Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 260 Letting Go
After returning home from Prince Li's mansion, Huaici was still dreaming, never thought that the wife of a first-rank university scholar would take care of him like this, and actually gave him such a precious set of notes.

"Brother, tell me, let's publish it, shall we?" Seeing that Huai Ci valued this set of notes so much, Mai Xiang's mind changed, and she turned to money again.

Huai Ci flicked Mai Xiang's head, and said with a smile: "I really convinced my sister, can you use this to make money?"

"I can't help it, I'm such a worldly person, my brother will be disappointed." Mai Xiang took Huaici's hand and acted like a baby.

"I'm not disappointed, as long as it's you. But this has to be approved by the master." Huai Ci smiled dotingly at Mai Xiang, he liked such a coquettish Mai Xiang.

"By the way, what did Prince Li talk to you just now?" Huaici pretended to ask casually.

After the meal, Yong En specially talked to Mai Xiang in the study for half an hour. Although Huaici trusted Mai Xiang, as a man, it was somewhat tasteless.

"Brother, do you still remember that year when we went to Datong, Shanxi to treat smallpox? Do you still remember the big lump of coal they used to boil the medicine?"

Mai Xiang didn't want to hide it from Huai Ci, besides trust between husband and wife, honesty is also very important, so she told Huai Ci the whole matter.

"I think, with our strength, even if we want this mine, we can't keep it. It's the best way to earn a little money, and it's easy to flow, and it's not too eye-catching. You won't blame me, right?" Mai Xiang looked up at Huai Ci.

"My younger sister has always been smart, and she has never been confused about major issues. This is very rare. The most terrifying thing for people is to have greed. When greed turns into obsession, it will ruin a person's life. Look at the people around us. Are there still few people? Didn’t my mother-in-law treat me like this just because she wanted to leave the Wan family’s property to my elder brother? And your mother-in-law is now forcing your father because of your old aunt.” After Huai Ci finished speaking, she hugged Mai Xiang, thankfully, the two people's views were once again amazingly consistent.

Mai Xiang took the initiative to return Huaici with a hug, and she was glad that she didn't miss him, this man is getting more and more mature.

The next day, Huaici took Mai Xiang to Liulichang, and the two spent thousands of taels of silver to find a bunch of pots, pots and jade ornaments and came back. Seeing that Mai Xiang used the study as a warehouse, Huaici took her He smiled and said: "The money has been spent, and the smile on my sister's face has also disappeared. Should we go back, otherwise, Father-in-law should be in a hurry."

"Okay, I got it. By the way, don't you want to go back to Wanjia?" Mai Xiang reluctantly put down a small Shoushan stone carving in her hand. Huaici said that this is the best "golden yellow" in Shoushan stone. I fell in love with it at a glance.

"On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, you can go back. If you go back early, they will feel uncomfortable, and I will also feel uncomfortable."

Mai Xiang sighed and said: "Our family is getting more and more uncomfortable. Although my father promised to give my aunt a hundred acres of land as a dowry, he was also hesitant and felt that he owed me. No matter how you explain it to him, he won't listen, and he has to work harder to earn the money back."

There is also a Zhao family who dislikes everyone these days, especially Mai Xiang, because she thinks that Mai Xiang nodded and agreed to hand over one hundred acres of land to others, one hundred acres of land?The brothers of the entire old Zhao family don't have so much property together, so why can't the old Zhao family get nothing if they take care of the old Ye family in everything?
"That being said, I will stay here with my sister for a few more days, and the house happens to be quiet and quiet." Huai Ci wished to be alone with Mai Xiang.

"Forget it, let's go back. Otherwise, my father will be worried." Mai Xiang is not afraid of Ye Dafu's worry, but worried that the two of them are so tired of being together, and it will not be fun if things go wrong.

Huaici was a little disappointed when he heard that, he pinched Mai Xiang's face, but he didn't object.

When the two returned to the countryside, they basically didn't go out. Mai Xiang was doing needlework, and Huai Ci sat aside and read a book. When his eyes were tired, Huai Ci would follow Ye Dafu to wait on the animals.

One day, Huaici came back from the barn with a handful of golden pheasant feathers in his hand, saying that he was free and doing some darts with Ye Dafu.

"Sister, the golden pheasant feathers are for darts. What are you keeping the duck and goose feathers for? What about the pile?" Huai Ci asked.

"Huh? Duck feather and goose feather?" Mai Xiang forgot, she wanted to make a down coat and down quilt.

"Come on, take me to have a look." Mai Xiang seldom goes to the barn, one because she thinks it smells bad, and the other is afraid of going to reveal her secrets, because she doesn't understand these farm work at all.

The two rushed to the barn and saw Ye Dafu leading two men in their thirties to clean the sheepfold.

"Father, didn't I tell you that your leg is inconvenient, so you don't need to do it yourself." Mai Xiang felt sorry for Ye Dafu when she saw Ye Dafu leaning on the sheepfold with one leg.

"Girl, why did you come here?" Ye Dafu knew that Mai Xiang didn't like the smell.

"Father, where are the duck feathers and goose feathers you left for me?"

After hearing this, Ye Dafu brought Mai Xiang to the nearby warehouse, which was used to store feed. Ye Dafu opened one of the rooms, and saw three piles of wool on the ground, duck down, goose down, and wool, which seemed to have been processed , looks relatively clean.

