[Chapter 2082 Tie Kui Fanwai (6)]
The moon was hanging in the air, and the moonlight shone through the narrow windows and spilled into the house.
Tie Hu felt that the room was too bright, and he couldn’t fall asleep after tossing and turning.
Tie Kui hesitated and said, “Father, the people of the Jin family should have instilled everything in my mother’s family when she was a child.” This is to hope that after her daughter gets married, she can always help her mother’s family, and this kind of family Nine out of ten girls have a bad life after getting married. Speaking of which, the Jin family is lucky, and Shangwu-in-law Tiehu is not stingy either. Otherwise, that day would definitely be worse than Huang Lian’s.
Tie Hu said: “If you marry into the Tie family, then you will be a member of the Tie family. Naturally, she must focus on her own family, but she…” She didn’t consider herself a member of the Tie family at all, even her own daughter. Not her brother and nephew. This woman is simply heartless.
Tie Kui didn’t know how to comfort him, but the Ning family brothers didn’t have any of these bad things: “Father, I think it’s fine as long as we don’t let Auntie come into contact with the Jin family.” As long as the Jin family is not involved, the Jin family is quite normal. .
Tie Hu was silent for a while and said, “Kuizi, I want to give some more money to buy some fields at the foot of the mountain, and then the family moves out. But once they live at the foot of the mountain, people from the Jin family are afraid that they will come to the door often.” Let the Jin family go back, but what if the people from the Jin family come to the door? Even if he moved to the village in the future, he would take Tie Kui up the mountain to hunt. Farming is not as quick as hunting. And three children, marriage requires money. Relying on farming, how can you buy a good dowry. While you are young and in good health, save more money.
It is also because Tie Kui is precocious and knows a lot, so Tie Hu will discuss some things with him.
Tie Kui was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: “This is also simple. If that day comes, let the second sister be in charge. We have nothing to do with the Jin family. If we dare to come, let the second sister beat them out.” Chunxiang’s temperament is soft. It’s suitable for the head of the family, and Chunni’s temperament is not afraid of things, so it’s just right for her to be in charge of the family.
Hearing this, Tie Hu smiled and said, “You’re right. If you really move out, let Chunni take charge of the house. When she gets married, you should marry a daughter-in-law.” When her daughter-in-law enters the door, let her daughter-in-law take charge of the house.
Tie Kui opened his mouth, but in the end he didn’t tell Tie Hu what was in his heart. Now Tie Hu is suffering, knowing that he plans to join the army when he is fifteen years old, I am afraid that he will not be able to withstand this blow. Forget it, let’s talk about it when the time is right!
After the worries were removed, Tie Hu quickly fell asleep.
The next day, after putting everything in the house, Tie Hu took Tie Kui down the mountain.
Halfway through, the father and son met the three boss Jin. After two days of walking, I have only walked halfway, which is really a waste.
Boss Jin and the three looked vigilant when they saw Tie Hu and the two of them. Unfortunately, the father and son ignored them and continued on their way. Just these few wastes, they are not afraid of them going back to the mountain again.
Because I didn’t know the situation, I didn’t bring any prey down the mountain this time. As a result, when they arrived in the town, they heard good news. The Donghu people were stopped outside the Spring City by General Zhang Enting and did not call.
Tie Hu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the Donghu people were really called over, I was afraid that there would be corpses all over the place again.
Although the Donghu people did not call, the grain store had run out of grain to sell. There is war ahead, and there is no food in the army. All grain merchants must hand over the grain in their hands. If you dare to hide it, if you catch it, you will have your head cut off. Except for some people who want money but not their lives, others don’t dare to gamble with their lives.
Tie Kui was a little strange: “The Donghu people didn’t come in, why did the Jin family run out of food. Dad, let’s go and find out what’s going on?”
Iron Tiger felt that it was a waste of time and said, “They are dead or alive, we have nothing to do with them.”
Tie Kui said, “Father, I just want to know if the Jin family is out of food, or if all the families are out of food.” It was also Tie Hu who said that he wanted the family to move down the mountain, so it was necessary to understand their details. The so-called know yourself and the enemy, and you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles. To understand the virtues of these people, can we take precautions.
Tiehu disdains to talk about the Jin family, and in Jin’s mouth, the Jin family are all good people. Therefore, one can only learn about the Jin family through other people.
Tie Hu took Tie Kui to a village. Entering the village, I met several elderly people on the road who greeted Tiehu when they saw Tiehu.
Tie Kui is a little strange, but it’s not easy to ask questions on the road.
Tie Hu brought Tie Kui familiarly to a family’s house and knocked on the family’s door.
The door was opened by a young daughter-in-law.
