Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 53

Faced with such a stubborn Shen Fuxiang, Li's heart sank.From then on until the gray-haired old man died of old age several decades later, she never had any extra thoughts.

Of course, that's something to say later, now Li's heart of protecting the calf is so strong, he picked up the rolling pin and stood in front of Yiyou: "Why do you beg grandpa to sue grandma? Shen Fuxiang, you want me to be as doughy as you, and to dream of your Spring and Autumn Dream!
Since Heli, Yiyou and Changsheng have followed me.Although her surname is still Shen, she is the backbone of my family of three.There is always an exception to everything, this old godly woman bullied her to the door of her house, and she didn't allow the head of the house to become tough. "

After the old lady retched, she was shocked again when she heard Li Shi's words.The daughter-in-law has been in the house for nearly 20 years, and she has always followed behind her son obediently, not daring to fart.

Now, it's even more powerful than the dead tigress of the Cheng family!

"Injustice."

With red eyes, she lay on the threshold and cried for the people outside to see.

If it was an ordinary gray-haired old man, no matter how big a mistake he made, this crying would definitely attract people's pity.It happened that it was the old lady's turn, she already had a bad reputation because of her daughter-in-law, and the angry swearing just now was completely annoying.

"It's really self-inflicted."

"At a young age, you still do things that harm others and benefit yourself. Now you have to blame yourself."

The old lady has sharp eyes and ears, so she can hear these words clearly.Trembling, she took the opportunity to step over the threshold, stood up and closed the door.

"What are you looking at? You're a prodigal who spends his days idle!"

Accompanied by cursing, there was the sound of closing the door with a "bang".There was a moment of silence outside, and then an unbelievable sound broke out.

Where did this crazy woman come from? No wonder the children she taught did such despicable things.

Although Yiyou has been paying attention to the movements of Li Shi and Shen Fuxiang, she also pays attention to the behavior of the old lady outside the door.

Seeing her close the door, she walked to the side and opened it, with an apologetic face: "Uncles and aunts, Mrs. Shen has a bad temper, and if I offend you many times, I will persuade her to come back as soon as possible."

Now that the matter has come to this point, it is impossible for her to say the phrase "In my face, I hope the sea will hold".First, she doesn't have that much face, and second, even if she has face, it shouldn't be wasted here.

Smiling softly, she closed the door.The next thing is really not suitable to do in front of so many people.

"The shoes have been taken away by me, Erya, you should fulfill what you promised, right?"

The old lady sat on the only bamboo chair in the courtyard, looking a little decadent.After struggling to finish saying this sentence, she spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm and continued to retch.

"That's not in a hurry. Today, when Mrs. Shen is here, some things should be clarified."

"What else is there?"

"My mother has been married to the Shen family for [-] years since she was a child. Over these years, although the old lady wants her to be a cow and a horse, she is also a donkey. She does all the hard work in the family. She did it over and over again. Even when her mother-in-law insulted her and her sister-in-law squeezed her out, she didn't dare to refute because of her filial piety."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head to Mrs. Li: "Mother, I don't remember much back then, why don't you tell me?"

After uttering those words, the last obstacle in Li Shi's chest has also melted away.Although she didn't know what her daughter was going to do, she still cooperated as much as possible.

"Since Erya wants to listen, then mother will tell you."

"I?"

Changsheng was also puzzled: "Is it something about my sister's childhood?"

"Naturally, since Changsheng was young and strong, he didn't know the hardships your sister suffered when she was young. Although Erya was born in summer, when she was pregnant, most of the days were cold and freezing. Mrs. Shen had a headache and brain fever, so she ordered Shen Fuxiang to buy her supplements.

I was alone at home, and not long after, I was called to the ancestral house.The mother-in-law took out the dirty quilt and ordered me to wait for her to wash it.In desperation, I had to step on the snow to dig out the ice.I never expected to fall like this, half of my body fell into the ice cave.Three or nine days the river water is cool and cool, thanks to the shallow water, Erya was able to keep it, but her body and bones have not been very good since she was young. "

Speaking of this, Li's eyes were flushed: "Erya also has some impressions of other things. It's all over, you just need to remember who is good and who is bad."

