Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 245 Li Wei
It is said that Mrs. Zhao was so angry when Winter Solstice mentioned Mai Xiang of the Tong family, and suddenly remembered Tong Liwen, the gentle and gentle young master of the Tong family. .

"Big girl, are you still thinking about the young master of the Tong family?" Zhao asked.

Mai Xiang was stunned upon hearing this.

"Mother, what are you talking about? My sister has a brother-in-law." Mai Huang hastily held Zhao Shi back.

"I only reminded her when I knew she had your brother-in-law." Mrs. Zhao's eyes widened, as if to teach Mai Xiang a lesson.

"Mom, when did you talk to your brain?" Mai Xiang really convinced this big family, can there be one or two normal ones?

"Okay, big sister, you are a mother who can talk nonsense. Forget it, I didn't come today, Mai Xiang, my aunt was wrong, so I pretended that my aunt never came, and my aunt went home first , I won’t disturb you.”

Winter Solstice saw that Mai Xiang was obviously angry, and she was afraid that if she stayed any longer, this stupid second sister would say something shocking, so she hurried away with the child in her arms, and it was Mai Huang who chased her out and sent her away. The family members went to see her off.

"Well, Mai Xiang, mother just said casually, if it wasn't for nothing, mother is doing it for your own good. Um, er, your father went to tidy up the shop. The shop closed yesterday, and I need to tidy up things. I'll help him .” Mrs. Zhao also saw that something was wrong, so she found an excuse to slip away.

"Mother, sit down. Mai Qing, go and call Second Sister over, I have something to tell you." Mai Xiang said seriously.

Mai Qing glanced at Mai Xiang, ran out quickly, and within a few minutes came in holding Mai Huang's hand.

"Sit down, all of you, except Mai Lu, who is younger, and Mai Qing, you are also nine years old. I will put the words here today, and you all listen to me, and remember everything for me. Our family's life is better, There is no shortage of money in the family. In the future, Mai Qing and Mai Lu will learn how to manage the house from your second sister, and each of you will share some housework. When you get married, the eldest sister will not lose you and will definitely give you a generous dowry. But if any of you If you want to learn from cousin Ziju, you want to get something for nothing, go to a rich family to be a concubine or something, don't blame the big sister for being angry, the consequence of the big sister's anger is that she will kick you out, and then a big man will not give it to you, remember ?"

Mai Xiang was also in a hurry. Regardless of the young age of these girls, she got the vaccination first. She didn't have the time and mood to deal with these bad things every day, which really affected her mood.

"Understood, big sister, we are not bad." Mai Huang said hurriedly.

It is rare for Mai Qing and Mai Lu to see Mai Xiang so angry. Although they don't understand what Mai Xiang said, they still nod like chickens pecking at rice.

"Mother, and you too, remember, when I'm not at home, you should be more diligent in reminding your sisters, and, in the future, you are not allowed to let your relatives who are concubines come to your house, and you don't bring your younger brother when you go back to your mother's house." The younger sisters have gone back, you go back alone." Mai Xiang said to Zhao Shi again.

Mai Xiang can't and doesn't want to control the Zhao family's affairs, but Mai Xiang can control Mai Huang and the others. She doesn't want such a young child to be spoiled. It's hard to correct the three views, just like Jiufeng, In the past, Jiufeng was quite simple and kind, but after a few trips to the capital, she was quickly corrupted.

After hearing her daughter's lesson, Mrs. Zhao was naturally dissatisfied. She opened her mouth to refute a few words, but seeing Mai Xiang's face darkened, she closed it obediently. She knew that Mai Xiang was angry, and the consequences of Mai Xiang's anger would be serious.In the early days, she was allowed to eat coarse grains alone, but now she is deducting her pocket money.

"What's the matter? All of you are crying? What did your mother do wrong?" Ye Dafu came in, looked at Mrs. Zhao and asked.

Usually these children were talking and laughing together, so Ye Dafu's first reaction was that his wife had done something wrong.

"It's not big girl. The winter solstice came and said a few words, and somehow annoyed her. She scolded us and didn't let me take the little ones back to my mother's house." Zhao saw her husband , I feel a little wronged, no matter what, she is also a mother, and a girl doesn't give her any face, and a husband doesn't give her any face.

"Father, it's not like this, the eldest sister is doing it for our own good." Mai Huang hurriedly explained a few words, and learned why the winter solstice came.

"That's it, since that's the case, you still listen to the eldest daughter. Don't take these children back with you in the future." After Ye Dafu heard this, he also glared at Mrs. Zhao angrily.

What's this called? How can someone ask an unmarried girl with a yellow flower to go to the mediator to pull her hair? If it spreads, what does it look like?
"The child's father..."

"Okay, don't talk about these nonsense anymore, I have business to tell my daughter." Just as Zhao Shi opened her mouth, Ye Dafu interrupted her.

"Father, what's the matter?" Mai Xiang also wanted to change the subject, it was really frustrating.

"Your eighth uncle's furniture is almost ready, but he wants you to accompany him to the city to see if there is anything else he wants to buy, and bring your mothers back by the way."

Ba Fu's marriage was set on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and with less than two months left, it was time for the Liu family to come back.

