Several times in dreams

Chapter 1 Smashing the Barn

"Bang bang bang!"

Early in the morning, everyone in the entire Meng family compound was awakened by the sound.

Meng Wanying bit her lip, ignoring the chatter of more and more servants behind her, she grabbed a stone in her hand and kept throwing it at the brass lock of the barn.

By the time her grandfather and uncle arrived, she had already come out with a small basket of millet. The 16-year-old girl, because of her actions just now, her apple-like face was flushed, and fine sweat was oozing from her forehead.

"You girl..." Grandfather Meng Guangfu has always loved her very much. Although the eldest aunt often tells her secrets behind her back, the old man is still reluctant to speak harshly about her in front of others.

But today's matter is a bit too much. How can a rich family's barn be smashed casually?

"Wanying, you are a young lady after all, how decent are you!" Uncle Meng Zhaoxuan's voice was deep and majestic, and it was evident that he was suppressing his impatience.

He has never been able to do anything about this rebellious niece.

The second younger brother, Meng Zhaoyun, died young, and Wanying, her mother, and younger sister were orphaned and widowed, and the three depended on each other for life.

Although Wanying often had disputes with the female relatives of the uncle's family, the old man protected Wanying, and as the head of the family, it was not convenient for him to have an outburst, but today Wanying smashed the barn, this matter cannot be ignored.

"Uncle, the three of us, mother and daughter, are grateful to my uncle for taking care of me, so I didn't live on the streets, and I didn't freeze to death or starve to death. My niece is very grateful, uncle."

Meng Zhaoxuan hadn't exploded yet, but Wanying had already spoken first.

He immediately frowned, only to hear Wanying continue: "My mother has always been in poor health. There is no male in the family, and she can't afford tonics. The monthly allowance and food given by my aunt on weekdays will be enough. , so I raised a few hens, and usually rely on laying a few eggs to nourish my mother, and there is no grain, what do you want me to feed the chickens?"

Meng Zhaoxuan said angrily: "There is no millet, you can say, why did you smash the barn? Didn't your mother even teach you this rule?"

"Teaching is taught, but my aunt doesn't give it to me. If I don't give it, it's fine. She also said that if you raise a chicken, you know how to lay an egg, and if you raise three free food, it's good if you don't starve to death. You also need to replenish your body?"

"What do you mean by that? Every family and every hospital has a monthly payment. Why is it that only my family is half of the other hospital? Other mills also have it. Why don't you give it to us?"

"Besides, who is free? If my father hadn't taken the risk to go to the street to buy medicine and treat your uncle, how could he have been hit by stray bullets and would have died long ago, leaving us orphans and widows behind. How could you fall into such a field today, let others bully you, what is the law of heaven?"

These words, Wanying said cracklingly, Meng Zhaoxuan was choked up for a long time and couldn't speak.

It is said that the eldest master Meng Zhaoxuan is also difficult to be a man in the middle. The second brother was indeed going to the streets to grab medicine for himself, and was unfortunately hit by a stray bullet.

At that time, the warlords were fighting, and the long-term workers in the family ran and hid. Few of them were useful, but I was seriously ill and the medicine could not be stopped. I originally asked Changsuo to grab the medicine. It's messy, and if it doesn't work out, it will delay the big event, so I insist on going with him.

As a result, he was hit by a stray bullet on the way back, and the person at the scene disappeared, still holding the pack of medicine tightly in his hand.

Meng Zhaoxuan, who was ill, didn't know about it. The old man was afraid that his condition would worsen if he knew about it. If one son was gone, he couldn't lose another one. He didn't dare to make a fuss, so he was quietly buried in the old forest.

In the spring of the next year, Meng Zhaoxuan's illness gradually recovered, and the turmoil gradually subsided, and the family went to the grave to have a good cry.

At that time, Meng Zhaoxuan secretly decided that no matter how difficult the world is, he must help his siblings to raise their two children well.

Helpless, that's what I thought in my heart, but the daughter-in-law married in the family is a tigress, and her natal family is a well-known local dignitary, even the old man has to be polite when talking to her.

In addition to being the eldest daughter-in-law, the eldest grandma He Jinlian has always said what she wants in the Meng family. He Jinlian has never been ungrateful for the accidental death of her second brother.

In He Jinlian's words, "Who asked him to get the medicine? If he didn't insist on going, there is still someone helping you do things now."

"The third child eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles all day long and doesn't do anything serious. You can't count on him. Everyone outside the family points to you alone. Besides, it's all fate. It's a coincidence. Otherwise, there would be such a coincidence. Changsuo went with him, right next to him, nothing happened!"

Indeed, such a big family, Meng Zhaoxuan is too busy alone.

The old man is old, and he has long ignored these trivial matters. Only the annual sacrifices and some important events in the county, the old man will personally participate. After all, the old man Meng is the master of this county, and even the county magistrate will respect him when he sees it. , is a respected celebrity.

