farmer's little girl

Chapter 72

As Lu Guangyi said, they were too impatient.

Aren't you too impatient?Whether the business is good or not can be seen in a day or two.In addition, in order to compete with Guiya's family for business, the Qian family sold soy milk for only a penny, so the business was naturally good.And the first few companies that came out to do business also followed behind and learned a lot, so at the beginning, the business was really good.

After all, people like to be cheap, don't they?

And some short-sighted people, seeing other people's business is so good, just jump in without thinking about it.After some trials, the effect is immediate.

In fact, if they watch it patiently for a few more days, they will be able to see the clues.

It's a pity they are impatient.

Many people have lost money, but the key point is that there is no way to find a way to deal with the loss of money. No one encouraged them to do it. It is they themselves who are envious of other people's Lu's second room, so they are shameless and don't try to steal their business, but they didn't get the business. , I also lost money.

There are not a few families with a fire in their hearts. For many days, they can hear the sound of couples arguing in the village from time to time.Naturally, it was because of the loss of money in business, the country people are not rich, and who would not feel sorry for losing a hundred and ten coins.

Who might be to blame?
After holding their breath for several days, the Erfang family finally felt relieved.

In fact, this is just a multiple-choice question, and it is also a touchstone. The Erfang family is very popular in the village. It seems that there are many good friends, but it is not really good. After this time, it can be seen.

Obviously Lu Minghai was very disappointed this time, and the main object of disappointment was Dafang.

In the past, he always comforted himself. After all, he was his father, mother and eldest brother, so even though many things he did over there could not stand up to others, he was still willing to tell himself that his elder brother didn't know, and all of this was caused by Hu's family. It's his fault, Dad is also very embarrassed, if there is a way, he won't do this.

But it turns out that selfishness is selfishness. He regards them as his big brother and father, but obviously that's not how he sees him there.

Lu Minghai didn't know what to say, but this time and time again made his heart drop to freezing point.

But Dafang still left early and returned late. For some reason, they were so persistent. All this naturally fell into the eyes of the caring villagers.

The Qian family has always been greedy for money and profit, which is understandable, but the eldest son of the Lu family is Lu's second brother's biological father and elder brother, so it is really unbelievable that he would do this.

People are used to finding all kinds of excuses for their behavior, and even habitually forget what they have done, and they are used to focusing on other people.At the beginning, there were too many people robbing the business of the second house of Lu's family, and the big house was mixed in the crowd, but no one paid much attention to them.Now that most of them have stopped, the behavior of the eldest son of the Lu family is particularly eye-catching.

Those who once jumped out to snatch the business of the second house of the Lu family happily talked about the behavior of the eldest house of the Lu family with other people in the village, as if this would prevent them from appearing so despicable.The previous entanglements between the two houses of the Lu family were revealed. Lu Mingchuan's family was almost scolded on the street, and old man Lu was also said to be a fool.

"This is a real brother, a real brother can do this!"

"That's not true, Lu's second child is quite benevolent. What happened to Lu Guangren before, it's thanks to Ming Hai who came forward to help speak up."

"Don't say that old man Lu is old and confused. In the future, Boss Lu will provide for him in the old age. It is normal for the eldest son."

"But we are a family after all, so it's really... tsk tsk..."

You can say anything, but what is surprising is that no one from the big house of the Lu family came forward to refute.They still leave early and return late every day, and seem to put all their thoughts on the business.

Just when the village was full of turmoil because of this incident, one person seemed not so conspicuous.

That is Chen Tiegen.

Ever since it was revealed in the village that Guiya's business is good because it sells soy milk, he no longer wants to put a hot face on a cold butt.I don't know if his eldest daughter still hates him, but Cuilan, who was a little loose with him, has changed her previous attitude and become cold and hard.

Her mother didn't force him anymore, but there was one person who didn't give up, and continued to persuade him to go there more every day.Even if it's not for business, can't it be for father-daughter relationship?Especially at this time, he doesn't want to be hated by his daughter for the rest of his life.

