Chapter 56: A Faint Clue
After dinner, the family had to rest early, saying that it was to save oil and let us put out the oil lamp early. (You can find this site)
There is no electricity in this village!
The oil lamp was extinguished, and the already dark house was even darker, but fortunately, at night in the mountain village, the moonlight was exceptionally bright, and after getting used to it for a while, through the moonlight shining through the window, I could still see the things in the house clearly.
Suppressing a stomach full of questions, I really want to talk to Ling Ruxue, I don't think she has any need to hide from me, if I ask, she should answer, right?
But the problem is that this bark house has no sound insulation effect at all, and there is a coughing sound next door, the sound of whispering with the children, and the sound of the daughter-in-law scolding the children, how can I open my mouth to ask Ling Ruxue? When they heard it, they were afraid that it would be bad.
Ling Ruxue slept in another bed, it was very quiet, at least I couldn't hear a little movement, just when I hesitated to go over and whisper to her, I heard the outsider turn over, no longer coughing, through the sound of his footsteps, towards our house.
Could it be that this is a good idea? I adjusted my posture, my whole body was in a state of readiness, speaking of fighting, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I have been fighting 5 to Shun like this, no problem, I can't let him hurt Hui Gen'er and Ruxue.
But Na Lai Shun obviously didn't mean to come in, just coughed twice at the door, and then shouted at us twice: "Hey, did you sleep?" Did you sleep? ”
Ruxue is very quiet over there, and I don't know if I'm really asleep, or if I have the same idea as me, that is, don't answer, see what Lai Shun wants to do, fortunately, Hui Gen'er, this kid is really asleep, otherwise Lai Shun shouted like this, this kid may be stunned and reply.
After shouting a few words, Laishun saw that there was no movement on our side, turned around and left, and then I heard the sound of Laishun opening the door and leaving the house, and then, I heard Laishun's daughter-in-law also get up, and chased out of the house, and the two talked in the yard.
I don't know if it's because of curiosity or if I'm born with a 'three-eight', but I just can't help but quietly roll over and get out of bed, and then feel under the window, eager to hear what they have to say.
But as soon as I walked under the window, I saw a dark shadow already squatting there, and I was startled, thinking that I had met a ghost, and said that Lao Tzu was really a Taoist priest? Do you encounter ghosts wherever you go? As a result, when I took a closer look, I found that it was Ling Ruxue squatting there, moving faster than me.
I'm happy in my heart, it turns out that this girl also has the true color of '38'? At least she's much cuter than she's tall and cold, and she's so cold that she doesn't have any emotions.
When she saw me coming, she moved a little and gave me a place, and I smiled at her and said to her, "So you are also so 'three-eight'?" ”
Ling Ruxue didn't even look at it, but said: "I'm not too sure about the affairs of this village, I just heard Da Wu say it vaguely." Listen and you might find out something. ”
After that, she made a 'shh
But I have to sigh, this woman's every move is so moving in my eyes, perhaps, she is really too calm on weekdays, so a little emotion, a little action is extraordinarily moving.
Leaning under the window, I could hear the movement outside more clearly, and I heard Laishun's daughter-in-law yell at Laishun: "Do you want to go to the town to drink wine and eat meat, and then find a wild cat (miss)?" You have to hand over at least half of the money. ”
"I will give you fifty at most, I brought the person here, and the money is for me, why do you share half of it? If I don't go to look for wild cats, do you face you every day? ”
"My old woman, you say? How good are you? You"
Their conversation was almost entirely of unnutritious bickering, mixed with the sound of a cough, caused by the hundreds of dollars I threw out.
This makes me feel very emotional, what kind of husband and wife are they? actually quarreled like this for a few hundred dollars, and from their words, I could clearly feel that there was no emotion between them at all, just the state of living together.
Just when I was bored and was about to go back to sleep, I suddenly heard Lai Shun roar: "I don't care, the money will not be given to you!" Lao Tzu has already started to have seizures, and he can't live long, anyway, there is wine today and drunk today, get out of Lao Tzu. ”
Then I heard the sound of the two of them fighting, and then I heard a 'poof' sound, like the sound of someone falling to the ground, and I couldn't help but look up.
