"Brother, I think the Mei sister-in-law sincerely thanks us, not those who are false, let's accept it? Now that you want to go back, isn't it a slap in the face of the Mei family's sister? If I'm embarrassed, I don't think their Mei family collects mountain goods? Shall we sell the mountain goods to their family cheaply in the future? ”

"That's right, anyway, who are we selling those mountain goods to? I think the Mei family is pretty good, except that the third brother seems to be a little out of tune......"

"What's the matter with us? I think the Mei family seems to be the Mei sister-in-law, she is very upright, and considerate, yesterday we rested at their house, and specially found me a shirtless dress for me to change, and the speech is good, but a person who can be friends......"

How the brothers and sisters of the Liu family talked about the Mei family, the Mei family couldn't hear it.

finally sent it to visit Mei Changgui's neighbors.

It was already noon, Mei Changgui had rested all night, and after using the medicine prescribed by Dr. Liu, he felt much better, he could sit up and eat by himself against the wall.

After eating, Mei Xiaotong saw that Mei Changgui was in good spirits, and then began to ask what happened? How could he be crushed by a landslide?

"The whole village of Shimoda Chongzigou is full of hunters, and their village is famous for its abundant and good goods, but their village has always been a little xenophobic. It's easy not to go down the mountain, and everything is taken down and sold by someone. I thought, our family can't just collect some cheap goods, we must still collect some good things. Otherwise, the big boss of the family sees that we have no ability, and we can't even receive good things, what if we don't do business with us? ”

"I wondered if I could go there and get to the bottom of it, if I could get through this path. So that day, I brought back all the mountain goods I had collected earlier. I followed the mountain road and touched the Shimoda Chongzi ditch. “

"Sure enough, they have a lot of good things there, so they only ran to two or three households, and they received a few good skins, even half a tael of dried jade mushrooms, and a few catties of big pine nuts, dried bamboo shoots and the like."

"I was going to charge more, but I didn't have enough money on my body, so I thought about carrying these things home first, and let the eldest brother personally inspect them, and then we will go to Chongzigou again." The day before I came back, it rained heavily in Chongzigou, and I was so anxious that I hurried away as soon as the sky cleared. I didn't expect to encounter a landslide, but fortunately I was clever and climbed onto a big rock, but unfortunately those mountain goods were all buried underneath......"

Mei Changgui said it at the moment, understatement, but Mei Xiaotong sounded next to him, and he could imagine how dangerous it would be at that time.

Mei Changgui was able to save his life, which is already blessed by God.

Hearing that he still felt sorry for those mountain goods, he really couldn't cry or laugh, "Fourth brother, as long as you can come back safely, it is more important than anything else." If the mountain goods are gone, they can be collected again, and the silver can be earned again. But if you lose your life, it's gone! When you go out in the future, you must be careful, safety first! ”

Mei Changgui also had palpitations and touched the back of his head

Spoon smiled, "I can save it, do you think I am not afraid of your fourth brother?" Looking back on it now, my heart is still pounding. Your fourth brother and I haven't married a daughter-in-law yet, and I haven't seen my old sister get married and have children, if there is really something, I am not reconciled. ”

Mrs. Li rarely looked at her fourth child, "You can pick up a life this time, thanks to the three brothers and sisters of the Liu family, after you are injured, you must bring something to the door to thank you, according to the rules of the old generation, if the Liu family likes you, you have to recognize other people's fathers and mothers as godfathers and godmothers, and you will also give people a pot in the future, you know?" ”

Mrs. Li originally proposed to Mei Zhongzhong to learn from the practices of the old generation, so that the fourth child of her family recognized the Liu family as her godfather and godmother, and there was resistance in her heart.

But when I heard the fourth child say that there were many and good mountain goods in Shimoda Chongzigou, I couldn't help but change my mind.

If the fourth child recognizes the Liu family as a godfather, the two families will become relatives, and they will move around more when they have nothing to do, and they are afraid that the Liu family will not sell the mountain goods to their own family cheaply?

With the Liu family building a bridge, the mountain goods in Chongzigou are not sold to their own families, who are they sold to?

Therefore, the resistance immediately dissipates and urges you to get up.

