Chapter 286: Luring the wolf into the house
Chapter 286: Luring the wolf into the house
Not long after the mother and daughter returned home, a woman came to visit mysteriously.
“Hey, let me tell you, your wife didn’t hold her **** in well, and I’m afraid she’s going to sell her to a brothel!”
“What are you talking about?!” Tan Shuya was anxious.
“Hey! I’m telling you with good intentions, but you don’t know the heart of a good person! I really see it! If I didn’t feel sorry for this girl, I wouldn’t tell you!”
"real?!"
"How can this be false? Who is that woman? You don't know who she is? You and your husband were muttering there for a long time. Then you found the village chief's son and asked him to fingerprint what he wrote. Can it still be wrong?"
"He, how dare he..." Tan Shuya sat down on the ground. Li Da Niu looked at it blankly, what do you mean? Are you asking me to go with that mother-in-law?
“Why don’t you dare!? Seeing how happy Li Yin is, the money is indispensable!”
Tan Shuya was stunned for a while, and quickly took out three copper coins from her close-fitting clothes, "Thank you, Auntie!"
The woman pushed, then accepted, "You have to think of a way quickly! He pressed his fingerprints, and it's 80% likely to be done! However, I saw that the woman went back, and it didn't look like she had given any money. Yes. I haven’t cleared the money yet, so I can’t say it’s okay... But I’ve heard of that woman, and she’s not someone to be trifled with! If that **** guy of yours agrees and wants to change his mind, he’ll have his legs broken. Okay, I’m leaving first...Oh!”
Tan Shuya looked at her daughter, tears streaming down her face, "No, your father won't sell you to that woman, he won't be so cruel..."
Li Da Niu thought in her heart: If she goes with her mother-in-law, will she be able to wear clothes like hers?
Can I wear flowers?
That's not bad. Why is mother crying?
…
In the evening, Li Yin came back and found two pieces of sorghum candy from somewhere, and handed them to his daughter with a smile.
Li Da Niu ate it once, and she thought she would never forget the taste. She went up and grabbed it in her hand!
Li Yin laughed. "Do you like to eat?"
Li Da Niu didn’t look at her mother’s frightened face at all, but carefully stuffed a piece into her mouth, “Well, I like it, it’s delicious.”
Li Yin didn’t even look at his wife. He went to boil the hot water himself, came out and said to Tan Shuya: “Wash her! Look at how dirty she is!”
Tan Shuya wanted to ask for her husband, but she was too nervous to speak. And I know that the matter has reached this point, and there is no point in begging! He took Li Danniu to take a bath numbly.
Li Da Niu finished eating the candy and took a hot bath. She felt very comfortable and giggled.
A small face, like a flower.
Early the next morning, Li Yin said again, "I'm going to chop wood today. Don't let her go. She's so young and her hands are broken. I've never seen you act like a mother! Lazy woman!" Cursing, he went out.
Tan Shuya didn't sleep all night. Looking at my daughter who is happy that she doesn’t have to work today, she is carefully eating the piece of candy that she was reluctant to eat yesterday. After thinking for a while, he finally stood up, dug around behind the house for a long time, and found about thirty copper coins.
He gritted his teeth, took a few, went to buy some sauced meat, and drank half a bottle of wine. She knew that her husband was a bad drinker.
Li Yin came back from cutting firewood and was very happy to see that there was wine and meat at home. "Why are you so sensible?" He rarely praised his wife.
“I’m happy to see that you love your daughter and don’t lose your temper anymore!” Tan Shuya said softly.
“Hey! I won’t scold her anymore!” This is a money-spinner.
With her little appearance, she can definitely get in there. When the time comes, give me whatever you want, and you won’t have to worry about eating and drinking. I want to become an official again, hehe...
Li Yin was not polite and ate and drank alone. Drunkness immediately set in, and he began to talk too much: "You have given birth to such a good daughter, and you are so sensible, so I won't treat you too badly!
Originally I thought that after I got thirty taels, I would marry a yellow-flowered girl. But now I think about it, it’s not easy to marry someone like you again. Forget it! Hurry up and give me another child. Give birth to a son to inherit the incense. Give birth to daughters... Hehe, if you raise a few more, you can make a lot of money!
Why didn’t I think of this before? ! If I had known earlier, I would not have allowed her to do such heavy work. If her hands and feet were good, she would have been able to get at least twenty taels more! Sigh..." He tilted his head and fell asleep like a dead pig.
Tan Shuya knew where her husband hid the money. She looked through it and found only a few dozen in his pocket.
He put on the only two pieces of clothing he had, made shoes that he couldn't bear to wear, and tied them around his waist. The things for Li Da Niu have also been packed. After thinking for a while, he carried another basket, took the things for use, and covered it with grass. Picking up the woodcutter again, "Let's go!"
The two people walked out of this small village without looking back.
Li Da Niu knew that her mother was going to take her away! I wasn't afraid at all. Although I was a little nervous, I was more excited.
The scenery along the way is something I have never seen before. Her eyes were shining...
From noon until evening. I found a secret Chenghuang Temple and stayed for one night.
The next countless days were like this. They only had a few dozen copper coins on them and were reluctant to spend them. If you can order food, eat it; if you don't, you will be hungry. Their feet were tied with straw to avoid being harassed. Tan Shuya made the two of them look like beggars, and the stench filled the sky.
