farmer's little girl

Chapter 65

The Mei family came and went quickly, leaving a mess behind.

The old man Lu was so angry that he finally recovered a bit, and coughed again. Cui Shi originally planned to say a few words to Hu Shi, but now he couldn't care less, and hurriedly helped the old man into the room.

Old man Lu coughed so badly that Mrs. Cui called for hot water in the house, but Lu Mingchuan went to fetch water from the kitchen without even looking at Mrs. Hu.

"Whatever you are looking at, let's go quickly." Lu Guangren was about to chase people away while talking.

There were many people present who were older and more senior than Lu Guangren, so naturally no one liked him.

There was that stubborn villager who scolded: "Of course it's a surprise to see. If you dare to do it, you're afraid of being seen?"

Another person said: "It's strange to be a human being. Go around, don't stand here, don't have a good education, be careful when you go home and the man beats you!" Naturally, these words were said to the women who were watching the scene .

Some women retorted: "Cut, we country people can't learn this trick!"

"That is, harming one's own family, only those whose heads are caught in the door will do it."

The old man Lu in the room coughed even worse, coughing heart-piercingly, and probably heard the discussions outside.

Some elderly people, kind-hearted and kind-hearted, stood up and said, "Okay, okay, let's go, what are you doing in other people's houses!"

All the villagers who watched the excitement went out laughing and laughing.It is conceivable that the Hu family will be regarded as a smelly street in the future.

Old man Lu drank the water, and was supported by Cui for a while before he stopped coughing.

After stopping coughing, the first thing he said was: "The family is in trouble!"

Lu Mingchuan stood there in shame, feeling ashamed.He took a deep breath and walked out the door.Walking over, he took Hu's arm and pulled it out, "Get lost!"

If it was said that Mrs. Hu was apprehensive after being out of breath before, now she is completely afraid.

A man has never treated her like this before, even if it was the last time his sister-in-law exposed her in public, he just hid in the room and quarreled with himself.

"His father..."

"Get out of here! Get out of here!"

Seeing that Lu Mingchuan was really angry, Lu Guangren didn't dare to go forward to dissuade him. He pulled Mrs. Hu aside and said in a low voice: "Mother, you should go back to Grandpa's house for two days. When Dad calms down, I will Tell him to go pick you up."

"Ren'er..."

At this time, the Hu family looked sad and pitiful, how could he still see the calmness of the past, his face was blue and purple, swollen like a pig's head, and covered with tears.

Lu Guangli, Hu's 15-year-old son, came over and said, "Brother, what are you talking about, my mother is like this, you let her go back to her mother's house, how can she go out to meet people!"

Lu Guangren didn't expect this, so he couldn't help but said: "Then what do you think? I didn't see Dad getting so angry!"

Lu Guangli ignored his eldest brother, and walked in front of Lu Mingchuan: "Father, mother is hurt like this, why do you let her go out? What will grandpa and the others think when they go back?"

Lu Mingchuan was taken aback, glanced at Mrs. Hu who was standing there looking pitiful, stomped his feet and said, "Since she dares to play tricks, is she still afraid of people knowing?"

Lu Guangren said with an unhappy face: "Let me say that the second uncle's family is too much, but it's just a trivial matter. It needs such a big fanfare, and our mother was beaten back. Our family has lost face. Could it be that his family is happy?" gone?"

"You still talk!" Lu Mingchuan was so angry with his son that he looked for a broom everywhere to beat him. Lu Guangren looked impatient: "Okay, okay, I won't talk about it, I just don't care about this shit."

With that said, the man entered the room and slammed the door shut.

"Look at the good son you taught!" Lu Mingchuan shouted to Mrs. Hu angrily.

Lu Guangli hastily stepped forward and pushed Hu, "Mother, go into the house quickly, and ask my sister-in-law to find some water for you to wash your face, take out the leftover wound medicine from last time and wipe it off."

Hu hurried into the house.

When the matter reached such a point, it was natural to let it go, but since then, Hu's life has been difficult.At first, she didn't even dare to go out. Whenever she went out, someone would point at her spine and scold her.In addition, Lu Mingchuan took over her housekeeper rights and handed them back to Cui Shi.The Hu family has plummeted in Lu's place. It is said that Lu Mingchuan no longer sleeps with her in the same bed.

This is said, of course, according to Joe.

