Chapter 20: A Silk Flower

"Sister-in-law, what is this?" Cherry looked up at Chengshi's daughter-in-law, during the day, although she looked average, her skin was fair, and her facial features were soft, although she was not beautiful, she was very comfortable to look at.

Chengshi's daughter-in-law made a silent gesture lightly, and gently brushed the broken hair on her forehead for Cherry: "Good Sakura, in a few days it will be your eldest sister's birthday, which your eldest brother Chengye specially asked someone to bring back from other places." You took it, went home and gave it to your eldest sister, and then asked her to open it and see. ”

"Hey! I get it! Cherry curled her eyes and grinned in a festive smile. She is not beautiful, and she has a scar on her face, but fortunately, her smile is joyful and joyful, so that people will ignore the scar on her face unconsciously. In front of her gentle and lovely sister-in-law, she didn't want to make herself look too rough and ugly.

"Put it away, don't let anyone see it. Sister-in-law has to go, you slow down on the road. Chengshi's daughter-in-law smiled and gently rubbed Cherry's cheeks, straightened up and squatted, turned forward, and disappeared.

Cherry took the tight thing wrapped in a small handkerchief in her hand and looked left and right, but she couldn't see the reason. This is a family business for the eldest sister, and it is not good to take it apart without permission, so I have to endure my curiosity, put away the little handkerchief, and run home. She is not a child, nor is she stupid or stupid, although she has never seen the face of this successful industry, but she has already figured out his thoughts about the eldest sister.

Trotting all the way home, star fruit was sighing and talking to rice peaches, cotton peaches and walnuts: "Yesterday, I saw Uncle Ge in the east of the village drying fish nets at home, and several households were rushing to sew. It's not that I'm suspicious, how can I use the size of those nets to net fish? I think I can only bring the net duck. ”

Mi Tao deliberately took out a disdainful expression to comfort star fruit: "Sister, don't think about it, they are in charge of sewing nets and drying nets, what do we care?" As long as they don't catch ducks for a day, we will make money for a day. Besides, even if someone in the village learns how to catch ducks, as long as they don't find our deep beach, can't we still catch our ducks? At most, the price can't be sold that high. But this selling price, the cotton peach is not worried, you are worried first. ”

Mian Tao also comforted softly: "Take 10,000 steps back, even if we can't catch this duck, we have already made money for five or six days, a lot." ”

Walnut rubbed the carambola's face with her adult hand, and coaxed childishly: "Eldest sister is not afraid, if you don't have a dowry, if you can't marry in the end, you can go with the fourth sister to my mother-in-law's house with me, and I will support you." ”

Star fruit was amused all of a sudden, and took her hand to tickle the walnut: "You little elf egg!" The two sisters laughed and rolled together.

"Sakura is back?" At this time, the relieved cotton peach and rice peach saw the cherry standing at the door of the house.

"I'm back, and I've brought something good." Cherry waved the small handkerchief in her hand, and wanted to tease the eldest sister to divert her attention and save her from being sad about the lost way to make money selling ducks. This way of making money by selling wild ducks is really good, and it's a pity to lose it, but it's also a helpless thing. Besides, even if this matter is not discovered, in another ten days and half a month, the wild ducks who should be cold will not dare to go to the river to find food and frolic.

"What's this?" Mi Tao's eyes were sharp, and at a glance she caught a glimpse of the bright red peeking out of the cracks in the handkerchief, and she screamed and rushed down from the kang.

Mian Tao and Star Fruit sat on the kang with a smile and watched the two sisters compete.

Cherry dodged twice, but didn't dodge, and let Mi Tao snatch the things away, before he smiled: "It was given by Chengshi's sister-in-law, and it was given to the eldest sister by Chengye from other places, and in a few days, it will be the eldest sister's birthday." ”

"Oh!! Oh!! Take it apart and see what a good thing it is! Mi Tao shouted loudly, cherries and walnuts also coaxed, and Mian Tao still sat on the edge of the kang with a smile.

Only then did the star fruit panic.

His cheeks seemed to be on fire, and he turned red, and he went up to pull the rice peach in shame: "Don't make trouble!" Give it to me! ”

"If you don't give, you don't give." Mi Tao smiled and raised the small handkerchief in her hand. The sisters laughed for a while before they stopped, and the little handkerchief that was about to be torn off finally reached the star fruit.

"Sister, open it up and see what it is?" Cherry said to star fruit with a smile. She can feel that the eldest sister also has a little bit of interest in this success. Chengye's family has a good character, anyway, she likes it.

Carambola looked up at a pair of eyes looking into her eyes, and sighed softly: "That's it, let you take a look." Just don't make trouble, although this kind of thing is frank in our hearts, but when it spreads, we will inevitably be made up. ”

"I know, I know" Walnut clapped his hands: "Big sister, dismantle it!" ”

Carambola lowered its head, unwrapped and knotted handkerchiefs one by one, revealing a silk flower with exquisite workmanship and high-quality materials, the color of bright red, which looked very gratifying.

