farmhouse ditty

Chapter 42
In front of her, Xiuniang thought about several ways. She wanted to ask Chu Ge to take him to Shangyang Village first, and then go around to his parents to find something to say, and then look for the old man. couple.

But today, the son's father, mother, daughter-in-law and in-laws met in this way, Xiuniang murmured to herself, so she saw that the old couple were in good spirits and in good health.

Seeing that Chu Ge was going forward, she stopped sitting still, and Xiu Niang put an egg basket beside her, and got out of the car too.

She raised her little feet and was about to follow, but she turned her back after thinking about it, and started to turn her clothes upside down with her hands.

She tried to straighten the bottom and sides of the dress, then wiped the skirt, and put it in her bosom, took out a silver hairpin, and touched it to the temple.

Based on the fact that Xiuniang was going to wear it when she was in Shangyang Village, she was going to meet her in-laws, Ren'er also wanted to make herself look pretty, so as to make Chu Ge look good.

But I was going to see my in-laws, so I was so embarrassed, Xiuniang took a breather, licked her small mouth, and then fumbled to press the silver hairpin firmly, then turned around and walked away in small steps in shame. go.

Although Xiu Niang was dissatisfied with some of the behavior of the old couple, but after all, they are Chu Ge's biological parents. When she got married, she just got married, so no matter how others think about her It's just that she doesn't ask the old couple to agree with her as a daughter-in-law today, she always feels uneasy in her heart.

The first time you meet your in-laws, Xiuniang will have a lot of fun. Look at Mrs. Shen, how neatly she cleans herself up, you can tell that she is a neat old woman at a glance.

And Father Chu is thin and hunchbacked, with a thick appearance, but this kind of person is the most old tradition, he usually doesn't get angry, but once he gets angry, he can't stop it.

Look, old man Chu kicked that mule, and the farmer was about to cry, watching the two old men go crazy, and he couldn't move forward, really pitiful for that screaming mule up.

Chu Ge stopped Papa Chu first, he had already kicked the mule behind him, so he just took the trick, "Father, mother, what are you doing?"

Listening to this, Father Chu straightened his body, watched Chu Ge's mouth tighten, moved his shoulders behind his hands, shook his hands and stood beside him.

Seeing that Chu Ge's face darkened, Shen frowned, "What are you doing here?"

Chu Ge was taken aback for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, Shen Shi spoke again. She put a rein in Chu Ge's hand and yelled impatiently, "Okay, don't talk about it, you tighten this up, today I'm going to have to tear down this wreck."

Speaking of which, Shen Shi spat on the ground, pushed up her sleeves, stretched her arms and went forward, she saw that she was holding on to the binding rope and dangling, now the farmer is tight, busy Go forward and speak well.

He said bitterly, "Oh, auntie, I'm afraid of you, why don't you pay for my gown?"

Xiu Niang looked at him and found it hard for him. Ren'er, a big and thick farmer, can't beat an old woman.

Originally, there was half a carload of dry firewood piled up behind him, and he tied the handlebars with hemp ropes to tighten them, but he couldn't bear Shen's swaying back and forth, or he would fall apart in a while, and he was still busy with his work. It must be him.

Since those who carry firewood always go early to late, he guessed that this big cart was sent to the tavern, because there was a lot of demand there, and people would have to start the stove and cook at some point, and there was a lot of trouble in the middle. Tell Mo Kong to look for it again, if it is too late, he will have to look elsewhere.

At that time, he will have to stay in the town until late at night, and give little by little to the stoves of the houses. If he meets someone carrying a small bundle of firewood, he can take it back as soon as possible. I still have to work hard to chop the pieces.

Well, the farmer stopped here, if he didn't delay any longer, then he really didn't plan to go to the town for a while, people are called chicken pecking hands, so he should stop.

Seeing Victory, Shen groaned, pointed at the farmer and muttered, "I mean you son, who told you to ask for ten cents from me on the way, then you can Knowing that I carry a stove to carry tea eggs, if you want my money, you must not be afraid to burn your clothes! His father, you say no!"

Father Chu pursed his lips, and said something fair, "Well, people use mules to drive us to town, and we should pay for some fodder."

