Chapter 43: Brother Mengzi
Saying that, Yao's mother's eyes were slightly moist, and she sighed, "Later, your father left, she still didn't let go of our family, if you and Xiaobao were still young, my mother was afraid that she really couldn't survive." ”
Looking at Yao's mother's rarely sad appearance, Lin Yao couldn't help but feel a little distressed, and couldn't help but step forward and hold her hand, "Mother, it's okay, it's all over, Yaoyao will definitely protect you and Xiaobao from being bullied by others in the future, you don't have to pay attention to her." ”
Listening to Yao's mother, she couldn't help pursing her lips with relief, and shook Lin Yao's hand with a smile, "Mother doesn't care about these anymore, my mother's eldest daughter is promising, my mother is proud, as long as my mother guards you and Xiaobao grow up healthy, my mother will be content." ”
After the meal was ready, Yao's mother brought the food to the kang and asked Lin Yao to eat directly on the small table on the kang.
The dish was leftover for the workers at noon, spicy cabbage fried meat, accompanied by a bowl of rice, Yao's mother didn't know where to take out four bird eggs and handed them to Lin Yao, and said with a smile, "This is what Xiaobao found when he was mowing the grass, and he specially left it for you to eat." ”
Hearing this, Lin Yao's heart warmed, she took it with a smile and ate it, watching Lin Yao eat in a big gulp, Yao's mother was very happy.
"Yaoyao, the strong son of your uncle's family is going to get married, and tomorrow there will be a banquet, and my mother will go to help with the cooking, so you can rest at home." Yao's mother said.
Hearing this, Lin Yao's eyes rolled, Uncle Bolt? She remembered that this uncle's family was very solid in Peach Blossom Village, and his ancestors left a lot of land, but he only knew how to deal with loess every day, never sold the land rent, and was an out-and-out farmer.
He has two sons in his family, the eldest son Liu Zhuang is cunning and selfish, and he has often bullied the original owner before, but he has a harmless appearance in front of others, which makes the original owner suffer a lot. And the second son Liu Meng is very big, very honest and honest, he never dislikes the original owner Mu Ne, and always likes to play with the original owner when he was a child, thinking about Lin Yao's eyes moving slightly.
That's right, aren't you lacking a strong man who does chores? This Mengzi brother is just right, the salary he gives is not low, and the Mengzi brother must be happy.
Thinking about Lin Yao, she said to Yao's mother, "Mother, I'll go too, remember to call me when you go." ”
"What? What are you going to do? How tired it is, Yaoyao should rest at home. Yao's mother thought that she also wanted to help, so she quickly refused.
"No, I'm not here to help, I'm going to find Brother Mengzi, I happen to lack a chores in my store, Brother Mengzi is capable and has a generous temperament, I want to ask him if he's happy."
"That's it, too, Mengzi has been good to you since he was a child, and he is a good boy." Yao's mother also nodded in agreement.
After eating, Lin Yao rinsed her mouth simply, and then fell asleep with Xiaodouding in her arms.
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Here, Lin Xingfang held back her anger and walked home with a calm face, and the little black dog at home came over happily when she saw her, but was kicked away by her, "Get out of the way, don't bother the old lady, I will kill you again!" Stupid thing!"
The little black dog was kicked and hurt, licked the sore spot, and walked away dying.
Lin Xingfang entered the house scolding.
Opened the door curtain and saw Lin Yue sitting obediently on the kang embroidering a handkerchief, the fine sunlight sprinkled on her, making her more fair and moving, Lin Xingfang was more satisfied the more she looked at it, and couldn't help but feel proud, the fire in her stomach dispersed a little, but she still sat on the edge of the kang with a calm face.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Who's upsetting you again? Seeing this, Lin Yue put down her handkerchief and asked with a concerned expression.
But in her heart, she is extremely disgusted, her mother is always so rude, fighting and scolding the street with people at two ends for three days, living like a rural shrew, and she doesn't know how to restrain her disguise at all, which makes her always look down on her who has always taken the dignified route of a lady.
"What else can it be, it's not that dead girl, my mother kindly discussed with her to let you go to her shop to help be a buddy, guess what she said, she said that you are pampered and can't do those jobs, isn't it just scolding you for being hypocritical!" Saying that, she pursed her lips with a face full of anger, "Mother can listen to what your Aunt Huang said, that dead girl gave that flower girl ten cents a day!"
