Xianggong farming

Chapter 13
With Camellia being warmly served by the Liu brothers, the room was full of excitement for a while.

However, Ji Xinmiao's house was also very lively.

The day after tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. A married daughter must return to her natal home for three festivals every year: Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year.Because I'm going to grandma and uncle's house for the festival today, everyone was busy making zongzi last night, and Ji Xinmiao didn't know where her mother got a piece of bacon to make zongzi.So, after Lin Erzha and Camellia left, Ji's family cooked rice dumplings lively after breakfast.

Because there are meat-wrapped zongzi, Ji Xinmiao is very fond of the Jiaxing zongzi from his previous life, so he asked Mrs. Wang to add a little soy sauce to the glutinous rice. At this time, the aroma of the cooking came out of the yard.

Ji Xinmin pulled Ji Xinyan and ran in from the door and asked, "Sister, are the zongzi cooked?"

Ji Xinmei, who was chopping pork vegetables, deliberately laughed at her: "Min'er, don't you feel that you are getting better and better? How long have you had breakfast, and you are hungry?"

Ji Xinmin knew that her second sister liked to laugh at herself, so she made a face at her: "How about I just like to eat? I didn't eat much this morning, just waiting for the zongzi to eat! The second sister still laughed at me, I see You're drooling too."

Seeing her daughters being such relatives and friends, Mrs. Wang felt very sweet. This is only after the eldest daughter changed her temperament. The family has changed a lot in the past month. Although they are still poor, they laugh a lot more. , No matter how hard and tired she is, Wang feels relieved.

Seeing her mother coming in, Ji Xinmin immediately ran over to act like a spoiled child: "Mother, the second sister said I was a foodie."

Mrs. Wang said angrily and amusedly: "Don't you eat well? It's a blessing to be able to eat and eat, and it's nothing to eat. As long as you are diligent and obedient, it's not a problem to eat something delicious."

Ji Qiulin came in with a basket of yellow scorpions, and when he saw his little daughter acting like a baby with his wife, he asked, "Min'er, why are you pouting so high?"

It's rare for this father to joke around, and only the youngest daughter of Ji's family dares to act like a baby with this father.Sure enough, Ji Xinmin complained to Ji Qiulin with another grimace: "Father, the second sister said I was a foodie, but mother still helped her."

Ji Qiulin said cheerfully: "Your mother is right. As long as Min'er is diligent and obedient in the future, delicious food is not a disadvantage. Come on, Dad went to Houshantang with your uncle today to dig a few weeds and come back. Spit out the mud in the bucket first, and cook it for the day after tomorrow.”

Ji Xinmin happily took the basket and called out to Ji Xinmiao: "Sister, Dad has caught the yellow weevil and came back. I'll put it in the bucket behind the house. Later, you will burn mint yellow weevil for us to eat."

Not long ago, Ji Qiulin and Ji Kunping caught a lot of mud puddles and came back at night. There was not much oil in the house, and not many were fried.In order to make them taste better, Ji Xinmiao thought of the Niqiu tofu soup that his grandma used to make.Because the seasoning in this world has not been developed, so she went to the ridge to pick some tender mint to remove the fishy smell, but the child would not be able to eat it.

Ji Xinmiao smiled and agreed: "Okay, tomorrow we'll go make wild mint and cook a big bowl the day after tomorrow, so you can eat as much as you want."

Mrs. Wang confessed: "I need to use some tomorrow."

"Mother, are there any guests coming tomorrow?" Ji Xinmiao was taken aback.

Wang smiled and didn't answer.

All night, Ji Xinmiao was thinking about Wang's smile, especially when she was buying meat and killing chickens the next morning, she decided that a distinguished guest had come to her door today.

In the yard of Qi’s family in Shangping Village, there were also figures swaying early in the morning. The famous Liu matchmaker in the town waved the handkerchief in her hand and continued to fan her sweat and said, “This year, the weather is a little earlier. So much sweat."

Mrs. Li looked at the festival gifts in the burden and twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled without answering. This man in his family really paid for his eldest son.This first festival is full of meat, wine, and game, and there are several sizes of hair that are all thin. I really think highly of Ji's family. Isn't she just a girl from everyone?
I just don't know what he's going to do in the second quarter!

Although Mrs. Li was dissatisfied, she couldn't open her mouth. The men of the Qi family usually keep their voices silent. As long as you don't overdo it, you never decide the family affairs.As for her own stepmother, although she has the authority over the second marriage of the eldest son, it is on the surface.

Matchmaker Liu knew that the sister-in-law of the Li family felt a little distressed about the gift, but why did Father Qi insist on asking her to find a literate girl for her second-married son?He said that his eldest son is a person who has seen the world, who has done real swords and guns on the battlefield, and he can read a few words, so he can't be wronged.

So she smiled and said: "Brother Qi is also a popular person, sister-in-law, you are really virtuous, this Dragon Boat Festival is so decent, I have been a matchmaker for more than ten years, and it is really true in our rural area Not much. This burden will cost a tael of silver, right?"

