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Chapter 81 The Old Patriarch Passes Away

Seeing that Yao Shi also entered the situation, Luo Tian also laughed as if he was doing business. She was afraid that Yao Shi would rely on the family's affection to ask for money, so she said: "Grandma, don't worry, we have to let Let me see if this jade is worth that much money, after all we all grew up in front of you, I have never met my own grandma, even if there is love, it is very rare."

Yao Shi was right after thinking about it, so he took out the jade pendant and handed it to her: "Master, please watch from the side, be careful that she loses her grip and breaks things, I won't obey."

Luo Tian even took it over to have a look. She didn't understand jade, and she didn't know whether it was good or bad. She just wanted to see how this jade pendant, which was said to be left by her grandmother and worth twenty or thirty dong, looked like. what kind.

She looked it over and over several times, but she didn't understand what it was about. She just touched the coral-like pattern carved on it and the small and inconspicuous Gu character on the side, and fell into deep thought.

"Five pennies, nothing more." In the end, Luo Tian said the ideal price.

Yao Shi took the jade pendant away without even looking at her, and left angrily.

"Alas—" Fang sighed in the room, not knowing what to say.She couldn't come up with the money, and felt guilty in her heart. She just felt sorry for Luo Baisu, and couldn't even keep the only thing left by his mother.

"Mom, don't sigh. Grandma is short on money and short of money. She will come to us to exchange money in a short time." The pawn shop is too dark, Yao must have suffered, and will not go looking for trouble again.Now the only one who would spend this money in exchange for this jade pendant is their family. Yao shi had no other choice but to find her in the end, but he didn't know how much she would want to let go.

This matter was quickly forgotten by Luo Tiandu, and she re-entered the business of frying fried skewers to make money.

Sure enough, Yao asked her natal family for help, and found a family with a daughter-in-law who was going to marry. Because the future son-in-law's family had a small fortune, this family was worried that the dowry they prepared was too stingy, so they gritted their teeth. Shi changed the jacket and the gold hairpin as the bottom of the box, and followed the girl to carry them into the door.

Even with the seven hanging money, the fine was still three hanging short. Seeing that there was no more time to delay, Yao had no choice but to take the jade pendant and went to the door.

This time, both parties gave in one step each, Yao was in urgent need of money, so he lost five tangs, only fifteen tangs, but Luo Tiandu only wanted to add one tang, the two sides argued for a long time, neither of them would give in.In the end, Mrs. Yao stayed here for a long time, which aroused old man Luo's suspicion. When he ran over and saw Mrs. Yao holding Luo Baisu's jade pendant and asking Mrs. Fang for money, he became dizzy with anger and shouted Yao returned the things to Luo Baisu.

Yao shi refused to let it go, but kept complaining, saying that the family has no money now, and they have to pay a fine, and they have to give Luo Baihan money.

Old man Luo was trembling with anger, and cursed at Yao Shi: "If you hadn't been vicious-hearted and couldn't tolerate Da Lang, and made trouble in the yamen, how could you have caused so many troubles?! You really deserve it!"

In the end, under old man Luo's intervention, Luo Tiandu added another dime, and finally got Luo Baisu's piece of jade back.

Fang Shi handed the jade pendant to Luo Baisu very carefully.

Luo Baisu caressed the small engraved character Gu on the jade, and lowered his head.He has never seen the person who is said to be his own mother since he was born. He grew up in front of the Yao family in the early years, and was later brought up by the grandfather. After beating him once, leaving something behind is considered a proof.

Although the jade pendant was exchanged, half of the family's money went away. Luo Tian looked at Fang's dwindling money box, and was worried again. When will this money box be honestly full again?She also planned to wait for Luo Baisu to catch up for the exam in the fall, and hired someone to build another house and move out, and it was all ruined.

The house could not be built, but a barn still had to be built, and it had to be built before the autumn harvest, otherwise there would be no place to store this year's grain.

Luo Tiandu planned to wait until Luo Baisu set off for the provincial capital, and then invite someone to go through the barn. The barn was built in the small room where she and Luo Ming used to live.Although the room is not big, it is more than enough to accommodate her and Luo Mingdu, two little girls. Half of the space is divided into a small barn, which can also accommodate people, but the space is narrower. Anyway, they will not live in this old house for long. , must be moved out, even if it is narrower, it can barely make do with it.

Fang went out to talk to Uncle Luo about building a barn, and came back after a while.

"Mother, did Uncle Luo say when he will come to help us build the barn?" Luo Tiandu was cooking sauce soup, and seeing Fang's return so soon, he asked casually.

Because the fried skewers business is booming, she added several seasonings, ranging from spicy to non-spicy, sweet and sour. The variety of snacks has also developed from the simplest fried skewers to teppanyaki.

