Yang, who was paralyzed at home that day, saw her daughter come home with snowflakes on her head and red eyes, as if she had cried, so he asked her if she had a conflict with anyone.
Yang Guiying raised her hand and rubbed her eyes gently, saying it was okay. What's wrong with her? For the sake of self-esteem, she ran out of the Goujia Pitou Shop in Xiaohe Town and walked out of the snow-covered stone street. She secretly cried alone. She cried to the cold wind, not wanting anyone to let anyone know. Seeing her vulnerability, she had to act strong, including in front of her father. So when her father asked this, she still refused to admit it.
Yang didn't ask any more questions about housework. It was cold and he was wearing thin clothes. The neighbor brought a few bundles of straw. He piled the straw together, and his huddled body got in to keep warm.
Now that her daughter has returned home, Yang Jiamu stuck her head out of the straw nest and looked at her. He found that there was no red ribbon or bow on her head, and asked her what the three slings of money were for. Why didn't she sell jewelry? He also said that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I, as a father, am incompetent and have no money to buy you new clothes, so I will give you three ounces of money to buy some decorations to add some joy to the New Year. Unexpectedly, you didn’t buy anything.
Dad, it’s so cold and you don’t even have a cotton-padded jacket. How can I bother using your three ounces of money to buy decorations? As Yang Guiying spoke, she took out the three coins from her pocket and stuffed them into her father's hand. Her father gave in and said, "Guiying, listen to your dad. After all, these three ounces of money can't buy anything valuable. It's not enough to buy a red headband or something."
I don't like to show off. When Yang Guiying saw her father stuffing the three coins back, she put them on the table, turned around and said to her father again. In fact, she didn't like it at all, because her family was so poor that she was not in the mood to dress up. Besides, even if she bought a red headband or a bow to tie on her head, it wouldn't be considered dressing up.
At this time, the father said again, girls like to dress up, why don't you like it? Housekeeper Yang looked at her puzzled and asked. Seeing her lowering her head and saying nothing, Yang Jiawu, who was nestling in the grass nest, pointed to the three coins on the table and said, Guiying, you'd better take that money, don't lose it, it's useless if you give it back to me, even if you take it Without money, I couldn't afford to go shopping on the streets of Xiaohe Town.
In order not to disobey her father's wishes, Yang Guiying now took the three coins and stuffed them back into her pocket. She thought to herself: What should I buy for my father with these three coins?
In the evening, the snow shines through, and it's still bright outside. Yang Guiying walked out of the room and prepared to go to the sloping house on the side of the house to get some firewood and light a fire to keep warm. But just after walking out of the sloping house, she heard the sound of horse hooves. She poked her head out and saw a carriage running towards her in the snow, getting closer and closer. A maroon horse seemed to know the road, and extended its footprints and ruts straight to the door of her house.
There were two men sitting in the carriage. The older one was holding a riding whip. He was obviously the driver of the carriage. He had an unfamiliar face. Yang Guiying recognized the young man as soon as he laid eyes on him. Wasn't he the same Yang Guan that morning? How big are the dogs in the Dog Shop in Xiaohe Town that I introduced you to? Why is he here?
Yang Guiying felt strange when she saw the carriage coming to a stop in the snow-covered field in front of her house. She deliberately pretended not to see it and hid in the sloping house.
Suddenly, I heard the dog yelling again, is this Yang Guiying's house? Yang Guiying, who was in the sloping house, kept her breath and didn't answer, but heard a hoarse voice saying, yes, this is Yang Guiying's house. Her father is paralyzed at home. Let's take the things out of the car and bring them into the house. !
Hearing this, Yang Guiying was confused and immediately ran out of the sloping house. As soon as she appeared, Gou Da saw her and greeted her and said, Yang Guiying, after you left my Pitou shop in the morning, I found Yang Guan and asked her He told my grandfather about your family's situation. My grandfather is very supportive of our family's helping out to your family. You see, the back compartment of this carriage is full of things. My grandfather checked them out and asked us to send a carriage to your house.
