Yoshida Mii

Chapter 52
Dong Bao's eyes widened in surprise, because Aunt Mantang went to Song's house to make a fuss, which indirectly caused Mrs. Li to be slapped by Mrs. Huang. Dong Bao had a bad impression of Aunt Mantang in her heart. Now she never expected that Aunt Mantang would be so generous.

"No, no, I can't take it." Dong Bao hurriedly refused, and stuffed the brown sugar wrapped in jute paper to Aunt Mantang again.This brown sugar should have just been bought by Mantang's aunt when she went to the market. A bag of brown sugar is worth a catty. It is also a valuable thing in the countryside, so Dongbao firmly refuses it.

"Take it." Aunt Mantang covered Dong Bao's hand, put the brown sugar back, and pressed Dong Bao's hand, preventing her from pushing back.

"What happened last time..." Aunt Mantang blushed, with guilt on her face, "It's my aunt's fault. Shuanzi's mother came to my aunt's house and said that you and your mother made a lot of money selling things and secretly bought snacks outside. I When I got angry, I lost my head. It is not easy for us peasants to save money. If we have money and don’t pay it back... No one would be happy. When my aunt got angry, she went to your house to find your grandma and asked what was going on. Who knows, why did your grandma beat someone..."

Aunt Mantang knew in her heart that in the end, if Dongbao hadn't opened the mouth first and gave them the two tangles of money that Shuanzi's family had paid, it would be considered to have offset the debts of the two families. Even if they pay back, they will only pay part of it first.When Dong Bao suggested that the village chief give them the money directly, she could see clearly the expression on Huang's face.

"In my heart, I feel really guilty. My aunt really lost her head at the time. Thinking about it now, your mother is not that kind of person! Shuanzi's mother is not a good person. My aunt even fought with her last time. , Pulled off a lot of her hair! Later I heard that your grandma told the people in the village that I went to your house to scold you, and my aunt swears to God, this is really nothing!" Aunt Mantang got angry when she said that, "I'm just asking. I heard that your granddaughter-in-law has earned money. Now that you have money in your hands, when will you be able to pay back our family's money. There is no other heavy word. Why are you slapping people with hats? !"

Dong Bao was speechless, this auntie was also a tough existence, she was not surprised at all that Mrs Huang could do such a thing, in Mrs Huang's eyes, she was always right, and it was others who were at fault.What's more, what she can't tolerate is not that Mrs. Li didn't return the money when she got it, but that Mrs. Li had the money and didn't hand it over to her, and secretly saved her own house. In her eyes, it was tantamount to rebellion.

"Auntie, don't think too much. My mother knows what's going on, and she hasn't blamed you." Dong Bao said softly, "My grandma is that kind of person. Auntie, don't be as knowledgeable as her."

Aunt Mantang smiled, patted Dong Bao's head, and boasted: "Dong Bao is really smart and sensible, after all, she is a talented girl! Leave the brown sugar for your mother, don't be polite to auntie!"

Dong Bao shook his head, resolutely not wanting Aunt Mantang's brown sugar, "Auntie, I don't want this brown sugar, let's leave it for sister Cuiye to drink." Cuiye is Aunt Mantang's youngest daughter, she is five years old today.

The two of them pushed back and forth, Lin Shi watched with a smile and said, "Auntie, Dong Bao listens to her mother the most, and she is not here today, she must not accept it."

"Yes, yes, my mother is not here, and she will scold me when I take it home." Dong Bao said quickly, but fortunately Lin Shi reminded her, otherwise it would be really difficult to reject the enthusiasm of Aunt Mantang.

Seeing that Dongbao insisted on refusing to ask for brown sugar, Aunt Mantang had no choice but to put the brown sugar back in the basket, and told Dongbao to come home to ask her and Uncle Mantang for help if something happened, and then went back.Along the way, I was still feeling emotional, the children of the Song family, only the daughters of scholars, were outstanding, good-looking, and good-natured, a bit higher than the girls and boys in the second room.If those with shallow eyelids are eager to ask others for things, the more cheap the better, how can they push back the things others have delivered to their door?
Not only Aunt Mantang sighed, but Dongbao and Lin Shi also expressed emotion. I thought Aunt Mantang was a bitter and mean person, but I didn’t expect that I misunderstood her. This family is still kind-hearted, but they acted impulsively, and a little unreasonably. The brain is still a little selfish, and when others provoke it, the blood is taken advantage of by others.

The two went home with pigweed on their backs, and Dong Bao told Lin Shi again that what she was about to do was related to her and Li's future fate, and she wanted the help of the Lin family.

In fact, Dong Bao is a very guarded person. No matter in her past life or present life, she is extremely insecure. It stands to reason that she shouldn't have told anyone except Li Shi about such an important matter, but she immediately So I chose to tell Lin Shi.This gentle and handsome farm boy with neither money nor power made her feel at ease and trusted.

Dong Bao stepped into the house, put down the basket and went straight to the east room.Seeing her come in, Li Shi hurriedly got up, but Dong Bao stepped forward and pushed her down again.

"After resting for such a long time, I'm much better and can get up now." Li said in a low voice.

Dong Bao shook his head with a smile, and said in a low voice, "You are not well yet, you have to continue to be sick."

