Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 171 The Man and Woman in the Cotton Ditch
Chapter 180 The Men and Women in the Cotton Ditch
Back home, Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun couldn't wait to ask Jin Xi about fulfilling his vows in the nunnery yesterday, because before leaving Lao Liang's house, the old Liang head scolded Liang Yuzhong and the others, meaning that the group of them went to the nunnery to offer incense yesterday. Girl Xi and Jin both went to see Girl Lan, and Girl Lan didn't come back to say anything when she was sick, so they were caught off guard by the Yang family killing them today...

Only then did Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun learn that Jinxi went to meet Liang Jinlan in private yesterday.

"Xi'er, why did you keep it from all of us when you went to see Miss Lan yesterday?" Liang Yuzhong asked puzzled, he felt that there was no need to hide it.

"Xi'er, you went to see Miss Lan yesterday, did you see her belly?" Mrs. Sun also asked, didn't the daughter already know about Miss Lan's pregnancy yesterday?
Jin Xi thought for a while, originally she didn't want to tell this matter, but Jin and Lao Liangtouna revealed it, so naturally she would not hide it from Liang Yuzhong and Sun.

"Father, mother, my aunt and I also found out that Lan'er was ill from a little nun who watered the water yesterday, so we went over to have a look..." Jin Xi then took the small courtyard in Puyun yesterday. I recounted the incident of visiting Liang Jinlan in the book, and naturally omitted what she overheard when she turned back and hid under the window, as well as the bag of medicine dregs.

"I didn't talk about it when I came back late yesterday, and I went to the shop early this morning, but I didn't bother to talk about it." Jin Xi added.

"Dare to be honest, Miss Lan went to the nunnery, and she really rushed to get an abortion with Master Puyun's little medical skills! Otherwise, why would she hide in the quilt behind the tent? She's a bit tricky!" Sun murmured.

"No matter how stubborn Miss Lan is, she is still young and shallow. This matter is most likely the idea of ​​the second brother and the second sister-in-law." Liang Yuzhong thought about it and said, "What Master Xi means is that he is blaming us for not reporting it! "

"If you really should blame, you should blame the second brother and second sister-in-law who made a mistake. Besides, we don't really know about it." Sun said.

"That's right, we live our own lives in peace and contentment, and we don't want to get involved in other people's affairs. Parents, I've also met now. Ten fingers have different lengths. They can do whatever they want. I have a clear conscience!" Liang Yuzhong said.

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The next day, Jin Xi and Liang Yuzhong set off for the town early in the morning. On the way, they met Liang Yuzhou driving a carriage from the direction of the town towards Jinjishan Village. The two cars met face to face on the official road and greeted each other. .

No need to ask, just from Liang Yuzhou's expression, Jin Xi and Liang Yuzhong could guess that the person sitting in the carriage must be Liang Jinlan.

Back in the town, in the morning, the news of Mrs. Puyun being beaten spread to Changqiao Town, Sun Ji and Qianli Xiangke came and went, the news was well informed, and Jin Xi soon found out.

When Jin Xi heard that Pu Yun's nose was blue and his face was swollen and swollen for half a month, he was afraid he would not be able to get out of bed, but he didn't dare to go to the government to sue the perpetrator, which aroused many speculations from the people of Changqiao Town, Jin Xi smiled happily.

Puyun old nun was beaten by Yang Fengniang, this is what Yang Fengniang said in person yesterday when she was at Lao Liang's house.As a monk, Pu Yun actually took on private jobs to help others to abort. This has completely violated the clear rules of Buddhism and violated the precepts. The reason why Yang Fengniang did not publicize this matter and ruined Pu Yun's reputation is mainly due to Liang Jinlan's concern. The child in the belly.

It was also because of this that Puyun didn't dare to go to the government to sue the perpetrator after being beaten. In this way, he was beaten in silence, and he didn't dare to stand up and give an explanation to the believers.

"Miss, the storekeeper Yang of Yang Ji Buzhuang has just sent a man over, saying that he would like to invite you to the tea fairy building in the town at noon to discuss something important." Ah Cai came over to pass on a message to Jin Xi. Jin Xi is taking stock in the warehouse in Sun Ji's backyard.

