Wen Wenhua only told Runxue that he had a fight with others, but did not specify who the other party was, and Runxue wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.

After dark, the Wen family's mother-in-law came out from time to time to look at the door, muttering that the second child had not come back yet.

The second daughter-in-law also went out to look at it a few times, but all of them returned in vain.

Wen Xiaoxiao muttered, "My dad must have won the money." ”

Wen Buming would eat and drink outside every time he won money, and he would not come back until he lost all the money in his hand.

The mother-in-law of the Wen family scolded fiercely, and said to Wen Wenhua's house: "It's dark, and you don't go out to look for it." ”

Wen Wenhua heard her mother talking outside, but she didn't move.

Runxue fell asleep groggily, and when she heard her mother-in-law's voice, her eyes widened and she wanted to sit up in a panic.

Wen Wenhua reached out and held her down.

"Yes...... It's my mother calling us. Runxue said urgently.

"I know." Wen Wenhua said in a low voice, but his body didn't move, and he didn't mean to go out at all.

Runxue is in a hurry, "my mother will be angry......"

"I know." Wen Wenhua still didn't move, "You sleep with yours, I'm here." ”

Runxue looked at Wen Wenhua with doubts in her eyes.

I don't know if it's her delusion, she always feels that Wen Wenhua seems to have changed in the past few days......

He is no longer submissive to his mother as he used to, and he is no longer always keeping his head down.

Although this appearance made her a little worried, she also had to admit that Wen Wenhua's current appearance made her feel more secure.

"Sleep, hurry up and take care of your body, there are still good days waiting for us in the future." Wen Wenhua pulled the quilt up and covered her tightly.

Because of her weak body, Runxue took the decoction again, and soon fell asleep again.

In a daze, she didn't know how long it took for her to hear someone crying in the courtyard.

The voice sounded like it belonged to her mother-in-law and her second brother and sister, and even Wen Xiaoxiao and Wen Erniu were howling in their throats.

She opened her eyes.

Wen Wenhua sat on the edge of the bed.

There were no lights in the house.

People from poor families rarely light up the lamp at night, except for the woman who has to do needlework to subsidize the family, the rest are dark, or go to bed early.

Wen Wenhua leaned on the edge of the bed but did not sleep, his eyes open.

Runxue's body moved, "What's going on outside?" ”

"The second brother came back drunk." Wen Wenhua was stunned word by word.

Runxue couldn't help frowning, it wasn't the first time Wen Buming came back drunk, how could he cry like this outside.

"It is estimated that I won the money, and people robbed it halfway." Wen Wenhua's voice was dry.

Runxue shrank in fright, "Second brother let people beat?" ”

"Hmm." Wen Wenhua answered, lifted the quilt and lay down close to her, "Don't worry about him, let's sleep." ”

said there was no need to worry, but the crying outside was louder and louder, and it sounded like someone had died.

Runxue pinched in her heart.

Wen Wenhua quickly fell asleep, deaf to the call signs outside.

Runxue struggled for a long time, and finally had to lean against Wen Wenhua and close her eyes.

In the courtyard, the Wen family's mother-in-law cried and wiped away tears.

"Son, you want to feel sorry for your mother, who beat you like this, you are not afraid of thunder and thunder!"

Wen Buming collapsed at the gate of the courtyard, like a rag, his clothes were all torn, his body was full of alcohol, and his face was swollen like a pig's head.

In the darkness outside the Wen family's courtyard, Ai Qiaoqiao and Zhang Wu squatted there listening to the movements in the courtyard.

Zhang Wu covered his mouth and sneered, "This time, Wen Lao Er is going to suffer a dumb loss, so he can't tell if he has a mouth." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao advised: "Let's just remember not to leak the words, Brother Wen has been with us all the time today, and none of us have seen Wen Buming." ”

The two listened to the movement in the Wen family's courtyard for a while, and they didn't hear Wen Wenhua's voice from beginning to end, and then turned back.

Wen Buming fell asleep for two days and two nights before waking up from his drunkenness.

Although he insisted that Wen Wenhua beat him, Wen Wenhua flatly denied it, and Zhang Wu and his father and others proved that they had been together that day, and no one had ever seen Wen Buming.