Chen Tiegen thought about it and thought it was true, so he went to show his face every day.Even because there were too many people robbing the business in the village, he even persuaded Gui Yaniang not to get too angry, even if the business couldn't be done, it was fine.

It's a pity that the effect was not good, and Gui Yaniang was probably worried about her daughter and treated him very coldly.But the eldest daughter and the second daughter are still full of disgust and hatred for him.

This made Chen Tiegen very discouraged.

On this day, after returning from there, Chen Tiegen said to the widow: "Don't let me go in the future, the children hate me, and Lady Gui doesn't want to see me either."

After finishing speaking, he squatted in the corner with a sad face and sighed.

The smile on the widow's face froze for a moment, and she glanced at the useless man with some disgust.

If she hadn't been unable to support her son, how could she have married into such a family and such a man!She is afraid of living in poverty, without enough food and clothing, so as long as there is a little possibility, she will not give up any opportunity.

The widow is not stupid, on the contrary she is very smart, so she knows very well that men have no place in the family.With the behavior of a mother-in-law and the selfishness of a brother-in-law, if she does nothing, she and the man will end up dedicating their lives to nothing.It doesn't matter how she is, but she can't let her son continue to suffer.

Thinking of this, the widow's tone softened: "How can you think so, a couple who are married for a night, not to mention that those children are all yours, so how can they remember you. Children are very temperamental, after all, when the mother-in-law When you drove them out, you didn't stop them."

"I blocked it too, but my mother... oh..."

The widow continued patiently: "It will be fine after a while, you are their father after all. And—" She paused, "I'm afraid I really did, I was sick for a while."

"Really?" Chen Tiegen suddenly jumped up from the ground.

The widow nodded and took his hand: "I guess the days are still young, I'm afraid the doctor can't see anything, but I have given birth before, so I have experience, so there should be nothing wrong."

"That's really great, great! I'm going to tell my mother right away!"

Chen Tiegen was about to go out, but was grabbed by the widow, and said angrily: "You are really impatient, I just doubt it, who knows whether it is true or not. Let's wait for a while and wait until it is confirmed." "Mother, she's an old man who has been looking forward to your future, lest you really cheat and blame us."

Chen Tiegen nodded again and again: "You are right, but I didn't think about it. But since you have already felt it, you must have it." He looked at the widow's belly with joy in his eyes.

The widow told him a few more words about her outlook on life after the birth of the child in the future, which made Chen Tiegen overjoyed and nodded vigorously.Suddenly, the widow changed her voice and began to cry.

"You also know that it was really a last resort for me to marry into your family. Any woman who has the means would not marry in knowing your family's situation. Originally, I thought, if we don't have a future, we will help you. Let your family continue to work, so that mother can persuade my uncle to adopt a son for you, so that you can inherit the incense in a hundred years. Although Zhuzi also calls you father, after all, he has no blood of the Chen family, so he can't Fulfill your wish."

"But who would have thought that I would have one. You know the situation of your family. We don't care what happened to the two of us, but I really don't want my son to live the life of the Gui girls in the future. Help others Ma, but you can't even eat a full meal, maybe one day you will anger your mother, and you will be kicked out..."

Chen Tiegen hurriedly comforted: "My mother won't do it. The reason why she treats Gui Ya Niang like that is because she didn't give birth to a son for me. My mother said, you have the life to have a son. Our baby must be a baby." Male. As long as you can give birth to a son, my mother will definitely treat you well."

The widow rolled her eyes inwardly.

Who is born to have a son? !These words were just words by Mrs. Chen to bluff Chen Tiegen, just to let him marry her into the family.After marrying her, the Chen family has two more laborers at once. The Chen family has someone to do all the things, and Mrs. Chen can continue to be her 'superior emperor'.

The widow knew it, but she knew she married in anyway, because working was nothing compared to dying of starvation.I'm afraid that I won't be able to fill my stomach with work.

But no one wants to accept fate, especially for those who have grown up in bitter water, as long as there is a slight chance to turn around, they will never let it go.

