"Come back to me, you little brat, where are you going?"
With sharp eyesight and quick hands, Cui got up from the ground, grabbed Zhang Eryong, and said nothing to let him go.
How could she let him out? If he's not here, who else would she show her to? What she wants to do today is to let him subdue her, or in the future he will really become someone else's son-in-law. Isn't her son supporting her in vain
Besides, seeing the old man change his face, if he turns around and wants to beat her, and this little brat leaves, there will be no one to hold her back, and she can't wait to be beaten.
Zhang Eryong had already gone out, but was dragged back by his wife again, he was so strong, he didn't dare to shake her, for fear of hurting her, so he just stood there with a dark face and didn't speak.
Grabbing her son, Cui cried again, "Son, you are so confused, do you really like you when you are the little cunt of the old Shen's family? She really likes the old money you earn Well, if you don't have money and don't buy her those good things, do you see if she will take a look at you... "
"Mother, Ruolan is not short of money, she is richer than me, much richer than me!" Zhang Eryong shouted loudly, almost roaring.
"Bah! What money does she have, a little bastard? Just listen to her fooling you, son, why are you so stupid, what do you believe in what people say, let me tell you, there is no one in the old Shen family Good stuff, it's all... Emma, where did you get the money?"
Mrs. Cui was scolding vigorously, when she suddenly saw Zhang Eryong take out a big, bare silver ingot with fine silk footprints, she immediately forgot everything, and stretched out her hand to grab the ingot.
"Bring it, you give it to me!"
Zhang Eryong raised his hand and escaped her mother's attack, "Mother, this money does not belong to our family, it belongs to Ruolan. She asked me to bring something for her when she went to Jizhou. Mother, Ruolan is richer than us. The family has a lot of money, if you don’t believe me, just ask my father, she sold four girls for thirty taels of silver today!"
"Huh? Did she buy someone? Really? Did you lie to me?"
Cui opened her mouth and cast her eyes on the old man lying on the kang resting his feet.
As soon as Zhang Xingwang saw his old woman's greedy and stupid death, he turned his face away in disgust, and said angrily: "For a thing with long hair and short knowledge, my son will suffer a lot of bad luck for eight lifetimes because of a mother like you." Already!"
Mrs. Cui was used to being scolded by the old man, and she was used to it for a long time, and she didn't take it seriously, and said eagerly: "Old man, tell me quickly, is what the second child said true? Is that little girl really so rich?" ? Is the second child fooling me?"
Zhang Xingwang snorted, "What do you think? When did Er Yong of our family ever lie?"
Zhang Eryong is an honest person, always one is one, two is two, what should be done is what should be done, never lie, when he was naughty when he was young, he could escape punishment by lightly telling a little lie, but he would rather be beaten than lie , never lie, never lie.
After being reminded by the old man, Cui believed it a little. Er Yong is indeed not a liar. It seems that the little girl is indeed rich.
However, she still has some doubts, "She is a little girl, and she has nothing to rely on. Where did she get the old money?"
Zhang Eryong said: "Ruolan knows how to cook, and she often goes to restaurants in the city to sell recipes. The pot of crystal jelly we brought back today is what she researched. My second uncle Shen goes to the city every day to sell crystal jelly. The business is not good." That’s right, it’s much more profitable than selling spiced peanuts in our family!”
When he said these words, Er Yong's tone was a little proud, with a sense of pride and pride. He said so much, partly to convince his wife, and the other part to make her agree to their marriage!
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, his mother believed it completely. She stared and fussed and said, "Emma, since it's so good, why don't you two learn how to make crystal jelly? If you learn it, Isn't our family earning more?"
"Mother, Lan Ya came up with the idea, and Second Uncle Shen's family is still pointing to this method to make money, how can we have the cheek to learn it?" Zhang Eryong was struck by his old mother's idea, and he felt more and more that he would live in a separate family in the future. That's right, with his mother's temperament, if Ruolan married into their family, my mother would definitely not be able to torment her lightly.
