Yoshida Mii

Chapter 57 Guarantee
Before Second Uncle Song could finish speaking, Second Aunt Song's shrill and eager voice came from the west wing, especially high-pitched in the quiet Song family courtyard, "Don't give them the land!"

Second Aunt Song is a smart person. Although she is illiterate and uneducated, she firmly grasps the rules of this society. Once she has a son, she can override her sister-in-law who did not have a son. She is dissatisfied with Mrs. Huang, but On the surface, she was still respectful to her mother-in-law, she looked down on her husband Song Yu, and scolded him a lot in private, but outside, she never said a word past Song Yu.

Just like when they were breaking up, it was obvious that she was more talkative than Song Yu, but she didn't rush to speak before Song Yu, but hid in the west wing, and Song Yu, who was a man, came forward to negotiate.

But Dong Bao just mentioned the root of the farmer's family - the land. Second Aunt Song was in a hurry, and the words just came out as soon as her head got hot.

Song Zhaodi, who was hiding in the west wing with Second Aunt Song, also ran out, stood in front of Second Uncle Song to help her father hold up the battle, pointed at Dong Bao and cursed: "You want to be shameless? How dare a girl want land? "

"Who are you scolding? If you scold us again, we will beat you tomorrow, and make you fall into the mud every day!" Quanzi stood next to Dong Bao and Lin Shi, grinning at Song Zhaodi.

Thinking of the beating in the morning, Song Zhaodi shuddered from the pain. She didn't expect Quanzi to be involved in this incident. Seeing the young boy who was not as tall as herself, Song Zhaodi looked at Quanzi with hate and fear. Of course she didn't dare to beat him. Quanzi, not only because Lin Shi is Quanzi's older brother, but also because these half-grown boys play together in a group. Offending one boy is equivalent to offending the whole village. If she doesn't want to go out, she will be thrown away. If the stone is beaten, you have to endure it.

"Don't talk to her." Lin Shi shook Quan Zi, without even looking at Song Zhaodi.

This made her more ashamed than scolding her face to face. Song Zhaodi was ashamed and angry. The self-esteem of the twelve or thirteen-year-old girl was inexplicably strong. Looking at the crowds of spectators around the door, she felt that everyone was watching. She made a joke, turned her head and ran back to the west wing crying.

Song Zhaodi's appearance was like a farce. Perhaps Second Aunt Song hoped that Song Zhaodi would be more powerful. It was inconvenient for her, a pregnant woman, to point fingers at such an occasion, but Song Zhaodi was nothing like a little girl. Say it's spicy.

"The land will definitely not be given." Faced with so many people pointing fingers, Huang's old face turned red, but he never let go on the issue of land. The land of the Song family can only be reserved for the males of the Song family. , Giving Dongbao is tantamount to being in vain. In the eyes of any family who favors men over women, this is absolutely unacceptable.

Dong Bao cried out, "Grandma, you don't give us anything, what are you asking me and my mother to do?"

"Why can't you live? What nonsense is there for a child to talk about!" Mrs. Huang glared at Dongbao, "There are too many people who have no land. How can they survive, and you can't?"

This is nothing short of rogue. Farmers who have no land are tenants. In addition to paying the rent of the land, the food they get is only enough for the family to survive starvation. come to the land.No matter how capable Li is, she is still a woman. Let Dong Bao and Li's two orphans and widows go to rent out the land of another family. I am afraid that the harvest after a year of hard work will not be enough to pay the land rent.

At this meeting, old man Song, who had not come out of the main room, came out silently smoking a pipe, and everyone just glanced at him. Over the years, old man Song's unchanging silence seemed to be his trademark, even if he came out at this meeting, No one took him seriously either.

However, to everyone's surprise, old man Song knocked the dry pipe in his hand, and said in a discussing tone, "Stop making noise! ​​Dongbao's milk, pot and cooking utensils are shared with the eldest daughter-in-law, and the sorghum noodles are shared." Give them a hundred catties, money...give them two hangers, and take them...for treatment."

Huang didn't expect that old man Song would actually speak at this juncture, and he actually helped Li Shi and Dong Bao, that rebellious girl, to speak. She was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, and then she yelled: "What nonsense are you talking about? They are farts! People who are about to die, dare to ask me for something? Without me, there are them one by one? Raising them for so many years, eating and drinking their old lady, mourning star! Give birth to a child The Sangmen star came to harm us, and he did not forget to be a demon when he was about to die!"

Listening to Huang's vicious curses, old man Song's hands were shaking, and he felt that his face was gone.However, Mrs. Huang didn't think there was anything wrong. She was too used to giving orders from the top of the Song family, and she was also used to the old man Song not saying a word for many years and obeying her in everything.

Under the sympathetic gazes of the crowd, old man Song blushed and his chest heaved. Suddenly he ran into the kitchen and ran out holding a stack of bowls. The bowl fell to the ground covered with bricks, and with a loud noise, the bowl shattered.

