Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Warm Sun
Lu Yangsheng still took the rice bag in Li Rou's hand, and did not hold on. Because he really needs this bag of rice, in this small town where he may no longer be able to buy food, this may be his last life-saving food, but Lu Yangsheng took the bag of rice at the same time, without a trace, he pulled back the palm that the woman was holding, and quickly put all the twenty copper coins in his hand into the woman's hand with his left hand, and turned around to run. Unexpectedly, the woman seemed to be an unpredictable prophet, and suddenly grabbed the back of Lu Yangsheng's neck.
"The little rabbit cub still wants to run, can you try another one for me? You dare to shake off your sister's hand, what? Do you dare to dislike your sister Rou? It's the other way around. ”
Li Rou grabbed Lu Yangsheng, a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her mouth was like a flood opening the floodgates, and she couldn't stop talking about it.
The corners of Lu Yangsheng's mouth twitched, he turned his head to look up at the woman who called herself Sister Rou, and the thousands of emotions in his heart changed when his mouth changed, and he said helplessly: "Sister Rou, you let go first, I have two clothes left, and if I am dragged by you, I will have to go up the mountain naked." ”
Li Rou said indifferently: "If you are naked, you are naked, and the big fart child still knows to be shy?" If you want nothing, there's nothing to look at. ”
As Li Rou spoke, she looked Lu Yangsheng up and down with ill intentions, focusing on Lu Yangsheng's legs, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Lu Yangsheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Rou angrily, and his tone was a little puzzled.
"What does it have to do with being shy? The key is that it's cold, it's going to be winter again, you want to freeze me to death! ”
The evil smile on the corner of Li Rou's mouth froze, and she remembered that the baby in front of her had no mother at the age of six, and she didn't usually contact people except herself, how could she understand these things between men and women? If it weren't for the fact that he would have spoken a few words to this child, maybe this child wouldn't have even been able to speak, right?
Thinking of this child's father, Li Rou was a little sad, what a good two people, why did they not come back after entering the mountain once? Leaving such a good child to live alone, how many sins have he suffered, if the child's father is still alive, he is such a good-tempered person, I'm afraid he must also have the intention of killing, right?
The woman looked at the child she was dragging by herself, and the sadness in her heart couldn't stop pouring out, and tears gradually condensed in her crystal clear eyes.
Seeing that Li Rou was a little distracted, Lu Yangsheng suddenly broke free of the woman's palm, turned around and ran, but before he could run a few steps, he heard a faint voice behind him.
"Run, run, if you dare to run like this today, you can see if I can chase you to your house."
Lu Yangsheng's raised leg was slowly lowered, and he could only turn to look at the woman helplessly, Lu Yangsheng really had nothing to do about this person.
Everyone in the town avoided themselves, but the woman in front of her, not only did not hide from herself, but she was even more curious about the place where her home was, and she asked more than once to go to her own house to see, but she was stopped by Lu Yangsheng and her husband, so she didn't succeed.
To be honest, Lu Yangsheng also felt that he was a mourning star, especially after the accident of the Ninth Master this time, he felt even more that he was, how dare he let Li Rou go to his house at this time.
Seeing that Lu Yangsheng stopped, Li Rou nodded with satisfaction, casually threw the copper coin in his hand, and looked at Lu Yangsheng and said angrily.
"Tsk, a lot, went into the mountains to collect medicine again?"
Lu Yangsheng nodded and said "um" casually.
There must be a surplus of twenty yuan to buy that bag of rice, but the two of them know the roots, Lu Yangsheng didn't say to buy rice, and Li Rou didn't look for money, just like Lu Yangsheng used to buy rice on credit, Li Rou always gave more, some things are good to keep in mind, and when you say it, it will change its taste.
Li Rou walked slowly to Lu Yangsheng's side, stretched out a finger and pointed at Lu Yangsheng's head, and said angrily: "No wonder I bought so little rice last time, I have eaten it for so many days, how many times have I told you, eat less wild fruits, eat more rice, now you are the time to grow taller, don't eat well, turn around and grow into a three-inch ding, see how you please your wife." ”
Every time Lu Yang was born to buy rice, there would be such a thing, he didn't feel annoyed, and even enjoyed this feeling a little.
Lu Yangsheng took a step back and didn't let Li Rou point at himself, Li Rou was stunned for a moment, Lu Yangsheng had never been like this before.
"Sister Rou, this may be the last time I come to buy food."
Lu Yangsheng was a little aggrieved and a little reluctant, but he still said it.
Li Rou looked at Lu Yangsheng incredulously, and the anger poured out all of a sudden, but she didn't scold people very abnormally, but asked in a dark tone, and asked in a calm tone as much as possible.
