In the years of ancient traders

Today is cloudy, the sun is not strong at noon.

There is a public stone mill not far from the entrance of Chengjia Village. After the millet is harvested, those who do not own a stone mill take the unhulled corn there to shell it.When there are too many people, gossip is unavoidable.

"I just passed by Wulang's house, and the woman scolded him again for being a man."

"My daughter ran away, let me vent my anger."

"Have you been younger for half a year? Then Song Dalang is back?"

"I can't come back, how many of those who went to the battlefield can come back?"

"Bah, shut your dog's mouth! There is no one here who goes to the battlefield!"

Speaking of this, everyone fell silent.In these ten miles and eight villages, nine out of ten families had at least one male who went to the battlefield, but the Song family was more unlucky, and two of them were arrested.

"I heard that Song Erlang went there voluntarily."

"You know?"

"My cousin was in the village next door to Xianghe, and there was quite a commotion at that time, but the Song family didn't like to mention it."

"I heard that after Song Jiashiro came back, his family will be fine."

"What's the use of being good? You see, Cheng Erniang's name is not right, and Song Dalang can't come back for a while. In the end, he was so tired that his reputation was ruined, and he became an old girl."

"If I want to have such a daughter, even if she dies on the street, I won't let her go home again."

After Cheng Erniang ran away, there was a lot of talk about her in and out of the village.Although there are some words of sympathy, most of them just want to watch a good show.

"Just wait and see, even if Song Dalang came back, would he want such a corrupt girl?"

"You know Song He well?"

"That's not true, I..." The man who spoke suddenly stopped speaking.

Song He stood behind him, leading the horse.Standing next to him was Cheng Erniang, who they were talking about.

"Cousin, I don't need you to worry about my affairs." Cheng Erniang said, her cousin is a distant relative who can't get along with her, but we all live in the same village, and usually use his status as an elder to oppress her.They went back to Cheng's house today to discuss their marriage, but they didn't expect to hear such gossip as soon as they entered the village.She didn't know if it was Da Lang's presence that made her feel extremely at ease, but she actually contradicted her elders.

That man had always been a bully and feared the hard, but now he was contradicted by the little lady Cheng Erniang, and he raised his hand to hit him.

However, as soon as he raised his hand, his wrist was grabbed and he twisted back.Song He's arms were like two iron rods, firmly restraining him: "Cousin, Erniang is my unmarried daughter-in-law, if she wants to offend you, it's because I don't manage my wife well, so you come at me. "

Song He was tall and burly, and he was easily restrained. His arms were twisted behind his back and hurt so badly, how dare he yell at Song He again.

Song He spoke politely, but his hands were dark.The villagers of Chengjia Village kept their mouths shut, replaying what they had just said several times in their hearts. The palms of those who spoke ill of the Song family or Cheng Erniang were sweating, fearing that Song He had already listened to them.

"Wow, I'm not willing to beat Er Niang, I watched her grow up." The man changed his face and said flatteringly.

Song He had no expression on his face, and pushed him aside to separate him from Erniang.He took Erniang's hand again, ignoring the nervous villagers beside him, and said softly, "Shall we go to your house first?"

Erniang nodded, and the group went to her house.

"so many people."

"Those are from Xianghe Village? They're so strong."

The buzzing started again, and this time everyone was talking about the large team brought by Song He.

Those were all bandits who followed Boss Guo, and they also heard the gossip about Cheng Erniang from Chengjia Villagers. Cheng Erniang is Song Shu's sister-in-law, and Song Shu is their great benefactor. Of course they didn't look good.

Such a group of tall and strong old men walked over with dark faces, and the people of Chengjia Village were even more suspicious.

"You old coffin, you can't make money, the land is not good, you raised a daughter and ran away, you say you..." Since Cheng Erniang escaped, Cheng's mother was not going well every day. It was almost decided that the wealthy household would fill the house, but her daughter ran away by herself, "You have a share in that matter, and if you didn't help, could she escape?"

Aunt Cheng's family trembled with anger when she mentioned this.Liu Fuhu took five acres of fertile land as a hire, which was all fertile soil by the river, not only valuable, but also able to grow a lot of food.If it wasn't for a worthless man like her who actually helped her daughter escape from marriage, why would she watch the fertile land she got fly away?

"You can't push your daughter into the fire pit." Cheng Wulang has been useless all his life, and this is the first time he has confronted his wife. He said this tremblingly, and he is expected to be beaten again, but the expected slap But he didn't wave it down.

"Cheng Aniang calm down." Song He smiled, blocking Cheng Aniang's swinging arm, and Cheng Erniang rushed to help her, Aye.

"Girl, my daughter is back." Cheng Aye saw her, smiling until his wrinkles piled up, "The son-in-law is here too? Well, it's good to be back, it's good to be back." Cheng Wulang saw the tall and big Song He, I am so happy that my nose is sore.

Before his wife wanted his daughter to marry Fuhu Liu, who is in his 60s, to fill in the house. He couldn't object, so he had to help his daughter escape.But I was also nervous, what if Song Dalang couldn't come back, or if he came back but didn't want his daughter anymore, that would be great.

Now seeing Song He and Cheng Erniang coming back together, the big stone in my heart also fell to the ground.

"You still know how to come here. How does your Song family teach children? If you haven't passed the door, you will take it home. What if you bully my old Cheng?" The arm is drawn back.As soon as she was free, she immediately turned around, took two steps back, and stepped into the yard with one foot.

