When Xiao Lu returned to Tunan Mountain, it was already dark.
Tunan Village was dark and full of shadows, and the only sound was the constant chirping of insects.
Other than that it was silent, not a human voice could be heard.
Depressing and dull.
When she walked outside the shed, little Lu lowered her head and glanced at her son in the dim light.
The baby fell asleep again after eating the rice cake, with a hint of satisfaction at the corner of his mouth.
She pulled up her sleeves and carefully wiped her son's mouth and face again to make sure no traces were left, then took a deep breath and walked into the courtyard.
There was movement in the quiet shed immediately.
Mrs. Su and Su Liang both lived in the middle hut. This hut was the most spacious and had more space for activities than the surrounding huts.
That's all.
After Su Liang committed the crime, his family was exiled, and all his property was confiscated. After arriving here, he was penniless.
The whole family couldn't even afford a candle for lighting, so they could only move around in the dark after dark.
"You went out at noon, and you just came back now. Have you entered Xiao Su's house?" Mrs. Su sat on the only small stool in the shed. There was a layer of reed leaves on the ground next to her, and lying on top of her was an injured woman who was still recovering from her injuries and could not get up. Su Liang.
No one else was allowed in, so they all crowded outside the shed, craning their necks and listening, eager to hear the good news.
Xiao Lu lowered her eyes and replied, "It rained heavily in the middle of the day. When Yi'er and I arrived at Detu Beishan, we were already soaked to the skin. Just as grandma expected, Xiao Su's family let me and Yi'er in."
"Go on."
"The situation of Xiao Su's family is indeed much better than ours. There is a vegetable garden behind the house. The garden is not big, but the advantage is that there are vegetables to eat. However, the area there is also suppressed by Wanjiazhuang, and no one dares to open up wasteland for farming. , the Su family has no land. After I entered their home and talked with them, I learned that their family can survive until now only because they have received support from others." Little Lu said lightly, "I occasionally explained the situation at home in detail and cried for help. After talking about it for a while, I thought that the Xiao Su family would be sympathetic and provide some help, but I didn’t expect—”
"What if you didn't expect it?" It was dark in the shed, and Mrs. Su's expression could not be seen clearly, but her voice was already cold and angry.
Xiao Lu hurriedly knelt down, "Grandma, calm down, it's the grandson's daughter-in-law who is useless! Yi'er developed a high fever at Xiao Su's house. After the poisonous old man showed it to Yi'er, he actually said that Yi'er caught a cold and fell ill at home. He also said, They said that Yi'er got sick after soaking in cold water for at least an hour last night! The Su family thought that I deliberately abused Yi'er to gain sympathy, so they kicked me out of the house!"
There was a very brief moment of silence in the shed.
Just for a short moment, Mrs. Su's displeased voice sounded again, "That's nonsense! It's obvious that his little Su family and that poisonous old man have joined forces to bully you, a little woman! They just don't want to get involved with our family!"
In the dim light, no one could see the coldness in little Lu's eyes and the growing hatred for this family.
The stagnant atmosphere at that moment was enough to prove that Du Lao's words were true.
No wonder grandma suddenly said last night that she wanted to take Yi'er to bed! Fortunately, she thought it was because her family had given her tasks and her grandmother wanted to express her importance to her, so she was kind enough to take care of Yi'er for her!
It turns out that Yi'er was used as a means to achieve his goal!
And because Yi'er was young, she didn't know what to say about what happened to her!
In the end, mother and son were just treated as pawns by the Su family, and they were not treated as human beings at all!
"Grandma, eldest master, although Xiao Su's family is not knowledgeable, they have capable people to help them. It is not easy to win over them. This time they thought that our family was trying to deceive them again, and they were very angry. Even if we try again I’m afraid I won’t be able to benefit from sending someone over to plead for mercy.”
Su Liang, who was lying on the reed leaves, finally spoke, his voice hoarse and weak, "Let's put this matter aside for now. I will go there myself after my leg injury heals."
"Liang'er! They won't lend money or food. It's hard to say when your leg injury will heal. How long will it take if you put things on hold? Our family won't be able to survive much longer!"
"Mom, listen to me, otherwise if you send someone over, you will just continue to be kicked out."
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Little Su's family doesn't know what's going on over there with the big Su family.
Since Xiao Lu left, the family has returned to its usual peace.
July is coming to an end soon, and a new crop of vegetable seedlings is planted in the vegetable garden behind the courtyard.
After finishing her work in the vegetable garden early that day, Mrs. Su returned to the front yard without looking at the shadow of her little granddaughter, and said helplessly, "Mr. Du took Tianbao out for a walk again?"
Su Da walked to the corner of the courtyard, scooped up water to clean his hands, and said with a smile, "It must be in the pharmacy. Ever since Tianbao saw Mr. Du treating people, he has been particularly interested in his little pills. Mr. Du also indulged him, and he used them every now and then. Take her to the pharmacy."
When this happened, the whole family felt helpless and funny.
Du Lao obviously has a perverse temperament, but he always changes his temper when he is with Tianbao.
All he said was that his pills were like treasures and no one was allowed to touch them. In Tianbao's place, he dug out his belongings and broke and crushed them. He still thought the pills he gave were not enough for Tianbao to play with.
"Cook the food first, and when the aroma of the rice wafts over, people will come over on their own."
Next door, in the pharmacy converted from a kitchen, medicine shelves are placed against the wall, with a stack of diabolo sieves on them.
Next to the bamboo sieve are pharmaceutical chopping boards and grinding tools.
In addition, the most eye-catching thing is a large medicine stove placed in the center of the pharmacy.
Tianbao was sitting in the big medicine stove, wearing a small blue bellyband. Her soft hair was longer and tied up into upward-facing peppers on both sides of her forehead. She was as cute as a New Year painting doll.
"You can't read these books randomly. Grandpa Du is serious with you this time!" Du Buguo grabbed the baby's fleshy cheeks with both hands, pretending to be vicious, "Those are ancient books that I spent decades searching for. It’s an only copy! If you tear it up and you can’t find the second copy, Grandpa Poison will have to stew you to make the medicine!”
Tianbao's little hands were on the edge of the stove, and his little head shook up and down with the old man's hand, "Eh, eh, egg..."
"What are you looking at? You can't read!"
"Egg, well."
Du Buguo let go of his hand and took out a book that was said to be an original copy of an ancient book. He held it in front of Xiao Zai'er and opened the pages. "Just look at one page. You don't know the words. Just look at the picture. It's just one page." No cheating!"
As you get older, you can’t stand having your little one act coquettishly the most.
If you don't say the word "mah" less often, I won't tolerate you!
"Huh?" The baby pointed at the simple sketch on the page with his thin little fingers, and looked at the old man with big eyes.
The eyes are sparkling, clean and thorough, soft and well-behaved.
Poison is not invaded, "Want to know what this is? Just ask Grandpa Du! This is the snake-twisted vine. The juice is crushed into medicine. It has the effect of making people comatose, which is similar to the Mongolian sweat medicine. You must not know about the Mongolian sweat medicine. It turns back to poison. Grandpa will make some for you to eat and you will understand!”
After finishing speaking, he turned the page automatically and pointed to the picture above, "Isn't this flower pretty? This is golden leaf chrysanthemum. Together with black heart lotus, miasma-contaminated peach blossom, Miao border wisteria, and golden silkworm Gu, you can make the five poisons If it spreads, it will cause the whole body to fester and die. When you are older, Grandpa Du will take you to play in Miao territory! You can also get some golden silkworms to bring back as pets!"
