Chapter 17 Chen sold 3 grandchildren
Ling Xiaoxiao and Zhou Yunniang were riding back with their mother and daughter. Because Zhou Yunniang had not learned to ride a horse for a long time, the mother and daughter did not run very fast. By the time they arrived at the cottage, it was already afternoon and the sun was already setting. .
The two brothers, Ling Sanlang and Ling Wuya, had been waiting at a nearby intersection for a long time. When they saw them coming back, they trotted towards them.
"Mom, sister, are you back?"
Ling Xiaoxiao rolled over and jumped off the horse, then helped Zhou Yunniang off the horse, and then looked at Ling Sanlang who was running over.
"Sanlang, you come and lead the horse to the front, and I will hold my mother to the back."
Saburo happily took the reins. "Sister, is it fun in the county?"
Ling Xiaoxiao shook her head, "It's nothing interesting. There are still a lot of victims in the city, and the government is still giving out porridge, but I think the porridge is so thin that you can even see the shadow of a person, and there are not many people walking around in the city. Come to think of it." It's because there are too many victims, and everyone doesn't dare to go out. So, you two, don't think about going to the county seat. It's almost the Chinese New Year now. After the Chinese New Year, when the weather gets warmer, we will continue to head south. When we leave, we will definitely encounter the county town and the like, and then we can let you go in and have a look."
When we returned to the village, Ling Erzhuang was chopping firewood with an axe. The weather was cold now, and not many people, young or old, wanted to use firewood at the end of the day. Fortunately, Ling Erzhuang had eaten well during this period and had some strength, so he had enough firewood at home. When he saw Ling Xiaoxiao and Zhou Yunniang coming back, he put down his ax and came over to help unload the things hanging on the horses.
After a lot of work, the family entered the room again. There was a kang burning in the room, but a charcoal pot was lit in the middle, with a teapot sitting on it. The tea in the pot had already boiled and was bubbling. .
After taking a sip of hot tea, Zhou Yunniang told Ling Erzhuang and his son about their trip to the county, and even talked about meeting the patriarch Ling Quanzhong and his family. After hearing this, Ling Erzhuang hesitated for a long time, and finally asked road.
"Erya, did you meet your grandfather and his family in the county? Or your uncle or third uncle and their two families?"
Ling Xiaoxiao closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she looked at Ling Erzhuang with a smile.
"Dad, let's not talk about it. I really haven't met them from yesterday to today. Have they left Ningyuan County and gone to other places? You must know that the porridge provided by Ningyuan County today can be seen. Come on, how can you get enough to eat here?"
Don't blame Ling Xiaoxiao for saying this. Ling Erzhuang's heart of filial piety is still there. Although he killed Ling Quanfa and Qu Shi, Ling Dazhuang, Ling Sanzhuang and Ling Dalang are still in Ningyuan County Prison, but there is no guarantee that they will be killed again that day. Now that I'm out, wouldn't it be troublesome if I encounter him again? Still saying this, Ling Erzhuang mistakenly thought that his parents had gone to other places and were not in Ningyuan County, which would save him a lot of worry.
Don't blame Ling Xiaoxiao for being cruel. What happened to the original owner in the previous life made the original owner full of resentment. Only then did he alert the Lord of Hell and take on this mission of his own.
The next time is to prepare the New Year's goods. After buying the things, Zhou Yunniang will leave the frying and frying to Zhou Yunniang. The two sisters Ling Xiaoxiao and Ling Wuya are assisting on the side, which also makes Ling Xiaoxiao very tired. No, Ling Xiaoxiao shouldn't feel tired because of the strength and matriarchal powers, but her heart is tired.
It turned out that Ling Xiaoxiao wanted to learn one more skill, which would be her own in the future. No matter how many interfaces she went to or how many lives she changed, the skills she learned belonged to her. So she wanted to learn cooking skills, but it seemed like she I don't have any talent in this area. I have learned a lot during this period, but I don't seem to be proficient in it. The same materials and the same steps, but the final product is...
How should I put it, it's not unpalatable, but it's not attractive either. After one bite, the younger siblings stopped taking another bite. Ling Xiaoxiao knew that she was being disliked, but there was nothing she could do. In the end, Zhou Yunniang couldn't stand it anymore.
"Erya, let's not learn anymore. Didn't you say that you will buy a servant who specializes in cooking to cook for you in the future? From now on, we will let mother cook for you. When mother can't do it anymore, we will Buy a servant to cook for you.”
After listening to Zhou Yunniang's words, Ling Xiaoxiao would be lying if she said she wasn't moved, but right! He knew that Zhou Yunniang felt sorry for her daughter, and it was not herself who felt sorry for her.
Early in the morning on New Year's Day, Ling Xiaoxiao had just gotten up and opened the door when she was caught by a strong wind and carried snow into the house. She quickly walked out and closed the door. The wind and snow were really too big. Although it was the New Year's Day, One, but spring has started a few days ago, and the weather should be getting warmer. But now looking at the heavy snow, Ling Xiaoxiao feels that their trip to Jiangnan after the new year may be postponed.
"Sanlang, Wuya, get up quickly, it's snowing heavily!"
Ling Xiaoxiao's roar really woke up the two sleeping children. When he heard that it had snowed heavily, he got up immediately.
"Wow, eldest sister, the snow is so heavy. The snow that fell not long ago was not this heavy?"
"Well, that's true."
Ling Xiaoxiao was also wondering. It was already the beginning of spring, so it shouldn't snow so heavily. Maybe this spring would be another cold weather.
During the Chinese New Year, Ling Xiaoxiao's family lived a very warm life, but Ling Quanzhong's family had a very rough time. When Ling Quan was sent to prison, he knew why his old wife had twenty taels of silver to redeem himself and his son. At that time, he slapped his old wife twice, which made Ms. Chen lie down on the ground and cry.
"You old man, you have no conscience. If I hadn't tried my best, you two wouldn't have been able to get out of this prison. Didn't I buy three grandchildren to redeem you?"
In fact, Mrs. Chen has realized why the old man beat her, but it is not only the old man who is in jail, but also his own son? Although the grandson is a biological grandson, the son is his own. He is a piece of flesh that fell from his own body. Doesn’t this leave him a grandson? The Ling family has finally lost its roots, right?
Ling Quanzhong leaned weakly on his son Ling Daniu. He had four grandsons and three granddaughters. Now only one grandson is still around. The other three grandsons and three granddaughters were all sold by the old woman. Sold, yes , as if he remembered something, Ling Quanzhong looked at Chen and said.
"Tell me, where did you sell my three grandchildren?"
Mrs. Chen is not worried about the old man going to redeem her grandchildren again, because she knows that her family has no money, and now she only has four taels of silver in hand. This is the money left after selling three grandchildren, and one grandson. Eighty taels of silver, three are twenty-four taels of silver. After excluding the ransom of twenty taels of silver, there are still four taels of silver left.