The story of the struggle of the poor girl who crossed

Chapter 94 Promotion 2
Of course, this is something for later, and I will talk about it later.

Chinese New Year is coming, Zhao Yan gave Mai Xiang a ten-day holiday.Although it was a holiday, it was agreed that she would be there on call in case anything happened in the barracks.

Back home, when Fahrenheit saw her, he was a little timid, not daring to look her in the eyes.Now, this daughter is a general from the third rank, and she is a big shot, so she can't just scold her if she wants to.

Knowing this earlier, why did she find fault with Mai Xiang?Think about it, the words she scolded Mai Xiang in the past days were really too much.Alas, Mai Xiang is a person who loves to hold grudges. Has she forgotten the past?

Seeing Fahrenheit like this, Mai Xiang smiled faintly: "Mother, I'm back!"

Fahrenheit blushed, and said bravely, "Mai Xiang, it's good that you come back, everyone is waiting for you to come back!"

Mai Xiang smiled lightly and didn't answer her words.

When she came back, calling her mother, Mai Xiang already felt that it was enough.If it was her mother in the previous life, she hadn't seen her for so long, not to mention hugging her mother affectionately, at least she would talk to her mother affectionately.

Ban Xia hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Sister, you're back, we've been waiting for you for a long time! Fifth brother has been thinking about you since dawn!"

Mai Xiang nodded in relief, squatted down, and hugged Huang Lian: "Hey, fifth brother misses the eldest sister? Where do you think?" Huang Lian was not influenced by Fahrenheit, and was not alienated from her as the eldest sister. She was very happy and relieved.If the child she brought up with one hand is alienated from her, she will be very sad and sad in her heart.

Huang Lian stretched out his hand and tapped his heart: "I'm thinking about Eldest Sister here, think about it so much! Eldest Sister, you should come home often in the future!"

Mai Xiang nodded: "Well, the eldest sister is now a general, and she will have more vacations in the future. If she has time, the eldest sister will go home to see the fifth brother."

Huang Lian hugged Mai Xiang's neck with both hands, and said with a smile: "My eldest sister is a general, a strange woman who does not give way to women. I am proud and proud of my eldest sister!"

This is what Ban Xia often said to him on weekdays.

Mai Xiang lowered her head and kissed her younger brother's cheek, feeling warm in her heart.With such a cute younger brother and being so close to herself, the little concern she had for the cheap mother in her heart has also faded a lot.

The next day, when the weather was fine, Mai Xiang, accompanied by Liang Gaoshan and Ban Xia, went to the reservoir.

The dams at both ends of the reservoir are made of composite soil and stones. The stones are taken from the mountains and mountain streams, and most of them are pebbles.The walls of the dam were evenly plastered with concrete to prevent water from seeping out from the gaps in the stones of the dam.

It takes about two quarters of an hour to walk from the dam on one side of the reservoir to the dam on the other side.Although the width of the valley is not very large, the valley is surrounded by several mountains and has a considerable length.

Mai Xiang said to Liang Gaoshan: "Daddy, you can also build a big wooden boat, and you can sit on the wooden boat and fish in the reservoir in the future."

Liang Gaoshan: "Well, Dad understands, now that there is nothing to do in winter, Dad just found some people to go up the mountain to cut some wood. But, Mai Xiang, where can I buy fish fry?"

Mai Xiang: "Where there is a river, there must be fish. When spring comes and there is water in the reservoir, I will hire a dozen young men with good water skills to catch fish in the river. In addition, I will send some people to Over there in Hongye City, see if there are fish fry for sale."

However, the farthest is going to Hongye City, and it would be unrealistic to go any further.Fish cannot be separated from the water. If it is too far away, the fish may be half dead when brought back.

Liang Gaoshan nodded.

After coming to the northwest for so many days, he finally realized that there are actually many rivers and mountain streams in the northwest.When spring comes, it should be no problem for people to go to the river to catch fish fry.Fish more rivers, and there will be more fry.

Mai Xiang said again: "Besides, even if there are not enough fish fry, we can still raise ducks! Such a big reservoir can raise 300 ducks. If they are raised and sold, there will be no income of [-] taels of silver? In this way, It’s much more cost-effective than farming!”

Liang Gaoshan nodded: "You mean yes, but there are so many fields in the family, and I, your mother, and Pinellia may not be able to keep busy. Duck, who will take care of it?"

Mai Xiang came up with an idea: "There must be two people hired for the reservoir, cutting the grass to feed the fish and watching the ducks. By the way, we can simply build a pig farm next to the reservoir. In this way, hiring two people will not waste resources. "

If one person wants to live by the reservoir for a long time, and there is no one to talk to, this person may not be able to work for a long time.

Liang Gaoshan: "Well, why don't we go to Zaozigou and find two folks from Liangjia'ao?"

Mai Xiang: "Okay, it's best to find a couple with a larger family. However, the character must be good, and they must be the kind of people who can endure hardships and stand hard work!"

Liang Gaoshan: "I know that there are quite a few people like Liang Jia'ao, and you can definitely find a suitable one."

Mai Xiang: "In the future, I won't interfere in the family affairs, and I will leave it to Daddy and Banxia. If you have any doubts, just come and ask me! When you are free, Daddy can also take Grandma and Banxia. Brother and sister, go to the barracks to stay for a few days. Anyway, the place where I live is outside the barracks, you are my family, you can still go in!"

