Chapter 49: The Root of the Curse
"Aunt Fang, she is the young lady of the Xun family. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Aunt Fang looked at the carriage in the distance in a daze, Zhu Qiming quickly pulled her sleeve and whispered.
"This kid is so well educated!" Aunt Fang sighed lightly, and then came back to her senses and praised.
She is well-educated, and looking at her schadenfreude before leaving, she is clearly a villain!
Zhu Qiming muttered in his heart, but he didn't want to contradict Aunt Fang, so he just snorted lightly. Originally, he had a very good impression of the Xun family, the Xun family did not have the arrogance of the rich man and the nouveau riche, and was kind to people everywhere, but the commoner's family had the style of a scholar who was "loyal to the family and long-term poetry and books", which was incomparable to many gentry families. But after talking with Miss Xun, he had palpitations, so he resisted her.
"Mother." Qing'er trotted over and hugged Aunt Fang's arm, the expression on her face was quite excited, "That sister is a good match with Brother Xiao Ming, just like the people in the play!" ā
Zhu Qiming thought of Miss Xun's parting words again, and felt quite unhappy. Match? Don't talk nonsense! She is the eldest lady, and I am now a poor boy from a peasant family, with a fart!
"That kid is so good-looking, like a person in a painting!" Aunt Fang's sanity didn't seem to be quite sober.
Wake up, Aunt Fang, when you see Lu Xiyu, won't you be able to come back to your senses for three days!
suddenly thought of Lu Xiyu, and Zhu Qiming's mood fell.
"Xiao Ming, I think it's okay to sell the embroidery to the Xun family, and sell each piece for one or two pieces of silver. You choose a day to go to Xun's house. Aunt Fang thought of her rice jar again, and there was a deep expectation in her eyes.
Zhu Qiming nodded subconsciously. Then a group of people left Dafu and Xiaolong and returned home.
Zhu Qiming had no intention of studying, and he couldn't do his work, so he had to sit in Aunt Fang's room and watch the mother and daughter do needlework.
Nian Qing will be thirteen years old after her birthday next month, and after arriving at Aunt Fang's house, after a period of recuperation, she is more and more like a big girl.
"Mother, there is not much food at home, and there are wild vegetables everywhere in the field right now, so it is better to dig some wild vegetables in the field, seven points of vegetables, three points of grain, so that it can last for two months." Nian Qingdao.
"Eh, this method is good, why did my mother forget it? You take Qing'er and the four sisters to dig wild vegetables together, and if you don't worry, our family won't be able to survive this spring famine. ā
The three girls answered in unison, put down the needlework in their hands, and went out of the room.
"Nianqing, you are about to become a big girl, be careful when you run into the scoundrel Ding Ergou in the village, don't be too far from home!" Aunt Fang saw that they were leaving in a hurry, so she hurriedly handed over a reminder.
"Aunt Fang, who is Ding Ergou?" Zhu Qiming knew that the people here were simple, and he was surprised when he suddenly heard Aunt Fang say that there were scoundrels in the village.
Aunt Fang pursed her lips and said disdainfully: "Ding Ergou regarded gambling as his life, lost all his family property, sold his wife, and became a scoundrel who everyone feared. A big man, with hands and feet, but he can't support himself, and he lives by blackmailing people all day long. ā
"Aunt Fang, I'm idle, I'll also dig wild vegetables, right?"
Aunt Fang sneered with a smile, "What do you say?" Go back to the room and study, Aunt Fang is still counting on your long face. ā
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But Ding Ergou was idle all day long, wandering around, today he blackmailed others for half a jar of wine, and he was drunk for three minutes, and somehow he walked to the ground, and when he saw Nianqing, his eyes were straight.
Nianqing was very sensible, and hurriedly beckoned the three younger sisters to go home first, and when Ding Ergou said frivolously, he grabbed a handful of dirt and sprinkled it on Ding Ergou's face, turned around and fled home.
Ding Ergou was in a trance for a long time, and then he set off to chase after Aunt Fang's door.
After hearing the news, Aunt Fang stopped Ding Ergou, "You are not allowed to bully my daughter!" Her figure and tone were very weak and deterrent.
