Chapter 3 Bride Price

Jin Niang lay on the kang for a few days, but Du's heart to sell her daughter has not stopped for a moment, and this illness can't be pretended, in case Du can't bear it, and invites a doctor to come over, but it can't be hidden at that time.

Fang Jin was thinking about how to escape from here every day, but he was not familiar with the place, and maybe it would be a dead end to go out, so he still had to plan a way back for himself first. Xiu'er should have known that Steward Li was going to come to take her back next month, and Du Shi gave her three times more food than usual, but she didn't eat a bite, which made Du Shi angry, so he took a broom and pumped it on her back.

In the afternoon of this day, Mrs. Zhao of the owner sat outside the house and had a family affair with Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Zhao's torn jacket was patched a lot, but Mrs. Fang saw a new trick, a piece of roe deer skin, this thing is not an ordinary commodity for their rural farmers, Mrs. Fang touched the roe deer skin, squinted and looked at it for a while, "Your son is out of breath, even get this thing for you!" ”

Mrs. Zhao is not very old, but her ears are not very good, and she heard it clearly after listening to it a few times, "It was sent by the hunting man in the middle of the mountain, and my son gave him half a jar of rice last month, and he was a fool and gave my family a few pieces of roe skin." Look like that, the eldest is not small, listen to the meaning of my son's words, he wants us to live under the mountain to find a daughter-in-law for him! ”

Mrs. Fang just nodded after listening to Mrs. Zhao's words, people looking for a daughter-in-law have nothing to do with her as an old woman, but these words just fell into Du's ears, and it is not a way to raise Jin Niang, a sick seedling, at home, it is better to marry a hunter in the mountains, and exchange some silver and fur for the winter.

Du Shi naturally didn't dare to tell Mrs. Fang about this idea, but he took advantage of the darkness to sneak in to find Mrs. Zhao, "Aunt Zhao, I heard today that you want to find a daughter-in-law for the hunters in the mountains?" ”

Mrs. Zhao was sitting in the courtyard washing dishes, raised her head and wiped her hands, it was the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Fang next door, "No, that Orion is called Chen Xuanwu, and now he is in his twenties, he joined the army in his early years, and later stopped fighting, so he guarded the ancestral property in the mountains and became a hunter." Except that he is older and lives a little far away, there is nothing wrong with him. ”

"That's ......" Du Shi heard his mother-in-law talk about Orion's family background, and he was really worried that there was no place to deal with the sick seedling, Orion was a person who came back from the battlefield, and unlike them in the village, it was better to sell this sick seedling to him as a daughter-in-law, and he could ask for some benefits to come back, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?

Du Shi pulled Mrs. Zhao over, stuffed a pair of silver ear ornaments into her hand, although the color is very poor, but it is an excellent baby for the countrymen who have not seen the world, Mrs. Zhao grabbed Du Shi with her backhand, and held the earrings tightly in the palm of her hand, "Everyone is a folk, what are you polite to me, what are the difficulties, just say it!" ”

"Auntie, you said so, then I won't hide it." Du Shi glanced in the direction of his house, "The brocade girl in my house, what do you think, auntie?" ”

Mrs. Zhao suddenly understood, "The appearance is peugeot, but she has lost some weight, if she is good at giving birth, I am afraid it will be good!" ”

"Hey!" Du Shi pretended to frown and sighed, "But the family is not as good as day by day, Ah Yong and Xiu'er are still young, where can they afford to eat with so many mouths!" ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Mrs. Zhao accepted other people's things, and naturally responded with a smile, "My son has a little friendship with that Chen Xuanwu, you wait, I will let him go up the mountain tomorrow to ask about the bride price, and then come back to pick up people!" ”

How could Mrs. Zhao not know what Du Shicun was thinking, anyway, she had helped her so much, and she would definitely have to make some benefits when the time came.

Early the next morning, Du Shi left a big bowl of porridge for Xiu'er to take to Jin Niang's room, with the lesson of Manager Li last time, Du Shi has to give birth to Jin Niang these days, so as not to return the Orion when he gets it, "Be quick with your hands and feet, quickly bring it over, and no longer have to raise this mourning star in Lao Fang's house!" "People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and seeing that another sum of money has arrived, Du Shi even spoke in a different tone than in the past.

Xiu'er only understood when she heard this, no wonder her aunt suddenly changed her sex and was so good to Jinniang, she was afraid that she hadn't found a buyer for Jinniang, so she hurriedly went to Jinniang's room with porridge.

Fang Jin had a rare two days of quiet life, she didn't need to see Du Shi to listen to her mean words, Xiu'er came over with porridge, she didn't expect it, when did the Fang family become a breakfast provider? "Xiu'er, didn't I tell you, don't save the porridge for me, I'm not hungry!"

Xiu'er pouted and put the bowl on the head of the bed, "It's not from my province this time, this porridge was sent to you by my aunt!" ”

Weasel to the chicken? Du Shi actually brought food to himself? Wouldn't it be to poison yourself? "This ...... Can this be drunk? ”

"Jin Niang, where did you think of going?" Xiu'er's spoon stirred in the porridge, and only after making sure that Du Shi was not outside, did she whisper, "Listen to me, my aunt has found a seller for you, you can be careful." ”

It turned out to be looking for a buyer, no wonder he was suddenly so good to himself, and I don't know which blind unlucky guy he was, it is estimated that he will have to return it if he buys it back.

