Chapter Twenty-Six: Stealing Eggs
Xiao Xia is in a good mood today, and he has an income of ten taels of silver, and Xiao Chun's purse is also sold for fifty copper plates. Xiao Xia bought a suitable cloth head and cotton again, and also pulled the cloth to make a single coat for Shen Zhong, and decided to replace the quilt at home with a new one this time. And Xiaochun's own money she also put into the space, helping her save a penny without moving.
"Second sister, why can I only spend your money, I also want to help the family." Koharu said unwillingly.
"Sister, you're ten years old, it's time to save some dowry for yourself. Are you waiting for your grandmother to give you a dowry? Don't think about it. ”
Koharu's face turned red at once, and his tone was slightly reproachful. "Don't be shy about raising a dowry at a young age."
"Sister, you don't make as much money as I do in embroidering purses, so you can save it! No one can find me here, and I'm the best at hiding things. Xiao Xia pretended to smile smugly.
Xiao Chun agrees with this very much, Xiao Xia actually put a fox in the back basket, why didn't she find it at all, and every time Xiao Xia came back with food, no one would find out, she couldn't see where she hid things.
"But......" Koharu felt guilty about doing so.
"Sister, you can rest assured! Your money is with me anyway, and I'll use it when I need it. ”
The two sisters discussed, bought a lot of sweets and pastries to hide in Xiao Xia, and went back to the place of the ox cart to wait for the village.
The days were getting longer and longer in April, and by the time I got back to the village, the sun had just reached the hills to the west. The mountains are warm orange.
It's a pity that as soon as I entered the courtyard of the Shen family, the originally beautiful mood like the warm sun suddenly became cloudy.
Xiao Wang hugged Xiaoqiu and sat on the ground crying aggrievedly, Xiaoqiu was even more crying, tears were desperate to go out, and the cry was sobbing one after another.
The women of the Shen family were all standing in the courtyard, and everyone looked at the mother and daughter on the ground with the eyes of the interrogators. It's as if they've committed some heinous sin.
Mrs. Jia pinched her waist. Shrill screeching echoed through the courtyard, and she finally found plenty of evidence to scold the two nasty ghosts in front of her. Dare to steal eggs, how long has it been since she ate eggs openly? It was from the time that Shen Xiaoxia made a fuss, and the whole village knew that she was abusing their mother and daughter, so she was a money-loser, did she still want her to provide for them?
This time, she will definitely not spare these money-losing goods, she wants the whole village to know that the four mothers are thieves, gluttonous thieves.
"Crying, and the face crying, I dare to steal the old lady's eggs, I said how the eggs in the chicken coop are always not counted, it turns out that there is a thief in the house. Go find the old man back, I haven't sent it this day. The men couldn't eat eggs even when they were working in the fields. Two short-lived ghosts who lost money and goods actually stole eggs to eat at home, turning the sky upside down, this is to kill our Shen family? ”
Wang's heart was empty, and there was fire in her eyes, usually she couldn't get her turn to eat the delicious food at home, and she also wanted to steal eggs to eat, but the old lady had been watching too closely recently, and she didn't steal any of them, and she felt that there was no taste in her mouth. Today, it was stolen by Xiao Wang's family, and his mouth was full of jealousy. "I'll go now." Twisting his fat body, he quickly went out.
"Second sister-in-law, you're not right, you want to eat eggs and talk to your mother! Eggs must be delicious! It's been a long time since we've seen an egg! This time I was a thief, and I was a thief for the rest of my life. Zhao gloated and fanned the flames.
"Who said my mother stole the eggs?" Xiao Xia has been hiding outside the yard, and the Wang family thought about quickly getting Old Man Shen back to teach the second family a lesson, how could they notice Xiao Xia and the two sisters who were deliberately avoiding her when they went out.
When Xiao Xia heard the word egg, she understood what was going on. Lately she has been wandering around the mountains all day, and the beginning of spring is the time when pheasants lay eggs, and pheasants are not easy to find, but they have found a few nests of eggs. She cooked it and left it for Xiaoqiu to eat. I didn't expect to be discovered by the Shen family today.
"I was caught red-handed when I was stealing food, and I dared to quibble." Mrs. Jia felt that she had finally raised her eyebrows, there was still half an egg and egg skin on the ground, and everyone had stolen goods, even if Shen Xiaoxia's dead girl could argue well, she had to admit it this time.
"Xiaoqiu, it's good for you to eat eggs generously in the future, why let grandma misunderstand that it was my mother who stole it. Don't cry, my sister bought you candy and came back. Xiao Xia picked up Xiao Qiu, coaxed her, and ignored her at all.
Old Madam Jia is ready, no matter what Shen Xiaoxia says, she will put the evidence out and leave her with nothing to say. She even imagined that Xiao Xia was forced to be speechless and gritted her teeth. But why didn't Shen Xiaoxia follow the routine?
The people in the yard were all angry with Xiao Xia's indifferent attitude, the ownership of eggs at home is a big deal, how could she have the face to decide that Xiao Qiu can eat it so easily, and eat it generously, who gave her the right.
"Dream! The eggs I ate today have to be spit out, and in the future, you will lose money one by one, stay away from my eggs, and don't look in the mirror, what kind of identity do you still want to eat eggs. Bah! Mrs. Jia pinched her waist and scolded. Spit Xingzi spat on Xiao Wang's face, fortunately Xiao Xia stood far away, otherwise it would be disgusting.
"Second sister-in-law, Xiaoqiu is still young, you have to discipline it well, don't learn from Xiaoxia. His third uncle stayed up late every day to study hard, and he was about to get off the examination room, and everyone had lost a lot of weight, and our Shen family could count on him to shine on the lintel in the future! I haven't had eggs yet! After Zhao finished speaking, he saw that his mother-in-law's face was dark enough, and he added another fire.
"Look at my sister-in-law, she used to be white and tender, but now she has lost a lot of weight! Why do I see that my face is a little sallow? ”
Shen Hui heard that her face turned yellow, and she suddenly became nervous, she was a flower in ten miles and eight villages, and no girl from any family could compare to herself. She didn't want to be like Shen Xiaochun. In the past, she had a share of delicious food, but since Shen Xiaoxia's whole village knew about the little thing at her dinner table, there was no longer that kind of special treatment, and she also felt that she had lost a lot of weight recently. Only by eating well can you raise it well, which Mrs. Jia has taught her since she was a child, and the good food at home is eggs. When it comes to her interests, I can't bear it anymore at this time,
"Mother, you can't let a few disobedient girls mess around anymore. Shen Xiaoxia doesn't take your grandmother too seriously. ”
"Dead girl, hurry up and spit out the eggs, otherwise it's not over."
Zhao and Shen Hui were relieved to see Mrs. Jia's resolute attitude, and they couldn't run away from the second room now.
"Grandma, how many eggs did you lose? That chicken down? You said you lost your eggs, who saw it? Why do we have to eat eggs when they are yours? Xiao Xia asked one after another, and the three troublemakers in the yard who kept questioning them about stealing eggs.