"Okay." Chu Linghui responded, and his figure disappeared into the night.

"Why don't we go home?" Zhao watched Chu Linghui leave and whispered.

Lin Jiu immediately shook his head, "Don't go back." Grandpa said that if I just kowtow and break my leg on my knees, he won't let me go back. ”

"But ......just now, didn't the old patriarch promise to persuade the Lin family not to punish them?"

Before Zhao could finish his words, he saw a woman walking over.

The person who came was Lizheng's daughter-in-law Zhang, and she was carrying a load of steamed buns. head, resting in front of the tent.

Lin Jiu saw two buckets full of steamed buns. head, a black line crawled up from the door of the head.

"Sister, I'll send you steamed buns. The head is coming. There are a total of 100 steamed buns here. Head, our family is busy and tired, so it can be regarded as a made. I'll count you two cents each, a total of two hundred cents. Zhang said with a smile at Zhao.

Zhao looked at her blankly, and only muttered, "There is only one penny in the city." ”

"That's not the case, our family has stopped working in the fields, and even my father-in-law has come to help knead the dough, using the finest white noodles. What, now that we've sent it, you don't want it yet? Want to pay off? Zhang's face sank and he looked at Zhao dissatisfied.

"One hundred and fifty wen." Lin Jiu opened his mouth, clasped his hands on his chest and looked at Zhang coldly.

Zhang hesitated slightly, and immediately smiled, "Okay, I'll suffer a little bit, everyone is a neighbor, so it's better to count your fifty yuan less." If you want something, just tell me. ”

Lin Jiu looked at the flattering Zhang, feeling uncomfortable, so he said, "No need, settle it." There should be 300 yuan, right? ”

"You really don't need anything else?" Zhang glanced around, "Quilts or anything, don't you need them?" You're welcome, just tell your aunt what you need. ”

"You are so black-hearted, where do I dare to talk to you? I'll go into the city tomorrow and buy it myself, and I'll pay it back. Lin Jiu stretched out his hand to ask for money.

"You are making a lot of money now, why are you still so stingy with your neighbors in the township? It's from a village, what's wrong with you just letting me make some money? I'll keep this money here, and tell me what you need. Zhang turned around and ran, not wanting to return the remaining money to Lin Jiu at all.

"Poof!"

A steamed bun smashed into Zhang's knee socket, and her knee bent, and the whole person fell to the ground.

"Oh, I'm Lizheng's daughter-in-law, you dare to beat me!" Zhang got up and yelled angrily.

Lin Jiu walked slowly to Zhang's face, holding a steamed bun in his hand, took a bite, and looked at her with a smile.

"I don't care who you are, it's only right to pay back your debts. I tell you, if you don't pay back the money, I will go to the yamen to sue you, and you will suffer when the time comes. Lin Jiu intimidated Zhang's and reached out to grab her clothes.

Zhang's fall hurt, he glared at Lin Jiu through gritted teeth, and took out three hundred yuan from his arms.

"I don't know what to do, you wait, when the time comes, you will starve to death and freeze to death, and no one will pity you." After Zhang finished speaking, he left angrily.

Zhao sighed, "How can this person be like this? Send so many steamed buns. Head, where are we finished? It's night, and the weather is cold, Jiu'er, we still have to go back. ”

Lin Jiu also felt a little cold, it was autumn now, and there was a lot of dew at night.

"Mother, I won't go back. If you can't bear to leave me here alone, then go back. Lin Jiu built the collected wood into a pile and secretly lit it with a lighter.

When the bonfire is lit, it dispels the night.

Zhao took Lin Jiu into his arms and said helplessly: "You kid, why are you so stubborn?" ”