Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 63

Amidst the discussions among the crowd, several methods of punishment were discussed.

Some people think that they will be fined silver, and the price will be doubled according to the price of the peaches on the six peach trees.Chen Yongyu calculated in his heart that if the peaches on a peach tree were thirty or fifty catties, then there would be at least two hundred catties, and if doubled, it would be four hundred catties. I couldn’t get the money down either, I’m afraid it’s a bit heavy, so I discussed it with a few old people, “I’m afraid some of them are too much, and if you ask a family to take out two taels of silver, whoever dares to say that you have it at home, we just I intend to set up a rule for everyone, and I did not say that it will make people's lives difficult."

Having said that, the person who said the money was fined just now stopped talking.

Most of the other people agreed to redeem it, that is to say, the peaches on the tree for the four children who caused trouble were counted as two hundred catties, and each of the four people was counted as one hundred catties. , deduct it from that household, if it cannot be deducted, it will be converted into silver and handed over to Zhuangzi.

The second proposal was approved by most people. In this way, the family members would not eat peaches for a year. Even if they needed to add money, it would not be much, otherwise there might be some surplus.

It's just a pity that the old Litou's family, two grandsons are causing trouble, and when the peaches are distributed, it is calculated on a household basis, and those who need to work will write it down. After selling the peaches, they will be counted as ten yuan a day. The money is used to maintain the forest, and if there is any money, it is to help each household to make up for funerals and funerals.For so many years, everyone has not felt that something is wrong. No family does not need to marry a wife, no family does not need to pay for the elderly. When the time comes, it is normal to be short of money for a while. If you get help at this time, it will be considered a good thing.In this way, Taozhuang's red and white events will not be too shabby, and people from outside can make sense of it.

Old Li thought for a while, and the two grandsons are worth two hundred catties. In this way, if the family is not sure, they will need to add some money to it. He also admits that this big guy has discussed it, and it is fair to think about it, " It's alright, you two also know that you are wrong, you don't need to eat peaches this year."

It's just that some people say that they have that kind of partiality, "The head of the village is just getting close to the third son of the Li family. This matter is not authentic. I can't guarantee that I will make trouble next time. At most, I will eat two peaches less, just in case Next time someone will spoil it, and don’t eat those peaches, how can this work.”

As soon as he finished speaking, several people responded.

Mrs. Zhang saw that the matter was almost over, and was stirred up again, and scolded angrily: "Hey, you have a broken conscience, is this still called lightness, besides, we have no relationship with the third child for a long time, You say so..."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang started to mess up again, Old Li got angry and told others about the family affairs, "Dehai! Take your wife back!"

Li Dehai came over to tease Mrs. Zhang, but he didn't go back after all, but Mrs. Zhang stopped talking and looked angry.

Seeing someone objecting, Chen Yongyu said, "Then according to your ideas, what should we do?"

The person who spoke before didn't know what to say, so he muttered: "Anyway, the family is suffering, and the baby doesn't seem to think anything is wrong!"

There are really agreeable people around, which means that for example, the Li family, Li Xia and Li Chun caused troubles, and the whole family cleaned them up for them, and they may not be able to learn a lesson themselves.

But so what, the family's two eleven or twelve-year-old children can't do anything to them after all.

Gu Yu is also thinking about this problem. In modern times, if a child commits a crime, there is still a guardian. Who told you that it is the fault of your godfather?Gu Yu thought of an idea, but she couldn't say it, after all, it was her cousin who committed the crime, if she came up with the idea, it would be like gloating on her own misfortune, so she had to keep it in her heart.

Someone began to say: "Picking peaches is not a strenuous job. It is necessary for the peaches to be ripe after a while. Let these four children come to pick them for a few days. They are not good at climbing trees anyway, and let them go with them when delivering peaches." Give it away, give a gift to each family, that’s all, it’s all from the folks in the village.”

In this way, everyone really has no opinion.

"Don't let them eat peaches when they are picking peaches or delivering peaches! They are thieves to death." This mellow child's voice turned out to be the little baby I saw on Guyu Road just now. When it was sent out, it caused a burst of laughter, but many people nodded.

Mrs. Zhang saw that she couldn't get along here, and thought that the family hadn't been separated anyway, so if she paid much money, she would still pay from the family, but she also felt that if she did, she would get less, so she still felt a little distressed. So I came up with an idea and thought about borrowing it from those women who were close to me to see if I could deduct the two hundred catties of peaches. I asked a few people, but no one agreed, "Mother Lichun, the children in the family are greedy. I have been looking forward to this for a year, and every household has things, so I have to make the most of the children." Mrs. Zhang asked Aunt Qiong again, and Aunt Qiong simply said even more absolutely, "You two ignorant people in Lichun and Lixia in your family. How can you get involved in our family, your third family also has it!"

One sentence reminded Mrs. Zhang, and she didn't discuss it with Li Dequan, so she said: "Big guy, let's see if this is possible. Our two children cost two hundred catties. We don't have any objections. It's just that the third child of our family has left. , it can be regarded as one household, or our two households will not be counted, let’s see how much we can deduct.”