The Mei family came and left in a hurry, and the Mei family naturally let the youngest son go out to stop them.

However, the Mei family did not stay. The old man Mei said, why does the boss stay here for a meal, so as not to fall into the eyes of interested people, it should be regarded as a play jointly performed by his daughter through his natal family.

It was indeed an act, probably many people knew that the second wife of the Lu family had been bullied so badly that Mei's natal family couldn't bear to make such a fuss.But to be clear, if the quarrel was just over, and the Mei family went to the second room for dinner, the whole family sat together happily, and it was known that someone should talk about it.

After all, many people are used to sympathizing with the weak, especially if old man Lu knows what to think?Older people are always more thoughtful.

May could only give up.

Although the people in the second room let out a sigh of relief, the rumor still spread. Although few people in the village believed it, it still left a layer of haze on Lu Jiaoyue's reputation.

From the movements of the matchmaker, it can be seen that Mrs. Mei had found a matchmaker years ago to find a marriage for Lu Jiaoyue.The matchmaker originally said that she would give Xin'er a year later, but so far there has been no news.

Originally, Mei Shi had been thinking about this matter in her heart, but after this happened, Mei Shi was even more anxious.After staying at home for a few days, I couldn't sit still, so I went to find the matchmaker by myself.

The matchmaker's surname is Ma, and she is considered a well-known person in the nearby villages.Mei also trusted her, and only asked her to be a matchmaker for her daughter.

When Matchmaker Ma saw Mrs. Mei coming home, a shadow flashed across her face.

She kept rambling on and on, unwilling to get into the main topic, but Mei's character was straightforward, so she asked straight to the point.

The horse matchmaker hesitated for a while before telling the truth.

It turned out that there were indeed several families who had taken a fancy to Lu Jiaoyue before. Although Lu Jiaoyue worked hard and was spoiled at home, but she couldn't rely on her being a good parent and famously gentle and virtuous, so she still There are many people like it.But after that incident happened, those interested families changed their tone.

I only found out after asking, it was because of the previous incident.

Matchmaker Ma also explained that although people know it well, they can't help outsiders don't know.If you can marry a daughter-in-law who doesn't go down to work, the family background will not be too bad, and it is impossible for others to come in and explain behind others' backs every day in order to marry such a daughter-in-law.

In particular, many people firmly believe in the saying that there are no waves without wind, and Mrs. Hu is not a fool. It makes no sense to say that about her niece with a red mouth and white teeth.And when the Mei family came to the door, it was also misinterpreted by some people as being aggressive and trying to cover up.So, the impact is still there. After all, it happened, and it is impossible for the boat to pass without a trace.

Mei was very angry, but it was useless, so she could only turn her head and go home.

After returning home, she didn't dare to show it in front of Lu Jiaoyue, so she could only sigh secretly with the man.It's also fortunate that Mrs. Mei did this behind her daughter's back, otherwise she really didn't know how to explain it to her daughter.

Press do not mention.

One day, when Mei Zhuangyi came to the house, Mei was really sad, so she told him about it.

After hearing what the eldest sister said, Mei Zhuangyi was a little annoyed and said: "That means those people are not blessed. Since we are troubled by those rumors, we don't bother to marry Yue'er into such a family."

Mrs. Mei sighed: "That's what you said, but Yue'er is not too young, so if you delay like this, what a leader."

Mei Zhuangyi's eyes flickered, and he comforted: "Eldest sister, don't think too much. With Yue'er's character, are you afraid that you won't be able to marry a good family? Maybe there will be a good marriage waiting for her!"

"I wish it was like this." Mei smiled wryly.

"And, eldest sister, you are too impatient. This kind of thing happened just before, and the rumors outside have not subsided. You are eager to marry Yue'er. If you fall into the eyes of caring people, what will you think? Haven't thought about it seriously?!" Mei Zhuangyi said a little dissatisfied.

Hearing this, Mrs. Mei broke out in a cold sweat, and then said with a wry smile: "It's because I was too impatient. After all, such a thing happened, we are still a little guilty."

Mei Zhuangyi disagreed and said: "What is there to be guilty of? This is just a matter of catching wind and shadow, but because people's words are terrible, we acted in that scene together in order to reduce the impact on Yue'er. I didn't say you, big sister. , You feel guilty, how can you stand up straight outside!? Do you also think that Yue'er was kidnapped by bad guys, so she loses the qualification to marry a good family in the future? Your mentality is not good!"

