The fertile water of farming does not flow to outsiders' fields

Father Xue was twisted until he yelled, and stared innocently at the rabbit circle and said, "I really don't know, I... oh, oh, I really don't know, Bing Huan, just lighten up."

The little widow sneered: "I don't know? Are you still pretending to me?" As she spoke, her hands became stronger again, and Father Xue couldn't stand it anymore, so he quickly betrayed his son: "Tiger! It's a tiger! He secretly went to dig it last night. Yes, this bastard just doesn't learn well, I'll deal with him in a while!"

The little widow was so angry that she waved her hands, turned around and was about to go out the door. Father Xue rushed up to stop her and smiled apologetically: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, hey, I can't help it, the family has no money, but Mr. It’s okay, I was also confused for a while, so don’t be angry, people say that people are poor and short-sighted, I, I..."

The little widow turned her head and saw that he didn't seem to be lying, thinking that his family had only just moved here, and there must be nothing to grow in this winter, she couldn't help but softened and was about to speak when the little scholar next to her heard the voice Come out and explain: "Huan... Auntie, don't be angry. In fact, Brother Xue has nothing to do. I want to go to the exam in the spring, and the money at home is tight. Besides, we were careful to avoid bamboo whips when digging bamboo shoots last night. Uncle Xue said that digging Digging the bamboo shoots, hoeing the ground to remove the thinning, we were actually pruning the roots of the bamboos yesterday, so that the bamboos that grow in the future will not be too dense, which is beneficial to... the future... so what."

The little widow suddenly became furious: "Did they take you there yesterday?"

Little Xiucai didn't understand why Aunt Huan suddenly became so fierce, she shrank her neck and replied, "Go, Uncle Xue is looking for bamboo shoots, brother Xue is digging, and I'm peeling the bamboo shoots on the side."

The little widow sneered twice: "Okay, Xue Dayong, it's fine to steal by yourself, take the scholar with you, don't you know that the scholar has fame? If people find out what happened last night, take it seriously and pursue it , he will be dismissed!"

The little scholar froze, he felt very exciting yesterday and didn't think too much about it, but now it's really the same reason, he hurriedly said: "Aunt Huan, I won't dare next time." The little widow squinted her eyes and said: "No It's none of your business, it's their fault, you go study hard, and I'll argue with them."

The little scholar gave a look of 'I am a mud bodhisattva, be careful yourself', and hurried into the house. Seeing that something was wrong, Mr. Xue hurriedly retreated to the backyard with a smile: "Binghuan, listen to my explanation, in fact, this is completely a Misunderstanding, it’s completely the tiger’s fault, yes, it’s all the tiger’s fault, he took the scholar there last night, I don’t even know, if I…”

Before the words fell, the little widow calmly walked to the yard and picked up the broom. Only now did Father Xue know that the women in Chenjia Village definitely had a violent tradition, so he ran to the backyard howling: "Tiger! Tiger! Son! If you don’t say a word, your father will die!”

Today is the last day of the year. According to the rules, you have to wear new clothes and cover a new quilt, but the family is poor and has no new things to use, so I just make do with washing all the quilts and clothes to welcome the new year and get rid of the old.Xue Yinsong was unwrapping and washing the quilt, when he saw Father Xue rushing into the backyard like burning his ass and asking: "What are you doing..." Seeing the little widow who was driven in behind, she immediately understood: "Father, what are you doing? What's wrong?"

Father Xue ran behind him before panting: "Then I have to ask you, you said you were doing something wrong, you went to steal bamboo shoots in the middle of the night, and you were not good at stealing bamboo shoots, and you even took Xiucai away, now Binghuan Get angry, talk about me."

The little widow snorted coldly, looked at the pair of father and son who were in trouble, and said, "It's fine if you two don't learn well, what are you doing to bring down a scholar? Can you dig the bamboo forest in Chenjia Village? People from hundreds of households, do you think that if you dug and filled the soil secretly, no one would know about it? Let me tell you, someone stole bamboo shoots the year before last, and in the end, out of the anger of the common people, Li Zheng took the patriarch and a few elders to kill two hundred households. I searched all over, and the family I found not only knelt in the family ancestral hall for two days, but was beaten with a full [-] sticks."

Father Xue and his son looked at each other and felt the serious consequences. Qiqi asked: "What should I do? No matter how level the ground has been dug and filled, it can be seen at a glance. I'm afraid it won't take long for the patriarch Li Zheng to make a decision." We have to bring someone to search the house."

The little widow sneered, and threw the broom away: "Since you dare to steal, you have already figured out how to deal with it. Then figure out a solution yourself. Just don't involve the scholar, otherwise I won't forgive you."

Father Xue was still waiting to speak, but Xue Yinsong had already turned his head, threw away the quilt and said, "Father, go and clean up all the heads of the bamboo shoots in the rabbit pen, and the skins of the bamboo shoots in the corners, and throw them all in the Buried in the cesspit of the pigsty."

