Chapter 20: An extra water tank
Three days later, Tan Laosan and Tan's aunt and nephew were executed at the entrance of the vegetable market in the west of the city.
On the day of the beheading, both the Jiang family and the Tan family went. The Tan family used a donkey cart to pull a pair of thin-skinned coffins, which were to collect Tan Laosan's body.
As for the people of Mrs. Tan's family, there is not even a single person who shows up, let alone someone to collect the body.
After being lowered from the gallows, he was swept up in a broken mat and thrown into a mass grave outside the city.
Tan Laosan was also dismembered after his death, and he deserved it. Xiao Hu saw his youngest son being dismembered with his own eyes, and he went crazy at that time.
In fact, Tan San has today's fate, and Xiao Hu will bear half of the responsibility.
As long as she didn't dote on her youngest son so much, or slap him when he did something wrong for the first time, instead of thinking about how to wipe his ass, it wouldn't have been the end now.
Tan Laosan died, and Xiaohu went crazy. The Tan family split up as quickly as possible.
Because Xiao Hu favored his younger son before, he already aroused the dissatisfaction of the other two sons. Now because of Tan Laosan, he has lost most of his family's wealth, not to mention,
The Tan family's reputation in the neighboring towns has also plummeted.
The two daughters-in-law hated her even more, and they didn't care about anyone. It didn't take long for him to stumble and fall into a puddle and die.
It's over. The old couple of the Jiang family discussed with several sons and daughters-in-law, prepared heavy gifts, and went door-to-door to thank them.
For example, I helped find people in Jiang Mansion, Qu Mansion, Lin Family's maiden family, Lu family, Lu family, etc.
He also asked someone to make a plaque with the inscription: "Qingtian for the people" four big characters.
Old man Jiang personally took the whole family to beat gongs and drums and sent them to the county office. Don't want to move Qin Jue.
Although the Qin family has a backstage, who walks in officialdom will have a good reputation?
At least Qin Jue is very useful in his heart, and he only thinks that the Jiang family is really good at doing things.
The Jiang family bought glutinous rice and glutinous rice again, and bought pigs, sugar, wine, grain and cloth.
If there is one who helped to find someone that day, it will be counted as one. A family has a glutinous cake, a jar of five catties of wine, three catties of meat, five catties of white rice, two catties of brown sugar and five feet of cloth.
Even the few people in Lotus Land who helped to report the news and find people at the beginning had a part.
The meaning of the Jiang family is very clear, the Tan family is the Tan family, and it has nothing to do with other people in the Lotus Land. They don't do anything to overturn a boatload of people with a rod.
When the matter spread, the ten miles and eight villages praised the Jiang family's atmosphere.
Especially the other villagers in Lotus Land, they all breathed a sigh of relief, at least they didn't have to worry about the retaliation of the people in Xijindu.
Since he lost his granddaughter on the day of the beating, Lao Hu blamed himself very much. If it weren't for his own negligence, his little granddaughter, who would not be tired, would have suffered such a big sin.
Fortunately, after the granddaughter's fever subsided, the situation was better day by day.
After changing the medicine a few times, the scab on the hand also fell off, leaving no scars. Still cheerful and smiling.
Coupled with the fact that her daughters-in-law often persuaded her, she slowly put her mind at ease.
But I am more and more concerned about my granddaughter.
This is really a heavy and sweet love for Jiang Yuqing.
In fact, she really didn't expect that the fever would be so serious that day, it was just a little inferior sweat medicine and a cold.
The reason is that the current body is too small to withstand the toss.
Fortunately, she often drinks spiritual spring water, and her body is much better than that of ordinary babies.
When she can walk independently, she has to fill the water tank at home with spiritual spring water every day.
No, do it now!
"Milk, water!" Her little tongue has not yet learned to say the word "cylinder". It's just that the little hand keeps pointing in the direction of the kitchen.
Old Hu thought she wanted to drink water, so he smiled and said, "Does the good baby want to drink water?" β
As he spoke, he poured half a cup of warm water from Jiang Yuqing's special carved bamboo cup.
