Chapter 235 Little Flower
My grandfather later told me that he had never dared to eat toads since he had fallen seriously ill! And he also suspected that the old lady who was crying in the grove that day was herself an old toad who had become a fine ......!
So I asked Brother Zhang: "Brother Zhang, what you said is so lively, why still haven't you explained it, how did your Zhang family get married?" ”。
Brother Zhang smiled: "Lao Cha, why are you in a hurry?" I haven't had time to talk about it yet! ”。
While picking the fruit, Hei Ni turned her head to his father and said, "Dad, don't sell Guanzi, how did Grandpa make a fortune, just hurry up and talk about it, he is always inquiring about it!" ”。
Brother Zhang blinked, nodded and smiled: "Okay, okay, I won't buy Guanzi, just tell him a brief, and we'll be on the road after the talk!" ”。
So I leaned in with Brother Zhang and asked him, "Then tell me, how did your grandfather get rich?" Does it have anything to do with the old lady who is crying? ”。
Brother Zhang slapped his thigh and shouted, "Oh mom, how do you know about this?" I haven't told you yet! ”。 Then he swallowed a mouthful of foam and continued: "After my grandfather recovered from his illness, he worked part-time jobs in Zhengjia Village for a living, and he worked like this for a few years, and he also saved a few taels of broken silver!"
Because he came out and went in Zhengjia Village, he quickly got acquainted with the people in the village, because my grandfather worked hard, everyone was willing to call him for any work, and the reward was a grain and a meal of wine, and sometimes there might be nothing, so he didn't care!
Because my grandfather was loyal and enthusiastic, he quickly gained a firm foothold in the village, and soon after, he built a mud house, which was officially settled in Zhengjia Village!
My grandfather thought, this house is here, and his stomach can be full, he should find a woman to wash and wash it, right? But where to find it? Although she is no longer called Hanako, what girl is willing to marry a poor man who doesn't even have an acre of land? My grandfather thought about it for three days and three nights, and on the fourth day, he walked out of the house, went to the city to buy a pound of cakes, and beat half a pound of good wine, and walked to the end of the village with both hands!
The little girl's home that once shed tears for him lived on the earthen dam at the end of the village! When he walked to the bottom of the earthen dam, he didn't dare to go any further, he remembered the fierce man who beat him back then, and he was afraid!
After so many years, the little girl who was like a bean sprout back then has grown slim, although her face is still freckled, but her body is very strong, the place where it should be warped is pryed, and the place where it should be concave is concave, there is a sultry youthful atmosphere!
My grandfather had met her in the village a few times, and as soon as she saw my grandfather, she blushed and lowered her head, and hurried away, and they never said a word since that day, but whenever my grandfather saw her, he always felt a hot ...... in his heart! My grandfather knew, and she never forgot about him!
My grandfather was haunted by her, and always wanted to marry her and be his wife, have a bunch of children with her, and grow old with her! He also inquired that her name was Xiaohua and she was the only girl in the family! But the reality is often not as beautiful as imagined, he vaguely heard that Xiaohua his father is a bad gambler, every time he finishes playing money, he has to drink Lingding drunk, drunk to beat Xiaohua her mother, Xiaohua her mother was beaten can't stand it, just one night escaped, since then, Xiaohua his father is even more uncontrolled, two years lost all the family's property, once he also threatened on the gambling table, if anyone gives him three hundred taels of silver, he will sell Xiaohua to whom!
You must know that three hundred taels of silver was a lot of money at that time, even if you buy a girl in the countryside, you won't need three hundred taels of silver? At that time, some people scolded Xiaohua for being inferior to his father as a pig and dog, saying that since you are so greedy for money, why don't you sell yourself? Unexpectedly, Xiaohua's father said indifferently: "I want to sell it too?" But who buys it? ”。 His words caused a crowd of gamblers to laugh, and one person covered his mouth and teased Xiaohua's father and said: "What you said is the same, it is better to buy a pig than to buy you, the pig can still be killed and eaten meat, you can only gamble for money!" ”。
Xiaohua's father Tian was shameless, and proudly spread out his two hands, saying: "Lao Tzu's hands are born to push pai gow, and doing so much work doesn't wear out Lao Tzu's hands?" ”。
When the people heard how serious he was, they teased him and said, "I said, "Little flower, her father, how much silver do you owe to the blind man?" We heard He Blind say that if you don't pay back the money, he will go to the yamen to sue you! ”。
Xiaohua's father suddenly showed a pitiful look and complained: "This blind man, didn't I tell him about it?" When I buy a small flower, will I pay him back? Is he still talking about credit? ”。
The crowd shouted, "Then you can't rely on the blind man?" You sell it today and sell it tomorrow, when will it be sold, everyone is still waiting to see the excitement......! ”。 Under the simple appearance of these peasants who work in the fields all day in the countryside, they often hide unexpected cruelty and inadvertent viciousness towards people they know!
