Chapter 118: Inquire about the past
Yu Zhaocai said, "I heard Xiong Er say, if you don't have someone in your hand, you just toss yourself and find guilt." But with your shrewd brain, I don't think you'll be able to raise a child in the future. ”
Regarding Yu Zhaocai's praise, Cheng Xi said unceremoniously, "Well, what you said is right, I am so shrewd, it will not be a problem to feed as many children as I want in the future." ”
Yu Zhaocai said with a smile, "You are not modest at all, you said that you are so young, how can this head melon grow, why are there so many ghost ideas, a snack stall can be painted by you, and the things that everyone thinks are pickled have become rare after you have made such a pound." ”
While speaking, Yu Zhaocai took out two pieces of paper from his arms and pushed them in front of Cheng Xi, Cheng Xi was still self-cultivating, "Hey, I'm born so smart, I can't help it." ”
Seeing the paper that Yu Zhaocai pushed in front of him, he asked suspiciously, "What is this?" ”
Yu Zhaocai responded, "Listen to Xiong Er, don't you want the two brothers to follow you?" Today, people have brought it to you, and the deed of sale has also brought it to you. ”
Cheng Xi took the paper in front of him and looked at it, and replied with a smile, "Then thank you." ”
In the next few days, Cheng Xi obediently stayed at home to rest, with Xiong Da and Xiong Er, one to help take care of the snack stall, and the other to help take care of Butcher Liu's business, plus Xu Lan to help with the family's affairs, she was happy and relaxed, and she could have a good rest.
Cheng Xi occasionally went to the food stall to take a look, and saw that everything was going well, and he was relieved to be the shopkeeper, of course, he also went back to see her father Cheng Dagui, but Cheng Dagui heard that Cheng Xi did not agree to send away the hundred-year-old, and he always did not have a good face.
His health was well, and he was almost in Qingming at this time, Cheng Xi planned to take Bai Sui back to Mingshui Village to have a look, and by the way, he inquired about Xu Sanlang.
called Xiong Da, Cheng Xi specially went to Mr. Wang to borrow an ox cart, and then Xiong Da drove the car, and the three of them went to Mingshui Village.
Cheng Xi originally took the hundred-year-old to hang the grave for the people of the Fan family, but the hundred-year-old was a child, and he didn't know where, so Cheng Xi had to go to find the old lady Guo who had seen in Mingshui Village before.
Fortunately, the 100-year-old still knew where the Guo family's grandmother's home was, and when he arrived in the village, he was guided by the 100-year-old and found the Guo family.
Mrs. Guo recognized Cheng Xi at a glance, but she was very strange why it was a strange man who followed Cheng Xi, not Xu Sanlang.
However, after seeing the 100-year-old, Mrs. Guo was very happy, this 100-year-old is obviously taller than at the beginning, and has grown some flesh, no longer as thin as at the beginning, and the clothes on her body are also brand new, and she is very good at first glance.
The hundred-year-old is also well-behaved, and when she saw Mrs. Guo, she called Grandma Guo enthusiastically.
At this time, only Mrs. Guo was at home in the Guo family, and everyone else went to the ground, and the old lady beckoned them to sit, but Cheng Xi refused, and said to Mrs. Guo with a smile, "Isn't this Qingming, I originally brought the hundred-year-old back to hang up with the Fan family, but the hundred-year-old is a child in the end, and I don't know the place, so I can only come to trouble Grandma Guo." ”
While speaking, Cheng Xi took the paper bag handed over by Xiong Da and put it on the stone table in the yard, "This is a little bit of heart bought in the county town, bring it to you to taste." ”
Mrs. Guo hurriedly refused, "How embarrassing is this?" Let's keep it for the hundred-year-old. ”
Baisui took Cheng Xi's hand, raised his head and said, "Grandma Guo, I have, this Grandma Guo eats." ”
Cheng Xi also smiled and said, "Just a little bit of heart, don't be polite, otherwise I will be embarrassed to trouble you." ”
Mrs. Guo had no choice but to respond, "Okay, I'm welcome, are you going to go over here?" Go, I'll show you the way. ”
When Cheng Xi arrived, several people went out together, and Mrs. Guo didn't see Xu Sanlang outside, so she asked suspiciously, "Why didn't you see Sanlang's child?" ”
Cheng Xi responded, "He went out for something, but he wasn't at home." ”
Old Mrs. Guo nodded, glanced at Xiong Da who was following them, and asked, "Then who is this?" ”
Without waiting for Cheng Xi to speak, Xiong Da said, "The little one's surname is Xiong, and he is a descendant of Mrs. Xu's family, so you can always call the little Xiong Da." ”
Mrs. Guo looked at Cheng Xi in surprise, "Who are you?" Have you got a subordinate? ”
Cheng Xi responded with a smile, "Isn't San Lang not at home, I'm at home with a 100-year-old child, and it's not safe, so ......, by the way, Grandma Guo, did you see Xu Sanlang's parents at the beginning?" That is, that is, my parents-in-law. ”
Mrs. Guo was diverted from the topic, but she didn't bother with the questions of her subordinates, and when she heard Cheng Xi suddenly ask about Xu Sanlang's parents, she didn't think much about it, but only said with some sighs, "Of course I've seen it, it's a pity, such an excellent pair of young people are gone like that." ”
Cheng Xi struck while the iron was hot and asked, "Tell me, I really want to know what kind of person my father-in-law and mother-in-law are, but I am afraid that Xu Saburo will be sad, so I don't dare to ask him." ”