"Ten dollars a day!" Lin Yue couldn't help but exhale.
"Not really! That dead girl, she really didn't give us any affection, and I don't know what kind of shit luck she went to earn so much money, and I don't know how to use it to honor and honor her aunt. ”
Lin Xingfang said this calmly, as if she didn't know how much the Lin family had received from her.
Lin Yue lowered her eyes slightly and didn't speak, as if she was thinking about something.
"Yueyue, why don't you speak? Alas, you always took her to play when you were a child, and she didn't think about love, what a white-eyed wolf!"
"Mother, don't be angry, look, I just embroidered a beautiful embroidery sample, and I guess I can sell it for an extra penny!" Lin Yue handed over the embroidery in her hand.
Hearing this, Lin Xingfang took it with a smile, and her rough and sallow fingers touched it carefully on the embroidered surface, and praised, "Our family Yueyue is ingenious, and I don't know which family can be lucky enough to marry our family Yueyue." ”
Lin Yue also laughed with her, but the smile obviously didn't reach the bottom of her eyes, heh, which serious rich man would marry her? It's just a concubine, and she doesn't know how old she is, so she doesn't want to marry a bad old man, but that Xiao Moyao is really manly.
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In the afternoon, when Lin Yao woke up, Xiao Douding was no longer in bed, Lin Yao rubbed his eyes, took water and simply washed his face, looking at the soap horn on the side, Lin Yao couldn't help but sigh a little, this soap horn can't be used all the time, it hurts the skin, it seems that he still has to study the toiletries such as facial cleanser and shower gel first.
Just thinking about it, Yao's mother walked in, "Yaoyao is awake?" Shall we go to your uncle's house now? ”
"Hmm."
The two walked out of the courtyard for less than a quarter of an hour, and then came to Uncle Zhuzi's house, Lin Yao saw from a distance that his yard was crowded with people, in ancient times, most people believed in red and white ceremonies, no matter how your mat is done, as long as you make a mat, everyone will come to help Zhang Luo.
Lin Yao and Yao's mother walked in, and saw that most of the men in the courtyard were sitting and chatting on the side, while the women were busy cooking.
"Sister Yao is here, yo, Miss Yao is also here."
"Yao girl is beautiful, but she is so handsome."
"Isn't it, this Yao girl is not only beautiful, but also capable of doing it, looking at other people's big houses and big horses, envying the dead......"
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Lin Yao and Yao's mother both smiled back one by one, and then the two entered the house, Yao's mother looked for Zhao's daughter-in-law who was chopping vegetables, and helped to work together, while Lin Yao looked around, and didn't see Brother Mengzi in the house, she went out of the house, and finally saw a strong man in a short shirt chopping wood in a corner of the yard.
Liu Meng's figure was rare in the village, so Lin Yao could see him at a glance, she hooked the corners of her lips and leaned over, and called crisply, "Brother Mengzi!"
Hearing this, Liu Meng's arm swinging the axe suddenly stopped, he turned his head a little puzzled, and when he saw that it was Lin Yao, his face instantly showed excitement and joy, "Yaoyao!" Why are you here?"
As he spoke, he put down the axe in his hand, turned around and wiped the sweat stains on his face with a cloth, took a few steps forward, and looked at Lin Yao with a look of surprise, "Yaoyao, they all said that you have become smart and beautiful, and sure enough, you are so good-looking now, hehe." ”
Looking at Liu Meng's smile, Lin Yao couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, "Really?" But Brother Mengzi is still so kind and honest. Saying that, she glanced at the piles of firewood behind him, "Brother Mengzi, why are you cutting so much firewood alone, can you do it?" ”
"It's okay, I'm happy that my eldest brother is married, and I should do more." Liu Meng grinned absently.
Lin Yao couldn't help but pout, she was really stupid as always.
"Brother Mengzi, I came here to ask you to be a chorre in my shop, let's discuss?" Lin Yao said with a smile.
