On the second day, the man went to the town to buy fine grains, and made a few steamed buns for Huangfu Xue at noon. After resting for a night, Huangfu Xue had some strength in his body. After eating, he propped up the bed and went to the ground. The old man and the woman ate in the courtyard, and on the shabby table there was a bowl of corn paste that was clear enough to shine on people. In his hand is a leafy vegetable cake. There are a few pickles in the middle, probably for a long time, the pickles are pitch black, and people have no appetite when they see it.

Huang Fuxue thought of what she had just eaten, and then looked at their meal, and felt guilty for a while. The woman found Huangfu Xue first, and greeted her with a smile after a slight smile, "Girl, why are you up?" You've just woken up, and you're still weak, so go back and lie down. ”

"I've gotten better, and I've been lying down all day with no energy, so I want to go out for a walk." Huang Fuxue stepped forward while looking around. The family was very poor, with two thatched huts, a few chickens, and a pig.

"Auntie, where is this, and where did you meet me?" Yesterday, my body was too weak, I ate and fell asleep, and I never had a chance to ask. Now that she is better, she wants to ask where she came from. The woman didn't know very well, and pointed to the old man with a smile, "You were brought back by the old man of my family, I don't know what the situation was at that time, but when you were rescued, Lang Zhong in the village said that you were not saved, but the old man of my family thought that you were still saved, so he didn't send you back." ”

The woman looked relieved when she said this, although Huang Fuxue did not see it with her own eyes, she could guess the danger at that time. I am very grateful to this couple. "The grace of saving lives cannot be repaid, if you need anything from me in the future, I will do my best."

"What is not reciprocated. We saved you just by hand. If you wake up, it's an eye-opener. The woman smiled and put down her chopsticks. The old man was silent and didn't speak, but he nodded submissively, "Your aunt is right, you don't have to repay us." It's windy here, and you're still weak, so let's go back to the house for a walk. ”

The woman packed up the dishes and went to wash. The old man began to prepare farm tools for the field, Huangfu Xue had nothing to do and circled around the yard twice, and was ready to go back to the house to rest after being a little tired, suddenly there was a heavy footstep outside the door, Huangfu Xue frowned slightly, turned around to see who the person was, only to see a few big men rushing in, three or two steps forward and grabbed the man's sleeve, and then shouted loudly, "Old immortal, it has been delayed for so long, when will the money be repaid." ”

"Who are you?" Huangfu Xue stepped forward quickly, took the axe next to him when he passed the fence, and rushed forward with momentum. The woman panicked when she heard the voice, "Don't beat my old man, we are already raising money, you have also seen, our family really has no money, I beg you, give us a little more time, we will definitely be able to pay back the money." ”

In this way, Lao Tzu's ears can hear the cocoon. No, you have to pay it back today. The man stretched out his hand to hit someone, Huangfu Xue rushed forward and took an axe and pestle to the man's neck, and a few people found out that the old man's family had an extra girl like a flower, but this girl looked a little fierce, "Where did you come from, stinky girl, dare to do it to Lao Tzu, are you tired of it?" ”

"Who are you? Uncle has already said that there is no money. Even if you beat him to death today, she won't have any money. What you want is money, and you don't want to cause trouble. How much money do they owe you? "Huangfu Xue has just come to this world, and she doesn't have any concept of money, let alone how much silver these two people owe, so she didn't dare to rashly agree.

The man stared at Huangfu Xue meaningfully for a few moments, and then smiled, "Ten taels of silver." What, do you want to help them back? ”

Ten taels of silver? Given the economic strength of the village, this is indeed a huge debt. But for him, it's nothing at all. Huangfu Xue heard the man's provocation, but she was indifferent, and nodded in response, "Okay, for a month, when the time comes, I will definitely give ten taels of silver with both hands, but now please leave here." ”

"Lao Tzu doesn't know you, just rely on your words, why should Lao Tzu believe you?" The man does not give up. Huangfu Xue sneered, "Now that it's over, do you have any other way?" Listening to the tone of your voice, you should also be from this village. Then you should know that even if you kill the two of them today, they will not be able to take out ten taels of silver. So there is no second way for you to go but to believe me. ”

The man knew that what Huang Fuxue said was the truth, but he didn't like Huang Fuxue's aggressive appearance, and after thinking about it, he said, "Ten days, I will come to collect the money in ten days." But if they don't have any money, I'll sell you. With your appearance, you should be able to pay off your debts. After the man finished speaking, he didn't wait for Huangfu Xue to respond, pushed the old man away, turned around and left with a few brothers. The woman came back to her senses and was anxious, "Girl, you go quickly, they are crazy, let alone ten days, even if we are given another ten days, we will not be able to repay the money." ”

"Yes, girl, this time it's our old two who have been bothering you. You go now. The farther you go, the better......" The old man patted the dust on his body, but after a while, the whole person aged several years. Huangfu Xue was relieved to see that they were still thinking about her comfort, "Don't worry, isn't there ten days left?" We'll definitely be able to figure it out. ”

Ten days is indeed a short time, but it is a chance, and who knows what the result will be if you don't fight? Huangfu Xue has always been optimistic. comforted the two of them, but their bodies were a little tired but they didn't feel sleepy. A man went to the beach, thinking about ways to make money as he walked. The old man originally wanted to go to the field, but when this happened, he changed his attention and came to the beach with a fishing net.

