The Legend of the Farm Girl

Because she was worried about Tian Tian, ​​Yunfang's embroidery progress was very slow in the first few days of the twelfth lunar month. Yunfang thought about it and decided that she should not rush the progress too much. It was getting dark earlier and earlier now, and if she worked too hard it would hurt her eyes.

Therefore, during the past half month, Yunfang concentrated on embroidering the most complicated quilt cover she knew how to do, a picture of a pine and crane embroidering longevity.

After finishing embroidering this quilt cover, there was only one day left before the rest. Yunfang's quilt cover was evaluated by Aunt Feng, who gave it a very high evaluation. Before the New Year, it was a good time to sell this kind of quilt cover, and wealthy families were willing to spend a lot of money to buy it for their elderly.

Therefore, even though Yunfang only embroidered a quilt cover, she still received a salary of ten taels of silver this month.

On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yunfang had her third day off, and she was going to buy New Year's goods with her mother.

It has been nearly two months since I came to Yiqing County. Before going out to buy things, Yunfang wanted to take out some of her own money, but Yunfang's mother repeatedly told her not to spend a penny on the New Year's shopping and to save her own money.

Yunfang couldn't persuade her mother, and she also knew that her mother had enough money to spend, so she didn't refute her mother's opinion.

This Chinese New Year is the first one that Yunfang and her family have spent here, and everyone has decided to have a good time to celebrate their new life.

When we got to the street, the New Year atmosphere was already very strong. There were people selling New Year goods everywhere. Yunfang's family bought melon seeds, candies, and a lot of seasonal fruits, which they usually wouldn't spend money on, but during the New Year everyone was willing to spend money.

In addition to these, Yunfang also bought four pairs of couplets, three to be posted on the small doors and one to be posted on the main door.

Soon, Yunfang, Yunfang's mother, and Yunfeng's hands were full of packages of all sizes. Yunying could only walk on her own.

Their family, including women and children, were soon targeted. At a time like this, not only were there many people buying New Year's goods, but there were also many people with bad intentions.

When Yunfang and her family finished shopping and were walking home, they walked into an alley with almost no one around, when a burly man suddenly jumped out, grabbed Yunying to his side, and quickly pulled her four or five meters away.

Yun Fang's mother shouted, "What are you doing? Let my son go."

The man said bluntly: "Take out all the money in your pocket, or I will take your son away and sell him to a trafficker, and you will never find him again."

Yun Fangniang trembled and said, "How dare you do this in broad daylight? Is there no law?"

The man laughed: "Wang Fa? The government office is on holiday, who cares about your Wang Fa? Are you going to give it to me or not? Do you want your son or not?"

There was no other way, Yun Fangniang tremblingly took out one or two taels of silver from her purse. After buying all the New Year's goods, this was all the money left of her.

The man saw that there was only one ounce of silver left. He said angrily, "How could this be all you have? You bought so many things, your family must be well-off. Don't you want your son back? Then I'll take him away."

Yun Fangniang replied with tears in her voice: "Brave man, this is really all we have left. We used all the money to buy goods. We are a widow and orphan who just moved here. The child's father is long gone. How can we have any money? I will give you the rest. Please release my little son."

When the man heard Yun Fang's mother say that the children had no father, he almost laughed.

Yunying was very scared at this time and started crying.

The man seemed to be afraid that Yunying's crying would attract other people, so he said quickly: "One tael is enough, one hand over the money and the other hand over the person."

When the man approached, a cold light flashed in Yunfang's eyes. She had tied a rope dart she made in her sleeve. After arriving in Yiqing County, she replaced the dart head with an iron one.

As the man approached, she shot the rope dart, hitting the man's most vulnerable spot, causing him to fall to the ground. She took advantage of the situation and quickly pulled Yunying over.

Yunfang called out, "Go!"

Yun Fang's mother threw away the things in her hands, picked up Yun Ying and ran away. The Yun family members returned home with lingering fear.

After returning home, Yun Fangniang sighed and said, "But the things I have in my hand, including fruits, bacon, and melon seeds, cost me almost three taels of silver. If I gave him this one tael of silver, maybe I wouldn't have lost those things."

Yunfang knew that her mother was not blaming her, but was just thinking about what solution would be best.

Yunfang said comfortingly, "Mother, those losses ensured that we were safe. That man has a face full of flesh. If you only give him one or two taels of silver, do you think he will be satisfied?"

Yun Fangniang also calmed down at this time.

