Chapter 2: Borrowing Grain
"Second brother! What about the mother? Long Tianxing asked with a frown.
"My mother went to the master's house to borrow rice! You went on the front foot and went on the back foot, and you haven't come back yet? "A skinny, skinny, nine-year-old boy with two piercing eyes! Said worriedly.
"Little sister, you go to the pot, second brother and third brother, you cook! It's almost dark, I'll pick up our mother! After Long Tianxing made the arrangement, he turned around, picked up the whip left by his father on the wall of the courtyard, shook it, and snapped! He stepped out of the courtyard.
Grandpa's house is not far from his house, only two or three miles away! Stepping on the thick snow, Long Tianxing's steps were fast.
His brow furrowed! Grandpa's family is not a solid family, and he is also full of food in front of him! This time it has just finished the New Year, and I'm afraid there is no surplus food! Grandpa has never treated his father very much, and now that his father is gone, I'm afraid my mother will be angry! I can't borrow any food.
The same dilapidated courtyard, but twice as big as Long Tianxing's home! There are two rooms in the courtyard, and a skinny middle-aged woman knelt down in front of her old father and mother! Crying and touching tears.
The old mother cried with pity on her face, and cried with the middle-aged woman, and her muddy tears kept wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Oh Dad! The girl's life is miserable, so let's squeeze out some rations and help our daughter!? "The old mother's sad plea.
However, the old father's face was iron-blue! It's not that he doesn't want to give, there are so many mouths at home, and the junior has just given birth! This is given to them, and the house will starve.
He has long disagreed with the grumpy dragon horse head to be his son-in-law! is still a pawn and a dangerous man, sooner or later, there will be such a day! I didn't expect that my son-in-law was really not angry.
What else can a person have when he dies!? It is necessary to suffer that knife for Wang Laocai, isn't it a sin to leave this orphan and widow!?
The anger in his heart can be imagined, people have to live honestly and steadfastly! Better than anything else, although wealth and danger are sought! Is it that easy? I still have to have that life.
"Sister! There is no surplus food at home, and if you give it to you, you won't be able to support it for a few days! Our family has our mouths open, your youngest nephew has just been born, and your younger siblings can't stop feeding them! See if you can go elsewhere and figure it out, and then talk about it! Didn't my brother-in-law have a lot of friends when he was alive? The sturdy young man's face darkened.
"That's right! The water spilled by the married girl, you and I are the same! Sister, you'd better go back and think of a way!? Besides, you're still young, and some of you are men. "The woman holding the baby had a thorn in her mouth.
This is the youngest brother of the woman! And it was her youngest sibling who spoke.
These two couples don't have the heart to pity their sister at all! There is no food to eat, what is the use of this family affection, after all, my sister has already married! It's someone else's people, and they can't help her.
The middle-aged woman cried bitterly and choked up: "Brother, father! For the sake of my man helping you in the past, just lend my daughter ten catties of mixed noodles, and my daughter will not come to borrow it in the future, and she will be able to pay it back soon. ”
"Huh! Also, what do you take back!? Is it up to you, sister? You still have a bunch of kids, how can you pay it back!? The little brother and sister who hugged the baby sneered.
"Hey...... Sister! Xing'er is right, she is still young and remarried! Maybe there's still a bite to eat. The little brother sighed and persuaded his sister.
"Shut up! You unfilial thing, Gangchang ethics! Marrying a chicken and a dog and marrying a dog, remarrying is not my Li family's business, go to our cellar to weigh your sister ten catties of mixed noodles, and pass this difficulty first! The father spoke, and reprimanded his youngest son.
No matter what, it's your sister, how can you say that this kind of pig and dog are not as good! There is no surplus food at home, but they can't starve to death if they squeeze ten catties.
"Daddy! Sister didn't have anything to do with us, let's talk about it! Isn't she a member of the family, ten catties of mixed noodles were given to her! There is no food for five days this month, plus your two elders at home, as well as three dolls, and our husband and wife! Are they all going to drink the Northwest Wind? No! ”
The Li family is holding their faces! Indifferent, his wife was still humming and chirping while holding the child, and then she cried: "I don't live anymore!" Your grandfather was going to starve you to death, ahhhh......hh
"Xiufen! You go look for your eldest brother and see if she has any surplus food for you, but if you don't have it, go find your second brother! See if they have any? Mother sighed.
Li Xiufang wiped her tears and stood up in a trance! In the past, when my husband was there, although he had a hot temper, the surplus food of the family helped them, why didn't the family think about a little affection!?
Her heart is cold! Struggling to get up from the cold ground, he bit his lip and stepped out of the courtyard of Noda.
The child hasn't eaten for a day! She complained in her heart, why did the god kill him and die for Wang Laocai, two months have passed, and she didn't see Wang Laocai come over to greet them.
I hope that her mother will not give up, and she will not give up and go to her eldest brother's house without giving up! It was already getting dark, and with a cold and hopeful heart, I knocked on the door of my eldest brother's house.
"Who!" The sister-in-law pushed open the door and walked out of the courtyard, and when she opened the door, she saw that it was Li Xiufen! His face darkened.
"Sister-in-law! Is Big Brother at home? Li Xiufen whispered softly and asked timidly! Teeth gritted, controlling the heart that had just been stabbed.
"Your brother went to work and hasn't come home yet! Tell me something. The sister-in-law said, not even letting her in.
"I, I want to borrow some food!" Li Xiufen had a pleading tone.
"What!? I heard you right, it's hard for us to feed ourselves! Don't you know? You still borrowed food from us, no! Go to another house, see if your father and mother have it, the third child and her father and mother have four acres of land, or fertile land! They definitely have. The sister-in-law had a cold face, closed the door after speaking, and went back to the house muttering.
That knock on the door! At that moment, Li Xiufen suddenly collapsed to the ground! It took a long time to stand up and staggered to the second brother's house.
Big brother Li Dazhu, afraid of his wife! The sister-in-law has the right to speak, she never asks for help, but when her husband is alive, this sister-in-law does not go to the house to get food! The husband will squeeze out a little bit more or less.
Why is it so cold now!?
The little brother Li Gouyu is left, and she is not lightly injured this time! Now the last second brother's house is also her Li Xiufen's last hope! She knew that it was not good, but she could still give a few days of rations.
But the result was never what she imagined, making her heart so cold! knocked on the door of the second brother's house, but the food was not borrowed! The second sister-in-law gave five freshly made mixed noodles steamed buns and a pickled radish head.
Fortunately, I have something to eat today! It won't make her heart too cold.
Li Xiufen cried and stepped on the snow road, it was very cold! However, his heart was even colder, and for the first time she felt indifferent and cold.
"Mother! Is that you? Long Tianxing faintly saw a familiar figure in the twilight.
Hearing her son's voice, Li Xiufen wiped her tears: "Dalong! How did you find it!? ”