The so-called teppanyaki, of course, is not as particular as the later generations, but it is to put an iron plate on the fire, heat it, put various seasonings such as oil, chili, spices and cumin, and cook it with the ingredients, because the teppanyaki Compared with simple fried food, the taste is slightly different. After all, the way of eating is fresh, and it is also quite popular, but in this way, there are more sauces to adjust.

When Fang entered the door, he went to help and didn't speak, appearing preoccupied.

Luo Tian raised his head and asked her: "Did Uncle Luo agree?"

"I didn't tell him." Fang sighed, a little hesitant to say something, maybe he couldn't hide it, and finally told the truth, "The old patriarch may be a little bit upset."

When she went there just now, Lizheng and Luo Erbo's family were already discussing about ordering a coffin. Seeing such a scene, how could she ask Luo Erge to help build the barn.

Luo Tian stopped raising his hand to wipe his sweat, and paused: "Maybe I'm getting old, I can't stand the heat, and I'm suffering from heat stroke?" This summer is indeed a bit abnormally hot.

Fang shook her head: "When I went, he couldn't recognize anyone, not even his little great-grandson. I think it's been a few days." He sighed deeply, feeling very guilty.

Luo Tiandu was also very sad. In the end, it was because of Luo Baisu that the old patriarch put in so much effort, and on such a hot day, he rushed from Luojia Village to the county government to relieve Luo Baisu. The disaster of prison.If the old patriarch passed away because of this incident, then their family would be sinners in Luojia Village.

"How about, let's go to the town and ask the doctor to come and take a look?" Luo Tiandu said again.

No matter what, whether you say she is selfish or hypocritical to shirk responsibility, she always hopes in her heart that the old patriarch can survive this summer, because then she can still lie to herself, the old patriarch is indeed at the end of his life, and his life span is exhausted; But if at this time, the old patriarch has something good or bad, even if she wants to lie to herself, she can't justify it.

This kind of thing that caused others to lose their lives because of one's own fault is really uncomfortable.

The Fang family said: "The doctor in the town has been here twice." It was because the doctor opened his mouth that Li Zheng and his wife and Luo Erge and his wife finally believed that the old patriarch would not be able to survive this time. Start preparing the things that should be prepared.

Because of the matter of the old patriarch, the whole family felt very heavy. Even the joy of making money selling fried skewers and teppanyaki was not enough to cheer up the depression caused by this incident.At night, Luo Tian couldn't even fall asleep because of the deep guilt, and it was the first time that he really suffered from insomnia.

She knew that she had done nothing wrong back then, otherwise Luo Baisu would have been sent to prison by now, or even worse, he would have been beaten to death by Magistrate Tang if he could not stand in court.In such a situation, the only person she could find with the most weight was the old patriarch alone, and she didn't consider the consequences of running back and forth in such hot weather at the old patriarch's eighty-year-old age , or she thought of this consequence, but she subconsciously ignored it because she was too anxious to rescue Luo Baisu.

Speaking of which, she is the sinner in Luojia Village.

Luo Baisu probably guessed her thoughts, wanted to comfort her several times but didn't know what to say, finally he could only sigh, and went back to his room to continue his study.

The whole family has already sacrificed a lot for him to be able to participate in this rural examination, and now the old patriarch may have to be killed again. If he still has no future, he will be ashamed to face others.

This situation lasted until the evening of the third day, when the big bell under the old banyan tree in the village was rang.Every time the bell rang, it meant that something important happened in the village, and this time I knew what it was without having to think about it.

Fang Shi had heard the news earlier, so she immediately asked Luo Tiandu and Luo Ming to change into plain clothes, while she and Luo Baisu changed into green clothes and gathered under the old banyan tree.

Many people in the village knew that the old patriarch fell ill after returning from the county, and the Yao family was no exception. This time the village bell rang, and they probably guessed what happened, and felt a little uncomfortable. He said that he was not feeling well, but he didn't follow, only old man Luo, Luo Baihan and Luo Baining were seen under the banyan tree.

Li Zheng saw that the people were almost here, so he announced the news that the old patriarch had passed away.

The old patriarch had a high status and was well-known in the village. His funeral was handled with great ceremonies, and everyone in the village came to help very consciously.Because Luo Tiandu's family felt ashamed of the old patriarch, they took extra care in arranging the old patriarch's funeral, but Lizheng and Luo Erbo's family, except Lizheng's wife, everyone's attitude towards them was indifferent, not cold not hot.

Luo Tian knew that they were blaming her, but she wasn't dissatisfied, after all, it was her own fault, and the Lizheng family's attitude was justifiable.If the Lizheng family's attitude towards Luo Baisu is only lukewarm, and they treat old man Luo and Yao family, then it is really as merciless as the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves.Yao Shi is the nephew and nephew of the old family. When they came to express their condolences, Mrs. Lizheng and Luo Ersao didn't even let Yao Shi in.

(End of this chapter)