Chapter 42 broken cans broken

Maoxiang was shocked and despaired by the brutal and brutal revenge of King Lu's army.At his home in the east of the city, the same news had spread and caused great panic among the family. The news was brought back by Masamune.At present, the only remaining male servant in the family has almost single-handedly picked up the burden of supporting the whole family.It's also thanks to his loyalty and special ability that this family of ten, although making a living is difficult, will not be out of food.Today, Maocheng was hired to do part-time work outside the city. When he heard the news that King Lu's army was about to fight across the river and punish the civilians who shaved their hair and surrendered to the Qing, he was very nervous and immediately rushed home to report the news. It happened that Mao Xiang was away when he was away, so he reported Mao Qizong.Mao Qizong was stunned, so Mao Cheng immediately went to Zhang Weichi's house to look for Mao Xiang.Unexpectedly, Maocheng went for a long time, but came back alone, saying that Maoxiang had left Zhang's house, and Zhang Weichi didn't know where he went.So the family became like ants on a hot pot, becoming more and more anxious.

Now, Maocheng has gone out again to continue searching.Mrs. Ma, grandmother Su, Aunt Liu, Dong Xiaowan, and maid Chunying gathered in Maoqizong's house, waiting for news.It was already past noon, and on the table, there was almost such a lunch - moldy corn paste, which had been laid out for a long time, but everyone was sad, and no one was in the mood to eat it.Among them, as usual, Mrs. Ma was the most frightened and nervous.The old lady held a string of rosary beads in her hand, and sat cross-legged on a couch made of broken bamboo doors. She closed her eyes for a while, muttering something, and opened her eyes for a while, asking: "Xiang'er... is he back? Why... Still... not coming back..." The trembling voice and absent-minded eyes made people even more confused.Everyone knows her temperament, so they don't try to stop her.But as time went on, it became unbearable.Mao Qizong first stomped his feet and said angrily:

"That's enough! Don't blah blah blah blah! Do you hear me?" The cessation of drinking seemed to be effective, and Madam Ma stopped chanting, and dropped her hand holding the rosary.However, just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the old lady opened her eyes again, and asked in a trembling voice stubbornly: "Xiang'er... is she back? Why... still... not coming back..." Everyone couldn't help but gasp, and at the same time, they turned their eyes to Mao Qizong worriedly.Noticing that the old man's upright and handsome face suddenly turned red, obviously about to lose his temper, grandma Su quickly stood up and tried to persuade her:

"Hey, master, don't be angry. My wife is just in a hurry! It's true, who would not be in a hurry if such a horrible thing happened! But my husband didn't come back! The food on the table was cold. According to my daughter-in-law, master and wife should eat first!" As she spoke, she moved her little feet, walked to the table, reached out her hand to touch the bowl containing the corn paste, and turned her head to order: "Xiao Wan, this rice is too cold to eat, take it to the kitchen to warm it up before serving it!" Dong Xiaowan was already preparing by the side, and hastily agreed, and went forward to pour the corn paste back into the crock, but who knows, she heard Madam Ma say weakly: "Don't be hot. If Xiang'er doesn't come back, I won't eat this meal." !"

"Don't listen to her!" Taiyue saw Dong Xiaowan stopped her hand in embarrassment, and said coldly, "Why isn't it hot? Hot! She doesn't want to eat, I want to eat!" The old lady glanced at her husband, her mouth began to flatten, and she said pitifully: "Oh, you are really angry today! I know, you think I'm dragging you down. Yes, I'm timid, I'm useless You don’t have to get angry, just leave me and let me die if you want to flee again!” Saying this, she covered her face with her sleeve and began to cry. "What are you talking about? I despise you? Is this worth it? I'm telling you not to keep nagging! The Southern soldiers are about to call, and anyone who has a shaved head will die! Do you know? It's me It’s not you! Do you know? Ah, it’s already annoying enough, but you still want to mess around!” Mao Qizong roared unbearably.

It doesn't matter if the two old people quarreled like this, but Dong Xiaowan, who was caught in the middle, was caught in a dilemma.She was standing at the table, not going to get the cornmeal, not going to get it.When I was in a panic, I suddenly heard someone say: "Hey, what are you doing here? No matter whether the master and wife eat it or not, this corn paste can't be left like this. You can take it to the kitchen and heat it up first." !" It was Aunt Liu, who was short and fat, who spoke.The woman, who looked quite proud because she had added a younger brother to Maoxiang, had been rolling her eyes for quite a while while playing with the baby boy who had just turned one year old.

