This is an activity that belongs exclusively to them.
Whenever Qi Bao'er goes out, he will receive a bunch of snacks. Don't accept them. The folks in the hometown have good intentions, but if you accept them, everyone's life will be difficult.
But you can’t not let Baoer go out for this reason, right?
So Old Man Qi thought of a compromise. If he took Qi Bao'er to the village to 'harvest' something during the day, he would take Qi Bao'er out for a walk after dinner.
There is always the cheapest kind of small candy at 20 cents per pound at home.
When the grandson and grandpa go out in the evening, they will carry a dozen or so of these in their little pockets. When they meet old people or children, they will share a sweet treat with them to satisfy their sticky wishes.
On this evening trip, the grandfather and grandson will not accept any more things from the villagers. Old man Qi has always been like this ever since Qi Bao'er was able to go out, and the villagers have become accustomed to it, so now everyone will meet them again on the road after dinner.
No one will stuff things into them anymore.
On the contrary, everyone tried their best to avoid them.
Most of the people in Qijia Village are relatively simple. Sugar is a precious and precious thing. The people in the village think very simply. What they give to Qibao'er are ordinary things that are not valuable at all. Sugar is the cheapest.
It costs 20 cents per catty to plant it.
What's more, if they eat one more candy, the lucky doll will eat one less. How can they compete with the savior of the whole village to eat candy?
Even children are constantly reminded by adults at home.
"Uncle Lu is taking Bao'er out to play."
A few meters away, an old woman in patchwork clothes smiled and said hello. Next to her was a boy who was about seven or eight years old and dressed no better than the old woman. He was looking at Qi in Old Man Qi's arms with bright eyes.
Baoer.
When Qi Baoer heard the sound and looked over, he immediately hid behind the old woman like a frightened little rabbit.
"Yes, let's take Bao'er out for a walk. Where are Daye's wife taking Ban'er?"
"Ban'er's mother and his uncle went to the county town early in the morning. They haven't come back yet. I'll go to the village entrance to have a look."
The old woman is the daughter-in-law of Qi Daye, two lanes across the street from Old Man Qi's house. If there were a poverty contest in the village, Qi Daye's family would be ranked first.
Qi Daye is a craftsman and has good carpentry skills. Logically, his life should not be worse than others, but sometimes God just doesn't care for people.
The woodworker had to go up the mountain to cut firewood for later use. Fifteen years ago, Qi Daye took on a business in the middle of winter and had to go up the mountain. As a result, he made a mistake and broke his leg. What was even more unlucky was that he was alone at the time.
When he went up the mountain, his family got used to him going up the mountain for the whole day. It was not until dark that no one came back, so he urgently begged the villagers to go into the mountain to look for him.
A broken leg is difficult to treat, and after being frozen for a day in the mountains, both legs were completely disabled.
After being frozen for a day, it was not just a problem with the legs, but also other problems with the body due to the cold. No, in order to achieve a great cause, their family not only sold their fields and land, but also borrowed everything they could.
More than ten years have passed, and I still owe the villagers a total of no less than a hundred taels of silver.
Qi Daye has a son and a daughter, but even the family property has been sold and only a house that can barely shelter from the wind and rain is left. Where will the money come from to give them a wife and a dowry?
It just so happens that Daye's daughter-in-law's natal village, Niuman Village, has a brother and sister who have no father or mother. Niuman Mountain is remote and lacks water, and there are few fields. The brother and sister also encountered an unscrupulous uncle who took away their only one acre of land.
After being robbed, it was very difficult for the brother and sister to survive, and they also had no hope of getting married.
As soon as the two families got together, they simply changed their marriage.
Fortunately, both families are kind-hearted people. Daye's wife does not waste time on her daughter-in-law, and Ban'er's wife is also an honest person.
"It's time to go take a look. They probably won't be willing to pay for the bus and will walk back."
The old man Qi looked at the sky to see how the sun was setting. It should be around six o'clock in the afternoon.
There are two bullock carts in the village that are occasionally used to carry people. One belongs to the patriarch's family, and the other belongs to the Niu family, a non-local family who came to the village more than ten years ago.
Both oxcarts would arrive at five o'clock at the latest. Qijia Village is close to the county seat, so the oxcarts would arrive in about half an hour.
At this time, normally all the bullock carts have returned.
Daye's daughter-in-law kept walking with Old Man Qi three or four meters away, "Ban'er Niang is a solid person. Riding in an ox cart costs a copper coin. In the morning, she took the ox cart with her things. She probably sold her things this time."
, she couldn’t bear to part with that penny again.”
She is happy that her daughter-in-law is sensible, but she is also distressed that her daughter-in-law is too sensible.
As she spoke, Daye's wife suddenly remembered the rumors that suddenly arose in the afternoon. After looking around to make sure there was no one nearby, she asked in a low voice:
"Uncle Lu, has something strange happened to your family these past two days?" The two families have a close relationship, so Daye's wife asked directly without beating around the bush.
Who is Old Man Qi? When he heard this, he knew that the so-called ghost story about his family must have spread in the village. He had already known about this matter, and he immediately showed an expression of disgust without any hint of falsehood.
Come.
"Daughter-in-law of Daye, I won't tell you lies. Not long after Bao'er was born, he was noticed by an expert who passed by our village and made him his apprentice. Wasn't Bao'er sick a few days ago? I don't know her master.
How did you know that I traveled thousands of miles to see Bao'er?
This afternoon, Master Bao'er went up the mountain to collect herbs and shot a pheasant. He asked Anzi to bring it back first, specifically to replenish Bao'er's health.
It’s not like I, a grown man, still say bad things about people, but the wild chicken is what Master Bao’er calls for Bao’er to eat, and no one in my family dares to eat it.
After smelling the smell, the Qihe family rushed into my house with their whole family. Qi Quan also hit San Lang until his head was bruised, and the Qihe family tried to beat Anzi.
Master Bao'er just happened to come back from collecting herbs and saw that Master Bao'er is an expert with real skills. He slapped the Qihe family members and flew them all the way away without even showing up."
Daye's daughter-in-law was surprised, happy and angry when she heard this. What's more, she expressed contempt for the old Li family, "That family is shameless and should be taught a lesson."
She also glared at Old Man Qi with a rather ruthless look, "How can we let those rogue uncles from Qihe's family in? They should have been beaten out early."
Regarding the fact that Qi Bao'er has an expert master, it is just as Qi Bao'er thought. Daye's wife accepted it very naturally. It seems that Qi Bao'er should be looked at in a different light, and it is natural for any good thing to happen to her.
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Daye's wife thought about the rumor in the village that there was a ghost in Uncle Lu's family. Now that she thought about it, it was probably because the Qihe family didn't take advantage of it, so they spread rumors outside to ruin the reputation of Uncle Lu's family.
Thinking further, if it is confirmed that there is a ghost in Uncle Lu's family, how can Uncle Lu's family still live in the village?
