Xiaoqiao Liushui Renjia

Chapter 38

With her sweet talk, Xiaofeng found a job at Landlord Zhang's house. She was still in the kitchen, and now she had fifteen cents a day, and she took care of two meals. Xiaofeng felt very proud. The old hag is gone.

Ye Xiaoqiao followed Mrs. Wu to Kang County. Instead of going to the aunt's house, they went to a sewing shop and sold Mrs. Mrs. Wu's usual sewing work, and then went directly to the place where everyone went to the market to buy things. .When I came here, I came with other people in the village. Those who have horse-drawn carriages in the village will kindly remind everyone that when and where to gather, and when the time comes, we will go back together. People in the village should help each other.

At this time, when you go to the grain store to buy something, if you buy too much, they will automatically ask you where to send it. After all, there are many people from the country who come to the market, so it is impossible to buy grain, so you just carry the grain. It's too cheating, so it has become a habit to say hello directly, give half of the money, send it to the place, and give the other half of the money.

Ye Xiaoqiao thinks this is a good habit, thinking back then, when he went shopping, he couldn't carry the big and small bags, and there was no way.People this service.Really heartwarming.

Wu and Xiaoqiao didn't go to the grain shop of the aunt's house, because it was far away, and if they went to buy grain at his house, it would definitely be a disadvantage for the aunt and the others. They gave more and asked for less money. Relatives suffer, Wu would rather not go.So I bought some nearby and didn't bother my aunt.

The private money Xiaofeng saved was really not much, so she just bought six or seven chicks. Later, Wu added some more money and bought a total of twenty chicks.

"Mom, what if all the chickens are male?" Xiaoqiao asked.

"Tongyan Wuji, Tongyan Wuji!" Mrs. Wu looked at Xiaoqiao amusedly, "Our family is not that unlucky, as long as the twenty are public, then your mother's hands are really lucky."

It is basically impossible to want all of them to be female, but it is even more impossible to want all of them to be male!Generally speaking, there are fewer males than females.This kid, what is on his mind?

Xiaoqiao also thought it was a bit funny to ask the question, but he was afraid of being poor, and he was afraid that if he chose a rooster that didn't lay eggs, he would lose a lot of money.

There are indeed fish sellers in the market place, but they are all caught from the river, and there are no domestic ones.A catty of fish costs eight cents, which is much more expensive than eggs.

"Xiaoqiao, I want to eat fish. When we have money in the future, mother will buy it for you." Mrs. Wu looked at Xiaoqiao and asked a few fish stalls. This child really hasn't eaten anything good since he was a child.

"Yeah!" Xiaoqiao nodded, and followed Wu to the gathering place. After a while, the people from the grain store also delivered things. Xiaoqiao found that many people bought a lot of things, so that their family would not appear It's abrupt.

The little chickens were fluffy. Xiaoqiao returned home and carefully put them into the newly built chicken coop. Seeing them separated all of a sudden and looking for food on the ground, he felt that the yard suddenly became full of life.

The new life officially started. My uncle sent the two little piglets he bought to Mrs. Wu. These are two black pigs. They look very strong. They all say that you can’t just raise one pig, but at least two. , otherwise it will not be fat.

Two pigs compete with each other to grow faster.

Lixia and Liqiu also entered the school, and when they came back every day, they reviewed what their master taught them, and they also taught Xiaofeng and Xiaoqiao by the way. Wu and Ye Zhu were very relieved to see their children learn how to read.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Besides coming out of the chicken coop to find food for the [-] chickens raised by Xiaoqiao every day, Xiaoqiao will also dig some wild vegetables and mix them with bran and feed them together.

If there is food, it is best to feed rice, but now the whole family does not eat rice every day, let alone these chickens?

In addition to doing needlework, Mrs. Wu also regards the two pigs as the top priority. In addition to beating pigweed, some sweet potato vines in the dry land will also be cut and chopped to feed the pigs.

The two pigs are growing fast, and they are several catties bigger than when they first came.

"Brother, can the mud pond next to our house be dug?" Xiaoqiao asked Lixia after learning the characters.

Lixia felt that Xiaoqiao could read characters very quickly, and was happy to be the eldest brother, so he asked, "Why did you dig it? That place is useless."

"I always heard from my father that there is not enough fertilizer in our field, and there is not enough pig manure in our pigsty. Didn't grandpa say that the silt under the river is also a fertile field? Isn't it the same for our mud pond? We dug it, In summer, it will not be so smelly, and it can also fertilize the fields. If only clean water can be poured, it will be great to raise lotus root and fish." Xiaoqiao said: "We will be able to eat lotus root and fish then. If there are many Yes, it can still be sold for money. Brother, don’t you think so?” Xiaoqiao only provides advice, as for the specific operation, the elder brother has to take the lead.

