Chapter 14: Spending money on ducks
Zhao Laosan was embarrassed to see his mother-in-law, guessing that she was afraid that she had never touched the silver money at home, so he twisted his eyebrows and paced over with a pair of big hands to grab her: "It's not because your brother and sister-in-law said something, the money in this house is you and mine, and if you want to do something when I'm not at home on weekdays, or buy something at the entrance of the village, you need money." ”
This is the first time that someone has given her a silver coin, Su Mi Bai Shengsheng's hand dragged the dozens of dollars in the palm of his hand, hot. Teng Teng's heart couldn't say warmth: "Husband, aren't you angry with me?" ”
Su Mi took off the ginger brocade cloth coarse coat on the outside, leaving only a white inner lining cover, and the green silk depicted by Danqing was scattered over his shoulders and hung down to Yingying's waist.
Zhao Laosan is a little angry during the day, although he feels sorry for his mother-in-law, but he doesn't like her brother and sister-in-law who endure her unreasonable trouble everywhere. Looking at the delicate people now, my heart is hard: "If my brother and sister-in-law come to mess around again next time, you won't open the door." ”
The lady nodded while putting away all the money in hand, remembering that her brother and sister-in-law said that her mother was sick during the day, and her eyes were shallow and a little worried: "Husband, I'll go back tomorrow to see my mother, okay?" ”
Zhao Laosan knows that his mother is filial, and if his brother and sister-in-law make such a fuss today, he will not be able to rest assured of the people in the family. He pursed his thin lips and reached out to wrap his arms around her waist. body and helped her to the bed. On the couch: "I have to cross a few rivers and go around a few villages, and I will accompany you back in a few days!" ”
Women are still afraid that men will dislike their mothers, especially the brother and sister-in-law, who sit on the bed and stretch out their softness. Soft arms wrapped around his man's sturdy waist. Body. The delicate melon seed face is sideways, tight. Sticking to the man's hot arm: "Husband, today. If you still want it, I'll be the same as last night! ”
When the man saw that his woman took the initiative to please, he twisted his eyebrows and stretched out his broad palm to pull his little hand: "Let's wait a few days, wait until your body is better!" ”
What does Su Mi mean by what the man said, after the rain yesterday, although she can still work, her legs are always a little painful.
Zhao Laosan turned sideways and buckled the woman into his arms, and after a while, he heard the man's even and steady snoring in the bedroom.
When the woman got up the next day, the man had already gone out into the street to sell tofu. The woman went to the stove and ate her breakfast as usual. Zhao Laosan has to warm a bowl of freshly ground soybean milk for his wife every day, except that the pot is either steamed buns or steamed buns bought from the town. head, and sometimes an egg.
After eating, see the man take off. The gown and socks were still on the chair in the bedroom, and the sleeves of the shirt were neatly rolled up, and the clothes to be washed were put into the wooden basin.
Su Mi walked out of the courtyard with a wooden basin and walked towards the river. There weren't many women I met along the way, but they seemed to be avoiding her. When he went to the river, he took out the clothes from the wooden basin and smeared them on the cuffs and neckline of his gown with soap horn and straw pulp made of grass ash, and after soaking them, he poked them vigorously with his white hands.
The women around her used to see her come to wash her clothes and gossip a few words, but today they hide as if they had seen a ghost.
At first, Su Mi didn't care much, and after washing the clothes, he went back to dry the man's clothes in the yard. I heard a woman passing by say that there are many ducklings in the house of the princess in the east of the village. The son will be taken to the town and sold. When the women in the village heard the news, they went to see it first, and if they picked it, they could ask for a good price and take it back to raise it.
Su Mi saw that some women had already come back with ducklings, and she and the man only ate some eggs in Su Ri, and also wanted to raise a few ducks to lay eggs to replenish the man's body.
Last night, the man had just given her some money, but she didn't expect it to come in handy, and she went to the east of the village with a few pennies.
Although it is petite, it is small after all. It was grown up roughly, and when it walked, it seemed like the wind was born under its feet. Passing by a few vegetable fields, going around a few paddy fields, and walking a flat path, it is the house of Wang Po at the east end of the village.
Wang Po is alone at home on weekdays, and her son chops firewood and sells it in the town. orphans and widows, and his son Zhou Dacheng has not married in his twenties. A few years ago, a matchmaker came to talk about family affairs, and in the end, the dowry was not negotiated.
In this matter, Mrs. Wang gave benefits to the matchmaker in the town, but the family affair was not completed, and the gifts received by the matchmaker were not returned. Wang Po went to the door to theorize, and offended the matchmaker, and Zhou Dacheng's family affairs were stopped.
Wang Po saw the woman standing in the courtyard, but she was out of place as a village woman, standing in a group of peasant women. Su Mi saw that Wang Po was looking at herself tightly, her peach lips opened to reveal a sweet smile, and the two pear vortices of different shades at the corners of her lips were very gentle: "Wang Po, I am from Zhao Laosan's family in the west of the village, I will pick a few ducklings to raise them back, and when the summer passes to lay eggs, I can also give my man to make up for his body." ”
Wang Po said coldly, "If it weren't for Zhao Laosan's rules, this duck would never be sold to you!" ”
When the surrounding women saw that it was Su Mi, they immediately dispersed: "Wang Po, this is a woman from Kefu, her life is very hard, and you dare to earn her money?" ”
"Your Zhou Dacheng has not yet married his daughter-in-law, and he was stepped on the threshold by this Kefu woman, I am afraid that I will not be able to marry a daughter-in-law for the rest of my life!"
The women around you said a word, Su Mi then remembered that it must have been when her brother and sister-in-law came to the house yesterday to make trouble, these village women heard about it, and today they were washing clothes by the river to spread the news again.
"You choose! Once you've chosen, let's go! "Although Wang Po is a village woman and superstitious, after all, she inherited Zhao Laosan's kindness last month. That day, my legs hurt so much that I went to the town to grab medicine, and when I came back, it suddenly rained, and the road was slippery and difficult to walk. Zhao Laosan came back from selling tofu, and when he met her, he pushed her back with a board cart.
Su Mi's eyebrows frowned and put away his smile, if he didn't want his man to have duck eggs to eat, he would definitely turn around and leave. Reaching out and touching it, he picked out three ducklings that were not too big or too small.
"How much is Wang Po?"
"Five pennies!"
Su Mi didn't say anything, she knew that Wang Po asked her for a high price, so those who bought seven or eight only gave one or two pennies. Stretched out his hand and took out the money from the brocade cloth pocket on his waist and handed it to Wang Po: "You are so good to take it, this is five cents!" ”
Wang Po accepted the money, and when she saw the woman holding the duckling and leaving, she shook her head and said, "Five cents...... I have to spend two or three pennies to buy incense and send it to the Bodhisattva, and Zhao Laosan's kindness and my wife have paid it back! ”