No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Chapter 319
While everyone in the palace was thinking about the battle between the two saints in the palace, an old friend of the Jia family came.

It is said that Ou Mengmeng goes to the countryside to live for some time every year, spend the summer and come back in the autumn.It was not a problem to play in the village all the time, so I took the Daiyu sisters to put on men's clothes and went to some villages to see the people's livelihood.

These people are considered to be self-cultivating farmers with a few acres of thin farmland, but they still have to rely on the weather. If the weather is bad, the family will really have to sell their land, sons and daughters.

The past two years happened to be a bad year, so Ou Mengmeng also used the old tricks from Zhuangzi to go to some nearby farmers to help them dig wells and raise seedlings to tide over the bad year.

I didn’t say which family they belonged to, but I just thought it could teach the girls how to deal with disaster years.This does not mean that it is right to open warehouses to store grain or reduce rents. The ancients also said that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish.

They met a family named Wang in a village. The old lady in that family was called Grandma Liu. Ou Mengmeng was stunned for a moment. Unexpectedly, the most amiable and respectable old man in the Red Mansion, They didn't arrive at Jia's house, but they met him in the village.

Just like others, using different coping methods, Grandma Liu's village also successfully survived the disaster that time.Grandma Liu also expressed her gratitude and asked Ou Mengmeng to leave her name.

Ou Mengmeng looked at these children, and it seemed that none of them were of Mrs. Wang's blood.Finally, he shook his head at them and left.

Think about it, the first time Grandma Liu went to Jia's house was probably when Baoyu was nine years old. She lived in Qin Keqing's house in Ning Mansion for the first time, and then sleepwalked in a dreamland, pointing to the twelve hairpins.Just as they spend the same time in the country, then they don't have to come to Rongfu to borrow money.Will the cause and effect between the two families be over?

As a result, when Ou Mengmeng was pulling onions, a report came from outside that some relatives from the second wife's natal family had come to visit Zhou Rui's family.The concierge has also been trained for many years and does not dare to chase people away, but who do you ask now?Daiyu and the others are still in the Lin family, and there are only Wang Xifeng and the old lady in the house. Wang Xifeng is still the old lady, and the subordinates have reported to the old lady.

Ou Mengmeng didn't think about who it was at that time, and said she was looking for the second wife. She didn't come back to her senses for a long time, and finally remembered that Mrs. Wang, who had been imprisoned by her for four years, was looking for her relatives. Would she like to see her?
After struggling for a while, she decided to invite someone in first. She couldn't help it, so she changed her clothes and went to sit in Rongqing Hall.I was thinking about checking the situation. If I have something to talk about, I would like to sit down and send him to the Wang family.

Soon a familiar old man and an angry little boy were led in. Ou Mengmeng and the old man looked at each other and both smiled.

But immediately, Grandma Liu knelt down and kowtowed to Ou Mengmeng.Speaking of which, Grandma Liu and Wang Xifeng are the same generation. In fact, it is right to kowtow to the ancestors of the family.Moreover, the old lady is the wife of the Duke of the State, and Grandma Liu is a commoner, so kowtowing to the Lady of the State will not hurt her.Age really doesn't matter these days.

"Please get up quickly, dear relatives, this is not the case." Although Ou Mengmeng has been here for several years and her children and grandchildren kowtow to her, she doesn't care, but Grandma Liu kowtows to her, even though she knows that it is not a loss to her. But she still felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly asked Amber to help her up.

After sitting down, I thought about the TV series, when Ban'er asked for food when entering Jia's house for the first time, and thought, "Let's eat first. It's not easy for you to enter the city. I'm afraid you didn't have a good hot meal on the way."

"Old lady..." Grandma Liu was busy trying to stop her.

But Ou Mengmeng waved her hand: "Don't worry, I'm not leaving. I'll just chat with you here for a while. But is there something going on at home?" Grandma Liu's old face also showed a hint of embarrassment. Last year was not good, thanks to The old lady and the others went to the village to play and helped them work in the fields, allowing the whole village to survive the difficulties. However, because the capital was close, the counties and prefectures did not dare to overwork the people, and their lives were actually pretty good.

Ban'er is also five years old. The Wang family is originally from an official background. Wang Gou'er (Ban'er's father, Grandma Liu's son-in-law) also lived a good life for a few days when he was young. However, his father died early and he was uneducated. Like this.Now that I have a son, I have always wanted him to study and become a talented person.

Especially last year, when the old lady took people to the village, the children all spoke well and had their own abilities, which made Gou'er and the others extremely envious, which made Ban'er more determined to study.

But the problem is, after asking around, the average private school costs 20 taels a year.The most famous school in the capital is the Jia family's clan school, which costs 500 taels of silver a year. The Jia family's own children are free of tuition.

Grandma Liu is very ambitious and made up her mind for a long time. After all, the Wang family and the Jia family are also related by marriage. Can you please ask the second wife to let Ban'er go to school?Even if it's just sitting in a corner, it's better to go to private school for 20 years and a year.Mainly, they can't afford private schools that last for 20 years or more.

No, I found him.But when she saw the old lady, Grandma Liu couldn't open her mouth.The old lady has helped them before, but now that she is asking for 500 taels a year, she really can't open her mouth.

Ou Mengmeng was not in a hurry, so Hu Bo asked people to put food on the table for Grandma Liu and Ban'er to eat.Ban'er ate happily, but Grandma Liu seemed to be a little bit overwhelmed with food.

Ou Mengmeng thought about it and it seemed that they were not here for money this time.

After they finished eating, Hu Bo took Ban'er to find Jia Ruowen. She took Grandma Liu to her onion jar, pulled out the onions one by one, carefully patted the mud, and put it in the pot aside. Then, I dig the soil deeply and let it dry in the sun for two days. The mud in the soil will be detoxified and the green onions will grow better when I plant them again.

"These roots can grow again." Grandma Liu is an old master. Seeing the old lady pulling out the roots, she was a little puzzled. Onions and leeks can grow again. Once they are cut, they can grow again. from.It does not affect the taste of onions.

"I know, but I have nothing to do, so I would rather plant new ones every time." Ou Mengmeng smiled and sat down by the well to wash them one by one. The tender green onions looked so pretty. In the basin, Grandma Liu swallowed a mouthful of saliva when she saw it. She didn't expect that she would be moved by the green onion in the basin.

"Why is the old lady thinking about growing onions?" Grandma Liu did not expect that a person as rich as the old lady would grow onions by herself.But I felt stupid again. Last time the old lady was in the village, she made it clear that she was not the kind of housewife who kept her fingers crossed.There was nothing surprising about her going back to the mansion to plant some green onions for fun.The two started talking about onions, and the more they talked, the more they agreed.

"But what happened? This is not the first time I've met. You have an excellent reputation in the village. If anything happens, the Jia family will do their best to help." Ou Mengmeng saw that the conversation was almost complete. , he said softly.

　My current keyboard feels a bit sluggish when writing, and I'm thinking about whether I should get the keyboard to make sure whether it's the wrong keyboard or a problem with my computer.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)