Ninety-five: The wind and snow leave people
She was so ruthless in her heart, her subordinates used their strength too much, and her little grandson was strangled in pain, and she couldn't help but scream. Dong Rong glanced at their ancestors and grandchildren, opened the box and took two pieces of dim sum to coax the child, and Cao Pozi hurriedly rolled up the rest of the dim sum and the package in distress.
Second Sister Cao saw her father enter the door and said, "Mother, I also made a set of pants for my father..."
Mrs. Cao was afraid that she would not be able to pull out her good things in Mrs. Chen's eyes, so she hurriedly coped, "What are you in a hurry, I'll let your father change it at night." It's noon, and your sister-in-law finally came back once, so I have to hurry up and get two good dishes. ”
Old man Cao was in and out of the door, and he was very surprised when he suddenly heard the old woman's words, and he didn't understand why she suddenly changed sex and treated her daughter-in-law so well. So he asked suspiciously, "This sun is coming out of the west..."
Dong Rong lowered her head and tried her best to hold back a smile. Second Sister Cao laughed out loud unceremoniously, Mrs. Cao glared at the old man in embarrassment, and said angrily, "My daughter-in-law is filial and diligent, what's wrong with me treating her better?" Hmph, if you don't want to eat, go outside and drink the northwest wind! ”
After speaking, she opened the door and entered the inner room with a snort, leaving the old man Cao with his daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law laughing. Mrs. Chen felt more and more panicked that the stool under her buttocks was like pins and needles, and she got up and led her little grandson out.
When the old man Cao saw it, he said politely, "Don't wander around, my mother-in-law won't wander around, I'll start eating in a while." Today's dishes are good, and Brother Chen and I have a few drinks. ”
Mrs. Chen reluctantly squeezed a smile and refused, "Ah, no, in-laws." The second child told me and his father to go there for dinner at noon. ”
"Oh, that's good." Old man Cao didn't stop him when he heard this, it was rare for the house to be lively today, and he didn't want to face Old Man Chen's cold face. Obviously he was picked up by Da'er, and he had to brag about how good his life was outside, and he felt tired when he heard it.
Mrs. Cao is a quick one, and she didn't need the help of her daughter-in-law, so she quickly stewed a minced meat and tofu, fried a potato slices and served it. Although there are only a few grains of minced meat in the tofu, and there is not a trace of oil in the potato chips, Dong Rong still eats it with praise, for a person who has been stingy all his life, this is already a favor, how can he ask for more?
The family sat around for lunch, and Mrs. Cao saw that there was snow outside, so she urged her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to hurry back. Old man Cao wore a big jacket and wanted to send them to the entrance of the village, but was stopped by Dong Rong.
After leaving the door, Dong Rong looked up at the gray sky, thinking that it would not be easy to return to the village once in the future when the snow was heavy, so it was better to take this opportunity to look around. So, she took Second Sister Cao to the broken yard in the village.
Ten large stoves were built in the courtyard against the roots of two walls, and they were blazing. Meihua was busy boiling porridge and pasting cakes with a few women, and as soon as she entered the yard, she could smell the aroma of buds. Dong Rong took off her hood and greeted with a smile, "Meihua'er, you're busy!" ”
The plum blossom hand was covered with bud grain noodles, and when she heard the movement, she turned around and looked at it, and immediately trotted forward in surprise and shouted, "Boss, why are you here?" Have you had lunch? ”
Dong Rong nodded, wanting to speak again, but found that the firewood in a large stove came out, so she reminded the woman who was standing aside with her head down, "Hurry up and add a handful, the fire is out." ”
When the women heard this, they turned their heads to look at the cauldron they were in charge of, and the woman, who had almost run into trouble, was a little flustered, and hurried to add the half-red wooden stick to it, but the more anxious she became, the more chaotic she became, and her hands were burned. Later, it was the woman next to her who came to help, and this was the salvation of a small fire house.
Meihua'er Xu gets along well with them on weekdays, for fear that Dong Rong will be surprised, so she hurriedly smiled, "Sister-in-law Shen is a timid person, and whoever pulls her to gossip on weekdays will be scared to tears." ”
Dong Rong saw the woman shrinking her neck and her subordinates holding the corners of her clothes, and she felt funny in her heart. This guts is really smaller than a rabbit, I don't know how she ran thousands of miles in this great drought and was not bullied to death?
"Sister-in-law Liu seems to have some badger oil there, you remember to get some and rub it on this sister-in-law. On a big winter day, the burns on my hands heal slowly. Dong Rong instructed the plum blossoms while walking around, and occasionally reached out to pick up the spatula and stirred the bud porridge, seeing that it was quite sticky, so she nodded.
A woman with a slightly dark complexion next to her may be a joker on weekdays, but when she saw that the owner was so grateful, she took the initiative to speak, "Steward Liu and sister-in-law Meihua treat everyone very well, never withhold food, and everyone eats and sleeps well every day." I just can't continue to work on the mountain, and I feel sorry for the owner. ”
Dong Rong turned her head to see that the woman was wearing an old blue-gray cotton jacket, and when she looked up, she showed a frozen reddish neck, so she responded with a smile, "This sister-in-law, you tell everyone to rest assured." When there are more spring jobs, everyone will have more strength to work when they take care of their bodies. ”
The woman hurriedly bowed her head, and Dong Rong pointed to her bare neck and said to Meihua, "Tell Steward Zhang to buy some cotton cloth and come back, and give a piece to these sisters-in-law who don't have underwear." On such a cold day, wearing a hollow padded jacket, it is not much warmer than not wearing it. ”
Meihua'er heard that the owner's tone was a little bad, and hurriedly said, "This sister-in-law Wang originally had a single dress, and she could also wear it as a lining, but she had to take care of two children from the same village, and they were all given to the children..."