"Oh?" Jin Xi raised her eyebrows, and asked A Cai who was standing in front of her with her head bowed: "That guy came to pass a message, except you, who else in the shop heard it?"

"Miss Hui, except for the young one, everyone else is busy." Ah Cai said.

Jin Xi nodded and said to Ah Cai: "Then you are ready to leave and go with me at noon, um, you and I know about this, don't talk to them anymore, remember?"

It's not that Jin Xi is not being honest with Liang Yuzhong, Sun Yuxia and Sun Yubao, the closest people, but that these things have nothing to do with them, so there is no need to involve them.What's more, Jinxi can do some dark things, and they are all kind and upright people. Jinxi probably doesn't want them to see some dark elements in her body, so she tells Ah Cai to leave Talk too much.

Ah Cai nodded and stepped back.Jin Xi is very satisfied with Ah Cai's buddy, he doesn't talk too much, and he has some skills, so it's good to stay by his side as a bodyguard.

At noon, Jin Xi took time to take Ah Cai to the Tea Fairy Building. The shopkeeper Yang, also known as Yang Feng's father, had already reserved a small private room in the Tea Fairy Building, ordered snacks and tea and waited for Jin Xi.

"Shopkeeper Yang is so kind, why don't you ask me?" Jin Xi sat down face to face with Yang Feng's father, smiling lightly.

Father Yang Feng got up and poured the brewed tea into the tea bowl in front of Jin Xi. Jin Xi squinted her eyes slightly and sniffed the tea. It was a very high-grade tea in Qing'an Mansion——Tongcheng Xiaohua.

"Miss Jinxi, someone Yang invited you here today to thank you in person." Father Yang Feng sat down without beating around the bush, raised the tea bowl in his hand to Jinxi, and said, "If it wasn't for Miss Jinxi I'm afraid my eldest grandson won't be able to keep the bag of medicine dregs from me at the moment, so someone Yang will drink tea instead of wine first! Thank you Miss Jinxi for this move!" After finishing speaking, Father Yang Feng raised his head and drank the bowl Tea in the bowl, showing the empty bottom of the bowl to Jin Xi.

Jin Xi smiled slightly, and understood that what Yang Feng's father was referring to was about the bag of medicine residue.Jin Xi doesn't want to shirk this matter, she was the one who did it, so as long as shopkeeper Yang pays more attention to inquire, he can guess who did it.

"Treasurer Yang's praise is ridiculous, but Jin Xi dare not take it." Jin Xi said with a smile, but she still picked up the tea bowl and drank it in one gulp, admitting the matter in disguise, and accepting the thank-you from Shopkeeper Yang.

"In the past, our Liang family didn't have much contact with each other, and because my younger sister and brother-in-law played a role in spreading rumors, there was more or less a little bit of rift between our two families. Now, Miss Jinxi, what you did can be said to be a life-saving victory." Our old Yang family has remembered the great kindness of building a seven-level pagoda!" said Shopkeeper Yang.

The saying that saving one's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda is all praise to Jinxi, she never believed in Buddhism, and she didn't have the time to deliberately do some good deeds, besides, giving away the bag of medicine dregs mainly It was to destroy Liang Jinlan's wishful thinking.Jin Xi was stunned for a moment, and almost spit out a mouthful of tea.Fortunately, the tea cooled down for a while, otherwise the way of drinking would burn a layer of skin off the mouth.

Jin Xi smiled slightly and explained: "Forgive me for not being able to tell you this matter in an open and honest manner. After all, this matter is not only about your Yang family's heirs, but also about the reputation of the old Liang family. Although the three of us are separate households, But everything prospers and everything hurts. Fortunately, shopkeeper Yang, you are a smart person, you can guess the intention from the bag of medicine dregs, and saved a life in time, this is also God favoring your Yang family."

Yang Feng's father nodded, and said: "Since that incident, my Feng'er has been repeatedly refused to go to Lao Liang's house to ask for marriage, so he is heartbroken and loses weight day by day. His mother and I only have such a son, and all our hopes are in it." He was alone. Seeing him like this, we decided to send him to his uncle's house in Wanghai County."

"No wonder I haven't seen it these days, that's how it is!" Jin Xi responded.

