Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 44
His grandfather had spoken, but Guan Wen couldn't say anything, so he patted Axiu on the shoulder and asked her to serve the dishes.

Sitting on the stool, Guan Wen also thought, is there really something wrong with Guan Zhicheng's character?He also went to school to read and write, but his daughter-in-law and her younger brother Li Ming were much more clever and well-behaved, able to bend and stretch when faced with his uncle's aggressiveness.Thinking about Guan Zhicheng's performance again, Guan Wen couldn't help feeling very disappointed.

The words Li Fei told him rang in his ears again, and one of them was very reasonable.When a man speaks forcefully, a woman speaks confidently.I like this daughter-in-law no matter what I think, she has a good appearance and a good temperament, the only bad thing is that little past, as Fei Zi said, it's okay to be regarded as a widow and remarry.If I don't defend myself in front of my family, how can my daughter-in-law go outside to talk to people in the village?The daughter-in-law herself dared to talk about her past in front of the people of Hehua Village, so he should be more stubborn.

So when the old and the young were all eating, Guan Wen put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "If anyone in the family wants to talk about Xiner's past, don't blame me for being ruthless."

As soon as he said this, Guan Zhicheng immediately shivered.

Guan Ming was not happy, "Tell me what's wrong, the family members don't want to talk about it?"

"Everyone in the family is talking nonsense, what will the outside world say?"

"That's the truth, and it's not someone's nonsense..."

As soon as Guan Zhicheng said a word, he was startled by Guan Wen's wink.Guan Wen said coldly, "What did I just say?"

Guan Zhicheng snorted secretly.

Seeing that the youngest son who loved him the most was deflated, Guan Ming became a little annoyed, "Don't fool your brother, talk about something if you have something to say."

"The ones who slander my daughter-in-law are not my younger siblings, Guan Wen. Dad, you and grandpa are the same. Don't think that you are the elder and I will do nothing. I married this daughter-in-law, and she will be my daughter-in-law for the rest of my life." Son, it’s your granddaughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, please don’t let me think that our family members are all indifferent and unreasonable.” Then he said to Guan Zhicheng: “Especially you, don’t think that after two days of studying I am superior to others, and let me know that you are targeting your sister-in-law, you should stop reading this book, it will be a waste of reading, go home and farm."

Guan Zhicheng is now studying in the school, which is not tiring and does not take much effort. Scholars, farmers, businessmen and scholars are always ranked first, so he feels that his status is also higher, and a sense of superiority has long been formed.If he was deprived of all these at once, how could he bear it?Immediately, Guan Zhicheng lowered his head and remained silent.

Of course, Li Xin knew everything from Guan Zhicheng's confrontation with Axiu to Guan Wen's remarks.The stove is not far from the main room, and her ears are not out of order, and the person involved, Axiu, has relayed the story, and she understands all the things before, and she can hear all the things behind, verbatim.

At that time, Li Xin's heart was warm.

Although it's only been a few days since we got married to Guan Wen, Li Xin feels that he is a reliable man.Not to mention anything else, but just saying such a thing in front of his grandfather and father, she will not have so many scruples in what she says and does in the future.Because this man is covering himself.

Li Xin has always felt that the most important thing for a woman to marry as a wife is to win the approval and respect of her husband. Other things, such as the relationship between in-laws and sister-in-law, are secondary.The point of contact between the woman and the man's life circle is the man, as long as the man does well, everything else is fine.

Guan Wen gave her this confidence.

Li Xin was very happy. After eating, he fed the four pigs alone in the family. He also felt happy watching the pigs grunt and eat.

In the evening, Guan Wen calmly told her about the quarrel between Guan Zhicheng and Axiu today, but he only mentioned it lightly. He naturally understood that Li Xin must also know about it.Li Xin said "Oh", then turned to him and asked him: "It looks like it will change today, I dismantled your old clothes and made two new ones for you?"

Guan Wen was happy, and stretched out his arms to hug her waist, "It's different to have a daughter-in-law, it's nice to have someone miss you all the time."

Li Xin scolded him, and the two tore up the curtains, and the mandarin ducks went to play in the water.

One autumn rain and one cold, the weather really turned cold.During this time, Guan Wen was busy harvesting and drying the millet, and hurried to put the grain back before the weather changed.After collecting the rations, I have to pay the public rations, and I have to see how much is left after paying the rations, whether it is enough for the whole family to chew for the next year.

