Chapter 78 Harming Others
Yang Dalang drank half a bottle of water in one breath, and then he felt better. He said with relief: "Oh! This horrible weather!"
"Aying, is your Jiangdong plow really that good?" Yang Dalang looked expectantly.
"Of course, Uncle Yang, it's much easier than a straight-beam plow. Of course you have to use force." Su Ying said with a smile.
"When will these hard times end?" Yang Dalang sighed. "If we had a few more oxen, we wouldn't have to work so hard, and the land wouldn't have to be left empty."
Two cows are used in turns, and each time they are only enough to serve six households. If there are more cows, they will be exhausted to death.
The rest can only be hoeed. If there is not enough land, there will not be enough food to eat, and if there is too much land, it will not be enough to farm.
"Take it easy, that day will come!" Su Ying believed that it wouldn't take long.
"I hope so!" Yang Dalang remained noncommittal.
The Su family is more capable than them. In just a few days, a lot has changed here.
"Uncle Yang, why do you have such a big scar on your arm?"
There were several long scars on Yang Dalang's arms when he rolled up his sleeves, and they were crooked like a few little snakes.
"It was attacked by a black bear!" Yang Dalang smiled bitterly as he looked at the horrible scar on his arm.
"I was lucky, I only had a few scratches, but my poor brother-in-law got hit on the head and..."
When encountering the black bear, not only did Wang Wulang lose his life, but several young and strong men were also seriously injured.
Wang Wulang fell down. In order to save him, everyone turned back and went around the side of the black bear, shot arrows at it and led it away.
The sturdy black bear turned around and chased them, stretching out its claws to grab them, but Yang Dalang dodged to the side.
The sleeves were torn, and the sharp claws tore off a few strands of flesh.
Yang Erlang was so scared that he poked the black bear with a wooden stick. The black bear became furious and turned to chase Yang Erlang, allowing Yang Dalang to escape.
From then on, the hunting team never dared to set foot into the mountains again. They only went to the place where they rested last time and returned regardless of whether they had any harvest or not. There were only a few young and strong men in the village and they could not afford the loss.
It took Yang Dalang a long time to recover his arm. Although it did not affect his work, it was still not as agile as before.
"When I was a playboy, I only thought that life was happy and free. Who would have thought that one day I would end up in such a situation and see the people suffering so much?" Yang Dalang was very emotional.
At least they had enjoyed wealth and splendor, but Hu Zi was born in poverty and would think about the Hu Bing he had at the market during the New Year for the whole year.
The most pitiful one is my nephew Abao, who was so young...
The topic was heavy and several people sat there sighing.
"Mr. Yang, are there any unmarried young people in the village?" Su Lao Er suddenly asked.
"Unmarried?" Yang Dalang looked at the three brothers of the Su family. "How many young men of the Su family are unmarried?"
The young masters of the Su family are all scholars, handsome, humble and polite, and are the kind of relatives that everyone is eager to become.
Because of the establishment of the village school, the villagers became interested in the young master of the Su family and went to the village chief's house to find Gao to inquire about the situation.
Gao said she was not very clear about it and did not want to get involved in the matchmaking.
The young master of the Su family is a scholar and has a high aspiration. How could he be interested in the girls here?
The daughters of my grandchildren were all born here in poverty. They did not receive a good education and few of them could read.
She was not well fed, not warmly clothed, and had to go to the fields to work early. She was a pure country girl, and she was extremely vulgar.
I didn't expect the Su family to come and ask about it. It was really unexpected.
"It's not my son, it's my little daughter Su He, who is fourteen years old and has reached the marriageable age." Su Laoer laughed awkwardly.
Yang Dalang looked at Su Ying and remembered the girl he met that night who was about his age, talking nonsense and refuting her elders in public.
"Has your daughter arranged a marriage in Chang'an?" Yang Dalang asked.
"I was exiled before anything was agreed upon. Ahem, a girl can't be kept at home when she grows up. If she keeps staying, she will become enemies. I wonder if there is anyone suitable in the village?" Su Laoer mixed his truth and lies.
If Su He was not picky and found a husband from an eighth or ninth class family and married into that family early, she might have been able to avoid exile.
But after she picked and chose, Su Ying had already decided on someone, but she still hadn't found one.
Although an official of the eighth or ninth rank is of low rank, he is still from an official family. It is better than being a village woman in this wild place.
However, if you encounter a family like the Lu family that curries favor with the powerful, you might even be chased to the city gate to cancel the engagement.
Su Laoer was lost in thought.
"Oh!" Yang Dalang looked as if he understood.
Seeing Su Laoer's uncomfortable expression, he thought Su He's engagement was broken off.
This kind of thing happens a lot in official circles. Once someone falls into trouble, not only will their children's in-laws break off the engagement, but even their relatives and friends will avoid them.
People seek benefits and avoid harm, and no one wants to get into trouble.
"If there are a few young men, there are quite a few unmarried girls in the village..." Yang Dalang said something irrelevant.
Although Yang Dalang only met Su He once that night, he had a very bad impression of her.
The little honey in their home was all taken away by her. According to Hu Zi's description, Su He was not only brainless and uneducated, but also refused to listen to others, was unreasonable and hated by everyone.
Furthermore, that night I saw with my own eyes that she had no respect for her elders, no reverence, and was not aware of the seriousness of the matter and was messing around without knowing the reason.
Yang Dalang kept muttering in his heart, this girl is a troublemaker, whoever marries her will be unlucky.
No matter who you introduce him to, they will blame you in the future.
Putting aside her character, no one would want Su He just because of her ladylike demeanor, delicate skin, and fragility.
They were all from poor families, and no one wanted to marry a pretty girl, even though she was pretty.
Beautiful women are a feast for the eyes only for the rich, but for the poor who cannot afford to eat, a strong woman is more practical.
Marry a virtuous woman, but no one will care if she only has a pretty face.
Of course, a girl like Su Ying who is smart, intelligent, knowledgeable, and beautiful is the best, but no one in the village is worthy of her!
Su Laoer understood what Yang Dalang said.
"Oh!" Su Laoer sighed to the sky. What should he do with this child?
Xiao Qinshi is short-sighted and extreme in dealing with things. Su He is brainless, cannot stand provocation, and does things without considering the importance of the matter.
If the mother and daughter get together every day, sooner or later there will be trouble.
Su Laoer regretted that he did not discover the root of the problem early and failed to discipline his daughter well.
"Don't worry, my dear. If there are no girls of suitable age in the village, there are still girls in the township and county, right?" Yang Dalang comforted.
The villagers are all related to each other, so if it is difficult to harm them, then harm others.
Su He's face was still very deceptive. If she didn't talk or make trouble, she could still fool people by just sitting there.
If you are lucky, you might be able to marry into a good family.
"It's okay! After all, the child is only thirteen. We can still wait and look for him slowly." Su Laoer said politely.
Su Ying did not interrupt. Although she felt that thirteen was too young, it was legal for girls to marry at the age of thirteen in the Tang Dynasty. If they did not marry at an older age, they would be punished.
I quietly put away the food and drinks, and when I had rested enough it was time to continue working.
"Uncle Yang, we need some help to pick up the goods in town tomorrow." He remembered the pick-up date agreed with Manager Zhu.
"Well, two people are going from my family. How many people are going from your family?" Yang Dalang asked Su Bucheng.
"There are three of us in my family!" Su Bucheng replied.
"We are still short of seven people. Let's go back and tell my father that we should set off early tomorrow." Yang Dalang stood up and said.
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