monk family

Chapter 105 Relief House

Wangniu Village.

Niu Dazhu, who was in charge of standing guard at the entrance of the village, saw two vague figures approaching from a distance. His nerves that were a little relaxed immediately tensed up, and he hurriedly picked up the gong on the ground.

Only when he jumped on the branch and saw that there were only two big living people, one old and one young, did he put the bronze gong, which weighed several tens of kilograms, back to its original position.

The heavy snow kept coming, and the mountains were about to enter winter, but the beasts in the mountains didn't have enough food for the winter. When they were starving, they could only go down the mountain to plunder the village.

Just the day before yesterday, a two-person-tall tiger attacked their village at night. For this reason, the dozen or so members of Goudan's family survived, except for Goudan who woke up at night and found something was wrong, and jumped into the latrine to escape.

That's why the village head organized the young and middle-aged people in the village to take turns to stand guard day and night.

Niu Dazhu saw that the person who came was covered with animal skins, and the trousers on his face were still stained with blood that hadn't fully dried, so he had some guesses in his heart, but he still said:

"Old man, it's snowing, why did you take your granddaughter outside?"

The old man seemed to be shaking from the cold. Although he was supported by crutches, most of his body was leaning against the little girl beside him. Her lips were trembling, but she couldn't make a sound. The little girl beside him took the call. road:
"Uncle, my grandmother and I were hunters living deep in the mountains. When the snow fell and wild animals ran wild, the three of us wanted to go down the mountain to escape. We never thought we were at the foot of the mountain, but suddenly a big bear rushed out. , in order to protect my grandmother and me, my father was killed by that"

When the little girl said this, she broke down in tears.

The old woman on the side was probably cold and hungry, plus the pain of losing her son, she whimpered twice and passed out.Even the little girl was overwhelmed.

"Poor see you."

Niu Dazhu was brought up by his grandmother since he was a child, and he is the most filial. How can he see death without saving him? He helped the old woman up, leaned against the big pear tree beside him, and comforted the little girl, saying:

"Little girl, don't worry, I'll tell the people in the village to take you back to the village. It just so happens that the people from the relief home in the county will come over in the afternoon. When the time comes, you will follow the dog and go with them. Even if you don't have your father to rely on, With the help of the poorhouse, your grandparents and grandchildren can continue to live."

After Niu Dazhu finished speaking, he picked up the gong and hit it four times, three long and one short.

The little girl's eyes lit up as she lowered her head and wiped her tears, knowing that this should be a secret signal to the village.

The little girl was naturally Fu Shishi.

She seemed unintentional: "Uncle, I. This is my first time out of the mountains. Is it true that the almshouse can help me and my grandmother?"

I remember that when Sanbo handed over the task to her, he didn't mention that there was such an institution as an almshouse in Tancheng County.

When Niu Dazhu mentioned the three words of relief home, a look of reverence appeared on Niu Dazhu's face: "Little baby, this relief home was opened five years ago by Lord Tan County Magistrate. Ah, not only do you eat and drink well, but you also have someone to serve you, which is much better than us digging through the dirt every day."

If it weren't for the fact that it only accommodates those who have nothing to rely on, they would have rushed to move in long ago.

Fu Shiyi frowned when he heard that.

This poorhouse sounds a bit like her first welfare home.

In this ancient time, it was the first time she heard of someone who was willing to spend money to support a large group of people without any production capacity.

If she remembers correctly, the current Tan county magistrate is a member of the Qifang side branch, and he also lives on the annual salary of the clan.

Could it be that he had some adventure and became rich overnight?

While Fu Shiyi was thinking about it, two young men hurried over from the village. When they saw an old man and a young man leaning on the big pear tree, they pulled Niu Dazhu aside and whispered:
"what happened?"

Five years ago, the magistrate of Tan County issued a decree in each village, forbidding to accept outsiders with unknown origins.Niu Dazhu turned his head and looked at Fu Shiyi who was hugging Sanniang tightly and huddled into a ball. After all, he couldn't bear it, so he simply told a white lie:

"This is my great aunt and little cousin who live in the mountains"

Niu Dazhu repeated Fu Shiyi's remarks. The two young men had heard that there was such a family of relatives in the mountains, but they hadn't been in touch for many years.Seeing that the visitor was innocent, Qing Zhuang agreed to temporarily take over Niu Dazhu's post at the village entrance.

Niu Dazhu thanked him sincerely: "Thank you two big brothers, I will be free some other day, and I invite you to drink."

As Niu Dazhu said, he went to carry Sanniang on his back, took Fu Shishi to the village with one hand, and at the same time whispered, "

"Little sister, please remember that our grandmother is a real sister, and I am your eldest cousin. If you want to live in the poorhouse, someone must prove your innocence. When the poorhouse comes, they That's what you tell them when they ask you."

Niu Dazhu's home is on a slope at the end of the village.It is a simple three-room mud-and-grass house, but many cross-bars were added to the roof, presumably to prevent the house from being crushed by heavy snow.

They haven't reached the yard yet.

An old woman with a cane groped her way out of the main room:
"But Dazhu is back?"

"Grandma, it's me. You stay there and don't move. Be careful not to slip on the snow on the ground. I'll pass right away."

Before Niu Dazhu finished speaking, he ran to the old woman with Sanniang on his back. The old woman Cui stretched out her hand to touch Niu Dazhu's face with a smile, and said distressedly:
"It froze my grandson, come in quickly, the charcoal of the brazier in my house is just right."

Fu Shishi, who was following behind, also noticed that Cui's eyes seemed to be invisible.

A group of four entered the back room.After Mrs. Cui learned about Fu Yiyi's life experience from her grandson, she immediately felt sympathetic with each other, and promised to help round up Fu Yi11's life experience together.

For this reason, when Sanniang "woke up" and came back, Cui took her to tell the situation of her natal family, and did not forget to explain the situation of her old sister who lived in Dashan.

With Cui's help, even if the people from the poorhouse came to investigate their backgrounds, as long as they didn't use the second-level questioning charm, there would be no mistakes or omissions.

"Old sister, you help our grandparents and grandchildren so much, but I have nothing to repay you. There is also a pheasant we brought down from the mountain in this package. Please don't dislike it."

Cui didn't want it at first, but later Fu Shiyi added that they were going to the poorhouse, and there would be no shortage of food and drink there.Cui couldn't refuse, so she accepted it.

Fu Shiyi gave Sanniang a wink calmly, and Sanniang understood, seemingly unintentionally, and said, "Old sister, forgive me, why did our county magistrate think of running such an almshouse? Although I have little experience, it will take a lot of money to keep the poorhouse running, right?"

(End of this chapter)