Chapter 183 A piece of meat in exchange for a wife
Hearing the man wanted to return to Yangliu Town, Zhang Xiu's first reaction was to refuse: "You're not allowed to go. Why should we keep paying? Besides, Yangliu Town has long been occupied by desert soldiers. What if you encounter them? If you are really worried about desert soldiers finding your way here, why don't you continue forward? There is no one blocking the official road now, right?"
Ding Gui knew that he had always made his wife worried in this regard, so he lowered his head with some guilt and did not make any excuses for the time being.
Ding Xiaodie sighed and said, "Mom, you're right, but we can't risk going forward. Even if those desert soldiers leave, they're just retreating. As long as they're still around, we don't know which way they'll retreat to. If we go all the way north, it's fine. But if they also retreat to Wo County, then continuing forward will just put us in danger."
"Yes, Mr. Lu also analyzed it this way, so what he meant was that we should first go to the nearest Yangliu Town, and then find out where the desert soldiers retreated to, so that we can make a decision." Ding Gui didn't dare to look his wife in the eye.
"Okay, I can't argue with you two, father and daughter, okay?"
In fact, Zhang Xiu is not an unreasonable person, she just feels aggrieved.
There are so many men in the village, but many of them become cowards when the time comes. Take the eldest son Ding De and the second son Ding Rong of the Ding family for example. Apart from the large collective work, they usually make no contribution to the village.
Seeing Zhang Xiuyi turn around and wipe her tears as she walked out of the house, Ding Gui hurriedly followed her out.
Inside the house, Ding Xiaodie sighed deeply. She lay on the windowsill and stared at the bright moon in the night sky in a daze.
Suddenly an idea came to my mind.
By the way, in order to protect themselves, why don’t they learn some self-protection skills?
For example, his skilled grappling skills, although not as powerful as Mr. Lu and his men's swordsmanship, can at least achieve high efficiency in a short period of time. Not only is it quick to learn, it also has practical applications.
But in the eyes of others, she is just a little girl. How can she teach these people?
Ding Xiaodie scratched the top of her head.
Hiss, her hair hasn't flowed for a long time. She has to find a way to quietly get some water from the space to wash her hair.
At this time, the mother who had gone out angrily was coaxed back by her father.
Although the mother's eyes were red and swollen, she seemed to have accepted the fact.
Ding Xiaodie comforted her for a few words and then whispered, "I want to wash my hair. It's so itchy."
But the parents looked at each other and immediately stopped him: "No, others will notice." "We are all dirty, but your hair is so shiny and sleek. What will others think?"
"That's right. Every drop of water is as precious as oil now." Ding Xiaodie frowned helplessly.
Because of this little incident, she did not tell them about her previous thoughts, so as to avoid making the two elders worry before the matter was done.
The next morning, Village Chief Lai Fu brought several men and women to distribute food to everyone. Each family was given a piece of meat, a large bowl of water, and half a bowl of rice. It was impossible to eat dry rice, so every family had to cook porridge.
In fact, this is much better than before, so no one complains even so.
After Zhang Xiu brought back the meat and rice, she started cooking. The rice porridge was delicious. Due to the water problem, the meat could only be barbecued.
Maybe it was because she was full, but the old woman was in a better mood than usual, and her thoughts seemed to have become clearer. When she put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth, she said to Xiaodie, "Good boy, let me teach you to speak the desert dialect."
“…”
So sudden?
The three members of the Ding family looked at each other in confusion.
She never preached before when she was sober, but now she has changed her nature?
However, after coming to her senses, Ding Xiaodie didn't take it to heart. She thought that the old woman was confused and clear-headed at times, and she would definitely forget it in a while.
Just at this time Dingxiang came to play with her, so everyone's attention was shifted to Dingxiang.
The little girl came after dinner.
Now that everyone in every household has something to eat, their spirits and moods are naturally different. Even Dingxiang's little face is smiling. She happily tells everyone: "My parents give me meat to eat and also give me as much rice porridge as my sister."
In the past, Dingxiang had never had enough to eat at home. Sun and Ding De both liked the eldest daughter Dingmei, and they abused her youngest daughter in every possible way.
Because in Sun's heart, it was Dingxiang's birth time that made it impossible for her to have another son.
At this time, after hearing Ding Xiang's words, the three members of the Ding family felt mixed emotions.
At this moment, there was a sudden chaotic shouting outside.
What happened?
Hearing the quarrel outside getting louder and louder, Ding Xiaodie took Ding Xiang's hand and went out to join in the fun.
I saw that the villagers had already surrounded the person involved.
Ding Xiaodie thought the voice belonged to Sun, so she stood on tiptoe and took a look: "Dingxiang, it seems like your mother... uh... is arguing with Lai Miaowang's mother!"
Everyone was also confused as to how the two of them ended up arguing with each other.
Originally, when everyone was busy escaping, there were fewer disputes between people. Unexpectedly, within three days of stopping, they started to talk again.
But after listening for a while, everyone figured out what was going on!
It turned out to be like this. Miao Wang was the oldest among his brothers and sisters. He was almost twenty years old and still hadn't married. Before he fled the famine, he had gone to other villages to propose marriage, but nothing came of it.
Along the way, Miao Wang's father passed away suddenly, and the burden on the family became even heavier.
Miao Wang's mother, Gu, watched her son grow older and older, and she was afraid that one day his body would not be able to bear it anymore and he would pass away, which would mean the end of the family.
After much deliberation, Gu felt that the best way was to find a wife for her son. This way, there would be a brother and a sister-in-law at home, and even if she passed away, the other children would have someone to rely on.
It just so happened that Ding Mei was poisoned and became mute.
Gu thought that Ding Mei used to be arrogant, but now that she has become mute, no one should look down on anyone else. Besides, since she has become mute, isn't she disabled?
It’s a good thing that her Miao Wang doesn’t despise it.
So with this feeling, after receiving the piece of meat, Gu was reluctant to eat it. She took the meat to Ding De's small stone house to propose marriage for her son.
What?
Just a piece of meat the size of a palm?
Besides, what kind of guy is Miao Wang? He is just a village thug who follows Ding De around and calls him brother. Besides, his home in Aozigou consists of two small mud houses with big cracks on the walls and not even a decent roof.
To put it bluntly, Miao Wang's family lives worse than Ding Gui's family in the village. They are truly a very poor family.
Is such a woman qualified to be their Ding Mei's daughter-in-law?
Ding Mei couldn't speak, but she burst into tears immediately!
Sun was so angry that she pushed Gu out: "What are you thinking? A toad wants to eat swan meat, but he doesn't even look at himself."
(End of this chapter)
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