frightfiction Chapter 27 Why Are You Still Kneeling?
Chapter 27 Why Are You Still Kneeling?
The mother and daughter ignored the knife of meat.
The meat hanging at the door gradually became smelly and attracted more flies.
Zhao Susu simply closed the door and did needlework in the room.
The next morning, the knife of meat disappeared and was replaced by a bag of snacks.
The snacks exude fragrance through the paper packaging.
This thing doesn't attract flies, but it attracts a lot of ants.
The mother and daughter still ignored it.
Zhao Susu is working hard.
Although she got the divorce letter, she still had to go to the town to find the clerk to record it in the book so that she would truly have no relationship with Meng Cheng anymore.
She wanted to wait until the shirt was finished and then go to town to do it together. Time was tight and the task was urgent. How could she have the time to focus on these things?
Perhaps because nothing had been moved for two days, on the third day, when Zhao Susu had made two shirts, packed them up, and was ready to take Meng Yu to town, she found someone standing at the gate of the courtyard.
Butcher Cao changed into new clothes, tied his blind eye with a cloth belt, and looked very smart, holding something wrapped in oil paper in his hand.
He was tall and strong, standing by the roadside, smiling and greeting the mother and daughter: "Sister Susu, why don't you touch the meat and snacks I brought you? The meat is rotten, and the snacks are bad!"
As he spoke, he walked into the yard and handed the bag of food in his hand to Zhao Susu.
Butcher Cao despised this shabby place.
However, he was itching to do that because of the pretty widow in the shabby house. Besides, he had to get his son's permission. In fact, his son had already talked to his wife about it. His wife cried all night, but she still agreed obediently.
My son said that some things are not sincere if they are only said verbally, and as for women, if you give them small favors, they will be loyal to you forever.
So this time he came, he also brought gifts.
Meng Yu stood up holding the little loach. Her body was small, and the little loach was also small. In Cao the butcher's eyes, he couldn't help but shake his head.
I don’t know what’s wrong with Shuqing. He insists that this little girl brings him good luck.
If she really could bring good luck to others, could she make her father run away and turn her mother into a widow?
But his son is a scholar with his own ideas. Besides, he is now taking a concubine for him, and he is very happy.
As for this little girl, it's just a matter of giving her more food to eat. When she grows up, she can help with housework.
Zhao Susu was frightened when she saw Cao the butcher. She would never forget what happened that night.
Zhao Susu shook her head and refused to take it, mumbling: "No, no, we don't want it!"
There was a trace of contempt in Cao the butcher's eyes. The mother and daughter were very poor and could not even afford to eat. They probably hadn't smelled the smell of meat for a long time. He put a piece of meat in the pot, thinking that they would be ecstatic and take it back to cook it immediately.
But unexpectedly, they didn't move.
He specially bought the snacks from the snack shop in town, thinking that the children would be greedy and would not be able to resist eating the snacks even if the adults didn't eat them.
But surprisingly, the snacks were not touched!
Look, he came here in person.
"Sister Susu, these are snacks and candies that children love to eat. I bought them especially for the child. Yufan is a child who has been watched growing up by the people in the village. She is getting cuter and cuter. As an elder, please bring her some food. You're welcome!" As he said this, he looked at Meng Yu with pretended loving eyes.
"No! Ayu doesn't want it either!"
Butcher Cao felt a little annoyed and secretly cursed Zhao Susu for not knowing how to appreciate his kindness. But then he thought, Zhao Susu abides by the rules of being a wife and doesn't talk much with other men. That's good. He likes it!
Zhao Susu shook her head repeatedly and took several steps back, feeling even more anxious: "Hurry up and leave. If someone sees us, I won't be able to explain myself!"
"Sister Susu, what are you worried about? Now that you and Meng Cheng are divorced, and there is no man at home, do you need help with any heavy work? I'll help you!" Seeing that Zhao Susu did not accept the gift, he put it at her feet.
Zhao Susu picked up his things and put them outside the courtyard gate, then looked at him with a look of resistance and determination.
The smile on Cao the butcher's face was a little bit forced, but he didn't take it seriously, still smiling and saying: "Fellow villagers, you are too hard on yourself. You are young, why don't you enjoy the good life. If someone volunteers to help you, you will feel more relaxed, right?"
Zhao Susu ignored him. She didn't want to be bothered by him at home and was originally planning to go to town.
"Go away, I have something else to do!"
As she spoke, she took Meng Yu's hand, and the mother and daughter hurried out the door.
Butcher Cao was not in a hurry at all. He followed slowly behind and talked to Zhao Susu with a smile on his face.
Zhao Susu ignored him, but he didn't get angry.
It can't be driven away and it's impossible to explain it, it's like a dog-skin plaster.
Seeing him following her from home to the village, Meng Yu could no longer suppress her anger. She didn't even care about exposing herself in front of Zhao Susu and kicked a small stone under her foot away.
Butcher Cao, who was talking to Zhao Susu with a smile on his face, suddenly cried out and fell to his knees in front of her.
This kneeling frightened Zhao Susu, and she pulled Meng Yu and ran away quickly.
Butcher Cao knelt very hard, grimacing in pain. He wanted to get up and chase after them, but he couldn't. Looking at the panicked backs of the mother and daughter, he spat secretly.
"Brother Cao, what are you doing?"
He was entangled all the way, and many villagers had seen him. They followed him in twos and threes. Someone joked: "A man's knees are made of gold, why are you kneeling?"
"You are not attracted to the Meng Cheng family, are you?"
……
Cao Boping stood up, brushed off the dust on his knees, and said nonchalantly: "So what if she likes you? You don't know yet, she is no longer Meng Cheng's wife. The Meng family has given her a divorce letter!"
The villagers' eyes suddenly changed.
Seeing Cao Boping and Zhao Susu walking over talking and laughing, I knew something was fishy. Zhao Susu had actually divorced. Was Cao Boping planning to take advantage of her?
Their eyes suddenly became secretive.
Zhao Susu and Meng Yu ran very fast, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were far away from the village.
Meng Yu felt the sweat on her palms and her trembling shoulders. She tightened her hands and said, "Mom, don't be afraid of him!"
How could Zhao Susu not be afraid?
Whenever she thought back to what happened that night, she would tremble with fear all over, but she couldn't tell these things to a child.
She smiled a smile that was uglier than crying, nodded, and said involuntarily: "Yes, mother is not afraid, mother is not afraid!"
When they arrived in the town, they found out that Jixianglou was the restaurant that sold mountain products last time.
The restaurant's business was still languishing. The waiter Mu Donglai, who was more imposing than the shopkeeper, was not there. He was replaced by someone else. When he saw Zhao Susu and her daughter, he said with a wooden face, "Are you guys coming to eat?"
"Let's find someone!"
"Who are you looking for?"
At this time, Shopkeeper Qian just came out. He actually remembered them and smiled: "Are there any mountain products for sale today?" He took a look and there was no backpack, so it didn't look like there were any mountain products or game!