remembered.
"Daughter-in-law Erlang, where are you two going?" People kept asking on the road.
"There is no food at home. I want to take Erya to the mountains to try my luck." Li Su said with his head down.
"Didn't your mother-in-law send you food?" It was a prestigious elder in the village named Wang Sihai who spoke, and Erlang called him fourth uncle. It is said that he has been in a private school for several years, and his seniority is high, so he can speak better than the chief. He has always disdained to talk to women, but because of the trouble in the morning, Wang Sihai felt that he should stand up for justice and not bully orphans and widows, spread the word and make people laugh.
Li Su lowered his head, "My mother-in-law said that the harvest of my land is not good this year, so..."
"Go back and stay well. I'll talk to your father-in-law about this later. You two weak girls, if you go into the mountains, you won't be eaten by wild beasts!" Wang Sihai said majestically.
Li Su stood there without moving, "Fourth Uncle, they are Erlang's parents after all. They are not kind, but I cannot be unjust. Erlang died early, those who are Erlang's filial parents. Erlang and I, We'll figure out how to support ourselves."
"You weak woman, how can you support yourself?" Wang Sihai said with disdain.
"Back to my uncle, my grandfather was a hunter. When I was young, I learned a few tricks from my grandfather and set up several traps. As for whether there will be any harvest, it is better to let fate be, than to starve to death at home." Li Su He said with his head down.
After hearing this, Wang Sihai said, "That's it, anyway, you should try your luck first. If you really get something, hand it over to Uncle Suozi, and let him take it to the town and sell it for you."
"Thank you, Uncle!" Li Su said hurriedly, and then walked towards the mountain with two quick steps.
When other people saw this, they gathered around, "Second uncle, you have to take care of this matter, I didn't say it, Dashan's daughter-in-law did too much. My natal nephew is an apprentice in the town, and he told me, The needlework that Erlang’s wife makes every month can sell for three liang of silver! As a result, Dashan’s wife didn’t give any money, and gave it all to Dalang. Erlang’s few mu of land was rented by Dashan’s wife to an old man in the west of the village. Zhang, there is also two taels of silver for rent every year. In the end, it was taken away by Dashan's wife. This is enough to support ten Erlang's wives, mothers and daughters. If this is the case, Erya will be sold. You say Well, if this gets out, people will not only laugh at the Dashan family, but also our entire Shanglin Village."
Everyone talked in a hurry.
Wang Sihai frowned, everyone belonged to the same clan, and his grandson will be admitted to the scholar examination in the future. If Shanglin Village didn't have such a scandal, it would be bad if his grandson's reputation was involved. It's time to take care of it.
"Understood, you don't need to say any more, I know it well." Wang Sihai said in a deep voice.
Li Su and Erya didn't care what the people behind them were saying, since supporting themselves was the most important thing now.
The two entered the mountain one after the other. The mountain road was rugged, and there were no roads in some places. Li Su walked in front and split the branches and weeds in front with a knife. His face and hands were cut several times. Li Su didn't care either.
Er Ya followed behind her, with a strange look in her eyes.
"Mother, go this way." Er Ya raised her head and said.
Li Su nodded, "Ah, when you went up the mountain, was the road the same way?"
Er Ya gave a grace.
"Next time, don't go up the mountain alone, you are not afraid of poisonous snakes in the grass!" Li Su turned his head and said.
"Mother, there's a pheasant over there!" Erya suddenly called out in a low voice.
"Where is it?" Li Su regained his energy all of a sudden.
"Over there!" Er Ya pointed to that side and said.
"You go this way, I go that way, the two of us outflank!" Li Su said excitedly.
Er Ya nodded.
The mother and daughter tiptoed and walked in different directions.
I don't know if the pheasant is too stupid, or Li Su's mother and daughter are lucky. After tossing for a long time, the pheasant was finally caught.
Er Ya's face flashed with excitement, "Mom, pheasant! Let's roast it and eat it!"
Li Su was a little tired, "How to bake?" She can't!
Erya said excitedly, "I will! Mom, come with me!" Then, she trotted, turned left and right in the woods, and brought Li Su to a small stream.
"Mother, lend me the knife." Arya stretched out her hand and said.
Li Su handed her the knife, and Erya killed the pheasant clumsily, then shed its feathers, disemboweled it, cleaned up the pheasant, then picked up a pile of firewood, lit it skillfully, and used it to cut the pheasant. a branch, and roasted the pheasant over the fire.
Although a series of movements are a bit clumsy, they are very skillful, and it seems that they have done a lot in normal times.
Li Su was dumbfounded.
Erya ignored Li Su's surprised eyes. In her opinion, nothing is more important than filling her stomach.
Li Su looked at it for a long time, and sighed for a long time. What kind of life did this Erya have before? She was only five years old, and she was forced to grow up like this. The mother of the original owner is really...
Li Su shook his head, "Stay here and watch, I'll go to the forest to see if there are any other prey!"
Then, without waiting for Erya to say anything, she left first.
Erya looked at Li Su's back and was silent for a long time.
Li Su was walking aimlessly in the woods. Just when she was catching pheasants, she realized that the so-called strength like an ox might not be useful here. Hunting is not only about strength, but also skill. Hunters hunt with weapons, but she only has strength, so she can't be allowed to fight with her prey!
By the way, digging traps and sitting on the sidelines, maybe this is more suitable for her.
Li Su thought so, looked around, picked up a relatively thick branch, sharpened one end, and started digging traps.
Maybe it was because he thought that he could not be compared with a child, or maybe he wanted to keep his bragging right, so Li Su worked so hard that he even forgot the time and the pain.
Erya stood not far away and watched for a long time. If it wasn't for the birthmark on the back of Mother's neck, and if Mother didn't remember where Father left the knife hidden, she would even think that the person in front of her looks like Mother. The same woman is actually not her mother.
She didn't understand why her mother suddenly had such a big change, she could only think this way, maybe it was the blessing of her father's spirit in heaven!
The author has something to say: The promised heavy snow is gone. My daughter is so disappointed when I wake up in the morning. Where is the promised heavy snow? What about building a snowman and having a snowball fight? sad······
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