Pastoral affairs

When the old man heard his words, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, but he hesitated for a while and then shook his head: "My brother is very kind, I appreciate it, but now that the new year is just over, how can I bother you? I'm used to it." It’s okay, it’s nothing. Anyway, it’s a bad life, and it’s up to God to take it back someday!” When he said this, his face showed a miserable look, but he glanced at Cui Shifu again, narrowed his eyes, and shook his head at the same time. .

Cui Shifu was originally kind and honest, but now he heard the old man speak so pitifully, his heart was moved with compassion, he quickly reached out and took the old man's arm and said: "It's just a convenience, so don't bother me , the old man doesn’t need to say such things, the rain is getting heavier, you should go to my house and have a rest!” When the old man who was originally tense heard Cui Shifu’s words, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. , a thin smile appeared on his face, and then he half-pushed, as if he was persuaded by Cui Shifu, and followed him.

"Brother, to tell you the truth, I came here to visit relatives, but I haven't been here for decades. I'm old and my memory is not good. I can't remember where is where, and I don't know where it is. Which village did I go to..."

Hearing this, Cui Shifu suddenly laughed boldly, patted his chest and said: "There is no one I am not familiar with within a radius of tens of miles. Where is the old man going? Just tell me, we are Xiaowan Village... ..." The old man didn't listen to what Cui Shifu said later, he just couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Cui Shifu mention the name of Xiaowan Village.He laughed, and said in a low voice: "Xiaowan Village, hehehe, I finally found it!"

In the afternoon, the story of Cui Shifu taking a stranger home spread to many people in the village, and Cui Wei naturally heard about it too.Xiaowan Village is not a big place in the first place, and if there is any disturbance, it will not take long for everyone to know about it, not to mention that many people who Cui Shifu led home will notice, and he did not cover it up. .And the villagers in Xiaowan Village have lived here for generations, and almost all the neighboring villages are related to each other. Many people from ten miles and eight townships have some relatives. Yes, the old man Cui Shifu brought back was very strange.No one had seen it before, so at night, even those who had just returned from their relatives knew about it.

Cui Wei didn't have the time to meddle in Cui Shifu's business, and Mrs. Sun was already standing at her door and making a fuss.Mrs. Sun was driven out of the carriage by Gu Ningxi and had nowhere to go, as it was freezing cold today.It was raining everywhere again, and the villagers didn't like her.No one took her in for a night at their own home. Mrs. Sun ate melon seeds and snacks for a few days, and the fire rushed upwards, and blisters the size of fingers formed on her lips. Hungry and cold, and afraid of being homeless at night.If he slept in the wild, he might die early in the morning.

Of course she didn't want to die.Therefore, she knew that Cui Wei didn't want to see her, and Nie Qiuran was not affectionate to her, but Sun still came over cheekily. After all, Nie Qiuran was still her son no matter what she said. It's just Qiuran's own face. Of course, she will live here today.

Cui Wei ignored her, and Mrs. Sun sat at the door and howled, making people upset. Just when she couldn't bear it anymore, there were bursts of screams from the Cui family next door. Suppressed Sun's crying, it was very sharp.I don't know what happened, it seems to be Cui Jinghuai's daughter-in-law Luo Shi crying.It was already night at this time, and many people in every household had already gone home and started cooking. When the cry sounded, everyone looked outside involuntarily. Cui Wei also took a look at Nie Qiuran. The food was being set out, and he was not ready to pay attention to the affairs next door.

But not long after, there was a sudden 'bang bang bang' knocking sound outside the door, and the door panel was clattered, as if the person who knocked on the door was so strong that even the door panel was about to be blocked. The crying outside the Sun family disappeared, Bi Liu saw Cui Wei's frown, and hurriedly went out to greet a woman to open the door.

Now it is just after winter, when the days are short and the nights are long. If it were in summer, the sun might not have set yet, but now the days are shorter, and it is raining again. It's darkened already.The old woman was living well in the temporary house opposite the main courtyard, but someone came to knock on the door, she hurriedly lit a lantern and went out to open the door, her tone was not very happy.

"Where did you knock on the door so quickly?" Everyone in the room knew it couldn't be Mrs. Sun, but Mrs. Sun didn't have the guts to knock on the door like this. She just wanted to force Nie Qiuran out by crying, which annoyed people. She If she dared to knock on the door like this, Cui Wei would dare to be dragged far away.As soon as the door was opened, two figures rushed in. The woman was in a hurry, and the lantern in her hand was not steady, she was knocked to the ground by someone, and she exclaimed, "What are you doing?"

