Chapter 54: Punishment after the fact
The family of three had not gone far from the village, and they met Liu Ergou, who was returning to the village to report the news, and when they saw their hurried appearance, they hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Cao, are you going up the mountain?" Our host's snake venom has been cleared, and Dr. Feng said that it will be fine after a few days. ”
"Doctor Feng is back? Then my pillars..."
"I'm back, too, and I'm all in the mountains right now. Our owner is really blessed with a great fate, if it weren't for the coincidence that Dr. Feng came back, this time Xu would really be dead. ”
Old man Cao let out a sigh of relief, nodded again and again, "It's okay, it's okay." ”
Second Sister Cao was also so happy that she almost shed tears, "My sister-in-law is fine, and my brother is back." That's great! ”
Only Mrs. Cao was extremely disappointed and asked, "Didn't you say that you were going to die, how could it be cured so easily..."
Liu Ergou smiled dryly and didn't know how to speak, and felt very sorry for the owner. Stewed meat dishes on the mountain every night, the owner never forgot to ask them to help bring back a copy to her in-laws, but this Cao Pozi was not only not glad that she had a filial daughter-in-law, but also looked forward to her daughter-in-law's early death? It's really unconscionable!
Old man Cao glared at the old woman fiercely, and awkwardly diverted the conversation, "Since Sister Rong is fine, let's go back and prepare some food before going up the mountain." ”
"We eat chickens, ducks, and fish all day long on the mountain, where is it rare for us to eat this crude food. Besides, no one came back to report the news when the accident happened, and now she remembered that she wanted me to serve her..."Mrs. Cao didn't take advantage of it, but wanted to catch up with the food, and muttered and complained very reluctantly.
The more Liu Ergou listened, the more puzzled he became, and he couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Cao, when our owner was just bitten by a snake yesterday, the second brother of the Chen family went up the mountain. Didn't he go home to report the news after he returned to the village? ”
Old man Cao frowned and responded, "No, what did he do in the mountains?" ”
"I didn't do anything, I just wanted to go into the inner room to see if our host was dead or alive. When they didn't let them, he scolded them for sharing the owner's gold and silver treasures. If it hadn't been for the pillar coming back and pushing him, he would have really broken in. ”
Liu Ergou couldn't say how rude Chen Lao Er was, so he tried to downplay what happened at that time. But Old Man Cao is not a fool, the more he listened, the more he gritted his teeth with hatred, and finally sent Liu Ergou directly to his eldest daughter's house.
As the old saying goes, it's not like a family doesn't come in. Sister Cao herself is a lazy and lazy character, but Chen Lao Er is also more than that, and the two of them have lived in the small courtyard in the west of the village since they became relatives, and this corner has become the dirtiest place in Mianpo Village.
Originally, the Cao family also accompanied twenty chickens and two piglets, but they died of "illness" in only two or three months, and in the end, of course, they were beaten by their husband and wife. The chicken and pig manure left over has been spread in the yard, nourishing countless weeds over the years, and growing better than the crops in the Chen family's field.
One of the two naughty boys of the Chen family wore a pair of pants with an exposed buttocks, and the other only wore a coarse cloth coat, and they were urinating in the yard, dirty like mud monkeys. When the two saw their grandfather and aunt coming to the door, they rushed to the door happily and each gave a few mud handprints as a meeting gift.
Old man Cao waved them away and walked into the courtyard, but his shoes sank into the mud puddle again, and his face became even darker with anger. Mrs. Cao also frowned, but she still knew how to cover up for her daughter, "The eldest sister is busy with field work on weekdays, and this yard may not have time to pick up." ”
Chen Lao Er was lying on the kang and humming, shouting that his daughter-in-law would rub his back bruises with medicinal wine. Hearing the movement, Sister Cao greeted her, and complained as soon as she opened her mouth, "Daddy, you don't care about the pillars." My second child is also his brother-in-law, how can he say that he will fight. My second brother still thinks that he is a brother-in-law and refuses to say anything, if I hadn't found out this morning, he would still be in pain by himself! ”
Old man Cao refused to listen to her noise, raised his feet and went into the house to look directly at Chen Laoer, who was a little weak-hearted, and said, "Second child, your father and mother have not returned to Leye City for two or three years, so you must be worried in your heart." Let the eldest sister go to my place to get a few taels of silver in a while, and you can go on the road to Leye City, and remember to come back next spring! ”
Chen Lao Er and his wife, together with Cao Pozi's mother and daughter, were stunned when they heard this, Cao Pozi felt sorry for the silver, and pulled the old man and shouted, "Old man, what are you smoking?" The silver is still kept for the second sister's treatment, and the son-in-law is sent to be entangled, what should the second sister do? ”
Within a few months of Sister Cao's marriage to the Chen family, the Chen family's in-laws took the eldest brother's family to the south of Leye City to join the wealthy relatives, leaving their husband and wife to suffer here. So he also stopped him and said, "Dad, if you have silver, you might as well add a ploughing cow to my family." Send the second child to visit the society, it's a curse to the silver! ”
Old man Cao made up his mind and refused to change it. Chen Lao Er is not a stupid and breathable person, yesterday he saw that the stupid pillar seemed to be a different person, and he casually beat him to vomit blood. He subconsciously felt that things were a little strange, and there was always a chill in his heart for no reason, otherwise he wouldn't have hidden it all night and didn't go to Cao's house to complain. At this time, his father-in-law insisted on letting him go out to visit his father, so he pushed the boat down the river, "Cheng, I listen to my father." If life is better over there, I'll find an errand to earn money, and then I'll take my eldest sister and children with me. If it's not good, it's not too late for me to come back next year when I start planting in the spring. ”
In this way, the matter was settled, and when the old man Cao went home, he immediately forced the old woman to take the silver. Sister Cao picked up two rags for Chen Lao Er and sent him out, and it was two days later when the villagers heard the news.