Li twitched at the corner of her mouth and said against her will: "This gift is also deserved. The Ji family girl came from a wealthy family. She has seen tens of millions of good things. She may not be able to see these rough things. .My Dalang served in the military after only half a year of marriage, and came back after so many years of hard work abroad. After returning, his wife disappeared. As parents, we feel ashamed of him, and we should help him more.”

Matchmaker Liu said cheerfully when she heard the words: "You stepmother really has nothing to say, so I'll just say it to you in good conscience. We have a dozen villages in Xinliang Town, and I really don't see much of them."

Li's face was embarrassing: "His aunt is being polite."

In the hall, Qi Musheng smoked the welding smoke and let out a long breath before saying: "Da Lang is right to be worried, but these two children are not yours at all. You have to tell the Ji family now, what should you say? Besides, the eldest girl of the Ji family You can read and read, and you come from a wealthy family, so don’t worry about such a trivial matter, anyway, these two children are not in your name.”

Qi Dalang didn't have much expression on his face: "My son understands Dad's mood. You want to have a daughter-in-law who is wise, magnanimous and polite. I can manage the family safely. In fact, my son doesn't care about these things, and I don't care whether the woman is good-looking or not. As long as she has a good conscience and can treat those two children who have no father and no mother since childhood, the matter on my heart will go away."

After knocking on the chimney, Qi Musen said, "You're still young. When our Qi family was in Liangzhou, we were poor at first. Later, your great-great-grandfather married your great-grandmother. She was born as a maidservant. Because she is sensible and good at handling things, With a clever mind, the family situation gradually improved a lot, and the Qi family can be regarded as a second-rate family in the local area. If it wasn't for the fact that there were too many soldiers and bandits, and the Qi family was robbed later, they wouldn't be in this situation. The situation of being away from home."

It seems that it is his own father's wish to marry a literate maidservant as the eldest daughter-in-law. In fact, although he is the eldest son of Qi, for a peasant family, he has no property, so what if he grows up or not?Moreover, I am the eldest son with an embarrassing status in this family. Although the stepmother Li Shi treats him very well on the surface, how can there be real mother-child love?

Moreover, since my father and the others are old, I am afraid that they will not live with their eldest son. It is customary for the elderly in the countryside to live with their eldest son, but for this kind of family with a stepmother, it is not acceptable for parents to live with their eldest son when they are old. Not to mention that the fourth brother is also so smart and capable?So Qi Dalang didn't say much: "I hope she can tolerate those two children generously, and be able to take care of the family just like my great-grandmother."

At this moment, the figure of a girl appeared in Qi Dalang's mind. Under the embarrassment and embarrassment of his body, he could still find his calf bleeding. He didn't care that he was so frightened that his feet softened, but he still wanted to return his favor. He really doesn't see many women with such a free and easy temper.

If, if he is not related to him and cannot repent, he will ask someone to find out whose girl it is?
The expression on Qi Dalang's face made Qi Musen stunned. What good thing is this child thinking about? Since he doesn't agree to say it first, he said slowly: "Then let's talk about it after she enters the door. It's not a big deal anyway. .”

"Well, that's it, Dad, I'm going to change clothes." Qi Dalang got up and walked to his room.

Ji's family is nervously preparing for noon, Ji Xinmiao learned from Uncle's joke that Qi's family came to give the gift today, and it's the day of the appointment. The man's family should come and go as in-laws.

Uncle Liu said quietly to her: "I asked you to take a peek at the blind date last time, but you just didn't come out. Today, Qi Jia Dalang is here, so don't miss the opportunity. You can't come out at noon, the guests' meals Put it in your living room, then you can hide in your mother's room and take a look through the crack of the door."

In this world, the defense of men and women is not too strict, but unmarried couples who are engaged can no longer see each other. It is unlucky to meet before getting married.After hearing what Big Bomu said, Ji Xinmiao found that her little heart was throbbing even more. It seems that she still cares about this man's appearance, right?

Seeing her blushing, Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Are you shy? Although Qi Jia Dalang is a few years older than you, he still looks like a man. People in the countryside have to look like a man to work hard, can't you?" Compare it with your former master. If the farmer looks like a son, do you think he is still a good farmer?"

Ji Xinmiao suddenly had a premonition, could this Qi Dalang grow up to be like Li Kui?Maybe it was Meng Zhang Fei?If that's the case, her little heart really can't accept it all at once, right?

Entering the room with her head down, Liu thought the niece was shy, so she called Ji Xinyan and Ji Xinmin: "You go into the room to accompany your eldest sister, she can't come out today, it would be boring to be alone in the room, you go and talk to her. "

Near noon, Ji Xinmin ran back and forth from the room to the yard and then to the gate no less than ten times.

Finally, she ran in panting: "Sister, here we come! Here we come!"

(End of this chapter)