Rebirth of the farmer's daughter-in-law

Chapter 9

She kept her eyes open until dawn, seeing that the roof stopped dripping water, and she cleaned up the pots and pans on the kang.

"Uncle, sister-in-law." She called the two children up, "I spread the quilt, you all have a good sleep."

Si Ya groaned, climbed into the quilt and continued to sleep.Sanchun rubbed his eyes, yawned and asked, "Where's big brother?"

"Go to sleep, I'll find uncle to come in and rest." Meng Duo replied.

Sanchun agreed to lie down on the bed, stretched her arms and legs, and let out a soft snort.Yesterday he was nestled in a corner, his whole body aching from sleep.Right now, I actually feel that I can lie flat and sleep, how comfortable!
Meng Da was squatting under the stove to light the fire. When he saw Meng Duo coming out, he said, "The cornbread is in the pot. It's already steamed. I'll go to the town and I think I'll be back before the sun goes down." He opened the pot and took four I put the cornbread bag in my arms and left.

Meng Duo chased him to the door and told him to be careful all the way, watching him turn the corner and disappear.She was about to go back, but she saw a figure approaching not far away, who seemed to be running towards her.

In the past few days, the people in the village were afraid of avoiding the Meng family. They would rather walk around than pass by the door of the Meng family.Who is this early in the morning?

"Douhua, why are you here?" The person who came was a little girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old.Although the clothes on his body are not bright, they are clean and neat without patches.She has an oval face, big eyes, and freckles scattered on the bridge of her nose, making her look a little more cute.

"Let's go in first." Douhua looked around, then dragged Meng Duo into the house.

After entering the room, Douhua took out a handbag from her pocket, opened the belt and poured out a pile of copper coins.

This Douhua is three years older than Meng Duo. The family makes tofu, and there is a younger brother who is only one year younger than her.The two of them are about the same age, and they often go to the river to wash clothes and go to the mountains to pick fruits together, and their relationship has always been very good.

Seeing her take out so many copper coins at once, Meng Duo was stunned, "What are you doing with so much money?"

"I saved this secretly when I was selling tofu. I saved it for three or four years, with a total of [-] copper coins. Your second brother's medical treatment and funeral emptied the family's only savings, and owed the famine. It rained last night, your house must be leaking. If you can’t get enough to eat in winter, how can you stand the cold weather? This money should be able to buy some food, you accept it.” Douhua put the copper coins into the cloth bag , stuffed into Meng Duo's hand.

Meng Duo hurriedly declined, she knew that the money could not be accepted.Douhua Niang is the most patriarchal. Douhua has helped with work since she was a child, and she is often scolded by her mother.She once told Meng Duo that she had to secretly save some money, and it was impossible to expect her family to prepare a dowry!

"Hurry up and take the money back, I can't take it! This is your dowry money." Meng Duo refused.

Douhua blushed when she heard the words, and after a long while he hesitated to say, "Sooner or later, take it." After saying that, she ran away in a hurry.

Meng Duo was stunned, not knowing what she meant.When she reacted and chased after her, Dou Hua had disappeared.She didn't dare to chase after Douhua's house, so she had to keep it first and return it to Douhua when she found a chance.

The sun was about to set, and Meng Da came back.Seeing his dusty appearance, Meng Duo hastened to wash his face, and went to Hot Wowotou again.

After the meal, Meng Duo talked about the gift of Douhua.

"I didn't want to accept it at first, but she spoke in a strange way, and she ran away when I was stunned." Meng Duo frowned slightly, "I know it's the dowry money that Dou Hua secretly saved, but what did she say? 'Sooner or later'. I don't understand what this means, and I haven't figured it out after thinking about it all day."

Meng Da's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he glanced at the cloth bag embroidered with small flowers, "Hurry up and return it, no matter how short our family is in money, we can't ask for it!"

"It's natural." Meng Duo hurried back.

"By the way, Douhua said that the family caused a famine because of the medical treatment and funeral of the second elder brother. Who did they owe money?" She asked again.

Meng Da replied casually: "I don't owe anyone any money, just give them three buckets of rice next year's autumn harvest. You don't need to worry about these things, I have it." After saying this, he sighed inwardly.

He always told Meng Duo not to worry about making a living, but he could only talk with his mouth every time.Life at home is still so difficult, no, it is becoming more and more difficult.Today he went to the town to look for the shopkeeper of Yishoutang, but he refused to buy snakes no matter what he said, he must have heard those rumors.

Seeing his ugly face, Meng Duo didn't dare to ask any more questions, and lay down after tidying up.One autumn rain and one cold, she did not burn much in order to save firewood, and there was not much cotton in the quilt, so in the middle of the night, Meng Duo shrank into a ball with cold.

Meng Daben didn't sleep well, he saw Meng Duo and Si Ya were still shivering when they hugged each other, so he put his quilt on half of them, and San Chun covered the other half.Relying on his physical strength, he lay on the kang with his clothes on.

He didn't expect to feel dizzy and weak when he woke up. He was afraid that Meng Duo and the others would worry, so he managed to cheer up and said nothing.

It was almost winter, and there was nothing to do except hunting.Enduring the discomfort, he went into the mountain with a bow and arrow on his back.He felt that his feet were fluttering, and he wandered in the mountains for a long time without hitting anything, and finally couldn't bear it and returned home.

He fell asleep on the kang when he got home, and it was cold and hot for a while, which scared Meng Duo terribly.

Meng Duo boiled water and called him up to drink, but he lay motionless on the kang without opening his eyes.

"Second sister-in-law, brother's forehead is so hot!" Sanchun said in a panic as she pressed her small face on Meng Da's forehead.

Meng Duo was anxious, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, only for fear of frightening Sanchun and Siya.

She reminded: "The veil placed on Uncle's forehead should be washed frequently to keep it cool. I'll find a way, you just stay in the room obediently and don't run around, do you hear me?"

Sanchun and Siya nodded quickly, and she left the house.

As soon as she got out of the yard, she realized that she didn't know where to find help.The village chief has a human face and a beast's heart, so naturally he can't ask for it.Chen An is famous for being calculating, and he will not help easily.The fat aunt next door loves to take advantage, she is a master who can only get in and out, and she can't be counted on.

With the sixty copper coins from Douhua in her bosom, she gritted her teeth and headed for the town along the road out of the village.

Occasionally, a young daughter-in-law in the village went to the town to buy needles and thread, and they all took a donkey cart.She also met a carriage driven by an acquaintance, but before she said she wanted a ride, the horse whip was flicked, and the carriage drove away.

She knew that it was unlucky for people to despise her, so she no longer expected anyone to give her a word.Seeing that it had been a while, she quickened her pace and even started to trot. When she arrived in the town, her clothes were already soaked in sweat.

Meng Duo hadn't been to the town a few times, but he vaguely remembered the direction of Yishou Hall.She didn't pay attention to the hustle and bustle of the town, and went to Yishou Hall while inquiring along the road.

(End of this chapter)