Mr. Gu looked at the pound of fat dangling in front of his eyes and had repeated doubts in his heart. This old Shatou is notoriously poor and poor, but he actually knows how to buy meat?
Old Mrs. Gu looked on anxiously, how delicious this fat meat is! Her eldest grandson has been talking about it for a long time, and how much food can be asked for a pound of meat!
"How much do you want to change?"
"Twenty pounds."
"You can leave, we won't change."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Shatou turned around and walked away. Mrs. Gu originally thought that twenty pounds was too much, but when she saw that the person was really gone, she couldn't help but become anxious again.
Meat is inherently more expensive than grain, let alone fatty meat. Although the difference is not 20 times greater, there is less meat now, so it is unavoidably reasonable to be more expensive.
"Old man, it looks like the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so it would be nice to get half a catty."
"Yes, Dad, my son hasn't eaten pork for a long time."
Mr. Gu turned around and looked at everyone expressionlessly. Everyone was silent for a while: "Wen Sheng has been back in the past two days, not less than this time and a half."
Everyone was silent, and after Mr. Gu left, they all returned to their houses in silence.
The next evening, Gu Wensheng came back.
The whole family was very happy and happily circled around him until he took out a piece of pork that was only half the size of a palm.
"Wen Sheng, this..."
"Mom, you don't know. Even if you have money, you can't buy this meat this year. I bought it at a high price thanks to my connections!" Gu Wensheng turned around and sat on the kang, and said helplessly: "I don't know about Zhao. Why does my family suddenly need so much meat?"
"Did the Zhao family in town take away all the meat?" Ms. Zhao was arrogant at that time because of Gu Qi. After knowing the news, even mentioning it when she came back felt like it was unnecessary. As a result, except for her, everyone else People were shocked when they heard the news.
"More than that!" Gu Wensheng suddenly jumped up from the kang, as if he knew something terrible: "Not only the meat, noodles, vegetables, and even cloth have been wrapped up by the Zhao family."
Hearing this, Mrs. Gu nodded thoughtfully and turned to look at Zhao Xiuer: "Second daughter-in-law, do you think this is difficult to handle? Xiaoqi is also half the owner of their Zhao family, so many It doesn't matter if you use some food to support your parents' family, right? Go to town now and talk to Xiaoqi carefully. After all, it's the Chinese New Year, how can you do it without meat? "
Upon hearing this, Gu Wensheng immediately looked at Gu Zheqi and asked whether it was true or not. The Zhao family is a piece of fat. If they can really get along with the Zhao family, they will definitely get benefits! After receiving the exact response, Gu Wensheng's eyes instantly lost his condescending look when he looked at Zhao.
When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she curled her lips unhappily. She had raised her Xiao Qi single-handedly, and she had begged for this concubine's position with her voice broken, even if it was just to provide some subsidies to her parents' family. It was also subsidized for her! Why should she give it to others for free?
"Mom, Xiao Qi is just a concubine. Everyone in Zhao's hometown knows that she is not a good person. Let alone subsidizing her mother's family, Xiao Qi may not even have enough food in the Zhao Mansion now!"
Old Mrs. Gu didn't care about that, and immediately said: "If she was really having a hard time, how could she sneak roast duck to you?"
Zhao was silent, but Mr. Gu saw through the key point at a glance: "Xiu'er, it doesn't matter whether we eat or not, but no matter what, we can't suffer Zhe Qi and Xiao Ba, right? Our family is counting on these two children! "
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao was stunned, yes, her Xiaoba was blessed with extraordinary wealth. The master said that a good life must be nurtured well, otherwise the fate will not work if the cause and effect is broken. Thinking that Gu Ba had been clamoring for meat for the past two days, Zhao immediately couldn't sit still.
"Okay, you just wait, I'm going to the town to have a look and bring something back to my family."
After saying that, Mrs. Zhao went straight out and walked towards the town. She originally thought that Xiao Qi had just married and was a fellow countryman of Mr. Zhao. Although she didn't say what she wanted now, she would definitely be no less than Mrs. Zhao in the house. ; But I didn’t expect that when I arrived at Mr. Zhao’s door in the town, I was stopped.
"What are you doing? I can tell you that my daughter is your master's concubine. If you offend me, you will get some good consequences!"
Hearing this, the guard who was holding Zhao's back laughed unceremoniously: "You mean that Gu Qi? Don't worry, I will take you to see her right away."
Ms. Zhao panicked and knew something was wrong.
I originally thought that relying on the friendship between fellow villagers, Mr. Zhao would not be cruel no matter what, but after walking for a long time with no intention of stopping, Mr. Zhao quickly struggled: "Where are you taking me? I can tell you..."
"Okay, here we are."
