Chapter 22: Understand her. Understand him. Encounter Lin Cuihua by chance.
The grandmother spent the whole day in the yard watching the craftsmen build the wall.
Looking at the wall that completely divided the yard into two halves, her heart was filled with sorrow.
It's just a wall, but it's different after all.
After the family was divided, the two brothers had to live their own lives. The only thing that comforted their mother was that Zong Xiao got married.
If Zong Xiao's marriage was not settled, she would never agree to split up the family.
"Mom, drink some water." Zong Anji poured some water for his mother and asked, "Why has my second brother been gone for so long and hasn't come back yet?"
It was getting dark, and there was no sign of his second brother coming and going in front of the courtyard gate.
"There are a lot of things to buy. Besides, your second brother is with your second sister-in-law and Huaixue. With the children around, they will definitely walk slower." The clan mother was actually worried about them, fearing that they would encounter trouble in the town.
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On the other side, Zong Xiao had already bought a mule.
Buying livestock requires a deed, which is why he was delayed in town for quite a while.
Fortunately, they had a mule, so they didn't have to walk back, which saved them a lot of effort.
Qiu Xuan and Huai Xue sat together, next to each other.
This was Huaixue's first time riding a mule. She held on to the guardrail tightly with her little hands, fearing that she would fall off.
"Uncle, can we all ride mules to town in the future?" Huai Xue raised her little face and looked at Zong Xiao with anticipation.
Qiu Xuan gently held her with her right hand, afraid that she would fall. She smiled and asked, "Do you like riding in a car?"
"I like it!" Huaixue replied sweetly.
With a mule, we naturally won’t have to walk down the mountain anymore.
Zong Xiao turned his head to glance at the two of them, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Then I'll take you with me next time we go down the mountain."
After leaving the official road, the three of them drove their mules slowly up the mountain in the evening breeze.
The road up the mountain was a bit steep, so for safety reasons, Zong Xiao asked the mule to slow down.
I don’t know if it was because it was getting dark, but a few people from the mountains saw a mule cart passing by and stopped it without thinking.
"How much does it cost to go to Datun Village?" The woman who stopped the carriage was breathing heavily, as if she was afraid of missing the mule cart.
"Three cents." Zong Xiao didn't want to pull it at first, but after seeing the man's appearance clearly, he changed his mind.
Lin Cuihua was exhausted, but when she heard that the bus ride would cost three cents, she immediately became unhappy.
She shouted at the top of her voice: "Sanwen, why don't you go and grab it? This piece of road will only cost you two cents!"
When Qiu Xuan saw that the person who stopped the car was Lin Cuihua, she looked at her meaningfully, and then moved her gaze from Lin Cuihua to Hu Zi behind her.
This bad boy really hasn't changed at all.
"Three cents is still expensive? Forget it." Zong Xiao raised the whip, as if to drive away.
"Sit, sit. If she doesn't want to sit, then we will." Another woman who was traveling with them stuffed the copper coin directly into Zong Xiao's hand.
It was getting dark, and it would take at least an incense stick of time to walk up the mountain. She was also carrying her little granddaughter, so she didn't dare to take the risk.
Hu Zi, who was standing by, recognized Qiu Xuan. He pointed at her and shouted, "Mom, isn't this the unlucky star?"
Lin Cuihua heard the voice and then took a closer look at the driver. She hadn't looked carefully before, but now she saw that it was none other than Erlang of the Zong family! Who else could it be, if not Qiu Xuan, sitting in the back of the car?
This damn girl didn't say a word when she saw her, and didn't even know how to say a word.
Although she later learned that Qiu Xuan had severed her relationship with the Qiu family, she was still the Qiu family's married daughter, and she didn't believe that she really had no feelings at all.
Lin Cuihua changed her usual sarcastic expression and smiled flatteringly at Qiu Xuan, "Oh, isn't this my little Xuan? I was so tired just now that I didn't even notice you. I haven't seen you for a few days and you look even more beautiful."
Qiu Xuan held back her laughter, stared at her but didn't respond.
"Two people, six cents." Zong Xiao reminded her again when he saw her about to get in the car.
The people who just got on the bus were also from Datun Village, but they didn't know anything about the Qiu family, let alone that Qiu Xuan had severed her relationship with the Qiu family.
Now, after listening to their conversation, I became even more suspicious. Why did my son-in-law want to take money from my mother-in-law?
"Mom and your younger brother have been tired all the way, you..." Lin Cuihua still wanted to play the emotional card. After all, it was six cents, and she didn't want to give it.
Zong Xiao first glanced at Qiu Yun and saw that she didn't react.
Then he continued, "We've severed our relationship a long time ago, so don't try to get close to us. Six cents, sit down or not? If not, we'll leave."
