In the middle of the night, Chun Niang had just calculated the day's accounts, and she rubbed her eyes tiredly. Since her husband went, she was the only one left in the family, and she had to worry about everything by herself. The noodle restaurant business is acceptable, but it is not a big store in the end, and every month you ask the account office, you have to use a few taels of silver, and the account room can also make oil and water from the accounts, so she simply relies on herself.

A woman, and a widow of a dead man, is extremely difficult in this world, people come and go, all kinds of people, there are second-rate people who are angry, and they do something to her, Chun Niang is strong on the surface, and I don't know how many tears have been shed behind her back.

That's it, what kind of face do you want? If you don't fight hard, Brother Xu will become someone else's family again, and when the time comes, she will cry and regret it, and she will be called every day, and the earth will not work.

Fetching water in the stove, Chunniang specially took a hot bath, used incense that she was reluctant to use on weekdays, and smeared rouge on her face.

The inn and the noodle shop are on the same street, they know each other, Chun Niang entered the door, and happened to see the guy on duty in the lobby yawning, the guy saw that it was her, he was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Boss, what wind blew you here?" ”

Three watches in the middle of the night, do you want to stay? The guy didn't know why, stretched out his head, looked behind Chun Niang, and there was no one.

"Little brother, I'm here to find someone."

Chun Niang generously took out a piece of broken silver, handed it to the man, and described Xu Tietou's appearance, saying that she wanted to go to his room, and it was best to find a way to enter the door quietly.

"Boss, I'm afraid this is not okay?"

The man's expression was very terrifying, he pinched the broken silver in his hand, and he was very reluctant, he was in the inn, the monthly salary was only 200 Wen, and sometimes the black-hearted shopkeeper had to deduct points, usually relying on the guest's reward of three or five Wen to make a living, and the broken silver given by Chun Niang was at least two dollars.

"To tell you the truth, I'm going to give me a hug."

Chun Niang pretended to be calm, and there were some words that she was ashamed to say as a woman, but she understood that if she didn't confess her purpose, the guy wouldn't dare to accept this money.

"I see."

I want to enter the guest room in the middle of the night, who knows what to do, do something like a chicken and a dog thief, that's easy to do, I'm most afraid that the two people have a grudge, Chun Niang can't think of killing people, so isn't he an accomplice?

When the guy learned Chun Niang's purpose, he smiled lewdly and made a look that he knew everything. Their inn is remote, and not in the downtown area, and the people who come to stay are often not passing businessmen, but local men, who spend money here to find a little lady for a while.

"Boss, I'm just a miscellaneous person, if something goes wrong, don't implicate me, you know that I am old and ......young"

The guy was a little worried, but he was reluctant to have the silver in his hand, and his heart was down, as long as it was not murder and arson, it was not a big problem, he whispered a few words in Chunniang's ear.

In the middle of the night, the snoring of the tenants upstairs could still be heard in the hallway, and the corridor was quiet, only the dim oil lamps were lit on the walls, and it was almost impossible to see the road under your feet.

Chunniang took a deep breath, she didn't have a score in her heart, but Xu Tietou wouldn't scream when she found a woman in bed, right? Dart master, go south and north, what haven't you seen? I heard that there are also special inns, which are left in the middle of the night, and there are women who sell their bodies, climb out of bed in the middle of the night, and don't want people to see their true faces, so they collect the money and leave secretly before dawn.

Chunniang has a hundred ways to keep Xu Tietou, none of them are applicable, she doesn't have much time, she has to rush before Mo Daya, start first, face? She doesn't want it, if she is looked down upon, she naturally has her own set of rhetoric.

Silently cutting the Korean paper with a blade, Chun Niang took the wire given by the man, and gently pulled it, and the door was easily opened. Entering the door is a small hall, there is a small half of the broken candle on the table, she exhales, blows out the last faint light, hooks the corners of her mouth, peels off the skirt layer by layer, and obscenates pants, leaving only a close-fitting big red belly pocket of mandarin ducks playing in the water.

