Mother Zhao started to cry, "I also want to know what to do..."
He Yu appeared at the door. She was originally waiting for Zhao's mother to bring food for her to cook, but now the food could not be cooked. "Why don't we ask the villagers to help us get the food back?"
The mother and son looked at each other and both felt that this method was feasible. Mother Zhao stood up and hesitated, "But why are people willing to help us? That's Baihualou. Besides, if they ask why Baihualou came to our house, how can they explain it?
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Zhao Dazhuang didn't think there was anything bad to say, "Let's just say Baihualou broke in by themselves. Anyway, they stole our food. Is there no law in the world?"
"What if they think it's strange that Baihualou doesn't rob other people, but they rob our house?"
This question was asked by He Yu.
Zhao Dazhuang immediately became angry, "Damn it, you want to fight with me, right? Go cook quickly, you want to starve me to death."
He Yu looked in disbelief. Although he had long heard that Zhao Dazhuang liked to do things, he had been quite gentle to her since they got married the day before yesterday. He Yu had already begun to look forward to it. Hearing this was like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, "
But I..." There is no food.
Before she finished speaking, Zhao Dazhuang had already guessed what she was going to say and cursed angrily, "What are you doing in the kitchen? Let's fill our stomachs first."
Increasingly impatient, He Yu didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he lowered his head and entered the kitchen.
Chu Yunli didn't know what happened at home. Today she walked deeper into the forest and collected more medicinal materials. She also caught three rabbits. Maybe it was true that no one hunted or collected medicinal herbs. In the past two days, she
Everything went smoothly.
As usual, she baked one and sold the rest. This time she went directly to Fu Town, first exchanged the two rabbits for money, and then went to the medical clinic yesterday.
Seeing her medicinal materials, the person who collected them yesterday waved his hand, "I just collected them yesterday, I don't want them today."
don't want?
Seeing her doubts, the doctor had no choice but to explain, "There are not many people seeing doctors. Many people like to take folk remedies. Some expensive medicinal materials cannot be used after several years of preparation. Besides, when the weather gets cold, barbarians may come to grab things."
, even if the medicinal materials are prepared, they will prepare them."
He sighed, "Besides, I don't have any money to collect the medicinal materials."
This is really impossible to say.
Chu Yunli had no intention of selling medicinal materials for a living. In her previous life, Zhao Xiaoya had no choice but to do whatever she wanted, both before and after getting married. For her, perhaps more important is freedom.
She thought again of the drafty side room and the thin quilt at home. It was really nothing worth remembering. She had to deal with the Zhao family and her son when she got back. If she really wanted to buy a thick quilt, she might buy it one day, but it would be taken away by Zhao's mother the next day.
After taking them away, I was too lazy to talk to them. After thinking about it, I asked, "Is there any yard rental in this town?"
The doctor was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was a little surprised when he heard this, "You want to live here?"
Chu Yunli nodded, "I live alone, so it's best to live in a private courtyard." He added, "It shouldn't be too expensive."
The doctor thought for a while and said, "Go over there and ask."
Chu Yunli looked in the direction he pointed. There were low shacks on both sides of the street. She was speechless and added, "The most important thing is safety."
It's not that she's afraid of bad guys, but that kind of shack basically requires someone to guard it at home anytime and anywhere, otherwise it's designated to attract thieves.
After talking for a long time, someone had already entered the hospital. The doctor hurriedly went over to greet them and said casually, "If you want to be safe, go to East Street, which is the street you just came from."
Which street did you come to just now?
The richest families in the town live there, and the courtyard walls of each house are surrounded by blue bricks. Among the low-rise houses, it feels like a high-gate courtyard. Of course, the high-gate courtyard
The courtyard is relative to the shack here.
Chu Yunli went to East Street without hesitation. After knocking on the doors of two houses, she learned that there was only an old lady living in the last house and she might rent it.
Knocking on the door was an old woman in her sixties, with a stooped body and wrinkles on her face. Her hair was gray but neatly combed. After opening the door, she squinted at her and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Chu Yunli looked at the small courtyard with two main rooms and two side rooms. The courtyard walls outside were all made of blue bricks. The house was well built. She felt more satisfied, "I want to rent the courtyard.
one person."
The old woman squinted her eyes and looked at her, "That's okay, two taels of silver a year, payable in cash. If so, I want to live here."
Chu Yunli only has a total of two taels of silver on her body, plus the money for the rabbits yesterday and today. If she gave it directly, she wouldn't be able to buy anything. "Can I pay half a year in advance?"
The old woman nodded and turned sideways to let her in.
After entering the main room, Chu Yunli looked around and was quite satisfied. All kinds of furniture were available, and she could live in it just by buying a quilt.
Moreover, this old lady walks slowly and poses no threat to her at all.
She put down the medicinal materials to dry, and then went out to buy quilts and food to settle down. As for Zhaocun, it was an hour's walk away from here, and it didn't matter whether she looked back or not.
She knew there would be a big fuss when she went back. She had given away all the food she had spent at home for the winter. You can already imagine how furious the Zhao family's mother and son would be when they found out about this.
Going out from the other side of East Street, you can also go to the medical center. With the idea of being familiar with the terrain, Chu Yunli walked over there. After walking not far, she discovered the problem. The houses here were compared with those on the east side.
The street seems to be in better repair, and there is also a market. The most important thing is that the two-story building is hung with gauze curtains, which make it look a little more charming.
