Yu Qiniang heard that her mother-in-law and niece encountered a snake on the mountain, so she didn't go to bed early tonight because she was worried that her niece would be frightened.
It's just that the eyelids seem to be disobedient and always stick together.
While she was taking a nap, there was movement from the main house, and a rare oil-saving lamp was lit.
Oil-saving lamp is the name of a lamp. There is a water injection port on the lamp body. Water is placed at the bottom, and the oil and wick are placed on the top layer. Putting water will keep the temperature inside the lamp from being high, thus saving fuel. That's how the old saying goes, "You're not a fuel-efficient person at first glance."
The old Xu family only has this oil-saving lamp, which is basically not used unless there is no big event during the New Year.
So when Yu Qiniang saw that the lights were on, she hurriedly got up, put on her clothes and ran out.
"Mom, Tian Xin'er is scared, isn't it? I'd better go next door and borrow it for the naughty boy. Let's soak it first and prepare it."
A child's urine can ward off evil spirits, and a large bowl of it can restore vitality to a niece.
Mrs. Xu and Xu Tianxin were not frightened by the money box. The copper plate was jumping out tightly at the moment, but they were frightened by Yu Qinniang's suddenness.
Afraid that Yu Qinniang would burst into the room and see her, Mrs. Xu quickly covered the tinkling money box with a quilt and cursed in an angry tone: "What can happen to me here? Go back to sleep, you have a day." It’s either shit or piss.”
Yu Qiniang was puzzled. She usually said that the boy's urine was fairy water, and their fairy water was always used in the courtyard next door. Today, she still disliked it, but she didn't dare to talk back, and she didn't even dare to enter the house: "Mom, call me if you need anything."
After Yu Qinniang left, Mrs. Xu slowly opened the quilt.
At this time, the money box finally stopped.
How much is this total, ah?
The cumulative number of people who gave rewards that day reached 203. Some people gave a reward of five yuan, and some gave a hundred yuan. The amount of money varied, but the average amount of money was more than 30 yuan per person.
Sixty taels of silver, plus ninety copper plates.
And there are over a hundred messages with the same content, you must have a good meal.
The grandfather and grandson both sat cross-legged on the kang, looking at the copper plates illuminated by the oil lamp, and were so moved that they fell silent.
What is the concept of six taels of silver?
It is quite eye-catching to have to build a new house in the years when there is not enough food to eat. You said that the people in the village always make trouble about her house. But the total cost of the house, including the additional area that had to be expanded and paid to the village, only cost six taels, and the remaining two taels were borrowed.
Mrs. Xu lay down holding a pile of copper coins.
It was already midnight, and there was no sun, but she felt as if there was a big sun in her heart.
I thought that when I came here and saw the environment, I was done thinking about it. There was no one to pull the uphill road and I had to rely on myself. Unexpectedly...
Mrs. Xu remembered that in modern times, she liked to watch I Love My Family very much. She was envious because her family didn’t have such a large group of people. She even liked to hum songs from that show.
She felt that song was her mood at this time.
How are you singing?
You are the tenderness that I can never forget in my memory; you are the light in the distance when I am lost; you are the person I am willing to pay for; you are the eternal return ticket when I am far away from you.
Mrs. Xu was very moved.
"Milk, shall we eat chicken?"
"Eat." There are so many messages asking for food, so it's a special expense. You can't say that there is a famine in my family, that my family still lacks this and that food that we are not entitled to eat at the moment. Even if there are many reasons, they cannot chill the hearts of veterans.
And if you want to eat, eat deliciously, and never forget the first pot of gold from this powerful support.
But here comes the problem, there are no chickens at home.
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"Third sister?" Old Mrs. Xu shouted while picking up her stick.
Hao Yinhua emerged from the chicken coop: "Gaha, gaha again."
"Sell me your old hen that doesn't lay eggs. Please give me a real price, how many copper coins."
"What are you buying?" Hao Yinhua thought she had heard the problem, so she went to Mrs. Xu to confirm again: "Are you trying to sew chicken together again?"
Before Mrs. Xu could lie, Hao Yinhua was yelled at by a boy from the village.
I heard that the naughty boy ran to the river to play in the open water again. He fell into the river and was fished out.
Isn't that right? Hao Yinhua said to Mrs. Xu: "Just take ninety coppers, if you don't owe me first." She thought that she could only give it to her after she earned money from quilting, while pulling a piece from the rope in the yard. His clothes were torn and he ran outside.
While running, the straw sandals flew away.