Mrs. Liu hissed, and said ruthlessly, "It's better not to say anything, you old man, yes, people ask for fodder money, but you don't want to pay for the ten cents." too much."

Father Chu listened and nodded, "But it's a little too much, even if it's from the same village, it's okay if you don't need money."

At this moment, the farmer couldn't hold back his anger anymore. He stared at him, fastened a loose hemp rope tighter while passing the car, and began to babble.

"Why am I asking for money? The money I'm asking for half the time is not fodder money. It's my aunt who has been smoking my firewood to fuel the fire. She just smoked a thick one. It's almost All the things in my car were scattered, and the fire that was stirred up also burned my gown, I have provoked whoever I provoked!"

Shen's mouth curled up, "Even if I have some firewood from you, if I smoke it, it's because your firewood is bothering me."

The farmer stared angrily, and shouted, "Well, I don't want the money anymore, you old couple should go with the stove on your own, and I won't serve you anymore, you say yes, little brother!"

This man is so angry that he can't think about it. He said this to Chu Ge, and the old couple are Chu Ge's parents. Can he help outsiders arrange their own parents?

But even with Chugo's sincerity, he couldn't say anything, the only thing he didn't answer was that the farmer frowned and looked at him, as if thinking of Chugo calling someone What's the matter, he went up angrily and pulled the rein out of his hand, and unloaded the stove over the side.

But seeing that Shen was so easy to spend, she got on the car, "Hey, you want to leave us alone, there is no way," she put it in her arms and found a few pennies, and slapped the board of the car with a "slap" , "Then, if you have accepted the deposit, you have to carry the two of us to the town, and wait for us to finish bagging the tea eggs before bringing them back, or wait for me to go back to the village, see Why did I preach it to you, his father, get in the car."

That farmer can't help it, he can be regarded as a businessman, if others listen to him and say that he has received a fixed amount of money, he will not act according to the rules, if it gets out, then in the future Who would dare to do business with him?

Besides, a lot of people are obedient and listen to what they say, first they listen to it, then they first set their shape, and then he will be very sad. The farmer squats in the back of the car sadly, patting himself on the head. .

Xiuniang has seen it today, and her mother-in-law is a powerful character. The people I met before, such as Aunt Zhao, Wu Dazui, and aunts and aunts in the village, are all incomparable to others. She didn't live with anyone.

If you talk about this farmer, he is also very unlucky. Think about it, people come out early in the morning, humming songs, driving mules, talking about driving the town to make money, but as soon as they go out, they meet such a person. Be careful and get personal money, oh no, it's a place where both name and money are empty.

Xiu Niang was thinking about taking out some broken silver, and reckoning that there was still some left over from the coats she bought, she watched Chu Ge talking to the old couple, and went to talk to the farmer.

She gave the farmer a piece of silver, explained her identity, and asked him to help take the old couple home and back. As a daughter-in-law, she couldn't say anything, so she could only talk to herself. In-laws, you've made things up behind your back.

The peasant man saw that there was a lot of money, and what Xiuniang said was also pleasant to hear. The fellow from the same village, if he bowed his head and didn't see him, why bother to make things stiff, come on, let's do it like this.

Watching the farmer say nothing, Xiu Niang walked towards Chu Ge, but just a few steps later she heard Shen say, "What? Is that car yours?"

Chu Ge said, "Mother, that car belongs to Sixth Brother, he lent me to drive around town, but the back of the car is big, so I can sit comfortably."

Shen said, "Isn't it Ji Laoliu's, but if it's not yours, it's fine, and there's nothing bad about it, his father, let's live that way."

Father Chu thought about it and said, "Hey, no, don't you have to go home for a while."

Shen suddenly said, "Oh, I almost forgot, it won't work, Chu Ge, you don't have to go home, your sister-in-law is just pregnant, but it's a boy, you..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw a little daughter-in-law running out of the side, she could still look at her like that, why she was still looking at her while she was talking, because the little daughter-in-law had a few strands of hair on her temples, biting her lip He stared at her with burning eyes, his hand was shaking with anger while clutching a silver hairpin, he didn't say anything after that, he dragged Chu Ge away.

(End of this chapter)