The best old woman is too fierce, stepping on her ex-husband and beating up her traitorous son!

Chapter 140 Sesame and Cotton Harvest

Li Xiaoyue chuckled. She hated Liu Yunde, but she couldn't talk to Widow Wang. After all, she didn't care. Why should a woman embarrass a woman?
"It's your ability to be able to get some glory."

"To be able to keep your own money requires greater ability."

After saying that, Li Xiaoyue got on the carriage, leaving Widow Wang stunned in the middle of the road.

Widow Wang frowned in thought. Although she didn't like Li Xiaoyue, she felt that what Li Xiaoyue said made sense.

Only when you have money can you stand high.

Li Xiaoyue came to Gongsun's house.

After sending the post in advance, Mrs. Gongsun had been waiting eagerly for the letter.

She wanted to see what kind of yard the ingenious Li Xiaoyue could prepare for her.

After lunch, loads of luggage were loaded onto the carriage.

Li Changhuan supported Mrs. Gongsun and said, "Grandma, please slow down."

"It's okay, my legs and feet are fine." Mrs. Gongsun was very curious about her residence in Lihua Village. "I heard from your adoptive father that your mother has tidied up the room very well."

Li Changhuan nodded, "Well, grandma, I can't tell, but I think it must be very comfortable. Grandma, it is the season of autumn and the air is crisp. The view is wide and it is more comfortable than in the city."

Li Xiaoyue supported Mrs. Gongsun on the other side and said, "Madam, the small courtyard is not as grand as Gongsun Mansion, but I have considered all aspects. If there is anything inappropriate, you and the nuns around you should tell it, and I will let you People change.”

On the carriage, Mrs. Gongsun held Li Xiaoyue's hand, "I'm afraid of the cold in winter. As long as I can keep warm, everything else is easy."

My son came back two days ago and told her that there was going to be a war.

Her son was worried about her staying in the county seat, so he specially arranged for her to stay in Lihua Village.

At her age, she was not afraid of death, but she did not want to drag her son down and become the culprit for the loss of Zhenxiguan.

More people will die that way!

"Then I guarantee you won't be afraid of the cold this winter." Li Xiaoyue is very confident about this. At the current level, is there anything warmer than a fire kang and an earth dragon?

Mrs. Gongsun's room not only has a fire kang, but also an earth dragon for warmth, so that the floor is also warm.

Talking and laughing all the way, it didn’t take long before we arrived at Lihua Village.

The blue brick house with gray tiles on top is simple and elegant.

Pushing the door open and walking in, there were several plum blossoms planted in the yard.

Clean, clean and refreshing.

"Old madam, let me show you." Li Xiaoyue introduced to Madam Gongsun, "To the east is the warehouse, and to the west is the wing. Mr. Gongsun can live here when he comes back. The small yard beyond the wing is for servants. "

"The houses outside are arranged for the guards to ensure that the old lady lives here comfortably and safely."

"There are five main rooms, two for reception and dining, two bedrooms, and one for the night servant."

……

After turning around, Mrs. Gongsun could see Li Xiaoyue's intentions.

Especially when you touch the heated kang, it's warm.

It must be comfortable to sleep on this at night in winter.

On both ends of the kang, there are kang cabinets.

Li Xiaoyue asked Carpenter Sun to make this by herself. The carvings on it are exquisite and beautiful.

There is also a small Kang table, which is also very beautiful.

There is a blanket made of wool thread on top. The colors are bright and beautiful.

There is also a royal room, which is not made of wooden chairs and toilet bowls, but of ceramics.

You can sit down, there is water in the water tank above, close the lid, flush it out directly, and it will be clean.

"Okay." Old Madam Gongsun praised her repeatedly, "Xiaoyue, Changhuan, you are now interested."

Wu Cuihong and Zhou Xiaohua were cooking in the kitchen and eating at the new house in the evening.

Old man Li and Li Xiaoyue stayed with him. After receiving the news, Mr. Gongsun also took the time to come over and have a dinner.