The ground was wet, and as soon as the lantern fell down, the flame had not yet ignited, but was immediately soaked by the rainwater on the ground, with a "chili" sound, and then extinguished after emitting a puff of thin smoke.

"Wei'er, help!" Cui Shifu's face was full of panic, his voice was trembling with fright, and Cui Jinghuai who was following him was also trembling uncontrollably. Cui Wei stood in the room, leaving the courtyard for a long time From a close distance, he could hear the rattling sound of his teeth colliding.The two father and son didn't know what happened, and they ran over with the look of seeing a ghost. The two sisters, Nie Lin and Nie Jiao, were startled by the crying just now, but now Cui Shifu and his son rushed in again. Suddenly burst into tears.Cui Wei hurriedly hugged her daughter and came over to coax her a few times. The little girl had grown a little heavier these days, and she felt her hands were heavy after holding her for a long time. Cui Shifu ran over crying and howling again.

"Weier, help, your sister-in-law, she, she fell..."

Luo Shi was indeed pregnant for more than six months when Cui Wei came back, but it was cold at that time, she was wearing thick clothes, and she was young, so she couldn't tell much.Now it's January, counting the time, she is more than seven months pregnant, no wonder she cried so hard just now, she didn't expect to fall.Cui Wei didn't want to take care of the Cui family's affairs at first, but seeing that Cui Shifu was out of control at the moment, she sighed and glanced at Nie Qiuran. This time she decided to help the Cui family for the last time, and now she owes the Cui family It's almost time to pay back, and she already has a clear conscience. This time, human life is at stake, and she and Luo Shi don't have any deep hatred, so she naturally took the umbrella held by Bi Liu, walked over and asked: "What's going on? It's so good. How did it fall?"

Nie Qiuran was beside her, holding her arm while keeping silent.

"Your sister-in-law, she wants to eat pig's trotters. Your elder brother bought it, but he didn't put mountain mushrooms in it. The family has no money. She wants to beat your elder brother..." Cui Shifu could see that his heart was in a mess at this moment, and said He stammered, his face full of fear, Cui Jinghuai just kept nodding, unable to utter a sound, and when he got closer, Cui Wei saw that his body was swaying uncontrollably, his face was covered with rainwater and Xue Yinzi looked rather embarrassed.

Cui Wei didn't ask any more questions now, and hurried to Cui's house.

Luo Shi's scream just now was extremely stern, and now many people in the village have gathered around, and some good people ran faster than Cui Wei, and they have already guarded outside the gate of Cui's house, and Cui Shicai's family next door also I heard the sound.

Luo Shi has been carried to the bed at this moment, Yang Shi is boiling hot water in the kitchen, the room is full of bloody smell, this place is not for men, Cui Wei is reluctant to let her man guard other women She gave birth, so she wanted to drive him back, but Nie Qiuran was worried about her. The Cui family was not a good place to go. Followed in the Cui family lobby.

Luo Shi couldn't help whimpering at this moment, but his stomach wasn't that big.It was probably the first child, and she was pregnant tightly, but Luo Shi's complexion was already ugly, pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his hair was all stuck to his face. He looked very embarrassed.It can be seen that Cui Jinghuai is still very precious to this newly married daughter-in-law. She was caught by Luo Shi just now and her face was covered with blood marks. In Cui Wei's memory, when Mrs. Wang was pregnant, Cui Jinghuai even hit her once when she couldn't handle it. Now that Luo Shi dared to greet Cui Jinghuai in the face, Cui Jinghuai couldn't bear it.

Because of this, Cui Wei took another look at Luo Shi before walking outside: "It looks like he's going to have an attack, you go and ask the doctor first!" The old man in the blue jacket took a look.This old man is very strange, probably the one that Cui Shifu brought home during the day, Cui Wei only glanced at him, then turned his face away, she didn't have any impression of this old man at all, but Cui Shifu was always just a guy It's not uncommon for a good old man to be able to help strangers, but to her surprise, she found that Nie Qiuran's eyes were on the old man for a long time before turning away.

Cui Wei was a little surprised by this action. At first, she thought the old man was nothing special, but now seeing Nie Qiuran's eyes, she simply turned her head and looked at the old man several times. Medium in appearance, he looks quite thin, with gray hair and a pair of old cloth shoes on his feet. He is like an ordinary old man in the village, and he is not outstanding. I don't know why Nie Qiuran gave him an extra look. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: The third update~