Chapter 91
Therefore, she really didn't plan to ask for this favor of the Li family's aunt. Because there was no help in the first place, where is it a favor.
It's like seeing a man who has fallen into the water, and everyone is standing on the shore watching, crying and sighing, but no one goes into the water to save people. In the end, the person who fell into the water drowned, do the families still have to thank those who watched and sighed one by one?
Actually, I really guessed it for Su Jinyao. When the stupid girl was beaten, there were indeed many people watching, but no one really came to fight or stop it. Most people are afraid of Liu Wang's brutality and pungency, and no one wants to meddle in things, so the stupid girl lost her life.
Now that she heard Su Jinyao say this, the Li family's aunt rolled her eyes and said to Su Jinyao angrily: "My conscience has let the dog eat it." ”
Su Jinyao smiled instead, nodded and said, "If you don't save yourself when you die, your conscience does let the dog eat it." ”
"You ......" The Li family's aunt was so angry that she couldn't speak, and said: "Jinyao, how many times you came to buy rice and vegetables, I didn't lose you, right?" ”
Su Jinyao nodded and said, "This is true, the Li family's aunt sells vegetables at a real cost." The dishes are the freshest, and the rice is weighed in sufficient quantities. If I heard you say that, I really think it's me wrong. I think I'm embarrassed to come to your house to buy groceries in the future. ”
Su Jinyao's meaning couldn't be more obvious, every time she came to buy rice and vegetables, she didn't buy too much, but it wasn't too little. But she never bargains, and she won't go to other people's homes to compare prices. Even the previous erase, and the latter time, Su Jinyao gave some more to make up for it, and she never gave it on credit.
And many big girls and little daughters-in-law in Pingshan Village went to buy vegetables, all of them were picky, and by the way, they wanted to bargain and bargain. When you check out, you don't count the zero, you buy half a cabbage, and you have to grab a green onion to go.
A good customer like Su Jinyao is really hard to find. Even if she doesn't come to Li's house to buy vegetables, it is estimated that she will be happy to entertain other people's houses, and even the things she buys and gives away will definitely not be less.
As soon as Su Jinyao said this, the corners of the Li family's aunt's mouth twitched, and she hurriedly said: "Okay, one yard is one yard, you should buy vegetables or come to my house to buy them." This separation of the family is also what you reminded us of, and we are now thinking about how to give the eldest sister the share. ”
Su Jinyao stopped talking, stood beside Chunniu, and waited for the Li family's brothers and sisters-in-law to study. In fact, the Li family gets along quite well, the eldest sister who Chunniu has never seen has been married to another village for more than ten years, and the number of times she comes back is limited. Life is not bad, and it may not be necessary to come back and ask for something.
Since Chunniu has proposed to divide her share of things, these three families have also discussed dividing their own things, which can be regarded as setting aside a share for the eldest sister. How can you say that the girl who married out spilled the water, so it is not considered that her mother's family has treated her badly.
It's decided, and this separation is completely over.
Siping and Chunniu were divided into two taels of silver, one acre of paddy field and one acre of dry land, but they had to move out of the newly built main house to start a new stove, and half of the two taels of silver was estimated to be built on the house.
The food in the backyard shed was also simply divided, and Chunniu said that she didn't ask for much, but she really didn't ask for much, just three bags of brown rice and one bag of polished rice. This rice will barely be enough to eat until autumn, and then the amount of grain from the paddy fields will be enough for their family to eat next year.
The dry land is now planted with corn and soybeans, and one acre of land is also planted with vegetables. When the land was divided, no one asked Chunniu, so they gave their family an acre of corn. However, next year, they can decide what they want to plant.
This time it was completely divided, and the sister-in-law of the Li family glanced at Su Jinyao, and no longer mentioned the matter of keeping her for dinner.
Su Jinyao didn't want to stay longer, this toss, half a day had passed, she hadn't even eaten breakfast, she was tired and hungry at this time, and the clothes on her body were also half-dry, so she was so uncomfortable that she just wanted to go home.