Where did Mei Changgui know that his mother had such an idea, so he smiled stupidly and agreed, "Mother, don't worry, I'll go when I'm injured." ”

At the same time, he learned the situation with Mei Xiaotong at that time, "Oh, old sister, you don't know, but I was trapped there by the landslide, my chest was so tight that I couldn't breathe, and I thought to myself, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get over this hurdle today." Later, my eyes were black for a while, and suddenly I heard someone's voice, so I grabbed desperately, and finally grabbed a thigh. When I looked up, it was actually a girl's house, I thought it was the Bodhisattva who appeared to save me, I cried and hugged her legs, and shouted that the Bodhisattva fairy save me, I am the fourth king of the Lao Mei family in Lingshan Village......"

Wang Laosi also learned the movements at that time......

That funny appearance made Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing.

Mei Zhongzhong had just returned to the house to drink tea, and when she heard this, she almost sprayed.

Mrs. Li scolded with a smile, "I only believe Dr. Liu's words now, you are like a monkey, it seems that you are really fine." And this mouth, did you learn from the third child, why are you so poor? My sister and I, I'm really worried about you, let's go for a walk, go out to do work, don't worry about him, let him lie on the kang alone. ”

Mei Xiaotong saw that Mei Changgui was still in the mood to laugh, and there was no pain in her actions, so she was relieved.

pondered for a while, "Then the fourth brother, you should recuperate during this time, the body is the first important, do you hear?" Don't worry about our business, the autumn harvest is coming, and there are fewer and fewer people selling mountain goods these days, so our family should also prepare. “

Speaking of the autumn harvest, Mei Changgui was worried, "Now that our family has five acres of land, and I am injured and can't go to the field, will it delay the harvest?" ”

Mei Xiaotong smiled, "What are you afraid of, three."

Isn't my brother back? Every year he didn't catch up with this period, and every year when he came back, he said that he regretted that he couldn't help his family collect food, and this year we will fulfill him. ”

Mei Changgui, who was hiding in Sun's hut outside, couldn't help but sneeze.

At the same time, he said to Mrs. Li, "Mother, make something delicious these days to make up for the fourth brother." I'll go to town tomorrow and buy some pig's trotters and bones, and I've heard that eating this is good for my legs and feet. ”

Without waiting for Mrs. Li to speak to Mei Zhongzhong, Mei Changgui waved her hand first and refused, "No, no, it's just twisted my foot, now I'm lying like this, I can't do things, where can I spend more money?" What's more, I buried all the mountain goods I received in Chongzigou, Xiatian, and I had already lost a lot of silver, and I also asked the doctor to spend money and buy medicine. I'll just lie down at home, big man, where is so squeamish? Don't waste money on me. ”

Mei Xiaotong said, "How can it be a waste? The family is safe and sound, health and well-being is fundamental, money and wealth are things outside the body, and the body of the fourth brother is not more important than external things? Besides, the autumn harvest is about to begin, and everyone will be tired and shed a layer of skin at that time, so I will buy it back, everyone can eat it, and replenish the body together, so as not to be unable to resist the autumn harvest. ”

Mei Xiaotong has never been a stingy person for these, eat something good, the whole family is in good health, and it is better than saving some silver by buttoning the cord.

"Okay, okay, I know that you feel sorry for your fourth brother and your family. Fourth, look at your sister-in-law, how sorry I feel for you, you have to listen to your sister-in-law more in the future, don't learn from those white-eyed wolves......" Mrs. Li knew that the family was really worried about the money now, so she didn't object. The autumn harvest is the most critical time of the year, and if you don't let your family eat well, you won't be able to work hard when the time comes, and you will delay the big event.

Mrs. Li is still very clear at the critical moment.

Mei Zhongzhong didn't hear the other meaning of Mrs. Li's words.

He was actually a little moved in his heart, the old girl really had nothing to say to everyone in the family, up to him, down to his nephews and nieces.

Impartial.

At the beginning, she was grasping everything inside and out, and she had to worry about everything, until everyone got started, and she didn't let go.

But she is still the backbone of this mountain goods business, and she has to make decisions about big and small things.

The boss almost became a waste, she had a stroke, she carried the whole family, and she never gave up.

