Chapter Twenty-Four: Lu's Madness
After the three of them sat down, Aunt Wang was not in a hurry to mention her intentions, but looked around the room she was in, from the beams to the roof, to the table and cabinet, and finally landed on the brazier that was about to burn out in front of her.
Lu Shi looked at Aunt Wang's eyes and Wang Shi peeked at her, and a sense of annoyance suddenly rose in his heart, seeing that neither of them had the intention of speaking first, after coughing lightly, he asked, "Did you just say in the courtyard that you wanted to talk to me about something?" β
Aunt Wang took back her gaze fixed on the brazier, clasped her hands in front of her face and took a breath of heater, a puff of smoke came out, she did not answer Lu's question, but said: "Erniang, your house is cold enough, but it is not warm enough to burn this charcoal brazier in winter, and you can still sleep at night?" β
Lu replied lightly: "I am not afraid of the cold, and the children in the family are not so squeamish. β
Aunt Wang's face changed slightly, and she said: "Why don't you see your two sons, I heard Guixiang say, that is one of the best sons in this mountain village now, Erniang is blessed, these two guys heard that they are extremely filial, and if you find a daughter-in-law in the future, you will inevitably enjoy happiness!" β
"I lend you good words."
"Yo, who is this clothes for, this, this material is excellent." Seeing that Lu's oil and salt did not enter, Aunt Wang felt slightly bad in her heart, and picked up the clothes that had not yet been sewn on the mat that had been put aside by Lu's before only the cuffs, as if she wanted to find some topic, but she was stunned after touching two handfuls of the material. Although she heard that the Lu family was not very cold, she didn't expect to see it in a different way.
From the moment she first entered the door and saw the little girl's clothes, the material in her hand is not worn by a poor family, and she secretly said that a widow in this small village still has a few money in hand, and when she gets this good kiss, she may be able to get a few here.
Seeing that she didn't talk about the topic, but pulled some crooked words, Lu Shi couldn't help but feel a little impatient, although her face was not brought out, but the tone of her speech was not so good: "Aunt Wang, you have something to say directly, I still have work to do here." β
Wang, who had been sitting on the side to accompany her, listened to her tone gradually change, and the awkwardness when she entered the door just now suddenly disappeared, and she habitually pouted and said: "The material is good material, I don't know if people are blessed to wear it." β
Who in the village didn't know that the eldest son of the Lu family was going to participate in the county middle school exam next year, and Village Chief Zhao also praised Lu Zhi for being a person with a foundation, and he would definitely be able to go to high school next year. As soon as Wang looked at the style of the clothes, he guessed that this was probably made for her "lifting" son, and he was jealous that Lu had a son who could fight for her face, and he inevitably exposed the long-pent-up sour gas when he spoke.
Of course, Lu Shi is not a master who is willing to be angry, and as soon as her voice fell, she straightened up, and her tone was even colder than just now: "If you really have nothing to do and come to me to talk about this, please go back, my house is small and freezing, don't get sick again." β
Aunt Wang listened to her niece's words and secretly said that she was not in tune, seeing that the Lu family was about to pick up people, she hurriedly collected the thoughts of a wealth fan, secretly twisted the Wang family who was sitting next to her and was about to open her mouth, signaled her with her eyes that she was serious, and then pulled Lu's arm and gently pulled her down, and said in a round field: "What is Erniang doing, just enter the door and drive us out, hurry up and sit down first, I will tell you about the good thing." β
Stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, and the Lu family was really aroused by some curiosity, so he sat down, but never looked at the Wang family who was holding his breath.
"Erniang, do you know the mayor of Zhang Town, Master Zhang Jixian?"
Lu nodded, she knew that there was such a person, but she didn't understand what Aunt Wang was going to say had something to do with Mayor Zhang.
"Then he doesn't have a main room in his house now, do you know?"
Lu Shi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he was a little reluctant to continue listening to her, but Aunt Wang didn't wait for her to answer, so she opened her mouth again.
"This old man is a good home, although it is a move in the martial arts period, but in the end there is a meritorious person, and there are ten good fields at home, and the house is the most magnificent and spacious in this townββ"
"Aunt Wang!" Lu Shi interrupted Aunt Wang's words directly, and then said in a slightly stiff voice: "I don't want to hear such a good thing, so please ask the two of you to come back." β
Aunt Wang was diverted, first stunned for a moment, and then listened to Lu's straightforward send-off words, although a bad feeling rose in her heart, she still forced a smile, and then said: "Erniang, I haven't finished saying this yet, why don't you want to hear it." β
"No need to talk about it! I can't afford to hear that! Although I, Lu Erniang, am a widow, I haven't thought about who I will marry again in this life, so you should stop thinking about finding someone else! How could Lu still not understand the meaning of the two of them today, she was annoyed in her heart, so she spread out her words directly.
Aunt Wang's bad feeling in her heart was implemented, due to surprise and incomprehension, her face was no longer the forced smile just now, she thought she had planned everything before she came, but she really didn't expect that the Lu family would refuse so directly after seeing through her intentions, this is an opportunity to become the wife of the mayor of a town, such a weak and helpless woman in front of her would refuse!
Here, when the Wang family saw that the Lu family came out with his face, he couldn't sit still anymore, completely forgetting the purpose of his trip, and stood up straight from the mat and looked down at the Lu family and said: "Hmph, what is the sudden defeat, it may not be you, although the birthday is worthy of the eight characters, but you can be the mayor's wife as a widow with a daughter." β
Aunt Wang, who was still surprised, knew that something was wrong as soon as she heard Wang's mouth, and then saw that Lu's face had completely turned black, and hurriedly reached out and pulled Wang's again, but the other party was even more cheerful: "Auntie, don't pull me, let me finish speaking, otherwise she really thinks that she is really a rare person, if she doesn't look like a child who can give birth and raise her, thinking that she can add a son to Master Zhang, can she find such an unknown person!" β
These words were extremely unpleasant, and the women's name was ripped in, so Wang's voice fell, and two loud shouts sounded at the same time:
"Cinnamon Xiang!"