Li Da Niu doesn’t cry or make trouble, doesn’t complain about being tired, or complains. Just follow her mother silently!
In this way, we walked all the way to the river. Li Da Niu looked at the river. It was wide and could not be seen from left to right. When the river wind blows, the birds fly. She grinned widely, "Mom, look, look! It's so beautiful here!"
Tan Shuya also relaxed: "Your grandfather's family moved from Huaishan. He told the route, and said that our ancestors were rich and we went there. There will be family members to protect you, and my mother will be able to support you. No matter what, we will go there." , and you can’t let your father find it either.”
Finding a secluded place by the river, the two of them took a bath. Throw away clothes and shoes that are worn out and can no longer be worn, and put on the ones you carry with you. At least it's a bit clean and tidy, so others can talk to them.
I asked many ships, and all I got was a few taels of silver... I begged for a long time, but no one paid attention. The last merchant ship owner was fat and wretched. He looked up and down and came closer, not knowing what he said.
Tan Shuya's face turned pale, but she turned back to look in the direction of the Li family, and finally nodded.
…
This is the first night on board the ship.
Li Da Niu covered her ears, not knowing what happened, but she knew it was not a good thing. Moreover, in the future, there will be different people bullying her mother...
When waiting to get off the boat, the mother and daughter were exhausted and collapsed on the dock.
The captain seemed quite satisfied and threw them food and some broken silver.
We walked for many days. Along the way, begging and stealing. The mother also hid her and went out by herself... Sometimes, she would get some food and copper coins, and sometimes, she would get nothing and even be injured.
She didn’t say anything, and Li Daniu didn’t ask.
Finally, we arrived at the place.
But when they inquired about it, an old man kindly told them: The Tan family has only a few heirs, some have gone to Beijing to become officials, some have moved abroad, and there are almost no people in the local area!
Tan Shuya almost fainted when she heard the news.
As a result, the person next to him laughed after hearing this, "You are really confused. What is the surname of the wife of the current head of the Bai family? She is the only descendant of the branch in Dingzhou. When she married into the Bai family, her uncle made the decision. All the property belongs to her!”
When the old man heard this, he slapped his head and said, "Who dares to think about the Bai family easily! More than two hundred miles away from here, there is Fengxiang Villa, which is on the mountain of Xijing City. It's like a big family. If you really want to compete with the Bai family, My dear, you can’t run away from that position of glory and wealth!
Someone next to me said: "Don't give me blind advice! Who are you from the Bai family? Can you recognize your relatives casually? Let alone the head of the family... Just the two of them, you can't even see the girl next to him!"
Li Daniu, that was the first time I heard about the Bai family.
When they arrived in Xijing, the mother and daughter were dumbfounded. They had never seen such a prosperous place.
Li Da Niu adapted faster than Tan Shuya. At such a young age, she looked at everything and everyone seriously.
There were many women and girls walking on the street. The clothes they wore made the woman wearing the flowers look like a toad! You really came to the right place!
She was very excited and secretly made up her mind!
Me, I want to live like this too!
The two people arrived at the front of the villa and talked for a long time, but the gatekeeper didn't listen and even wanted to beat him.
There was no other way, so I had to settle down in Guzi's temple, help others clean it, and inquire about the Bai family's affairs. After waiting for two months, I heard that the head wife of the Bai family was returning from the villa by the Lishui River and passed by them.
So, Tan Shuya quickly asked her daughter to freshen up. Li Da Niu didn't need her mother's help, she washed herself and combed her hair. Follow your mother and wait by the roadside.
After waiting for a long time, a group of people came over.
Eight horsemen escorted the rear, followed by a small car. Pulled by two donkeys with pink noses and black hooves, it has a white carved body with a roof and an open hood. There was a woman with a high bun and a veil sitting on top.
Tan Shuya shouted excitedly: "Mrs. Bai! Descendants of the Tan family are living here. I hope Madam will take pity on them and take them in!"
Her voice was shrill, and she pulled Li Danniu to kneel down. The woman heard, "Stop the car!"
That voice was the nicest voice that Li Da Niu had ever heard in her life.
She looked up stupidly. It was a fairy she imagined in her mind when she listened to the story. No, it was worse than that...she couldn't describe it.
There was something stuck in her high bun that she couldn't even tell what it was. It was so beautiful!
Two long curved eyebrows and a pair of big eyes. There is a veil surrounding it, so you can't see clearly.
Sitting in the car... it seemed like it would take a thousand words to describe it, but she couldn't speak a word.
In short, even the donkey pulling the cart is cleaner and more beautiful than her.
The woman looked over with her phoenix eyes: "Who is kneeling down?"
"The little woman's ancestors were from the Tan family in Huaishan. They later moved away. The little girl's husband died, and she is the only one living there. Life is hard, so she wants to come here to find her roots and ask her family to take her in!"
The woman thought for a moment: "I have heard about the Huaishantan family...Since they are members of the tribe who are here to look for them, why not help? Take them back!"
To Mrs. Bai, taking in this mother and daughter was not a simple task, but just a word.
It was only before she died that she realized that the Bai family's destruction was due to today's act of luring the wolf into the house.