fisherwoman

Boss Hao’s family lives in a village called Hao’s Shiqiao in the east of Longtan Town, just behind the Town God’s Temple. Because the village is located in the town, the village is very large, with more people, and the houses are more grand than Longtan Village. , Rows of tile-roofed houses stand neatly in the faint sunlight of early winter.

Probably because the people in the town are panicking recently, there are not many people walking around on the street, only a few children are running back and forth on the empty street, adding a touch of vitality to the quiet village.

Yu Guiniang took Lin Xueman's hand and walked excitedly across the quiet street, fearing that she would repent, she hurried to her house, and said as she walked, "Madam, please don't see outsiders. I went to Bingzhou several times to bother, but I didn't treat my wife as an outsider, and it's the same now, my wife lives in our house, just like living in my own home, so don't refuse!"

"Sister-in-law, I'm not refusing. You go to Bingzhou for a long trip, and I happen to live there. It's logical for you to live there, and when I go back to Longtan Town, I'm returning to my hometown. Besides, I have a place to live, really. Don't bother me!" Lin Xueman was dragged by her, almost running all the way.

She has her own room in the seafood building, and it is convenient to eat and live, why should she live in someone else's house.

"No, you must stay at my house for one night, otherwise, I will feel very sorry." Yu Guiniang pulled her involuntarily, walked into her yard with windy steps, and said, "When we have dinner later, my house The boss came back, he really said that he has something important to tell you!"

There are four main rooms and two side rooms.Although the yard is not big, it is kept very clean. It seems that Boss Hao and Yu Guiniang have lived a happy life these years.

Lin Xueman quietly took a look at the small courtyard, followed Yu Guiniang into the house, and sat down in the main hall. She ran all the way just now, and her forehead was covered with sweat.This Yu Guiniang is really impatient.

"Ma'am, drink tea!" As soon as Yu Guiniang entered the room, she entered the inner room, holding a steaming cup of tea in a moment.Smiling Mimi brought it to Lin Xueman, and said, "This is a new tea that my natal family just roasted this year. Madam, try it. Although we don't have mountain spring water here, the tea still tastes very good."

Lin Xueman smiled faintly.Picking up the teacup, he took a sip.Sure enough, the fragrance is refreshing, and there is a faint mint-like fragrance between the mouth and mouth. The taste is indeed different, and he said: "This tea tastes very refreshing. I don't know what kind of tea it is. The price must be very high, right?"

"Hey, the tea that people in the country roast their own can sell for a few dollars. It's not worth much. People in our area call it Shantouqing. Because this kind of tea only grows on the top of the mountain, and there is nothing like it in the low-lying flats." Yu Guiniang smiled, raised her eyes to look at the sky, picked up a piece of clothing, sewed a few stitches, and said with a smile, "Let's eat dumplings tonight, I've wrapped them all, and when the boss comes back, I'll cook them, I know Madame doesn’t like to eat fatty meat, so I specially use lean meat and clams and mackerel as the three delicacies stuffing, I’m sure madam will love it!”

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Lin Xueman put down the teacup, feeling moved in her heart, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't call me madam, just call me by my name. Listen, it's weird."

"How can I do that?" Yu Guiniang raised her head, thought for a while, and said, "Master Xiao has an official position, so you are the wife! Besides, it's just a title, even if you become the empress in the future, in our In Yu Guiniang's eyes, you are still my good sister."

Lin Xueman smiled, and was about to say something when she heard a knock at the door outside, a woman walked in quickly, and said harshly, "Gui Niang, what are you doing at home? I brought you clothes."

A tall and thick woman walked in quickly, bringing in a gust of cold wind. Seeing Lin Xueman, she quickly sized her up, a smile appeared on her dark face, and her voice lowered suddenly, saying, "There is a guest here ah!"

"Sister-in-law." Lin Xueman smiled at her, and saw that she was still holding a stack of black clothes in her hand, like a military uniform in a yamen.

It is the same as the clothes sewn by Yu Guiniang.

Lin Xueman immediately understood that they were sewing military uniforms for the yamen.

"Well, this is the owner of the Seafood Restaurant, and the prefect of Bingzhou, no, it's the governor's wife!" Yu Guiniang introduced solemnly, with a little more pride in her eyes.

"Ma'am!" The woman hastily put down the clothes in her hand, stepped forward and slightly knelt and called out, but she didn't dare to look up at her again.

"Sister-in-law, you don't need to be too polite." Lin Xueman hurriedly got up to support her, and said, "I'm here to visit. There is no governor's wife here, so you don't need to be polite."

"Hey, although she is the daughter-in-law of our village chief, she is also a famous loudspeaker in our village, so she won't be restrained! It's just a momentary restraint, and you will forget it after a while, madam, don't worry about it." Yu Guiniang Smiling disapprovingly, he got up and counted the number of clothes in the stack, took a piece of paper, wrote down a number, and said, "Sister Trumpet, let everyone catch up with work tonight, and we have collected three hundred sets. Hurry up tomorrow, let my boss take it to the yamen, Lu Zhixian said that every man who volunteers to join the militia will be given a set of clothes, we have to be busy for a while these days!"

