Chapter 6 Eavesdropping
With coaxing and teasing, Xu Wenlan finally figured it out.
The Qing Dynasty was still the Qing Dynasty, making a fortune from outside the Guan, and the Manchurians became the lords of the world. Now it is Emperor Jiaqing who is the emperor, Qianlong Ye has just returned to the West, and the ministers and gentry who were favored by the Emperor Taishang before, the cunning fat man on TV, has just been raided, and the words "fallen and gentry, fat Jiaqing" are spread all over the world.
And the place where she is now is the Northeast, to put it in more detail, it is Heilongjiang, a small village called Gushantun in a small county called Heishui, which she had never even heard of before.
However, there is still something different.
Otherwise, the two children don't understand, but at least in this world, the Manchu people are more heavily sinicized, and the Han people are not forced to shave their heads after entering the customs, so most of the Han people's clothes are still the shape of the late Ming Dynasty.
At least you don't have to look at the half-bald head and a pigtail every day - Xu Wenlan thought about it, but couldn't help but sigh again.
Bai Shengwu, who had already laughed at Xu Wenlan several times as a "fool", couldn't bear it, rolled his eyes, scolded "fool" again, turned around, and ran out.
It didn't take long for him to run back again, point at Xu Wenlan, and say twice: "You're done!" My grandmother said that the family is not raising people in vain, and she wants to send you away! ā
As soon as her complexion changed, Xu Wenlan bit her lip, and her mood immediately became heavy.
"IāI'm not going to live for nothing......"
She didn't want to take advantage of eating and living in the Bai family, but when she first came to your country, people and land were sparse, and she didn't know where to go for a while, if she could, she still wanted to stay in the Bai family, so she wanted to stay at Aunt Bai.
"Don't worry......" Bai Shengwen hesitated and gently patted Xu Wenlan's hand to show comfort.
Bai Shengwu raised his eyebrows and came over to drag Xu Wenlan, "I'll take you to listen!" ā
"Two-Shengwu ......" changed his words in time, Bai Shengwen saw that Xu Wenlan clearly wanted to go, and didn't say anything anymore, but deliberately turned out a piece of clothing and put it on Xu Wenlan's body, and put his hat on Xu Wenlan's head, and then took Xu Wenlan's hand and went out.
The second elder of the Bai family lives in the main house, and Xu Wenlan doesn't need to subdivide which room it is, and when he sees the two of them under the windowsill, he must be eavesdropping.
"Let it, let it ......" Bai Shengwu whispered, squeezed his ass and squeezed out a place.
Xu Wenlan was a little embarrassed, looking at the two eavesdropping, one of them remembered in a trance that it was the daughter of the third child in her hometown yesterday. The other is also a girl, but thinner, smaller and darker, with thin, yellow and scorched hair, unlike the daughter of the third family, who combed two small buns, but like the two brothers of the Bai family, they are small mustaches. The clothes are also obviously changed from adult clothes to small ones, and they are full of patches.
"Squeeze what?" The daughter of the third family, the one who took the younger brother stretched out his hand and twisted Bai Shengwu.
Bai Shengwu was about to scream as soon as he opened his mouth, but he was covered by his younger brother and pinched again.
Bai Shengwen didn't help his younger brother either, he pointed to his younger brother, and whispered: "My sister ......" and pointed to the younger one, "This is Cao'er's sister, the second uncle's family." ā
Bai Cao'er smiled timidly, and with a mouth of white gas, she lowered her head and said nothing.
The younger brother took out his eyes and gouged out Xu Wenlan, but Bai Shengwen scolded him, "Do you want to talk more?" ā
Grinning, Bai Shengwen didn't speak, but Bai Shengwu broke free from his younger brother, jumped to his feet and shouted: "Crazy woman!" You crazy......"
"Who are you scolding?" The younger brother was angry, jumped up and chased after him, how could he remember to hide.
"Brother, what are you yelling about? Don't bully your brother, be careful of your aunt scolding......" There was a shout from inside the room.
Xu Wenlan was so nervous that she held her breath, for fear that the people inside would know that she was also eavesdropping.
"Sister-in-law, I think our mother is right! There are many people in the family, but it is not as simple as having more pairs of chopsticks! Let's not mention that this half-grown child can eat more, but our family's rations are saved according to the person, and they are all counted. ā
Bai Laosan's daughter-in-law had a sharp mouth like her man, and the reason was that she came with her mouth open, "Let's just say that if you take in a child, you have to make clothes for her all year round!" How many pairs of shoes do you have to spend running around all day? Besides, it's not my own biological one, it's not easy to discipline! You say it's light and inappropriate, but if it's heavy, people will abuse your children! ā
Speaking of this, she smiled again for some reason, "Sister-in-law doesn't feel this way, but I know it too well." If you want me to say, this kid should be sent to the county good hall! It's good enough for our family to save her life, and we can take care of her for the rest of our lives! ā
"What are you talking about?" Zhu was obviously angry, "You want to have a break with me about Hui'er, right?" If you want to break it, let's break it now......"
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? When did I say that? ā
"It's good not to say that, today I'll talk to my father and mother about Wen Lan, you and the third child don't make a sound, this matter, it has nothing to do with you!"
Zhu Shi turned his face directly and said sharply: "What do you think about sending such a little girl to Shantang?" Who doesn't know that the mother-in-law in the county's good hall is a black-hearted ghost! In the early years, it was not rumored that she sold the little girl to the kiln, right?! You're trying to push that girl into the fire pit! ā
"How do you speak?" An old-fashioned voice intercepted Zhu's words, "Eldest daughter-in-law, you are enough to speak!" Who is going to push the child into the fire pit? Isn't this discussing, the third and third daughter-in-law just opened their mouths, and you turned it over - and didn't let people speak! ā
Zhu's voice was suffocated, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Bai Yingkui smiled and said: "Mother, Dabao doesn't mean that - look, a little girl's family, now I can't remember anything, we can't just push people out!" Dad, who in our tun doesn't know that you are the most kind-hearted, you see, on this cold day, if you don't take this child, she really won't be able to live......"
With a low cough, the old man's voice was full of hesitation, "Boss, didn't you say that you sent that girl home in the second half of last night?" Why did you bring it back again? I listened to it in a trance, and how could I say that it wasn't there......"
"Yes, Dad, it's not from the horse farm!" Zhu hurriedly picked up the conversation, and pushed Bai Yingkui again.
But Bai Yingkui is a real person, and he has something on his face in his heart, and Bai Laosan is happy, "I don't think that's the case, right?" Sister-in-law, the little girl said that she was from Beijing, and it seems that there are Qin prisoners from Beijing in the racecourse! ā
With a heartbeat, Xu Wenlan outside grabbed the placket of her clothes, only feeling panicked.
Yesterday's incident, she remembered Qingqing, could it be that the original body was really the daughter of the Qin family? Will someone come and catch and cut off the head?!
was nervous, and suddenly felt a heat in her cold hand, but it was Bai Shengwen who grabbed her hand.
When I looked up at her, I smiled at her, and her bright eyes were full of warmth.
Looking at each other, Xu Wenlan's heart suddenly settled a little.
Aunt Bai will definitely not want her - she wants to stay in this house.
Sure enough, before Bai Laosan finished speaking, Zhu shouted: "What are you talking nonsense? Which eye did you see that Wen Lan was a Qin offender? Don't be foolish if you don't know - Dad, if she was really a prisoner, wouldn't the general of the horse farm arrest her on the spot? Can you still let Dabao's father bring someone back? ā