Sweet and warm little peasant woman

Chapter 418 The Brick Thief

If this is the case in the ancient countryside, there is no pastime on weekdays. In this village, every household is a fenced garden, and everyone can see everything at a glance. Suddenly, Tong Xiaowu’s house is about to build a courtyard wall. Everyone came to watch.

"This courtyard is built on the wall, just like the people in the town!"

"No, no one wants to see the yard here, it's a little stuffy, not bright..."

"If my house had these blue bricks, I would build a house instead of a courtyard wall..."

"Master Dong, you really want to build a courtyard wall, these bricks are enough to build a side room..." Someone shouted.

Tong Xiaowu came to the door, looked at the gossiping people in front of her, remembered what happened last night, and said:
"Everyone said I was going to build a courtyard wall. My house was full of thieves last night. Didn't Aunt Li also enter my house before, knocked on the door lock and stole things? There are so many thieves, and they really built up the courtyard wall."

"A burglar broke into your house again?"

"No, by the way, what do you think this thief thinks? Isn't there a saying that is good? A thief will never succeed, good and evil will always be rewarded, and there is a god standing three feet above the head. People are doing things and the sky is watching. Because one must reap the consequences, he is not afraid of retribution if he does too many bad things."

Tong Xiaowu looked at the crowd and said, everyone shook their heads when they heard this, only one person blushed and choked dissatisfiedly, "Maybe that family is in trouble?"

"What's the use of stealing bricks in difficulties? It's better to find ways to earn money to live. Difficulties are the reason for doing bad things. In other words, whoever is more difficult and whose life is poorer can be robbed and killed."

Tong Xiaowu looked at this person, she already had a goal, but a few bricks, she was not as knowledgeable as him, but she knew who it was, so she had to be more careful in the future.

The man fell silent, turned around and walked towards the West Village. Not long after, he came to Tong Xiaowu's house pushing a single-wheeled cart. Tong Xiaowu stopped him outside the door and asked, "What do you want?"

I couldn't steal it last night, but I'm going to steal it tomorrow?

This person looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and looked dry and thin. He looked at Tong Xiaowu, and then at the fellow villagers next to him, and stammered:

"I want to help with something. Let me help tidy up the yard. To be honest, I took the brick yesterday. I was useful, so I took a few pieces. I admit that it was my fault. I will never take it again? "

"Xiao Linzi, what are you doing with other people's green bricks?"

"My mother's plank bed was broken. I used stones to cushion it, but there was a hole in the middle, and the stone was a bit tight. I took a few bricks and wanted to put them under the bed for my mother. Who knows if my mother is Agree, don’t steal something if you’re starving to death, I’m sorry, I did something wrong!” The man spoke in a naive manner, and sincerely apologized to Tong Xiaowu and Bichen.

Tong Xiaowu didn't speak, turned to look at Xicun, and asked, "Which one is your home?"

You can tell what the living conditions of this family are like by looking at the family situation. Anyway, the people here are all fenced gardens, and you can see what the yard looks like at a glance.

The young man was a little ashamed, he pointed out, "The first is the second house in the third alley!"

Tong Xiaowu looked around and saw a woman in her 40s standing in the yard leaning on crutches, looking up to this side. This bungalow, fenced yard, the yard was cleaned up very clean, and some vegetables and flowers were planted. It can be seen that it is a living family.

It's just that the life is not satisfactory. Although there are more earthen houses on the left and right, the bottom of the house is made of stone, and the top is rammed with adobe. Some people's roofs are also covered with blue tiles. The roof is plastered with mud.

Although it is a bit worse than the left and right, it is still good compared to her previous house in Nanzhou.

Tong Xiaowu looked at the door to watch the lively villagers, and waved to this man named Xiao Linzi: "Don't you want to help? I told you in advance, no matter the food, come in!"

The young man followed into the yard and started working without saying a word. Seeing this, the other villagers said dissatisfiedly, "Isn't it just a few green bricks? Is it worth using them like this?"

"Oh, what are you talking about? Let's go..." Someone felt bored and turned to leave. Others had seen enough and followed back to the West Village.

Only Zhang Ruomei's family was left. Looking at the work in the yard, she thought that if the helpers took care of the lunch, she would also help out. With the two children, she could save some food.

But when she heard Tong Xiaowu say that she didn't care about food, she turned around and dragged the two children away.

Xiaohu and Xiaolan wanted to help, but his mother was watching closely and had no choice but to follow them back.

"Give!"

After everyone had left, the boy came to Tong Xiaowu and handed over a purse, "My mother said that you can't be moved by poverty, and you can't be subdued by power. If I want to be a man, I have to be brave. I apologize to you, this is compensation..."

Tong Xiaowu reached out to open the purse, and there were more than 30 copper coins in it. She turned her head and asked, "Are you sure these are all for me, one brick and two cents, isn't it a bit much for you? Did you take it last night?" How much is it?"

"Five yuan!" The boy answered with a stubborn expression on his face.

Seeing him like this, Tong Xiaowu laughed, "Well, I don't want the brick money, and I'll give it back to you. You just need to help us with the work for a whole morning, and you can just help us put away the turning heads and tidy up the yard. It's..."

As he said that, Tong Xiaowu returned the purse to him, he was slightly stunned, and finally looked back in the direction of his home, his mother was standing in the yard of her home, looking at her, although his mother's eyes No, I can't see clearly, but after his mother's education this morning, he has decided to correct it.

"Here, I'll give it to you if I tell you, what's the point!" The man suddenly stuffed the purse into Tong Xiaowu's hand again, then turned around and went to work.

Seeing him like this, Tong Xiaowu said again: "Well, how about this, the money is your family's share in my business, okay? When I earn money, I will give your family a dividend, okay?"

"Whatever, whatever, I don't understand anyway, and I'll give you the money!" The man lowered his head and started working, regardless of that.

At this time, Mrs. Wang brought her husband-in-law to Tong Xiaowu's house. After entering the yard, she looked around, "Is Mrs. Dong at home?"

While talking, she had already entered the house with her husband-in-law. At this time, Tong Xiaowu was sorting out the materials in the house, and she wanted to write down all the things that needed to be done in the next few days.

Seeing the two of them appear, she stood up, "It's Mrs. Wang, what's the matter?"

"It's like this. Didn't you say yesterday that you want to invest in stocks and start a business? We are from the countryside. Your eldest brother in my family used to work as a long-term worker in a porcelain kiln in the town. He saved some money at home. It's not much, just a tael of silver. I I want to ask, can I get a share?"

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