Chapter 34
On this day, Lu Xiaoyi was chopping clam shell meat and screws at home, and Lu Xiaoyi's uncle Qiu Fu rushed over to report that Lu Lian was about to give birth, and Mrs. Lu rushed over with Yulan and Dongmei.
Lu Xiaoyi also wanted to follow immediately, but a little girl like her couldn't help when she went, so she simply calmed down and chopped the chicken food, fed the chicken and picked it up, and then locked the door and took Xiao Ding Xiaogeng to Qiu's house.
Qiu's family is in the east of the village, and when Lu Xiaoyi walked, Mrs. Lu and her children were ready to go back, it turned out that Lu Lian was just a little in pain, so scared that the family raised their hearts to their throats, and asked the doctor and the midwife, she was busy for a while, and she didn't feel pain anymore, the midwife was experienced, and after seeing the situation, she asserted that she would give birth tomorrow.
Yulan and Dongmei walked in front, Lu Pozi followed with a frown, and there were village women asking along the way, and Yulan responded with a smile.
When she got home, Mrs. Lu called Lu Xiaoyi over and gave her a sacred and arduous task, which was to go to the courtyard of Qiu's house to pretend to play and find out if Mrs. Qiu had scolded Lu Lian.
Lu Xiaoyi was puzzled: "Grandmother, why does Granny Qiu want to scold her sister-in-law?" The sister-in-law is about to give birth to a grandson for the Qiu family, and Granny Qiu should be happy. ”
Mrs. Lu sighed, "I'm worried that your aunt will give birth to a girl." ”
Lu Xiaoyi couldn't wait to roll her eyes at Mrs. Lu, when my mother gave birth to a girl in her first child, you scolded her ugly, and gave birth to a girl in her second child, she almost died of depression when you scolded her, but at this time, she was worried that her daughter would be scolded by her mother-in-law, so she was embarrassed to say it.
Lu Xiaoyi didn't know what Mrs. Qiu was, so she could only say: "Granny Qiu is not that kind of person, right?" ”
Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes and sneered: "I didn't become a bodhisattva's mother-in-law!" If she is a good one, why doesn't the same village let me come back from time to time? ”
Obviously, Mrs. Lu forgot about Lu Lian's family affairs at the beginning, the disgraceful role she played in the middle, and Mrs. Lu forgot that she was a well-known evil mother-in-law and a difficult person in the village, and it was too late for the Qiu family to hide from her, how could she be willing to send the kind and simple Lu Lian back to her parents' house to be instigated by Mrs. Lu, in case of teaching a second Mrs. Lu, it would be too late for the Qiu family to regret it.
Mrs. Lu thought for a while, and then said: "Forget it, don't go today, wait until you give birth, if you give birth to a girl, you will go to the outside of Qiu's house every day to guard, if you hear Mrs. Qiu scolding your sister-in-law, you should come back and tell me quickly." ”
It seems that Mrs. Lu wants to stage the drama of Mrs. Wang.
The point is not what drama she wants to stage, the focus is on the word 'every day', Lu Xiaoyi collapsed and said: "Go every day?" You're not going to let me go until my sister-in-law is out of confinement, are you? ”
Mrs. Lu is quite considerate, "Forget it on a rainy day." ”
"I'm not going, I still have to mow the grass every day, the grass by the stream is about to wither, and the chickens at home still have to eat!"
"I'll help you cut it, isn't it just some wild vegetables and grass?" Mrs. Lu agreed happily, and now all the housework is handed over to the second daughter-in-law, and she is basically idle all day.
Lu Xiaoyi was a little reluctant, and Mrs. Lu immediately said with a black face: "You can't do this little thing well, how can you deal with others bullying you in the future?" Grandmother is the most optimistic about you! ”
"Good!" Lu Xiaoyi hurriedly agreed, no need to mow the grass, just play, it's not bad to think about it.
In the afternoon of the next day, Lu Lian gave birth to a baby girl, Lu Xiaoyi only glanced at it, and was pulled out of the delivery room by her mother.
The mother needed to rest, and the Lu family quickly said goodbye and went out, and Mrs. Lu stopped Xiao Yi, and her eyes reminded her that it was time to take up her espionage work.