Chang Sheng clenched his small fists, but Shen Fuxiang hesitated to speak: "Is it really... because of this?"

Li asked back, "Otherwise, what do you think?"

"Erya, father is sorry for you."

Yiyou glanced at him: "You are sorry for me, and you are even more sorry for my mother. This is nothing, the worst thing is, if you have a trace of guilt in your heart, you won't lead someone to throw that dirty and Smelly broken shoes!"

Shen Fuxiang felt ashamed, and the old lady drooped her eyelids.

"At that time, I didn't know that she would be like this. It was just a quilt. Who doesn't want to clean up after the Chinese New Year, and the people in the village are so delicate."

"kindness?"

The old lady shut up, now she dare not provoke this evil god, whether the baby son can come out or not depends entirely on her.

"Yunniang, I am sorry for you."

However, Yiyou couldn't understand Shen Fuxiang's appearance very much, he was vacillating, and wanted to please both sides.He tried to keep himself quiet like this, but the one who suffered was Li Shi who had always been tolerant. She had to endure her mother-in-law's overreaching year after year.

However, this man is fully committed to maintaining the morality in his heart.Maybe he even felt that he was working very hard for this family.

"Shen Fuxiang, you are not only sorry for my mother, but also for our whole family. If you say sorry and use it again, what do you want the yamen servant to do?"

Shen Fuxiang was not good at words, but at this moment his face was flushed, but he couldn't speak a word.

"It's not difficult for me to go to the county government office. Although it has nothing to do with us after leaving, we have lived together in Yunlin Village for more than ten years, and we can't see each other without bowing our heads."

The old lady raised her head, her eyes were bright.

Yi You was sarcastically, and said slowly: "But there is one thing, we can't just forget everything in the past. Only by paying off this debt can we move forward. Mrs. Shen, do you think so?"

"That's natural. I did do many things wrong in the past. Yunniang, good boy, I have wronged you two."

Yiyou pulled Mrs. Li, and received the old lady's bow.The wrinkled old face bent down, and Li Shi's figure moved wildly.

The past is not the scar deep in her heart. She thought it would be a great fortune to get rid of that family with the bun business and get together with her children.She never thought that she would wait for the old lady's apology.

Half a year ago, she was still in Yunlin Village. While being oppressed by the old godmother, she was also worried about her daughter's coma.In just a short crop of wheat, she was already proud and elated.

He lives in a courtyard house in the county seat, his children are filial and sensible, and he is served by maids and mothers-in-law.Whenever the night was quiet, she couldn't help but pinch herself to confirm that her current life was not a dream.Now that the old godmother bowed down to admit her mistake again, she only felt the last breath of depression in her heart, she seemed to be ten years younger, and she was full of endless energy.

Turning to look at her daughter, she brought all this.In the future, she will support her daughter wholeheartedly so that she can raise her young son well.

Yiyou tightened her mother's hand, why didn't she feel happy?Just this alone is not enough!
"It's useless to just talk about it. My mother has been a cow and a horse all those years. When she left, she never asked the Shen family for a stitch."

Seeing the old lady's complexion suddenly tense, Yiyou's smile became more relaxed.She knew this kind of shameless person, so she bowed and apologized without pain or itch.Why does the old lady take a fancy to Shen Fuhai, because the position of the patriarch entrusts the two things that the old lady values ​​most: one is money, and the other is power!

"My mother has worked so hard all those years, and if you take me with you, you can tattoo a hundred taels of silver on each of them, and you have the right to make amends!"

"You are dreaming!"

"Don't be red-eyed, Mrs. Shen, now you have something to ask for. After smoothing out the depression in my heart, I can talk about everything else."

"I don't have that much money with me."

Yiyou pulled it into her arms, and the old lady hurriedly covered it up.

"Mrs. Shen is just joking. Shen Fuxiang may not know it, but you still don't understand what happened. This time, when you go to the county government office, can you not bring some silver with you?"