Dong Xiaowan was reminded by her, as if she was saved, she quickly agreed, poured bowls of corn paste back into the earthen pot, held them in both hands, and hurried out of the house. Aunt Liu looked sideways, and when Dong Xiaowan's back disappeared, she turned her head, sighed, and said, "According to the theory, our family is very good, not to mention that the master and wife have always been kind. It's us people, why have we ever quarreled? But ever since she came in, misfortunes have happened one after another, never stopped! Sigh, I don't know what the young master planned in the first place. It's not easy to marry the daughter of a decent family, but she just married her back. Such a worthless piece of shit!"

After a pause, seeing all the people in the room turned their faces with puzzled expressions, she went on to say: "Accordingly, she is also a miserable person, and she fell into that kind of place at a young age. Think about it." It is always the sins accumulated in the previous life, so this life is doomed to suffer. But, I am afraid that the sins she has accumulated are too heavy, and she will not be able to repay her, and will drag the people around who want to rescue her to suffer together!" This time, everyone naturally understood.Grandma Su looked at her father-in-law and mother-in-law.Seeing that the two old men were silent, she smiled and said, "My aunt's words are too bluffing! According to my daughter-in-law, Xiao Wan is still a good-looking girl, and her hands and feet are also diligent. With her by her side, the daughter-in-law is more It saves me a lot of worry!" As she said, her eye circles turned red.

Aunt Liu curled her lips: "I often praise her like this—my wife knows it. But I'm afraid that life will be too hard! It's useless to be disciplined and diligent. Otherwise, why have I entered the house for almost three years, and I still don't even have a shadow in my stomach? nor?" Their house in the Rugao Mao family is still weak.This has become a common heart disease in the family.Now hearing what Aunt Liu said, everyone immediately looked at me and I looked at you, and they couldn't help but change their expressions. "Hey, think about it, some things are really strange!" Mrs. Su frowned, and said in doubt, "My family lived well in Rugao, but it's only been a year since Xiaowan girl came in." , was fleeing again, was robbed again, and so many people died, straight down to this point! And it’s not over yet! Could it be, could it be that there is something weird about it?"

"If...if this is the case," Mrs. Ma continued with a trembling voice, "then, Xiang'er once... said that the master and I couldn't... couldn't bear to leave her... Bringing it on again, and it turned out to be... a curse?" The previous escape she mentioned was that when her family left Haining in June this year and decided to flee eastward to Haiyan, Maoxiang felt alone. She had to take care of her parents as well as her wife and children. Dong Xiaowan entrusted her to a friend to take care of her on the spot.Everyone knew about this matter at the time, but it was thrown away because it was not done after all.However, at this moment, when Mrs. Ma mentioned this matter again, everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