The food is delicious, the house is comfortable, everything is fine.

Seeing that his mother liked her so much, Gongsun Lian felt even more relieved and felt grateful to Li Xiaoyue.

From that day on, Mrs. Gongsun lived in Lihua Village.During the day, I would walk around Lihua Village with the support of my maid and mother-in-law.

Now is the autumn harvest season.

Workshops and building houses were stopped, allowing the hired workers to go back to harvest.

Money is important, but food is more important.

The crops in the fields are handed over to his sons, but Li Xiaoyue does the sesame and cotton fields herself.

Spread the sesame stalks flat on the mat and expose them to the sun.

The whole cotton plant was cut and leaned against a sunny wall to expose it to the sun.

When it's all dried out, smash it with a mallet, and tiny black sesame seeds will pop out of the shell.

A total of five kilograms and three ounces of black sesame seeds were harvested in one small pot.

Li Xiaoyue used a sieve to sift out the shriveled sesame seeds. There were a total of three kilograms and eight ounces of plump sesame seeds, which were packed and used as seeds for next year.

One and a half pounds is not very filling, so Li Xiaoyue is going to make some food.

Sesame cake, sesame candy, sesame salt, sesame sauce...

There are so many things that can be made, but there are too few black sesame seeds.

By next year, we should be able to achieve sesame freedom.

The small sesame cake is deeply loved by Mrs. Gongsun.

On the contrary, Old Man Li likes to sprinkle some sesame seeds on the flatbread. He thinks it is more enjoyable to eat like this.

Next is cotton.

The cotton bolls are fried in the sun, and the fluffy white cotton wadding pokes out from the black shell.

Wen Xiaolan followed Li Xiaoyue and helped Li Xiaoyue dig out the white cotton wool from the shell.

"Madam, no wonder these things are called white dumplings. After being dried by the sun, they turn into fluffy white dumplings, which are finer than wool."

Li Xiaoyue used a wooden fork to stir up the seed cotton on the mat, and it became more and more fluffy. "Yes, otherwise the cloth would not be a tribute."

There was not much cotton, and Li Xiaoyue was too lazy to mechanically card the cotton.

All by hand, the cotton seeds are rubbed out of the cotton to protect the cotton seeds to the maximum extent.

This is the seed for next year.

All the girls in the family, as long as they were free, would come and button the cotton balls.

Even Mrs. Gongsun, who had nothing to do, sat on the small bench and brought her servants to help.

"Grandma, you have done your work, and I will ask my mother to pay you wages later." Li Changhuan followed Mrs. Gongsun and was able to make wisecracks.

Mrs. Gongsun pinched the soft cotton in her hand, her eyes showing joy, "I don't want wages, I want clothes made of cotton."

Li Xiaoyue pursed her lips and chuckled, "That's necessary. I'll make you a coat when the time comes. It's lighter and more comfortable than a leather coat."

"Then I'll work every day and earn a coat for my son." Mrs. Gongsun said with a hearty smile, speeding up her hands.

I used to have nothing to do all day long, but now I walk around the village and do some work every day, and I feel stronger.

"There are not only cotton-padded jackets, but also cotton trousers and cotton shoes." Li Xiaoyue took great pains to dress warmly in winter.

Hearing this, Mrs. Gongsun became even more energetic. Not only did she speed up, she also urged the servants who were following her.

"Don't be lazy, work hard and I'll pay you."

"Yes, I must work hard for the old lady's cotton jacket, trousers and shoes." Aunt Cai said with a smile.

She is already very handy and can do these tasks very quickly.

Seeing the old lady happy made them, the servants, relaxed.

While Li Xiaoyue was busy, Li Changfu came over with a few people who were tired of work and said, "Mom, this is the Qian family from Jinling. They want to buy our woolen yarn."

As soon as Li Xiaoyue heard about Jinling, she knew that the yarn shipped back by Shopkeeper Qi should be selling well, attracting competitors to come over.

This is really good!

(End of this chapter)