Chapter 18: Laughed at
It was Mrs. Li, although she went to negotiate the price with the ox cart, but she also knew that those long-tongued women in Lingshan Village didn't have a good word in their mouths, and an honest child like Xiaotong was accidentally bullied.
Sure enough, after a while, those long-tongued women who liked to talk when they were idle came to instigate.
The scolded mother-in-law, her face was flushed, and she wanted to scold her two sentences back, but she was not as fierce as Mrs. Li, not to mention the sons of the Mei family, plus the Mei family in Lingshan Village was the most, and the village chief was the patriarch of the Mei family.
I had to mumble a few words and step aside.
The rest of the mothers-in-law dared to come forward, and they all shrank aside and complained quietly.
Xiaotong just didn't hear it, and Mrs. Li wouldn't take it to heart, she was all defeated by her mouth, she would only mumble behind her back, and what she dared to say in front of her was withdrawn by her.
Therefore, it is safe to bargain with the cattle cart.
The ox cart driver was also speechless, it was brought by the way, and the villagers had two people and two articles.
His ox cart is not big, and he can seat four or five people, and no matter how many oxen he has, he can't pull it, and he feels that it is already a conscience price.
happened to meet Mrs. Li who was so unreasonable, and asked him to pull his daughter if she had to give a penny.
Mei Jia Erni's name, which one in the village doesn't know?
It's lazy to eat, obese, and shameless to stick to the man, this reputation is really not good.
Especially the glance when he just took the torch, ouch my mother~~ Is it okay to have a top physique? After she got in, she was afraid that she wouldn't need to get into someone else's car.
Therefore, it was determined that he would give five cents to carry it to the town, otherwise he would not be able to make it.
Where is Mrs. Li willing to do it, she doesn't want to come out with two articles, and she still has five articles, why don't you grab it?
So the argument ensued.
"Aunt Zhang, you touch your conscience and say okay, your Erni's body shape, a top girl, if I take her, I'm afraid I won't be able to take others, my cow goes all the way to the town without strength and grass? If it were someone else, I would have asked for six big bucks, and for the sake of a village, five big bucks would already be cheap—"
God is a top one!
Xiaotong felt that he was hit by another arrow in the chest, but he felt that today was definitely not a good day to go out, and he was stabbed twice in the heart before the entrance of the village, and he didn't let people live well!
"Fuck you! My family Xiaotong is called rich, where can I find such a rich and blessed girl in the village? Who has spare money and nothing to ride in your broken car on weekdays? It's just that our family will do some business for you, and you will even pick up the shelf! Phew! It's the cow and it's not you, what do you shout? Isn't it cow grass? Come back and let my boy cut a few baskets for you, okay, at most give two big money, love or not! "Mrs. Li is clever and clever, she just doesn't want to pay so much money, isn't it just cow grass, she has so many stinky boys, just let them cut a few baskets to cover the fare.
"No, at least four big bucks!" The owner of the car resisted stubbornly.
"Three! No more, or you won't be sitting! ”
"Okay, three is three, but auntie, I'll say okay first, when the car climbs the hill in a while, the Mei sister has to get down and walk by herself, otherwise I'm afraid that the slope won't be able to climb——"
……
Xiaotong has no love!
looked down at his round figure, he didn't hear it, he lowered his head and nibbled on the bun, he was too engaged, and was slapped on the shoulder by Mrs. Li, and almost choked to death.
Fortunately, he still held a bamboo tube in his hand, drank two sips of water, and swallowed it, choking so much that tears came out.
It was dark, and Mrs. Li didn't pay attention, so she gave Xiaotong two big money, and only told Xiaotong: "You will get in the car in a while, sit in the front, don't care what people say, we paid the money, why do you have to go down and walk when you go uphill?" You give your mother a good seat in the car, just don't get tired. When you get to town, give me money again, do you hear? ”
Xiaotong nodded, and when she took the money, she wiped the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve.
obediently followed Mrs. Li and walked towards the ox cart.
