Shuangxi walked to Dani's side and said to Dani: "You can go to our house to wash clothes. There is warm water in the pot."
Dani raised her head and looked at Shuangxi. She didn't seem to expect that Shuangxi would say this. She mumbled for a while and said, "No, chopping wood is very tiring. This is too bad."
Shen Mo jumped over and looked at Shuangxi curiously, then at Dani.
Shuangxi explained: "Dani was very good to me when I was stupid."
When Shen Mo heard this, he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, our family will light several fires this day, and I chop the firewood! Just in time, there is warm water in the pot."
Those who like Shuangxi are always kind to him. Shen Mo has a certain affection for this Danni and feels that since he helped Shuangxi in the first place, it would be a good idea for his own family to help him now.
At this time, Shen Ziyan and Shen Yan came over, and Shen Mo greeted quickly: "Eldest brother, second brother! You take this rice and go first. My wife and I will be there in a moment."
Shen Ziyan looked at Shuangxi and the girl who was squatting next to Shuangxi washing clothes, and smiled warmly at Shuangxi.
Shuangxi also smiled back.
Dani seemed a little timid after meeting so many men from the Shen family, and said to Shuangxi, "It's better not to go."
Shuangxi stretched out his hand, pulled up Dani and said with a smile, "Let's go." He glanced at Shen Mo.
Shen Mo was really a smart person. He immediately picked up the clothes Dani was washing and put them in the basket, then followed Dani and Shuangxi.
When he arrived at Shen's house, Shen Mo put the basket of clothes in the yard. At this time, he suddenly thought of something!
"Xi'er, do we still have a basin at home?" Shen Mo asked, scratching his head.
Shuangxi suddenly realized, yes, he didn't have a basin at home yet. He said he went to the market to buy it a few days ago, but he actually forgot...
"Is there anyone selling pots in our village?" Shuangxi asked casually.
People in the Anqing Dynasty usually used three types of basins, one was iron basin, the other was ceramic basin, and the most common ones in the countryside were wooden basins. Shuangxi thought, there should be carpenters in this village. Right? You have to buy this pot sooner or later.
At this time, Dani said: "My family sells pots..."
"That's great!" Shuangxi smiled.
"You take me with you to buy a pot at your house."
Dani stood there without moving. She seemed a little embarrassed, and then whispered: "Xi'er, let's not go. You can go to the market to buy some more."
Shuangxi looked at Dani's unwillingness and felt slightly unhappy. Could it be that she was afraid that she would not pay? That's right. Even in modern times, it would be very embarrassing to have business or money transactions with friends.
Dani's face suddenly turned red: "My mother will definitely ask for more money from you."
Shuangxi heard what Dani said and was a little ashamed of the thoughts she had just had. Dani was obviously worried that she would be cheated by her mother, so she didn't want to let herself go.
"Dani, how much does your family normally charge for selling a pot?" Shuangxi asked.
"When my father sells it, he sells it for fifteen copper coins each. When my mother sells it, it costs twenty copper coins each." Dani said, gently stirring the corner of her clothes.
"It's okay, you can take me there. I'll go and ask. If it costs fifteen coppers, I'll buy it. If it's expensive, I won't buy it." Shuangxi said with a smile.
Dani then led Shuangxi towards her home.
Dani's home is a newly built adobe house at the other end of the village, close to the road to Qingshi Town.
Dani's family has two younger sisters and one younger brother, and she is the eldest.
Dani pushed open the door on the wooden fence and walked inside.
The yard of Dani's house is filled with debris wood and some semi-finished products, such as the table, dressing table, etc.
"You damn girl! Didn't I ask you to do the laundry? Why did you come back just now?" Before Dani could open the door of the house, a middle-aged woman in her thirties jumped out of the house.
He held a feather duster in his hand and hit Dani on the body.
This woman's voice was sharp and angry, and Shuangxi seemed to see the shadow of Mrs. An's wife from it.
The woman then yelled angrily: "Where are the clothes? Where are the clothes? You little bitch came back at this time, did you lose your clothes? Ah? Tell me carefully!"
"Stop fighting." Shuangxi couldn't help but watch Dani being beaten like this by this bitch, and quickly went to start a fight.
Unexpectedly, this woman continued to wave the feather duster in her hand indifferently. The feather duster she held upside down and the stick she used to hit Dani's end was not thin. Dani screamed for mercy when she was beaten.
"Mom, please stop fighting, your clothes are still on." Dani said in a tearful tone.
"You bastard! Don't call me mother, I don't have a woman like you." The woman said bitterly, and waved the feather duster in her hand in various ways.
"Ah!" Shuangxi screamed, and suddenly he was hit on Shuangxi's body. Shuangxi was hit so suddenly that he fell to the ground.