He came back angrily to pick up his straw sandals, and cursed while he was busy: "Where did the naughty boy fall? Look at me, I have to peel off his skin. He said that after heavy rains, the water is very deep, and it is filled with mud and grass. Some people peed, farted, and soaked in it..." Accompanied by the curses, this time there was no trace at all.
Hao Yinhua left, and Yu Jiaguan asked with a smile on his face, "Sister, which chicken do you want?"
If it weren't for Hao Yinhua's sake, and knowing that the old hen in the next yard had been raised for more than three years, she would run in the mountains during the day, and when she came back at night, she would be eager to feed the corns. Feeding her like a treasure would make her fatter. Mrs. Xu really didn't want to see it. This disgusting old man.
The old lady Xu also specially called her granddaughter out and gave her the drill rod that her second son had left at home to use for drilling small holes.
This thing is specially designed to drill very small holes in wood and is very sharp.
It's time to show off your real skills.
So Yu Jiagang was lucky enough to see Xiao Xu's flying knife, and when the chicken was most difficult to catch, the drill was shot from in front of him, and the chicken fluttered twice and fell down.
Yu Jiagang's hands were trembling with fright, and he couldn't calm down for a while. When he turned around, he was about to scold Xu Tianxin, who was sitting on the wall, but he didn't.
Because he found that Mrs. Xu was pinching her waist to watch him smile.
Lao Xu's family did this on purpose!
Mrs. Xu thought to herself: Just let you see that it was intentional. Aren’t your teeth that are standing at attention leaking when you drink water? If you dare to squat on the wall again and chat in front of me, then I will ask my granddaughter to tie it into a sieve for you. Then the leakage will not matter, but you will be covered with wind.
"Fourth aunt?" Hao Yinhua's daughter appeared carrying water. She looked at her father and then at Mrs. Xu, but she felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
"Hongjuan, please pass the chicken over to me. It has just been stabbed to death."
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After returning to the house, the grandfather and grandson faced another problem. There was no rice at home.
Everyone is asked to eat chicken with rice, so no one should be missing.
It's a pity that even if he wants to have a good meal in a hurry, he still has to face obstacles one step at a time.
Who should I go to buy rice from?
For example, few people in the village save rice. It costs 22 cents per catty. One catty of polished rice can be exchanged for a lot of coarse grains. Most people can't afford it unless they have very young children who will save some white rice to make rice soup. Or someone from a very good family like Liu Lizheng. Then we have to consider the candidates, don’t just walk on the front foot, and pay attention to the back foot everywhere.
Mrs. Xu thought about the candidates and signaled to her granddaughter to start the live broadcast first. She had to explain to her family why this meal could only be eaten live at noon.
The live broadcast had just started, and before Mrs. Xu could say her opening remarks, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Sister, why are you closing the door in broad daylight? There are guests at home and you can't get in."
The person who came was the old best friend of the original person, and the table was full. The two have played together since childhood, and now they are living in the same village as Mr. Xu and his uncle's home without the old man.
The whole table was full of people who wanted to take a look since they heard that Sister Xianghua almost belched her fart. It was finally empty today.
Mrs. Xu thought that the only visitors were the tables, but she didn't expect that when she opened the door, she saw another person standing outside.
The only daughter of an old hunter from the same village lives on the edge of the mountain.
I heard that after the old hunter was gone, the girl in front of me could still go up to the mountains to hunt, and even hunted big guys before she could do it. Because the conditions are not bad, they are currently recruiting a son-in-law, and the young couple is living their lives. They, the village women, talked a lot when they got together.
"Auntie, I came here specifically to find you."
"What's the matter? Beautiful." It seemed like he was called by this name.
After hearing what it was about, Mrs. Xu fell silent along with Xu Tianxin and the family members in the live broadcast room.
Because some people spend money to eat and drink, some people spend money to order songs, and now someone wants to hire her to do a job, hire her to come to the house to chat and curse people.
Is she already so famous?
Yes, that day Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhao were having a fight, and Meizhuang happened to pass by the door of Xu's house and watch the whole scene. So she wanted Aunt Xu to help her fight and have a good fight with her man's bunch of relatives.
She doesn't know these.
When she is angry, she will either tremble with anger or want to take action.
Meizhuang sometimes wonders, what is there to scold, why can't he just sit down and slap the other person calmly. But after thinking about her father's instructions before his death, she must speak out some truths loudly so that others will know, otherwise she will only get a reputation for being arrogant, and it will be difficult for her future children to find a wife, so she came to ask Aunt Xu for help. Let the aunt help with the scolding, so she can concentrate on shaking and clenching her fists.
"Mom, tell me the number, and I'll give you the copper coins."
Mrs. Xu: "...what, do you have rice at home?"
