While eating, the aroma of stewed pheasant filled the yard.
Yin Laoer was holding a bowl and squatting under the window of Yin Lao next door, sucking the soup from the chicken legs, which made it even more delicious.
The old lady was reluctant to eat the chicken that she gave to the old man. She would definitely have to wait for Saburo to come back.
Boss Yin looked at the corn tortillas and scrambled eggs in the bowl. Things that he thought were so delicious in the past are really not good to eat now. Besides, for so many years, scrambled eggs have been served every day, no matter how delicious they are.
There is a limit to what you can eat in your mouth.
Mrs. Fan, who was opposite, saw everything and sighed in her heart, "This family is not worthy of being on the stage."
In the middle of the night, it started to rain.
Lin Yutong suddenly woke up because the room suddenly became cold.
Fourth Master had been tired all day and slept very deeply at night.
Lin Yutong burned the kang and stuffed an old tree root into it. This thing was resistant to burning, and it would not be a problem to burn it for a day and a night.
As daybreak approached, the rain became heavier and heavier.
Fourth Master turned over and said, "It seems we can't go up the mountain today."
Lin Yutong laughed a little. If it weren't for him, he would have no passion for life. He has everything in his space. Even if he can't use it openly, he is somewhat lazy in his heart. Because he has something to rely on, it is inevitable to be lazy. But Fourth Master
It's completely different. He knows that he has someone to rely on, but he can still avoid cheating. He is always curious and enthusiastic about the unknown world. Just like playing a game, he will strictly abide by the established rules. No matter how hard it is, he still feels happy.
In it, it's like he wants to support his family by his own ability, he is serious and persistent.
"I'll go check it out later and see if I can catch some fish." Fourth Master said, really planning to get up.
It was raining so heavily outside, and he didn't relax at all.
Lin Yutong stood up quickly and said, "Let's go after dinner."
After simmering bone soup all night, I added a bowl of noodles and it was a complete meal.
"This coir raincoat is actually not easy to use." Lin Yutong put the coir raincoat on the fourth master and put on a bamboo hat on him, making him look like a fisherman.
"It works pretty well." Fourth Master was very satisfied with this outfit. He even bent down and rolled up his trouser legs, "Doesn't this make it more like that?"
Lin Yutong looked up and down and said, "You are having a good time."
After seeing off the fourth master, Xiao He brought needle and thread and came to talk to Lin Yutong.
"...I've been to the county seat for several days and haven't come back yet." Xiao He complained to Lin Yutong, holding the soles of his shoes in his hand.
This is about Erlang and Sanlang.
She replied absently: "The man's house is outside, maybe he was tripped up by something."
Xiao He curled his lips, thinking about the money he got back last time, but he didn't say anything.
As he was talking, the door rang.
"Could he be back?" Xiao He hurriedly put down what he was doing, put on his old clothes and leaned out to take a look.
As a result, I saw a woman in her twenties or thirties heading towards Fan's house.
She retracted her head and said to Lin Yutong, "I'll go take a look."
Lin Yutong didn't take it seriously. He moved a bench and sat at the door of the house, just in sight of the wing diagonally opposite where Fan lived.
I saw little He standing by the window of the third room, rummaging with things on the window sill, but slowly moved his body and walked under Fan's window sill.
Through the window, Mr. He saw the shameful look of Mr. He, but he didn't scream.
Little He looked at the big room opposite. It was a cold day and the doors and windows were closed. She became more courageous.
There was a whisper in the room, it was the strange woman's voice.
"...My aunt eavesdropped and asked me to come over and tell the girl. I won't sell it for now. I've given out water and there's nothing left.
…”
Fan's voice was full of urgency, "Is this true?"
"What Lord Zhizhou means, the master did it himself, how could it not be true?" The woman's voice became softer and softer. Little He could only vaguely hear something like "overwhelmed", "guilt" and "rushing back to the capital".
talk.
There was a sound of opening the door in the main room, and Mrs. He quickly retreated under the window sill of the third room. Seeing Mr. He staring at her awkwardly, she smiled coquettishly and hurried towards Lin Yutong.
"Erlang's wife, why are you running?" Yin Youniang just opened the door and saw little He coming down the steps and running into the rain.
Fan's face changed immediately when she heard the noise outside.
The woman's face turned pale. If the master knew such an important matter but his aunt leaked the news, she would be very angry.
Mrs. Fan grabbed the woman who was about to go out for a look and shook her head gently.
It's not clear whether Xiao He heard something. He seemed to be a bit guilty of going out in such a hurry.
Little He's heart skipped a beat, but before he could speak, He poked his head out of the window and said, "His sister-in-law, I asked her to get me shoe soles quickly. It took two days to make a pair of shoe soles... Why are your hands and feet so slow?"
"
Xiao He also recovered a little at this moment, "Sister-in-law, it's raining so hard, can't I run quickly? Look at how wet everything is now." As he said that, he ran away.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief. Fan said: "No matter what she heard, she has nowhere to say it. Don't worry about that, I'll take care of her."
