Chapter 61 Little Mute Girl
She made more than two taels of silver today, but she didn't plan to hand it in. She spent it all on tools.
If you want to be a good worker, you must first sharpen your tools.
The ox cart was full when it came and full again when it went back.
When I passed the place where the notice was posted yesterday, it was still crowded with people watching.
Or the incident of the crown prince rebelling and usurping the throne, and the entire family being executed. Longquan Town is far from the capital, but no matter how far it is, it does not affect the people's concern for the court affairs.
"Second brother, please stop for a moment."
Zhou Laoer parked the ox cart on the side as instructed.
"I'm going to go down for a while. I have something to do. I'll be back soon."
Lin Shiqi was still thinking about the mute mother and grandson from yesterday. She sent two meat buns to them without showing up. She just threw them at the place and then came back.
The mute girl was very pretty, but she starved to death. What a pity.
That white-haired old woman is so pitiful.
Now that we have met, it is fate.
As soon as I walked over, I saw the little mute hugging the old woman's body and crying...
I don’t know how long I cried.
Lin Shiqi stepped forward and saw that the old woman's body had become stiff.
He has been dead for a long time.
The little mute didn't say anything, but just held the old woman's body and cried silently.
She couldn’t take out the two meat buns from Lin Shiqi’s arms.
This child is so pitiful.
I wanted to walk away and pretend I didn't see anything, but I couldn't.
In the end, there was no other way, "Your grandma is dead, should I help you bury her?"
The little mute girl whimpered a few times and was not as ferocious as yesterday.
Nodded.
Lin Shiqi went back and called Zhou Laoer to come and help.
They dragged the old woman's body onto a ox cart, bought a thin coffin, took it out of the city, and buried it in a desolate place.
The thin coffin also cost Lin Shiqi one or two taels of silver.
She has been selling bean sprouts for so long and only earned this little.
It's all compensation here.
She was a little annoyed.
Finally, only a little girl named Ya Niang was left. She was dressed in rags and had unkempt hair. She knelt in front of the new grave and refused to move.
Lin Shiqi asked her tentatively, "Are there any other people in your family? Where is your hometown? Can I take you home?"
Who knew that the little mute girl would shake her head and know the answer to all the questions.
Lin Shiqi remembered again that the old woman said yesterday that they had come here to escape famine.
I guess there is no one reliable.
There was no other way, so Lin Shiqi asked her again, "If you really have nowhere to go, why don't you come back with me? I'll find a family to adopt you."
The mute girl is only seven or eight years old, still a child.
She is about the same age as Zhou Daya and Zhou Erya at home.
See if there are any families in the village who can’t have children. Would they like to adopt one?
Apart from anything else, the mute girl's appearance is still okay.
He has delicate features and is very beautiful.
Who knew that the little mute girl would spat at Lin Shiqi mercilessly.
He almost spat on Lin Shiqi's feet.
Lin Shiqi...
"If you don't want to forget it, then we'll leave."
It's just what I want.
"Brother, let's go back. We have already helped as much as we can..."
Zhou Laoer had already learned that the child was an orphan and felt sorry for him.
But the little mute girl looked so unruly, so he shook his head.
The two of them had wasted quite a bit of time, so they hurriedly drove the ox cart back.
After thinking about it, Lin Shiqi still couldn't bear it, so he threw the last half tael of silver on him to the little mute girl.
I've been busy for so many days, but it's all her fault.
When they returned to Longquan Town, Zhou Lang had just finished school. Lin Shiqi told him about the burial of the little mute girl's grandmother.
He also felt sad.
There are too many suffering people in this world.
I saw that old woman was on her last legs yesterday and she passed away today.
well.
Several people drove the ox cart back to the village.
In Taohua Village, many people were moved when they saw them pulling large vats and pots on the ox carts.
"Old Zhou's family has a wife who can make money, which makes them different! The things they buy are different from others, with so many pots and such big jars..."
"I bought two pots this big. Pig iron is expensive now. Pots this big are not cheap."
After hearing this, Lin Shiqi laughed secretly.
It has to be kept secret and cannot be disclosed until the tofu is made.
Who needs such a big pot for cooking? This is specially used for making tofu.
Of all the tools I bought, the big pot is indeed the most expensive.
And the big tanks aren't cheap either.
"Fellow villagers, if anyone wants to have a banquet in the future and needs a big pot, you can come to our house and borrow it..."
Everyone was satisfied after hearing this.
Life is hard these days, who would want to hold a big banquet?
I can't afford it.
But the fourth daughter-in-law of the Zhou family is good at speaking, pleasant to the ear, respectful to others, and capable of handling things, which makes everyone feel comfortable listening to her.
Make way for them, and Lin Shiqi and the others drove the ox cart back home.
Mrs. Zhou had heard that Lin Shiqi and the others had returned.
Continue at the door.
Smiling.
"Why are you back so late? Your second sister-in-law has already prepared the meal and is waiting for you to come back to eat."
Now, it is Ruan from the second wife and Wang from the first wife who cook at home every day.
Because Liu and Lin Shiqi both had to go out to do business, selling bean sprouts.
Making money is the most important thing.
Lin Shiqi smiled and said, "I encountered some problems on the way, which delayed me a little. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."
Mrs. Zhou asked worriedly, "What's the matter? Is there any trouble?"
"No, that's a small matter."
Mrs. Zhou felt relieved and said to the rest of the Zhou family, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you help move the things to the utility room?"
Wang was stunned and said, "Mother, why did Fourth Sister-in-law buy such a big pot? This pot is so expensive! There is no place to spend the money, and you can't spend it like this..."
Mrs. Zhou didn't look kind to her. "Since your fourth sister-in-law bought it, she will definitely have a use for it. Just do whatever you are told to do. Why are you asking so many questions? If you have the ability, go and earn money like your fourth sister-in-law. You can spend it however you want. We won't ask you."
Wang...
I was disappointed.
He walked in reluctantly.
She helped move a ghost!
The men in Old Zhou's family started moving things.
Mrs. Zhou then ordered, "You don't have to return the ox cart. You bastards, go to the mountains to cut grass today, and then take the ox to our backyard to feed it, so you don't have to borrow it again tomorrow."
"Okay! Milk."
The first time I went to the village head's house, I borrowed the ox cart as a favor, and Lao Zhou's family gave me five pounds of bean sprouts.
Now it's time to count the money.
Calculated on a daily basis.
How much is the fee for one day use?
Almost all the things on the ox cart had been moved away, leaving only a large jar.
The big vat is difficult to move by one person, so it requires two people, so Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan are the ones who carry it.
"Brother, why is this tank so heavy? Is there something in it?"
"No! It's an empty tank, but it is definitely heavier than when I bought it."
As he was speaking, a figure rolled out of the vat, rolled on the ground for a few times, got up, saw Lin Shiqi who was placing things in the yard, and rushed into the utility room where Lin Shiqi was.
He went into the utility room and hid in some corner.
Everyone was stunned.
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