Chapter 327 Two Sesame Seed Pancakes
"Stay away from her!"
"Ameng, let's go somewhere else to play, don't go to her place!"
Niu Ameng turned his head and looked at Niu Xiaosan and Niu Zhuzhu, who were standing far away as if avoiding the god of plague. Then he turned to look at the delicate and delicate little girl standing alone in the corner with a confused look on her face. After hesitating for a moment, she still looked towards Niu Zhuzhu, who had been playing since childhood, walked over.
"Xiao San, Zhu Zhu, who is she? Why are you so afraid of her?"
Niu Ameng's name is a bit strange, but a full seven years have passed by now, and the villagers in Niujia Village have gradually become accustomed to this strange name.
Niu Xiaosan pulled Niu Ameng over and hurriedly walked dozens of feet away. He turned around and looked to make sure that the pretty little girl had not followed. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Her name is Zhao Luonv. She has been bored at home these past few years, never leaving the front door. Today, we forgot about it while playing. We accidentally arrived in front of her house. It is really unlucky!"
Niu Zhuzhu also followed. He was now ten years old, with a strange look on his face and said with a smile: "I heard from my father that her mother... was doing some shameful things in the town. , the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, this Zhao Luonv will not be a good person when she grows up. We usually stay far away from her home and never get close."
Hearing what the two of them said, Niu Ameng looked a little confused. Niu Dasha had never told him about these things in the village, and he was also a little confused about the "shady deeds" that Niu Zhuzhu mentioned. : "What on earth is this? It's so mysterious."
He just felt that the little girl was a little lonely.
Niu Zhuzhu and Niu Xiaosan looked at each other, pushed him gently, and said, "Children, don't ask too much! Just remember, just stay away from her when you see her in the future, otherwise we will never play with you again. ”
Niu Ameng nodded half-knowingly, and then followed the two of them quarreling with each other and walked away.
Gradually, when Niu Ameng got a little older, he understood what "shady activities" meant, but he still did not look down on the lonely little girl because of this. He even passed by her door several times. Sometimes, he would pretend to peek in casually, but he was always greeted by
That pair of clear and beautiful eyes.
But accidents always happen quietly. Zhao Luonv's mother died suddenly in the town for some unknown reason. It is said that her death was very miserable at that time. There was not even anyone to collect the body, and she was thrown away by the old bustard. Outside the town, the body was exposed in the wilderness.
Zhao Luonv lost her father when she was young, and she and her mother depended on each other, relying entirely on the hated widow's "shady deeds" to support her family. This time, her family suddenly lost support, and she saw that all the food, rice, oil and salt were gone. When the situation failed, the head of Niujia Village stepped forward.
Although the villagers are more or less disgusted with Zhao Luonv's family, everyone's hearts are as clear as a mirror. After all, the little girl is innocent and lives in the same village as the Niujiacun villagers. They cannot just watch it. Let her starve to death.
From then on, there was a "rule" of sending meals to one family for a day. If the villagers didn't want to go, they would send their children to deliver the meals. Under the influence of their ears and eyes, these children all avoided Zhao Luo's family. Unable to make it in time, he placed the food in the dishes at Zhao Luo's house and left in a hurry, not wanting to stay for even a quarter of an hour.
Only Niu Ameng likes to deliver food to her house the most. Every time it is his turn, he always tries to say a few more words to Zhao Luonv, but Zhao Luonv gradually hides and closes herself. No matter how he took the initiative to speak, Zhao Luonv would always respond with a few words that were not salty or indifferent. Even her little face, which became more and more beautiful and delicate as time went by, had always been covered with a bit of frost. , completely like a stranger should not approach him.
Squeak.
As a harsh sound rang out, the old wooden door was pushed open, and Niu Ameng walked in with two large sesame seed cakes sprinkled with sesame seeds.
The girl still looked calm as usual. She put the needlework in her hand on her lap, raised her head slightly and said, "Brother Ameng."
First, he carefully put a layer of oil paper on it, and then placed the still steaming sesame cakes on the table. Niu Ameng smiled and said: "Luo Nu, my father just made hot sesame cakes. I picked them specially." I brought two big ones for you, you can eat more."
After saying this, he took a deep breath pretending to be intoxicated, and seemed to be completely immersed in the aroma of sesame cakes.
Even on the surface
Under the moral principles and the village chief's "rules", Zhao Luo's family has never lacked food in the past few years, but what other families brought was either leftover porridge or hard pancakes that they could not eat. Only Niu Ameng every day Every time, the best and freshest food was brought to her, which also caused some disturbances in Zhao Luonv's heart, which had been closed to itself for many years.
"After this year, I can support myself." The girl stretched out her white hands and gently touched the smooth black hair beside her ears. "Although my mother didn't leave any money, she left behind an acre of sunshine. The village chief's family has farmed the Ling rice field for these years. When I turn sixteen next year, I can take back this acre of Yangling rice field and take care of it myself."
Niu Ameng was a little worried and anxious when he heard this, and said: "How can you do the work in the fields if you are so weak? I have often gone to the fields with my father to help in the past few years. Even though I am so strong, I have to carefully protect the sun. Ling rice fields are very laborious, how can you do it?"
Zhao Luonv shook her head and said, "I'm fine, Brother Ameng, don't worry about it anymore."
"How can I ignore it?"
As soon as these words were blurted out, Niu Ameng blushed instantly and became very embarrassed for a moment.
The girl's clear eyes swept over, looked at Niu Ameng intently, and said: "Brother Ameng, I have seen how good you have been to me over the years, and I also know what you are thinking, but my mother is A prostitute with a low status and being despised by others, even the villagers of Niujia Village avoid me like a snake or a scorpion, so you'd better put down that thought."
I don't know where the courage came from. Niu Ameng suddenly straightened his back and said with a thick neck: "Luo Nu, I don't care about those dirty words. I just want to marry you and be good to you all my life."
There was a trace of sadness in Zhao Luonv's delicate eyebrows, and she whispered: "It's impossible..."
After a moment, she raised her head, with a bit of the usual frost in her eyes, and said, "Others say my mother is dirty, but I don't blame her, because she is the one who feeds me, but the villagers in Niujia Village also You have supported me, and Brother Ameng has been very good to me. It’s okay for me to bear this alone, and I must not harm you.”
In such a small village, the lethality of rumors is beyond imagination and can even follow a person for a lifetime. It is not surprising that Zhao Luonv has such concerns.