Chapter 16: The Evil Landlord
I don't know if I look like this, did I scare the guests? The woman straightened her headscarf, wiped her cheeks, which had only a small piece, turned her face black, and said slowly, "Is this room good?" ”
Xu Xiaofan is a guest who borrows guests, where he dares to say that it is not good, it is better than setting up a bonfire in the barren mountains and forests. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoNo matter how bad it is, at least it can shelter from the wind and rain, he hurriedly thanked: "Yes, of course you can, I have to thank the eldest sister, how much does the room cost?" ”
"Don't, a dilapidated house, I didn't think I could rent it." The woman hurriedly waved her hand, it was not easy for an outsider to come to the house, and it was a good thing to be lively.
Xu Xiaofan smiled and nodded, this woman's etiquette is thoughtful, and it is not good to push it too much, so it is better to leave some money at the head of the bed when she leaves, so that she is more comfortable.
There was a smell of burnt smell outside the door, and then I heard a little baby shouting: "Mother, come out and have a look!" The pot is burning, hurry up! ”
"Huh? Oops, no, no. The woman burst out of the door and ran into the kitchen.
Thick black smoke came out of the gap in the kitchen stove, and a child stood by the pot at a loss, his eyes were burning, and he saw his mother and said slowly: "Mother, you see that our pot is fried." ”
"Little Baba, stand aside!" The woman took a ladle of water from the water tank and poured it into it.
Xu Xiaofan just entered the door and saw it, so he stopped it in time, and poured water on the burning pot, but he was afraid that the fire would rise and burn his face, so he hurriedly said: "Wait." ”
The woman was stunned and said, "What then?" Before the fire was extinguished, the house was burned. ”
Xu Xiaofan searched everywhere and found a bucket of mud and sand outside the kitchen, strode into the door with a bucket, extinguished the fire in the pot, and said triumphantly: "Don't you see this?" ”
Come on? Where's the line? The woman looked pitifully at the broken pot that was burning and blackened, and there were still a few pieces of bone and meat stewed in it, which were bought on credit, and she couldn't tell the bitterness in her heart, and when she dug up a few pieces of bone and meat, she actually cried.
Xu Xiaofan was blindsided all of a sudden, presumably these pieces of meat are very important to her, and they should also be partially responsible for the boiler fire, if it weren't for their delay, they wouldn't have burned. He comforted: "Sister, don't cry, where is this meat sold, I will help you buy it tomorrow." ”
"Woo woo, no need..... the woman cried, "it's all my fault, I don't have anything to eat at night." ”
Zhu Wanting stood aside and looked distressed, this woman was the same age as her eldest sister, she stepped forward and stroked her back, suppressed her temper, and comforted gently: "Sister, don't cry, there is still food to buy in front of our car, if you don't dislike it, take it to eat first." ”
The woman was very grateful, and nodded, even if she didn't eat it, the child would eat it, and the husband would eat it.
Xu Xiaofan wondered, Zhu Wanting's temperament in front of her had changed greatly, she was usually gentle and couldn't play with her, was she dazzled just now? It is said that people will change, but that is subtle, and a momentary change is still rare, will there be something dirty in this room? This Nima .......
The child saw several people comforting his mother one after another, and he also leaned forward and hugged her thigh: "Mother, don't cry." ”
"Well, don't cry."
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After a while, Tiger Niu went to the room to pour out Miss's food, but it was basically sweet snacks.
poured on the table one by one, what candied fruit, sugar lotus seeds, osmanthus cakes, mung bean cakes, none of them can satisfy hunger.
The woman was a little depressed, thinking it was steamed buns, buns and the like, but she didn't expect that they were all unfilled, and said, "Thank you, I'll go to the house next door to decorate some food, my man is still lying on the bed." ”
The child was very happy, and his little black hand grabbed a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth, and laughed with satisfaction.
Xu Xiaofan remembered that the flatbread he brought earlier was still in the package, and said, "Sister, wait, I still have dry food, don't go and ask for food." ”
The woman pondered for a moment and hesitated, "Okay, thank you, little brother." I'm in a hurry, the slave's name is Caixia, and I forgot to ask your name just now. ”
"Down, Xu Xiaofan."
"My name is Tiger Girl."
The woman waited for a long time, looked at Zhu Wanting and said, "What is your name, sister?" ”
"Well.... Zhu Wanting. Zhu Wanting said embarrassedly, she is usually rude to people, but she comforted people in a soft voice just now, and immediately changed her face to look a little strange, but she still pretended to be it, anyway, it was only one night.
The woman smiled and said, "Good name, Baba quickly call brother and sister." ”
Baba? Xu Xiaofan almost laughed, such a bloody name should only be heard in ancient times. Maybe it was auspicious, but he didn't say much, and turned his head and snickered a few times.
The child's watery black eyes were very cute, and he smiled and said, "Hello brother and sister...", and then shyly hid behind Caixia and continued to eat osmanthus cake. However, the name Baba is really inappropriate........
Xu Xiaofan went to the room to get the cakes, and when he returned to the kitchen, he heard a 'bang' knock on the door outside the door.
Sister Caixia didn't seem to hear it, she was silent, and she didn't have eyes to pick up the curious eyes of several of them.
Xu Xiaofan was a little puzzled: "Sister Caixia, why don't you open the door?" ”
Sister Caixia didn't speak, which aroused the curiosity of several people.
Baba said with a serious face: "Mom said it's a bad person, don't open the door, otherwise it's hard to entangle." ”
Hard to entangle? The family is surrounded by four walls, for a few pieces of meat to hug the head and cry, at a glance I know that it is the creditor who is coming to the door, even if I have a little money, but I don't know how much her family owes, it is impossible for Pingshui to meet to be righteous enough to carry debts for others.
Xu Xiaofan is still engaged in ideological struggle.
Zhu Wanting couldn't bear it, and said: "The tiger girl opened the door, the noise died, look at the thing that doesn't have long eyes." ”
"Don't, don't, it's Landlord Hu, my family owes his family a penny, but I didn't expect it to become two dollars in a few days, and now the profit is rolling and rising to one or two, this is to force us to death." Caixia stopped and said that she couldn't take advantage of it in the first place, and it was natural for her to repay the debt no matter what she said, but the more she got to the back, the more she couldn't afford to pay it back, so she simply hid and pretended to be an adult and evaporated.
"Hey, just one or two." Zhu Wanting said disdainfully, how much did she think, ready to be a hero, scouring her money bag, looking panicked: "Where is my money?" ”
"Huh? Miss, you can't have lost your money bag, have you? The tiger girl was startled and said, "There are still a dozen taels in it, you hurry up and look for it." ”
Caixia looked surprisingly surprised, a dozen taels, for a person like her, it is simply an astronomical amount, and she can't save it in a lifetime. If it is really lost, it is really a sin.
"When the people are gone, I'll help you find them."
couldn't wait for her to help Zhu Wanting find the money bag, and the landlord Hu led someone to kick the door open.