Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Chapter 62

After saying goodbye to Waiya and Uncle Yu, Pei Xiaohai went back to Liu's house and saw Widow Mu on the way.

She pulled her son towards the shack.

Mu Dalang's hair and clothes were a little messy, and his face was red and swollen, as if he had fought with someone, and there was blood on his hands.

Both of them looked resentful.

Mu Shuanglin's ghost followed them, and seemed to be emitting some dark energy.

Something doesn't seem right.

Taking advantage of his small size, Pei hid behind the snowman built by the village children, covering himself tightly, wanting to wait until they left before going out.

Widow Mu and Mu Dalang did not notice her, but Mu Shuanglin did.

As soon as Pei Xiaohai walked out from the right side of the snowman, he saw him standing on the left side.

"Ah!" Little Pei was startled, her heart pounding. She said a little angrily, "What are you doing here? You scared me to death!"

Mu Shuanglin said gloomily, "My wife and Dalang went to ask for the money today, but they refused to give it. Dalang and Yu Laomo started arguing and were beaten. They said the contract was rotten and invalid. Miss, why didn't you tell my wife and them earlier so that the contract wouldn't be gnawed by rats?"

At first, Pei Xiaohai didn't understand why he was saying this to him, but he understood after hearing the last sentence.

He said without any guilt, "If you had said so earlier, I would never have told them. Besides, who told you to use the money to pawn your wife? Was it me?"

Mu Shuanglin's eyes widened and he sighed suddenly.

"That's right, who told me to be blinded by greed..."

As he spoke slowly, the black energy on his body grew thicker, from misty smoke to wisps of thick fog, all floating around.

Pei's breathing stopped and he ran away: It stinks, it looks like it's rotten!

Mu Shuanglin didn't chase her. He shook his body and went home.

When Pei Xiaohai ran home, she was still scared and angry. She felt that she had been cheated. This Mu Shuanglin was unreasonable at all, and that honest look must have been pretended to deceive her!

She will never pay attention to them again!

Pei Xiaohai went to see Liu Renben and Pei Zhu and told them that he was back.

Cuimei was also in the room, massaging Liu Renben's legs and feet. Pei Zhu chatted with her about the weather.

Liu Renben was crying out loud, but no one paid any attention to him.

There's no way around it. He's really annoying. Whenever the weather gets bad, he complains about foot and leg pain. At first, everyone took it seriously and asked a doctor to see him, but later, when the doctor never worked, everyone got tired of it.

It's not going to get better anyway, so just be strong and don't make everyone upset by yelling.

There is a saying that goes, "There is no filial son by the bedside of a long-term patient."

Many people would find it troublesome if their parents who gave birth to and raised them were sick for a long time, let alone others. Although this may sound harsh, it is indeed the truth.

Little Pei wouldn't feel sorry for him, he just said hello and wanted to leave.

But Pei Zhu didn't know what was wrong with her, and she wanted to order her around whenever she saw her:

"Kid, go get a basin of hot water and let your dad soak his feet, so he doesn't have to keep yelling and it's annoying."

Liu Renben said sarcastically: "You can still hear it? I thought you were hard of hearing."

Bae Joo: ...

Cuimei continued, "Master, please stop making trouble. How could the lady not miss you..."

She was thinking about it, so why didn't she go and pour some water?

As soon as Pei Xiaohai picked up the wooden basin and went out, he pouted. After pouring water and handing it over, he was kicked out.

Pei Zhu told her to go back to the house quickly, change her dirty clothes, and go embroider. When she finished embroidering, she should bring it to her to see.

What was she looking at? She didn't even like watching Pei Xiaohai's embroidery. If she wanted to see something, she could go look at Baifu's.

By the way, where is Baifu?

Since Pei Xiaohai came back, he hasn't seen that follower and complainer, and the only voices in the backyard are those of Liu Lianhua, Liu Tongsheng, and Aunt Yu.

Maybe he went out to play?

Baifu is cute, has a good personality and a sweet mouth. As long as she is willing to go out, she can always find a playmate at any time.

This is something that Pei Xiaohai and Waiya could never envy.

Little Pei went to check on the chickens, ducks, geese and pigs, added some food to them, went to the kitchen to get a taro, took some firewood from the pile, and went back to the house.

Bury the taro in the brazier, light the firewood, and play with the cat while warming yourself by the fire.

