peasant girl

Chapter 477, See First Love Again (tx41 more

Tu Wan still has his own ideas in many cases.

After talking to my uncle for a few words, I took my leave and went home.

The auntie waited for the uncle to come back, and muttered a little, "It seems that Tu Wan doesn't really want to buy land!"

"He doesn't even know how to grow, so naturally he doesn't want to buy it. If he doesn't buy it, we can buy it ourselves. Although [-] acres may seem like a lot, ten acres for each of the three brothers is not much. If there is food, we can have a meal of white rice. Jiao Niang sent a letter to the three brothers, and each of them will give fifty catties of rice a year, which is enough for them to eat for a year!" The uncle said, taking a steamed bun and chewing slowly, "The steamed stuffed bun made by Jiao Niang is tasty!"

"Will Jiao Niang want it?"

"Should I have to give it all? Without Tu Wan, our family can buy a field? Not to mention thirty acres, even three acres can't afford it. Fifty catties of rice a year is not much!"

"It's not that I'm too much, we'll give it to you. Are Jiao Niang and Tu Wan willing to take it?"

"That's true, let's take a step and see what Tu Wan said to Jiaoniang when he goes back!"

"it is good!"

When Tu Wan came back, Xu Jiaoniang had already prepared the meals and put them on the table, beckoning him to wash his hands and eat quickly.

During the meal, Tu Wan talked about buying fields.

Holding the chopsticks, Xu Jiaoniang asked earnestly, "Then what are your plans?"

"I don't know how to farm, and buying it is cumbersome and troublesome. It will take a lot of effort to rent it out to others, and the [-]-acre field, the eldest brother and the three brothers each have ten acres, and they also have money, so they can buy it!"

Xu Jiaoniang looked at Tu Wan, "Actually, I know that you can earn more by hunting in the mountains than this, but Tu Wan, the field, after buying it, it will be there for the rest of our life as long as we are old. Rely on it, the children will naturally look down on this thing when they are successful, but if they have no skills, then this is the basis of their survival. We have money in our hands, and we can buy more than ten acres. After a year, the rent is enough to eat, and you can’t eat so much. In fact, you don’t need to pay too much attention to the rent when you go out to grow it for others!”

Tu Wan heard the words.

Knowing that Xu Jiaoniang had a long-term plan, she asked tentatively, "Then let's buy ten acres?"

"Okay, just buy ten acres, and ask after you buy it. Is there anyone in the village who is willing to rent and plant it, and the rent is slightly lower than others!" Xu Jiaoniang said, picking up vegetables for Tu Wan, "And have you thought about it? , if we have no land, what will others think of us? Uncle and the others will think that we have no food to eat, and send rice from time to time, once or twice. What about the people in it? If you talk too much, the listener will have an idea, even if you don’t say it, you will always feel uncomfortable!"

Tu Wan didn't expect what Xu Jiaoniang said.

Hearing what Xu Jiaoniang said now, I understand it.

It costs only 200 taels of silver to buy ten acres of land, and he has silver in his hand, which is not bad.

But Arita was seen differently by others, which also made Jiaoniang feel safe.

"Then buy it, let's buy ten acres and rent them out!"

"Well, there is also this pig. I don't plan to raise it. It is too tiring to raise a pig. I have to raise a few chickens. There is a stream at the door. We can raise a few ducks. It is easy to raise chickens and ducks, and a few big geese That’s not bad, when I’m fattened up, I’ll make distiller’s grains for you to eat!”

Tu Wan nodded with a smile, "We will do whatever you say, how many will we keep? Let's buy them in the town when spring comes!"

"Let's raise ten of them each. If there are too many, it will cost you to eat. I have to buy some corn to grind. I don't have a mill at home, so I need to get a mill. I also need to buy some millet. I will feed it to the chickens and ducks then!"

The husband and wife discussed and decided on everything quickly.

Of the 18 mu of land, Tu Wan wanted [-] mu, and the big house kept [-] mu. After a final bargain, they bought it for [-] taels. The uncle and Tu Wan went to the town yamen a few times, and the title deed was changed.

The uncle’s family planned to plant [-] acres of land by themselves, but Tu Wan asked to rent it out, and people came from the village, wanting to lease the [-] acres of land. Tu Wan asked for it, and the rent was not high. Others paid [-]% to [-]%. , Tu Wan asked for [-]% and half, and the only request was to take care of the fields, and to come to him for anything else, and the man immediately rented all the ten acres.

Tian's matter can be considered resolved.

After the Lantern Festival, Tu Wan paid someone to pull some mud, spread it on the open space in the backyard, and poured it with manure from the uncle's house. Xu Jiaoniang was stinky for several days, and her rice was so stinky. She couldn't even eat, and she ate in the big room for several days, if she didn't have to go back to sleep at night, she would not be willing to go home.

The eldest house bought a field and bought a carriage so that it would be convenient to pick up and drop off a few children every day. The uncle took care of all the work, raising a few deer and two horses to pick up and drop off the kids. The uncle was busy, and his face was full of happiness. .

