Chapter 168: Means (Four Changes)
Cheng Wanyu couldn't help but pick up the little girl who was hugging the front, looking at her red little face and a soft puddle of water in her eyes.
"How old are you? How did you run out on such a cold day? The little girl was not afraid of life, and when she saw Cheng Wanyu, she touched her face curiously.
The milk voice said angrily: "I went out with my grandmother to sell window paper, and I haven't made money today, so I can't go home!" ”
Cheng Wanyu was stunned, selling window paper? Didn't every family cut this thing themselves? Now very poor Qingshan Village, who will be able to buy window paper?
Following the little girl's hand, Cheng Wanyu saw a white-haired old man. If she were the little girl's grandmother, she would only be forty or fifty years old. He looked like he was sixty or seventy years old, with wrinkled gray hair on his face.
Putting down the little girl on the ground, the little girl took Cheng Wanyu's hand and walked to the old man. picked up the red paper on the ground and showed it to Cheng Wanyu as if offering a treasure: "Grandma, look at the grandmother's cut, isn't it beautiful?" ”
When the old man saw Cheng Wanyu, he stood up with a smile. said to the child: "Hu'er, shall we give the window paper to the young grandmother?" ”
The little girl jumped up with laughter, took Cheng Wanyu's hand, and put the window paper on her hand.
"Oops! I can't take this from you for nothing! Cheng Wanyu hurriedly excused herself, and Xiaohong beside her hurriedly handed over the broken silver. The old man pushed out the broken silver, shook his head and said, "The eldest young grandmother is a nobleman, and it is already a blessing for our ancestors and grandchildren to be able to ask for our things." It's not a precious thing in the first place, and it doesn't have to be like that for young grandmothers. ”
Xiaohong looked at the shabby cotton clothes on the old man's body, and couldn't bear to say: "The old man still keeps it, and he can't sell a few in the cold weather." Take the money, go to your house! ”
The old man nodded yes again and again. There is no intention of leaving. Cheng Wanyu has seen many lonely old people, and she knows in her heart that she must have her own difficulties.
Sure enough, someone next to him started a conversation box and told the story of the old man.
The old man is also a member of the Shi family, who died when he was young, and the man died and the child began to be widowed. She had a good heart and adopted four or five children. Now those people have grown up. Or they married and had children and moved somewhere else. Or the married person is not around. Now there is a person with a conscience who comes to take her home to care for the elderly.
The old man was a hundred unwilling, she always felt that this was her home. The souls of her men and children will die here.
The little girl was abandoned by her cruel father and mother, and was picked up when she was hungry and dying. But no one has spare money to support a child who is not their own, and someone thinks of the old man at the moment. Ask her if she'd like to. The old man himself was miserable, but he did not want to see a child starve to death. So he asked the little girl to come over, and named her Pull. The implication is that she grabbed the tail of fate and lived bravely.
Cheng Wanyu suddenly felt ashamed, in the face of the old man's selflessness and kindness, she really wanted to slap herself.
She is the darling of fate. You can live a new life. But she has not done a single selfless thing, and every decision is based on interests.
Even if she has a little kindness to Qingshanzhai, it is just because she will have a showdown with Ding Fenglan in the future. It's just a means, and I really haven't touched any good thoughts.
Especially when she first woke up, she was thinking about the Cui family who was killed by her. I desperately want to go back, and treat people well. even thought that even if the Cui family abused her, she would never be able to fight back and scold her.
But Na Cheng didn't do it at all. Step by step, it deviated from the original assumption.
Look at the old people, she has been miserable all her life and has not complained. This is called great kindness, fraternity, and benevolence.
Cheng Wanyu's face was ugly, and she seemed to be thinking about something in a daze. I can't hear the buzz around me. Xiaohong pushed her and asked with concern, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" ”
Cheng Wanyu was stimulated by the old man's kindness and selfless character, and impulsively made a shocking decision: "I'll adopt this child!" ”
Xiaohong and Xiaocui were stunned for a moment, and the old man knelt down with a plop. The old man burst into tears: "Thank you, grandmother." This child will be happy with his grandmother in the future! ”
The little girl didn't understand what was happening, and when she saw her grandmother kneeling down and crying. also knelt down and repeated to Cheng Wanyu like a scripture: "Thank you, young grandmother." Blessed. ”
There are inevitably people around who are envious, but it's just for a moment. The child's fate changed. She's just a dry mouthful of the old man with the old man now. Even if she is a maid with Cheng Wanyu, it is also a beautiful costume. Look at the two maids beside her. What is the material on people's bodies, and what is they wearing on their heads?
Cheng Wanyu's eyes were slightly red, and she asked the people around her softly: "You all know that you can't sell anything, but you also have to rely on it in the cold?" ”
These vendors smiled indifferently: "It's all for life, and we can't help it." If it was a good time in previous years, why would it have to be sold for half a day? ”
"What if there are no seeds in the spring?" Cheng Wanyu looked at the sky and forced back her tears.
