Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 73
Mai Xiang still likes Shi Xiangyun more, so when Liu Huilan mentioned her, it naturally touched Mai Xiang's heart.

"Auntie, where is this cousin of the Li family now?"

"We don't know where she is now. We only know that she lost her husband a few years ago and is a slave again. How can life be easier?"

"Probably the Beijing side or the Jiangnan area?"

"It should be in the south. When I was young, I was raised by our Cao family. Later, something happened and I was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be coated. I followed the new master to the south. The new master was unlucky and she was bought away. , got married, and I heard that she lived a good life for two years, but then she lost her man, and she is a weak woman, what can she live on?"

"Does sir miss her very much?"

"Of course, they grew up together. If it weren't for these accidents later, the two of them would have become a family long ago."

After Liu Huilan finished speaking, she felt a little regretful, poked Mai Xiang with her hand, and said, "I've also been under your spell, why are you talking about this to a ten-year-old girl like you? Well, this dress is ready, you take it Go back to sewing."

What Liu Huilan said made Mai Xiang shut up. There were still many questions to ask, but now it seems that Liu Huilan won't say anything after asking, and she has to wait for the next time.

After returning from Cao's house, Mai Xiang saw that Mai Huang and Mrs. Zhao had already prepared dinner, so she forgot to go to the upper room to help with the cooking, picked up the bowl and started eating.

"Da Ya, I heard that you are going to make a new jacket for Er Ya?" Mrs. Zhao ignored Mai Xiang's full of thoughts, and looked at Mai Xiang with bright eyes.

"Yeah. One piece for each family member." Mai Xiang nodded.

"Me too?" Mrs. Zhao seemed a little surprised. How many years had she not worn new clothes?

"I've made it through, our big girl is really capable. By the way, after the wheat harvest, I can wear new clothes and go back to my mother's house. Let's see if your big aunt will wait to see me?" Zhao said happily, Quite a bit proud of returning home.

"Okay, don't bother with those useless things, let's arrange Erya's birthday for us seriously. Our children have grown up so much that they have never had a birthday. We will make up for it this year, starting with Erya. .” Ye Dafu said.

Ye Dafu looked at Mai Huang's hard work these days, although she was not as smart as Mai Xiang, she was able to earn money, but she didn't do less work at home, and those dirty jobs were more tiring than Mai Xiang.There was no such condition in the past, but now the condition is better, what Ye Dafu most wants to make up for is a few children.

"No, our erya has survived, and we can wear new clothes. Today is the seventh day of the lunar new year, and it is only a few days away from the tenth day. Big ya, hurry up, let us erya wear new jackets for a birthday. After Mrs. Zhao finished speaking, she hurriedly ordered some food for Erya.

"Mother, I got it. I'll sew after dinner. First I'll make the wheat-yellow ones, and then I'll make the wheat-green ones. Also, mother, don't call me Erya Sanya from now on. Gege said, this The name is too vulgar, it doesn't sound good." Mai Xiang took the opportunity to make this request, she was really not used to being called "Da Ya" by everyone.

"Mai Xiang is right, let's change it in the future." Ye Dafu agreed.

"By the way, Mom and Dad, Mother Shi was talking about Uncle Wu's marriage yesterday. Did you tell me about my aunt's marriage? My aunt is not young anymore." Mai Xiang has a good impression of Winter Solstice, so she naturally hopes that she can find a good family.

"Well, there's one too. I forgot to tell you if you didn't ask. I'm waiting to see you after the wheat is harvested. How about I go back to my mother's house after the wheat is harvested to have a look? This is the only girl I have left... "

Mrs. Zhao hadn't finished speaking when Mai Zhong and Mai Li rushed in the door suddenly and shouted, "Sister, do you have food at home? I'm starving to death."

"Food? We just finished eating, and there really isn't anything left." Mai Xiang was about to clean up the dishes.

These days, Mai Xiang has already known the approximate food intake of her family, so she basically doesn't cook more. Besides, even if there is a small extra piece, it won't fit in such a hot day. Both Mrs. Zhao and Ye Dafu have suffered from hunger , Where will food be wasted, and it is cleaned very clean every time.

"My mother said, you have some snacks at home." Mai Zhong stood still.

"Go, go, come to our house again to find some snacks? Didn't your mother take some away when your eldest sister came back today?"

When it comes to dim sum, Mrs. Zhao still has a lot of opinions. These few times, someone from the family has brought dim sum. When has everyone not tasted the fragrance of wheat?Mrs. Zhao knew that these snacks were no better than those bought in the town. Not only did they taste good, but they were also delicate in appearance. Of course, they were not many in quantity. Every time Mrs. Zhao watched Qian grab them away, her eyes would burn.

Thinking back when Mai Xiang got sick like that, she wanted to give her daughter half a bowl of mush but didn't eat it, and she was run on by Qian's like that, as if she had made a big mistake and was punished in front of the whole family, and her in-laws were forced to Zhuo Xin established a rule, isn't it aimed at her?
What good things can the second and third families do to the elders?Mai Xiang and the others have never eaten a piece of dim sum!
Of course, what Zhao shi hates the most is the separation of the family. If it weren't for her daughter's ability, her family would have broken up early, and sold them to death.