In the blink of an eye, it was February, and the weather was warming up. Vegetables were planted one after another in the open space in the backyard. Xu Jiaoniang also planted onions and garlic. Others grow slowly, but onions and garlic grow very quickly.

Tu Wan went to the town, and when he came back, he stopped people from going to the mountains.

It's still 15 taels of silver each, but this time there will be ten people. After going there last time, he feels that he is smart and strong, and with Dafang's three older brothers, it means that there are only seven people.

Although Xu Jiaoniang didn't want Tu Wan to go to the mountains, but seeing what Tu Wan looked like, she couldn't let him go, she kept telling him to be careful, prepared dry food for him, and sent him out to the mountains.

In the evening, the uncle and uncle came to accompany Xu Jiaoniang. During the day, Xu Jiaoniang was alone at home with two dogs, so she made clothes for Tu Wan and herself. When spring came, the clothes had to be changed.

"Boom boom boom!"

Someone is knocking on the door.

I know that Xu Jiaoniang doesn't hang out very much, and few people come to play at home.

The two dogs were already barking.

Xu Jiaoniang put down her sewing and got up to open the door.

When looking at Xu Huiniang at the door, Xu Jiaoniang was slightly taken aback, "What are you doing here?"

With the second room, she is not involved in the slightest now, and she has not moved around.

"I'm engaged!" Xu Huiniang said softly, her face was flushed, and she looked very excited.

"Oh!"

Xu Jiaoniang responded lightly, didn't say anything else, and didn't ask, "Is there anything wrong? I'll close the door!"

"You, you..." Xu Huiniang took a deep breath, "Can you give me some silver as a dowry?"

"Pfft!"

Xu Jiaoniang laughed out loud.

Laughing at Xu Huiniang being silly and naive.

"What did you say?"

"You, can you give me some silver as a dowry? Aunt Ge said that brother Ge is a scholar, and my dowry should not be too shabby. My parents are only willing to give me five taels of silver to buy a dowry for me. You are my sister, you have to Say something!"

"Xu Huiniang, are you out of your mind? I'll give you money? Are you kidding me? Who do you think you are? Am I stupid or stupid? You should go home quickly, and treat your illness as soon as possible!"

"Are you jealous that I'm about to marry Brother Ge?"

"Jealous?" Xu Jiaoniang sneered.

It's not her who likes Ge Xiucai.

Besides, what's wrong with Tu Wan?All the money is given to her, and she is not missing food and clothing. What else is she not satisfied with?
"You really think too much, hurry up, you are not welcome in my family!"

"You, why are you so cruel!" Xu Huiniang cried as she said.

She knew that Xu Jiaoniang had money, not to mention more, there must be a few hundred taels, but why was she so stingy and refused to give her dozens of taels?

"I'm just cruel, and I just don't recognize my relatives, so don't cry in front of me, just go away!" After Xu Jiaoniang finished speaking, she slammed the door shut.

I hate Xu Huiniang's stupidity.

Where did she have the face to actually come to ask for money?
Really got kicked in the head by a donkey.

There was a crying sound coming from the door, Xu Jiao was annoyed, she went to the backyard to tidy up her needlework, and went to tidy up the vegetable field, if she couldn't hear it, she couldn't be bothered.

After staying in the backyard for a while, the crying seemed to have stopped, and Xu Jiaoniang returned to the front yard.

There was another knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Xu Jiaoniang asked.

If it was still Xu Huiniang, she decided not to open the door.

But there was still no sound at the door.

"Who is it?" Xu Jiaoniang asked again.

"Girl..."

The voice is very light, but it should be a male voice.

Xu Jiaoniang blinked her eyes.

She didn't feel anything, but the heart of this body was hurting.

"?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Jiaoniang went to open the courtyard door.

Seeing the man at the door, Xu Jiaoniang immediately understood why her heart ached.

Ge Xiucai, Ge Qingshan.

The person she had been thinking about, because of this person, she refused to marry Tu Wan and hanged herself.

"..."

Ge Qingshan looked at Xu Jiaoniang.

I knew that Xu Jiaoniang was beautiful earlier, but now Xu Jiaoniang is as beautiful as a flower, blooming wantonly, and her beauty is dazzling.

Now she is really a charming woman, charming, charming, charming and confident.

Her beauty was something he had never seen before.

"Jiaoniang!" Ge Qingshan called softly.

I just feel a terrible pain in my heart.

He just missed such a good girl.

Because of his weak will, because he didn't work hard enough to fight, because of that ridiculous filial piety, he missed the favorite in his heart.

"Is there something wrong?" Xu Jiaoniang said lightly.

There is no love in the past, nor shyness in the eyes, only calm, indifferent indifference, low-pitched inquiries, and no emotion at all.

It's like asking another irrelevant person, what are you doing here?
"I, I..." Ge Qingshan felt a sharp pain in his heart.

There were thousands of words when I came here, but now I can't say them.

(End of this chapter)