Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 22
Liu Huilan accepted the silver coin from Mai Xiang, and she also had a plan in her heart, thinking that when Mai Xiang needed it urgently, she would return Mai Xiang's favor.

It was only from then on that she regarded Mai Xiang as her own family member from the bottom of her heart.Over the years, I have seen too many stories about human relationships, and I never thought that a ten-year-old country girl would put herself in her shoes and think about her.

Mai Xiang naturally didn't know that a small silver key made Liu Huilan feel so much emotion. She felt that she was still far from her goal. At least, she still couldn't get Liu Huilan to open up about the Cao family's family affairs. And Mai Xiang didn't dare to ask, for fear of arousing Liu Huilan's suspicion.

When Mai Xiang returned home, she met Mrs. Sun coming back from the market with a basket in her hand. Seeing Mai Xiang coming out of the next yard with a sewing basket, she asked curiously.

"It's nothing, go over and talk to my aunt, and ask her to teach me how to mend clothes." Mai Xiang didn't dare to tell Liu Huilan how to learn to read, for fear of causing trouble to Liu Huilan.

"By the way, Mai Xiang, I heard that someone saw you eating wontons today, where did you get the money?" Sun asked while looking at Mai Xiang.

"Wontons? Auntie sees that I am someone who has money to eat wontons?" Mai Xiang was worried that she would not be able to explain clearly, so she simply denied it.

Anyway, the children in the countryside all have the same hairstyle and the same tattered clothes, so it is easy to confuse them.

Fortunately, the people Mai Xiang deals with at the wishing pool are all rich people, otherwise, the people in the village would have discovered it long ago.

"Uh, what's wrong with that? I heard that you go out to every market now to sell straw sandals for your father."

Mrs. Sun did watch Mai Xiang take Mai Huang to pick out a basket of straw sandals and go out early in the morning.I didn't take it seriously at first, what do you think the two children will do?Unexpectedly, she ran into an acquaintance in the village in the market, and said that she saw Mai Xiang and two men went to the wonton stand, and she seemed to be the son of a rich family, which surprised Sun.

"How much can straw sandals be sold for? My family has a lot of money." After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she looked at the basket that Mrs. Sun was carrying. There was a small blue cloth covering it, so it was impossible to see what was under the basket.

It happened that Mai Miao ran out at this time, lay on Sun's lap, and asked, "Mother, did you buy me something delicious?"

Maili and Maizhi also followed, Maizhong's finger was in his mouth, and he stared at Sun's basket eagerly. These children knew that Sun's basket would never be empty every time he came back.

When Mai Xiang saw her, she was afraid that Mrs. Sun would get angry with her, so she went into the house with a needle and thread basket. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Mrs. Zhao holding a small broom for sweeping the kang, staring at Mai Xiang with a dark face, and went to the house. Take a picture of Mai Xiang.

"You damn girl, you have fooled us all. I said, why do you want to be in charge of the family? It turns out that you are spending money for yourself. You didn't learn how to make money, but you took money to show off. .”

Mai Xiang escaped Zhao's beating and got on the kang, only to see Mai Huang pouted and staring at her, Mai Lu and Mai Qing cried when they saw Mai Xiang being beaten.

"What's wrong with me?" Mai Xiang shouted loudly, feeling very annoyed.

"Elder Sister didn't take me to eat wontons." Mai Huang felt that he was at a disadvantage.

"Ah, you are capable, you are capable, you dare to sneak out to eat wontons yourself? My old lady dare not eat a bowl of wontons..." Mrs. Zhao became angry again when she heard this, and the broom in her hand was not enough. Going up to Mai Xiang, he threw it directly at Mai Xiang, scratching Mai Xiang's forehead.

Mai Xiang took the broom and asked, "Can you believe what Aunt San said? Is it easy for me all morning? I..."

Before Mai Xiang finished speaking, Mrs. Liu came over with Jiufeng, and asked with a dark face, "What's the matter with you, old man? Boss just went out for a few days, and you beat and quarreled with the child?"

"I just beat this damn girl for doing what should be done. What's wrong with me disciplining the child?" Mrs. Zhao was still holding her stomach, furious.

Jiufeng helped Mrs. Liu onto the kang and sat down. Mrs. Liu looked at Mrs. Zhao and said, "I heard what others said about the old three's family. The big girl said that others misunderstood it. You picked out these few pairs of shoes in total. What do you think?" No count? Besides, Mai Huang is still following her, so she can eat wontons secretly."

