Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 108
Seeing Mai Xiang sitting over, Mrs. Liu took Mai Xiang's hand and said, "Daddy, Mammy has looked at you coldly these days. Mammy knows that you want to be strong. Regardless of your young age, you are the one with the most ideas." Yes. What do you think about this Wanjia matter?"

"Huh? This Wanjia sent you a message again?"

Mai Xiang remembered that the last time Mrs. Wan came, after giving the bracelet to Jiufeng, she never entered Ye's house again.

"No, that's why I feel uneasy. Logically, we should deliver the letter in person for such a big matter as your fifth uncle's marriage, but I'm not in good health. I'm tired again. So, I thought, is it you and Jiufeng who ran this trip for Mammy? Of course, if you don't want to, just pretend that I didn't say anything and I'll send your grandfather and your eighth uncle. "

"I don't want to go, Mammy, we have divorced, and I took the initiative to deliver it to my door. Isn't this just waiting for people to laugh at us?" Mai Xiang said what was in her heart. From now on, she doesn't want to have anything to do with the Wan family.

Mrs. Liu sighed, and said, "Mammy knows you have high hearts and doesn't want to be a concubine. Mammy knows what to do. In fact, when we went last time, it seemed that the Wan family was proposing marriage for their young master. I heard that we fell in love with a lady from the official family in the capital. Forget it, with our status, we can't compare with others. However, according to the old lady, it seems that the Wan family has a grandson who is a maidservant. Yes, it is also about the same age as this young master, but he is not favored, I guess these ten thousand families have fallen in love with you, maybe they also want to tell this second child about you."

"Mommy, the second child can't do it either, anyway, the Wan family just can't do it."

"You child, no matter how unfavored he is, with the family background of the Wan family, how can he be worse? Isn't he much better than ordinary people?"

"Mommy, this Wanjia really can't do it." Mai Xiang was a little annoyed.

"Okay, if you can't do it, you can't do it. I'm just discussing it with you. If you don't want it, forget it. I just feel a little pity." Liu sighed again.

"Mummy, don't feel sorry for him. This man deserves his life. I was originally born in a poor family. I'd better live my life in peace."

Mai Xiang's words touched Liu Shi. She really wanted to marry Jiufeng into Wan's family, but Ye Tiezhu was unwilling, and Wan's family didn't have the slightest intention for Jiufeng.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Liu didn't understand. This Jiufeng looked much more beautiful and fairer than Mai Xiang, but why didn't she catch people's eyes?

Mai Xiang is too lazy to figure out Liu's thoughts, she expresses what she should express clearly, and that's enough.

When Mai Xiang returned to the house, Mrs. Zhao was packing up her things and preparing to go back to her mother's house. This time she went back with only wheat fields. Because there were wheat fields, Mai Xiang brought her some eggs and rice.

After Mrs. Zhao left, Mai Xiang suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

Because Mai Di is not at home, there are a lot of things to do, and now Mai Xiang doesn't go to the Temple of the Reclining Buddha very often. In this way, there is a lot of free time every day, and Mai Xiang began to formally practice calligraphy.

One day, Mai Xiang was teaching Dafu, Mai Huang, and Mai Qing how to read in the house, and Mai Lu was playing outside with Mai Li and Mai Miao when the head of the village suddenly came to the door.

"Brother Dafu, yo, what are you doing, brother Dafu? Are you still studying with your daughter?" Li Zhang walked in the door just in time to see Mai Xiang teaching everyone how to read.

She mainly taught Ye Dafu to recognize some commonly used characters, learn to write his own name and numbers, and she has not had time to teach others.

"What do I study at my age? I just feel that my house is going to be built, and I have to learn to read a few words and keep some simple accounts. If I don't understand a note when someone gives me a note, let me write something down." No way." Ye Dafu chuckled.

"Okay, it's different when you have confidence, brother, I'm here today because of your house. Let me tell you, building a house is a big deal. Your big piece of land is planned to Have you thought about what to cover?"

"Lichang, our family doesn't have much money, and now we just want to build a few houses with a courtyard." Ye Dafu felt that the other party's question was a bit strange, and this issue had been discussed a few days ago.

"Brother, don't keep your eyes on me. I heard that your family has some nobles from the city to send you things. Are you still short of money? Don't worry, I won't borrow money from you. However, I'm telling the truth, have you figured out how to control your land?" After finishing speaking, the village chief took a special look at Mai Xiang.

"When you grow up, you know that's what you heard. How can you take what you've heard?" Mai Xiang smiled at Li.

Mai Xiang heard what the other party meant, she should have come to Ye Dafu for something, but Ye Dafu didn't understand the other party's meaning.Mai Xiang was not in a hurry, she wanted to see if Ye Dafu would protect his own interests in front of outsiders?
"Niece, I'm not hearing this, I've seen it with my own eyes many times."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang smiled and said nothing.

