Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 132 Parents' Heart

Ye Dafu naturally also heard what Mai Huang said, and seeing Mai Xiang looking at him, he hurriedly said, "This is not the first time for us to celebrate the New Year by ourselves. There are a lot of things to prepare. I'm afraid your eldest sister won't be able to take care of her. How old is she?"

"That's true, who told me that my mother can't do anything?" Mai Huang sighed, relieved.

"You damn girl, why can't I do it? Am I not in good health? Didn't I do all these things at your nanny's house in the past?" Zhao Shi yelled at the side again.

"It's Chinese New Year, don't die and live, you are so old, you are not as good as a child." Ye Dafu said to his wife dissatisfied.

"Why am I not as good as a child? I didn't make these steamed buns, and I didn't make these dumplings?" Mrs. Zhao began to count her achievements with her fingers.

"Mai Xiang, go and put your things back together. Bring out a piece of fish and a piece of mutton. We will go to your mother's place to celebrate the New Year in the morning." Ye Dafu saw that Mrs. Zhao was nagging, and took the opportunity to send Mai Xiang away. out.

For the New Year's Eve dinner, Mai Xiang's family will go back to the old house to reunite. This is what Ye Tiezhu and Liu Shi mean. In [-], only Mrs. Liu knew the loss in his heart.

Anyway, with the help of Wanjia's support for the year after the separation, life is much better, at least food and clothing are available, and Liu is not a stingy mother, so he simply gathered everyone together and wanted to have fun After the new year, the old man was happy to see that Erfu and Sanfu's family could also have a good meal.

The next day, when Mai Xiang's family rushed to the old house, they saw that only Wufu and his wife were busy working around the stove. It was undeniable that Mrs. Liu was in poor health and could do nothing; Kneading melon seeds; Mrs. Qian was holding Mai Jin in her hand, peeling melon seeds and stuffing them into Ma Jin's mouth; Jiufeng and Mrs. Liu were sitting on the kang in the back room, chatting, kneading melon seeds, eating snacks and drinking Tea, while Ye Tiezhu was holding a big tea mug, squinting his eyes and leaning against the kang.

As for the second blessing and the third blessing, they took the wheat seeds and posted couplets and door gods at the door, and called eight blessings to help them run errands from time to time.
"Mai Xiang, you are here, come and have a seat." Seeing Mai Xiang and his party entering the door, Mrs. Sun hurriedly greeted them warmly.

"Third Aunt is so at ease." Mai Xiang smiled, and went into the room to say hello to Ye Tiezhu and Liu Shi.

"Oh, I've been busy all morning, and I just got some free time. Sister-in-law, tell me, it's so sudden that we've lived together for these years, and we miss you when you move away." Mrs. Sun felt a little embarrassed when she saw Mai Xiang. Entangling, he hurriedly greeted Mrs. Zhao again.

After Mrs. Zhao said hello to Mrs. Liu, she sat down next to Mrs. Sun, Ye Dafu sat next to Ye Tiezhu in the back room, Mai Xiang also put the wheat field on the kang, told Mai Qing a few words, and then pulled Mai Huang Help with work.

In the past three months or so, Mai Xiang came into contact with Li Shi, and felt sympathy for Li Shi. There was such a reasonable but delicate mother-in-law on the table, and a sister-in-law who wouldn't help her when the oil bottle was down. The work of the whole family fell to Mrs. Li, cooking, washing, feeding the livestock, raising chickens, pigs and cattle, helping her husband in the field during the busy farming season, and doing sewing twice during the slack season. Mai Xiang hardly had any See her when she sits quietly.Even if you are talking to others, you are either holding a needle and thread or a rag or something else in your hand.

Fortunately, Wu Fu is a person who knows the cold and the hot, but the work outside the house basically refers to Wu Fu, not only on the Shang Fang side, but also on Mai Xiang's side.As a result, Wufu doesn't have much free time, and the amount of help he can help is limited. In addition, almost all mothers have an instinctive resentment when they see their sons helping their daughter-in-law with housework, so it shouldn't be too obvious what Wufu wants to do.

But today's situation is also an exception. Mrs. Sun has an excuse not to do anything. Mrs. Qian has always been a person who refuses to suffer. Everyone in the family has to eat. Mrs. Liu also understands that her daughter-in-law is too busy alone, so she acquiesced Wufu was helping.

Mai Xiang looked at Mrs. Li, although she was quite tired these days at Ye's house, but probably because she was able to eat enough, her complexion looked stronger than when she first came here.

Looking at Mrs. Li and Mrs. Sun, Mai Xiang suddenly thought of a question, this Mrs. Li is going to be pregnant, this family can let her raise the baby quietly?
"Mai Xiang, you don't look at Mai Di to play with him, why are you looking at me?" Seeing Mai Xiang staring at him, Mrs. Li thought there was something dirty on her face, so she wiped it off.

"Fifth Aunt, if there's anything else you need to do, I'll help you."

"No, you are still a child, go rest." Li Shi felt that she was an adult when she got married.