Except for being a little more independent and not listening to his own opinions, there is really nothing to find fault with.

If it's a son, it's the pillar of Lao Mei's family!

It's a pity that it's a big girl.

Girls are outgoing, even if they say that they are recruiting sons-in-law at home, and when they get married, they are probably all concerned about the small family, and when they give birth to a child, I am afraid they will not think about Lao Mei's family wholeheartedly.

Mei Zhongzhong was still thinking about it, and Mei Xiaotong was already discussing with Mrs. Li what to buy in the town tomorrow.

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Early the next morning, Mei Xiaotong went out with breakfast on her back and basket on her back.

At the intersection, An Huahao was standing there quietly, and when he saw Mei Xiaotong, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to pick up the back basket that Mei Xiaotong was carrying.

Mei Xiaotong asked in a low voice, "You said the night before yesterday that you found out, did you find out the origin of the Sun family?" ”

An Huahao nodded, "There are many people in the village, we said on the way." ”

Mei Xiaotong looked around, and sure enough, someone was pointing at the two of them not far away.

Since the last time he grabbed water, everyone could see that An Huahao had that meaning to Mei Xiaotong, and many people laughed at him behind his back.

Now that I have divorced, I find that other people's things are good, and I have the cheekiness to eat back grass, which is too shameless.

There are also many people who asked Mrs. Li if she wanted to eat the wedding wine of the two families, but Mrs. Li flatly denied it.

Everyone guesses that now that the conditions of the Mei family are so good, Mei Xiaotong has lost weight and become beautiful again, who else will she be, and she is not willing to marry the An family again?

Therefore, most of them say that An Huahao is unwilling now, but pesters Mei Xiaotong.

These gossips, An Huahao heard them, and he didn't bother to explain.

As for Mei Xiaotong, no matter how broken her mouth is, she doesn't dare to chew her tongue in front of her, so she shouldn't have heard it.

Under the gaze of the villagers, the two walked far away until there was no one on the mountain road.

An Huahao said the news he found slowly.

This Sun Afu, according to the records on her identity documents, she was not from the county seat of Jing County before, and her hometown was from Sunjiaba under Jing County. The upstream of Sunjiabazi is the Jingjiang River, the main river of Jing County, and when Sun was about seven or eight years old, the Jingjiang River was cut off, and Sunjiabazi was almost completely flooded.

All the crops in the field were washed away, and there was no harvest, so in order to survive, Sun's father and mother fled to the county seat with her. At first, she made a living by begging, but when her father and mother became ill, she sold herself to a large family as a maid.

But even if her father and mother used the money sold by her daughter, they didn't save their lives, and they went not long after.

Since then, the Sun family has been helpless and can only be honest

To be a maid, the life of a good maid is still passable, although she was beaten and scolded by the master's family, but she can be fed and clothed, which is not bad for a girl who has lost her parents.

I don't know if it's because she's unlucky, or how to drop, she has changed several owners in a few years. Later, when she grew up, she was a little beautiful, at the age of fifteen, she seduced the male owner at the time, conceived the child of the male protagonist's family, and wanted to be an aunt without knowing the sky, and provoked the hostess.

The hostess of the family is also a powerful person, she directly poured a dose of abortion pills into Sun's family, and after beating the child down, she sold her a hundred yuan to a famous old bachelor in Jing County who eats, drinks, prostitutes, and gambles as a daughter-in-law

got a beautiful daughter-in-law, and she was happy at first, treating Sun as a baby.

But in the past few years, because of the Sun family's hooking up with the male host, the food and clothing are more decent than the head lady of the ordinary rich family.

Three days and two ends of the search for death and life, a few times secretly ran out, to find the male host.

The old bachelor is not a good person, at the beginning of looking at her beautiful appearance, it was rare for two days, and then the Sun family looked down on him like this, and he had to cuckold him, where could he bear it?

In addition, he had no money at hand, and was picked up by a few fox friends and dog friends, so he simply forced the Sun family to open a secret prostitution door.

was locked up at home by the old bachelor and beaten, scolded and hungry, the previous male owner couldn't count on it, and was poured wine by the old bachelor, and he was in a daze and slept with the people brought by the old bachelor.

