Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 185
Chapter [-] Looting
Wen Ding said: "There is a very inconspicuous Wangshan Village in the south of Huhai County, with only a dozen households. There is no record of Wangshan Village in the Huhai County Chronicles, because this small Wangshan Village has been established in recent decades. appeared before."

"Is there anything unusual about the villagers in Wangshan Village?" Jin Xi asked.

"As far as I know, the villagers in Wangshan Village are a little different from the villagers in other villages. They also farm in the fields during the busy season. During the off-season, most of the men in the village go out to earn money, and they are all father and son brothers. The blood relationship in the village Those who are a little farther away will not go together. They will form several small groups independently, each with no less than three people, but no more than seven people. They stay outside for two or three months. Return home only when you are rooted." Wen Ding said.

"Many men in the village in our area go to the county town to earn money during the off-season, it's not unusual!" Jin Xi said.

"But the problem is that Wangjia Village always loses several members in the team that returns home in the twelfth lunar month every year, but they have never been reported to the authorities for investigation. Even if the remaining people come home alive, some people will always suffer from strange diseases. The disease, and then the medicine stone died without a cure. This is the case every year, so, in the past two or three years, the number of men in Wangjia Village has decreased, and most of them left some women and children at home. The land in the mountains is barren and difficult to cultivate. But these orphans and widows still don’t have to worry about food and clothing. I heard that the women in Wangshan Village will take a piece of jewelry to the pawnshop in the county every once in a while, and the money they get in exchange is enough for them to eat for several months. .” Wending said.

Jin Xi opened her eyes wide in surprise, and said: "The men in that village always go out to rob tombs during the slack? They lost their lives outside because of the heavy traps in the tomb? And the open and secret fights they encountered with some colleagues along the way got involved. life?"

Wen Ding nodded, obviously acquiescing to Jin Xi's guess.

"Then they contracted strange diseases, is it because they have been dealing with those underground things for a long time, and the corpse aura has invaded for too long?"

"That's right, I also discovered it by accident. Because I had doubts about their behavior, I followed the clues to find out these. The first ancestor who moved to Fuhai County to establish Wangjia Village was probably a tomb robber. I didn't know it was later. Why did the family live there? His descendants inherited his mantle and used it to make a fortune. It's a pity that those descendants of him only inherited [-]% of the tomb-robbing skills of their ancestors, but they didn't realize it. The essence."

"Essence?" Jin Xi was surprised, she took a shovel to dig other people's ancestral graves, so why talk about essence?
"Every industry has its own rules, and the same is true for tomb robbers, and there are different factions. I won't tell you about these, and you won't understand them. I can only say that the tomb robbers in Wangjia Village The villagers, it’s just that they don’t abide by the rules. Some people have bad behavior. The scope of their activities is generally in the mountains where Huhai County and Wanghai County meet Beishan. Where they dig, it’s like locusts passing through. Nine out of ten tombs were empty, and those that could not be moved were smashed down on the spot. Some even worse, the inner and outer coffins were not closed by the original owner. It is said that there are many ancient tombs and large tombs in the mountains in that area, but the buried ones It is so deep and secluded that today’s tomb robbers in Wangjiacun can no longer find it easily, so for the past one or two years, they have set their sights on the newest cemetery in this area.”

"Brother Wen, how do you know so much?" Jin Xi asked in surprise.

Wen Ding lowered his eyes, a trace of embarrassment flew across his face, and then he smiled lightly and said, "Don't forget, I own a restaurant, so it's not unusual for me to be more sensitive."

Jin Xi nodded, and said: "Back to the point, brother Wen, since my uncle has that Luoyang shovel in his hand, does it mean that he has colluded with those tomb robbers? But it is impossible for him to have that ability to rob tombs! Could it be possible? ..."

