Mother-in-law Tong did not answer immediately. She paused, turned around and glanced at her son and daughter-in-law behind her. Seeing the unwillingness and helplessness on their faces, she finally gritted her teeth and nodded.
"But none of our family can write."
She wanted to find some excuses for herself to delay, but Zhao Huanyu would not give her this chance.
"The village chief's grandpa can write. You can ask him to write for you. You can just put your fingerprints on it when the time comes."
Zhao Huanyu looked at the village chief and said: "Grandpa village chief, since they beg me like this, then I will give them a chance in front of the whole village. If there is such a family next time, I will not be so soft-hearted again."
Already."
When she said the second half of the sentence, she looked at the whole village. Seeing some people's faces change, she smiled and said: "Of course, I know that most people are easy to get along with, so naturally they won't follow me."
If there is any contradiction, I’m just saying something ugly up front.”
Of course, the village chief didn't want to make the matter too big. If he really embarrassed himself in front of the county magistrate, he would really lose his face.
So, he immediately went down the steps given by Zhao Huanyu: "Okay, then I'll give you another chance."
With that said, he handed the divorce letter to his son, then took another piece of paper, laid it out, and wrote a confession and a guarantee letter according to Zhao Huanyu's instructions.
Originally, there was no need to write a guarantee letter, but the village chief was worried that the family would cause trouble, so he still wrote it down as a restraint.
Zhao Huanyu's family had some ink pads, but she was reluctant to give them to Mrs. Tong's family and asked them to bite their fingers and make fingerprints with blood.
After that, Zhao Huanyu dried the ink on the confession and the guarantee and put it in her arms. She put her hands behind her back and said to the two sons of Mrs. Tong's family: "Tomorrow morning at dawn, come to my house to help carry water and chop firewood. The water you carry will need to fill the tank in the yard."
Only when it’s full.”
In the middle of winter, there really wasn't much hard work to do. If the weather was nice, Zhao Huanyu would definitely let them work in the fields. It was a pity.
Although Mrs. Tong's two sons were not happy in their hearts, they agreed quickly on the surface, and the matter was considered settled through negotiation.
The village chief asked people to take away all the money in the house. If anything happened, it was up to the Wan family to solve it themselves. It was not something Zhao Huanyu cared about.
I solved two big troubles in one day. Although it was tiring, it was worth it.
Zhao Huanyu turned around and looked at Zhao Dafu, and said in a rare coquettish way: "Dad, I'm hungry."
Aren't you hungry? I've been busy working in a shop in town all day, and when I come back I've been fussing over all this nonsense for so long. I'm really exhausted and hungry.
"Hey, daddy is going to cook you a bowl of noodles right now!"
It was almost getting dark today, and the rice was being cooked very slowly. I didn’t know how long it would take before it was ready, so I could only cope with it by eating a bowl of noodles.
However, it's almost dark today, why hasn't Little Tiedou come back yet?
Zhao Huanyu wanted to comfort Cao Gen, but suddenly realized that Xiao Tiedou hadn't come back yet, and immediately became anxious.
He climbed up the wall and shouted to Aunt Zhang's house: "Auntie, has your Ermao come back?"
Aunt Zhang immediately ran out of the kitchen and waved her hand nonchalantly: "No, I've asked your uncle to go out and look for it. Maybe he went crazy on the road!"
But Zhao Huanyu felt something was wrong. Those two children were not playful. Even if they were playful on the road, they should be back by now.
She didn't care much and said: "Auntie, I'll go look for it too!"
Aunt Zhang felt that she was making a fuss, but she still said: "Okay, then you go. It's snowing, so be careful when walking, carry a lantern, don't fall in the dark!"
Zhao Huanyu responded, said something to Mrs. Gao, and was about to go out with the lantern. Cao Gen limped after her and said, "Sister Xiaoyu, I'll go with you."
"No, your legs and feet are not strong, so you should wait at home. It's not a big deal, I can go by myself!"
Zhao Huanyu reached out to stop him and left quickly. The wind and snow were getting worse now, and it was getting late, visibility was very low, and the lanterns were almost blown out.
Thinking that no one would be around at this time anyway, she simply took out a flashlight from the space for lighting, which was much easier to use than a lantern.
"Iron beans, iron beans!"
She shouted as she walked, her voice was so loud that she was afraid that Little Tiedou wouldn't be able to hear her.
But there was nothing around, let alone a response.
Feeling increasingly unsure, she sped up and ran towards the entrance of the village. After running a short distance, she could hear Ermao's father's voice in the distance. She hurried forward and put away the flashlight.
But when she ran to Ermao's father, she was completely stunned by the scene in front of her.
The narrow road in front of us was blocked by heavy snow, and it was hard inside, probably from rocks rolled down the mountain.
Is this a heavy snowfall?
"Uncle! What's going on!"
Zhao Huanyu asked with a trembling voice, the bad premonition in her heart getting stronger.
Ermao's father, a grown man, was digging in the snow like crazy. When he heard Zhao Huanyu calling him, he collapsed and shouted: "Xiaoyu, go and call someone for help. Ermao and Tiedou...he, they are trapped inside! I
I just heard a sound, go quickly!"
The lantern in Zhao Huanyu's hand fell to the ground in an instant. She even forgot what she was supposed to do. She was stunned for a few seconds before she suddenly realized what she was doing and ran towards the village like crazy.
"Help! Is there anyone? Help! Someone come quickly!"
"There's an avalanche. My brother and Ermao were buried in the snow. Someone come quickly!"
She knocked on the door at every house, and then ran all the way back to her home to call Zhao Dafu.
Today is really not a good day, bad things are coming one after another.
When the notice arrived at Aunt Zhang's house, Aunt Zhang returned my cooking spatula, screamed and ran out.
Zhao Dafu didn't care about the noodles in the pot at all, so he grabbed a shovel and ran out.
Mrs. Gao also hurriedly wanted to go out, but Zhao Huanyu stopped her: "Grandma, don't go, don't make me and dad worry!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
Caogen followed them out without saying a word. He had inconvenient legs and feet, but Tiedou and Ermao were his good friends. If he didn't care, his conscience would be uneasy.
Mrs. Gao burst into tears, her legs softened and she knelt on the ground, praying: "Oh God, please protect Tiedou and everything will be fine. My old lady is willing to lose ten years of her life... no, twenty years!"
After calling around and waiting for Zhao Huanyu to go back again, there were already many people. Seeing the heavy snow closing the mountain, everyone was extremely worried.
If the snow is not cleared away, Tiedou and Ermao may be in bad luck.
Zhao Huanyu rushed over, fearing that these people would not give their best, and shouted with all his strength: "Please help me, everyone, I will give five taels of silver to each person who helps find someone tonight!"