Chapter Ninety-Four: Visiting the County Seat
In the following days, the family was busy beating beans and picking corn. The old lady of the Zhong family was idle, so she led her daughter-in-law and granddaughters over to help pick up corn. Everyone laughed and laughed together, but they didn't feel anything, and the big pile of corn was quickly pulled out.
The corn that has been picked up is tied into a hanger and placed on the shelf that Yunxue and they have set up in advance, so that it is easy to dry and will not be damaged. Some corn peels all fell off in the process of breaking, so naturally they couldn't tie the hangers, so they piled up in the bud rice building. It's piled up like that, slowly ventilated and dried.
Time passes in a hectic way, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Yun Xue remembered that the fifteen taels of silver at home were left by Zhengsong at the beginning, so she sent Tianfu and Yunlin to Shishidaogou to return the silver to Zhengsong.
"Remember, you must see Brother Masamatsu with your own eyes, and then give him the silver, understand? Stop by to see how he is doing, and come back and tell me. But don't talk about your sister, do you know? Yun Xue said uneasily.
"Eldest sister, don't worry, we all understand this. Eldest sister, are you really ignoring Brother Zhengsong like this? He's a good guy and he's good to you. Tianfu couldn't figure it out, the eldest sister and Brother Zhengsong were both good people, why couldn't the two of them be together?
Yun Xue smiled bitterly, "You are still young, and you don't understand many things." When you grow up, you will know that there are too many things in this world that we cannot call the shots. Yun Xue patted Tianfu's little head, and then urged them to hurry out.
Yun Xue looked at the backs of her two younger brothers, and she was also a little sad in her heart. These days, she has been busy all the time, so that she can leave these things behind. But when I was free, there was an indescribable bitterness that still lingered in my heart.
Tianfu and Yunlin came to Shishidaogou Village, asked about the Sun family, and then found the Sun family. Before he could reach the gate of Sun's house, he saw a person staggering from the front. The man had a lot of dirt on his shirt and a jar of wine in his hand.
Tianfu exclaimed, "Brother Zhengsong? Why are you like this? Tianfu almost didn't dare to recognize him.
The person in front of him is Masatsu, but it is very different from before. It has only been less than ten days, and he has lost a lot of weight, and his eye sockets are also around. The beard on the cheeks has grown out, and it has not been cleaned up. It seems that the hair hasn't been combed for a long time, and it's messy, and the whole person looks like a flower child.
Zhengsong heard someone shouting to himself, tried to open his drunken eyes, and looked carefully at the person in front of him, "Tianfu, is that you?" You came to see your brother, did Yunxue let you come? What did she say to me? Zhengsong was a little anxious, grabbed Tianfu's shoulder, and asked.
Tianfu looked at Zhengsong's appearance and cried, "Brother Zhengsong, what's wrong with you?" ”
Zheng Song asked again anxiously, "Did Yunxue let you come?" Did Yunxue ask you to come to me? ”
Yun Lin on the side said loudly, "Brother Zhengsong, it was my eldest sister who let me." She's worried about you and doesn't know how you're doing, so let's come and see you. However, if she sees you like this, she will be angry. Brother Zhengsong, you are a man, how can you be so decadent? Men are born in the world, not only because of their affection, but also because they have a lot of things to do. You are so depressed, to whom do you show it? Your parents? Did they give birth to you and raise you, just to worry and feel sorry for you every day? Show me my eldest sister? If my eldest sister really saw you like this, it would be strange if she didn't kick you into the Yalu River. ”
"Isn't what happened to our family much worse than what happened to you? My eldest sister gritted her teeth and survived, and lived the life of the family without delay. You can't even catch up with my eldest sister, what kind of man are you? As you are now, I am glad that my eldest sister is not with you. Yun Lin's mouth was not given for nothing, he pointed at Zhengsong and counted it.
Zheng Song was a little stunned, he remembered Yun Xue's resolute expression, and then looked at his current appearance, "Yes, I look like this, your eldest sister can really kick me into the river when she sees it." As he spoke, he shook his head and smiled. She said she wouldn't see me anymore, why should I still care about this? I'd rather she come and really kick me into the river.
Yun Lin was so angry that he took out the fifteen taels of silver from his arms and threw it in front of Zheng Song, "This is what my eldest sister asked me to bring to you, you quickly put it away." Okay, let's go, I'm angry to see you dead like this. Yun Lin stretched out his hand and dragged Tianfu over, turned around and left.
Zhengsong picked up the small cloth bag on the ground and opened it to see that it was silver. Looking at this cloth bag carefully, it feels a little familiar, as if it was my own before. By the way, this is the fifteen taels of silver that I threw under the cabinet of the Han family last year. Yun Xue asked her brother to send this, what did she mean? Do you not want to owe yourself a favor, or do you have other ideas? Thinking back to Yunlin's words just now, Zhengsong felt that he really shouldn't be so decadent. Reaching out and tying the small cloth bag, he put it in his arms, and then threw the wine jar in his hand, and he turned around and went home.
