Chapter 2 Borrowing Grain
Lin Mei wanted to resist the wild things and swayed back home as she walked.
"Shanzi, I'm back, I'm lucky today, I have two rabbits and a porcupine."
"Sister, you're back," Lin Shan heard the eldest sister's voice, and the wind rushed out of the east wing.
"Sister, what are you going to eat at noon today, there is almost no noodles at home" The third sister Lin Tao came out of the west kitchen with a bitter face,
A week ago, Daddy Lin planned to take Shanzi to the mountains to hunt some prey and go to the town to change some noodles and come back, who knew that the three wolves who came out to find food were cutting a green pine tree.
Daddy Lin looked up, not good, there was still a person hanging on the tree who was calling for help, in order to save people, Daddy Lin asked Shanzi to climb the tree next to him, the wolf found someone, so he pounced on Daddy Lin, Daddy Lin didn't have time to go up the tree, pulled out the bow and shot one, and the other two wolves quickly pounced on Daddy Lin, because it was too close, Daddy Lin had to turn around and run away. In the spring, it is the spring rain when the mountain road is not easy to walk, there is a wolf chasing after it, Lin Lao Dad accidentally fell down the mountain, the mountain saw that the situation was not good, pulled out the bow and arrow from behind and shot a wolf chasing behind, the wolf was injured and ran away, and the other saw that his companion was injured and ran away, and he also ran.
When Shanzi went down the tree to find Daddy Lin, Daddy Lin had already fainted, but fortunately, Daddy Lin only had some abrasions on his body and broke his right leg.
"It's okay, let's go to the fourth aunt's house to borrow some cornmeal in a while, and I'll take the porcupine to the town in the afternoon to exchange some silver and buy some noodles back." Lin Mei touched Lin Tao's head and said comfortingly.
"Can I not go, sister......" Momoko said with her head bowed.
Lin Mei looked at Peaches and pinched her fingers, knowing that this girl was awkward when she mentioned the fourth aunt.
"Shanzi, quickly sort out the rabbits, one of them is cut in half, I will take half of it to the fourth aunt's house, and the remaining half will be stewed at noon for my father to make up for his body, and the other one will hang it up."
Shanzi squeaked and carried the rabbit into the house. If you want to say that a motherless child is in charge early, the three sisters and brothers of the Lin family are all diligent people.
"Peach, you listen to my sister, I know that my heart is awkward, I can't help it at the beginning, your mother left after you were born, there is no milk to feed you, you are hungry and cry all the time, my father went to beg the fourth aunt, the fourth aunt has been milking you for a few months, but our father is paid, just like we buy things and pay for the silver, so you don't have to think so much, and then the fourth aunt is not bad, and it is good for us, but it is not pleasant to speak, love to take advantage of a small advantage, let's just be a relative." Lin Mei held the peach in her arms, clapped her little hands, and said softly.
"But every time the fourth aunt sees me, she says this, the last time she came to the house to mention this, her father gave her a wild rabbit, the rabbit is fat, we are still reluctant to eat it, it is worth a lot of silver, I... I'm afraid of ......".
"So, I'm not asking Shanzi to get the rabbit out, let's bring the rabbit in a while to plug her mouth, don't be afraid, there is a sister."
"Sister, the rabbit has been disposed of, you can bring it over first, it is almost noon," Shanzi carried half a rabbit into a bamboo basket and handed it over.
"Let's go, Peach,"
Lin Mei took the bamboo basket and walked towards the fourth aunt's house with the peaches.
The houses in the village are all built similarly, all of them are adobe houses, but they are dilapidated and have different layers. The fourth aunt's house was built later, relatively speaking, the location is not very good, in the west of the village, from Lin Mei's house to the fourth aunt's house, you have to pass through the whole village.
"Yo, this isn't a plum, where are you going with a peach?"
Lin Mei didn't react for a while, and Peach pulled Lin Mei's hand. Lin Mei saw a woman standing in front of the house next to her, wearing a blue coarse cloth jacket with a large placket, her hair was changed to a hair clipper behind her head, a silver hairpin was inserted, a pair of silver earrings were worn on her ears, and her eyes kept looking at Lin Meiti's basket.