Lin Cuihua didn't expect Zong Xiao to say something like breaking off the engagement in front of outsiders. She was so angry that she almost fainted.
How embarrassing! How embarrassing!
"Mom, I'm almost dead tired." Hu Zi really didn't want to walk up the mountain by himself. Now that there was a car, why not take it? "It's only six cents, just give it to her."
Lin Cuihua was so angry that her teeth were itching. She reluctantly took out six copper coins and then climbed onto the cart.
Zong Xiao took the copper coins with a smile, and then gave them all to Qiu Yun in front of Lin Cuihua.
He did this on purpose, wanting Lin Cuihua to see that the kid she bullied back then is now loved by someone.
The whole journey was eerily quiet on the cart, and no one spoke a word.
Lin Cuihua was filled with anger. She really didn't expect that Qiu Yun would live such a good life after getting married and now even had a mule cart to ride in.
Not only did she not acknowledge her as her mother in front of outsiders, but even when she took the money, the damn girl made a face at her.
"Mom, we're here." Hu Zi urged.
Lin Cuihua was furious, and before getting off the car, she glared at Qiu Yun again, as if she wanted to eat her alive.
Qiu Xuan had been holding it in all the way, and only laughed out loud after the person had gone far away.
It's really the wheel of fate. When has Lin Cuihua ever been humiliated by Qiu Yun? Now her life can be considered complete.
"Aunt, what are you laughing at?" Huaixue blinked and asked curiously.
"I was thinking...your second uncle is really amazing. He made twelve cents right after buying a mule cart." Qiu Xuan took a walk around the town today and got a rough idea of the prices.
These twelve cents can buy four eggs.
Although the little girl didn't know much else, she knew the word "making money". She smiled and clapped her hands, praising, "Second Uncle is really amazing!"
The mule cart swayed and finally arrived at the village entrance before it got completely dark.
Zong Anji saw them from a distance. He trotted over and looked at the mule cart in surprise.
"Second brother, you bought a mule."
"Hmm. Sit on it and try it."
Zong Anji held onto the railing and jumped up directly. Although he had ridden in a mule cart before, they were all other people's!
Now the family has its own mule.
Zong Anji was truly happy. He looked at Zong Xiao with admiration, "Second brother, you are still the best."
The mule cart quickly pulled the four people to the front of the Zong family courtyard.
The grandmother was afraid that something might happen to them on the way, so she waited outside the door early.
I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that they had all returned safely.
"Grandma, look, this is the mule my second uncle bought!" Zong Huaixue patted the railing and looked at Zong's mother with a pair of smiling almond-shaped eyes.
"Bought it?" The clan mother was surprised, her eyes fell on the mule cart, "Why are you thinking of buying a mule?"
Zong Xiao: "I think it would be more convenient to have a mule."
Qiu Xuan was afraid that Zong Mu would think too much, so she added, "Mother, Zong Xiao always goes down the mountain to sell his game, and it takes half a day to walk. It's okay in the summer, but in the winter, his legs are frozen from walking all the way. Now that we have bought a mule cart, it's more convenient and saves trouble. Besides, my second brother is getting married soon, so we don't need to borrow someone else's cart then. We have our own."
There was a gleam in Zong Mu's eyes, and she raised her hand and patted Zong Xiao's shoulder.
"I have enough money. If not, I have some."
"Enough." When Zong Xiao mentioned the silver, he remembered that his purse still contained the one or two taels of silver given by his mother.
After the family split up, the grandmother had little money left. Later, she took back three taels of silver from the second wife and gave them two taels. The money for building the wall and courtyard was also paid by the grandmother.
In addition, I have to pay the betrothal gifts to the Liu family in two days, and then hold a banquet for my third brother's wedding. The money that my grandmother has is not enough. Even if it is enough, it will be in the future.
Huaixue is following her grandmother, so that one or two taels of silver is very important to them.
He didn't want to accept it, nor could he bear to accept it.
Compared to his grandmother, he at least had a few more taels of silver left in his pocket.
Qiu Xuan noticed his hesitation, so she sent everyone else away and accompanied Zong Xiao to the backyard.
"Don't give that money to mother." Qiu Yu stood beside him and helped him tie the reins. "I don't think mother would accept it."
There was a flash of surprise in Zong Xiao's eyes. He didn't expect Qiu Yun to see through his thoughts.
Qiu Xuan lowered her head to tie the reins and continued, "You can take the money to my third brother later. Mother will understand then."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zong Xiao looked at Qiu Yu, his eyes full of smiles.
The author has something to say:
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The male and female protagonists are not saints. After they completely separate and live separately, they will not give money! ! ! !
You get what you pay for!
[Put your hands together]
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