Mrs. Li was startled, "What?"

"Not only is it sick, but it's even worse if you're sick." Dong Bao said, after thinking for a while, he told Li Shi, "You'll start coughing later, and if someone talks to you, just say it and cough it. It's best to speak up."

Mrs. Li panicked, "Bao'er, what do you want to do? Mother's illness is almost cured, if you pretend to be ill again, your grandma will definitely..." She has been kind and docile all her life, how could she have done such a thing before.

"Mother, if you do as I say, we can separate and go out." Dong Bao whispered in Li's ear.

No matter how filial Li is, she is unwilling to separate the family. Facing the threat of her mother-in-law selling her own flesh and blood, she is extremely looking forward to being able to live alone. Flesh and flesh are separated, life and death are unknown.Although Li Shi was still uneasy in her heart, Dong Bao's confident appearance also affected her to some extent.

It's a death anyway, so it's better to do what my daughter said, maybe there is still a chance to escape!She lay on the bed and thought about what had happened during this time. Since her daughter was sold once and came back from the city, she seemed to have grown up and become sensible overnight. She was supposed to be the protector of her mother. For her daughter, Dong Bao usually protects her. Now Dong Bao is the one who makes the decision, and she can only lie on the bed as a mother.

Dong Bao ran to the stove again, and pulled out the stone she had buried in the stove ash in the morning. The stove ash had a good thermal insulation effect, and after more than an hour, the stone was still hot.Dong Bao did the same, wrapped the stone in rags, and prepared to "smuggle" back to the East House.But as soon as he stuffed the cloth bag into his bosom, Mrs. Huang stepped in, staring and scolding: "What are you doing here?"

Dong Bao was startled, and immediately calmed down, bent over to fill the stove with firewood, and made a gesture to light the fire, and whispered: "Grandma, my mother is still running a fever, I want to boil some hot water for her to drink! "

"What are you cooking now?! Waste firewood, and there will be hot water when you can cook. Go feed the pigs first, and you can't hear the pigs screaming when they are hungry! There is no work in your eyes, and you are a waste of money." The girl is making a movie!" Huang scolded.

Dong Bao timidly lowered his head, wiped his eyes, "Understood, grandma, I'm going to mix pig food right now."

Mrs. Huang is very satisfied with Dong Bao's low-browed and pleasing to the eye attitude, which shows that the little granddaughter who was a little rebellious before and dared to challenge her authority knew how powerful she was. Everyone is still under her control.

After Mrs. Huang went out, Dong Bao came out of the stove, ran into the east room, and hurriedly handed the stone to Mrs. Li. The reason why Dong Bao had been bending over just now was because she was afraid that Mrs. Huang would see the stone hidden in her arms. Holding a palm-sized stone.

After lunch, Dongbao returned to the east room with the meal, and ran back to the main room crying, dragging Mrs. Huang and crying, "Never, my mother's head is very hot, please call a doctor for my mother!"

"Doctor please!" Huang was annoyed, and threw Dong Bao away, "How can the illness be cured so quickly? Why are you screaming! Push your nose to your face! It's not good to let your mother rest! Your mother Life is very hard, I can't die!"

Old man Song was smoking a dry cigarette, watching with a frown, and after a long while, amidst Dong Bao's whimpering, he looked at Huang and discussed, "Why don't you... go to the town and ask a doctor to take a look?"

Mrs. Huang glared at old man Song, "If you have money, you can hire it! Look at your tone, you think you are a rich landlord Lao Cai!"

The Song family's money has always been in Huang's hands, and the rest of the people can't even have a penny of private houses. Of course, old man Song has no money, and Huang's choked his head down and continued to smoke. Under the blue smoke, His face was wrinkled and looked gloomy.

"Why are you rich but not rich? What are you talking about?" Uncle Song's lazy voice came from the door, and then he lifted the curtain and entered the main room, and collapsed on the stool with an "ouch".

"Mom, I'm so exhausted! I went back and forth to the town twice, and my feet don't touch the ground. I'm exhausted!" Second Uncle Song yelled.

Mrs. Huang hurriedly brought Second Uncle Song the meal left for him at noon, but said: "Take a little extra time, why are you so tired?"

Second Uncle Song must have been starving, so he ate voraciously with his chopsticks. Halfway through the meal, he had time to remember what he had heard before entering the door, and asked, "What are you talking about, why are there rich and poor?"

As long as money is involved, Uncle Song's not-so-smart head becomes extremely sensitive.

"It's nothing." Mrs. Huang waved her hand and glared at Dong Bao, "Your sister-in-law is a little upset, and something big has scared Dong Bao, making noise all day long!"

In the afternoon, under Dong Bao's urging, Li Shi started to cough. At first, Li Shi was very embarrassed, but Dong Bao urged her for a long time before she coughed.

When Aunt Qiuxia heard that Mrs. Li was ill, she passed by with a basket on her shoulders. Under Mrs. Huang's watchful eye, she took out a bag of fruit and put it on Mrs. Li's bedside.

The fruit is sugar corners, coated with white sugar and fried until golden yellow. They are sold in the grocery store at the entrance of the village. They cost ten cents a pack, and they are often given as gifts by rural people.

(End of this chapter)