Chapter 2: Lin Yue'er
As for the cash cow of the Shen family, whether it is Shen Da or her, it depends on what Xiong San and the others think.
Shen Da couldn't get a sense of existence in front of his two daughters, and he was squeezed out, so he immediately threw off his hands and was about to go out.
Shen Zhao'er's eyes were quick and he blocked the gate of the courtyard.
"Where are you going? Isn't it enough to add such a big hassle to the family? Dad, there is no silver in the family anymore, and there are so many debts, Xiong San is so foolish today, but we can't eat a wild vegetable all day long, right? Shen Zhao'er glared at Shen Dadao.
Shen Da muttered weakly.
"It's not bad to have wild vegetables to eat."
"Daddy!!"
"If he wants to go out, go out, anyway, Xiong San and those people are just afraid that they are still waiting in the village." Shen Wan'er said and turned around and walked into the kitchen.
Shen Da's feet had already stepped out of the courtyard, and when he heard Shen Wan'er's words, he retracted and went to lie down on the big kang in the house.
"Sister, there are a lot of bamboos in the mountains now, you can find a way to get a few back, let him weave some bamboo baskets and sell them in ......the town when he arrives" Shen Wan'er said and stopped, thought for a while: "Let him make a few and put them at home first, I can use them." ”
Shen Zhao'er pouted, with all kinds of reluctance in her heart, but now she had to do it.
She looked at the sky and went straight to chop the bamboo with an axe.
Shen Wan'er heard Shen Zhao'er leaving, so she stood up straight and pulled the veil off her face.
On her face that should have been clean and flawless, there was a birthmark that took up half of her face, and that birthmark was black, which looked terrifying.
After Shen Wan'er walked through, she was also startled when she saw her appearance for the first time, and then she was indifferent.
Even such an unbelievable thing as crossing over can be accepted, what else is unacceptable?
"Is Zhao'er at home?"
When Shen Wan'er heard this voice, she picked up the handkerchief and covered her face, and then walked out and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, Shen Wan'er saw Lin Yue'er, a girl from the same village, standing at the gate of the courtyard, looking at her with a smile.
"My sister isn't here." Shen Wan'er saw Lin Yue'er, a green tea girl, so she didn't want to pay attention to it.
"It's okay, I'll wait here." Lin Yue'er said and squeezed in, regardless of Shen Wan'er's attitude.
Shen Wan'er looked at her coldly.
Lin Yue'er is wearing light blue clothes today, and the skirt is also new, and it is still made of that kind of muslin, which is in line with the configuration of this village for the New Year.
She frequently straightened her clothes and did not sit down, apparently worried that the stool would stain her clothes.
Shen Wan'er couldn't get used to her hypocrisy, so she continued to make her wild vegetable cakes.
"Sister Yue'er, why are you here? You're looking so good today! Shen Zhao'er dragged two bamboos back, and when she saw that Lin Yue'er was also there, she immediately greeted her in surprise.
"Don't touch it, don't touch it, it's dirty carefully, it's pretty, right? This is what my eldest brother bought for me from the county town, ready-to-wear! It's so expensive! Lin Yue'er's tone was full of showing off.
Shen Wan'er in the kitchen, this wild vegetable cake can't only use wild vegetables, adding some flour and eggs is the best, where does the Shen family have that kind of thing, so marinate the wild vegetables with salt, and then put them into the pot to steam and bake them, which is also delicious.
After making a few cakes, Shen Wan'er simply pulled off the veil on her face and walked out.
Sure enough, Lin Yue'er, who was still talking to Shen Zhao'er, immediately screamed again and again.
"Wan ...... Wan'er! What are you doing, pull the veil off? ”
Shen Wan'er glanced at her lightly and looked at Shen Zhao'er.
"This is what my family wants, sister, eat."
"Oooh! Yue'er, I may not be able to help you with what you said, and besides, it's a major event in your life, I ...... I don't even have a decent dress, how can I accompany you out to meet people? Shen Zhao'er looked at Lin Yue'er with a guilty face.
A blind person can see that Lin Yue'er wants Shen Zhao'er to be a foil, but only Shen Zhao'er herself doesn't know, and she doesn't know whether to say that she is stupid or ignorant.
Shen Wan'er stepped forward and directly pushed Lin Yue'er outside.
"Don't touch, don't touch! You can't afford to get dirty! ”
"You go back quickly, our family eats wild vegetable cakes at noon, your eldest lady is delicate, she must not be used to eating, by the way, I will tell you that my sister will not accompany you." Shen Wan'er's words made Lin Yue'er grit her teeth with anger.
Looking at Shen Wan'er's face, she felt that she didn't have to eat today, where could she stay. "What the hell is going on with you, Yue'er is our only friend, why are you talking to her like this? And her father is Lizheng, what's the benefit of offending her like this? ”
"You know that rejection is not incorrigible. You really think she is taking you as a friend, long heart! ”
“…… What are you talking about, you think I don't want to go? If it weren't for the fact that I didn't have nice clothes, how could I have let go of this opportunity? Yue'er is going to the town to see her future in-laws the day after tomorrow, and I also want to see the world. ”
Shen Wan'er was speechless......
When the two of them were eating, Shen Da also came out to ask for bread to eat.
Shen Zhao'er subconsciously wanted to pick up cakes for Shen Da, but was slapped on the back of her hand by Shen Wan'er.