"According to the rules of the village in previous years, seeds are sent out in the village every spring. I don't know what next year will be! Someone enthusiastically introduced to Cheng Wanyu how benevolent the rules of Qingshanzhai are. Everything is issued by the public, and what can be done by yourself.
"Who knows? There is no bacon this year, and who knows if there are any seeds. ”
It's the embarrassment that there is no bacon, and it seems that the people of Qingshanzhai are really worried about this matter. has caused such public indignation, and I don't know what my cheap father-in-law is still insisting on!
Cheng Wanyu asked again: "Then how do you spend the New Year?" ”
Someone sneered: "Rich people are not bad at anything, as usual." But most of the people in the village are not very good, and it is over to eat a steamed bun and fry a meat dish. Except for the few families you gave to have meat to eat, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat dumplings this year! ”
Cheng Wanyu frowned: "Can't eat dumplings?" No way? I heard that Uncle Ding came home with a few bags of frozen dumplings. For this, Mrs. Ding almost overturned the stockade! ”
She deliberately mentioned this gap, which made the people present even more uncomfortable. Speaking of which, it's not because Ding Fenglan gave what belonged to them to her mother's family.
Let her mother's brother eat frozen dumplings, drink small wine, and nibble on big meat every day. These people have nothing, and they have to lose so much in vain. I heard that those who were not convinced yesterday were scolded by Mrs. Ding, which is really unreasonable.
Everyone shouted and forgot about the children and grandchildren. Cheng Wanyu motioned for Xiaohong to lead their grandchildren to the side, this is her personal private matter, how to deal with it, and she doesn't want others to follow and get involved.
Seeing that everyone's mood was almost picked by herself, even if Cheng Wanyu felt guilty in her heart, it still didn't affect her disgusting Ding Fenglan's mood.
She smiled and said, "You can rest assured about eating dumplings during the New Year." With me, the people of Qingshanzhai will definitely be able to eat dumplings on the thirtieth day! ”
Everyone was stunned and didn't understand the meaning of Cheng Wanyu's words. Cheng Wanyu said with a smile: "My serious mother-in-law, that is, the first wife Tong, gave me a dream. ”
When everyone heard that it was Tong's dream, they were a little surprised but quieted down. Cheng Wanyu said with a smile: "My mother-in-law said in her dream that she knew that the people of Qingshanzhai had suffered this year. She was also sad over there, so she simply said that the harvest of her dowry Zhuangzi was not bad. Knowing that many of you don't even have hot dumplings when you're in your thirties, you ordered me to do it! ”
"Hah! What a joke! Tong's soft temperament can still do such a thing? Trick that! When Ding Fenglan heard the news, she looked up to the sky and laughed for a long time.
"Mother! I don't think it's fake, you say, could it be true? Ding Fenglan's two children sat beside her, one left and one right, and the brother and sister were uncertain about what had happened recently.
Ding Fenglan sneered: "Do you believe this kind of nonsense? That's Cheng Wanyu pretending to be a ghost, and she wants to buy people's hearts in the name of that slut! ”
"No, it won't!" The brother and sister still think it's incredible, which person's heart is bought with a meal of dumplings.
"If we can really buy people's hearts, then we might as well hand out steamed buns at the door!" The daughter's construction made Ding Fenglan almost vomit blood.
"Idiot! What kind of steamed buns to send, it is better to feed the dogs with those steamed buns. The dog can bark at you twice, what can this group of people do except turn their faces and deny people? ”
Only Cheng Wanyu, a fool, would believe that three or two dumplings can buy people's hearts.
Ding Fenglan's side was not at peace because of Cheng Wanyu's actions, and Shi Huang's side was also quite surprised.
"Are you really going to do that? That's not a small amount! Shi Huang said to Cheng Wanyu, who was sitting in a regular manner.
Wanyu understood, but Wanyu really couldn't bear it. And we don't lack this amount of money, so why let everyone live a life of insecurity. Wanyu knows that this contradiction is not because of that bit of bacon! Cheng Wanyu seized the opportunity and didn't forget to step on that cheap father-in-law.
A smile appeared at the corner of Shi Huang's mouth, of course she could see Cheng Wanyu's little trick. Regardless of her, she doesn't break it, and if she is scheming, the key is whether she can use it in the right place.
"I think that's a good idea!" Shi Huang nodded and said to Cheng Wanyu: "That's it, don't let you pay this money alone." The little bit of interest on your mother-in-law's Zhuangzi is not enough to plug between your teeth! ”
Shi Huang's point broke this, which made Cheng Wanyu a little embarrassed.
"You come forward, the old woman is in charge of the minced meat. The place where dumplings are made is located in Zhongrentang! On the morning of the thirtieth child, all the women of the village came to help! It's been a year of tiredness, so let's have a reunion dinner together! ”
Shi Huang spoke, confirming this matter. Cheng Wanyu proudly sued Mu Hibiscus.
The hibiscus girl asked in surprise, "Grandma, do you mean to eat at Zhongrentang?" ”
Shi Dawang slid off the chair and touched the big bag that came out of the back of his head. He grinned and asked, "Zhongrentang?" (To be continued) R655