farmer's little girl

Chapter 94 Big Media
Because of this interruption, Lu Jiaoyue didn't feel superfluous at all that Lu Jiaoxing could do such a thing, and naturally she didn't have any desire to stop or persuade her.

It's all like this, is there any use to say?
He dug himself a hole and buried himself, and if he suffered a loss in the future, he could only blame himself for being blind.Of course, there are also some people who lament Lu Jiaoxing's stupid thoughts, why is it that the upright lady doesn't want to be a concubine, so she insists on being a concubine.

But this kind of thinking quickly disappeared, because Lu Jiaoxing did another thing that was even more jaw-dropping, but this thing will happen not long after.

Because of the freezing rain outside, Zhou Jin didn't dare to delay any longer. Seeing that the rain hadn't stopped the next day, he braved the rain and went to plow the field.If we don’t go at this time, when the rain stops and it’s freezing, even ten oxen, let alone one ox, won’t be able to plow the frozen land.

Lu Minghai and his son also came to help him. It was raining so hard that the stall couldn't get out, so they just pulled out their hands to help the son-in-law's family plow the land.

The three of them braved the rain and worked for three days before finishing the work.

Zhou Jin was very tired, and he couldn't help sighing to Lu Jiaoyue: "I haven't been in the field for so many years, and now I feel that this kind of land is really not made by people. I work from morning to night, rain or shine."

But he didn't dare to say this to his father-in-law. If he said it, his father-in-law would say that he was not calm enough.Country people are like this, even if they have other ways to make money, they still think that the land is something that farmers depend on for a living.

Lu Jiaoyue felt very distressed, not only for the man's hard work, but also for her own father and elder brother.But no matter how distressed he is, he has no choice but to think about rewarding a few people in terms of food.After discussing with Mrs. Mei, she asked Zhou to go into the town to buy some mutton and come back, she was going to cook some mutton in a pot to warm up.

The weather is cold, so make a pot of mutton and stew it with radish. There is nothing more delicious than this.

Zhou Jin also bought a lot of grain and meat and vegetables on the way back. In fact, the family was not short of grain. Before the autumn harvest at the tooth shop, half of the grain that was collected was given to Zhou Jin, and the land was also handed back.It's just that it's all wheat, and the family can't eat noodles all the time, especially after getting married, Zhou Jin found that Lu Jiaoyue's taste is a bit like people in the south, they like to eat white rice, but they also eat noodles, but they don't eat much .

Now he is not short of money, but it is just some white rice. If he had known his wife liked to eat it, he would have saved some of the batch of grain brought back from the south.Of course, it’s not that he didn’t keep it. Mei Zhuangyi kept some and took them home. Liu’s family is from the south and likes to eat rice. It’s just that when Zhou Jin asked if he wanted it, Zhou Jin didn’t have a family at that time. want.

Pressing the button, Lu Jiaoyue returned to her mother's house with the vegetables she bought, and together with Mrs. Mei tossed out a table of dishes.

It's getting colder outside. Although it hasn't snowed yet, it's almost freezing.The whole family gathered around the table, eating mutton pot.The kang was burned in the house, and the charcoal basin was also lit, which was very warm.

The so-called mutton pot is actually a pot of stewed mutton, but because of the cold weather in winter, in order to prevent the dishes from getting cold, a charcoal fire is burned underneath.The utensils for eating pots were made by the Erfang family themselves. Most of the country people are like this, but because there are no fixed utensils, every household uses different ones.The second-bedroom family used a small iron pot with an iron box with a side gap underneath, and charcoal was burning inside.In order not to burn the table, a piece of wood was placed under the iron box to insulate it.

Because it is to be boiled in a pot, a lot of soup is added to it. If you are tired of eating meat, add some Chinese cabbage or frozen tofu to it, it is really better than a living god.

The family was chatting and eating, and it was very lively. At this moment, someone knocked on the courtyard door.

In winter, most people will close the courtyard door, but the courtyard wall of the second-bedroom house is a little higher, so the situation outside the courtyard cannot be seen from the house.