"I'll give it if I say it!" Old Man Song said panting, "If you don't give it, even I will drive you away. This house belongs to you and your son, and no one will take it away from you!"

Mrs. Huang remained silent for a while, and was stunned on the spot. She had been married to old man Song for decades, and old man Song had never said a word. He had never seen old man Song get angry.Old man Song was really angry today, his eyes were staring like cowbells, and his posture was definitely like if Mrs. Huang dared to say no, he would go up and beat up this bastard woman.

The people in the village who watched the excitement were also stunned. The scene was so quiet that it didn't look like they were about to split up. Everyone, including Dong Bao, looked at Old Man Song in surprise. They didn't expect that Old Man Song, who had always been looked down upon by others, would still be like this. Bloody side.

Dong Bao couldn't explain how she felt in her heart. She was a girl. In the eyes of almost all farmers, she was not actually a member of the Song family. After a girl grew up, she would marry into another family. The more things she brought out , the greater the Song family's loss.Old man Song was able to come forward to uphold justice, and he shared some rations with her and Li Shi so that she and Li Shi would not starve to death when they left the Song family. This kindness was silently recorded in Dong Bao's heart.

"Split!" Dong Bao cheered up. According to old man Song's division method, although she has no land, she has food and two shillings. This is much better than her expected result. Of course, the division must be done while the iron is hot, "I am willing to divide the family. ! I'll take my mother with me, so I won't drag you down!"

Huang came to her senses, although she was dissatisfied with old man Song's 120 points, she didn't say a word, she just stood there with a sullen face, feeling very annoyed that she had been humiliated by old man Song.She is stern and soft-hearted, looking at the old man Song who is as fierce as a bullfight, all that comes up from the bottom of her heart is fear, and the person who has always been silent gets angry, which is really scary.

Mrs. Huang remained silent, no matter how dissatisfied Second Uncle Song was, he could only hold back.

The Song family reached an agreement, but the creditors quit. Several families got together, and some of them were eloquent. , that can't work!If they don't return the debt, they will firmly disagree with the separation of the Song family, and the village chief is also unwilling.

At this juncture, Aunt Qiuxia and Lin Fu, who were standing next to Dongbao, spoke, "Is it because the family is separated, and what happens to Mrs. Xiucai and Dongbao in the future is none of your business? It doesn't matter what happens to you two." what?"

Second Uncle Song hesitated for a while. It is said that Qiuxia and Lin Fu were on Li's side, and they asked this question out of condemnation, but the tone of the two people's words did not seem to be condemnation, but rather confirmation.

"Of course." Second Uncle Song said, fearing that people would say that he was unkind and heartless, he quickly added, "They are separated from the family, and if there is something that can make life hard for me, as my own uncle, I will You can’t just leave it alone.” This is just a matter of the occasion, after the family is divided, who cares if she lives or dies?
Mrs. Huang also nodded, and old man Song was staring at her. She didn't dare to say anything more, but felt that she was at a loss. If Mrs. Li didn't get sick, she would sell Dongbao when the summer grain was harvested, and the production in the field would be more productive. Slowly repay the family's debts, and the money from selling Dongbao can at least support the younger son's examination to be a scholar, and now...what does Huang think, how does he feel that he is at a loss.

Aunt Qiuxia and Lin Fu glanced at each other. Lin Fu took a step forward and said to the village chief: "Our family will guarantee Mrs. Xiucai and Dongbao, and they will be divided. If the debt is not repaid in the future, we will bear the debt!"

A man in his forties, with a serious face, spoke loudly, and the people in the quarrel were shocked. Everyone knew that the Lin family lived a prosperous life, but he was definitely not a wealthy household. It's easy, but it's hard to get up, just relying on the dirt to eat, and tightening the belt for several years, it's not a small sum for anyone, and the Lin family is willing to guarantee for the talented lady and Dongbao?
Aunt Qiuxia and the Li sisters have a good relationship. Everyone in Tagouji knows that, but the friendship between women is never taken seriously. I didn’t expect that they are so good that they are willing to pay debts for others. This is Lin Fu, too. Let the daughter-in-law mess around, and don't care.For a moment, everyone looked at Lin Fu and Qiu Xia with complicated eyes.

Dong Bao also let out a sigh of relief. She planned this method from the beginning to the end. She thought the most difficult part was to convince Lin Fu and Aunt Qiuxia to be guarantors.Dong Bao thought that they would be unwilling to involve the huge amount of debt in the eyes of the farmers. After all, everyone is not a rich man who is rich and earns hard money.It's just that Dongbao didn't expect that Lin Fu and Aunt Qiuxia would agree.

Looking at Aunt Qiuxia and Lin Fu standing in front of her, Dong Bao's eyes were a little red, and the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring, and she will remember all these kindnesses in her heart.

"Me!" A person in the crowd squeezed over with his hands raised, walked up to the village head, and said, "My old Hong family is also willing to vouch for Mrs. Xiucai!"

(End of this chapter)