Chapter 3 Asking for Money

"It's too much!!" Mi Tao slammed the table, and the small low table, which was not sturdy, let out a groan.

"I think we should go and ask the third aunt for the money back." Cherry took a deep breath to stay calm, and she analyzed one by one: "Although the title deed has been signed in this matter, she is our third aunt after all, the government can't control it, and Mama doesn't know anything about it, but don't we still have an uncle and aunt?" Even if you don't get back the twenty taels, even if you want to get some broken silver back, it's better than letting the eldest sister jump into the fire pit, isn't it? ”

"I'll see it!!" Mi Tao slapped the table again: "I agree with the fourth." Eldest sister, we can't open the pot now, but it's not the time to be a good gentleman. Besides, she was unkind first. Not to mention the money we have, I still want to sell you and make another profit. Such an aunt is hard to find with a lantern, why did we meet it? ”

Carambola was silent for a while, then turned to Mian Tao: "Third child, what do you see?" ”

"I think we should go and meet her too." Cotton peach has regained its blandness on its face.

"The third sister has said so, then let's go to the uncle's house tonight to talk about it, and tomorrow will go to the third aunt's house early in the morning and ask for our land money back!!" Cherry clenched her fists, it was time for her to do something for this family.

That night, star fruit took cotton peaches and cherries to Da Bo Yue's rich house and told him about the land money.

There are four Yue Fu brothers, the second Yue Gui left suddenly, and Yue Gui's daughter-in-law followed him again, leaving five dolls helpless. As the boss, Yue Fu has always remembered these dolls, but it's a pity that his family is desperately poor, and it is also an embarrassment that he can't take the next meal, and he is powerless to help a bunch of star fruit.

He knew about the sale of star fruit. Although he knew that the third daughter-in-law was taking advantage of the fire to rob, he was helpless. Ten taels of silver, he can't take it out if he kills him, or it is impossible to ask a few dolls to sell their ancestral property, but the land was passed down from the old father, and the brothers in the family have two acres each. He had been at home for several days because of this.

Now, star fruit wants to take his sister to the third child's house to ask for a little land money to come back, so as to make up a little food money for the winter, and he naturally agreed. If there were no quilts and food, God knows if these dolls would survive this winter.

Early the next morning, Yue Fu took the two sisters Yang Piao and Miantao to the east of Xiaomiao Bridge. Mi Tao's mouth is too fast, and her temper is not good, so she is afraid that she will do bad things, so she stays at home to take care of the walnuts with Cherry, and cleans up the yard by the way.

The four brothers of the Yue family, the eldest Yue Fu and the second Yue Gui live in the old courtyard of Hebei Tou, and the third Yue Ji and the fourth Yue Xiang are new houses built in Henan, and the two families are also close to each other.

"Yo, it's big brother, rare guest." It took a long time for the third aunt to open the door, and as soon as she saw it, she was yin and yang. As if she knew that Yue Fu and the three of them were begging for money today, they were just at the door, and they didn't mean to let people go to the courtyard.

"Third aunt" is a polite title for the carambola sisters.

"Brother and daughter-in-law, is the third child at home?" Although Yue Fu is poor, he is not stupid, he knows that the third daughter-in-law is not easy to deal with, and plans to do work from the third brother.

"Not there." Yue Ji's daughter-in-law squinted her eyes and glanced back and forth at the star fruit sisters: "The three fat men in the upper east have gone to drink." ”

"This Yue Ji!" Yue Fu sighed angrily. The third brother is a drunkard and doesn't wake up all day long, otherwise the third brother and daughter-in-law would not be so arrogant and bold.

"Big brother, if you are in a hurry, just go to the third fat man's house to find it. Are you all right? It's okay, I'm closing. Yue Ji's daughter-in-law didn't wait for Yue Fu to speak, and she was about to close the door.

"Don't worry!!" Yue Fu's eyes were in a hurry, and he stretched out his hand to hold the door: "You open the door first, I have something to say." Yue Ji is not at home, and it is the same with you. ”

"What's the matter? In our family, I don't have anything to do. You tell me, it's useless. Yue Ji's daughter-in-law left a crack in the door that only allowed her one face, and the boss rolled her eyes reluctantly.

Ten taels of silver, you have the final say in the matter of two acres of land, and you can't do anything? Yue Fu was secretly angry in his heart, but he was weak, and he came to beg for help, so he had to accompany him with a smile: "You open the door first." ”

"Sensei, I'm going to have to go back to sleep in a moment. If there's something you need to talk about here, just say it. And there is nothing unseemly. ”

Yue Fu turned his head and swept the little faces of star fruit and cotton peach one by one, and the two of them looked at him with blank eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Yue Fu spoke: "Cheng, it's also said here." Brother-in-law, in fact, I am here to discuss with you today about the two acres of land in your second brother's house. You see......"

"Ground? Isn't it clear about the earth? It is said that the brothers have settled the accounts, and the land has signed the title deed, and I have also paid the silver, and the silver and goods are both paid, which could not be clearer. Big brother, what else do you have to say? Before Yue Fu finished speaking, Yue Ji's daughter-in-law had already interrupted him impatiently.

"I know, I know. It's a bit ...... just to give ten taels of silver It's about to be winter, and a few dolls have nothing to eat or wear, see if we can ......"