Wen Buming couldn't do it, and the Wen family's mother-in-law also made trouble with Wen Wenhua a few times.

Wen Wenhua was unusual, and his indifferent attitude made him feel mad even when his mother looked at it.

On the third day, Wen Wenhua found the village officials, and Ai Qiaoqiao also helped him buy a table of wine and food, and asked him to thank the village elders who came to help him testify.

The Wen family's mother-in-law was forced to have no choice, and she didn't want to take the initiative to give in, so she had to agree to separate Wen Wenhua and her family.

In addition to the house where Wen Wenhua and the others lived, they also got three acres of land, one of which was still waterlogged, but Wen Wenhua didn't say anything.

The mother-in-law of the Wen family gave them some pots and pans, but she was reluctant to give them food, and in the end she only took out half a bag of millet and four eggs.

Ai Qiao happened to see those things, and he was happy at that time.

"Brother Wen, your mother wants you to go out and drink the northwest wind in winter."

Wen Wenhua smiled gently, "Even if I eat less, I won't be hungry for snow, I have the strength, I can go to the city to carry the work, I can go hunting in the mountains with Zhang Wu's father, and I can also mix some wages with Qiaoqiao, and my life will be good in the future." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao saw that Wen Wenhua was thinking, so he didn't say anything more.

Runxue is also very happy.

"We are always much better than Qiaoqiao was at the beginning, I heard that when you separated from your mother, your milk didn't even give you a grain of rice."

Thinking of the original days, Ai Qiaoqiao couldn't help but sigh.

If she hadn't followed her father to learn how to cook, her life with the Lan family would not have been so comfortable.

"I can see that it's better to rely on myself than on anyone, and when I finish the ice cellar thing, let Brother Wen do business with me this summer."

Hearing this, Wen Wenhua waved his hand again and again, "It's okay for me to help you run errands, but I don't understand business matters." ”

Seeing that Wen Wenhua was stable here, Ai Qiaoqiao entered Huai'an City another day.

Also accompanying her this time was Zhang Wu.

She first went to Yicaotang to find the shopkeeper Xu, and told her about the construction of the ice cellar and the secret door of the cave.

Shopkeeper Xu knew about the cave, and last time he picked someone to help her repair the secret door.

"It's a bit difficult to construct in the winter." Shopkeeper Xu pondered, "But fortunately, the ice cellar you want is just a disguise, so it doesn't take much space, I'll find some people to go, and it can be repaired in about ten days." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao thanked the shopkeeper Xu and rushed to the full building.

In the next year, the weather will be warmer, and if you don't take the ice, the river will be civilized.

So she had to quickly set the menu for the ice order, and she also had to customize a batch of special ice dishes.

Rich families often use mahogany, pear, or cypress for their bingjian, which is too luxurious for her, and she doesn't have enough money to make such luxurious objects.

Therefore, she only chose ordinary wood with more delicate wood, which was shaped like a large mouth and a small bottom, with a bucket-shaped appearance, lead leaf inlay, and a small hole for draining water at the bottom, similar to a wooden barrel.

The two sides of the wooden box are provided with lifting rings, and there is a cover plate on it, and the copper coin hole is opened.

When the ice cubes are filled into the wooden box, this hole can dissipate cold air, which can be dissipated in the summer as long as the wooden box is placed at a certain height, and it can also be used to store fresh fruit inside.

"What's the use of you doing this?" Zhang Wu felt that he couldn't understand Ai Qiaoqiao more and more.

This girl's idea has long been beyond his imagination.

"We make snowflake cheese this summer, and this kind of ice can be used to store ice, and if the copper coin holes on both sides are opened, it can be used to cool the house, and we don't have to be afraid of heat in the summer."

Zhang Wu was surprised, "How did you come up with such a complicated thing?" ”

"It's not what I think, this is what my father told me, and he also said that the gods in the sky have a special kind of box, called a refrigerator, which can dissipate cold air without putting ice, and can be used all year round."

Zhang Wu listened with straight eyes: "Your father is really amazing......

"Miss Qiaoqiao?" Suddenly, a familiar figure blocked their way.

Ai Qiaoqiao was stunned, and then showed a polite smile, "It turned out to be Luo Gongzi." ”

What appeared in front of them was Luo Zisong, who was full of guests.