The couple was making a bunk on the floor and sleeping on the bed. Of course the Meng family saw it.
They didn't think much about it, they just thought that the bed was not good. Lu Mu had lived well over the years and had a certain weight. There was a real risk of the bed collapsing.
Lu Mu seemed not to hear the cow serving him under the ridge, which in Meng Ning's opinion was acquiescence.
Meng Li opened her mouth, but it was hard to argue.
No matter what, it was really unnatural for them to sleep separately as a newly married couple.
The soup is boiling in the pot, and Meng Yao finally frees his hand.
"Sister, are you okay? Are you still afraid?"
Meng Li smiled tenderly at her: "Okay, I slept peacefully last night. The herbal medicine I found is really effective. I'll be fine after taking it once or twice."
Meng Yao is very happy.
Meng Ning also felt that nothing would happen to Meng Li. The eldest sister's face was still slightly moisturized. It seemed that not only was she no longer afraid, but the reception there was also good.
"My uncle's family had to spend five taels of silver to treat Dawang's hand. They suddenly paid six taels, but his flesh hurt like hell," Meng Ning said.
"I don't know who injured Dawang's hand, but this kid is used to being naughty and always gets into trouble. It doesn't matter who gets him. It can be regarded as teaching him a lesson."
Meng Dawang and all the children in the village didn't want to deal with him, because he often benefited himself at the expense of others, stole things, and monopolized the benefits. As time went by, the children in the village stopped playing with him.
This is why yesterday Shen saw Meng Li alone with Dawang, so it was definitely Meng Li who had harmed Dawang.
Because the other children saw Dawang and ran away early, they would hit him with punches and kicks, using the most direct method for children, and would not think of using silver needles to sting him.
Such an unusual idea, plus the fact that Meng Li had just woken up and couldn't figure out her temper for a while, Shen was sure of it, but she had no evidence.
As if knowing that Meng Li was back, Mrs. Shen was cursing again over there.
"Who in the world would harm my dear grandson? I will ask the King of Hell to take her down in a few days. She has just opened her eyes and she is doing such a destructive thing. Such a person will not live long."
"It cost me six taels of silver in medical expenses. Why didn't you steal it, little bitch? If my Dawang can't be cured, I will pay for it with her life."
Meng Ning frowned, with a sullen look on his face: "The scolding is really unpleasant."
He stood up and opened the door to the other side: "Auntie, who are you talking about?"
"Whoever I say is the one who harmed my family's prosperity. It's none of your business if I curse the person who harmed my family's prosperity. Could it be that your family has a guilty conscience?"
Ms. Shen was standing at the door of her yard, with her hands on her hips. She shook the fat on her body as she spoke, and the fat rolled like water.
"I told you that my eldest sister can't harm your family's prosperity. My eldest sister is still sitting in a wheelchair and can't walk, so why do you harm others? Why don't you make any sense?" Meng Ning's heart grew more and more angry. More and more came, and I took a deep breath before suppressing it.
"You are so clear in your heart that you can't leave without any hands?"
Meng Li protested in a crisp voice: "My eldest sister was the only one at that time, and her hands were tied to the wheelchair. Where could she use her hands to harm your family's prosperity?"
This sentence stopped Shen.
"What if, what if I really have a moment to spare—" Shen stammered now.
"Auntie, I think you should calm down and don't let the neighbors laugh at you." Meng Ning sneered.
Then he took his little sister back to the yard.
There was no sound over there for a moment, and Mrs. Shen was probably thinking about this issue as well.
Of course, this does not mean that she has let the second wife of the Meng family go. She is probably looking for a better reason.
Neighbors stuck their heads out to see the excitement, and all turned back with a chuckle.
A nine-year-old girl could tell this problem, this Shen is really a pig-headed person.
"Sister, don't be afraid. If there is a commotion next door, your family will stop you." Meng Ning came to comfort Meng Li again.
The eldest sister was very quiet in the wheelchair. She didn't know how to feel after hearing what Shen just said. She was afraid that the convulsive symptoms that the eldest sister had just recovered from would relapse.
Therefore, Meng Ning vowed in her heart that she would not let her eldest sister suffer any injustice.
Once there is a commotion over there, there will be a fight back here.
The chicken given by the Lu family was a hen. After some discussion, we decided to use it to lay eggs.
With current family conditions, killing the only chicken is too luxurious.
Meng Ning simply made a shed for the hens.
For the sauerkraut sent over from the Lu family, Meng Yao made a sauerkraut with minced meat, and added an egg soup, and a dish of fried beans. It was a simple lunch, but this was something that the Meng family could not afford before. Yes.
After eating, someone from the village came to see Lu Mu.
"Lu Mu, you transport a few bags of food to the town for my aunt. I'll give you ten cents for this trip."
Tomorrow will be a busy day. For the sake of convenience, some people send their goods to the town a day in advance to avoid being unable to get the cattle carts tomorrow.
Lu Muying came down and hitched the cart to the ox.
Waiting until tomorrow, he will have to make at least several trips, and every time he goes to Jietian, he can earn dozens of pennies.
Lu Mu said to Meng Li, "Madam, please be at home."
"Go ahead, go ahead." Meng Li waved her hand.
She was trying to lift her other calf and was able to lift it slightly, while the other one already had some strength.
There was some joy in my heart, and after waiting for another half day, I could try to walk.
"That's right." Meng Li called to Lu Mu again.
"I picked up a load of firewood from the mountain on the side of the road and came back."
Otherwise, my little sister will have to carry firewood on the mountain again. It is the time when she is growing, so she still needs to rest more.
After a while, someone came to Meng Ning to do carpentry work, and Meng Ning said he would go later.
He wants to guard his eldest sister at home.
Meng Li saw Meng Ning busy and asked, "Second brother, doesn't our family have land?"
It is spring now, and many families are doing spring plowing, but the people in the second room of the Meng family are busy with their own affairs.
Meng Ning thought about how her eldest sister had been lying there for so many years without knowing it, and said: "When my grandfather separated before he died, the family divided nine acres of the twenty-seven acres of land, six acres of paddy fields and three acres of dry land."
"That's quite a lot." Meng Li's eyes lit up: "Have they all been planted?"
Meng Ning looked a little sad and worked silently, not knowing how to answer her sister.
Meng Yao pouted and said, "Five acres are cultivated by my uncle's family, and four acres are cultivated by my third uncle's family."
"Why?" Meng Li didn't expect this to be the case. Land is the foundation of farmers, how can it be used for farming by others?
Meng Ning sighed: "Sister, it's not that we don't grow food at home, it's that we can't grow it. Over the years, our family has been trying to cure you, so we need to keep making money. If we grow food, we have to wait several months for the harvest. If you use it to exchange for money, the harvest may not be good, and you won’t get much money if you sell the grain.”
Meng Li thought about it and said: "Then after they harvest, they will give our family money or food."
"To provide food, my uncle's family and my third uncle's family will each have three acres of paddy field and give us fifty kilograms of rice."
“How many meters does an acre of paddy field produce?”
"About three hundred pounds."
Meng Li wanted to laugh after hearing this. Three acres of land totaled 900 jins. Should I give him 50 jins and send him to beggar?
Meng Yao said dissatisfiedly: "Every year, the worst rice is given to our family."
"As for the dry land, two acres are from my eldest uncle's house and one acre is from my third uncle's house. They are used to grow vegetables. They say they will be planted for us so as not to leave wasteland." Meng Ning continued.
So, you don’t even give me a cabbage?
