silly wife

Mrs. Zhang is ill. Although she is too sick to get out of bed, she is clear-sighted. Uncle Shu and Mrs. Bao can't just ignore the old man. They take care of the sick with soup and medicine every day before the bed, and Mrs. Bao also does his best. Mrs. Zhang passed by In the previous matter, although there was occasional expression, it was not too much, and it was over after a few hums.

Previously, because the second uncle stole most of the family's money, the Zhang family's living expenses have been struggling a lot in the past few months. Even so, these have nothing to do with the uncle's first room, but the other rooms have a lot of complaints, but Who can blame this?

Back in the house at night, as soon as Bao sat down, the two daughters rushed to bring her dinner. Zifang came back from outside with a bow and arrow on his back, two hares and a basket of wild fruits in his hand.As soon as Bao took the bowl, he saw that he had just come back from the mountains, and his expression darkened immediately: "Have you gone into the mountains again?"

"Yeah." Handing the things to the two younger sisters, Zifang smiled and said, "The weather has started to get hot recently, so I just want to take advantage of these few days to hunt some wild animals and bring them back to the town tomorrow to exchange for some money."

Bao put down the bowl and chopsticks, and sighed: "Zifang, we don't have to worry about your uncle's rations now, you don't need to be so tight, don't go in that mountain forest when it's hot, go up It's your fate to meet that tiger for the first time, what if something strange happens again, what will you do?"

Zifang said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, I have a sense of propriety"

Bao frowned.

Zifang rubbed her side directly: "Speaking of which, I've been in the mountains all day, and I haven't eaten anything except a few wild fruits. Now I'm hungry when I see the ones at your table..."

Uncle Shu smiled and said: "The food is still hot, eat it quickly when you are hungry."

Bao sighed, picked up a few chopsticks of vegetables, and put them into the bowl in the ovary.Zifang smiled at her, and took two bites to eat.

After dinner, Bao Shi had nothing to do. Thinking of the two wild rabbits that Zifang hunted from the mountain, Bao Shi directly put them in the backyard garden for free-range breeding, and let Zifang take them to the town tomorrow. exchange money.

Zifang stood outside the small garden, looked at Bao's busy figure inside, frowned, and sighed softly.

The uncle came out of the room, went to the ovary and patted him: "If you hadn't met that big tiger back then, and brought it back covered in blood, your mother wouldn't have let you be so frightened. Look at these few days, you should rest at ease, the left and right families don’t need to take care of your uncle and the others now, don’t need such a big expense, don’t push yourself so hard.”

"I see," Zi Fang said, "It's just being idle and boring."

On the second day, Fang deliberately rushed to the market. It took about three hours to travel to Taohua Village. After the money was settled and the fur was taken back, it was already dark when Zifang returned home. Seeing the money he took out, Mrs. Bao couldn't help saying a few more sentences to him, and Fang smiled and coaxed Mrs. Bao to go over. In the evening, Bao used pheasant to stew chicken soup for Mrs. Zhang to replenish his body. He also fried a rabbit meat, a fungus and bamboo shoots, and a pot of vegetarian old pumpkin soup, which made the whole family very happy.

After the meal, Mrs. Bao took the female ring and taught her two daughters in the yard, while the uncle was studying the chess game he had seen from the street before, while Zifang and Aku were fisting and kicking, but they were more flexible than Aku. Zifang's skill is inferior to that of Shifang, but in terms of arrow skills, Aku is not as good as Zifang.

The two brothers were covered in sweat after arguing for a while, Zhang Dan suddenly ran towards them, hugged Zifang's waist, Zifang smiled, grabbed Zhang Dan with both hands, and turned around on the spot.Aku shook his head and walked to the uncle's table and sat down: "Father, haven't you figured it out yet?"

"Don't make noise." Uncle Shu was still concentrating.

Bao was funny: "Your father has got into it now, if he doesn't want to come out, he probably won't be able to sleep tonight."

Zifang grabbed Zhang Dan and made a fuss for a while before sitting down: "Father, this has a beginning and an end."

"What has a beginning and an end?" Bao scolded with a smile: "He just likes this, and he really can't do anything else."

Zhang Yi turned her head and sat in Bao's arms, muttering in a daze, "Daddy is going to become a chess master!"

They were funny, Ovary pinched Zhang Yi's nose: "Sleepy? Go back to sleep."

Zhang Yi rubbed her eyes, and Bao Shi patted her head: "Go to sleep."

Zhang Yin hummed sleepily and dragged Zhang Dan back to the room.Uncle Shu still stared at the chessboard with a look of bitterness and hatred on his face, as if he would not give up if he could not break the chess game. In the end, Aku couldn't see it and played a chess game for him.