Li Xin is also very busy during this time, the men of the Guan family have all gone to work in the fields, and the family affairs are all on her shoulders.Li Xin took Axiu and Amei to clean up the whole house, especially tidying up the kitchen. Seeing the spacious and clean kitchen, Li Xin felt a sense of accomplishment.

Then I washed the quilts of Guan's family and dried the cotton wool on the walls of the courtyard.

The harvested grains were dried and piled into grain piles. Guan Wen was shirtless, with a worried face, "This year's harvest is not bad, but it's not much better than previous years..."

Guan Wu nodded, "I handed over some to the higher authorities, and we don't have much left in our hands."

"I can't get by without finding something else to do."

Guan Wen sighed, and patted his younger brother on the shoulder, "It's okay. After the New Year, I killed the family's four pigs, and I can make up for it. If it's not good enough, I can go to the mountains to hunt some game and I can get by for a while."

Guan Wu murmured and said in a low voice: "Brother, eating is the second most important thing. This is mainly... Next, I will marry a wife for the fourth child, and Axiu's dowry and so on... It's hard to buy without money. ..."

Why doesn't Guan Wen know?It's just that at this stage, we can only stabilize first.Fortunately, there was no reminder from the Hu family, Axiu's marriage was also being watched, and there was still time, so she could always think of a way.

"Don't worry about it, brother knows it well."

Guan Wen put the burden on his shoulders, told Guan Wu to rest, and went back to his room by himself.

Li Xin was making his clothes for him, and it was not a big project to change the old clothes.Seeing Guan Wen coming in, Li Xin rushed up to meet him and asked, "Are you all done?"

"Busy working."

"How's the harvest?"

Guan Wen shook his head, "Alright."

Li Xin didn't know much about the things on the crops, but he knew from Guan Wen's expression that it was not satisfactory.This year's weather is beautiful, Liu always said that this year's harvest must be good, Li Xin guessed that the Guan's family didn't have a good harvest because of the good weather, so they were a little disappointed.

That's okay too.Li Xin smiled and said, "Finally, a year of hard work has paid off. I'll get you a bowl of water."

As he said that, he went to the kitchen to scoop up a bowl of boiled isatid root water for Guan Wen, and saw that he had worked hard for many days, and his body was getting darker from the sun, so he could get rid of the fire.

Guan Wen gulped it down, pondered for a while, and then said to Li Xin: "Xin'er, our family has a lot of things this year. Right now, the fourth younger brother is getting married, and the fifth younger sister is getting married. Although the Hu family won't say how much they want. The dowry, but on the scene we can still get by. The dowry at Fifth Sister’s place also has to be prepared. Although the marriage is uncertain, it will be settled one day if it’s not complete. It’s going to come and go, and the current output of the family alone may not be enough... ..."

When Guan Wen said this, Li Xin of course understood everything—the family was short of money.

But what Li Xin was more confused about was how Guan Wen wanted to make money?

"...You mean, you want to work to earn some money?"

Guan Wen was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "Now is the time when people are needed at the dock. I want to take advantage of this time to do some work at the dock."

Li Xin frowned and asked, "What kind of work do you do at the dock? Carrying?"

"Well, we in Hui County have taken advantage of the Dagui River, and the market at the pier is getting better and better. There are more people traveling from south to north, so people who need to move and unload goods. They are strong and hungry. It’s hard work, and you can earn a lot in a day. And the wages are paid day by day, as much as you do, and you work hard. If you are lucky, you can get some noble people’s eyes, and you can get some rewards.”

Guan Wenjin said in a positive direction, but Li Xin's brows became more and more wrinkled.

She still knows a little about the twists and turns.

First of all, dock workers have a characteristic of being xenophobic.Those who went first formed an organization similar to a group, and the newcomers would inevitably be made things difficult by the old people when they came to grab the spot.

Secondly, such things as dock fights are relatively common.There is competition in being a docker to carry things. Whoever grabs the opportunity will get money. It's that simple. If everyone grabs the opportunity, there will inevitably be friction.

Again, the wharf and the bazaar are the same accident-prone places. There are too many people, and there are people of all kinds. Who knows who is who.

Li Xin immediately wanted to persuade Guan Wen not to go.

This kind of work is tiring, it will make you angry, and there may be danger of fighting. Li Xin is extremely worried about Guan Wen.He has bad legs and feet now, and when others see him limping, they may not be willing to let him take the job.And because of that little salary, Li Xin really doesn't want Guan Wen to suffer that kind of idleness because he bends over to please others.

It seems that I have to find some other livelihood and make money.

(End of this chapter)