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Chapter 6 Excuses

This Cyperus cyperus is a medicinal herb and also a spice. It is ground into powder after processing. , can be sold for money, looking at the mountain and the wild, if the simplest processing is carried out after collection, it is no problem to sell it for a few hundred dollars.

But dealing with this Cyperus cyperi is not difficult, it is not easy to say, it has to be dug, cleaned, burned to remove beard hair, and dried, all of which are time-consuming, Grandma Bai will not let him Going out all day, thinking of this, Bai Xin was extremely disappointed, like a cat's paw scratching, knowing how to make money, but unable to act.

Wu Niang saw that Bai Xin was squatting on the ground without moving for a long time. She saw that it was getting late, and counting the effort to go up and down the mountain, it was almost dark when she got home. She stood up against the tree, patted the soil on her body, and shouted: "Third brother, what are you doing? Have you found anything edible?"

Bai Xin was called back to his senses by Wu Niang's shout. He reluctantly looked at the lush Cyperus cypress, and he could only think of writing this down first, and try to find an excuse to come out every day. It is best to bring a Helper, Bai Xin wanted Big Sister Bai to come with her, but Grandma Bai pointed out that Big Sister Bai had exchanged shoe soles for money at home, so she would definitely not agree. If they go out, they can only use the excuse of picking wild vegetables, but in this case, they can't return empty-handed, otherwise grandma will definitely not let them go, and would rather let them help with work at home. Perhaps it is possible to find a place where no one is around, let Wu Niang look at the Radix Cyanodermis drying, and go pick wild vegetables by herself. If her legs and feet are quicker, it is not impossible.

Vaguely, Bai Xin had an idea in his heart, a little excited, and was afraid that his grandma would obstruct it, because the family was too poor, and grandma tried every means to make money, even if she was as young as Wu Niang, she would find her some work she can do.

Bai Xin wanted more and more to get rid of the shackles of this family as soon as possible, but it was not easy, Grandma Bai would not let the coolies of them leave easily, especially the eldest brother, who was really the leader of the family's farming, without him, the land would not be finished. Thinking of this, Bai Xin had a headache.

With all kinds of thoughts in his heart, Bai Xin slowly returned to the boulder blocking the road, dragged the branches and climbed up, because he was absent-minded, and almost missed the middle, Wuniang screamed in fright, with eyes full of tears. Full of tears, fortunately it was a false alarm, he grabbed the branch tightly.

After coming up, Wu Niang looked at Bai Xin with tears in her eyes, "Third brother, you scared me to death!"

Bai Xin was also a little scared. When he was weightless just now, he couldn't help himself. He felt that his body was thin and small, and it was inconvenient to do anything. Slid down, and then hurried back.

The sky was getting dark, and it was foggy. The wind blew away the heat and at the same time the leaves rustled. It seemed that something was hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity. Clutching the basket, the back of her hand turned white, she didn't dare to look around, but couldn't help it, "Third brother, how long will it take for us to get home?"

The little girl didn't remember the way, and she didn't know how far she was from the village. Bai Xin felt a little nervous. After all, this was a forest. Even though he had reached the edge, he couldn't tell where a wild animal would come from. Seeing an iconic pine tree from a distance, the tree is tall and straight, but the leaves are sparse, so I knew they were about to leave the forest. Bai Xin said comfortingly, "Hurry up, we will go down the mountain soon."

Wu Niang nodded, and the two of them speeded up their pace at the same time. When they came to the foot of the mountain, they could see the reclaimed fields not far away, the shadows of black houses connected together, and the smoke rising from the villagers' houses, the whole field of vision Dimly, the two breathed a sigh of relief, Wu Niang touched the sweat on her forehead, raised her head and smiled at Bai Xin, "Third brother, let's go home soon."

"kindness."

The two returned home, but Bai Xin hadn't entered the door yet, but saw the familiar and dilapidated door from a distance, and felt depressed for a while, feeling that the steps under her feet became heavy. After all, Wu Niang was still young, and she had a strong sense of belonging to her family. Thinking about mother, she left Bai Xin and ran away by herself, shouting, "Grandma, mother, we are back."

Bai Xin slowed her into the house, and saw the grandma in the yard with a sullen face, not looking at Wu Niang, glaring at Bai Xin fiercely, the second-bedroom and third-bedroom families were watching the fun, Big Brother Bai's honest and honest face was a little worried, Mrs. Bai He breathed a sigh of relief and quietly ran into the kitchen.

Slowing down his pace, he looked around without leaving any traces. He didn't see his mother and sister-in-law combining the scents from the kitchen. Bai Xin knew that they were cooking in the kitchen.

He sensed that grandma was in a bad mood, but Bai Wuniang didn't notice it, she chatted and flaunted: "Grandma, we found the fungus, and the third brother picked several."

Grandma Bai's face softened when she heard the words, she subconsciously glanced at the main room, only Bai Erlang was missing in the courtyard, and seeing a little candle light in the main room, she knew that Bai Erlang was studying.

"Grandma." Bai Xin walked over.

Grandma Bai raised her hand and slapped Bai Xin directly. After the slap, she said angrily, "Did you slap that second kid from the Feng family?"

There was a burning pain on Bai Xin's face. Although he was on guard, he was small and weak, so there was no way he could avoid it. Compared with the pain, he felt a sense of humiliation at this moment. on him.

Wu Niang was startled when she saw this, her eyes immediately filled with tears, but she didn't dare to argue, she froze and didn't dare to move.

