Ling'er stood by the sinkhole and stared at her slap for a long time, until at noon, Mrs. Yang came to look for her for dinner, and when she saw her stunned appearance, she was startled, and hurriedly ran over: "Ling'er, why are you here again?" Be careful not to fall, go, go home to dinner with your mother! ”

The old lady pulled Ling'er away from the sinkhole, picked up the back basket on the ground, and saw that it was empty, so she didn't say anything, but put it on her back directly, and looked around for a small hoe. The old lady who couldn't find it all said: "Ling'er, the little hoe for digging wild vegetables?" ”

Ling'er, who came to her senses, remembered the hoe that was broken by herself and the hoe that she threw away, scratched her head embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "Mother, that... That one... I lost my hoe! ”

"Huh? Lost! That's all we have in our house! Ling'er, think about it carefully, where did you lose it? Mother go back and look for it! ”

Looking at Mrs. Yang's bitter face, Ling'er really couldn't bear to lie, but it was useless to find the hoe that had been broken in two, not to mention that there was no hoe handle, rather than making her feel distressed again, it was better to persevere to the end!

So Ling'er frowned and said pitifully: "Mother, just now Wang Fugui brought people to bully me, I fought with them once, and when I came back, the hoe was gone, maybe... Maybe it was taken away or thrown away by Wang Fugui! ”

When Mrs. Yang heard this, she hurriedly squatted down, checked Ling'er up and down, and said distressedly: "Ling'er, that rich kid has loved to bully you since he was a child, their family is a rich and noble family in the village, we can't afford to mess with him, in the future, when you see him, stay away, don't do anything with him, you know?" ”

Ling'er pouted unconvinced: "Why? If he dares to bully me again, I'll beat him! ”

"Never! Ling'er, my mother told you, this is Wangjia Village, our Yang family is an outsider, thanks to the old village chief to take him in, he has a place to stay, so that he can live a peaceful life like a normal person, we have to know the grace of the report, you know? ”

"Mother, Ling'er knows that many uncles and aunts in the village are good to us, Ling'er remembers, and she will definitely repay them in the future! But those who bully us, we can't let them knead it! We don't owe them anything! ”

"Alas, silly boy, why are you disobedient? Anyway, don't quarrel with the children in the village in the future, otherwise your father and mother will be angry, you know? ”

Ling'er pursed her lips, although she was not convinced, in order not to embarrass the old lady, she reluctantly agreed to her, but the premise is that if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, but if someone deliberately deceives the door, I am not a soft persimmon, I must make him look good!

Mrs. Yang led Ling'er down the mountain slowly, muttering in her mouth: "Alas! It's all to blame on the mother, you shouldn't have been let out alone, the wild vegetables were not dug up, but the hoe was lost! It will cost at least 100 wen to buy a new one, and your father's bamboo strips for more than a month are gone! Alas~~~"

"Mother, don't worry, Ling'er will go out in the afternoon to earn money, I must find a way to buy a new hoe and come back, okay?"

Mrs. Yang smiled, pinched her face and said, "Silly child, you haven't grown up yet, you can't do anything, how can you make money?" Forget it, if you lose it, you will lose it, I will work harder with your father, hurry up and make more soles and weave more bamboo baskets, it should be too late! ”

Ling'er looked at her hands, thinking in her heart that she could always earn some money with her own strength, right? The people in the village are self-sufficient and have few opportunities to earn money, so it would be nice to go to the town or the city!

"Mother, isn't it a market tomorrow? Daddy went to the town to sell basket dustpans? Shall I go too? ”

"Don't go, your father's health is not good, let's just send those bamboo utensils directly to the king's house!"

"Who is Wang Yuanwai?"

"Wang Yuanwai is a rich grandfather! Their family is the richest family in our village, and there are many shops in the town and city! So Ling'er, don't be angry with Fugui in the future, even if he bullies you, don't fight back, just hide and run home, or his father and mother will be angry, don't want our bamboo goods and shoe soles, and we won't have money to exchange for food! ”

Ling'er turned her head to look at Mrs. Yang, and saw that her wrinkled face was full of sorrow, and she secretly regretted it in her heart, and she knew that she would ignore those little children! She only remembered that Wang Fugui bullied herself, but she didn't know that he was the only grandson of the richest Wang Yuanwai family in the village for four generations!

When an old man and a young man returned home, Mrs. Yang talked about the loss of the hoe, and the old man Yang also sighed, and returned to the courtyard silently after eating, coughing while speeding up the movement of the bamboo machine; The old lady didn't say anything, but took the soles of her shoes and sat in the sun and looked at the needlework.

Ling'er felt that the atmosphere was a little depressing, and all this was her own fault, she thought about it, said hello to her father, and went out of the yard to the village!

This is the first time she has entered the village as a normal person since she came to this world, in order to leave a good impression on everyone, Ling'er saw the sweet uncle and aunt of everyone, and everyone was excited. Some of them will stuff some food for her according to the custom, such as sweet potatoes, cakes, sweet potatoes, dried fruits, etc.! Along the way, I have gained a lot!

Ling'er found a corner and squatted, planning to sort out the things she had collected, and bring them back to the old lady later, maybe it would come in handy when it would come in handy!

She was happily putting things on the ground, suddenly felt a pain in her head, she looked up, and there were alleys composed of villagers' houses all around, and there was no one at all! Ling'er touched her head, frowned and thought about it, lowered her head and continued to tidy up.

Bang again, "Bang Bang Bang~~" Clods of soil flew from all directions, Ling'er held his head with both hands and shouted: "Who, what are you doing?" Bastard, stop! ”

"Hahaha, silly girl! Silly girl! A group of children clapped their hands and sang in unison!

Ling'er stood up with a hula and shouted angrily: "I've returned to normal, don't deceive people too much, I'll fight back if I come again!" ”

"You have the ability to pay it back, you pay it back!" The children shouted and provoked, and Ling'er heard the sound and saw that the leader was Wang Fugui, who was scared away in the morning! Dead boy, do you think I'm scared of you if I bring a group of people?

Ling'er clenched her fists and really wanted to smash it all at once, but remembering her father's and mother's advice, Ling'er still tried to hold back! She glared at Wang Fugui fiercely, quickly picked up the things on the ground, and ran in the direction of her house with her skirt, and the group of children clapped their hands as if they had won a battle.

Ling'er slowed down after getting rid of a group of broken children, and when she passed by Aunt An's house, she saw Uncle An also weaving bamboo baskets in the yard. She thought about it, hid her things in the grass next to her, and knocked on the courtyard door of Uncle An's house.

Uncle An looked up and saw that it was Ling'er, and said with a smile: "Ling'er is here to play?" Come on in! ”

Ling'er went in with a smile: "Uncle An, didn't you go to the ground today?" ”

"Yes! No, the bamboo basket at home is broken, I have to hurry up and remake two pairs, and the family will harvest sweet potatoes in a few days, just in time! ”

"Oh! That's it! If you're in a hurry, why don't you go to town and buy two? I heard my father say that such a bamboo basket is only five cents! ”

"Hehe, silly girl, where can I buy five pennies? The ones in the bazaar are at least 10 wen, and the shops are even more expensive, at least fifteen wen! ”

"Huh? Are you sure? Then why did my father sell it to Wang Yuan's family for only three papers? ”

"This... Hehe, Ling'er! Is your father and mother okay? ”

Uncle An talked about it left and right, no matter how Ling'er asked, he just didn't want to mention the price again.