"Sister Xi'er, I haven't seen you for a few days recently, and I miss you so much." Mrs. Zhou's wife pulled Shuangxi and said warmly.
Next to Mrs. Zhou's wife, there was Juzi and other young ladies, but I didn't see them today. They must have stayed at home to cook for the men who came to Qitang.
Shuangxi is still wearing the same lake green dress today. Originally, Shen Ziyan was going to take Shuangxi to buy new clothes, but because Shen Bingxian's recent physical condition was not good, the Shen family felt like they were weighing down a stone.
I'm not in the mood to buy anything either.
Moreover, Shuangxi thought to himself, it would be better to keep some more money, because maybe Shen Bingxian would have to spend money later on when he treats illnesses...
Although Mo Xiao is now treating Shen Bingxian for free, at a critical moment, in order to extend his life, he may need some valuable medicinal materials. We can't let Mo Xiao pay for this.
Because there was something on his mind, Shuangxi's face became a little thinner, but this weight loss was different from the malnourished weight loss of Shuangxi at the beginning, and it actually had a bit of thin beauty.
Shuangxi glanced around, and what a coincidence, Mrs. An's wife was standing opposite Shuangxi and Mrs. Zhou's wife.
Behind her is a little woman in red. You don't have to think twice to know that it is Cuiping.
The reason why Mrs. An came here is very simple. There might be something good in Qitang. When the time comes, she will be here and secretly get more. Their family must not suffer a loss.
Because they were a little far away, they couldn't see the expressions of Cuiping and Shen's wife.
Mrs. Zhou's wife noticed that Shuangxi had just glanced at Cuiping and Shen's wife, so she frowned and said, "Sister Xi'er. It's not that my sister is too talkative, but your brother is really not a good person..."
Shuangxi looked at Madam Zhou with confusion. Brother Bao was not popular with others, and he didn't like Brother Bao, but he didn't seem to have any direct conflict with Madam Zhou. How could Madam Zhou say such a thing?
Come?
I saw Mrs. Zhou's wife saying indignantly: "Well, look, Mrs. An's wife is really upset for marrying your brother. My house is close to An's family, and I can often hear the sound of Brother Bao beating his wife. A few days ago,
I went to wash clothes and met Cuiping. This woman is nice. But she just didn't marry into a good family."
Mrs. Zhou's wife paused for a moment, then her tone dropped, and she said with anger and injustice: "I saw that her arms exposed from her sleeves were covered with bruises and bruises!"
Shuangxi heard Mrs. Zhou's words and glanced at Cuiping, who was standing timidly behind Mrs. An's wife. This is really a miserable woman...
In this ancient time where there is no legal protection, if you marry a chicken, you can marry a dog, you will follow the dog. I am afraid it will last a lifetime, unless you are divorced. But how can a divorced woman have a foothold in this ancient world where men are superior to women?
While Shuangxi was chatting with Mrs. Zhou, the chief came and announced the start of the pond.
Lifting the pond is actually not a hassle. You only need to open the drainage ditch and let the water in the pond flow out. When the water reaches the bottom, the men will go down into the water to dig lotus roots or catch fish.
The leader smiled and directed the villagers to intercept a wicker stick and place it at the water outlet. Then he had people dig out a small earthen dam between the water outlet ditch and the pond.
As soon as the earthen dam is opened, the water begins to flow out.
Intercepting will keep the big fish, but as for the small fish... they won't have much to eat, so they will be let go.
Moreover, most of the fish in this pond will swim underground when the water is released. In fact, there are not many fish flowing out with the water.
But despite this, there are still many people using small baskets to intercept them in this ditch.
Of course, these tools for fishing cannot occupy the entire waterway. In that case, the water flow will be slow and it will waste a lot of time for everyone.
Just use the basket and place it on one side of the water channel, which will not affect the overall speed of the water flow.
No matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat. Shuangxi, Mrs. Zhou and Juzi also put down the blue baskets. Because the water flow was very fast and the momentum was strong, several hemp ropes were tied to the baskets, just in case something happened.
The momentum broke the rope, but the work was all in vain.
Fortunately, there were a few sparse trees next to Shuigouzi. Shuangxi and others tied hemp ropes to the trees. If they were dragged like this, they would probably die from exhaustion.
Shuangxi and others were busy when they felt someone coming here. When they turned around, they saw Cuiping dressed in red, hesitating and wanting to come but not daring to come.
Cuiping was still a few steps away from Shuangxi, and Mrs. An's mother-in-law was urging from not far away: "You damn girl, don't get over yet!"
Cuiping turned back and whispered: "Mom, there are the same number of fish everywhere, let's go to other places."
In fact, Cuiping is a smart person. She can feel that this girl from the An family named Shuangxi is not so easy to get along with, and her relationship with the An family is not good.
More than once, she heard Brother Bao curse An Shuangxi for dying early.
How can she get over this?
When Mrs. An's wife saw that Cuiping still couldn't get over, she was still saying something to contradict her. She raised her eyebrows and raised her right hand, pretending to chase Cuiping and hit her: "You are looking for a fight, aren't you? I said there are a lot of fish there.