The second boy of the Feng family that Grandma Bai mentioned was the Erhu who fought with Bai Xin today. This Feng family is the second richest household in the village after the Yu family. Erhu looks very much like her, and it is estimated that Erhu will sue his mother as soon as he returns home. The Huang family will definitely not let it go. Most likely, before Bai Xin came back, he had already come to Bai's house to make trouble.

Grandma Bai saw that Bai Xin was covering her face and did not speak, her cold eyes were tantalizing, she raised her hand to give another slap, when suddenly a thin figure rushed out from the kitchen, hugged Bai Xin, opened her mouth, The voice was crying, "Mother, the child is ignorant, and Saburo's illness is just right, so please forgive him."

It was none other than Bai Xin's mother Cao Shi who rushed out. She turned her head and saw the wound on Bai Xin's face. , full of heartache, Bai Xin just glanced at it, his whole heart seemed to be twisted together, pulling his internal organs, Cao's hands tightened again, and he looked up at Grandma Bai again, "Sanlang is also injured, how about later?" I'll go to Feng's to make amends."

Because of Cao's voice, Bai Xin gradually came back to his senses. He let out a breath slowly, and looked at grandma secretly. He is also famously fierce, otherwise he wouldn't have brought up three children by himself.Bai Xin had made up his mind, and had already made up his mind.

Before Bai Xin could speak, the second aunt, Xu, made a provocation first: "Then what kind of family is the Feng family, and what is the Huang family? Don't my sister-in-law know? When I came to make trouble at noon, my family almost smashed it. My sister-in-law thought it was a compensation Isn't it all over?" After she finished speaking, she hugged Erniang, immediately changed her face, put on a sad expression, and howled: "Originally, our Erniang wanted to talk about marriage with Dalang Feng, how can it be done now? , my poor second mother, why is your life so hard! A good marriage has been disturbed."

Bai Xin looked at it coldly, and snorted in his heart. It's no secret in the Bai family that Erfang wants to get involved in the Feng family's marriage, but that depends on whether Erniang Bai has the capital. There is no connotation, that is, most people in the village look down on her, let alone the Feng family, the second aunt is just using the topic to play this time, maybe she thinks that there will be a step down, and Bai Erniang will not be too embarrassed.

Besides, the Bai family is so poor now, there is not much land left, but Grandma Bai doesn't think so, she just thinks that Erlang will be able to pass the exam in a short time, and she feels that she is superior to others, especially Erniang She is also Erlang's biological younger sister, who is more than enough to match Feng's eldest son, so when she heard what Xu said, she felt somewhat angry, thinking that it was because of Saburo's interference that the marriage might be ruined.

When Bai Xin saw Grandma Bai's eyes, she knew that she was angry. The hand she had just put down was about to be raised again, and her eyebrows were raised. Bai Xin felt that the restraints on her body were tightened again. , Bai Xin's hand unconsciously pressed the skinny arm on his shoulder, looked directly at grandma, and said first, "grandma, do you know why I want to fight with him?"

Grandma Bai spat and said angrily, "It doesn't matter why, you can't hit him either!"

"Because he said bad things about my sister." Bai Xin continued. Because of his words, the aunt, second mother, third mother, and fourth mother all looked over. What he said was unclear, and he didn't know who the sister was referring to.

Grandma Bai's face darkened, and she hurriedly asked, "Who is he talking about?"

Bai Xin glanced at the girls in the yard, "Those Erhus are disgusting. He was talking about all the girls in our family. He said that our family is poor and we can't afford the dowry. The girl is dark and ugly and wants to marry Their Feng family, even if they are down-to-earth, they don't want it."

What Bai Xin said was not vicious, but no one could stand it.

Upon hearing this, Grandma Bai took a big step back in anger, covering her chest with her hands, panting desperately.

The second aunt Xu was stunned, and the second mother in her arms blinked, only to realize that the words were actually alluding to her, and she was acting just now, so she was so ashamed that she hid in her mother's arms and cried stand up.

Although alluding to the second mother, all the girls in the Bai family will be implicated. The third mother and the fourth mother are good-looking and have big thoughts. Are you happy to be held in such a big shit basin? They danced around their mothers angrily, The voice was also crying, "Mother, mother, how can we go out to meet people like this!"

Because of her low self-esteem, the aunt instinctively thought that the phrase "black and ugly" was referring to herself, but she didn't dare to make trouble like other sisters, so she could only cry silently without making a sound. When Da Lang saw this, his heart was sore and astringent, and he couldn't comfort him, so he could only gently pat his sister's back with his big hands.

Bai Xin glanced at the reaction in the courtyard, and asked back, "Grandma, you said that Erhu said that, can I not beat him?"

"Well beaten!" Before Grandma Bai could speak, Mrs. Xu jumped up first, gnashing her teeth, "That bastard should be beaten hard. What will our Erlang be in the future? Is he not worthy? That is also the case." His kid is not good enough for my daughter!"

It was rare for Mrs. Ding to agree with Mrs. Xu this time, and she echoed her from the sidelines. She learned from Mrs. Xu's reaction just now, and she saw Mrs. Ding wrapping her arms around a pair of daughters, crying and saying: "That man with shit in his mouth You son of a bitch, you ruined my daughter's reputation, look at our four mothers and five mothers, they look good and have a docile personality, like flowers, my poor daughter, life is so hard!"

When Grandma Bai heard that Mrs. Xu mentioned Erlang, she felt confident, and two women pulled out the fire from the side, crying and howling. Grandma Bai's anger rose, her hands clenched into fists, and she yelled, " Well done! That bastard should be beaten hard, Sanlang, don't be afraid, the Feng family is coming again, see Grandma kick them out!"

Bai Xin didn't speak on the face, but there was another cold snort in his heart.