Chapter 9: Farce
Xu Qiuyi was also very happy when she heard that Xu Xiangwan had bought such things, and she may have quickly frowned again: "Shall we give all these things to my mother?" ”
Xu Qiuyi is thinking about paying filial piety to the Cui family and others again. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"These things were bought by Grandpa for our mother, not for Grandma." Xu Xiangwan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"That's what I said, but this family is full of elders, so we can't just give my mother a person, right?" Xu Qiuyi's brows furrowed even tighter, the food at home has always been distributed by the Cui family, if these bone broth are given to the Cui family, I am afraid that the Zhang family will not be able to divide a few bites.
This is the inconvenience of not separating the family, Xu Xiangwan sighed in his heart.
Xu Xiangwan leaned in Xu Qiuyi's ear and said a few words, until Xu Qiuyi nodded in agreement, and then stopped.
"Evening, how did you go to town to inquire?" Xu Qiuyi had been thinking about Zhang and Xu Xiangwan all afternoon, and her little face was full of sadness.
Thinking of the news he inquired about in the town, Xu Xiangwan's face suddenly fell: "The news is true." ”
Xu Qiuyi almost exclaimed in surprise, and quickly covered her mouth, but her eyes turned red in an instant, and she couldn't hold her tears.
"Sister, don't worry, you'll always think of a way." Xu Xiangwan didn't cry, but reached out and patted Xu Qiuyi's back comfortingly.
Although Xu Qiuyi is cowardly, she is not a person who can only cry, she quickly recovered from her initial sadness, hugged Xu Xiangwan into her arms, and said firmly: "Don't be afraid of the evening, let them sell me if they want to sell!" I'm older than you and can do more than you. ”
Xu Qiuyi's words made Xu Xiangwan's heart sour and warm, and the original composure was replaced by emotion, and tears flowed out of her nose: "Sister, our mother will definitely be able to wake up, and none of us will be sold." ”
Xu Xiangwan secretly swore in his heart that his fate could not be controlled by others!
The two sisters talked for a while, and Xu Xiangwan returned to the east wing with the medicine, and carefully fed the medicine to the Zhang family little by little.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Xu Xiangwan felt that Zhang's face seemed to be better after drinking the medicine. Although his face is still bloodless, he is no longer as blue as before.
The sky gradually darkened, and there was no light in the east wing, and the whole thing went dark.
The oil lamp in the east wing has been taken away by Cui's.
Before the sky was completely dark, Old Man Xu and the others finally pulled the last cart of rice home.
The dam in the yard is already full of bundles of rice.
Finally, the oil lamp was lit in the upper room.
"Why don't you hurry up and bring the food to the table, why do you want to starve everyone to death?" Cui Shi stepped out of the room and snorted at the kitchen.
Xu Xiangwan had already left the east wing, and when he heard Cui's words, he also hurried to the kitchen to help bring the food to the dining table.
In order to save money on lamp oil, the family usually eats early for dinner and goes to bed as soon as it gets dark.
Today is busy farming, and Old Man Xu is a person who hates work, so he is busy until this time before eating.
This dinner can be regarded as sumptuous in Xu's house, but it is just a few things, such as beans and pumpkin, roasted eggplant, cold cucumber, vegetarian fried rattan vegetables, and fried pickled cowpeas with minced meat. Beans and pumpkin control rice are still more vegetables and less rice, and there are only a few minced meat and cowpeas.
"I just smelled the smell of meat, why is that all?" When it was time to eat, Liang, who hadn't even seen a shadow, didn't know where he came from, "It can't be that Liuya is secretly making something delicious and not serving it to us, right?" ”
Both the big room and the third room knew that Old Man Xu gave the second room a hundred dollars, so the Liang family had such a statement.
As she was talking, Xu Qiuyi came to the dining room with a large bowl of fragrant winter melon and wolfberry bone broth.
Xu Xiangwan hurriedly took it and went to the upper seat: "Grandpa, I went to the town to buy a big bone tonight, and I will let my sister survive after I don't come back." There is not much soup, and there is a small pot in total, you and Grandma have a bowl each, and I will keep a small bowl for my mother. ”
"How can you drink just a little soup? Didn't see so many people in the family, and didn't stay up a little more? Xu Zhibao's eyes lit up as he stared at the soup in Xu Xiangwan's hand, and he swallowed his saliva as he spoke, "Isn't your mother awake yet?" What's more, she's a woman, how can she be qualified to drink this kind of bone broth? Isn't there rice soup at home, rice soup can support people, and your mother can drink rice soup enough. Go and bring the rest of the bowl of soup to your third uncle to drink. ”
As he spoke, Xu Zhibao stood up and stretched out his hand to take the soup from Xu Xiangwan's hand.
Xu Xiangwan turned to the side slightly and deftly dodged.
"Third child, sit down for me!" Old Man Xu's face sank, and he scolded Xu Zhibao.
"Later, Ah Gong knows that you are all filial children. Your mother is still sick, and your grandfather doesn't give you much money, all of which are to buy medicine and meat for your mother. Grandpa and Grandma are in good health, they don't need to eat these things, if they really want to eat, Grandpa will buy them themselves. Grandpa can't give you much, you can save a little use, and you can also raise your mother's body better. As he spoke, Old Man Xu swept his eyes at Xu Zhili, Xu Zhibao and others with a warning in his eyes, and said with a straight face, "If any of you dare to fight these things behind my back, I will not spare any of you." ”
Cui Shi sat down in the lower seat, lowered his eyes, and did not express dissatisfaction with Master Xu's words, but looking at her face, it was obvious that the mood would not be much better.