Lu Guangyi stood up and went to open the courtyard door.

Not long after, with a gust of cold wind blowing in, Mei Zhuangyi's voice sounded at the same time: "I knew you were here, I just went to your house, and no one opened the door after photographing for a long time. It's gone." This was said to Zhou Jin.

After finishing speaking, he smiled at Mrs. Mei and the others again, "Ha, I'm so lucky, why every time I come to my sister's house, I can meet someone who is eating something good."

Mrs. Mei glanced at her brother, stood up and went to the side to get a pair of chopsticks for him, and the little ones moved around to make a seat, just big enough for another person to sit on.Mei Zhuangyi unceremoniously lifted the hem of the cotton robe, sat down, took the chopsticks from Mei Shi, and ate a few pieces of mutton first.

"It's comfortable to eat mutton in this winter, and it will warm you up after a few bites."

"Where did you come from again? You don't come home in such a cold day, and you don't worry about your mother." Only by seeing the frost on his younger brother's eyebrows, Mei knew that he didn't come from home.

Mei Zhuangyi laughed, and only said that he was busy with business, but did not elaborate.

After dinner, Mei Zhuangyi, Zhou Jin and Lu Jiaoyue went to Zhou's house, Mei knew that he had something to discuss with Zhou Jin, but didn't keep him.

The kang in the house was specially lit by Zhou Jin before he left, and as soon as he entered the house, a burst of heat rushed towards his face.

Mei Zhuangyi was not polite, took off his boots, and sat cross-legged on the kang in the new house.

"Yue'er, don't dislike your little uncle, who told you that a man should not think about practicality when building a house, and build some kind of main house in the countryside without even a kang. In winter, let people sit on cold chairs, Who would want to suffer that."

Lu Jiaoyue gave a bared smile, while Zhou Jin looked embarrassed.

When he first built his house, he felt that the kang in the main room in the country looked abandoned, so he followed the example of rich families in the county. Instead of building a kang, there were tables and chairs in the main room.I never thought that it was really winter, but it was not practical. In winter, it was cold, and most of the country people relied on kangs for heating. There was no kang in the main room, so it was naturally not very warm.

But he and Lu Jiaoyue are the only ones in the family, so it doesn't matter what they are, the two of them have been active in the east room these days.But it's different when the guests come, you can't take them into the new house, this means that Mei Zhuangyi is here, not an outsider, otherwise I really don't know how to accommodate them.There is also a kang in the west room, but the key point is that there is no fire.

"Little uncle, what's the matter. What people pay attention to is that the head of the new bed cannot be made by outsiders for a month, and you are not an outsider. Besides, we don't pay attention to these things in the countryside. Don't worry, I won't despise you."

The country people really don't pay much attention to these things. Some families have ample space and can even get a kang for the newly married couple to sleep in.Some families have a large population but few houses, and there are not a few families with a large family sleeping on the same kang.

Leaving Zhou Jin and Mei Zhuangyi talking, Lu Jiaoyue went to the kitchen to make tea.

After Lu Jiaoyue left, Mei Zhuangyi said to Zhou Jin: "I saw Lao Qi again a while ago, and he and Lao Li plan to go to the south again in the spring of next year. Although the road is a bit dangerous, we can't stand it anymore. It can be eaten for a year. This time, Lao Qi and Lao Li lost some profits in order to appease the merchants who were robbed, but they made more. You must know that there were only a few shrimps on the boat at that time , but they are all their goods. Especially after the news spread this time, everyone outside said that the two were righteous, and more people came to them. They said that they are not afraid of danger on the road, and they are not afraid of water bandits. Just bring some people."

Businessmen have always valued profits. You must know that at this moment, there are almost few businessmen who do not take risks.The sky is high and the road is far away, and you go north and south, you may encounter robbers at any time, you are afraid of water bandits when you walk by water, and you are afraid of bandits when you walk on dry roads, not to mention that you encounter more accidents when you walk on dry roads than on waterways.After such a synthesis, people who want to find Qi Chunshang and Li Congfa to join them are like crucian carp crossing the river.

