Chapter 3 Asking for Silver
Although Old Man Bai is not a good person, he has been timid and afraid of things all his life, and he is used to being a farmer. Anyone who heard people mention things related to the government, they didn't dare to listen to a word, but now when they saw this little beggar saying at every turn that they were going to report to the official and let the official master be the master, he was immediately frightened. If this really makes this little beggar report to the official, then the official will definitely arrest his mother-in-law, and maybe the whole family will go to prison. What can I do?
When Mrs. Bai suddenly brought back such a dirty little beggar, Daddy Bai was a little disagreeing, this unidentified person, with the consent of his family, was forced to marry, and if he reported to the government at that time, he would definitely have to suffer a lawsuit. But at that time, the old lady didn't listen, but blamed herself for being cowardly and afraid, and said that she didn't want her son to be good?
Daddy Bai asked Mrs. Bai to scold, and immediately stopped gnawing. Daddy Bai also hopes that his younger son will be good, and if his younger son is not good, the family will suffer. The eldest daughter-in-law has long been dissatisfied, and the second girl is also bold enough to complain that the younger son has to take medicine all the time, but it is the biggest expense in the family. The family worked tirelessly to farm the land, and most of the silver saved went into the mouth of the younger son. The eldest daughter-in-law's nose is not a nose all day long, and her eyes are not eyes. If the youngest son is better, the family will have less burden, and the daughter-in-law will be able to look better. Daddy Bai's greatest hope is that the family will live in harmony, not brothers and husbands and wives, this is the happiness that Daddy White thinks.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family felt that it was not appropriate when she heard that her mother was picking up a beggar outside to marry her uncle. Who knows what the character is, who knows if there is any disease? If you are not in good health, won't you have to raise two sick seedlings at home? One is enough, and another one is not alive! However, the mother-in-law has always said the same, and the eldest daughter-in-law does not dare to confront the mother-in-law, so the mother-in-law will take care of this matter alone. When she heard that her uncle was dead, the eldest daughter-in-law only felt light, and finally died of a scourge. There can also be an extra room in the house, and the two children will soon grow up, and they should have a room of their own to live in.
The eldest daughter-in-law tugged at her man's sleeve, and the two immediately knew that since the brother-in-law was dead, there was no need to raise another beggar. Do you still think that there is a lot of food at home, and when you look at the thin appearance of this little beggar, you feel that your body is not very good, and you can't help the family when the time comes, and you have to support another person, or the surviving person of the uncle, I feel upset when I think about it. Either the mother-in-law beats the person to death, or she drives the person away. It's just that the two didn't expect that this little beggar looked honest and spoke so imposingly. Just like the village chief in the city speaking, it gives people a sense of oppression, and everything he says is reasonable. It seems that it is indeed his mother-in-law who is wrong first, and now people want to sue the official, if the government really arrests him, how can he get it.
The eldest daughter-in-law immediately stepped forward and pulled her mother-in-law's sleeve, "Mother-in-law, you can't lose a big one because of a small one, this person can't be resurrected after death, you can mourn!" Since this little beggar doesn't want to stay in our house, if you let her go, you should do a good deed! ”
Qiu Ning looked at the round-faced, small-eyed, shrewd woman beside the old woman, and knew that this was the old woman's daughter-in-law. No matter what the person is, as long as he can persuade the old woman to let him go, Qiu Ning decides not to hate this person.
Then Daddy Bai, Boss Bai, and Bai Erniu all stepped forward to persuade them. What is the most harmful thing for the countrymen, and they are most afraid of being officials. Qiu Ning felt that she was really right to take this step, but looking at the appearance of this old thing, she might not let herself go so lightly. What can I do? Qiu Ning thought that he hadn't eaten since yesterday, and his stomach was already hungry to the point that his stomach throbbed. If he was in such a stalemate again, Qiu Ning didn't dare to guarantee that he would faint or fall seriously ill. If that's the case, will this old thing do to him? Qiu Ning didn't think about things badly, but looking at the shrewd calculation of this family, Qiu Ning really didn't dare to think about good things!
Mrs. Bai is actually a little scared in her heart, indeed, one has no three media, two has no six hires, and three has not yet had a cave room, this family business is also handled by herself, but she is in the church, and Mrs. Bai does not even have a table banquet. This is really unreasonable, but Mrs. Bai thought that this little beggar killed her son, and Mrs. Bai didn't want to let this little slut go so lightly.
Mrs. Bai smiled coldly, looked at Qiu Ning with disdain, and spit on the ground by the way. "Bah, you little, what is easy to play! The official will listen to your nonsense, and he will not look at your ghostly appearance. If you really want to leave, it's okay, you first pay off what you owe to your mother, otherwise don't want to leave this door. ”
Mrs. Bai has always been shrewd, and if you think about it, since her son is dead, she can't do enough family affairs. You must make some benefits, otherwise you will change the little beggar's clothes for nothing, and give her food, although it is only three cold and coarse steamed buns, but in the eyes of Mrs. Bai, it is also expensive.
As soon as the eldest daughter-in-law heard that there was silver to take, her eyes immediately lit up, and at the same time, she instinctively stood on the same line with Mrs. Bai. Forked waist pointed at Qiu Ning, with a look of contempt: "Little beggar, my mother is right, you were starving to death when you came to our house." If my mother hadn't given you food, you would have died on the side of the road. Now you don't want to be in our house, and you don't want to pay back the money, and you kill my uncle, count it one by one, how much money do you owe to your family? When it comes to this matter in front of the official master, we are also in charge. If you don't pay back the money, my mother will have to sell you. ”
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family is even more ruthless, although this little beggar is wearing her mother-in-law's old clothes, they are full of patches. And the old one can't tell the color, but the clean, thin yellow face doesn't look too ugly, maybe if it is sold in that kind of place, it can be sold for some silver.
Daddy Bai lowered his head and smoked the hookah again, and Boss Bai also stood without making a sound, in fact, he also wanted to get some benefits in his heart. For so many years, there has been a sick brother at home, how can there be any silver at all, and now that the younger brother is dead, the silver has been spent in vain. It would be nice to be able to exchange this little beggar for some silver.
Bai Erniu's slightly red eyes flashed with a trace of worry, and she sympathetically looked at the girl who was standing in the middle of the courtyard, trying to stand straight, but her legs were weak. I don't know what to say in my heart, and the virtue of my mother and sister-in-law is not a day or two. I only think about silver all day long, and even my own family affairs are calculated by my mother and sister-in-law. I can't even protect myself, let alone this so-called 'brother and daughter-in-law'? It's just that Bai Erniu really thinks that her mother and sister-in-law have gone too far, and they didn't spend much money at home, but let her younger brother be the groom. As for the death of my brother, it can only be said that it is fate!