Chunniu pulled Siping and followed Su Jinyao out of the door. Su Jinyao asked Chunniu: "What are you doing with me?" Go home and pack your things. ”
Chunniu tearfully pulled Su Jinyao's sleeve and said, "Jinyao, thank you from the bottom of my heart." If it weren't for you, I don't know what I would have done. ”
"What else can I do, how comfortable it is to be separated. Pack up your things and go to your little home. I still have to give you Zhang Luo's five taels of silver, and I won't help you move. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she put on her cloak and walked out.
Chunniu hurriedly said: "No, no, no." There were no big things, so Siping and I packed up and moved over. When I settle down, I'll go to your house and thank you. ”
At this time, Uncle Chen shouted behind him: "Second girl of the Su family, go slowly, send me this old man." ”
Su Jinyao turned around when she heard this, with a reluctant expression. She Bingxue is smart, of course she understands that Uncle Chen, that is, Grandpa Chen, must have other thoughts when he asks him. But she didn't want to have anything to do with Wang Changliang at all, no matter whether Grandpa Chen was looking for her about Wang Changliang or not, she was too lazy to care.
Su Jinyao simply beckoned to the house: "Uncle Li, Grandpa Chen is going back, and he is looking for someone to see him off." ”
It stands to reason that the eldest brother of the Chen family invited Uncle Chen to be a witness, and the matter of sending him back was naturally wrapped up in their family. Perhaps, in order to show gratitude, there will be some "little meaning" or something.
So as soon as Su Jinyao shouted, Li Da'an ran out and said, "Uncle Chen, I'll send you back." ”
Uncle Chen listened, looked at Su Jinyao again, pointed at Su Jinyao and smiled, but didn't say anything.
When Li Da'an walked past Su Jinyao with an umbrella, Uncle Chen whispered: "I really didn't expect that the second girl of the Su family would come out." ”
Su Jinyao's ears are good, so she naturally heard it. However, she made up her mind that she would not be involved with Wang Changliang, of course she would not respond.
After tying up her clothes, Su Jinyao ran home when she went out.
When he got home, Su Xiangui was looking out of the window anxiously, and when he saw Su Jinyao coming back, he shouted to the kitchen: "Fei'er, Jinyao is back, put brown sugar on the ginger soup she boiled and bring it out." ”
Sophie listened to Su Xiangui's shout, agreed, and quickly brought out a bowl of steaming ginger soup and brown sugar water. handed it to Su Jinyao and said, "You can be regarded as coming back, and my father is in a hurry." When I saw him, I was anxious and distressed, so I went out to buy brown sugar and ginger, and came back to boil water for you to drink, for fear that you would catch a cold. ”
Su Jinyao took the bowl and took a sip, it was spicy, hot and sweet, full of momentum. A mouthful of warmth all over his stomach, so he smiled and said, "Thank you dad and eldest sister." I'm fine, it's nothing. ”
Su Xiangui hurriedly urged: "Okay, don't be reckless." Fei'er has boiled hot water on the stove, you take a shower, hurry up and change your wet clothes. ”
"Hey, I'll go." Su Jinyao agreed, drank all the ginger syrup in the bowl, and felt that it was about to burst into flames. Then he hurried into the house.
As soon as Su Jinyao ran into the house, Su Fei'er came in with the small wooden basin and said, "Stay in the house, take off your wet clothes, and hide in the quilt for a while." I'll pour you water. ”
Seeing that Sophie was also busy, Su Jinyao couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, rushed over and hugged Su Fei'er, took a "chirp" on her face, and said with a smile: "Sister, you are so good." ”
"Ah, I'm not ashamed." Sophie wiped a handful of water stains on her face, glared at Su Jinyao, but went out with a smile.
The room was filled with hot water vapor, and Su Jinyao soaked in the wooden basin and wanted to sing comfortably. After humming a few words quietly, Su Jinyao remembered that she hadn't seen Xiaocheng'er. shouted through the door and asked, "Sister, where is Xiaocheng'er?" ”
"After I gave you a robe, I went out, and the mysterious god didn't tell me where I went, but said that I was going up the mountain. He also said that you came back and told you that Xiao Hei took him away. After Sophie finished speaking, she added: "Little Black is the little goat." ”
"What is he doing with the sheep on a rainy day?" Su Jinyao couldn't help but be funny, thinking that Xiaocheng'er also likes small animals too much, why do you still lead the lamb on a rainy day.
