Xianggong farming

Chapter 7 Plan
Another marriage!

It seems that Mrs. Wang, the man of the Qi family, likes it very much.

Since she wants to be the real Ji Xinmiao, can she still break free from the arrangement of the Ji family?

After thinking clearly, she nodded: "Mother, you and father are my daughter's biological parents, and I will definitely not find a bad person for my daughter. The marriage of children is based on the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, and daughters obey mothers in everything." s arrangement."

After listening to Ji Xinmiao's words, Wang's tears flowed out, she didn't know if it was God's blessing, her eldest daughter finally figured out the truth, she didn't bother to wipe her tears, and said repeatedly: "Good daughter, don't you I blame parents, mother is really happy, mother will do her best to make your dowry richer, and make your life in your in-law's house easier."

Ji Xinmiao knew just now that she had a deposit of more than 20 taels, and a dowry gift of [-] taels. This is a lot of money in the countryside. This family can't afford oil, and it didn't cost her a penny. , it seems that this father and mother are really kind people.

But this day without oil and salt is not good for the growth of her siblings. Since she is the eldest sister of the family, she should consider her siblings.It's not that she is so great, but that her mother's family has brothers to rely on in her husband's family.

After making up her mind, Ji Xinmiao said, "Mother, my daughter won't be so selfish anymore, I know the family is very poor, the second sister will get married in the next year, the second brother has to go to school, and the family has a lot of expenses. The daughter’s money is the family’s money, when I get married, buy me a dowry of the man’s dowry silver, and leave the rest of the money for the family.”

Wang looked at Ji Xinmiao in relief, with a sore nose and a tearful smile, and said with a smile: "My son, although our family's conditions are not good, we can't hide your money. It's your hard work. Besides Besides, your second younger sister also has her own dowry, and when she gets married next winter, we can still save some money to subsidize her. Your second younger brother’s body is not suitable for farming. When my mother was pregnant with him, she couldn’t even eat due to natural disasters. Full, he has been the weakest since he was born, his mother sent him to read some books, and he can find a way out in the future. He is only ten years old, and his essays are very good. The master of the village school has praised him several times. Your eldest brother It will take at least five years to get married, and it is not too late for a 20-year-old man to get married, and the family will always get better."

Ji Xinmiao took the needle and thread that Wang couldn't get through and said: "Mother, I have seen all this these days, only younger brothers and sisters are living too hard, and I, the eldest sister, can rely on my mother's family. The second brother is very good at reading. These days, when I am with him, I will murmur that I can recognize a lot of characters and read a lot of books, so I will ask him every day after he comes back from the village school. He is really He is very serious, and those who don’t understand will always bring it out to us to discuss together. If he keeps reading like this, he will definitely be able to get one of you back.”

Wang looked lovingly at her daughter who helped her thread the thread, and tears fell from the corners of her eyes when she heard the words: "Mother didn't expect to be so big, our village won't produce a scholar in three years, as long as he can be a scholar, he can win the imperial court." I am satisfied with the monthly distribution of food and silver, and finding a master to do it."

Ji Xinmiao knew that Wang was telling the truth, there were only more than 300 Jinshi in three years, and this Juren is also rare, just like the middle Juren, equivalent to modern graduate students, it is not so easy.

"Mother, it's not bad to be a scholar. We don't have many scholars in our village now, right? The second brother is not in good health. Mother can't hold back their oil and salt anymore. The thirty taels of silver I earned, first Let’s use half of it. One is to leave some bondage cultivation for the second brother, and the other is to buy some oil and salt for the younger brothers and sisters. In fact, not only the younger brothers and sisters need to eat better, but the parents are so tired every year. If you can’t keep up, your body will suffer quickly.”

Speaking of which, Ji Xinmiao plucked Wang's hair again and said, "Mother, how old are you? You have a lot of white hair. Don't say that the money is earned by the daughter. I have figured it out these days. How can you be without parents?" I have a daughter? Where did I come from? I am literate, but I have written a lot in the books. Being unfilial as a child is a rebellious son."

Finally, Mrs. Wang burst into tears: "Thank God for returning my kind and well-behaved daughter to me, but mother still can't do it, let my daughter take care of this family."

Ji Xinmiao's heart was also softened by Wang's crying. She grabbed a cotton towel beside the table and wiped Wang's tears: "Mother, don't cry. The brothers and sisters are all grown up, and life will be easier in the future. As long as Life will be better in the future, can you still earn back these ten taels of silver?"

"Okay, mother listens to my daughter." Wang answered a few good words without breaking down, and could hear the relief and gratitude in her heart.

Alas, everything is sad without money!It seems that making money is the first priority.

The real reason why Ji Xinmiao wanted to be a concubine might be because she really didn't want to be a peasant woman anymore, Ji Xinmiao thought secretly in her heart.

It is said that it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal!

What lofty ideals can a little girl who only knows a few words have?
It's best to be able to eat well and dress well, and I can't blame her.

"Mother, daughter, I am not good at sewing. Marrying into someone else's family will make my in-laws look down on me if I don't know how to sew, so my daughter wants to find someone to learn from. It doesn't have to be very good. I just want to learn how to mend clothes and make clothes and shoes. Mother can Can't I find a master to teach me?" After Ji Xinmiao made up her mind to live well, she began to arrange her future life.

