Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 119

After a few days, when the batch of sweet potatoes and dates were dried, Xiuyao and Xiurong fried them again.This time it was not as dry as before, so four catties can be fried for one catty, and they weighed it, but it was only fifty catties.

The sweet potatoes originally stored at home have been boiled and sliced ​​to dry, and when they are almost dry, they are cut into small pieces, dried and continued to fry. Xiuyao estimates that they can still dry fifty or sixty catties. Those Xiuyao decided to keep some of them. Stir-fry and eat as soon as the frost comes out.

Next, the few baskets that Liu Fei sent this time will be boiled and dried in a hurry. Taking advantage of the freshness and approaching the end of the year, almost all of them can be sold.

The agreed date came in a blink of an eye, and Liu An and Jing Tu came to share fifty catties of sweet potatoes and beans, and paid a deposit in advance for the next batch. During the Chinese New Year, the sales volume would be even greater.There are not enough sweet potatoes in the Qin family's house.

Xiuyao said to Qin Dafu: "Father, you can go to my grandma's house sometime, and bring the sweet potatoes and dates they dried."

Ready-made sweet potatoes and dates are less than fresh sweet potatoes. After all, four or five catties of sweet potatoes are dried for one catty of sweet potatoes and dates.

Qin Xian heard it, cleared his throat and said, "I'd better go to my grandma's house to get it. I'll borrow a small cart from the third grandpa's house and push it for you more."

Xiuyao glanced at him, "Second brother, are you free?"

Qin Xian said: "Yes, why not?"

Liu Xu heard it, and said: "If you don't have time to go to other places, you can go to grandma's house, right?"

Qin Xian's face was a little embarrassing, and he denied it: "Auntie, what are you talking about, my mother said that the sweet potatoes belonged to my younger sister, and I didn't contribute, so I have to help out quickly."

Liu Xu said: "Come on, I don't know what you think about it yet." This kid talks about reading all day long, and stays in his room doing nothing. If he can't go to his grandma's house to improve the food and find Liu Fei to read and write, No wonder he could help.Obviously before Xiuyao asked him if he had time, he directly refused and said he didn't have time.

Seeing this, Qin Dafu hurriedly said: "Er Xian can go, anyway, I have to knit cattail socks."

Qin Xian went to his grandmother's house and didn't come back right away, but Xiuyao was waiting for the sweet potatoes and beans - Liu An brought his brother-in-law to come to buy goods, and said he wanted fifty catties of sweet potatoes and beans to try and sell.

Because there were no dried ones at home, and the second elder brother didn't bring back the dried ones from her grandmother's house, Xiuyao had to ask them to come back in a few days.

After five full days, Qin Xiancai came back with the dried sweet potatoes and jujubes. As soon as he entered the door and saw Xiuyao's beauty at home, he immediately said loudly: "The sweet potatoes and dates were not dry when I went, so I stayed for two more days before they came back." Dry."

Xiuyao said: "Second Brother, I told Brother Xiao Fei a long time ago that it is impossible for the eldest sister-in-law not to show off." She knows who the eldest aunt is. Sloppy.

Qin Xian's complexion changed slightly, and he said annoyedly: "I studied with my third brother for a few days, isn't it two days late, should you be like interrogating prisoners?" He put the car away and carried his bag on his back Just went into the house.

Xiurong said angrily: "Yaoyao, let's ignore him, go fry Fudou, and don't spend the money he makes."

Xiuyao smiled, it is unrealistic for a family not to give flowers to anyone, if a family wants to get rich, they must work together, even if there is a whim in their hearts.But she still has an opinion about the second brother, even if the second brother thinks he is material for studying, but she thinks the second brother is suitable for Liu Fei to learn a little knowledge related to life, can keep accounts, write various documents, This is the most practical.It's not that he is not allowed to study, but that at his age, it is too late to study and get a good reputation, and his family does not have the financial strength for him to study.

But she didn't say this kind of thing as a younger sister, lest the second brother remember her.To put it bluntly, after transmigrating, she has adapted to the life here and integrated into the family, but whoever treats her well, she will treat them twice as well, and whoever treats her badly, she will not have the kind of "I have to treat you" Hello thoughts.

This is the case with the nanny, and the same with the second brother. Besides, Qin Xian may not listen to her, so she doesn't bother to talk to him.