"He definitely won't be satisfied. I was so anxious to tell you that you didn't have a father that he must have thought more. He pretended to send Yunying back, maybe he wanted to hold me hostage!"

"Mom, I just felt particularly uneasy when he came over, so I took action."

Yunfang's mother quickly hugged Yunfang and said, "Fang'er, you did the right thing. You are calmer than me. Without you today, I don't know what terrible things would have happened!"

Yun Fangniang was worried again: "That road is the only way for us to go to the market. Do you think he will wait there every day to seek revenge on us?"

Yunfang thought for a moment and said, "Mom, when we go to the market to buy things next time, don't bring Yunfeng and Yunying with you. Just the two of us will go, and we should also bring the rope darts, so that we can protect ourselves from bad guys."

Yun Fangniang was terrified by this incident and from then on she never let go of the rope dart when she went out.

Yunfeng was also stimulated by this incident. He was only afraid at the time. However, when he saw his sister decisively take out the rope dart, Yunfeng, as the oldest boy in the family, actually felt a little guilty. He thought that he could not just study hard, but also needed to have martial arts to protect his family. From then on, in addition to studying every day, Yunfeng also insisted on practicing martial arts for an hour every day.

Yunying, who was very young, faced the villain most directly. That night, she developed a high fever, which made the Yun family very worried.

Fortunately, the fever was just due to shock and I recovered quickly after taking antipyretic medicine.

The next day, Yunfang went to work as usual. When she arrived at Linglong Embroidery Workshop, Yunfang quickly immersed herself in embroidery. There was still half a month before the Chinese New Year, and Yunfang still wanted to embroider a quilt cover, embroider slowly, and recall what she had learned in the system. Yunfang felt more and more that she could not rely solely on embroidery. If she did not have higher abilities, she would not be able to make decisions for herself.

After lunch, Yunfang actually heard the follow-up of the man from yesterday. The man was lying on the side of the road wailing and was soon discovered. This man was also a celebrity near the market and he was stealing things every day and not doing his job.

When asked what happened, he didn't say anything. Everyone guessed that he was caught stealing something and was punished.

He also said that there were a lot of New Year goods around him, and maybe he had stolen them from someone. He was wailing on the road, and someone picked up the New Year goods and took them away.

When Yunfang heard this, she thought it was better to be picked up by someone else than to fall into the hands of that evil person.

Yunfang went home from work and told her mother the good news. Her mother said with a smile, "You might as well not tell me. I don't know whether I should be happy or not. After all, it was something I bought. I wouldn't be happy no matter who got it."

Soon, on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Yunfang handed in the embroidery and received ten taels of silver as wages. From the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month, Yunfang would have a very long vacation.

On the 30th day, Yunfang and her mother went out early to buy some more New Year's goods.

This time only two people went to the market, and both of them brought rope darts with them.

While strolling around the market, Yun Fangniang heard a familiar voice asking if the eggs could be cheaper.

Yun Fang's mother looked carefully and found that it was Aunt Wang.

Yunfang's mother was a little hesitant to recognize her. In the spring, Aunt Wang delivered food to Yunfang's family. That was the last time they met. But now Aunt Wang was wearing tattered clothes and looked ten years older.

Yunfang's mother took Yunfang to Aunt Wang.

"Big Lady, is that you?"

Aunt Wang turned around and looked at Yun Fang Niang in disbelief. "Yun Fang Niang, Yun Fang? It's you? Did you also flee to Jiang Liao Shen? You, an orphan and a widow, must have had a harder time!"

Aunt Wang noticed that Yunfang and her daughter were dressed neatly and were carrying a lot of New Year's goods. She smiled and said, "Sister, you have always been promising. You have escaped here and are living a better life than the rest of us."

Yunfang asked quickly, "Aunt, what happened to you? Where are Uncle Wang and Brother Dafu?"

Aunt Wang looked worried: "We rented a house in the north of the city. Your uncle Wang broke his leg and Dafu and Erfu are taking care of him!"

Yun Fangniang said, "Let's go back with you to have a look and get to know the place so we can keep in touch later."

Aunt Wang waved her hands: "It's too messy there, don't go there."

Yunfang's mother and Yunfang insisted again and again, so Aunt Wang had to take them home.

When they arrived at Aunt Wang's house, Yunfang discovered that the house they lived in was actually a dilapidated thatched house with leaks everywhere. Aunt Wang sighed: "Fortunately, Jiangliao Province is not that cold. If it were back home, this house would freeze people to death."

Before entering the house, Yunfang noticed a woman shouting in the house. Aunt Wang also heard it and her face turned pale. She hurried into the house.