When the woman saw that she had hit an outsider, she stopped sarcastically, looked at Dani and Shuangxi and cursed: "Now do you know how to find helpers when you come back? You usually hang out with this silly girl, and now that you are back, you still
Hang out with her!"
Then the woman spat at Shuang Xi and said viciously: "You are not a good person either. Just be content with being a co-wife and stay away from my eldest daughter. Don't lead her astray when the time comes!"
"You came here this time to encourage Dani to steal things from our house, right? I'll give you an advantage by beating your little hoof!" The woman rolled her eyes and put all the fault on Shuangxi.
If he wasn't worried about Dani at this moment, Shuangxi would have wanted to give this woman a slap and seal her mouth. The words that came out of her mouth were really thorny! It was extremely unpleasant to hear!
But Shuangxi knew that he couldn't do this. When he went home, Dani would have to live with this woman, and Dani would definitely suffer.
At this time, Dani reached out to help Shuangxi and whispered: "Mom, Xi'er is here to buy something."
I heard that this young lady was here to buy something, and her face froze. Isn't this a loss of money?
He quickly asked: "What does she want to buy? For your sake, I will give her a cheaper price." The woman suddenly put away her fierce look just now, and looked at Dani and Shuangxi with a smile on her face.
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When Dani saw her mother's smile, she knew something was wrong, but she could only bite the bullet and said, "She wants to buy a basin."
"Oh, you want to buy a pot. We have plenty of them at home. I'll get them for you." He said and turned around and walked into the house.
When Dani saw her mother entering the house, she looked at Shuangxi with a look of shame: "Xi'er, I'm sorry for you..."
Shuangxi smiled at Dani: "It's okay, it didn't hurt." Dani couldn't be blamed for this matter. After all, he was the one who strongly requested to buy the basin. Speaking of which, he was the one who caused Dani's pain for no reason.
Got a beating.
The mother-in-law's movements were also neat. After a while, she brought out a wooden basin for Shuangxi. This basin was medium-sized, not too big or too small, and could be used to wash clothes and face.
The woman handed the basin to Shuangxi and said, "Look, the workmanship of our basin is even if you go to town to look for it, you won't be able to find anything that can compare with this workmanship."
Shuangxi looked at the gaps in the wood of the basin, which were tightly sealed. Regardless of the woman's attitude just now, to be honest, the quality of this basin is really good.
She looked at Shuangxi's satisfied eyes and a long face with some dull yellow spots, and said with a smile: "Twenty-two copper coins, don't you think? This is the lowest price."
Shuangxi looked at this woman and almost vomited blood out of breath. How could it be that when she arrived at her place, she was two coppers more expensive than her black-hearted price?
Shuangxi bit her lip and said, "Auntie, this pot of yours is too expensive, I can't buy it."
"Expensive? I'm giving you the cheapest price, and it's for Dani's sake." The woman's voice suddenly became louder and she said.
Shuangxi snorted coldly in his heart, for Dani's sake, I'm afraid Dani doesn't have any face with this mother-in-law, right? Seeing the woman beating Dani to death, you can tell that this woman is not someone who loves her daughter.
Shuangxi shook his head and said, "It's too expensive, I can't buy it."
The woman looked at Shuangxi and said, "If it works, I'll give you a cheaper deal. This is a loss-making business. Do you think it's worth twenty coppers?"
Shuangxi was too lazy to talk nonsense and said directly: "I only brought fifteen copper coins today. I'm afraid I won't be able to afford your pot." After saying this, he walked out.
This woman suddenly rushed in front of Shuangxi, her movements were very neat, and she didn't look like a middle-aged woman at all.
"Okay! It's only fifteen copper coins. Considering that you and Dani are familiar with each other, it's much cheaper for you." As he said, he put the basin into Shuangxi's arms and stared at Shuangxi, waiting for Shuangxi to pay.
But he was cursing secretly in his heart, it must be that old devil. When he sold the pots, he sold them for fifteen coppers. Now everyone in this village knows that his pots cost fifteen coppers. How can anyone spend more money?
Buy it at a high price.
Shuangxi paid the money and walked out with Dani.
Dani looked at the woman's sinister eyes and added: "Before the clothes were washed, I met Xi'er and said she wanted to buy a basin, but she couldn't find our house, so I led her here."
Hearing what Dani said, this woman's face lit up slightly.
Dani and Shuangxi went out and walked quickly. When they reached Dani's house, Shuangxi said angrily: "Your mother is so cruel to you, as if you are not her biological daughter."
If Mrs. An's mother-in-law doesn't like Shuangxi, it can be understood that Shuangxi is a fool and annoying. But this eldest daughter, although she is not very good-looking, she is not ugly either, and she is hard-working and able to work. Her mother
Being bad to her is a bit unjustifiable.
Dani lowered her head and said, "She is not my biological mother."
As soon as these words came out, Shuangxi's mouth opened wide, she...she is not Dani's biological mother? No wonder she treats Dani so badly! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes
