farmhouse ditty

Chapter 172

Xiu Niang came out of the grocery store and went to the back street without further delay, but she thought that there must be a lot of people coming to the store at this moment, so she went to the back door.

When she was about to reach the workshop, she suddenly heard a hearty laugh, and she could tell that Mrs. Liu must be in there.

"Hey, that's right, all the little kids are the same, just my black kid, who obviously peed on the kang, and said that he was knocked over the bed by carrying water... Hehe..."

Mrs. Liu laughed loudly this time, she and Wang Er's aunt and mother-in-law sat together to pick vegetables and chatted.

The former little daughter-in-law fetched a bucket of water from the well, carried it over and poured it into a wooden basin to wash the vegetables. She saw Xiuniang and said, "Sister Xiuniang, you are back."

Xiu Niang smiled at her, and went in through the back door. It's a sunny day, and they usually don't close the back door, so that the wind can come in to cool off.

"Sister-in-law Liu, if Heiwazi hears about you, he's going to make a fuss again, saying how can you tell his embarrassing things."

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu looked up and smiled, "Oh, busy man, busy man, I saw you today."

Xiu Niang walked over with a smile, and the two cooking women greeted her, and then took out a stool to let her sit down.

The mother-in-law and aunt of Wang Er's family are older and more likely to come to trouble, she stopped the young wife, "Sister Qiaoer, we are too busy at noon today, let the proprietress chat with Ji's sister-in-law."

Xiu Niang rolled up her sleeves and said she was going to sit down, "Hey, it's okay, I have a few people to help, this work will be over soon."

The mother-in-law and aunt of Wang Er's family waved their hands and said with a smile, "Hey, sister-in-law Xiu, is it right now that Ji's sister-in-law is here? You two haven't seen each other for a month. The two sisters definitely have something to say." Say, don't you have time now, you and your sister-in-law go to the main room and have a good chat."

The little daughter-in-law named Qiao'er also said, "Yes, Miss Xiu, you've been busy all morning, why don't you take a rest now."

Mrs. Liu wanted to chat with Xiu Niang, but after hearing what Aunt Wang said, she hurriedly agreed and applauded, put the dishes aside, and pulled Xiu Niang with a smile, and went into the main room.

Seeing that Mrs. Liu is so familiar, Xiu Niang smiled, "Sister-in-law Liu, you have just met Chu Ge, right? That idiot must have made some plum water for you to drink."

Mrs. Liu pulled two chairs over so that she and Xiuniang could sit closer, "Hey, sister, how do you know?"

Xiu Niang smiled, "I don't have anything else in this room, but there are plenty of salted plums."

Mrs. Liu gave her a look, "I haven't seen you in half a month, you girl is still very funny, hey, but this plum water is sour and sweet, soaking it in water can quench your thirst."

Xiu Niang picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup for her and Mrs. Liu, "Well, it's a hot day, and everyone in the yard is very tired from work, so drink it sourly. Do you moisten your throat?"

Mrs. Liu took a sip from her cup and said, "Well, it's really good. I'll have to prepare some at home tomorrow."

Xiu Niang said, "The dried salted plums are sold in the grocery store on Qianjie, I bought them at Tonghe grocery store, Liu sister-in-law, if you want to eat well, why don't you take some back today. "

Mrs. Liu smiled, "That's not going to happen. I can't even eat and drink, and grab pickles."

Xiu Niang also laughed when she heard that, "Hey, by the way, Sixth Sister-in-law, why did you come here today?"

Mrs. Liu said, "Hey, I have nothing to do at home. I was thinking about going to the town to see you and Chu Ge, and pull a piece of floral cloth along the way to make a floral dress for Da Ya."

Xiu Niang nodded, "Well, this big girl is going to be a big girl in a few years, so she has to dress up properly."

Mrs. Liu said yes with a smile, and the two of them talked about things in Xiayang Village again. Xiuniang heard what Mrs. Liu said, and Mrs. Shen had been here several times in the past month. At first, Mrs. Shen thought that she and Chu Ge was on his way to the town, so he put it in front of the door and left.

But the next few times when she came here, she saw that the door of her house was locked, and she started to mutter in her heart, and went to ask Liu's side.

This Mrs. Liu is also a thief. She didn't tell Mrs. Shen that Chu Ge moved to the town to open a shop for business. A job, to do part-time labor.

Mrs. Liu said, but she didn't know whether Mrs. Shen believed it or not. Anyway, after she heard it, she never came again. However, the lotus girl also came a few days ago. She was the same as Mrs. Chen. Seeing that the gate of the courtyard was locked, he also ran across the house to ask about it, but Mrs. Liu was not there at that time, and Ji Laoliu was at home, so he told everything.

"Hey, that dead ghost doesn't know what he's thinking, there's no one to control his mouth, he just pours out everything..."

When Mrs. Liu said this, she secretly glanced at Xiuniang's face and saw that there was no expression on her face. She couldn't tell if she was angry, so she thought about it and said, "Hey, sister, in fact, your sixth brother didn't say anything. What, I just told that lotus girl that you and Chu Ge opened a small stall in the town, and you didn't say anything about buying and selling washboards..."