One of them interrupted Zhao impatiently, let go of her, took out a bunch of keys from his arms and opened the door of the woodshed: "The person is inside, go in."
Mrs. Zhao looked at the man and then at the dim room, feeling a little unbelievable for a moment. He slowly stepped forward and opened the door. Before he could go in, he heard Gu Qi's begging for mercy.
"Madam, I know I was wrong. I really know it. I promise there will be no next time. You, sir, please spare me this time!"
Mrs. Zhao couldn't believe it for a moment when she looked at the man with disheveled hair who kept kowtowing to her.
"Xiaoqi..."
Hearing the sound, the people on the ground suddenly froze, looked up and saw Ms. Zhao crying.
"mother!"
"Xiaoqi!"
"Mother..." Gu Qi rushed forward and hugged Mrs. Zhao until she burst into tears: "Mother... I don't want anyone to serve me anymore. Mother, please take me home! Then, that lady really wants to kill Xiao Qi ah!"
Mrs. Zhao also cried and burst into tears: "My poor baby!"
"Okay, okay, it's time, it's time to go." The guard came in on time and pulled the person out according to the time specified by Aunt Zhao.
"Mom, don't go! Mom! Mom—"
When Mrs. Zhao was thrown out of the house, she couldn't believe it. How could such a good person suddenly become like this? No, she wants to see Mr. Zhao. Her Xiaoqi can't just be bullied in vain!
"Open the door! I want to see Mr. Zhao, and I want to tell him personally about Xiao Qi!"
Ms. Zhao slapped the door hard. Two minutes later, the door was opened again. Ms. Zhao was grabbed and thrown down the steps.
"You don't need to see me anymore. This is what our adults want."
"With so many concubines in the house, no one should be humbled by my wife when they see her. It's good for your daughter, because she is young and has the intention to replace her. Letting her live now is a mercy."
As the door slammed shut again, Mrs. Zhao completely fell to the ground. It took a long time before she came back to her senses and started crying.
I don't know how long it took, but there was already a moon in the sky. Mrs. Zhao looked up at the sky and walked home with dry eyes. Mrs. Zhao seemed to have been drained of her soul. She took stiff steps step by step. She didn't suddenly come back to her senses until she reached the entrance of the village.
No, she still has Xiaoba! If the family knew about Xiao Qi's current situation, they would definitely prefer the big house, and she would have to fight for Xiao Ba no matter what!
Hearing the news of Zhao Xiuer's return, Wang ran out without even putting down the spatula. On weekdays, it's like cooking for the whole family, but it's Zhao's job. Now he makes an exception and helps her cook, so when it comes to sharing the meat, I can't give it to them less!
But after running over, Wang looked to her left and saw no meat: "Xiao Xiu, where did you put the meat? Take it out for everyone to see!"
Mrs. Zhao looked at the crowd of people tightly surrounding her, smiled apologetically, and then patted her belly: "Master Zhao said that you are not allowed to take food out. There is nothing I can do about it. Just had a meal there.”
After hearing this, everyone's expected expressions immediately disappeared. Wang looked at the spatula in her hand and immediately lost her balance: "Second sister-in-law, because you are paying for the food for the family, I will pay for it." You did it, and now you’re full, which doesn’t make sense!”
Mrs. Gu made an unhappy face: "You didn't get any back at all?"
Mrs. Zhao clapped her hands hard, and several people said seriously: "What about that? Even if I hide it, I have to bring it back, right?"
Hearing this, everyone's faces immediately became filled with joy, but before they could faint, they heard Mrs. Zhao continue to say: "But I never thought that Mr. Zhao has a special gatekeeper. As soon as I walked to the door, my things were searched!"
"You, why are you so stupid? You don't know how to hide that thing?" Old Mrs. Gu looked at Mr. Zhao, as if she hated iron.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Wang was quite powerful and directly thrust the shovel into Zhao Xiuer's hand and left without even saying hello.
Mrs. Gu, on the other hand, went directly into the house to find Mr. Gu to solve the meat problem. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. When the folks in the countryside walk in, they can’t even afford a piece of meat. Isn’t that a joke?
They were separated for a while, and Ms. Zhao felt panicked, but she still had to pretend to be indifferent and happy.
When Zhao was about to go to the kitchen alone, Gu Wensheng suddenly came up and said that he had nothing to do and went to help. He had known the Zhao family before. According to previous investigations, what happened today was normal. It would be strange if Zhao really brought back a large piece of pork.
On the other side, Mr. Gu thought about it in many ways and finally asked Gu Youcai to go to Lao Shatou with twenty kilograms of grain flour.
But what I didn't expect was that Lao Shatou actually raised the price from the ground up.
"Forty pounds? What's the difference between this and robbery?"
