Blissful Days After Widowhood Chapter 4: Sold
I was hesitating whether to watch the fun or go back to cook, when the next door brother Dazhu happily walked back with a big burden on his back: "Ningxi, your father brought you money back, you still haven't come back. Hurry up."
"What? Again?" Ning Xi captured two pieces of information from his words. First, her father did not ignore her, but would bring money back to her; Not the first time.
Thinking of this, Ning Xi's heart burst into flames. She always thought she was relying on the uncle's family to support her, so even if the uncle treated her extremely badly, she still did her best to help them, but she didn't expect that they would accept it. Her father's money, but not enough to feed people after receiving the money, is this what people do?
Ning Xi threw the clothes basket in her hand and hurriedly ran after the people. She wanted to get the property that her father brought back, and then set up her own business, and never let the tigress take advantage of her.
"Oh, Ningxi, yes, this time your father brought you five taels of silver, and your aunt took it home." The old believer told Ningxi cheerfully.
Five taels of silver, what kind of concept is that? In this small mountain village, five hundred dollars can be exchanged for a farming ox. Many people can't spend two taels of silver a year. Yueyin was only fifty cents, and according to Ningxi's inquiries, her father would bring her back three to five taels of silver every six months, which was enough for her and her uncle's family to live a prosperous life, but But her aunt still lived like this, there must be something wrong.
Full of unwillingness and doubts, Ning Xi returned to the uncle's house. For the first time, the uncle did not scold her for coming back too late, and even greeted her dryly to the table for dinner.
There was already a person sitting at the dinner table. It was the younger brother of the aunt's aunt's family. Ning Xi had seen it once. She had an oily head and a pink face. At first glance, she looked like a lazy chef. As far as she knew, the aunt's aunt's family also used to plan food in the fields. I really don't know how such a family can support such a man who is not doing his job properly.
Ningxi didn't like this man, and then looked at the dry cornmeal wowatou on the dining table. She had no interest in eating with them at all. Thinking about the animals that were alive and kicking on the mountain, she could eat them. I don't want to go back to eat here again.
I simply hid in the kitchen, leaning on the firewood and thinking about my thoughts. This family doesn't want to stay any longer. I have to think of a way to get the money out of the aunt's hand, but the most difficult thing is to live there. The problem is that there are no extra houses in the village. The only shelter that can shelter from the wind and rain is the Temple of the Earth, but the doors and windows cannot be closed tightly. Is it really reliable for her to live there as a girl? Or do you want to live here for the time being wronged, and make further plans when your weak body grows up a bit?
I was so fascinated that I didn't even know when the uncle and her brother left, and suddenly found that the uncle dragged the uncle into the kitchen: "You gave your brother all the money that Ningxi's father brought back. already?"
The tall stove blocked their sight. They didn't find Ning Xi under the firewood. Ning Xi froze and listened carefully.
"What's wrong, my mother's family I will marry a good-looking yellow-flowered girl of mine to you, a lame, poor bastard, and have children for you, and a good day has not passed. "
Ning Wenzhao is indeed inconvenient for his legs and feet. He married Qin Sulian in exchange for five dans of food. He always felt ashamed of her, so he just immersed himself in work every day and let her do her best.
"But this money is for Ning Xi, you can't..."
"Ningxi? What's wrong with Ningxi? This girl eats and drinks for free at my house. Did I shorten her to eat or she to drink? Her own father makes a lot of money outside, and he has taken care of you. Do you want to eat food? You're better, and pick up some lost money and come back to serve as an ancestor!" As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and stabbed Ning Wenzhao's forehead, a man of big size and three thick, who was bullied by her so much that he didn't dare to lift his head.
Ning Xi jumped up unbearably: "You stinky mother-in-law, how can I eat and drink yours for nothing, not to mention the money that my father brought back, just say that the work I did for your family is enough for me to eat. Your junk."
"I'll just say that this dead girl is a white-eyed wolf, and she dares to talk back if she eats and drinks me for nothing. I don't want to kill you!"
"You fight, let's see if you can fight!" Ning Xi flexibly dodged, not letting Qin Sulian get close.
"Mother, I'm back!" Ning Shuanggui shouted as soon as he entered the door.
Qin Sulian hurriedly threw down the firewood stick in her hand, straightened her hair, and gave Ningxi a "bah" before she greeted Ningxi with a smile on her face: "My precious girl is back, how's it going, choose Are you up?"
"Of course I was chosen!" Ning Shuanggui smiled complacently, "I heard that it was because the Zhuangzi had a distinguished guest and there were not enough people to serve, so he came to the village to choose the next person, not because he was innocent. Come in! In the future, if you serve well, maybe you can go back to the city with the distinguished guests!"
"That's good, girl, you can't forget your mother and brother when you live a good life in the future!"
