I farmed and raised children in ancient times

Chapter 23
Before noon, Xie Zhilan's eldest aunt, Li Shi, came to the door, and a woman came with her.

The old woman was dressed in plain clothes, but she didn't have the temperament of a country woman, rather like the woman in charge of a rich man's house.

In my memory, Mrs. Li hadn't been to Xie's house for a long time. When I saw her again this time, I found that she was not the same as before. Not only did she gain weight, but she also had a little powder on her face. Even the clothes she wore seemed to be of the same material. Much better than before.

Xie Zhilan raised her eyebrows. In my memory, this uncle's family also farmed in the village for a living. There are two sons and two daughters in the family. It seems that life is not too good. Why do you look like you got rich overnight?
"Uncle and grandma!"

Xie Lin obediently stepped forward to call for someone, eagerly waiting for her gift.

In the past, Mrs. Li would bring some food every time she came, but this time it seemed that she came empty-handed.

There was a smile on Li Shi's round face just now, but it quickly subsided again. Her eyes that were not too big flashed and fell on the bunch of candied haws.

"Hey! There are candied haws to eat?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Mrs. Chen meaningfully.

My sister-in-law's family is very poor, how could it be possible to feed children such extravagant food?Could it be that Xie Lan has already agreed with others?

Thinking of this, she pursed her lips a little unhappy.

Mrs. Chen glared at Xie Zhilan, but still opened her mouth to explain: "Huzi's mother bought it for him. This kid has never eaten anything good since he was a child..."

Mrs. Li snorted softly, full of disapproval: "Isn't it good to buy two buns with this money? What's so delicious about a candied haws?"

"Of course the candied haws are delicious, my mother bought them for me!"

It was the first time in Xie Lin's life that he ate candied haws, and his mother bought it for him. He was so happy that he wished the whole world knew about it. How could he allow others to question it?

Xie Zhilan hurriedly pulled him back, and said in a low voice: "Good boy, let's not argue with the elders, you can go and play with the old hen!"

Now that well-behaved and obedient old hen has become Xie Lin's playmate.

"Ok!"

The little guy who got the gift was very sensible, and bounced away with the candied haws.

Seeing him walking away, Mrs. Li turned around and smiled at the mother-in-law who came with her, and said, "Mother Yao, this is my sister-in-law, surnamed Chen, and this is her daughter, Xie Lan. Alan, come quickly Meet Yao's mother!"

Xie Zhilan didn't know who this mother Yao was, so she went over to meet Li immediately, then turned and went into the kitchen.

A lot of stewed pork was sold today, and there was still a little left at her house. There were a lot of people at noon, so I had to cut some out.

In addition, after visiting the county today, she decided to make marinated eggs and noodle cakes to sell after finishing the autumn planting. When she made money, she would buy some pork and marinate it back, so as to send her two children to school as soon as possible.

Outside the house, Mrs. Chen moved out a chair for Mrs. Li and Mother Yao to sit on, and then called Xie Zhilan to pour water for them.

Xie Zhilan agreed, took two bowls of water out and put them on the stone table in the courtyard.

"This is your niece?"

Yao's mother stared at Xie Zhilan, her eyes kept sizing up her face and waist, and she didn't ask until she entered the kitchen.

Mrs. Li hurriedly explained: "That's right, Mother Yao, that's her. How is it? Doesn't she look good?"

Mother Yao nodded, glanced at the large bowl on the table and coughed lightly, and did not bring water to drink, even though she was a little thirsty.

"You look quite upright." She said calmly with a straight face.

Li shi heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that this appearance should be regarded as catching Yao's mother's eyes, she immediately winked at Chen shi.Chen's frowning brows were slightly relaxed, but she was still a little apprehensive. After all, she didn't know how many times she had talked about kissing before, and it was all because of having a son that failed in the end.

Unexpectedly, Mother Yao glanced at Xie Lin who was playing and said, "Although I knew she had a son in advance, I didn't expect it to be this old! You have to know that the boss will not recognize him."

Chen's heart skipped a beat, and she felt that things were going to turn red again!
"Yes, yes, I know this. But if you look at this child, you will know that my niece is fertile. Isn't this what your boss wants most!" Li quickly explained.

Mother Yao said with a half-smile, "You know that!"

Mrs. Li laughed nervously, then glanced at Mrs. Chen again, as if asking for credit.

She has put a lot of effort into this marriage!

Yao's mother's employer is the brother-in-law of the prefect of Yizhou, whose surname is Lu and his name is Huan.

This Master Lu married a wife and several concubines, but in the past few years, he has not even seen a son except for three daughters.Last year, Mrs. Lu died of illness, so it was rumored that he wanted to remarry, but the only requirement was to be able to have a son.

Mrs. Li felt that Master Lu was less than 40 years old, and he was not too old. Xie Lan was still the first wife when he married, so he fell in love immediately.

But when she mentioned it to Mrs. Chen last time, she only said that she was the main wife, and that the other party's family was rich, so she didn't say much about other things. She was worried that Mrs. Chen would be unwilling if she found out.

Of course, Mrs. Li is actually somewhat selfish.

Her man, Chen Dalong, is literate, and now he works as a coachman for a wealthy family in the county. If he can get on the road, wouldn't it be more expensive to work as a steward in their house?

At that time, Mrs. Lu will be her niece, and her husband will be in charge. Wouldn't she also find a chance to find a job in Lu's mansion, and her family's life will be even better!

"Mother Yao, you know that this child has lost his father since he was a child. My sister-in-law has been watching closely over the years. Except for the child who was born back then, she was really raised at home like a little girl. If Master Lu doesn't like this child, I must find a way, after all, my sister-in-law is not very old, and she can still bring..."

After finishing speaking, she hurriedly pushed Chen, "Are you talking?"

Chen was stunned for a moment and quickly nodded, "You don't have to worry about the child, I can take care of it!"

She didn't expect that the elder sister-in-law introduced her daughter to Master Lu from the county seat.

In fact, Mrs. Chen has heard of this Master Lu, and it seems that he is only 36 this year. Although he is much older than his daughter, he is not that old.

The most important thing is that Mrs. Lee told her that marrying her is to be a regular wife.

The Lu family is rich, and Xie Linhua will be able to use some of her daughter's random leaks from her hands. As for other things, Chen didn't think much about it.

Mother Yao was very satisfied with Mrs. Chen's attitude, and after deliberating for a while, she came to the conclusion, "The eldest lady of our family has already engaged in marriage, and that is the son of the Wang family in Huai'an County. Have you heard of the Wang family? They have been scholars for generations, so they might be able to rely on this relative of the Wang family to make a fortune in the future..."

When Chen heard this, his heart became more and more moved.

Why did she spare no effort to make her daughter a good family all these years?Isn't it just to let her get rid of the current poor life and live a life of luxury?

"Mother Yao, how is Master Lu's temperament?"

She couldn't help but began to inquire about other details...

Xie Zhilan, who was busy in the kitchen, had no idea that this marriage was going to be said, she was still thinking about what dishes to cook.

(End of this chapter)