six-fingered peasant girl

Chapter 83
"It's all honest and willing to do it. There's no such thing as stealing and cheating. I reckon it can be repaired in two days." Chen said with a smile about the few people who came to help.

"After it's repaired, I think we'll bring a few baby chickens back to raise." Su Liu said with a smile.

"It's okay, if you raise them for a few months, it will be Chinese New Year. You can hold two more hens so that they can lay eggs." Chen agreed very much.

"Together with Xiao Hui and the others, won't you be teased?" Su Xiao asked with eyes open.

Xiao Hui is the rabbit that Ning Guang hunted back, one gray and one white, one male and one female, they just happen to be a pair.

"Silly girl, it will be separated." Su Liu poked her forehead, and said: "In the coming year, let's raise two more piglets. When the year comes, there will be pork to eat."

"That's great!" Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

After talking about these household chores for a while, Su Liu said: "The stall shop is okay now, and Xiaoxiao and I are busy, but we can handle it. In the future, mother, you will take care of the stall at home. Just me and Xiao Xiao."

"Is this possible?" Chen was a little hesitant, after all, she was used to going to the town with her daughters every day.

"It's not impossible. The business is not as prosperous as it was in the beginning. Moreover, most of the people who buy buns nowadays are from the neighborhood, and there is no shortage of money." Su Liu said with a smile: "Our sisters You can do it well, mother, you can do these trivial things at home, and you don't have to go to the vegetable garden to cook when we come back, mother, you can also do some sewing."

Mrs. Chen thought for a while, finally agreed, and said: "Success, but you two sisters still have to do needlework together in the evening."

Chen has always believed that a woman must know how to be a female celebrity, so that she will not be looked down upon when she comes to her husband's house, so whenever she has time, she asks Su Liu and the others to learn needlework.

The two sisters heard that Su Liu was alright, but Su Xiao had a bitter face. She was the most impatient with needlework.Su Liu, on the other hand, thought in her heart that doing needlework can calm her mind, and those who thread needles and threads can slowly clear their minds. If the embroidery work is done well, she can sell embroidery work even if she doesn't do other things.

However, you can’t do it all at night, because your eyes won’t hurt, so Su Liu said: “Don’t worry, mother, we won’t fall behind, but at night, you can only do it for an hour at most, otherwise your eyes will be hurt. No way."

Mrs. Chen thought for a while, and it was the same reason, so she agreed, Su Xiao raised her nose and said: "When I have money in the future, I will buy a few girls who know how to do needlework, and do it exclusively for them."

"Yo, our second girl has such a high temperament, she's thinking of calling her slaves and maidservants." Su Liu teased.

Su Xiao clicked her tongue and snorted coquettishly, her pretty face was as red as an apple.

Su Liu made fun of her, but she didn't expect that someone would come to them soon.

On the busy street, a thin body knelt in front of Liu Xiaobao's shop, and people passing by pointed and pointed.

"I said you little beggar, why are you kneeling in front of my stall, go quickly." Su Xiao stared at the boy on the ground with a pair of almond eyes.

That's right, it's just a kid, about ten years old, wearing a long gray gown, I don't know where to pick it up, it looks like he has a smaller body, his messy hair is tied with a piece of grass, and his eyes are bare. One leg, one trouser leg is long, the other is short, only a thin, sallow face has been washed clean, and he is a handsome boy.

The little beggar knelt without moving, only looked up at Su Liu, and said, "I'm here to repay the favor, and I don't want your money, you just need to give me enough food."

What's wrong?

Su Liu's heart skipped a beat, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he walked out from the stall, and looked at the little beggar carefully.

"you……"

"Thank you for your kindness, master. My mother has a place of requiem. Please accept Chen Ye's respect." The little beggar who called himself Chen Ye kowtowed a few times as he said that.

"Sister." Su Xiao was stunned and looked at Su Liu.

Su Liu frowned, thinking that the person named Chen Ye was the little beggar who stole the buns seven days ago, she had already forgotten about it, but she couldn't believe that he had found him.

"Get up quickly." Su Liu said hurriedly.

Chen Ye didn't say that I won't get up if you don't agree with those people, but stood up obediently and raised a small face.

Su Liu looked at him carefully, and saw that his eyes were clear, his lips were pursed into a straight line, with some stubbornness, but he was young, and seeing Su Liu staring at him blankly, although he pretended to be calm, Still a little flustered.

"You are the……"

"Master, I'm the little beggar who stole your steamed stuffed buns seven days ago." Chen Ye didn't wait for Su Liu to finish asking, and answered the question consciously: "My mother passed away seven days ago, and it was you who extended a helping hand, Master. Let my mother's corpse be sheltered. Now that my mother's first seven days have passed, Chen Ye has come to repay the favor."

Su Liu heard that he spoke in a clear manner, but his accent didn't seem like a local one, and he insisted on words. She was afraid that she had studied, but she didn't know how to be so downcast. She didn't want to investigate further, so she said: "I didn't help you much, you also Don't keep it in your heart, as the saying goes, no thank you for a great kindness, and you don't have to say whether to repay the kindness or not, just go back."

Chen Ye frowned when he heard this, then knelt down and said, "Chen Ye has been taught since childhood that the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. Since the master gave the money that day, Chen Ye is the master's servant, but with the help of you, the master Order." As if afraid that Su Liu would not agree, he repeated: "I don't want wages, as long as I have enough to eat, I can do anything."

Su Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she was more and more afraid to keep him. Don't look at Chen Ye as a beggar, but his speech is better than ordinary children of the same age. No matter how he looked, he didn't look like an ordinary farm child. How dare she stay?

