Chapter 10: Gossip

Once something happens in these ten miles and eight towns, don't care about the good and bad things, it will spread like a gust of wind. Especially the matter of murdering people for money and stealing goods, it was like a thunder on the ground, and the silent village immediately became lively.

Several eldest girls and little daughters-in-law came to Du Ruo with things, wanting her to help with the tracing and cutting to see if her hands were really so skillful. And these days, Du Rulan has never made any jokes, which is strange.

Mrs. Wang's mouth that loves to talk and love everywhere took the embroidery pattern that Du Ruo cut for her and the tiger head shoes that Yinhua embroidered for her to show to others, and everyone couldn't help but admire when they saw it, and they didn't believe that it was Du Rulan's drawing. The mute sister Qiao sat at the head of the village doing embroidery work, and the people in the village passed by and saw it, and when they learned that it was the embroidery pattern cut by Du Rulan, they were all suspicious.

Song Yinhua was boiling water in the kitchen, she didn't like to make fun of her with little talk, and she was afraid that people would laugh at her, so she ran back to her parents' house, sat in front of the earthen stove and looked at the stove blankly.

Cai sat on the edge of the bed and talked to Mrs. Wang, watching and listening to the six directions, and staring at the movement outside by the way.

The daughter-in-law of the Wang family came to the Song family and hugged her half-year-old son, coaxing and coaxing her and suddenly urinated on her, 'Ouch! I peed without saying a word! The daughter-in-law of the Wang family gently patted the child's buttocks a few times, tickling it, and the child kicked her legs and cried.

Granny Cai glanced at the child, pursed her lips with a gloomy face.

If she has a grandchild, even if she pees on her every day, she feels as sweet as honey in her heart! Even the children's noise and crying are like singing! Sometimes when I talk to people about whose daughter-in-law has a child, whose daughter-in-law has a child in her belly, Cai's family feels that she is half shorter.

No face!

Du Ruo changed into clean clothes, and when he came out of the West House, he saw seven or eight people sitting in the hall, Song Ju'an stood among those women, with red lips and white faces, and he couldn't cope with it, it was the first time that so many people came to the house.

"Rulan!" When the Zhang family in the west of the village saw her coming out, he hurriedly called out to her, "What are you doing if you don't come out of the house with your hooves!" With us pulling Ju'an, you can't wait until it gets dark and can't wait for your man! ”

The room burst into laughter.

Du Ruo laughed twice and glanced at Song Ju'an.

Song Ju'an also looked at her, and saw that she had been cleaned up, her hair was pulled back up, neat and neat, and she turned her head and said to everyone: "If you want to ask, just ask Rulan." With that, he walked briskly out of the pile of women.

Granny Cai was angry, and when she saw Du Ruo coming in, she scolded: "The shelf is so big that it reaches the sky!" People just don't come out when they are urging, they grind, they think they have face, right?! ”

Du Ruo glanced at her, and then looked at everyone: "Aunts! Sister sister! I'm getting cold in the rain, and I'm a little lazy, so let's go back first! I still have to do the work in the fields, cutting things is a pastime, and I don't even have to eat, so where can I care about doing this! ”

She knew the reason why these people were looking for them, and just now in the West House, she vaguely heard Cai Shi showing off and taking out her cut things for people to see. This kind of thing, if there is a once, there will be a second time, do it for her today, and someone else will find it tomorrow.

She didn't have the skills.

"Oops! Rulan, I'm just sewing a blouse for my daughter! Cut a flower! Birds'! What effort can it take! A woman laughed.

"Yes, I'm not in a hurry, you can cut it for me whenever you want!" Another humane.

"My Lan'er will get married next year, and I will make her a bed quilt and put it away! Just draw me a pair of mandarin ducks! ”

“……”

Du Ruo also recognized a woman who beat her and scolded her on the bank of the Fairy River that day, and talked to her with a smile and a smile as if she was fine, and she was in a friendly mood.

"Rulan, there is still silver flowers at home, what can you do? I see you make things so fast, that's a moment of effort! Mrs. Wang said with her hands in her hands.

Du Ruo smiled, and had a plan in his heart: "Today, An Lang and I went into the city to sell shoes, and several women in the city said that the embroidery was beautiful, and we ordered seven or eight pairs at once, and I was worried about when it would be finished!" Mother, you see...... It's not that I don't want to...... Our family is also short of money......"

She turned her gaze for help to Cai's body.

As soon as Cai's eyes lit up when he heard that he could make money, he immediately said: "Then you have to do it with other buyers first!" Now that it's settled, it's not okay to delay people! ”

Du Shi nodded hurriedly.

When everyone heard that it was about money, they automatically stopped mentioning it, and besides, there were many people who came today, so they came to talk to Du Shi alone another day, and then asked her what happened in the temple.

Du Ruo was in a very bad mood when she saw the woman die, and besides, she couldn't talk nonsense about a woman's name.

"This ...... I was also scared at the time, and I didn't see anything clearly, so why don't you go and ask Han Liang! He's bold! Du Ruo said.

Several women took a sip of her and laughed at her: "Rulan, you are usually not bold enough!" What are you afraid of! ”

Mrs. Wang said: "I heard that the woman is from Chishui Village, her surname is Li, and her man's name is Tian Aniu!" Her man is honest, and it's good for her, this Li family, I heard people say that they are not honest on weekdays! Eye-to-eye with people! ”

Du Ruo was surprised, and said in her heart, she was delayed a little on the road, but the news was delivered too quickly! I even know the name and surname. Granny Cai snorted and pouted: "Maybe, this is for the adulterer!" If you don't keep women's morals, you should die! ”

The other people in the room answered, "Didn't you say that it was the monk who committed the crime and killed the murderer?" Rulan, she's a monk, right? ”

Du Ruo nodded with a deep groan, if the little beggar was not wrong, he should be a monk, so he said to everyone: "Report the case, maybe the county master will find out in a few days, it's hard to say now, we'll know what's going on at that time." ”

Thinking of the painful and begging Li family looking at her before she died, Du Ruo felt heavy, although she didn't know the Li family's character, but she didn't want to speculate.