There are just a lot of fish! If you don’t go over today, I will tell Brother Bao that I will beat you to death when you get back!"
The circuitry in Mrs. An's mind is indeed different from that of ordinary people.
Cuiping was a little scared of being beaten. Thinking of Brother Bao who didn't care about her at all, her face turned pale. Although she had lost her father since she was a child, no matter how hard and tired her mother was, no matter how much resentment she felt in her heart, she would never
I never hit her, but when I came to Anjia...
If you eat more than one mouthful of food, you will be beaten. If you speak more words, you will be beaten. Not only must you serve Brother Bao's parents and Brother Bao, but you must also serve the children of that family.
That sister-in-law, who was not sensible at all, wanted her to wash her clothes and do all the housework, but An Yuzhu would complain from time to time.
Cuiping thought of this, tears welling up in her eyes.
Originally, Cuiping was not far from Shuangxi and the others. Naturally, several people heard her conversation with Mrs. An. Juzi seemed a little aggrieved and glanced sideways at this person who included her aunt, her eyes full of contempt.
Mrs. Zhou's wife looked at Shuangxi, hesitated for a moment, stood up and walked to Cuiping, saying hello: "Ms. An's, come here to fish. There are many of us and it's very lively here."
Mrs. Zhou's wife looked at Shuangxi's face at that time, and she was afraid that Shuangxi would not be unhappy so she called Cuiping over. It was well known that Shuangxi and the An family had a bad relationship.
But this is obviously Mrs. Zhou's over-worry. Shuangxi is a person with a clear sense of grudges. The An family has offended her, but Cuiping has not. She will not vent her anger on Cuiping just because she doesn't like Brother Bao.
Cuiping heard the Zhou family's wife calling him, so he came over.
Mrs. An's mother-in-law glanced at Cuiping with satisfaction before going elsewhere. She didn't dare to come to Shuangxi. This damn girl didn't show mercy to her at all. If she went there, she would be in trouble.
Mrs. An's mother-in-law has finally learned a lesson. She has to avoid Shuangxi when she sees him. Shuangxi is also happy and pure. If Mrs. An's family doesn't come, everyone is really happy.
In about one morning, the water was drained, and many women came to bring food to the people who came to the pond. Shuangxi was not there. When she came in the morning, she brought steamed buns and steamed meat.
The men gathered around to eat, and Shuangxi gave the food to Shen Ziyan. He took a steamed bun and two pieces of salty steamed meat, and sat down to eat with Madam Zhou and Juzi.
Juzi ate a flatbread with cabbage. It looked like a lot of oil was put into the pancake. It was rolled with green onions and tasted delicious.
Mrs. Zhou's food is not bad either, it's white flour steamed buns and pickles.
Seeing that everyone was eating, Cuiping glanced at Madam An secretly, only to see Madam An sitting on the ground with her legs crossed in an imageless manner, chewing on a yellow-faced steamed bun, with no intention of calling her.
She turned around so that her back was facing Mrs. An's family, and carefully took out a hard yellow-faced steamed bun from her arms. This quick steamed bun was eaten by a child of the Shen family on the ground. The child
Without remembering anything, she secretly picked it up and hid it.
It's just that after one night, it already has a bit of a rancid smell.
As soon as the steamed buns were taken out, several people smelled them. Cuiping's face turned red and she seemed a little embarrassed.
At this time, Mrs. Zhou's wife took a steamed bun from her basket, snatched the yellow-faced steamed bun from Cuiping's hand, and stuffed the white-faced steamed bun into her hand.
Mrs. Zhou's wife said: "Cuiping, these steamed buns are spoiled. I'm afraid you'll get upset if you eat them. You can eat this."
I have to say that there is a kind of chivalry in the Zhou family's wife. When no one wanted to get close to Shuangxi, she appeared like this. Now it is not surprising that she is good to Cuiping.
Shuangxi has some admiration for the Zhou family's wife. Such a woman is worthy of deep friendship.
Shuangxi looked at the meat wrapped in leaves, tore it into strips a few times with his hands, placed it among several people, and said with a smile: "Let's all eat together."
Madam Zhou was not polite, she picked up a piece and ate it. As for the chrysanthemum seeds, she saw Madam Zhou moving, so she ate them too.
On the contrary, Cuiping did not stretch out her hand. She seemed to have tears in her eyes like the lady of the Zhou family.
Shuangxi urged, "Cuiping, let's eat together." His voice was deliberately soft, and he was afraid that Cuiping wouldn't do it, so he reached for a piece and handed it to Cuiping.
The tears in Cuiping's eyes finally fell. Because of crying, her hands were shaking slightly. She took the meat from Shuangxi in her mouth. She felt the fragrant meat taste and took a bite of the soft steamed buns.
warm.
If given the chance, she Cuiping will definitely repay the people who helped her at this time, but...I am afraid that this will be the case for her whole life. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it.
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