Mrs. Mei thought for a while before solemnly saying: "I am wrong about this matter, and if I care about it, it will cause chaos."

Mei Zhuangyi nodded: "Okay, don't worry too much about this matter, there are not a few rich families who leave their daughters to marry when they are seventeen or eighteen. Our Yue'er has a good personality and a good person. I am an uncle. That’s why I’m reluctant to marry her casually.” After a pause, he continued: “I also have many friends in the county, and I’m keeping an eye on Yue’er’s marriage. Eldest sister, let’s talk about who Yue’er will marry in the future. , you can agree only with my consent, otherwise I won’t agree.”

Mrs. Mei laughed a little: "Okay, okay, I have to get your consent. Those who know, know that you two are uncles and nephews, but those who don't know think you are father and daughter. You are only a few years older than Yue'er. There's a lot to worry about."

Mei Zhuangyi took it for granted: "Yue'er is something I have grown up with, so I naturally want to guard her."

After returning, Mei Zhuangyi told Han Jin about it.

Ask him if he regrets it, originally he could have easily married Lu Jiaoyue, but with him in the middle of the negotiation, the possibility of success is ten to ten.After losing this opportunity, when this matter fades away, it will not be as easy for him to marry Lu Jiaoyue as it is now.

Han Jin shook his head.

If he regretted it, he wouldn't ask his friend to go to the second room of Lu's house to find out what's going on out of worry, and even said something to keep it safe.From the beginning to the end, what he had always planned was to go to her house to propose marriage after he made a decent amount of money, instead of taking advantage of others' dangers.

Although this matter has nothing to do with Han Jin, he still feels that to propose marriage at this time is suspected of taking advantage of others.

Mei Zhuangyi laughed loudly, and patted Han Jin on the shoulder: "It's a good thing you're sober enough, otherwise you wouldn't be able to marry my Yue'er in this lifetime."

Han Jin glanced at his friend, only to find out with lingering fear that his friend's expression of being happy with himself and Jiaoyue from the beginning to the end was all a cover for him to show, and he was still testing Own.He didn't dare to think, if he was impetuous for a while and got carried away, would he still be able to marry Jiaoyue in the future.

Mei Zhuangyi glanced at him, and said: "Do you think that I can safely hand over Yue'er to you just because of our relationship?! A brother is a brother, and a nephew is a nephew. I know you are suitable to be a good brother , but I don't know if you are suitable to be a niece and son-in-law."

Han Jin smiled wryly for a while before saying, "You are right."

Mei Zhuangyi nodded triumphantly: "Naturally." He patted Han Jin on the shoulder and said, "But now that you have passed the test, when we come back, I will personally come to my sister's house to make a deal for the two of you. "

"real!"

"I can still lie to you."

Han Jin didn't expect that he could unintentionally get his friend to speak for him in person. Before, he always thought that maybe his friend didn't object, but he never thought that he could win a beautiful woman so easily.

After settling his excitement, Han Jin said, "Then you have made up your mind to take this trip?"

Hearing this, Mei Zhuangyi straightened his face, nodded and said, "You have searched for so long, but you still haven't found any clues. I think we can't give up the good opportunity just because of our little suspicion. It was released. Walking on the street, there are also people who were killed by the plaque falling down, don’t everyone go out?”

Han Jin understood what his friend meant. In fact, he was also thinking about this during this period of time, and he couldn't give up eating because of choking.

"That's fine. I think the river has already thawed. When is Yang Qingshan going to leave? Uh, let's make preparations in advance."

When it comes to business, Mei Zhuangyi is very serious: "It will take dozens of days. Before I left last year, I asked someone to help collect some leather. This time we will take it there and sell it. There is a shortage of these things in the south. The price will not be low. As for whether to do this business in the past, let's see on the road, if there is a problem with him, I don't believe that we can keep it secret."

Han Jin nodded: "I'll take Hu San and the others with me, so that there will be someone to take care of me on the way. When I go out, I can rest assured that I have more people."

"That's fine, but what are you going to do with the gambling house? I've been forgetting to ask, are you really going to throw away the county?"

Han Jin pondered and said: "I plan to hand over the gambling house to the dog university first, and I will talk about it later when I come back. If this hadn't happened before, I planned to completely throw away the county side. At this point, Only by holding something in your hand can you feel at ease, and even if something happens in the future, you won’t be afraid that no one will help you.”

