The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 18

Because there was only room for four people at the dining table, Yingniang filled the meal and added some vegetables, and sat on the stone by the well with the bowl in hand to eat.After all, if Di is new, she must be allowed to sit.

When Boming saw Yingniang coming to eat in the yard, he also came out with a bowl.

It's just that Zhaodi didn't dare to sit at the dining table to eat, she didn't even dare to enter the kitchen.Hearing that Zhongping said that he would not send her back, she was extremely excited.But looking at such a big family, she was still a little apprehensive, so she stood in the middle of the yard, not daring to move.

"Zhaodi, come in and eat quickly." Yang Sanniang called out from the kitchen.Zhaodi just moved forward a little, but still didn't dare to enter the kitchen.

Yingniang saw that Zhongping was too embarrassed to talk to Zhaodi, and her mother-in-law had already called her, but she was still too timid to enter.Thinking that it would be impossible for Zhaodi to sit at the dining table and eat with her parents-in-law, fearing that she would not dare to eat it at all, so Yingniang went to the kitchen to get a big cornbread for Zhaodi, and then made a big cornbread for her. Serve a bowl of sorghum rice porridge, and put a lot of vegetables in the porridge.

When Yingniang brought these out and handed them to Zhaodi, Zhaodi looked at Yingniang with that kind of grateful eyes, but was embarrassed to say "thank you".

Zhaodi also imitated Yingniang sitting on the stone by the well and began to eat. Maybe she saw Zhongping and his brothers in the yard. As a result, he choked, his face turned red and his neck was thick.

Seeing her choking like that, Zhong Ping looked up at her, and immediately lowered his head to eat.Bo Ming and his third and fourth brothers even just glanced at her, and then ate their meals in a normal manner.They knew she was nervous, and being choked was extremely normal.

Seeing that she choked like this after eating, Zhaodi felt ashamed. Fortunately, she saw that everyone didn't react and didn't stare at her embarrassment. Let yourself choke again.

After Yingniang finished eating, she put down the bowl, seeing that the porridge in Zhaodi's bowl was finished, and the cornbread in her hand was almost finished, so she didn't know if she was full.Thinking about asking her, even if she wasn't full, she would definitely say that she was full, so Yingniang didn't ask a word, went straight to the kitchen and brought out the last piece of tortilla left.

In fact, Zhao Di is really not full, she has been hungry for several days.But she shook her head, refused to accept the cornbread that Yingniang handed her, but got up and lowered her head, hurriedly took the bowl to the kitchen, and then stood in the yard again.She was afraid that if she ate too much, her husband's family would dislike her.

Yingniang had no choice but to give the corn cakes to the old Sijiwang, and then went into the kitchen to help her mother-in-law collect the bowls.Yang Sanniang seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly said: "Yingniang, after you wash the dishes, boil a big pot of water later so that both Zhongping and Zhaodi can take a bath, and let them have a bridal chamber tonight."

"Well, I'll boil the water right now." Yingniang replied.

Yang Sanniang came to the yard, put away the white silk handkerchief that Yingniang had washed, and then went to Yingniang's room to find a change of clothes for Zhaodi, only to find that Yingniang only had two new clothes.She had no choice but to search in her own house again, and finally found an old blue cloth dress.There was a large patch on the shoulder of the gown, and circular patches on both knees of the trousers.

Although the clothes are very torn, but for Yang Sanniang, they are considered relatively good.

"Zhongping, take the bath tub into your room. Third and fourth, you will sleep in the wing room next door from tonight. Hurry up and take the quilt over there. The weather is starting to get hotter and hotter, and there is no mattress for you. Nothing wrong."

"Mother, we both brought the quilt over before we ate." Ji Wang said with a grin.

Yang Sanniang stretched her eyebrows and said, "Well, you two have good eyesight."

At this time Yang Sanniang pulled Zhongping into his room again, and stuffed the white silk handkerchief into his hand, but Zhongping refused to take it.

Yang Sanniang thought he was disgusting Zhaodi, so she whispered: "Why are you awkward? Parents don't have time to buy big red candles for you, and you don't have to keep the lights on all night. You blow out the oil lamp and move around in the dark, but you can't see her face. What's wrong?"

"Mother, what are you talking about." Zhongping glanced at Zhaodi secretly, "At least let her eat for a few days before we talk about it."

Yang Sanniang looked at Zhaodi in the yard again, she was indeed very emaciated, as if a gust of wind could blow her down.She looked at Zhongping again, he was bigger than Birming, and looked strong.Thinking of Zhaodi's frail appearance, maybe she really can't stand Zhongping's torment. If something goes wrong, she has to spend money to hire a doctor, wouldn't it be too bad.

Yang Sanniang sighed, "Okay then, let's wait until she has enough food for a few days and regains her energy."

She walked out of the wing room to the yard, and said to Zhaodi, "Stop sticking around here, go to the kitchen and help your sister-in-law, and take a shower when the water is boiled."

After getting the order, Zhaodi hurried to the kitchen, and saw Yingniang was scooping water into the pot, so she sat under the stove to light the fire.