"Miss Lan was taken back to Jinjishan Village by the fourth uncle of the Liang family early this morning. The wedding date has been set on the sixth day of October, which is an auspicious day. The wedding banquet will be held at Jinjishan Village's house. At that time, Miss Jinxi's family will be invited to have a wedding wine , this is an invitation card!" Shopkeeper Yang handed over the invitation card.

Jin Xi glanced at the red and gold-plated invitation, smiled slightly, and instead of accepting the invitation, she held up her tea cup and said, "Shopkeeper Yang, you don't have to be so polite, if we can spare some time then, we will definitely go over to congratulate you, and the invitation will be No need."

In the customs and habits of this area, invitations are not so easy to send and receive, but only relatives, and there are frequent relatives who exchange courtesy and courtesy, can only use invitations.The invitation is equivalent to a red fine. Accepting the invitation means preparing a congratulatory gift, and it cannot be the kind of follower. Moreover, there is another meaning. Accepting the invitation means that you will have to move around in the future relatives.

Old Liang's family and Yang's family were in-laws, so it was necessary to reciprocate. Now that Liang Jinlan is married, they are even closer. However, Liang Yuzhong's third house and the Yang family have never had such intersections.Last time Jinxi's family moved to a new house, and two younger brothers held a full moon wine. The Yang family did not give gifts, nor did they follow along first. Now that their family is marrying a daughter-in-law, Jinxi's family naturally does not need to give gifts, at most they are just like the villagers Members only.

"Miss Jinxi, I invited you out on a special trip today. One is to thank you in person, and the other is to send you an invitation. In the future, our two families will become friends and walk around frequently, how about it?"

Father Yang Feng saw that Jinxi didn't accept the invitation, and he said that again, he also understood Jinxi's attitude, and his face was a little embarrassing, but when he thought of Jinxi's family's two prosperous shops in the town, and the rumors that However, Qian Lixiang might drive to Wanghai County. Yang Feng's father was shocked to realize that the third house of the Liang family was not simple, so he wanted to cling to it.Even though Jin Xi doesn't even look at the invitation at this moment, Yang Feng's father still has the cheek to continue sending the invitation to Jin Xi.

"Shopkeeper Yang, we are all in business. In business, there are no permanent opponents or permanent friends in the business field. Everything is based on speculation. Even if I don't accept your invitation today, the two of us will not accept your invitation." Walking in the name of relatives, if there is a chance for our two businesses to be mutually beneficial in the future, I will naturally seek you out, why should you be so far-sighted and plan ahead?" Jin Xi said: "I appreciate your kindness, please put you away invitation, don’t embarrass others.”

Jin Xi's words reached this point, shopkeeper Yang had no choice but to put away the invitation, and echoed a few words, but his eyes still couldn't hide the disappointment.After exchanging some pleasantries with Jinxi, he found an excuse to leave first. Of course, before he left, he paid off the snacks and tea bills on the table before leaving.

"Cai, come, sit down and have some snacks!" Jin Xi called to Cai who was standing beside him, and Cai didn't hesitate, and immediately sat down,

"I heard that Yang Ji Buzhuang has opened two shops in the prime location of Xiaobeilou in Wanghai County. This time the shopkeeper Yang offered to offer an olive branch. Why did the lady refuse?" Ah Cai was puzzled. Many people want to have a relationship with Yangji Buzhuang, Miss is an exception.

Jin Xi picked up a piece of pastry to eat, and said, "Why don't I understand what he means? If another businessman offered me an olive branch, I guess I would accept it. Who wouldn't want a strong alliance? However, Yang Ji Buzhuang will I don't want to have anything to do with them."

"?" Ah Cai didn't understand.

"Peace is the most important thing among relatives. I can't afford to offend relatives like the Yang family!" Jin Xi sighed, Yang Feng's father is an old fox, Yang Feng's mother is pungent and petty, Yang Feng is mediocre and has no ambitions , and also mastered the tricks of the county dude, and now with the addition of the prospective daughter-in-law Liang Jinlan, this family is not on the same level as the Jinxi family at all... If Jinxi really picks up Yang The shopkeeper's invitation, that was really kicked in the head by a cow!

Ah Cai understood this time, so he didn't make a sound. The master and the servant ate together face to face. After eating and drinking enough, he got up and left the Fairy Tea Tower and went back to Sun Ji.

