As soon as Wang Yuanwai's family left, Ling'er ran in the direction of her house, and she snapped open the courtyard door, startling Mrs. Yang, who was collecting the soles of her shoes in the courtyard.

She looked up and saw that it was Ling'er, so she patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "Ling'er, why did you come back?" Have you eaten? The pot is still warm, sit down first, and my mother will bring you the food! ”

"Mother, good news, good news, our cotton clothes and quilts this winter have fallen!"

Mrs. Yang didn't hear clearly, so she stretched out her ears and said, "What did you say?" What's gone? ”

Ling'er hurriedly put things away, rushed over and pulled her arm and said: "A big event happened in the village just now, even the old village chief and Wang Yuanwai came, Wang Yuanwai personally promised to give us a set of cotton clothes for each person in the village this year, two quilts per household, plus a stone of millet!" Mother, our cotton clothes and quilts this winter have fallen, you don't have to work so hard! ”

Old woman Yang was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "What you said is true?" ”

"Really, really, the whole village knows about it! As soon as I heard the news, I ran back to tell you! ”

The old lady was finally happy, and she was at a loss, muttering straight in her mouth: "Great, great, I finally don't have to starve and freeze this winter, it's great......"

Ling'er also smiled and agreed, she suddenly remembered the harvest of the day, and immediately ran to open the baggage, "Mother, come and see, I bought a lot of things and came back!" Here, there is Daddy's medicine bag, there are hoes, scissors, kitchen knives, needlework, and this ...... Wooden hairpin, mother, do you like it? ”

Mrs. Yang came over, looking at this pile of things, the more she looked at it, the more confused she became, and the more she looked at it, the more unsightly her face became, "Ling'er, my mother only gave you a hundred Wen, which is only enough to help your father catch five pairs of medicines, why is there an extra pair?" Where did all this stuff come from? ”

Ling'er had already prepared a pretext, "Mother, today I met an old doctor in distress at the entrance of the town, he used to be a famous doctor in the provincial capital, I showed him the prescription, he said to grab the medicine from him, as long as five yuan a pair, six pairs of medicine is only thirty yuan, and I will buy the remaining seventy yuan!" ”

Mrs. Yang was skeptical, frowned, and said, "Ling'er, you can't take this medicine indiscriminately, have you asked others?" Is the doctor credible? ”

"Credible and credible, if my mother is not at ease, let's boil half a pack and try it ourselves, and then give it to my father if it's no problem, okay?"

Mrs. Yang was still a little hesitant, and suddenly heard an old hoarse voice and said: "Old woman, just do what Ling'er said, it doesn't matter if I take medicine or not, why go to the shop to spend that unjust money again?" ”

When the two of them heard the sound, they turned around and saw that Old Man Yang had arrived at the door at some point, seeing that his face was pale and his hand holding the threshold trembled slightly, the two hurriedly rushed over to support him, "Oh, old man, why are you up?" The doctor said that you should lie down and recuperate, and only then can you go to the ground when you are better! ”

Old Man Yang waved his hand after a series of coughs and said: "It's okay, I know by myself, the weather is good today, I come out to bask in the sun, and do some hand work by the way, I can always exchange a few dollars, and you and Ling'er can also wear winter clothes as soon as possible!" ”

"No need, Dad, Wang Yuanwai said that he would give everyone in the village a set of thick cotton clothes!"

Old Man Yang shook his head while coughing: "No... Although we live in Wangjia Village, but not surnamed Wang, the cotton clothes may not have our family's share, even if we can't ask for it, eat people with short mouths and short hands, we owe too much to others, save it if you can, so as not to embarrass Ling'er in the future! ”

Ling'er felt a little sad when she heard this, although her father was old, he took pictures of himself everywhere, and there was some truth in it, the two couldn't resist him, so they could only help him to sit down in the courtyard, and the old lady went to boil medicine, and Ling'er accompanied her father to talk.

Daddy Yang is usually a person with few words, and in order to make him happy, Ling'er told Daddy about the process of shopping in the town today and meeting Xu Banxian as a protagonist, and the protagonist was naturally Xiaohuzi, and he transferred a little one with him!

