The next morning, it was cold and springy.

A thin young man carried water and walked unsteadily on the path between the villages. A little water came out of the barrel from time to time. His body looked thin, and there were beads of sweat on his fair forehead, but his eyes held a tenacity.

After these days, he gradually integrated into the place and became a good young man who worked hard for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Nothing happened last night, so it was obvious that he was overly guilty. Uncle Jiu and his family were all sensible people, and they didn't seem to really want to blame him, let alone have any intention of burning down his house.

However, from this incident, he discovered that the poor in this era are indeed miserable.

The betrothal gift that the woman asked for was actually just a load of millet, but Jiu Bo's family couldn't afford it, so they finally retreated to this method of fighting crickets, which seemed humorous, but also revealed a bit of sadness.

If placed in modern times, this kind of condition would be the best in the country, but in this era it has become a huge obstacle. Some people even say that Liu Laosan is unkind.

Although the hut is dilapidated, the front door is kept very clean, and smoke rises from the roof.

Hua Hua...

Lin Haoran carried the water directly into the kitchen, poured it into the water tank, scooped up the water with a wooden spoon, and then poured it on the two potted plants in front of the door. The potted plants had green fruits.

A few days ago, the Jiang Mansion was busy with the birthday party for the old lady of the Jiang family, so they tidied up their back garden and pushed some potted plants in the corner of the back door. He then moved back these two pots of peppers.

Many people don’t know that pepper is actually an exotic species! It is native to South America and was introduced to China as a flower and plant around the end of the 16th century. It was originally called “piper pepper”.

During this period, peppers were still introduced as a rare exotic flower species and were only owned by princes and ministers and planted in their back gardens.

It's just that as a flower, it obviously doesn't have much competitiveness, and its small white flowers are not outstanding. From the fact that Jiang Mansion just threw it outside the house, it can be seen that its status is not high, at least lower than

Peonies, plum blossoms and other flowers.

But the charm of chili peppers has never been in the flowers, but in its edible value. From the saying of later generations that "you are not afraid of spicy food, you are not afraid of spicy food, you are not afraid of spicy food, you are not afraid of spicy food." Chili sauce sells well all over the country, you can know its charm, and it also contains huge economic value

.

"Brother, the porridge is ready!" Huniu walked out on her short legs and said sweetly.

Lin Haoran looked up and saw that although Hu Niu's clothes were shabby, her face was very clean and her complexion was fair and delicate, which is rare for children in the mountains. He secretly praised her in his heart.

The mutton brought back last night has not been finished yet, so Huniu made a pot of mutton porridge for breakfast today. Some salt and mushrooms were added to the porridge, which made it very sweet.

"Brother, uncle wants me to tell you that those mountain people are not good people, so you should be careful!" Huniu said seriously while eating porridge.

The matter couldn't be completely concealed. It wasn't that Hu Niu let it slip, but that the old patriarch knew this area well. After learning that Lin Haoran had hunted a wild boar and a goat, he guessed the origin of the wild boar and goat.

After getting to know each other for a while, Lin Haoran knew that this was not a case of jealousy caused by the elder. This close relative was indeed a kind reminder. He reached out and touched Huniu's head and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I do things in a measured way."

Huniu nodded heavily. She found that her brother had indeed improved a lot after he hung himself and woke up. Not only did he like to discuss things with her, but he also cared about her feelings. Now she knew that she was actually a little worried.

There is no sun today, but there is no wind either. It is considered a good weather.

In a happy mood, Huniu went out and headed towards the old patriarch's home.

It's just that she doesn't like to walk straight there, but chooses to go around to the grain-shading field, and then from the grain-shading field to the old patriarch's house.

When she walked to the side of the grain drying field, no one was playing. The two sisters, Mouse and Xiaochan, were making clay figurines. They made the clay figurines the most beautiful, but unfortunately they could only look at them but not eat them.

Just as Huniu was about to leave, an inexplicable anger suddenly surged in her chest. She saw the dog trampling the clay figurine that the mouse had placed on the ground. She immediately rushed forward in three steps and grabbed it.

The dog was pushed to the ground.

Gouzi was suddenly pushed down, turned his head and was about to have a fit, but saw an angry Huniu. He immediately got up and ran away, saying: "Huniu, just wait, I'll let Brother Shitou teach you a lesson!"

"Let him come! I'm still afraid of her!" Huniu put her hands on her hips and snorted at Agou who was walking away. Then she said to the mouse who was crying on the ground: "Mouse, stop crying. I

I’ve already taught him a lesson for you!”

When the mouse heard this, he stopped crying and expressed his gratitude crisply.

Huniu had already turned around and left, waving her fleshy little hands, leaving no trace of merit or fame!

In this village, she initially resisted not wanting to be bullied, but later she resisted in order to fight against injustice. As the storyteller who went to Jiangcun said that time, a hero should "draw his sword to help when there is injustice."

The old patriarch's house is a mud house next to the grain drying field. Since Brother Erhu and his family went to work in the county town, only the uncle and aunt were left at home.

She arrived at the uncle's house, where the aunt was feeding the chickens. When she saw her coming in, she asked if her brother had gone up the mountain to chop wood. She nodded, knowing that the aunt was actually worried that her brother would stay at home and study hard, and the family would become crowded again.

There is no pause.

