Spring is the rainiest. It started raining at night, and it didn't stop when I woke up in the morning.

The small puddle in the yard also accumulated a little water overnight, and the air was very moist and fresh.

Being too lazy to make breakfast in the morning, Li Ankang and Li Ruyi went to eat steamed buns at a stall outside, and brought ten more with them when they came back.

Mao Xiaosui stretched out his hand, and Li Ruyi looked at her with clear eyes, "What's wrong?"

"Where's the silver?"

Li Ruyi replied confidently, "I've finished eating."

Li Yunshan teased her and scolded her with a smile, "You have learned how to hide money."

Li Ruyi grinned and asked, "Why doesn't Pingshun come back?"

Mao Xiaosui took a steamed bun and started eating it. Hearing this, he replied, "He helps at the breeding farm."

He learned a lot of Chinese characters a few years ago and is now responsible for feeding rabbits at a breeding farm. As for learning Chinese characters, I don't know what method he used to make Fu Heng have a good impression of him and be willing to teach him a few words.

Ding Pingshun probably didn't want to be idle, so he was busy learning on the farm.

Li Ruyi didn't ask why, but took another bun and started eating it.

It rained continuously in the morning. After breakfast, Mao Xiaosui braised some rabbit meat and soaked some mushrooms and beans.

Li Ruyi grabbed Li Yunshan and kept asking, "Dad, do you drink? I'll get it for you."

Li Yunshan shook his head, "I won't drink."

Li Ruyi shook his hand, "Daddy, drink."

Mao Xiaosui asked her, "What is your purpose?"

Li Ruyi chuckled.

Li Yunshan ignored her and talked to Mao Xiaosui.

The rain didn't stop until the evening. After eating, the door was blocked and they planned to go to bed.

Not long after I lay down, I heard a "bang" sound like something exploded.

Li Yunshan quickly went out to take a look. People in the alley were awakened by the movement and shouted that there was a fire. They were far away and dark because they could not see it, but the shouts of others must be true.

But one thing can be confirmed, that is, the fire is not big.

Mao Xiaosui was also quite surprised. The houses in the alley were all made of earth and had tiles on them. Without flammable materials, they would not catch fire easily. What's more, at this point, the fire came inexplicably, more like It was arson.

After a while, everyone in the alley woke up. Li Yunshan said, "I'll go take a look. Please pay attention."

Mao Xiaosui nodded.

After Li Yunshan left, she kept paying attention to that side and seemed to be able to smell a little smoke. Fortunately, there was no wind and the fire did not spread.

Li Yunshan came back quickly and said, "It was just the kitchen window that was on fire. It's okay now."

"Whose family is it?"

"The Yin family..."

Mao Xiaosui: "Just that family that doesn't stop all day long, shouting that they want to beat their daughter-in-law to death?"

Li Yunshan nodded, that family was quite a strange family in the alley.

The old couple had two sons. The second son died of illness. The eldest daughter-in-law happened to be married that year. The old lady felt that the eldest daughter-in-law had killed her son. She beat and scolded the new eldest daughter-in-law, but that man He is a coward who never helps his daughter-in-law and is still a lazy boss.

But Mao Xiaosui still didn't understand, "The noise sounded like firecrackers exploding."

Li Yunshan nodded, "The firecrackers even exploded the pot, and the oil bowl also exploded, splashing firewood on the ground and the windows."

"It's raining today. Are you still cooking at this time?"

Li Yunshan: "I heard from other people that the woman has to serve her parents-in-law and her husband to take a bath every night. I don't know the details."

Mao Xiaosui always felt that something was wrong. Hearing the noisy sound of the family again, he didn't care and asked Li Yunshan to go to bed.

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When I woke up in the morning, the rain had stopped, but the sky was still cloudy. Mao Xiaosui was awakened by the noise. The alley was very lively, and the old lady was standing at the door, looking around.

"What's wrong?" she asked curiously.

The old lady frowned, "Did you know that the Yin family was on fire yesterday?"

Mao Xiaosui nodded.

The old lady added, "I heard from the family that Li Xiuping set the fire intentionally."

Mao Xiaosui obviously didn't believe it, "How could anyone deliberately set fire to the stove and throw firecrackers into it?"

The old lady sighed, "Li Xiuping has a really hard life."

Mao Xiaosui asked her, "What does that family want to do with this noise?"

"Xiuping's mother-in-law came early in the morning. Who knows what they are going to do. Xiuping's mother-in-law's family wanted to buy Xiuping back, but the Yin family disagreed because they had too little money and tortured her to death." The old lady sighed again, "This family also wants to buy Xiuping back." Don’t be afraid of being punished by God.”

Mao Xiaosui comforted the old lady casually and then went into the house to cook.

I cooked the porridge, baked some pancakes and scrambled an egg.

After dinner, when Li Ankang went to school, there was still a quarrel in the alley. What's wrong with your conscience? Your son died because your family committed evil...

Li Yunshan asked her, "Are you going to the breeding farm today?"

Mao Xiaosui glanced into the yard and said, "Is it raining?"

Li Yunshan looked back and found that it was raining again while eating, so he said, "I'll go to the carpenter's to see. Do you want to add anything to the house?"

Mao Xiaosui shook his head.

Li Yunshan left with Li Ruyi, and while Mao Xiaosui was cleaning up the pot, the old lady came over.

Looking absent-minded, his ears were still paying attention to the movements outside.

Mao Xiaosui didn't understand very well, "Why are you so concerned? This kind of situation is not uncommon in the town, right?"

Old lady: "That's what I say. After all, she lives in an alley. Li Xiuping is soft-tempered and kind. If she really wants to be tortured to death, I feel very uncomfortable."

Mao Xiaosui asked her, "Is there anyone watching the fun in the alley?"

"Yes," the old lady said. "Usually, they don't read it when their family is noisy, but they read it when Li Xiuping's family comes."

Mao Xiaosui wondered, "Why?"

The old lady replied, "Li Xiuping's family is also from the town. There are many men in the family, so every time we come here, there will be a fuss."

"Xiuping's family is very kind to Xiuping, right?"

Old lady: "Who says it's not the case? Li Xiuping and Yin Hao were in love with each other. Who would have known that Yin Zhao would die just after they got married? After being tortured to this point, Yin Hao is nothing. Li Xiuping doesn't despise him, but he follows his mother to play with Li Xiuping. How can such a little girl withstand such beatings and scoldings from them..."

Mao Xiaosui had met Li Xiuping a few times. The old lady said that the Yin family would hit or scold her, and the scolding could be heard. As for the beatings... she had never seen any injuries on Li Xiuping's face, even if her life was difficult. Good, but he has a straight back and a really gentle and gentle temperament, and he will smile when he meets people.

She asked, "What does Li Xiuping's family do?"

"The shop owner, his family runs a paper umbrella shop, and he also deals in dead people."

Mao Xiaosui understood that there were several paper umbrella shops in the town, but there was only one that dealt in dead people.

After cleaning up the pot, she told the old lady, "Go and see the excitement."

Old ladies usually don't join in the fun, so after hearing what Mao Xiaosui said, she still went along.

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