"Hey!" Uncle Shu was startled but froze without saying a word.

Aku ignored him holding the chess piece and started playing on his own, which left the uncle stunned.

It wasn't until Aku finished playing the chess and the winner was determined, the uncle seemed to come back to life, his eyes lit up, and he pulled Aku and refused to let him go.

Looking at the father and son, Bao couldn't stop laughing.

The crops were severely drought before, and the harvest in the fields was not good. In order to subsidize the family, the Bao family took over female reds to make them. When the old lady was deliberately withholding money, even though she didn't have to hand over all the money now, but when old lady Zhang was sick and bedridden, Bao's mood was not much easier, and the money was like flowing water.

The Bao family has a skill, and can use some animal fur to make fur clothes. Although the fur clothes produced are not as good as those used by the imperial court, they are extremely delicate, and they don't even have the smell of animals. In the past, Mr. Zhang The wife thought about letting Bao use this handicraft to support the whole family, but Bao refused. Firstly, making fur clothes is time-consuming and laborious, and secondly, there are many small animals to be killed. He couldn't put it down, let alone when he was alive. Three years later, if Bao really agreed, his son's ovary would have to be soaked in the uninhabited mountains and forests every day. How could Bao feel relieved? That's it, and was grabbed by Mrs. Zhang for several years. Finally, Bao couldn't help it. In the cold winter, he made a fox fur for Mrs. Zhang. The young man insisted on staying in the mountains for half a month, but when the fur clothes were made, Mrs. Zhang burned the fur clothes because of a word she didn't agree with. Bao Shi was heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do.

Now Bao's is basically doing it secretly, slowly saving one fur after another, thinking about when to make a decent fur coat for the ovary, so that he can use it when he marries a wife superior.Zifang also has a good friend in Taohua Village, Ye Min, the granddaughter of the eighth uncle in the village. She is three years younger than Zifang, and just reached the age of crown. It is obvious that Ye Min has taken the initiative, but Ye Min went back to the rented house with his mother to visit relatives a few years ago, and he is not in the village at this time, but... I guess when Ye Min comes back, the two of them will have to talk about marriage.

Because the two daughters were almost sold before, the village chief and uncle were invited to uphold justice. Mrs. Zhang had been quiet for two or three months, but she didn't expect that this morning, when everyone just woke up, there was a rumor from the Zhang family compound. There was a commotion, and when the concubine and others rushed over, he realized that the second son who had escaped from the family by gambling had returned, and the third son of the Zhang family was with him. The third master of the Zhang family was called Zhang Cheng. , is the door-to-door son-in-law of the county magistrate Xu's family in Qingping County, who rarely comes back once a year. No, he acted as a guarantor for the second master as soon as he showed up. Obviously, the second master hid in the third son during the days when he disappeared. Grandpa there.In the courtyard, Mrs. Zhang pretended to scold the second master, and the third master and third mother persuaded her, and the mother and son sang and sang harmony to expose the matter.

Uncle Shu watched from a distance, his face that had been silent for a long time finally did not show up.

When Zifang heard about this, he didn't make a sound. He just took the embroiderer made by Bao's family to the city and handed it to the silk and satin factory. But when he came back, he was unlucky, and the heavy rain immediately drenched Zifang's heart. Cool, there is no village in front, no store in the back, there is no place to avoid the rain, gritted your teeth, Zifang can only go forward in the rain, and it turns out that the rainy day is slippery, Zifang didn't pay attention, slipped under his feet, and he went towards the mountain Get off your feet.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the atmosphere in Zhang's house was obviously not much better.

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang have two aunts besides the second and third aunts under their knees. The second aunts have a good life. In the early years, the husband’s family moved out of Taohua Village to Jizhou. It has been several years since they came back. The fourth aunt moved to the capital with her husband's family a few years ago, and she probably won't be able to come back in the past few years. The third son-in-law is the Xu family's door-to-door son-in-law, and it is rare to come back. This appearance, Mrs. Zhang watched My niece and son-in-law started crying about the concubine's family as soon as they wiped their tears. Balabala said a lot, but in the end it was just one sentence. The second son was born, and the old man became ill with anger, well, he was very offended and heinous, heinous.

When Di Sanniang heard this, she squinted her eyes and muttered, "Is that ovary really that powerful?"

"That's impossible." The old lady Zhang wiped the corners of her eyes with a veil, her face full of grievances: "You don't know, he almost shot my old lady to death with an arrow back then."

The third master immediately slapped the table: "What a little bastard! You can even do this kind of thing! How do elder brothers and sisters discipline children on weekdays! There are no rules and no respect for elders!"

