Seeing that the coffin was about to be set, we couldn't really let Brother Da Zhuang be put into the coffin and dragged away for burial, right?
The little girl rushed to the carriage and said, "My benefactor, you really don't have to go to such trouble! To be honest, my family also knows some neighbors, and I can ask them to help me. How can I ask my benefactor to come and keep an eye on such unlucky things?"
Where are you?"
Just give her the money and let her do it herself!
Song Qiu's smile remained unchanged, "It's no trouble. I'll ask for help and it will be done faster. Your father will be buried in less than noon, and we can be on our way in the afternoon."
Seeing that it didn't make sense, the little girl turned around and rushed towards the cart with a pitiful expression.
The cart was at the door. In just a few steps, the little girl rushed over, patted the straw mat, and yelled, "Run!"
Then, the straw mat broke open, and a young man quickly jumped off the cart and followed the little girl's footsteps.
The two of them were like rabbits, running away as fast as they could.
The two big men in front of the cart didn't react. They were so frightened that their faces turned pale when they saw the "corpse" moving and running away.
In the shop, Aling and the boss had already discussed the price. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the movement outside, and she said, "The price is a bit expensive. Forget it, I'll go check it out elsewhere."
Then he turned around and walked out.
The coffin owner couldn't stop shouting. Seeing that the business he had obtained was gone, he also gave up his hand and said, "Hey! Girl, the price is easy to negotiate!"
Aling had already left the shop and saw the two voices, one tall and one short, scurrying into the crowd like rabbits, and soon they would disappear.
"Sister Aqiu, you go back to the inn and wait!"
After saying this, Alingti jumped onto the roof of the street shop and chased forward.
Standing high, you can see far away. You can clearly see the figure of Aling jumping on the roof and running around in the crowd without daring to look back.
Seeing the person running for two streets and then turning the corner and entering an alley, Aling also turned around.
The alley was full of twists and turns, but Aling followed steadily.
The two people below had no idea there was anyone above them. They only glanced back a few times. When no one was chasing after them, they breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down.
I ran so far in one breath and was exhausted.
"New Year, what are you running for? We didn't even get the straw mat or the cart, how can we make a living later? We'll have to spend money to buy another one!" Da Zhuang, who was about fourteen or fifteen years old, looked at the little girl and said to the New Year.
How can the eight-year-old look so pitiful and humble right now in the New Year?
He looks like a little adult, with a very unruly look on his face.
She waved her hand, "We are unlucky this time to meet such a kind person. We have no choice but to run away. Do you really want to lie down in a coffin?"
It’s okay, let’s buy another set! We are not short of money now!”
Listening to the New Year's greetings, Da Zhuang thought about the wallet she had picked up when she went out yesterday, and there were dozens of taels of silver in that wallet!
They are indeed not short of money now.
These few dozen taels of silver were enough for them to find a remote town and settle down.
Thinking like this, he said: "New Year, how about we leave here?"
"Over the years, we have accumulated a lot of money one after another. Those aunts and daughters-in-law in the shop say very unpleasant things to us behind our backs. If we leave here and find a place where no one knows us, we can have a good time.
Life is better than living here."
New Year rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not leaving. Those chattering women can just say what they say. If we say it, we won't lose a piece of meat! Why should we hide out?"
I, Luo Xinnian, have lived in Sanlifang for eight years and I live well. Why should I leave? I won’t leave! I’ll piss them off!”
Da Zhuang sighed, "They ruined your reputation. If we don't leave, how can you get married?"
"Married?"
New Year burst into laughter, "What's the benefit of getting married? I don't want to get married! Besides, I'm only eight years old, who can I marry? But Brother Da Zhuang, you want to get a wife?"
He nodded and said, "Indeed, Brother Da Zhuang, you are already thirteen. It's time to start talking about your wife. It's not easy to meet the one you like just a short while ago. You have to do it in advance. Otherwise, when you reach your age, you won't be able to get married yet."
It has to be decided.
When I get back, I'll talk to Matchmaker Li from Daofang. She has a good reputation and the wife she talks about is definitely good. We have money, so we don't have to worry about someone not marrying her."
"Finding matchmakers to arrange marriages is all a matter for the woman's family. My aunt is gone, so I, as your younger sister, will arrange marriages for you. It's reasonable!"
"Don't worry, I will find you a good wife!"
"We have to repair your house so that you can have a place to hold weddings when you get married!"
The New Year walked in front like a little adult, while Da Zhuang, who was half a step behind, shook his head when he heard this.
After not hearing anyone's response for a long time, New Year turned his head and saw that the person had a sullen face. He couldn't help but move back half a step and walked on a horizontal line with the person. He lowered his head slightly and looked up at Da Zhuang with his eyes, "What's the matter? Talk about it.
What about my daughter-in-law, why aren’t you happy?"
Da Zhuang said in a low voice: "I don't want to get a wife here."
New Year raised his eyebrows, "Why don't you want to? Brother Da Zhuang, your parents and my parents have lived in Sanlifang all their lives. We were also born and raised here. This is our home. You don't want to be here?"
If you want to marry a wife here, where do you want to go?"
Da Zhuang pursed his lips and did not answer immediately.
I turned a little further and reached the entrance to Sanlifang. There was a well there. The old and young in the village always liked to gather there to talk and have fun. Even if it was cold, it didn't stop them from having fun at all.
pleasure.
He stopped and squatted down against the wall behind him.
Seeing his posture, New Year also stopped, not like a girl, but like a boy. He raised one foot and stepped on the wall, resting his elbow on the raised knee, holding his fist against the wall.
He put his head on his temples and looked at Da Zhuang, as if he was listening.
Da Zhuang said slowly: "In the eyes of these people in Sanlifang, my father is an idle drunkard, my mother is a restless slut, and I am the son of an alcoholic, a little hooligan, good for nothing.
Your father is an unlearned thief, your mother is a flirtatious vixen, and you are the daughter of a slut, a little vixen who makes a shameful face.
I've heard enough. I don't want our children to continue to be pointed at by them, called them hooligans, called them little sluts, and let them be like us, unable to hold their heads up here, living a hard and painful life.
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I think of a place where no one knows us, so that in the future our children can hold their heads high and live happily."
After listening to these words, New Year's Eve licked his lower lip with the tip of his tongue and looked up at the gray sky.
After a moment, she put down her elbows and legs that were supported on the wall, slowly squatted down in front of Da Zhuang, looked at Da Zhuang without blinking, and asked him softly: "Then are they? Are we?
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Da Zhuang's eyes turned red, "Of course not! I'm not it, and neither are you! My father was hunted down by his enemies and had to retreat and hide here to spend the rest of his life. He had nowhere to put his skills to use, and he was depressed and frustrated, so he drank.
Get rid of your worries! My mother only has my father in her heart. For my father, she is willing to give up the world and become an ordinary woman here. She has never been uneasy at home! "