"Fart, she is already a member of our family, why can't our family learn her methods?"
Now, Cui Shi readily admitted to Shen Ruolan.
Zhang Xingwang saw the old woman chattering nonstop and talking nonsense, couldn't lie down anymore, sat up suddenly, and shouted, "Can you still show some face? His daughter-in-law hasn't passed the door yet, you I started to plot against others, just like you, will my daughter-in-law be proud of you in the future?"
Cui curled her lips indifferently, put her hips on a fork, and said confidently, "Does she dare to please me? If she dares to give me a slap, I will let my son beat her to death!"
"Beat him to death? I really want to beat you to death right now!" Zhang Xingwang opened his eyes and was about to get off the ground.
When Cui saw that the situation was not good, she hurriedly walked out, shouting as she walked, "Boss, daughter-in-law, where did you die? Hurry up and make dumplings."
"Tiger is shitting, I'll go over after wiping his shit." In the west room, came the annoyed voice of Zhang Dayong's wife.
"Hmph, where is there so much shit? Just hide when it's time to work, you're lazy..."
Cui babbled and cursed, in fact, she didn't insist on her daughter-in-law to come out to work, she just made such a noise on purpose, didn't the old man want to beat her, so she called her daughter-in-law over to see how embarrassed the old man was Have a hand with her
After scaring the old woman away, Zhang Xingwang lay down again and continued to rest. He didn't really want to beat her up. Fifteen years old, who doesn't want to relax for the holidays? Even though he had just walked five or six miles, he was a little tired, and just wanted to lie down and have a good rest, but this damn old woman kept talking non-stop in his ear, and she was full of hateful words, so he was helpless. Only then did he pretend to beat her up and scare her away!
At that time, both Zhang Jinfeng and Zhang Dayong were in the room. After Mrs. Cui left, Zhang Jinfeng opened her eyes and asked Zhang Eryong, "Second Brother, are you really engaged to that Shen Lanya?"
"It's none of your business."
Zhang Eryong lowered his head with a stern face, picked up the ingot of silver, and squeezed it to make sure that the silver and the blueprint were intact before he felt relieved.
"Well, it's none of my business."
Zhang Jinfeng also admitted that he took care of a lot, but he just didn't remember, and asked in the next second, "What did Shen Lanya ask you to help her with? Give you some old money?"
"That's your sister-in-law, don't talk about Shen Lanya, Shen Lanya!" Zhang Eryong corrected sternly.
Zhang Jinfeng curled his lips to express disdain, but he didn't get serious with him, and continued, "Second brother, if the money can't be spent, you can buy me a box of rouge, look at me with a black face, like a black dog It's like shit, Xiaocui and the others said that I'm actually quite good-looking, but I'm too dark, covering up my handsome appearance, so you can buy me a box and let me clean it!"
Zhang Eryong raised his head, glanced at the girl, and found that her description was indeed quite appropriate, but he didn't agree to her.
"The money belongs to your sister-in-law, so don't worry about it."
"Then you give me some money, and I can go to the town to buy it myself." Zhang Jinfeng said it as a matter of course.
Zhang Eryong said coolly, "Whatever you want, let your mother buy it for you, and all the money our family earns will be left with her."
Zhang Jinfeng curled her lips and said resentfully, "Mother wouldn't buy it for me, don't you know her temper? Once the money is in her hands, who else can dig out a penny except Sanyong?"
"You damn girl, you spend money every day. Can you compare with your brother? Your brother will be the number one scholar in the future, and he will be able to honor his ancestors. What can you do in the future?" Cui's ears were pointing out, hiding in the kitchen. As soon as she heard her daughter greet her, she immediately scolded her in a high-pitched voice.
Zhang Jinfeng pursed her lips in grievance, and said, "I can't do anything. I don't have enough work outside the house these days? Just let me do the work, and I can't even buy a box of rouge. Did you pick me up..."
Seeing the grievance of his daughter, Zhang Xingwang thought about leaving tomorrow, and it would take several months to come back, so he comforted, "You should work hard with your mother at home, take care of your home, and buy you a box when dad comes back." .”