"Uncle, are you here to catch fish?" The sea is big and deep, and it stands to reason that the people who live here should not be too poor. Why are the villagers so poor?

The man smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Don't look at this sea, it's quite big, but there are no fish in it at all." In addition, it is only spring now, and it is even less likely that you can catch big fish. I really can't help it, so I'm here to try my luck. "If you can catch a few, you can sell a few pennies to make up the debt as soon as possible. Huang Fuxue glanced at the seaside in surprise, "You said there are no fish here?" "How is it possible, doesn't it mean that in ancient times there was no overfishing, and the sea was full of fish? How could there be no here?

"There used to be, but the sea was too big, and there were more fishermen, so the fish ran away." The old man had already cast a net as he spoke. Huangfu Xue had nothing to do to help, half an hour later, the old man closed the net, a net down, half an hour only got two buckets of small fish and shrimp, not a big fish, the old man was lost. When he was about to pour the small fish and shrimp back, Huang Fuxue hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, "This is what you worked so hard to salvage, why do you want to pour it back?" "It's also delicious to marinate small fish and shrimp into sauce, what a pity to throw it away.

"Girl, these fish are too small. It took a lot of effort to eat, and no one bought it when it was taken out. What do you do if you don't put it back? The old man moved again, and Huangfu Xue lifted the bucket behind her, carefully guarding it, "I have a way to make these small fish and shrimp into delicious meals." Uncle, if you believe me, let's catch another net. Just now, she thought of a good way to make money, if it was successful, maybe she could really pay back ten taels of silver in ten days.

The man didn't believe it, but seeing that Huangfu Xue was eager to try, he was embarrassed to refuse, and after thinking about it, he helped him get out of the net. An hour later, the two returned to the village with four buckets full of fish and shrimp, and today's incident was quite troublesome. The villagers live close again. Nowadays, most people know that the old Han's family has been called for debts. Now looking at them carrying a few buckets of small fish and shrimp, I thought that they were forced to do it in a hurry, and there was no way to do it. Sympathetic relief, "Old man Chen, don't be too anxious, if you really don't pay the money in ten days, we won't ignore you." ”

"yes. What can these fish and shrimp do with such a small size? Let's put it on. "A few people, you say a word, I will say that the old man is red-faced, the old man is the stupidest and doesn't know what to say, so he bows his head and walks away. Huangfu Xue glanced at the villagers, then caught up with the old man, and asked after hesitation, "You and your aunt are both pure and kind people, hardworking and well-behaved, how can you owe so much silver?" ”

The old man was silent, and Huang Fuxue thought he didn't want to mention it, so he didn't ask again. After walking another distance, Huang Fuxue originally thought that he would not answer, but at this time the old man suddenly opened his mouth, "The money is not owed by me and the boss, but by my unfilial son." The old man's eyes slowly became cloudy. Huangfu Xue had never heard them mention having a son. Now it seems that something unpleasant must have happened between them. Seeing the old man's painful expression, she suddenly regretted mentioning this matter.

The rest of Lu Huangfu Xue didn't speak again, and when she returned home, she saw them coming back with a few buckets of fish and shrimp, a flash of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and then she thought of something, and helped the old man put down the barrel, "Originally, it was not easy to catch fish over there, so if you don't have it, you won't have it." Don't take it personally. ”

"I'm fine." Seeing that his wife didn't believe it, he pointed to Huangfuxue and explained, "It was that girl who wanted it, so I helped her get these back." The woman was puzzled, but since Huang Fuxue was useful, she went over to help, Huang Fuxue liked their simplicity very much, in the previous life, the pace of life accelerated, everyone's pressure became greater, everyone did everything with a purpose, people couldn't see the truth, originally came here She was still a little blamed God, but now seeing this simple couple, she suddenly began to be grateful to God.

If you can't go back, it's good to live like this in the future. "Auntie, help me tell me about the separation of these fish and shrimp. I want to make some sauce with these dried shrimps, and as for these small fish, I plan to make small dried fish, have you ever eaten small dried fish? The woman was curious when she first heard that fish and shrimp were used as a sauce. While helping, he asked her how she would know this. Huang Fuxue couldn't tell the truth, she could only say that she had seen it from a book before.

"Some people have also made dried fish, but it is difficult to eat. Girl, what do you want to do with this? ”