"This money is all for management purposes. If there is any left over, I will give it to you two."

Yiyou took Li Shi with her left hand, and picked up the rolling pin with her right hand and pointed to the door.

"But I can't trust the old lady. Since that's the case, you can go out on your own with the door over there. Bi Tao, see off the guests!"

The little maid was taken aback, she was bought into the county government office for a day, and then transferred to Yiyou's house.In just half a day, I didn't even look at the gate of the county government, so I don't know the rules of seeing off guests from big families.

At this time, she had no choice but to follow suit, picked up a small rolling pin, and waved it consciously, imitating the young lady's posture.

"My lady told you to leave quickly. If you don't leave, I'll invite the official!"

The old lady knew that the mother and daughter would be unforgiving today, but she had no idea.Officials are all there, and once the money is given out, it is absolutely certain that it will not be returned.At that time, if Erya betrayed her, wouldn't she have nowhere to complain.

On the contrary, if you hold the money in your hands, Erya will have to go back and forth for the money.What else can she do when she sees the matriarch of the county magistrate and the money is in the pocket of a nobleman?An extra 200 taels, on the contrary, can make a good impression on the nobleman.

Thinking of this, she immediately wanted to piss off.Before she could open her mouth, the small rolling pin poked her lower back.

"Why don't you leave!"

Bitao muttered in a low voice: "This is my first errand since I came here, so don't mess it up."

Thinking of this, she added two points to her hands, and the top of the rolling pin was only as thick as a thumb. Bi Tao grew up doing rough work since she was a child, so she has a lot of strength even though she is small.The old lady couldn't stand it immediately after going up like this.

"Ouch, I twisted my back."

Yiyou turned around: "Shen Fuxiang, there is a medical clinic at the corner of the street, why don't you help old lady Shen there?"

This is the look she gave Shen Fuxiang after stepping into the small courtyard.Shen Fuxiang, who bent over to support the old lady, was in a mess at the moment.The son was full of hatred when he saw him, the daughter refused to call him "Daddy", and the mother even hid a huge sum of hundreds of taels of silver.

All of this is beyond his understanding, and thinking about it after all these years of hard work, he has become a bachelor in middle age, and he has a feeling that there is nowhere to go.

"Don't go soon!"

Yiyou scolded sharply, Shen Fuxiang trembled, and immediately helped the old lady go out the door.

"can not go!"

Mrs. Shen turned around and said, "Ah."

"I've changed my name a long time ago, and now I'm called Yiyou."

"Yiyou, if I paid the compensation, would you go to the yamen to save your second uncle?"

Yiyou showed doubts: "Second Uncle, who is that, do I know him?"

"Don't pretend to be confused, will you rescue Fu Hai?"

"I'm not sure about this. I'll just lead you two to the county magistrate. Whether you can be saved or not has nothing to do with me."

After finishing speaking, she intentionally glanced at the old lady's chest, remembering that Mrs. Cheng had cursed at her in her previous life: the dead old woman held no less than 500 taels of private money in her hands.Because of this huge sum of money, she has been working as a low-level girl for many years.

So just now she asked for 200 taels, which was also based on this number.Not more than half, not a lot, the old lady can take it out even if she gritted her teeth.As for the pain in the flesh, it was the result she hoped for.

The old lady rubbed her chest, the matter of Fu Hai was imminent, she really couldn't find any other way out.If Er Ya agreed to rescue Fu Hai, she would not believe it. She has such a great ability, how could she have shrunk to the Shen family in those years.Now that she said that, it reassured her.

"I'll give half of it first, and then I'll give the other 100 taels after it's done."

Yiyou clenched her fists, sure enough she was right.

"No, I can't trust Mrs. Shen. If you renege on the debt or hand over all the money to the county magistrate, wouldn't I suffer from being dumb?"

Being punctured, the old lady showed no embarrassment on her face.

"Actually, I can't trust you either."

Yiyou waved the rolling pin: "The gate is over there, please go ahead, both of you."

The petite woman waved a rolling pin that was half her size, her figure was straight and graceful, and Mu Ran, who was standing aside, couldn't help but shine.

