happy event

Chapter 243

The old lady didn't wait for a reply, but the half-sized boy was blown away, "We are not criminals, my father was wronged! It's all those dog officials who prevented me from going to Beijing to sue. Even the emperor is blind... "

"Crack!" The old lady got really angry this time, and slapped her grandson hard on the face, cursing, "Get out of here, and if I hear you say something like that again, I'll just jump into the sea and drown Forget it. You are the only idiot left in our Yao family, and there will be no day to clear up our grievances!"

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo " was beaten, turned around and ran out of the cabin.

Seeing this, Dong Rong was very embarrassed, and she didn't care about being sad, so she hurriedly comforted the old lady, "Ma'am, it's all my fault, it caused a quarrel between your grandparents and grandchildren. I..."

"Girl, it's not your fault." The old lady felt sorry for her grandson and wiped her tears. "The family suddenly encountered a catastrophe. There is only such a little flesh and blood left in the big family, but this child has no patience. I am afraid of him. Whenever..."

As she spoke, the old lady also shed tears.Dong Rong was firstly grateful to the old lady for saving her life, and secondly, she was curious about why such a kind-hearted old man fell into the situation of betrothal, so she asked in a low voice, "Why did the aunt's family suffer such a catastrophe?"

Hearing this, the old lady looked at Dong Rong with some hesitation, and finally took out a small wooden sign from her bosom.

"Girl, when I rescued you earlier, my aunt changed you into dry clothes, and this wooden sign was in your hand. My aunt... I want to ask you, where did you get this sign? You and this Maitreya teacher What's the connection?"

"Maitreya religion?" Dong Rong took the sign and flipped through it, and saw a small wooden sign painted with tung oil, engraved with a smiling Buddha on the front, and two sentences on the back, "The Buddha came to the world to save all living beings."

She suddenly remembered that she had heard Dong Ping and Zhang Yang talk about this sect before, and the two looked as if they were very shameless and afraid of this sect.But at the time, the sect did not threaten her family, and she didn't take it seriously.

And since she is holding the wooden sign in front of her, she must have grabbed it when she jumped into the sea and tore with the black-clothed leader.Perhaps God did not want their husband and wife to die unjustly, and finally let her know the identity of the enemy.

Thinking of her husband now not knowing whether his soul returned to the underworld or where he drifted away, Dong Rong was so angry that he strangled the wooden sign in his hand.The edge of the wooden sign was firmly embedded in her palm, and the old lady was so startled that she hurriedly comforted her, "Girl, let go, you can't hurt yourself anymore, as long as you have life, you will get better."

Dong Rong took a deep breath, then re-tied the broken silk thread on the wooden plaque and hung it around her neck. Finally, she asked the old lady, "Ma'am, this Amitabha sect has a big enmity with me. If Madam knows some details, Just tell me, okay?"

"God is so hard-nosed!" The old lady couldn't help sighing when she heard that Dong Rong had also been harmed by Amitabha's teachings, and at the end she briefly talked about her own affairs.

It turned out that the Yao family of the old lady was a heirloom of merchants for three generations, and the family business was very prosperous. The old lady's son was born with extraordinary intelligence. The official position of the county magistrate.Unexpectedly, a few months ago, people from the Maitreya sect came to persuade him to join the sect, donated their family property to support the Buddha, and promised him that he would be promoted and get rich.

The old lady's family are all smart people, so they naturally saw that this was wrong, so they refused to agree to it.But not long after, the old lady's son was charged with corruption by the Shangguan, and he was beheaded without even having the chance to go to Beijing to question the crime. all clean.

Originally Yao Ze was going to be beheaded too, but the old lady hugged him desperately, and exchanged all the family's secretly kept property for grandparents and grandchildren to be sent to Yazhou together.

The old lady was scrubbing and doing work on the deck the day before yesterday, and happened to see Dong Rong floating in the sea, so she shouted loudly, and bribed the official in charge with the only jade pendant left on her body, and finally rescued her on board.

Dong Rong was so moved after hearing this, she got up again and wanted to salute the old lady to thank her for saving her life.But the old lady stopped her while wiping her tears, and said, "They are all hard-working people, so don't be polite to the aunt. Here is a bowl of gruel, and you will fill your stomach after drinking it. Only when you have strength can you think about other things." .”

Although Dong Rong was still anxious and sad, she also knew that what the old lady said was true.She took the porridge bowl and drank it slowly, thinking of her husband who didn't know where her soul was, the children living outside, and relatives and friends on the island, tears dripped into the thin rice porridge, and finally entered her stomach together.

The old lady sighed even more when she saw it. When the old and the young were sad, the cabin door was suddenly pushed open rudely.A fat official came in with his head stretched out, glanced at him in disgust, and said in a nasty voice, "The bastard is hard-pressed, but he didn't die! Now that you're alive, get up and go to work for me, don't lie on the bed Pretend to be trash!"

The old lady hurriedly got up and saluted with a smile, "Master, please do me a favor. This little lady has just woken up and is still burning badly. How can she do her work? If you have any work, just ask the old lady to do it. The old lady will definitely do it."