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The season is already the beginning of October in the lunar calendar, and the night is chilly.An old lady from a family in Sunjiagou passed away, so the old lady Sun was accompanied by Jin Rou back to Sunjiagou to pay her respects, and she will not be able to return until a few days later.

Sun was worried that the two babies would not sleep well at night, so she carried the two babies to the bed and slept between her and Liang Yuzhong.

In the past few days, the fourth child has been crying every night. I have seen a doctor. The child has no fever or other symptoms. He sleeps well during the day, but only in the middle of the night, he starts crying. Anxious.

As soon as the fourth child cried, he woke up the third child, and the two children made a fuss together, so Taozhi took the third child to her room to take care of him alone.

At night, Mrs. Sun couldn't coax the fourth child, so Jin Xi also came over in her clothes to help coax the fourth child, but it was of no avail.In the end, Liang Yuzhong put on a thin jacket and got out of bed, wrapped the fourth child in a small quilt, and walked back and forth in the room with his arms in his arms. Only in this way did the situation ease a little.

However, Liang Yuzhong has to go to work in the town during the day, so it's not a problem to be so sad at night. Sun sympathized with Liang Yuzhong and Jinxi's hard work during the day, so he let them rest, put on their clothes and half sit on the bed, and put the old man on the bed. Si hugged her in her arms to allow milk, and once she agreed, the fourth child would not give up until dawn the next day when the fourth child fell asleep!After a few days, Mrs. Sun also had sunken eye sockets.

On the fifth day of October, the weather was fine, Jin Xi and Liang Yuzhong went to the town as usual, Sun's family was the only one at home, and Tao Zhi brought their two children.

Taozhi cherished that Mrs. Sun didn't sleep well at night, so she urged Mrs. Sun to catch up on sleep. She sat by the cradle and rocked the two children to sleep. show.

There is a well in the backyard of Jinxi's house, which is used for drinking water and washing for the family members, and also watering the vegetable garden in the backyard by the way.

Things like diapers and clothes are carried to the big pond at the entrance of the village for washing.Jin Xi's house is located at the bottom of the official road, and there are fields on both sides of the house. Starting from the gate of Jin Xi's house to wash clothes by the pond, one has to pass through two fields.Those two fields belonged to the family of Li Changgen, a well-known lazy man in the village.

Li Changgen is idle and doesn't do farm work. He hangs around the village all day long. He likes to drink some wine and play cards. He is a similar card player with Liang Yulin from the old Liang family.He married a woman named Hei Mao, who was a bit stupid, and gave birth to a son, who lived in the three earth-based houses left to him by Li Changgen's deceased parents.

In this season, the cotton stalks in other people’s fields were pulled out early, and wheat or rapeseed was planted in the wrong place. In the two fields of Li Changgen’s house, the cotton stalks were still there, in clusters, staggering, as if they had lost a battle. The soldiers from all over the country gathered together, and everyone in the village laughed at it.

When Taozhi came to the pond with a wooden basin, it happened to be in the middle of the morning. At this time, there was no one by the pond, and the women in the village got up early to wash their clothes. At this moment, the villagers all had breakfast and went to the fields I went to tend the rapeseed and wheat on the ground.

Taozhi was squatting on a big rock by the pond, washing the diapers that the two children had changed with the flowing water carefully, thinking about what kind of soup to make for lunch to nourish her cousin Sun's body, He didn't pay much attention to the movement in the cotton field behind him.When Taozhi sensed something was wrong, and saw a man's wretched face imprinted in the water from the clear water in front of him, and when he turned his head in surprise, one big hand had already covered Taozhi's mouth and nose, and the other directly wrapped around her waist , dragged her into the cotton field behind the pond...

Taozhi usually stays in the inner courtyard of Jinxi's house, at most she comes to wash clothes by the pond, she never goes to the village at all, and she doesn't even know that the person in front of her is short in stature but with great strength, pressing herself in the cotton ditch Who is the man in the movie!
Taozhi opened his mouth to call for help, but Li Changgen stuffed his rough twine gloves into Taozhi's mouth earlier.Taozhi kicked and hit, and wanted to grab Li Changgen's face, but Li Changgen grabbed his hands and went around her head. His whole body was pressed against Taozhi, his legs were clamped between Taozhi's legs, and his mouth smelled of smoke and alcohol. Get close to Taozhi's ear.