Lixia's eyes lit up when he heard Xiaoqiao's words, this is really a good idea.Liqiu said: "Brother, I think what Xiaoqiao said is right. The weather is not too hot now, so I can't smell it. If the heat really comes up, maybe it will stink. Otherwise, why don't others choose this Place? That’s because no one is digging in this place, so let’s dig it, and it’ll be fine!”

Li Xia said: "I'll tell Dad."

Xiaoqiao was secretly happy in his heart, he had to take his time in everything.

After hearing what the eldest son said, Ye Zhu felt that it was different after studying, and he was also worried about not getting enough fat, "Sure, starting tomorrow, dad will dig the mud pond, and then the silt will be put into our field .”

"Father, when Li Qiu and I finish school in the afternoon, we will come over to help." Although they went to school to study, they will not leave behind the farm work, and Li Xia has already made a decision. I won't go to school anymore, let Liqiu go to study alone, he is the boss, and everything in the family will start to be taken over.

Just do it, Wu Shi also followed Ye Zhu to clean up the mud pond.Some of the silt will be put into the dry land, and some will be piled up around it to become a stalk.The whole family is very motivated, even Xiaoqiao is learning to cook now, she can't do the physical work, but she can't let Wu do the heavy work, she has to cook for everyone, Although all women in the countryside are like this, Xiaoqiao loves her mother so much that she asks to learn to cook. The food she cooks at the beginning is unpalatable, but people have to learn slowly. Fortunately, the food that Xiaoqiao cooked later It is possible to enter, and finally the two brothers did not frown, and she was relieved.It would be a tragedy if he really became a kitchen killer.

During this time, Ye Xiaoqiao's eldest cousin, Feng Yifan, also came over to talk to Ye Zhu and Mrs. Wu. Xiaoqiao only found out later that her mother had secretly cooperated with the eldest aunt's family on that matter, but this It is obvious that the aunt is helping their family.Otherwise, they can do such a business by themselves.

Xiaofeng continued to help landlord Zhang's house, and sometimes brought some rare pastries.

And when their family cleaned up the mud pond, Liu Shi and Hao Shi came over.

Hao Shi couldn't wait to say: "Second sister-in-law, do you know that there is a relationship with the fourth child."

Wu said: "I'm far away, so I don't know." If they have good things at home, Ye Gen will ask Li Xia or Li Qiu to send some over there, as a show of filial piety, but no one has ever gone there. Wu Shi is afraid of trouble.

Xiaoqiao listened, and because of his small size, he just listened here.

"Sister-in-law, tell me, the three of us want to be together." Mrs. Hao pushed Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu said: "I have said several times, either they look down on her, or they look down on the fourth child. The one I am talking about now is that she used to be a girl in a rich family, and now she is back, waiting to get married. "

Mrs. Wu hurriedly said: "Can you agree?" Didn't Mrs. Guo keep saying that she would tell the fourth child a girl from the city?Now talk about someone who was a girl?This is too far away.

Mrs. Hao hurriedly said: "Anyway, what did the fourth brother say, that he would rather marry a maid from a big family than a girl from a small family? That's what he said. The fourth son didn't know what he was thinking in his mind when he was studying. It’s the same thing. Just say that they are better than us, and I think that’s what they mean.”

Mrs. Liu said: "I said that I met her girl. She is good-looking and knows how to behave. My mother is very happy. She also said that the girl can read, and she is a good match for the fourth child."

"What's not worthy? I heard that the girl came out of the mansion. Her master gave a lot of money. The girl's parents said that they gave her a dowry. Didn't she fall in love with this? Otherwise, it would be successful." ?”

Mrs. Wu hurriedly asked: "Since that's the case, does he have a high opinion of the fourth child?" A girl from a rich family must have high eyesight.

Hao said: "It's not that she doesn't have anything at home, otherwise she wouldn't sell the girl to be a girl. She said she came out and just wanted to marry a scholar. Mother said that this is specially for the fourth child." , in the future, tsk tsk, I don’t know what to do.”

Mrs. Liu said: "No matter what, we are separated, and it doesn't hinder us." Mrs. Liu also decided to move out, and living in that yard is not a common thing after all. I'm going to marry a daughter-in-law in [-], and it's not a problem to hang out with that side

child.

The two sisters-in-law came here because they wanted to communicate with the disregard. If Guo Shi wants to do things in the future, they will also unite the front, and she can't let her lose.

In fact, they have separated. This kind of thing, that is, when they marry a daughter-in-law, give a child gift, treat relatives as relatives, and then go to help out. After all, they are separated.

Wu asked: "Could it be that we are going to get married so soon?" The family just built a house, and they haven't saved much money yet. Ye Gen's marriage needs at least several hundred gift money. It is a little difficult.

"I think they want to get married quickly." Liu said.

The old man also likes to talk to his man, saying that he is the boss, and he has to discuss some ideas with him. This is one of the reasons why Mrs. Liu wants to move out as soon as possible. She doesn't care about those two houses now, otherwise she will I don't know when it got involved.

When the family separated, I also asked if I wanted to stay together, but since you said no, why bother?
(End of this chapter)