"What should I buy? With that money, I might as well buy some books for Sanyong."
Cui in the kitchen heard what the old man said to the little girl with sharp ears, and quickly snatched away the words. Although she also felt sorry for the little girl, the money in the family was kept to pay for the famine, and it was saved for the little son to study. Now the little girl wants to buy Rouge, isn't it the same as delaying the famine at home and delaying the youngest son's examination for the number one scholar
Zhang Jinfeng shouted angrily to the kitchen: "You are partial, why am I so unlucky to have such a partial mother like you."
"Why am I biased? It's not for your own good that I don't let you buy rouge? Do you think it's good-looking to be black and put on a layer of rouge? Let me tell you, the more you apply it, the uglier it is, just like frost on donkey dung in autumn , it makes people laugh, it's better to be so open and black... "
"I haven't wiped it yet, how do you know that I wiped it like donkey dung, and you say you can't bear the money, so what's the use of talking about it?"
One of the two women was in the kitchen and the other was in the main room. Neither of them would let it go. After watching for a while, Zhang Eryong couldn't figure it out. Zhang Eryong didn't bother to listen to them, so he went back to his room .
Get some water, wash your face, and tidy yourself up briefly.
Uncle Shen said that he would go to the town to see the lanterns tonight, and he would go there after dinner, so that he could see her again and say a few words before leaving, and if he was lucky, he might have some alone time Woolen cloth!
Definitely worth the trip to town for that alone...
**
Kaoshantun, old Shen's house
Shen Dejian took Shen Ruolan, Zhaodi, Lingdi and Daidi to work all afternoon and made about ten pots of jelly, enough to sell tomorrow.
Shen Ruolan saw that it was getting late, and suggested that everyone set off now and wait until the town to eat.
The wound on the skinny girl was bandaged, she ate another warm meal, and slept all afternoon. After waking up, she was refreshed. When she heard that she was going to the town to watch lanterns, she went down without a word. ground.
Shen Ruolan was afraid that her wound would be exposed to the wind, so she found out the cotton hat she made earlier and put it on for her, then led them out happily.
The sisters have never been to a lantern before, and Lingdi and Daidi have never even been to the town. Today, they can go to the town in a donkey cart to watch lanterns and eat delicious food. They are so excited that they can’t keep their mouths shut. , chattering, talking and laughing along the way, as if forgetting all the sufferings and sorrows of the past.
Shen Dejian sat on the shaft of the car, looking at the cheerful girls, with a touch of sadness in his eyes.
If she was still alive, they would have so many children now, how happy the family would be if they went to the town like this...
Why!
**
the town
Today is the Lantern Festival, and many people from the countryside have come to watch the lanterns. The streets are bustling with people everywhere. The shops on both sides of the streets are decorated with lights and festoons to attract business. Two red lanterns are hung to meet the occasion, the stalls are next to each other, and the shops are next to each other. The whole street is illuminated by thousands of lanterns like daytime, and it is extraordinarily lively!
It was the first time for the thin girls to see such a lively scene, and their eyes were not strong enough. They had to stare at every small stall for a while, such as pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, needles and thread, and even the bun sellers. Don't let it go, standing in front of someone's booth, looking at the steamed buns and steamed buns stacked with seven or eight steamers, I was also curious. The kind boss saw them in ragged clothes and pitifully thin, and thought they were beggars, so he kindly wanted to give them away. Give them a few steamed stuffed buns, and make them feel embarrassed.
"Roujiamo, fragrant and soft Roujiamo! Come and taste it when you pass by! We are a time-honored brand in Xichuan, and we come to the town to sell them specially, and you don't have to travel far if you haven't eaten them before. , you can eat it at home!"
There are many stalls selling all kinds of snacks on the side of the road, one after another, there are people on the seats next to each, and many people are carrying the snacks they bought, eating all the way, Shen Ruolan and the others are looking around, excited very.
Roujiamo!
