Chapter 114: Great Grace Without Thanks
Cao Pozi doesn't know if she is showing off her new yard with people everywhere these days, and she hurts her throat when she talks too much, and occasionally coughs a few times at night. She is also a life-sparing person, I don't know who said that hedgehog flesh and blood are very effective in curing coughs, so she paid attention to Guoguo. Every time I saw Guoguo walking slowly in the yard, I had to step forward and kick it a few times. If it weren't for the fact that I didn't know how to cut the knife, I'm afraid the casserole would have been set up on the stove a long time ago.
Guoguo Xu also realized that his life was in danger, and he squatted on the kang every day and refused to go to the ground, of course, it was inevitable, Dong Rong and his wife were unexpectedly pierced by it and screamed.
Silly Zhu remembered that night was the time of the "movement", and he was suddenly attacked, so he also blackened his face, and immediately echoed, "Okay, I'll move in the afternoon." β
Although Dong Rong was happy when she heard this, she still retorted, "No, how can there be a move in the afternoon." It's still tomorrow morning! β
The little couple walked to the outer yard, and happened to see Wen Niang cleaning the yard with Fuzi, so they smiled and told them to go down the mountain with two sentences.
Mrs. Cao has a daughter-in-law who is eating and drinking in front of her this month, not to mention how comfortable her life is. At this time, I suddenly heard that my son and daughter-in-law were going to move back to the mountain, and I was a little unhappy. She just wanted to open her mouth to keep people, but the old man Cao preemptively said, "It's better to go back early, although the new yard is finished, you have to pick it up for a while, if you lack anything, take some back at home." β
Mrs. Cao pursed her lips and muttered, "What is lacking, just buy new ones, these tattered objects in our house, people may not be able to look at them." β
Second Sister Cao was afraid that her sister-in-law would be angry, so she quickly clapped her hands and smiled, "My sister-in-law promised to share a room with me, and I will also go up the mountain together." β
Dong Rong patted her sister-in-law on the back dotingly, and responded, "I have prepared it for you a long time ago, the entire West Cross Courtyard is yours, whatever you want to arrange." β
"Really? That's great! Second Sister Cao smiled with joy, and shouted one after another, "I want to raise a phoenix under the eaves, I also want to plant huΔer in the yard, I also want..."
Everyone was amused by her, and after a while, they went to bed after dinner. Early the next morning, Dong Rong had just made breakfast when she heard someone knocking on the door, and she thought that Steward Zhang had something to report temporarily, so she quickly took off her apron and was about to open the door. Just as Silly Zhu came out of the house, he listened to the movement outside the door and was a little abnormal, so he raised his eyebrows and opened the door half a step first.
As a result, the young couple were stunned when they saw the scene outside the door, and all the displaced people, regardless of gender, old and young, knelt neatly in front of Cao's house. The white mist of the early morning had not completely dissipated at this time, and everyone's hair was wet and clothed, but no one moved for half a minute.
When the first few old men looked up and saw the owner coming out, they immediately took the lead and shouted, "The owner, we hard-working people are going back to our hometown today." The owner's grace of life is really beyond repayment, and I only hope that the owner will be healthy and live a long life. If God has eyes, we who are working hard will one day repay the great kindness of the owner. β
After the old man finished speaking, he beckoned everyone behind him, "Kowtow to the owner!" β
"Xie Dong's life!" "Xie Dongjia!" "The proprietor is 100 years old!" "The owner gave birth to a noble son early! The owner..."
The homeless people shouted loudly and kowtowed vigorously, and the front of Cao's courtyard was a newly paved bluestone brick, at this time, the sound of "bang" was connected, and many people's brains were red and swollen when they saw it, and the women wiped their tears.
The day when he had cowered under the city walls, desperately waiting for death to come, seemed to be right in front of him. If it hadn't been for the fact that the owner had hired all of them back, their bones would have been gnawed by wild dogs by now. After arriving at the orchard, although it was said to be a worker, but after seven or eight busy days, the cat began to spend the winter, fed and clothed warmly, and even sat on the hot kang all day long to weave some crude objects, and then earned back copper coins to fill his purse. Such a day of fleeing is to return to the hometown and say it, I am afraid that no one will believe it.
No one is a fool, and even if they are really fools, they will see clearly after these months that the owner hired them to work is fake, and it is true that they have gone to great lengths to save their lives. How much merit did they have to accumulate in their previous lives to meet such a living bodhisattva? In the future, the mountains and rivers will grow, and I don't know if there is a chance to repay the great kindness of life in my lifetime...
Thinking like this, the crying became louder and louder, causing the villagers who followed to see them off all red-eyed. Dong Rong and Silly Zhu came back to their senses, hurriedly stepped forward to help everyone, and loudly persuaded "Folks, get up quickly, it's a good thing to return to your hometown, how can you go on the road with swollen eyes?" Although Tiannan and Haibei are far away, if there is fate, everyone will definitely meet again. β
"That's right, Brother Han, get up quickly. Go home and raise your granddaughter well, my eldest grandson is still waiting to marry her as a daughter-in-law! β
"It's not, don't cry, sister of the Li family, although our old sisters haven't lived enough, but it's not as good as at home. Today you are going home, this is a happy event, and you are not allowed to shed tears. β
The people in the village stepped forward to comfort the homeless people they knew well, and some naughty boys even took their favorite little bows and arrows and small wooden horses to give to their usual good friends. When the homeless people saw this, they cried even harder.