No matter what you give us, our family doesn’t want it. Yang Guiying felt uncomfortable and still angry when she thought of Tian Xiang's stiff attitude in the Goujia Pitou Shop.
Silly girl, Dog is so kind and generous that he specially asked me to use a carriage to deliver the items donated by his family to your home. Why don't you want it? The driver asked.
Yang Guiying took a closer look and saw that there were several baskets of charcoal in the back compartment of the carriage, and a large bundle on top. She didn't know what was in the package. She didn't know, and she didn't want to know. He just whispered, "We don't need this charcoal at home. We can use firewood to heat our home."
Gouda, who was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, told the driver to take down the charcoal and put it at the door of her house.
No, I said, no. Yang Guiying said ungratefully.
The coachman looked at her and said, Silly girl, this is a help in times of need. If you don't want it, you will betray his good intentions. besides. Then he pointed to the big baggage in the back compartment and said, "The baggage is filled with cotton clothes and trousers. They are for your father who is lying on the bed. If you don't want them, your father will freeze to death. Are you guilty?" ah.
Yang Guiying remained silent, glanced at Gou Da quickly, and lowered his head slightly. His expression clearly showed that his attitude had softened.
Gou Da took the opportunity and said, "Didn't you want to spend three ounces of money this morning to tear up cloth in my butut shop and make a cotton-padded jacket for your father to keep out the cold?" Of course, three ounces of money is not enough. Even if it is enough to tear the cloth, you still need cotton wool to make a cotton-padded jacket, and you still have to pay the tailor's wages. These are all difficult problems, and I know you can't solve them. Now, without asking you to pay a penny, wouldn't it be nice if I sent you a pack of cotton-padded clothes and trousers for your dad to wear to keep out the cold in the winter? Why don't you want it?
Yang Guiying was hesitating when she suddenly saw her father, Yang Jiaoyang, crawling from the house to the door. He raised his head and looked at the dwarf Gouda standing in front of the carriage and said, I heard what you just said. I want a basket of charcoal and a big bag of cotton clothes and trousers. Thank you for your kindness. Thank you, the dog family, for your kindness.
Uncle, you don’t need to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank Yang Guan. It was him who told me about your family’s situation, and that’s why I decided to help your family. Gouda said, and then motioned to the coachman to unload several baskets of charcoal and a large bundle of cotton-padded clothes.
The coachman got on and off, walked around from outside to inside the house, and then moved all the things in the carriage until his body became hot. Yang's family pressed down on the ground and kept humping the dog. Gou Da said no, no, uncle, don’t kill me because you are so polite. Yang Jiaguang stopped playing, but kept saying, "You are a good person!"
I didn't do enough. Gou Da said that when he saw Yang Jiajia was wearing thin clothes, he took the initiative to walk into his house, opened the big baggage on the table, took out the cotton-padded clothes and put them on Yang Jiajia, who was lying on the ground and shivering from the cold.
Yang Guiying seemed to be moved. She said nothing and just stood aside, as if she had become dull. She lifted up the corner of her clothes and bit her casually.
At this moment, the coachman said to the dog, "Little boss of the dog family, I'm going to drive a carriage. I've agreed, can you give me five bucks?" Gou Da immediately touched his body and only took out two slings of money. He handed it to the coachman and said, I will give you two slings of money first. When I return to Xiaohe Town, I will give you three more slings of money from home. Don't worry, Gou Da will not break his promise.
I give you. Yang Guiying took out three coins from her body and handed them to the coachman.
The driver took a look at the dog's expression and saw that he was noncommittal, so he said no. Gou Da emphasized, "You must not ask for it." Then he turned to Yang Guiying and said with a smile, "Who wants you to help pay?" Yang Guiying said seriously, I happen to have three coins here, why can't I pay it? If you really don’t let me pay, then take away the baskets of charcoal and the bundle of cotton-padded clothes and trousers that were donated to my house!
Just let Guiying pay these three coins! Our Yang family really owes your dog family too much. What does this three ounces of money mean? Having said this, Housekeeper Yang crawled over to the hay nest filled with straw.