This is Zhang Hehua, the sister-in-law of Lin Zhong's daughter-in-law, who married into the Fang family in the village, and has a little relationship with the Lin family, so it is not good not to say hello.
"Hello Aunt Fang, there is no food at home, go to the fourth aunt's house to borrow some food," Lin Mei blocked the basket in her hand with her body.
"Oh, let's go, I'm still busy." With that, he turned around and went back to the house.
Lin Mei understood that she was afraid that she would open her mouth to borrow food, and it didn't matter if she was happy or not, she went straight to the fourth aunt's house.
At the beginning, the family was divided, Lin Quan borrowed ten taels of silver from his father-in-law in order to repair the house, for this matter, the Wang family, which is Lin Quan's wife, read in his ear every day, how difficult it is for her mother's family, and gritted her teeth to borrow ten taels of silver, you can't be ungrateful, this kindness will be repaid in the future, and how to honor your father and mother.
At first, Lin Quan also thought so, but after a long time, he felt that something was wrong, but whenever there was something delicious at home, the daughter-in-law would send it to her mother's house, and the family had some silver, so the daughter-in-law ran to her mother's house, leaving Lin Chun, who was only three years old, at home alone, Lin Quan gritted his teeth and went to work in the town, thinking about making money quickly to return the silver. It was also a coincidence that when he met a carriage company recruiting a groom, Lin Quan went. In less than two years, the money of the father-in-law's family was paid back one after another, and some of them were saved, and the family gradually became richer, and some land was also purchased.
If you want to say that Lin Zhong is back, who is the happiest, I'm afraid there is only Lin Quan, the fourth brother, who originally wanted to let the boss Lin Zhong re-divide the family, but Lin Quan's daughter-in-law was not happy and had a big quarrel with Lin Quan, at that time, it happened that the Wang family was still pregnant with a child in her belly, and she threatened the child every day, Lin Quan also had a big head, and there was a girl in the family, and she was finally pregnant with another one, so she was looking forward to her son, and Lin Xiao did not mention the matter of separating the family, and Lin Quan's mind of re-separating the family was also light.
"Fourth aunt, are you at home, I'm Meizi."
It was Lin Xing who came to open the door, one year older than Peach, with two braids on her round face, black hair, delicate eyebrows and eyes, and a gratifying appearance.
"Sister Meizi, Sister Peach, come in, my mother is cooking in the kitchen."
Lin Mei was also polite, and pulled her sister peach and followed Lin Xing into the kitchen, only to see the fourth aunt busy working on the stove.
"Fourth aunt, please do one thing, there is no food at home, and I want to borrow two bowls of cornmeal. This is the rabbit I caught this morning, and I will add a dish for you and your fourth uncle to try." Lin Mei hurried before the fourth aunt could speak, smiled and took out half of the rabbit in the basket, and handed it over as she spoke.
As soon as Wang heard about borrowing cornmeal, he was not happy, and was about to cry and cry poor, when he saw half a rabbit in front of him, and said politely with a little embarrassment: "They are all their own relatives, come here, and bring something." That being said, he reached out and took half of the rabbit directly, weighed it in his hand, and said with satisfaction: "Is your father's leg better, if you want me to say, Meizi, you can be the eldest sister in the family, your father is sick like that and can't get out of bed, you have to think of a way, none of our relatives are rich in the family, and if you borrow one or two times, you can pay it back, and if you want to borrow more, there is not so much food to borrow." ”
"Fourth aunt, don't worry, I know in my heart, I should have gone to the town to buy food a few days ago, but my family has been chaotic these days, and I didn't take care of it. I'll go to the town in the afternoon to exchange for some food, and I'll pay you back tomorrow. Lin Mei hurriedly added.
Wang thought that he would be able to eat wild meat in the future, and it would not be good to offend people, "There is no need to do it, just be an aunt who feels sorry for you, after all, peaches still grew up eating my milk, and I can't bear to see you hungry, in the future, when I am old, remember to be filial and filial to me and your fourth uncle." After saying that, he scooped two bowls of cornmeal in the grain bowl.
Look, it's coming again, and Peaches hid behind Lin Mei as soon as she heard this.