She continued to cry: "Do you believe this? As long as there is a second child, you have to stand aside for a day, it has nothing to do with whether you have a son. Tie Gen, I really don't want my son to continue to work hard for others in the future." live!"

Chen Tiegen's face froze, he let go of the widow's hand, and went to the corner to squat down again.

He is dark and thin, and he is not old, but he is a bit hunchbacked.Especially when a person squats there, it looks even more rickety.These are left over from working in the fields for many years and are exhausted.Face to the loess and back to the sky, this sentence is not a lie.

Seeing Chen Tiegen like this, the widow was even more disgusted.

Chen Tiegen obviously didn't notice all this. He lowered his head and remained motionless, obviously thinking about something.

In fact, how could Chen Tiegen not understand all this, but he has no confidence without a son, so he let his mother squeeze himself for his younger brother.But the mud bodhisattva has a three-point temper, and he also has it. He has also been aggrieved and angry, but who told him that he has no son?

Now that he is about to have a son, can he let his son repeat his fate?

Obviously he didn't want to.

The widow wiped away her tears, went to squat down beside Chen Tiegen, took his hand and said, "I thought about it, we have to resist, even if it's not for our son, you have to resist for the sake of Miss Gui. Don't you say that the mother and daughter still blame you? Actually, it's you, it's better to say it's your mother. As long as we separate our family and completely separate from your mother, they will definitely forgive you, and then we will be together Let's live together. Although Gui Yaniang's business has been affected, she should still be able to make money, so that she will have money and be able to reunite with Meimei's family."

"But me and you, Miss Gui, she—"

"I don't care, they are all poor people. I am willing to live under the same roof with Miss Gui. As long as Miss Gui doesn't care, I will treat those children as my own children, as long as they can give me and my son A place to shelter."

I have to say that the pie painted by the widow is very beautiful.

Chen Tie felt guilty towards the Gui girls at all, but because of Mrs. Chen, he dared not do anything.Moreover, he and Gui Ya Niang have been together for so many years, and it is false to say that they have no relationship.But now there is a bright future in front of his eyes. He has a son, a widow, a maiden of laurel, three daughters, and more importantly, money.

With money, he can support his son to study. After his son passes the examination of scholar and becomes an official, he may wake up laughing from his dream.

"Then what do you mean?"

"Let's separate the family first. After the separation, you can go and pick up Gui Ya Niang and the others."

Obviously, Chen Tiegen couldn't make a decision all of a sudden.

But the widow is not worried, she has survived the hard times, and she knows that the more miserable people are, the more hopeful they are for a better future.And the more honest a person is, the stronger the rebound will be.

After Chen Tiegen left, Zhuzi, the widow's son, came in from the outhouse.

"Mother, why did you tell him that you have a younger brother even though you don't have a younger brother?" Zhuzi never called Chen Tiezhu's father when he carried people, but him.

The widow hugged her son tightly.

Zhu Zi is only ten years old this year, and he is not short, but he is so thin that he is full of bones to the touch.However, he has also gained some flesh recently. Although the life of the Chen family is not rich, it is still no problem to eat enough.Especially the widow will come to work, Zhuzi is also diligent enough, Mrs. Chen experienced a period of time when no one was doing anything at home, so she just turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye to not skipping the food for the two of them.

"Silly boy, there is no one in the Chen family who is easy to get along with except you, a cheap father. Mother can't keep you here as a bully for others. Now such a good opportunity is in front of you, mother must grasp it The mother-in-law in front of your father is not independent, especially if a woman is out with several children, even if she has money, life will be difficult. If we separate, your father will be able to get the four of them back, and when the time comes Someone will give you money to spend, and someone will serve you.”

Zhu Zi obviously didn't understand what the adults were thinking, and asked, "Then what does this have to do with my little brother?"

"Your father has been thinking about his son all his life. If he doesn't give him an idea, will he be able to quarrel with that old woman? And who told you that mother doesn't have a little brother? Even if she doesn't have a little brother today, she will have one tomorrow. If she doesn't tomorrow, And the day after tomorrow."