Sure enough, the aunt said to the uncle who came out of the house: "This child is finally sensible. Why is he interested in studying? Look at Sun Tongsheng in Hebei Village. What a wealthy family he used to be like now!

"

Huniu saw her uncle glare at her, scolding her for being ignorant, and then asked her if her brother really didn't want to take the county exam. She nodded honestly. She saw her uncle's eyes seemed a little disappointed, so she turned around and left.

Drying herbs.

She frowned, but she didn't think there was anything wrong. Her family was fine as it was now. After saying hello, she went into the house to get the cow rope, then walked to the cowshed and pulled out the ox.

Herding cattle is her daily job.

She was actually a little bored before, but since her brother went up to the mountain to cut firewood, she has become very looking forward to it.

After walking out of the village, there were people everywhere in the fields, all taking care of their own rice fields. Some were watering, some fertilizing, and some were pulling weeds and catching those nasty bugs.

She headed towards the grass dam on the other side of the river, where there was a large area of ​​green grassland, which was the most ideal place for grazing cattle.

When driving the cattle to Shiqiao, she saw several women washing clothes by the river chatting about household matters. Among them, Shitou's mother had the loudest voice and could be heard from a distance. She just heard them talking about her brother yesterday.

She deliberately trampled the black cricket to death, and her face immediately turned black.

She didn't like Shitou's mother, and few people in the village liked her. Because her mother came from a wealthy family, she seemed to be superior to others in the village, and she was always sarcastic towards everyone.

"Hu Niu, I heard that your brother made money selling wild boars, but I didn't see him buying you two feet of cloth to make clothes. Look at how tattered your clothes are, haha!" Shitou's mother saw her.

, just to make fun of the shabby clothes she wore.

snort!

Huniu turned her face to one side and snorted coldly, showing a little pride.

She knew Mother Shitou's intention, and she deliberately used her shabby clothes to make a fuss. Firstly, she wanted to show off the superiority of her family, and secondly, she wanted to sow discord between her and her brother, thinking that his brother would be reluctant to buy her cloth to make new clothes.

"Oh, this kid isn't happy anymore. Auntie, aren't you worried that you don't have good clothes to wear?" Shitou's mother berated her for a while, and then accused the woman next to her: "This nerd is really making money.

I don’t have enough money to buy new clothes for my sister.”

"My brother said he would buy it for me in a few days, hey, hey, hey..." Huniu immediately turned her head away, sticking out her tongue and making a face at her.

When the other women saw this, they all suppressed their laughter. Looking at Mother Shitou, whose face was ashen, she felt very relieved.

In fact, they don't like this talkative woman either. This woman likes to point fingers at everyone's family, whether whose children should buy clothes or whose daughter-in-law should have a hairpin. But how can a poor family live in such a comprehensive way?

Not only did Hu Niu fight back confidently, but she also walked with confidence.

As soon as she crossed the bridge, she couldn't help but stretched out her hand and grasped the corner of her clothes. There were two hard knots on the corners of her clothes. There was a secret hidden there. These were the silver coins her brother had sewn on for her, saying that he was saving this little money for the family.

, nip problems in the bud.

Her heart warmed when she thought of her brother's love for her and the fact that he had given her so much money. So what if the clothes were torn, and what if there were many patches. Who could hide so much money in their clothes?

Moreover, her brother had clearly told her that she would have to sell prey for the next two days to make money. When he was done, he would take her to the town to buy cloth to make new clothes and buy her a new pair of shoes.

Thinking about her brother's kindness to her, she was in a good mood all morning. The only regret was that the trap she placed here did not catch the prey.

At noon, she went to Crouching Tiger Mountain to look for her brother, but after waiting at the foot of the mountain for a while, she saw no one. As a result, Ah Cai, who was chopping wood, told her enviously that her brother had taken A Niu to Jiang Mansion again.

A little disappointed, but a little happy!

Huniu ate delicious rice balls, and then filled mountain spring water in bamboo tubes. After checking the bags, she caught a turtle dove, and she had to have meat for dinner, which made her very happy.

In the afternoon, she went to the wooden bridge to graze cattle. This was the only way back from Jiangcun. She wanted to share the joy of catching turtle doves with her brother. Since the cattle were already full, she only needed to tie them up in one place.

Shitou came over, and Gouzi pointed at her and shouted: "Brother Shitou, it was Hu Niu who beat me!"

"It was you who crushed the mouse's clay figurine!" Huniu looked up at him without any fear.

Shitou showed his strong arms and said bitterly: "I don't care, I just want to beat you up today! My mother said that your brother is just a fool, so our family doesn't need to be afraid of yours!"

Just after she finished speaking, Shitou looked behind her in surprise, his eyes a little wandering.

"elder brother!"

Huniu looked back and saw her brother coming back from Jiangcun, and her heart suddenly felt warm.

However, his brother still had a straight face and walked around her towards Shitou. However, he saw him grabbing Shitou and landing his palm heavily on Shitou's butt, making him scream.

"If you dare to touch my sister, I'll beat your father so much that you won't recognize him next time!" Her brother threw the stone on the ground and issued another warning, which made her even happier and felt like she had support.

"Hu Niu, look what I brought today?"

"Pheasant, it's so big, where did it come from?"

"No matter where you come from, I'll let you eat a big chicken drumstick today!"

"Um!"

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Chapter completed!