Farming at the beginning, I rely on business to counterattack and become a princess

Chapter 11 ([-]) Another funny comparison
On weekdays, Wen Xiang seldom went to hang out at her uncle's house because she was afraid of getting caught. If someone asked something, but she answered irrelevant questions, or didn't know anything, wouldn't it arouse suspicion? She didn't want to be called Festival lanterns.

After Wen Xiang was forcibly exorcised by an ignorant village woman last time, Wen Zhong, the uncle of the Wen family, called the siblings over, scolded them severely, and then asked in detail what happened.

Wen Dao really didn't dare to speak out about the outrageous things they did, so he had to avoid the seriousness and say that he just fell into a daze, and then he was fine.

When Wen Xiang's head was turned over and over by Uncle Wen's family to examine carefully, her heart was hanging in her throat, for fear that something might be seen.

Fortunately, Uncle Wen didn't have eyes that could penetrate people's hearts. He saw that Wen Xiang was back to normal, so he didn't bother anymore, but strictly ordered the brothers and sisters to tell him anything in the future.

Therefore, Wen Xiang was in a state of anxiety all the way: Uncle suddenly called the brothers and sisters over, wondering what was the matter?

There are more than a dozen families in the center of the village, each of which is the "upper class" in the village, a family with land, land, money and power.

The patriarch Lizheng's family is located in the center of the circle, and other families are scattered around. Uncle Wen Xiang's family is on the periphery of the circle, and it can be considered as one of the upper-middle-class families in the village.

Wen Xiang's grandparents passed away, and before they left, they divided the family between their two sons. The eldest Wen Zhong inherited most of the property of the old Wen family, while Wen Xiang's parents were only given four acres of land and a three-story house. .

According to Wen Xiang's logic, this kind of family separation is obviously quite unfair, but in Wenjia Village, this kind of family separation is completely normal, and Wen Xiang does as the Romans do.

In short, the uncle's family can be regarded as a small landlord, food, clothing, housing and transportation are a hundred times better than Wenxiang's family; the family has about ten acres of land, most of which are mortgaged, and the rent is collected directly, and the family takes care of a few acres. It is already very good, it can be regarded as a typical family of small landlords, but it is a pity that there are no scholars in the family.

The eldest aunt Zhang has five children under the name of Zhang, the eldest is Wenxin, the second is Wenjing, the third is Wenzhang, the eldest is Wenqing, and the younger is Wenlan; the eldest, the second, and the third are all married and have children. Then wait for the word boudoir.

Wen Zhong originally had high hopes for his nephew, Wen Dao, but his brother died early. In the end, Wen Dao went home to work in the farm. He was extremely disappointed, but since his younger brother Wen Ji passed away, he still took good care of the two brothers and sisters.

Wen Xiang also persuaded her elder brother to borrow money from her uncle, but no matter how hard she begged, Wen Dao refused to go.

It wasn't until Wen Xiang got angry that Wen Dao told her that when he was studying, his uncle gave him money every year. He was really embarrassed to open his mouth again, and he didn't want to cause trouble to his uncle.

Of course one cannot be greedy.Since this is the case, Wen Xiang had no choice but to put out this thought.

When Wen Xiang walked to the door of the uncle's house, a girl wearing an emerald green skirt with narrow sleeves and a pair of flat buns on her hair was coming out of the door. Seeing Wen Xiang, she hurriedly greeted: "Second sister, why are you here?" , dinner is about to start."

"Sister Wen Qing, I'm sorry, I have a lot of work at home, so I'm late."

Wen Qing led Wen Xiang into the courtyard, and the two first went to the upper room to report.

The upper room is the place where Uncle Wen Xiang's uncle Wen Zhong lives. When Wen Xiang entered the door, he just heard the uncle say: "The grain in the field is about to be harvested, and you have a small number of hands. Just ask your second brother to help."

In the room, Wen Dao was talking with the uncle, and after hearing this, he quickly declined: "The grain of the uncle's family is also harvested, how can I ask the second brother to help, I can do it myself."

Wenxiang entered the door, firstly said hello to the uncle, and then said with a smile: "Uncle, the second brother should finish the work at home first."