By the moonlight, I saw clearly, it turned out that Laishun's mother-in-law was kicked to the ground by Laishun, and then Laishun scolded and went out, I could vaguely hear him scolding someone who was going to die, afraid of a fart, go to gamble first, and go to the town tomorrow or something.
I was shocked in my heart, and in the same way, I saw Ling Ruxue beside me with a trace of shock and unbearable emotion in her eyes.
The people in this village are so poor, there is even a gambling house, it can be seen how depraved and hopeless life is, from the words of the smooth, I seem to hear some clues, but I can't grasp it, but Ruxue must know something clearly.
Before I could whisper anything, I heard the sound of a child getting up and going out next door, and I poked my head out to look, and saw a little boy and that very cute little girl going out.
I have some impressions of that little boy, because I always feel that my daughter-in-law takes special care of him, not to mention the potatoes that are big for him, and even the bones in the broth will give him two more, I don't know if I think too much, I always feel that the little boy is the only child who has some similarities with these two children.
The little girl rushed to Laishun's daughter-in-law first, shouting that her mother would not cry, but she was pushed away by Laishun's daughter-in-law, and had to stand aside pitifully, but the little boy was held in her arms by Laishun's daughter-in-law, and said: "Mom has no other hope, just count on you to go to the village to live a good life, better than being a pig in this village." ”
"The people in the stockade are so fierce, Mom." The little girl couldn't help but say a word next to her, but she was pushed by Laishun's daughter-in-law and said, "What do you know, you can't go for the rest of your life, and you will go back to sleep when you are a pig." ”
After speaking, the daughter-in-law of Laishun didn't cry, picked up something from the ground, and then took the two children back to the house with the same scolding, I noticed that the thing she picked up was actually two 10 yuan bills, in the end, Lai Shun still threw her twenty yuan, as for what she scolded, but it was a little unbearable, all what is good to die early, early death and early life. If you die, you will be liberated, and you will use the money, and you will have no conscience or something.
After that, it was the sound of going into the house and lying down, and after a long time, there was no movement from there.
But Ling Ruxue and I were both squatting under the window, not moving for a long time, it is estimated that both sides were shocked by the content of each other's words, and we need to digest it well to be able to think normally.
I really wanted to discuss something with Ruxue, but when the words came to my mouth, I still didn't dare to accept it, so the two of us didn't say anything, just stayed quietly for a while, and then went back to bed.
Early the next morning, we got up and set off, of course I didn't see Laishun, as he said, if you have money, you have to enjoy, and he won't come back so soon, I don't know what in my heart, or quietly stuffed 500 yuan for Laishun's daughter-in-law.
I said to her, "It's not for you, it's for the children, you treat the children better, and you also accumulate virtue for your next life, you don't want the next life to be as miserable as this life, right?" ”
Laishun's daughter-in-law was overjoyed when she saw this 'huge sum', but after listening to my words, she looked at me as if she was facing a great enemy and said, "What do you know? ”
I didn't really know anything, but in order to use the money for the children, I pretended to be profound: "You don't have to ask what I know, you just need to know that the three of us are going to the village, and we are guests of the village." Money, you listen to me, is best spent on the children. ”
After saying that, I left, and I found that Ling Ruxue had been staring at me, probably seeing and hearing my performance!
I took Hui Gen'er by the hand and walked side by side with her on the road, I said, "You told me not to ask anything, I didn't care about anything, I finally couldn't help it, you won't blame me, right?" ”
She gently pulled the wind-blown hair around her ears, and then whispered: "If it were me, I might say to the woman that I am a very important guest in the village, and if I know that the money is not used for the children, I will guarantee that your son will not be able to enter the village, and he will have to stay in this village for the rest of his life. ”
As soon as I heard this, I was shocked, and I turned my head to look at the unfazed woman in front of me, thinking that it was too ruthless, hit the snake and hit seven inches, and capture the thief first to capture the king, she is a hundred times more powerful than me.
"Then why don't you say it?"
"Because I don't have any money to give her, I spent all the 500 you borrowed from me last time."