Father Yang was half-squinting in the sun, as if he was asleep, Ling'er stopped to look at him, and suddenly heard Daddy say: "Ling'er, Xiaohuzi is teaching you to be sophisticated, he is doing it right, you have to listen to him, and you must pay more attention to outsiders in the future!" ”

Ling'er was a little surprised, because these words actually came from the mouth of an honest father! She blinked, "That...... Does Daddy think Aunt Cloth's words are credible? And that Xu Banxian, could he really be a liar? ”

"It's a businessman who sells cloth, and gossiping with you is just looking for a headband, but ordinary people won't say bad things about people for no reason and ruin people's reputations, the so-called no wind and no waves, her words are half credible, but they can't be fully believed!"

Ling'er nodded slightly in agreement, and the old man paused for a moment and said: "As for whether Xu Banxian is true or not, you can see his words and deeds, such as scholars have always been high-minded, but they are full of power; For example, stonemasons, most of them are full of calluses, and their arm strength is greater than ordinary people; For example, the blacksmith is dark and strong.

However, some scammers are good at disguise, and it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake for a while, and the only way is to stay away! ”

Ling'er nodded slightly, agreeing with all the previous views, but the last point ...... If you want to find help from others and want to learn from them, you naturally can't avoid them!

The old lady came out and said with a smile: "Ling'er, your father is right, we fled everywhere when we were young, and later took you around to seek medical treatment, and met a lot of bandits, liars, people and girls, and we have suffered a lot of losses, alas! If someone had mentioned it more, maybe our family would have been better off now! ”

Ling'er smiled and said: "Mother, forget it, it's all over, eat a trench and grow wise!" It just so happens that you have told me all these things, so I have a good defense, so that I will not be deceived in the future! ”

The old lady smiled: "Okay, you can ask your father, your father used to like to tell people about this, and the people in the village are tired of hearing it!" Old man, now Ling'er is willing to listen to your nagging, you have to hurry! ”

Speaking of this, my father's spirit was really much better, and he slowly told her about the past. The more Ling'er listened, the more she couldn't cry or laugh, she originally thought that her father was a wise person, but it turned out that she had encountered everything before, everyone had met her, and the same kind of loss had to be eaten many times before she could remember it for a long time.

Ling'er suddenly felt that it was not their luck that this honest couple had survived until now, but that God felt that they were too kind, and specially left a way for them to live everywhere! It seems that in the future, I need to talk to them, let them recall the experience of being deceived in the past, and then hook up with the current things to make them more understanding.

The family chatted until the evening, the old lady fed the father medicine, the spirit was much better, and began to look for a wooden stick to make a handle for the newly bought small hoe, he had no strength, Ling'er simply found a way to take over.

The old couple originally didn't let her move, but Ling'er tried to cut it a few times with a firewood knife, and the wood was cut off in half, which shocked the couple for a moment. When talking to Xiaohuzi in the morning, Ling'er figured out that she had the strength to keep it from her father and mother, and she had to behave in a timely manner, so that they could adapt to it, and it would be logical in the future!

As for the explanation of this strength, Ling'er told the old couple with a slight modification according to the explanation given to Xiaohuzi, originally thinking that they would have some doubts, but as soon as Ling'er finished speaking, they immediately thanked the mountain in the back mountain, muttering thanks to the mountain god in their mouths.

Ling'er, who didn't expect to pass the test so easily, saw that his father and mother were full of joy, and he couldn't wait to publicize it everywhere, so he hurriedly said: "Dad, mother, the immortal said, I can only tell you about this, not others, or my strength will be gone!" ”

The two nodded again and again, promising not to say anything, but they couldn't hide the joy on their faces. This night, this small courtyard that has been dull for many years is unprecedentedly relaxed and bright, and the second elder of the Yang family, whose face is full of wrinkles, seems to be ten years younger today, looking at the adoptive parents with happy faces, Ling'er really hopes that this expression can last forever.