"What's the matter!" The woman who was pretending to be a loudspeaker smiled, and said in a rough voice, "Anyway, there is no work in the winter, and everyone is willing to earn some pocket money at home. I just hope that the war will end soon. Don't delay, let's plant the land next year!"

It turned out that these clothes were made by the government for those who joined the militia.

This woman is the wife of the head of the village!

Lin Xueman couldn't help but take another look at her.

As he said that, the big speaker looked at Lin Xueman again, saw that she was looking at him with a smile, and said with a smile: "Hey, ma'am, if the governor's yamen needs to make these military uniforms, just ask, the women in our village don't care. No, it's very good at making these military uniforms."

"Oh, you're so talkative, you've managed to get the business from Madam." Yu Guiniang scolded with a smile.

"Well, if necessary, I will definitely find a way to get it here to make it!" Lin Xueman replied with a smile, and couldn't help but feel a little more fond of this big speaker. She flipped through the clothes on the table and saw that the stitches were fine. The pressing was very neat, and he praised, "The workmanship is good, and the stitches are also delicate. It took a lot of thought."

"Thank you Madam for your compliment!" The loudspeaker listened, with a happy smile on her face, and a little more softness between her brows and eyes. She looked at Lin Xueman, and seemed to remember something, and said, "By the way, my hawthorn tree this year The fruits are red and big, and they have been buried in the sand for a long time, so I'll go back and give it to my wife to taste." After speaking, he hurriedly walked out.

"She's just outspoken, madam, don't mind." Yu Guiniang bit off the thread and put away her clothes, "But Sister-in-Law Ba Ba is a very nice person, she always thinks of what to do, and never relies on her own man to bully others. "

"I just like dealing with people like this!" Lin Xueman smiled, picked up the scissors, helped her cut the thread ends on her clothes, and said, "It's good to do needlework at home in winter, but it's a pity that I can't do needlework, otherwise , I am really willing to stay and rush to make these clothes with you!"

"How can madam do these things!" Yu Guiniang unfolded the clothes in her hand, inspected them carefully, and said with a smile, "After my boss worked in the yamen, he took care of these jobs in the yamen. I couldn’t do it by myself, so I mobilized the women in the village to do it with me, so as to earn money to buy salt and oil.”

"Why can't I do it?" Lin Xueman shook her head and smiled, "I used to dry fish and seaweed at home. I was a real fisherwoman, and it was even harder than this! Besides, I was not a rich lady, but We are all the same."

"The past was the past, and the present is the present!" Yu Guiniang said with crooked eyebrows, "As the saying goes, when the tide rises, all boats rise, Mr. Xiao's official status becomes bigger and bigger, and his wife's status becomes more noble. What you can do before, you don't have to do now Yes, my boss used to work in the fish market, and I was also a fisherwoman, but now, my boss is a catcher, so I changed my career and became an embroidery lady. We women follow men anyway! Ma'am If you are married well, you shouldn't have to suffer such fatigue!"

Yu Guiniang was articulate, and when she said these words, she spoke them in one go, without the slightest pause, which made Lin Xueman very admired.

"Sister-in-law talks in the same way, I really can't beat you!" Lin Xueman smiled.

"That god damn it, why hasn't he come back?" Yu Guiniang looked at the sky, got up and said, "I don't care about him, I'm going to cook dumplings, let's eat first." Saying that, she picked up the torch and put the dumplings on the table The oil lamp was on.

"It must be something busy in the yamen!" Lin Xueman looked at the gradually darkening sky and said, "Let's wait!"

"Don't wait, wait until he comes back, let's eat first!" Yu Guiniang hurried into the kitchen.

At this moment, the door rang.

The big trumpet strode in with a big bamboo basket on his shoulders, put the basket on the table, and said with a smile: "Ma'am, we don't have any good things in our village. Try this hawthorn. It grows on the mountain. Take it with you when you leave." It is also a little bit of our heart."

She was indeed the wife of the head of the village.

"Thank you sister-in-law, just try a few, how can you bring so many!" Lin Xueman smiled, reached out and grabbed a hawthorn from the basket. The hawthorn was so red that it was as big as a small apple. I really haven't seen it before, presumably, she picked out all the big ones in the family, right?

At this time, there was a rush of gongs and drums in the street.

"Master Zhifu has an order. All the men must gather at the entrance of the village without delay. Hurry up, everyone." Someone shouted on the street.

Hearing the loudspeaker, without saying a word, he put down his basket and ran out.

Could it be that Yuezhi's army has arrived?

Lin Xueman's heart sank, she put down the hawthorn in her hand, and hurried out. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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