Tranquility

After thinking about it, Tangning realized, she sneered inwardly, the contents of the wooden box must have been stolen.However, when he saw Carpenter Tang take out two silver nudes from it, he was a little hesitant. Could it be that the things were still there?

Carpenter Tang took out another string of copper coins and silver coins and handed them to the apprentice.The apprentice took his hand and touched it, and he was surprised. He walked around with his master all year round in rich and noble houses, and it was common for him to be rewarded with silver nudes. He developed his eyesight, but Carpenter Tang didn't pay attention, but he touched the silver nudes. There are subtle nicks, which vaguely look like auspicious clouds. Even Mr. Zheng's house, who just came to the town, cannot have such a sentiment.A family who can make such low-key and exquisite silver nudes for rewarding servants is definitely beyond his imagination.It seemed that the farmer's family either had virtuous ancestors, or had some connection with the family's servants. Therefore, he turned his face towards Carpenter Tang and thanked him politely.

Carpenter Tang was a little out of his mind, and didn't notice the strangeness of his apprentice. He just sent him outside the courtyard gate and turned around. Just as he was about to go back to the house to look at the wooden box, he was stopped by Mrs. Wen.

"Carpenter Tang, congratulations on having another boy. You are so lucky. This is the fourth boy. I delivered another daughter at Zhao Doufu's house in Zhaojiaduo the day before yesterday. His family already has six daughters. Let his family know that you have got a son again, so don’t be jealous, hehe, but his family gave a lot of rewards, saying it’s for the next time’s luck.” Then he aimed at Carpenter Tang, looked at Tang The carpenter seemed to be distracted, stretched out his arms in displeasure, and patted Carpenter Tang unintentionally, and said, "I've been busy for three days in a row, and I haven't slept all night. My old arms and legs are sore. You have to go home early and lie down."

Carpenter Tang was snapped back to his senses, and then he remembered that he had been busy persuading the doctor to come into the delivery room to see his wife and children, and before he had time to give a red envelope to Po Wen, he hurriedly signaled Po Wen to wait, and ran into the house by himself.Carpenter Tang entered the room, looked at the locked wooden box, frowned deeply, opened the cabinet, took out the red envelope that he had prepared earlier, put another twenty Wen into it, and left the room.

When Po Wen saw the red envelope in Carpenter Tang's hand, her eyes lit up, and she was about to reach out to take it, but Carpenter Tang hesitated to lift it up. Carpenter Tang was much taller than Po Wen, even if he didn't deliberately lift it, Po Wen would have to look up She looked up, and now she was too embarrassed to reach out, so she could only look at Carpenter Tang.Carpenter Tang's voice was soft, and he said, "Auntie, when you delivered the baby's mother, did you ever see a wooden box inside..."

Mrs. Wen has lived most of her life. Before he finished speaking, she understood what he meant, and immediately said sharply: "Da Tang, what do you mean? Why don't you look down on me? I, Zhang Cuihua, have been stable for half my life." My mother-in-law can never take other people's needles and threads. I worked hard all night and tried my best to bring your daughter-in-law back from the gate of hell. You actually suspect that I stole from your house, and your conscience was eaten by dogs? To put it bluntly, what about your family? No one in the village knows the situation. Although I am a poor aunt who has returned to her natal family to be a widow, I earn much more than your family. Even the urinals in the house are made of gold, why doesn’t his family accuse me of stealing things, alas, my life is so hard, an outsider in the village has been bullied to the head, everyone has to judge..."

Carpenter Tang did not expect to poke a hornet's nest with just one sentence. He regretted it so much that he quickly grabbed Mrs. Wen to comfort him: "Auntie, that's not what I meant. I know it's not you who stole it. I just asked if I saw someone take it. , your reputation is well-known in the village, if I really miss you that much, I will be struck by lightning."

Wen Po didn't give up, and said unrelentingly: "Don't say these things are useless, you have said everything, take evidence, search, search, and see if your aunt stole it?"

