Chapter 67: Liu Du
At this time, it was already dawn, she put on her clothes and looked in the mirror and applied a little powder, covering the green shadow under her eyes, and picked up a clay bottle and put it under the window with a lotus flower. When he turned around and saw that he was still sleeping soundly, he gently opened the door and walked quickly to the stove room with his apron on.
For the breakfast of a large family, she always used to set the table according to everyone's preferences, and she felt at ease when she watched them eat happily.
Lin Yuan was holding the pestle and lowered his head to scoop rice, and when he saw her come in, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the big water tank at the door of the stove room. She approached and looked down, but the tank was full of fish and shrimp playing.
A few silver carp may be afraid of the small space, and they are leaning over to poke their heads out of the water, quietly spitting bubbles, and the ripples in circles will slowly ripple away.
"I sold most of it, and kept the rest for my own food." Washing the brown rice, he sat on a low stool and skillfully lit the fire in the stove with a light blow of the stone.
Wen Wan lazily leaned on the table and peeled lotus seeds: "You come back early in the evening, I will use the silver carp head to make a new dish and taste it with you." ”
Lin Yuan nodded, saw that the porridge was almost boiled, and hummed a small tune and sprinkled some finely chopped chicken shreds into it.
Wen Wan also clapped her hands and finished peeling the lotus seeds, and then stood on the side of the stove and scooped the batter for him to spread pancakes to eat. The brown rice and shredded chicken meat are to feed the stomachs of several men, but what can fill Lin Yuan is only bread. In this way, even if you work until noon, you are not afraid that he will be hungry.
When the porridge was thickened, the family also got up one after another, crowded on the low table in the stove room and sipped the porridge lightly.
Seeing that Mrs. Song's arms were surprisingly quiet this morning, and she only looked at herself fixedly with black grape-like eyes, Lin Yuan thought she had itchy teeth, so he handed the pancakes in his arms to her mouth.
Shook her head bendly, and buried her face in Mrs. Song's arms, this is her stupid father.
Seeing that his daughter ignored him, Lin Yuan touched his nose and reached out to pat Yuanbao's head: "Don't mess with your mother, eat it yourself!" ”
Yuan Bao just opened his mouth like a bird waiting to be fed happily, waiting for Wen Wan to feed, and only when a spoonful of warm porridge entered his mouth did he turn around and make a proud face at his father.
Lin Yuan's face was gloomy, and he was about to scold, but his sleeve was pulled, and his eldest child was learning to put the bowl in front of him and opened his mouth to wait for him to feed.
Seeing that Lin Yuan was unmoved, Ah Xian tilted his head and pointed to the ingots who were warmly fed: "Dad, I want it too!" ”
After speaking, he waited for him with his mouth wide open.
Lin Yuan had no choice but to sigh, took a spoon and accepted his order to feed Da'er, and couldn't help but mutter: "When Dad is as old as you, he has to go to the town to pick up rags before dawn." Wake up a little later, and your grandfather will have to carry a hoe and cut me. How can you be like your mother, a loving mother and a child! ”
Wen Wan saw him squinting at herself, she only smiled brightly at him, and still went her own way and lowered her head to feed Yuanbao. At the age of one, her child can pick porridge with a spoon crookedly, and at the age of three, he can dress and clean his face. Once in a while, she is used to being squeamish.
When her children spread their wings, she couldn't get used to it.
Seeing that she didn't eat oil and salt, Lin Yuan pursed his lips, and after feeding Ah Xian three times and two times, he got up and went to the courtyard to set up a car. Wen Wan hurriedly poured a bag of mung bean juice soaked in well water, and took care of his coat before sending him out with a gentle smile.
Lin Yuan took the water bladder and jumped into the carriage, watching his woman wave her hand at him with a handkerchief, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. On both sides of the courtyard gate are the mountain wildflowers she has planted, radiating vitality towards the sun. Just like his woman, day after day, she took deep roots in his heart.
Sent Lin Yuan away, Yuanbao Ah Xian followed Mr. Wang to the inner room to study and learn calligraphy, Mrs. Song was busy sprinkling and sweeping inside and out, and Wen Wan sat at the door of the hall with a crook to do needlework. The summer shirt needs to be light and breathable, and the materials given by the shopkeeper Shen in front of it just come in handy.
