Poor family mother and son

Chapter 9 Wu Dalang's Guilt
Chu Qing was thirsty now, but no one offered him water.They are all busy thinking.Chu Qing really wanted to leave, go back to her den, drink water, wash up, and cuddle Xiaobao to sleep.

It's more than 8 o'clock now.

"I said..." Village Chief Wu saw that Mr. Xie was smiling and looking at Xiao Bao who was flipping through "Thousand Characters" with an expression of "this child will become a great tool", and he thought that Mr. Xie agreed. This is Yuan's approach.

So he said: "Everyone, I think Yuan's method is good. If there is a rule, we will make a rule. If we need to keep accounts, we will keep accounts. Everything is clear and clear, so you don't have to guess and guess. It's good."

Village Chief Wu raised his head, and the other two village chiefs also came back to their senses.

In fact, they understood what Chu Qing was talking about, but everyone hadn't calculated the monthly food expenses yet.

At the beginning, Mr. Xie suggested that reading is hard work, and children can only concentrate on studying if they are not hungry, and then formulated the food standard of 6 Wen for 30 catties of rice.

Mr. Xie is so knowledgeable, everyone agreed without serious calculation.

Mr. Xie's Shuxiu silver was paid by the three villages together.These 6 catties of rice plus 30 Wen are actually food expenses.

Today, Chu Qing settled accounts like this, the food expenses are enough, so he won't be hungry, so why do the children often say that they are not full all these years.

"Mr. Xie," Village Chief Zhang looked at Mr. Xie, "Is this Yuan's calculation correct? Is it these numbers?"

Mr. Xie nodded: "That's right, I didn't expect Mrs. Yuan to be so good at mental calculations, more detailed than mine. I only made a rough calculation."

Listen, Mrs. Yuan has become Mrs. Yuan, this name has changed, it sounds more friendly.Damn, no!Chu Qing suddenly realized that she should not appear to be different from other women, those who are unfamiliar with the place should be cautious.

"Sir, I'm sorry. This is all taught by my husband, and I have to calculate the payment of food, taxes, basic necessities, and so on."Chu Qing quickly explained.

"Then I think it will work!" Village Chief Zhang said: "If you ask me, you don't need to pay more for food. A meal of three and a half rice, even if you eat a lot, you won't be hungry!"

He said this with confidence, because his own son had never been hungry. The village head's son, who would dare not let him be full?

"I have no objection." This is Village Chief Li.The students in their village are all in Mengban. If the calculation just now is followed, the children will not be able to eat.

"That's right!" Village Chief Wu patted his thigh, "Since all of us agree with this matter, let's do it this way! Mrs. Yuan said that sending Caiyue to pay the bill is also a good way, what do you think?"

After everyone passed the first article, Village Chief Wu led everyone to consider the second article.The result is that the guy agrees.

Because the food is delivered in the morning, and the kitchen can be used by the way, doesn't this form a disguised supervision.

"Look at this." At this time, Mr. Xie took out the menu that Chu Qing gave him at noon.The village chiefs are all literate, and their clear and neat characters are written according to the menu format of modern restaurants, so they can be understood at a glance.

"There are two dishes for each meal!" Everyone was surprised.

"Basically every meal has meat!" This made me even more excited.

"It's so good! There are only two kinds of green vegetables in each meal. It doesn't cost a lot, and the children can eat different dishes. The extra money can be exchanged for some meat and oil, and the children will have some meat every day."

Everyone also passed the second article.

Mr. Xie added: "The rules of receiving meals that Mrs. Yuan mentioned just now, I think it is very good. Without rules, there is no circle. The method Mrs. Yuan said can not only keep the children from fighting, but also form a good order. And it can also reduce the chance of getting the disease through the mouth. No matter who you are, clean and tidy is the basic decency."

The village chiefs nodded in agreement.

This matter is so settled, the village chief and the others stay to continue the discussion.

