In the evening, the smoke of cooking dinner rose from the chimneys of each house, and Lin Xiaomiao took the hot acacia cake and the remaining elm money cake to the earthen tile house where the Yao family lived.

Yao's waited under the eaves early in the morning, and he didn't plan to make dinner, just waiting for Lin Xiaomiao's pastries.

Lin Xiaomiao was not surprised at all when she saw her, and handed over two or three pieces of acacia cake in the thin bamboo basket.

Yao Shi smelled the fragrance and couldn't wait to reach out to pick it up, muttering dissatisfiedly: "Just two pieces?" Whom to send? It's not enough to plug your teeth! ”

Lin Xiaomiao turned her head and glanced at her, "The flour sent by Aunt Fang is for me and my two younger brothers to make rations." How can you eat three servings if they are divided into five servings? Sister-in-law, do you think that's the reason? ”

Yao took a big bite of the locust flower cake, and almost choked himself to death when he heard her words.

Yao Shi choked and rolled his eyes, beating his chest desperately, Lin Xiaomiao laughed and didn't bother to care about her, and went directly into the house.

Although it is built as a clay tile house, the furnishings inside are still dilapidated and old, and there are few pieces of furniture.

Lin Xiaomiao looked around secretly, and her eyes fell on the figure sleeping on the straw mattress.

Yun Tian opened his eyes when he heard the voice, covered his chest and coughed, "Peach girl, are you here......?"

"Brother, are you feeling better?" Lin Xiaomiao put down the thin bamboo basket and leaned over, and saw the face clearly through the afterglow outside the door.

A thin and long face, with blue lips, looks a little similar to Yun Ma and Yun Le, but it doesn't seem to look very similar to himself. Maybe Yun Tao's appearance picks out the advantages of her parents, and she is considered to be the top of the Yun family.

Yun Tian lay back weakly, "It's still the same, I'm afraid I won't live long." ”

"Brother, don't say these frustrating words." Lin Xiaomiao looked away, and couldn't think of words to comfort him. Tuberculosis is considered a terminal disease in this era, and it should not be cured.

Yun Tian's eyes stared at the roof of the loophole with empty eyes, "Your marriage is decided, and I will be at ease." Even if you close your eyes tonight, you can have a face and face your father and mother underground. ”

Lin Xiaomiao originally wanted to talk to him about the Yao family, as well as this marriage. Hearing him sigh like this, the words that came to his mouth were swallowed back by Lin Xiaomiao.

"Brother, I made something for you. Let's not say anything else, you get up and eat while it's hot. She also hid a layer of white cloth under the bamboo basket, for fear that the Yao family would find out.

Lin Xiaomiao wanted to bring out the carefully cooked Huaihua rice porridge, but Yun Tian waved his hand and said, "Keep it for your sister-in-law!" It's not easy for your sister-in-law to run this family. ”

Lin Xiaomiao's hand taking the porridge paused, and the piping heat on the side of the bowl seemed to be burning into the bottom of her heart.

Seeing that Lin Xiaomiao didn't speak, Yun Tian continued: "Your sister-in-law has no bad intentions, everything she does is for this family and for you." You must not contradict her in the future, let alone ruin her reputation, it will not benefit you. ”

Lin Xiaomiao didn't stand either, and it was uncomfortable to sit, but she felt that the earthen house was cold and filled with a damp smell.

"Peach girl, it's also a great blessing for you to marry the Zhang family, don't be greedy too much. Even if you're blind, you're much better than an ordinary lame widower, isn't it? Yun Tian coughed as he spoke, each sentence like his heartfelt words.

"Our family is this condition, and we have to accept our fate as a human being...... If I go one day, Mu Ping will take care of you. You are a young grandmother in the Zhang family, and life is always a lot better. Peach girl, I know that you have a good heart, and you will definitely agree to my brother, right? ”

Lin Xiaomiao withdrew her hand from the bamboo basket and stared at Yun Tian as if she didn't know her, "Brother, do you know what happened outside?" ”

Yun Tian coughed, not nodding or shaking his head.

That's right, he's just sick and weak, not blind and deaf, how can he not know what's going on outside? knew how Yao's treated several children, and she was beaten and scolded like this. To this day, the swelling on her back from the beating by Yao has not completely subsided.

In the end, Yun Tian was afraid that she would marry the six relatives of the Zhang family and not recognize her, so he explained the aftermath early and tied her up as a brother. Without asking a word, what crimes they had suffered under the Yao clan over the years.

Lin Xiaomiao shuddered, and suddenly felt that family and blood were nothing more than that, she said softly: "Brother, do you really think so?" ”

Yun Tian looked at her in surprise, "Peach girl, she is your sister-in-law, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, this is the code of ethics!" No matter what she has done, you deserve to take care of her for the rest of your life! Otherwise, you will be ridiculed. ”

Lin Xiaomiao stood quietly in the dimly lit room, feeling that she might not have come over tonight. These words almost shattered her three views!

The Yao family sold her to the Zhang family's sick third room in exchange for gift money, and her own brother actually felt that this was a rare good family business. No one really thought about Yun Tao. In the end, she was forced to support the Yao family!

Lin Xiaomiao touched her stiff face, not knowing whether she should cry or laugh.

Seeing that Lin Xiaomiao had been silent, Yun Tian was a little anxious, and he slapped the bed board under him hard, "Girl, are you really looking down on our poor relatives?" Afraid we're dragging you down? ”

"Girl, you're not like this, have you forgotten? How did I take care of you when you were a child? You want to eat peaches from the tree, I'll pick them for you, I almost got bitten on the leg by a wolfdog! And ......"

Listening to Yun Tian's breathless chatter, Lin Xiaomiao finally spoke up, "Brother, I know." She finally knew what these people were. In the final analysis, Yun Tao, who can marry into the Zhang family, is the hope of these people for the rest of their lives, and it is their cash cow.

Yun Tian coughed for a while and said, "It's good that you know, I always think you're a little different." ”

When he mentioned this matter, Yun Tao should have agreed immediately, why did he hesitate for a long time and remain silent?

When Lin Xiaomiao left with the bamboo basket, she glanced into the room again, "Brother, people will always grow up, and they will change." ”

It seems that Yun Tian, who has tuberculosis, has also changed, Lin Xiaomiao lowered her head and recalled, she remembered everything that Yun Tian mentioned.

However, the brother who took care of her and spoiled her was completely incompatible with the person who lived in the dark shadows.

When Lin Xiaomiao came out, Yao leaned against the door to pick his teeth. Seeing her, she picked her eyes and said: "There are a lot of flower shelves, and the cake is pinched like a flower, but it is not necessarily delicious!" It's not sweet at all! ”

If you get white, you should also pick something ugly. The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, and that's pretty much it.

Lin Xiaomiao stopped, and suddenly figured out a lot of things that she couldn't figure out. Some people are greedy too much, but they can get too little, so they live in torment and resentment every day, and their hearts and intestines change over time.

"It's easy for my sister-in-law to eat sweet, just take out the white sugar at home and make it."

Sure enough, Yao jumped to his feet and scolded: "I'm dizzy, I want to use white sugar to make that unworthy idle mouth." You haven't been a young grandmother yet, so you don't have to be broad, do you know what the price of sugar is? Can make you so defeated! ”

The corners of Lin Xiaomiao's mouth twitched, and she carried the bamboo basket straight away in Yao's scolding.