Extra nine: The widow came to find fault
After the well of the Liu family was dug, it was already five days later, and Lu Laohan and his son lived in Liu Dacheng's house for the past five days.
The two of them have taken a fancy to him, but in the past few days, Lu Laohan also found that Liu Niang is a good girl, although she is older, but she is good at housework and needlework, and she is also very diligent, and she looks very compatible with the second child of his family, so Lu Laohan also ignored the small actions that Liu Dacheng and his wife did behind their backs.
I don't know what to do, as long as Liu Dacheng and his wife don't poke it, and he doesn't open his mouth, lest the two children disagree when they get it, and it's not good if they are embarrassed.
Not only Lu Laohan has this idea, but also Liu Dacheng and Pi's family, and they will not do too much in small actions, at most, they will ask Lu Weihe's preferences, interests, and test his personality.
The couple here are very busy because of Liu Niang's affairs, but as the party concerned, Liu Niang has not been affected at all, she can do whatever she wants, her father wants to marry her as soon as possible, as long as she doesn't agree, don't think about it.
As soon as the well was dug, Lu Laohan and his son collected the money and went home, and Liu Ping'an was also ready to set off outside.
In addition, he doesn't have so much money in his hand, so he naturally has to do what he can, and Liu Ping'an has to pay Hui Niang's shop, although Hui Niang said that he is not in a hurry, but Liu Ping'an doesn't want to owe his sister.
Scooped up the only more than two hundred taels of silver in the family and set off, and at the same time with the expectations of the family, Liu Ping'an went out, the family was idle, Pi Shi looked at the only few taels of silver in his hand and sighed, the belongings were scooped away by his son, if the daughter got married, there would definitely not be much money to buy a dowry.
I had to discuss with Liu Dacheng and pick up the previous method of setting up a stall in the city, although in previous years the Pi family also set up a stall in the city, but it was all idle time, this year is different, you have to set up a stall early, otherwise Liu Niang will have no dowry when she gets married.
With this belief, Pi and Liu Niang got busy, different from Pi's idea of wanting to earn dowry money for her daughter, Liu Niang liked the feeling of holding the money in the palm of her hand, which made her feel very down-to-earth.
I did a small business in the city for more than ten days, and the time also blink to the middle of February, during this time, Pi's mother and daughter went out early and returned at noon every day, and they also earned three or four taels of silver, although they didn't earn a lot, but Pi was very satisfied.
On this day, Liu Niang was busy scooping things, when she heard a familiar voice, turned her head and saw that it was a young man who wanted to buy something, ordered, and greeted politely, until Lu Weihe opened his mouth to call her, she didn't remember who this person was.
"Is that you?" Liu Niang didn't know what to call people, so she said you very rudely.
"yes? Liu Niang, what are you and your aunt? Lu Weihe was a little confused, and asked suspiciously.
"We? I have nothing to do at home, set up a small stall in the city and earn some money. Liu Niang said very naturally.
It's not a shame to set up a stall to make money, and there's nothing to hide.
"Really? Then Liu Niang, you bring me a state and two eggs. ”
Seeing that he didn't look like a joke, Liu Niang hesitated for a moment, cleared the bowl with clean water, and then quickly scooped up a bowl of porridge, scooped two eggs, and put them on the table.
After Pi Shi finished the matter in hand, he just straightened his waist, and saw Lu Weihe, wiped his hands, and walked over quickly.
"Aunt..."
"Is Weihe coming? Liu Niang, quick, scoop two more eggs..."
"Mother, he has it all there, what else is he scooping?" Liu Niang was a little unhappy, today's tea eggs were almost sold, and now there are only the last two left, and other guests still let her keep them.
As soon as Pi Shi saw that Liu Niang didn't listen to her, he scolded: "You kid, let you scoop, you can scoop, don't talk so much nonsense." ”
"Aunt Liu, you're welcome, I still have it..."Lu Weihe was obviously a little uncomfortable with Pi's enthusiasm, how did he feel that Liu Niang and her mother looked at him a little strangely?
"Oh, forget it."
Liu Niang muttered a few words quietly and did not speak again; After Lu Weihe finished eating the porridge and two tea eggs, when he gave the money, Pi Shi said that he didn't want anything, but Liu Niang naturally took it.