Liu Xu, who were working in the house, heard the voices. Although they didn't hear what they said clearly, they knew that the conversation was not so pleasant.Liu Xu said to Liu Shi: "Second Sister, you also have to take care of Er Xian. Look at him, as if others should do everything. I don't want to think too much about the family."

Liu Shi glanced at her, "You still have the face to criticize others."

Liu Xu pouted, and stopped talking. These days, she has been acting with her tail between her legs. She doesn't talk much, let alone go out, except for sewing.

And because Xiuqin has something on her mind, she doesn't like to talk much now, except for doing work, she just does work, and sometimes she is in a daze. Liu Shi was distracted by Liu Xu's matter, so she didn't pay much attention to her.

At dinner time, Qin Dafu went to help others and came back to discuss with Liu Shi, "They asked me to help weave mats and take care of food and housing. I thought I could earn some money, so why not give it a try."

During the day, he was recruited by a fellow from the same village to help build the kang (build the kang), and chatted with him there. It happened that the man found such a job, so he introduced Qin Dafu to go too, and said that if anyone wanted to go, he would ask for it.

Liu said: "If you're not at home, there are a bunch of women and children in our family. It's not okay, so don't go."

Qin Dafu smiled and said: "What's wrong, isn't Er Xian at home? Besides, it's very peaceful now. After I go, I will come back every few days to have a look. At most, I will work for a month. have to come back."

Liu knows that he also wants to make money. After all, the family is too poor, so it is good to make some money.She nodded, "That's fine. I'm thinking, how about you take Er Xian to practice too. He's so old, he hasn't gone out to work for others by himself."

He used to help the Zhou family. He also went to help during the day and came back at night.

Now that he has offended the Zhou family and doesn't ask them to do the work, Qin Xian can no longer go to the Zhou family to help.

Qin Dafu said: "It's better to let him stay at home. If I leave, I won't be able to live without a man."

But Liu Shi insisted that he take Er Xian there, and only said to practice and practice, Qin Dafu saw her insistence, so he agreed.When he disagreed with Liu Shi, he always said that if Liu Shi still insisted, he would change his mind and listen to her.

Qin Xian didn't come out of the house during the meal, Liu Shi asked Xiuyao to ask him to eat, Qin Xian said he was not hungry.

Xiuyao could hear the resentment in his voice, she said: "Second Brother, are you uncomfortable?"

Qin Xian snorted, "I'm working hard, what's wrong with me?"

Xiuyao didn't want to talk to him anymore, "Second brother, I just care about you, you don't have to be weird, unless it's a family, I can't do it." After she finished speaking, she turned her head and left.

Qin Xian snorted, turned over and lay down, pulled the quilt over his head.

Liu Shi said: "If you don't eat, you don't eat, let's eat." After eating, she didn't stay, because in the winter, it will be cold and hard in a while.

Xiuyao and Xiurong divided the blessing beans and packed them in oiled paper bags to keep them from getting wet.After they were done, they went to help Liu Xu and the eldest sister with their needlework.Xiurong is already ten years old, and she started to learn to do some simple work. Xiuyao also followed suit in order to be able to sew for herself without asking for help.

Xiuyao turned her head to see catkins embroidering flowers, leaned over and said, "Auntie, what are you doing?" Thinking of her auntie making new clothes for her, her heart was still warm, and she always wanted her auntie to have a good home.

Liu Xu said: "Idle is idle, let's pass the time."

Xiuyao said: "Why don't you ask my uncle to bring you the loom?"

Mrs. Liu was rubbing the hemp rope below, and said: "What are you bringing here, do you still want to celebrate the New Year here?"

Liu Xu stuck out her tongue at Xiuyao, but Xiuyao didn't dare to speak anymore.

After a while, Xiuyao saw Mrs. Liu push the door to go to the west room, she said to Liu Xu: "Auntie, you are idle anyway, why don't I teach you how to knit socks and gloves."

In winter, hands are cold and feet are cold. The socks here are all made of cloth. Even if they are the right size, they don’t follow your feet when you walk, and they may even fall off. If you tie them with straps, you are afraid that your feet will not bleed.

Liu Xu asked, "What is the weaving method?"

Xiuyao gestured to Xiurong, "Third Sister, use your finger."

