six-fingered peasant girl

Chapter 90 Chili Banquet

Mrs. Chen is doing housework at home now, so she didn't come to the stall to help, but fortunately, there is Chen Ye, and the three of them can be busy.

Chen Ye has been in the Su family for quite a while, and now he is doing things very smoothly. They are less cautious when facing Su Liu, and the smiles on their faces are gradually increasing. It seems that they are slowly recovering from the pain of losing their mother. walk out.

During the holidays, it is necessary to buy some festive things. Now that Su Liu and the others are running out of cash, and they have already divided them up, this kind of festival will naturally not wrong me. They sold out the buns early and closed the stalls. The town went shopping in a big way.

Walking all the way, Su Liu thought that she was already an older girl in her body, and she didn't have much interest in candy seeds, but Su Xiao and Chen Ye were still children, so they had to buy a lot of candy seeds, melon seeds, peanuts and other snacks .

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the meals are naturally more abundant than usual. When the chickens and ducks raised by Su Liu and the others were not ready to eat, they bought a local chicken in the town. Butcher Zhao kept it, bought another live fish and put it in the basket, and then planned to go home.

When passing Baicao Hall, Su Liu originally wanted to go in to say hello, but saw that the inside seemed busy, so she gave up, but unexpectedly, the shopkeeper Fu inside saw her with sharp eyes, and chased her out.

"Miss Su."

Su Liu stopped in her tracks, smiled and bowed to Shopkeeper Fu. Su Xiao and Chen Ye behind her also bowed obediently when they saw her.

Shopkeeper Fu saw that although the children were from the countryside, they were well-mannered and polite, he felt a little more happy, and said with a smile: "I have something to send someone to look for you."

Su Liu was taken aback for a moment, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter with shopkeeper Fu?"

Shopkeeper Fu smiled and let them enter Baicao Hall, pointed to a small pile of freshly packed things in the back yard, and said, "It's our third master, who just sent someone to give you a gift, because fifth master went to Beijing , the third master just came back from overseas again, this time the gift is delayed, and it has been delayed until today, let the old man apologize to the girl!"

After hearing this, Su Liu didn't think about the ceremony, and asked in surprise: "The third master is back?" Does that mean that all the chili seeds and so on have been found?

"I just came back yesterday. I heard about the gift from the girl, so I sent someone to send it overnight." Shopkeeper Fu smiled and said, "I was thinking that you are also opening a stall in the town, so I thought of sending someone Go and ask where your home is, so that this gift can be delivered there."

Su Liu suppressed the joy in her heart, and said with some embarrassment: "The third master is too polite, we just sent some mountain goods, Uncle Fu, I don't know when the third master will come to Baise Town." She was worried about Song Fei couldn't wait to ask about what he had learned from his overseas trip.

Shopkeeper Fu said: "The third master will come to inspect after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I heard from the boy next to the third master that he likes the gift from the girl very much."

Su Liu had to be humble for a while, and then talked for a while. Shopkeeper Fu saw that it was not early, and seeing that they were also carrying things on their backs, he knew that they were also walking, and it was not easy to carry so many things, so he sent He took them back in a carriage.

Su Liu naturally declined, but seeing that the kindness could not be accepted, she thanked again and again, and got into the carriage with Su Xiao and the others.

The distance between Da'ao Village and Baise Town is about an hour's journey, and several people usually walk on foot, so why did they take a horse-drawn carriage?Especially Su Xiao, who was indifferent here and there in the car, smiling so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes, it was really like being in a car for the first time in a big town.

On the other hand, Chen Ye was a little silent when he got into the carriage, and his expression seemed to be in a daze. Su Liu's eyes flickered when he saw it.

There is a horse-drawn carriage instead, but it took less than half an hour to return to Da'ao Village. People were naturally curious about the sudden arrival of such a horse-drawn carriage in this village, but Su Xiao was still at the village head to fetch meat from Butcher Zhao, and then sat in a horse-drawn carriage. After leaving, the village suddenly exploded.

When the Su family sisters came back in a carriage, it spread like wind all over the village, saying that Su Liu and the others had lived a good life. When the news spread to the Su family's old house, naturally there was a burst of jealousy and scolding.

Su Liu ignored these rumors, returned home, moved all the things into the house, and rewarded the boy who drove the carriage with five cents, the boy was so happy that he smiled, said a good word and left.

After the people left, Su Liu and the others put the things back, and then looked at the ceremony Song Fei sent.

The festival gifts Song Fei gave were not particularly expensive items, they were all moon cakes for the festival, and some exquisite pastries and candies. If we say the most expensive ones, it would be those brocades and boxes of seafood.

There are three pieces of brocade, which are indigo pink, purple and goose yellow. In addition, there are some little things for girls, such as furry headdresses and earrings, all made of snow-white rabbit fur.

"This, it's too expensive." Chen was very shocked, holding the few pieces of brocade, her movements were as soft as touching her own children, for fear that if she was not careful, the brocade would be scratched.

"The things we sent over were all worthless mountain goods. What's the big deal?" Mrs. Chen was a little worried. The key point was that the gift was too expensive this time.

In the countryside, the usual rituals are nothing more than some mountain products, like Chen’s used to send to her mother’s family during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s just a few eggs and a few homemade moon cakes. The ruler coarse cloth is also very decent and beautiful.

Therefore, in the eyes of Chen Shi, the ceremony gifts Song Fei and the others sent are naturally extremely precious.

