Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 244 Kong's visit (Part [-])
The next day, after breakfast, Butcher Zhang found a wheelbarrow, with Zhang Daqiang’s wife, Mrs. Kong, on one side of the cart and a pile of gifts on the other side. He set off carefully from the west entrance of the village, across the huge Jinjishan Village, Walk towards the old Liang's house at the east end of the village.

Butcher Zhang's wife helped hold the handlebar so that the wheelbarrow would not overturn on the rough bluestone road in the village.

Because I left after getting up in the morning and washing up, along the way I met many village women who went to the pond for washing, and men who got up early and went to work in the fields. Everyone saw Kong, who hadn’t gone out for two or three years, sitting on the pushchair. In the car, seeing Zhang Tuhu and his wife walking together again, they couldn't help but gather around to greet and ask a few words.

Although Zhang Tuhu and his wife are stingy, they are not incapable of distinguishing right from wrong. They still understand how to behave in the world, so their family's meat shed business is not bad.

But Kong is different, she is a rural woman with little experience, and she has not been in contact with the villagers for three or two years. Now, facing the inquiries of those villagers, Kong's face is more than horse face. Still tall, sitting on a unicycle with arms folded, gouging out whoever comes over with those pair of triangular eyes!

Soon, Zhang Tuhu and his party picked up speed, because when the villagers saw Kong's behavior, they were reluctant to go forward, and stood in twos and threes not far away, whispering.

It was all about Zhang Daqiang, Chun Nier, and Liang Yumei, and the incident spread to Kong's ears. Kong became more and more anxious, beat the wheelbarrow with his crutches, and urged Butcher Zhang to hurry up, faster... …

Butcher Zhang kills pigs on weekdays. Except for the knife that slit the throat, he personally goes into battle. After that, he orders the two men under his hands to do all the hard work. The family's crops are handed over to his two sons. , but they are all puffy and weak.

What's more, pushing this kind of one-wheeled cart is really a tricky job. If you are not careful, the two sides will balance, and the cart is most likely to fall to one side.

"Knock what knock, can you come down and walk over by yourself?" The Zhang family shouted at Kong angrily, wiped off his sweat, and muttered: "Your son made a mess, we, as uncles and aunts, followed , what else do you want to pay attention to?"

Although Kong didn't dare to knock again, he kept urging him, and the road was very rough. Butcher Zhang was sweating all over his brow. Fortunately, his wife was there to help him, so he barely managed to avoid the car from overturning.

After finally turning to the Qingshi alley where the old Liang's house was located, Zhang's family breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Kong: "When you enter the old Liang's house later, what should you do? Tell Liang Yumei and her parents Go, you are Qiangzi's mother, slap on the floor, no matter how close we are, in the eyes of the old Liang family, we can't surpass you to be Qiangzi's master."

Sitting on the car like a bodhisattva, Mrs. Kong turned her nostrils to the sky and hummed twice indifferently when she heard Zhang's family's advice.

Butcher Zhang was five or six years older than his younger brother. Within half a year after his younger brother was born, his father and mother died, and both brothers became orphans.Zhang Tuhu's younger brother can be said to have been brought up by Zhang Tuhu. If Zhang Tuhu ate, he would not starve his younger brother. Later, he married the Kong family and gave birth to Zhang Daqiang.It can be said that Zhang Tuhu's stinginess is also forced by life and circumstances.

The younger brother obeyed Kong's words, and indulged Kong's current character.Zhang Tuhu treats his younger brother like a brother like a father, and he is reluctant to let his younger brother suffer. After his younger brother died, he took care of his younger brother's widow. Zhang Tuhu has no complaints, which made the Kong family even more unreasonable today.

"Brothers and sisters, you should restrain your temper. Don't be like you are at home. When you come to someone else's house, you should be more polite, especially if we are on the man's side, you should lower your posture. Don't disagree with each other, just quarrel. It's not decent to scold!" Butcher Zhang couldn't help reminding a few words.

Kong glanced at his elder brother who was so tired that his face was as pale as a pig's liver, curled his lips, and nodded in agreement.The members of the Zhang family nodded, adjusted their clothes and combed their hair, and then went to knock on the front door of the old Liang family's big house...

Today, Jin Xi, who hadn't been to town for many days, went to town with Liang Yuzhong after breakfast.

In Sun Ji's grocery store, Jin Xi found Sun Erhu, and told him about Zhang Butcher's story, and Sun Erhu was both angry and shocked.Jin Xi told Sun Erhu to stay safe and not to be impatient, and asked him to rush to the county seat first to do two things.

One is to tell Sun Yubao and Sun Dahu to take precautions early on, especially when it comes to food and meat purchases, they must be extremely careful, lest they be caught by Mao Shiqi and his gang.

The second is to go to Liang Lihui, inform him of the situation, and ask Liang Lihui to find out Mao Shiqi's current situation, whether he is still in prison, and to check the situation of Mao Shiqi's family and friends.

Sun Ji grocery store and Qian Lixiang early store, because of Zhang Zhang and Cui Xique's careful management, everything is running on the right track, Jinxi inspected both sides, and she is very relieved.