Lifting the bed tent, Chun Niang opened her slender legs, and the whole person leaned towards the chest of the person on the bed, and soon, she could touch Brother Xu's thin chest, he must be very strong, but ...... This feels soft, doesn't seem right?

"Ahhh

Mo Daya was asleep, feeling that she was being invaded, she was covered in cold sweat, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a black shadow pressing up, and instinctively let out a miserable scream.

Silent late at night, the screams not only alarmed Xu Tietou, but also alarmed the people of the entire inn, and soon, the lights were lit up in each room, and the guests cursed, "The ghost screams in the middle of the night, so that people don't sleep?" If you make out, you have to be scared! ”

Xu Tietou heard that it was Mo Daya's voice, and hurriedly put on his clothes and went out with an oil lamp, Gu Zheng was not there, he had to take care of Mo Daya's wife, if there was no accident, it would probably be his wife in the future.

"How are you?"

Chun Niang saw Mo Daya, like swallowing a fly, her face changed back and forth, the guy said, there is Brother Xu living in the room, he saw it when he went upstairs to deliver water, why did he change someone?

"Why can't it be me?"

Mo Daya was annoyed, looking at Chun Niang's dress, she understood a little in her heart, and looked down on her and Xu Tietou more and more, "What do you mean, female rascal?" ”

"Phew! Female hooligans also have to find a good look! ”

Chunniang didn't have time to wear obscene pants, so she could only put on her skirt to cover it first, she didn't climb into Brother Xu's bed, but let her rival catch it squarely, and she couldn't wipe her face.

The two were about to quarrel, Xu Tietou appeared at the door, and saw that Chun Niang was standing inside, and he was shocked.

"Brother Xu, listen to my explanation......"

Chun Niang stepped on small broken steps, Tingting curled, and Mo Daya would not save face for this kind of person at all, so she directly used a bamboo pole, picked out her dirty pants, shook them twice like a flag, and blasted the two out of the door, without looking at Xu Tietou, "I'm sorry, I knew I wouldn't change rooms with you, no, there is a chain effect, and it will cause people to climb into the wrong bed!" ”

No matter how long the night is, there will always be dawn, and at dawn, a rain finally stops, but the weather does not improve, and the dark clouds cover the top, and it is gloomy.

Mo Xiaohe, as a daughter-in-law, should be filial, and after Mrs. Gu woke up at night, she cooked hot and sour soup and heated steamed buns. Mrs. Gu's mood improved, perhaps because she could be understood, dispelled the haze in her heart for many days, and her appetite was great, she drank a big bowl of hot and sour soup and ate half a steamed bun.

"Young lady, thank you, old slave, you still have the ability."

Mama Liu's thanks were sincere, breakfast was the soy milk fritters and tofu flowers she bought when she went out, I was afraid that Gu Zheng would not be able to eat enough, so she boiled a few eggs, and the husband and wife discussed after the meal, if not, they would stay in the border city for a few days, and when Qingli came back from singing, he asked him about his plans.

"Mama Liu, I want to thank you, my mother-in-law is going out for the first time, thanks to you for taking care of you."

If it's good, anyone will say, anyway, I don't want money, since I decided to help Mrs. Gu, I have to make the other party happy, Mo Xiaohe's most annoying thing is to do good things by herself, but she complained, after suffering a few losses, she learned to be smart, the worst plan, one day, her mother-in-law was caught by someone from Licheng, and there was still a husband, so it was not her turn to take responsibility for a little lady.

Woman Gu tossed once at night, this would sleep soundly, Mo Xiaohe asked Mama Liu to boil some yam and red dates millet porridge, appetizing and strengthening the spleen, she and Gu Zheng went out to buy ingredients, and went to the inn to inform her cousin by the way.

After the two arrived at the inn, Mo Xiaohe keenly noticed that the atmosphere was not right, whether it was Mo Daya or Xu Tietou, there were dark circles on the lower eyelids, and after the two of them met their eyes, they left quickly, and no one cared about anyone.

