Volume 2 Chapter 84: Thrown into the River

  Shen Sisi narrowed her eyes, counting the money, and smiled: "Dad, it seems that we need to sell more tomorrow. We've sold out in less than an hour today. Let's marinate 50 kilograms of meat tomorrow and sell them until noon before heading back..."

  Zhong Gensheng hesitated for a moment and said: "Alright, you handle it. I think business is good today, so tomorrow shouldn't be bad either."

  "It's just that I don't want to do business in the afternoon, if I can, I'll make more money later, but it's not urgent...” Shen Sisi smiled and said, anyway, there are still two dogs at home, when the business is a bit smoother, they will set up a few more stalls to sell, two stalls in the morning, two stalls in the afternoon, selling about 100 catties a day, making even more money.

  And the business in town can also be managed by two people, although it may not sell as much, but selling one catty is still one catty.

  Thinking so, the person arrived at the spice shop. Shen Sisi had an idea this time and deliberately bought a few more spices when she was buying them, just in case someone would find out about the braised meat's formula later on.

  After buying spices and seasonings like salt and sugar at home, they finally returned home.

  Dabao's heart also settled down and said: "This way, our family can have a steady income every day, and we don't have to worry about Erbao and Sanbao not being able to afford school..."

  Shen Sisi knew that Da Bao was honest and didn't mind not going to school himself, but instead worried about his younger brothers' education. He patted his head comfortingly and said, "Don't worry, you'll make something of yourself in the future, trust your sister..."

  Dabao looked at her suspiciously and couldn't understand what she was muttering to herself.

  Deep in thought, silently gazing up at the sky, without a common language, it's really distressing.

  Out of the city, several people hurried back, Shen Sisi's feet hurt even more, and she wanted to buy a donkey cart or an ox cart even more. Otherwise, when business expands in the future, carrying so much meat and sauce into the city every day is really not easy. Most importantly, with a cart, she can also save some energy, walking every day, her feet are really hurting.

  The whole family walked slowly, not in a hurry at all. Since it was still early before noon, they continued to walk and laugh together. When they arrived at the village entrance, Dabao suddenly found someone standing by the riverbank at the village entrance. Dabao was startled and asked, "Tuni, who is that?!"

  Shen Sisi hadn't reacted yet, only wondering who would be standing by the river at this time. It was still early in the morning, and it was unlikely that villagers would come out to catch fish at this hour. Besides, there were wells in the village, so people wouldn't need to fetch water from the river. Moreover, the river was some distance away from the village, and its water quality was not good, so villagers rarely came here except for fishing.

  At this time, from a distance, the clothes still looked like a girl doll, but the clothes here were not so clear-cut. Shen Sisi didn't dare to confirm and pulled Zhong Gensheng, saying: "Dad, will... won't someone think of something bad?!"

  Zhong Gensheng was also startled by this reminder and hastily said: "Let's go take a look..."

  Something's wrong just by looking at it.

  Several people rushed to the riverbank, where Niu Xiaohua suddenly felt a surge of courage from the bottom of her heart and jumped down in a hurry.

  "Bang!" The old man shouted loudly, scaring several people behind him a lot.

  "She jumped down..." Da Bao was shocked, and without thinking much, he rushed over and hastily jumped into the river. He didn't think twice about rescuing someone, and it just so happened that he was a good swimmer. So he took charge naturally, and besides, he didn't dare let his younger brother and sister go into the river either.

  Zhong Gensheng didn't think much, took off his shoes and got into the river, taking Cow Xiaohua from Da Bao's hands, who was busy scooping her up, and pulled her to the shore. At this time, Cow Xiaohua's face was pale, her eyes were tightly closed, obviously she had stopped breathing.

  "It's Niu Xiaohua..." Shen Sisi hastily squatted down, one hand pressing on her chest and mouth, while saying: "Er Bao San Bao, quickly go to the village to call for help, get Uncle Niu and Auntie Tian to come over..."

  The second treasure and third treasure were frightened and ran quickly into the village.

  Zhong Gen's pant legs were also wet, but he didn't care, and just said: "Good kid, why are you being so stubborn?!" Seeing her unresponsive, he became anxious.

  Fortunately, Shen Sisi was relatively calm and calculated the time she jumped down wasn't long. Moreover, Da Bao followed her and jumped in to rescue her, so there shouldn't be any major issues. After calming down, I thought of emergency measures and gave her a few mouth-to-mouth resuscitations.

  Niu Xiaohua coughed violently, spitting out a few mouthfuls of water, and woke up in sorrow. Her eyes were unfocused, and she muttered, "......Why...won't you let me die?!"

  "Xiao Hua, Niu Xiao Hua..." Shen Si Si hastily said: "What's wrong with you? Why would you suddenly want to jump into the river?"

  "Ah......" As soon as she heard Shen Sisi's voice, she came back to her senses and the sad girl burst into tears, saying: ".... Earth, earth girl, my mother... wants to marry me off to Wang Xiucan from the neighboring village... That Wang Xiucan is over 40 years old, he could be my father... She just wants twenty taels of betrothal money... She can bear to marry me off to such a family... Waaahhh... I don't want to live anymore, really don't want to live anymore. Why did you save me? Why did you save me?"

  At this time, the father and daughter were both stunned, looking at each other in shock and helplessness. The parents' orders and the matchmaker's words were not to be disobeyed; if Tian Guihua insisted on it, Niu Xiaohua would have no choice but to marry him.

