Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 111
When Mai Xiang brought a basket of pig hair into the hospital, she met Zhao Yuanjiang who was sending Zhao and Mai back back with a small cart.

"Big Ya, are you out on the streets again?" Mrs. Zhao asked first, looking at the basket in Mai Shou's hand.

"Hi, uncle."

"Big ya, why don't you go to grandma's house to play? Your aunt, your grandma, and your aunt are all talking about you." Zhao Yuanjiang smiled flatteringly when he saw Mai Xiang.

"You can't do without people at home. Are my aunt's things ready?"

"I really don't know about this." After Zhao Yuanjiang finished speaking, he looked at Mai Xiang and said, "Big girl, your grandma told me that it was your grandma who did something wrong. The little grandson is pitiful, he can't even eat milk, nothing else." Seeing that Mai Xiang was a little lukewarm, Zhao Yuanjiang explained.

"Uncle, it's okay, it's all over."

"That's good, that's good, your grandma, she's not a bad person, she's worried about everyone, no, a few days ago she secretly took some of your aunt's gift to supplement your aunt's house, saying that your aunt's house is now It was the most difficult, and made your aunt and grandma awkward." After Zhao Yuanjiang finished speaking, he seemed a little ashamed.

He is the eldest son of the family, and his younger siblings are not doing well, so he can't help at all, and he wants this decades-old old lady to lick her old face, and spend some money from this house today and search for money from that house tomorrow to make up for that. Those most in need.

When Mai Xiang heard this, she was stunned, thinking that the old lady was just a poor mother, she was not partial in the true sense, but used the wrong method.As long as any child is not doing well, she will always worry about it. It is only because of her lack of ability that she thinks of stealing from other children to help the poor, but none of these daughters is really rich.

In fact, on the second day after Mrs. Yu left, Mrs. Zhao talked to Mai Xiang several times, saying that Mrs. Yu missed Mai Xiang a lot. Make some dry food for these poor grandchildren to have a full meal, and let Dongzhi take a few children to the streets to buy some snacks to satisfy their greed. Occasionally, they will secretly stuff a few copper coins for Zhao .

Mai Xiang has no memory of her previous life, so she is not interested in what Zhao said, and Zhao himself is an unreliable person, so Mai Xiang doesn't take these words to heart.It's just that hearing this again from Zhao Yuanjiang's mouth at this time, Mai Xiang's heart was slightly touched.

"What did my grandma take away?" Mai Xiang asked curiously.

This winter solstice, the condition of the object of marriage is not bad, but it is a pity that Mai Xiang has never been to Zhao's house since then, and I don't know what kind of gifts the other party gave, which made Yu's miss again.

"It seems that there is a piece of printed cloth, and there are hundreds of big coins. I don't know anything else."

"Then what happened afterwards?" Mai Xiang wanted to know more about Dong Zhi's personality.

"What else can I do? I gave everything away, and your aunt said, you should discuss it with her anyway, and she can look at it for herself."

When Mai Xiang heard this, she suddenly thought of a problem. Mrs. Yu has lived with her eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fang for these years. Unforgiving?Their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, why don't they fight every day?
Thinking of this, Mai Xiang suddenly smiled.She knows that the social status of women here is low. No matter how much dissatisfaction the daughter-in-law has with her mother-in-law, she usually thinks about it in private. May be suspended.

After Zhao Yuanjiang finished speaking, seeing Mai Xiang laughing by himself, he looked at Mrs. Zhao, who also shook his head.

"Big girl, why are you giggling, you still don't help me pick up your little brother." Zhao's body can't exert strength for a long time.

After hearing this, Mai Xiang had to put down the basket and took the wheat field. Mrs. Zhao picked up the basket from the ground by the way and lifted off the layer of cloth on it.

"Big ya, what are you doing with this pig hair?"

"Ah, it's kind of useful, but I can't tell right now."

After Zhao Yuanjiang heard this, he looked at the pig hairs in the basket, then at Mai Xiang, and said, "Daddy, uncle wants to ask, can you find some way for the big guy to make money? You also know that your uncle doesn't have much ability, your cousins ​​are all grown up, several big things are waiting, and your aunt's family is even more so, it is worse than your uncle's family."

After Zhao Yuanjiang finished speaking, he looked at Mai Xiang eagerly.

"Uncle, didn't I let my uncle and the others embroider purses? I really couldn't think of anything else at the moment. To be honest, I don't really have any skills. I just can say a few words to make people happy. Give me a few more bounties."

"How much money can you earn with a purse? Neither your aunt nor your aunt can do it."

"Uncle, don't worry, no matter how bad it is, you can still make kites and sell them when spring comes next year."

Mai Xiang hesitated for a while, and didn't ask them to make toothbrush handles, because she didn't know whether this thing could be sold or not.

After hearing what Mai Xiang said, Zhao Yuanjiang was very disappointed, sighed, and went back without even entering the house.

For some reason, Mai Xiang looked at his back, and suddenly felt sour in her heart. How can there be any self-esteem in the days of the poor?