Hearing these words, Shen Ruolan's heart moved. Once in her previous life, she went to Beijing on a business trip and lived in the Chang'an Hotel near Panjiayuan'er. There was a Shaanxi Roujiamo next door. It was delicious. After eating it, she never forgot , I don’t know what the Roujiamo tastes like here, whether it can catch up with the delicious one.
"My lord, let's get some Roujiamo. We'll come here for a day. Next time you want to eat, you can go to Xichuan. Why don't you buy a few for your children to try!"
The guy standing in front of the small stall and yelling was very winking. Seeing that Shen Dejian was well dressed, he knew that he was a rich man, so he tried his best to help him, trying to make a deal for him.
Shen Dejian looked back at Shen Ruolan, seeing that she seemed to want to eat, he no longer hesitated.
"Okay, give us one!" He waved his hand and asked Shen Ruolan and Shouya to sit down.
Shouya and Zhaodi hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Second Uncle, we are not hungry, just eat one for the two of us."
Shen Ruolan said with a smile: "Didn't you still say today that you can do whatever we ask you to do? Now my father and I will let each of you eat a roujiamo, and if you can't finish it, you have to give it to me."
The Shouya sisters wanted to save some money for Lanya, but Lanya refused. They looked at the fragrant and attractive Roujiamo, and finally had to compromise.
The small stall was cleaned up quite cleanly, and the Roujiamo came up after a while. This Roujiamo is mainly composed of meat and membranes. The meat is cured meat, and the bun is Baijimo. , the inside is soft, and the white surface has been roasted a few times. It is earthy yellow. It tastes hard on the outside and soft on the inside. It is very interesting. When making cured meat, wash the fresh pork, put it in the pot, and Shangshui and unique ingredients, and finally cook on high heat for half an hour, and the fragrant cured meat is made, then cut the Baiji bun from the middle, do not cut to the bottom, directly put the prepared cured meat Sandwiched in the middle of Baiji steamed bun, add coriander and cured juice, if you like spicy, you can also add chili, the color and fragrance are beautiful, and it is extremely delicious.
"It's delicious!"
The skinny girls admired while eating, they were very satisfied, they had never eaten such delicious food in their life, nor had they been as happy as they are now.
Shen Ruolan said, "It's really delicious, but there's still a lot of food ahead, let's eat as a family, don't let the family be full, otherwise we won't be able to taste much."
Shen Dejian was also very happy to see his daughter's high spirits. After eating the roujiamo, he led the way and continued walking.
"Fried cakes, marijuana flowers, just out of the pan, they are crispy and soft, and they are hot!"
"Candied haws, two pennies a bunch, big candies, sweet and crunchy, delicious! Auntie, your grandson is hungry, buy a bunch for him."
Shen Ruolan and the others followed the flow of people, people on the street crowded shoulder to shoulder, looking around, searching for novelty gadgets, both sides of the street were shouting one after another. The air was filled with the smell of various snacks, many of which Shen Ruolan had never seen before. She looked around, not knowing what to eat.
"Tangyuan Tangyuan sells glutinous rice balls, the glutinous rice balls stuffed with black sesame are sweet and cheap—"
There was another burst of shouting, and many people were attracted to the front. Some stalls were selling very well, and some people stood in line waiting in front. After a group of people finished eating, the waiters were busy washing dishes and cleaning tables. flushed, but with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Lan Ya, today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. We should eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls to celebrate the solar terms." Shen Dejian stopped in front of a stall selling glutinous rice balls.
Shen Ruolan smiled and said, "Sure, but I think this bowl is not small, if we each eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls, I'm afraid we will be full."
Shen Dejian said with a smile: "It's okay to be full. If you walk around for a while, your stomach will be empty. Let's continue eating."
So several people stopped in front of the stall selling glutinous rice balls again, and each ate another bowl of glutinous rice balls.
After eating, Shouya touched her stomach and said, "Lanya, we are full, don't buy us food anymore, it's a waste of money if we can't eat."
Shen Ruolan said, "That's okay, let's just walk around and stop eating."
