Yoshida Mii

Chapter 128
"Is there any place for you, a girl, to talk here?" Huang growled angrily, pointed at Dong Bao and cursed: "If you dare to open your mouth again, I will serve you with a big slap!"

Old man Song, who was sitting on the edge of the bed puffing, frowned and put down his cigarette pouch, coughed, and said softly as if trying to smooth things over: "Speak up if you have something to say, the child won't come back easily..."

Mrs. Huang snorted with a sullen face, looked at Mrs. Li, and said, "Boss daughter-in-law, I won't say much here. You will bring the silver here at noon tomorrow. The end of the third child is a big deal, so don't delay it." rise."

Holding Dongbao in her arms, Li's heart surged with blood, and her eyes turned black. After a while, she pursed her lips and said, "Mother, why do you need eight taels of silver to go to the county to take the exam? When Dongbao's father went to the county Li Kao, spent a total of three hundred yuan..."

"Back then, can it be compared with now?" Huang's eyes widened and she shouted, "A poor family is rich! Besides, life at home is tense now. Between now and autumn, the third child's expenses in the town have not yet been paid. Sister-in-law, what’s the matter with the extra money? Look at you, it’s like gouging out your flesh! If the boss is still here... Boss daughter-in-law, your conscience is like a dog! You look so bitter, you are sorry for me Son? My son was killed by you! It was all because of you!" Huang's eyes were red again, angry and sad, if her most obedient eldest son was still there, how could Li be so arrogant Disobedience!

Li simply hugged Dong Bao and lowered her head. She didn't give birth to a son, which was a scar in her heart. She also felt sorry for Song Yang because she didn't have a son. Isn't it?When the mother-in-law was planning to sell Dong Bao, did she remember that Song Yang was her eldest son?Dong Bao is the only daughter of her eldest son?
After Mrs. Huang finished cursing, Mrs. Li didn't say a word for a long time. The sun outside the house had already dipped to the horizon, and the burning clouds reflected half of the sky red, and the sky was about to get dark.

"Why don't you say anything? Are you deaf?" Huang asked anxiously.

The room was getting dark gradually, but no one got up to light the lamp. In the indigo-colored light, Old Man Song said softly, "Boss wife, if, if the money doesn't come together for a while... how much do you mean it... old man The third exam is a big deal for our family... When the third son becomes an official, why should he remember how kind his sister-in-law was to him... When Dong Bao grows up, he can be a good matchmaker..."

Dong Bao was a little surprised, and at the same time, an inexplicable sense of loss welled up in his heart.

When the family was separated, if it wasn't for Old Song's pressure from the Huang family, the two of them would not have been able to share anything, because the old man Song said a few words for them, Dong Bao and Li Shi have always been grateful to the old man Song, Always think of him well.Dong Bao also separated the old man Song from the Huang family. She felt that the Song family had at least one kind person and a grandfather who had a little affection for her.

Unexpectedly, old man Song would say such a thing.

Thinking about it, Dong Bao sighed inwardly, without the support and acquiescence of old man Song, the Song family would not have two scholars.A slap can't make a sound, and only with Huang's family, Song Bai will not be spoiled like this, and he will not be able to raise such a bunch of top-notch children and grandchildren.

Old man Song's anticipation for Song Bai's study and his official career is probably not inferior to that of Huang's, but old man Song is reticent and introverted, and he doesn't talk about everything like Huang's.

"Why don't you do it!" Huang yelled, "Don't you do it for your brother-in-law who doesn't do it for others? Who in the village doesn't know that she makes a lot of money! She doesn't respect me as a mother-in-law. That's all, come up and cry poor now?! Eight taels of silver, not a penny less! This money is owed to our old Song family, you owe my eldest son! You have no ability to have a son, you hurt me After the eldest son dies, all the money you earn will belong to our old Song family! Let me tell you, don't give me shame..."

Old man Song coughed violently, interrupted Mrs. Huang's yelling and cursing, and said with a dark face: "Stop talking, the eldest daughter-in-law is not that kind of person!" He walked over to Mrs. Li and said, "It's getting late, you guys Go back first."

Mrs. Huang was anxious, and shouted: "The matter of money is settled like this. Tomorrow noon, no, morning, bring the money over tomorrow morning, and the old man will leave early in the morning."

Mrs. Li also stood up. She was not short in the first place, but now she straightened her back and stood in front of Mrs. Huang. She was a head taller than the short and thin Mrs. Huang, and she overwhelmed Mrs. Huang in terms of momentum.Mrs. Li held Dongbao's hand tightly, looked at Mrs. Huang, without the slightest fear before, and said, "Mother, even if you scold me to death, I won't be able to change eight liang of silver. I paid some money, but a few days ago I begged the village chief to lead us around the houses and paid back a little bit. Now I have no money on hand. If the third brother is short on money, he can have breakfast at my stall. Dongbao and Xiuyu go to sell vegetables and pancakes at the door of my elder brother’s shop next to the academy at noon every day, and I ask them to save enough for the third one at noon and evening, and save three meals a day, so there is nothing to spend money on It's..."