Early in the morning of August 14, Yun Xue took her younger brothers to practice kung fu, no matter what time it was, she did not allow these children to leave their kung fu behind. Waiting for the big guy to finish his last punch, Yun Zhen hurriedly went to open the door. "Sister, there's a letter outside the door." As he spoke, Yun Zhen came in with a letter.
Yun Xue was a little strange, took the letter and looked at it, it was written for herself. When she opened the letter, Yun Xue couldn't help but feel a little sad. It turned out that this letter was written by Masomatsu with the help of someone, and he already felt that he had left home. Zhengsong's mother refused to withdraw from the Zhang family, so she forced Zhengsong to marry Chunfang. Zheng Song refused, left the house in the middle of the night, and then found someone to write a letter to Yun Xue. I don't know when it was delivered.
Yun Xue took the letter and couldn't help but feel a little lost in her heart.
"Eldest sister, who is the letter? It's Brother Masatsu, right? Yun Lin stepped forward and saw that the eldest sister's expression was slightly abnormal, and then asked softly.
Yun Xue nodded, "Yes, he ran away from home." In Yun Xue's heart, she didn't know what it was like. For Zheng Song, she should be regarded as a little fond of it, and she can't reach the point of life and death, so she has gradually forgotten about it these days. But this letter made her a little sad, and Zhengsong left her hometown for herself, and she didn't know where to go. I am afraid that I owe this love in my life.
Yun Xue shook her head and stopped thinking about it. "Let's go, go into the house, wash your face and eat, I'll take you to the county seat later, let's go buy something for the holidays." Our harvest is good this year, so it's time to buy something delicious to celebrate. ”
When the children heard this, they all cheered, and it was rare for them to go to the county seat.
After breakfast, Yun Zhen went out to put the ox cart on, and then everyone cleaned up and got on the ox cart. Yun Xue took the lock and locked the door of the house and the outside door. Yunxia has been living for more than a lifetime now, and she doesn't have to be afraid of going out or anything anymore, so Yunxue decided to go out with her family and go to the county town for a good walk.
The ox cart was naturally slower and swaying, and it took two hours to reach the West City Gate. Yunxue found a place to store the ox cart, then took Xiao Yunxia, and the family entered the city gate. Yun Ting and Yun Lei have followed Yun Lin and them to the county seat, only Yun Ni has never been here, and they feel strange when they see anything. And Yunxia in Yun Xue's arms was even more round-eyed, her little head kept twisting, looking east and west, and she didn't stop at all.
Today, Yun Xue wore a lilac dress, still without a skirt, but the well-fitting cut showed a bit of girlish slenderness. The hair was simply tied into braids and tied with a lilac headband. This simple outfit has a somewhat heroic feeling. It's just that he is holding a little doll in his arms, but it is a little less heroic and more soft.
"Slow down, there are a lot of people in the county, but you are not allowed to run around. I can warn you, there are a lot of flowers nowadays, you must not run around, especially Yunting and Yunlei, you know? Yun Xue saw that her younger brothers were about to jump up excitedly, and hurriedly warned them.
"Hey, eldest sister, you can rest assured, we won't." Yun Lei hurriedly agreed.
There are eight children in the family, and many people are paying attention to it when they are walking on the road. The children of the Han family are all good-looking, Yunlin is polite and polite, and he has a bookish atmosphere, which is quite a bit of a young man. Yun Zhen is a representative of the northern men, thick and strong, and between his eyebrows, there is a heroic spirit. The two walked side by side, which attracted the attention of many girls.
The rest of Tianfu, Yun Ting and Yun Lei, are all extraordinary, but they haven't grown up yet.
And Yun Xue and Yun Ni walked together, one was heroic and upright, the other was charming and gentle, plus Yun Xue had a pink ball in her arms and a cute little Yunxia, the three sisters, all of them were equally eye-catching. Especially Yunni, who has completely inherited Liu's beauty, although she is only eleven years old, she is already an unforgettable little beauty. There were several boys on the road, all secretly looking at Yunni.
The northern folk customs are open, and women can also go out, but for a delicate girl like Yunni, the family generally does not allow her to go out, for fear of causing trouble.
Especially since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty for more than 200 years, the imperial court is now somewhat corrupt, and corrupt officials are rampant. The folk customs are not as simple as when the country was first founded, and many gangsters, as well as wealthy families, will do some things to bully men and women. Therefore, many families, for the girls in the family, are also eager to hide at home and try not to let them out.