Chapter 14 Retribution
"We are back.? �
Then Kim Dazhong and Jingsheng walked into the kitchen. Kim Dazhong piled a bundle of firewood on his shoulders into the corner. Jingsheng also put it over. Then Kim Dazhong untied the bag on his waist and fell to the ground, saying, "I didn't expect that I caught a pheasant in the last trap. Jingsheng and I caught another rabbit in the mountains, and finally it was not in vain."
"Those animals ran so fast. My father and I almost caught them. It seems that digging a trap is good. My father and I dug a few more and then went to see the harvest in a few days." Jing Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, then sniffed and asked, "What, it smells so good."
"The spicy shrimp made by my third sister." Mingsheng said quickly.
"Did San Nizi make it? You have to try it carefully. Haha." Kim Dazhong said with a smile.
Then the family started to serve the dishes and eat. Mingsheng ate the most delicious food. His mouth was so spicy that he stuck out his tongue and shouted to eat. Zhang advised him to eat less and be careful of his thirst at night. Jin Dazhong and Jingsheng also ate it endlessly, while Lihua was so spicy that she burst into tears, but kept saying: "It's so delicious, the shrimp will be included in the eldest brother in the future." Taohua smiled satisfied, and the happiness of her family was her happiest thing.
After dinner, Taohua and Lihua went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes. Zhang told Jin Dazhong and Jingsheng about the afternoon birthday. Sooner or later, the two of them would know about this. It would be better to say it by themselves than to let others say it.
Jin Dazhong was indignant when he heard this: "This Mrs. Wang bullies people too much. Is there anyone who spreads rumors like this? Didn't she deliberately humiliate our daughter? I'll go find her to judge." As he said that, he was about to go out.
Zhang hurriedly grabbed him and said, "The matter has passed, and the Li Zheng has gone out to clarify it. Then the girl Tang has made it clear. What else can you find?"
"Then you can't just let it go. If Mrs. Wang dares to hit you, I will definitely not let her go." Jing Sheng said angrily.
"What? She is so old, can you still want to fight back? Can you, a boy, fight with an old lady like me? You are not afraid of others' jokes." Zhang scolded.
"Then you can hit her son, anyway, we have a fight with her." Mingsheng clenched his fist and said, "I will never play with Saburo again."
"Don't interfere with your children's affairs, it's the afternoon when Sanlang called you Taohua Sister and the others." Zhang said, touching Mingsheng's head.
"That's not possible." Mingsheng said with a pout.
"Okay, even if this matter is over, don't worry about it. Anyway, I'll beat you and you won't suffer any losses. The matter will be explained clearly. Do you still want to make a big deal so that everyone knows it? Although we Taohua didn't do anything, we are afraid that people will be afraid of it, so no one will mention this in the future." Zhang said at last.
Jin Dazhong wanted to say something, but when he thought about it, he had to nod, but he still felt angry. Whose daughter he didn't know? Those outsiders were careless!
But no matter what, this matter is indeed over.
It was getting late outside, and the family habitually came to the kitchen and Zhang started a brazier.
The whole family sat together and it was about to enter the twelfth lunar month. We need to discuss how to celebrate this year.
Here we attach great importance to the New Year. Whether you have money or not, the words that modern people often say are carefully carried out by ancient people. Generally, they start to be busy with New Year goods and prepare for various things for the New Year in the twelfth lunar month. However, the Jin family is too poor. In previous years, they didn’t have much money to buy New Year goods, but today they finally have some small incomes. Everyone calculates how much the embroidery of Zhang and Pear Blossoms will earn before the New Year. There are still twenty days left before the Little New Year. In these twenty days, Zhang and Pear Blossoms can embroider eight or nine purses and embroidered handkerchiefs, which can be sold at a minimum of hundreds of cents. Jin Dazhong and Jingsheng continued to work at the wharf. They worked harder every day and could save eight or nine cents, making Peach Blossoms once again sigh at the cheapness of labor.
Peach Blossoms, if you have nothing to do, go around the mountains to see if you can catch some hares or something. Although there are many things in the mountains, it is not easy to catch them. Otherwise, everyone doesn’t have to work and just catch animals. The luck that the harvest before Peach Blossoms was still very good. Mingsheng also needs someone to take care of him, so he followed him to play soy sauce.
Thinking of this, the family was immediately full of expectations for the New Year. With a income of hundreds of cents, they could have a very rich New Year.
Zhang is not as optimistic as the children. A few hundred cents seem to be a lot, but apart from the necessary expenses, they also have to leave some money as gifts. In addition, the New Year's money required for the New Year, it seems that it is not enough to calculate this. But looking at the excited faces of the children, I really can't say anything about the blow. Forget it, it's okay to make the children happy.
Finally, we discussed how to deal with chickens and rabbits. In Taohua meant that they were sold. After all, the family was still short of money. Zhang disagreed. The children hadn't eaten good food for so long, so they should make up for it. They could make up for it at any time. And under the vote of the head of Jin Dazhong, the family, the chickens and rabbits were kept.
