Chapter 005: Thoughts
When Yu Tongniang married into the Wu family, she only had a dowry, and the most valuable object was a silver-wrapped jade hairpin. The pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info silver is coarse silver, and the jade is not a good jade, but it was handed down by Yutong's grandmother.
Yu Tong Niang is very precious to this hairpin, and she is reluctant to take it out on weekdays, so she only wears it on New Year's Day. She was gone, and the hairpin fell into Yutong's hands.
It's not that the stepmother hasn't had the idea of this hairpin, no matter how coarse silver and rough jade it is, she can exchange it for a few dollars when she gets it from the pawnshop, isn't it? Yutong was young at the time, but she knew that the hairpin was the only thought left to her by her mother, and she refused to hand it over, crying and making trouble to alarm the neighbors. The stepmother was afraid that people would talk about it, so she gave up.
When her father sold it, all she took away from home was the hairpin. Hiding it closely, I was afraid that I would take it out and take a look when I was sad and couldn't stand it, thinking that my mother was still looking at her from the sky, and she would be able to hold on again.
was not robbed by the stepmother, nor was it searched by the messenger on the official ship, but in the end it was lost in the sea.
Without the hairpin, Yutong has been haunted, unconscious with a high fever, full of nonsense, still shouting mother, saying I'm sorry, I lost the hairpin.
After many explorations, Mulan discovers that Shouzhen Island is in the middle of a huge whirlpool. Countless things were swept into the whirlpool and deposited around Shouzhen Island by the currents. Most of them are sand, seaweed, and fish bones, but there are also objects left behind in the sea.
And, of course, people.
If you're lucky, you'll be able to salvage everyday items that have drifted from a shipwreck. A few months ago, Mulan found a bucket of rice, put it in a sealed lacquered wooden barrel, and it was still dry when it was fished up, so that the chili women who had been broken for many years could eat rice again.
For six large living people, a bucket of rice is too little. They don't dare to cook rice extravagantly, they just sprinkle a handful in the vegetable soup every day to taste the rice.
In Mulan's view, this island is like a big magnet, constantly absorbing and accepting things floating in all directions. I wondered if Yutong's lost hairpin would also be rushed here.,I asked Yutong about the style of the hairpin.,Every time I go to the sea, I pay extra attention to find it.。
However, the sea is vast, and finding a hairpin is no different from finding a needle. Maybe it sinks to the bottom of the sea, maybe it gets swallowed into the belly of a fish, it's all uncertain.
Returning disappointed, she didn't have much hope, but she didn't expect to catch a hairpin in the sea today.
This one is gold-wrapped jade, although it is somewhat damaged, it can still be seen that the workmanship is very fine, obviously not the one that Yutong lost, but the style is similar to Yutong's description.
She thought that giving this hairpin to Yutong would be somewhat comforting. I don't know that the one next to Yan Hong didn't pick it, but chose it.
Mulan often talks about leaving Shouzhen Island, promising this from time to time, and promising that from time to time. It's not that she likes to talk big, she is afraid that she will lose her fighting spirit and go on in a mess. I'm even more afraid that the pepper women will give up on themselves, and one day they will take the old path of the Yang family if they can't think of it.
Whether it is Chili Po, Aunt Hao and Zhang, they have never taken her words seriously, but only thought that she was talking to make them happy. Wu Yutong knows that time is running out, and whether he believes or does not believe is the same.
Yan Hong probably didn't believe it, otherwise how could she get by? But she didn't have no plans in her heart.
Over the years, Mulan has been in the sea, although it is not all back, but it has accumulated over the years, and it has also salvaged a lot of valuable objects, such as gold, silver and jade, pearl coral, and antique utensils......
On the island, it is neither suitable for food nor clothing, and it is not uncommon, so she is asked to collect it. Not to mention that you can't leave this island, what if you can get away, aren't these just food, clothing, and ready-made living money?
Everyone knows that she is careful about this idea, and no one likes to worry about her.
If it is a side thing, Mulan will be left to her, but this one will not work. Seeing that she said that, she was still a dead pig and refused to take out the hairpin without fear of boiling water, so she was a little angry and stretched out her hand, "Give it to me!"
Yan Hong smiled like a hippie, "Isn't it just a hairpin......?
"Give it to me. Mulan cut off her words in a heavy tone, and her eyes were cold and stared at her for a moment.
Wu Yutong didn't know what Yan Hong took, but the matter was always because of her, and she couldn't help but feel apprehensive. Seeing that the two were about to fall out, they hurriedly pulled Mulan's hand, "Mulan, I don't want it, just give it to her......"
"No, I can't. Mulan's attitude is rarely tough, "I can't get used to her poor problem of seeing anything good and taking anything." ”
Yan Hong's smile froze, the corners of her mouth twitched, and her face became ugly.
In the eyes of Chili Po, Aunt Hao and Zhang, Mulan has always been a precocious and sensible child. Respect for filial piety to the elders, and be considerate to Yutong, even occasionally stabbing a few words, and never saying words that hurt the muscles and bones.
This is the first time I have seen this rush and rush just now.
The Zhang family has always stood on Mulan's side unconditionally, and Chong Yanhong said: "Mulan said that it was for Yutong, what are you still doing?"
Aunt Hao is a good person, and no one wants to offend, so she keeps silent.
Chili Po knows Mulan and knows that she will not compete with Yan Hong for no reason. Besides, the things were found by Mulan with great effort, and they should be distributed by Mulan, so she opened her mouth in a deep voice, "Yanhong, take it out!"
Chili Po is the patriarch of this island, who has saved everyone's lives, and her words are naturally the most weighty.
Yan Hong couldn't hold it anymore, reached out and took out the hairpin, and slapped it in Mu Lan's hand fiercely, "Here you go, give it to you, a broken hairpin, who is rare?"
Turning around and sitting down on the stump stool inside, he cried and thought, "How miserable is my life......?
Hearing the words "Sister Yao", Wu Yutong's breath surged, and he coughed lifelessly.
"Shut up. Mulan shouted angrily.
Yan Hong's crying was stagnant, and she didn't dare to talk anymore, she still kept smoking.
Mulan and Zhang's one stroked their chests, the other rubbed their backs, and finally Wu Yutong stopped coughing.
"Sister Yutong, this is for you. Mulan put the hairpin in Wu Yutong's hand.
Wu Yutong understood Mulan's mind as soon as he saw the hairpin, and his eyes were red when he held the hairpin, "Mulan, thank you." ”
Mulan pursed the corners of her lips and smiled a little, "What else are you polite to me?"
The rest is picked and chosen, and those that can be divided are divided, and those that cannot be divided are put aside for the time being.
The cloth is washed and spliced together to make clothes and shoes; the bottles and cans are used for the house, and the bad ones are smashed and scattered around the valley to prevent wild beasts; the fish bones are sharpened as needles, and the broken copper and iron are melted into tools......
Seeing that a candle burned a little and a half, the pepper woman spoke, "It's not early, let's sleep." ”
Everyone should say hello and go to rest. I slept until midnight and woke up with a heart-rending cough. Zhang fumbled and lit the lamp, and saw that Wu Yutong's mouth was full of blood, and he was so frightened that he called "Mother".
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