Since then, Sun has broken the jar and started a business on his own initiative.

Those who dress up every day are dressed up in fancy ways, and the old bachelor leads the guests to drink with them.

Sun is young and beautiful, after breaking the jar and falling, he is so soft that he has a lower body, and although the old bachelor is poor, he really knows all three religions and nine streams, but he has pulled a lot of people.

Within a few years, I also bought a small yard.

The old bachelor is the most greedy for wine, but after he has money, he buys drunk all day long, as long as there is wine, the Sun family later became famous, and there is no need for the old bachelor, there are people who find it by themselves.

As long as the old bachelor gives Sun money to buy wine and drink every day, he doesn't care about everything, and it doesn't matter if people scold him in front of him.

Within a few years, the old bachelor was drunk to death, leaving the Sun family alone, guarding the courtyard, and the previous business did not fall, but it was a little more restrained in the end.

When Mei Xiaotong heard this, she groaned, "That old bachelor is really drunk?" She was skeptical.

When An Huahao heard Mei Xiaotong ask, his eyes lit up frighteningly, and he smiled slightly, "Yes and no, I'm afraid only Sun himself knows, but it can be seen that Sun is not a simple woman, you have to be careful." ”

"Half a month ago, your third brother went to Jing County, stole the steamed buns from Liu Ji's steamed bun shop, and said that he was Mei Changan's third brother, and then the Sun family came out to pay for the steamed buns for your third brother, and brought your third brother home."

I see.

Although Mei Xiaotong felt that Sun's life experience was quite miserable, but when it was Sun's turn to deal with his own family, he couldn't sympathize.

A woman in the Sun family, a widow, can still keep the house in the county town after the death of the old bachelor, and live so nourishingly, which proves that she is not a simple woman.

"There is no one in Sun's mother's house? And what about the old bachelor? Is there anyone else in the house? ”

No, on the Sun family's side, when the Sun family's dam burst, at least half of the people were drowned, and the rest of the people in the village scattered and fled in order to survive, even if there were, I don't know where it was? The old bachelor's family, my father and mother have long since died,

He is an only son, who has been spoiled too much since he was a child, and was led astray and angry with his father. When his father and mother died, no one took care of him, and the family property was lost within a few days. The others are all relatives who came out of Wufu, and they didn't want to see the old bachelor, but later he did that kind of thing with the Sun family, and he broke off his relatives and had no contact anymore. An Huahao learned a lot.

"Did you find the person behind the Sun family?"

Mei Xiaotong asked directly.

"Not yet, there are too many people in contact with the Sun family, and it will take a while to investigate, but I have asked them to narrow down the scope to the businessman, and then dig deeper along their background, thinking that the person behind it will soon be exposed."

It's only been a few days, and An Huahao can find out about these, which is already very good, Mei Xiaotong's power on An Huahao can be regarded as a slight glimpse of the tip of the iceberg at this moment.

Of course, this also proves that An Huahao is now defenseless against her, of course he knows that in such a short period of time, he can find out these things, and he will definitely expose himself.

But he still didn't hide it, Mei Xiaotong knew what this meant.

An Huahao also knows it.

Mei Xiaotong couldn't help but ponder Xiao Tongtong's suggestion again, An Huahao is no longer defensive against himself, but the intimacy achievement is still not unlocked, is it really necessary to have an intimate act?

Over there, Anhua Hao saw that after Mei Xiaotong listened, he didn't say anything for a long time, so he guessed that he should be worried?

coughed, and was about to offer to let the Sun family be handed over to him to take away, and those under his command should be fine if they want to pry open a woman's mouth.

also lest leave the Sun family in the Mei family, and always feel unsteady.

Mei Xiaotong came back to her senses, "I'm sorry, I just got distracted." Thank you for the matter of the Sun family, I will ask Shopkeeper Zheng and Steward Lu about the situation in a while, and see if they have any progress. ”

The words that An Huahao wanted to say hovered around his mouth for a long time, but he swallowed it back.

When she arrived in the town, Mei Xiaotong first went to buy a few pig's feet and cut a few big bones before going to the restaurant.

(End of chapter)