Xianggong farming

Chapter 8

Mrs. Wang didn't know that her eldest daughter thought a lot when she saw the dishes on the table, but she waited for everyone to sit at the table before she said: "Miao'er has less than four months to go. I'm married, and I thought it would be inconvenient to marry into someone else's house if I don't know how to needlework, so I want to ask you Aunt Huang to teach her, and Aunt Huang agreed. I will take the money from Miao'er's deposit for the time being. I will make up for it when the family has enough money. Meier and Miner, are you two willing to learn? Especially Meier, who will have to get married in more than a year. After getting married, you have to live separately. It’s always good to learn something.”

After hearing this, Ji Xinmin said excitedly: "Mom, I want to learn. I want to learn how to embroider and tie, and earn money to buy meat for my mother."

Ji Xinmei was also very happy. The eldest sister used her own money to ask the master to teach their sisters, and she really got better.So she also raised her hand and said, "Mom, I also learn. However, I only study for half a day, and I have to help mother with some housework in the morning."

Ji Xinmin said again: "I get up early in the morning to release chickens and ducks, and then help my second sister hunt pigweed."

Wang said happily: "Well, since you sisters are willing to learn, I will take you to find Aunt Huang in a while. However, I have to make a decision. If you want to learn, you must study hard. This money does not fall from the sky. "

Ji Xinmin raised his hand to promise, and then made a request: "I will study hard. But, mother, can you ask Aunt Huang, can you let sister Yan learn with a little bit?"

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was a bit embarrassed, Ji Xinmiao was not willing to let this cute little sister down, so she begged Mrs. Wang: "Mother, let's pay Aunt Huang's apprenticeship fee according to the number of people, Yan'er and Min'er are here together They are the same age, so they must be able to compete with each other to learn faster."

Mrs. Wang thought about it. Although the eldest sister-in-law of Ji's family has a tough temper, she never hides anyone behind her back, and Xinyan didn't take good care of Xinmin since she was a child. At worst, she should spend a few more coins, so she said: " I'll tell Aunt Huang, but if I don't learn well, I'll beat someone up."

Ji Xinmin was very happy: "Mother, don't worry, I must be the best learner."

Ji Xinmei looked down at Miss Ni Liao and said, "Don't brag! I hope you won't be the first one to say that you don't want to learn."

"Hmph, I won't!" Ji Xinmei wrinkled her face and turned her head away, ignoring her, the second sister who beat her up!

Seeing how the three sisters loved each other, Wang smiled from the bottom of his heart!

Mrs. Wang is also a neat person. Hearing that the three sisters were willing to learn needlework, they brought Ji Lu to Widow Yu's house after breakfast.Huang's house is on the right side of Ji's house. After going out from the yard to the left side of a small path strewn with stones, it took less than [-] minutes to walk, and then turned the road up a few steps and arrived.

Huang's house is also similar in structure to Ji's house, except that the yard is smaller and the house has three rooms.There is a pile of firewood in the yard, the stone paved yard is densely covered with grass, and there are a pair of half doors in front of the hall, so you can't see the situation inside the hall.

As soon as she entered the yard, Mrs. Wang yelled loudly: "Sister Yu, are you at home?"

With a sound of "Alas", the door was opened half way, and a young woman about 27 or [-] years old came out. Seeing their mother and daughter, they immediately said, "Sister-in-law is you, is this your eldest girl? He is really handsome, as expected he came back from the city! Come in and sit down." He said and welcomed several people into the door.

Ji Xinmiao didn't wait for Mrs. Wang to tell her to call someone, so she called obediently: "Hello, Aunt Huang!"

Aunt Huang smiled and praised, "Is her name Miao Er? What a polite girl!"

"Yes, she is Miao'er. She came back after going out for almost ten years. Many people don't recognize her. But she was never mischievous in your family when she was a child. When you married in that year, she gave you back Overwhelmed the bed." Wang was in a good mood.

The Yu family has a memory, the Huang family is a different surname of Oda, and the Ji family is the common surname in this village.At that time, the Huang family's mother-in-law and the Wang family married in from the same village. The Wang family was a nice person and had all sons, so Ji Xinmiao was made a bed press boy and asked her to earn a small red envelope.

Ji Xinmiao didn't know anything about the former Ji Xinmiao, so she could only laugh dryly.

Yu said with a smile: "No, the statement about the golden boy and jade girl is also true. Otherwise, how could my first child give birth to a son? My Haizi is my life's support."

Wang said consolingly, "Everything is enough to have a son. Da Niu is a little less fortunate. He did not come back after completing his military service. Otherwise, seeing such an obedient son as Haizi, he can't laugh in his dreams? You can't blame him." Your mother-in-law, I didn’t say unreasonable things just because I married her in the same village. The palms and backs of my hands are full of meat. Every family can share in the imperial court military service. My aunt only has two sons, and the eldest son is not a soldier. Rules. If the fourth uncle of our Ji family didn't go to the top that year, we would have to let us go in charge."

Yu said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, I never blamed my mother-in-law. Nine out of ten families in this village have military service, and our family is not the only one who didn't come back. All this is fate. He takes good care of us. Most of the farm work in the family is done by the elder brother and sister-in-law. Although he lost his husband, he left me an obedient son, and I am content. Sister-in-law, let the children come in and sit."

Mrs. Wang took her daughters into the hall. There was a dining table and four benches in the hall. There were many agricultural tools and sundries along the walls on both sides. There was a small table and an embroidery stand on the left side of the door. It was probably Aunt Huang’s The season when I usually do embroidery work.

After several people sat down, Yu reached out and took a few wooden stools and put them in front of the small table, turned around and entered the room beside him, poured a few cups of tea after a while.