"What can I do then?" Song Bai, who was pretending to be innocent, called out, "Is the meal safe to eat? How can I study if I can't eat it?"

Dong Bao glared at him, and said with a sneer, "What is Uncle San talking about! The students in the academy all eat our food and pancakes, so why can't you eat it? Don't you think it's not good to eat free food? Uncle San, Where do you usually eat?"

Song Bai became angry from embarrassment, blushed and waved his hands at Dong Bao angrily in the air, shouting: "Shut up! The little girl has no rules in movies!"

Second Uncle Song and Second Aunt Song's eyes lit up, looking at Dongbao for a while, and Song Bai for a while, their eyeballs rolling around, wondering what they were thinking.

"Third Uncle, I just asked you where to eat, why are you so angry with me?" Dong Bao snorted and said, she is not afraid of Song Bai, if she really quarrels, Song Bai can't stand it She doesn't mind having a good fight with her second uncle and aunt. How much money do ordinary college students spend a day? The resentment is deep.

"I think this is a good idea!" Aunt Song called out first, and said with a smile, "The third child is in the town, and our mother makes clothes and shoes, so he spends money on meals. If the three meals at sister-in-law's Once it’s settled, there’s nothing left to spend money on!”

The implication is that the Song family will no longer need to pay Song Bai any money, and the wheat just harvested this year will not need to be sold.

What a fart!Song Bai stared at Second Aunt Song with a big belly, wishing to see fire in his eyes, he knew that everyone in the family was mean and mean, and they didn't want to see him well, so now they bullied and belittled him vigorously.But he doesn't care, what do these mud-legged country bitches know!Those who achieve great things, like Zhu Maichen, Jiang Ziya...Who didn't worry about money before getting rich?Who has not been ridiculed by these ignorant fools?He will also be like these celebrities, wait for him to pass the examination of scholar, and then pass the examination of Juren, Jinshi, and finally be named on the gold list as the emperor's disciple...

Thinking of this, Song Bai's teeth trembled with excitement. He looked at Second Aunt Song and Li Shi viciously, and when he made a fortune and returned to his hometown, he would definitely make those stupid women who looked down on him regret it!
Taking advantage of the opportunity when everyone was a little dazed after hearing Aunt Song's words, Dong Bao quickly pulled Mrs. Li out of the house in a panic, and said something to Mrs. Huang and Mr. Song before leaving, "Then it's settled, sir. , grandma, let's go home first!"

After leaving the Song family's courtyard, Li took Dong Bao's hand and ran away for his life. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stopped. General, couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, this is nothing like going home, going to court is nothing more than that.

"What can we do!" Li Shi sighed.

Dong Bao smiled and said, "When you stood in front of my grandma and reasoned with her, didn't you understand it quite clearly! Why are you worrying again now?"

Mrs. Li laughed and wiped her face. She herself was a little surprised and couldn't believe it. She didn't know where she got the courage to stand in front of Mrs. Huang, looking down at her and talking to her. It's reasonable, but things have actually happened.

This feeling of being elated and not angry... is really quite good!There was a hint of joy and excitement in Mrs. Li's heart. Although she knew it was wrong to talk back to her elders, she had been submissive in the Song family for more than ten years and didn't feel it. Now that she has been the master of the house for only a month or two, such an overbearing and unreasonable elder She couldn't bear it any longer!

"Your grandma is not a reasonable person?" Li shook her head and smiled.

Dong Bao said: "From the beginning to the end, we didn't promise to give her money. My grandma loves to say what she wants, and we can't blame us if this matter is said!" Dig a hole and hide all your savings, just in case.

Is Mrs. Huang crazy to ask for eight taels of silver in one go?Dong Bao heard what Li said clearly just now, when Song Xiucai went to the county to take the examination for a scholar, it only cost three or four hundred Wen, why did it cost twenty or thirty times when he came to Song Bai? !Eight taels of silver can be spent by ordinary households for a lifetime, and those poor families in the village who are not even as good as the Song family may have never saved a tael of silver in their entire lives.

If this story gets out, the villagers will only marvel at how Huang's mouth is too open, his greed is too ruthless, and his eating looks ugly.

Mrs. Li and Dongbao escaped, but the atmosphere in the Song family was not so good. Mrs. Huang pointed at the door and cursed angrily. ", "A wild pheasant that doesn't lay eggs"... She scolded for half an hour, which made her mouth dry. Turning around, she saw Second Aunt Song who was leading Uncle Song secretly to the west wing, and remembered the last time Song Er The words that Auntie helped Mrs. Li pointed at Second Aunt Song and cursed for a while, "Eat inside and out! Don't worry, be kind! Something X is rotten!"

(End of this chapter)