Chen Fengxia said she'd thought about it for a while and decided she wouldn't want to sell the baoya for five yuan now, but if she said it was too expensive, people wouldn't buy it. So she just raised the price to ten yuan, because otherwise she wouldn't feel comfortable.
"Ten yuan?" Chen Xiuxiu suddenly raised her voice sharply, "Are you crazy? Even those who raise the price are not as fast as you!"
Chen Fengxia sneered: "Love me or not, if not, then don't block me."
She reached out to push Feng Guizhi away.
Feng Guizhi's face turned sour when she saw her like this. She looked at Baoya again and pursed her lips.
"Okay, ten dollars is ten dollars!"
Of course, she felt bad about the money, but since Chen Fengxia had called out a price of ten yuan, she knew she wouldn't treat Baoya well. After spending these days together, she couldn't bear to send such a well-behaved Baoya into the fire pit.
This ten yuan was very important to the Song family, but it might also save Baoya. Although she couldn't let Baoya live a good life, she certainly wouldn't treat her harshly.
This time, Chen Xiuxiu couldn't help but open her mouth wide, her jaw dropped in shock at these words.
There was a sound of gasps all around. Ten dollars!
Even Song Yuangang hadn't expected Feng Guizhi to be willing to spend ten yuan to buy Baoya. While he was surprised, he also felt a little admiration for her.
"Ten dollars, are you really willing to buy it?" Chen Fengxia hadn't expected her to agree so readily. She couldn't help but look at Baoya, curling her lips and sneer, wondering what was so good about this idiot.
Feng Guizhi looked at Song Yuangang and said, "Captain, please be a witness in this matter."
Song Yuangang nodded.
"Old man, please go home and bring the money over." Feng Guizhi called Chen Xiuxiu and told her where the money was.
Chen Xiuxiu felt a little distressed when she thought about spending ten yuan, but despite the pain, she still returned home swiftly.
Taking advantage of this moment, Feng Guizhi spoke: "Everyone is a witness today. Our Song family spent ten dollars to buy this girl. From now on, this girl belongs to our Song family."
"Okay, we are all witnesses."
"From now on, the Song family will have one more daughter."
"Guizhi, your Song family is really kind people."
"This girl is also lucky, otherwise she would have run to the wheat pile of Old Song's house after running away."
The guy looked at Baoya and couldn't help but say.
If Baoya had gone to their house, they wouldn't have thought they could do it. After all, it was only ten yuan, and anyone would have to save it for a long time. Especially considering that Old Song's family was in even worse circumstances, they admired her even more.
Chen Fengxia listened to their chatter and laughed in her heart. She felt sorry for Baoya at the moment. She wondered what her expression would be when she found out that she was a fool.
Not long after, Chen Xiuxiu came over with the money and, bearing the pain, handed a few wrinkled bills to Feng Guizhi.
Feng Guizhi looked at the money and saw that it was indeed ten yuan. She raised her eyes and said:
"I've given you this money, but this girl has nothing to do with you from now on. Don't come here again and try to take her back."
Since you have spent money to buy Baoya, you have to make it clear to avoid endless trouble later.
Chen Fengxia's heart skipped a beat when she saw the money, and she snatched it away, saying quickly:
"Okay, you said that. Don't come back to me asking for money or people if this damn girl runs away again."
The two sides reached a consensus. Seeing that she had gotten the money, Chen Fengxia couldn't help but become proud and said deliberately: "From now on, your family will take good care of this little fool."
After saying that, she hurried away with the money. Thinking about the five dollars she had made from the previous sale and now having another ten, she was so happy that she almost lost her sight. A fool could still be sold for fifteen dollars, what a bargain!
Now that she had the money, Chen Fengxia didn't care about the people scolding her in the brigade. A few scoldings wouldn't hurt her; it wouldn't cost her a cent. Instead, she was living a comfortable life with the money.
Chen Fengxia left happily, but the words she left behind stunned everyone:
"What, idiot?"
"This girl is a fool? No way?"
"Oh, what a beautiful appearance..."
The people from the Old Song family also looked at Baoya, their hearts skipping a beat, thinking, could she really be a fool? Thinking about it, Baoya was indeed a little different in her usual way, not saying a word.
Feng Guizhi didn't care at all. Couldn't she tell whether she was stupid or not these days? The person who said she was stupid was almost a fool!