The old lady Zhang is still infinitely wronged: "You don't know, the uncle in the village likes him now, and he can come over and scold me after listening to his instigation. If I didn't stop me last time, we This family doesn’t know what will happen to them!”

The third wife was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but when she saw Mrs. Zhang like this, she suppressed her anger again, rolled her eyeballs, and suddenly smiled: "Mother, don't worry, I will leave this kid to my daughter-in-law, and my daughter-in-law will help you." You clean up this little beast"

After returning to the room, Zhang Cheng hissed and asked, "That little bastard in Zifang, how are you going to deal with him? According to what my mother said before, he seems to be very popular in this village."

Di Sanniang covered her mouth and snorted: "How else can I deal with him? You can't kill him, can you?"

Zhang Cheng stared.

The third wife smiled and said, "Master, do you still remember? Didn't you say a few years ago that Master Cui wanted to match his nephew..."

Zhang Cheng frowned: "What does this have to do with the ovary?"

The third wife smiled and sighed: "Anyway, I don't feel comfortable letting Dan Ting marry far away in the capital alone, so I might as well find someone to go with her."

Speaking of this, Zhang Cheng's eyes lit up, but after thinking about it carefully, he was wrong: "I'm afraid it's hard to say about this matter. I think Zifang is like that, and he must be unwilling to commit himself."

Regarding this, Di Sanniang just laughed in a muffled voice.

……

When Zifang woke up, it was already daylight and the rain had stopped. He got up, his head was a little dizzy and uncomfortable, and he didn't know what time it was, but Zifang knew in his heart that he might have slept here all night. There are often wild beasts in the wilderness, and this time it was really lucky to sleep here all night, but if it wasn't because of the heavy rain last night, Zifang wouldn't suspect that it was a different day, I'm afraid I would have Eaten by wild beasts.

Thinking that he hadn't returned all night, his parents should be worried, Zifang took a deep breath, endured his weak body, and walked forward quickly.

Because of being drenched in the heavy rain all night, falling down the hillside and lying in the wild all night, Zifang looked very embarrassed at this time, but he himself couldn't care about it, and just walked forward in a hurry.However, just as he was about to leave the forest, Zifang suddenly heard the sound of howling wolves. He was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly took out the two remaining arrows on his back and walked forward cautiously.

In the banyan forest ahead, a group of guard-looking men were guarding a carriage with vigilant expressions and tense eyes. Opposite them stood two hungry wolves that suddenly jumped out, staring at them with green eyes, with their mouths open. The exposed fangs were sharp and long, staring at the group of people and barking low as if they were looking at them. Everyone looked terrified and kept calm, carefully guarding the carriage behind them, afraid that the two hungry wolves that suddenly rushed out would kill them. Like jumping up.

"What's the matter?" In the carriage, the man's voice was low and hoarse, showing an abnormal temperament.

"Qi Ye, there are two hungry wolves blocking the way ahead." Beside the carriage, a young man with the appearance of a housekeeper lowered his body and approached the carriage with a respectful tone.And just as they finished speaking, the two hungry wolves suddenly flew up, scaring everyone to yell and scattered.

The steward also turned pale with shock, but before he could give orders, a hungry wolf barked and rushed towards the carriage.

Qi Ye in the carriage only had time to open the car door to take a look, and was about to make a move when a feathered arrow suddenly flew over and shot directly into the throat of the hungry wolf, instantly pinning the hungry wolf to the ground, wailing for two There was no sound.The steward was horrified, and so was Qi Ye in the carriage.

The panicked crowd was startled by the arrow, and the guards reacted and hurriedly rounded up the remaining hungry wolf, but no one dared to step forward easily. The hungry wolf cried out when its companion died, and it turned out to be a wolf. Liao Kuang became more ferocious, and several people were injured in a row while galloping and jumping, but at this moment, another arrow flew past the hungry wolf's body with a whistling sound and was nailed to the ground with a buzzing sound.

Qi Ye got out of the carriage, turned his head to look reflexively, and saw not far away, someone was leaning on a tree trunk, drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, aiming at the hungry wolf.

At first glance, the man was in a state of distress, dressed like a hunter in the mountains, but his eyes were extremely sharp and clear as he stared at the hungry wolf.It's just that the man didn't notice Qiye's gaze, because his head was a little dizzy, and even his vision was a little blurred, so he couldn't aim just now. But this time, seeing the hungry wolf hurt two people again, he tightened his eyebrows, squinted his eyes and gritted his teeth slightly. , and when he let go of his fingertips, with a squeak, the hungry wolf was also nailed to the ground by him, and after struggling for a while, he whimpered and died. Seeing this, everyone was completely relieved, and suddenly felt cold sweat on their backs. Again and again.

