farm daughter-in-law

Chapter 93

He Sheng approached her, gave her a soothing look, and said, "Just follow the usual practice, just do one or two more things. Brother Xu Huai won't mind these."

It turned out that the surname was Xu.Zhang Xihua glanced at her husband, and saw that he was unconsciously showing joy, thinking that this should be his good friend, she thought about the dishes in her heart, and she already had a bottom line in her mind.

He Sheng didn't go out again. He went to the wine seller's house and bought a pot of wine. When he came back, he caught a chicken and slaughtered it. After processing it, he brought it to his wife for stewing.

When Zhang Xihua was busy in the kitchen, she thought that since she was going to serve wine, she made a pile of stewed peanuts and roasted soybeans. He Yuanyuan came in and squeezed a bite into her mouth. With a creak, she asked with a smile: "Sister-in-law, it's not a holiday today, why do you make it so rich?"

"Your brother has friends visiting." Zhang Xihua replied.

This classmate only entered He's house at noon, and it turned out that he was one of the servants who came to collect taxes in the Lower West Village. He was tall and handsome, with a knife in his waist and abdomen, and he had an air of majesty. Just looking at it is overwhelming.

The taxation of the imperial court has been increasing year by year. These tax collectors often meet peasants who resist. Everyone must wear a knife so that only those who encounter resistance can protect themselves.

In this batch of servants who came to Xiaxi Village, there were ten people in total, and the other nine stayed at Lizheng's house. Only this man named Xu Huai came to He's house at He Sheng's invitation.

When a male guest came to the door, the female family members of the He family just stayed in the kitchen to eat, He Dashuan and He Sheng came to entertain each other, Zhang Xihua immediately avoided after serving them.

Xu Huai just glanced at Zhang Xihua casually, and He Sheng smiled and said, "That's my wife. Speaking of which, I said goodbye to brother Xu Huai eight years ago, and I don't want to see each other again one day."

Before Xu Huai dropped out of school in He Sheng, the Xu family sought an official position in Yizhou, and then moved the whole family to Yizhou. The ancestral house in Daliang Town only left a few servants to look after it.

He Sheng and Xu Huai hit it off the most in the past, and it is indeed a pleasure to see him today.

Xu Huai smiled, but he was equally happy, and just sighed: "It's a long story, but it's hard to explain. I came here today, and I expected to meet you again."

The two talked freely about their deeds after a long separation, He Sheng's situation was finished in a few words, and they stayed at home to farm and farm, so there was really nothing to say.

On the contrary, Xu Huai talked about the later situation of the Xu family. After listening, there was a long silence at the dinner table.The two continued to drink and talk happily.

The Xu family spent money to find an official position because of someone above them. After the Xu family moved to Yizhou, it was indeed doing well at first, but in recent years there has been turmoil within the court. Following the decline, and even being squeezed out in Yizhou, it was completely impossible to get along, and then returned to the ancestral home.

Xu Huai also entrusted his relationship and used some money, so he got a sesame-sized errand to do it.

Although it was only a few words and the general idea was finished, He Sheng was reticent and didn't say much, so the two big men began to drink heavily.

He Dashuan entertained for a while, then left the table tactfully, leaving his son to chat with the guests.

Zhang Xihua was nestled in the kitchen with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. He Yuanyuan took a mouthful of rice, chewed and swallowed it, and said with a smile: "Mother, sister-in-law, my brother's classmate and old friend are really good-looking." Woolen cloth."

Zhang Xihua looked helplessly at her sister-in-law, and as expected, He Zeng gave her a glare.

That is to say, there are only family members. If there are outsiders present, hearing what my sister-in-law said, it will definitely spread that my sister-in-law is not well-educated, that the girl's family is shameless, and so on.

Seeing her mother and sister-in-law staring at her strangely, He Yuanyuan scratched her head and said embarrassedly: "I'm telling the truth, that Mr. Xu is taller than my brother..."

He Zeng scolded: "You can't stop your mouth with food."

He Yuanyuan stuck out her tongue, but she just said something casually.

He Zeng was a little worried, turned to Zhang Xihua and said, "Go and see how they are eating, and send this jug of wine to the main room."

Zhang Xihua was also a little worried. Her husband didn't drink well, and she was afraid that he would drink too much.He picked up the warm wine on the stove, and sent the cucumbers he had just made along the way.

Xu Huai thanked Zhang Xihua very politely, and when he walked out of the threshold of the main room, Zhang Xihua heard him say to He Sheng in a low voice: "The grain harvested at home must be kept, don't sell it anymore. We still have food here. An Yi, but the outside is very chaotic, there is a famine everywhere, there is a lack of food, clothing, medicine, and everything..."

Zhang Xihua's heart skipped a beat and she immediately raised her throat, she staggered a bit, she recovered her senses before supporting her body, not knowing if she had exposed herself, she hurried back to the kitchen.

When she heard my sister-in-law chirping about Mr. Xu's good looks, she couldn't stop her panic.

He Sheng was as flustered as his daughter-in-law. He knew that the other party thought of him as a brother, so he revealed the news. The law and order in Daliang Town is now good, and all the news outside the county is kept secret.They are just complaining that this year's tax has increased by [-]%, and life is getting more and more difficult.

(End of this chapter)