"Then buy more, men and women, young and old, as long as they don't have underwear. The children can't be left unattended, well, why don't you see who has read and teach the children to read. ”
Meihua hesitated a little and asked, "That ink, paper, and inkstone will cost a lot of silver..."
Dong Rong waved her hand, "You don't have to be so troublesome, you can find some wooden plates, river sand, and branches instead." Of course, Mr. wants to buy a set of four treasures of the study first, and then take the exam once a month, and the child who takes the first test will also be rewarded with a set. ”
"Xie Dongjia, the owner is a living Bodhisattva..."Dong Rong was talking to Meihua, but he didn't want those women to suddenly kneel down in unison, kowtowing, and had the posture of breaking his head.
Dong Rong and Meihua panicked and hurriedly helped, and only after careful inquiry did they know that they were happy that their children could read and write. Dong Rong originally intended to be afraid that the children would run around and be naughty when they had no work, but who would have thought that people in the south would attach so much importance to reading and literacy. They didn't have to bow down a few times for them to eat, drink, and wear, and now they were so grateful to Dade for the little things they just casually ordered.
The women were talking and kneeling down and kowtowing, Dong Rong hurriedly gave a few words and left with her sister-in-law. She was afraid that if she stayed a little longer, the women would kowtow and be stupid.
Second Sister Cao followed her sister-in-law and walked in the wind and snow, occasionally looking up at her sister-in-law in front of her, her heart was full of admiration. A strange woman like my sister-in-law is really rare. And his brother actually married her back, I don't know how many lifetimes of good deeds have been accumulated to have such a blessing.
Dong Rong didn't know that her sister-in-law had worshiped her as an idol, she was trying her best to open her cloak to block the cold wind for the little girl, and when she finally returned to the mountain, her teeth were so cold that her teeth were chattering.
The two sisters-in-law were busy burning the kang and the stove, and they were busy for a while before they finally rested on the kang. Second Sister Cao smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, when my brother comes back, go buy a diligent maid, otherwise I won't have a hot house when I go out and come back." ”
Dong Rong also has this idea these days, although she is not a person who can't endure hardships, but now she has no shortage of silver in her hands, why not make her life more comfortable.
"Okay, when your brother comes back, we'll discuss it."
Second Sister Cao stopped talking when she heard her sister-in-law say this, pulled the sewing basket on the side and began to embroider again, while Dong Rong moved the kang table, took the account book and began to calculate.
The two sisters-in-law live in the mountains like this, and occasionally Steward Zhang will send Sister-in-law Liu or Meihuaer to come back and forth when it is inconvenient for Steward Zhang, and the two will bring some food and things over, and then the hut will be much more lively.
Dong Rong waited day after day, and saw that more than half a month had passed, and she was still a little anxious when she didn't see Silly Zhu come back. On this day, the two sisters-in-law were having lunch, and the second sister Cao sandwiched a piece of frozen tofu, carefully blew it cold before putting it in the sister-in-law's bowl, and persuaded, "Sister-in-law, eat more, you have lost weight these days." My brother often goes out with Mr. Feng, and he will be fine. ”
Dong Rong picked up the tofu and wanted to send it to her mouth, but the chopsticks didn't know what evil she had committed, so she was so angry that she fell to the ground with a "snap" and scolded, "In the future, I will never give food to Old Man Feng again, how can I abduct someone to go out with my father-in-law?" It's been going for more than a month, so you can't let people live? On this cold day, if your brother is frozen and sick, you see that I don't wipe out his beard! ”
"Oh, poor old man, I have to climb the mountain with all my might, but people want to brush my beard! I'd better hurry up, it's too late, maybe my life is not guaranteed! ”
Dong Rong was scolding happily, but suddenly heard someone talking outside the window, so she was stunned. It was Second Sister Cao who shouted happily, "Oh, Mr. Feng is also back!" Then my brother must be back too! ”
Dong Rong hurriedly got off the ground and put on her shoes and rushed to open the door, and sure enough, Old Man Feng was standing outside the door with the stupid pillar and Qingfeng. Dong Rong hurriedly turned sideways and shouted in surprise, "Come in, it's cold outside." ”
Old Man Feng refused to move, his hands covered with frost and snow, and he pretended to be extremely frightened and said, "I don't dare to go in, if the beard is not protected, the old man will not live." ”
Dong Rong was so angry that she stomped her feet, and she couldn't do anything but hurry up to make amends, "Uncle Feng, I was just joking. You old adults don't remember villains, don't be angry. I'll make you a few good dishes in a moment to make amends, okay? ”
"That's pretty much it!" Old Man Feng raised his chin and walked into the room triumphantly. Qingfeng smiled and gave Dong Rong a salute and followed, only the stupid pillar looked his daughter-in-law up and down for a long time before he smiled, "I'm back." ”
Dong Rong glanced at the room and saw that Old Man Feng was undressing his cloak and didn't pay attention to the two of them, so he reached out and pinched the side of the stupid pillar's waist, and scolded in a low voice, "You still know to come back, watch me clean you up at night!" ”
Silly Zhu smiled and didn't resist, but Old Man Feng responded, "You two have something to say at night, first give me this old man a bowl of hot porridge, and when we are full, we will go down the mountain, and we will not leave an eyesore." ”
(My fat son doesn't know what's wrong, he made trouble all night and spit up.) I want to hit the wall, and finally waited for him to sleep for a chapter, and I couldn't hold on. Thank you for your support, ask for a subscription, favorite! )