"That's right, your uncle colluded with those tomb robbers in Wangshan Village. Although your uncle can't rob tombs, he has been in the business field for decades. He only knows more about the doorways in the business field than us. No less than us. He must have hooked up with the only remaining tomb robbers in Wangjia Village by relying on his contacts and wrists. There is an earth-shattering gap, and your uncle earns these middle fees from it, which is enough for him to earn a lot of money!"

Jin Xi nodded. In this era, a lot of goods sold require special approval from the government, such as tea, wine, fireworks, and salt.Liang Yuju tasted the sweetness of reselling black firecrackers in the twelfth lunar month of last year. When he returned to Huhai County, he not only copied the old business, but also sold tea.No matter how lucrative tea and firecrackers are, they are far less profitable than reselling firearms on the black market.

"No wonder when I came back this trip, I am rich and powerful, and I wanted my family to open an antique shop with him in the county two days ago. Fortunately, we were not tempted, otherwise, we would really be on his boat!" Jin Xi said, To open an antique shop, to put it bluntly, it is a money laundering place, and it is also called Liang Yuzhong as the owner. When something happens to Liang Yuju, it will be the owner Liang Yuzhong who will take the blame. It is really dangerous.

Jin Xi and Wen Ding discussed again, and then Wen Ding got up to say goodbye. In the evening, Jin Xi and Liang Yuzhong returned to Jinjishan Village, the ox cart drove into the gate of the big courtyard, the father and son got off, and Cai Qingyang came to take the ox. The car was sent to the side yard. The flowers, plants and trees in the front yard looked like they had been repaired. Cai Jinshan came over to report to Liang Yuzhong the big and small things that happened at home this day. Who has been here? Jin Xi secretly nodded in satisfaction , walked to the inner courtyard.

At the stone table in the inner courtyard, Mrs. Da Niu and Mrs. Chunzhu were still talking and sewing with Mrs. Sun in the inner courtyard. When Jinxi stepped into the inner courtyard, the breeze blew the voices of several women, talking about The hottest thing in the village these days is to build a children's temple in the willow forest.

Jin Xi went to say hello to Mrs. Sun and the others, and went back to her house to wash her face. Thinking about the construction of the Xiaoer Temple, it has completely affected the hearts of all men, women and children in the village, especially the family who had died prematurely. The child's family even dreamed that Liang Yuju would break ground and build a temple as soon as possible.Such a good deed, but the money spent behind it comes from such a dark source. It was stolen by digging up other people's ancestral graves. I don't know how the villagers will feel?
After Da Niu's daughter-in-law and the others left, Mrs. Sun came into the house to discuss with Jin Xi about Liang Yuzhou and Cui Xique's marriage in a few days, and related gifts.After the mother and daughter made up their minds, Sun asked Jinxi again: "Your fourth aunt got married on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. After she gets married, she will be a member of the old Liang family. I don't know if your grandma is allowed to work in the shop. Just now Chunzhu’s daughter-in-law came over and asked about this, she said that if Cui Xique doesn’t go to the shop anymore, she wants their eldest girl Xiulan to go, let me ask you.”

Jin Xi paused for a moment, she had actually thought about this question, Cui Xique is now the number one inside and outside the shop, Jin Xi is really reluctant to let her go, but Sun's concern is also right, Cui Xique married into Lao Liang's family, so everything must be arranged by Tan's mother-in-law.According to Tan's temperament, Cui Xique would never be allowed to go to the shop again.

"At the beginning, when my fourth aunt came to me and said she wanted to help out in the shop, I asked her this question. I asked her, should I be long or short? I had a plan in mind." Jin Xi recalled that time She said to Sun: "At that time, she patted my chest and promised that she would grow up. Even if she married into Lao Liang's family, she would not change this decision. I saw her swear at that time, and I saw She is always straightforward, so she didn't ask any more questions and took her to the shop."

"Hey, is it possible that she has some backup tricks to deal with your grandma? I think she might not be able to grow up. This matter is very hanging in the air." Sun shook her head and said.