Mu Yu had to be more straightforward: "Sister Erya is mighty!"

Changsheng jumped up and said proudly to You: "My sister has always been very hurt."

Yiyou poked the rolling pin with a calm expression.She knew what the old lady was thinking, but how could she follow this person's wishes.

Before the old lady could respond, Shen Fuxiang couldn't stay any longer: "Mom, let's go first."

"Fourth, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Do you think that if Fu Hai is gone, the money will fall into your hands? Tell you, it's a dream!"

"Mother, my son wants you to live a long life, I have never thought of this before."

The old lady was also furious and spat out bad words. She didn't react until she saw the despair in her son's eyes.

"Fuxiang, mother just has a hot temper. You see, the three of them live in such a nice house, and they are so penny-pinching..."

Yiyou didn't have time to look at the loving mother and son Xiaoxiao of the two: "Will you leave, we still have to work, don't stay here to be an eyesore."

She flicked the rolling pin like chasing flies, and she didn't mention money at all.

The old lady dodged the stick and quickly retreated to the door.Seeing that she didn't care about money at all, she began to comfort herself.To be able to afford such a house, Erya should have a good relationship with the county government.If she can find the right way to fish out Fu Hai, let alone 200 taels, even 2000 taels, she will pay for everything.

"200 taels, I'll give it to you!"

Like a strong man breaking his wrist, the old lady took out two bank notes from her pocket.

"Take it, let's go, go to the county government!"

After holding Joe for such a long time, Yiyou also lost her temper.With such a large sum of money at stake, she would no longer be hypocritical.

Although today's events are full of coincidences and strangeness, they are actually in her calculations.The old lady lived in Yunlin Village most of her life, although she felt that she was omnipotent, but when she came to the county government, she was still blind.

With Shen Fuhai imprisoned, the only person the Shen family could find was her who was involved with the county government and seemed to have a good relationship!

That's why she has the confidence to make things difficult for her. If she fails, she will not lack anything.And with the temperament of an old lady, she will not fail.

"Mother, it belongs to the Stone Bank."

This is the first time Li Shi has seen a bank note after living so long.

"What's the meaning of the dense pile of writing on it?"

Yiyou knew a few words at least, and took it and read it out word by word for Li Shi: "This is the amount of 100 taels of silver. Take the voucher and go to the Sitong Bank next to the county government, and the clerk will give you 100 taels of silver."

Mrs. Li was really surprised when she heard that, she was trembling as she squeezed her hands.

"In my hand, this is 200 taels of silver."

"Mother, this is what you deserve after so many years of hard work. Pick it up."

The old lady looked at the mother and daughter sarcastically, her whole heart was bleeding.She comforted herself desperately: As long as Fu Hai can be rescued, all of this will be worth it.When Fuhai gains power and Chunsheng gets a good name, she will let the vicious mother and daughter spit it out intact.

In the dungeon of the county government, most of the death row prisoners are vicious and vicious people, so the places where they are held must be cautious.Although Death Row is connected to other prisons, its surroundings are almost airtight.

Shen Fu'ai yelled hoarsely, and was finally heard by the jailer returning from delivering the food.

"Be honest, what are you shouting for!"

"I want to see my mother."

"Don't look at where you are, is this place where ordinary people come whenever they want?"

Shen Fu'ai has already realized this, and she really can't help herself in the current situation.It was rare that she softened and began to beg: "Brother, if you can report the letter, my mother will be rewarded generously."

"It's strange, that person said that to me just now."

The yamen servant patted his head: "If there is no money, then my trip will be in vain."

Shen Fuai touched her bosom, where there was a pair of jade earrings that she had cherished for many years.It was only a short time since she came in, and the yamen servant hadn't changed her clothes yet.At the time of the body search, everyone saw her as a dead pig, no matter how hungry they were, they couldn't do it.

Therefore, this jade pendant was preserved.

"After the matter is done, give another one."

If Yiyou does it again, she will definitely sigh: These two are indeed mother and daughter, they ask for help, their words and actions are the same.

