Little Women and Crispy Eggplant

【Little Women and Crispy Eggplant】

The carriage entered the village and saw that the door of Su Daqiang's house was open. Su Liang and Ning Jing got out of the carriage.

"Just send it here, you can go back." Su Liang said.

Qi Jun drove away. When Ning Jing and Su Liang came in, they saw Bai He standing by the wall, holding a broom in his hand with a sullen look on his face.

There were sounds of beatings and curses coming from next door. If you listen carefully, you will find that the dirty words are hard to hear.

Bai He came to his senses and walked over quickly, "Big brother took the last cart of furniture to the town to sell. I'll clean this place up."

The wind picked up last night, and many leaves fell from the pear tree, all of which were swept away.

The courtyard was clean and the room with the door open was empty.

"Thank you for your hard work." Su Liang nodded, "We were passing by and saw the door was open, so come over and pick some vegetables and go back."

Bai He twitched his lips and said, "There are a lot of beans and eggplants in the backyard that can be picked."

At this moment, a scream came from the next door, followed by the sound of the old woman gnashing her teeth, "You bitch, you still have the nerve to cry? You spend all day hooking up, you're shameless!"

"It's so noisy!" the young man said impatiently.

The old woman's voice suddenly became gentle, "Zhe'er, go read a book quickly. Tell mom what you want to eat and she will cook it for you."

…

The next door became quiet, and Su Liang remembered that she had seen an old woman in that house before, maybe she was the old woman who had just scolded her.

Bai He's hand holding the broom had bulging veins, and he went to move the bluestone with a straight face.

In the backyard, Su Liang picked beans, and Ning Jing carefully selected ripe eggplants.

Hearing the sound in front of him, Su Liang came over with a handful of beans and saw Bai He standing at the door.

Outside the door was the old woman next door, and behind her stood a thin and haggard young woman.

Seeing Su Liang, the old woman's face froze for a moment, then she smiled again, "That's great if you're here! Why should you ask outsiders for family matters? Just tell me."

As she said that, the old woman pushed Bai He aside and entered the door, as if she and Su Liang were part of the same family.

Bai He said nothing and blocked the way.

"What's the matter with you?" Su Liang asked.

"Your brother is going to take the exam in the county next month. He has been studying day and night recently. I'm here to pick some vegetables and stew meat for him to replenish his health!" The old woman was beaming when she talked about her son.

Su Liang looked calm and said, "This is not your home."

"When your uncle was here, he wasn't so stingy! I gave you the vegetable seeds. Why can't you pick some vegetables?" The old woman curled her lips, "Logically speaking, you are already married, so no matter what happens to this house and land, it will be your turn." I won’t let you occupy it!”

"The house deed was given to me by Su Daming's creditor, Hu Er from the town. Everyone knows about this. If you have any objections, you can go to him." Su Liang said.

The old woman glanced sideways at Su Liang, "Don't scare me with that! I'm just asking you, can you pick this vegetable?"

"No." Su Liang refused.

The old woman spat, "As if it's a surprise! When my Zhe'er becomes a scholar next month, don't rush to fawn over him!"

After saying that, he turned around, pinched the little woman who had her head lowered, and cursed in her mouth, "You're still not leaving? Are you trying to seduce that guy named Bai again? The bad guy! Unlucky guy!"

Bai He stared intently at the little woman's slender back. He couldn't help but take two steps forward, then suddenly stepped back and closed the door hard!

When Su Liang asked, Bai He said that the person next door also had the surname Su, and was from the same family as Su Daqiang.

The old woman Niu just now, in terms of seniority, is Su Daqiang's nephew-in-law.

Mr. Niu has three sons. The eldest son, Su Xingyun, died of a sudden illness last year, leaving behind a little widow, Mr. Liu, who was beaten and scolded by Mr. Niu just now. She married from the same village as Bai He's sister-in-law Liu.

Su Xingzhe, the youngest son of the Niu family, is now the only scholar in the village. He will take the college examination next month and will be recognized as a scholar if he passes the examination.

Before Mrs. Niu became a scholar, she was very arrogant and looked down upon.

"Does Liu Huilan have any children?" Su Liang asked.

Bai He shook his head, "No children."

"Then why doesn't she go back to her parents' home?" Su Liang had just seen Xiao Liu, and couldn't help but think of the original owner who had been bullied by Su Daqiang's family. Living under someone else's roof, being humiliated, beaten and scolded, and being like a cow or a horse is not a good thing.

Bai He sighed deeply, "Her mother's family wanted to take her back and find someone to marry her, but the old pious woman refused to let her go, saying that Liu Huilan was born as a member of the Su family and died as a ghost of the Su family. The Liu family thought If Su Xingzhe passes the exam and becomes an official, he might as well not care about Liu Huilan's life or death. "

"You treat your daughter-in-law like a maid, don't eat much, serve the whole family, beat and scold her when she's unhappy, how could they let her go free?" Su Liang thought of the original owner again.

