Chapter 16
The attitude of the villagers and what happened to the Mei family at the moment were not the most important. Gu Nanfeng was blaming himself very much at the moment. He felt that this matter was ultimately because of him.
If he had made his affairs clear to the Mei family earlier, perhaps what happened today would not have happened.
Gu Nanfeng also knows about the current situation of the Mei family. Previously, everyone in the family was happy that Mei's father was in better health. But now, a good person is beaten to the point of vomiting blood, and he doesn't know that his body is better. how's it going.
The whole family was waiting in front of Mei's father's bed. Mei A'niang started to cry just now. When the family was waiting for the doctor to come, Mei's elder brother also came back. Mei's eyes looked at her eldest son with full of joy. Guilt.
Brother Mei is already in his late twenties this year, but due to the situation at home, he has never gotten married. Now that he has finally saved money, he can find a wife for him. I don’t know what’s going on with Father Mei. What a sin.
Everyone was extremely worried, but Father Mei kept comforting them, saying that he was fine, he just suffered some skin injuries, his bones and internal organs were all fine, and he didn't think anything was wrong.
"I know my own body. This is completely different from the last time I suffered a fall. I don't feel out of breath. Don't worry, it's okay. The skin injury will heal in a few days." Dad Mei said this As he spoke, he opened his mouth and said that the blood was caused by a break in his mouth and was not caused by vomiting from his stomach.
It would be great if Dad Mei was fine, but everyone obviously didn't believe his words. No one could rest assured until the doctor had seen him.
The doctor was called by my cousin. The doctor from the town went to the village to see a doctor. Not to mention other things, the consultation fee alone cost one penny. Even though he didn’t give any prescription or take any medicine, this penny It must also be given.
When the cousin went to the town, he was looking for a doctor from the largest medical clinic in the town. In addition to the basic one penny, the doctor there also had an extra twenty penny. But how could he care about these things now? Naturally, he wanted to Just hire a good doctor wherever you can.
The Mei family and Gu Nanfeng had been guarding Dad Mei, but Mei Mei was at the uncle's house. Aunt Mei was afraid that Mei Mei would be frightened, so she sent her to the uncle's house early in the morning. When they were guarding Dad Mei, they didn't know that when their cousin went to town to ask for a doctor, Uncle Mei and the other Mei family members had already gone to the Xu family.
Meijia Village is not far from the town. Although it is ten miles away, it is a spacious and flat official road. If there is a carriage, it will be very fast. It only takes half an hour to go back and forth.
After the doctor came, the diagnosis result was the same as what Mei Dad said. It was nothing serious and he only needed to recover for a few days. However, Mei Dad's health was not very good to begin with, so the doctor prescribed a warming prescription. Son, let someone go to the pharmacy in town to get some medicine.
As soon as Mei Aniang heard the word "warm tonic", her tears fell again. No one knew better than her how expensive the medicinal materials in this warm tonic prescription were.
Silently wiping her tears, Mei Aniang straightened her expression and was about to get the money. The clan leader and Uncle Mei also arrived.
The clan leader came here to give money to the family. It wasn't much, only one tael, but the Xu family didn't want to give it even this tael. They just said that everyone had been beaten, so why did their family have to pay for it?
The Xu family didn't want to pay, and the Mei family wasn't that easy to mess with. They just said it was okay not to pay, and the Mei family could just beat Xu to vomit blood.
Xu Da was the head of the family, and everyone in the family relied on him. Seeing that everyone in the Mei family was so fierce, they were afraid that they would kill him, so he reluctantly gave the money to him.
After taking the silver, the patriarch and his eldest son also followed to Mei's house. After the patriarch gave the silver to Mei Aniang, his face suddenly changed.
The patriarch is now in his sixties, wearing a navy blue gown and a gray goatee that reaches almost to his chest. His energetic face is now staring at the two Mei brothers and Uncle Mei.
"With so many of you, how can Zhenghua be beaten like this? How can our Mei family behave if this news spreads? I'm afraid no one will step on our Mei family's head in the future." Zhenghua is Mei'a. Dad's name, the clan leader is the elder, so he can naturally call Dad Mei by his first name.
Regarding the clan leader's accusation, Uncle Mei said nothing. Is it the clan leader or his elder? Even if he wanted to argue, he couldn't say anything. And now the patriarch's eldest grandson is very promising and works as a policeman in the county town. The policeman is a public servant. Not only does he have a monthly salary but he is also very dignified. He cannot be offended by ordinary people.
After sending away the patriarch and the others, Uncle Mei was just about to ask his eldest son to send the doctor back again. Aunt Mei came to his second son and slapped him hard without saying a word.
"You fight again, you fight again! How old are you, why do you still go out to cause trouble? If it weren't for you, how could this matter have happened today?" That woman Wang Ruxiu was indeed too much, but Mei Aniang understood that today's The thing is, if the patriarch and the others had not come forward, their family would not be able to take advantage of anything, and they would only be beaten in vain.
Although Aniang Mei beat her son, the person who was beaten did not say a word, but she herself started to cry first.
Aunt Mei felt aggrieved. The Mei family was indeed the most popular surname in the village, but no one in the Mei family dared to offend her. When there was nothing wrong with their family, their family life was easy and they were respected by people. But later, when something happened to their family and their life was difficult, they became someone who could be bullied and anyone could step on them.
The Xu family had no scruples, and Aunt Mei only knew the reason.