In Cui's eyes, daughters-in-law and granddaughters can be manipulated at will, and the old man's actions today are infringing on her authority.
However, perhaps because he knew that he was at a loss in the matter of the Zhang family, the Cui family tonight was extraordinarily cooperative, and he didn't make a fuss at all.
Regarding the soup brought by Xu Xiangwan, the old man naturally pushed it back very resolutely, and said by the way: "Even if you use the firewood stove at home, no one dares to show you a look." ”
After speaking, he also glanced at the lady sitting on the ground deliberately.
Cui's face became even more gloomy.
After getting Old Man Xu's words, Xu Xiangwan gave Xu Qiuyi a look, and the two sisters went back to the kitchen together to pour a pot of soup into a large basin and bring it back to the east wing.
Xu was warned by Old Man Xu, but there were no more moths in the Cui family tonight, even if the two sisters Xu Xiangwan were late, they were not deducted from the meal.
After dinner, it was already dark, and Xu Xiangwan's family of four went back to the east wing together.
The four of them did not go back to their rooms, and went to the east wing and the north room together.
Because of the hole in the roof of the east wing, it is not so dark that you can't see your fingers, and you can vaguely see that Zhang's is still lying on the bed and has not moved, but Zhang's breathing sound is much clearer than in the daytime, and it is also a lot more even, and it seems to be in good shape.
The four siblings breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, sister, Xiao Jiu, have you eaten enough at night?" Xu Xiangwan blinked and asked.
Goro, Xu Qiuyi, and Xiao Jiu nodded one after another.
"The steamed bun is still kept. Later, have you put away all the steamed buns? It shouldn't be broken, right? Gorou said.
Xu Xiangwan smiled and nodded: "Brother, don't worry, I've put it all away, and it won't be bad in two or three days." ”
"That's good, if my mother wakes up tomorrow, we will eat the steamed buns with my mother." Gorou nodded reassuringly.
The brothers and sisters all nodded and agreed, and even Xiao Jiu was not reluctant at all.
"Brother, you go take a shower first, and I'll tell you something later." After reading Zhang's, Xu Xiangwan said to Wulang.
"Okay, you guys go wash first, and I'll talk about something later." Gorou spent most of the day cutting rice in the field, only washing his hands and face when eating, covered in mud, and felt uncomfortable after being idle at this time, so he took Xiao Jiu to take a bath together.
Xu Xiangwan and Xu Qiuyi washed back first, and waited for Wulang and Xiao Jiu in the hall.
After a while, Gorou and Kojiu also returned.
"It's about separation?" As soon as he entered, Gorou slammed the door of the east wing and whispered in a low voice.
Xu Qiuyi didn't know how to speak, so she remained silent.
Xu Xiangwan sighed, and told Chen Shilang's words and what he had heard about in Guojia Town.
"How can this be true? How could Xu Zhili do such a conscience-destroying thing? Gorou was so angry that he called Xu Zhili's name, and if there was a light in the room, he could see that his eyes were filled with blood red in an instant.
Even Xiao Jiu was so angry that he stomped his feet next to him and shouted: "Bad guy, bad guy!" They're all bad people! ”
After saying a word, Gorou didn't say anything for a long time, but he could be heard gritting his teeth.
"Brother, if they want to sell it, sell me." Xu Qiuyi couldn't think of any other way, but she was willing to replace Xu Xiangwan with herself.
"You don't have to be afraid, no one dares to sell my sister like this." Gorou's words were like a needle in the sea, which made the Xu Xiangwan sisters surprisingly relieved.
The four siblings talked for a while, and Gorou urged everyone to go back to their rooms and sleep.
It's just that no one knows, and Gorou almost didn't sleep all night after returning to his room.
In the early morning of the next day, Xu Xiangwan woke up early.
However, Xu Qiuyi got up earlier than Xu Xiangwan, and as soon as it was dawn, breakfast was already ready.
After washing, Xu Xiangwan came to the north house.
Xu Qiuyi had already dried the boiled medicine on the desk, and it was almost cold at this time.
Xu Xiangwan took the medicine and carefully fed it to Zhang, and then changed the medicine on Zhang's forehead.
The wound on Zhang's forehead has healed a lot and has begun to scab.
"Mother, you have to wake up quickly!" Xu Xiangwan hung up the bed tent and sat on the edge of the bed and muttered to himself.
Today, Mr. Xu took everyone to dry rice, these jobs are relatively light, not as laborious as going to the field, the women in the family can help, Xu Xiangwan is naturally no exception.
Xu Xiangwan's plan to go up the mountain could only be shelved.
It was busy and soon it was noon.
Old man Xu was beckoning everyone to call it a day, but a few children came outside the courtyard gate.
"This is it!" It was Chen Shilang who spoke, and at this time, he was pointing to the door of the Xu family with the appearance of a boss and said proudly, "This is what I am talking about, if you don't believe it, you can ask." ”
Chen Shilang was also followed by the big head in the west of the village, the four brothers of Bai Damao in Shizhuangyan in the south of the village, and Zhong Asan and Zhong Along in Zhujiayan in the east of the village.
But after all, he is a child, and he is a little timid at the door of someone else's house.
"Brother Shiro, are you here to play with me?" Xiao Jiu also helped out at home today and didn't go out to play.
"We're not playing with you, your family is a human trafficker!" I don't know who said it in the back.
This sentence was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and a group of children shouted: "Traffickers who sell their daughters ......"
While yelling, he also picked up the stones on the ground and threw them into the courtyard of the Xu family.
The sudden farce of the Xu family attracted many people to watch for a while.
Old Man Xu chuckled in his heart, his face changed greatly, and he secretly said that it was not good.