Chapter 11: The Poisonous Hand
Bai Mingxuan should go out to work today, this is the first time she has officially gone out to do farm work here, and I don't know what it looks like.
There is a lot of work in the field, and today Bai Mingxuan and a few people were called to help in the field, afraid that Bai Mingwei and Bai Mingxin would run around at home, so they also called them and watched them under their noses.
Today I have to work in the fields first, and then I will dig wild vegetables and collect firewood.
After breakfast, Bai Mingxuan carried the basket and followed everyone out.
The Bai family and his entourage took hoes, baskets, wooden barrels and other farm tools and went to the east of the village, walking for nearly a quarter of an hour before they arrived at their own field at the foot of the mountain.
Next to the land of the Bai family is the land of the people of Peach Blossom Village, and there are already many people working in the fields at this time.
As soon as the Bai family arrived in the field, they were greeted by acquaintances.
"Brother of the Bai family, the sun has just risen, so you came out to work so early?"
An old man in a gray turban stood in the ground, holding a hoe in both hands, and looked up to greet him.
"There's a lot going on in the field, so you can't come sooner! Brother Wang, you're still early. When Daddy Bai heard this, he hurriedly shouted over there.
"There are many things at home, and there is little help, so if you are not diligent, you have to drink the northwest wind!" He shook his head and said helplessly.
After speaking, he immediately waved his hoe, hoeed the stubborn weeds in the field one by one, and stopped talking.
The Bai family has a total of only ten acres of land, six acres of paddy fields, and four acres of dry land, which sounds like a lot, but in addition to paying taxes and keeping seeds, there is not much left, so everyone is waiting for them wholeheartedly.
The land on the side was planted with wheat a few days ago, and a lot of weeds grew up, standing tall and swaying in the wind. The other plots of land have just been turned over in half, and all we have to do today is to plough the ground, weed, and plant seeds.
"It's time to get to work!"
After Daddy Bai finished assigning the work, everyone began to work on the farm.
Bai Mingxuan was responsible for weeding, of course, there were not so many farm tools for them to use, so they could only pull them out one by one by hand.
Squat in the ground, step forward with both hands, and pull out a few weeds. Bai Mingxuan looked at the mud brought out, speechless in her heart, knowing that the ancient times were backward, and she had already prepared, but this is too backward, right?! Weeding by hand pulling? How long will this have to be pulled?
There is no way, the Bai family is poor, and this kind of grass can only be used to pull it.
Bai Mingxuan moved her body resignedly, looked at a few weeds, opened her bow left and right, pulled out the weeds and brought out the mud, shook it, and threw it aside.
After squatting for a while, Bai Mingxuan was about to get up and move, when he saw a big green mantis appear in front of him, and he was standing in front of a weed at this moment.
As soon as she saw it, Bai Mingxuan smiled, and just as she was bored, she came to a toy.
Immediately pulled a weed, stared at it, quietly touched it with one hand, and then grabbed the two long legs sharply, wrapped the grass stalk a few times, and tied a knot. No matter how hard it struggles, it won't be able to run away!
"Vivi, look!" Bai Mingxuan grabbed the praying mantis and ran to Bai Mingwei and shook it, "Do you want it?" ”
Bai Mingwei's eyes straightened when she saw it, and she nodded hurriedly, "Yes!" ”
"Okay, then you can rest with me for a while!" It's not okay for a child to squat for a long time, this is for her good, Bai Mingxuan told herself in her heart.
Hearing such a simple condition, Bai Mingwei immediately agreed.
Bai Minglan saw it and shook her head with a smile.
By the time the weeds were pulled, half a day had passed. Bai Mingxuan and the three of them took the baskets, pulled the two small ones, and walked to the other side, preparing to dig wild vegetables and pick up some firewood by the way.
As soon as they arrived at the place, Bai Mingwei and Bai Mingxin ran away. Bai Mingxuan saw them playing not far away, so she didn't care anymore.
The three of them separated, Bai Mingxuan looked around, found a bitter dingcai, and immediately ran over and dug it up with a stick.
"Mingxuan!"
Bai Mingxuan heard as if someone was shouting to herself, turned around and saw the spring flowers running over.
"Spring flowers, you're also here to dig wild vegetables."
"Uh-huh, I just came. Liqiu also came, look. Chunhua said with a gasp, pointing behind her.