"Mother, don't worry, because of your daughter's beauty, let alone a maid, it's not difficult to be a concubine!"
"Haha!" Ning Xi couldn't help laughing, it turned out that this was her big ambition of Ning Shuanggui, she really couldn't agree!
"What are you laughing at! Ugly bastards, you are not even worthy to carry shoes for the master!"
"I don't care, whoever likes to mention it will mention it!"
"Humph!" Ning Shuanggui ignored Ning Xi, turned to Qin Sulian and said, "Mother, I'm going to the villa tomorrow. They say that I just went in to do things, and I have to take care of everything up and down, and I will do things in the future. It's so convenient, and you won't be given small shoes to wear."
"This mother knows that she has prepared everything for you, and she is reluctant to let her child catch a wolf. She still understands this truth."
"It's still the best mother, mother. In the future, my daughter will enjoy the glory and wealth, and she will definitely have her share!" Ning Shuanggui lowered his voice and asked quietly: "I heard that the believer is back today, Ning Xi's father You should bring back a lot of money, mother, bring it to me first."
"This..." Qin Sulian smiled a little embarrassedly: "Your second uncle came here today..."
"What? It's given to the second uncle again? Mother, it's not like you don't know, the second uncle is a muddy person who can't stick to the wall. What are you giving him the money for!"
"Then I can't just watch him be beaten to death by debt collectors!"
"How can he pay off his gambling debt? Then you gave him all the money, what should I do? Are you just watching your daughter go to the villa and be bullied?"
Qin Sulian mysteriously avoided Ningxi, and whispered to Ning Shuanggui: "Didn't I say all your money is ready? Come and talk in the room."
Ning Xi went around the back of the house and lay under the window to eavesdrop, only to hear Ning Shuanggui exclaimed "Yeah!", and then the two of them laughed cheaply, but they couldn't hear what they were saying. He pouted and went out for a walk.
I met the old man next door and said hello to the uncle who went out with a hoe: "Brother Ning, the family is about to have a wedding!"
Ning Wenzhao just had an argument with Qin Sulian, and she was in a bad mood, so she replied angrily, "It's a happy event, nothing to do with Yinger!"
"No, I saw someone carrying loads of things to your house this morning. Your mother-in-law said it was a dowry!"
"Impossible, why don't I know about this?" Ning Wenzhao didn't believe it. The only one in their family was Ning Shuanggui, who was sixteen years old, but she clearly said she was going to work in the villa!
"If this is not true, I will cut off my head and use it as a urinal for you!" The old man is also a twister.
Ning Wen thought about it for a while, threw the hoe, and went back to find Qin Sulian. Ning Xi also felt that something was wrong, dowry? There are only two girls in the Ning family, they are not from Ning Shuanggui, could it be possible...
Ning Wenzhao had eaten the courage of an ambitious leopard this time, and actually had a fight with Qin Sulian, and the matter was understood. Qin Sulian really sold Ningxi, or to the poorest person in the back mountain The family was a child bride.
The four brothers of the Wang family are so poor that they only have one pair of trousers to wear out. There is not one left.
Ning Wenzhao was so angry that she wanted to beat someone, Qin Sulian slapped her thighs with both palms and sat on the mud floor crying loudly, arguing that if Ning Wenzhao didn't agree to this, she would take her son back to her parents' house. However! Anyway, my daughter went to the villa to work, and she doesn't need to point at him to live with the lame man in the future.
When Qin Sulian cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, Ning Wenzhao cowardly hugged her head and squatted on the ground to cry: "I'm useless, I'm useless, Ningxi, uncle, I'm sorry!"
Seeing this scene, Ning Xi knew that the uncle could no longer be trusted. Before Qin Sulian noticed her, he ran out quickly. No matter what, he couldn't stay here and wait for death.
Qin Sulian shouted loudly behind her: "Run, run, see where you can run! If you run to the horizon, you have to obediently come back and marry me!"
Ningxi really can't go anywhere. Household registration management in this era is very strict. Even if you want to go to a neighboring village to sell some corn grown by yourself, you must have an open road to let you go, not to mention Speaking of entering the city or going to other places, in a word, without a complete household registration certificate, without a road guide, it is impossible to move an inch.
If you want to escape at most, you can only escape to the mountain and become a savage, but it is fine during the day, but Ningxi does not dare to go up the mountain at night. This is a pure natural ancient mountain forest, even if there are no tigers, lions, wild boars and wild beasts such as wolves It is definitely indispensable.
The only savior Ningxi can think of now is her father, whom she has never met. Although her father has never come back, judging from his behavior of always bringing money back, he should still be concerned about his daughter. Well, if he knew that Qin Sulian was going to sell her to the poorest family in the mountains, he would definitely not stand by and watch, Ning Xi thought, he must let Daddy know the news!