"Come on, come on, sit down and have a cup of tea. There is no good tea. I make it myself. But it is not as good as my sister-in-law's skill, so I can only quench my thirst." Yu said modestly.

Seeing that Aunt Huang was constantly busy, Mrs. Wang immediately stopped and said, "Sister, don't be too busy. I am here today because I told you yesterday. Today I will bring her to show you. I want to ask You, when can they start learning needlework from you."

After Shi Zhi dragged a few to sit down, he carefully asked the Ji family sisters what they thought, and then asked her and the two younger sisters to prepare a needle, thread, cloth head and the like before they could come.

Finally, Mrs. Wang said embarrassingly: "Sister, in fact, I can't open my mouth. It's just Min'er, a damn girl who is making a fuss. See if you can make it easier. In addition to these three sisters, there is also a newcomer from my elder brother's family. Yan also learn from you?"

Yu said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, what's the trouble? One is teaching the other, and the other is teaching. It doesn't matter if there is more or less. As long as they are willing to study hard, my half-hearted master will be happy."

Mrs. Wang said gratefully: "I have caused you trouble. How about it, it will take a lot of time for your children to come to learn. You see, how much teacher-apprentice fee is appropriate for each. When they come tomorrow, I will bring them to you. "

Mrs. Yu waved her hand hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, if you say this, you will be outraged. Neighbors, teach the children a needlework and charge the master's fee? If you say it, it will make people laugh."

Wang said sincerely: "Sister, sister-in-law is not a person who tells lies. You usually have no reason to rely on these embroidered items to collect oil, salt and silver. These children will definitely delay you. For a long time, if you really don’t accept it, I can’t let them come to learn. Do you think it’s okay? A child can pay a hundred dollars for the training, and you can pay for the church.”

"No, no, sister-in-law, I can't earn two hundred dollars a month. I'm ashamed if you give me so much." Yu immediately refused.

Wang's temperament is straightforward: "Sister, it's settled like this. Four hundred big money will be brought to you tomorrow. Don't say anything embarrassing or embarrassing. I know what kind of person you are, sister-in-law. As long as you can teach my children to make clothes and shoes."

Speaking of this, Yu Shi no longer refused, but agreed with gratitude.After drinking tea, Ji Xinmiao made an agreement with Mrs. Yu to do the housework well in the morning and come to her house to study for two hours every afternoon before leaving.

Three days ago, when Ji Xinmiao and her two younger sisters were learning needlework together, they couldn't learn from eight-year-old Min'er and nine-year-old Yan'er, and always tied their hands.Let these two people laugh enough, it was not until the fourth day that they learned a lot.

The first day when the three sisters were hunting pigweed on the side of the mountain, they found a lot of small bamboo shoots growing in the bamboo bushes. After they got back, they fried a bowl of spicy bamboo shoots and sauerkraut with the pork that Mrs. Wang bought. It's delicious.

Ji Xinmiao thought of green bean shredded bamboo shoots, spicy shredded bamboo shoots, and hot and sour bamboo shoots made by her grandmother in her previous life. The first two of these things can be sold for retail, and the latter can be served with a little cooked oil.So she brought up her idea with Mrs. Wang, and after the three sisters got Mrs. Wang's consent, Ji Xinmei led them to the back mountain of the village pond, which is a little way away from the village.

There are rice fields beside the village pond, and many people are working in the farmland. When the three sisters passed by, everyone who knew Meizi and Miner kept saying hello.

Walking through the path into the bamboo forest, the bamboo forest is connected to the back mountain, and the bamboo grows relatively large. Ji Xinmei pointed to the bamboo forest and said: "Sister, the bamboo shoots here are very big, and there are many. Because fried bamboo shoots are very oily, So there are not many people picking them, there must be some here.”

Looking at the mountain, which is not too high, Ji Xinmin told Ji Xinmiao: "Sister, then Shangping Village is behind this mountain. I heard that if the eldest brother-in-law's family goes over the mountain from here, they will arrive in half an hour."

Big brother-in-law?
Ji Xinmiao patted Xiao Min'er's head: "What big brother-in-law, your eldest sister is not married yet, where is the big brother-in-law!"

Ji Xinmin deliberately teased her: "But his family has sent the dowry gifts. Mother said that when you get married, he will be our eldest brother-in-law and second sister. Is that what mother said?"

Before Ji Xinmei had time to nod her head, Ji Xinmiao's heart moved: "Second sister, younger sister, when the dowry gift comes, did that man come?"

Ji Xinmin asked incomprehensibly, "Sister, which man?"

Facing such a stupid little girl, Ji Xinmei slapped her on the head: "Little idiot, he is the big brother-in-law!"

Ji Xinmiao blushed: "Second sister can also talk nonsense, it's too early to call elder brother-in-law!"

Ji Xinmei made a grimace before saying: "Sister, he came to our house once, but you should have seen it that day. My little sister and I were sent out by mother, why do you still ask us? Later, when we were hired, it was Liu The father of my aunt and eldest brother-in-law came. So, we didn't see him."

Ji Xinmiao said with a guilty conscience: "I was not happy at that time? I didn't open my eyes to him at all."

Ji Xinmei said understandingly: "Sister, mother said he is good, I think he should be good, don't worry."

"I'm not worried, this is just asking." Ji Xinmiao argued.

Ji Xinmei could see that her elder sister was obviously worried, and she was still pretending.So he intentionally teased her: "Sister, I think Mrs. Yu should teach us how to carry men's clothes today."

"Why?" Ji Xinmiao was puzzled.

"Make a groom's outfit for my eldest brother-in-law!"

"Smelly girl, you're actually teasing your eldest sister, look at my meteor hammer coming!" The three sisters walked up the mountain noisyly.

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