Jiao Niang picked a basket of white plum jelly and was chilling, and hurriedly walked home with the basket.

At this time, Widow Lin was cooking in the kitchen, and when she saw Jiao Niang carrying a basket of plum blossoms, she said strangely: "This is cold and snowy, what are you doing when you go out to pick a basket of flowers?" ”

Jiao Niang smiled mysteriously: "Brew plum blossom wine." ”

"I've never heard of this plum blossom wine, it's rare." Widow Lin said rarely.

"It will be brewed at the end of spring, and then invite my aunt to have a drink." Jiao Niang lightly washed the plum blossoms one by one with water and put them in a sieve to drain the water.

Then Jiao Niang ran to the back room and found the grain wine that Xin's father loved to drink before. This wine has a low strength, good taste and is not so expensive, so it is best used as a fruit wine and flower wine.

Waiting for the plum blossoms to drain the time, Jiao Niang had nothing to do, so she helped Widow Lin choose vegetables, and by the way, she listened to Widow Lin talk about things outside.

"Now some people in the village have begun to pawn their wives and sell their wives, and Zhang Mazi sold his daughter-in-law." Widow Lin is relatively idle, as long as the wind and snow are not too big, she prefers to go around to find someone to chat.

Jiao Niang thought hard for a long time before she remembered Zhang Mazi. I have taken a photo before, Zhang Mazi is pockmarked as his name, and what makes matters worse is that he is also short. However, he has a daughter-in-law who is more peugeot-looking, and the villagers say that Zhang Mazi's father bought it for him when he was alive.

It is said that having a Peugeot daughter-in-law should be cherished. Zhang Mazi was biased, but polite to the people in the village, and scolded his Peugeot daughter-in-law at every turn, according to his words: "She was bought for me by my father and mother." And I haven't had any children until now, and I'm still eating and drinking in my house......"

Jiao Niang thought of what Zhang Mazi had done, and she was even more sympathetic to the plain and masked little daughter-in-law, and she hurriedly asked, "Who did you sell it to?" ”

Widow Lin smiled mysteriously: "Tian Er." ”

"Second Uncle Tian?" Jiao Niang exclaimed. Second Uncle Tian has not remarried since he had a daughter-in-law who died in front of him. has been single, how can he buy someone else's wife to be a daughter-in-law?

"Tian Er is also kind. Zhang Mazi is ready to take Cui Niang, who is his daughter-in-law. Those second-rate people in the village who have a few dollars in their hands are ready to pawn a daughter-in-law to play. At that time, someone brought half a bag of grain to Zhang Mazi's house, but Cui Niang refused to obey and was beaten half to death by Zhang Mazi. It was Tian Er who took a sheep and a bag of grain and bought Cui Niang. Widow Lin seemed to see Jiao Niang's question, and explained to Jiao Niang.

"Fortunately, I met Second Uncle Tian. Although Second Uncle Tian is old, he is an upright person. "Jiao Niang's heart is heavy, has the situation in the village been so bad?

I feel uncomfortable, but I can't stop the work at hand. The plum blossoms have been drained, and about 30 percent of the plum blossoms are placed in an empty wine urn, and the rest is poured with grain wine. Then seal the wine and move it to the cellar.

When Jiao Niang was in modern times, a colleague gave her a bottle of self-brewed plum wine. It is said to help relieve indigestion and eliminate fatigue. When Jiao Niang was drinking, she found that the plum blossom wine was not only beautiful, but also had a pleasant aroma and delicious aroma.

I don't know if I can go to Tongfu Lou to sell it at a good price next spring.

Jiao Niang was about to go to see Xin An from the kitchen, and as soon as she walked to the hall, she heard someone talking in the outhouse. Jiao Niang glanced at it curiously, it turned out to be Lin Ruyi and Xin Ping.

Lin Ruyi blushed, holding a pair of new men's boots, and stood in front of Xin Ping.

Xin Ping raised his head and looked at Lin Ruyi in astonishment.

"That, Xin An slept. Brother Xin, I, I made you a pair of boots......" Lin Ruyi finally mustered up the courage to finish speaking, and gently put the boots in his hand on Xin Ping's table.