And there are still some thoughts, the widow didn't tell her son that if she didn't separate the family, she tried her best to get the Gui girls back, but it would be cheaper for the Chen family.

As for these thoughts, they were all thought out by her these days.She thinks this method is very good, it can completely get rid of her mother-in-law and uncle, and it can also appease Gui Yaniang and the others.The most important thing is to be able to appease Gui Ya and the others. After all, Chen Tiegen is Gui Ya's man and Gui Ya's father. There is no unresolved enmity between husband and wife and father and daughter.If you can bring back the Gui girls, it is equivalent to bringing back a cash cow.

Although there was a lot of trouble during this period of time, the widow knew from Chen Tiegen's description that the Guiya family's business could continue.The widow really doesn't have a big heart, she doesn't need too much money, as long as her son can live a safe and worry-free life, and the most important thing is that she doesn't have to be a cow or a horse.

As for Gui Ya Niang, the widow is not afraid of her, not to mention that the other party's brains are not as good as hers, even if Chen Tiegen has a deeper relationship with her, so what, all she wants is to let her son live a good life.

That's it.

The morning light is twilight, and the bluestone road is still wet from the morning fog. Most of the shops on both sides of the street have not opened their doors, but there are already many food stalls.

Early in the morning, the surroundings were still very quiet. From time to time, residents living nearby yawned and turned into this street to buy breakfast.

Lu Minghai helped the mother and daughter unload their things, set up the stall, and drove away with the donkey cart.

In recent days, the business at the stall has obviously slowed down. Lu Jiaoyue is afraid that Mei Shi will think too much, so every time Mei Shi comes to set up a stall alone, she will follow and accompany her.

Although all the people in the village have returned home without a feather, they are not the only ones who are envious of the Erfang family's business. Recently, many soy milk stalls have sprung up in the county.

Those who come to Erfang stalls to buy things are regular customers, especially Uncle Chen, the owner of the antique store who always takes care of his business. They don't have to worry about losing too many customers.

Uncle Chen is a decent person, and even he knows that there are a lot of soy milk stalls in the county recently, which is enough to prove that there are many people who want to grab the second-bedroom business.It's like a pancake shop not far away. Recently, soy milk is also sold at the stall. Because the two are very close to each other and both are in the south of the city, they robbed Erfang's of a lot of business.

Regarding Uncle Chen's consolation, although Lu Minghai and Mei shi expressed indifference on the surface, they actually smiled wryly in their hearts.Because it is obvious to the naked eye, the money I sell every day is much less.

Early in the morning, there were very few people on the street, and most of the shops on the street were closed, only the owners of some food stalls yawned and guarded behind their stalls.

Lu Jiaoyue helped Mei's preparations in advance, put the oil paper at hand, put the bowl scalded with boiling water into the wooden basin, and covered it with a piece of clean white cloth.

At this time, a wonton seller from the next door came over.

"When I came out to set up a stall today, I saw another vendor coming across the street. When I passed by, someone happened to be shopping. I saw that her house also sold soy milk."

Mei's expression was a little stiff, and Lu Jiaoyue felt very helpless.

Sometimes some people are quite ridiculous. They obviously have nothing to do with them, but they always like to pass the news that they know that the other party will be in a bad mood when they hear it.

What is this called?

Is it harming others and benefiting oneself, or gloating?
Lu Jiaoyue thinks she has both.

"Thank you, auntie, for your kindness. It's not been a day or two for our family to set up a stall here. Now that we can start a business, we are not afraid of being robbed."

Lu Jiaoyue's tone was a bit choking.

It can be clearly seen that the other party's face was a little embarrassed when he heard this.

Mei followed behind and said: "Even if you are jealous of others, what's the use? If he can't do it, he won't be able to do it after all. I don't know what these people think. Isn't it good to care about one acre of land? He came to someone else's place in a cheap way."

There was a pun in this remark, the man could clearly hear that Mei was pointing fingers at Sang and scolding Huai, and said in a low voice, why do you speak like that, then he pretended to have business at his stall and hurried away.

