Cannon Fodder Strategy

"Madam?" The woman suddenly seemed to recognize Lily and called her in disbelief. She was obviously very surprised that Lily came to her door.

In the past few months, Zhou Dalang and his family finally found a place to settle down. After the house was searched, Zhou Dalang hid a small banknote in the innermost mezzanine. Because the amount was not large, he hid it. After arriving in Yingzhou, he cashed the banknote into silver, and the family After redeeming his life and buying a house, he finally settled down.

But life is definitely incomparable with the days in the Houfu before. During the Chinese New Year, the family also reduced their clothing and diet. Unlike when I was in the Houfu before, when I was thirsty, I would rinse my mouth with bird's nests, but when I was hungry, I would eat food carefully prepared by the chef.

Now everything needs to be done by oneself. Mrs. Zhou used to have no fingers in the spring water, and the family lived a tight life. The unsatisfactory life and the change in the quality of life made both the couple become yellow and thin. .

In comparison, Lily has changed a lot. Although when she was exiled along the road, Zhou Lily was tortured to the point of almost dying like Zhou Dalang's family. When she arrived in Yingzhou, she was bought at the price of a dead person. Then Zhou Dalang was not without money, but at the critical moment, Zhou Dalang had to save five cents, and good steel should be used on the cutting edge. Secondly, it was because Zhou Baihe was seriously ill at that time. She was dead, she was so thin, and no one said she would survive. When Zhou Dalang heard that she had been bought, he thought that if he had spent a few pennies to buy this sister who was about to die of illness, five pennies would have been wasted.

You can still hear a sound when you throw the few pennies into the water. If it were a different girl who stayed, not only would there be no sound, but I'd probably have to pay for the coffin, so he didn't say anything and let Lily be bought out. Afterwards, I found out that she seemed to have been bought by a butcher named Zhang and brought home as his wife.

The person who was originally thought to be dead, now seems not only not dead, but actually alive and well, and seems to be living better than Zhou Dalang's family, whom they haven't seen for several months. She looked much plumper. He was wearing an old coat that obviously didn't fit him. Although he had washed it clean, it still gave off a shabby air. Standing next to her was a young man in his twenties, who looked a bit fierce. That look seemed to want to eat someone. Strong and muscular. Zhou Dalang stood in front of him, his height was only as high as his chest, even because Zhang Hongyi was standing in front of the door. Zhou Dalang subconsciously took several steps back.

Zhang Hongyi was holding a few tied things wrapped in brown paper bags. When he saw that the original owner's sister-in-law seemed to recognize Lily, he called out her name and was sure that his brother-in-law lived here.

He was tall and looked past Zhou Dalang and his wife into the room.

There was an oil lamp burning in the house, and it seemed that the child's laughter could still be vaguely heard. Although the two of them left early today, it took them a while to get to the post house, and they also learned about this from the post house. After walking around the near north alley for a while, it was already evening. The Zhou family seemed to have prepared dinner. The children inside were eating, but they thought the food was not delicious. At this time, they shouted at the top of their lungs:

"Mother, mother, I want to eat braised lion's head, I don't want to eat this!"

Zhou Dalang frowned tightly, while Sister-in-law Zhou looked embarrassed. She stretched out her hand to pick up the things Zhang Hongyi sent. Zhou Dalang asked coldly:

"What are you here for?"

He obviously didn't have much affection for this sister. When they met now, he was not as caring about this girl as Zhang Hongyi imagined, and even asked about his eighteen generations of ancestors.

Although Zhou Dalang did not interrogate him about his origins or various circumstances, which seemed to have solved the problem that Zhang Hongyi cared about most, he was not happy at all at this moment. Zhou Dalang didn't ask, which showed that he didn't value this girl at all. He didn't care what kind of person his sister married, and he didn't care what his brother-in-law was like.

I was nervous for a long time when I came here. Yesterday, I even shaved off my beard just for this meeting. I got up early in the morning and worked hard for a long time! If he had known this would be the result, he might as well have let his little wife sleep in at home, so as not to wake up early in the morning and drive for a long time, only to get such a cold look in return.

"I just came to see my eldest brother, sister-in-law, and nephew." Seeing Zhou Dalang's attitude, Lily knew better. Zhou Dalang obviously didn't want to see her very much, and looked cold and bored. After hearing her words, he He nodded and pretended to close the door:

"Now that you have seen it, you should go back. Follow your father at home, follow your husband when you get married, and follow your son after your husband dies. From now on, just listen to your man's words and live a good life. If something happens to the Zhou family now, the tree will fall and the hozen will scatter. , I can't help you with anything, you don't have to come and see me in the future, and I don't have any etiquette to reply to you, so that's it." He himself is not having a good life now, and he is struggling to rely on the banknotes he hid before , the family can barely survive the day.

Although Lily is his sister, when a disaster strikes, even a husband and wife will have to split their time, let alone a brother and sister who have no feelings for each other.