Lu Xiaoyi smiled bitterly, "Grandmother, let me go home and prepare." ”
A small bench is indispensable, and you can sit when you are tired of playing; The little crutch has been newly appointed, and when the props are placed around, no one doubts whether he pretends to be lame or not, and then Xiao Ding Xiaogeng must be fully equipped, and he can't play there alone!
Mrs. Lu always thought that Mrs. Qiu was at the same level as her, and she always pulled others to her height, and the courtyard of the Qiu family was quiet all afternoon.
The pseudo-child Lu Xiaoyi was bored and dozed under the big locust tree not far from Qiu's house, and a few yellow leaves fell on her head, and she didn't notice it.
The real child Ding Xiaogeng was having a lot of fun, Liu Bao quickly found it, and Shen Qiang also took a few little teenagers to play the game of soldiers and bandits.
It was not early, Lu Xiaoyi finished work and went home, Mrs. Lu had already helped her cut a basket of wild grass and vegetables, Lu Xiaoyi happily moved to her yard, Mrs. Lu stepped forward to stop it, and then mysteriously mentioned the west courtyard, rummaged in the back basket a few times, and turned out a pumpkin, a few pears and oranges.
“…… Grandmother, where did you come from? ”
Mrs. Lu smiled: "It's in my own field." After speaking, he picked two good pears and oranges and gave them to Lu Xiaoyi, "Take them to Xiao Geng." ”
"What about me?" Lu Xiaoyi rolled his eyes, he worked as a spy for a day, and after a tiring day, he couldn't even earn a fruit.
Mrs. Lu pointed to a basket of grass and said, "Yours are here!" ”
Okay! Lu Xiaoyi threw the two fruits into the basket and walked towards the east courtyard, Lu Pozi stepped forward quickly, grabbed a handful of wild vegetables to cover the fruits, Lu Xiaoyi was suspicious, and went home to ask her mother.
Yulan sneered: "Your grandmother usually doesn't go to the ground, and she doesn't have a good one when she gets off the ground, and she has to pick a few melons from the east family and fruits from the west family." ”
Lu Xiaoyi's face was black, she didn't expect her grandmother to have this hobby, she really can't talk to outsiders!
Yulan sighed, "How embarrassing are these words to say to your children, now that you know it, you have to keep your mouth shut, it's not good to say it." ”
"Mother, didn't anyone find out?"
"She's not stupid, other people's families pick less, most of them are looking in our fields, and the buds and melons have not been picked." Yulan said helplessly.
Lu Xiaoyi thought of the pumpkin and asked, "Mother, are there still pumpkins in our vegetable patch?" ”
"Seeing that the season has come, the pumpkins are no longer bearing, and four are left in the ground." Yulan reacted and said indifferently: "If she wants to pick it, pick it!" ”
The next day, Lu Xiaoyi deliberately went to his vegetable field to count, and there were only three pumpkins......
For several days in a row, Mrs. Lu went out to help Lu Xiaoyi mow the grass, and every time she didn't fall short, one melon today, two fruits tomorrow, and three vegetables the day after tomorrow...... Fortunately, there is no shortage of pumpkins in her vegetable field, and I don't know whose family this misfortune has fallen.
Lu Xiaoyi was not upset, and sat under the locust tree, poking a small hole with a small cane while thinking of a way.
At this time, Mrs. Zhao, who came back from the field, scolded and walked by, met another village woman and asked, and suddenly had a dump of anger, and complained loudly: "There are many melons and vegetables on weekdays, and one or two less is not taken seriously, and now the melons and vegetables are going to be next season, and everyone is watching it tightly, I wanted to leave a few to grow up in the ground, but I didn't want to be remembered by the thief mother-in-law. ”
The village woman also scolded the thief.
Lu Xiaoyi immediately thought of Mrs. Lu, her face turned red, and she didn't dare to look over there, but the little fat man suddenly jumped in front of her and glared at her, "Wow!" You can even blush? ”
Lu Xiaoyi glanced at the two crooked women over there with a weak heart, and then hated the little fat man. Ignore him,
The little fat man suddenly realized, "Oh~ I know." Approaching Lu Xiaoyi's ear, he whispered, "You must have stolen the winter melon." ”
Lu Xiaoyi raised the small crutch in his hand and hit the little fat man, the force was not large, but the action was terrifying.
