Chapter 69: Banditry
As soon as Xu Lan entered the door, she saw Chen pointing at Zhang's nose and scolding.
"What are you doing?" Xu Lan was so angry that she threw away the basket in her hand, "Stay away from my mother!" ”
When Chen saw Xu Lan coming back, his neck shrank, but he scolded without showing weakness: "What's the use of your mother's broom star?" I can't get off the ground, I can't work, and now I can't even look at the house! ”
"You don't have long eyes? Look at what has become of the plague in your home! ”
Xu Lan protected Zhang's body and said without concession: "Aren't you also at home?" My mother's foot is injured and she can't move, can't your leg be broken, grandma? ”
"You damn girl, you dare to curse me!" Chen raised his hand and was about to hit Xu Lan in the face.
Xu Lan grabbed Chen's wrist tightly, and the whole person was like an enraged little beast, and said sharply: "You dare to touch me!" If you bully my mother and me, aren't you afraid that no one will care about you when you get old in the future? ”
Chen was so angry that he trembled: "You loser money, I let my son divorce your mother and drive you out together." Let you two ask for food outside. ”
"Hmph, I can pick herbs and treat people, and after leaving the Xu family, my mother and I can live a better life." Xu Lan replied, "But with your evil mother-in-law, no one will dare to marry my father again." ”
Hearing this, Chen almost fell down in anger.
Xu Lan didn't bother to talk to her anymore, and quickly helped Zhang up.
When Zhang saw his daughter come back, he seemed to have a reassurance.
She told her about Liu and Xu Hui breaking in to get things just now, and Xu Lan stomped her feet when she heard it.
"Robbers, they actually go to other people's houses to get things, they are just like robbers."
Chen took the opportunity to scold: "You deserve it, who told you not to lock things up!" It's your own bad luck to be snatched away, broom star. ”
"Grandma, why didn't you stop them just now?" Xu Lan said deliberately, "Could it be that you put the person in?" You deliberately took advantage of my absence to let them in to get things, and afterwards the thief shouted to catch the thief, and bullied my mother. ”
"Nonsense!" Chen didn't expect that he had been messing around all his life, but today he was deducted on his head by a basin, "If you don't believe it, ask your mother, did I put the person in?" ”
Zhang wiped his eyes and whispered, "I didn't see this, but as soon as they left, you came...... mother."
"Okay, you Zhang, you are so bold that you dare to slander me!" Chen's eyes widened and he stared at Zhang.
She never expected that the timid Zhang would say this one day.
Xu Lan took the opportunity to kick Chen out of the house.
Chen scolded a few words at the door, and was worried that his house would be overturned, so he left in a hurry.
"Mother, you didn't hurt anything, did you?" Xu Lan carefully examined Zhang's legs and feet, and saw that the previous sprain had not aggravated, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's useless to blame my mother." Zhang was a little sad.
Those things were purchased by Lan'er who worked hard to sell herbal tea and herbs.
In the blink of an eye, they were taken away by the Liu family like hungry wolves.
"Mother, don't worry, talent is the most important." Xu Lan said comfortingly, "I'll find them to get the things back!" ”
"There is no such reason for robbing people and property for no reason, no matter where they are."
Zhang was worried that Xu Lan would suffer a loss if she came to the door, so he told her a few more words.
Xu Lan helped the Zhang family replace the herbs that he took out of the space.
"Lan'er, this medicine is much better than before." Zhang Shi said in surprise, "After applying it, it is cool and cool, and it doesn't hurt anymore." ”
"Mother, your feet will be all right in a few days." Seeing Zhang's reaction, Xu Lan's face also showed a smile.
The room was really turned upside down, so Xu Lan rolled up her sleeves and began to clean up.
After cleaning up Zhang's room, Xu Lan went to other rooms to tidy up, and calculated in her heart how many things were taken away by Liu.
When she returned to her room, Xu Lan was angry again.
Not only was everything in the house thrown to the floor, but there were two muddy footprints left on her clean bedding!
"Liu, Xu Hui, you wait for me!" Xu Lan said angrily, "It's too much." ”
On the second day, Xu Lan went out early in the morning with a few pieces of cloth.
She trotted to the door of the Xu family's big house, pushed the door and walked straight in.
Xu Hui was sweeping ashes in the yard, and when she saw Xu Lan coming in, she immediately jumped up and rushed into the house.
"Mother, Xu Lan's dead girl is here."
Xu Lan sneered.
She could see it very clearly just now, Xu Hui's face was flushed, and her entire cheeks were swollen like a braised pig's head.
A moment later, Liu walked out, followed by Xu Hui, who had put on her straw hat again.
"You still dare to come?" When Liu saw Xu Lan, he thought that his daughter had been beaten into that ghostly look, and the anger in his heart did not come to a place, "You are a wild girl who is raised by someone and no one teaches you, why do you even dare to beat your cousin?" ”
She swept over the things in Xu Lan's hand, and her eyes rolled, as if she understood the reason why Xu Lan came.
"I know I'm afraid, take something to honor us?" Liu's chin was raised high, his nostrils were facing the sky, and he crossed his waist and said, "If you don't have five taels of silver, don't want me to forgive you!" ”
Five taels of silver!
Xu Hui's eyes straightened when she heard this.
"Yes, yes, five taels of silver!" She echoed, "You still have to apologize to me, and in the future, you will have to share some of the money from your family's herbal tea sales." ”
Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more, Xu Lan sneered and threw the pieces of cloth on the ground.
"I beat you because you deliberately played right and wrong, causing my mother to hurt her leg! And want to steal my barrel! Xu Lan's gaze swept over Xu Hui and then moved to Zhang's, "You went to my house yesterday and stole four pieces of cloth, as well as lard and pork, if you don't hand them over, I will report to the official immediately!" ”
"Phew, that's compensation for you hurting my family Hui'er." How could Liu spit out the fat he ate again?
"Compensation? That's what you say. Xu Lan narrowed her eyes and walked straight in front of Xu Hui.
Before the two of them could react, Xu Lan reached out and slapped Xu Hui a few times.
"Bang bang bang!" With a loud slap, Xu Hui's straw hat fell to the ground, revealing her red and swollen pig face.
She looked at Xu Lan blankly, and it took a long time before she reacted.
"Mother! Mother, she hit me again! Xu Hui covered her face and cried.
"You actually beat Hui'er in front of me, I fought with you!" Liu picked up the broom and was about to hit Xu Lan.
"You yourself agreed to let me hit her." Xu Lan dodged the broom attack, stood at the door and said unceremoniously, "Four pieces of cloth for a whip Xu Hui, today I took two pieces of cloth, and four slaps are more than enough!" ”
"I'll leave these two pieces of cloth to you, as compensation for those four slaps!"