She spoke so loudly that everyone in and outside the courtyard heard her.

There were quite a few spectators outside the courtyard, after all, these people belonged to Chengjia Village, and they must be fighting with her right now, spraying Song Dalang to death.

Who knows, there is not a word.

Those 30 people were as quiet as a pile of rocks.She looked back, and everyone turned their eyes away, as if they didn't see it.

Just kidding, they all saw Song He teaching people like that just now.They are not even polite to the elders in the distant house, it is better for them to stay out of trouble.Besides, the mother-in-law of Cheng Wulang's family is not easy to get along with. No one in this village has any grudges against her.

Seeing that the Cheng family's mother was helpless, she went to look for the two sons again, but when she scolded the man just now, the sons avoided them, and God knows where they are now.

"Aunt Cheng," Song He also came out, followed by Cheng Erniang and Cheng Wulang, "I have been engaged to Erniang for many years, and I came to Chengjia Village today to discuss the marriage with the two elders."

"You two are getting married?" Cheng Wulang was very excited when he heard that, "When is it?"

"About the fourteenth of next month," Cheng Erniang said.

"We haven't agreed yet, how can we be so hasty." Cheng Aniang immediately said, "My daughter is so big, and your family only sent two stones of wheat to marry her. It's not such a cheap thing."

When Song Dalang and Cheng Erniang first got engaged, she felt that Song Dalang was quite strong, and there was really no decent person to propose marriage at that time, so she agreed.Widow Song gave a stone of wheat as a bride price, but before getting married, Song Dalang was conscripted into the army.

Her home is far away from Xianghe Village, but she heard from peddlers that the Song family is well-off now.A few days ago, he sold a lot of millet that had just been harvested this year. His family's corn harvest was five times that of others'. Those millets that could be left for seed were all robbed, and they were sold for four pennies a stone.

What happened to Liu Fuhu is a joke. If you can't get fertile land, it's good to get some good millet seeds.

Song Dalang was anxious to marry her daughter, so he had to ask for more.

Cheng Aniang was about to speak again, but Song He took the lead: "Of course not. My family was in trouble, so I wronged Erniang. This will not give you another ten shi of corn."

Ten stones of corn. Wow.

The villagers outside the courtyard looked at each other in blank dismay, only regretting that there was no daughter in their family who had a deep affection with Song Jiaerlang.

Generally speaking, one mu of land can produce one stone of corn, and ten stones can be the output of ten mu of land.Labor is scarce these days, and every family is dissatisfied with the land. It is very good to give a stone and a half of corn on a happy occasion. This is ten stones of corn, which is really heroic.

Cheng Aniang's eyes lit up when she heard it.

The cart used by the Song family to transport grain was outside the yard, and she hurried over to it, and lifted the straw curtain on it in front of her neighbors.

"It's all peeled off."

"This amount is enough, the Song family is really kind."

The last time the millet seeds were auctioned, Song Shu also accepted ordinary corn in exchange, so now the Song family has piled up a lot of corn, which far exceeds what they collected by themselves.When I came back to talk about getting married, I brought ten stones here.Even if the Cheng family is not kind, for the sake of Cheng Erniang's face, this gift cannot be missed.

The neighbors were full of admiration, but the Cheng family's mother was dumbfounded.

This shelled corn cannot sprout and cannot be kept for planting.What she wanted was the high-yield corn seed grown in the Song family's field. How could it be something purely for food?

Aunt Cheng's face turned red and then turned pale. She was extremely dissatisfied with the bride price, but she couldn't say a word.

Ten stones of corn, any farmer would be so happy to marry their daughter.But she wanted more than that. She should have five acres of fertile land, but that ignorant daughter ruined it all.

The sharp eyes shot at Cheng Erniang, but Song He blocked them intentionally or unintentionally.

"Chengjia Village is too far away from Xianghe Village, and I can't bear to go back and forth on Erniang's wedding day. We discussed that we will borrow the house of the village chief's house, and the bridal sedan chair will leave from there. So I came here today to ask Uncle's intentions. Can I go to Xianghe Village for a short stay for two days, so that the elders can send Erniang to get married." Song He said.

They thought about this matter for a long time, if Cheng Erniang was allowed to go home to get married, Yu Li would be the most suitable, but they didn't know what kind of grievances her mother and brother would give her, Song He was the groom's official, and he couldn't stay with him all day, I'm really worried.

But if you walk from the village chief's house, it's not like it.

In the end, Cheng Erniang said that it would be better to take her, Aye, at least there is an elder, and she also hopes that she can do what she wants and marry into the Song family.

"Okay, okay, no problem, my old bones can still walk." Cheng Aye is [-]% willing as long as his daughter is married happily.Now that his son-in-law is here, he is not afraid of his wife beating him, so he agreed very readily.

"You don't need to go, old man, we will pick you up at that time." Boss Guo said from the side, he brought his brothers to support Song He today.

Cheng Aniang wanted to refute, but her man had already agreed. The strong men in this yard made her lose her courage.Just now Song He blocked her, but he was not polite at all.

"I don't know what's going on." Song Shu said, and gave Song Anan today's tomato and egg noodles.

Song Anan didn't answer.

He looked left and right to make sure that Liu Niang and the others were not there, then walked over and closed the door of the kitchen.

"Why?" Song Shu was puzzled.

Song Anan came over, supported the stove with both hands, and just surrounded Song Shu in the middle, he leaned over and said, "Hot pot."

Song Shu: ...

Actually started to picky eaters.

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