Madam, go home and farm

Chapter 21 Literacy
Pu Huang was putting needlework and cloth into the small basket when he heard a familiar voice from the hall next door. When he listened carefully, the corners of his lips curled up, but it was that Yan family.

"Hey, Sister Wu's complexion these past two days is really good. This buckwheat has been sold for a lot of money. Is there such a sum?" With a somewhat exaggerated smile on her face, Yan came in from the side door on the left of Hong's house and looked at it. Looking at Mrs. Wu on the rocking chair on the porch, the volume was not lowered, so loud that people outside could hear it.

Wu's complexion changed, she looked at Yan, and reluctantly said: "What is my sister talking about, it's just for feeding pigs, how much can I sell for it, don't listen to that slut talking nonsense."

After hearing Wu's words, Yan's expression was a little weird, "Ah, sister, you can't do this, your Anbao family has admitted it, besides, my brother just came back from the county, and I just heard about this buckwheat. , I also saw your family Anbao coming out of that restaurant, and my brother even went to ask about it. If you want me to tell you, you didn’t do this properly, we have such a good relationship, how can you keep it from me?”

Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. Yan fiercely, bah, who has a good relationship with her, she felt something was wrong, she didn't expect news from the county town, but even so, it was not so fast, it must be this woman who let her Brother specially went to inquire, and almost didn't bring up her money in one breath!

With a forced smile, "Sister, you don't know. You see, my little sister is so old, she doesn't have her own house, and it's not enough to live with her third brother all day long. I saw that the buckwheat pig was eating well. , people eat the same, so I went to the county to ask, how did I know that luck is so good, you see, I didn't make any money, everyone knows."

The corner of Yan's mouth twitched, what pigs eat is not the same as what humans eat, she really dared to say this, if those elders in the county knew about it, wouldn't they vomit to death? "Oh, my sister, you can't talk nonsense about this thing for pigs to eat. If the county knows about it, then no one will buy it. Just tell me, isn't the price not low?"

"Hey, it's just a few coppers. It's not worth wasting that effort." Wu waved his hand, thinking that he would cut the old couple to death. If they were so careless in their actions and words, they would lose their money. "Besides, now that so many people are digging, there is only so much buckwheat in the village, and they can't earn much."

When Yan heard this, she couldn't help laughing, "Sister, didn't I just say that this can be sold for money, but I have inquired about it, you are not selling it like this, how do you deal with it, tell me to my younger sister . " Today, there was that quick foot that was sold in the town, but no one bought it, and finally had to come back disheartened.

Hearing this, Mrs. Wu felt complacent again, and cast a glance at Mrs. Yan, "Sister, this method is to earn money to build a house for my little sister. I lost money after talking about it, so why don't you show me something?" Don't be Xianqiaotou anymore, it's not bad to sell favors to Yan's family, his man is quite promising, and he is on good terms with his old man.

When Yan Shi saw it, disdain flashed in her eyes, she stood up and patted her skirt, "Oh, since my sister said she wants to keep the money to build a house for my little sister, then I can still be cheeky, or it will be past noon, I have to go to the field, let's talk when we have time!"

Hmph, when the time comes, ask my man to go to the restaurant in the county to ask again. Anyway, pork is sent to the county every day, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to ask. With Wu’s brain, it’s definitely not difficult to do that. That's it.

Seeing Yan Shi pat his ass and leave, Wu Shi's face was so dark that ink dripped out, she went to Xia Shi's room and knocked desperately on the door without thinking, "You stupid girl, you are so stupid Well, where did you eat all your food for more than ten years, you are really stupid for revealing the way to make money to others for nothing."

Mrs. Wu's fingers kept tapping on the head of Mrs. Xia who opened the door, and there were red fingernail marks. Hong Haobao came out while yawning and tied his clothes, "Mother, it's noon, what are you doing?" ? I was woken up after taking a nap."

"Sleep, sleep, sleep, you still want to sleep, we have been told about our way of making money, that bitch of the Yan family, even asked her brother to go to the county to inquire about it, I said you two, do things like you You can't be careful, don't attract people's attention, especially you, Xiaoping, keep your mouth shut." After telling Hong Haobao and his wife, Wu went back to the room angrily.

Xia covered her head with one hand and held her stomach with the other, and looked at Hong Haobao depressedly, "Brother Bao, why are you so angry, they don't know what to do with the buckwheat anyway."

Hong Haobao yawned, and said nonchalantly: "Mother loves to worry. There are not many of these things, and they will be gone after digging. Anyway, we have made a lot of money, and we can continue to make it next year. Okay, okay, you Go lie down, I'll go find Wang Er."

"Brother Bao, Brother Bao, why are you looking for Wang Er?" Shi Xia hurriedly called out, just now she caught a glimpse of him taking the money.

"What do you care about?" Hong Haobao glared at Mrs. Xia, turned around and left the room. Mrs. Xia was so angry that she scratched the door frame several times.

Puhuang withdrew his mental strength, and the corners of his mouth curled up. This Yan family is really interesting. He knows that Qiaotou can be sold for money, and he might even know how to do it. He even deliberately came to make Wu's uncomfortable and help She undertook the "crime" put on by the Xia family.But even if this is the case, it doesn't mean that she has a good impression of that Yan family. From those eyes, she only sees banter and gossip.

Hong Haoan took a look at Puhuang and felt that she was in a good mood. Thinking of the voice from the next door just now, he contacted back and forth, and also hooked the corners of his lips. No wonder she didn't mind handing over this idea at all. It turned out that she knew it earlier. It will be like this.

After packing up his things, Puhuang saw that Hong Haoan took a book and flipped through it, reading each word, "I'm going to the aunt's side, the big hall brother is a juren, do you need to borrow two books for you?"

Hong Haoan was taken aback, and put away the book in embarrassment, "No need, I don't know many words, and I don't understand all of these books." Looking at Puhuang's serious expression, he suddenly felt extremely overwhelmed. Ashamed, unable to walk, not skilled in crafts, even poor in knowledge, a feeling of inferiority filled my heart.

Pu Huang was stunned for a moment, she saw that those books were well preserved, but they were all worn out, and some places were even torn. She thought that he used these books to pass the time in the past few years.

"Oh, it's okay. I'll ask my cousin if there are any books on enlightenment. Let's start with the simple ones. These few are more difficult." She only read the titles of the books, and even though they were in traditional Chinese characters, she could still read them. "The Analects of Confucius", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", etc., cannot be read without a foundation.

Her ancient Chinese is not very good, she just borrowed a book to study together, and the night time is so long, it's a pity to spend it all in sleep, anyway, I have oil lamps.

Hong Haoan's expression was startled, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, he lowered his eyes, touched the old book with his hand, "Are you literate?"

"Oh, I've learned a little bit, maybe I can't compare to you." Pu Huang smiled, keenly aware that Hong Haoan's mood had improved, and didn't say much. For him, the more capable and powerful she is, the more It makes him more useless, so there's no need to hit him like this. "Okay, I'm going to my aunt's house. I put the water on the table and wild fruits for my own use."

(End of this chapter)