In the dark behind the locust tree, An Huahao came here early, a few days ago he went up the mountain to hunt a little prey, and he also rushed to today's big gathering, wanting to sell some money and catch some medicine for his mother.
Seeing Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li coming from a distance, he hid behind a tree while it was dark, and no one paid attention for a while.
Everything that happened, the instigation of the long-tongued mother-in-law in the village, the heartfelt heart of Mrs. Li's daughter-in-law, and Mei Xiaotong silently did not say a word, only lowered her head and nibbled on the bun, and then at night, he secretly wiped the two drops of crystal from the corner of his eyes, all of which he saw in his eyes.
Especially the two tears reflected in the firelight, I don't know why, they always appeared in front of his eyes, and he completely understood that what Mrs. Li said that day had a bad impact on Mei Xiaotong's reputation and the reputation of the Mei family.
If he regrets it, he will never regret it, he doesn't like Mei Xiaotong, the wife in his mind is not like Mei Xiaotong.
It should be a gentle and virtuous woman, who can run a family, bear hardships and stand hard work, and be filial to her parents.
is not pampered by her family, lazy and lazy, and not reserved at all Mei Xiaotong.
It's just that the guilt in An Huahao's heart doesn't know where it comes from, haunting him and making him unable to let go.
Seeing Mei Xiaotong silently get into the car under the ridicule of everyone, the rest of the people who rushed to the market also picked up their own things, followed the front and back of the ox cart, and set off.
After hesitating for a moment, An Huahao originally planned to speed up his pace and rush into the town in the first batch to sell it at a good price.
At this moment, I slowed down my pace and followed the ox cart not far away, so I thought it was to make up for the little debt in my heart.
When Xiaotong arrived at the ox cart, she naturally refused to take the cart by herself, and asked Mrs. Li to walk to the market, so what kind of person did she become?
Just say that she is young, let Mrs. Li sit, and she can walk.
Mrs. Li was willing to do it, and the two of them pushed it up.
No matter what Mrs. Li said, she was determined, either she would not sit or Mrs. Li would take the car.
Mrs. Li doesn't take the car, and she doesn't sit either, she just climbs and climbs to the town by herself.
Mrs. Li was angry and reluctant, and couldn't help grinning, the old girl felt sorry for herself, otherwise why did she have to pull herself to accompany her in the car?
This is a piece of filial piety of the girl, Mrs. Li is reluctant to disappoint the old girl, isn't it just two pennies? At most, I sold the eggs, and I just changed the salt less.
Mrs. Li made up her mind, and she looked helpless, but in fact, she pointed at Xiaotong with a beautiful face: "You kid, you are really uneasy, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, these two big money can buy ten days of salt, alas~ I blame my mother for being too spoiled by you on weekdays, and I don't know what kind of family will be able to afford to marry you in the future~~"
The other two mothers-in-law in the same car who had weak feet and a good family background listened to these show-off words, and their eyes were about to turn to the sky.
This mother-in-law of the Zhang family is really good at putting gold on her face, just a loser like the second daughter of the Mei family, who can afford to marry a daughter-in-law who is more expensive than others in an ox cart?
Everyone is from the countryside, a family that picks up food from the field, can mix a perennial stomach without being hungry, is God blessed, do you think that everyone is like the Mei family, giving birth to a daughter to be a mother?
Not to mention that the second daughter of the Mei family was also retired by the An family, and she is so ignorant, if she has a son in the family, she is afraid that she will not want such a daughter-in-law.
In the future, whether the second daughter of the Mei family can marry out is a matter of two words, but I am afraid that I will stay in the Mei family and really be an old girl, and I will have my brother and sister-in-law to raise her for a lifetime, which will become everyone's joke!
However, everyone knows Mrs. Li's pungency, no one will say this kind of thing to find scolding, just exchange a look with each other, and everyone understands what it means.
There is also the sleek and sophisticated, or the one who has no other thoughts, saying two beautiful flattering words, anyway, I don't want money, which makes Mrs. Li even more happy, and she has no mouth to boast about her old daughter in the car.