Seeing that there was no water in the jar, Yingniang brought a bucket to the well to fetch water.Birming was originally repairing the hoe, because when weeding in the afternoon, he found that the hoe was a little loose and didn't work well.When he saw Yingniang coming to fetch water, he came to help.Yingniang is really not very good at drawing water with this kind of well, so she just watched and learned from the side.

At this moment, old man Xue, who was smoking a pipe, suddenly remembered something, and greeted Zhongping, "Hurry up and take Zhaodi to your grandma's place, don't wait until tomorrow to be disciplined again."

"Oh." Zhongping replied, he came to the kitchen without speaking, just looking at Zhaodi.

Zhaodi also heard what her father said, got up and followed Zhongping obediently, and walked out of the yard.Zhongping is big and walks with long strides, but Zhaodi is small in stature, so her walking is naturally much worse than Zhongping's.She couldn't keep up with Zhongping's pace, so she trotted behind.

Fortunately, it was already dark at this time, and not many people came to watch her bride who only paid [-] cents for it.

Unexpectedly, when they went, they were scolded by grandma again.Although the oil lamp was lit in the house, with grandma's eyes, she couldn't see the birthmark on Zhaodi's face clearly. She snorted, "I don't know if I don't look at it. Yes, that's unreasonable. I've never seen such a good thing in my life. Also, your father and your brains are blocked by grass or something. How can you bring a new wife to see grandma at night? , come early in the morning to see the elders!"

Zhong Ping just kept on responding, Zhao Di was so frightened by her grandma that she burst into tears, but she absolutely did not dare to cry.

When Zhongping came back with Zhaodi, Yingniang had already boiled the water, so the two of them went to fetch water to take a bath by themselves.

Yingniang came to her room with a bucket of water and saw that Bo Ming was straightening the legs of the bed. Last night he mentioned that the bed was shaking too much, so he took it to heart and quickly fixed it now.

Ying Niang pursed her lips and smiled, and called out: "Bo Ming, are you ready? Let's wash our face and feet with water together."

Bo Ming shook the bed with his hands, blushed slightly and said, "Well, it's much more stable now." He came to Yingniang, sat down and washed his face with her.

At this time, the door creaked and was pushed open, and Yang Sanniang went straight into their room without even saying hello, with fifty coins in her hand, "Yingniang, take Zhaodi there tomorrow." Let’s go to the town, Zhongping has to go to work at Landlord Ge’s house early every day, so he has no time to accompany Zhaodi. You buy Zhaodi twelve feet of cloth and ask her to sew two clothes for herself. She just came here alone. There is not even a change of clothes. Buy two more pairs of shoes, or... I should buy another pair. I saw that the pair of shoes on her feet can still be worn, only two holes are broken. Your father and I have to go on tomorrow There is no time to weed the cornfield.”

"Okay." Yingniang reached out to take the money.

Yang Sanniang was about to leave the house, but was stopped by Boming, "Mom, you and dad don't need to go to ridge the field tomorrow, and Yingniang and I have finished hoeing the rest of the fields this afternoon."

Yang Sanniang didn't quite believe it, "What? We've finished hoeing? Why are you two working so fast?"

"It was Yingniang who did it fast, and she did most of the hoeing. Not only was she hoeing fast, but she was also very good at it." Bo Ming praised Yingniang, feeling a little proud.

Yang Sanniang was also happy to hear that, thinking in her heart how Zhaodi was doing, and hoped that she could work like Yingniang.

At this time, Boming asked thoughtfully again: "Mother, do you have any money left at home?"

"I gave Zhaodi's parents fifty coins, and with these fifty coins, there are only 180 coins left in the family. Why do you ask this?"

Yang Sanniang thought that Boming wanted money to buy something for Yingniang, and before Boming could speak, she continued, "Boming, almost all the money and food saved up at home have been spent on you, so you are not allowed to ask for any more money. gone."

Seeing that his mother had misunderstood him, Bo Ming expressed his thoughts, "I was thinking, second brother is getting married. When I got married, we got a new bed, and new tables and chairs. The second brother lived in the house. In the wing room, there is nothing in the room except for a broken bed. Do you want to buy a table and chair, a few spring stools, and a bronze mirror for the second brother's room with the remaining [-] yuan? I want to make a new bed I'm afraid this one hundred Wen is not enough."

When Yang Sanniang heard what Boming said, she felt that it was reasonable, the eldest son could not have everything, and the second son would be so shabby when it was his turn.If this is said, outsiders will definitely say that they are too partial to the boss, so they said: "You are right to think about it, I will discuss it with your father."

After Yang Sanniang left the house, Yingniang put away the fifty Wen given by her mother-in-law.

Boming thought about doing part-time jobs again, "Mother Ying, the family is almost out of money, and earning money is imminent. Take Zhaodi to the town tomorrow and ask me if you want part-time jobs." Is it okay? If others can do it, I can do it too."

"Okay, let me ask. However, you have to chop firewood for a few days. The loads of firewood at home really won't last long. When the firewood is almost cut, it's not too late for you to go to town."

In fact, Yingniang wanted Boming to cut firewood for a while, maybe she would figure out a way to make money in the past few days.If you don't make money, life is really not easy. Apart from being able to fill your stomach, you can't buy anything.

(End of this chapter)