Chapter 64: Shameless
Old man Song is a famous farmer in Ruanjiazhuang, but unfortunately, the old man passed away in the winter of the year before last. Last year, because Song Dalang wanted to go to school, the Song family's 30 acres of land were tossed out by Song Erlang alone. When the autumn harvest is reached, the output is twice as small as when the old man was there. Even if the saint exempted Wanping's rent, it was still not enough for the Song family's expenses.
Mrs. Song saw that she had many granddaughters, so she wanted to sell one or two. As soon as she let out the news, Ren Yazi came to the door and gave a high price of twenty taels to buy Song Haitang alone.
Begonia Niang has no luck since she was a child, very rigid, as soon as she heard this price, she became suspicious, asked many people, only to know that her daughter was going to be sold into an unclean place, and she used a knife to force Mrs. Song to bring people back.
The blade was on herself.
Mrs. Song shouldn't, Begonia Niang really wiped her neck. At the same time, the original owner knew that he was going to be sold into a dirty place, and hit the wall in the human tooth, and the modern Song Haitang had to be reborn.
Begonia Niang wiped her neck, Qiu Ju cried all the way to the chief's house, shouting that her grandmother had sold her sister, and forced her mother to death, begging Li to save them.
Qiu Ju made such a fuss, and Mrs. Song had to take advantage of the fact that she didn't go far and asked her granddaughter back. She lost twenty taels of silver, and she had to use money to buy medicine for Begonia Niang, which ruined a lot of money. After being annoyed, he directly cut off the rations for the second room.
It's not broken, it's just that the second room is forced to pay 40 yuan a day before he can eat.
If Song Erlang can find a job, forty dollars is not a problem. But in his three days, only one day can have a big job of forty yuan, and the rest will be made up by Begonia Niang with her daughter.
Although Song Haitang can knit sweaters and sweaters, he can't sew. In order to survive, she took Qiu Ju and the two into the mountains to chop wood. A large bundle of firewood was so heavy that she couldn't pick it up, so she used a log to make a simple pulley, which was more laborious than a log.
She can sell two small loads a day, but she only says that she can sell one load. two pennies, one penny to buy a steamed bun, and shared it with the Qiu Ju sisters; Another article is saved, saving the entrepreneurial capital. As a result, she only saved 22 yuan, and her father injured his leg while working in the city.
Seeing that her grandmother was disgusted, she immediately dug out her private room, stuffed it to the doctor, and begged the doctor: "Ask the doctor to help make it more serious." Otherwise, my grandmother still asks my dad to work all day long, and I don't see how tired my dad is! If it weren't for the tiredness, would my dad be hurt? ”
The doctor saw that she was pitiful, and did not ask for any money, so he helped her talk as usual.
The doctor said very skillfully, he said, "If you don't take care of it well, this leg will be wasted." ”
The cheap grandmother ignored the conditions, only listened to the last four words, and separated their family of five regardless of the cold outside.
A large family, and none of them took them in. Li Zheng couldn't stand it, so he gave them a vacant lot and told them to quickly build a thatched house to deal with the winter. But Mrs. Song didn't give their family any money at all, and the thatched house couldn't be built.
When there was no inch of grass to cover his body, it was the He family who was kind enough to help the Song family tidy up the thatched house and the earthen kang of the base.
The further the winter, the more valuable the firewood is, the happier Song Haitang becomes. In order to cut an extra load, she went out as soon as it was dawn. Qiu Ju, a little girl, no matter how early Song Haitang got up, she would accompany her, and said: "I can't help, I can only accompany the second sister." ”
Having said that, she can help more or less, and the two of them can get three small burdens a day and earn nine big bucks.
At that time, persimmons were cheap, you could buy four for one penny, and you could buy fifty for ten pennies. She saved a month's money, bought a little sugar, a cellar of persimmons, and made persimmons every day.
When the first batch was ready, the year was over, and no one bought persimmons. If it is sold, the price is low. Song Haitang gritted his teeth and saved all the persimmons.
And after the New Year, there is less embroidery work, and the income of her mother and eldest sister is not enough to support the belly of the whole family. Qiu Ju was so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back, and she didn't say a word, "Let's sell persimmons", or "Let's go find grandma".
No, nothing, that's how the family resisted.
When I met Miss Gu, their persistence finally paid off, and the family life got better. Although the past year has been very hard, I have gained a lot, such as Qiu Ju, who has never been hungry this year.
Now, lying on the kang for half a year, the cheap father who opened two acres of barren land without a harvest wants to take the money she earned back and give it to the cheap grandmother, and she also opened her mouth to hang the money, Song Haitang is really angry.
After spending a lot of effort, Song Haitang calmed down for a long time, but still didn't even call his father, and said expressionlessly: "I just brought back the money, thinking that I will save a little next year, and leave two slings to take my mother into the city to see the doctor, hoping that my mother will give us a younger brother." ”
That's a good word.
Song Erlang wanted his son even more, so he took a step back and said that he was carrying 500 yuan.
Song Haitang was still unwilling, and Haitang Niang pulled her. Looking at the scar on the cheap girl's neck and the pleading of her sister in her sight, Song Haitang had to endure it, and the family went out. Song Erlang showed off all the way and entered the courtyard of the big house.
Mrs. Song took the money and counted it, immediately changed her face, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why is this all?" Too little. ”
Five hundred dollars less?
Song Haitang was already angry, but when he heard this, his tone was a little bad, and he sneered: "Grandma is too little, don't just be." ”
"Elders speak, it's your turn to interject!" After Mrs. Song finished training Song Haitang, she said to Song Erlang: "Go home again and get 500 yuan." ”
Song Erlang repeated Song Haitang's previous words, but he didn't want Mrs. Song to say: "The three fortune tellers all said that your daughter-in-law is a childless life, what do you do with that money?" It's serious to go and get another five hundred dollars. ”
Seeing that Song Erlang didn't move, Mrs. Song immediately cried, and said while crying: "Didn't you just ask you for a penny?" Do you still prevent your daughter-in-law from giving birth to a son? Alas! The son I raised, for the sake of my daughter-in-law, I don't want an old lady, what am I still alive for! ”
Only then did the second room know that it was Mrs. Song who opened her mouth to ask for a hanging of money.
Others dare to be angry but dare not speak, but Song Haitang is different. She had long been disgusted with Mrs. Song's scoundrel appearance, so she said, "Then grandma will die." ”
The whole family was stunned on the spot.
Mrs. Song, I don't know what to think of, her eyes are full of resentment, and she really hit the wall headlong.
Seeing the red during the New Year, the big house immediately did not give up, and did not care about helping Mrs. Song to see the doctor, a family of five went out together, turned the second room upside down, and scavenged all the cash in the second room, not to mention, and took away most of the fish and meat-
If it weren't for the fact that this was given by the Gu family, they wouldn't have left the second room at all.
Song Erlang didn't stop his brother, and scolded Song Haitang when he opened his mouth: "It's all you who make trouble!" Give one hang early, and there are more than two hangings left. Well, now it's all gone! How are you going to spend this year! There's no other way, sell you for the New Year. ”
Qiu Ju was in front of her sister and glared at her father.
As soon as Haitang Niang heard this, she didn't care about keeping it secret, and hurriedly said: "Daddy Yingchun, there is still money at home!" ”
Qiu Ju looked back and glared at her mother; Song Haitang wanted to stop it, but it was too late.