This looks like a flower building.
Unexpectedly, Fu Town is not big, but there are many flower buildings. When I walked past, there were more than ten houses, large and small, and I saw a three-story building in front of me from a distance.
At this time, many people gathered around the door of the small building, which is normal. Hualou is a place where accidents often happen.
Chu Yunli originally planned to turn around from there and go from the trail to West Street. As he was walking past the crowd, he heard the familiar woman's playful voice, "Even if you have a lot of thugs in Baihualou, you can't steal things, right?"
Why carry away my family's winter food? More than three hundred kilograms, this is to force us to die."
"Yes, I'm still waiting to marry my daughter-in-law. This is a big deal. It will be a sin if you delay it." Mrs. He's voice sounded.
Chu Yunli stopped when she heard about Baihualou. She was speechless when she saw a group of people dressed in cloth and holding hoes and hatchets. She didn't expect that Zhao's mother would really dare to cause trouble for Baihualou.
But think about it, you will definitely be anxious if there is no rice to cook. People will be more courageous when they are panicked.
She ignored it and turned directly into the path.
Someone could still hear someone shouting loudly in the distance, "That's our Baihualou's own food, it's not free." It was the voice of the woman who wanted to take her away.
She bought a quilt and grain, and returned to the yard from the front. When she entered the door to make the bed, the old lady stood at the door and watched, and suddenly said, "I just heard that someone came to Baihualou to cause trouble, saying that Baihualou stole more than 300 kilograms of grain from her.
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"What's the result?" Chu Yunli was still curious about the result.
The old lady sighed and shook her head, "In the end, Baihualou refused to listen to their explanation and beat them up. Everyone was injured, especially the mother and son who took the lead in making trouble. The young man from that family was interrupted.
One hand...it's not good to offend anyone, Baihualou."
Zhao Dazhuang's hand was broken?
This is really good news. People who like to take action should be beaten a few times to know what it feels like to be beaten.
Chu Yunli took the food and said, "Mother-in-law, I'm going to cook."
The old lady waved her hand, "I won't eat tonight, you can eat it yourself."
The Zhao family led the villagers to make a fuss, and most of them were more or less injured. It was already dark when they got home, and everyone was not in a hurry to go back. They all ran to the Zhao family's yard and said, "It's obviously you."
I sold my daughter to recruit Baihualou to come to my house, aren't you saying that Baihualou stole things?"
"Originally, the folks in my hometown should help, but your family is selling their daughter... tsk tsk..." Many people shook their heads.
There are many families in Zhao Village who use their daughters to do things, and they treat them harshly. They exchange their daughters for marriage, marry their daughters to the sick for food, or even sell them directly to the mountain people and bring them into the mountains.
I sent my daughter to that place. Even if she sent her to be a concubine, the reputation would be better than this one.
Someone suggested, "You have been delayed for half a day, and you are injured and have to recuperate. You don't have to pay for the delayed work during this period, but you have to give us the food."
Over there, He Yu was busy boiling water to entertain the guests, and Mother Zhao was also busy explaining to everyone. At this moment, she really hated Zhao Xiaoya. She felt that this daughter was just here to collect debts. How could she marry well?
These things? After exchanging two hundred kilograms of grain and getting into trouble with Baihualou, it was really a waste of money.
Moreover, Baihualou also made a promise today that if any troublemakers like them are seen near Baihualou in the future, they will be beaten without fail.
They asked for food, which was actually expected. When she asked the villagers to ask for food earlier, although Zhao's mother did not explicitly say that she would share the food, she did mean to give a thank you gift.
Now that the food is not coming back, and it will never come back, I don’t mention the thank you gifts, but I have to compensate for the injuries suffered by others first.
Moreover, she felt that Baihualou was very powerful and had many thugs, and they hired experts from various families. Now that these people were looking at her fiercely, Mother Zhao really felt that she had no choice but to say anything. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't get angry yet, and she felt so aggrieved.
The quarrel lasted until midnight. Seeing that everyone was impatient and about to hit someone, Mother Zhao finally relented and pulled out the pigs in the backyard and killed them for everyone to share. The matter was settled.
Such a big thing was not a secret at all in Fu Town, and many people knew about it after a few days.
The Zhao family sold their youngest daughter to Baihualou. When Baihualou came to arrest someone, the little girl took grain as ransom and ran away. The Zhao family came to cause trouble because Baihualou had stolen the grain.
In the nearby towns, there are really not many families who sell their children to Hualou. The Zhao family has become famous now.
Zhao Xiaoya has been taciturn since she was a child, and most of the people who know her are from Zhao Village. Now Chu Yunli has bought new clothes, and her temperament is also different. Not to mention those who know her, even Zhao's mother would not dare to recognize her.
She was collecting herbs in several nearby mountains, hunting just by the way, and her days were relatively peaceful. Sometimes the old woman would prepare meals for her to eat, and the two of them got along quite well.
Sometimes, she really feels that strangers are easier to get along with than the so-called family members.
On this day, she went to the mountain near the border town to collect herbs. When she was about to go down the mountain, she saw a young woman wrapped in a mat in the woods near the road. Her feet were outside in the winter, and her exposed skin was covered with bruises.
The bruises looked like they were from being beaten, and there was also frostbite.
She looked like she was dead and thrown away. Chu Yunli stepped forward and turned her body over. When she saw the person in front of her clearly, her heart sank.
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