"Mom, let's not worry so much, prepare with one heart and two hands, Miss Xiulan from Uncle Chunzhu's family is also pretty good, you can go to her house tomorrow and tell me, I will take Miss Xiulan to the shop the day after tomorrow, It would be even better if my fourth aunt could continue to help out in the shop after she got married. If not, let’s let sister Xiulan go and learn from it from now on. It’s closer to the end of the new year. The shoppers are usually much busier, so the more people you have, the better!"

When Mrs. Sun heard that the business was booming, she laughed from ear to ear and nodded repeatedly.

The next day, when Jinxi and Cui Xique came to Qianlixiang's shop, they were cooking dumplings for customers in the shed outside the shop, Jinxi asked Mrs. Sun last night about whether Cui Xique could continue to come after they got married. I told you exactly what the shop does.

"Fourth aunt, I asked you these things directly because we were close, and I didn't want to go round and round to find out what you said. There is no other meaning. My grandma's temper has been heard by you in the whole village. My mother and I both I'm worried that you won't be able to be the master. If that's the case, don't insist on fighting against my grandma and them because of the promise and guarantee you gave me when you came here. Do whatever you want. The shop is here. If you have a chance in the future, We still want you to come back anytime." Jin Xi said.

Cui Xique shook his face intently, the corners of his mouth curled up in a careless arc, he tilted his head and smiled at Jin Xi, and said: "You are really close to me by asking me directly like this, Fourth Aunt is very relieved, Anyway, we didn't get along for a while!"

Jin Xi bent her lips, passed a clean bowl from the side, and said, "To be honest, I really don't want Fourth Aunt to leave, hey!"

"Xi'er, don't worry, I, my fourth aunt, also have something in your heart. This time I am married to your fourth uncle. Even if your grandma and the others don't interfere, it may take several days before I can come to work in the shop. Then it's Chinese New Year, why don't you stop for a month, and when the shop opens on the sixth day of the first month of next year, I'll definitely come and start working happily!" Cui Xique said bluntly.

"Well, that's fine, let's treat it as a wedding leave. I'll pay you nothing for the month's wages when I'm out of work. How can I be a good employer for caring people!" Jin Xi laughed.

……

Wanghai County, Xiaobeilou market place.

The north wind blew all night last night. Taozhi was the first to get up early in the morning, and went to the market to buy vegetables as usual with two big vegetable baskets. When he opened the door, he found that there were flashing roofs of the opposite shop on the street outside. However, everything was covered with a layer of white, and more than that, the whole street, as far as the eyes could see, was covered with a vast expanse of white snow.

The snow on the street is five inches thick, and it creaks when you step on it, and thin snowflakes continue to float in the sky.Taozhi went back to the house and took out a pair of clogs, stepping on the clogs and walking towards the market in Xiaobeilou.It was snowing today, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street than usual, and it was early in the morning, so there were even fewer people.However, no matter how bad the weather was, no matter how early the time was, there would always be row after row of peddlers gathered in the market.

Taozhi was carrying two big baskets, asking and picking all the way. When he walked from one end of the market to the other, the two big baskets were already filled with various vegetables and fish.At the corner in front, there is a farmer from a nearby village, squatting there to sell fresh lotus roots. On the ground in front of that person, there are a lot of lotus roots piled up on the twine bags, surrounded by a group of men and women who also buy vegetables. Bargain.Taozhi's eyes lit up, thinking that the hot pot shop just lacked the lotus root, so she also walked forward with two baskets on her shoulders.

Just when she was about to approach the lotus root stall, a man ran out from the side and bumped into her hard. Taozhi was already unsteady when she was stepping on clogs, and she was carrying a big basket in each hand , being hit like this, the whole person fell to the ground immediately.All the vegetables in the two large vegetable baskets were thrown out, the fish were jumping, the white radish was rolling, and other things were scattered all over the snow.

