That afternoon, there seemed to be a noise coming from next door, and Jiang Yue asked Jiang Nian to go to the roof to clear the snow.
Jiang Nian looked at the roof that had been swept once in the morning and now had only a thin layer of snow, feeling a little helpless. If you want him to eavesdrop, just tell him how nice it is, and he won't refuse.
Jiang Yue: Sorry, Chinese people love to join in the fun, but they have to be packaged.
Jiang Nian listened for a long time, and the more he listened, the more he frowned.
Jiang Yue was tickled underneath, but her hearing was not good enough.
After listening to this, Jiang Nian came down and slowly put the ladder in place and heated up the kang before holding her in his arms and gossiping.
Liniang was bullied, and her mother-in-law ran away selfishly. She did not find anyone to save her, and she did not even repay her official position, just to protect the good reputation of Wang Xiucai's family. The euphemistic name is for the sake of Liniang's own reputation, and I don't want her to live in a strange light.
But the strangest looks came from her own husband-in-law and mother-in-law.
These two people despised Liniang for losing her virginity, but they saw an opportunity to make money from the 20 copper coins on her body. So he coaxed the young Liniang to "think about the family" and exchanged her body for food and copper coins, and sometimes she could even get an extra handful of firewood.
There are many poor people in the city who are working hard to survive, but there are also many people who are greedy for pleasure but have a lot of money.
There are Goulan Courtyards in the city, but the prices are high.
Liniang herself was pretty and lovely, but because of the disaster, she had a delicate and delicate look, which made people pity her. Many people are willing to give a small amount of money to find entertainment. These people are more than above, less than below.
They were working in a ruined temple outside the city. While Liniang was receiving guests inside, Mrs. Liu was waiting outside.
I don’t know what Liniang said to the guest today, but Mrs. Liu was dragged in instead. Most people like that young and beautiful lady, but today's guest prefers an old lady like Liu who still has charm...
When Mrs. Liu came back, she questioned Liniang like crazy. She had always been proud of men's chastity, and many people praised her when they saw her, a young widowed mother, living alone with her son.
Now, he is being persecuted! If word got out, she would rather be hit to death.
Liniang laughed at her hypocrisy and acted like a chaste and martyr woman, but she felt very comfortable and happy listening to the sound outside the door!
These words were so lively and thought-provoking that Mrs. Liu became so angry that the two weak women started to fight.
Liniang beat and scolded her, saying that the Wang family's hypocrisy was inherited from their ancestors.
Wang Wen had been filial and courteous to his relatives when he was lying in bed. He turned a blind eye when his wife and mother-in-law were being tortured. He also said that he could not control his elders and should not disobey them.
But now, aren’t we always calling on our elders?
He doesn’t know the pain unless the blow hits him. He talks about benevolence, filial piety, etiquette and justice. Wang Wen is a hypocrite!
Wang Wen was furious. He felt that his face as a husband had been trampled on and his reputation as a scholar had been insulted, so he asked his mother to beat her hard.
The rest of the Wang family came out to watch the fun. It was originally a matter between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the second Wang family, but Uncle Wang couldn't see Liniang being bullied and stepped forward to help.
This stirred up a hornet's nest, and Aunt Wang stepped forward to grab Uncle Wang with a ferocious face. How could Mrs. Wang stand by and watch her eldest son being beaten by her eldest daughter-in-law? He stepped forward and grabbed the eldest daughter-in-law's scalp and slapped her in the face.
The Wang family instantly became a mess...
Jiang Nian's voice did not rise and fall when he told the story, and he told it very calmly. But he has a good memory and can reconstruct events in detail.
Jiang Yue fell silent after hearing this. This beast's family and beast's world.
However, Liniang luckily found her way back and seemed to be a little clever and able to fight.
There was a small quarrel next door for three days, and a big quarrel for five days. Time passed like this.
One day in February, Jiang Yue woke up and found that she was sweating!
She put on her clothes and opened the door. Although the layer of ice and snow on the ground was still thick, there was only a thin layer of snow on the roof.
But this morning, the sun actually came out and it was warm.
Cheers came from the streets, and many people cried with joy.
She smiled and said, "Big cub, our winter seems to be over soon!"
The weather changed so quickly. The sun was shining for three days in a row, which melted the ice and snow, and it never snowed again.
The ground was muddy and slippery. The villagers in Jiangshan Village moved out chairs and sat under the eaves of their houses to bask in the sun, as if to wipe away the bad luck.
They were shouting and chatting from a distance, and for a moment, it seemed like they were back to the scene before the natural disaster.
The village chief's family was also happy. They washed and dried all the moldy and damp clothes and quilts, smelled the sunshine and sighed, this disaster is finally over, right?
On the fifth day, the ground was completely dry and half of the water in the ground was drained.
The villagers began to plow the land in earnest to prepare for farming.
Yes, March and April are the most important farming seasons.
Jiang Shan asked, "Dad, our grain?"
Their grain harvest last year was poor, so they definitely couldn't grow grain.
"The eldest brother and the second son will go to the county town to see how the grain seeds are sold now. The third son will stay at home and dig the fields."
Jiang San wanted to speak out, but was glared at by his father. This younger son has the most unstable personality, so he needs to be suppressed.
After the snow melted, more and more people entered the city. Jiang Shan was not in a hurry, so he lined up behind them.
When I arrived at the grain store in the county, I almost fainted when I saw the price of grains. It was as high as 5 taels of silver! Is this world crazy?
Jiang Er asked his eldest brother sadly what should he do?
Jiang Shan gritted his teeth, "Let's go to Fucheng!"
If the price is the same, then he accepts it and has to stop farming, right?
The two men hurriedly drove their mules towards Fucheng. The ground was sun-dried and the mules were moving steadily. It's just that the mule has been hungry for a long time, its legs are a little weak, and it can't keep up with the previous speed.
But fortunately, the two of them entered the city at the end of the afternoon (three o'clock in the afternoon).
The grain in Fucheng is also extremely expensive, 1 tael of silver a dou! But it is already much less than the county seat.
Jiang Shan bit the bullet and bought 3 buckets.
Before leaving, Jiang Shan remembered what his father asked him to inquire about, so he inquired about it with the manager of Zheng's Medical Center, whom he was still familiar with.
Speaking of which, Zheng's Medical Clinic has not been open for three months due to lack of medicine. It is only in preparation for opening again when the weather has warmed up in the past few days.
Hearing the question that little brother Jiang came to ask, he shook his head, "Did little brother Jiang hear it wrong? There are many wealthy families in our city, including the famous Wu family. But the eldest son of the Wu family has passed away long ago, and the head of the family It's the third master. There is no young lady in the house, only the young master."
Brother Jiangshan's heart tightened, as his father had indeed been right.
Shopkeeper Zheng saw their ugly faces and asked if they had anything to hide.
Jiang Shan pursed his lips and told the story. Shopkeeper Zheng frowned. It sounded like a scam, but country people had little contact and were easily deceived in such difficult circumstances.
Then he sighed and said, "This child who was taken away could still survive even if he was sold to be a maid or boy, as a coolie or in the flesh and blood trade. The worst thing he could do is to be used as a two-legged sheep during the disaster years."
Jiang Shan was confused, shopkeeper Zheng shook his head, "You'd better go back and ask your father. He should know, so I won't say anything."
When Jiang Shan came home and asked for the answer, he almost vomited.
The village chief also had an ugly face. He asked the children to keep their mouths shut and no one was allowed to leak out. There is hope, which will always make those people feel better.
At the end of February, when the villagers were plowing the land, they realized something was wrong.
Today, the weather seems to be like June.
