Yoshida Mii

Chapter 21 Unbearable

When they got home, Mrs. Li was standing at the gate looking around. When she saw Da Shi coming back with Dong Bao on her back, she was startled, and quickly asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Dong Bao patted Lin Shi on the shoulder, beckoning him to put himself down, and said to Mrs. Li: "Mother, I'm fine, I'm just tired, and asked Brother Dashi to carry me back."

Seeing that her daughter was fine, Li Shi was relieved. She didn't come back so late and was carried back by Lin Shi. She was afraid that something unexpected happened to her daughter, so she didn't have to live.

"Take a break when you're tired. See if you're really tired." Li Shi looked at Lin Shi full of gratitude. The Lin family always helped their mother and daughter, just once or twice, and she had nothing to repay Yes, I feel quite sorry.

Da Shi waved his hand and carried the back all the way, a little blush appeared on Mai Se's face, "I'm not tired, Dong Bao is very light. Auntie, let's go home first."

The Song family has already started eating, and Mrs. Li is about to take over the pannier on Dongbao's back. Dongbao shook his head quickly, because there are good things she hid inside, "Mother, you come in to eat first, and I will go over after I put away the things." Smiling and pushing Mrs. Li to the main room, she picked up good things today and rescued that mischievous little boy. Although she was still feeling guilty, she was happy.

Mrs. Li couldn't help feeling distressed. Song Zhaodi was supposed to go to cut pigweed today, but she kept yelling that she was still ill and would recover when it was time to eat. Mrs. Huang didn't bother to care so much, anyway, she told Dongbao to do it. That's it.

Dong Bao first went to the pigsty to pour out the pig grass, and put it in the sun to dry. While everyone in the Song family was in the main room, he walked to the east room with a basket as if nothing had happened, and quietly wrapped the snake slough with a piece of rag. Wrapped and hid under the bed.

Seeing that Dong Bao was still obedient, Mrs. Huang went to clean up the pigweed before coming to eat. She felt a little more at ease, and gave Dong Bao a bowl of porridge and shared the cornbread with a straight face, "Where did you go crazy? If you don’t come back to eat, I don’t think you’re hungry! Don’t eat in the future!”

These words are more civilized than Huang's usual swearing words, and Dong Bao didn't bother with her, took the bowl and steamed bread, and thanked Huang with a smile.

There was only a small bowl of fried cabbage on the table where the paint had already faded. There were some oil stars floating in the vegetable soup, and it was placed in front of Da Mao and Er Mao.Dong Bao glanced at it, probably because of this bowl of oily fried cabbage, the two Tai Sui masters of the Song family did not make a fuss at the dinner table.

Song Zhaodi was very disappointed when Dong Bao came back so late and was not scolded by his grandma. She glanced at Second Uncle Song and Second Aunt Song who were silent, and squinted and muttered: "It takes a whole morning to do that job, so I will waste my time and be lazy! "

As soon as Song Zhaodi opened her mouth, Second Uncle Song, who had always been silent at the dinner table, also spoke lazily, put down his chopsticks and said, "Dong Bao, it's not that Uncle Second said you, no one wants a girl with clumsy hands and feet anywhere, if you say you Work neatly, work diligently, a big family in the city, even if there is no shortage of maids, they are willing to drive out one of the previously hired maids, and hire you again! The big family eats and wears well, why is it better than at home? Have a great time!"

Dongbao has been home for more than half a month, and Chen Yazi has never seen him to recommend a job for this girl, so he just stays at home and eats for nothing, how can this be okay!Song Yu couldn't hold his breath for a long time. In the morning, he tentatively mentioned a few words to Huang Shi, but Huang Shi didn't answer him.

Why are you bringing this up again?Li's heart jumped up nervously, looked at Huang's face, Li mustered up her courage, and said in a low voice: "Dongbao won't help others in the future, and will work at home. Our mother and I have no one to do the work." Be lazy and earn enough to eat yourself.”

"How can you say that!" Uncle Song stopped eating, and came up with his eyes wide open, "How much work can you do as a woman? How much work can Dong Bao, a ten-year-old girl, do? You still earn enough for yourself Food? Hey! What about the money owed for the elder brother’s funeral? How can I pay it back? Can you pay back the money by digging food out of the dirt?”

Mrs. Li's face was flushed by Song's second uncle. When the scholar was here, he didn't pay money to his family for a year, and he did a lot of farm work at home. All the white flour was eaten by the children of the second room, and a lot of things were bought for the two sons of the second room. Clothes, the money he earned all these years is not enough to pay for his funeral?However, Sitting there with her face stretched out, Huang did not dare to speak out after all.

Dong Bao pushed Li Shi who was fidgeting awkwardly, and said, "Mother, hurry up and eat, the corn bread is getting cold." You can't wrong your belly if you feel wronged.Dong Bao raised his eyes again to look at Uncle Song who was staring at him. She had seen a lot of men like Uncle Song, and when she saw a soft one, she would pretend to scare others. The more she ignored him, the more energetic he became.

"Second Uncle, I also want to rush back the money I borrowed from my father. After dinner, I will kneel on the official road at the entrance of the village to see if anyone buys a maid. You will allow two days. Who will ask at that time?" What's going on, I said that you are in a hurry to pay back the money, and if you stay for one more day, you will eat one more day." Dong Bao said.