But others don't know, so they can't help but sigh. Spend ten dollars and buy a fool...
Feng Guizhi didn't care what others thought: "Captain, when can you register my household registration?"
Hearing Chen Fengxia say Baoya was a fool, Song Yuangang couldn't help but look at her twice more.
The emotions were a bit complicated. But when his eyes met Baoya's clear black and white eyes, he suddenly didn't understand.
Such a well-behaved girl deserves to be loved. She was lucky to have ended up in the Song family's wheat field. If it had been someone else, the outcome might not have been the same.
"Which family's household registration is this girl in? I'll go back and write a certificate first, and you can go back to the brigade headquarters and register it."
"Okay." Feng Guizhi nodded.
The problems here have been solved, but the family affairs of the old Song family have not been resolved yet. Now the people in the old Song family have no intention of going to work, and the whole family has gone back.
Feng Guizhi held Baoya's hand and walked back, while Song Tianen also held Baoya's hand on the other side.
Baoya walked in the middle, looking left, then right, her eyes filled with a mixture of anxiety and anticipation. She saw Chen Fengxia leave and take the money, and she had a rough idea of what was going on. But she was also a little afraid, terrified that she would be taken away after all.
We returned in silence all the way.
What happened today is bound to be discussed in the production team, but the people in the Song family don’t have time to care about it now.
After arriving home, Feng Guizhi called her sons and daughters-in-law to the main hall. Except for the four who were still in school and Song Jianye, everyone else was there, and the room was full of people.
After all, it was her own decision to buy the Baoya, and she hadn't discussed it with them. The money was also saved by the family, so everyone had a share. So after the matter was done, she still had to say a few words.
"I didn't discuss this with you guys. I took the ten dollars from home. Consider this money as your filial piety to me. I'll work harder and earn it back later."
Not to mention the sons, the daughters-in-law were lying when they said they had no thoughts at all. After all, it was only ten yuan, and their whole family had saved so little by living frugally. Now they bought a girl, and everyone would feel sad when they heard about it.
Take the eldest son’s wife, Chen Xiuxiu, for example. When she saw Feng Guizhi give out ten yuan, she felt heartbroken.
Especially since it is already July and school will start in September, she is worried about what to do if she doesn't have tuition for her children.
The second son's wife, Sun Suyun, was also concerned, but she didn't think too much about it. She just felt that spending ten yuan was a bit too much. The fourth son's wife was not there at the time, but now she heard about it without much reaction. She was well-educated and looked down on Chen Fengxia's behavior of selling her daughter. She thought Feng Guizhi did the right thing.
The third daughter-in-law Yang Yulan
In her heart, if she asked if she felt bad about the money, she definitely felt bad. But after spending some time with Baoya, she really liked her, and she was even more reluctant to see her taken back and sold again, so the joy in her heart overwhelmed the pain.
She thought to herself that she would do more work later and ask Song Jianye to weave more reed mats to earn back the ten yuan.
"Mom, that money is for you. You can spend it however you want. You don't have to tell us anything." Song Aiguo said first.
Moreover, he felt sorry for Baoya from the bottom of his heart, so he supported his mother's decision to buy her.
"Yes, Mom." Song Aimin also agreed.
Feng Guizhi understood her son and daughter-in-law well. She was certainly reluctant to spend the money, but she didn't think it was a mistake to buy Baoya.
She added, "Don't worry about the tuition fees. I've saved them all and will definitely not let the children go without education."
After hearing this, Chen Xiuxiu felt relieved.
"This child was previously raised by the third brother's family. I plan to register him with them in a couple of days. Do you have any objections?"
Of course, none of the sons and daughters-in-law had any objections. Except for Yang Yulan, each of their families already had two or three children. Yang Yulan happened to have only one son, Song Tianen, so it was suitable for her to have him.
When Yang Yulan heard this, she smiled. Looking at Baoya, her heart softened.
She really likes this little girl.
"It just happens to be a good word. From today on, Yulan will have another caring little cotton-padded jacket." After feeling relieved, Chen Xiuxiu said with a smile.
"That's right, we now have a well-behaved and sensible niece."
After the incident of the ten dollars, the whole family was very happy about the new member Baoya.