Sophie said again: "No, I said that it is cold when it rains, don't get the lamb wet." But he was good, and put on a robe for the lamb, and one person and one sheep still held a broken umbrella, saying that he was afraid of getting his brain wet. ”
"Flutter" Su Jinyao laughed out loud. However, anyway, the lamb was given to Xiaocheng'er, so he liked it.
Su Jinyao couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the small city also went to the official road on the other side of the mountain on this rainy day? But there are few people traveling on rainy days, and it is impossible for anyone to want to rest in the small bamboo shed.
Thinking of this, Su Jinyao hurriedly came out of the wooden basin, wiped the water on her body, changed into dry clothes, put her hair on her head, and went out to find her clothes.
Sophie was sitting under the eaves of the main house and watching the "trickling" raindrops in the yard hitting the puddles, and when she saw Su Jinyao coming out again and putting on her robe, she asked, "Is this going out again?" What else is going on? ”
"I'm going to look for the town, there's something going on." Su Jinyao said, and greeted the house again: "Dad, I'll go find Xiaocheng'er and I'll be back in a while." ”
Su Xiangui agreed in the house, and said: "The small city can't be lost, you just come back and warm up at home." Don't go out. ”
"Something's true." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she went out.
Sophie shouted again, "The water in the house was poured for you?" Let the clothes be washed out for you, too. ”
"No need, just let me come back and clean up. In a hurry, I went first, and waited for me to come back to clean up. After speaking, Su Jinyao ran out in the rain.
The rain has lightened a lot, but the mountain roads are not very easy to walk. The ground with a layer of light grass is even more slippery when it gets wet.
Su Jinyao twisted her waist and walked briskly, but fortunately, her body was much lighter now, but she didn't slip.
As soon as she crossed the mountain, Su Jinyao saw that the small bamboo shed she built was different from before. Originally, the small bamboo shed she built was just simple, with bamboo branches and leaves on it, and it was only able to block the sun.
And now, a "human" shaped spire has been added to the small bamboo shed. Although it is only made of bamboo branches, it looks quite dense, and the rain is dripping down from the slopes on both sides, so as long as it is not raining heavily, there will be no rain leakage in the bamboo shed. There are also three more bamboo curtains, which can block the wind and rain on the side, leaving only the side facing the official road without a curtain. Now it seems that the simple little bamboo shed is similar to the modern food stalls.
Su Jinyao walked a few steps and ran down, shouting as she ran: "Xiaocheng'er? Did you build this bamboo shed? ”
Xiao Cheng'er heard the movement and ran out with a hat, and when he saw that it was Su Jinyao, he smiled and said, "Yes." Second sister, how is the roof of this shed? Come in and take a look, there's no rain leaking in there. ”
Su Jinyao agreed, followed Xiaocheng'er inside, only to find that the wind and rain were much lighter. And it doesn't leak at all.
"Why do you do so much work alone?" Su Jinyao couldn't help but feel a little distressed. She didn't come here yesterday, and Xiaocheng made such a big project.
You know, when she built a small bamboo shed, it took a lot of effort. But now Xiaocheng'er is doing delicate work, which is different from when she just cut bamboo and built bamboo sheds.
Xiao Cheng'er laughed when he heard this, shook his head and said, "It's not all done by me." This bamboo curtain was made by my father. I'm just going to take it and hang it up. I made the top myself, and it was not troublesome to cut the bamboo branches, but it was not easy to put it up. I also made a ladder to pull this canopy up. ”
As he spoke, Xiao Cheng'er pointed to the corner inside. Su Jinyao saw that there was indeed a simple bamboo ladder there. Thinking of Xiaocheng'er cutting bamboo, making ladders and weaving the roof of the shed, and finally hanging the bamboo shed alone, Su Jinyao felt distressed.
Grabbing Xiao Cheng'er, Su Jinyao turned over his hand and looked at it, and sure enough, he saw many small cuts on the palms, and there were blood marks on the tips of his fingers that had been punctured and pricked.
"Stupid." Su Jinyao poked a finger on Xiao Cheng'er's forehead, gritted her teeth and said, "Can't you wait for me for a day?" I'll help you pull up the roof of this shed, it's much safer than if you climbed up and down on your own. Fortunately, you didn't have an accident, what if this bamboo shed or ladder is not strong and you fall? ”
"Hee-hee, isn't that fine?" Xiao Cheng'er grinned and scratched the back of her head.