"You don't want to refuse. The tenants are mainly busy in the field. Besides, the family has come to help again this year. The work will not be delayed. It's just agreed, and the work will start in a few days." Finally, the uncle made a final decision.

Wen Dao, brother and sister had no choice but to agree, and then the uncle sent Wen Xiang with a few words of concern, and Wen Dao continued to sit and chat with him.

Wen Xiang came a bit late indeed, and the meals in the yard were almost ready: two tables were arranged for dinner, one table for men and another table for women and children.

Wen Xiang hurriedly said hello to the aunt, sister-in-law, second sister-in-law and others, and helped to serve the dishes and arrange the dishes. After taking her seat, she took the initiative to choose a corner position to minimize her presence.

But the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind kept blowing, so the little girl sitting across from Wen Lan coquettishly said, "Second Sister, why are you so late today? Everyone is waiting for you!"

Wen Lan is only ten years old, she is the youngest daughter of her uncle's family, and she has been pampered since she was a child. Although she is not a lady, her temper is quite like that of a wealthy family, and she always likes to tease Wen Xiang and pick on Wen Xiang's thorns.

What's going on! ?Ordinarily, there is no conflict of interest between the two, but she seized the opportunity just to smell the fragrance, which is really puzzling.

"Today I went to the mountain to collect firewood, so I came back late, and I didn't know I was coming today." Wen Xiang explained with a smile, obviously she didn't notify in advance, but now she has to blame her for being late, she doesn't want to take the blame.

"Oh, Da Lang went to your house early, why didn't he know?" Wen Lan pressed her every step of the way.

Dalang is the eldest grandson of the uncle's family, the eldest son of the eldest brother, he is 6 years old this year, and he usually hangs out with the little bully of Lizheng's family; today he did go to Wenxiang's house, but when the little bully was making trouble at Wenxiang's house, But he didn't make a sound, and finally slipped away pretty fast.

Wen Xiang turned to look at Da Lang, but Da Lang was gnawing on the chicken leg with his head down, as if he had no idea what others were talking about.

Forget it, what does he know as a kid, Wen Xiang turned around and smiled and said: "It seems that I went out too early."

"Really?" Wen Lan continued to babble, but was interrupted by Mrs. Zhang: "It doesn't matter if you are late. Wen Xiang, you have lost a lot of weight this year. Come, eat more food."

"That's right, Second Sister, eat quickly." Wen Qing also said with a smile.

"Hmph—" Although Wen Lan didn't say anything anymore, she still gave Wen Xiang a glare.

Today's meal came unexpectedly, but the dishes are quite rich, fatty pot chicken, crispy croquettes, braised duck with sour bamboo shoots, fried eggs with chopped green onions, and several vegetarian dishes.

For Wen Xiang at this stage, this is a big meal, but with Wen Lan by her side, she still eats more restrained.

Although the past few months have been difficult, she used to be a foodie who accompanied her clients to eat eight major cuisines, and she had never eaten any delicacies from mountains and seas.

This meal is pretty good in the present, but it will be a homely meal in future generations. She vowed silently in her heart: "Sister, I can bear it. When I have money in the future, I will eat enough to make up for it."

It stands to reason that Wen Dao's uncle's family can't afford this kind of home-cooked food, so Wen Xiang realized three guests came, and there were two strange faces on the chairman: a middle-aged uncle and a young man .

The two were brightly dressed, probably newly made clothes for visiting. The uncle seemed to be proficient in human relations and was good at welcoming and sending off. He looked like a shrewd businessman, while the young man was a little shy and seldom started talking.

There is also a woman sitting next to my aunt, her dress is slightly different from that of the people in the village, and she has an amiable smile.

Wen Xiang noticed that the woman's attention seemed to be on Wen Qing, and Wen Qing answered every question, and the atmosphere was very friendly. If Wen Lan could keep her face from drooping, the family should feel at home.

After drinking and eating, the family bid farewell to stay, and rushed back to the city overnight; Wendao and Wenxiang also went home on their own.

(End of this chapter)