Chu Qing was about to leave with Xiaobao in his arms, and was about to go back to wash and sleep, but Xiaobao didn't hold the book firmly and dropped it.

Mr. Xie helped to pick it up, and when he saw that it was the same as the handwriting on the menu, he asked, "Did you finish copying it so soon?"

Chu Qing said yes.

Mr. Xie stroked his beard: "Put this book here first, and I'll return it to you tomorrow."

I don't know why, but the leader has spoken and must agree.

When he went out, Wu Dalang was arranging firewood.That much firewood has become a wall, and the whole wall from the door of the room to the entrance of the courtyard is full of firewood.

Because there are too many, it always slides down. Wu Dalang is using ropes and long firewood sticks to set up the fence.

When Chu Qing passed by, he nodded to him as a greeting.Wu Dalang gave a back view, pretending he didn't see it without saying a word.Chu Qing felt that this person was weird, maybe he had a mental illness?

After breakfast the next day, Chu Qing found a basket, put Little Treasure in it and went up the mountain.

The job is basically stable, so Chu Qing has to understand the surrounding environment and think about ways to support her family.Now I don't even have a change of clothes, and the wages are not paid until the end of the month.

Wukesong Village is backed by a mountain, and you can go up the mountain all the way to the north after leaving the village.

There are many trees on the mountain. It is said that Wukeshu Village is because when the ancestors first came here hundreds of years ago, they cut wood to build houses and used up a lot of books on the mountain. Five trees have to be repaid. The predecessors planted trees and the descendants took advantage of the shade, so that we can develop well from generation to generation.”

In this way, the village is called "Wukeshu Village", which aims to remind future generations that those who have used the mountain must return it, so that future generations can rely on the mountain to eat the mountain and continue to stretch.

Chu Qing is a road idiot, he loses direction when there are too many trees, and deviates from the original route.But she didn't care, because at this moment she found something delicious.

There are purple-black finger-sized fruits on the ground, which are not mulberries!Chu Qing is happy!Looking up, the dots of mulberries on the tall mulberry trees are so tempting!She tries to climb a tree.

I didn't know how to climb trees before, but now my body is very well coordinated, and I went up after a few attempts.It's nice to be young.Chu Qing, who was originally 40 years old, is only in his early twenties now, so it feels good to be healthy.

Climb up to find a thick branch to fix the back basket on, and tie it securely with a rope.Little Treasure sat in the basket with a big gourd in his arms, which was more reassuring than putting it under a tree.

When going out, Chu Qing took the gourd ladle from the kitchen with her. It was originally used as a safety helmet for Xiaobao, in case any snakes and insects fell on her head, and it could also block the sun.Now Xiaobao is holding the ladle to pick up the mulberries thrown in by Chuqing.

Little Treasure didn't speak, so Chu Qing concentrated on picking without making a sound.

Hearing voices suddenly, Chu Qing stopped and looked down. Under the two trees on the left, there were two men talking.

Because of the cover of the leaves, only one of them can be seen clearly.Chu Qing still knew this person, it was Wu Dalang.I just heard him say: "When did you come? Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"I arrived last night. I went for a walk in Zhangjia Village in the morning. You came here just after I arrived." Another person replied.

"You... see?" Wu Dalang's voice was hesitant, yet urgent.

"I see. They are all fine and alive. They are all under surveillance, digging rocks every day, and have suffered a bit," the man said.

"It's all caused by that old godly woman!" Wu Dalang said excitedly.He asked again: "That... that... is the baby okay?"

"Sister-in-law is very good, but her natal brother locked her in the house, and I didn't see her face. But I got to talk, sister-in-law asked me to bring you a message, saying that her natal family is sorry for you and the Wu family. She has no face See you. If something happens, don't save her, but protect yourself. "

"Woo..." Wu Dalang couldn't suppress his emotions and let out a sob.

"Da Lang, at least they are alive, don't be too sad," the man persuaded, "I still need your help."

Wu Dalang stopped sobbing immediately.