Su Jinyao glared at him, and then asked, "I'm just here to tell you that there will be no business on rainy days, and you won't use it on rainy days in the future." Let's go, come back with me. ”
Xiao Cheng'er said: "Second sister, your calculation is really accurate, I have been here for so long, and I only passed two carriages, and I didn't mean to stop, there is really no business." ”
Then Xiao Cheng'er looked at the rainy sky outside and said, "But what if some guests are tired from the journey and want to drink water and come in to rest?" I think the more people who travel on rainy days, the more they want help. ”
Xiaocheng'er's words made Su Jinyao feel very reasonable. Indeed, those who are not in a hurry do not need to rush on a rainy day. The more rainy the day, the harder it is to travel, and it would be a great comfort to be able to get some help here, even if it is just to rest your feet and drink water.
But Su Jinyao also felt that after all, ancient travel was not as good as modern times, and people who rode cars or horses could not really do it rain or shine. But it's not worth the time to waste here just for the occasional passer-by.
After thinking for a while, Su Jinyao looked at the bamboo tubes filled with water, her eyes lit up, and she said to Xiao Cheng'er: "Since you have brought all the bamboo tubes, then put the bamboo cups on the table and make a welcoming posture." In the future, when it is rainy, you or I will come here as usual to prepare the fresh spring water, and as long as there are guests passing by, you can still come in to drink water and rest. But we don't have to wait here all the time, the guests are free to come and go, and we can come back the next day to change the spring water. ”
"That'...... What about money? "Although the small town is not entirely for rewards, the income here is actually quite considerable.
Su Jinyao smiled, she knew Xiao Cheng'er's thoughts, reached out and scratched his nose, and said with a smile: "Go and cut a few thick and beautiful bamboo tubes, and I'll write a few words." After speaking, Su Jinyao gestured again and said, "It's going to be such a long section." ”
Xiao Cheng'er agreed and went to find the bamboo tube. This time he built a bamboo shed, and he cut a lot of bamboo. If you don't need it, you can keep it outside the small bamboo shed for later use. At this time, as soon as Su Jinyao gave the order, he quickly intercepted the bamboo tube and came back. And it's not one, it's three bamboo tubes of the same length.
These three bamboo tubes are all thick and have slightly different cortices. One is an old bamboo, with yellow-green cortex, with obvious vertical lines; One is a new bamboo, which grows straight and smooth, and the leather is green and smooth; There is also a very thick, leather-green one, but the knots are very short, slightly curved, at first glance it is quite unpleasant, but if you look closely, you think it is quite charming.
Su Jinyao took out the horn knife she had been carrying, played with a knife flower in her hand, and then took the bamboo tube that looked very charming. He made a gesture with a knife and carved the four big characters of "Quanqing Bamboo Fragrance".
Then two lines of small characters were engraved on the back: the spring water is clear, and the bamboo shed welcomes guests; Guests stay as they please, all by reward.
After carving, Su Jinyao took the bamboo tube in her hand and looked at it for a while, and then repaired the font with a knife, which looked clearer and more beautiful, before handing it to Xiao Cheng'er and saying, "This is our signboard for the time being, and it will be hung in a conspicuous place at the door." Then a small basket was placed on the stone table, and a penny was placed in it. If a guest comes, you will understand what it means when you see the signboard. Those who are willing to reward will put the money in the bamboo basket, and if there is no change in their hands for a while, they will not force it. ”
"Hah, that's a great idea." After Xiao Cheng'er finished speaking, he took the bamboo tube, tied it with hemp rope and hung it in a conspicuous position at the door. Not to mention, it looks really chic.
Su Jinyao said: "I asked my father to help weave a few chic little baskets, and you can choose one to collect money when you go back." ”
Xiao Cheng'er nodded and said, "Okay." It's not too early today, so let's put this thing here. If it rains tomorrow, I'll change the bamboo tube with water and go back. If it doesn't rain, stay here. ”
"Okay, let's go." Su Jinyao and Xiaocheng'er cleaned up this place and went home together.