peasant girl

Chapter 6, Father's Thoughts

Zhu Dalang glared at little Lu Shi, "Prodigal girls!"

Hearing this, Xiao Lu almost vomited blood out of breath, but thinking about the doctor, she wanted to go outside.

"Sister-in-law, what are you going to do?" Zhu Erlang asked softly.

"I, I'll go get a doctor!" Little Lu stammered.

"No need, when I came back, I stopped by Dr. Zhang's house, and he will come over in a while!"

"..."

Hearing this, Xiao Lu's face turned red, it was dry.

Lu Shi was in the kitchen, and when he heard the voice, he thought it was terrible.

"Erro is back!"

"Mother!" Zhu Erlang yelled, looking at Lu Shi with indifferent eyes.

It's really light, as light as ever.

Lu Shi's heart was pounding.

Seeing old man Zhu come out of the kitchen, he smiled awkwardly, "Old man, Da Lang and Er Lang are back!"

"Erlang, this matter is actually..." Old man Zhu opened his mouth to explain.

"Father, let me hear what the three children and Mrs. Zhao have to say!" Zhu Erlang whispered softly.

Go to the house where you live.

The Zhu family has a front yard and a back yard, and the front is the main room, the kitchen, and the two rooms of Mr. Zhu.

There are three courtyards in the backyard, one for each of the three sons.

The first room has two sons and one daughter, the second room has three daughters, and the third room Zongbao is not yet married, but his yard is the cleanest and brightest.

Because he is a child and a scholar.

Zhu Erlang walked directly towards the courtyard, and saw Mrs. Zhao in patched clothes and Zhu Hua'er, who was skinny and thin.

Zhu Hua'er looked at Zhu Erlang, stepped forward and knelt down in front of Zhu Erlang, hugged his leg, and burst into tears, "Father, you are back, are you here to save eldest sister and second sister? Auntie wants to beat them to death, father..."

This is the first time Zhu Hua'er has hugged her father.

It was also Zhu Erlang's first time feeling distressed.

He has always been honest and filial, thinking that if he is filial, his parents will not treat him badly.

But seeing the little daughter cry so sadly, and listening to what she said, my heart was even more shocked.

Mrs. Zhao came out, also crying.

"Wenniang..." Zhu Erlang called softly.

I still want to hear Mrs. Zhao say that.

Lu Shi watched from the door, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

He wanted to stop the scolding, but because Zhao was timid and cowardly, he dared not say anything.

"Xiaoxiao came back from beating pigweed and didn't even drink her saliva. Mother punished her to kneel in the yard and didn't even let her eat lunch. Later, sister-in-law and Jin Zhi beat Xiaoxiao together. Zhao Di went forward to pull her. The sister-in-law pushed Zhaodi out and knocked her head on the millstone, I, I..." Zhao Shi said, tears streaming down her face.

She is not a good mother like Zhu novel.

He can't even protect his own daughter.

Zhu Erlang watched Zhao's crying, feeling extremely irritable.

Looking back at Lu Shi standing at the door, he had the illusion of looking at a stranger again.

Helping Zhu Hua'er up, "I'll go in and see Zhaodi and Xiaoxiao!"

Zhu Erlang stepped into the room.

Seeing Zhu Xiao and Zhaodi's miserable state, he clenched his fists tightly in anger.

He has no son and lacks confidence.

He didn't take care of the daughters, he just thought about making money, even if the third brother had to spend money for the talent examination, he could save some money for his daughters to eat.

Besides, they are all grown up, and they can also help with the housework.

Girls, even if they can't be raised like the girls in the town, they should have food and clothing.

You can scold and teach, but you can't hit.

If a girl is beaten, her in-laws will think she is easy to bully when she gets married in the future, and they will beat her at every turn.

Zhu Erlang exhaled deeply.

But nothing was said.

Stepped out.

"Erlang..."

Mrs. Zhao called softly, stretched out her hand to grab Zhu Erlang's sleeve, and looked at him carefully.

"I know how to deal with it!" Zhu Erlang comforted Zhao slightly.

Just walked out of the yard, looked at Lu Shi, "Mother, come to the main room, I have something to say!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Lu felt that something was wrong.

But she dared not say much.

Quickly followed.

Zhu Xiao was in the room, a little tangled, "Hua'er!"

"Second sister!"

"Go and eavesdrop, what did dad say?"

Zhu Hua'er nodded immediately, "Second Sister, I'll go right away!"

Mrs. Zhao wanted to pull Zhu Hua'er, but she firmly believed that as long as she dared to stop her, the three daughters would dare to deny her.

in the main room

The atmosphere is eerie.

On weekdays, Little Lu always talks non-stop.

But today, she dared not speak.

Old man Zhu lived in the main seat, smoking a cigarette, and Mrs. Lu sat on the side and dared not speak.

"Father, I don't plan to work in the town anymore!"

"What did you say?" Lu exclaimed, "If you don't go to work, where will Zong Bao's money come from?"

"..." Zhu Erlang didn't speak, just looked at Lu Shi indifferently, "Mother knows why I didn't go, doesn't she?"

Lu's heart tightened.

"But, but..."

"No, but, if I say no, I won't go. These years, I earn three taels of silver a month and 36 taels a year. I haven't moved a penny to use it, and I haven't bought a thread for myself. I never bought a piece of candy for my daughter, let alone a piece of cloth for Mrs. Zhao. All the money was handed over to my mother, and I let her distribute it. I used to think that parents are fair and just, and my elder brother and I cannot It is our bad luck to study, it is his blessing that the third brother can study, I don't complain or hate, I even think about working hard to make money, when the third brother becomes a master of talent, our family will definitely get better and better!"

"But..." Zhu Erlang said, paused, "I just found out today that all of you are blushing while eating, while my wife and daughter are all dry and emaciated, being bullied, insulted, and beaten. , what kind of money do I earn, what kind of work do I do, and eating and drinking at home are fine!"

"you……"

Lu Shi was so angry that he couldn't say a word.

But she knew that she couldn't yell, slam the table, and roll all over the floor.

Because without the money Zhu Erlang made, Zong Bao would have no money relying on talents.

Don't count on Dalang, it's also a workmanship, Dalang's one tael of silver a month tops the sky.

"Erlang, are you serious?" Old man Zhu asked.

"Yes!" Zhu Erlang said in a deep voice.

He is extremely serious.

He had to stay at home and plan slowly.

He wants to separate the family and take his wife and daughter out to live alone, but not now.

Because he is really penniless.

It's so sad and ridiculous that after living for more than 30 years, not a single child survived.

If we split up now, we will starve to death.

What's more, he has to wait for his parents to speak up and separate him out, or drive him out.

Seeing them treat his wife and daughter like this, he didn't want to honor them at all.

So it's better to break this relationship and never communicate with each other from now on.

The hatred in old man Zhu's heart.

But he could only nod, "Okay then, you stay at home!"

Losing three taels of silver in a month may be nothing at first, but old man Zhu knows very well that Zong Bao’s annual expenses will be nearly 40 taels. If he loses this income, what should he do?

But now, he can't make any guarantees, because no matter what he says, Erlang won't believe it.

This child looks like nothing on the surface, honest, honest, kind, filial and polite, but in fact he is very thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)