When the sun was approaching noon, hearing the crying outside, Aunt Fang wiped the white noodles she was making with on her hands and ran out.

Qingping Township is not big, there are only 100 households before and after, everyone looks down and doesn't see most of them when they look up.

Aunt Fang saw that the kneeling figure was a little familiar, and couldn't help asking, "Are you the girl of the Yun family, Yun Tao?" ”

Lin Xiaomiao nodded again and again, raised her misty eyes and stared at Aunt Fang with a look of grievance and anxiety, "Auntie, help me!" If it's too late, my two younger brothers will be killed! ”

"Why is the blue sky going to kill people in the daytime? Don't be afraid to drink saliva first. Although Aunt Fang has never read a book, she has been with Fang Xiucai for so many years, and she has a little more calm bookish aura that the croppers don't have.

Aunt Fang helped Lin Xiaomiao up and poured her another cup of hot tea, looked up and down without a trace, and heard that this girl was about to get married. I didn't expect to grow so big in a blink of an eye, and the appearance is rare Juan Xiu Zhou Zheng, but this face is ......

Lin Xiaomiao noticed Aunt Fang's scrutinizing gaze, and deliberately raised her hand timidly to cover the red and swollen five finger prints on her face, and whispered in her mouth: "Ask my aunt to let Mr. go to my house to take a look!" My two younger brothers are going to be killed. ”

Yao Muping's character of beating chickens and scolding dogs is known to everyone in the village, and her sharp voice can often be heard when walking through the door of Yun's house. When you marry this kind of woman and enter the door, you will also suffer a few children.

But there is no way, the conditions of the Yun family are there! There are few fields, no belongings, and girls with higher vision are reluctant to marry into the Yun family, and I heard that the eldest son of the Yun family has tuberculosis again, and that disease cannot be cured in a lifetime.

Poor couples mourn everything, and it is difficult to live a good life!

Aunt Fang looked at Lin Xiaomiao, who was thin and pitiful, and the clothes on her body were full of patches, and asked softly, "The wound on her face was caused by her?" ”

Lin Xiaomiao didn't speak, and pursed the corners of her mouth and squeezed out two tears.

Aunt Fang understood everything at a glance, took Lin Xiaomiao's hand and sighed, "Don't go back to the Yun family after you get married, it's right to live your life well." ”

This girl is really pitiful, it's not bad to be able to marry into the Zhang family, but she is married to the third child of the Zhang family, and she is blind!

Lin Xiaomiao choked up and said, "Auntie, I still have two younger brothers, so I can't ignore them." ”

Aunt Fang was stunned for a moment, generally a daughter from this kind of family only hopes to make a clear relationship with her mother's family after she gets married, so as not to be dragged down. I didn't expect this girl to remember her two younger brothers.

"If you think like this, I'm afraid the days ahead will not be easy!" Aunt Fang sighed lightly again, looking at her gaze with a bit of sympathy and love, "Good boy, don't be afraid, you came here, my aunt will definitely protect you." With your Uncle Fang going back with you, your sister-in-law won't dare to make a mistake! ”

Lin Xiaomiao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it seems that this slap was not in vain.

Yao was taken aback when he saw Fang Xiucai who appeared at the door of his house, and immediately understood it after catching a glimpse of Lin Xiaomiao who was dodging behind him.

As soon as Fang Xiucai arrived, the people who had been about to disperse gathered again, and the number more than doubled.

Yao threw the bamboo stick in his hand, Lin Xiaomiao looked at the two younger brothers kneeling on the ground distressedly, the child couldn't cry anymore, and her voice was hoarse and sobbing there.

The two thin arms that were exposed were covered with red marks of bamboo stripes and pinch marks.

If it weren't for Fang Xiucai blocking in front, Yao would have torn his ears and brought Lin Xiaomiao over.

"I said what are you doing running out, it turns out that you went to sue!" Yao's hands crossed his hips, and he said with great momentum: "The squire is here to praise and comment, I haven't starved them, these babies dare to steal lucky meat, shouldn't they be beaten?" ”

Without waiting for Fang Xiu to speak, the dog who was kneeling on the ground raised his red eyes and said, "You are talking nonsense!" You have always starved us and refused to feed us. Even if you give it food, it's all leftovers! Those things, even dogs don't eat them! ”

Yao's eyes were round, and his sharp voice shouted: "You still dare to talk nonsense!" It's really a dog with no conscience, do you want to invite your brother out to judge, and let him tell me if I have ever starved you and treated you badly! ”

Hearing Yao mention his brother, Goudan turned his face and stopped talking.

Sister Ah said that my brother was seriously ill and couldn't move, otherwise he wouldn't live long. He hated this woman, and he wished she was dead now, but he didn't want anything to happen to his brother.

It was difficult for the Qing officials to interrupt the family affairs, and the invited Fang Xiucai didn't know how to persuade for a while, but Lin Xiaomiao spoke unhurriedly, "How can my sister-in-law treat us badly?" We have been wearing our clothes for so many years, and every time they are torn, my sister-in-law helps us sew them with stitches and threads. ”

After Lin Xiaomiao mentioned this, everyone's eyes fell on the clothes they were wearing.

The clothes on the three children were all worn and worn, with colorful patches stacked on top of each other. Although the clothes worn by Yao are half-new and not old, there are no holes at all.

A few familiar peasant women bit their ears, "I often see Yao Muping going to the city to buy things, why are you reluctant to buy some fabric for the children at home to make two clothes?" A few feet of coarse cloth won't cost a few pennies. ”

Another peasant woman said, "Who said she doesn't buy cloth to make clothes, don't you see all the clothes on her?" If you don't give birth to yourself, how can it really hurt! ”

Yao's cheeks twitched twice, but Lin Xiaomiao's words still sounded like she was praising her, and she couldn't refute it if she wanted to.

Seeing that there was a lot of discussion, Fang Xiucai cleared his voice, "Only home and everything can prosper, but it is not a big deal for children to eat a piece of blessed meat, so don't worry about these children." ”

"Love the people, kindness, benevolence. This is the standard of conduct in the world. Sister-in-law of the Yun family, it is really unruly for you to make trouble like this. Fang Xiucai touched his beard and persuaded in a deep voice, but the words he said made people seem to understand and didn't understand, and they seemed to be very reasonable.

Being reprimanded by the squire is more useful than hitting Yao's face with his hand. She blushed suddenly, restrained Fang Cai's sloppy energy, and stumbled: "Mr. Fang, you also know that our family is poor, and there is only one piece of blessed meat...... How can I have the money to buy it again. I beat them for their own good, so that they can get rid of the bad habit of petty theft. ”

Lin Xiaomiao took a step forward, and retorted in a clear voice: "Didn't you steal the missing piece of blessed meat, I said hello to my sister-in-law last night, did my sister-in-law forget?" ”