Fang Jin didn't mind being sold too much, after all, staying in this house couldn't get by, it wasn't a long-term solution, it was better to be sold, according to her Fang Jin's brain, I'm afraid that I won't be able to find a way to live?

"No! Little sister-in-law! You are the daughter-in-law of the eldest brother who has married the door, how can you be sold by the aunt when she says to sell! I'm going to tell my grandma and let her think of it! Xiu'er had no idea, she was afraid that the Du clan would harm Fang Jin, and the only one who could help them right now was Mrs. Fang.

As soon as Fang Jin heard that Xiu'er was going to tell Mrs. Fang, how could this work! I can't wait to be sold, if Mrs. Fang intervenes, Du Shi will definitely not be able to succeed, "Xiu'er, don't you understand, now the family is dominated by the mother-in-law, and the grandmother is old and seriously ill, even if she manages it, what can she do?" It's better to let my mother-in-law sell me for some money for the family, and I can also buy medicine for your grandmother to treat her illness. ”

"But ......"

It seemed to be Du's voice outside, "Xiu'er, you are still young, don't ask about these things." Fang Jin was also worried that if Xiu'er ruined Du's good deeds, Du would not give her a good face in the future, Xiu'er was simply young and could not be destroyed in Du's hands.

Mrs. Zhao's son did things quickly, and he came back from the mountains in half a day, brought back the bride price, and Mrs. Zhao pulled her directly outside the Fang family's house.

Du Shi went out to take a look, weird! Where have I ever seen such a battle, there are two wooden boxes on the wooden cart, and twenty roe deer skins, these things are enough to feed their old Fang family for most of their lives, where do they have to worry about Ah Yong's tuition fees, and worry about whether the family has eaten the last meal.

Mrs. Zhao greeted her, "The daughter-in-law of the Fang family, everything is here, how about it, take a look, are you still satisfied?" The hunter said, this is only half of the bride price, and when the time is over, I will bring the other half back. She didn't expect that this only one Orion would be so generous, and this time the Fang family could be regarded as making a lot of money.

Du Shi smiled from ear to ear, touching the roe deer skin and couldn't put it down, "Satisfied, satisfied!" Ok, good, good! Aunt Zhao, I don't worry! "When I opened the two boxes, there were some dried herbs inside, all of which were precious things that Du had never seen before.

You must know that in this village, dry goods are things that poor people can't eat a few times in their lives, but now it's good, they got two boxes at once, and it's only half, and their old Fang family will be able to speak hard in the village in the future, and her cowardly husband doesn't have to look at people's eyes anymore.

"I didn't expect this Orion to be so generous, it seems that your Jinniang can't suffer a loss in the past!" Mrs. Zhao echoed.

Fang Jin was alarmed by the movement outside, and stood outside the door to listen to the conversation between the two of them clearly, if she really entered the mountain, would she have to live the same life as a primitive person in her life?

"Did the Orion set a date?" Duch Road.

"He said, you can do it at any time, when the time comes, my son and I will accompany you into the mountain, you just put a hundred hearts, it's safe!"

I didn't expect this Orion to not only be generous, but also to do things neatly, Du Shi didn't want to leave Jin Niang at home for a long time, since Orion said, you can do it anytime, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, "Xiu'er, let Jin Niang clean up, maybe you can get there before dark today!" ”

Xiu'er ran into the house with an aggrieved face, but she didn't expect that Jin Niang had already cleaned up, washed her face and changed her clothes, "Little sister-in-law, don't regret it, if you marry in the mountains in the future, you won't be able to see Xiu'er." ”

Fang Jin touched Xiu'er's head, "Okay, I'll come back in the future, Xiu'er, don't worry, your little sister-in-law has always been your little sister-in-law." ”

The mourning star became a cash cow overnight, Fang Jin came out of the house, and Mrs. Zhao and her fat son were already waiting outside, "Eh, Jin Niang is a lot more mellow than a few days ago, then Orion sees it, I like it!" ”

Du Shi happily sent Mrs. Zhao out of the door, Fang Jin sat on the cart, Mrs. Zhao's fat son pushed the cart behind, Xiu'er followed behind, and was willing to turn back until it was sent to the entrance of the village.

This is the first time Fang Jin has woken up and left Lao Fang's house, there are many people living in this village, but they are all the same poor, although it has been spring, but the wind blows on the face, it is still a little biting, and the clothes on his body are also pitifully thin, so he can only nest on the straw of the cart to keep warm.

"This Fang family is really good, dressing the girl so shabby." Mrs. Zhao looked at Jin Niang, but Chen Xuanwu also gave so many dowries, how could she still dress in tatters when she got married, "Son, go faster, my mother doesn't want to walk at night in the mountains!" ”

A few miles out of the village, slowly the village households became more and more sparse, only a few scattered families could be seen, and the mountains in the distance could also be seen clearly, Fang Jin looked at the past from afar, those mountains were undulating, and there were several peaks that went straight into the sky, and it didn't look like a place where people lived at all.