"I've been running outside every day for a while now, and I've thought about it. It's better to sell goods to the south and come back to make more money. What Lao Qi and the others said is indeed reasonable. No one can make money in safety and security, just sit at home and wait for the sky to fall. The silver is good, but it’s a pity that he won’t give it to me. I’m thinking that after we’ve been doing this for a few years, and the stall grows bigger, we won’t need to do it ourselves. Even if we don’t do this at that time, we can buy some land and come back as a Landlord, don’t worry about it in the future.”

When Mei Zhuangyi said, Zhou Jin was thinking, so when Mei Zhuangyi finished speaking, he nodded without any hesitation.

"Okay, then let's go with Lao Qi and the others next year."

Mei Zhuangyi showed a smile, and said again: "I came to you today, and it's not just about this matter. When we sold those leathers last time, we found a few dealers, and they said they would accept them if they had them. I Thinking of the cold weather, we can't just stay at home and eat the mountains, so we want to take advantage of this spare time to go out and collect some leather. We have a lot of things here, which is not comparable to that in the south. It’s time to collect a batch and take it over, and this time I can make a lot of money again and again.”

"Okay, it just so happens that I'm also planning to get some leather back and make clothes for Jiaoyue, so this is a good time for me."

"By the way?" Lu Jiaoyue brought a pot of tea and walked in.

Mei Zhuangyi chuckled, and joked: "Your man said to get some leather to make clothes for you. Xiaoyueer, do you think my little uncle told you about this great matchmaker? Are you grateful to my little uncle?"

Immediately made Lu Jiaoyue blush, Zhou Jin scolded him with a smile: "She is thin-skinned, so don't make fun of her, I will write down what you said, in two days when my father-in-law's house moves, I'll go find you."

Mei Zhuangyi slapped his hands and said, "Oh, I forgot about this, I will definitely come that day and burn the bottom of the pot for my sister's house."

They asked Lu Jiaoyue when it was, and Lu Jiaoyue said it was October [-]th.

In the countryside, building a house is generally a major event, and it is necessary to serve wine.

Erfangjia is no exception.

No, on the eighteenth day, everyone in the village who could come came.

The Mei family also came.

Because it was a great event for the younger sister's family, Mei Xiaohu took the eldest son to take charge of cooking the noodles.The women of Mei's family came a day in advance to help wash and chop vegetables, fried meat and fried various meatballs for the next day's cooking.Fortunately, the Erfang family now has a lot of houses, so they are not afraid of having no place to live.

The third-bedroom couple also came to help, because they knew that after the second-bedroom family moved, their own family could also move, so Qiao was very active.Fearing that Lu Mingshan would be lazy, he was hired on the first day, and asked him to help Erfang's family build a stove in the yard, borrow tables and chopsticks in the village, and do some heavy work.

On that day, the courtyard door of Erfang's new house was wide open, and villagers came one after another.

Of course, they didn't come empty-handed, they would bring a few eggs, or a catty of meat or something.This is mostly the case in the countryside, and they don't give money as gifts, but use things as gifts.

With the sound of firecrackers, the banquet began.

More than a dozen people who came to help carried wooden trays and shuttled back and forth between each table to serve food.It's winter, it's freezing, and we're eating open-air seats in the yard. There are so many people gathered together, it doesn't feel cold. Everyone laughs and chats, eats vegetables and drinks.

Some more important guests sat in the house, such as Li Zheng, who was highly respected in the village, and close relatives like Uncle Lu, the Mei family and the Zhou family.

This Zhou family refers to Zhou Jin and Lu Jiaoyue.

The married daughter is from someone else's family. It stands to reason that Lu Jiaoyue doesn't need to help with work today, and no aunt and grandma will go back to her mother's house to eat and help with work.But it's reasonable to say that, under normal circumstances, daughters are not so ignorant, and they will help with some work.

Lu Jiaoyue also wanted to help with the work, but not only her mother, but also her two aunts and several cousins ​​and sisters-in-law would not let her help.There is no one who asks the new wife to work. In the countryside, the bride does not work for the first month, so that she will not have to work hard for a lifetime, and she pays attention to good intentions.

