Chapter 024: Strange Things Happen
"Small group?" Li Shi was the most puzzled, "What did you just say?" ”
Jiang Xiaotuan smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said calmly: "Mother, I think grandma is right, Xiaoyue has no money to treat her in our family, but I, who is an older sister, still hope that she can speak like other children, if I send her away to have a chance to be cured, I don't object."
Zhang Fengying didn't expect Jiang Xiaotuan to agree so quickly, after all, she was still reluctant to hold a kitchen knife before, "Finally there is someone who understands, second brother and sister, you look at you, it's better for a child to understand things, Xiaotuan girl is mixed up, but this is a thorough thought in this matter, you can rest assured that my cousin's life is much better than ours, if Xiaoyue is his daughter, then the father spends money to treat his daughter, isn't that right?" ”
Li Shi looked at Jiang Xiaotuan, the words she said before were still in her ears, but now that such a thing came out, she really couldn't figure it out.
Jiang Xiaotuan smiled slightly at the Li family, "Mother, I think this is a good thing, we can't delay Xiaoyue for the rest of our lives?" ”
Old Lady Jiang glared at the hesitant Li family, and shouted angrily: "What do you have to think about, I have said it a long time ago, I am the one who is in charge of this family, if you can figure it out, of course it is the best, if you really want to understand it, it is useless, this matter is so decided."
Jiang Xiaotuan's eyes showed a faint mockery, but it dispersed quickly, "In that case, do you have to sign a note or something, don't our family shave their heads and pick their heads hot, we all plan to do it, and the Zhang family will regret it again?" ”
Jiang Xiaotuan's words reminded Mrs. Jiang and Zhang Fengying that they each had their own calculations, but they all felt that the note had to be signed.
The next day, Zhang Fengying called her cousin Zhang Liangyou, Zhang Liangyou felt that what kind of note to sign, just take Xiaoyue away and be done, but Jiang Xiaotuan disagreed, saying that it was a sister, Xiaoyue was about to leave home, and wanted to stay a few more days.
江老太太跟张凤英怕惹毛了江小团的,她再生出些是非来,毕竟这事儿传出去了,肯定会觉得江家是卖孙女换银子,好说不好听啊。
Under the persuasion of Zhang Fengli inside and outside, Zhang Liangyou endured the urge to take the person away, but after the two taels of silver were handed over, he was afraid of a loss, so he signed a note.
The note is clearly written, five days later, if the Jiang family does not give Jiang Xiaoyue to Zhang Liangyou and take it away, they will have to compensate the family twice the silver.
Mrs. Jiang felt that this matter was a sure thing and did not run away, and she did not take the amount of compensation to heart.
On the first night after signing the note, Mrs. Jiang didn't know how to turn it over and couldn't sleep, and after tossing until she finally fell asleep in the second half of the night, it was nightmares, one moment was the dead old man Jiang, and the other was the second son Jiang Shixian.
She broke out in a cold sweat and woke up before dawn. She fell asleep again, and I don't know how long it was, but she was woken up by a cacophony of sounds.
"Mother, it's not good, our cow is sick." Jiang Shijiu's deep voice carried irrepressible panic.
The cow is the most valuable thing in the house, and Mrs. Jiang, who hasn't slept well all night, has to hold on to her weak body and put on a coat to take a look.
"Get up, are you going to see what's going on?" Mrs. Jiang roared at the onlookers, and the big yellow cow's abdomen was swollen as if it was about to give birth, and the old lady Jiang who watched it was distressed to death, "Boss, the cow has always been in your stomach, what's going on?" ”
Jiang Shijiu looked confused, "I don't know, the forage is the same as before." ”
In ancient times, there were no veterinarians, and some Langzhong could also treat livestock, but most of the practitioners were unwilling to lower their own value to treat animals, in other words, even if Mrs. Jiang was reluctant to treat Li's disease, and was willing to spend money to treat the big scalper, no one came to treat it.
If the livestock is sick, then it will have to be left to fate.
Mrs. Jiang can believe the words of the fortune teller Lang Zhong, which means that she is a superstitious person, the big scalper is sick, and she can't stop last night, naturally, she linked the two things together.
The most valuable big scalper in the Jiang family was sick, and the old lady was in a bad mood, and the air pressure of the whole family was difficult to be low, and she didn't dare to make a loud noise when she walked, for fear of being scolded.
Although Li didn't go out to touch the mold, he was still a little worried, "Xiaotuan, what's wrong with the big scalper?" It's not going to die, is it? ”
"Can't die!" Jiang Xiaotuan said meaningfully.
It's a pity that the Li family is simple-minded and didn't think much about it, why did Jiang Xiaotuan dare to say so firmly that he couldn't die, "Xiaotuan, just tell your mother, what are you going to do to keep Xiaoyue, the notes have been signed, can this matter be changed?" ”
Li glanced at Jiang Xiaoyue, although this girl is young and can't speak, she is very sensible, and she should be able to understand the matter of sending her away at home, "Xiaotuan, you promised your mother that Xiaoyue would not be sent away." ”
Otherwise, when she signed the document, she would have stopped it even if she was desperate.
