Rebirth of the farmer's daughter-in-law

Chapter 2

"Sanchun, do you want to study?" Meng Duo washed a handful of wild vegetables, put them on the cutting board and cut them up.The rice porridge is too watery, adding some wild vegetables can help you feel a little hungry.

"Study?" Sanchun's eyes lit up when he heard that, but there was a private school in the village, and a dozen or so children were studying there.

The fat boy next door went to a private school, and he was always arrogant in front of him, and he would read a few words at every turn, which really made him envious.But he heard that it would cost money to go to the private school, so the fat boy's mother brought two live chickens and three buckets of rice to the master.It is a problem for their family to eat, so where is there any extra rice and money?

"I don't want to study." He lowered his head and continued to burn the fire, his face under the firelight was obviously disappointed.

Meng Duo put the chopped wild vegetables into the porridge, added a little salt, covered the pot and squatted down.

"Don't worry, our family's life will get better and better." Meng Duo said with a smile, "Next year at the latest, I will definitely send you to a private school!"

"Really?" Sanchun almost jumped up, and squatted down again in a flash, "Forget it, I still don't go to study, our family has too much money. The house leaked several times in summer, and my elder brother talked about going to the winter to have time to repair it. , This year's harvest is not good, and it is estimated that there will be no food for next autumn, so we have to buy some subsidies. Just these two things will cost you money, and if there is no famine, it is God's blessing."

Listening to his calculations like a little adult, Meng Duo stroked his head lovingly, just about to speak again, when heavy footsteps came from outside.

There was the sound of heavy footsteps at the door, as if someone was dragging a heavy object, Meng Duo quickly put down the things in his hands and ran out.

I saw a snake around Boss Meng's waist, which was as thick as the mouth of a bowl.Its head was pinched and its tail was dragged to the ground, apparently dying.

"Ah..." Sanchun, who came out with her, turned pale with fright, and Siya called out to hide behind Meng Duo.

She embraced the two children, and comforted them softly, "Don't be afraid, the snake has been subdued, it won't harm anyone!"

Boss Meng put the snake on the ground and circled around it, as if he couldn't tell what kind of snake it was.

The village is surrounded by mountains. Although there are many snakes in and out, the locals often catch them for food and medicine, but this is the first time I have seen this kind of snake with ring patterns all over its body, and snakes this thick are rare.

"Uncle, wash your hands and eat first." Meng Duo was delighted when she saw the snake. She remembered that this snake was called Qinghuan Sea Snake, and its whole body was precious from skin to flesh to internal organs.

In the last life, my uncle caught him and sold him because he didn't know him cheaply. When he understood it, his intestines were full of regrets.What you say this time must be carefully grasped, and the duck that is full of mouth cannot fly away.

The family of four sat on the kang to eat. Boss Meng looked at the only plate of pickles on the table and said, "When I get the snake out, let's have a meal of snake soup."

"Really?" Siya drooled greedily after hearing this, usually Boss Meng would sell the snake in the town when he came back from catching snakes, presumably the snake was too big, so he wanted his family to eat meat.The last time their family ate meat was during the Chinese New Year, and everyone was divided into three or four yuan.That smell, thinking about it now, still makes people salivate.

"Uncle, I think this snake looks strange, why don't you hurry up and ask about it tomorrow? It's not a valuable treasure, it's useless to sell it as meat." Meng Duo said cautiously, not daring to reveal too much, lest the uncle might get suspicious.

Boss Meng listened for a long time before snorting. He also felt a little strange. His ancestors had hunted in the mountains for generations, and he had never heard of anyone catching such a snake.In order to catch the snake, he was almost bitten and died.Later, it was the snake who fell into the trap left by someone who did not know, and was subdued only after being stabbed in the vital part by the pointed wooden stake below.

After dinner, Siya helped pick up the bowls and spread the quilt, and Sanchun went to burn the kang.Boss Meng couldn't help sighing as he looked at the desolate house, the siblings who needed to be taken care of and the newly widowed siblings.In the past when the second child was still alive, they all slept in the same big kang. Now Meng Duo is a widow. Although she is still young, she still needs to avoid suspicion.

I hope that snake is a treasure, and I can sell it for more money, and try to build another house on the open land to the west, so that my younger siblings and Siya can move there.Boss Meng thought in his heart that the wood can be cut in the mountains, and he will never find anyone for the work he can do by himself.But even if this is the case, it is estimated that it will cost five or six taels of silver.In addition to repairing the roof of the east house and buying food, there is no one who can't come for ten taels.

No matter how precious the snake is, it's not worth so much. What a sad day!He is not afraid of suffering and suffering, but he feels aggrieved by letting his younger brother, younger sister, and younger siblings suffer along with him.

The family is poor, and everything has to be calculated.Seeing the full moon at night, Meng Duo blew out the candles and sat on the kang to mend clothes by the moonlight.

Seeing this scene, he felt more and more sad, "Go to sleep."

"Uncle sleeps first, I'll finish the work at hand." She thought that Boss Meng would go to town tomorrow, his only dress was torn and had to be mended.

Meng Duo was dexterous, she studied for a while, and embroidered a stalk of emerald bamboo with dark green silk thread at the gap.After working till midnight, she looked at the clothes in her hand and nodded with satisfaction before lying down.

She got up at dawn the next day, boiled water and cooked, and when the three brothers and sisters got up, everything was arranged.

After eating, she took out the dress and dug out the new shoes she made during the Chinese New Year.

"Uncle, wear these." She couldn't help but tell her, "The owner of the Yishoutang in the town is a man of benefits. Uncle can ask him about it. If anyone wants to buy it, uncle must never sell it. If it's a treasure, it's natural. Don’t worry about not getting a good price.”

"How much can it be worth?" Boss Meng made up his mind, it would be a big surprise if someone paid a tael of silver, and he would sell it immediately to avoid falling into his hands.

Meng Duo knew that he would not listen to him, so he thought for a long time last night before coming up with a countermeasure.

"Uncle, I dreamed about the second brother last night. He told me to tell the elder brother that this snake must not be sold easily. Whether our family can turn around depends on it. The second brother also said that this snake is the same as Buyers should pay attention to fate.”

Hearing what she said, Boss Meng immediately dismissed the idea, and wondered in his heart what it meant to be connected with wood.He is an honest person, and the farthest place he has ever traveled in his life is the town. In his eyes, Meng Duo is just a poor girl who has not grown up. No matter what, he would never think that she is telling lies.

Coaxing Boss Meng, Meng Duo watched him go out.The snake had died and was moved to the firewood room, but Meng Duo was still a little nervous, and was afraid that the treasure he got would be stolen, so he moved a small bench and sat in the yard watching from a distance.

It's not enough to just sit and not work, she asked Sanchun to bring a bundle of the cut beans over here.She took Sanchun and Siya down to pick the beans, and packed the better ones together; kept them for sale, and kept the shriveled little beans alone for the sauce.

(End of this chapter)