"Father, you have collected so much, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Mai Xiang walked over and picked up a handful of wool and smelled it, and it was indeed processed.

"Girl, didn't you tell dad to keep as much as you want, I thought it was not enough." Ye Dafu smiled innocently, seeing that he could help his daughter, he was very happy.

"Brother, go back and get a clean basket, let's pack a basket and use it back."

Mai Xiang plans to try making a eiderdown quilt for herself. To be honest, although her needlework is passable, it is still a bit difficult to make a padded jacket, and the quilt is relatively simple.

The two of them carried a basket of duck down and just arrived at the steps of the upper room, only to hear Mrs. Zhao say in a loud voice: "You are not bad, but it will be hard when I first enter the house. The child's father is the eldest, and the family's There are a bunch of younger brothers and sisters. My mother was still pregnant with the younger sister and couldn't do anything. Later, when she gave birth to the younger sister, she hurt her body. At that time, I did all the work in the house by myself, and I still had a big girl on my body. , thanks to this girl's strength."

"Oh, that sister-in-law really suffered a lot. I heard that she also suffered a lot when she separated. At that time, the sister-in-law was still unable to move on the bed, and the eldest brother just woke up. If you want me to say, the sister-in-law's family can have today, It's really not easy." A thin female voice said.

"No, I'm so angry when I talk about this, I just kicked us out like this. If my daughter was not sensible, our family might have starved to death long ago, and she still wants us to leave..."

"Mother, we're back." Mai Xiang lifted the curtain and entered the hall, it was time to interrupt Zhao's words.

At this time, the curtain of the east room was also opened, and the new wife of the Eight Blessings came out, wearing a bright red silk padded jacket and cotton skirt, and a green satin sheepskin gown over her coat. Wearing a silver step shaker, the whole young daughter-in-law's attire is also seductive.

Seeing Mai Xiang and Huai Ci coming in carrying a basket, Mrs. Zhou didn't know what they were pretending to be, so she hurried over to help her, and said, "There are maids and women who do these jobs, why do you need to do them?"

"Idle is idle, you have to change."

"It's still us Mai Xiang who is sensible, hard-working and not squeamish at all." After Zhou finished speaking, she pursed her lips and smiled at Mai Xiang.

While speaking, both Li Shi and Zhao Shi came out.

"What do you want this duck feather for?" Li Shi asked.

"I heard it can be used to make quilts, I'll give it a try." Mai Xiang didn't want to keep it a secret, she didn't want to make money from it, she just wanted to use it for herself.

"Tsk tsk, it's the first time I've heard that duck feathers can be used to make quilts. It's strange that your eighth uncle praised you a lot. The toothbrush and the dart board are all said to be learned from you. These days, I often ask you Get close and close, no, just after I put away the things at home, I took me out to talk with my sisters-in-law, saying that Fifth Sister-in-law just returned home with great difficulty." Zhou smiled a little too enthusiastically.

"Is my mother all right these days?"

Mai Xiang didn't go to see her when she came back this time, but I heard from Mai Huang that Liu seemed to be asking for a land deed from Ye Dafu, but Ye Dafu didn't agree, saying that since it was a dowry, he would wait until the day Jiufeng came out of the court before giving it to her. Come on, Mai Xiang wants to know, did the old lady fall ill again this time?

"Fortunately, I'm still taking the medicine, and yesterday I sent your eighth uncle to grab the medicine for three days."

"Oh, is Mr. Cao's prescription again?"

"Well, your grandfather sent your eighth uncle to invite Mr. Cao, and Mr. Cao advised your mother to be more open-minded, less angry and less worried, but she must listen to it?" Zhou complained.

She really didn't understand why this old lady was so worried and angry, the family provided delicious food and drink, and Jiufeng's dowry was settled, so what else was she not satisfied with?
When Mai Xiang heard this, she guessed that Mrs. Liu was still a little angry, otherwise, Cao Xueqin wouldn't have persuaded her like this, and she didn't know how many times her body could withstand the toss.

Sure enough, people's greed is endless. I want a dowry of 100 mu of land, I agree, but I want to cash it immediately. After all, isn't it just thinking about the rent of [-] taels for that year?

Seeing that Mai Xiang's face darkened, Huai Ci hurriedly said, "Sister, of course the grown-ups will worry about these things, and father and mother are here."

Mai Xiang glared at Huai Ci, Huai Ci was also a black-bellied person, knowing that although Mrs. Zhao was not smart and could not speak, she would never let Mrs. Liu take advantage of her.Moreover, Mrs. Liu is most afraid of Mrs. Zhao, because she has no reason to talk to Mrs. Zhao. She has always been straightforward and only recognizes her own reasons. Moreover, she does not know how to hide her ugliness and dares to say anything.

"Mother, we've entered the house, you keep chatting, eighth aunt, stay for dinner later." Mai Xiang was also happy to let go, anyway, the family property rights are in her and Mai Huang's hands, let them toss about.She can also see that at the critical moment, it is better to mess around than to be obedient and filial, and the obedient and filial will suffer at any time.

Mai Xiang really doesn't understand how Liu who has been smart all his life can be so stupid when it comes to Jiufeng.

(End of this chapter)