As soon as Lu Weihe left, Pi Shi taught Liu Niang a lesson, "Liu Niang, what are you doing?" What money to collect? ”
Liu Niang calmly gave the money back to the money bag, and said expressionlessly: "Mother, if we don't collect money, it will be a loss, and besides, Lu Weihe is not familiar with us, why don't you collect money?" Besides, you have collected money from the people in our village, not to mention that you are still an outsider who is not very familiar with it, isn't this giving others a handle when you do this? ”
These words blocked Pi's without saying a word, and glared at Liu Niang for a long time before saying: "Forget it, just accept it, next time my mother won't do this, don't worry." ”
"I hope so, besides, mother, it's not like I can't get married, you make it as if no one wants me to do it, and you want to stick to someone else."
These words choked Pi Shi half to death, but looking back, Liu Niang didn't say anything, if she was so enthusiastic and showed it to others, as if their daughter just couldn't get married, then this gossip might be even more serious.
This time, Pi Shi rarely blamed Liu Niang.
As soon as February passes, the Qingming Festival is coming, this time to send paper money back to his parents' house, Fan Ming finally came over with a large family, and the little grandson who had been thinking about it for so long came over, Pi's was very rare, hugged this, hugged that, and couldn't wait to hold the big and small buns in his arms.
It's a pity that her hands are not so long, otherwise she really held the two small buns in her hands, Liu Dacheng's eyes were red for a long time, but Pi's still didn't mean to let go, and he glared at Pi's several times before he hugged the two soft little grandsons.
This time when the paper money came back, Hui Niang and An Niang seemed to have made an appointment, they both came over on the same day, and the sisters got together and chirped and talked crookedly for a long time.
Pi's amused enough of the two little grandsons, and began to complain to the two daughters, saying that Liu Niang was not filial, and she gave the people who poked and harmed, each of them looked down on her, and she had nothing to say about Liu Niang, a seventeen-year-old girl, and she didn't even have a mother-in-law.
Hui Niang sneered, she didn't dare to speak, if she spoke, she would be kept by Pi's again, who let her persuade Pi's to come at that time, this time Liu Niang can't marry, Pi's will definitely blame her.
Sure enough, not long after Hui Niang was in her heart, Pi Shi pointed the finger at her.
"Anniang, tell me, I knew that I shouldn't have listened to Hui Niang in the first place, what did I say about delaying and delaying, if I had told Liu Niang earlier, at this time, I am afraid that I would even hug my grandson." As he spoke, his eyes turned red, and he looked no different from crying.
Hui Niang was speechless, she persuaded Pi Shi to be right, but for so long, Pi Shi has never stopped asking An Niang to find a matchmaker to say goodbye, no one came to the door, it was fate that did not arrive, and she really couldn't be blamed, of course, at this juncture, Hui Niang did not dare to tell the truth.
After listening to Anniang, she said to Pi's family: "Mother, Hui Niang is not wrong, this fate has not arrived, if you want to ask for it, you can't force it, in my opinion, otherwise you go to the temple to ask Liu Niang for a sign, so rest assured?" ”
Speaking of asking for a signature, Pi's eyes lit up, "Yes, I'll go another day, I'm too busy this time, no, I must take some time to go, otherwise Liu Niang won't be able to get married, and I'll be poked in the back." ”
This time, the Anniang sisters all pursed their lips and laughed.
After the Qingming Festival, Pi really went to the temple to ask for a signature for her two daughters as she promised at that time, but she begged twice, and the signature she got was the same.
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After worrying about her whole life, the most important thing is to see that several children have a good home, and now that this signature says that good things are coming, she is not in a hurry.
Wait slowly, go back and tell Liu Niang and An Niang the good news, Pi Shi was happy for a long time before he came back to his senses, and the signature said that good things were coming, but he didn't say when? This Pitter's anxiety disorder came out again.
Liu Niang was no longer surprised by Yu Pi's worries, so she simply went with the flow; Besides, from An Niang's side, since the beginning of spring this year, Qiao Yong seems to be like a nobody, and he always finds an excuse to go to An Niang's house every three or two days.
It's been a long time, and the neighbors who live next to An Niang have spread some rumors, and these rumors are secret, An Niang and Qiao Yong don't know, she also asked Qiao Yong several times, Qiao Yong's answer is that there are few people who build houses this year, and there is nothing to do, so they came over to help.