What's more, it would be fine if the husband Lily married was someone like Prince Ye in the past. Now the eldest daughter of a noble family, Zhou Lily, who was originally engaged to Prince Ye, was now sold to a butcher for five cents. Daughter-in-law, Zhou Dalang felt a little embarrassed when he thought about it. He looked down on this girl, and he didn't want to hang out with such a relative. He didn't want to support Baihe, nor did he want to be a brother-in-law like Zhang Hongyi, a gangster with a not-so-famous background, so he reluctantly gave him a few words. Regardless of the embarrassed smile on Sister Zhou's face next to him, he reached out and wanted to open the door. close.

Zhang Hongyi's face was as dark as ink, and Zhou Dalang's words just now sounded extremely sharp in his ears.

In the past, he actually agreed with Zhou Dalang's so-called three obedience and four virtues for women, but now when he heard Zhou Dalang talk about it, he only felt indescribable alienation and disgust in his heart. What does it mean to obey your father at home and your husband when you get married? The wife he bought has never been a submissive person. She seems quiet on the surface, but in fact she has a tough temper and big ideas. He also likes to see how she looks when she gets angry and chases him. , what Zhou Dalang said belittled her, making Zhang Hongyi always want to find some ground for her.

Most importantly, what does it mean to follow a son after his husband dies? He was very lucky. He wanted to live to be a hundred years old and accompany Lily until she grew old. Looking at the two men with their children and grandchildren, Zhou Dalang dared to curse him. The two of them walked together, but he didn't care. He usually walked around in the street. She was used to the household collecting pigs, but Lily was different. After walking for such a long time, she was already hungry. Even though Zhou Dalang had already served dinner at home, he didn't even say a polite word to the two of them for staying down for dinner!

In normal times, Zhang Hongyi would not like a rotten scholar like Zhou Dalang. Not to mention that he would not eat this kind of food, he would not even enter the house even if he was invited. Also kicked.

But this was Lily's eldest brother's house. Zhang Hongyi was so angry that he clenched his fists, but in the end he remained silent.

It's all his fault, it's his fault that he's so incompetent, that's why Lily is looked down upon by others, and even her eldest brother is acting like Fang'er to embarrass her and show her shame.

Just when he was feeling a little embarrassed, Lily put her hand on his wrist, and just as she was about to speak to comfort him, Zhou Dalang's voice rang out in the room:

"When these two people come over from now on, they are not allowed to enter the house! A good woman, who is supposed to be obedient and virtuous, has a fiancé but marries another woman. What kind of good thing is she? She has forgotten the ancestral motto of the Zhou family."

Sister-in-law Zhou's voice sounded somewhat solemn. When she heard Zhou Dalang's words, she seemed to be explaining for Lily, and replied softly:

"Perhaps he was forced to do so. Look at that man, how can he be his match?"

"If she wanted to keep her chastity but was forced to do so, she should die. She lived an ignoble existence and was willing to marry such a trafficker and a pawn in order to survive. Fortunately, her parents passed away now, otherwise she would have been really angry to death. It would be a pity. I didn’t want to have a marriage like that of Prince Ye.” Zhou Dalang sighed, and Sister-in-law Zhou seemed to ask: “Did you throw away the things they sent?”

The two of them seemed to be walking into the house, and their voices gradually became quieter. Zhou Dalang could only be heard pondering for a moment:

"It's better not to throw it away. The situation at home is difficult now. Let's save what we can..."

Hearing this, Zhang Hongyi couldn't bear it anymore. He clenched his fists, stretched out his legs and kicked the door hard. His strength was extremely strong. The two wooden doors that originally seemed to be solid, were knocked down by his heavy kick. It swayed, making a pitiful "creak" sound, then shook a few times, and then fell down with a "bang" sound, bringing up a large amount of dust.

The humiliation of his wife made Zhang Hongyi feel more painful than being slapped in the face. As soon as the door panel fell down, Zhou Dalang and his wife, who had not yet entered the house, were startled. They turned around in panic. He was so thin. The back of his body was already a little bent, and his twisting and turning movements especially highlighted this point. He shouted in a panic: "What are you going to do?"

"What are you doing?" Zhang Hongyi clenched his fists. He was not a good person to begin with. If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Dalang was Baihe's eldest brother, he wouldn't have had to be so solemn. Now that he is here and being humiliated, he Regardless of whether he had trespassed into a private house or not, he strode directly towards Zhou Dalang and his wife. The ground made a "dong dong dong" sound with every step, which frightened Zhou Dalang so much that he couldn't help but retreat. At the same time, he stretched out his hand like a chicken. He lifted Mrs. Zhou up, and amidst the woman's screams, he forcefully snatched back what Mrs. Zhou was holding:

"Give it back to me!" (To be continued...)

ps: First update~

Let's have another fight today. Let's take advantage of the beginning of the month to drain each other dry...