The milk dumpling avoided, and the little body leaned forward, and the little hand kept pointing to the kitchen direction: "Water water!" "Old Hu doesn't know why, isn't there water, why do you have to go to the kitchen.
However, Lao Hu, who loved his granddaughter, still relied on his granddaughter and carried her to the kitchen.
At that time, several daughters-in-law were preparing lunch in the kitchen.
Seeing the two grandchildren coming in, thinking that the child was hungry when he smelled the fragrance, Lu smiled and scratched his daughter's little nose: "The rice is not good yet, I will wait for a while to eat." β
Jiang Yuqing avoided her mother's hand and pointed to the big water tank at home: "Water water!" β
Lao Hu explained: "Just now in the hall, she kept pointing here and talking about water, and I thought she wanted to drink water. But she didn't drink it, so she wanted to come to the kitchen. β
Lao Hu carried Jiang Yuqing to the water tank, pretending to be angry and said, "Na, it's time for the water tank." What are you going to do? β
The milk dumpling grinned two millet teeth, put his little hand on the water tank, his heart moved at will, and a trickle of clear water flowed into the water tank that was about to bottom out.
The water flow was very clear, and it didn't take long for most of the tank to be installed. This operation really stunned several women in the kitchen.
No one spoke! For a while, the kitchen was so quiet that you could only hear the "whoosh" sound of water flowing into the tank and the "popping" sound of the firewood fire bursting in the stove.
Until, a strong smell of mush surged in the large kitchen.
Zhu, who was in charge of the spoon, screamed and jumped up: "Oops, my dish!" β
After some scrambling, the women finally cleaned up. Then continue to hover around the already filled tank in a daze.
Zhu Shi was stunned and said, "Which of you pinch me to see if I'm dreaming?" β
Sister-in-law Lin was stunned and stretched out her hand to twist her, and suddenly Zhu grinned in pain.
It's true! Although I knew that Jiang Yuqing had some magical powers, it was the first time I saw it so intuitively and straightforwardly, and the women of the Jiang family were still a little out of the world.
Daughters can take things out of thin air, Lu has seen it many times, compared to her mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law, she is much calmer.
She didn't say a word, picked up the gourd scoop, scooped up a scoop of water, and drank it.
The spring water at the entrance is clear and sweet, and it is much better than the well water that I picked up at home. Come to think of it, this must not be water.
Lu Shi drank most of the scoop in one go, put the scoop down proudly, and smiled: "You can taste it too!" "The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each took their own belongings and drank water, which was much better than the water they picked up outside.
Lu gently touched his daughter's little face: "Bao'er, this water is different, but what does it do?" β
Milk dumplings nodded, and said with a smile: "Spirit, water." Drink, don't get sick! β
Lu said: "You mean, this is spiritual water, after drinking it, you won't get sick, right?" Is it just today, or will it be every day in the future? β
"Yes, Toto!" Dango's big eyes smile like a crescent moon, which is very cute.
Old Hu said solemnly: "Old rules. It's good that the adults in the family know about this, and there is no need to tell the children.
In addition, don't dump the water for washing vegetables, and take it to the backyard to water the ground. β
She thought for a while and said, "Don't say goodbye, it's too wasteful to take such good water to wash things." In the future, it can only be used to drink, and the water picked up from outside is used to wash vegetables and dishes. β
The women agreed.
At noon, when the family came back for dinner, Lao Hu said about it.
The adults were silent for a moment, then they all laughed. The second uncle even joked to her: "Well, in the future, if there is a little good baby at home, we can still pick up a few loads of water." β
"Uh-huh! Few. Dango had a serious expression and was very confident.
The room burst into laughter.
In the evening, the boys of the Jiang family came home and found that the water at home was particularly delicious today.
Jiang Yuhe couldn't help but say: "Hey, have you noticed it, the water here seems to be very sweet!" β
The brothers chimed in: "I found out too!" Jiang Yushan, who was on the sixth line, was particularly naΓ―ve: "Could it be that grandma put sugar in the water?" β
Her mother, Zhu, interrupted his dream: "What do you want to do?" Whoever puts sugar in the water they drink every day, you can figure it out.