If Su Daming hadn't owed usury and Ningjing, a "fat sheep to be slaughtered," appeared, Su Daqiang's family would not have married off the original owner so early and kept them to continue making money from embroidery and have free slaves to serve the family.

Looking at Bai He's look, Su Liang had the gut feeling that he was special to that little Liu.

But people's words are terrible. Even if he has the intention, he can only watch from a distance and can't do anything.

Ning Jing came over holding a round purple eggplant in one hand, and Bai He picked up the broom again, "You go back first, and I will put the backyard in order."

…

When crossing the bridge, Ning Jing suddenly said to Su Liang, "That person named Liu Huilan may be dying."

Su Liang was stunned, "Did you see it again?" Black mist...

Ning Jing nodded, and he stood behind Su Liang and took a look.

"How to save this? We can't go to her house and stare at her." Su Liang said it was a bit tricky.

But those who are found "black in the hall" by Ping Ping will die or be killed within three days.

Liu Huilan is not like someone who can kill, and is much more likely to be killed.

There is no other way except to stare.

…

After dinner, Bai Peng came over and handed the money from selling furniture and other items to Su Liang.

A total of seven taels and five cents. According to the agreement, Bai Peng received a hard work fee of one and a half taels of silver.

Su Liang took back the key, saw the dark night outside, thought of Liu Huilan, and asked Ning Jing if he wanted to go and see.

Ning Jing put down the pen in his hand, "You are very suitable to work for me."

Su Liang snorted, "Remember to settle the reward when you come back this time."

The two went to Su Daqiang's house first, locked the door from the inside, and went to the backyard.

Across the wall is the backyard of Su Xingzhe's house.

Su Liang gestured to Ning Jing, he went first.

Ning Jing ran a few steps, jumped up, and passed the wall lightly.

Su Liang's eyes lit up, this is the legendary Qinggong! She wants to learn!

Although she doesn't know Qinggong at the moment, it's not difficult to just stand over a low wall. Run-up, take-off, and climb over, all in one go.

There were pigs and chickens in the backyard of this house, and it was smelly.

"Uncle, wash your feet while the water is hot."

Hearing the young woman's voice, Su Liang and Ning Jing quietly approached the back window of a room.

"Leave it alone, massage my shoulders." This should be the scholar Su Xingzhe.

Letting his widow massage his shoulders, shameless.

"Uncle, it's late, I'll go back first..."

The sound of a basin being overturned.

"Huilan, I know you're having a hard time. When I pass the exam and become an official, I'll take you as my concubine after I get married!"

"Uncle, what are you doing? Don't... let me go!"

"Don't be shameless!"

...

The woman desperately cried for help. There was a whole family under the same roof, but they all seemed deaf and dumb.

Obviously, they all acquiesced to Su Xingzhe's shameless behavior and didn't regard Liu Huilan as a human being at all.

Just as Su Liang was about to make a move, Ning Jing slapped him!

There was a loud noise, and a big hole suddenly appeared on the wall.

Su Xingzhe shouted in panic, "Ghost...Ghost!"

Liu Huilan took the opportunity to break free and ran out crying.

After a while of chaos, the family thought that Su Xingyun was dissatisfied with Su Xingzhe's attempt to possess Liu Huilan, and showed up to stop him.

Niu clasped her hands together and muttered, "Dayun, don't blame your brother, blame that little bitch, she is shameless to seduce your brother, if you are angry, go to her!"

She gritted her teeth and said, "If Zhe'er gets scared, I will skin that bitch!"

Through the hole made by Ning Jing, Su Liang could hear clearly and see clearly.

Su Xingzhe said with his neck stiff, "It was she who deliberately seduced me!"

Su Liang just wanted to vomit...

Ning Jing pulled Su Liang's sleeve and pointed to Liu Huilan's room.

Su Liang approached quietly, heard the sound of a stool falling to the ground, his expression changed, and broke into the room.

The room was dark, and a person was hanging on the beam.

Su Liang took out the kitchen knife he brought with him and cut the rope.

Liu Huilan coughed and curled up on the ground, with only a desperate silence in her eyes.

"You will be able to leave here soon, wait a little longer." Su Liang deliberately pinched his throat, whispered something in Liu Huilan's ear, and left quickly.

Liu Huilan was fuzzy and didn't see Su Liang clearly at all. She thought it was a fairy appearing, and the King of Hell didn't want her...

Boom, boom, boom, boom.

The wall of Su Xingzhe's house collapsed.

The pig ran away.

The chicken flew away.

The kitchen suddenly caught fire.

...

Su Liang returned to the backyard next door and saw a fairy who had just made trouble for the Niu family holding up a round eggplant, "Can I make crispy eggplant again tomorrow?"