  Zhong Gensheng couldn't help but say: "You have something on your mind, you can tell your mother about it. What about your father? How did Old Gen put it?"

  Niu Xiaohua sobbed uncontrollably, her eyes swelling up like a pair of peaches.

  Da Bao got wet all over and stood aside, also didn't know what to do?! Listening and listening was also stunned.

  On this side, the liver and intestines are broken, on that side, Tian Guihua also rushed over, wailing so loudly that the whole village could hear it. "My poor daughter, ah... why did you want to jump into the river? Whatever happens, you can't think of ending your life..."

  Behind them were the truly anxious Niu Laogen and a crowd of villagers who had come to watch the commotion.

  Tian Guihua's voice was extremely loud, unfortunately there was no sobbing sound, she rushed over and hugged Niu Xiaohua, it was a burst of barking, which squeezed Shen Sisi to one side.

  Niu Laogen's eyes turned red with anxiety as he rushed over, saying: "What's going on?! Xiaohua, what's wrong with you?! Why did you suddenly think of this?!"

  Tian Guihua's heart was racing, and at this moment, she wouldn't let Niu Xiaohua open her mouth. She glanced sideways and saw that Dabao was soaked from head to toe, and suddenly gained strength. She growled: "Dabao, what did you do to my family's Xiaohua?!"

  Dabao was stunned and didn't know why Tian Guihua glared at him, for a moment he didn't react, only feeling at a loss.

  At this time, the villagers also noticed that Dabao was soaked all over his body, and for a while, they were talking one after another as if it wasn't lively enough.

  "Yes, Xiaohua has always been obedient, how did she end up jumping into the river?! Now this big treasure is here, you guys say... is it...?"

  “……”

  Although the words behind were spoken in a low voice, they became more and more unpleasant to hear. Who couldn't hear them? Niu Laogen's face turned black as he stepped forward, grabbed Tian Guihua, and shouted: "You this good-for-nothing woman, how do you want Xiaohua to live in the future?! You won't stop until you ruin her reputation?!"

  "What reputation? Now look...!" Tian Guihua also started clapping her thighs and shouting: "...such a thing happened under the bright sky, what reputation is left, Niu Laogen, I'm going to risk my life to get an explanation, why did my good daughter jump into the river?!"

  Zhong Gensheng suddenly felt something was off, he wanted to say something but was interrupted by Tian Guihua's loud voice. At this time, Shen Sisi finally understood and her face turned black as she said: "Auntie, be careful what you say, not only are you ruining Xiaohua's reputation, but also my brother's reputation. We just returned from the city and saw Xiaohua trying to jump into the river, Dabao kindly saved her back. You can't speak ill of him like this! Why don't you ask Xiaohua why she wanted to jump into the river?! You should say something about wanting to marry Xiaohua off to Wang Xiucun from the neighboring village who is over 40 years old just for the 20 taels of betrothal money?! Isn't that what Xiaohua said herself, that if it's like this she'd rather die...

  "What are you talking about? You little thief, don't spout nonsense and tarnish our family's reputation with unfounded rumors..." Tian Guilhua said angrily.

  Niu Laogen's face turned black with rage, and he was about to hit Tian Guilhua. "You wicked old woman, you want to harm my daughter? If anything happens to my daughter, I'll divorce you..."

  Tian Guihua was originally still afraid to death, but after being stimulated by Niu Laogen, she also came up with a fight, her hair disheveled as she fought him, "You dare to divorce me? If you have the ability, then divorce me, I'll immediately go jump into the river. My good daughter's reputation was ruined by Dabao, and you, this heartless person, still want to divorce me? I'd rather die... Oh dear, my poor daughter..."

  Shen Sisi saw that she was constantly mentioning Da Bao, and suddenly hated her so much that she gritted her teeth. However, she was too small and was being protected by Zhong Gensheng, so she couldn't squeeze in to argue with Tian Guihua. For a moment, her eyes turned red with anger.

  The three brothers were all stunned at this time, and they didn't know why saving someone would lead to such a situation. For a moment, they were all dumbfounded, especially Dabao, who was a bit silly. Although he was honest, he wasn't stupid, and he understood what reputation meant. It seemed that Tian Guihua had really brought bad luck to their family. Their faces turned pale and white in the cold wind, and they began to tremble with anxiety. They wanted to explain themselves, but they were at a loss for words, feeling regretful for the first time because of their own clumsiness.

  Niu Laogen and Tian Guilhua were quarreling nonstop, the villagers pointed and whispered to each other. Even Zhong Gensheng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, his face darkened as he looked at Dabao with heartache, saying: "Let's go, first go home and change your clothes..."

  Tian Guihua saw that they were about to leave and didn't bother with Niu Laogen anymore. With red eyes, she stepped forward and said: "What?! You want to leave? Your family doesn't even give an explanation, you touched my daughter's body, and now you don't want to take responsibility? Great, your family is really shameless! I don't care, bring 20 taels of betrothal gifts and marry my daughter back home, otherwise... we're not done yet..."

  Niu Laogen now understood that others didn't understand, he knew his wife's temperament and she had mentioned Wang Xiucan's matter yesterday, guessing that his daughter was overthinking after hearing something and jumped into the river without thinking it through.