Regardless of the man you marry, if he is good, live with your love, if he is not good, live alone.

As an intellectual myself, with thousands of years of knowledge and experience, how can I not survive?

It's just that when Ji Xinmiao thinks that she, an intellectual, is going to marry a rude farmer, it's deceiving that Ji Xinmiao doesn't feel conflicted or unwilling, but she has nothing to do. This is not a way of escaping marriage in modern society.

When Wang heard her daughter's sensible words, she shed tears even more. She never thought that this daughter who had been away from her for ten years would be so close to her one day!

Wang knew in her heart that this daughter was more knowledgeable than herself, and her vision was different from her own, but her life experience had not gone through the vicissitudes of life, so she could not let her go wrong. to accompany?Therefore, she firmly disagreed with her daughter's decision to be a concubine. Sure enough, God has eyes, and the child became better than before after being confused.

When Ji Xinmiao said that she wanted to learn from female celebrities, Wang wished she could find a good teacher right away.

But who to look for?Mrs. Wang thought about it quietly, and then asked Ji Xinmiao for her opinion: "Miao'er, there are no big families in our village, and the best female red handicraft in the village is Haizi and his concubine widow. If it is about Ji Xinmiao If it's convenient, then it's best to learn from her, let's pay her a little tuition and let her teach you some simple sewing, what do you think?"

Ji Xinmiao had already known the situation in the village from Ji Qinmin, so she nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to my mother. Give me a little more money, and Aunt Huang is also very bitter. It's not easy to drag Haizi alone. Besides, if you give me a little money, it will not be a problem even if it delays her making embroidery, so that she can teach comfortably and I can learn at ease. Oh, mother, I want to ask the second sister and the younger sister if they agree to learn, if If you also want to learn, then learn together. One person can teach a few people, but just pay more money. What do you think? The second sister is at home for only a little more than a year, and she can marry someone else's family with some skills It’s always good, don’t you think so? I just don’t know if it will affect the farm work.”

After listening to Ji Xinmiao's words, Mrs. Wang really felt that her daughter had changed. After hearing what she said made sense, she nodded: "Well, I'll ask the two of them tomorrow. It's hard for you to think carefully. As for the farm work , usually there is not much time for your second sister to go to the ground, and we will discuss everything after the matter is confirmed."

The mother and daughter chattered for a long time, until there were footsteps outside the door, her father came in, and seeing the two of them crying, his face darkened.

Seeing him coming in, Ji Xinmiao immediately got up and called softly, "Father, are you back?"

Ji Qiulin only said "Yes", and then asked Wang: "Did Miaoer make you angry again?"

Wang smiled with tears in her eyes and shook her head: "No, her father, Miao'er didn't make me angry, I shed tears because of my happiness. Do you know, this child really wants to understand, and she is our obedient girl again. Well-behaved Miaoer."

Ji Qiulin looked at the strange daughter suspiciously, nodded and said, "That's good. Since she has figured it out, it's a good thing. Why are you crying? As long as Miao'er can be obedient and live a good life, although the family is not Wealthy, as long as you don't starve to death, we won't let you have nothing to eat."

"Well, I'll listen to my parents from now on, not to make them feel sad anymore. It's getting late, Mom and Miao, and Miaoer won't disturb your rest." This father's temper is relatively hard, but Ji Xinmiao followed him to the king. From his words, he found that he loves Wang very much.After Ji Xinmiao taught her a lesson, she said politely and went back to rest.

Early the next morning, Ji Xinmiao got up as early as everyone else. After tidying up the room first, she saw her second sister go to the kitchen and followed her.

Farmers eat porridge and steamed buns for breakfast, especially in the busy season of farm work. Originally, there is not much oil and water to eat. If you don’t eat something dry, you won’t be hungry.

Breakfast was very simple. Ji Xinmiao saw that the second sister cooked a little rice and dried red yarrow together, and then made a few steamed buns with the noodles made last night, but the steamed buns may have been mixed with a lot of miscellaneous grains, making them dark.

The dish is the pickled vegetables that I eat every morning. It is made of radish vegetables. I put the dishes in a bowl, add a few drops of unknown oil, grab a handful of chili flakes and sprinkle them on top, and then steam them together with the steamed buns.

After a while, the parents and younger brothers all came back from the field for dinner. They all took advantage of the morning to tidy up the vegetable field, and then went to the field after eating.

Ji's family has less than three acres of land, which was bought when they sold Jilu, otherwise they would have to be other people's tenants like many villagers.

But there is still a lot of land and a lot of people, and those who want to fill their stomachs have to rely on the miscellaneous grains grown in the wasteland. In the past few years, my sister and brother have grown up and can help, so they finally get their stomachs full.

But these days are really hard, especially this meal, which really affects the growth and development of younger brothers and sisters. We must ask Mrs. Wang to ensure that there is oil in the dishes and a meal of meat for ten days, otherwise these younger brothers and sisters will definitely grow up. into a bean sprouts.

(End of this chapter)