It was already past dinner time. Usually at this time, Mrs. Zhang would walk around the yard, go to each house's daughter-in-law's son to give lectures, and enjoy the "emperor-like" treatment. After completing the inspection, she would
I would come home, wash my face and feet, and go to bed. Sometimes if I couldn't sleep, I would take two puffs of cigarettes from my wife, puff on them, and then go to bed.
"Hush! The old witch is coming out." Tang Wanwan gestured to her younger brother to silence him.
Tang Xiaoxiao almost couldn't help laughing when she saw her sister calling her grandma like this. Fortunately, Tang Wanwan covered her mouth in time and Mrs. Zhang didn't notice her.
I heard the door creak open, and an old woman with a stooped body walked out of the house. She was wearing pointed-toed cloth shoes and her trousers were tucked into socks. She had a slight internal splay when she walked.
Like a general inspecting his battlefield, she looked around here and there before taking a small step towards the eldest daughter-in-law's house.
As she was walking, she suddenly saw something dropped on the ground. Her eyes lit up and she even bent down to pick it up. However, as soon as she picked one up, she found that there was one beside the ditch where water was usually poured. She immediately
He walked over excitedly. While picking it up, he grinned happily to his ears. He mumbled to himself: "I mean, if you hear magpies calling early in the morning, it must be something good. Most likely it's something good."
The money that fell on the floor was thrown by a guest from the Xu family today. Since there are one or two coins, maybe you can find more silver by looking through the yard.
"Old man, come out quickly."
"What's the matter? I went to bed."
"Hurry up!" The old lady didn't dare to speak too loudly, in case the two daughters-in-law next door heard her and found out about it. If they also came to pick up the money, wouldn't such a good thing be ruined?
But after all, the old man dared not disobey the old woman. Otherwise, his ears would not be clean that night. Not to mention, if she encountered something bad, she would turn the sesame seeds into the millet.
The matter was discussed over and over again for three days and three nights.
"What's going on? I'm so surprised." Tang Laotian was in the room writing for a while and then came out.
"I picked up the money." Mrs. Zhang smiled happily and spread out the two pennies in her palm to show her husband.
"Where did it come from?" Old Man Tang's eyes also lit up. This was real money, and it shined brightly in the light.
"I picked it up in our yard. Maybe someone lost their money bag today. I found two, maybe there are more. Well, you and I will look for it together. You look for it from this side, and I will look for it from that side.
try to find."
Old Man Tang rubbed his eyes with his hands, couldn't help but yawned, and said, "It's not a big deal. Why didn't we see it during the day?"
"How about I'm lucky? I held the lamp and saw a bright light on the ground. When I pulled it, it turned out to be money, and I picked up two at once."
"After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, she touched her wife who was still a little confused with her arm and said, "Hurry up, let's look for each other separately." Old Man Tang could only nod his head, put the outer coat on his body, cheered up, and the two of them separated.
He looked at both ends with his head down and looked at the ground, searching hard.
"It's almost time, Xiaoyi, just wait and see the good show." Tang Wanwan heard clearly from outside, and she knew that Mrs. Zhang would not give up just like that when she saw the money dropped on the ground. Sure enough, she would
My wife called out, and the two of them worked hard to find money. This gave her enough time.
It turned out that when Mrs. Zhang came out, Tang Wanwan quietly opened a hole in her clothes. Fearing that the effect would be ineffective, she let out seven or eight bees at once, and then wrapped the hive again with her clothes.
Then he and Tang Xiaoyi crouched down the courtyard wall and found a hiding place on the opposite side to hide, waiting for news.
As expected, the bees were following the smell. They were flying around at first, but after a while, they all arrived neatly in Mrs. Zhang’s yard. In addition, Mrs. Zhang and Old Man Tang both had lights in their hands, so where would they go if they didn’t go there?
go.
Mrs. Zhang lowered her head and looked at the ground attentively. Suddenly she heard a strange sound in her ears. When she raised her head, she saw a black winged thing hitting her face and the lamp.
"what."
Mrs. Zhang thought it was some kind of flying insect, so she hit it twice with her hand and didn't care. After a while, her neck felt itchy. Normally, she would have screamed, but today she didn't dare to scream. Old Man Tang saw her mouth
Inhaling, he kept waving his hands in front of his face, and rushed over to ask her what happened.
Mrs. Zhang lowered her voice and said, "Don't come over here. It's important to find money."
Old Man Tang said helplessly: "What can you find at this late night? I saw you bitten by something, so I came here to take a look."
"I'm fine, it's just a few little bugs, they won't bother me."
"I think you are just after money."
Unexpectedly, Old Man Tang said exactly what he said. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a scream from Mrs. Zhang's mouth, and then she covered her face. The oil lamp suddenly fell to the ground. If Old Man Tang hadn't been there, the oil lamp would have burned
Yes, it's possible.