Mei Zhuangyi said with a smile: "It's considered that you are still smart, I have long wanted to say that this world really doesn't care about good people and bad people, and those who are powerful are good people. After you go out, you will know that people want You have to hold on to it without hindrance. Although the little bit of power in your hand is nothing, we can enjoy it in this area. If you lose it, you will be a fool, and it will completely negate your previous six or seven years of hard work. "

Han Jin actually understands this truth, but when he goes out, he is always looked at with distasteful and disgusting eyes, and he always feels uncomfortable.And in his previous thinking, he never thought of going in this line of work, eating this way of food, the reason why he is like this now is just being forced by the world.Now that there was another way to go in front of him, he naturally wanted to give up this path that he hated so much.

People's hearts will always have a sense of disgust towards things that conflict, but this time when Lu Jiaoyue was captured, Han Jin relied on these so-called hooligans in his hands to find his beloved girl back, and only then did he fully wake up. come over.

Whether it is a black cat or a white cat, the cat that can catch mice is a good cat.

Mei Zhuangyi stood up, "Okay, I won't tell you any more, I have to make preparations, and you have to take care of everything on your side before I can leave."

Han Jin nodded, and Mei Zhuangyi left.

Since that day, Lu Jiaoyue has never seen Han Jin again.

She also wants to find a chance to meet him, but unfortunately her mother is not letting her go out now.She was not even allowed to go to Guiya's house, saying that if she wanted to play with Guiya, she would ask her elder brother to visit Guiya's house, and if Guiya was fine, he would ask her to come and play at home.

Lu Jiaoyue knew that her mother was afraid that she would go out, so she heard some unpleasant words in her ears.In fact, she doesn't care, but she has to worry about the emotions of her family, so she can only stay at home all day long.

In particular, Gui Ya didn't know what she was busy with these days, and she came to the house less frequently. Lu Jiaoyue knew that Gui Ya was still responsible for the family's livelihood, so it was not easy to tell her eldest brother that she wanted to find Gui Ya to come to the house to talk.

On this day, Gui Ya took the initiative to look for Lu Jiaoyue.

When the two entered the house, Guiya said, "Jiaoyue, I plan to set up a food stall in the town. My mother and I have already talked about this, and we will start tomorrow."

Lu Jiaoyue was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Why do you have such an idea?"

Guiya smiled wryly: "I planned to wait for the spring with my mother to open up some wasteland, but my mother has suffered so much from the Chen family over the years, her health has long been a little bad, how can she go to open up wasteland. I can't do heavy work, I just wanted to find something light and easy. When I went to the county that day and saw so many people relying on a small stall to support their families, I thought maybe our family can do it too. My mother and I are not bad at cooking , I don’t believe that I can’t support this family!”

Having said that, Gui Ya revealed a resolute look.

Lu Jiaoyue nodded, "This method is feasible, but what are you going to sell?"

Gui Ya said: "I went to the town for a few days to see, and I chose a more suitable place. There are a lot of food and everything sold there. You also know the current situation of my family. If this year is not My uncle sneaked in and stuffed some money for my mother, but I’m afraid I can’t make it through. Although there is still some money left in the family, but the capital is too large to do it, I want to try selling buns and steamed buns first. If you don’t drop it, you can eat it by yourself.”

Seeing that her friend spoke in an orderly manner, it seemed that she had thought it over carefully, and Lu Jiaoyue also became interested, so she helped her to come up with ideas.

"I think your method is feasible, but you have to see how many buns are sold in that place, how is their business? What kind of stuffing are they selling? I don't think you can follow the crowd too much, and you have to have your own characteristics For example, if everyone sells cabbage stuffing, you can sell it with a different kind of stuffing. If buns are to be delicious, you have to work hard on the stuffing. If you make the stuffing colorful, it will sell well... "

Seeing her friend staring at her intently, Lu Jiaoyue felt a little embarrassed, and gradually fell silent. "Gui Ya, why are you looking at me?"

"I haven't realized that you understand this yet."

Lu Jiaoyue was a little embarrassed, "I just said it casually, and I don't know if it will work."