"Tell me, why? Don't talk to the old lady about the that someone is willing to sell your food to fool me, the old lady knows the in the town better than you. ”
Lu Yangsheng didn't want to deceive the person in front of him, so he could only say in a trembling voice: "Sister, every time I come back to your house, your family's business will be bad for several days......"
As soon as Lu Yangsheng said this, he was immediately interrupted by Li Rou, who said angrily: "Fart you, what does it matter to you whether the business is good or not?" The old lady runs a grain store, she can't starve herself, those people want to buy it, and if they don't buy it, they go hungry, why do you worry about this? ”
Lu Yangsheng was not in a hurry, and waited for Li Rou to finish speaking, and then continued to talk about himself.
"You should have heard about what happened recently, right? With my current reputation, will your family still be able to open its doors for business if you come again? ”
Li Rou glanced at Lu Yangsheng strangely, and asked curiously, "You already know?" No, who's going to tell you that? ”
Lu Yangsheng lowered his head, his figure was indescribably lonely, and Li Rou felt sad again, and tears almost fell out.
"Nobody told me, I guessed it."
Li Rou knew that Lu Yangsheng was smart, and it was normal to be able to guess something, not to mention that her own man was indeed a little bit of a bad thing just now. She didn't know how to comfort the child, after all, she had only heard a few words and didn't know exactly what was going on.
Li Rou suddenly stretched out a hand, touched Lu Yangsheng's head, and asked softly, "Can you tell my sister what happened?" How did you get involved with that bastard Liu Mazi? ”
Lu Yangsheng shook his head and didn't speak.
It's not that I want to hide it from Li Rou, but Li Rou is not suitable for Li Rou to get involved in the affairs of the ninth master, as far as Li Rou's temper is concerned, knowing the truth of the matter, he will definitely give himself a head start, and Li Rou's family will be in great trouble at that time, and... There are some things that Lu Yangsheng has to do, even if he knows that he will die.
Some people deserve to die.
But Lu Yangsheng didn't plan to tell Li Rou about these things, and she couldn't get involved.
Thinking of this, Lu Yangsheng hurriedly stopped, after all, thinking about those weird things in front of Li Rou is the same as planning to do bad things in front of his father and mother, it is easy to lose heart, and it is easier to show his feet. Therefore, Lu Yangsheng hurriedly changed the topic, raised his head and said to Li Rou with a smile: "Sister, let me tell you good news, I may have to go outside." ”
Li Rou didn't react for a moment, tilted her head and asked strangely, "Outside?" ”
"Hmm." Lu Yangsheng nodded and said happily: "Yes, outside, outside the town, I know how to get out of the town." ”
When Li Rou heard this, she suddenly became excited: "No, you can't go out, how old are you, how can you walk out of the mountains?" Besides, I take care of you in the town, and you can't starve to death when you get outside? ”
Looking at Li Rou, who was about to cry because he was worried about himself, Lu Yangsheng's heart was warm, for a moment, Lu Yangsheng wanted to give up the idea of going out, but when he thought of his situation, Lu Yangsheng could only grit his teeth and give up the idea of staying.
"Sister, I have to go out, don't worry, no one outside knows my background, and they won't dislike me, maybe I'll live better."
Lu Yangsheng said this with a smile, smiling very sunny and happy, just like the warm sun in winter, very heartwarming.
Li Rou looked at Lu Yangsheng like this, and finally couldn't hold back her tears anymore and cried.
Hearing the crying outside, the man in the courtyard couldn't help but poke his head out of the door and weakly called out to his daughter-in-law.
Hearing her man shouting to herself, Li Rou turned her head and said viciously, "Go back." ”
The man didn't dare to squeak, quickly closed the back door, and continued to squat dejectedly behind the door.
was interrupted by the man, Li Rou stopped crying, wiped her face casually, and stared at Lu Yangsheng viciously.
"When are you leaving?"
Li Rou also figured it out, just like Lu Yangsheng said, if he really walked out of the town, it would be better.
"There's still a date yet, there's still something to do in town."
Lu Yangsheng didn't say what it was, and Li Rou didn't ask.
"Before leaving, you must come and tell the old lady, if you dare not come to the old lady to break your three legs."
Although Lu Yangsheng was curious why Li Rou said that it was three legs, he still didn't ask after all, but just nodded.
I do have to say it before I go.
After that, the two didn't speak again, and Lu Yangsheng looked at Li Rou's face for a while, as if he wanted to imprint this not very good-looking face in his heart.
"Sister, I have to go back."
Seeing the man peeking through the crack of the door again, Lu Yangsheng said softly to Li Rou.
Li Rou opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only wave her hand and say, "Let's go, hurry up, the little rabbit thief is annoying." ”
After Li Rou finished speaking, she turned around and went home.
After returning home, Li Rou saw her man come over with warm water soaked in cypress branches, and asked her to wash her hands.