On the contrary, Mao Qizong showed an impatient expression.He shook his head, stood up and said: "It's unreasonable! The country is ruined, the family is displaced, and there are more than tens of thousands of families who have been slaughtered! How can you attribute the root cause to a weak woman? Hey, you are all women's opinions ! A woman's view!" "Ah, master," Aunt Liu argued softly, "this kind of thing happens! My concubine listens to people..." She wanted to continue, but Chunying, the maid standing by the door, suddenly said "shh ——” sound, and raised a finger to stop her. A moment later, with the sound of small footsteps, Dong Xiaowan reappeared at the door.She obviously didn't know what was going on in the room just now. After crossing the threshold, she habitually stood aside, rolling her eyes, showing a look of anticipation. "Well, what's the matter with you, are you planning to go out?" After noticing that Dong Xiaowan's head was strangely wrapped with a piece of ropa, Mao Qizong asked. "Oh, no." Dong Xiaowan quickly replied. "So--" "Master, madam, grandma," Dong Xiaowan took a step forward and knelt down, "I just heard that Lord Lu's soldiers are coming, and anyone who has shaved hair will not be spared. The servant thinks, if the master He will not be afraid if he puts on a fake bun. But in a hurry, where can I find the hair in a bun? Therefore..." "Ah, you—just cut your hair off?" Dong Xiaowan nodded lightly: "Just now the maidservant was under the kitchen, and later she told the maid Wang at the door that everyone in the city is scrambling to collect hair to make a chignon, and asked the maidservant if she would sell it, and said that some people were willing to sell it. Good price. So I reminded the maid—" She took out a bunch of hair hidden in her sleeve and held it in her hand, blushing slightly, and added: "I don't know if it is suitable... " When Dong Xiaowan reported to Mao Qizong, the women in the room were still cold-faced at first, as if they would not listen.But gradually, they became more focused.However, when they met Dong Xiaowan's bright gaze, they all involuntarily moved their eyes away immediately. Mao Qizong glanced at them, pondered, and then said to Dong Xiaowan with a kind face rarely seen by others: "It's rare that you have such filial piety! It's just a good bun, and you didn't discuss it with us, so you cut it off. Hurry up. What to do now is still undecided, we have to wait for Xiang'er—" He was about to continue, but suddenly, as if under some restraint, he stopped, and his eyes stared blankly at to the door. Everyone turned their heads inexplicably, and suddenly, as if their throats were strangled, they became dumbfounded.That's right, that's Mao Xiang, the one Mao Xiang the whole family has been eagerly waiting for!However, what surprised them was that Mao Xiang in front of them was no longer the same as when he left earlier.His fair face became strangely red, his braids were loose, his hair was disheveled, and his body was staggering and unable to stand upright.A strong smell of alcohol emanated from his body, making him want to vomit. "Hey, Mr., you, have you been drinking?" Su Shi asked tremblingly, and rushed forward to help him. But Mao Xiang roughly pushed his wife away.He supported the door frame with one hand, slowly turned his face, and looked around in a dazed way.When his eyes fell on an empty chair, he staggered over, slanted, and sat down. "Xiang'er, what's the matter with you?" Mrs. Ma asked with a trembling voice, and then, supported by Chunying, she came to her son. "Well, I'm asking you—what have you been doing?" Seeing his son bowed his head and didn't answer, Mao Qizong couldn't help but ask from the side. "No... didn't do anything... nothing, my son... just drank... drank a little!" Mao Xiang hiccupped and stretched out a finger. "Well, I only... drank a little!" He turned to the others in a drunken state, and argued again. It has never happened before that his son, who has always been self-disciplined and well-behaved, has become like this.Mao Qizong finally lowered his face, reproached dissatisfiedly: "Look at what you have become! Nanbing is coming! The whole family is waiting for you to come back to discuss, but you are hiding outside to drink!" Mao Xiang had already closed his eyes, but after hearing this, he opened them again, and said with his tongue out, "Nan Bing? Ah, yes, Nan Bing wants to beat Haining, and even kill people. Anyone who shaved his hair, All... all killed, click! Haha!" Mao Qizong's eyes widened and his eyebrows were raised, but he still held back: "Okay, since you also know, then tell me, what should we do now?" "What should I do?" Mao Xiang waved his hand indifferently, "It's all...to this point, what can I do? If he wants to kill, let...he kill it! Anyway, it's just one, one life, Sooner or later, I will not be able to keep... I will not be able to. I will die sooner, and sooner... I will be clean!" At the critical moment when the army was approaching the city, his son actually hid outside to drink heavily, causing his family members to jump up and down. This already made Mao Qizong very angry; now Mao Xiang is not only drunk, but also utters such words, which is even more embarrassing. The father couldn't help but fly into a rage. "Bastard!" He waved his hand violently, slapped his son, and yelled through gritted teeth, "I'm dead? How dare you say such things to me, your mother, your wife and children! We sent pretenders to look for you again and again, without even eating, and waiting for you to come back, worrying about what happened. You were full of food and drink outside, but you came back and said such things to us! You still have Don't you have a heart? Ah!" When his father's slap fell, Maoxiang's face visibly twitched and froze.However, thanks to this stroke, he seemed to come to himself at last, and for a moment sat with his eyes wide open; gradually, tears filled his eyes.Suddenly, he tried his best to break free from the support of his wife and concubine, and knelt down with a "plop". "Do you think I haven't thought about it?" he howled in a tearing voice, beating the ground with his fist bitterly, "but the hair is all shaved off, what else can I do? As I said a long time ago, don't shave , you can’t shave! But you just don’t listen! You want to shave, what’s the result now? The soldiers from the South are calling, and they want to pick and kill those who have their heads shaved! What should we do? Do you want to escape? In the past, there was Zhang Weichi who was reliable, but now even Zhang Weichi is unreliable! Even if he escapes, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not meet the Southern soldiers, just like the Tazi soldiers before! Yes, there are many people in the city right now They were all busy making fake buns by themselves, trying to fool them. But I heard that Nan Bing knew about it, and he would have to lift his hair to test it! It was useless! In short, now that we have reached this point, let fate do it! Don’t Run away again. Even if you want to run away, I... also... no, I won't run away..." At first, he cried out in pain, and tore his hair and clothes to vent his anger, so hard that even Su and Dong Xiaowan couldn't pull him.But in the end, his voice became quieter and intermittent, and he was a little out of breath.In the end, he suddenly fell to the ground, curled up, his teeth began to chatter, and he kept making whining noises. Seeing this, Dong Xiaowan, who was waiting by the side, quickly pushed him: "Sanggong, Xianggong!" She called twice, but seeing that she didn't answer, she lowered her head and took a closer look. Suddenly, her whole body trembled and she screamed in panic: "Oh, it won't work! Oh, it's time for my husband!"