Farmhouse Green Plum

After a pause, Lai Di concluded: "This is what people often say, there is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no truth in guarding against thieves for a thousand days."

Daya said bitterly: "I just don't believe that he has no weaknesses!"

Lai Di shrugged and teased her, "You care so much about your second aunt's affairs, aren't you afraid that your second aunt will be sad?

You only drank your second aunt's milk for ten months. Your second aunt not only fed you milk for two months, but also raised you until you were two or three years old. "

Daya didn't even need to think, she said without hesitation: "I like my second aunt more. She is the only one who treats me better than Song Tian and Song Yuan, and she is the only one who cares about me."

Lai Di sighed, "It's no use feeling sorry for her. You can't help her now. We are just children."

Daya was deflated. To be honest, she really couldn't help her second aunt now.

After a long silence, she suddenly thought of how Lai Di knew all these things, so she asked, "Did your parents tell you about my second aunt?"

"No, it was Ma Chun'er. Your second aunt was different from previous years. She stayed for two days before leaving. Ma Chun'er said that your second aunt was afraid of being beaten by Li Wu if she returned to the Li family. Now, except for you and your cousins, I guess everyone in the village knows about it."

Daya was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that Ma Chun'er was also from Guoxiang. She was a little angry: "This Ma Chun'er, with such a big belly and such a chatterbox, it's just staying for two days, it's such a normal thing, why is it worth her nagging? I didn't eat her rice."

After she got angry, she remembered what Song Ergu and the others had said about paying off the debt, so she leaned close to Lai Di's ear and whispered in a low voice, "Find a way to find out from her why my family married my second aunt to Li Wu."

Lai Di rolled her eyes rudely, "Sister, have you forgotten that I scolded her for you before? Now she doesn't even look at me when she sees me. How can I ask people about it?"

"Uh," Daya scratched her forehead and said embarrassedly, "I really forgot about this."

Ever since that quarrel, Ma Chun'er has been staying at home obediently to take care of her pregnancy. When she sees Daya and the others occasionally, she will not bother them, so Daya just puts the matter aside.

Lai Di shook her head speechlessly. "It's not necessary to ask her about this matter. Other adults in the village should also know about it. I'll take advantage of this recent conversation and ask my mother."

She was very efficient. She got the answer when she got home at noon and came to see Daya in the afternoon.

"I found out that the problem originated from your second uncle. He got into a fight with someone and broke his head. He needed to pay for medical expenses, so your grandmother borrowed money from everywhere.

Li Wu's family and your grandmother's family are from the same clan. When your grandmother went back to her mother's house to borrow money, she met Li Wu's mother, who took the initiative to lend the money to your grandmother.

After the medical expenses were paid, Li Wu's mother suddenly changed her mind and didn't want your family to pay back the money. She wanted your grandparents to marry their daughter to her family.

Li Wu is a gangster and anyone who gets involved with him will be in trouble. No one is willing to marry their daughter to him, so Li Wu's mother came up with this idea.

Of course, your grandparents didn't want to have such a rogue son-in-law, so they wanted to marry off your two aunts as soon as possible.

Just after your eldest aunt got married, the next day Li Wu heard the news and came with a group of thugs, smashed your house to pieces, and beat up your grandfather.

Your family had no choice but to compromise and said that it was originally planned to marry your second aunt to him. The Li family was still worried, so they set the nearest auspicious day and left a gangster to guard near your house until your second aunt married him. Only then was the matter settled.

Although she had guessed a little, Daya, who knew the truth, still felt shocked and frightened. She was shocked that Li Wu's behavior was no different from kidnapping.

What is terrifying is the behavior of the family. Under such circumstances, marrying my second aunt off to him would mean completely disregarding her life or death.

This is to exchange the second aunt for peace and quiet in the home.

Daya became more eager to learn to read. Before, she was just a little worried, thinking that her grandmother Li still had some protection for her.

But now, with the precedent of her second aunt, she no longer has any lucky thoughts. If she encounters the same thing, her family will sacrifice her without hesitation, just like they sacrificed her second aunt.

The opportunity to get close to Xu Yuzhi soon came. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, Qingshui County would hold a lantern festival.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the weather was fine, and the sun was strongest at noon, baking my body and making me feel warm, as if I were already in March.

"Cuckoo, cuckoo."

Suddenly, two strange cuckoo calls were heard outside the yard. Daya's heart tightened when she heard it, and she couldn't help but look at Li who was sitting in the yard basking in the sun.

Li opened her eyes, looked around in confusion, and murmured in surprise: "Huh? Why is there a cuckoo calling at this time of year?"

Daya tried to remain calm and asked in confusion, "Cuckoo? What cuckoo? Why didn't I hear any?"

Li suspected that she was hard of hearing and must have misheard, so she continued to bask in the sun with her eyes closed.

Daya breathed a sigh of relief, went to the firewood room to get the backpack, and said to Li: "Grandma, I'm going to the mountain to collect firewood."

"Go ahead." Li answered casually with her eyes still closed.

Although the New Year has not yet ended, people have already started working, especially the girls who are responsible for firewood at home.

After a winter of consumption, many families have run out of firewood, and next comes a late spring cold snap. The good sunshine these days is a good time to replenish the stockpiled firewood.

After leaving the house, Daya saw Lai Di tiptoeing from the fence of her house to the road.

She walked over quickly and muttered softly, "Why are you using the voice of a cuckoo? Are there cuckoos at this time of year?"

"But I can only imitate the cuckoo's call." Lai Di said confidently.

Thinking of Lai Di's ability to imitate, Daya gave up worrying about it. Anyway, she hadn't been exposed, so she still had to deal with the business. She hurriedly asked, "Did she go to Xu Yulan's house?"

Lai Di nodded.

Daya was delighted and pulled Lai Di to run to Xu Yulan's house, "Hurry up and go!"

Lai Di was a little worried and emphasized again: "Let me make it clear first, I will not try to get close to her, nor will I learn to read from her."

"Okay, I'll do all this, and you can just pretend you don't know."

Soon, the two arrived at Xu Yulan's house. Daya knocked on the door and shouted, "Sister Yulan! Sister Yulan! Are you home?"

"Here! Who is it?" Xu Yulan's voice rang out and the door was quickly opened.

Daya had a bright smile on her face, and before she could speak, she said, "We are going to the county lantern festival on the 15th, do you want to come with us?

The girls from our village will come with me, and my little cousin will also be there."

As she spoke, her eyes naturally caught sight of Xu Yuzhi, who was looking out the door of the Xu family's main hall with her head tilted.

She was obviously stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "Sister Yuzhi is here too. Uh, do you want to join us?"

Xu Yuzhi's face showed some intention, but she still shook her head: "No, you guys go."

Knowing that things would not go so smoothly, Daya sighed secretly. She was not anxious, but looked at Xu Yulan, waiting for her answer, as if she came to the Xu family just to invite Xu Yulan.