"Li Quan, the old lady is not unlucky, you don't need to take the cypress branch water diaphragm to respond to the old lady."
The man knew the woman's temper, and said sullenly: "Daughter-in-law, I know you like that kid Yangsheng, and I like it too, but the town said that he was a mourning star with a nose and eyes, and today at the funeral of the ninth master, Liu Mazi said that, what about our family, we adults don't care, but you have to think about the child." ”
Not to mention that the child was fine, as soon as the child was mentioned, the woman became even more angry, and reprimanded sharply: "Li Quan, do you still have the face to mention the child?" Don't forget, you can have children, on whom? Who didn't want to die, ran in the mountains for three days before finding an old ginseng tree to renew the life of your daughter-in-law. ”
When the man heard his daughter-in-law say this, he squatted on the ground again and said nothing.
Li Rou was pregnant with a child back then, and Li Quan happened to collect grain in the town, so only Li Rou was doing the work in the field, but no one expected that Li Rou was actually born prematurely, and the child was only in his early nine months. By the time the people from the town arrived, Li Rou had already fainted, and there was a lot of blood under her, almost scaring Li Quan to death.
Later, I went back to the town and invited the best stable wife, so that the child was successfully born, and the child was barely saved, but the adult had a problem, and the doctor said that he must use good old ginseng as a medicine to continue his life, and there was no possibility of recovery.
The Li family has money in the grain business, but the price of old ginseng is difficult for the Li family to afford, besides, even if the Li family wants to save people, the town must have suitable medicinal materials. You know, this is old ginseng, and it's not someone who says you can take it out.
Just when everyone thought that Li Rou was not saved, a child quietly walked out, for three days, for three whole days, Li Quan could only watch Li Rou weaken day by day, and there was nothing to be done. On the third day, the Li family had already begun to prepare for the future, and at this time, a child came to the door, holding an old ginseng tree of at least two hundred years in his hand, and appeared at the door of Li's house full of injuries.
The child said: "My father and mother said that Grandpa Li is a good person, Sister Li Rou and Brother Li Quan are also good people, and good people should be rewarded." ”
That old ginseng was actually the first to be discovered by the child's father, but the place is biased, and almost no one will go, so people who drive the mountain will generally raise it again when they encounter this situation, and if the family declines, it can be used as the capital for a comeback. Therefore, the child's father tied a red rope to the old ginseng, remembered the place, did not pick it, went home and told the child about it, and wanted the child to pick it back when he grew up.
That child is Lu Yangsheng.
When he heard that Li Rou needed the old ginseng to save his life, Lu Yangsheng almost did not hesitate to go to pick the old ginseng, and walked for three days and three nights before picking the old ginseng, during which he fell into the thorn forest and almost killed the child, but the child still gritted his teeth and walked back. Because my father and mother said that Sister Li Rou is a good person, and a good person must be rewarded.
Li Rou looked at the man with a lot of money and scolded even harder.
"Li Quan, don't look at the old lady as your child daughter-in-law, but my father said it when he left, and I have the final say on family matters. Back then, our old Li family's business was not good, who took out the money to turn over to our family? It's not the old Lu family, what did people say? If it weren't for others, would our family have the current life? It's already dead, right? Four generations of our family owe the favor of the old Lu family, are you embarrassed to dislike others? If it wasn't for the old lady coming out just now, would you have closed Yangsheng outside? Do you want to do it? Want to starve that child to death? Li Quan, do you still have a conscience? ”
The man lowered his head and let the woman scold, not daring to say a word.
The woman scolded for a long time, crying while scolding, but the man did not dare to refute a word, so he squatted in the yard until a child of three or four years old cried and called out to his mother, and the woman stopped scolding, kicked the man over, picked up the basin and cypress branches on the ground, and turned around and went to the well.
When the woman was gone, the man got up, picked up his son, who was sitting at the door of the house and wept, and turned back to the house.
After putting his son away, the man squatted in a corner where no one was around, slapped himself twice, his shoulders trembled slightly, but no sound came out.
The woman outside the house, looking at the freshly soaked cypress branches in the basin, couldn't stop her tears from flowing down.
Some rough palms were put into the water, like a pan of oil, so that the woman did not dare to stay long.
In the end, the woman's face was red, and there were two more slap prints.
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On the street, Lu Yangsheng hid in a corner where no one was around, and heard the woman's words scolding the man word for word.
Lu Yangsheng just listened, biting his lip, and he didn't know that his lips were oozing blood.
Farther away, a Taoist priest took a big sip of the wine gourd, raised the wine gourd and shook it, and listened to it again, as if he had heard an extremely beautiful sound.
The Taoist priest said drunkly: "It's really beautiful, the cold winter wax moon has a warm sun to protect the body, and it is very comfortable to think about it." ”