Think about it, Baoya has been living in the Song family for a while now. Not only does she earn one work point a day, she also helps catch a pheasant. When it's busy, she brings water and food and helps with the work. What a good girl she is, and the money is worth it.
The children understood what the adults said. Although they were young, they knew the value of money and that they could buy a lot of meat with that money.
But that meat is nothing compared to their little sister Xiaobao.
"Little...Sister Xiaobao, you...you will be my...my sister from now on?" Song Tianen said in surprise with his eyes open.
"She's my sister too!" Song Yuanbao said quickly.
"That's great! Little Bao will be a member of our family from now on!"
Several people gathered around Baoya, very happy.
.
Baoya looked at everyone and started smiling, her eyes curved into crescents.
Although the younger ones had treated Baoya like a little sister before, they also knew that Baoya was not theirs and would have to go back after finding her family. But now it was different. Baoya was staying and had truly become a little sister, a member of the family that could never be taken away. They were overjoyed from the bottom of their hearts.
Seeing how happy the children were, the adults started laughing too, and the room was filled with joy.
After a while, Yang Yulan took Baoya out of the main room with a smile on her face. She looked at Baoya and thought, "It's great that she has a daughter now."
Thinking of Baoya's uneasiness, she squatted in front of Baoya and said softly, "From now on, you will be the daughter of our Song family. You have a mother, a father, a grandmother, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, and we are all your family."
Baoya looked at her with her big eyes, blinked, then slowly smiled and nodded.
She loves this home and everyone in it.
Yang Yulan's heart softened when she saw her smile. She stood up and said softly, "Then let's go tell your father."
Baoya looked up at her, stretched out her little hand and held Yang Yulan's big hand.
Seeing this, Song Tianen also ran to Baoya's other side and held her hand.
The three of them went to the west room together. As soon as Song Tianen entered the door, he couldn't help but say, "Dad...sister!"
Song Jianye didn't understand what he meant and thought it was the same as before, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I know it's your sister."
"Jianye, you have a daughter now." Knowing that he didn't understand, Yang Yulan said with a smile.
"ah?"
"She will be our daughter from now on."
Yang Yulan recounted what had just happened. After listening, Song Jianye looked at Baoya, reached out and carried her to sit on the edge of the bed, with a look of heartache on his face.
"Dad will definitely love you well in the future." He was not very good at speaking, and he just wanted to love this poor little girl doubly in the future.
Baoya looked at him and slowly smiled.
Song Jianye's heart softened when he saw this, and he also became happy, sighing: "I have a daughter too, and she is such a well-behaved and lovely daughter."
"I... I have a younger sister... and she's such a cute... younger sister." Song Tianen also said.
Yang Yulan looked at the two, one big and one small, and couldn't stop smiling.
Surrounded by three people, Baoya felt full in her heart, and a satisfied smile appeared on her little face.
The family of four is having a great time.
"Yes,
I just heard from my mother that the girl's name is Baoya, but she means that this name can continue to be her nickname, but she needs to come up with a formal name, and then go to the brigade to register her household registration."
After listening to this, Song Jianye began to think: "Then I need to think about this carefully."
He looked at Baoya again, and seeing her fair and clean little face, he thought to himself that he must give her a nice name to match such a good daughter of his.
………
In the evening, the four students who went to school also came back. When they heard about Baoya's story, they were so happy that they almost jumped up.
"From now on, little sister Xiaobao is really our sister?"
"Little Sister Xiaobao won't leave!"
"That's great! Little Sister Bao is my sister now."
A group of little ones surrounded Baoya and were very happy. The yard was filled with their happy laughter.
There was no time to prepare tonight, so the family had dumpling soup with egg pancakes and a stir-fry. During the meal, Feng Guizhi said:
"Our Song family has a new daughter, so we need to celebrate. We'll have a nice meal tomorrow night. Jianshe, go get some pork and we'll make dumplings."
"Buy some more candy and give it back to the people in the team to sweeten their mouths."
As soon as this was said, everyone was overjoyed. Pork dumplings, the last time we ate dumplings was during Chinese New Year!
"Okay, I'll go early tomorrow morning."
"We need to think of a name for the girl quickly. It would be best if we could register her in the next two days."
"Hey." Yang Yulan responded.