Wen Po is an aunt in the village who married out and gave birth to two daughters. Later, she became a widow and was excluded by her husband's family.In the first few years, I suffered a lot of bullying. Later, I became a stable wife, earning more money, and my daughter grew up, so life was easier. Later, both daughters married well, and gave birth to a son in the husband's family. Heel, I just want to take my old lady to resettle, so that I can take care of her more if she lives close.She just wanted to be the Tang family again this time, and then go to her daughter to enjoy the blessings. How could she think that just this last time, she would be held as a shit basin, and she would be a widow for half her life, be a stable woman for half her life, and gain a reputation for half her life. How can it not be guaranteed at the end of the festival?Such a woman with a rough fate but a strong life is not easy to provoke. In addition, she is a chaste woman, and most of the young people in the village are delivered by her. She is very prestigious. carpenter.

As the Wen Po spoke, she shook off all the bits and pieces on her body, pulled Carpenter Tang, and asked him to take a closer look. Carpenter Tang was disgraced by the trouble, but Po Wen saw that everyone really believed her, Carpenter Tang I really admitted my mistake, and my reputation is not good, so I just accept it when I see it, clean it up, take the red envelope and leave neatly.

Tang Carpenter was hit hard by this series of disturbances, and he didn't care about other people's trivial words, so he blushed and sent the villagers out of the house. He didn't understand how such a happy event could be so troublesome.

What was missing in the box was the hairpin. He took a few silver nudes and hurried out the door. He remembered that the box was unlocked, but he couldn't remember whether he had put it back or not.He tried his best to recall the situation at that time. When he left, there was only Wen Po in the house, but Wen Po had a good character, and her reputation was well known in all places. At the last moment of giving the red envelope, seeing Granny Wen's eyes looking at the red envelope, she opened her mouth in a strange way.

Carpenter Tang squatted down and held his head, his face was hot.He has been working for people all year round. If he is in a wealthy family, it is more common to bow his knees. This makes him a little cowardly and fearful, but it also makes him better at observing words and demeanor. Perhaps Tang Yun has inherited this from him.So he was sure that it was definitely not a guilty conscience when he saw the appearance of Wen Po just now, but that he really didn't steal.So who stole it?

The three brothers who were not at home at that time were not counted, Mrs. Tang who was giving birth was not counted, and the only outsider, Mrs. Wen, was not counted. Carpenter Tang had to suspect Niuniu, who was only six years old, and thought that Mrs. Tang's accident was because Niuniu stole money. But, is a six-year-old girl really so brave?Where did she hide it?Where to spend it?Besides, her mother was struggling between life and death at that time, so she still had the mood to steal money?

The courage that Carpenter Tang mustered just now was exhausted by Mrs. Wen, not to mention he didn't want to force a little girl to question when Niu Niuniang gave birth to a son for him and was unconscious.I had no choice but to hold back, but the hairpin was worth a lot of money, and every time I thought about it, Carpenter Tang felt as uncomfortable as a stick in his throat.

At this time, Niu Niu ran out of the house as early as Carpenter Tang was leaving the house, sneaking away to nowhere.Tangning also went out of the house. He didn't think much about it at first. He was hungry, so he went into the kitchen to find something to eat. He had just taken a bite when he heard the woman in the yard making a fuss. When he heard the word "steal", he remembered The wooden box turned a few times in his head, trying to figure out the key, and hurriedly chased in the direction Niu Niu left in his memory.

He understood that one day and one night was enough time for Niu Niu to find a place to hide her things. He bet that Niu Niu was hiding in the cabinet and Carpenter Tang turned his back to her. When Carpenter Tang opened the box, he acted as if nothing had happened. A six-year-old child does not know how to hide it, so she would definitely go to the hidden place to see if she was guilty.

Unfortunately, when Tangning found Niuniu, she was leaning against a big tree. Tangning rushed over, grabbed Niuniu and said angrily, "Bring it, hand over the things."

Niuniu's face was flustered, but she still said, "What? I didn't take it?"

"The things in the wooden box are left by my mother. Spit them out, or I'll tell my father." Tangning blushed with anger.

Niuniu had never been soft when facing Tangning, and this time her guilty conscience became even more arrogant: "How did you know that I took it? If you said you didn't take it, you didn't take it, even if you killed me!" As she spoke, she struggled to break free , ran a few steps.

Tangning chased after her fiercely, threw Niuniu down, and grabbed her. Niuniu was also annoyed, she kept twisting and kicking Tangning hard.The two wrestled, and from a distance it looked like two little meatballs rolling around. People passing by in the village laughed when they saw it, and went to work on their own without fighting.