"Then girl, please hurry back to the county town with your uncle. We can't stay here anymore." The woman whispered, "The sooner the better, the later things will change."
Fan nodded, "I understand."
The woman then turned around and left the room. When she saw Lin Yutong looking at her, she smiled kindly.
What on earth did he say? He asked Xiao He to go back to the room and didn't come out for a long time.
Lin Yutong shouted at the door: "Second sister-in-law, you are holding my shoe soles over here. Can you find me in your house?"
She doesn't even know how to do the whole thing when acting. Since He is covering up for her, she has to put on a good show. After entering the house, she doesn't come out for a long time. Doesn't that make people suspicious?
After a while, Xiao He turned around and came in. The wet clothes on his body had not yet been changed. The look on his face was also a little panicked.
"Look at you, it's not like Third Aunt has never scolded you before. Why are you so scared this time?" Lin Yutong handed over the sole of the shoe and joked casually.
"No! It's nothing." Xiao He shook his head quickly, "It's not about the third brother and sister, it's about my mother-in-law... she's so scary."
Isn’t it true that there are three hundred taels of silver in this place?
Lin Yutong didn't ask any further questions and pushed the sole of her shoe over to her, "Hurry up and get the job done."
Xiao He took the sole and turned around before asking again: "Fourth brother and sister, do you think the Qingyang River at the entrance of our village won't flood?"
Lin Yutong looked at Xiao He in surprise, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of being flooded. Why did my second sister-in-law think of asking this?"
Xiao He seemed to be relieved and pointed to the rain curtain outside and said: "You are looking at the rain outside, I am just worried. Our family member is not here, I am not thinking. I am just thinking..."
After saying that, without waiting for Lin Yutong to speak again, he turned around and went out, heading to the wing where the third bedroom lived.
Lin Yutong was disturbed by the questions Xiao He asked before leaving.
What did the woman say to Mr. Fan to make Mr. He worry that the river would flood?
Thinking that the fourth master was still fishing by the river, Lin Yutong got up, took some sewing work and went to Fan's house.
Fan was a little surprised at Lin Yutong's arrival.
"Brothers and sisters, sit down quickly." Mrs. Fan smiled enthusiastically and was busy making tea for Lin Yutong.
Lin Yutong sat at the edge of the round table, "I thought someone from the third sister-in-law's family brought delicious food, so I came to the door shamelessly. If there are no good snacks, forget this tea. I can't taste it either.
Come."
Mrs. Fan was stunned, "Where can we not have good snacks?" She said and brought out a plate of jujube cakes.
Lin Yutong only glanced at the jujube cake and smiled meaningfully at Mrs. Fan: "Third sister-in-law knows how to fool people. A visitor from my parents' family braved the heavy rain to deliver a snack. Since this is how third sister-in-law treats guests,
Then I won’t be a nuisance here anymore.”
With that said, he got up and walked out.
Fan's expression changed, and she quickly grabbed Lin Yutong, "Stay!"
Lin Yutong looked at Mrs. Fan, "What? Does Third Sister-in-law have any good things?"
Fan grabbed Lin Yutong's hand, and Lin Yutong instantly felt something cold being stuffed into his hand.
It's silver, about five taels.
Hear Mrs. Fan say: "No matter what the second sister-in-law said to the younger siblings? Please keep it secret."
Lin Yutong's heart was churning. What an important matter it was that made Fan so willing to spend money. It seemed that this time he made the right bet.
Lin Yutong held the money in his sleeves and said, "Are you really willing to use this little money to seal your seal?"
Mrs. Fan's face changed, and Mrs. He had indeed heard it. She looked at Lin Yutong and smiled, "It seems that I was really wrong. My siblings are like this, they don't look like they come from a small family."
"Then what does a small family look like?" Lin Yutong pointed his finger at the new dark surface of the round table and raised his eyebrows at Mrs. Fan.
Fan narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Yutong, "Very good!" After passing this hurdle, let's slowly settle the score.
She turned around and took out another twenty taels of silver, "This amount is enough. If there is any more, I really don't have any."
Fan only had a dowry of one hundred taels, but now he has come up with twenty-five taels. This shows the seriousness of this matter.
Lin Yutong did not probe any further and took the money, "Don't worry, I am a very well-behaved person."
Mrs. Fan nodded and added: "My brothers and sisters were born in a small family, so they don't know the dangers involved. There are some things that, let alone us ordinary people, are my father... They are also forced to have no choice... When gods fight, little devils suffer, we
You don't even have the qualifications to be a brat. Listen to my advice, it's better to do less than to do more. If you mind your own business, there will be nothing wrong in the world."
Lin Yutong turned around, looked at Fan seriously, and then said: "I have learned a lesson!"
When he came out of Fan's room, he happened to see He's head retracting from the door. Lin Yutong smiled inwardly. When passing by the door of the third room, a piece of silver just slipped out of his sleeve and fell to the ground. Lin Yutong panicked.
Picking it up, with just a glance, you can clearly see the astonished expressions of Mr. He and Mr. He...