Seeing that Mai Xiang didn't answer, the village chief looked at Ye Dafu and said, "Brother, this is the case. There is a cousin in my family who is a small foreman who specializes in building houses. He helped the emperor's family build houses. I'm not bragging at all. He has been busy with the garden on the mountain for several years, and he knows it well. No, he just got free and wants me to find something to do. I think your legs are not very convenient, I Let him bring a few people to help you, tidy up your house, and build a house that looks like a rich man's house, what is it called Yuanzhongyuan, and don't be blind to this great place."

"Lichang, my house is really only building a few small houses with a yard for the time being. We don't all build houses in the countryside like this. I have already found the people who build this house. Where do I need to be neat and orderly? Garden in garden ?” Ye Dafu did not agree.

"Brother Dafu, don't worry, we are all from our own people, and we will never fool you. I also see that your legs and feet are not smooth. It just so happens that he does this again, and there are several people under his command. It is not difficult to find with a lantern. Is it a good thing?" Li Chang clapped his hands and said.

"Minister, I know your kindness, but my family really doesn't need it. With just these few rooms, how can it be worth hiring someone?" Ye Dafu still refused.

"Your family is not an ordinary family. There are so many places. You don't use them to build a house. What do you want to do? Don't tell me you want to grow crops?" The chief was a little unhappy. He didn't expect Ye Dafu to really shirk.

Mai Xiang was worried that Ye Dafu would continue to refuse, and it would not be a good thing to have a deadlock with the head of the village. Thinking of this, Mai Xiang said before Ye Dafu: "The village grows up. My land is going to be planted with fruit trees. I have already planted fruit trees. We have made an appointment with them, and someone will come to help us in the spring of next year. My family is not a big family, and my parents are like this, so I always have to find some way to get money."

"Fruit tree? What kind of fruit tree?" asked the village chief.

"That's hard to say, let's see what saplings people give us."

The village chief learned two pieces of information from Mai Xiang's words. This fruit sapling was given by a nobleman, and the other party not only gave the sapling, but also brought someone to help plant it. Because of this relationship, he can't offend Mai Xiang. family.

"That's it, then pretend I didn't say it, but Brother Dafu, let me know when you build the house. We are all in the same village. If you need anything, just say it. I can afford a few people."

"Then thank you, I really need to invite a few people." Ye Dafu breathed a sigh of relief, he can meet this request.

Seeing that the head of the village didn't seem to want to leave immediately, Mai Xiang refilled him with a cup of herbal tea. The head of the village told Ye Dafu that someone in the village was buying and selling land, and who was going to marry and marry a daughter. He drank up all the herbal tea from Mai Xiang's house before leaving.

"Mai Xiang, what about this house? What do you think in the future?" Ye Dafu asked.

"Father, the chief's words reminded me, I'll go to see Mr., Mr. is a sensible person." Mai Xiang got off the kang after speaking.

Mai Xiang remembered the evaluation of Cao Xueqin by later generations. He is not only an outstanding novelist, poet, painter, medical expert, gourmet, but also an outstanding architect and gardener.The Cao family also wanted to build a house, and the yard of five acres of land was not too small. She wondered what ingenious ideas Cao Xueqin would have?

Because there was an old man at home, Mai Xiang didn't shout at the door as usual when she passed by. When she approached the house, Mai Xiang heard voices talking inside. After listening carefully, it turned out that it was still the chief.

Seeing that Mai Xiang's family failed, the village chief suddenly thought that Cao Xueqin's family also bought five acres of wasteland behind Mai Xiang's house, which should also be used to build a house, and thought of coming here to try again.

According to him, the Cao family is down and out, and they should have no backing, otherwise they wouldn't be living in this small mountain village.

"Minister, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't get together so much money for a while. I can only come to this house a little bit, and I really don't need to hire a special person to plan and design it." Cao Xueqin also agreed. Refused.

Cao Xueqin still didn't pay attention to a small village chief.

After hearing this, Mai Xiang shouted at the door: "Is Mistress at home?"

While talking, Mai Xiang pushed the door open and went in. Seeing the chief sitting there, Mai Xiang smiled and said, "The chief is there too?"

"Mai Xiang, your mistress is in the house, what's the matter?"

"Sir, I'm looking for you. Just now when the head of the village came to my house and talked about this house and garden in the garden, I thought you are a well-informed person, and you have so many relatives at home. My lord, I want to ask, what do you plan to build in your yard?" Mai Xiang said.

Cao Xueqin was taken aback for a moment, then quickly understood what Mai Xiang meant, and burst out laughing.

The chief was laughed at inexplicably. He looked at Mai Xiang and Cao Xueqin, but he didn't dare to speak easily. After thinking about it, he got up and left.

"You little brat, do you know he's coming to my house?" Cao Xueqin patted Mai Xiang's head after seeing the village chief leave.

"I really came here to ask Mr. for help. How should my yard be designed?"

Mai Xiang dragged Cao Xueqin into the room, and explained her thoughts carefully.

(End of this chapter)