It was a rare rainy day on this day, and the peasant families were happy that God had rained down to moisten the crops, and they moved small benches to sit under the eaves, laughing while looking forward to the autumn harvest.
In the small courtyard of the Feng family in the east of the village, Murong Huaide was sitting in the house drinking tea with Mr. Feng, and Qingfeng ran in from outside the courtyard with a big lotus leaf, and stepped forward to whisper the news that Chen Lao Er had gone out. Murong Huaide snorted coldly, and the color in his eyes was so thick that he almost turned into a blade and leaped out.
When Mr. Feng saw it, he comforted, "Chen Lao Er is just a clown who jumps off the beam, the Cao family has sheltered you for many years, and this face still has to be given." Since he left for the south, let it go for the time being. If he gets into trouble again in the future, it's not too late to deal with it. ”
Murong Huaide remembered that Old Man Cao and Second Sister Cao were close to him on weekdays, so he slowly relaxed his brows, and nodded lightly.
Old Mr. Feng glanced at the breeze with a hesitant look on his face, and muttered for a moment before he could speak, not wanting Murong Huaide to call coldly to the corner of the courtyard, "Come out!" ”
Two sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys came out in response, kneeling in the middle of the courtyard without saying a word, waiting for their hair to fall. Thin rains fell, but in a matter of moments they soaked their black clothes.
Qingfeng was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and finally knelt down in front of the table, and pleaded, "Young master, B3B4 has just been out of the dark camp for less than half a year, and it is understandable that there is no group A to protect it. This time, why don't you write down your mistakes first, and then atone for your sins later? They will definitely be more attentive to protect Madame..."
The two young secret guards were assigned by their masters for the first time after leaving the school, and they were supposed to complete them beautifully and neatly, but they didn't want to be disturbed by a small white-banded snake, and almost took the life of their wife. What's even more unfortunate is that it happened to be just in time for the master to come back, which is really a wrestling shit, and it is a shame to throw people home. The two were extremely frustrated, and when they heard their friend's plea, they immediately kowtowed and refused, "The subordinate guards are not good, and they only ask for heavy punishment." ”
Mr. Feng nodded and praised, "Yes, they are all sensible and strong children." After a few more years of training, you will definitely be a reliable helper in the future. ”
Murong Huaide saw that the two of them did not cry and beg for mercy, and the anger in his heart was extinguished a lot, and after thinking about it, he said coldly, "There is a cold ginseng growing in the Black Dragon Mountain of the Northern Barbarians, and the two of you go and pick a five-hundred-year-old plant as a punishment." ”
The two teenagers looked at each other with bitter faces, this is the disguised hairdressing frontier. The two of them had the heart not to go, but who made them make mistakes, and it was the master's grace that they were not sent back to the dark camp to continue training. Much later, when they remembered the events of the day, they were glad that they had been punished in this way, otherwise how could they have done so much.
Of course, that's all for later. At this time, the two of them thanked each other in frustration, and then bowed and retreated.
Murong Huaide glanced at the continuous rain outside the window, and he was more and more worried about the woman who couldn't be idle for a moment, and he didn't know if she had taken her medicine on time. Obviously such a refreshing and shrewd person, like a child, does not like to drink medicinal soup, if he hadn't watched closely, the peony tree in front of the window would have been poured to death by the medicinal soup.
Thinking like this, he couldn't sit still, got up and saluted, and said, "Sir, I'll go back to the mountain first." If there is an emergency, let the first group send a letter, and then I will find a chance to come over. ”
Old Mr. Feng frowned, and said, "Huaide, you have been acting differently in the past few days, so be careful of missing your feet. ”
Murong Huaide's body stiffened, and he said perfunctorily with a little weakness, "Sir, don't worry, I have my own measure." ”
"No matter what you want to do, listen to the old man's advice and endure it for another year." Mr. Feng waved his hand, obviously not believing his disciple's words, "The Zheng family is extremely powerful, even if there are hidden traces of defeat over the years, it is still not to be underestimated. If the princess knew that you were still alive, she would definitely hit your mother wildly. When the time comes, your mother will lose the opportunity to turn from dark to light, not to mention acting according to the plan, maybe it will be her life... Alas..."
Old Mr. Feng's words were not finished, but how could Murong Huaide not know the danger. A merchant family, in order to inherit some gold and silver property, there will be a fight, let alone the house closest to the power.
Old Doctor Feng peeked at the disciple and saw that there seemed to be some traces of softness, and hurriedly pursued after the victory, "No matter how much you disagree with what your mother did, you must not forget it, she did this for you." For the sake of you not being threatened by outsiders, and for you to enjoy your prosperity..."
"No, she's in power for herself, for being above others! I don't need the wealth she took with her blood on her hands, I don't need her protection! Murong Huaide's pain hidden in his heart for many years made him unable to suppress his anger anymore, and he opened his mouth for the first time to confront Mr., and finally turned around and opened the door and rushed into the drizzle. ZM