Xiu Niang just heard Liu talking about the lotus, she still had something in her heart, but after thinking about it, the lotus came here now, maybe she didn't think much about Chu Ge, because she felt that the lotus was still A girl who knows how to measure and protects her face, otherwise since the last incident (Chapter 65), she wouldn't have waited so long to appear.
She thought about it for a while, then looked at Mrs. Liu and smiled, "It's okay, Sixth Sister-in-Law, Sixth Brother said what he said. In fact, Chu Ge and I are doing business here. Maybe someday we will meet an acquaintance. Don't you guys know it all?"

"Furthermore, it's not unreasonable for me and Chu Ge to do business in this town, but I feel that the business in this shop has not stabilized yet, so I don't want to make noises everywhere."

Mrs. Liu also smiled when she heard what Xiuniang said, "Hey, yes, when the business between you and Chu Ge grows bigger, then let's go to the village to set off firecrackers and repair old houses."

"Xiu Niang, Xiu Niang..."

Chu Ge's voice came from outside, and Xiu Niang talked to Liu Shi when she heard it, got up and went out.

"Xiu Niang, I just heard from Wang Er that you are back."

"Well, didn't you just come back now, and I talked to my sister-in-law for less than ten words in the room, what's the matter?"

"Xiu Niang, it's already noon now, let's let everyone rest after we finish building the wood in the yard, the sun is shining brightly today."

When Xiu Niang heard what Chu Ge said, she looked into the yard, and she saw a few guys looking this way, she guessed that they were complaining in front of Chu Ge, and she also knew that Chu Ge was so stupid In the past, he used to do part-time jobs for the big mansion. Knowing the hard work here, he is the most soft-hearted person, otherwise he would not open his mouth to say that he would stop working and rest.

She pursed her lips and said to Chu Ge, "Chu Ge, we can't stop working right now, you ask the guys to hold on for a while, let's get off work earlier when it's late."

Chu Ge frowned when he heard this, "Xiu Niang, it's quite hot today, if we want to let the guys keep busy, I'm afraid they won't follow, we've been working continuously for several days."

After hearing this, Xiu Niang thinks about it. In the past half a month, her business has become more and more prosperous every day, and the number of merchants who come to the board is increasing day by day, and the guys in this workshop are not stopping. It is true that they are a little tired after working on the boards every day, but even so, they really can't afford to rest at the moment.

She pondered for a while, then walked to the side, waved her hand to let Chugo come over, and whispered something in Chugo's ear.

Chu Ge paused, and looked at Xiu Niang with doubts on his face, "This, can this be done?"

Xiu Niang smiled, "Why can't it work, we are not cheating others."

Chu Ge nodded numbly at first, but then moved his feet, and said, "Xiu Niang, why don't we rest for half a day, anyway, our current boards are made as many as we want, and we don't need to use them." Are you in a hurry these days..."

After hearing this, Xiu Niang sighed to herself, she really didn't know what to say, this fool didn't know anything, it was adding to the confusion, if she stopped working this time, things would be bad in the future manage.

But this can't be blamed on Chu Ge, she is too busy recently, so she didn't tell him anything, and she will have a good talk with Chu Ge tomorrow.

She reached out and grabbed Chu Ge's arm, and said, "Chu Ge, you can do as we discussed just now, and wait until these two days are over..."

Xiu Niang stopped in the middle of her speech, and pushed him with a smile, "Hey, you hurry up and do it, I'll go back to my room and chat with my sister-in-law for a while."

After she finished speaking, she went into the main room. Sitting at the table, Mrs. Liu was drinking plum water. When she saw Xiu Niang coming in, she smiled, "Sister, I'm done whispering with Chu Ge."

Xiu Niang sat beside her with a smile, and said, "Whispering? Chugo and I are talking to a whole yard of people."

Mrs. Liu chuckled, and suddenly she remembered something, "Hey, sister, there is something, you have to tell me something."

Xiu Niang nodded, "Oh, Six Sister-in-law, what do you say?"

Mrs. Liu said, "Hey, sister, tell me, when did you come up with the idea for this washboard? Didn't you still think about buying land and pounding Erbao vines?"

Xiu Niang listened and smiled, "That's all?"

Mrs. Liu urged, "Hey, isn't that what's going on, hurry up and talk to me."

Xiu Niang smiled and shook her head, they rolled their eyes and said, "Sister-in-law Six, I can tell you if you want, but you have to promise me one thing."

After a pause, Mrs. Liu flinched a little, "What, what's the matter?"

Xiu Niang looked at her and smiled, "Hey, it's not a bad thing, don't worry, Sixth Sister."

Mrs. Liu looked at Xiuniang suspiciously, frowned and pondered for a while, "Hey, Chengli, I promise you, tell me quickly."

The corner of Xiu Niang's mouth raised, this is the end...

(End of this chapter)