"Little girl, I've been staring at you for a long time. I heard that you were kicked out by your husband's family? Hehehe, haven't men messed with you for a long time? How about I let you have a good time?" Li Changgen smiled wretchedly, Taozhi was almost fainted by his stinky mouth, her mouth was blocked, she shook her head, tears streaming down her face, her eyes were begging...

"Hey, don't cry. I love you. I'm sorry that you haven't been touched by a man. You haven't seen that thing under a man for a long time, right? Come on, brother let you touch it carefully. Brother's thing is big, make sure to wait a while It makes you feel better than those men in front of you, come on, touch it, it's all up..." Li Changgen said dirty words, riding on Taozhi like a big horse, grabbing One of Taozhi's hands was stuffed into the waist of his trousers.

Tao Zhi's face was pale, and she cried tears of tears, startled, scared, angry, and slamming her head into the ditch behind her, wishing she could just die!
Just when Taozhi's hand was about to touch the dirt under Li Changgen's body, the man on top of her suddenly shook, his eyelids turned white, and under Taozhi's horrified gaze, Li Changgen lowered his head and fell on Taozhi's body .

"Go away!" A man's big foot kicked Li Changgen aside who was on Taozhi's body, and then the man squatted down and pulled out the glove from Taozhi's mouth.

Taozhi didn't care to see who the man who rescued her was, she lay on the sidelines and retched, the smell of the twine gloves made her internal organs churn.

"You, are you okay?" Behind her, a dull bass sounded, and Tao Zhi shook her body, turned her face, and saw Liang Lisheng squatting behind her, beside his feet lay the unconscious Li Changgen, A hoe fell to the ground. Obviously, Liang Lisheng knocked Li Changgen unconscious with the handle of the hoe.

"No, nothing!" Tao Zhi panted, tears still flowing.

"Thank you very much for today's matter, please, don't tell this matter, my cousin and my cousin's husband, don't talk about it, okay?" Tao Zhi sat in the cotton ditch with her knees hugged, helpless and sad, low low way.

Liang Lisheng frowned, and said, "This bastard bullies you like this, so let's just forget about it?"

"Forget it, what can I do? If the villagers find out about this, I will be ignored by humanity, and even my cousin's family will be blamed." Taozhi bit her lips and said, her body was still trembling.

"There are many gossips in front of the widow's house. This is the old saying. Have you never thought about finding another man to live with?" Liang Lisheng held back for a long time, and finally asked this sentence.

"Remarry?" Tao Zhi raised her eyes, her eyes were depressed and gloomy. Why is fate always so unfair to her?The few men who married before, everyone who could live together, finally came to live with the cousin's house, and the knots in their hearts were gradually untied, but she met such a rascal man again, if it wasn't for Liang Lisheng to rescue him , she will definitely be defiled by Li Changgen today, then she has no choice but to jump into that pond, God!

"Well, you're still so young, you can't spend the rest of your life alone, can you?" Liang Lisheng asked again.

Tao Zhi couldn't help but take a look at Liang Lisheng who was squatting in front of him, thinking that this seemingly silent young man actually persuaded her to remarry?She laughed at herself, and said: "Boy Sheng, you are still young, and you don't understand some things. You, Aunt Taozhi, I = I am an unlucky woman, no man dares to have her."

"No, someone must want it!" Liang Lisheng said seriously.

Looking at the young but persistent face in front of her, Tao Zhi couldn't help smiling wryly, shaking her head, tears came out again.She didn't want to discuss this with him, and now she felt so uncomfortable, and couldn't stop crying.

Seeing Taozhi's weak and helpless appearance, and losing hope in life, Liang Lisheng felt very uncomfortable. He had never felt this kind of feeling before.He was not close to the Jin family when he was young. It can be said that Liang Lisheng never experienced the tenderness and consideration of a woman from his mother. He always sewed his clothes by himself. I kept it and was reluctant to wear it, for fear that it would be gone if it was worn out.He often takes it out at night and touches it, sniffs the scent of sweet soap on it, and the fine stitches, and suddenly feels that something is filled and messy, which makes him feel comfortable.

(End of this chapter)