Xiurong didn't understand yet, so Xiuyao took her hand and used her two index fingers to explain to Liu Xu, imitating the knitting posture.

Liu Xu was surprised, "What kind of trick is this?" Xiuqin was also curious, so she came over to have a look.

Xiuyao said with a smile: "I saw that there are fishing nets weaving in the market, so I wondered if we could weave socks and wear them?"

Liuxu and Xiuqin are both very curious, and if she tells her how to weave, they all have to learn.

Xiuyao thought for a while, and asked the two of them to use the hairpin as two sweater needles. Then she made a gesture with the hemp rope, and said while weaving: "It's actually similar to weaving, but it's not as dense. I can wear it inside."

Then she explained how to knit a sock with four needles.

Liu Xu asked urgently, "What kind of needle do we use? Can we make it ourselves?"

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Auntie, if you answer a question with me, I'll tell you." After speaking, she stared at Liu Xu and smiled.

Liu Xu felt cheated, and snorted, "Little girl, playing tricks on your aunt, right?"

Xiuyao laughed, even though her aunt didn't tell her, she would teach, but she still wanted to try.

Liu Xu said: "Okay, I promise to tell you." Anyway, if Xiuyao asks her again, she will tell Xiuyao. She thinks that Xiuyao is a child and may not understand, and she can use this to vent, otherwise She too was suffocated.She couldn't talk to others, and was wronged by her family that she was making trouble for no reason.

Xiuyao yawned and said: "It's getting late, let's go to bed first, and get up early in the morning to do the needles." As she said that, she went to spread the quilt on the kang, and when Liu Xu saw this, she jumped on her and squeaked her, and Xiurong also came to help, Xiuyao Qin smiled and told them to take it easy and not to roll the kang down.

Thinking back to the day when they just moved, Xiuyao and Xiurong laughed, Liuxu hurriedly asked what was going on, and Xiuqin told her.

While talking, Xiuyao said again: "Elder Sister, I miss Second Sister, and I also miss Eldest Brother."

The second sister and elder brother are really nice to her, she just misses them, wants to be nice to them, and wants to make more money quickly, so she doesn't let them go out to help others.Hey, I don't know how my mother and my second brother talked.

In the early morning of the second day, Qin Dafu rolled up the bedding of the two fathers, tied it up with hemp rope, and carried it away when the time came.Mrs. Liu personally got up to cook for the two of them, and also washed a small pot of frangipani with boiling water, and scooped a spoonful of sugar into it.

During the meal, Qin Xian didn't say a word, his face was gloomy. Qin Dafu looked at him several times, but he just didn't speak.In the end, Qin Dafu took advantage of Liu's entering the house to pack his bags, and said in a low voice: "Er Xian, why did my father tell you last night? Didn't you agree?"

When Qin Dafu came back last night, he heard Qin Xian sobbing in bed, and knew that his mother said he was unhappy.Qin Dafu persuaded him a few words, saying that going there would not be tiring, but Qin Xian was still not happy.In the end, Qin Dafu said to find time to persuade his mother, maybe he could spare some time to study every year, Qin Xiancai gradually stopped his tears, and told Qin Dafu that his mother would come to scold him at night.Qin Dafu comforted him a few more words, telling his mother that it was for the good of the family, that the family had nothing to eat or drink, let alone study, and asked him to wait a little longer, and told him to confess his mistake to his mother in the morning, Qin Xian accepted.

Qin Xian glanced at his father, pursed his lips, saw Liu Shi coming over, and muttered a few words, but no one else could hear him clearly.

Qin Dafu hurriedly said to Liu Shi: "The child is reluctant to leave, such a big boy is sensible."

Liu Shi said: "It's time to be sensible. When you go over there, listen to your father carefully, work harder, and don't let people say it's embarrassing."

Qin Xian hummed, bowed his head and drank frangipani, and didn't talk to Liu Shi again until he left.

Snowflakes were falling outside, and the black sky was dark.

Mrs. Liu sent the two of them away, stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked at their backs, and finally sighed softly, the palms and backs of the sons and daughters were all flesh, Qin Xian was also her own son, how could she not feel pain.But Qin Xian should teach him well, otherwise he will really be out of control when he grows up. This time, let him go out to exercise with his father, and he also knows how to understand the world.

(End of this chapter)