Cuihua stepped forward and helped Xiumei up, "Mom, what should we do?"
What to do? Xiumei ran out of ideas for a while. The house in Hetou Village was given away and the land was given to others. It could be said that everything was broken.
Do you still have the nerve to go back?
But then again, where can I go if I don’t go back?
There is no longer a place for them in Qingniu County.
Thinking of this Xiumei, my heart skipped a beat and I gritted my teeth, "Where else can we go? Pack us up and go back to Hetou Village."
Fortunately, there was a donkey in the backyard. This donkey could only be sold for five taels of silver. Chen Dachun didn't like it, so it was lucky that the donkey stayed in their home. If it had been worth a lot of money, it would have been sold long ago.
The two of them were crying, cursing and packing their belongings.
First, we packed up the bedding, pots, pans, and other things that could be used immediately. Fortunately, they were all brought from Hetou Village, and we didn’t buy many new ones.
As for the furniture that can be taken away, just let it go.
A fully loaded donkey cart.
The mother and daughter stood at the door of the yard and glanced at the home with endless nostalgia.
The short-lived life of a wealthy family was over like this, and I had to go back to the poor Hetou Village.
As they walked towards the village, Xiumei and Cuihua thought about how they should speak up. It would be really embarrassing to go to Chen Xiaobei to get the house back.
The able-bodied village protectors all carried chains into the mountains, so the thin Chen Xiaowen stayed behind.
He was surprised to see Xiumei and Cuihua driving the donkey cart back to the village, and greeted them with a smile, "Second aunt, sister-in-law, why are you two back?"
Cuihua was of course embarrassed to speak, and Xiumei squeaked twice, her face getting a little hot, "Oh, I'm used to staying in the village, and I really can't stand the life in the city. Why don't I move back here for a few days first."
Chen Xiaowen didn't ask much, after all, he could come and go freely.
But when she arrived at the door of her home, Xiumei was still a little hesitant. Cui Hongyu and Qiaoer were sitting at the stone table. Qiaoer was gesturing and writing on the ground, and Cui Hongyu was doing embroidery. What a warm scene.
This was once my home.
Xiumei gritted her teeth, stepped forward and coughed lightly.
When Cui Hongyu heard the noise, she looked up and saw that it was Xiumei and Cuihua. She looked very surprised and quickly put down her sewing work, "Second aunt, sister-in-law, why are you here?"
"Come in and sit down."
Chen Qiaoer quickly ran over and poured two bowls of water for the two of them.
Xiumei took a sip of water and burst into tears before she could speak.
She could tell lies to others, but to Cui Hongyu, she began to pour out her bitter words.
Listening to Xiumei's cry, Cui Hongyu also shook his head and sighed. He lost all one thousand taels of silver in such a short time. Chen Dachun's act was a bit generous.
At this moment, I heard rapid footsteps outside.
Chen Dachun actually rushed in from the door. Seeing this scene, he stamped his feet and shouted, "Why are you back here? I gave the house to Brother Xiaobei and it has nothing to do with us."
Looking at the crazy and irritable Chen Dachun, Cui Hongyu felt strange for a moment.
Chen Qiaoer was so frightened that she hid behind Cui Hongyu.
Fortunately, Chen Xiaowen arrived with two village protection team members at this time. Their arrival stabilized the situation at the scene. Cui Hongyu gently patted Chen Qiaoer on the shoulder, comforting her not to be afraid, then stood up and took two steps forward.
"Brother Da Chun, don't make any noise. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly."
"Xiaobei told me at the beginning that this house is just for our temporary residence. We will move there when you come back."
Chen Dachun wanted to say something more, but Xiumei seemed to have found a life-saving straw.
She picked up the wooden stick next to her again, chased Chen Dachun and started beating him, "If you are disobedient, I will ruin your family."
In front of outsiders, Xiumei still knew how to use discretion and did not tell him about his bad habit of gambling.
But just because he didn't say it didn't mean others didn't say it, especially Dachun. After hiding for a few times, he grabbed the wooden stick and took it out of Xiumei's hand.
"Unload this property, I want to use a donkey."
Cuihua looked wary and quickly stepped forward to grab the reins, "What are you going to do with the donkey?"
Chen Dachun chuckled, "A donkey is worth five taels of silver. I have more money tonight. Don't worry, I will buy a bigger house tomorrow."
After listening to his words, Chen Xiaowen understood instantly, "Brother Dachun, you go and gamble."
Chen Dachun turned to look at him, "What do you know? How can that be called gambling? That is also a way to make a fortune."
Chen Xiaowen said nothing more. After all, gambling is your personal business and has nothing to do with anyone else.
He didn't say it, but Cui Hongyu couldn't sit idly by and ignore it. Donkeys are the most important thing to a family.
If even donkeys are exported, what else does Chen Dachun have?
Thinking of this, Cui Hongyu said to Chen Xiaowen, "Aunt Xiumei has just sold this donkey to me. You must keep an eye on it and not let it leave the village."
"You." Chen Dachun glared angrily, but instead of staring, he didn't dare to do anything to Cui Hongyu, because he also knew that Chen Xiaobei had grown up. He would probably have to return to the village in the future, and Cui Hongyu certainly couldn't offend him.
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After thinking over and over again, Chen Dachun knew that he couldn't lead the donkey away today, so he was so angry that he stamped his feet and left angrily.
Seeing him leaving, Xiumei and Cuihua looked at each other. At this time, besides crying, what else could they do?
Alas, gambling is harmful to people, Cui Hongyuyu shook his head helplessly.
But how to make Chen Dachun turn around? Cui Hongyu had no idea at all. Chen Xiaobei went into the mountains today and wouldn't be back until midnight or dawn. By then, I'm afraid Chen Dachun would have lost all his two hundred taels of silver.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei and Lidong were rushing to the canyon with everyone.
In the morning, everyone was in a high mood and walked very fast. However, after lunch and rest, everyone's speed slowed down significantly. This was unexpected by Chen Xiaobei. He and Lidong just followed the team silently.
The two of them didn't dare to urge or speak. After all, this was a laborious job. They only dared to run forward when they reached a fork in the road to identify which way to go, and then silently fell back into the queue. Hurry up.
It doesn't matter if you go slower, don't let anyone fall behind.
The person walking at the front was Chen Dayong. Chen Dayong was young, tall and strong, and had good physical strength. Carrying this small thing was not a big difficulty for him.
While walking, he can look around and enjoy the scenery.
As he was walking, Chen Dayong suddenly stopped, pointed in the distance and shouted, "Look, it's so beautiful there."
Look in the direction of his finger.
Four or five miles away, there is a hill whose top can be seen at a glance.
At the top of the hill, a rainbow appeared inexplicably.