"I found out that some people can't be polite to her, lest they always push their noses in the face." Mei said angrily.

Lu Jiaoyue couldn't help laughing: "Didn't I tell you mother earlier? What did you say? We are new here, so it's not appropriate to offend anyone."

Mei's face was a little embarrassed: "Isn't that just here, it's always better to be restrained."

Lu Jiaoyue smiled and didn't say anything else, besides, her mother should be furious from embarrassment.Maybe because of her experience in her previous life, she would not be afraid just because she came to the county.But her mother was just the opposite. She had a bad temper, but she turned into a cat when she came to the county.

It's not that I'm afraid, but that when I come to a strange place, I think I can save one thing and one less thing.

Press do not mention.The number of people at Erfangjia's booth gradually increased, just like what Uncle Chen said, there are still a lot of people who know the goods, and everyone in the county has money, and most of them don't care about a penny.

The big pancake shop is on the opposite corner of the street, and you can just see Erfang's stall. The aunt with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks is almost crooked.

After being busy for almost half an hour, the number of people who came to buy things gradually decreased.Mei stopped to take a sip of water, then took off her apron and went out for an excuse.

Lu Jiaoyue glanced at Mei's back, shook her head with a bit of a smile, and at the same time, a trace of worry hit her brow.

She thinks more. In the face of competition, they should not always be anxious and worry, but should be poor and want to change.But how to change it?

Looking at the milky white soybean milk in the pot, Lu Jiaoyue fell into deep thought.

Just after a while, Mrs. Mei came back.

Her face was very angry, and the anger in her eyes was about to burst out.

Even though it was the first time she knew that someone was robbing her business on this street, Mei was not so angry. Could it be that something happened?

Lu Jiaoyue couldn't help but looked at her worriedly: "Mother..."

"Yue'er, do you know who owns the new stall?" Before her daughter could ask, Mrs. Mei said again: "It belongs to Da Fang's family! This is really shameless, shameless and hiding in a corner , just find someone who is disgusting under the nose of others!"

Lu Jiaoyue froze for a moment, she didn't know what to say for a while.

She knew that there was also a stall in Dafang in the county, but she didn't know where it was. She only knew that the business was not good. Why did she come here suddenly?
"This is a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry. I guess I lost a lot of money, so I'm in a hurry!"

There is a possibility. It is said that the soy milk in the big room is poured in one pot after another. No matter how rich you are, you can't afford such a toss.

"I'm furious!"

Mei Shi walked back and forth twice, and angrily threw the apron she was about to wear on the ground.

Lu Jiaoyue sighed, picked up the apron and shook it to shake off the dust.

"Mom, you should think so. There are so many people who want to steal our business, but there are not many who can really steal it. Since the uncle dared to come under our noses, it also shows that they are forced to a dead end and are fighting with their backs. , so you really don’t need to worry, we just need to watch quietly.”

She put the apron on for Mrs. Mei, and said, "Don't be angry, you won't be able to pay for it."

Mei thought about it, and felt the same, but also felt a little ashamed, as a mother, she might not be as calm as her own daughter.

But after all, it was difficult to calm down, so people who came to buy soy milk buns at the stall found that the female boss who always smiled in the past had no smile today.And that beautiful girl who appeared from time to time also had a sad face.

After returning, Mei naturally told the family about this matter.

After listening, everyone didn't know what to say.

At this point, the two families have almost torn their skins apart.But that's good too, anyway, my family doesn't want to deal with them anymore, and in the future, with this matter as an excuse, even if Dafang comes to the door with the cheek, there will be an excuse to ridicule them.

The next day, Lu Minghai originally planned to set up a stall for Mei's, but Mei refused, saying that he wanted to see Dafang's business being crushed by himself.

So today's Mei's seems to have been beaten with chicken blood. She has stopped selling for a long time, and she started selling again.

Lu Jiaoyue could only watch silently from the side.

Just when the market was busy, suddenly there was a noise from the other side of the street, and many people rushed over to watch.

In the crowd, someone whispered: "Oh, that stall was smashed."

(End of this chapter)