Han Niu'er is back!

The whole village was a little sensational, mainly because Han Niu'er went to the city to buy too many things this time, because the Chinese New Year was approaching, so every family asked him to buy things, and the small carriage almost couldn't fit it.

Han Niu'er's carriage was dual-purpose for loading people and goods, and a large open-top carriage was attached to the back when loading, and now it was stuffed with all kinds of goods. When Meiyan arrived at the entrance of the village, Han Niu'er was standing on the freight carriage to carry the goods one by one, surrounded by the villagers, with expectant eyes and hands raised high.

The rouge gouache that the girls wanted, the colorful cloths that the aunts wanted, and the children's favorite food, as well as firecrackers, etc., could not be counted one by one.

Zhuang Meiyan didn't squeeze forward, just watched from the sidelines. Han Niu'er had a wound on his face and his clothes were torn, he should be harmless, and he was distributing items carelessly.

A villager asked him: "Han Niu'er, why do you have flowers on your face?"

He smiled and whispered, "The road is slippery and I fell." ”

The ice and snow on the mountain road have not yet melted, it must be more difficult to walk, bumps and bumps are inevitable, and people in the mountains don't care about this injury, so everyone laughs.

Zhuang Meiyan was careful, she looked at it from the side, the injuries on Han Niu'er's face did not look like bumps and scratches, and the damages on her clothes were all in the placket, which was obviously caused by a fight with someone. Han Niu'er is an honest person, and it is impossible to take the initiative to fight with others, something must have happened.

She remained silent, and only waited for people to go home one after another after buying things, and only Han Niu'er herself was left in the carriage, and then she walked over.

"Brother Niu. ”

When Han Niu'er saw that it was her, she turned her back and said unnaturally: "Third girl, this is your silver and things." ”

He pushed the thing in front of Zhuang Meiyan's eyes, and he didn't dare to look at her eyes with a little weakness. Zhuang Meiyan was even more convinced of his judgment, he must have something to hide from himself. She didn't ask, she smiled and took the things, all cloth and the like, plus some snacks, and a small silver ingot resting on the top, about two or three taels.

She is sick these days, and Chunju doesn't let her use needlework, so the embroidery work is done by Chunju alone, and the silver taels are naturally much less than usual. However, the wine she brewed these days was sold to the Xi family wine shop, and this time the New Year was approaching, Zhuang Meiyan specially told Han Niu'er to let him take back the money, one to buy New Year's goods, and the other to buy grain to continue to make wine.

Zhuang Meiyan glanced at Yin Liang, and still said with a smile: "Brother Niu has worked hard. ”

After speaking, he didn't even ask, picked up the items and turned around and left.

Han Niu'er couldn't hold her breath, and muttered behind her back: "Third girl, can Daddy Xi say that the wine money can be counted after a few days?"

Zhuang Meiyan didn't look back, and replied briskly: "It's okay, you tell Daddy Xi not to be embarrassed." ”

Chunju came over just when she heard Han Niu'er's words, she couldn't hold her breath, and said angrily: "How can you owe money to others and wait for the year to pass?"

Zhuang Meiyan glared at her, Chunju reluctantly closed her mouth, but the boss looked unhappy on her face.

Han Niu'er was even more embarrassed, scratching her scalp, rubbing the corners of her clothes, and said, "I don't blame Daddy Xi, it's me who is not good." ”

He slurred and told the truth of the matter.

It turned out that after he bought something, he went to the Xi family wine shop, but saw a group of people gathered in front of the "Xi family wine shop", all of them were big men, staring at the Xi family father and daughter. This is Liu Fatzi looking for someone to go to the tavern to make trouble, although Han Niu'er is honest, but he has a strong spirit, and he fought with that gang at the moment, and the result can be imagined, he suffered a loss, and the tavern was smashed by others.

Father Xi was afraid that he would suffer a loss, so he hurriedly persuaded him to drive the carriage through the back door and leave.

Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help frowning, the Xi family tavern was closely related to him, and since the Xi family's father and daughter were in trouble, they couldn't stand idly by. She pondered for a moment and said: "Brother Niu, you and I come over to explain in detail, tomorrow the two of us will go to Qiyang Town together, I want to see what kind of thing is not angry, so bullying and dominating the market, bullying the weak." ”

On the second day, the reddish light of the morning sun quietly shrouded Qiyang Town, and the town was peaceful and calm.

On the main street, most of the shops were still closed, except for a few shops with yawns and uncovered doors, sleepy-eyed and listless.

The carriage rode lightly all the way, and the horse's hooves pounded on the bluestone slabs rapidly, and the sound was crisp. People were wondering who had come to town so early to run errands? The carriage had turned into an alley in the back street, and a woman looked at it smartly, and quickly entered a small black door.

The sun is rising, the street is lively, all walks of life traders are shouting, the New Year is approaching, there are many people buying things, people come and go, and the water is impassable.

According to the rules of previous years, at this moment, the lobby of the tavern should be full of people who came to drink, and the counter was surrounded by people who settled the accounts owed for a year, and there would be a horse-drawn carriage at the entrance of the back door alley, and the temporarily hired guys went in and out to carry the wine into the jar for the big families.

However, there are only two people in the wine shop today, the father and daughter of the Xi family, Xi Ruolan wiped the table, somewhat distracted, and looked up at Father Xi who was speechless at the counter from time to time. Father Xi frowned and coughed as he counted the accounts.

Suddenly there was a commotion at the door, Xi Ruolan looked up, and a large group of people came in, led by a short and fat man in a yellow leather jacket, white and clean, a pair of bean eyes aimed at Xi Ruolan not too old, and played with a pair of walnuts in his hand. Father Xi immediately stepped forward, blocked his girl behind him, and said unceremoniously: "What are you doing here?

Before the words fell, a big man beside the fat man raised his hand and slapped Daddy Xi without saying anything, Daddy Xi fell to the ground, there was blood at the corner of his mouth, and his whole body trembled, just pointing at him with his finger, unable to say a word. His daughter Xi Ruolan screamed in surprise and stepped forward to protect her father, staring at the fat man led by resentment with resentment.

I only heard the fat man say triumphantly: "Old thing, don't be embarrassed, the older you get, the more unruly you are." If your nose is not working, get out of here as soon as possible, so as not to make sour wine and harm people. My brother has been maimed by your wine, and you must pay for it. Otherwise, we'll go to the official. ”

The accomplices around him also waved their flags and shouted, cheering.

Xi Ruolan said hatefully: "Fat Liu, don't spew blood, everyone knows that wine is just a bad taste, how can it harm people and cause disability, it is obvious that you instructed people to come and make trouble." ”

This fat man turned out to be the shopkeeper of the "Liu Family Wine Shop" on the street, he and Daddy Xi have always been rivals, and last time he framed Daddy Xi for breaking his ancestral jade pendant, causing Daddy Xi to accompany him with a lot of money, this time he must be uneasy and kind.

Liu Fatzi laughed dryly, turned his head to look at the big men he brought in, and learned Xi Ruolan's words in a strange way: "Everyone knows that wine is sour - hehe, it turns out that you also know that wine is sour, but why do you want to sell it? You ask the villagers to evaluate this theory, don't you mean to harm the villagers!"

"You--"

Xi Ruolan's face turned pale, knowing that he was arguing with reason, but he was the first to reason, and he didn't know how to argue for a while.