Chapter 59: Grounding

Fan Huaiqin said: "Mother, let's tell grandma the truth, so as not to worry about her old man!" Grandma, in fact, it's not a big deal, it's just that last year, Yue'er went to the village to pick vegetables, and when she saw the Zhao family kid bullying the three girls next door, she beat that kid hard!

The Zhao family came to the door, we apologized and lost money, do you know that the Zhao family is also a bit powerful on our side, at first they didn't give up, but then I don't know why they didn't make trouble?

originally thought that this matter would pass like this, but not long after, the boy of the Zhao family ran to our house to rely on it when his injury was a little better, and followed Yue'er around all day long! Although Yue'er is still young, it's not a matter for them to stick together all day, so we want Yue'er to stay! The Zhao family kid can't find anyone, so thank you for the day and it won't come! ”

Grandma Gui frowned and thought for a while: "If I remember correctly, the Zhao family seems to be the big landlord of your town, right?" ”

"Yes, the Zhao family's wealth is no worse than that of the kings in the vicinity, so we don't beat him or scold him or drive him away, not to mention that not only did he not do anything bad to Yue'er, but listened to Yue'er everywhere, telling him to work in the field, and he did everything!"

Grandma Gui thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "This is a thing, Yue'er will be eleven years old next year, and it is really not like a male doll around her all day long...... Qin'er, how old is the Zhao family kid this year? His Zhao family doesn't care about him? ”

"! No matter what, how many times has Steward Zhao come to our house for this matter, and asked him to go back with both soft and hard treatments, but he just refused, even if he tied him back that day, he came again the next day! Hehe, that Zhao kid is clean and tall, he is two years older than our Yue'er, if he is the right person, maybe ......"

"Ahem~~~" Fan Huaiqin and her mother deliberately coughed twice to interrupt her, glared at her, and then said to Grandma Gui: "Mother, Yue'er, this girl is the youngest of several brothers and sisters, and she has been protected by her brothers and sisters since she was a child.

Since my father is now willing to accept female students, it is better to let Yue'er stay, first, to ask my mother to help my daughter discipline her well, and second, to learn something from my father, although a girl's lack of talent is virtue, but it is always good to recognize a few more words! Mother, what do you think? ”

Grandma Gui nodded: "That's good, as long as you are willing, the old man and I will naturally be happy!" Alas, think about our family since the separation, the grandchildren are obviously in the village, but it is rare to see them come once, your father and I sit in the yard all day long, staring wide-eyed, not sick can hold back the disease! ”

Fan Huaiqin said: "Grandma, mother, why are several uncles becoming more and more useless?" They are obviously a few alleys away from here, and it will take a while to arrive, and if the cousins and cousins don't come, they must be uncles and aunts who won't let them, how can they ......?"

"Qin'er!" Fan Huaiqin's mother stopped again, and looked at Ling'er without a trace. Ling'er is very embarrassed, this is someone's housework, she is an outsider here, if there is something wrong in the future, won't she be wronged again? She hurriedly stood up and said, "Grandma Gui, aunt, Sister Qin, Ling'er has been out for a long time, and if you don't go home, your father and mother will have to worry!" ”

Grandma Gui looked outside and saw that the sun had begun to slowly set westward, she took Ling'er's hand and said again: "Ling'er, don't take this matter to heart today, come over early tomorrow if it's okay, ah!" ”

Ling'er nodded, said goodbye to them many times, and walked to the gate of the courtyard. As soon as she got out of the yard, she found that there were inexplicably more flustered women outside, and instinctively turned around and were about to walk away, only a few steps away, someone stopped, saw that it was Ling'er, and greeted her with a smile: "Oh, Ling'er, only go back now?" ”

Ling'er smiled, greeted a few women, and left quickly without saying a word. When she returned home, as soon as she entered the courtyard gate, she heard the sound of laughter in the hall.

"Dad, mother, I'm back!" Ling'er shouted, and after a while, the mother came out of the hall, and there were several women behind her. She glanced at them and immediately recognized them as the women who had gossiped under the yellow fruit tree in the village and were heard by Yue'er, and the women greeted Ling'er with a smile, said a few words, and then found an excuse to say goodbye to the old lady and leave.

The old lady personally sent the extremely woman to the gate of the courtyard, until she saw them walk away, and as soon as the backs of several people disappeared, the old lady's smiling face immediately fell, and she turned her head to look at Ling'er with a serious face and said, "Ling'er, come in with me!" ”

Ling'er naturally knew what was going on, she sighed in her heart, hung her head and followed the old lady into the house and closed the door. The old lady sat down and said in a deep voice: "Ling'er, did you spread the story of the old village chief's family?" ”

Sure enough, when she asked this, Ling'er spread her hands weakly: "Mother, don't you believe Ling'er either?" I went to my master's house early every day, began to practice calligraphy after recognizing the words, helped Grandma Gui cook and work together at noon, sometimes came back to eat, and went home in the evening, only to say hello to the aunts on the way, and nothing else was said!

Jin Sanxiang was the first time I heard Aunt Zhu talk about it when I was grinding glutinous rice last night, and I didn't know it before! ”

The old lady frowned and was silent, staring at Ling'er scrutinically, as if to measure whether her words were true or false, Ling'er looked at the old lady with a look of grievance. After a while, the old lady sighed: "Alas, Ling'er, it's not that my mother doesn't believe you, but the people in the village are spreading the old village chief's family gold and three things, and they all say that this matter came out of your mouth!" ”

Ling'er was a little annoyed: "Mother, since they said that it was from me, why don't you ask clearly, when and where did I tell whom?" As long as they can say it, I'll confront them right away! ”

"This ......" the old lady hesitated, she frowned and looked at the old father who was weaving a bamboo basket on the side.

The old man kept his hands on it, bowed his head and made it seriously, and the old lady said: "His father ......"

Dad said lightly: "Our family Ling'er will not gossip!" ”

Ling'er was suddenly happy, sure enough, Daddy was more open-minded, and would not be swayed by those gossip, she was about to say thanks, Daddy stopped the work in his hand and looked up and said:

"But people's words are terrifying, let's avoid suspicion appropriately! Ling'er, it's about to be the New Year, the village chief and brother are going to reunite with their children and grandchildren, there shouldn't be time to teach you anything, you just stay at home these days, help your mother do some work, learn something, the village chief is there...... Let's wait until the New Year! ”

"Huh? Big year! Ling'er opened her mouth wide, today is only the twentieth day of the lunar month, and there is still more than half a month before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The old lady also said: "Yes, Ling'er, before and after the Chinese New Year is the season for everyone to visit relatives and friends, those who marry daughters, daughters-in-law, and children and grandchildren have to go out. After the New Year, my mother will take you to the village chief's house to pay New Year's greetings, ask him when he is free, and let's set a time to study again, ah! ”

This matter is so decided, Ling'er is helpless, but the most lively days of the New Year can only be nested at home, which is no different from grounding!