"I don't want to come during the Chinese New Year, but they say debts should not be paid during the Chinese New Year. You and I agreed to pay the rent every ten days, but you have been in arrears for three days. You can't owe it anymore. If you don't pay, you will have to spend the Chinese New Year on the main road!"

Aunt Wang walked quickly to the woman's side and said humbly, "Boss, please give us two more days. My husband broke his foot while working. He can go out to work after he recovers."

Uncle Wang also nodded firmly.

"Who knows if he can get better? Anyway, I want the rent today. If you can't pay, you can use your belongings to pay it back."

Aunt Wang cried and said, "There is nothing left at home. I used it all to treat my husband's illness."

The woman saw Yunfang and her daughter standing behind Aunt Wang, and pointed at Yunfang and said, "Oh, this little girl is so pretty and charming. Why don't you marry her to me? I won't charge you rent anymore."

Aunt Wang said quickly, "She is not my daughter, but my friend's. The rent owed to you is my family's business, and has nothing to do with them."

Yun Fangniang couldn't bear to listen any longer and said, "Sister, don't live here anymore. Come with me to my house first and wait until my brother-in-law recovers."

Aunt Wang nodded and cried, "Okay, okay, thank you for your help, Xiaoqu." The two of them resumed calling each other the same names they used before they got married.

The fierce-looking woman stopped Yun Fangniang and shouted, "No, you can't do that. If you want to move out, you have to pay me three days' rent. Besides, it's New Year's Day and it's not easy to rent a house. You have to pay me one more month's rent."

Aunt Wang wanted to go up and argue with the woman, but Yun Fangniang said sternly, "Impossible, your house is so run-down that you can't even rent it out, don't even think about extorting money from us."

The woman was a bully and immediately started yelling, "Bullying, bullying, outsiders bullying locals!"

Her husband and son came over when they heard her screaming, staring fiercely at Yunfang and her mother and Aunt Wang's family.

But it was not only the woman's family who heard the woman's yelling. Many people living nearby also heard it. Most of them knew that the woman's family was unreasonable, so no one came out to watch the fun. Only one family who had moved from another place came out. They wanted to see what was going on. When they mentioned outsiders, they were worried that the outsiders might be the person they were looking for.

That’s right, the person who came out was the Li family member that the Yun family was looking for.

It turned out that only Grandpa Li and Grandma Li came out to see, but after seeing Yunfang and Yunfang's mother, they immediately called their three sons and grown-up grandchildren.

These people walked straight towards Yunfang and her mother.

The woman's family was originally fierce and ferocious, but they were stunned when they saw so many people coming out of the Li family. The Li family has many men, and they are all strong and powerful. No one dares to mess with them since they moved in, but they are not very integrated here and don't interact much with other families. What happened today? Why did they come to me?

Yunfang and her mother also saw the Li family at this time. They were also very surprised. It was really a miracle that they finally found the Li family before the New Year.

The woman's family also discovered that this Li family member was acquainted with the mother and daughter in front of them, and they shrank like quails.

The eldest brother of the Li family came over and asked, "What's going on here?"

The woman no longer dared to act arrogantly and replied, "It's nothing. The Wang family just owes me a few dozen coins in rent. If I pay them, they will move out."

Boss Li looked at Yun Fangniang and asked, "Is that so?"

Yunfang's mother nodded, whispered a few words to Aunt Wang, and replied, "It's like this, I owe this boss thirty cents." After that, she took out thirty cents and gave them to the woman.

The woman took the money and quickly left with her family.

Grandma Li walked forward and wanted to have a detailed chat with Yunfang's mother.

Yun Fangniang knew that there were many things to say but she was anxious to move the Wang family back home. She said to Grandma Li, "Aunt Li, I will come to visit you again in two days, and we can talk about it in detail then. Now I will help my friend move to my home. Her husband is injured, so I have to trouble Brother Li."

Grandma Li nodded and said, "Okay, okay, let the eldest and second son help you to recognize the door. I have a lot to say to you. We can talk slowly later."

With the help of the Li family, all the Wang family's belongings were moved to Yunfang's house smoothly.

When Yunfeng saw Dafu and Erfu, he was so happy that he almost jumped up.

Dafu and Erfu were arranged to live in the same room with Yunfeng, Yunfang moved to her mother's room, and the room where Yunfang lived was lent to Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang.

After returning home, they quickly cleaned up the house, and the Yun family and the Wang family began to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner. The two families celebrated the New Year in a lively manner.