"Xiaohe, we had dinner yesterday, it was this Brother Xu who settled the bill, and the accommodation money, I don't have any money on me, you have to give the money."

Mo Daya stared at the jade bracelet in her hand, which was the most valuable thing she carried with her, she calculated that if her cousin didn't come back, she would be a bracelet, and she didn't want to owe Xu Tietou a copper plate, she deliberately put the words "Brother Xu" to accentuate her tone.

"Okay, okay."

Mo Xiaohe promised twice, before leaving last night, the two talked happily, but it was just one night, why did something happen? She glanced at her husband and found that although Gu Zheng was expressionless, there was a trace of doubt in his eyes, and he obviously didn't know what had happened.

The doors of the hall were open, the cold wind was raging, and after the winter rains, the temperature plummeted, and the people on the streets wore jackets, shrunk their hands and feet, their cheeks and hands were red from the cold, and they were crumbling in the cold wind.

Mo Xiaohe and Mo Daya went upstairs, briefly talked about family affairs, and met relatives from Licheng, who might have to be delayed for a few days, and the specific details, the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, she did not tell Mo Daya.

"Xiaohe, from here to our town, I'll take a carriage, get up early and leave, I'll definitely arrive before dark, I can go back by myself."

Mo Daya knew that Gu Zheng's family history was complicated, and coupled with last night's farce, she had no intention of exploring a lot, she just wanted to stay away from that Xu Tietou, as for why she wanted to escape, she didn't have time to think about it.

"What are you doing back by yourself? Why don't you stay in the city for a few days, and let's go together. ”

Mo Xiaohe was in a dilemma, she pondered, if the barley came back, there was a new plan, and a group of people needed to accompany her, how should she explain to her cousin that her mother-in-law Hongxing went out of the wall, and this matter could not be said to be killed, it was related to the face of her husband.

"No need, it's better to be at home after coming out for so long, besides, who knows if it's safe in the guest house, and if there is a female hooligan who climbs the bed in the middle of the night, my innocence will be ruined in the hands of women!"

Mo Daya pouted, with a sarcastic face, speaking sourly, thinking that after she was touched last night, Chun Niang was right, and her heart was on fire, sure enough, the world is as black as a crow, men are all the same, if you want to hook up, Xu Tietou should be from Chun Niang, stay in the noodle shop, and have to pretend to meet at the inn, which will cause her to stay awake at night.

Mo Daya told what happened with resentment, and deliberately concealed the fact that she changed rooms because she heard the noise.

"Huh?"

After listening to the ins and outs, Mo Xiaohe opened his mouth wide, this is too much of a coincidence, right? She's embarrassed!

Downstairs, Xu Tietou smiled bitterly, starting in the morning, Mo Daya saw him, his eyes were not eyes, his nose was not his nose, and he had **naked sarcasm in his eyes, who did he offend? Kindly changed rooms, and the movement next door tormented him for two or three hours, and finally fell asleep, and was awakened in the middle of the night.

Chun Niang took the initiative to come to the door and recommended herself for the pillow seat, blame him? He examined himself carefully and found that he did not give Chun Niang a secret message, the two of them were present when they came into contact, abided by etiquette, and never met in private, which was really wronged!

In the end, as a result of the negotiation, Mo Daya insisted on returning tomorrow morning, Mo Xiaohe couldn't make sense, seeing that there was no danger in this trip, he agreed to his cousin's request, and left twenty taels of silver as a plate for eating on the road.

The husband and wife came out of the inn, the sky was darker again, the cold wind blew the broken hair in front of Mo Xiaohe's forehead, Gu Zheng stopped, tied his cloak for his wife, tightened his collar, looked at the roadside stall and bought rabbit fur gloves, and bought her a pair.

"Husband, you seem to be in a good mood?"

Although Mo Xiaohe is a question sentence, he is very sure, his usual cold and hard outline is much softer, and his eyes are no longer a bottomless pool of stagnant water, there are slight fluctuations.