As soon as Tie Hu saw her, he smiled and asked, “Daughter-in-law, big brother, sister-in-law, Gui’er, is he at home?” If he was not at home, it would be inconvenient for him to enter.
The young woman was very vigilant when she opened the door, but when she saw Tie Hu, a smile appeared on her face: “Uncle Tie, my father-in-law and Agui have gone up the mountain, and my mother-in-law is at home.”
After speaking, he greeted the two of them into the house.
Walking in, Tie Kui found that the family’s yard was very clean. The things in the yard are also neatly placed. It can be seen from this that the family is very diligent.
After a while, a woman in her fifties who looked very refreshing came out. Seeing Tie Kui beside Tie Hu, the woman looked surprised: “Big Hu, is this Kui Zi?”
Tie Hu nodded and said, “Well, this is Kuizi. Kuizi, call Auntie quickly.”
Kui Zi respectfully called out, “Hello, Auntie.”
Aunt Li looked at Tie Kui carefully, and saw that his face was ruddy and his eyes were bright, and she was more and more happy: “Kuizi is well, this is really a big happy event.”
Tie Kui glanced at Tie Hu, saw that he didn’t explain and didn’t say anything.
The noble daughter-in-law brought two bowls of water, and as soon as Tie Kui drank the water, it was actually sweet, and he didn’t need to ask to know that there was sugar in the water. With just such a small detail, Tie Kui has a good impression of this family: “Thank you sister-in-law, this water is really sweet.”
Your daughter-in-law thought that Tie Kui was really a smart and talkative child.
Tiehu is a big and rude, and he didn’t even notice that there was sugar in the water. After drinking a bowl of sugar water, he asked, “Where are Big Brother and Gui’er?”
“Father and son followed the villagers into the mountains to find some food.” After speaking, Aunt Li said, “It’s also the noble daughter-in-law who has a body, otherwise we would go too.”
Hearing the words, Tie Hu immediately said, “Is there not enough food at home? Then I will bring some food next time.”
Aunt Li smiled and said, “No, the food we have at home will be enough to eat next autumn. It’s just that many people in the village are short of food. If we let them know that our family has saved so much food, they will definitely come to borrow it. Therefore, the child Only his father and two people went to the mountains to find food with the villagers.” The two families are also familiar with each other’s character, otherwise they wouldn’t give it away.
Iron Tiger is relieved.
Aunt Li asked, “Big tiger, is there something wrong with this visit?”
Tiehu said: “The Jin family went up the mountain two days ago and said they had been out of cooking for three days. I was not at home at the time, and the Jin family and Chunxiang sisters were at home. They beat the two children and stole three bags of food.”
The daughter-in-law of your daughter-in-law was worried when she saw her mother-in-law taking out her pocket, but she was relieved when she heard this.
Aunt Li was so angry when she heard the words: “I actually stole three bags of food? This Jin family is really shameless. Dahu, you don’t know that in the mountains, there is no food to sell in the city, and many people live in poverty without saving money. There is a lot of grain, and this grain is very expensive. In the next village, a bag of grain was exchanged for a big girl to go home.” Compared with three bags of grain, the two children’s beatings are nothing.
After speaking, Aunt Li stood up and said, “Big Tiger, I’ll go with you to get the food back.”
Tie Hu shook his head and said, “I already have the food back. I just want to know, the Jin family has been without food for three days?” The village where Aunt Li lives is only three villages away from the Jin family. He believed that Aunt Li should know about the Jin family.
Speaking of this Jin family, Aunt Li looked disdainful: “It shouldn’t be possible to run out of cooking now, but there is definitely not much food at home.”
“Today’s harvest is not bad! The Jin family has nine acres of land, and it has only been a long time since they ran out of food.” Compared with last year, the yield has decreased, but life will be fine until next spring.
Aunt Li said: “When the grain was collected and the tax was paid, the Jin family sold most of the grain. They said that the Donghu people would come in anyway, and the grain could not be sold for money. I guess they wanted to wait for the weather to get colder. , the whole family has gone into the mountains to defect to you. Dahu, you have to take care of your daughter-in-law. The Jin family is a bottomless pit that cannot be filled.”
Tie Hu said with a sneer, “If they dare to come to my house, I will break their legs.” If the Jin family still dares to give food to the Jin family, he will leave them and send them back to the Jin family.
With these words, Aunt Li was relieved.
Seeing that the father and son were leaving, Aunt Li scolded: “It’s getting dark today, what are you going to go? You are leaving, so don’t come back in the future.”
Iron Tiger stayed behind.
After about a quarter of an hour, Father Li returned with Li Gui. Seeing Tie Kui alive and well, Father Li was overjoyed: “For such a big happy event, I want to drink a cup at night.”