Mrs. Zhao is a simple person, if she likes it, she likes it, and if she doesn't like it, she doesn't like it. With these reasons and consequences, she definitely doesn't have much love for the wheat seeds. To love other people's children?

After listening to the muttering, Maizhong left, and after a while, he heard Mrs. Qian scolding in the yard: "Hungry, hungry, hungry, I know how to cry hungry all day long, it's useless to call me hungry, my mother, I'm still hungry. I went out and worked hard to help others for a long time, and I didn’t even eat a mouthful of hot rice when I came back. The family is good, the wind is not blowing, the sun is not shining at home, and I don’t even cook a meal, and I don’t even give me a snack. "

After hearing this, Mai Xiang remembered that she forgot to help Mrs. Liu cook, but then again, it's been half a day, so Mrs. Liu hasn't even made a meal, right?Isn't there Jiufeng?
"Big girl, go and have a look, your mother is slow to work and is not in good health." Seeing Mai Xiang looking at him, Ye Dafu hurriedly urged.

Mai Xiang hurried into the upper room, and saw Jiufeng sitting in front of the stove weeping, Liu Shi was washing the pot, Mai Xiang saw her movements, it was indeed a bit laborious.

"Nurse, let me come, are you uncomfortable?" Mai Xiang took the broom in Liu's hand.

One yard counts for one yard. Although Mai Xiang is not satisfied with Liu Shi's behavior just now, seeing her sickly look, she can't bear it to some extent.

Mrs. Liu gave the cooking broom to Mai Xiang, and went to dig a few scoops of cornmeal with a ladle. Seeing her holding her waist with one hand, Mai Xiang asked Jiufeng in a low voice, "What's the matter, Madam?"

"Mother said that everyone was tired, and wanted to cook some dry rice for everyone, and asked me to light the fire. Who knew me, I messed up the dry rice. Mother was coaxing Mai Jin to play on the kang, and she hurried out when she smelled the stew. When I was knocked down, there was a big bruise on my waist, woo woo woo..."

Mai Xiang frowned and said, "Why didn't you call me?"

"It's just what happened just now. Mom didn't let me go to you guys, she told me to rub it. How could I rub it?"

After hearing this, Mai Xiang guessed that Mrs. Liu was still holding her breath, so she took the initiative to take over the work from Mrs. Liu, and said, "Nurse, you go to lie down first, and I will ask my father to rub it for you. "

After all, Ye Dafu has been a hunter for these years, and he still has a little experience in bruises.

"Forget it, let's make the meal first. The people who went to the field should be back. They have been busy for a long time and are already hungry."

Liu-shi was indeed holding her breath in her heart. She was not in good health these years, and she did very little housework, and even Jiufeng didn't do much.

Unexpectedly, now that the family is separated, at the age of 50, she has to pick up these things again, cooking, feeding pigs and raising chickens, everything is up to her. She knows how to survive these few months, so she just She would desperately hope to marry Wufu a daughter-in-law as soon as possible, for no other reason, she really couldn't do this housework anymore.

"Understood, I'll start doing it right away, you ask my dad to rub it for you quickly." Mai Xiang called Ye Dafu over while speaking.

"Why don't you call Second Aunt for help." Jiufeng said weakly, she doesn't like to do housework, she made her hands thick in two days, how can she embroider?

"Forget it, let me do it, and you light the fire."

Calling Qian's help at this time can only add fuel to the fire, and besides, Qian still has a baby in his hand.

Mai Xiang glanced at the cornmeal that Mrs. Liu scooped out, and probably wanted to make a mess, but the time for the mess was short, and it would definitely be too late to make dry rice again at this time.

Mai Xiang washed her hands and started to work. At this time, it was getting dark, and people from the Ye family came back one after another.

"Oh, I'm starving to death, mother, what's for dinner?" The voice of the Blessed One came before the Blessed One arrived.

"Well, what's mushy?" Ye Tiezhu also came in afterward, his face a bit unsightly, the most taboo of farmers is wasting food.

Seeing Mai Xiang and Jiufeng working, no one answered him, Ye Tiezhu asked again: "Where's your mother?"

Before Jiufeng could answer, Ye Tiezhu saw Mrs. Liu lying on the kang, and Ye Dafu was massaging Mrs. Liu. Ye Tiezhu was startled, and hurried over to check on Mrs. Liu's injuries.

"Hurry up and serve dinner, I'm starving to death." Er Fu, San Fu came in one after another, and several children came in one after another, but Qian and Sun were missing.

"Big ya, we've been busy helping your family all day, so why don't you just send us something like this?" San Fu glanced at it, and Mai Xiang was actually making cornmeal paste.

"Third uncle, my aunt made some dry rice, it was mushy, and it wasn't enough to eat, so I took some of this." Seeing that Jiufeng was silent, Mai Xiang explained.She saw Ye Tiezhu's big black face just now, and she won't take the blame for it.

"Big girl, that's your fault. Don't you know that we've been exhausted helping your family all day? The rice is mushy. Don't you have dried noodles in your house? It's okay to give us another bowl of dried noodles. By the way, your family still has dried noodles." These eggs and meat, it’s hot today, I can’t keep them, and they will all go bad if I don’t eat them, so take some of them.”

Sanfu has long been greedy for the pile of fine grains in Mai Xiang's house, and today he is working for Mai Xiang's house, which happens to have a reason.

(End of this chapter)