"This seedling is a business, and the vision is not bad." Mi Tao smacked in admiration

Cherry looked pity: "Oh, I am still discussing with the third sister, the eldest sister will give her a silk flower on her birthday, this time the eldest brother Chengye will take the lead, what should we do?" ”

Mian Tao added with a smile: "The silk flowers we sent are not as beautiful as those sent by Brother Chengye." ”

Walnut clapped his hands on the side: "Brother Chengye is so good!" ”

The star fruit buried her head deeply in shame, and reprimanded in a muffled voice: "I have seen it, and I have ridiculed it, but this matter must not be spread." Alright, you all go out to work!! ”

Cherry grinned and stuck out her tongue at Mi Tao, and the four sisters got down from the kang and followed each other out of the back room, each looking for a job to do.

When the sisters were still happy about the beautiful red silk flower, they didn't know that there were unbearable rumors outside.

On the second day, Cherry listened to Akiyama with a calm face: "Uncle Ge in the east of the village went to catch ducks early in the morning with fishing nets, and I don't know if I caught them, but his method is not wrong, and it is estimated that it is impossible not to catch ducks." I saw with my own eyes that several other families had large fishing nets in their homes, presumably to catch ducks. ”

"Uncle Ge really went to catch ducks?" Cherry confirmed again, yesterday was just sewing nets at home and drying nets, why did you go to catch ducks today? Was her estimate wrong or was the villagers here reacting too quickly? The sisters earned less money, at least three or five days less than she expected.

"It's true." Akiyama was also very anxious: "They are all sprinkled with white flour bun dregs on the river, so is there any fake?" People are richer than your family, and they are not dilute with nest heads, and white noodles are more fragrant!! ”

Cherry secretly sighed, and hurriedly said: "I have to talk to a few sisters about this, I have to go and see." So saying, he turned and went into the house.

"I'm with you!!" Akiyama followed Cherry into the house.

After a while, star fruit led the cherries and cotton peaches out of the house, and walked briskly towards the reed beach at the west end. Rice peaches and walnuts were left at home to watch the house.

From the east end of the small Miao Bridge, along the river to the west, there is a large stone pile, the stone pile is thick and short, when the river water volume is normal, just close to the stone surface to flow through, is the best place to wash clothes, usually there are many mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law love to wash and gossip here.

When the sisters passed by the stone pile, several daughters-in-law happened to be washing clothes.

Seeing Carambola hurriedly walking by with her two younger sisters, someone praised: "Although Yue Gui has a short life, he has raised a few good daughters." Look at Yang Er's long, tall, and slender, this size, this appearance, after her father and mother leave, she will be able to support this family by herself, which is really good! Whoever marries such a daughter-in-law is also blessed. ”

"Yo yo yo, Miao Lao Qi's family, can you say this?" It was Wang Mancang's daughter-in-law, Miao Yinhua, who spoke. While rubbing the clothes in her hand vigorously, she said in a light tone: "Haven't you heard that Ma, the eldest daughter of the Yue Gui family, looks like a serious person, but in fact, I don't know when she had an affair with the three boys of the Miao Sheng family!" ”

"When did this happen? How do you know? These words caused all the daughters-in-law to exclaim, and everyone stopped what they were doing, staring at Miao Yinhua with wide eyes and curiosity, and looking at Miao Yinhua with fear and anxiety.

Miao Yinhua seduced the curiosity and gossip of the daughters-in-law one by one: "When it happened, the family himself knew." If there was no such thing, yesterday Chengye would have specially asked someone to bring things to the star fruit from other places? He's giving it to his future mother-in-law!! I've heard that some people have seen Chengshi's daughter-in-law quietly go to deliver food to star fruit in the middle of the night!! If you don't believe it, you can ask your daughter-in-law, who is honest, but she never lies, but don't mention that I said it. ”

After getting such amazing news, the daughters-in-law suddenly exploded.

Miao Yinhua snorted proudly: "In my opinion, I'm afraid that the two of them have already cooked raw rice and cooked rice, and they have stolen it many times." As he spoke, he viciously spat to the side: "Phew!! If you want me to say, we countrymen don't pay attention to the rules and distances of big families. Childhood sweethearts, you can find someone to propose, wait for the door, how the two of them want to kiss, how they want to hug. I just want to make some pickled things, so I don't have to ruin the reputation of our Xiaomiao Village! ”

"It's just, why is it not good, it has to be cheap!! I look at those five sisters, and none of them are good!! ”

"There is not even a man in the family, the yin qi is too heavy!! It's no wonder that Yang Er would do such a thing, it's just that her father and mother have just left, so that's it...... It's okay not to keep women's morals, and there are inevitably some ...... in filial piety."

"You say, if something like this happens in the village, will such a person affect our daughter's marriage?" Suddenly, someone questioned

All of a sudden, everyone panicked: "Yes, yes, such an ugly thing, no matter how clean we are, people from other villages don't know it, and we will inevitably have to get involved in our daughter's reputation!" ”

"They are just five girls, and they shouldn't occupy the old courtyard of Lao Yue's house. In my opinion, it's better to put pressure on the boss of the Yue family and drive these five out of our village directly!! "Someone gritted his teeth fiercely

The three sisters, who hurried all the way to the reed bank at the west end, would not have imagined that a rumor disaster that was close to extinction would come from behind them.

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Today's double watch. I'm so diligent in my double watch, and I'll collect one of the same shoes that pass by, and vote for it by the way