Peasant girls seek happiness

Chapter 13 The "Insult" of Five Taels of Silver

The Cheng family felt that five taels of silver was a lot, and even Cheng Er thought it was impossible to give 20 taels before, so he just reported the attitude of giving it a try.

But although Chen Xiucai took the money, he privately felt that it was an insult to him.

It's five taels of eloquence once, like sending a beggar, what is it if it's not humiliation?
However, he was really shy in his pocket and had no choice but to accept the money.

Chen's wife was very happy, "Although it is certain that Cheng Jiaojiao is not very satisfactory, but the money is real, and you don't have to pay it back. The Cheng family is really generous!"

She murmured, "Including the two taels before, the husband doesn't have to worry about it now, and if he saves a little money, he might have some leftover for going to Beijing."

Chen Xiucai was extremely impatient. After going to Fucheng, he still had to attend the poetry meeting, pay homage to teaching instructions, etc. How much money do you want to have left?Not enough at all.

He didn't show it on his face.

Of course the Cheng family didn't know what was going on in Chen Xiucai's mind, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have paid the money. Isn't it that the money is not flattering?

Mrs. Yang packed Cheng Da's luggage. They had cattle at home, but they were about to harvest crops. The county was not close to the capital, so Cheng Da discussed with Chen Xiucai and Zhang Xiucai, and the three of them took a ride with the caravan.

It saves money and hassle.

Originally, the family wanted Cheng Wu to take care of him, but Cheng Da also refused, "I'm not a frail scholar who can't carry my shoulders or hands, so there's no need for me!"

On the day Cheng Da left, Cheng Er drove an ox cart to the county seat, and everyone in the Cheng family saw him off at the gate except Cheng Jiaojiao.

Cheng Da sat on the bullock cart, turned his head and waved to his family: "Go back!"

The old man turned back reluctantly and went back to the house.

Grandpa, your old man, the spirit in the sky, bless my son to be able to pass high school, and give our Cheng family a sigh of relief!

The old man went in, and everyone else followed, only Mrs. Yang was still standing at the door with a few children.

It wasn't until the bullock cart went farther and farther away that it could no longer be seen, did I call out to the children in a low voice: "Let's go back too!"

As soon as Cheng Chuqi turned around, someone called her loudly: "Cheng Chuqi? Chuqi?"

She looked back and saw two little girls running towards her waving.

Yang smiled and patted her head: "Go, play with them!"

The seventh day of junior high school is different from the first day of junior high school. She is young and has some defects before, so the family's requirements for her are also low.

And it is rare that there are children in the village who don't dislike her and are willing to play with her, and Yang also wants her to play with other children more.

There are these two children in Chu Qi's memory. Since she fell into the water, she hasn't been out of Cheng's house, so naturally she hasn't seen these two.

These two little girls were wearing gray and coarse clothes, one of them had a short trouser leg, and the other's dress was too big and fat, it was not their own clothes at first glance.

The two of them stopped in the distance when they saw Yang, and looked at her timidly. She said to Chu Qi gently: "During the days when you were sick, they came several times, and they missed you very much. Go, go play!"

Chu Qi actually doesn’t like to play with children. She was already very depressed when she pretended to be a child, but now she has to play with children, and she always feels that she has to coax the children, which is tiring!

However, when she heard that the grandmother in the yard was assigning work, she rushed over quickly.

Between work and play, she chose consequences without hesitation.

Two children, the taller one, the one wearing a fat dress named Wang Daniu, and the other Jiang Xiaocao who is a little younger, both of them live in the middle class and can be regarded as passable.

"Chuqi, are you okay? We have come here several times, but we didn't dare to go in." Without the adults, the two children were still very lively, and they walked away chattering away while holding her hand.

"Yeah, I'm all right now." She replied with a smile, but this sentence shocked the two children enough.

"You, you, you can talk! That's great!" Wang Da Niu shook her arms happily, "My mother said when she came back, I heard that you can talk, I didn't expect it to be true!"

Jiang Xiaocao also squinted and smiled, "That's great, Chu Qi is great."

Chu Qi was infected by the smiles of the two who were genuinely happy for her, "Yes, that's great!" She asked, "Where shall we go?"

"Let's go to the river?" Wang Da Niu suggested, then shook her head and said no, "No, you just fell into the water, we'd better stay away from there."

Jiang Xiaocao said: "Let's go to the south to dig for the mother-in-law! The mother-in-law over there is so big."

Wang Daniu was not very happy, "I don't want to work."

Chu Qi was very interested, "Okay, I'll go dig some old mother-in-laws to dry. I can make tea and make dumplings in winter."

The Cheng family has tea, but they reserve it for the guests to drink. What the family drinks is water or willow leaves soaked in dried mother-in-law.

In winter, it is cold and there is no green leafy vegetables here, so we rely on the cabbage and radishes stored in the cellar, and the vegetables in the summer field or pickled and dried, and save them for winter.

The three friends agreed to go home to get their baskets and small shovels. When Chu Qi walked to the door, she heard grandma in the courtyard swearing.

"I'm too old, I don't know how to do any work. You just let her get used to it, I don't know who to follow with that Gen Jin!" I knew it was her who said it.

"Qushi, where's the third girl? Let her come out to work quickly, she's too lazy to get maggots on her body... Don't talk to me, she won't eat if she doesn't work. Don't think that she doesn't have to listen to me if she's engaged. She hasn't married yet! Even if she is married, unless she doesn't want her mother's family, otherwise, she has to listen to me!"

Chu Qi felt that he still had to thank his grandma, at least he didn't scold him so badly.

She pretended she didn't hear these words, and jumped into the yard, shouting: "Mother, I'm going to dig wild vegetables."

Qu's answer was quick: "When is it time to dig wild vegetables? Don't you know that wild vegetables can't be eaten after the Dragon Boat Festival? Tsk tsk tsk, it's very worrying for such a big girl who doesn't understand anything!"

After speaking, she returned to the room before Yang could speak.

Chu Qi felt that Qu's ability to transfer the scolding and grievances he had suffered to others in a blink of an eye was quite capable.

Yang usually would not say a few words when he was said a few words, only when Chu Qi was involved would he say a few more words.

But Qushi slipped away quickly, she just pursed her lips and went to get a small carrying basket, "It's lighter to carry this one."

He asked her again: "Will you go dig your mother-in-law?"

Chu Qi nodded: "Well, I want to dig some mother-in-law Ding Sun to drink for grandma, grandpa and grandma like to drink this."

"Good boy, go! Just don't go too far." After thinking about it, I felt uneasy: "Why don't you let your sister go with you?"

When the old lady heard that Chu Qi said that she would give them a sip, her tense face relaxed a bit, "There is still work to do on the first day of junior high school. She is so old, she used to run around all day, but now she is well and she will pay for it."

Said and signaled Chu Qi: "When your father left, you didn't pack all the Sha Guozi and there were some left over. You pack two and eat one when you're thirsty to quench your thirst!"

Chu Qi discovered that grandma had a bit of a knife mouth and a bean curd heart.

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