Back then, Mei's father was injured in a serious fall. The family's savings were all spent and there was no recovery. They had no choice but to borrow money from relatives, but the patriarch, who was living the best life at that time, didn't borrow a penny from his family.
Since then, people in the village have looked down upon them even more, probably because they felt that even the Mei family themselves didn't take them seriously.
Mei Aniang really didn't expect that the patriarch could help the family this time, but her relatives were willing to help, so she was naturally grateful. But after being looked down upon for so many years, she felt aggrieved, and she wanted to cry unbridled. .
Gu Nanfeng has been neither good at comforting people nor listening to words of comfort since he was a child. If he is wronged, the more others comfort him, the more wronged he will feel, and his tears will keep flowing.
He didn't say any more words. After whispering a few words to Mei Aniang in a low voice, he took Mei Qingshan out. The two of them went to the kitchen together. After leaving only a dozen or so mushrooms, he took all the mushrooms and went out. .
After Gu Nanfeng took Mei Qingshan away, Brother Mei complained in a low voice: "Auntie, why are you hitting me on the dick? It's my fault today. I have to teach that woman a lesson. I've thought about it for a long time." Give her a good beating! She pushed you into the winter paddy field last year, causing you to catch a cold and keep coughing all winter long. I have long wanted to find an opportunity to give that evil woman a good beating!"
When he talked about his mother-in-law being bullied, Brother Mei also started crying. If his parents hadn't stopped him, fearing that they would injure someone and pay for it, their brother would never have been able to swallow this sigh of relief. He was very happy about what happened today, but he regretted that he was not there at the time. If he had been here, his teeth would have been broken by that woman.
Mei Aniang was originally worried about her two sons getting into trouble. After listening to her eldest son's words, she wanted to give him a slap in the face to teach him a lesson, not to cause trouble all day long, but she raised her hand and couldn't slap him.
The son did this not because of her, but just to vent her anger, and he was targeted because of Nanfeng who had done nothing for him.
They have had conflicts with the Xu family for a long time. The two families were neighbors in the paddy field at the entrance of the village. They had some quarrels before. Last year, Wang Ruxiu even made a move and pushed her into the paddy field.
The water in winter was very freezing, and she fell into the paddy field and was covered in mud. The cleaning and cleaning was delayed, which made Mei Aniang catch a cold. It took her a whole winter to recover.
The mother and son cried a lot and felt comfortable. Then Mei Aniang was going to catch a chicken from the chicken coop and send it to the patriarch's house to express her gratitude.
Mei Aniang wanted to go to the patriarch's house to express her gratitude, but Uncle Mei said no. "What happened today was for the sake of the Mei family's face. The clan leader didn't expect that the Xu family would be so bold and the whole family would take action together. If this happens and the clan leader doesn't stand up for the family, then the Mei family in the village will still be able to rely on them. In the clan?”
Although Uncle Mei said this, Aniang Mei thought that it would not be a big deal to catch a chicken for someone to ask for a couple of silver back, so she sent the chicken over. Over there, Aniang Mei caught a chicken and came to her door. , although she resisted for a few words, she still accepted it in the end. In this way, Mei Aniang knew that she had done nothing wrong.
The matter at home was settled, and Gu Nanfeng and Mei Qingshan went to the street to sell mushrooms smoothly.
At this time of year, there are no large mushrooms for sale on the street. If you are lucky enough to pick them up, they are very expensive. Gu Nanfeng did not choose to go to the market. They came too late today. When they went to the market, they could not meet anyone buying from wealthy families. They went directly to the mansions of those wealthy families and asked people directly if they wanted it.
Mei Qingshan had never seen this method of selling things, but after the two of them only visited two houses and sold the fungi at a high price, he began to admire Gu Nanfeng again.
"Nanfeng, you are really smart and powerful." It is not smart to sell things door-to-door, but it is also very courageous to dare to knock on the door even if you want to beat him.
Mei Qingshan was tall, and Gu Nanfeng was no longer short, but he still had to look up at people.
Seeing the surprise and surprise on Mei Qingshan's face, as well as the sincere praise, Gu Nanfeng was still a little embarrassed. He thought everyone knew this, but he didn't expect that he was praised.
"Second brother, let's go to the pharmacy first." The two of them brought more than 60 mushrooms to the town, totaling five or six kilograms. They sold each kilogram for 110 cash, and sold a total of 600 cash, that is, Six denarii.
With money in hand, Gu Nanfeng had already thought of what to buy for others.
Pharmacies sell body-building herbs. Gu Nanfeng has always heard the phrase "Cordyceps, duck, and cowrieland" from his mother's mouth since he was a child. This is the most nourishing thing he knows.
Old hens can be found at home, and old ducks can also be bought in the village. Only Cordyceps and Fritillaria must be bought in pharmacies.
After coming out of the pharmacy, Gu Nanfeng not only bought Cordyceps and Fritillaria, but also bought two angelica plants, so the two went to the market and bought two pig feet to stew the angelica.
After buying all these things, Gu Nanfeng only had a few tens of pennies left in his hand, and he didn't keep the rest. He bought a few kilograms of pork with only a little lean meat and went home.
He had no meat at home, so he had to buy some pig fat and boil it for oil. When it came to boiling oil, Gu Nanfeng sighed silently. He thought that he didn't even have an oil jar or a salt jar, and it would cost money to buy these.
Hey, why are there so many places to spend money? I have to think of ways to make money quickly.