In Qianlixiang's shop, Cui Xique was busy cooking rice and fried noodles for customers in the kitchen in the backyard, while in the shop in front, sister Xiulan and brother Baohong, one waiter, the other serving dumplings and noodles, Qin Ya was free to hold Jinxi Step aside and talk.

"Your fourth uncle probably knelt on the washboard in front of your fourth aunt's bed for most of the night last night!" Qin Ya said this at the beginning, and Jin Xi couldn't help laughing. He didn't even eat, so he went back to the town one after another. After coming back, Liang Yuzhou will have to face a storm.

Jin Xi suppressed her laugh and asked Qin Ya: "How do you know? Could it be that you also picked up that habit to eavesdrop on people's corners?"

Qin Ya pushed Jin Xi angrily, and said: "What, I don't have that eccentricity, it was when your fourth uncle and aunt came back yesterday afternoon, I noticed that their expressions were not right. It is inconvenient for customers to make noise. After closing at night, I heard the two of them arguing. Fang Na went back to the house with a washboard in his arms."

If you don't sleep in the middle of the night and go back to the house with only a washboard, and it's not washing clothes, then you must be punished to kneel.Jin Xi imagined how Liang Yuzhou was kneeling in front of Cui Xique's bed, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"Girl Xi, why didn't I see it before? You are quite dark-minded. Don't you feel sorry for your fourth uncle being punished by your fourth aunt? Can you still laugh?" Qin Ya's almond eyes widened, as if she had just met Jin Xi like.

Jin Xi stopped laughing, coughed lightly, and said: "That's the way they get along as a couple, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, I am a niece, there is no need to get involved!"

"What you said seems to be the same thing. I saw your fourth uncle following your fourth aunt this morning, smiling and flattering her, and being courteous. Alas, it's really sweeter than honey. !" Qin Ya said with a smack of her mouth.

After a while, Liang Yuzhong came to look for Jinxi, intending to go back to the village, followed by Liang Yuzhou.

Old Liangtou issued an iron order. While the second room is taking care of Mrs. Tan, people from the other three rooms must come to visit every day, at least once.So Liang Yuzhou took Liang Yuzhong's ox cart back to the village today.

Jin Xi's gaze fell on Liang Yuzhou's knee, she wondered if it was an illusion of her eyes, or Qin Ya's words were preconceived, why did Jin Xi look at Liang Yuzhou's walking posture, why did she feel a little uncomfortable?In order not to let herself laugh again, Jin Xi quickly looks away.

Liang Yuzhong drove the ox cart to the entrance of the alley, and the three followed Liang Yuzhong back to his home in Jinjishan Village before lunch. Liang Yuzhou got off the ox cart by the side of the official road and walked straight into the village to the old Liang's house.

"Mother, did you talk to your cousin in private last night? What did your cousin say? Would you like to let me give my second cousin your birthday?" Taking advantage of Taozhi and Jane's going to the kitchen to prepare chopsticks and bowls, in the dining hall Jin Xi pulled Sun Shi aside and asked in a low voice.

Sun's expression was embarrassing, and he hesitated: "I said everything I should say, just to persuade her to go to another family when she is young and has a good family, and don't make things difficult for herself. But she didn't say three words in one night. , just um, ah, I know... I asked her if she could tell Sheng Xiaozi about her birthday, she was silent again, and she didn't open her mouth, alas, I was confused, I don't know what she meant in the bottom of her heart !"

Jin Xi was also confused when she heard that, and said: "Then, why don't I ask about it later?"

Sun shook her head and said: "I just asked last night, don't rush her now, she is slow, let her think about it for herself!"

Jin Xi nodded, and said: "That's okay. I went shopping in the market for a while last night and saw a big crucian carp, so I sold two pairs. One pair will be given to the third and fourth crucian carp soup, and there will be another pair." As for the crucian carp, Dad means, let me send it to grandma, what do you think, mother?"

"I've also heard people say that eating fish is good for your eyes, so you can take it to your grandma after dinner." Sun has no objection, virtuous and generous, Jin Xi thought to herself.

"Mother, Zhang Zhang, the shopkeeper in the grocery store, recently went to the county to buy goods. There is a kind of candied purple sweet potato, which is sweet but not greasy. It is so delicious. I took a few packs back and put them on the bed in my room. Turn around and you With Gapo, Rou'er, Yun'er and the others!"

Sun smiled gently and said, "Hey, they must like it."

While talking, Jian Shi and Tao Zhi had already brought food and set the table, Sun Shi pulled Jin Xi over to sit down, Jin Xi glanced at Tao Zhi, and saw that she was the same as usual, her eyes and face were lowered slightly, and she was deftly arranging spoons and Dishes, with a faint smile on his face.

After the meal, Liang Yuzhong took Steward Cai as usual, and went to the side yard to discuss the crops with the chief worker. Jian's was cleaning up the dishes, and Cai Qingyang went to serve the cows to drink water and graze.

Mrs. Sun was surrounded by Jinrou, Wenyun, Wen'an and the others, and went to Jinxi's house to share the purple sweet potato preserves. Madam Dong and Mrs. Sun followed behind smiling with the third and fourth children in their arms. Here, Taozhi kept the two alive The crucian carp was packed in a small wooden bucket, put some water in it and handed it to Jinxi.

(End of this chapter)