The entire business on Xinyi Street belongs to the Meng family, and it is all managed by Meng Zhaoxuan. Fortunately, the world seems to be chaotic and complicated in the past few years, and various warlords took turns exploiting it. , the day passed smoothly.

The third brother is the youngest in the family, he was very playful since he was a child, and when he grows up, he just asks for money and doesn't care about other things.

Married a daughter-in-law, Liu Liping, whose natal family is a small household with a grocery store on Zhongxiao Street next door. It is said that the old man would not marry such a family, but his son didn't live up to it and made Liping's belly bigger early. The old man You can't let others poke your back, so you have to marry in.

Usually the couple chattered non-stop, the old man was out of sight and out of mind, and usually greeted with a snort when he saw his father, and the third child naturally behaved like a mouse seeing a cat when he saw his father, hiding as much as he could .

So the affairs of the inner house are all handled by the eldest grandma He Jinlian.

Don't say that Grandma He is also very energetic. For such a big family, there are dozens of people up and down, eating, drinking, and messing around. son of a bitch.

The old lady and the old man Meng Zhaoxuan really saved a lot of worry. Although she is shrewd and capable, coupled with her natal family's power, although she is a bit arrogant, Meng Zhaoxuan usually respects her.

It's just that in this way, the family of the second brother and sister inevitably suffered some harsh treatment.The younger siblings are also famously soft-tempered, they have always been submissive, and their bodies are weak. The three of them, the mother and daughter, only need to have something to eat. They don't dare to cause trouble on weekdays, and they stay in their own small yard when they have nothing to do. They have lived in peace for several years nothing.

Time flies, Meng Wanying lost her father at the age of nine, and her younger sister Meng Wanlan was only five years old. In the past seven years, Meng Wanying grew up amidst her mother's tears and sighs.

Every time she was wronged, her mother would only cry secretly and dare not argue with others. My sister is young and doesn't know anything, but Wanying has been hoping that she will grow up soon, and when she grows up, she will share her mother's worries and protect the weak mother and sister.

With the passage of time, disputes between Wanying and her eldest aunt He Jinlian continued, and her third aunt Liu Liping was instigating in the middle, and her eldest sister Meng Wanyun joined in. ...

The Grand Master Meng Zhaoxuan was speechless for a while. He wanted to appease Wanying, and then he would say a few words in front of the servants. After all, there must be an explanation for the smashing of the barn. Naturally, the old man turned a blind eye. , the thing is over.

But just as he was about to open his mouth, he caught a glimpse of the eldest grandma He Jinlian leading a group of people rushing through the moon gate in the backyard, coming this way.

Meng Zhaoxuan's heart sank, he thought badly, I'm afraid this matter can't be passed so easily, this shrew will have to make a big fuss as soon as he comes.

Sure enough, the people arrived from dozens of steps away, "Is there any family law in the Meng family? The master is like this. Then the servants will follow the example. In two days, the whole family will be ruined!" In the meantime, people have blown in front of us like a storm.

"Oh, the old man is here too. It just so happens that you are in charge of this matter. As an old lady, I don't know what to say, and no one takes me seriously. It seems that I can't be in this family anymore. It’s not a good thing to do your best inside and out, if someone smashes a barn today, someone will rob a cashier tomorrow, hum!”

Meng Wanying was so angry that her eyes were about to burst into flames. She said she was an aunt, she was even more ruthless than passers-by. There is also my mother and younger sister to take care of, I really want to kill this wicked woman with one knife to relieve the hatred in my heart.

Just when she was about to open her mouth to retort, she heard her grandfather snort in a low voice. Meng Wanying raised her head and saw that the old man Meng Guangfu frowned and his face was gloomy.

Wanying's heart softened, and she thought that what she had done was overdone, but it was just a few handfuls of millet, and she could get it if she wanted to talk to her grandpa, but because she couldn't swallow this breath, she did this in a fit of anger, which made her grandpa What's the point if you're in trouble?
Thinking of this, Meng Wanying's heart trembled, and she opened her mouth and said, "Grandfather, this is my granddaughter's unfilial conduct. I violated the family rules on the spur of the moment. Please ask my grandfather to deal with it according to the family rules. My granddaughter knows her mistake."

After finishing speaking, he knelt down on both knees, and there was nowhere to express the grievances in his heart, and two lines of tears fell down.

In fact, it's not because I'm afraid of the family rules, it's just because I'm afraid that my grandfather will get angry, and my mother and sister don't know about it.

Thinking of myself being young and vigorous, causing such troubles, I was very annoyed.

As for the villainous old aunt, I can't fight against her now. Wanying just wants to grow up early, let her mother and sister live a comfortable life with her own ability, and get out of this hateful mansion as soon as possible.

But the future is bleak, where is the future of a weak woman?My heart was full of melancholy, and I had already forgotten the annoying situation in front of me.

(End of this chapter)