"I picked up beans in the morning, you picked up wild vegetables and did housework, what did he do? From today onwards, if you want to eat, you have to work. ”
After Shen Wan'er finished speaking coldly, she directly packed the remaining cakes and brought them into the kitchen.
"Huh! You damn girl! You're still a family, which onion are you! Shen Da saw that his food was taken away, and he was immediately unhappy.
Shen Wan'er stopped, turned her head and looked at him coldly.
"Dad, if you still want to stay in this house, then you must work for silver, if you can't do it, there will be no food!"
Shen Wan'er's momentum was too strong, and for a while, Shen Da and Shen Zhao'er were dumbfounded, and both of them were arguing about something.
I could only watch Shen Wan'er put those wild vegetable cakes into the kitchen.
"This, this dead girl, how is it different." After a long time, Shen Dacai muttered.
"Dad, then you can do some work, I cut two bamboos from the mountain and came back, you can make some baskets, Wan'er said to use them, if you weave the baskets, I will get you something to eat." Shen Zhao'er bit the remaining half of the wild vegetable cake and said.
The fragrance of the wild vegetable cake went straight to Shen Da's nose, and Shen Da kept swallowing his saliva.
"Well, then you can get me more." Shen Da was very cowardly, especially in the face of his eldest daughter, who was comparable to a boy.
"Don't worry, Dad, you hurry up and make two big baskets according to Wan'er's request, our family's original one is going to be broken."
"Come on, then you can get me something to eat now." Shen Da rubbed his empty stomach and looked at Shen Zhao'er.
Now that Shen Wan'er is the master of the kitchen, it is really difficult to get food from Shen Wan'er.
"Dad, you go and chop the bamboo first, I'll go talk to Wan'er." Shen Zhao'er gave Shen Da a sweet date.
"Done!"
"Sister, in the future, in this family, whoever does the work will have food, otherwise, I won't cook." Shen Wan'er glanced at Shen Zhao'er and knew what she wanted to do when she came in.
Shen Zhao'er wanted to say something when Shen Wan'er interrupted her like this, so she could only buzz.
"Sister, you're sixteen this year, aren't you? All the girls in the village of your age are already their own children, right? Even Lin Yue'er, more than a month older than me, now everyone has to look at each other, what about you? Who would dare to marry? ”
Someone once came to the door to ask for a marriage, but at that time, it happened that Shen Da was chased by someone to ask for debts.
When the person who proposed the relatives saw it, they even crawled and ran away.
Shen Zhao'er was really disheartened at that time, and since then she has never wanted to get married.
"Actually, it's not impossible, as long as Dad is willing to quit gambling, the two of us will find a way to earn more money, and there will naturally be a way out."
"Can it be done?" Shen Zhao'er asked unconvinced.
"Whether it can be done depends on whether you can control your father." Shen Wan'er continued to instill in Shen Zhao'er the concept of 'convincing Shen Da and making the whole family happy'.
Shen Zhao'er frowned when she heard this.
"Daddy? And when he did not give him the money, he went to borrow it, and the debtor-collectors came to him, and he had no choice but to give it to them, and when the money was gone, and the fields were gone, would he not borrow money in the same way? ”
"Then let the word go, and we will not pay back the money he borrowed, but whoever borrows his money will take his life to pay the debt."
“…… Yes! How can this work? ”
"Can't do it? Do you pay him back? What to take? Or do you want to sell yourself? With you like this, who do you think would want you? Shen Wan'er hit Shen Zhao'er unceremoniously.
"You! What's the matter with you! The mouth is poisonous these days! Shen Zhao'er was so angry that she couldn't help but grit her teeth.
"The poisonous mouth tells the truth, if I say it gently, will you listen?" Shen Wan'er was still not polite at all.
In her last life, Shen Waner worked part-time in too many industries, sales, shopping guide, makeup artist...... It can be said that communicating with people is the most basic, knowing what to say to whom.
During the time that Shen Wan'er came, she knew Shen Zhao'er's character best, she was soft-hearted and bad-tempered, such a person was the easiest to be taken advantage of.
It's like every time Lin Yue'er encounters something, she will pull Shen Zhao'er as a foil.
And Shen Zhao'er went stupidly, and didn't get any benefits every time.
"Today, you will ask Dad to make more baskets, and tomorrow morning, I will go into the mountains with you." Shen Wan'er commanded indifferently.
"What are you doing in the mountains?"
"Collect medicine."
In the next time, Shen Zhao'er moved a stool in front of Shen Da, and looked at him without blinking for a moment.
Shen Da, who was still thinking about being lazy, was stared at by Shen Zhao'er, and he only felt creepy.
"Big, big girl, what's wrong with you?"
"Daddy, you owe so much money, and sooner or later those who collect debts will come to the door, and then I will be sold! Wan'er said, let you make more baskets, and tomorrow she will go into the mountains with me to find herbs to sell. Father...... I don't want to be sold......" Shen Zhao'er cried out as soon as her mouth pursed.
Shen Da looked at her blankly, and his eyes turned red after a while.
"No, Daddy won't let those people take you away. Since the girl said that she wanted to go into the mountains to find medicinal herbs, then Dad will make more baskets and go with you tomorrow. Shen Da's voice choked.
It was as if something that could never happen happened suddenly, and Shen Zhao'er only felt that she must have heard it wrong just now.