"What's wrong with ten taels of silver? I didn't force it to come, you love me, why do you want to regret it now? Seeing that Yue Fu really came to talk about the two acres of land, Yue Ji's daughter-in-law immediately hung her eyes, and pulled the crack in the door narrower again: "I said big brother, although you are the boss of our old Yue family, you have to do things fairly, the five sisters of star fruit are willing to do the things in this place, and they don't say anything, what are you going to do?" Could it be that your family is short of food to eat and want to make a handful? ”

"Ten taels is a lot, but it's too bad" If it weren't for the five dolls of the second family, Yue Fu would never do this kind of quarrel with others, and it was with his brother and daughter-in-law

"How bad? Don't you think there's a lot of money? Yue Ji's daughter-in-law glared at the star fruit with a pair of copper bells, pointed at the tip of her nose, and roared: "Don't ask for it!" Oh, I relieved your anxiety at the time, and now that it's okay, I regret it? He glared at Yue Fu again: "The boss can't look at the things of his younger brothers and blush!" What are you called, boss, bah! What a play! ”

This is so angry that even the cotton peach, which has always been indifferent, unconsciously took two steps forward, but was pulled by the star fruit. If she opens her mouth now, the uncle will come in vain today. It's okay for them to eat a little bit, but they can't starve their younger sisters at home.

Yue Fu endured his anger: "I'm not too little. It's just that now the five dolls of the second family have run out of food, and now it's about to enter winter again, how can you say that you are also a ...... to be a third aunt"

"Hey, out of food?!" Yue Ji's daughter-in-law's eyes widened, and the crack in the door was also opened. She stretched out her hand and pointed at the star fruit behind Yue Fu: "It's okay to say something else, but you said that there is no food?" I don't think so! If you really run out of food today, why shouldn't you go to the family affairs of Li Hu in Dazhao Village yesterday? What a good family affair, it can also solve your family's urgent needs, but what is wrong with you? Still don't want to think about the eldest lady? That's still not hungry!!

I am kind enough to think about you, I am afraid that you will lack food and clothing, so I asked the matchmaker to find such a family business, but what about you? Okay, it's just a matter of refusing, and it's half angry with the matchmaker, why am I doing this? The more Yue Ji's daughter-in-law talked, the more excited she became, and she wanted to get two stones of grain but couldn't do it, but she was disgusted by the matchmaker, and she opened the door and jumped to her feet: "I did such a good thing as a majestic hero yesterday, and today I came to tell me that I had no food, and begged me to give me money?!" If you have the courage to do something like that, I'm afraid you don't know that you have a valuable treasure hidden in your house, and you came here to pretend to be poor for me!! It's a blatant bully, isn't it? ”

"Third daughter-in-law, ...... you" Yue Fuqi's hands trembled

He was about to say something, but was interrupted by Yue Ji's daughter-in-law: "You guys are working together to bully our family, aren't you?" Ouch!! Come and see!! It's all bullied to the door! ~~”

The sound of a few people making a fuss has already attracted several families to come out to see the excitement.

The fourth daughter-in-law next door also came out, leaning on the door of her house without making a sound, watching the excitement with schadenfreude, and muttering a few words quietly to the neighbors around her from time to time.

The onlookers were all from the same village, and Yue Fu had already blushed. He reluctantly turned his head and looked at the star fruit.

"Uncle, let's go." Star fruit is also weak, and her face is redder than Yue Fu's at this time.

Mian Tao regained a little reason at this time, and knew that the third aunt would not give a penny if she continued to make trouble. She stepped forward to pull Yue Fu: "Uncle, let's go back." ”

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"Gollum~~" Cherry, rice peach and walnut were busy cleaning up the stack of firewood at home, and a belly cry was particularly loud in the quiet yard.

"It's not me, it's not me" Walnut saw Cherry and Mi Tao looking over, quickly shook his head, and waved his little hand vigorously: "I'm not hungry at all, I'm not hungry!" ”

"Good Walnut, come here." Cherry beckoned to her. The little thing didn't eat much last night, and there was nothing to eat this morning, and now it's almost time, but fortunately she quietly left a small piece of nest last night.

"I don't eat, I don't eat" Seeing that it was a nest, the walnuts seemed to be afraid of being hot, their little faces shook desperately, and their bodies shrank back: "I'm not hungry!" Fourth sister, I'm not hungry! ”

"It doesn't matter if you're hungry or not, what your fourth sister gave you, you just eat." Mi Tao, who has always been smiling, looked melancholy at this time, and looked out of the courtyard again for the first time, and sighed faintly: "The eldest and the third have been gone for so long, why haven't they come back?" It's almost noon, and if you can't get the money back......"

As he was talking, through the low fence, he saw Yue Fu and Carambola Miantao crossing the small bridge from the east and coming home.

When he arrived at the door of Yue Fu's house, he lowered his head and entered the courtyard. The two of them, star fruit and cotton peach, walked home.

What's the situation? Cherry suddenly had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the third sister Mian Tao came from afar with a 'don't say much' look.

Cherry was secretly disappointed. It seems that no money was sought. It's useless for the uncle to come forward, and this third aunt is too ......

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Today is a double watch, and the second watch may be around eight o'clock.

Ask for tickets, ask for collection~~~