Gu Zheng took Mo Xiaohe's hand and took her to the pastry shop in front, I heard that the cake in the shop is a must in the border city, the skin is made of glutinous rice, and a layer of sugared soybean noodles is rolled, which contains bean paste filling, sesame filling, five-kernel filling, and the latest preserved fruit filling.

"Five kernels are delicious!"

There are peanuts and sesame seeds in it, which are sweet and fragrant, and chewy, Mo Xiaohe can't help it, and eats it while walking, his eyes narrowed into a crescent moon, which is due to the satisfaction of food.

"Eat two, and go back and eat the rest."

Gu Zheng put away the oil paper bag and tapped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, "It's windy outside, and this thing is not easy to restrain yourself, beware of accumulating food." ”

"Got it!"

Mo Xiaohe looked at the oil paper bag, reluctant to give up, the little couple went to the market to sell vegetables together, this feeling is particularly bland, comfortable, she doesn't want to have a rich and expensive day, as long as she is healthy, there is no illness or disaster, it is good to be bland.

"Your cousin will leave tomorrow morning, don't worry, Xu Tietou said that he would follow the carriage behind."

The husband and wife bought meat, eggs, and a few handfuls of small leeks, thinking about making dumplings to eat at night, but Mo Xiaohe's technique was not good, the dumplings were too ugly, and usually after cooking in the pot, the dumpling skin was scattered and immediately turned into a piece of soup.

"Haha, my cousin must be jealous!"

Mo Xiaohe covered her mouth with her hand, feeling funny, but she didn't dare to underestimate Chun Niang, widows are usually very combative, and they went to climb the bed in the middle of the night, this kind of behavior is really shocking.

"Thanks to your cousin for changing rooms, otherwise it would have been more troublesome."

Gu Zheng nodded, assuming that Xu Tietou was in the room, he would definitely mistake it for a thief when he heard the sound, they were people who walked darts, experienced, and a thief broke in in the middle of the night, and the habit was that the enemy would not move, or come to catch a turtle in an urn.

Chun Niang appeared in Xu Tietou's room in disheveled clothes and asked him to be responsible, Xu Tietou had no choice but to suffer this dumb loss.

"Changing rooms?"

Mo Xiaohe didn't know that there was such a play, so she wondered if Chunniang would not be so stupid, "My cousin didn't say it!" ”

Xu Tietou and Mo Daya, the two of them have their own words, Mo Xiaohe thought about it, and quickly understood, no wonder the cousin was a little weak-hearted, it turned out that there was such a paragraph, she really didn't know what to say.

After buying a large basket of vegetables and vegetables, the two returned to the small courtyard that Mrs. Gu bought, the alley was muddy, and after a few steps, there was a deep pit of stagnant water, Mo Xiaohe followed behind Gu Zheng, holding the skirt, taking big steps, and just arrived at the door, just met Mama Liu who went out to look again.

"Madame woke up, her body suddenly improved a lot, and she drank a big bowl of yam porridge."

Heart disease still needs heart medicine, Gu Zheng will always be a knot that Mrs. Gu can't untie, now that everything is explained, seeing that her son is doing well, the guilt in Mrs. Gu's heart is slowly reduced, and she can rest assured.

"However, the barley did not come back."

Mama Liu saw that Gu Zheng went to the stove room first, and whispered in Mo Xiaohe's ear, she always felt that women should understand women better, for Gu Zheng, Mama Liu shuddered as long as she approached.

"Didn't you say you'd come back today, wait a minute, maybe there's something to delay."

I remember that on the return trip from Luzhou, I saw barley once, and he himself still remembered Mrs. Gu, it should be out of sincerity, otherwise if he did so, he would have to take his own life if it was no good.

"But it's noon, and he says he'll be back before noon."

Mama Liu was afraid of being seen by people from Licheng, so she didn't dare to go out to inquire about the news, I heard that Qingli was going to sing in the surrounding towns, she couldn't help but go to the opera troupe just now to ask, those who sang because of the rain, they couldn't set up a stage, and they were delayed for a few days, so Qingli didn't go to sing, where did the people go?

This book was first published by Lewen, please do not reprint!