"Miss Lin is self-respecting, don't give this kind of men's intimate things indiscriminately, so as not to cause misunderstanding." Xin Ping picked up the book and stopped looking at Lin Ruyi, as if he didn't want to deal with Lin Ruyi.

"......" was treated so coldly by his sweetheart, Lin Ruyi took back his boots and held them in his arms, and ran back to the room crying.

The delicate stomped her feet and rushed into the outhouse: "Brother, why are you talking to Sister Ruyi like that?" ”

For the first time, Xin Ping showed a serious expression to Jiao Niang: "You don't care about my affairs." ”

Jiao Niang also ignored Xin Ping and ran to the inner room to comfort Lin Ruyi. However, no matter how Jiao Niang persuaded her, Lin Ruyi didn't speak, just stroked the boots with a pale face.

Early the next morning, Widow Lin told Xin Ping and Jiao Niang that their mother and daughter were going back to their house to live.

Xin Ping pursed his lips and did not speak with a gloomy expression. Jiao Niang asked tentatively: "Why is my aunt going back to live, the village has not been peaceful recently." ”

Widow Lin waved her hand helplessly: "Ruyi told me that she dreamed of her father and wanted to go home to live." Ruyi's temper is very stubborn, I don't rely on her, she must move back home by herself. ”

Jiao Niang thought that Ruyi would definitely feel uncomfortable when she lived in the Xin family and had to face Xin Ping. It's better to let them not meet for the time being, and think about it psychologically. So Jiao Niang agreed, and personally sent the Lin family's mother and daughter out of the door.

As soon as he returned to the house to hug Xin An, Xin Ping followed: "Why did you let them go?" Their house is not stable, and the village has not been peaceful lately. ”

Jiao Niang glanced at Xin Ping: "You didn't say a word of retention just now." Now it's about me. Why did Sister Ruyi leave, don't you know very well in your heart? Xin Ping's face was even worse.

For several days, the Xin brothers and sisters ignored each other. Jiao Niang felt that Xin Ping was too much, Lin Ruyi was originally a timid and introverted personality, and Xin Ping actually said that people were not self-respecting.

Xin Ping didn't want to talk at all, and he looked like he couldn't give up every day. The girl who watched it shook her head and sighed again and again, she likes people to treat people so badly, what is the picture!

The snow in Panyun Village is getting thicker, and there is no sign of stopping at all. At noon that day, the brothers and sisters of the Xin family were eating, and Ding Laohan, who lived near Widow Lin's house in the village, called open the door of the Xin family.

"It's amazing. Widow Lin's house was crushed by snow! I saw that the relationship between the two of you was good, so I came to call you to save people, go and save your life! Before Ding Laohan finished speaking, Xin Ping rushed out without putting on his coat.

Jiao Niang hugged Xin An and shouted but didn't stop him. In desperation, Jiao Niang entrusted Xin An to Aunt Zhu next door, and rushed out.

When Jiao Niang rushed to Widow Lin's house, Xin Ping was lying on the collapsed house and digging, and some villagers were watching but had no intention of helping at all. Watching Xin Ping digging indiscriminately, Jiao Niang was afraid that the ruins would collapse by the second time he dug up.

"Stop! Don't talk! Jiao Niang shouted, Xin Ping looked at Jiao Niang in confusion.

Jiao Niang didn't care about explaining, lying on the top wall, making a horn shape with her hand in her ear, and listening carefully to the sound inside.

Fortunately, the structure of Widow Lin's house is simple, and there are not many things. Jiao Niang faintly heard Lin Ruyi's voice calling for help.

"Sister Ruyi, can you hear me?" Jiao Niang leaned on the wall and shouted.

"Jiao Niang, I can hear you. We're under a wooden table! My mother, my mother was injured and passed out. Lin Ruyi was ecstatic when she heard Jiao Niang's voice. Just now she heard a voice outside, and she shouted for a long time, but no one answered her.

"Don't be afraid, don't move. We'll get you out right away! Jiao Niang determined the location of the Lin family's mother and daughter, narrowed the scope of the rescue, and then glanced at the villagers who were watching.

"Who's coming to help. Who do I give half a bag of grain. "The two of them dug too slowly, and Widow Lin was injured and didn't know the situation. Jiao Niang had to lure the villagers.

For a while, the onlookers came to help......