Ding Ergou pushed Aunt Fang to the ground, "A family of women and children, what are Lao Tzu afraid of!" This girl stole Lao Tzu's belongings, and she will be used as compensation today! After saying this, his eyes were fixed on Nian Qing on the side.
Zhu Qiming ran from the room when he heard the sound, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he was immediately furious. Maybe he didn't realize it himself, he already regarded Aunt Fang as his mother in his heart. At this moment, seeing Aunt Fang falling to the ground grinning, he couldn't help but want to rush back to the room, find the short knife that Wang Kui gave him, and destroy the evil man in front of him. But there was a faint hint of vigilance that affected him, driving him to have the idea of killing, picking up a wooden stick, running a few steps, and lifting the stick to hit Ding Ergou on the back.
Zhu Qiming has been practicing boxing for a long time, and the strength in his hand is not small, and the other party was caught off guard, so he knocked Ding Ergou to the ground with a stick.
Ding Ergou lay on the ground and rolled his eyes for a long time, got up, and saw a boy about ten years old standing in front of him, and immediately pounced in anger.
At this time, Dafu and Xiaolong rushed over and stopped in front of Zhu Qiming, their fists clenched, and the bones on their arms clicked.
Seeing the two half-sized sons standing there to form a wall, Ding Ergou suddenly became timid. "Wait, Lao Tzu and Hu Hai and Geng Da in the state government are buddies, you are good-looking!" Then he fled in disgrace.
Nian Qing and the others hurriedly helped Aunt Fang up. Aunt Fang didn't take Ding Ergou's words to heart, she just felt that there were a bunch of boys who stood up for her now, so she was quite pleased.
"Dafu, Xiaolong, you are busy, Nianqing, you take a few sisters to dig wild vegetables around Dafu and Xiaolong, don't go far." Aunt Fang commanded.
The four sisters of Nianqing went to the east of the village with Dafu and Xiaolong, and Aunt Fang was worried about the safety of her daughters, while remembering the rice jar at home, and couldn't help but sigh faintly.
Suddenly, I saw a carriage slowly galloping towards it, stopping in front of Aunt Fang's house, a well-dressed middle-aged servant woman got out of the carriage, looked around, and walked in front of Aunt Fang, "Is it Lu Erniang?" ā
"Yes. Are you looking for something with me? Sit at home. Aunt Fang was a little surprised and waved her hand to invite.
"No need." The servant woman said: "I am from the Xun family, and my young lady said that as long as the brother who borrowed the book from your family is willing to go to the Xun family to do things, the Xun family will offer five stones of millet as a fixed remuneration today." ā
Hmph, take advantage of the danger! When Zhu Qiming heard this, his impression of Miss Xun was a few points worse.
"He's still studying, how can he go out and do things?" Aunt Fang, who was about to uncover the pot, didn't seem to be tempted by Wushi Mi.
"It's not a heavy job, it's very easy to be a tea boy or a scholar. Besides, you can also study in the Xun family. The servant woman seemed to be very patient.
"My family Xiao Ming is still young, I'm afraid I won't serve people, thank you Xun family for your kindness." Aunt Fang was full of smiles, but her expression was very resolute, and her words did not leave the slightest room for maneuver.
"If you don't want to go to the Xun family to do things, it's okay." The servant woman paused, "My young lady can lend you five stones of grain, if the autumn grain harvest is good, but you have to pay it back, as for the profit, when the time comes, see what seasonal fruits and vegetables are in the field, just take some." ā
That's it, where does the kindness come from? It's not cheap! Zhu Qiming was also moved for some reason, and said categorically: "My family is not short of food!" ā
Aunt Fang was worried about the family's food, and felt that what the servant woman said was reasonable, so she was moved, and listened to Zhu Qiming's words, although she was reluctant in her heart, she still spoke to Zhu Qiming: "Forget it, thank you for the kindness of the Xun family." ā
The servant woman turned around and got into the carriage, and when the sound of hooves sounded, Aunt Fang turned her head to look at Zhu Qiming, and her smile revealed a little reproach, "Miss Xun wants to help our family, and she wants to take into account the dignity of our family, and deliberately asks someone to talk like that, what kind of anger are you kid gambling on!" ā