After finishing their meal happily, Yang Yulan took Baoya and Tianen back to the west room. She first gave Baoya a good bath and then changed her into the short coat she had just altered a few days ago.
The bean red dress makes Baoya's little face look even whiter.
Yang Yulan couldn't help but touch her little face, then carried Baoya to the bed. Tired from the day's activities, Baoya fell asleep soon.
Yang Yulan looked at her son and daughter sleeping at the head of the bed and felt particularly satisfied.
………
Feng Guizhi got up early the next morning and went straight into the kitchen to start cooking rice porridge.
Today, not only did she have pork dumplings, she also made a richer breakfast. Poor Baoya, this girl, did this to make her feel valued.
After washing the rice, I added two scoops of water, covered the pot, and added the heat. Then, I took two bowls, beat the eggs, and steamed them. One bowl was for Tiantian, and the other was for Baoya.
After putting two pieces of firewood under the pot, Feng Guizhi washed
He washed his hands, wiped the small pot, and started making pancakes again.
By the time everyone in the family had gotten up, the pot was almost ready. Half a basket of pancakes, some pickled beans, and a pot of thick porridge—the family had a comfortable breakfast.
After eating, the adults went to work, and the children also went to school.
Only Baoya and Yuanbao were left, still eating. Baoya ate the egg custard in small bites with a small spoon, feeling sweet inside. After taking a few bites, she pushed the bowl to Song Tianen, asking him to eat too.
"No...I don't want to eat..." Song Tianen shook his head, refusing to eat.
Baoya gave it to Yunduo and Yuanbao, but they also refused to eat it. Finally, under Baoya's insistence, they each tasted a bite and shared the meal.
Song Jianshe went out early in the morning, so Yuanbao rejoined the four-person team today. The four little ones went out together, carrying the basket on their backs.
When they met people working outside and asked about Baoya, the younger ones nodded their heads emphatically:
"Sister...sister, our...family's sister."
"My sister is pretty and she's awesome."
"My sister is not stupid, she is smart!"
“…”
Along the way, Song Tianen and the other two became crazy about showing off their sister, especially when they heard others praising Baoya, they smiled so hard that the corners of their mouths couldn't stop.
Baoya was standing aside wearing a bean red short jacket. When someone looked at her, she would look up and smile at him, which made the person's heart soften.
It took almost half an hour to get there. The four children first picked up a basket of branches and then started playing happily. Baoya was careful not to get her new clothes dirty.
It was already very hot, and even a short walk would make you sweat, not to mention running around and making noises. Soon Song Yuanbao's clothes were soaked with sweat, and his little face was covered in dust.
He didn't know it himself, and stretched out his hand to pull Baoya. Baoya looked at him, then looked at her clean new clothes, looked at him with some entanglement, and then took a step back.
"?" Song Yuanbao looked confused.
Then he saw his black hands and cried out instantly. He was despised, despised by his little sister Xiaobao.
"Hahaha..." Yun Duo and Song Tianen both laughed.
"I, I need to wash my hands!"
"Then let's go... let's go... to the creek." Song Tianen also felt his palms were sweaty and uncomfortable, and wanted to go wash them. Otherwise, what if Xiaobao's sister also disliked him later?
After going down the mountain, the children ran to a small
Wash hands by the river.
The river was very shallow, but it was still a little dangerous near the river, so Baoya walked to the shallower area beside it, then squatted down and carefully washed her hands.
After washing, she stepped back a few steps, stood aside, and waited for them obediently.
Then she noticed something moving nearby, so she turned her head and saw the fish in the grass by the river!
Baoya's eyes widened, and without thinking too much, she quickly ran over to pull Song Tianen over. Several people didn't know what Baoya was going to do, and only after running over did they see the fish in the small puddle!
Still two!
"Fish! Two big fish!" Song Yuanbao shouted happily.
The little ones had never seen such a thing before, but now they didn’t care about anything else and just wanted to catch both fish.
Song Tianen was the biggest among them. He asked Baoya and the others to stand aside, and then he approached carefully, bent down, stretched out his hand and grabbed the fish in his hand.
This is a small mud pit, located a little higher. I don’t know if it’s because it hasn’t rained in recent days, so there is not much water in it, and the two fish are trapped here and can’t swim out. Now Song Tianen catches them, and they can only swim around in the small pit and can’t run away.
