I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 20 Old lady?
Xie Fei was very worried because he had no place to use the two boxes of clothes.

If you leave it for too long, it will become damp and eaten by insects, and eventually it will just be a pile of rags.

Make clothes, but there are not enough to wear.

If you sell it, it will fade soon, who will buy it?
She wanted to make shoes, but she didn't have the skills to do so.

Now that Daniu's wife was able to do it, Xie Fei quickly went to pick out some suitable material.

Da Niu's wife returned to the yard with the cloth in her arms. The other women gathered around to watch the fun and discuss the matter in a buzzing voice.

"Zou, you have no place to spend your money, right? How much did you spend on all these beautiful materials?"

"Don't spend all the money in one go, or you'll be left with nothing."

"That's right. You used to be quite frugal, so why are you so extravagant now?"

The women were envious but also felt it was not worth it, sighing as they touched the fabric.

Daniu's wife slapped his hands one by one and said proudly, "Don't touch them! These were given to me by Xie Xiaoniang, and she asked me to help make cloth shoes."

When they heard that it was about making shoes, the women exclaimed again.

"I've never seen such beautiful fabric before. What do you want to make it into? Shoes?"

"Oh my God, this official's daughter is different. Such beautiful material is used to step on. Even if I wear it, I feel it is a sin!"

"Oh my, it feels so delicate and smooth. Is it what people call silk and satin?"

Seeing that everyone looked ignorant, Daniu's wife stroked another piece of water-red material and laughed, "Mrs. Xie said that these are low-quality silks and are not worth much money."

"Isn't this valuable? The color is so beautiful. How much silver would you have to pay for this piece of cloth outside?" The aunt's eyes were glued to the cloth.

Another old woman spat, "You want to buy it for just a few coins? Haven't you heard that silk is soft gold? It's very expensive!"

What's more, these things of Xie Fei were outdated and inferior in the eyes of the Xie family, but when placed outside, they were more valuable than ordinary silk.

The women were envious, jealous and resentful, and their cries of surprise continued one after another.

A young woman saw that Daniu's wife was still stroking the red material and said, "If you keep touching it, be careful not to get it dirty by Xie Xiaoniang, or she will beat you with a stick!"

Daniu's wife was immediately very proud and said loudly, "This piece of material was given to me by Xie Xiaoniang."

"what?!"

"Give it to you? Why?"

"Such a good piece of material, I gave it to you for nothing?"

Daniu's wife was smiling from ear to ear.

The light red satin was indeed given to her by Xie Fei. If she needed any sewing or making a purse in the future, she could ask her for help.

After all, Xie Fei was really not good at needlework, and Fu Yu was also playful. It was hard enough for her to be forced to study medicine, and she knew nothing about embroidery.

For a piece of silk, if you ask Daniu's wife for help, both sides will benefit.

This made the other women extremely envious. Daniu's wife even considered the silk to be extremely precious. If Xie Fei hadn't told her that it would fade, she would have treated it as a family heirloom and preserved it from generation to generation.

In the evening, all the family members of Daniu came back and gathered in front of the stove to look at the materials under the firelight.

"This material is good. It's even more delicate and lustrous than the ones I saw on the county magistrate's wife before." Daniu's mother, Aunt Zou, has also seen the world.

Daniu's wife, Madam Zou, said, "That's it. Madam Xie asked me not to mind it, saying that it has faded a little due to being stored for a long time."

Da Niu and Er Niu stood in front of the material and looked at it for a long time, but they couldn't find where the color had faded.

Such a dazzling and colorful thing, I’m afraid only fairies can wear it.

Daniu waved his hand and said, "Put it away quickly, before it gets burned by sparks."

Madam Zou said happily, "When Erniu gets married, give this piece of cloth as a betrothal gift. The girl will definitely like it." Erniu blushed and shouted, "Sister-in-law, please stop teasing me. I won't get married!"

Aunt Zou scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Whose son doesn't marry a wife? You rascal, you should have married a wife to keep you in line!"

Erniu couldn't bear to hear this and ran away angrily.

Madam Zou put the silk at the bottom of the box and said, "This Miss Xie is a really nice person. I used to think she was a boss who looked down on others and looked down on servants, but when I really got to know her, I found that she was very gentle, easy-going, and well-educated."

Daniu said, "Just because she saved Fa Ge'er, we know she has a kind heart. No matter what, we all owe her one."

Madam Zou nodded and kept it in mind.

The days on the farm repeat themselves every day.

I get up early, wash up, and then make breakfast. During this time, I will take a look at the rabbit cages and chicken coops, walk around the fields, feed the animals that need to be fed, and pull out some weeds.

In the morning, you can either go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and pick herbs, or pick up more tung fruits.

Or stay in the yard, fertilize the herbs, deworm the vegetables, and feed the chickens and rabbits.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was noon again.

Lunch is usually more important. It is best to have a combination of meat and vegetables and have a good meal so that you will have the energy to work in the afternoon.

If the afternoon is sunny, take a nap in the hammock.

After getting up, he would listen to the birds singing in the yard while flipping through medical books, or sorting out the newly harvested herbs.

When it was time to wash clothes, she would call Fu Yu and go to the stream outside the village to wash clothes together.

Sometimes I would run into the women in the village washing clothes and they would chat and gossip about daily life.

The days were lazy and fulfilling. Xie Fei had never been so carefree before and almost forgot about the Xie family and the Pei Mansion.

It rained again, the yard was wet, and Xie Fei was walking around the house.

There are many more fish, shrimps and crabs in the water tank.

Before, Yuan San took a piece of bear meat to the river as bait and brought it back bucket by bucket.

After raising them for a few days, I ate some of the half-dead ones, and the rest were very energetic.

"I'll cook a pot of river soup for lunch, and a dish of pickled fish, and give you two steamed buns, okay?" Xie Fei arranged lunch.

Yuan San was sitting in the main room, bamboo strips flying between his fingers and a winnowing basket was slowly taking shape.

"I eat whatever the girl does."

Xie Fei said comfortably: "No one comes to disturb me, and I live a comfortable life. Look, I can cook whatever I want for lunch. Although it's not delicacies, it's much more comfortable than being in Pei Mansion."

However, before Xie Fei could go fish for lunch, someone came to Pei Mansion.

It was said that Pei Yuan's mother, the old lady of the Pei Mansion, had returned from the Buddhist temple and wanted to meet Xie Fei, the concubine personally appointed by the emperor.

Upon hearing the news, Xie Fei alone was able to cause chaos.

"The old lady of Pei Mansion? Is there such a person? I have been in Pei Mansion for a month and I haven't heard any movement at all!"

Yuan San didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "If there is a son, there must be a mother. The old lady has been living in the Buddhist temple. She is cold-faced but hard-hearted. Girl, remember to act obedient."

Xie Fei then remembered that there was an old lady in Pei Mansion. It was her fault that she didn't care and didn't think about it for a while.

She didn't notice why Yuan San knew about the old lady. She just grumbled a few words and hurriedly said, "Where is Fu Yu? Go find her and go to Pei Mansion together."

I hope that this time, the old lady will not cause trouble and take her back from the farm.

Compared to the Pei Mansion, this farm is like heaven.

(End of this chapter)