Lu Jiaoyue insisted on serving a few dishes, but was driven back, and could only sit down at an empty table in the main room.And at the table in the middle of the main room, Zhou Jin, as the new uncle, was drinking with Uncle Lu, Third Uncle Lu, Lizheng, and Mei Laohan, Mei Dahu, and Mei Zhuangyi.

Uncle Lu and Uncle Lu’s family are Ding Xingwang. Uncle Lu’s branch alone has two sons, and each of the two sons has five grandchildren. Now the older grandsons are all married, and the great-grandson also gave birth to one or two grandchildren. indivual.As for Uncle Lu's family, the situation is almost the same.

Today, people from the two families did not come together, and if they did, there would not be enough seats in this room.The people in the country are all sincere, and no one will come with the whole family when they come out for dinner. It is enough for each family to send one or two representatives to come and say congratulations.The whole family really came here, and no one could resist eating like this.

This time, the two families, Uncle Lu, Uncle Lu and their respective wives, and Lu Minghai and his cousins ​​came with their wives.As for the grandchildren, brothers Lu Guangwen and Lu Guangwu from Uncle Lu's family, and Guangjun and Guangbao from Uncle Lu's family all brought their wives.Of course, it's not for nothing. Before eating, I have to help with work.

Of course, there are exceptions, and that is Lu Guangbao's newly married daughter-in-law, Fan Shi.This little daughter-in-law came in during the summer, and the second-bedroom family even came to have a banquet at that time.She has a melon-seeded face and big eyes, but she looks pretty, but it's a pity that she seems a little blind.

When she came to a relative's house to eat noodles, her sisters-in-law and even her mother-in-law all went to help, so she sat on the table as stable as Mount Tai, as if she didn't want to move at all.Because the table is on the inside, no one noticed her, maybe they did, but it's hard to say anything in front of people, and it's even harder to say anything to the second room of the owner's house, so she sat on the stool and ate melon seeds, Just wait for the food to arrive on the table and eat.

Lu Jiaoyue was driven back, and there was only one table that was empty at this time, so she sat down naturally.

This Fan family is also a lively person, as soon as he saw Lu Jiaoyue coming, he pulled her to sit beside him.

Lu Jiaoyue met Fan Shi, only twice, once when Fan came in, and once when she was married.The two didn't know each other very well, so they only spoke a word or two.It's just that when people pull her to talk, she can't ignore it, so she sits beside Fan.

"It's really different after getting married. Look at the clothes and jewelry, Yue'er is really blessed."

This is really difficult to say, you say she is hurting people, the key point is to add a sentence of blessing, but if you say that she is not hurting people, this tone is a bit weird.When Lu Jiaoyue was still a girl, she didn't walk around the village very much, and after marrying Zhou Jin, she seldom went out, so naturally she never had any dealings with these women in the village.But she also understands that if she doesn't know how to answer the conversation, it's right to keep silent, and adding a little shyness will naturally make people right and wrong.

So she put on a shy look, lowered her eyelids timidly, and said nothing.

"Look at you, you're so shameless, you've been married for more than half a month, why are you still so thin-skinned?"

Lu Jiaoyue couldn't understand, what does it have to do with being thin-skinned whether to marry or not to marry?She continued to remain silent and shy.

For a normal person, it would be enough, but the point is that Fan is not a normal person. From the fact that the whole family is busy, and she is sitting here all alone, she can tell some clues.Lu Jiaoyue also knew it in her heart, and secretly wondered if she should find some excuse to leave, it would be best if her mother and the others finished their work, so that when there were more people at the table, she probably wouldn't say strange things.

After all, they are relatives, even for Brother Guangbao's sake, she can't leave without embarrassment.

"That's why I say this person is blessed, that is, he is blessed. Look at you, and then look at me. It is said that you were loved and favored when you were in your natal family. After you get married, look at what you wear on your body and on your head. You can know that your man treats you well. As for me, when I was in my mother's house, I was also loved by my father, but now I am married, but my life is not as good as being in my mother's house. "

Is this complaining?