Wanwan was lying in the cradle on one side, spouting bubbles boredly, because she was often groggy when she was young, and it was rare to entertain herself today. Why didn't she find it so fun to spit bubbles?
Just as Wen Wan was holding her small clothes and gesturing at the bend, the door of the Lin family was slammed with a bang.
"It's coming, it's coming, it's urgent!" Mrs. Song, who was cleaning outside the courtyard, put a broom and wiped her hands on her apron, and pulled her bast shoes to open the courtyard door.
In front of the door stood the child of Liu Xiucai's family next door, his face was bruised and purple, and there was a swollen big bag on his head, and he was looking at Mrs. Song with a sad expression at this time.
"Save my mother! Please! As he spoke, his eyes red and he was about to kneel.
Mrs. Song saw that Liu Du, who was beating her brother, and suddenly felt a blockage. He pursed his lips and helped him up: "Hey, I can't help it, I can't help it." I can't do your family's business, I'll take you in to see my lady, come in. ”
Wen Wan was thinking about what pattern was embroidered on the bent clothes, and she couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Liu Du from the next door lowering her head and following Mrs. Song in. This blue nose and swollen face, looking for her house to touch porcelain?
Seeing that her face was pale, Mrs. Song hurriedly waved her hand to explain to her: "It's not our ingots, it's his father!" ”
Who doesn't know the movement of the house next door? said that it was a very good job, and he beat his mother-in-law to cry wolf at every turn, where is what people do? It's just that Mrs. Song usually walks by the door of Liu's house to buy vegetables, and she walks very fast, for fear of bad luck.
Seeing that Wen Wan was cold and indifferent, Liu Du bent down and knelt on the cold ground with a "bang" and kowtowed, and said with tears streaming down his face: "Auntie, please, save my mother, she is about to be killed!" ”
The little man shrunk and cried in despair, how could he still have the momentum to come to the door with his mother?
Wen Wan, this is called a trouble! Domestic violence should go to the yamen, what are you looking for her? She's not a women's director! Besides, do the two of them have a relationship? Have it?
Having said that, seeing that the child was crying like this, she couldn't help but sigh and put the embroidery needle.
"I'll take a look, you stay here, if she cries or pees, you call Ah Xian Yuanbao, they are in the back room." She pointed to the bend, and when she saw him nodding solemnly, she bypassed him, pinched the handkerchief and took Mrs. Song away.
Seeing Wen Wan walking away, Liu Ducai wiped his tears with his sleeve and blew his nose again, and then sat on the low stool with red eyes and stared at the crooked eyes in the cradle.
Early in the morning, he begged from house to house, and his knees were almost rotten. But the only one who opened the door to welcome him in was the Lin family. The only one who is not afraid of his father's threat and retaliation is the Lin family.
Wen Wan took Mrs. Song only three or two steps to the next yard.
The door of the courtyard next door was wide open, and in the courtyard were a few hens that had been wringed and thrown aside for a long time to die, and the messy debris was scattered on the ground, and the bluestone road in the middle was full of red bloodstains. -
entered the house in silence, and Wen Wan couldn't help but be slightly shocked when she saw that the house was full of messes and bloodstains. The master and servant searched for a long time before they found Liu Niangzi, who was dying like a rag doll, and fell to the ground in the clothes and quilts all over the ground. At this time, she was hunched over with blood in her mouth and whimpering, her voice suppressed and desperate.
Wen Wan squatted beside her and sighed lowly, then took out a handkerchief from her arms to wipe her tears, and asked Mrs. Song to help her to the bed together, and then hurriedly took water to help her clean her wounds.
Seeing that she was dripping with blood under her, her face was pale and her breathing was getting weaker, Wen Wan had to take out the silver and ask Mrs. Song to ask for a doctor.
When there were only Wen Wan and Liu Niangzi left in the room, she heard Liu Niangzi closing her eyes and muttering sadly: "Beast...... Brute...... Beasts who kill children and sell women! I'm just dead...... Hate is also engraved in the bones! ”