Hearing this, Liu Meng's eyes suddenly widened in surprise, staring at a pair of bull's eyes, and looking at Lin Yao with a face full of disbelief, "What? Are you going to ask me to do the work? Yaoyao, I heard you right, right? ”
Lin Yao couldn't help but smile, "Of course it's true, Brother Mengzi, you are so strong and capable, naturally it is not for you." Saying that, Lin Yao rolled her eyes and said playfully, "What about this salary, Brother Mengzi, you are tired of your work, so I plan to give you fifteen yuan a day, what do you think?" ”
"What? Fifteen cents a day? Hearing the salary, Liu Meng was suddenly surprised and didn't know how to place his hands and feet, "Yaoyao, you are so good, the salary you give is so high, several times that of the workers outside." Although Liu Meng has never gone out to work, but I have heard a few times from the people in the village, and I probably know the current market, such as building a house, and other big jobs are generally only ten yuan a day, but I didn't expect him to be able to pay fifteen yuan a day for a miscellaneous worker, and he was so happy to think about it.
Lin Yao smiled indifferently, "We had a good time when we were children, and how to be affectionate is also in it, so we definitely can't give less." ”
Liu Meng touched the back of his head and looked at her and smirked, "Yaoyao, then I'll go tell my parents now, they will be very happy." ”
"Well, go ahead."
Liu Meng, a young man of more than one meter and eight meters, walked away happily, Lin Yao looked at the women in the yard cooking with some boredom, Uncle Bolt was rigid, and there was a lot of land at home, so he only knew how to farm and did not rent out, so he lived a lot, and his two sons were not allowed to go out to work, he felt that it was better to farm to earn money to support his family.
But fortunately, the two sons are also capable, so the Liu family belongs to the middle and upper level in Taohua Village, and this mat also has meat and coarse rice, which looks quite scene.
Lin Yao was bored and dangling, when she saw Liu Meng walking towards her with a dejected face, followed by a group of people from the Liu family.
Seeing this situation, Lin Yao suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
And the villagers who were chatting on the side saw that the Lin family had come out and walked towards Lin Yao, and suddenly the fire of gossip was blazing, and they were all busy moving closer to Lin Yao.
Seeing Lin Yao, Uncle Bolt and Zhao hurriedly crossed Liu Meng and rushed towards her with a smile.
Zhao stepped forward and grabbed Lin Yao's hand in a few steps, and said happily, "Yao girl, why don't you go in and talk to me and your uncle about this work, it's really a separation with your aunt." ”
Uncle Bolt also rushed over, and said with a smile, "Yes, Yao girl, my fierce son is stupid, and he can't speak well, how good is it for you to tell him about the work." ”
The surrounding villagers were amazed when they heard this, "This Yao girl is amazing, I heard a few days ago that Liu Xiaohua, the daughter of the Huang Meizi's family, was also invited to work, and the salary is ten cents a day!"
"This Liu family is really a happy event, this eldest son will get married tomorrow, and the second son is going to work, eh, guess how much can this fierce son's salary be?"
"It must be more than ten cents, the fierce son is so big and capable, and he must give more than that flower girl."
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Listening to the comments of the surrounding villagers, Zhao suddenly felt happy in her heart, feeling that her two sons had earned enough face for her today, and smiled brightly and kindly at Lin Yao, and held the ground tighter.
Lin Yao frowned slightly, pulled her hand out of her hand with all her strength, and then smiled politely, "It's okay Aunt Zhao, it just so happens that I am also lacking a miscellaneous person, Brother Mengzi is so honest and capable, he can just help me." ”
Looking at Lin Yao's sensible appearance, Zhao's impression of her suddenly improved several times, sure enough, this Yao girl has become smart and capable, thinking about her, she rolled her eyes, and then pulled Liu Zhuang on the side, and said to Lin Yao with a smile, "Yao girl, my fierce son is not bright, and he always likes to be lazy, my father and I are afraid that he will cause you trouble after he goes to you, so I want to let Zhuangzi go to you, Zhuangzi is smart and capable, and he will definitely help you." ”
was taken out by the Zhao family, and Liu Zhuang looked at Lin Yao with a confident and calm face, as if he had already determined that Lin Yao would choose him, and said, "Sister Yao, don't worry, I will definitely help you with your work." ”
In Liu Zhuang's memory, Lin Yao is a timid little girl with a stupid brain, who deserves to be bullied by them, although she has become a little prominent recently, but Liu Zhuang still has some arrogance in her bones, and refuses to please her in a low voice.
"That's right, although this strong man doesn't look as strong and capable as the strong man, but it's not much worse, the strong man is still shrewd, why does this Yao girl choose the fierce son instead of the strong man?"
"Maybe Yao girl just wants to do chores or something, just think she can do it."
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The surrounding villagers also echoed Zhao's statement when they heard it.