The family area of ​​the barracks is also surrounded into a large courtyard, and not everyone can enter.Only the immediate family members of the soldiers, or very reliable people, can enter.

Liang Gaoshan said: "Okay, after the Chinese New Year, I will take them to live with you for a few days. However, I can only bring two at most at a time. If there are too many, you won't be able to live there. The most important thing is Yes, I am afraid that the impact will be bad."

Alas, this child didn't even mention her mother.It seemed that she was heartbroken by her own mother.Alas, no matter, it's better to keep a little distance, lest the child's mother scold Mai Xiang again.The child's mother has another bad habit. Every time Mai Xiang gets a little closer to her, she will criticize Mai Xiang again.

In a few days, it will be Chinese New Year.

Mai Xiang brought back two bags of flour, one bag of rice, and one bag of Chinese cabbage from the barracks.This was issued to her in the military camp as a benefit to her.This is also a New Year's gift.

Mai Xiang said to Liang Gaoshan: "It must be hard for the old patriarch, why don't we send some things there! Let's keep half of the things sent to me, and give the other half to the old patriarch?"

Liang Gaoshan: "Let's give all the Chinese cabbage to the old patriarch. We used flower pots to grow vegetables in the house. We also planted a lot of cabbage and radishes in the field. If there is not enough food, we can buy some dried vegetables from the villagers. This time, I will buy a jar of pickles from the villagers, the old patriarch will definitely like it very much!"

As early as autumn, the folks in Luhuawan dried a lot of vegetables and planned to save them for winter.I also made a lot of pickled vegetables, which are very delicious.

Mai Xiang nodded, "It's good for Daddy to make up his mind! Tomorrow, let's go to Zaozigou. There should be no snow in these two days."

The next day, Mai Xiang, Liang Gaoshan, and Pinellia took food, Chinese cabbage, and pickles, and took a carriage to Zaozigou.

The carriage was borrowed from the barracks.In the kitchen of the military camp, there is a special carriage for purchasing food and vegetables.If you walk, it takes six hours to go back and forth, which is too unrealistic.

Zaozigou was well built, the whole village was surrounded by earth bricks, and thorns were planted on the periphery.There is a large door, and a small door.Both the gate and the wicket are guarded.The guards of the gate are elderly people in their sixties. If they can't do the work in the field, they are responsible for guarding the gate.

For those who guard the gate, there are more than two old people at the gate and the small gate.In this case, you can chat, and life will not be too sad.Over time, the gate and the small gate have become places where villagers gather and chat.

Mai Xiang's family passed through the gate, passed through the gate, and entered the ancestral hall.At this time, there are a large number of villagers in the ancestral hall queuing up to grind tofu.

Liang Gaoshan introduced: "There is only one stone mill in the ancestral hall. People in the village have to queue up to grind tofu. This stone mill was built by a stonemason in the village."

Mai Xiang said: "Oh, there are still stonemasons here. Daddy, tell the old patriarch to ask the stonemason to make two smaller stone mills after the Chinese New Year. One for the home and one for the barracks."

With a stone mill, you can often make tofu to eat and improve your life.

Liang Gaoshan: "I've told the stonemason about this a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to want it too. Since I'm here today, I'll go to the stonemason again and order another one from him!"

While speaking, he arrived at the old patriarch's house.

When the old patriarch saw the three of them, he was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear: "Oh, Mai Xiang is here! Please hurry up, our old Liang family has a female general, it is really a blessing for the old Liang family!"

The old patriarch's family warmly entertained him. Hearing about this, the village head rushed over with his family, vegetables and a chicken.Many families in the village came to visit Mai Xiang's family of three, and they were very warm and grateful to them.

The lunch was very sumptuous, and it could be seen that the old patriarch's family was sincere to Mai Xiang and his daughter.This warmed Mai Xiang's heart, which showed that everyone remembered her kindness to the old patriarch and the villagers, and did not take her kindness to them for granted.

This time, Liang Gaoshan did two things.

First, I invited a couple to watch the reservoir raise pigs. They were both 25 and six years old and had only two daughters.The man's name is Maochun, and the woman's name is Xinghua.Xinghua was disliked by her parents-in-law and bullied by her two sisters-in-law because she did not give birth to a son.

The eldest daughter is eight years old and is called Da Niu; the second daughter is five years old and is called Er Niu.The two sisters are humble in this family. They have to do a lot of work at a young age, and they are beaten and scolded every day. Life is really hard!

Mai Xiang knew about it, so she said to Liang Gaoshan: "Daddy, please take the eldest girl and the second girl to Luhua Bay as well! After the New Year, build a small courtyard by the reservoir, with two main rooms, one kitchen and one kitchen. It’s a small courtyard like a woodshed.”

Liang Gaoshan also watched Maochun grow up, and he sympathized with Maochun very much, and his relationship with Maochun has always been very good.After hearing what his daughter said, he nodded and said: "Well, then I will bring Pinellia to pick up Maochun's family of four in person. In this case, Maochun's parents and sisters-in-law will definitely be embarrassed to stop them, and they can bring them together smoothly. Looking at the big girl and the second girl.

Liang Gaoshan found Maochun, and quietly revealed this meaning to him, and expressed his welcome to bring his wife and two daughters to Luhuawan to settle down together.

Maochun immediately burst into tears: "Brother Gaoshan, thank you, your family is a good person! Don't worry, brother, our family went to Luhuawan, we must work hard, and we will never let you down!"

(End of this chapter)