Ye Dafu's heart was also sour, if he hadn't had Mai Xiang, his life would have been much more difficult than Zhao Yuanjiang's.

"Forget it, girl, let's take care of ourselves first and help others when you are capable." Ye Dafu saw Mai Xiang's thoughts, because he knew that his girl was a kind person.

"Understood, Dad. By the way, Dad, can you think of a way to dye my toothbrush handles, the brighter the better, red or green will do." Mai Xiang suddenly thought of it One problem, if the handle of this toothbrush doesn't look better, the sales of this toothbrush will definitely be discounted.

"How do I understand this?" Ye Dafu looked at Mai Xiang in embarrassment.

"Oh, I know who to call. Dad, you can deal with this pig hair for me, and I will come when I go."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she put the wheat field on the kang, handed it to Mrs. Zhao, and took the ten or so toothbrush handles into the yard next door. Li Ding was digging the ground in the yard with a hoe, and Li's wife was watching. with.

"Grandpa, do you know how to farm?" Mai Xiang asked with a smile, because Mai Xiang had never seen Cao Xueqin hold a hoe.

"What hardships have you not suffered in these years? It is sometimes a luxury to have a piece of land of your own to grow." Li Ding said with emotion.

After hearing this, Mai Xiang squatted in front of him and asked curiously, "Grandpa, why don't you tell me about your past?"

Mai Xiang often goes to Cao's house these days. Li Ding naturally knows the relationship between Mai Xiang and Cao's family, but these past events involve three generations of emperors. Does he dare to say it?

"Mai Xiang, your mistress and master are both in the house, you can go find them." Li Ding refused.

"Grandpa is so stingy." Mai Xiang pursed her lips deliberately.

"Mai Xiang, what do you want to hear, come here, Mama will tell you." Li's wife couldn't bear to see Mai Xiang disappointed, so she greeted Mai Xiang. In addition, she really likes Mai Xiang. Seeing Mai Xiang acting like a baby, she seemed to see The way my daughter acted like a baby when she was young.

"Mommy, I want to hear, what is the job of the biggest official Mammy has ever met?" Mai Xiang changed the subject because she was worried that she would be too sensitive to ask the Li family directly.

Furthermore, she suddenly remembered that Li's wife is the nanny of Fu Heng's family. Has she met Qianlong's concubine Yuan?Does Yuan Chun really have the shadow of Concubine Yuan?

Mai Xiang remembers that when she read "Dream of Red Mansions", she always felt that there were many mysteries in it, and she couldn't explain them clearly. Later, after reading Zhiping and some literary reviews, she realized that there were two parallel stories in "Dream of Red Mansions". One belongs to the Cao family, and the other belongs to the royal family. Among them, Yuanchun refers to Qianlong's concubine Yuan.

Mai Xiang asked a little childishly, Li's wife didn't expect that Mai Xiang would come to make jokes, she smiled and said: "It is really a child, and the biggest official! Let me think about it, the master I served in the past should be, he is a member of the court. Waiting for Mr. Zhongyong, the crown prince and Taibao, he is a first-class official, can he be considered a high official?"

"Ah, your master is so powerful, how old is he?" Mai Xiang wondered how old Fu Heng was at this time.

"Just past thirty."

"So young?" Mai Xiang took a deep breath. This ancient first-class product is equivalent to the modern prime minister level. Fu Heng sat in this position at the age of 30, which seems to be much better than Acton.

"There is also a reason for this. His sister is the former empress of the current dynasty. The emperor felt guilty for the first empress, and he wanted to make up for her family. However, our master is also striving for pride." Li's wife did not treat Mai Xiang as an outsider, and said casually One sentence.

"Guilty, make up, why?" Mai Xiang became excited.

It's a pity that Mai Xiang's words made Li's wife vigilant. This topic is obviously not suitable for Mai Xiang, so she smiled: "How many years have you been married?

"Auntie, what are you talking about with a child?" Liu Huilan came out of the room and interrupted Li's wife.

"That's right, I forgot as I was talking." Li's wife also realized that something was wrong, Mai Xiang was only ten years old.

This girl just has this ability. Listening to her talk, it is easy for people to forget her age.

"You too, these words are what you, a girl, should ask and listen to? My wife has taught you how many times, but I don't have a long memory." Liu Huilan turned around and taught Mai Xiang a lesson.

"Master, I'm curious," Mai Xiang stepped forward and tugged at Liu Huilan's sleeve.

"I'm so curious, you, you..." Liu Huilan said "you" several times, but still didn't say it.

In fact, as early as when Mai Xiang entered the yard, Liu Huilan knew that Mai Xiang was coming. At that time, she was discussing with Cao Xueqin that the extra ten taels of silver could be given to Li Ding and his wife for money. I didn't care about the conversation.

It wasn't until Li's wife moved the former queen out that Liu Huilan paid attention and came out to interrupt the conversation between the two.

(End of this chapter)