"One of my men died," the man said, "so I have one less man to deliver the news. Can you help me?"

"Brother, what are you talking about! You saved my life, and your love is greater than mountains! You can tell me what to do. You can kill me!" Wu Dalang patted his chest and said.

Chu Qing was a little confused.This Wu Dalang is quite capable of talking.Why do you cherish words like gold at ordinary times, it's not humane!

"My brother who died had a secret letter stolen from him. It was a list, a list of Donglun Kingdom's secret operations in Jizhou. Someone on the list belonged to me. The list was stolen , the people on the list will also be transferred, and I can’t get some news.” The man continued: “I need someone to help me pass the news.”

"I'll pass it on!" Wu Dalang immediately expressed his opinion.

"Hmm..." The man seemed to be hesitating: "Dalang, I can trust you. But your illiteracy is a problem. I need someone who can read and write, and it must be easy to travel, and he must be reliable and clever."

"It's convenient for me to travel, but I'm illiterate, and I'm not smart enough." Da Lang felt a little ashamed, "Is it okay to send you a message? I can keep it secret, and I can also send a message."

"Dalang, I won't be able to show up for a while, so I need someone who can read, write the message on a note, and then let my people pick it up. My men come to this forest every five or six days to pick up the note , the time is uncertain."

Wu Dalang is scratching his head, he can help send the note into the woods, but he can't write a note. "Then let my father help, my father can read."

"No, your father is the village head, and his goals are big. Besides, your father can't go out at any time. The point is, my people have been monitoring the village head's house in Zhang Village. I suspect that someone in their family has contact with the secret work of Donglun Kingdom. You If Dad knows about this, I’m afraid he will reveal his secrets!” The man said, “I can only reveal this to you, you must keep it secret.”

"Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret. If it weren't for the Donglun Kingdom, my two younger brothers and sons wouldn't be involved!" Wu Dalang gritted his teeth.

"Dong Lun is very shameless! They used married women to trick our Daxuan people into taking them as hostages, and forced them to build roads and deliver food to them! Don't worry, this kind of life won't last long, we will rescue Erlang Saburo, sister-in-law and eldest nephew!"

"Well..." Wu Dalang choked up again, "I'm so ashamed! If I hadn't been injured at the time, I would never have let my two younger brothers go to Donglun Kingdom! That old godly woman wrote to lie to my wife that she Dad is dead, if I could move, I would never let my younger brother escort my daughter-in-law and son to Donglun for the funeral. Now, my second brother and third brother... my Dachuner... woo woo..." Quite a big man Cry like a child.

Chu Qing felt sad after hearing this.

"Dalang, please be at ease. The Donglun Kingdom just wants these people to be hostages in exchange for food. Since they want to exchange food, these hostages will not have a life problem right now. The wheat will be harvested in two months. You here It is the only official road to transport grain to Beijing. Donglun Kingdom wants to rob grain. Erlang Saburo and the others are digging the road here, after all, there are only two mountains between them. At that time, we will rescue them and come back. do not worry!"

"Thank you, brother, you are the benefactor of our family!" Wu Dalang knelt down as he said that, and the man supported him, as if he was quite strong, Wu Dalang didn't kneel down for such a big man.

"Okay, it's not too late to thank me after I rescue them. It's getting late, it's important, can you find the person I said?"

"Such a person... There is one, but I don't know if it is reliable." Wu Dalang said uncertainly.

"You observe during the day, I will go to you after dark, and you take me to meet that person."

"it is good."

Soon Wu Dalang and the man parted ways.

Chu Qing dared to take a deep breath when she could not hear the footsteps.Emma, ​​for a long time, she was hanging on the branch of a tree without daring to move. She even held her breath halfway, but she was exhausted.Her arms and legs were already numb, and every time she moved, it was as if thousands of needles were pricking her.

Xiaobao fell asleep sitting in the basket, holding a spoonful of mulberries, surrounded by small roots of garlic and thorny old shoots.

(End of this chapter)