"Understood, I will go after the snow melts in a few days."

When Mai Xiang thought of picking up Mrs. Liu, she was not in a good mood. Few of the Yezhao family were normal-minded. It was okay when they were a little poorer. Everyone devoted themselves to earning their own money. A little calculation is not harmful. It's good now, life is better, but even more dissatisfied, everyone wants to climb high branches, think about getting something for nothing.

For example, Mrs. Liu, this rural place can't accommodate her anymore, so she has to go to the city to find a good family for her daughter, and I don't know if she has found it in the past few months.Mai Xiang didn't talk about whether Jiufeng married well or not. What she was worried about was that if the man's conditions were too good, Liu would go to Wufu again to save face. Also, Ye Dafu was not good at this level. better off.

Coincidentally, the capital at this time was also covered with ice and snow, but Mrs. Liu's heart was warm, because Mrs. Wan finally found a good family for Jiufeng.The other party is a business friend of Wanbaocai, whose family is also in Changhe Town, and whose surname is Wu. Although he is not as wealthy as the Wanjia, his family has a thousand acres of fertile land and five or six shops.

The Wu family didn't like Jiufeng's background at first, but the other party wanted to hug Wan's thigh. He heard that Jiufeng was Wan Baocai's niece. The other party heard that Jiufeng was Mai Xiang's old aunt, and that Mai Xiang was the unmarried daughter-in-law of the second young master of the Wan family. Of course, the Wan family did not forget to brag about Prince Li behind Mai Xiang.

It's just that although this Wu family is wealthy, the population is a bit complicated, there are three sons born, and two born out of concubines. As for how many girls there are, Wan Baocai himself can't tell.

Now the third young master of the Wu family is the third young master of the Wu family who is proposing to Jiufeng. He is a concubine and has been studying for several years.

When Mrs. Liu heard that she had so much property, she did some calculations silently. Even if the third young master of the Wu family was a concubine, no matter how bad it was, when the Wu family separated, they would give their son a shop outside of a hundred acres of fertile land, right?Is this enough to make her niece feel comfortable?

Mrs. Wan came to tell Mrs. Liu about this marriage in person. Last time, the marriage of Bafu failed. Although Mrs. Wan was a little unhappy, she didn't care about Mrs. Liu.This time, he learned the lesson from last time, instead of looking for the housekeeper or servant of the Wan family, he found a family for Jiufeng in a serious manner.

Mrs. Liu was naturally grateful for Mrs. Wan's heart, and took Mrs. Wan's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, it's really thanks to you, who sent me a letter in this snowy day. You said, this child is ten years older than Mai Xiang." Wouldn't it be a joke if we got married behind Mai Xiang? Do you think I can take it easy?"

"Hey, what's the matter, it's worth thanking you again and again. What is the relationship between our two families? I would also like to see that Jiufeng has a good home. This girl is as you are, she is so handsome, this Wu family Yeah, I'm sure I'll hit it off."

When Liu Shi heard this, she smiled wryly. This Jiufeng was fascinated by her appearance. If she didn't have this pretty face, she wouldn't be thinking about climbing high branches.

Seeing that Mrs. Liu didn't answer, Mrs. Wan didn't think too much about it. She helped Mrs. Liu just to save face and to please Mai Xiang. She valued Mai Xiang and Huai Ci more. .

"By the way, brother and sister, what has this girl Mai Xiang been doing in the countryside for the past six months?"

"I really don't know much about this girl. I don't tell me much about this girl, but in summer, Brother Yuan seems to go to some factory every day, leaving early and returning late. I heard that he is building a house. Chatting together."

"Building a house?" Old Madam Wan was taken aback. She knew that Huaici had opened two bookstores, but she had never heard of any new property he was going to buy. The two children seemed to be able to bear it and not be young.

"By the way, sister-in-law, speaking of this, Brother Yuan is not young anymore. He is probably in his twenties this year. He doesn't have a woman by his side. Can he do it?"

What Liu was worried about was that if this Huai Ci couldn't hold back one day, he would do something dishonorable to Mai Xiang.

The old lady Pianwan misunderstood Liu's meaning, thinking that it was Huaici who went to look for Mai Xiang every day, and the two of them had done something wrong, she was frightened and asked, "Is it any wonder that these two have already done it?"

"No, no, look at what my sister-in-law said, there are so many people in the family, how many pairs of eyes are staring at me." Mrs. Liu hurriedly waved her hands.

"Then, brother and sister, who is this?" Mrs. Wan was a little confused.

To say that Mrs. Liu meant to want Huai Ci to marry Xiao, this is unlikely, Mrs. Liu is Mai Xiang's grandmother after all, how can a grandmother put someone in her grandson-in-law's house?

"It's nothing, I'll just ask casually, I know you guys from rich families have this habit, just ask casually."

"In the past, there were two people around him, but later, the child doesn't like it anymore, and he doesn't want it anymore. Last year, his aunt sent a few people to him, but they were all sent away."

Old Madam Wan originally wanted to talk about Huai Ci impregnating a maid and forcing her to marry her, but she changed her mind after thinking that the Wan family was dishonest.

(End of this chapter)