Chapter 345

The sleepy widow Chen rubbed her eyes and sat down on the ground, puzzled and said, "Lao Lai, you're back."

Don't you ask him to pack his clothes and see if there are any other things to move? Why are you back so soon?

"Xiao Yun, do you know how the village talks about us now?" Lao Lai's head was black and his face was like a dark cloud: "it's that you don't do things cleanly, and those cheated men all get together to discuss, I'm afraid they want to count us."

In fact, he didn't mean that, but I don't know why he said it. As a man, he always wanted to face up. Facing this kind of widow who had an affair with many men, he naturally felt resentful.

Now I'm with her. Although I didn't hold any ceremony, I bought her several new clothes and silver ornaments. I don't have much money. I'm going back to the bitter days.

"Lao Lai, this mouth grows on others, let them say it." Widow Chen stood up and said, not caring.

Lao Lai was angry: "what do you know? I didn't hear what others said. It's nice to be pointed out on the road. I'm not a widow like you. I'm used to losing face and skin. "

Thinking about the thirty taels of silver robbed by the robbers, Lao Lai was also depressed. He could have been free for a while with this sum of money, but it turned out that

"Lao Lai, what's the matter with you now? Now settle accounts with me in the future, dislike me? Didn't you say you wanted to live with me and start over? " As soon as widow Chen thought that they were still sleeping in separate rooms last night, she felt depressed.

Seeing that she was angry, Lao Lai turned his eyes and thought that it was not the time to tear her face. He helped her and coaxed her: "well, I've also heard those dog bastards. I'll be angry with you. Don't care. There's not much money left in this family. We have to make money. "

"How do you earn it?" Widow Chen glanced at him, and when she heard what he said, she was excited.

"The old way, you go to hook up with a few men, but you're afraid you don't have money?" Lao Lai said with his mouth in his mouth, it's a way to get rich, and he won't worry about having no money to spend in the future.

Widow Chen's face was cold and her eyes were like a sharp knife.

All of a sudden, I feel that this old rascal is very calculating, just like a pool of stagnant water. You can never guess what he is thinking.

Lao Lai's eyes darkened and he held her in his arms. He said in a soft voice: "OK, don't stare. How can I sacrifice you to sell yourself? I mean, with Xue Tian's method, let's go to the town to do some work. When we have money, we will hide in the village. No one can find it. "

He is a genius who can always think of these quick ways to get rich.

"No, you didn't mean Xue Tian had a big ticket. It was the last time. Our reputation was not very good before, and we have to be honest in the future. I don't want to do that any more. Let's work hard with our own hands and live a stable life, OK? "

Widow Chen firmly objected that besides renovating the house and buying some things, she still has more than ten liang of silver left in her family. As long as she saves a little on weekdays, she will not worry about food and clothing for one or two years.

She embroiders some silk handkerchiefs, and Lao Lai goes to the fields to work. She will surely live a better life in the future. What do you have to do that is unconscionable and immoral? Be careful of being punished by heaven.

Seeing that she couldn't make sense, Lao Lai took a meaningful look at her and then turned to go out.

Old Xue family

The fairly wide yard is full of well preserved logs.

Yang Kexin's vision is falling on the man who is working hard.

He has a handsome face, clear eyes, straight nose, even wearing a few patches of coarse cloth clothes, do not affect his handsome appearance.

Xue Yang rolled up his trouser legs and sleeves, sat on the stone pier, holding a small carving knife in his hand, and bent his head to carve the wooden box in his hand.

There are several wooden boxes scattered on the ground, all of which are very delicate.

His hands are faster and faster, carving, beating, have a set of smooth movements, giving people a sense of skilled carpenter.

"Yes, Xue Yang, you are all here." Zhang Man'er, with several drawings in his hand, fluttered his skirt in the breeze.

The appearance of these beauties adds a lot of color to the simple fence yard.

The sun was hanging high in the sky, slanting over the roof, and the soft light shone, giving Zhang Man'er a shallow halo of purple.

Her skin was as white as porcelain, pink, her eyebrows curved, Joan's nose straight, her lips up, as if she had some good news to announce.

Yang Kexin had seen her many times, but now she was still amazing. She raised a sweet smile and said intimately, "sister Man'er, you are here."

Said, raised the skirt, welcomed up.

"You can't change your mouth. You should be called the third sister-in-law." Zhang Man'er's big clear eyes flickered.

However, it doesn't matter what you call it. Anyway, it's just a name. I'm afraid Yang Kexin is used to it. It's hard to change his words for a while.

"Man... Third sister-in-law, what's in your hand?" Yang Kexin bit his lip and asked.

Zhang Man'er looks at Xue Yang and unfolds the drawing in his hand. Before he opens his mouth, he sees Xue Yang's clear eyes and understands the way“ Third sister-in-law, is there any wooden work I need to do? "

"Smart." Zhang Man'er nodded, saw that he put down his work, rubbed his hands, walked towards her, took the drawing in her hand, and looked at it carefully.

These boxes without covers need to be carved with several patterns, and I don't know what they are used for.

Since it's what the third sister-in-law wants, it's useful for her: "third sister-in-law, what is this kind of box used for? Is it urgent? "

Looking at the confused couple, Zhang Man'er slowly explained: "isn't the mid autumn festival coming soon? This is the mold used to press the moon cakes. It's the pattern carved in the box, and it'll be on the moon cakes then. "

"I see. It's almost like carving a seal," Yang Kexin said

"Yes, it means almost the same, but the seal is used for stamping. And this kind of box is to put the moon cakes into the box and press them into this shape. " Zhang Man'er explained in a light voice.

"So it is, sister Man'er, you are so smart. How did you come up with this method? Are you busy making moon cakes in your workshop recently?" Yang Kexin looked at her beautiful face, full of admiration.

After seeing her eye shadow and charcoal, the moon cake is not so incredible.

Zhang Man'er is always different from ordinary women. Besides her flexible mind and strong personality, she has her own way of doing things.

Such a strange woman will fly out of the valley and become a Golden Phoenix sooner or later.