In fact, she is very similar to Mai Xiang. She took on the burden of life when she was very young. Her father left early, her mother was unable to support the family and earn money, and everything in the family was obeyed by her sister-in-law. I rushed to do all the work, for fear that my sister-in-law would be unhappy, and my mother and brother would be affected.

After marrying into Ye's family, she saw that Jiufeng did nothing all day long and only acted like a baby by Mrs. Liu's side. It's not that she didn't envy her. She didn't seem to have such a day.

Mai Xiang gets along with Li Shi these days, and understands the situation of Li Shi's natal family to some extent. If she is not anxious to ask for the gift money from the Ye family so that Li Shi's elder brother can marry and divide the family, Li Shi's sister-in-law will not She was willing to marry such a diligent sister-in-law.

Mai Xiang guessed that Shang Fang would have to wait until Jiufeng got married again. It seems that Li Shi still has several years to live, and the marriage of the eight blessings is still far away.

Ye Dafu in the house knew to help the elders when he saw his two daughters coming in, but Jiufeng, who was nearly a year older than Mai Xiang, still did nothing, and couldn't help frowning.

"Mother, after the new year, Feng will be eleven years old."

"No, this child hasn't had a good life for a few years." What Liu thought was not the same as Ye Dafu.

Banner people generally start talking about marriage from the age of 13, Han people are later, and rural people are even later, but basically no one is over [-], which is abnormal, most girls will choose Married at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

So Liu sighed that Jiufeng hadn't lived a good life for a few years. She was like a mirror in her heart. When a woman married into her husband's family, she had to make a living and serve her parents-in-law. How could she feel comfortable in her mother's house?
Ye Tiezhu opened his eyes and took a look at Ye Dafu. He understood what Ye Dafu meant, but Jiufeng was his old daughter, and he had been looking forward to the baby lump for many years. He was not willing to let her suffer, so he understood, but When it's time to pet, still pet.

"I heard that Mai Xiang went to the capital in a hurry, and you sent it. What's the matter?" Ye Tiezhu asked.

"It's nothing serious. It's just that when she moved, she saw that he gave so many things. She felt sorry, so she went to see him. I heard that Gege was going to get married in a few days." Ye Dafu himself wrote to Mai Xiang for a reason.

"Dafu, speaking of this, all the things in the house have been put away, and in whose hands are they all in?" Liu asked.

What Liu is worried about is that Mai Xiang will not let go of these valuables. If she takes them with her when she gets married in the future, what will the family live on?

"Mother, don't worry, Mai Xiang will make arrangements." Ye Dafu didn't want to talk about this issue, not because he didn't trust Mai Xiang, but because he didn't want to cause trouble for Mai Xiang.

"Brother, I heard that you borrowed the carriage from the Li Chang's family to go to the capital? Really, you don't ask me to play while driving the carriage yourself. I haven't been to the capital yet." Jiufeng had heard about the prosperity of the capital a long time ago. Especially at the end of the year, there are many good things.

"Next time." Ye Dafu agreed against his will.

"Can the carriage of the elder's family here be lent to you so easily?" Liu Shi asked, she did not expect that when her son would be able to speak in front of the head of the village.

"When Mai Xiang came back, she sent some snacks and a piece of silk over there, which is considered a repayment of the favor."

Ye Tiezhu nodded after listening, then looked at Jiufeng, and said: "You should also learn from Mai Xiang, don't just know how to play all day long."

"Father, where did I play? I was learning embroidery from my mother. I have saved hundreds of dollars in the past few months." Jiufeng pouted dissatisfied.

"Okay, it's for your own good that your father said a few words about you. What are you talking about?" What Liu Shi hates the most is people with shallow eyelids and no intentions. With this temperament, who can tolerate her?
"Understood, mother." Seeing her mother's downcast face, Jiufeng knew that she was wrong. She was better than Zhao Shi in this regard. She was not stupid, but just spoiled.

"Dafu, you have also built this yard. What I mean is that if you want money in your hands, it is better to buy a few acres of land. This person, no matter what time it is, has to eat. He has land in his hand. When the time comes, we Don't panic." Ye Tiezhu said.

"We don't have the silver in our hands for a while. We spent a lot of money to build a house, and we still owe someone 100 taels."

"Dafu, listen to your mother, I see that there are many valuable items in the gifts that day, those silks and porcelains, we farmers don't need them, they are all sold, and there is still a lot of money left." Come with less money, let’s buy land with this money," Liu said.

Mrs. Liu saw with her own eyes that a dozen or twenty bolts of silk and satin were delivered that day. It is estimated that the set of eating and drinking guys can be sold for dozens of taels of silver. With these, Ye Dafu will not have to worry about the future.

"Mother, don't worry about me, just live your life well." When Ye Dafu heard that his parents taught him to be attracted to Mai Xiang, he was completely unwilling.

In fact, it's not that Ye Dafu didn't know what Liu and Ye Tiezhu were worried about, but he thought that since Mai Xiang earned all of this, no matter what decision Mai Xiang made, he would have no complaints.Moreover, through his understanding of Mai Xiang during this period of time, he also believes that Mai Xiang is not such a heartless person.

(End of this chapter)