Xiaohua's father said angrily: "What are you fooling around? Lao Tzu owes you money, or sleep with your mothers, what do you have to say, you let He Blind tell me by himself! ”。 The crowd scolded him indiscriminately: "He is blind and sleepy with your wife, why is it our turn?" ”。
Xiaohua's father smiled, and said indifferently: "That girl, I said where she ran in the middle of the night, and her feelings were with He Blind!" ”。
A gambler said with deep sympathy: "You say that this is blind, it's really fucking not authentic, my sister-in-law is still his aunt according to his seniority, why did he do it?" It's really embarrassing for our old Zheng family! ”。
Another gambler faked and said, "Yes, yes! I went into the city a few days ago and saw my sister-in-law! I heard that he lived with that bad boy who was blind, tsk...... Now she has enjoyed great blessings, her face is as tender as a shelled egg, and her two hands are surprisingly white, and I swallow saliva when I see it! ”。
Everyone burst into laughter and said, "Zheng Short-legged, you kid also dare to beat your sister-in-law's idea?" Be careful that when the blind man is unhappy, he will give you a gelding! ”。
That Zheng short-legged grinned, arched his hand and said, "Uncles and uncles, you can spare me!" I just borrowed another guts, and I didn't dare to beat my sister-in-law's idea! Let's get down to business, when I saw my sister-in-law that day, I thought I was dazzled! And guess what? ”。
The crowd asked, "What's wrong?" ”。
Zheng short-legged said: "Sister-in-law has changed a lot!" ”。
Someone said, "Aren't you talking nonsense?" How can anyone not change the same for a few years? ”。
Zheng short-legged eyes rolled and said, "What do you say, what do I say?" If you don't want to listen, get out of the way! ”。
The man pointed at Zheng Shortleg and shouted, "I said Zheng Shortleg, how can you kid speak?" ”。
Another slightly older gambler persuaded: "Come on, don't quarrel, let's listen to what Zheng Shortleg has to say!" ”。
Seeing that everyone was quiet, Zheng saw that everyone was quiet, and he slapped him twice and shouted, "My mother! At that time, I didn't dare to admit my sister-in-law, who is still our daughter-in-law in Zhengjia Village? It's simply Mrs. Kuo of a rich family in the city! I wore layer after layer of silk satin on my body, and it was so beautiful! His head and hands were full of gold and silver jewelry, the yellow ones were gold, and the white ones were silver, all of them were shiny and shiny, and they could shine in the eyes of blind people! That's not all, she is also accompanied by an old mother, who walks gracefully, where is there a little shadow of the past? ”。
In the end, Zheng short-legged, spit on the ground with a "bah" and said: "My sister-in-law is rich, so I don't know anyone!" I ran over to greet her, but she pretended not to know me. I "phew"...... No matter how rich she is, she is also a little ...... raised by others She looked down on Lao Tzu...... Lao Tzu still looks down on her! ”。
The gamblers erupted into a burst of applause, condemning Xiaohua and her mother, but none of them cried out for him! Since then, Xiaohua's father has drunk even more, and when he wakes up, he drinks and sleeps, staring in a daze all day long, sometimes he will stare at Xiaohua with a strange expression, and then scare Xiaohua very seriously and say: "Your mother can't stand me, and I can't make her comfortable!" Isn't your mother a water-based poplar? Isn't she willing to be small? Good! I'll sell her daughter to the city to pick up customers, and I don't think she has the face to see anyone! ”。
Xiaohua is lonely and scared, she spends her days at home, how she wants to leave this so-called home! It wasn't until my grandfather came to the door to propose that she rekindled her hope! But her hope was soon shattered again! Because Xiaohua's father asked my grandfather for a bride price of three hundred taels of silver! My grandfather couldn't come up with the money at the time, so he begged Xiaohua for a few days, and Xiaohua's father sneered and said to my grandfather, let my grandfather die of this heart! My grandfather didn't want to do it, so he had to make his father wait a few days so that my grandfather could raise money!
Xiaohua's father then stretched out a finger and said to my grandfather: "I'll give you a month, and when you raise enough money, Xiaohua will marry you, if you can't raise enough, it doesn't matter, Lao Tzu will sell her to the kiln!" ”。
When my grandfather was leaving, he told Xiaohua, "Xiaohua, don't be afraid, I will definitely come to marry you!" ”。
This is easier said than done since ancient times, after my grandfather came home, rummaged through the cabinets, searched the whole family, and made up five taels of silver, and Xiaohua his father opened his mouth to ask for three hundred taels, how can this be enough? My grandfather was so anxious that he borrowed a circle from his neighbors and didn't borrow it, thinking that there was still so much silver missing, my grandfather was so anxious that he didn't come up in one breath, and sat on the ground with his butt!
When the neighbor saw that my grandfather was in such a hurry, he kindly persuaded him: "They can't marry a girl, not to mention Xiaohua's father, even his bastard sons are not fuel-efficient!" I think you'd better think about it...... Don't hang yourself from a tree! ”。
At that time, my grandfather was already a ghost and was bent on saving Xiaohua, so he still listened to the neighbors' advice? When the neighbor saw that my grandfather was demented, he also knew that he couldn't listen, so he sighed and helped my grandfather to send him home!