"Shut up!" The officer stared and cursed, "When will it be your turn to intervene in the matter of the master? You don't cook for me, you want to starve to death, old man! Boil the rice porridge, and I'll throw your grandson into the sea to feed the fish!"

After all, the official rolled his eyes, turned around and left.

The old lady's face turned pale from the scolding, her lips trembled, obviously frightened.

Dong Rong quickly comforted her, "Mother, don't be afraid, they are just officials who are on the boat, and they dare not really do anything to you."

The old lady shook her head and said in a low voice, "Girl, you don't know. This is the sea, not the state capitals of Daqi. If they really throw someone into the sea, they will report to them and die of illness, and no one will hold them accountable. Here, criminals Life is cheaper than grass. Someone was thrown into the sea the day before yesterday..."

Dong Rong was also worried when she heard it, but she quickly calmed down again and said, "Ma'am, this official has arranged for the cooking. If it is done well, he has no reason to harm others. I can't do anything else." , but the cooking skills are not bad, I will go to the back kitchen with you to try in a while."

"Really?" A look of joy flashed in the old lady's eyes, and she said gratefully, "That's great, to be honest, my wife, I have never touched firewood in my life. crime"

Dong Rong didn't want the old lady to be sad, so she got out of bed after drinking the rice porridge in two or three mouthfuls.Reluctantly, she had been ill for a few days and her body was so weak that her legs trembled as soon as she stood up.

Seeing this, the old lady helped her all the way to the back kitchen and let her lean on the board of the boat.One of the two guides with their mouths, while the other is busy with their hands, and they cooperate tacitly.

The most indispensable thing on the sea is all kinds of fish and shrimps. A big fish has its skin and bones removed, cut into slices, put it in the rice porridge and cook for a quarter of an hour, add salt and a little sesame oil, a pot of fragrant The fish porridge is cooked.

The big pot of fresh sea prawns is bright red after removing the intestinal mud and adding salt to the water. It is served with ginger vinegar sauce, which is nutritious and delicious.The washed kelp is cut into thin shreds, mixed with chili oil, minced garlic, icing sugar, and rice vinegar. It is the best side dish to accompany porridge.

Finally, cut the dry and hard steamed buns bought on the shore into slices, and fry them directly in hot oil. They are crispy and crispy, without any musty smell.

This official ship has been running on the sea for half a month, and it was the first time that such an alluring aroma came out of the back kitchen.So before it was time to eat, many officials came to visit, and of course they would take a few slices of steamed buns to cushion their stomachs.Although it is inevitable that they will swear, but their faces are full of disdain. Occasionally, a certain conscience is not completely black, and he will laugh and say that it is not a loss to pick up a woman on board.

No matter where they are, useful people are the easiest to gain respect and the easiest to straighten their backs.What the old lady Yao, grandparents and grandchildren had not obtained after many days of hard work, Dong Rong easily obtained.Mrs. Yao was waiting to deliver the food to the front cabin, so she secretly called her grandson into the back kitchen, and gave him two pieces of steamed buns that were fried until golden.

Although this boy named Yao Ze has a bad temper, he is still filial, he refuses, he must eat his grandmother first.

Dong Rong felt emotional, thinking of the three sons and daughters who were playing all over the world. At this time, she didn't know that her father died, and her nose was sore.Ai Wu Ji Wu Xia called Yao Ze to come forward and said in a low voice, "Brother Ze, no matter how prominent your Yao family was in the past, it is a fact that you are in trouble now. You and grandma will soon arrive in Yazhou. No need I said, maybe you also know that the conditions there must be very difficult, and it is extremely difficult to survive. As a grandson, do you want to find a way to protect your grandmother and try to let her spend her old age peacefully?"

Hearing this, Yao Ze originally wanted to refute something, but his eyes glanced at the fried steamed buns in grandma's hand, he lowered his head again, and said in a low voice, "I also want to be filial to grandma, so that she doesn't have to work hard, but... I don't know anything except reading..."

Xu Shi thought of the good old days when his family was not dilapidated, and his voice gradually became choked up, "I've heard that the defenders in Yazhou like to bully scholars to death because they haven't studied. I'm afraid of protecting If you don’t have grandma, let her suffer with me..."

"Good boy." Granny Yao heard tears streaming down her cheeks, and cried while hugging her grandson, "Grandma is not afraid. Grandma will accompany you wherever you go. Grandma will fight with anyone who bullies you!"

Dong Rong sighed, and persuaded in a low voice, "Auntie, it stands to reason that you saved my life, and I will do my best to repay it. But I am also in trouble now, and there are very important things to do, so it is really hard to stay longer. However, if you don’t despise cooking as a cheap skill, let Brother Ze learn from me for a few days. After you get ashore, it’s better to have a craft to make a living than just do hard work. When I take care of the chores, I will definitely I will find a way to rescue you and Brother Ze."

"Really?" The old lady was extremely happy. If this happened half a year ago, she would have scolded her daughter-in-law for a few days when her grandson went to the kitchen yard. Now that she is in distress, she doesn't care so much, saving her life is the most important thing.

(End of this chapter)