Iron Tiger’s good hunting skills would have been better than his family if it weren’t for the fact that his son was dragging his life down. Now that Kui Zi is better, with Iron Tiger’s ability, life will definitely get better and better.
Aunt Li ordered a few snacks, and the brothers drank it until the end of Hai Shi. In fact, both of them only drank two bowls of wine, but they had not had one for a long time, so they talked a lot.
The father and son simply took a shower and went to bed after they were clean.
Lying on the bed, Tie Kui asked, “Father, why do so many people know you in this village?” From the conversation between the two of them, Tie Kui already knew that the Li family used to be a mountaineer, and he only went down the mountain five years ago. So it’s not surprising that the two are close. But the people in the village are so familiar with Tiehu, which is surprising.
Tie Hu was silent and said, “This is Tiejia Village, and the village chief here is my cousin.”
Tie Kui was stunned, but soon realized that his adoptive father must also have a sad past. In order to prevent Tie Hu from recalling those bad things, Tie Kui changed the subject: “Dad, why did the Li family go down the mountain?” The Li family moved to Tiejia Village, and there must be his adoptive father’s credit for it.
Tie Hu said: “The Li family originally had three children, and Agui came in second. Agui had an older sister who was bitten to death by a leopard. Agui’s younger brother was playful and ran out alone, only to meet a big worm and be eaten. Your aunt almost went crazy and told your uncle to move out even if she begged for food.” Children in the mountains have a very high mortality rate. In addition to the absence of a doctor who is ill and cannot be cured in time, there are also attacks by wild animals.
No wonder he has been here for three years and has never seen anyone from the Li family on the mountain. With such a painful experience, how could Uncle Li and his wife dare to bring the only Li Gui into the mountain.
After thinking for a while, Tie Kui said, “Father, if the Donghu people are defeated by General Zhang, let’s sell some of the food and meat we have saved!”
Now people are in short supply of food, both food and meat are in short supply. The price, of course, is not cheap.
Tie Hu hesitated and said, “I’m afraid that someone will miss you and bring disaster to the family.”
It’s simple, Tie Kui said: “We can ask someone to sell it on your behalf and give the other party a share. I think the shopkeeper of the wild store before is quite good.”
“I’ll talk about this later.” I don’t know if the Donghu people will retreat. If the Donghu people came in, they would not be able to sell a grain of grain. If the Donghu people retreat, Tie Kuiti’s suggestion is quite good.
Back in the mountains, the family is busy again. Busy until mid-October, Tie Hu and Tie Kui went down the mountain again.
As soon as they arrived in the town this time, the two heard the good news that the Donghu people had retreated.
Tie Kui asked, “Father, what did you think about what I told you before?”
Let’s go to Chen’s shop and ask. “The prey and fur he hunted over the years are basically sold in this shop. The price given by the Chen family shop is relatively fair.
The shop was open, but the door was closed. In mid-October, the sky has become cold, and wild animals are not easy to fight. Even if it is hit, it can be marinated into bacon or frozen and eaten slowly. Very few people will take it out for sale.
When the shopkeeper heard that Tiehu wanted to sell some wild goods and wild animals, he agreed immediately. When they heard that they were only giving a cut, the shopkeeper would not agree.
Tie Kui said: “If you don’t agree, then forget it.” If it wasn’t for fear of attracting danger, he wouldn’t let anyone sell it on his behalf.
Opening a shop with nothing to sell is also a headache. The shopkeeper, Jian Tiekui, was very determined not to give in, so he could only take a step back. In the end, the shop took 1.5% of the commission, and the rest was given to Tiehu and Tiekui.
Two days later, Tie Hu brought 50 catties of wild boar bacon, chestnuts and half a bag of grain.
When I checked out, I received twenty taels of silver. Among them, bacon and chestnuts and other mountain goods were sold for a total of twelve taels, and half a bag of grain was sold for eight taels. You know, in the past, these things together could not be sold for two taels of silver.
Back in the mountains, Tie Kui went hunting. Every time I go, I don’t have empty hands, and then I take it down the mountain to sell it the next day. Because the weather is getting colder, I am not afraid that the meat will go bad.
This move of Iron Tiger made Jin feel very uneasy. She took a moment to ask Tie Kui, “Why did your father bring so many things down the mountain?”
Tie Kui didn’t hide it, and said, “The meat and grain at the foot of the mountain are very expensive now, two or three times as much as usual. My father and I will exchange the meat and grain for money.”
Jin was a little stunned, and after a while, he said, “It’s all sold, what shall we eat in the future?”
“I will keep the food for the next spring.” When there is food in the Kaichun Mountains, people will not starve to death.
ps:O(∩_∩)O~, happy Mid-Autumn Festival dears.
