Three and a half women in four courtyards

Chapter 119

"Sister-in-law, take a look, how are you living these days! Going outside to play money all day long, you have lost more than three acres of land!" Diao Yingzi complained to Hou Zhang in mourning, "I'm the only one at home. , taking care of children and working, it’s fifteen now, and the ice lanterns haven’t been fixed yet!”

"Oh? Playing money?!" Hou Zhang pulled Shun Liuhou up, "How can you play money?"

"Ang, it's not playing for money, it's just playing a few games of Pai Gow!" Shun Liuhou rubbed his eyes and said.

"Putting Pai Gow? That's not okay! Isn't that just playing for money?" Hou Zhang shouted to Shun Liuhou angrily, "How many people have Wu (because) playing big money and ruining their families! How can you go this way? Ah! Who did you play with?"

"Oh, there's no one else, just Sanjieba, and a few self-defense regiments." Shunliu monkey drooped his head and said, "I'm not, I just want to get revenge on Sanjieba! Win him a few acres of land, let him also My heart hurts twice. With his poker skills, he’s no match for me! Unexpectedly, he’s been playing with his hand these days. After two days, I’ll get it back! I’ll stop playing after I get it back!”

"Oh? I still want to get it back! What are you trying to get back! You can't get it back! Playing with money can only get you deeper and deeper!"

"Sister-in-law, look at me, if I don't get it back, where will I put my face!" Shun Liuhou looked at Hou Wenyang, "Look at my family, there is such an ignorant son who always pokes me in the back. This Pai Gow Well, it was originally my strength, but I lost in the end. I..."

"Shut up! Why is it unclear, huh? The child born to your wife, his surname is Hou! He is your son Hou Mingshun! Remember it for me, and you are not allowed to mention this in the future (this Topic)!" Hou Zhang jumped from the kang to the ground and sat on a chair on the ground, "Oh, Mingshun! Your brother is not at home, you are a big man in the Hou family, you have to look like a big man Son! From now on, you absolutely can’t play big money! You can’t have a relationship with Sanbaba! Do you understand?”

"Ang, master, master..." Leleli broke in suddenly, "Master, Wan Siqiang from Pianpoyu sent a letter saying that there was a beggar lying on the head of their camp, who was about to freeze to death, and he said , I am Hou Dong’s family, Hou Mingli!”

"Oh? What?! Reasonable?" Mrs. Hou Zhang stood up from her chair after hearing the "chuckle", thought for a while and said, "No, he walked from the west end of Yingzi when he left, and he was heading west. Why are you coming back from the east today?"

"Oh, Wan Siqiang said that the man was sallow and emaciated, and he didn't look like a human being anymore. Someone who knew his boss said he looked alike!" Leleli said.

"Ang, hurry up, Mingshun, whether it's true or not, you have to go and see it!" Hou Zhang said, "Hurry up and get the car!"

"The car is waiting outside." Leleli said.

"Oh, hurry up." Mrs. Hou Zhang turned to Diao Yingzi and said, "Go to Cong's courtyard and ask my sister-in-law to prepare some ginger soup!"

The main room of the Hou Family Courtyard.

Hou Mingli, who was covered with three quilts, still half-closed his eyes, seemingly sleeping but not sleeping.

Hou Zhang was beside him feeding him ginger soup spoon by spoon.

"Oh, don't let him fall asleep." Bao Yixian instructed, "I'll make some ephedra soup for him when I go back. I remember that the prescription that Mr. Wang gave to blind man is still there, so I'll go and make it according to the prescription. point."

Hou Mingli was not frozen to death, but survived.

But Hou Mingli, who came back to life, is quite different from before.

He felt weak all over, and the skin all over his body was itchy.

What's even more strange is that his whole body turned yellow.The skin is yellow, the whites of the eyes are yellow, and even the nails are yellow.

People didn't seem to be very interested in why Hou Mingli turned yellow. They thought it might be frozen, so they didn't take it seriously.

However, since he hasn't come back for so long, everyone in the camp wants to know what happened to him.

Where did he go?Why are the cars and livestock gone?

I went to sell salt, but I didn't see a grain of salt. What's going on?
In front of the people in the camp, Hou Mingli did not dare to tell the truth, for fear of causing trouble.

He could only force himself to secretly tell his family about his experience during this time.

From Xiadi to Duolun, Hou Mingli drove the Lele cart (wooden wheel cart) pulling salt very smoothly, and he didn't even meet a beard.

When I arrived in Duolun, I found Budashili and explained my purpose.Unexpectedly, Budashiri shook his head again and again.

"Ang, I said Boss Bu, what do you mean? Didn't you say that as long as I come to pull salt, you will load the car for me first!? What do you mean by shaking your head?" Hou Mingli saw Buda Shi Li shook his head, suddenly furious.

"Ah, alas!" Budashiri sighed again after hearing Hou Mingli's preemptive confession.

"Why are you sighing!" Hou Mingli was a little anxious, thinking that if he ran out this time, all the tolls would be covered, "Boss Bu, they say that the Mongols are real, and they spit and spit on the ground." A nail. You don't count your words, do you?"

"Ang, Boss Hou, don't worry, just listen to me."

It turned out that his salt well had been guarded by the national army, and it was classified as military supplies. Without the order of the army, he was not allowed to take a grain of salt out.

"Boss Hou, you, look, can this work? You came all the way to Duolun, and I can't let you lose money. Can I introduce you to a business?" Budashili said to Hou Mingli, " I have a friend who bought a truckload of salt and wanted to transport it to Zhuizishan Street. He is looking for a handlebar style that he knows well. The shipping cost is probably about the same as your profit from selling a truckload of salt. Anyway, it’s just right for you to go back to Chilechuan Pass by Zhuizishan Street."

When Hou Mingli heard that there is money to be made, his eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded repeatedly: "Ang, I think this is the way to go! If there is money to be made, then I will do it. I came here from all the way to Shanxi, didn't I just want to earn two money to support my family? .Thank you Boss Bo! Thank you!"

The consignor that Budashri introduced to Hou Mingli was Gao Shicheng.

He is tall and tall, with sharp eyes. When he saw Hou Mingli clasped his left hand with his right hand, he raised his left shoulder and said, "Oh, swing a vine, and I'm going down the ladder. Brother, what vine? )?"

Hou Mingli has not been running on the road for a long time. When he saw this situation, he knew that this is the rule of the rivers and lakes. He also clasped his left hand with his right hand, raised his left shoulder, and replied: "I am not talented, hang the seal and seal the vine ( The little ones have no skills, my surname is Hou)."

"Hahaha..." Gao Shicheng smiled heartily, "I don't have a beard, but in this world outside the mouth, I don't know a few slang words, so it won't work. Brother Hou seems to be springing (can speak jargon), so I will Don't worry! I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble along the way, there's no need to say my real name, you can call me Lao Laizi, and I'll call you Da Yinzi, don't you think it's okay?"

"Oh, ha ha, good, good! Old ladder!"

"Haha, big seal!"

So the two hit the road.

(End of this chapter)