Yoyo Farming

Chapter 141

The fourth aunt just chatted with Fu Niu about the market of mountain goods: "Osmanthus's elder brother, Guishu, has earned a lot of money this month. Apart from our village, other villages have also collected it and sold it in his relative's shop, except for carriages and horses. There is still a lot of money left." Fu Niu heard that this was expected, and the mountain products collected in the yard during the past few days were still willing to be collected by the osmanthus tree, at least to avoid running away.

Chatting about the mountain goods and going to the market, they chatted very happily, Fu Niu and fourth aunt came to Lu's mansion all the way.Because the last time Fu Niu came, she knew it clearly, so she went to the door first and asked someone to go back to the housekeeper.The housekeeper was busy, so he found someone to take them there to see: "Go to see the little girl next to Miss, Xiaoju, her family is here."

It was another sunny day. Walking in Lu's mansion, there was a clean stone path under the feet, and there were plum trees that bloomed early due to the warmth on both sides. Fu Niu and fourth aunt were in a good mood.This good mood disappeared in a short while.It was after meeting Xiaoju.

The young lady of the Lu family lived alone in a courtyard, and the guide led them into the courtyard gate, and first saw three or four little girls kneeling beside the stone table in the courtyard, one of them was Xiaoju.

As soon as she came in and saw this situation, the faces of Aunt Si and Fu Niu turned pale all of a sudden, while Xiao Ju raised her head with tears in her eyes but looked at the person watching beside her, but she didn't dare to get up.

It wasn't until the person who led the way went over to say a few words, that a woman watching from the side ordered Xiaoju to get up, but she still said sternly in front of Fu Niu and the fourth aunt: "From now on, you are not allowed to play at night when you sleep." Hearing that Xiaoju agreed , and then said: "Go see your family." Only then did Xiaoju come out.

Just like the last time Fu Niu saw Xiaoju, someone led her into a small room, and there were two other people in the room.Fourth aunt's eyes were already full of tears, and she already understood why Fu Niu had a strange expression last time.Think about it, Xiaoju signed a good contract, if Fu Niu told her, she would only worry in her heart.But today I saw it myself.

"Fourth aunt." Fu Niu couldn't bear it any longer, she felt that she had made a big mistake for not saying it last time, and she was afraid that Xiao Ju would be tortured to death before she survived enough to beat others.The last time it was a fight, today it was kneeling on the icy ground in the cold weather.Fu Niu couldn't bear to hold Xiao Ju's hand, she was afraid that there would be more scars on her body.

But Fu Niu was about to talk, and there was no one in the room at all.He lowered his voice and said to the fourth aunt: "Take Xiaoju back." The fourth aunt burst into tears when she heard this; In such a house, there must be an adaptation.

The fourth aunt who moved her lips still didn't say anything in the end, she just hugged Xiaoju in her arms and comforted her for a while, but she didn't say much.Or Xiaoju didn't seem like she would pick her up, so she asked first: "How is my father, how is my brother, how is my sister-in-law..."

In the end, Fu Niu only walked out of the gate of Lu's house with her fourth aunt, and as soon as she got out of Lu's house, Fu Niu looked at her fourth aunt with puzzled eyes: "Fourth aunt, I heard that you borrowed usury, why didn't you borrow it from me? You won’t be charged interest on the money.” At that time, Fu Niu wanted to help the fourth aunt, but the fourth aunt said no.

Standing on the street outside, the fourth aunt said: "You are a well-off family in the village now. If I borrowed your money, people would say it. Besides, the interest on the usury I borrowed is not high. Gao, he is the guarantor of the head of the village, but there is only one thing, Miss Lu’s room is short of people, the head of the village asked Xiaoju to help, and if there is any news from the Lu family, please help.”

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Fu Niu said anxiously when she heard it: "Wouldn't the chief ask about it? If he wants to buy it well, he should make up his own mind. If something really happens, Xiao Ju It’s a big deal that Xiaoju said the wrong thing, it’s not that she will be beaten more.” When Fu Niu heard this, she felt that this matter was not pleasant.

The fourth aunt didn't take it seriously, and said to Fu Niu: "What's the matter, a fellow from the village, the head of the village sent me, Xiaoju, to work in Lu's house, and I can help him find out. You don't know, Meizi who lives in the next village At home, the village chief sent him to the county as a helper, and the village chief can continue to be successful, which is also the reason why Meizi's helper family helped him get a lot of news."

It sounds like a real appearance outside the officialdom. A village head has only a little power, but someone wants to be in front of him all the time.Fu Niu still shook her head, and pulled her fourth aunt to ask: "How much money did you borrow in total, tell me?"

The fourth aunt couldn't be bothered, so she told Fu Niu the truth: "I borrowed a total of 80 taels of silver for your brother Zhuzi to get married, plus interest is 100 taels of silver, and I will pay it off in ten years."

Fu Niu let out a long breath. The 100 taels of silver happened to be the money for her own purchase of cattle, but Fu Niu still agreed: "Fourth Aunt, as long as Xiaoju comes back, I will help you with the 100 taels of silver." Then she wondered: " Do you need 80 taels of silver for a marriage engagement?" It only cost 50 taels of silver to build the house, which is a lot of money for those who only farm the land in the village.

"My daughter-in-law's family has three younger brothers, and the oldest brother is about to get married." The fourth aunt continued to talk today, and she planned to tell the whole story: "That family is from the market, and the daughter's family also needs to build a yard for them." The younger brother is getting married, and the 80 taels of silver is not enough to build a house in the market." In short, it is layer by layer.The son of the family wants to be engaged, so he can only ask for a bride price from his daughter, and after the bride price, he will be exploited by his daughter-in-law's family.

Fu Niu took another long breath, but she couldn't let out the boredom in her heart. She was wronged after seeing Xiaoju just now, and she would never be happy when she heard such things again.

At the market with my fourth aunt, I bought some things that I needed to buy. When the two of them walked back, there was no one around on the loess road. Then the fourth aunt said to Fu Niu: "Even if you have a bolt at home, you also need to buy it." It’s about getting ready early. Fu Niu, you can earn money, but sometimes you have to save it up, and if you get married, you’re probably going to have to build a house alone.”

"Why do you want to get up alone?" Fu Niu asked puzzledly, Fu Niu hadn't thought so far, and it wasn't too early to get married with Shuan.The fourth aunt saw that Fu Niu really didn't understand, so she said clearly: "You don't have any old people at home, and you have a fish pond at home. I'm afraid you're going to find a son-in-law who comes to visit. When the time comes, you will get married again and marry you." To live together, you have to find a good family of girls."

(End of this chapter)