**
The moon rose higher and higher, and the streets became more and more lively. There was a lot of traffic and crowds, and they even wiped other people's sleeves when they walked.
Seeing that there were many people, Shen Dejian was afraid that Shen Ruolan would be bumped into or lost, so he proposed to sit in the teahouse. Fearing that Shen Ruolan would not agree, he said that he was tired from walking and wanted to rest.
The old man said that he was tired, Shen Ruolan, who is a daughter, of course had to rest with him, so the group walked to the teahouse in a mighty manner.
As soon as he walked to the door of the teahouse, the waiter who greeted the guests came over to say hello with a big smile on his face, "You two guests, would you like some tea? Please come inside."
"good!"
Shen Dejian replied somewhat unnaturally, and he also knew that it was probably because of the clothes that people treated him so politely, otherwise, with his original body, his nose would not be his nose, his face would not be his face. The beggar was kicked out.
As soon as he entered the door, there was a loud shout at the door: "Where did the beggar come from? You dare to come here to make noise, so why don't you go away!"
When Sister Shen De and Shen Ruolan looked back, they saw Shouya and the others being stopped outside the door by Xiaoer, who was yelling loudly.
It turned out that there were too many people on the street today, Xiaoer didn't see that the Shouya sisters were with them, and that they came to beg for food, so he stopped them and rushed out.
"Xiao Er, we are together." Shen Ruolan called out.
When Xiaoer heard this, she scratched her head in embarrassment, said a few words of apology, and let Shouya sister in.
After entering the door, Shouya looked at the elegant environment in the teahouse, and at the eyes of the tea drinkers, and said a little embarrassedly, "We shouldn't have come here, or we should wait outside. Come on, let's go together after you two finish drinking."
Shen Ruolan ignored her, touched her chin and said, "Well, it looks, it looks so good!"
Shen Dejian said blankly, "Lan Ya, what do you look like? What do you look like?"
Shen Ruolan said: "I mean Sister Shouya and Zhaodi are indeed like beggars. No wonder they are misunderstood again and again today. Why don't you buy them decent clothes while you are free today, so as not to waste money?" Call people like a flower and scold you again."
Shen Dejian said, "You can be the master."
Shouya panicked and said: "No need, Lanya, we are all used to being joked and bullied. We don't care what they say they like, so don't spend any more money on us."
"Then how can I do it? You are with me now, if you dress too poorly, you will embarrass me." Shen Ruolan retorted back, she said this on purpose, because she was afraid that they would be psychologically burdened.
Hearing what Shen Ruolan said, the skinny girls couldn't say anything. Although they couldn't bear to let Lanya spend money on them, they couldn't bear to embarrass Lanya either!
"Well, that's it, let's go and buy clothes!" Shen Ruolan left Shen Dejian in the teahouse, and took her sisters to a nearby tailor shop to buy clothes.
Thin Ya originally thought that Lan Ya would buy them clothes made of coarse cloth, but even if it was made of coarse cloth, they liked it very much. How could a girl not like beauty and new clothes? And who would like to be yelled at, driven away as a beggar, and looked down upon
Even the coarse cloth clothes are new and unpatched, which is extremely rare for them.
Unexpectedly, after entering the tailor shop, Lan Ya went straight to the cotton clothes. After choosing among the colorful clothes for a long time, she picked out a cotton jacket, a pair of cotton trousers and a pair of cotton clothes for each of them. Cotton cotton shoes.
The thin girls couldn't believe their eyes, and they were so shocked by the great happiness that they were about to cry.
"Lan Ya... do you really want to buy us such good clothes? No need, we don't deserve to wear such good clothes."
"Sister Slender, how can you say that?"
Shen Ruolan looked into her eyes seriously, and said, "One cannot belittle oneself, even if the whole world looks down on you, you can't look down on yourself, you have to believe in yourself, you are the best!"
