Farmhouse Green Plum

"I haven't told them yet."

"Ah?" Luo Yanxing was surprised, and then she heard heavy footsteps behind her. She turned her head and found that her father was only half a ridge away from her.

Luo Yanxing let out a strange cry, pushed Song Ying away, and ran away.

Song Ying was pushed by her and staggered, almost falling into the field. Just as she steadied herself, Luo Yong came close to her.

Song Ying quickly stood up, opened his hand to stop Luo Yong, and said with a smile on his face: "Uncle Luo, let's talk it over."

Although Luo Yong was very angry, he still knew his limits and did not push her away directly, as she was another family's child. He was afraid that he would lose control of his anger and push her directly into the field.

"You guys keep hanging out together every day. I'll go talk to your grandma later!"

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Song Ying by the collar, lifted her up like a chicken, and put her behind him.

Song Ying thought she could help her friend hold off the enemy for a while, but she didn't expect him to handle it this way, which made all her subsequent words of delay go in vain.

Fortunately, when other villagers saw that Luo Yong was about to beat his daughter to death, they all tried to stop him.

"Brother Yong, what's going on? What did my niece do wrong?"

"Luo Yong, children should be educated when they make mistakes, but this is not the right way to educate them. What if you beat them with a carrying pole and they get hurt..."

The men stopped Luo Yong and tried to persuade him, while the women protected Luo Yanxing behind them and comforted her while asking her to tell them the situation.

"Don't be afraid, Lai Di. We are here. Tell us what you did wrong and we will help you persuade your parents."

Without waiting for Luo Yanxing to speak, Luo Yong glared at her and said angrily, "This damn girl changed her own name. She simply doesn't take me seriously."

The villagers were stunned. No matter how hard they racked their brains, they could never imagine that the reason Lai Di was beaten was because she changed her name.

Who names themselves?

After a moment of silence, Tian the Hunter who first persuaded Luo Yong spoke up: "Well... my niece wants to change her name... it's not a big deal, right?"

After some persuasion, he himself became uncertain and looked at others with a questioning tone.

"What do you mean it's not a big deal?!" Luo Yong's target of anger turned to Tian the Hunter.

"Which child's name isn't given by the father? If she does this, where does she put me, the father? Is she my father?"

Tian the hunter was not sure to begin with, and after being scolded like this, he just shut his mouth.

Song Ying immediately retorted: "My two cousins' names were not given by my second uncle, but by the teacher in Wutong Village."

Luo Yong was speechless for a moment. Not only Song Tian and Song Yuan, but also the more particular families in the village had their boys' names chosen by others.

Some of them went to the old teacher in Wutong Village, some went to the scholars in the county, some went to distant relatives who could read, and some even went to fortune tellers.

He also planned to ask the famous blind man Wang in the county to calculate his horoscope and give him a good name after he gave birth to his son.

"When adults talk, why do children interrupt?"

Li's voice rang out, and then Song Ying's head was hit hard.

It turned out that Li and others had also come.

After scolding her granddaughter, Li stepped forward and advised: "Yongwa, how can you kill a child? No matter how angry you are, you have to remember that she is your daughter and has the same blood as you."

The village chief, who lived a little further away, also rushed over with the help of his son and reprimanded Luo Yong sternly: "Who beat the kid with a carrying pole? Do you want to beat her to death?"

Luo Yong glared at Luo Yanxing and angrily cursed: "It would be better to beat him to death, so that it will be over once and for all!"

The village chief raised his cane and hit him hard: "What nonsense are you talking about? She is your daughter, not your enemy!

It's just a name, no big deal. If you want to beat your daughter to death because of a name, you won't be afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it."

Li was experienced in stopping fathers from beating their children. She turned to Luo Yanxing and asked, "Laidi, what name did you give yourself?"

Then, without waiting for an answer, she said to Luo Yong with a hint of joking, "First, let's hear what the child's name is. It's a really good name. You've made a profit!

We want to give our child a good name, so we have to bring gifts and ask someone to help us choose one.”

Aunt Meihua nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's a really good name, you really made a profit.

The name of my son Ziliang was chosen by asking a teacher from Qingshui Academy in the county. Not only did he give a gift, he also gave him 2 taels of silver.

These are fine, but in order to get that teacher to come forward, I went through so many twists and turns to ask so many people, and I owe a lot of favors to them."

At this time, Luo Yong's wife Wang came in breathlessly. As soon as she arrived, she heard Aunt Meihua's words. Without even taking a breath, she immediately retorted: "How can they be the same! Your Ziliang is a son, and she is just a girl!"

She took a deep breath, took a breath, pointed at Luo Yanxing and continued: "If she is a son, let alone paying 2 taels of silver to ask someone to name him, even if it is 10 or 20 taels of silver, we are willing to do it!"

"It all comes down to our son's problem." An unfamiliar voice interrupted.

Song Ying couldn't help but be curious, who is this aunt? She said the key thing in one sentence. Luo Yong and his wife had been arguing for a long time, and in the end it was because the purpose of the name Lai Di was to attract a son.

She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xu Yulan's mother, Chen.

It turned out to be her. That’s right, they are the only family in the village that does not favor boys over girls.

When the villagers saw Chen, they were more or less surprised. In the past, the Xu family would never join in on such events.

Chen said, "There are so many daughters named Zhaodi, Laidi, and Pandi, but I haven't seen many of them actually have sons.

I think these names are not very good. They won’t bring me a son. It’s better to change the name and maybe a son will come.”

To other people, this statement sounded like a hint of sarcasm, but to Luo Yong and his wife, it moved them.

It has been nearly twenty years since the eldest daughter Zhaodi was born, and no son has been born.

Maybe, you can really try changing the name?

Thinking of this, Luo Yong turned his head, glared at Luo Yanxing and shouted: "What name did you give yourself?"

The villagers were all shocked. They didn't expect that Luo Yong and his wife not only didn't hear the sarcasm in Chen's tone, but they actually thought it made sense and wanted to try it!

This couple must be obsessed with having a son.

Luo Yanxing had not expected such a turn of events, and hurriedly said, "Luo Yanxing."

There was silence in the air for a moment. This name was really beyond the villagers' expectations. It was not a common name for girls in mountain villages at all.

After a while, the old village chief stroked his gray beard and praised: "It's a good name. It sounds like the name of a rich lady."

Aunt Meihua clapped her hands and laughed, "What did I say? Such a good name, isn't it a good deal?"