"Why can't it be done? I didn't think of this before. I just thought that people sell steamed stuffed buns, and our family also sells steamed stuffed buns. It's enough to make a living. Your statement reminded me. It seems that I have to go and see what other people have. What kind of fillings are they selling? Is it delicious or not? Work hard on the stuffing of buns.”

Lu Jiaoyue, who was praised, showed a smile, and suggested: "You can not only sell steamed stuffed buns, but steamed stuffed buns are too dry to eat, and you can sell some other things along the way, so that you can attract more customers. That's right. , what do you think of my soy milk? If you don’t sell some soy milk from my house, your family won’t have to spend too much money. If you cook porridge, you will put less rice and it will look too watery, and you will put too much rice , the price of rice is expensive and the cost is high.”

The more I talked, the more I felt it was okay, Lu Jiaoyue said again: "There is no need to worry about soy milk. The ones we drink are more delicious. If you sell them to others, you can add some water according to the selling price, at most It’s just not that mellow, and it won’t affect the taste too much. Even if you sell it for a penny, you can make some money, as long as you can think about the amount of water.”

Gui Ya thought for a while, then said: "This method is feasible, but your family still sells tofu, and if you give me some soy milk, will it affect your family's sales of tofu?"

Lu Jiaoyue smiled and said: "It's going to be spring plowing soon, and my eldest brother won't be doing odd jobs for the time being, and will help my father grind beans every day. It doesn't matter, it's just a matter of a little effort."

"Alright then, I'll give your family the money to buy soy milk." Guiya said.

"It's too far-fetched to talk about money. I don't know if it will work or not. Take some and sell it first. If you can sell it, we'll talk about it."

Guiya knew that her friend wanted to save money for her family, so she said that.Her family really doesn't have much money now, and every penny has to be split into two parts, but she has no intention of asking Lu's soymilk for nothing. Although Jiaoyue only said that it takes a little effort, she hasn't forgotten to make soymilk. To get beans, beans also cost money.

But she didn't say what she thought, knowing that Jiaoyue should blame her if she said it, she planned to sell the things first, if she couldn't sell them, the beans would have to be returned.

Press do not mention.

After Guiya returned, she went to the town again.

After squatting in the town for two days, each family sold two steamed buns and took them back to taste, and then I started to fiddle with them.

Although Gui Yaniang disagreed with her daughter's small business, she still couldn't hold her back. Seeing her daughter's hard work and rushing in and out every day, she followed behind to help.

Two days later, the small stall of Guiya's family finally set up in the town.

Because Guiya's family has no place in the town, she, her mother and her sister go back and forth to the town every day.As for the things used in the small stall, she told the owner of a small shop in the town that she would pay some money every month and store the things in someone else's place.Gui Yaniang blamed her daughter for spending money indiscriminately, so she didn't mention it.

When it came time to set up a stall, Guiya came to Lu Jiaoyue's house early in the morning to get soy milk before dawn.

Because it was agreed in advance, Lu Guangyi was not surprised why Gui Ya came to the house at this time.He scooped out a large basin of soymilk boiled in the pot and poured it into the wooden barrel brought by Gui Yati.

"I've tried it. You can add the same amount of water to these soy milks. This way, you don't need to add sugar, it doesn't affect the taste, and you can sell them for more money."

Guiya didn't expect Lu Guangyi to talk to her, so she glanced at him in surprise.

For a long time, Lu Guangyi seldom spoke in front of her, probably because he was worried that she was a girl and didn't want to provoke criticism from others.

Lu Guangyi was a little embarrassed by Guiya's look, and the base of his ears were a little red. Fortunately, it was still dark outside, and there was a lamp in the kitchen, so it didn't show under the light.

"Uh, this is for you. It's a bit heavy, otherwise I'll help you carry it back."

Gui Ya didn't think much, and showed a big smile: "Thank you, Brother Lu. You don't need to deliver it for me, I can carry it."

Knowing that time was running out, Gui Ya didn't stay any longer, so she left.

The town is a little far from the village, and it would take half an hour to walk by foot, so she rushed to get there early so that she could catch up with the wave of people in the town who didn't want to cook at home and went out for breakfast.

Lu Guangyi looked at her back silently, thinking in his heart that he hoped that her family's business would be good, so that she could smile more.

Even though she is only the same age as her younger sister, she shoulders responsibilities that she shouldn't have to bear.

Pity has already sprouted quietly, but it's a pity that Lu Guangyi didn't notice it.

(End of this chapter)