Old man Cao, Mrs. Cao, heard the movement and walked out of the courtyard, and when she saw everyone like this, she also understood three points. Old man Cao's eyes when he looked at his son and daughter-in-law were full of indescribable regrets, but Mrs. Cao looked proud and raised her chin high.
Everyone finally persuaded the homeless people to collect their tears, and Steward Zhang also urged everyone to hurry on the road, and the convoy in the city was still waiting. Although it is not possible for everyone to have a carriage to ride, it is much safer for the elderly and children to ride in the carriage and the young to follow the convoy than to travel alone.
The homeless people knelt down again and kowtowed to the Cao family and all the villagers three more times, and then reluctantly said goodbye to everyone and went on the road. The villagers went all the way to the entrance of the village, and looked at the last homeless person turning the mountain bend before sighing and returning to their homes. But in the face of the empty courtyard, for some reason, everyone feels a lot more deserted in their hearts.
There is no banquet in the world, I just hope that these villagers who get along like a family will have a safe journey...
The Cao family ate quietly, and Dong Rong took the interested second sister Cao back to the orchard. Second Sister Cao wore a goose-yellow jacket and a water-green pleated skirt, jumping and walking on the mountain road, like the most anxious willow flying in the spring breeze, which is very pleasing to the eye.
Dong Rong sent the homeless people away, and she also felt that the only stone that pressed on her heart was removed, which was extremely relaxing. At this time, seeing that the sister-in-law was so cheerful, she couldn't help but run forward to play together, and the two sister-in-law grabbed the grass as a dart for a while, and then picked up the willow leaves to scatter a heavenly girl. But in the end, the two of them were clean, but the stupid column was stuck like a haystack.
The two sisters-in-law glanced at each other, and they both ran away laughing, leaving the stupid pillar angry and funny to pat off the leaves and grass stalks, and continued to carry the luggage up. Guoguo arched a small black nose from the basket, greedily sniffed the fresh spring air, and squeaked twice at the end, as if urging the owner to hurry up.
On the mountain road, the laughter like silver bells continued to spread into the surrounding mountains and forests, which provoked the two phoenix-tailed finches to find a locust tree to settle down, intending to comb their beautiful tail feathers while watching the excitement. But the next moment, they were knocked unconscious by stones flying from nowhere. When they woke up again, they were already crouching in the elaborate straw birdcages, hanging high on the eaves, and they were completely the source of the hilarity.
Second Sister Cao stood under the eaves, looked up at the birdcage, and asked worriedly, "Sister-in-law, why don't these two phoenixes eat, must my brother hurt them too badly?" β
Dong Rong was thinking about what furniture to add to her sister-in-law's room, and when she heard this, she smiled and said, "Your brother should be sad when he hears this, and finally called birds and finches for you to play, but you complained about him." β
"Oh, sister-in-law, I don't blame my brother." Second Sister Cao hurriedly stepped forward and smiled and flattered, "I also sewed a new set of clothes for my brother before, so let's find out and let my brother wear it, okay?" β
Dong Rong was amused and led her sister-in-law out of the courtyard, but she happened to see Steward Zhang standing outside the door and talking to Wen Niang. Dong Rong then asked, "Steward Zhang, is there something wrong?" β
Steward Zhang glanced at the slender figure beside the owner, and his eyes immediately lit up. He subconsciously straightened his back and reported with a smile, "The owner previously ordered to hire a few teenagers to work in the garden, and five were recruited from the homeless people, and eight were also sent from the village, which is just enough for thirteen." At this time, the family needs to clean the yard by hand, should they be arranged to live in the inverted room first? β
Dong Rong nodded and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhang, you are the chief manager of the orchard, you just have to be in charge of these small things in the future, and you don't have to report to me again." β
It is a joy to be able to gain the trust of the master's family, and Steward Zhang bowed down with a smile and thanked him, "Xie Dong's family is trustworthy, then these boys are taught by me on weekdays." If the proprietor has a plan, he should tell him to do it. β
The corner of Dong Rong's eyes swept to the second sister Cao, who was full of curiosity, and said, "Speaking of this, I really have one thing, the second lady wants to add a few pieces of furniture in the courtyard, I will make a list in a while, you find someone to send it to the master, and ask him to make it together." β
Steward Zhang hurriedly responded and said with a smile, "Yes, the owner." I will do this in person, and the second lady will be satisfied. β
Dong Rong intuitively felt that this was a little strange, but she didn't think much about it, and turned around and took Second Sister Cao to visit the rest of the courtyard. The two sisters-in-law were chattering about the use of various houses, but Dong Ping didn't want Dong Ping to rush back with Xizi.
Dong Rong then remembered that today was the day of the academy's rest, and pulled her younger brother to look up and down for a long time, and asked about the food and clothing on weekdays, and then she smiled and shouted Wen Niang to make a fire, she wanted to make a few good dishes for her younger brother to make up.
Second Sister Cao felt a little apprehensive in her heart, wrinkled her little nose, and finally saw Dong Ping standing in the courtyard and looking around, and hurriedly shouted, "The West Cross Courtyard is mine!" Then he lifted his skirt and ran back to the yard, closing the door with a "bang".
Dong Ping blinked innocently, shook his head amusefully and turned to the east wing. It's a joy that the child couldn't be angry, and made a big grimace at the West Cross Courtyard.
Soon, a faint aroma of food wafted from the ear room on the south side of the west wing, which was used as a stove.
(Today, I rode back and forth for more than an hour to deliver dumplings to my sister, and I was so tired that my eyes were black.) It's still a relationship that doesn't usually exercise, and the body is really bad. Go to bed early tonight and try to get more yards tomorrow. Thank you all for your support, hugs! οΌ