The little fat man jumped away and said proudly: "Haha! I'm guarding against you! ”
Lu Xiaoyi ignored him with a dark face.
"Hey, hey, just kidding! With your body and this lameness, can you move a big winter melon? The little fat man approached with a smile.
Lu Xiaoyi quickly hooked his head with his cane, the little fat man's butt landed on the ground, he fell on his back, and sat on the ground with a red face and a thick neck.
Lu Xiaoyi sneered out loud and handed out a small cane, "I'm sorry!" I'll pull you up. ”
Shen Fatzi was suspicious of deceit, turned over himself, patted the dirt on his buttocks, and hummed: "You hate the girl in the whole village!" After speaking, he didn't bother Lu Xiaoyi anymore and turned his head and left.
Lu Xiaoyi saw that several village women had gathered around Mrs. Zhao, and she didn't want to stay here longer, so she called Xiao Ding Xiaogeng to go home together.
Mrs. Lu hadn't come back yet, and Lu Xiaoding was worried that she would be stolen, so she rushed to the stream, walked to the entrance of the village, and happened to meet Mrs. Lu.
"If you don't guard it well, what are you doing here? I'm also going to take a walk around the vegetable patch. Mrs. Lu said it easily, and Lu Xiaoyi's heart was shocked when she heard it, as if she was the one who was the thief and she was the one who stole the winter melon.
"Grandmother, I'll help you carry the basket." Lu Xiaoyi wants to explore the truth and reality, and a big winter melon is put in a basket, and the weight must not be hidden.
Mrs. Lu turned her hand and dodged Lu Xiaoyi, "What do you mention, can you lift such a heavy basket of grass?" ”
Lu Xiaoyi was even more sure that Mrs. Lu had stolen other people's winter melons, and she couldn't get out of her heart, so she silently followed behind Mrs. Lu, no matter what she said, Lu Xiaoyi was silent.
Mrs. Zhao, who threw the winter melon, was still complaining to other village women on the spot, and Mrs. Lu's grandchildren and grandchildren happened to be passing by, and Lu Xiaoyi pulled Mrs. Lu to leave quickly.
Mrs. Lu saw that there was a lively view, how could she miss it, and hurriedly stepped forward with a basket.
Mrs. Zhao saw that a newcomer was coming, and like Xianglin's sister-in-law, she recounted her throwing winter melon.
Mrs. Lu put down the basket in her hand and echoed, "Ah! A winter melon is eye-catching! How can there be such people in our village? ”
Mrs. Zhao won another help, and her grievances seemed to be a little more, "It's just a winter melon, I don't take it seriously in the past, but I don't look at the current season, there are fewer and fewer melons and vegetables, and the table can't be full of rice noodles, right?" ”
The surrounding women echoed loudly, saying that what Mrs. Zhao said made sense.
Mrs. Lu is even more high-profile, "It's not easy for the Zhao family's sister to grow some winter melons, those who are shallow-eyed and lack of melons and vegetables to eat at home, don't worry about it, there are a lot of winter melons in my field, just go to my field to steal it!" ”
Lu Pozi made bold remarks, Lu Xiaoyi secretly rolled her eyes several times, staring at the grass basket at Lu Pozi's feet, for fear that she would be kicked to the ground inadvertently and roll out a big winter melon.
When the women's mouths were dry, they went home.
Lu Xiaoyi closed the courtyard door and began to turn over the grass basket, there was no winter melon, it turned out to be a big pumpkin.
Mrs. Lu smiled and slipped the big pumpkin out, asked Lu Xiaoyi to move the straw basket, and returned to the east courtyard, Lu Xiaoyi learned that there was one less pumpkin in her vegetable field...... Magnolia had to pick the remaining two pumpkins back.
The next day, Lu Xiaoyi completely quit his job as a spy, carried a basket and returned to his old job, concentrating on mowing the grass. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the entrance of the village, he heard Mrs. Lu's loud abuse: "Rotten your heart and lungs, you can see a few winter melons in my field, and you have stolen them all for me, why don't you steal the winter melon vines too, and I will clean up the vegetable field again!" ”
The qi in Lu Xiaoyi's heart was finally relaxed.
It seems that there is no shortage of people in the village who do this kind of petty theft and touching other people's melons and vegetables.