"Our family is just an ordinary family, and we can't afford to support servants, so go back." Su Liu shook his head, paused and said, "I don't think your accent is like people here, what relatives do you have in your family?" , I can give you some money to help you go back to your hometown to find relatives."

Chen Ye lowered his head, his eyes flickered, his head lowered even more, and he said in a low voice: "My parents are dead, and I have no relatives at home."

Su Liu frowned when she heard this, but Su Xiao said: "Sister, let him stay, it's so pitiful."

Su Liu glared at her, disapproved very much, and ignored Su Xiao's pleading, said: "We really don't need servants, you go back."

"Sister, he's still following." Back at the door, Su Xiao looked behind again, saw Chen Ye following from afar, and whispered authentically.

Su Liu glanced back and frowned.

He had clearly refused, but he still followed, even to the house.

"Don't pay attention to him, let's ignore him, he will go by himself."

"Sister, let's keep him. He's still a child, and he can't eat much, so he won't miss this bite." Su Xiao couldn't bear it, and felt that her eldest sister was too unkind.

She is a person who can't hide her thoughts. When she thinks like this, she puts her thoughts on her face. How can Su Liu not understand?Sighing helplessly, he said, "Xiao Xiao, it's not that my sister is reluctant to eat, it's that he has an unknown origin and identity, if... what should we do?"

No wonder Su Liu is so cautious, just looking at Chen Ye's speech and behavior, he feels that he is not an ordinary farmer, who knows what his real identity is, if he is the son of a criminal or something, then they are hiding, she can't take the risk .

Su Xiao bit her lip, glanced at Chen Ye, stomped her feet and ran in.

Su Liu stroked her forehead, and followed in. Sure enough, Su Xiao couldn't hold back to 'complain' to Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen was also surprised when she heard this, looked at Su Liu, and asked, "Liu'er, is this really the case?"

Su Liu had no choice but to tell Mrs. Chen what she was thinking, and finally said: "Mother, we can't take this risk."

"Maybe, maybe it's a child from a small family." Chen hesitated for a while and said.

"Mother, none of us know about this, I must ensure the safety of you and Xiaoxiao." Su Liu was very firm.

Mrs. Chen also knew that Su Liu was stubborn, and after thinking for a while, she sighed: "Forget it." Seeing the youngest daughter pouted again, she said softly, "Xiao Xiao, your sister has her own considerations, just listen to her."

Although Su Xiao was not happy, she would not refute Su Liu's decision, but she was a little depressed, and finally agreed.

The night is as cold as water, Su Liu and the others moved to this yard for more than a month, and in August after breastfeeding, the temperature has begun to drop slowly, especially the temperature difference between day and night, which is much lower than that at noon and day.

Su Xiao ran into the house again, sat on the kang and said sullenly: "Mother, he is still squatting outside."

Chen's hand that was doing needlework paused, almost pricking her fingertips, and looked at Su Liu carefully, with a bit of unbearable tone: "Liu'er..."

"Mother!" Su Liu frowned and pinched the tip of her eyebrows. Ever since Chen Ye came to the house and refused to drive him away, Su Xiao had been going back and forth to see if he had gone for various reasons. , The child has been firmly guarding.

"I don't have to keep him, but it's already late now. Although it's hot during the day, our yard is close to the mountain, so it's naturally cooler. The child's clothes are afraid of being tattered. If he doesn't leave , I'm afraid it's..." Chen's worry was self-evident.

She also went to see that child. She was a thin and motherless child. Chen's heart softened when she saw it. She also has children!
"That's right, sister, saving someone's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda." Su Xiao took the opportunity to say.

"You're biting your tongue." Su Liu said angrily.

Seeing that her tone softened, Su Xiao immediately leaned forward and said, "Sister, you are a bodhisattva, let him in, otherwise what will you do if you freeze to death?"

"That would be a crime in vain." Mrs. Chen said.

Su Liu saw them singing along with Xiaoxin, she shook her head, looked at the sky outside the window, Shen Yin for a moment, and finally said: "Then let him in, tomorrow, make plans."

Su Xiaojian responded, and ran out quickly, while Chen Shi said: "I'm going to heat the food, I guess that child is also very hungry."

Chen Ye was soon led in by Su Xiao, and with the light on, Su Liu saw that his face was blue from the cold, so she couldn't help but sighed and said, "You can rest at our house for a night."

Chen Ye didn't say a word, just kneeled down and kowtowed to Su Liu a few times.

Seeing Su Liu thoughtful, Su Xiao said, "Sister, I'll take him to the kitchen for dinner." After saying that, without waiting for Su Liu to make a sound, she dragged Chen Ye away.

Su Liuwu sat on the kang in a daze, half an hour later, Mrs. Chen came in and said: "What a poor child, I don't know how many days I haven't eaten, and I picked up three big bowls of rice while carrying the bowl, I see He doesn't seem to have a malicious heart either." She said while watching Su Liu's face carefully.

Su Liu smiled helplessly, and only asked, "Where's Xiaoxiao?"

During the interrogation, Su Xiao had already walked in, saying that he had placed Chen Ye in the next room.

This small courtyard originally had three rooms, a main room, a small utility room, and a kitchen. When Su Xiao said so, Su Liu knew that Chen Ye was placed in the utility room.

"Let's arrange it too." Su Liu pressed her head, she really had a headache, because of the origin of this child Chen Ye.

The next day, Su Liu's mother and daughter got up early as before, and they opened the door, they were stunned for a moment, and saw Chen Ye standing outside their door.

(End of this chapter)