A few short words shocked the Shouya sisters deeply. In their past lives, they have always lived in a humble way, always feeling that they are inferior. Now, they are valued and encouraged by Lan Ya so much. , They suddenly feel that they are not so bad. At least, there is still someone in this world who appreciates them and cares about them. Because of this rare kindness, they have the responsibility to make themselves better!
When they got the new clothes, the sisters were so excited that they cried and laughed, talking incoherently. They were happier than when they were bought from home.
Seeing their excitement, Shen Ruolan couldn't help sighing secretly, girls are indeed creatures born to love beauty!
After buying clothes, she thought that they didn't have underwear yet, so she picked out two sets of underwear for each of them, and kept them as replacements.
These clothes and shoes cost her a tael of silver in total, but Shen Ruolan didn't feel bad at all, it was worth it to spend some money by herself to let the girls get such a strong sense of happiness!
"Sister Slender, you should stay in the town tonight. I'll find you an inn in a while, and I'll order some buckets of bath water for you. Then you guys take a good bath and clean yourself up. Tomorrow Just put on the new clothes, go back to the village in good spirits, and show your parents and grandma."
The family can't accommodate these older people, Shen Dejian will go to the county town to rent a house tomorrow, so they can only stay in the inn for one night tonight.
"Well, fine, we will all listen to you!" Shouya and the others said in unison.
There are new clothes. The sisters were no longer interested in shopping, and they all hugged their new clothes tightly, carefully walking through the crowd, lest if they were not careful, the new clothes would be soiled or damaged.
Shen Ruolan also saw that they were not in the mood to go shopping, so she found a good inn, put them in, gave them a dozen renminbi to save for the car ride tomorrow, and ordered a few buckets of bath water with Xiaoer, so that They take a good bath.
If she guessed correctly, these girls must have never taken a good bath with such big sheets. If they did, the dust they rubbed would never be less than what his father rubbed!
She is obsessed with cleanliness, but she can't stand unhygienic life around her.
After settling the sisters, she went back to the teahouse to find his father, and met Zhang Eryong by accident at the gate of the teahouse.
As soon as Zhang Eryong saw her, a gentle expression appeared on his face. He stood in the crowd with dim lights and smiled at her innocently, as if she was the only one left in the world!
"Who did you come with? Why?"
Seeing him, Shen Ruolan was also very happy. Seeing him standing there stupidly, she took the initiative to walk over and greeted her with a smile.
Zhang Eryong rubbed his head and smiled shyly, "I came here by myself, walking."
"Pfft, you're such a good walker!"
Shen Ruolan jokingly said: "From Taohua Village to Kaoshan Village, from Kaoshan Village to Taohua Village, and then from Taohua Village to the town, are you planning to walk from the town back to Taohua Village? "
Zhang Eryong gave an "um" and said, "It's okay, I'm not tired."
"You're not made of iron. How can you not be tired after walking so much? Hurry up and come in with me to rest, and it happens that my father is also inside." Woolen cloth.
Zhang Eryong saw Shen Ruolan turn around and walk towards the teahouse, and hurriedly called to her: "Hey, Ruolan, wait a minute!"
Shen Ruolan stopped and turned around: "What are you doing?"
Zhang Eryong shyly took out a paper bag from his arms and handed it to her: "Here, you can keep this clothes and wear it."
Shen Ruolan took the paper bag, it was soft and quite big, and asked strangely, "What is this?"
"Well, a piece of calico, it looks nice to me, but if you don't like it, keep it for a curtain or something!"
When he said this, Zhang Eryong was very depressed. He knew that this floral cloth was not good-looking, and he really wanted to buy another piece for her, but he had no money, so he had to wait until Jizhou to make money before buying it for her. up.
Ruolan took the paper bag, opened it, and saw a piece of red, green and green floral cloth in front of her eyes. She twitched the corners of her mouth, she was really 'amazed' by the floral cloth in front of her, and also shocked by Zhang Eryong's aesthetics !
However, when she raised her head and met Zhang Eryong's expectant and cautious eyes, she immediately squeezed out a bright smile, "Thank you, Brother Eryong, this floral cloth is really beautiful, I like it very much!"
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