"Okay, that's all for you, you can go back quickly. I'm going back to cooking. ”

Song Erniu came over to borrow salt from the village chief's daughter-in-law. By the way, send some walnut crisp. When I turned into the alley, I saw that Lotus had thrown the cake that Orchid had just given to the wild dogs on the side of the road.

When Lotus turned around and was about to go home, she also saw Song Erniu and was stunned on the spot.

"I ...... The bread at home was moldy, so I gave it to the dog. ”

Song Erniu smiled and didn't speak, turned her head and went to Orchid's house, "It's just a little coarse salt, how can you still take things." ”

Orchid likes Song Erniu very much, and she speaks a lot more easily at this time.

took some paper wraps and handed it to Song Erniu, "Are you going to make winter bamboo shoots at noon?" ”

"Well, I picked up a pheasant on the mountain yesterday, and I'll use winter bamboo shoots to eat chicken." Song Erniu glanced at the village chief's house, although it was slightly better than other families in the village, but it didn't look very rich.

Looking at the kitchen, the frame was also full of coarse grains, Song Erniu thought about it and spoke, "When I came here just now, I saw Lotus feeding this cake to the dog." It is said that it is moldy if it can't be eaten. ”

Orchid didn't understand the meaning of Song Erniu's words at first, but after a while, her face changed.

"What ......"

What is the situation of the lotus family, the whole village knows, how can there be moldy coarse grain to feed the dogs?

Wait, whole grains...... Song Erniu kept staring at her family's coarse grain when she was talking just now, could it be......

The orchid was just about to speak, and there was a noise outside the door, and if you listen carefully, it should be the voice of the lotus.

Orchid didn't have time to think about it, so she pulled Song Erniu and ran out, "It should be Lotus's father who is back, it seems that he has lost money again." ”

When the two came outside, they saw the lotus squatting on the ground aggrievedly, and a man in his forties was beating a little boy.

The little boy was very thin and scared, but he was silent.

Seeing this, Orchid was worried, "Uncle Wang is a little tree again, my father and mother are out, I don't know when I will be able to come back......"

"Is there no one else in the village who can take care of it?"

Song Erniu didn't want to wade into this troubled water. Seeing that Orchid wanted to step forward, she hurriedly dissuaded, "What can you do as a little girl, let's find the patriarch." ”

"The patriarch doesn't care about their family's affairs at all, or in other words, the whole village, except for my father, no one cares about their family's affairs."

After Orchid finished speaking, she glanced around.

Song Erniu had long felt strange, why were there so many people around here, but no one stepped forward to stop it, it turned out that the reputation of this Wang family was so stinky.

No wonder Lotus doesn't like orchids, and she still wants to hold him. It turned out that there was no other option.

Tsk, this village is not big, but there are many stories.

"Orchid, you help Xiaoshu, help Xiaoshu. If this continues, she will be killed. ”

The lotus came to beg the orchid, crying and kowtowing, as if the orchid was guilty of not helping.

Look at the small tree, and then look at the lotus, Song Erniu always thinks that this lotus is a poisonous snake, which looks harmless, but I don't know when it will bite you behind your back.

"Lotus, don't worry, I'll think of a way ...... again"

With a bang, the man kicked the tree out, and the tree fell to the ground and didn't stand up for a long time.

Not only did Lotus not worry in the slightest, but a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes.

Song Erniu was surprised when she saw this, is this really a sister and brother? How much hatred, how much resentment, but my sister wants my brother's life?

Orchid was soft-hearted, she couldn't look past it in the end, and stepped forward to dissuade her, "Uncle Wang, don't fight anymore, Xiaoshu will be killed by you." ”

The man was silent, still scolding, and the orchid stepped forward and was pushed away by the man. Seeing this, Song Erniu hurriedly stepped forward and tried to dissuade her after holding the orchid, but at this time, suddenly a force behind her pushed her.

Song Erniu's center of gravity was unstable, and she was about to fall down with the orchid, but at this time, the Ninth Prince arrived and pulled him over.

Breathing staggered, Song Erniu had a moment, as if she heard the other party's heartbeat.

But the Ninth Prince has always been cold, looking like he is not interested in anything, does he really have a heartbeat?

"What are you doing?"

The Ninth Prince pulled him aside dissatisfiedly, "It's not early, go back and cook." ”

Obviously, the Nine Princes didn't want to meddle in this matter.

In fact, Song Erniu doesn't want to care about other people's affairs, but she likes to go against others, since Lotus doesn't like this little tree, then she has to save this little tree today, she wants to see what kind of hatred there is between their sisters and brothers.

Song Erniu pushed away the arm of the Ninth Prince and whispered, "Lord Wang, wait for me for a while." ”

Then Song Erniu stepped forward quickly and snatched the little tree from the man's hand in front of everyone.

"What are you doing as an outsider in our family's affairs?"

Song Erniu glanced at Xiaoshu, but she was only eleven or twelve years old, wearing patched single clothes in winter, skinny as wood, and covered in injuries. It's uncomfortable to look at.

If saving Xiaoshu is deliberately making the lotus uncomfortable, now wanting to help Xiaoshu is sympathy.

"I heard you owe a gambling debt in town?"

When the man heard this, he came to his senses.

"You're going to give me the money?"

"No, I want to buy the tree."

Song Erniu's words fell, and everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Song Erniu again.

thought she was kind, but who knew that she wanted to buy someone else's child as a subordinate.

Orchid pulled Song Erniu's sleeve disapprovingly, "Miss Song, isn't this not very good, Xiaoshu is still so small, he won't do anything." ”

Song Erniu ignored the orchid and turned her head to ask Xiaoshu, "Are you willing to follow me?" If you want, I will buy you, and from now on, you will be the descendant of our family, and if you don't want to, I will not force it. ”

Xiaoshu is introverted, and he can't say a few words a year on weekdays, but now when everyone thought that Xiaoshu would ignore Song Erniu, Xiaoshu opened his mouth.

"I do."

When everyone heard this, they were shocked. The lotus flower had a complicated face, but the man was overjoyed.

"If you want to buy him, twenty taels of silver, you can't be less."

If you don't buy a man, I'll sell it to someone else.

Song Erniu glanced at the man, turned around and left, and when the man saw this, he immediately became anxious.

"Girl, the price can be negotiated again, don't go."

"If you are sincere in wanting to buy it, I am naturally willing to discuss it with you, but if you just want to play tricks on me, then we have nothing to talk about."

At the beginning of Songjia Village, the people in the town were at most five taels of silver, even if it was close to the capital, there was no reason to triple it.

What's more, he is still such a skinny child, if he can't support him in the future, won't he lose money?

"Fifteen taels, it really can't be less."

The man owes fifteen taels to the gambling house in the town, and if he can't pay it back today, the people at the gambling house will ask him for a hand.

Originally, the man wanted to sell lotus flowers, but the lotus flowers didn't cooperate, and threatened her, no way, she thought of Xiaoshu.

"Ten taels at most, if you don't want to sell it, forget it."