"Get out of here!"
Aunt Wang and Lu shouted together, one with a look of chagrin and the other with an angry face.
After Lu Shi finished shouting, he didn't wait for them to react again, so he reached out and pushed the two of them, trying to kick them out of the door. As soon as Wang saw that she had done it, he naturally refused to suffer, but grabbed one of Lu's outstretched wrists, and the two of them were sandwiched between Aunt Wang, so they made a fuss.
Yi Yu, who had been eavesdropping with his ears in the stove room on the side, jumped out as early as when Lu Shi shouted, and ran back with the one-person high broom in the yard while the three of them were still pushing.
When she entered the door, she raised her broom and slapped it on the back of Wang and Aunt Wang, who were facing her, shouting: "Don't bully my mother!" Although she was only a child of nearly nine years old, it was impossible for the broom stick to be long enough and the broom seedlings to be hard enough.
The Wang family was afraid of being beaten by the Lu family with a broom a few years ago, and he didn't even think about resisting in the shadow of his heart, he just cared about dodging, but Aunt Wang next to her was also unlucky with her.
Yi Yu scared the two of them to the side in three or two clicks, Lu Shi was free, raised his eyes and saw Yu Yu still holding the big broom that was not much shorter than her with a funny look, and his mood suddenly improved, and after raising his voice slightly and shouting at Yu Yu, he stretched out a hand to her.
When Yi Yu heard Lu's shout, he hurriedly turned around and tacitly transferred the "weapon" in his hand to the other party.
Lu Shi held the broom stick with both hands, and his heart was full of pride, and then without waiting for the two people who were leaning against the wall to get out of breath, he swept towards them with a wave of his hands.
"Get out! Get me out! β
Yi Yu watched her mother kick people out like a chicken, and the suppressed anger when she was hiding aside and eavesdropping just now was relieved, and she walked a few steps and leaned against the door frame to look at the scene outside, and "giggled".
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Not to mention the mother and daughter who were refreshed because they vented their anger, this Wang and Aunt Wang were pointed at by the villagers who saw them along the way, and ran back to the Li family's courtyard in disgrace.
Li Xiaomei, who had been sitting in the room thinking nonsense since the two left, was taken aback when she saw them like this, and she didn't know if their idea was successful, and she was still worried in her heart. She has been friends with Yiyu for two years, and she is taken care of by the Lu family, so she naturally doesn't want to see her mother and aunt conspire to harm others.
As soon as Wang entered the door, he yelled bad luck, supported Li Xiaomei to pour tea, and sat down regardless of the ashes, scolding Lu with some unpleasant words in his mouth, and when Aunt Wang coughed heavily, she realized that she had cooled her to the side, and hurriedly got up and helped her over and sat down.
Aunt Wang glared at her vigorously, and later took the tea bowl handed by Li Xiaomei and drank a sip of hot water, smoothed her breath, and sat there pondering without saying a word.
Wang is not a fool, seeing that her aunt's face is not right, she drank hot tea and calmed down and thought about it carefully, it was true that she talked too much at that time, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her, she only thought that she was all angry with Lu's appearance, so she said a few thoughtless words.
But she also knew her aunt's temperament, although she was very kind on her face, but in fact she was a master who refused to suffer, so she was afraid that she would complain about her because of today's incident, so she hurriedly put her mind away and said soft words.
"Auntie, don't you worry, did that crazy woman hurt you just now?"
This Aunt Wang didn't even look at her, let alone reply, but Wang didn't know what she was thinking, gritted her teeth, and said: "Auntie, don't be angry, you blame me for this today... If you want to take a breath and don't watch for a while... But I couldn't get angry when I saw her arrogant appearance...... Or, why don't I go over and talk to her again? β
Aunt Wang finally squinted at the corner of her eyes, and said hatefully: "You are embarrassed to talk about people, tell me what you were like just now!" If it weren't for you blindly mixing up on the sidelines, would people have been able to kick us out, how did I tell you before I went, and how did you promise me! Alas, I'm a big loser this time, and it's the first time I've been beaten with a broom stick for so many years... How can I swallow this breath! After speaking, he remembered Lu Shi's determined demeanor when he rejected her, and the expression on his face, which was finally somewhat relieved, became difficult to look at again.
"That's right! We can't be beaten in vain, I didn't reflect on the urgency just now, why don't we go to her again? β
"This is not busy, you tell your aunt the truth, is there still a connection between this Lu family and her mother's family and her husband's family? I looked at it before and was well fed, but how could a widow have such ability? β
"No, this has been in a village for eight or nine years, and I don't see anyone who looks up and looks down, I don't know what relatives she has to do with her? That's it, the four of them have no side. β
"That's really a helpless person, then this thing will be easy to do, you can let me think about it......"
Aunt Wang didn't pay attention to the confused Wang family after speaking, and only gradually narrowed her eyes and stared at the steaming tea bowl in her hand, her expression was no longer the eloquent appearance of the Lu family, but with a sense of gloom. It wasn't until the tea in the bowl became cold that she cautiously instructed Li Xiaomei to go outside to guard the door, and after the door was closed tightly, she turned around and talked to Wang in a whisper.
Neither of them knew that Li Xiaomei, who had been guarding outside, leaned against the door and secretly listened to their secret conversation word for word.
Half an hour later, Wang opened the door with a smile and walked out, calling Li Xiaomei to bring firewood to cook, but he never noticed the blue and white face hidden under his daughter's lowered head.