This really has a face!Gu Yu didn't wait for Li Dequan to speak, relying on the fact that she was a child, she asked in a clear and clear voice: "Auntie, why did my brothers get into trouble and our peaches were taken back? I haven't eaten the ones from the Zhuangzi yet. Where are the peaches?"

Having said that, everyone also thought it was true, but the person who was confronted by Mrs. Zhang just now was a little gloating, "Tsk tsk, it's really a shameful thing. I've never seen anything like this. Who said it was like Dequan? There is nothing to do with it, and now I am helping others to decide!"

Mrs. Zhang gave a rough laugh and rolled her eyes, "It's not up to outsiders to intervene in our family's affairs. What do you think, third child? This is your own nephew!"

Everyone was upset, but they didn't say anything. They all gathered on Li Dequan, and Li Dequan remained silent.

For a moment, his heart was full of secrets, thinking about the hardships he had suffered all the way home, how the Zhang family was snobbish at the beginning, but he was a close relative, so many people looked at him, Li Dequan was a little dazed.

Gu Yu felt a little bit unreasonable, why should such a person care about them.Besides, she could even foresee that even if her family really helped them pass such a test, they probably wouldn't get any good words. If that's the case, why bother?

Seeing that Li Dequan didn't speak, she knew his embarrassment, so she wanted to speak for him. She shouldn't make such a request over there, and begging for help should behave like a begging, how could this be possible.

Unexpectedly, Li Dequan patted Gu Yu's head, looked at Gu Yu's thin body, shook his head firmly and said, "No way!"

Mrs. Zhang immediately became annoyed, "Hey, you white-eyed wolf, we didn't earn anything in your family..."

Now a lot of people quit, and some people began to scold them, "You lived in a half-baked tile-roofed house that was earned by Ren Dequan. I really don't know who is the white-eyed wolf."

"It's a shame that you have the nerve to say it. There is not a tile on the other side of the spring, and nothing is earned by others."

"I saw that after the separation, Dequan's family didn't even have a place to stay. Gu Yuniang still had a big belly, and she was carrying a broken pot. You earned it? Outsiders can't see it."

"That's right, I just said that we can't be the masters, the family is divided, and people can't be the masters of their own affairs."

Old Li glanced at Li Dequan, nodded, and seemed not displeased, "Even if Dequan agreed, I can't accept it. What kind of thing is this? I'm not afraid of losing this old face. When Dequan separates, I can't accept it. It’s really nothing. I thought that he has skills and came back from the city. How can he not have some money. What happened? I don't have a bowl of water that's level, I just dote on the children here to make it like this."

Speaking of which, Old Li was a little choked up, but he still said firmly: "I don't favor anyone, and I will make myself feel uncomfortable when I get old. Since this family has no points, the Tao's money after deductions, Let's go out from home, Qiuhou Qiao'e separated after going out, so you can go your own way."

These words are a bit bleak, Gu Yu felt distressed for the people there for the first time, thinking about the four sons raised by Lao Li, he would never have thought that it would end up like this.

Who knew that it would be okay not to talk about Qiao'e, but when it came to Zhang, she had another idea, "Hey, it's fine if you don't help us, third..."

At this time, Li Dequan no longer had the entanglement he had just had in his heart, and he really gritted his teeth and was cruel, but what he got in return was this kind of treatment.He also felt a little comforted that at least he didn't have to wrong his own children, so he became more confident when he received such accusations from Mrs. Zhang, "Then sister-in-law, when we separated, did you help us? Don't tell me Well, when we returned home, we lived in a hut without even a quilt. Did you help us at that time? After we separated, we had nothing. Gu Yu and the others... they were almost hungry. Did you help us at that time? When we divided the fields, how come now, do you think we should help you?"

Zhang's words made Mrs. Zhang speechless, and the people around her were also pointing fingers. Up to this moment, Mrs. Zhang still didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her, but she didn't say anything because she was hindered by everyone.

Although he didn't say anything, Mrs. Zhang had other thoughts, "Mr. Li, didn't you say that in addition to the silver, you will also be given a peach of one or two hundred catties during funerals, isn't it Qiao'e's share?" Even if it belongs to our family?"

Chen Yongyu didn't like Mrs. Zhang's behavior very much, and looked at Old Li in embarrassment.

Old Li waved his hand, "Although Qiao'e hasn't married, you can't get her idea. It's not that your two precious bumps have done something glorious, why do you like to talk so much! I'm worried that the embarrassment is not enough. ?!"

Chen Yongyu had the bottom line in his heart, and said: "Since Uncle Li's words are here, we will know. Now that the tea ceremony has been done and the date has been set, when the peaches are picked, my name is Dejiang or Dequan. Lead the way, and ask someone to deliver two baskets there, what other ideas do you have?"

The last sentence was for Mrs. Zhang. At this time, Mrs. Zhang was blaming Li Dehai for being a man without a backbone. She never thought that she had turned her man into this for so many years.

(End of this chapter)