Father Xue hurriedly agreed to go to the rabbit pen, while Xue Yinsong stood up and found the largest pottery pot, put all the bamboo shoots in it, covered it and moved it into the stove, and hid it in the large boiler for cooking pig food.

The little widow watched from the side, and snorted coldly: "You two will think of a way, but I don't know if there is mud on the shovel? The soil in the bamboo forest is red, and you can tell it at a glance."

Xue Yinsong hurriedly found the shovel, washed it with water and put some other soil on it, and then sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.Over there, after cleaning the rabbit pen and pig pen, Father Xue came over and sat down and said, "Son, don't dig bamboo shoots in the future, I haven't eaten this yet, and it's really not worthwhile to work from last night to today."

Xue Yinsong was about to speak when the door was knocked loudly, and Li Zheng shouted at the door: "Xiu Cai, Xiu Cai! Open the door!"

Xue Yinsong and his father looked at each other, both sighed that it was fortunate that we moved quickly, and hurriedly opened the door to welcome Lizheng in.

Li Zheng was beaming in his new clothes, followed by two people and said, "These are the two great elders of this village, I invite them to come and write a marriage letter for Father Xue, I wonder if the pen and ink are ready? "

The little scholar hurriedly went to get the prepared red paper, pen and ink, and was sitting in the main room. After chatting a few words and drinking tea, he began to write the marriage letter. In Tianba Village of the county, Zhang Binghuan, the widow of the village, and the widow Zhang Binghuan voluntarily married each other because of their mutual affection. Now, here is the written evidence as proof, the witness:..."

Li Zheng was also born as a scholar, and he could write a good handwriting, but he wrote the marriage letter in a short time for the few people present to look at it, and then let the couple and the witnesses stamp their fingerprints according to the rules.

Because it was a ceremony where there were not many marriages, Li Zheng checked the marriage letter carefully and handed it to Zhang Binghuan, smiling: "You put it away, the marriage letter has been written, and today is New Year's Eve, this is double happiness, It is necessary to ask for a glass of wedding wine to drink, but each of our families has something to do, so I will send this wine first, and I will ask for a drink later."

Father Xue hurriedly said: "You should, you should, wait a moment." Xue Yinsong hurriedly went to the backyard to take out the blood sausage and wind fish that he had prepared earlier, and distributed them to several people in three parts: "A small thing is not a respect, wait for it." Another day, my father and Aunt Huan will prepare water and wine, and I will definitely invite you to get together again."

A few people talked and laughed and left. Father Xue wiped his sweat after closing the door and said, "It's really scary, I thought they were here to check the bamboo shoots."

Zhang Binghuan let out a chuckle: "What are you looking for? If you really want to steal a few bamboo shoots, I'm afraid they'll get into your stomach early. How can you check?"

Only then did Father Xue realize that she had been cheated by her, and he was so angry that he shook his hands and couldn't speak. Zhang Binghuan laughed and said, "If you can steal, don't you allow me to cheat? Look at your virtues, all of you look like men." Like that, even if you do some vile people, you won't be afraid of being known and stabbed in the back."

Xue Yinsong was very calm: "People are poor and short-sighted, but rich people are full of confidence. I don't have enough money to dig a few bamboo shoots as a loan. When I get rich, I will definitely build roads and bridges for the village."

Zhang Binghuan took out a bag of broken silver and said: "I also know that your family just moved here, and I don't have a lot of money. I still have seven taels of broken silver here, and I'm not in a hurry to use it. You can take it first. I need to buy seeds in spring. Can you buy it?" Don’t hold back the money, if the seeds are poorly purchased, the harvest for the year will be poor.”

Father Xue was a little embarrassed, so he had to accept the broken silver and thanked him: "Binghuan, I, I..." The little widow said: "You are a big man, don't be so tired and crooked, can you? Farm the land and return the money to me early, that is The capital of my wine shop is not given to you for nothing."

Father Xue hurriedly agreed to put away the money: "Yes, yes. The marriage letter has been written, so I'll go to boil the water right now, and the whole family will take a bath and change clothes to prepare for the sacrifice."

Zhang Binghuan heard the whole family, blushing slightly on her face, and went to the kitchen: "Have you had breakfast? I see there is leftovers from yesterday, why don't you fry them up and cook something for you?"

Father Xue hurriedly agreed, saw her enter the kitchen, turned around and hurriedly looked for his son.

Xue Yinsong looked at Yin Zi and said with a smile: "Isn't that good? She is willing to lend you the silver, which shows that she trusts you very much." Father Xue gritted his teeth and said, "I trust you very much, but I failed her. , Now I feel guilty, and I want to dig out the 100 taels under the bed and give them to her for safekeeping on the spur of the moment."

Xue Yinsong shrugged, and said without hesitation: "It's up to you, but you have thought it through clearly. If you regret it later, you may not be able to get the money back. You can figure it out."

Father Xue got tangled up and winked for a long time, then he waved his sleeves and went to the kitchen to help.