Liqiu is the youngest granddaughter of the village chief's family, and Liqiu was born and got her name. Because she is the only girl in the village chief's generation, although the family is not rich, she is very favored and is a good partner to play with the original owner.
Bai Mingxuan looked behind her, and sure enough, she saw a girl of the same age walking towards her, she was wearing gray and blue clothes, carrying a basket, and walked over unhappily.
"Beginning of autumn." Bai Mingxuan had a smile on her face, but there was no smile in her eyes.
On the same day, Bai Mingxuan was invited by her to dig wild vegetables on the slope, saying that there were few people there and many wild vegetables, Bai Mingxuan was suddenly pushed out by a strong force when she was squatting on the ground, and she was caught off guard and fell down, and the original owner died on this point, and she crossed over.
No need to ask, she must have done it!
"Mingxuan, are you well? I was worried about seeing you fall that day, you talk about you, and you are not careful! Let's worry about you for so long. "As soon as Liqiu came over, he counted it down.
"Yes, yes, Mingxuan, you have to be careful in the future, it's too scary." The simple spring flower only thought that this was caring about Bai Mingxuan.
Bai Mingxuan suddenly had anger surging in her chest, looking at her hypocritical face, she only felt disgusted.
He immediately took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. The smile on his face remained unchanged, but he cursed in his heart.
Why don't you come to see me if you're worried, you also have a stepmother who is not allowed to go out? It sounds good, but if you kill someone, it's almost like you're a fool!
But he said with a smile: "It's okay now, no, I'll come out to work as soon as it happens." ”
Is it a child, Liqiu's eyes flashed, and he immediately turned his gaze away, "Yes...... That's good, that's good. ”
"I don't know what happened that day, I actually fell, if someone else pushed her, I would never let her go!"
Speaking of this, Bai Mingxuan paused, turned her head and glanced at Liqiu, and sure enough, she saw that she was flustered, her eyes flashed, and her hands and feet didn't seem to know what to put in her hands.
"Alas, alas, I fell on my own."
After speaking, Liqiu immediately calmed down and pretended to say:
“...... So you must be careful in the future, and so are you, Chunhua! ”
"Mmmm, I made a note of it, Liqiu, you're so good!" Chunhua nodded in emotion.
Bai Mingxuan sneered in her heart, she was not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door if she didn't do anything wrong, but of course she was weak if she hurt people. Bai Mingxuan originally planned to expose her, but after thinking about it, she had no evidence, even if she said it, no one would believe it, and it would be considered a framer, so it was better to scare her first and make plans later.
That's right, although Bai Mingxuan didn't know why Liqiu harmed people, but for the sake of his personal safety, he decided that he had to figure it out, and going to this hidden danger could be regarded as avenging the original owner.
Bai Mingxuan wouldn't think she was a child and easily forgive her, she learned to harm people at such a young age, she didn't succeed this time, maybe she would do something crazy in the future!
"Mingxuan, Liqiu, it's time for me to dig wild vegetables, I'll have to go back to work later, my aunt should be angry again when I go back." Speaking of this, Chunhua seemed to think of something, and shrank and trembled.
Liqiu listened and glanced at her disdainfully.
Bai Mingxuan secretly glared at Liqiu, and was so anxious: "Then you go quickly!" We'll talk together next time. Or I'll give it to you! ”
As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of wild vegetables.
"No, no, I still have time, that's what you worked so hard to find, how can I ask for it? Hey, I'll go first. Chunhua waved her hand again and again, and ran away as if she had escaped.
The disdain in Liqiu's eyes became even stronger.
"I'm also going to dig wild vegetables," Bai Mingxuan glanced at Liqiu coldly, "Liqiu, you go back first." ”
Liqiu didn't find anything, he just felt that Bai Mingxuan seemed to be different today. If you think about it, what's the difference? Shaking his head, he turned and walked away.
The sun is setting in the west, and the sky is getting dark.
With a basket full of wild vegetables in his left hand and a bundle of firewood in his right hand, Bai Mingxuan and the others returned home.
When he arrived at the door, he saw Bai Mingcheng sitting outside reading, Bai Mingxuan's eyes lit up, and he was going to ask him what he wanted to ask yesterday. So as soon as he put down his things, he immediately went to find Bai Mingcheng.