Then use tongs to pick out the taro and eat it with the cat until their faces are covered in black.

Embroidery is not as good as roasting taro.

Pei Xiaohai used his dark fingers to draw two curved eyebrows for Pei Nangua.

Even the flat faces full of hatred and resentment have become funny.

It probably didn't like it. It stared at the bowl of water on the table for a long time, then raised its paw and overturned the bowl. It then scratched at it with its paw, pushing the bowl to the edge.

If Pei hadn't picked it up quickly, he would have been in trouble again.

Pei Xiaohai held it in his arms to wash its face and paws, but it didn't like this either. It fluttered in Pei Xiaohai's arms like a fish.

Finally it was washed clean.

Pei Nangua was so angry that he scratched the door and wanted to leave. Pei Xiaohai opened the door and the cold wind blew towards his wet fur.

Pei Nangua, with a wet face, walked gracefully to the brazier and began to lick her feet and wipe her face.

Pei Xiaohai: ...

She went out and came back with some more firewood to make the brazier burn brightly. Pumpkin was very satisfied with this and took the small stool without hesitation, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Pei Xiaohai could only drag another stool over, but she didn't sit down properly. She took off her dirty clothes and spread them on the ground. She sat on her cotton-padded jacket and put the basket of needles and thread on the stool. She held the round embroidery frame and couldn't open her eyes after embroidering for a while.

So the basket was thrown off the stool, and the embroidery shed was also left aside. She hugged the stool, put her head on it and fell asleep.

Why are you embroidering? Go to sleep. What are you dreaming about?

One flower after another, pink, goose yellow, purple... big and small, so much pollen, butterflies and bees flying above, I wonder how fresh they are, what's the point of putting them on the cloth?

Little Pei dreamed that she was showing an embroidered flower to Pei Zhu. The fake flower suddenly turned into a real flower. Pei Zhu leaned over to smell it. A bee buzzed and stuck its butt into her nose.

She turned into a pig nose and was chased by bees.

Pei Xiaohai: "Hehe!"

The sleeping child laughed out loud, a series of laughs that sounded silly.

Pei Nangua glanced at her, closed his eyes again, and held his head with his paws. He was annoyed.

Little Pei was having fun in her dream, running for a long time, until she stepped on empty air and woke up with a start.

It's getting dark.

The fire was out, and Pumpkin was still sleeping. There were only a few crooked stitches on her embroidery shed, which was loose and baggy, like the waistband of an old lady's cotton trousers.

What if Pei Zhu saw this?

Little Pei was nervous while eating dinner, fearing that Pei Zhu would ask to see the flowers she embroidered. Fortunately, during the meal, Chang Sui talked about the academy and said that he had memorized every word correctly today. The teacher said that he was making up for his shortcomings with hard work and it was not too late. He also told them some stories of rising stars as encouragement.

Baifu said that she and her friends built a big snowman in the afternoon. Sister Fanniang from the Hu family also treated them to sour jujube cakes, and they played cat's tuck and skipping rope together.

As he said this, Baifu glanced at Pei Xiaohai with some pride.

Liu Renben and Pei Zhu hoped that Pei Xiaohai's friend would be like Shan Niang, but the child didn't listen, but Baifu took it to heart.

Even though she didn't like Hu Zhuier, she still went up to her.

Pei Zhu was indeed very happy about this, and asked Baifu to bring some snacks from home to treat her in return tomorrow.

Their words were full of love for Hu Shanniang. Changsui had a day off tomorrow and had nothing to do except practicing a few big characters, so he also clamored to go along.

He was still young, and the villagers had no concerns, so Pei Zhu agreed and asked Pei Xiaohai, "Do you want to go with your brothers and sisters tomorrow?"

Pei Xiaohai: "No, Waiya and I have agreed to go to the river to play spinning tops together tomorrow."

She has very little time for fun, so of course she wants to be with the people she likes. Even if she is playing cat's tangle or skipping rubber rope, she has to do it with friends.

Pei Zhu curled her lips and said, "Alright, I don't know what you're thinking of just playing with those naughty boys' stuff. Go ahead and finish what you need to do first. Remember to be careful."

"understood."

Seeing that her last sentence was insincere, Pei Xiaohai ate two mouthfuls of rice and slipped away from the table.

Feed her chickens, ducks, geese, cats and pigs!