Mrs. Guo did not doubt it, but told her what she knew, "If you want to say that this plum, that is, San Lang's mother, is really a good one, born well since she was a child, and her temperament is good, such a good girl, her father is willing, I don't know what to think, and I am in my teens, and I actually sent people to I don't know where, and later we learned that we only learned that we sent people to the big family as maids." ”
Cheng Xi heard the point and confirmed again, "Are you saying that Xu Sanlang was sent away when his mother was ten years old?" Do you know which family she went to? ”
Old Mrs. Guo shook her head, "We are all croppers, where would we know what a big family is, even if we say it, we don't know, but when you ask like this, it seems that you have never heard the Fan family mention it." ”
Cheng Xi continued to ask, "Then why did Xu Sanlang and her mother come back?" How did you marry Xu Saburo and his father? ”
Mrs. Guo responded, "Where is the boy who married the Xu family later, they came back together at all, I heard that this Xu family boy, that is, San Lang's father, was abducted and sold at a young age, and it happened that the place where he was sold was the big family, and then the two of them got better, and they were found by the master, fortunately, Meizi and the master were a good person, and when they heard about the two people, not only did they not punish them, but also showed mercy and let them go back to their hometown, when the two of them came back, San Lang was half a year old. ”
Cheng Xi only churned in his heart when he heard this, and after listening to such a past, he was almost sure in his heart that this Xu Sanlang's life experience was definitely not simple.
Mrs. Guo continued, "The two of them are talented and filial, I was very envious at the time, envied that his grandmother had such a pair of daughters and sons-in-law, but it's a pity, my life is not good, I ...... at a young age, hey!" ”
"Then after they came back, did the great family send someone to look for them?"
Mrs. Guo replied, "I don't know about this, but it should be gone, after they came back, they all lived a safe and stable life, and I haven't heard of anyone looking for trouble." ”
As she spoke, Mrs. Guo pointed to the front, "Over there is the grave of the hundred-year-old grandfather and the Fan brothers." ”
Cheng Xi didn't ask Xu Sanlang's father and mother any more, only took the hundred-year-old to hang up the Fan family's relatives, and asked the hundred-year-old to kowtow, and then didn't stop long, and after saying goodbye to Mrs. Guo, he drove the ox cart back to the county seat.
On the way back, I couldn't calm down for a long time, and I kept thinking about what you heard about Xu Sanlang's parents from Mrs. Guo.
Cheng Xi felt that he might have asked Xu Wenyu, maybe he would know more, but thinking of Xu Wenyu's personality, he finally dispelled this idea.
Cheng Xi has long seen that Xu Wenyu is a person who does everything to achieve her goals, and she still doesn't want Xu Wenyu to know too much about Xu Sanlang, so as not to be used by him.
Bai Sui's sudden question broke the silence, and finally brought Cheng Xi back to his senses from his thoughts, "Sister-in-law, didn't you say that my grandmother was watching me from the sky, why did Grandma Guo say that the mound was my grandmother today?" ”
Cheng Xi thought back to the things she had made up about her grandmother for the hundred-year-old, so she had to continue to make it up, "Hundred-year-old, when everyone is old, they will pass away, and then the soul will leave the body, and the body will be the same as the hundred-year-old grandmother, and after sleeping, the body will be buried under the soil, and the soul will have two places to go, if it is a good person, it will go to heaven to enjoy happiness, and then you can also look at your relatives who are still in the world, if it is a bad person, you will go to hell and accept punishment, the hundred-year-old grandmother is a good person, Of course, I went to heaven to enjoy happiness, and I can also watch a hundred years old. ”
"Isn't my grandfather the same as my father?"
Cheng Xi was stunned, and could only respond, "Well, it's almost like this." ”
Bai Sui pursed his mouth and said sadly, "So only grandma can see me, and I can't see grandma anymore, so grandma is just like grandpa and daddy, she is dead." ”
Cheng Xi was completely stunned, he really didn't know how to explain to Bai Sui, Bai Sui was quite strong, wiped the tears on his face, and said, "As long as grandma can see me, grandma is only happiest when she sees me, and it doesn't matter if I can't see grandma." ”
Cheng Xi reached out and touched the hundred-year-old's head, and said sadly, "Hundred-year-old is good." ”
Bai Sui raised his head and looked at Cheng Xi, "But my sister-in-law can't die, I really want to be able to see my sister-in-law all the time." ”
The corners of Cheng Xi's eyes wrinkled slightly, and he said in his heart, sure enough, he was a bear child, he couldn't speak at all, but he coaxed a hundred years old with a smile on his face, "Of course my sister-in-law won't die, my sister-in-law will live for a hundred years and will always accompany her for a hundred years." ”
Finally coaxed the bear child, the ox cart continued to walk forward slowly, Cheng Xi hugged the drowsy centenarian, and was still thinking about various bloody plots about Xu Sanlang's life experience in his mind, and gradually his head began to doze off little by little.
The ox cart suddenly jolted to a halt, waking Cheng Xi up, and then Cheng Xi's eyes widened and saw a scene that she could only see in movies.