Mrs. Liu didn't know about Mai Xiang selling wall shoes, and felt that Mrs. Zhao couldn't handle such a simple matter, which was really useless.

"Mother, you don't know, this damn girl is relying on her own ability..."

"Mom, when did I say that I can bear it? Didn't it mean that when Dad left, let me take care of the house for two days?"

Mai Xiang interrupted Zhao Shi, thinking that this woman is really stupid and hopelessly stupid, after so many times of training, she still doesn't have a long memory.Mai Huang let her do this, no matter what Mai Xiang said, she would agree to it well, but she just had to be strong, and she didn't take any losses, and she didn't have the ability to be serious.

Mai Xiang felt disgusted in her heart. Although she had no brothers and sisters in the previous life, she still had a few good-looking ones, and she had never seen such a stupid person.

It's fine for the younger ones, but it's still the same for the older ones. Mai Xiang felt a little discouraged, afraid that before she earned enough money, something happened to the family, and she would be sold by the Zhao family.

After listening to Mai Xiang interrupting Zhao's words, Mrs. Liu felt a little strange, and just wanted to ask in detail, only to hear voices coming from the yard, it was Mrs. Qian disciplining the children.

It turned out that the wheat grains and wheat seeds knew that the Sun family would not give them the food they bought. The rules of the Ye family are like this. No one has rich money, and there are many children in the family, so they all eat their own food behind closed doors. .Maili and Maizhong also understood this, so they had to come to Qian's in tears.Qian scolded Mai Zhong, scolding him for not taking his younger brother to have fun, but only being greedy.

"You brat, even at this age, you still only want to dislike gluttony, and you don't want what's going on with us? You didn't have a good father and mother, who can you blame? Poor your father who is working hard outside every day. You don’t even have a full meal, are you still hungry?”

Mrs. Liu saw that the old family hadn't calmed down yet, and the second child's family started beating and scolding again. Regardless of what Mrs. Zhao hadn't finished speaking, she hurriedly lifted the curtain and went out.

"The second son's family, take care of the children and take care of the children. What are these wives doing with their tongues? Who are you talking to? Are there any rules in the house? Doesn't your father-in-law, who is 50 years old, work hard outside every day? Is there something to eat? Isn't it for you all?" Liu Shi stood at the door of the main room and said.

Qian's face turned red when she heard this, and she didn't dare to argue with the old lady openly, so she angrily dragged the wheat grains and wheat seeds into the house.

Angrily, Liu also went back to the house and lay down, thinking whether to collect the embroidery money from the daughter-in-law here, so as to save the trouble all day long.

But if the money is really collected back, the third and second children will definitely not do it, and they will have to make a fuss to separate the family. Besides, it was agreed at the beginning that this is the private house of each family. Two will simply not do it, what should I do?
While Liu was thinking, Mai Xiang was also educating Zhao and Mai Huang.

"Mother, let me tell you again, don't tell anyone about family affairs, and father has told you again and again, why don't you have such a memory? I earned these copper coins, Erya only sold two pairs of straw sandals today. I didn't steal any snacks I bought, you just don't believe me, you believe what an outsider says?"

"Sister, next time I'm going to sell small shoes, you should go sell big shoes." Mai Huang was still not convinced, thinking it was a matter of job type.

"Okay, you go." Mai Xiang knew not to let her suffer, she didn't know how important she was.

Seeing that Mai Xiang was angry, Mrs. Zhao also regretted that she should not have beaten her daughter after listening to Mrs. Sun's words. Her daughter knew how to make money at such a young age, and she knew how to buy food for her. Jiufeng was ten years older than Mai Xiang Yue is still a little milk baby who acts like a baby by Mrs. Liu's side all day long.

"Then, then, next time, when Mom wants to talk nonsense, will you remind Mom again?" Mrs. Zhao confessed to Mai Xiang in disguise.

Mai Xiang sighed and said, "Got it, I'm tired and I want to sleep."

Mrs. Zhao dragged Mai Huang, Mai Lu and Mai Qing to the kang next door.

When Ye Tiezhu came home, he obviously felt that the atmosphere in the house was not right, and Mrs. Liu was lying on the kang again, even lazily eating dinner.

Ye Tiezhu tried to persuade him for a long time, but Liu's tone just didn't go well.Fortunately, Wu Fu came in from the outside and shouted: "Dad, mother, my elder brother is back."

It was Ye Dafu and the others who came back.

(End of this chapter)