But the truth of the matter is, Qiao Yong has nothing to do? It's just busy, but those brothers under him know that he is chasing his future sister-in-law, and then take all the things over, Qiao Yong smoothly did the shopkeeper, compared to those brothers who are busy to death, he is idle to death.
I have nothing to do at home, so I have nothing to do to run to An Niang, and the brothers who were miserable by him complained bitterly one by one, but they got Qiao Yong's assurance, and when he married his daughter-in-law in the future, he asked his daughter-in-law to cook for them.
Of course, this guarantee was also Qiao Yong fooling them, how could the daughter-in-law he married be willing to let her cook for so many brothers? It's a big deal, he will work hard in the future, and just make a few coaxing meals for them.
Qiao Yong, who has always been very honest, under Fan Ming's indoctrination, has become cunning and will lie, of course Fan Ming is innocent, he just let Qiao Yong adapt to the situation, I never expected that this ability to adapt to changes is really not worse than him at all, Fan Ming suddenly has a feeling of honor.
For Qiao Yong's hospitality, An Niang acquiesced, as long as he didn't do anything excessive, she wouldn't open her mouth to drive him away, as long as she didn't stay at their house overnight, with him to help take a few children, An Niang felt that she had saved a lot of things.
The two of them were still in the dark, but the neighbors who lived next to An Niang were in a mess, and the widows who originally had thoughts about Qiao Yong and the women who had divorced were even more angry.
Who in this town doesn't know that Qiao Yong is the best man in their town? Now they actually fell in love with a woman with four or five oil bottles, which made their self-confidence suffer an unprecedented blow, and one by one, as if they had made an appointment, they ran to the door of An Niang and began to scold the street.
knew that Fan Ji and An Niang had an inseparable relationship, so those women specially chose to find An Niang's stubble at night, this night, to see who would help An Niangniang.
These widows and divorced women thought well, three or five made an appointment to go to the door together, this day, the sky was not dark, An Niangniang few, just had dinner not long ago, and now they are sitting in the yard blowing the wind, Ya Ling and Ya Zhi are doing embroidery work, Ya Wen teaches the little bun to write on the ground, and the atmosphere is rare and harmonious.
And at this moment, there was a knock on the door, Yazhi thought that Qiao Yong came to give them something, and without waiting for An Niang to stop it, she put down her things and ran to open the door.
Who knew that Yazhi happily opened the door and called Uncle Qiao, and several women outside the door pushed the door open, "Yo, this little girl is still thinking about Uncle Qiao?" It's a pity we're not. ”
As soon as the words fell, another woman in purple said, "Phew? What Uncle Qiao, it's not the same shameless as her mother, and she calls Brother Qiao so affectionate. ”
Yazhi's face was red and his ears were red, and he glared at them menacingly: "Who are you?" What do you do at our house? Yazhi was sure she had never seen these people before.
"Yo? The little girl asked who we were? I'm your Aunt Li, come and call Aunt Sheng to listen? Widow Leigh induced.
Yazhi snorted, didn't speak, and made a gesture to close the door, who knew that those women were blocking the door and didn't let Yazhi succeed.
The gate of the courtyard is at the corner, and An Niang, who was sitting in the middle of the courtyard, did not see anyone, only heard the sound of Yazhi and others talking, listening to the voice, An Niang knew that these people were not good, and Ya Ling glanced at each other, put down the things in his hand, and asked Yawen to take Zhao Zicong back to the house.
"Sister Liu is here? Why, when the girl came, didn't she invite us in and sit down? ”
An Niang glanced at the three women standing at the door of her house lightly, and said lightly: "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”
The woman named Widow Li said, "What's the matter?" Of course, there is something very important, otherwise our sisters would not have come to the door. ”
"Really? Speak quickly. An Niang faintly felt that these women were not good, but she didn't know what these women were for.
"Since Sister Liu is so happy, sister, I'll tell you the truth, Sister Liu is the same as a few of us, they are all women with a hard life, and we shouldn't be so embarrassed for you, but a few of us like Brother Qiao, and we have liked it for several years, but since you came, Brother Qiao has been reluctant to give up on you.
Strange girl's clumsy eyes, I really haven't seen what is good about Sister Liu, what is worthy of Brother Qiao's liking, not to mention that your own conditions are not good, there are also a few oil bottles, Sister Liu, do you think you are consuming Brother Qiao like this? Will you still be able to give him a baby in the future? ”
Widow Li's mouth, like a cannonball, crackled and kept talking. (To be continued.)