They were all picked up from the well outside, and if you think the water is sweet today, it is probably because you are very thirsty today. β
Be...... Is that so? The children touched their heads.
Probably, maybe! I don't know!
Anyway, it's delicious, drink more!
Since then, the Jiang family's kitchen has added a smaller tank. The small jar contains the spiritual spring water to drink, and the large jar contains the water picked up from outside.
Jiang Yuqing would let her family carry her into the kitchen once a morning and fill the small water tank.
Even, in order to facilitate watering the ground, Old Man Jiang specially found someone to dig a well in the backyard.
This made a better cover for Jiang Yuqing to water the ground with spiritual spring water later.
When the fiery camellia bloomed all over the mountains, on March 20, Jiang Yuqing's first birthday arrived.
Although Daddy was not at home, the Qing Baobao Weekly Banquet, which was the pet of the group, was still very grand.
But all the friends and relatives who are free are here. In addition, there was an unexpected figure, that is, Jing Yan, the little son of the county commander's family.
When Lu saw him, he was quite surprised. Because of her brother's relationship, she knows some of the details of this little boy.
knew that he was Qin County's nephew, Qin County's sister's son, and came from Beijing.
is young, but he is not smiling, and he is full of luxury. Somehow, his youngest daughter fell in love with him, and he seemed to like his own good baby very much.
No matter how complicated Lu's heart is, but whether the person who comes is a guest or a distinguished guest, this is the face of the Jiang family, and the Lu family naturally has to respect it.
She was dressed up by her mother and two aunts today. Wear a bright red collared blouse with a small skirt embroidered with butterflies and flowers of the same color, and a pair of small shoes with the same embroidery.
The few hairs on the head are split in two. With two thin red head ropes, crossed and wound upward, tied into two straight braids, standing on the top of the head, like two small tentacles on the head of a snail.
In every move, the skirt swayed, the tentacles swayed, and it was so cute that people's hearts and livers trembled.
At this time, in the hall of the Jiang family, the two Eight Immortal Tables were put together into a large platform, and a thick red flannel cloth was spread on it. The adults held all sorts of things in their hands and put them up one by one.
For example, her aunt put a small comb and a marriage fat box, thinking that she would be a beautiful girl in the future.
Well, she secretly looked in the mirror, but she was really good-looking in this life.
The second aunt put a small wooden shovel and a sewing kit, hoping that she would be able to get the needlework in the future, go to the kitchen, and be a clever girl.
When it was her mother's turn, she put a book, this is in the hope that she can know the book and etiquette?
Grandma Lao Hu put a silver ingot. The old lady hopes that her precious granddaughter will be rich and prosperous for the rest of her life, and she will not lack money to spend.
Well, this one has to have.
The eldest brother Jiang Yujiang put a pen, hoping that his sister is knowledgeable and can write well.
The second brother Jiang Yuhe put his most beloved little wooden sword, this is hoping that she will become a female general or a heroine in the future?
This can also be had. Who's old days didn't have a dream of a chivalrous woman in a sheet!
The third brother Jiang Yuhu is good at arithmetic, and he is determined to be the shopkeeper of a big restaurant, and he puts a small abacus.
The fourth brother Jiang Yuhai put a small slingshot, and the fifth brother and sixth brother Jiang Yuming and Jiang Yushan put dim sum cakes, this is hoping to become a foodie?
Foodies are also good! Moreover, she was a foodie in the first place!
The seventh brother is her own brother Jiang Yuchuan, and put a small pen holder, which was carved for him by his father before he went to Beijing.
When it was Jing Yan's turn, he took out a jade carving seal from his bosom and put it up, and then the others put some dried fruits, rattles and other bits and pieces.
"Come, good baby, choose one! Choose your own favorite! "A few brothers are ready to move, all kinds of explicit hints, hoping that the younger sister will choose to let go.
Even the little boy Jingyan looked at her with expectant eyes, and he almost didn't say that he would choose a seal.