The two fish were caught easily, and the four little ones were very happy.
"What a big fish! I'll let you cook it for us tonight."
"There's another one for making fish soup."
"Wow, there are fish to eat, there are fish to eat!"
Baoya also clapped her hands happily and smiled brightly.
"Sister is so awesome! She found a big fish for us!" Yun Duo happily rubbed Baoya's little face.
"Yes... yes... my sister is amazing."
"Let's go back quickly and put the fish in the water tank, otherwise it will die soon." Song Yuanbao said while holding the fish.
"Okay, let's go home!"
However, although they were happy, the little ones did not forget to find something to hide the fish, for fear that if others found out they would not be able to eat the fish.
Fortunately, I brought a small basket with me when I came. I removed some of the branches inside, put the two fish in, and then covered it with some grass, so I couldn't see the fish anymore.
After finishing, the four little ones went home happily, with light steps along the way.
Needless to say, when we got home, we all had our own division of labor.
Yuanbao closed the door, Song Tianen and Baoya put down the basket in the yard and took out the fish inside, while Yunduo went to find a basin to put the fish.
Water was poured into the basin, and after the fish were put in, the two fish seemed to come alive and started swimming again.
Four people gathered
He made a circle and squatted there with his little butt sticking out, watching the fish.
"This fish is so big! I wish it could give birth to baby fish so we can always have fish to eat."
"Can fish give birth to baby fish?"
"Of course." The kids gathered around the fish and started discussing.
Even after work, when the adults in the fields came back, the children still maintained this posture.
Song Aiguo couldn't help laughing: What are you guys doing?
Song Yuanbao immediately ran over: "Uncle, fish, big fish!"
As he spoke, he gestured with his hands.
Song Aiguo originally thought they had just caught something small, but when he heard it was a fish, he couldn't help but be surprised.
I thought it might just be a small fish the size of a palm, but when I got closer, wow, it really was a big fish just like what Song Yuanbao had gestured to, and there were two of them.
"Where did you get it?" He couldn't help but be a little surprised.
But his face darkened in the blink of an eye, and he looked serious: "Did you guys go to the river to play?"
Song Tianen shook his head, and Song Yuanbao said loudly: "No, we didn't go into the river. We were just washing our hands by the stream, and we saw two fish swimming by the water, and then Fifth Brother caught them all."
After saying that, she added, "It was Xiaobao's sister who discovered it, but, but I also helped, as well as Sixth Sister."
Knowing that they didn't go into the river, Song Aiguo finally felt relieved. He patted their heads and praised them: "Well, you are all amazing, even better than uncle. You can catch such a big fish. I will make you a delicious meal when your grandma comes back."
The little ones all laughed happily when they heard the praise.
When the other people in the family came back and saw the two big fish in the basin, they were also surprised.
Who doesn't want to eat fish? But catching fish isn't easy. Song Aiguo and Song Aimin both went fishing in the river after work, but they only occasionally brought back one, and it wasn't very big. Not to mention these little ones. The oldest was only six years old, and they managed to catch two fish weighing two or three pounds.
This is really rare.
Song Aiguo told Feng Guizhi and Chen Xiuxiu what Yuanbao had said. Chen Xiuxiu looked very happy.
"Our Song family's luck has really turned. These little ones have been bringing us quite a bit of game lately. By the way, did Baoya find it again? It seems she was the one who found the pheasant last time, too. We're really lucky."
Chen Xiuxiu was just saying it casually, but Feng Guizhi couldn't help but think about it and brought Baoya to
When I think about what happened later, it seems that a lot of good things are related to her.
Feng Guizhi's eyebrows twitched. Although feudal superstitions are no longer allowed, these things are still hard to say.
He opened his mouth to speak, but in the end, he said nothing. Whatever, no matter what happened to Baoya, it was all the same to the Song family.
Several students who were studying outside also came back. When they got home and saw the two big fish, they couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
What a big fish! Now we can eat it!
"How did you catch the fish? Tell us quickly so we can go check it out during the holiday."
Song Yuanbao began to describe the situation vividly again, while Song Tianen added a few words from time to time.
Baoya listened quietly beside them, and her little face turned red with shyness when she heard their praises.
Since we've already cut the pork today, we're not in a hurry to kill the fish. Let's have pork dumplings today and fish soup tomorrow!
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