Tangning was about to use taekwondo to beat her up a few times, but she was pushed away by an arm stretched out from outside. He rolled a few times, got up, and saw the villain smiling at him proudly, "Tangning, why did your stepmother just give birth?" You are just a kid, so you bully other people's daughters? Or is your father looking at your stepmother's son and not loving you anymore, are you jealous? Tell me, what will happen if I tell your father?"

Tangning was burning with anger. She stared at the villain bitterly, and suddenly smiled evilly, "Why, I wasn't scared of being beaten last time. This place is not far from the river. Do you want to take a bath in the river?"

When the villain saw Tangning smiling, his heart grew trembling. Thinking of the feeling that life was worse than death that day, the fear of Tangning came up again in his bones. He thought it would be good to bring a few servants to strengthen his courage, but the fear came from his heart, not so much Afraid of Tangning, it's better to say he's afraid of that feeling. He bluffed, "You're a man, and you actually bully a little girl. It's so contemptuous. I'll take her to find your father. Doesn't your father love you, doesn't he?" Say you are cute, let him see how...bad you are today.” —— Poor illiterate, unable to think of adjectives.

Tang Ning stared at Niu Niu, who was lying on top of the servant and smirking at him, and thought sinisterly, I wish you could sue and see who would suffer.

After all, Tangning didn't wait for the villain to file a complaint. It must be that Niuniu said something to coax him not to sue. That girl, Niuniu doesn't look bad, so she is very coaxable.He went around under the tree a few more times, but there was no sign of digging a hole, so he had to give up resentfully.Later, when Tang Yun found out that the jewelry had been stolen, he was furious and wanted to settle accounts with Niu Niu, but was stopped by Tangning. If he bullied Niu Niu at this time, the reputation of the Tang family would be even worse.Tang Yun had no choice but to search and search under the tree, but still couldn't find anything.

The days went on so smoothly, Mrs. Tang started confinement, since that day after Mrs. Wen made a fuss, the Tang family was ridiculed by the villagers for a long time, and even Zhang Ergou's family didn't come to see the good sisters. Well, no one came on the day of the child's full moon, so a few people in the family had a meal, and Carpenter Tang nicknamed him Shuanzi.

After all, Carpenter Tang couldn't help it. He had taken a lot less work these days, and the money at home was tight. He was in a bad mood, and felt even more distressed about the stolen hairpin. Finally, he couldn't help but asked Niuniu in front of Mrs. Tang, He thought it was fair and aboveboard, but it hurt Niuniu miserably.

Niu Niu stole things, but Mrs. Tang didn't know. She was uncomfortable because of Niuniu's dystocia and couldn't give birth again. In addition, she hadn't recovered yet, and she had to take care of her frail son day and night. For this only son, Mrs. Tang It can be said that she was exhausted, so she didn't care so much about Niuniu. Niuniu herself was guilty, and she didn't make a fuss in the face of such a big gap, but she still blamed her mother for patriarchal.

Therefore, when Carpenter Tang asked Niuniu if she had taken the hairpin, Mrs. Tang was very shocked, not only because her daughter stole something, but also because she did not tell her about it. And sad.Even so, she still spared no effort to excuse Niuniu, coaxing Carpenter Tang to believe that an outsider took the opportunity to break in and steal something. Anyway, there was only her and Mrs. Wen in the house at the time, and their family fell out with Mrs. Wen again. Not a word from her.After hearing this, Carpenter Tang was more willing to believe that outsiders stole things. After all, no one wanted to make trouble at home, so he apologized to Mrs. Tang in shame, and was even more angry with the person who stole things. It's just that it's not easy to report this to the authorities , Maybe the hairpin was not taken back in the end, and I lost money from the government servants.

Niuniu still didn't keep her hairpin, and Aunt Tang forced her to find out her whereabouts.Coupled with Mrs. Tang's dystocia, the mother and daughter have a knot in their hearts, but after all, they are their own daughters. Mrs. Tang forgave her daughter, and Niuniu also felt guilty.So the two are still very close, but after all, it is not as good as before, there are some cracks, even if they are flesh and blood, they cannot be repaired.