wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 143 8. Going north to find a husband
Chen Shizu's eyes wandered, looking at Zheng Jiaqi uneasily.

Tian Erya was disappointed: "What? Haven't you heard from Zheng Yuansheng? Just forget about it, I know you've tried your best."

Zheng Jiaqi whispered: "Shizu, I think it's better to tell Sister Erya the news! Don't let her wait in vain."

Tian Erya had a bad premonition: "What happened? Shizu, tell me quickly."

Chen Shizu sighed softly: "Sister Erya, Brother Yuan Sheng was captured by the Mongols, and his whereabouts are unknown."

Tian Erya suddenly felt her eyes darken, and almost fainted.

Jiaqi supported her: "Sister-in-law, you have to take care!"

Tian Erya barely stopped: "What's going on? Please explain clearly."

Chen Shizu stated the facts: "I heard that when Brother Yuan Sheng and the others arrived at Ningguta, there happened to be a war between Changmaozi and Qing soldiers. Many prisoners were taken away by Changmaozi or escaped from long guns and short guns into the wild forest Take it away from the borders of the Qing Dynasty. I asked someone to ask around, and confirmed according to his appearance, Brother Yuan Sheng was indeed chased by the long-haired man and forced to go to the primeval forest."

Tian Erya was stunned, and it took a while before she realized: "So, Zheng Yuansheng's whereabouts are unknown now?"

"Yes." Chen Shizu said cautiously, "It's very likely that his going will be more dangerous than good. You have to prepare early."

Tian Erya was dumbfounded, tears streaming down her face.

Zheng Jiaqi wiped away tears from the side: "Second sister, my brother's life is not good. The first time I took the Juren exam, because the old man missed the exam. This time, he was listed in the high school, but he was involved in the cheating case of the scientific exam. He was arrested. It is his fate to be dispatched to Ninggu Pagoda, and forced to go to the primeval forest by Changmaozi, you have done all your kindness for him, forget about my brother!"

"Fate?" Tian Erya stood still for a while, wiping the tears from her face, "I was born in a poor family in the countryside. According to the fate arranged for me by God, I will be like many women in the village. Do rough work in the house, come home at night to do housework, obey the arrangement of my father and elder brother, marry a strange man in the country, bad luck, I may be raped by him. I will live a life of being beaten by men, and still Serving the life of the man's family."

Chen Shizu blinked, not understanding why she got here.

Tian Erya continued: "Unfortunately, I was arranged by Ms. Wu to be her fake bride. Jiaqi, according to the arrangement of fate, I will either be your brother's concubine to show off, or I will be a rough servant girl in your mother's house." However, I am not reconciled. I would rather be beaten and tired. I learned the craft of forging scissors and learned to read and write in your blacksmith yard. Only then did I have the honor to meet your brother. I don’t know you. I believe your brother met you. Adversity will not willingly accept the arrangement of fate, he will definitely strive to change himself."

Zheng Jiaqi's eyes widened: "Sister Erya, do you believe that my brother will turn the corner?"

"Of course. He knows I'm expecting him to marry me."

"However, she has already entered the primeval forest. You may not know what a primeval forest is." Zheng Jiaqi tugged at her husband's sleeve, "Tell her what it's like there."

Chen Shizu's expression was serious: "Brother Yuanyuan and the others ran into the primeval forest. The locals called it the monster circle. No one dared to go in. There were big black bears, tigers, leopards and boa constrictors and many other ferocious and ferocious wild animals. Even if Brother Yuansheng and the others were lucky To escape the hunting of wild animals, I can't stand the extremely cold weather. There will still be snow there in May, and when autumn comes, I have to wear big cotton jackets and big cotton trousers. In addition, there are long-haired They are hunted down. They are in an extremely harsh environment and it is difficult to survive.”

Tian Erya lowered her head.

Zheng Jiaqi tried to comfort her: "Sister Erya, I am as heartbroken as you are, but we still have to live on, and we all look forward."

After a while, Tian Erya put two nails of silver in sweet and sour on the table: "I said, why didn't you two come to my store to tell me the news in person! It turned out that something like this happened. Shizu, you gave me too much silver." Yes, I will return it to you."

Chen Shizu declined: "Hurry up and put it away, you deserve it."

"How come there are so many?"

"I sell the scissors according to the local market price. Moreover, the scissors you make are of good quality and are very popular in the local area, and the supply exceeds the demand." Chen Shizu thought for a while: "You can make more scissors at ordinary times, and I will do it next time." If you go to the Northeast, I can sell it for you.”

Tian Erya squeezed a smile: "Thank you. You helped me pack two large baskets of scissors and brought them to the Northeast. It was very hard work. Those two baskets of scissors were very heavy. In order to move them, you had to hire another person and increase the shipping cost. I I can't let you pay extra for me, it's just a thank you for your hard work."

Chen Shizu sternly said, "I'm selling scissors for you, not for these two money. If you insist on giving me money, are you looking down on me?"

"of course not……"

Zheng Jiaqi returned the money to her: "Sister, even without my brother's relationship, we will recognize you as our sister. Let's move around more in the future, this money is absolutely unacceptable."

Tian Erya refused to take it: "You take it and make some clothes for the children."

Chen Shizu snorted: "My family sells cloth, how many clothes can I lose for my children?"

"Look at my brain! Then buy some pastries for the kid..."

Zheng Jiaqi held down her hand, "It's really unnecessary, Sister Erya, you should keep this money well, there will be more places to use the money in the future!"

"It's not fair for me to accept it, so I'll keep it first." Seeing that the husband and wife were determined not to accept it, Tian Erya didn't refuse any more, and said goodbye politely.As soon as she stepped out of the gate of Chen's house, tears rolled down her face.

Zheng Jiaqi and Chen Shizu stood outside the door, watching her.

Chen Shizu watched Tian Erya keep raising her hand to brush her face, and frowned: "She seems to be crying."

"I must have cried." Zheng Jiaqi nodded, "I cried all night after hearing the news about my brother, sister Erya must have felt more uncomfortable than me."

Chen Shizu sighed: "Their fate is still shallow, and their blessings are poor!"

Zheng Jiaqi cried again: "Why are their lives so hard?"

Tian Erya cried all the way home, but wiped away her tears when she entered the house, and sat directly on the tree stump in the yard, looking into the distance.

Cuicui came out, saw her sitting blankly, patted her on the shoulder and asked, "Erya, what are you thinking?"

Tian Erya got up abruptly: "I'm going north to find Yuan Sheng."

"what?"

"I'm going to the northeast to find Zheng Yuansheng."

Cui Cui touched her forehead: "Are you okay? It's very far away from here, how do you get there?"

"Chen Shizu and the others can go, so can I."

"They formed a gang of big men and prepared to go together for a long time. Among other things, there is a lot of travel expenses to go there. The money you earn now is not enough to go to the capital. You can't beg all the way. Even if When you get there and find Zheng Yuansheng, you will also be his burden."

(End of this chapter)