Song Yu's face turned green and pale. He dared to force Huang and his sister-in-law to sell Dongbao at home, but he didn't dare to sell his niece in front of the villagers. Dongbao's mother was still there, so he didn't have the right to sell Dongbao. The elders and the head of the village would not spare him either. Song Yang was the first scholar in the history of Tagouji. Just two months after his death, his younger brother sold his niece in a hurry. The rumors were too ugly.

Mrs. Huang didn't open her mouth, Mrs. Li didn't answer. Song Yu was so angry at being squeezed by Dong Bao's girl, she picked up her bowl and drank the rest of the porridge in one go. Put it on the table, put on his jacket and walked away angrily with his hands behind his back.

Aunt Song and Song Zhaodi hurriedly followed. Before leaving, Da Mao and Er Mao stuck out their tongues at Dong Bao and made faces, "Those who eat rice, those who eat rice!"

After a while, only Mrs. Huang, Mrs. Song, Mrs. Li, and Dongbao were left at the dinner table. Mrs. Song bowed his head to drink the porridge and kept silent from the beginning to the end. The Song family got used to him being so silent, as if he was a Like an invisible person, Mrs. Huang snorted and scolded Mrs. Li, "How did you teach that? Huh? She is sharp-tongued at such a young age, and even her uncle dares to punch her. Do you want us tomorrow?" The old couple died?"

攮打 is a local dialect of Tagouji, which roughly means bullying and disrespect.

"How come, grandma." Dong Bao smiled, "When I earn money in the future, I will still be filial to you and my grandfather."

Counting on her to be filial to a money-losing girl?Mrs. Huang was about to laugh out loud, but this girl was getting more and more aggressive, and just about to start scolding, the old man Song who had been silent at the side said, "Let's say a few words less, Dongbao is still young."

Before the words were finished, the three of them looked at Old Man Song in surprise. In Dong Bao's memory, Old Man Song was a reticent and careless person. Except when he was called to eat, he would hum, and at other times he could hardly feel his presence. However, he is a nimble expert at doing field work, and he can also weave bamboo baskets and baskets, which is very dexterous.

His wife had already spoken, and Mrs. Huang couldn't say anything more, so she glared at Dong Bao and stopped talking.

After Song Yu returned to the West Wing, he walked around with his hands behind his back, unable to calm down his anger. Looking at the bench on the ground, he felt that it was not pleasing to the eye. He kicked it up a few times, and kicked the small bench far away, only to feel angry in his heart. Feel better, as if kicking the girl who eats rice.

Seeing Second Aunt Song and Zhao Di enter the room, Song Yu pointed in the direction of the main room angrily and said, "I can't live through this day, I can't live through it! Every meal is corn-bread porridge, and I have to beg for food sooner or later!"

Second Aunt Song stepped forward to comfort him, "Why are you so angry!"

Song Yu sat down on the edge of the bed, and snorted coldly, "Why don't I get angry, you stay at home alone to eat rice, and you leave us with foreign debts. I told my mother in the morning, and I won't answer whatever I say. , What is she thinking? Dongbao is a money-losing girl, and she is more expensive than Damao Ermaojin? Even if it is sold, so what, sooner or later she will not be from our Song family!"

Second Aunt Song pretended to be "ah", and sighed, "Who told me that my father is dead? You have become the boss in this family. Regardless of them, the villagers won't poke our backs? If you want me to say, this family is the only Our second room is the most pitiful. Your parents have been working since you were a child to support your eldest brother to study. If your parents are not so partial, hey, you are also a scholar! Now, you have to support your third brother to study, and you have been wronged again. This You don’t have any good things at home, and it’s your job to pay debts and raise children for others!”

Song Yu's face became more and more ugly the more he heard it, he suddenly stood up from the bed, clenched his fist and beat the edge of the bed a few times, "Think I'm being taken advantage of! I'm so easy to bully?"

Second Aunt Song hastily tried to persuade her, "This matter has to be discussed in the long term. The person in charge is to recruit Di's milk, so it's useless for us to talk about it..." Before he could finish speaking, he heard Song Zhaodi, who had been sitting in the corner, say in a low voice : "Dongbao can also work at home..." If Dongbao is sold, wouldn't all the chores at home become hers?She couldn't even hide from cutting grass to feed pigs and chickens.

"Fart!" Uncle Song yelled at her, "Is that called work? You can't do it?"

The frightened Song Zhaodi choked on the remaining words in her throat, bowed her head and shrunk into a ball, for fear of offending her father again and being scolded severely.

At this meeting, Quanzi's voice came from the gate of the courtyard, "Sister Dongbao, have you finished your meal yet? Come and play at my house!"

Second Aunt Song's expression changed, and she pushed Song Zhaodi who was huddled in the corner, "Go, go to Quanzi's house with Dongbao to play!"

"I...I..." Song Zhaodi couldn't help blushing when she remembered what Second Aunt Song had said to her before, but Quanzi didn't call her, and she couldn't bear to beg Dongbao to take her there with her. Shyly, she said angrily: "I dont go."

Second Aunt Song hated iron for being weak, so she pinched her hard, and Song Zhaodi yelled in pain, "You useless thing! Look at Dongbao, the older child is much stronger than you! Go!"

Dong Bao is only ten years old, and the two brothers of the Lin family are coaxing around her. She doesn't believe that her daughter is worse than Dong Bao.

Tears of pain rolled in Song Zhaodi's eyes, seeing Dongbao coming out of the east room, she quickly opened the curtain and went out to meet him.

(End of this chapter)