"Mother, whoever dares to send Xiaoyue away will be punished. ”
"Retribution ......"
The first day was a cattle infestation.
The next day was the loss of a chicken.
On the third day, when Mrs. Jiang got up early in the morning and saw a dead mouse.
And she didn't sleep well at night for the past few days, and she had nightmares every night, and on the fourth day, she was as anxious as a cannonball, and she could go to the sky with a fire.
After breakfast, she wanted to lie down for a while, but somehow, she felt that the room was gloomy and cold, and she was obviously very sleepy, but she couldn't sleep, and after a round and turn, she planned to go to the street to shine on the sun and inhale yang energy.
After she left, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief, but after a while, she came back in a hurry with a panicked look, and called Zhang Fengying and Dong Xiufang to her house to discuss things.
The Li family was not involved in the big and small affairs of the family, this time she was very self-aware and was about to go back to her house, but was stopped by Mrs. Jiang, "Second daughter-in-law, you can also come here." ”
Jiang Xiaotuan, who was holding the Li family on the side, couldn't hide his curiosity and asked, "Grandma, what's wrong?" Did we find our chicken?"
After not sleeping well for a few days, Mrs. Jiang looked much haggard than before, and the thick fat powder on her face couldn't hide her heavy dark circles.
"Speak, adults, what's the matter with you, get out of the way." Old Lady Jiang had a gloomy face and scolded coldly.
After entering the house, Mrs. Jiang didn't speak, and the three daughters-in-law didn't dare to squeak, but Zhang Fengying and Dong Xiufang sat on the kang without letting them, and Li didn't dare to step forward and stood in the corner, as if he had made a big mistake.
"Li, when was Xiao Yue girl born?" Mrs. Jiang asked the people who were confused.
Li replied cautiously, "Chenshi." ”
Old Lady Jiang couldn't help but nod excitedly, "I remember if it was Xiaoyue girl or Xiaotuan girl, when she was just able to climb, she almost didn't fall into the basin and drowned?" ”
Zhang Fengying snorted coldly, "Is there anything else going on?" Second brother and sister, how did you become a mother? If you want me to say that Xiaoyue girl can't speak, it's probably because you didn't take care of it. ”
Li Shi didn't refute, "Mother, it's Xiaoyue girl, at that time, Xiaoyu girl had a rash, and when I boiled medicine for her, Xiaoyue woke up and couldn't see me, so I climbed down the kang by myself." ”
"Ah, why is this on our Xiaoyu's head again? Second brother and sister, do you have something to say? ”
Usually, no matter how arrogant Zhang Fengying is, the Li family has no complaints about her, but since she proposed to give Xiaoyue girl away, the Li family has not treated Zhang Fengying like before, "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood, my mother can't remember, I'll help her recall." ”
"Mother, why are you asking this? It's the fourth day, and tomorrow Liangyou will come and take Satsuki away. Zhang Fengying reminded loudly.
"I'm not leaving." Old Lady Jiang said coldly.
"No...... Not leaving? Why don't you go? Zhang Fengying couldn't react for a while.
Old Mrs. Jiang glared at Zhang Fengying, "I said that Xiaoyue girl is not leaving, and she will be raised in our house." ”
"Mother, aren't you kidding? You have received all the money and signed the notes, why do you regret it again? Zhang Fengying couldn't believe it, and her voice raised a few degrees.
Dong Xiufang was also confused, "Mother, you can't regret it, if you regret it, we have to pay four taels of silver." ”
Li Shi was stunned, "Mother, what you said is true?" Really don't let Satsuki go? ”
Mrs. Jiang was a little annoyed by the question, "Are you deaf or stupid, don't you understand what I said?" I said that if Xiaoyue girl doesn't leave, she won't leave, and this family is still not my decision? Are you going to on my head one by one? ”
Li knelt on the ground gratefully and kowtowed directly to Mrs. Jiang, "Mother, you are in charge, and you are all up to you." ”
Zhang Fengying was furious, Dong Xiufang was not happy, what kind of wind is the old lady smoking, she regrets it when she says that she regrets it, she doesn't make any money inside and out, and she has to take two taels of silver.
"Mother, what's going on? Why did you suddenly change your mind? Dong Xiufang pleaded helplessly, "You have to think twice." ”
Mrs. Jiang usually listens to her opinions, but this time, she waved her hand and refused without hesitation: "Don't think twice, this matter is settled." ”
"Why?" Zhang Fengying almost roared.
"Who are you shouting at, look at what you can bear," Mrs. Jiang scolded twice, "Don't you think that if you beat me and say that I will give away Xiaoyue girl, our family will always have strange things?" The good cow suddenly lay down, the chicken was lost, and the mouse died at the door, I haven't told you all the time, I have been dreaming of your father-in-law and the world in the past few days. ”
"It's all a coincidence, and it has nothing to do with sending Satsuki away."
Mrs. Jiang shook her head, "No, it matters, I just went out and met a fortune teller, people said, Xiaoyue is our family's lucky star, can't be sent away, send away our family's blessing is gone, the previous things are all for us to wake up, but we can't send it away again." ”