It turned out that just after Mrs. Zhang said it was okay, she was pricked by something on her forehead. This part is very sensitive and the skin is thin. No one can bear such a sudden prick.
"No, it's a bee. Where did the bees come from in the middle of the night?" However, everything in front of him was pitch black. The bees were flying here and there, and they had to be careful about being stung.
Can't catch it at all.
I just heard ghostly screams coming from Mrs. Zhang's mouth.
"Help, Jianmin, Jianyong, the eldest daughter-in-law, and the second daughter-in-law are going to die."
Here, Mrs. Wang is choosing clothes with her daughter Tang Ruyi in the room. What they never expected was that Tang Ruyi's blind date was very successful today, but the two of them were very happy, knowing that the old lady would come to lecture her every night.
, I can't go to bed so early, I just wait until things are over before I go to bed. The mother and daughter are just doing their daily routine.
Tang Ruyi is in a good mood, and now she has a good relationship. Seeing that the clothes at home are dusty and not good-looking, she is clamoring to buy new clothes and bracelets. Tang Ruyue sees that her sister wants to buy new clothes and jewelry.
, she muttered dissatisfiedly in her heart, "Mom, you promised her to give me a new dress on my thirteenth birthday this year. The family is not well-off, but the second sister is like this
If you want to buy it, you have to buy that one too.”
Tang Ruyue's worry was not unreasonable. It had only been a few days, and the family's money was already tight. If the second sister bought clothes and bracelets again, she would not be able to share.
Tang Ruyi immediately took her sister's hand and said angrily: "Little sister, please give in to the second sister this time. You have a birthday every year, and this time is not bad. The second sister promises you,
When you celebrate your birthday next year, how about I give you a set of clothes?"
"Mr. Xu is not an ordinary family. If the second sister dresses decently, others will think highly of us, right? If I marry you, I will definitely find a good match for you."
Tang Ruyue suddenly raised her lips. "Mom, look at my second sister, she always behaves like this, but her words never count."
"Hey, you're still in high spirits, aren't you? Do you think my temper has gotten better recently and I don't dare to hit you? I'm telling you, don't think about trying to fight against me like that little bitch Tang Wanwan.
, I won’t be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.”
Tang Ruyi got angry and slapped her sister. Tang Ruyue suddenly started crying.
"Oh, you two ancestors, please stop arguing. It makes me have a headache. I promise you, I will buy it for you."
With Wang's words, the two daughters stopped arguing. Everyone was thinking about their own thoughts. Tang Ruyue ran outside angrily, and Tang Ruyi was also in a bad mood.
Mrs. Wang, however, felt that the first and second were as big as each other. This one needed to make clothes, and that one needed a new bracelet. After calculating it over and over, she always felt that the money available at home was too little. The total amount was less than two taels.
She still has to take care of things at the college, and the two girls at home are also making trouble. How can she live? It would be great if she could get some money somewhere.
Mrs. Wang was thinking about how to make some money, but she didn't want her son Tang Cheng to run in. "Mom, it's not good. My grandma is making trouble again. She said she is going to die. I asked you to save her life."
"Hmph, what is this old woman doing? One day she will destroy this family."
Little Wang was bringing her daughter Tang Dani the meat she had secretly steamed, and asked her to eat it quickly. The meat was steamed with radish. Although there was only a little bit at the bottom of the bowl, it was very fragrant. The meat and
The bones were brought by her brother when he came today. The eldest brother opened a butcher shop and hid some meat in his sleeve without telling the mother-in-law, and brought it to his sister, along with two big bones.
Little Wang was afraid that her mother-in-law would find the meat, so she hid it, cut a little bit and steamed it for her daughter to eat. The family made the bone soup together, and she brought some more back before she finished drinking it.
Hearing Mrs. Zhang's cries of ghosts and wolf howls, little Wang's hands shook in fright, and the broth poured over Tang Dani's body. Tang Dani thought she was crying, saying that her mother did not want to give her meat on purpose.
Tang Jianyong also talked about his wife, saying that she couldn't even feed her well.
Little Wang was holding back her anger. As soon as she arrived at her mother-in-law's yard, she saw a chaotic mess. She didn't know what everyone was fighting about, so she was confused and joined their fighting group.
In the end, in addition to Mrs. Zhang being bitten, Ms. Wang's arm was also bitten. Ms. Wang was stepped on by her eldest brother. She said her foot was lame because of the step and asked her eldest brother to pay for the medical expenses.
Mrs. Wang immediately started fighting with her sister-in-law.
...
After reading it, Tang Wanwan had no expression on her face, and she held her brother's hand and prepared to go back. When she decided to do this, she had already predicted such an outcome, and didn't want to take it seriously when it happened.
The ugliness of human nature, selfishness and greed are fully demonstrated.