The next day, Zhang's mother and mother packed the chicken and rabbit out and marinated them with salt. They had just drunk chicken soup yesterday and waited for a few days before eating them.
Kim Dazhong and Jingsheng went to the city, and Mingsheng ran out to play again.
Life passed quietly for a few days. However, the peach blossom trap seemed to have lost its effect. Jin Dazhong and Jingsheng went to the mountains several times, but they had no gains. While Peach blossom was disappointed, they also comforted themselves, and at least they caught some rabbits and pheasants.
The sky in autumn is vast and vast, but the sun is still warm and the breeze is accustomed to people.
Mingsheng dug some soil in the yard to play with mud.
Taohua sat on the stool and stretched comfortably, and was scolded by Zhang: "Little lazy cat."
This is about Taohua's learning from the girl's red. It was not successful under the repeated attacks between Zhang and Lihua. Peachhua always escaped for various reasons. In the end, she really picked up the needle and thread, but she either pricked her fingers and bleeded or embroidered it was really unreasonable. Fortunately, she cooked well, so Zhang had to comfort herself in this way, which was considered as accustomed to the fact that her daughter was really not suitable for learning from the girl's red.
Lihua was about to say something, but in a blink of an eye he saw the figure at the door and shouted, "Is it Saburo?"
Taohua looked over, and Sanlang's little figure hesitated outside the yard and did not come in.
Mingsheng turned his head and looked at the door, but he snorted and continued to play with mud.
Taohua smiled with a pursed lips, then walked to the door and said, "Sanlang, come in quickly, Mingsheng has long been yelling to play with you."
"Really?" Sanlang suddenly rushed in from outside the door, asked in surprise, and then looked at Mingsheng in the yard.
"When did I say this?" Mingsheng stood up suddenly and said angrily.
"Someone said just now." Li Hua said in cooperation, blinking at Taohua.
Zhang smiled and didn't say anything. Let them solve the children's affairs themselves. In some aspects, Zhang and Jin Dazhong were still very open-minded.
Sanlang believed it and walked to Mingsheng and said, "Mingsheng, don't be angry. My grandmother has been taken care of by my grandfather for several days and hasn't gone out. I also told her that she can never say bad things about Sister Taohua again. You know, my grandmother loves me the most and listens to me the most."
Mingsheng still stood there with dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything more.
Saburo continued, "You haven't been to play with me for several days. I miss you so much. I like to play with you the most."
Mingsheng squatted down and continued to play with mud. Sanlang also squatted down, picked up a piece of mud and gave it to Mingsheng, and said, "I'll help you." Then he placed it on the clay man that Mingsheng pinched.
"It's not here." Mingsheng said.
It seemed that the two little guys had made up, Taohua smiled, then tilted her head to think about things, and some things seemed to be on the agenda.
After Saburo left, Taohua waved her hand and called Mingsheng over, and then she chattered and chuckled, laughing from time to time, Mingsheng's eyes became brighter and brighter. Zhang and Lihua were only smiling on the side, ignoring it. Two little guys, what big things can they say.
On that day, Taohua took Mingsheng to hide on the slope not far from the stone bridge. After a while, she saw that Wang Pozi had finished washing clothes and was about to leave. Mingsheng hurriedly ran over. When he was about to walk to Wang Pozi, he whispered at her, made a face, then picked up a piece of clothing from her basin and ran to the other end of the stone bridge. Wang Pozi was so angry that he jumped and cursed: "You lacked education boy, take the clothes back quickly."
Mingsheng didn't care about her. He walked across the stone bridge and threw his clothes on the grass next to him. He twisted his butt at Mrs. Wang when he was about to stop. He was so angry that he hurriedly chased after him, but he didn't look carefully at the foot. As a result, he didn't know what he stepped on, and tilted his body and fell into the river.
"Old Master Wang fell into the water, come quickly!" Mingsheng walked back to the bridge and shouted vigorously. He kicked his feet quickly. With the sound of the thumping little stones falling into the water, there was nothing on the bridge deck.
The woman who was still washing clothes on the river bank heard the shouts and rushed here quickly. People who were working in the fields also rushed over.
The water was not deep, and it had just flooded Wang's mouth and almost reached its nose.
Mrs. Wang was cushioning hard in the water, tilted his face, and gasped heavily, cursing at Mingsheng who was standing on the bridge: "Damn boy... cough cough..." A mouthful of water entered his mouth. Mrs. Wang coughed hard and never dared to speak again.
It seemed that there were too many people, so Mingsheng quickly left and walked to Taohua. The two of them looked at each other and smiled so hard that they fell.
This was a long-planned peach blossom. She specially selected the day when Wang Pozi was washing clothes. She placed the polished round little stones on the little stone bridge when Wang Pozi returned, so that Mingsheng could attract her attention. She fell into the water while she was unprepared, just in time to respond to what she said that day. Didn’t she say that she had never fallen into the river? She just let her feel the taste of the river.
Chapter completed!