Su Liu smiled, watching Su Xiaoai play with the rabbit hair headdress pendant, said: "Mother, what kind of family are we, and what kind of family are the third master and the others, they are naturally incomparable, in fact, this is not special Precious."

According to Song Fei and the others' identities, this kind of etiquette is really not very precious. In fact, looking at it apart, Su Liu was very relieved.

Although she doesn't understand the relationship between people in this era, she has heard Ning Guang say that this gift is very particular.

If someone accepts the gift you send and returns a gift of the same value, expressing their willingness to have a close relationship, if the return is much higher than yours, then it means that they do not want to have a close relationship, and it must be due to face etiquette. If you return it intact, you don't want to have anything to do with it.

According to Song Fei and the others' identities, this idea of ​​etiquette is actually not very high, and it means that they are in contact with Su Liu and the others.

"It's not considered expensive." Mrs. Chen was speechless, and took another handful of the brocade.

Over there, Su Xiao had already put the furry headband on her head, shook it, and said with a smile: "Mother, sister, isn't it pretty?"

"You child, you put it on first. Your sister hasn't looked at it yet." Seeing her like this, Mrs. Chen laughed and cursed reproachfully.

"Hee hee, I just wore it for my sister to see." Su Xiao was not shy, and said with a smile.

Su Liu also smiled, and said: "When we make new clothes, comb our hair and put them on, then our little ones will also be very beautiful little beauties."

Su Xiao's face turned red when she heard this, and she lowered her head shyly.

Su Liu's smile grew even bigger, her words were true, since they moved out, they had money in their hands, and they never wronged themselves when it came to eating, not to mention eating meat every day, and boiled a pig's trotter every now and then Drinking the soup, the body has been conditioned much better, the skin is white and tender, and the hair is black and soft.

Both Chen and Su Changsheng are not ugly, and the children they give birth to are not bad. Su Liu can't be called a great beauty, but she has a slender figure, a pair of phoenix eyes, and good facial features. Zhang has an oval face, which can also be called a delicate beauty.

But Su Xiao, looks better than Su Liu. She didn't have to eat in the past, and the two sisters were both yellow and thin. Now they have been raised, and they have grown flesh. They are at a good age, and their skin is tender. Very, with a melon-shaped face and white teeth, red lips and white teeth, and a pair of almond eyes are even more lively, she is one of the best little beauties in the village.

Regardless of Su Xiao's young age, since ancient times, girls have always been pretty, and she can't escape the vulgarity, and she usually dresses well.

"I think this brocade was specially chosen as a gift for us. Originally, I also wanted to pull some cloth to make some clothes for our three mothers. Now that I have this satin, it's just a coincidence. Let's make two new clothes. "Su Liu said with a smile, since they opened a stall and had some money in their hands, they couldn't always wear patched clothes to go to town. They also tore cloth to make new clothes, but although the cloth was not so rough, But it can't compare with these brocades.

Su Xiao's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Really?" Everyone loves new clothes, so naturally she does too.

Seeing Su Liu nodding, Chen hesitated for a while and said: "These cloths look good, and they can be sold for a lot of money, so I won't do it. You two sisters can each make two."

"Mother, this indigo color is for you, we all make it, and we will be decent when we wear it out during the Chinese New Year." Su Liu clicked his tongue.

"Yes, mother, I can't do without you." Su Xiao also chimed in.

Mrs. Chen still hesitated, after all, she didn't persuade the two daughters to please her, so she agreed with a smile.

Su Liu saw Chen Ye passing by the door, and sighed, but the colors of these brocades were all feminine, so she thought about pulling some new cloth for him to make two more clothes.

Although in Su Liu's eyes, Song Fei and the others don't consider the ceremony gifts expensive, but they are still etiquette, so they found a book and registered them, so that they can be treated as human beings in the future.

The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and when they saw Ning Guang coming from him with a basket of freshly picked mountain goods, they all hurriedly started to cook the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival happily passed, Su Liu and the others got busy again. The process of making donkey-hide gelatin was completed one by one, and it looked good. During this period, the peppers and tomatoes that were obtained in Song Fei Na before were all gone. matured.

Picking off all the peppers hanging on the pepper tree, Su Liu was so excited just looking at the bright red crescent moon, even the glutton in her stomach was hooked.

However, she also remembered that she had promised Song Fei and the others, so she went to Qing Ji and Baicao Hall respectively, asking for a word.

It was also a coincidence that Song Fei came the next day after passing the message.

Song Fei came in a carriage, or the carriage that Baicaotang sent Su Liu and the others back. He entered the village ostentatiously, and attracted many eyes and children chasing him along the way. Among them, there was Su Liu in those eyes. longevity.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gradually cooled down, the summer clothes were put away, and they began to wear jackets and shorts. Su Liu came back early that day because she was going to make donkey-hide gelatin. As soon as she stopped, she saw Chen Ye running away. He came in and said Mr. Song was here.

Song Fei first went to the stall to look for Su Liu and the others. Seeing that she was not there, he heard about Su's novel that Su Liu was busy at home. It happened that Su Xiao and the others were also cleaning up the stall, so they came home together.

Hearing that Song Fei was coming, both Su Liu and Chen Shi were startled, they hurriedly arranged their clothes and came out to welcome him.

"Third Master." Su Liu saluted Song Fei when he saw Song Fei, he did not come alone, behind him was a little girl and a chauffeur, and now both of them were holding a lot of things.

"I heard that the peppers and tomatoes are ripe, so I'm here." Seeing Su Liu, Song Fei smiled and nodded with a gentle expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)