"If a woman does not keep the way of women, she will die! Anyway, I'm going to dip in the pig cage if I'm alive! Burned to death, no one can tolerate her! Granny Cai said viciously.

Everyone nodded, and Du Ruo couldn't help but be angry when she saw Cai's meaningfully looking at herself, knowing that she was pointing at Sang and scolding Huai again.

The child in the arms of the daughter-in-law of the Wang family cried again, so she had to change her posture and hug it, and walked to the yard to hum a song to coax the child to sleep.

Seeing that Cai's face was not good, Mrs. Wang also guessed why, so she smiled and said: "Rulan, one day ask Ju'an to take you to Dahe Village to find the goddess, it works very well!" ”

The other daughters-in-law in the hall should be reconciled twice, saying that it is really good and very effective.

Cai's face was even darker than the bottom of the pot, and he took his eyes and gouged out Du Ruo with disgust.

In the evening, after eating, Cai called Song Ju'an and Du Ruo to the bed.

"Ming'er will go to Dahe Village to find the goddess!" Cai Shi Dao.

Du Ruo stood next to him and said: "There is still some work in the field, I'm afraid Ming'er is not available." ”

"You say how much you work! If you don't go, you have to go tied up! If you don't lay eggs, you can go back to your parents' house, the Song family can't afford to support you. Cai said.

Du Ruo sneered in her heart, every time the Cai family quarreled, she asked her to go back to her parents' house, she didn't care about this, because she knew that whether she was in the Song family or back to her parents' house, she was in the same situation.

"Stay safe!" Cai raised his voice and shouted Song Ju'an.

Du Ruo looked at Song Ju'an, but he didn't expect Song Ju'an to nod, bent down and pulled the quilt on Cai's leg up, and said, "Mother, go to bed early!" Turn over and get out of bed and call me, the movements are lighter and faster. ”

Du Ruo slandered in her heart, even if she found a hundred goddesses, she should not be able to conceive a child or still not be able to conceive! Song Ju'an is really pretending to be a good filial piety!

She is not Du's, there is no need to hide anything, but think about it, if Cai's knew that Song Ju'an had never had sex with Du Rulan at all, Cai's would definitely try her best to let the two have a round house, even if she was watching from the side, in order to hold her grandson, she did it.

"You are lazy and don't work on weekdays, so you will cut more embroidery samples in the future! Make a few more pairs of shoes with Yinhua and sell them! Earn some money, don't let An Lang carry the family alone! Cai Shi lay down and lectured her again.

Du Ruo didn't answer and walked out.

In the West House, Du Ruo was folding clothes, folding them and sitting down, thinking about what had happened in the past few days, she felt that she had to plan carefully.

It is impossible to make a few dollars by painting embroidery patterns and cutting embroidery samples, and she doesn't have any embroidery work, but in addition to a few fields, the Song family is poor and has no capital to do a small business, which is really worrying.

There was a sound of water in the hall, Song Ju'an was scrubbing his body for Daddy Song, Daddy Song was very weak, sometimes it was difficult to even turn over, and even slept until midnight, Song Ju'an had to get up to turn him over once, afraid that he would get bedsores.

A few days ago, Du Ruo was not very used to it, and every night when he went to sleep, he could hear Father Song coughing one after another, as if he had coughed out his heart, liver and lungs, which made Du Ruo afraid when he heard it.

She heard the sound of splashing water in the yard, probably after washing.

Under the window of the west house, there was the sound of Mrs. Wang and Song Ju'an talking, Mrs. Wang didn't know when she walked into the courtyard, since the east wall fell, she didn't break the door, and the thief didn't have to go over the wall, which made Du Ruo a little worried and minded.

It's so late, and I don't know what's going on with Mrs. Wang.

Du Ruo thought that she was here to find Cai's, but she didn't expect Mrs. Wang to call her, and directly opened the curtain of the West House and walked in.

"Rulan, you haven't slept yet!" Mrs. Wang has always spoken with her throat pulled.

Du Ruo nodded, "Mother-in-law, it's so late, what's the matter?" ”

She was so mindful that people would come in without knocking or saying a word, and she would lose even her privacy.

Mrs. Wang was holding a piece of red silk in her hand, the fabric was smooth and bright, and the pattern on it was also very exquisite.

She scratched her head and said to Du Ruo: "Rulan, you cut one for me according to the pattern printed and dyed on this cloth!" ”

Du Ruo looked at the red silk cloth and said, "Mother-in-law, your cloth is too good, it's very expensive, right?" I can't do that! ”

Granny Wang handed the silk to her and said with a smile: "What's not to do!" Cut it to be what it looks like! I'm relieved to do it for you."

Now is not the time for her to sit with Cai's family and say bad things about her, Du Ruo feels that she always responds to her needs, according to the temperament of Wang Pozi, then it is indispensable to trouble herself in the future.

"There are still words on it, I can't even recognize it, don't go back and cut it wrong." Du Ruo shirked.

Song Ju'an came in as soon as he lifted the curtain, glanced at her and Mrs. Wang, slapped his sleeves a few times, and took off his coat.

Even if he just picked up firewood a few times, was busy cleaning up the things in the yard, and took the time to scrub Daddy Song's body, he was still indifferent, doing things in an orderly manner, and the people next to him looked at him and felt comfortable, after getting along for a few days, Du Ruo had this inexplicable feeling.