The yamen servant looked at the color against the light, although he didn't understand it, but it was cold and smooth to the touch, so it should be considered valuable.

"Well, I'll run for you."

"Please hurry up."

"understood!"

There was a grumbling sound in her belly, she was about to shout evil, but she heard the sound of the iron door closing.It turned out that the yamen servant had gone far away. Now, she could only hold back her hunger, and with the dim light coming in from the square windows, she held an earring that had been cherished for many years, and began to wait for a long and hopeless time.

As mentioned earlier, the yamen servant is not bad, he didn't make it difficult for Shen Fu'ai because he gave only half of the pendant, instead, he quickly packed the food box and prepared to report to Yunlin Village earlier.

But here, the old lady sat back on the chair.

Shen Fuxiang may be confused most of the time, but now that his former wife and daughter are in front of him, and he listens to the old lady cursing about family property, he is a little sober.

"Two banknotes are just like that. I really haven't seen it in the market."

"Mother, please stop talking twice."

The old lady covered her heart and said she didn't care, but in fact her heart was in pain as if a piece had been cut out.

"Two!"

"How many times have you said, I'm not called Erya!"

This ebbs and flows, and the old lady's energy fades away: "Yiyou, then... why don't we hurry up to the county government office before we have lunch?"

"It's up to you."

Ordering Mrs. Li to collect the bank notes, Yiyou walked to Mu Ran's side.

"Trouble Master Mu Cha."

"Girl, please tell me something."

"There is indeed something wrong. This is an old man who is suspected of murdering the Shen family's aunt, Liu, who died more than ten years ago. Although the servants of the Mu Yamen don't care about Yunlin Village, it is the government's duty to eliminate violence and bring peace to the people, so I will trouble you."

"It's a matter of course!"

Mu Ran clasped his fists together and bowed, the sword flashed coldly.

Seeing her nodding, the old lady was touching the remaining cash on her chest.Now her heart is full of Fuhai being rescued by Chunsheng, she sat on the old Fengjun, stepped on the heads of the mother and daughter into the shit basin with Feng Guanxia, ​​and listened to their wailing and begging for mercy.

Who would have thought that she would go to jail if the topic changed.

"What... what do you mean?"

"Could it be possible that Mrs. Shen still can't hear clearly, it's only right and proper to kill people with their lives."

"You clearly promised that you would lead me to the county magistrate to rescue Fuhai. If you go back on your word, you won't be afraid of God's wrath and resentment!"

Yiyou's eyeballs rolled down, she never forgot the past.There is nothing more desperation than suddenly having nothing or even falling into the abyss when things are about to happen.

"I am upright, and I am not afraid of monsters and ghosts. Think about it carefully, I only promised to lead you to see the county magistrate."

"That's natural, now you... Could it be you..."

Raising the corners of her lips, she nodded slowly: "Just as you thought, wouldn't it be that you got what you wished to see the county magistrate now? If there is any grievance, you can explain it in detail in the court."

"You..." The old lady panted heavily, and asked in a hoarse voice: "You only want to put your blood relatives to death, and the reputation of the Shen family is ruined. What good will it do you?"

Shrugging indifferently, Yiyou said: "When the Cheng family framed my famous festival, did they ever think of hurting me? If the Shen family's reputation is good, my reputation will not be much better. Don't worry about debts, now I Have nothing to fear."

"Master, thank you."

Mu Ran strode forward, and out of nowhere, he conjured up a hemp rope, and swiftly cut the old lady's hands behind her back to tie them tightly.

"Fuxiang, come and save mother."

Yiyou said coolly: "As far as I know, obstructing the yamen's official duties can also be punished. Although you can't be a father and daughter, I don't want you to go to jail."

Shen Fuxiang raised his hand and put it down, finally sighed helplessly: "Mother, the magistrate of the county is well known, and he will give you justice."

"This statement is justified. Black is black and white is white. Even if you are eloquent, you can't reverse black and white. Niang, Changsheng, Mu Yu, you wait at home. I will send the wedding cake to the county government and be a witness by the way. .”

(End of this chapter)