Taozhi wanted to get up, but her right ankle was in a burning pain, and she couldn't hold it up at all. She wanted to ask for help from the people in front of the lotus root stall a few steps ahead, but what happened next left her dumbstruck. .

The people who had gathered in front of the lotus root stall turned their heads in unison when they heard the big movement behind them. A woman wanted to come over to help a peach branch. At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Pick up Things, if you don’t pick them up, don’t pick them up for nothing!”

As soon as the man finished speaking, he rushed forward first, dug out the jumping fish that were covered in snow from the snow, and quickly threw them into the twine bag that he carried with him. Agitation followed, and there were still a few people waiting and watching, some eager to try but some hesitant.

"Please, don't be like this..." Taozhi has never encountered such a scene before, lying in the snow and unable to get up, slapping the snow under her body vigorously, crying to the few people looting in front.

"Don't be like this, this is immoral, that woman is from the Qianlixiang hot pot shop over there, and she comes here to buy vegetables every day..." A person in front of a vegetable stall nearby said.

"Keep your voice down, didn't you see that the woman who took the lead is the woman from the Ma's family on the East Street? If you pissed her off, you won't even get any good fruit from your shop later!" The women talking with the peach branches hadn't finished speaking. , was stopped by the people on the side, and suddenly there was no voice around to speak for Taozhi. The big guys obviously knew that the fat woman who took the lead in looting belonged to the Ma family, and they didn't want to provoke her.

Just like that, no one came forward for Taozhi to stand up for her. Seeing that the contents of these two big vegetable baskets were going to be snatched up by those people, Taozhi was in a hurry, grabbed the snow on the ground and kneaded it into a snowball. He threw it at the fat woman who was picking up radishes with her buttocks pouted.

"Hey, which bastard with no eyes hit my old lady?" The mother-in-law of the Ma family yelled, she turned her head and saw Taozhi's gesture, she became angry immediately, threw the radish in her hand, and stepped on the crunching snow, Moving towards Taozhi, the fat on his face trembled in rage.

"You little bastard who doesn't open your eyes, dare to hit my old lady. If I don't open up your little face today, I won't know how many eyes your Lord Ma has!" The Ma family cursed and came to Taozhi. That round, big, thick, fan-like slap aimed at Taozhi's face was about to be slapped, and everyone around couldn't help but gasp.

The vegetable seller woman who spoke for Taozhi said in her heart, this young lady is really in bad luck today, people say that her money can eliminate disasters, but her money loss has caused disasters, the Ma family is the disaster star of the East Street, Anyone who knows the details dare not provoke her. This little woman is really from the bottom. If she doesn't know the market, she will suffer like this!

Ma's big slap did not hit Taozhi's tearful face, but she herself was pushed from behind and staggered, and she fell down on the snow.The people around recovered from the shock, and looked at the one who pushed down Ma's wife with even more horrified eyes, who is so holy!

In the snow, stood a tall young man, wearing a blue short jacket for rough work, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and regular features. A few steps behind him was a shoulder pole and a stack of twine bags tied together. .

"Sheng, boy Sheng..." Tao Zhi couldn't believe that she would meet Liang Lisheng in such a situation, and he was the one who saved her from that slap.

"Where did you come from, you bastard, how dare you push me? Do you know who I am? Do you know how many brothers my natal family has? Let me tell you, I am..."

"I don't care who you are, how many brothers you have, if you dare to rob other people's food openly, you are shameless! You should be beaten! I never beat women, so don't force me!" Liang Lisheng interrupted Mrs. Ma's words, He glared at the other people who were about to run away with the vegetables they had picked up, picked up the shoulder pole over there and strode up to block their way: "Give back the vegetables!"

