coobybook Chapter 118 The left-behind girl 2
Chapter 118 The left-behind girl 2
From a distance, I could see a few dilapidated little houses, with broken wooden boards mixed with dirty mud, and the tiles on the roofs were crumbling. They were gray and looked like dangerous buildings.
Among the clean and bright wooden and stone houses in the same village, this one is particularly dilapidated.
An Yan has experienced so many worlds. Even when he had just transformed and started practicing and had not yet met the Immortal King, he lived in a simple and elegant bamboo house, not to mention the pampered life in various worlds.
In the previous world, it was still a Crystal Palace! The difference was too great! She was a little overwhelmed. She had never seen a house like this before, and she couldn't help but wonder, could it really be lived in?
But logically speaking, Wang Dafu asked someone to bring back a few taels of silver every month, and his family had land that could produce food. Even if he had to support a Wang Yucheng, he shouldn't have to live like this, right?
Several chickens, ducks and two pigs were raised at the back of the yard. The closer she got, the stronger the smell. She had originally wanted to stay at Wang's house and torture them for a while, but now, she couldn't even step in.
As the sky gradually darkened, Wang Dagui's family came back one after another. Those who were supposed to cook cooked, and those who were supposed to help helped, all consciously avoided being an eyesore in front of Old Lady Wang.
Old Mrs. Wang stood in the yard and glanced at them busying around. She didn't say anything, but just held the broom in one hand and put her other hand on her waist, staring at the gate of the yard fiercely, as if she was waiting for Erya to come back and give her a beating first.
Old Lady Wang had a face full of sourness and harshness, and her drooping triangular eyes made her look lifeless, but when she cursed, she was full of energy and her tongue was very eloquent.
"Where has that damned girl Erya gone? She hasn't come back yet. Doesn't she know she has to cook and work? You're a stinky thing that no one wants, a stinky thing that eats rice for nothing. When you come back, I'll bet your legs won't be broken!"
In the kitchen, the second daughter-in-law He Cuihua, Da Ya and San Ya listened to Old Lady Wang scolding Er Ya, and did not dare to say a word. After all, she was not the one being scolded, so they hurried to cook and secretly stole an egg, preparing to share it when they returned home in the evening.
An Yan was speechless. The original owner had never eaten white rice, did the most work, and could only eat vegetables without any oil or water. She couldn't even drink a sip of broth. She was malnourished and fainted from hunger. How dare she say that! Her parents even sent money every month!
Old Lady Wang's curses became more and more vulgar and vigorous. An Yan felt that her ears were insulted. She found a small stone, picked it up between her fingertips and flicked it hard at her knee.
"Ouch! You bastard!" Old Mrs. Wang screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
The mud on the ground was mixed with chicken droppings from free-range chickens. Old Lady Wang spat several times and suddenly felt a sharp pain in her waist, as if she had sprained it. She struggled for a while but couldn't get up.
"Your ears are blocked by shit, can't you hear anything? Help me up!" Old Lady Wang roared.
Now no one dared to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and everyone helped the man into the inner room to rest.
Old Lady Wang cursed all the way, "Do you have any sense of restraint? Are you trying to kill your mother?"
Wang Dagui asked timidly, "Mom, are you okay? Do you need a doctor to check it out?"
"Look, what are you looking for? Doesn't it cost money to see a doctor? The heartless boss hasn't even paid for two months. Erya, this money-loser, is useless. I should have kept Dabao here earlier. The boss must be thinking about her."
"You are a useless person and can't make money. We have to live frugally. Only when the third son passes the imperial examination and obtains a degree can we live a good life!" Old Mrs. Wang felt a little better when she thought of her youngest son who was studying.
Wang Dagui and He Cuihua were indignant after hearing what she said, but they did not dare to refute her.
Old Lady Wang glared at them angrily. They had no sense at all and were not filial. They said they didn't need to see a doctor, so how could they not get medicine? They had to wait for her to speak in person. What a fool they were! The third child was still considerate.
But there was nothing she could do. Her waist was really aching. "Go buy me two plasters. And by the way, check where Erya is. How dare she not come back? You're so bold! Don't give her food tonight."
The couple looked at each other, and Wang Dagui stretched out his hand a little embarrassedly, "Mom, buying plasters also costs money."
Old Lady Wang was furious and took out two copper coins and threw them to him, "Get out of here, hurry up!"
He Cuihua brought Old Lady Wang's meal to her room, then went back to the kitchen to leave some for Wang Dagui, and then she and Daya and Sanya finished the rest of the meal together.
After eating until her belly was full, Daya touched her belly and said, "Let's lock the door at night so that Erya can't get in. She must be so hungry that her stomach will growl and she won't disturb us while we sleep."
The Wang family has only four rooms in the house. Wang Dafu is not at home all year round, so only Erya is at home. Wang Dagui cried and said that there was not enough room for so many people, so Old Lady Wang decided to let the three girls sleep together.
"Wait until she comes back, and I'll beat her to death!" San Ya said gloatingly.
"Don't hit her too hard, she still needs to work! If she lies there unable to move, will we both be able to do it?"
"Yeah, then beat him half to death." The two sisters giggled, and He Cuihua laughed too, without any blame.
Wang Dagui was a quick walker and asked He Cuihua to help Old Lady Wang apply the plaster, and Old Lady Wang felt much more comfortable.
He then said, "Mom, it's been pitch black all the way here, and I haven't seen Erya. Could something have happened to her?"
"I've lived in this mountain since I was little, what could possibly happen to me?" Old Lady Wang frowned. Did she run away? That was impossible. She had just agreed with Landlord Yang's family yesterday to sell Erya to his son as his wife for ten taels of silver. She hadn't told her family about this yet, so Erya shouldn't know.
"Do you want to go look for her?"
Old Lady Wang didn't think anything would happen, so she refused outright, "Why are you looking for her so late at night? Who knows what good things this bastard might be stealing out there. You still have to work tomorrow, so go to bed and stop worrying about it."
"Hey." Wang Dagui didn't want to go look for her. He was tired and sleepy, so he went to rest as soon as he got the message.
Old Lady Wang watched him go out and close the door. She waited for a while suspiciously, and after making sure that there was no movement outside, she lifted the cloth cover on the inside of the bed, moved the bricks away, counted the dozen or so taels of silver inside, hid them with a smile, and fell asleep happily.
An Yan secretly watched all this, feeling indifferent and disgusted. She covered her nose and went to get a few eggs, cooked them with her magic power and ate them. After thinking about it, she decided to fake her death and leave the Wang family first.
Of course, how could An Yan, who is short of money now, let go of the dozen or so taels of silver stored by Old Lady Wang? She doesn't think it's too little.
Since Old Lady Wang accepted the money, she had to hand over a girl. Since Erya was gone, the two vicious cousins had to take her place.
She guessed it was Daya.