"It's better to stay away from this kind of behavior of begging from house to house. Reaching out to ask for something is annoying. No matter who you go to the door, you will be complained about."
"Your cousin made a bad move. People are lazy. You should develop the habit of reaching out and asking for things. You will rely on him for everything in the future. Your uncle will regret it in the future."
In fact, Baiyun Xi was very surprised. Why didn't the uncle stop his cousin's behavior? Why did he insist on doing it despite knowing that his efforts would be thankless?
When Xiao Si heard this, he nodded,
"Forget it, we won't do anything that offends others."
Sure enough, as Bai Yunxi said, when Bai Yunsong brought people to his second uncle's house, he was scolded by his second aunt. In the end, his second uncle came out to stop him, and the old lady reluctantly gave him two pieces of sweet potatoes to settle the matter.
The trip to my third uncle's house went smoothly. I was given a ladle of multi-grain noodles. After that, I went to other houses and was given either a bowl of black noodles or a few sweet potatoes. Before I left, I was given a few unpleasant words.
All the way down, my ears were filled with strange complaints and unceremonious ridicules.
No one is willing to take food easily.
After going all around, Bai Yunsong was frustrated, and in the end he only received two bags, one of which was sweet potatoes, and the other bag was mostly taken out from the granary.
Looking at the two bags of grains in front of him and thinking about the bucket his cousin had brought out, Bai Yunsong had a sullen face and pursed lips, feeling depressed and helpless.
"Li Zheng, have you confiscated the food from Aunt Bai's house?"
After listening to their reminder and looking at their eager expressions, Bai Yunsong sneered, "What's wrong? Now you don't think you're being given less?"
"Oh, don't be angry, Lizheng. My aunt lives in such a big yard, so she should be given more."
I didn't ask him for help even once.
"That's right, we don't have any other intentions. Those who can do more work."
Several people looked at the anger in Li Zheng's eyes and lowered their heads with guilty conscience.
"Hehe... we can't compare with Aunt Bai. She is a scholar and has a lot of knowledge. We are just mud-legged, so naturally we are different."
"If you keep up the good work, I won't have to suffer from this cowardly attitude."
On the other hand, these people in the village would run towards him no matter how big the deal was.
After experiencing a series of blows, Bai Yunsong suddenly remembered that last year, his cousin led his nephews to open up wasteland and go into the mountains to find food, and they had no time for a year.
Seeing how shameless these people were for the sake of food, Bai Yunsong felt choked in his heart.
"Those who are able work hard, and the landlords are more capable. Do you want it? What I have now is from my cousin's own hard-earned money. During the most difficult times, I went into the mountains to dig wild vegetables, and even the roots of the tree didn't ask for any of you."
grain."
When asked by Li Zheng, several people had stern expressions. They did not expect that the people in the village were so stingy.
"That's right. If Li Zheng asks us to work in the fields, there will be no ambiguity at all. People are different."
Listening to their flattering tone, Bai Yun talked to them lazily and asked them to carry the bags to his cousin's house and take back the bucket of coarse grains.
Fortunately, no one made trouble for them this time. After knocking on the door, Li took out the bucket and poured it into their bag. She turned around and went back. The door was closed with a bang. From the beginning to the end, she didn't say a word.
Bai Yunsong looked at the closed door, turned around for a while, and said in a deep voice,
"You and your family should divide this food equally and save some. I have tried my best, and you have to figure out your own solution in the future."