What dignified blessings, what generous displays, what prosperous husbands and sons and prosperous families, praise Xiaotong is like sitting on pins and needles.
happened to be uphill in front, and before the owner could speak, Xiaotong took the initiative to jump out of the car: "Mother, my legs are numb after sitting for a long time, I'll go down for a walk." ”
Mrs. Li didn't hold it: "Alas~ Xiaotong, what are you doing down?" Come up, how tiring it is to climb, why don't you sit in a car? We've paid for—"
Originally, because of Xiaotong's knowledge, the owner of the car whose face had become better suddenly darkened his face and wanted to say something.
"Mother, my legs are really numb, I'll take two steps first, and I'll wait for you on it later-" He said and left.
Mrs. Li wants to catch up, but she feels that she has paid more money than others, and she has more money than others, her daughter is stupid, thin-skinned, and she has gone down and climbed, if she goes down again, won't she lose a lot?
After hesitating for a long time, he still didn't want to go down, and only told in a loud voice: "Xiaotong, if you can't climb for a while, don't be strong, and get in the car again——"
Xiaotong waved his hand, signaling that he had heard, and walked up.
Because of holding his breath and the effect of body shapewear, he rushed to the ox cart in three or two steps, and within a few steps, it was a curve, and a few rocks blocked the edge of the curve.
At this moment, the sky was slightly white, Xiaotong touched the rock, and as soon as he turned the corner, he saw a black shadow standing in front of him, with a low scream, and before he could take a step, he hit it up.
The black shadow paused, stretched out half of his hand, as if he wanted to support Xiaotong, and halfway like avoiding snakes and scorpions, he quickly retracted and retreated, not to mention, and the person retreated a few steps.
Xiaotong was in a hurry, this body was too heavy and the inertia was too great, but fortunately, she desperately grabbed the stone next to her and barely stood firm.
When I looked up, I was stunned when I saw the black shadow!
Isn't that Anwar Hao? No wonder they didn't help, they were afraid that they would lie to him, right?
This attitude made Xiaotong swallow back the scary question of why he was hiding here in the dark.
Just didn't see it, restrained all the expressions on his face, silently walked in front of An Huahao and stood still, looking at him without speaking.
After An Huahao retracted his hand and retreated, he regretted it a little, if Mei Xiaotong fell, wouldn't it be his own fault?
The psychological shadow of being entangled by Mei Xiaotong was too big, and he didn't dare to take risks, so he was embarrassed for a while and didn't know what to say.
Seeing Mei Xiaotong walk in front of him, he looked at himself in a daze, didn't speak, panicked in his heart, and lost the confidence to say what he said: "What are you looking at me doing, I-"
Xiaotong said coldly: "It's blocking the way, please let me go, thank you!" ”
An Huahao turned his head and saw that he was retreating in the middle of the road, if it was someone else, he would definitely be able to pass, but Mei Xiaotong, cough, the size is worth the two of others, if you want to pass, it is estimated that you will have physical contact with yourself.
An Huahao's face turned red all of a sudden, but fortunately, although the sky was pale, he stood in the shadows, and he should not be able to see clearly.
And Mei Xiaotong's attitude is also very clear, she said that she has nothing to do with her relatives after retiring, and she will never be entangled.
An Huahao, who was embarrassed and embarrassed, muttered and stepped aside in a panic.
Xiaotong didn't say much, and walked past him with her head down.
An Huahao didn't know if it was an illusion, Mei Xiaotong walked by and brought a warm breeze, which seemed to be carrying the heat on the girl's body, making him stand there at a loss.
Until the ox cart behind caught up and passed by him.
The owner of the car naturally also knew An Huahao, and greeted him warmly: "Brother Hao? You're also going to the market? ”
When the people on the ox cart heard this, they brushed, looked at An Huahao with their eyes, and then looked back at Mrs. Li.
That means a lot.
Mrs. Li's face was dark, and she secretly sighed unlucky, why did she meet the eight lambs of the An family? Fortunately, his family Xiaotong was not in the car, otherwise it would be embarrassing.