Tao Zhi opened her eyes wide, she couldn't believe that this vicious man in front of her was actually Liang Lisheng who was always gentle and shy in front of her?The few people were frightened by Liang Lisheng's ferocious appearance, they quickly threw down the vegetables they had just picked up with great difficulty, and then ran away with their tails between their legs. Over there, Mrs. Ma fell on her butt and sat on the ground beating and cursing. Liang Lisheng didn't bother to pay attention, and picked up the fallen vegetables one by one back into Taozhi's two big baskets, and brought Mrs. Ma's vegetable basket in front of Taozhi, saying: "Which ones are your vegetables? Pick them out!"

Taozhi withdrew her grateful gaze, lowered her eyes, and stretched out her hand to Mrs. Ma's vegetable basket. Mrs. Ma screamed anxiously. Liang Lisheng stared at him coldly, and Mrs. Ma fell silent.

"Don't be afraid, with me here, who dares to bully you to make her look good!" Liang Lisheng said in a deep voice.Taozhi nodded, lowered her eyes, and picked out her share from Mrs. Ma's vegetable basket. Mrs. Ma sat on the ground angrily and slapped her legs and cried loudly. Seeing that no one present went to help her, she also stopped the tears. Struggling to get up from the snow, I don't want the vegetable basket anymore, I rubbed my big ass that hurts from the fall and hurried out of the market, still yelling harsh words in my mouth, to the effect of telling the two people here to wait, Threatening words like wait and see.

As soon as Mrs. Ma left, the vegetable seller who spoke to Taozhi before and her companions ran over to help Taozhi's clogs out of the snow and put them on for her. One of them said to Taozhi and Liang Lisheng: "Young man, you've gotten into big trouble. That horse lady is a well-known shrew on the East Street. Anyone who knows her details, no one dares to offend her!"

Tao Zhi and Liang Lisheng were a bit at a loss, they were both new to the county, how could they know everything here so clearly?
"A shrew? So, what does the man in her family do for a living? Is it fierce?" Tao Zhi asked. In her mind, women's backs are tough outside, mainly because of men's flattery.

"That's not true, Mrs. Ma's man died last year, and she was so mad at her. Whose couple doesn't quarrel, Mrs. Ma relied on her natal family having five brothers, and every time she quarreled with a man, she would put that Five brothers have been found, and her man has been beaten by their siblings a lot!"

"Hey, you guys have pissed off Mrs. Ma, and you're in big trouble. Her most stingy person doesn't even want a vegetable basket. She must have gone to her mother's house to rescue soldiers. Hey, hurry up and leave!"

"..."

Taozhi turned pale with shock, pushed Liang Lisheng and said: "Boy Sheng, go quickly, don't stay here!"

"I'll do what I do and sit upright, no matter how many brothers she has, I won't be named Liang if I admit that I'm cowardly!" Liang Lisheng held Taozhi's hand and said in a deep voice, "Can you still walk?"

Taozhi tried to lift her foot, but unfortunately she couldn't, her ankle was obviously swollen.The snow is still falling, standing here, even if you don't die from the pain, you will suffer from the cold and freeze.

"Come on, I'll carry you back!" Liang Lisheng said, taking a step in front of Taozhi and lowering his body. Taozhi hesitated, and openly lay on his back in public, not to mention the words between them, Taozhi hesitated. very.

"Hurry up, the snow is getting tighter and tighter!" Liang Lisheng urged, and then Taozhi lay on Liang Lisheng's broad and warm back in embarrassment, and then, holding the vegetable basket in both hands, the person next to him helped pick up the things Liang Lisheng brought. For the shoulder pole, Liang Lisheng held both hands in his hands and carried it behind his back, which just supported Tao Zhi's body and prevented his palms from touching her buttocks.Even so, when Taozhi climbed onto his back and the two of them got up and walked, their hearts couldn't help beating wildly. Taozhi's cheeks were stained with a layer of blush, while Liang Lisheng's ears were completely red Yeah, like the kind that gets on your face after drinking.

Just like that, the two walked towards Qianlixiang step by step in the ice and snow...

(End of this chapter)