Zifang also breathed a sigh of relief, as soon as his body softened, he leaned against the tree trunk to breathe heavily, and had no intention of going forward at all.

Looking at his figure, Qi Ye ordered the steward to check everyone's injuries, then made a wrong step and walked towards the ovary.

"Thank you just now, young master, for your rescue." He cupped his fists towards Zifang to thank him.

After resting for a while, Zifang seemed to slow down, and turned to look at Qi Ye after hearing the sound: "You're welcome." However, seeing Qi Ye's appearance clearly, Zifang was slightly stunned at the moment.

This Qi Ye is about 24 or [-] years old. Although his clothes are simple in style, they seem to be of great value. He looks handsome, and his eyebrows and eyes seem to be full of beauty. Words - graceful and luxurious.

"This banyan forest is often haunted by wild beasts and wolves. It is really not a place to stay for a long time. If Mr.'s people are not seriously injured, it is best to leave this banyan forest as soon as possible."

"The little boy said yes"

Zifang glanced at him, turned around and left no longer.When passing by Qiye, Qiye suddenly said: "Young master, stop!"

"Huh?" Zifang was suspicious, looked back at him and said, "I'm just a hunter in the countryside, and I can't bear the title of Mr. Young Master. My surname is Zhang and I live in Taohua Village. You can just call me Xiao Zhang."

Qi Ye nodded and smiled: "My surname is Jiang, and I am a businessman. Everyone calls me Qi Ye. I originally wanted to go to Pingyang to do business, but I didn't expect to meet that hungry wolf here. Thank you Xiao Zhang today, but I think If Xiao Zhang is like this, if you don’t mind it, go to my carriage and change your clothes first. Look at your clothes. After wearing them for a long time, I’m afraid you’ll get sick easily.”

Zifang frowned, and looked down at her clothes. It was really embarrassing to be covered in mud, but...

"Thank you Qiye for your kindness, but I haven't returned all night, if I don't go back, the family will be anxious"

Qi Ye wanted to say something more, but Zifang had already left in a hurry.Seeing his back going away, Qi Ye was obviously taken aback, then smiled helplessly.

This kind of running for life, why do you feel like you have become a hungry wolf that eats people?

The steward of "Seven Lords" stepped forward and replied respectfully: "Everything has been checked, those nursing homes are mostly minor injuries, not serious."

"En." Qi Ye nodded, turned and walked towards the carriage: "Since the injury is minor, let's leave here first."

"Yes"

A forest infested by hungry wolves is still not safe enough.

Zifang hurried home, seeing the silence in the yard, no one was shaking, as if it was still early, everyone hadn't gotten up yet, so she hurried back to the room on tiptoe, but as soon as she pushed the door, Zifang was startled, because—— Ah Sitting in his room in the cold, as if waiting for him to come back!

"Why come back at this time?" Seeing the embarrassment on Zifang's body clearly, Aku's eyes became colder: "How did you get this body?"

Zifang said: "When I came back, it was raining heavily, my feet slipped and I fell, and I lay outside all night." Saying that, Zifang hurriedly searched for dry clothes and put them back on again. At the same time, he did not forget to ask: "Last night Parents are worried that I didn’t come back last night, right?”

Aku said: "Mother asked about you at night, and I said that Du Lei told you to go to his house and would come back very late."

"They believed it?" Zifang was not at ease.

Aku nodded, looking down at the clothes thrown by the quilt room at the foot of the bed, his face became more serious: "It's not safe in the woods, are you not injured outside?"

Thinking of this, Zifang couldn't help sighing: "This time I counted my luck and fate, I didn't meet the beast Cailang"

The two of them talked again and got on good terms, and Aku left when they saw their parents, not to mention revealing their secrets.

After Zifang changed her clothes, when she turned around and was about to go out, her head felt dizzy again, she shook her head, feeling better, and then Zifang stepped out.

When Zifang didn't come back last night, Bao Shi really asked after seeing Zifang. Zifang smiled and confessed that he had colluded with Aku. Bao really didn't doubt it anymore, but couldn't help it. Zhu said a few words about Zifang, making him playful and restrained a bit, after all, other people's homes also have to rest at night.

Zifang nodded. Seeing that this matter was revealed, she took out all the winnings she exchanged yesterday and handed them all over to Mrs. Bao. The mother and son were talking here, and outside the house they heard that the third grandpa Zhang Cheng and Di Sanniang brought their second master to apologize.

Upon hearing this, Bao's face immediately turned dark.