Lu Jiaoyue took a look at Fan's expression and saw that she had a ruddy complexion and was well dressed, so she probably wasn't having a bad day.In particular, Lu Jiaoyue knew that the third grandpa's family was relatively well-off, and the third grandma and aunt Tang were all kind women, so they shouldn't be able to do anything to trouble their daughter-in-law.

"There were quite a few people who wanted to marry me back then. Several families were better off than your cousin's. I don't know why I was so blind that I chose your cousin..."

Lu Jiaoyue was very embarrassed, was she looking down on Brother Guangbao?But how did she hear that Fan's family was spoiled by brother Guangbao, but she only heard her mother say it, so she really didn't know the details.

"By the way, what does your man do? How did I hear that he works in a gambling house? Your parents don't know what to think. How could you betrothed to such a person? Where is the gambling house? A place that eats human flesh and drinks human blood. Could it be that your man gave you a lot of betrothal gifts, so your mother married you in? That's right, I heard people say that when your man came to your house to make a betrothal, five or two A small silver ingot packed into a small box, tsk tsk, we country folks have never seen such a big deal, it's really generous..."

Well, Lu Jiaoyue thought that peace was the most important thing, after all, they were relatives, but who told this Fan family not to speak human words.The inner and outer meanings of these words are all about her father and mother selling their daughter for the dowry, and also ridiculed her for her bad family background.

"I've heard about your man's reputation, it's really..." Fan Shi said while turning his eyes to Zhou Jin over there, "He's not ugly, but he's a bit darker, and his face is a bit fierce, which makes him look a bit ugly. It's like someone owes him money...it's not as good as my Guangbao, although your brother Guangbao is a bit useless, but your appearance is not bad..."

Lu Jiaoyue stood up abruptly, and said with a fake smile: "Sister-in-law, you said that Brother Guangbao is useless, does he know?"

There are three tables in this huge main room, two tables for men and one table for women.The men were all drinking and talking, when such a voice suddenly sounded, everyone's eyes immediately focused on this place.

This was Lu Jiaoyue's first time to blush with others in public, and she was not used to it in such a way of almost turning her face.But she has to do it even if she is not used to it. Ever since she came back to life, she has made up her mind that she will never allow her family to be bullied again. Of course, now there is another Zhou Jin.

Talking about her, she can bear it, talking about her parents saying she is a man, Lu Jiaoyue can't bear it.

"Sister-in-law, it's not me as a younger sister who blames you. Since you are married to my brother Guangbao, you should live with him well. My brother Guangbao is practical and capable, and my third grandmother's family is also kind. As long as you Live your life with one heart and one mind, and your life will surely prosper in the future. It’s fine if you say this in front of me, but don’t take it outside, otherwise, people may laugh at you. After all this, today is the It was me, the younger sister, who offended me."

After finishing speaking, Lu Jiaoyue turned her head and walked outside the house.

Zhou Jin accused several elders of his crimes, and hurriedly kicked them out.

Lu Guangbao strode over from another table, and slapped Fan when he came up, "Go back! It's fine if you jump up and down in my house all day long, and it's the same when you come to relatives' house. All the sisters-in-law know to go out to help Help me, just sit here like an old lady, I have tolerated you for a long time!"

Fan didn't expect that Lu Jiaoyue would suddenly turn his back on her, let alone that the man who always treated her like jewels would beat her, so she was already stunned.At this time, I felt pain in my face and woke up with a start.How could she bear such anger, she was about to fight Lu Guangbao immediately, but she was stopped by several women who rushed in when they saw something was wrong.

"If you want to go back and make trouble, what are you talking about here!" Lu Jiaoyue's third grandmother Hong Shi came in and scolded.

Lu Guangbao hurriedly lowered his head, dragged Fan over, and hurried away.

At the table in the middle, Old Man Mei hurriedly said a few words of courtesy, and beat the Circus, and a group of people started drinking again.Lu Minghai was also there, and he apologized to Third Uncle Lu: "Third Uncle, don't blame me, that girl Yue'er was spoiled by our husband and wife, she doesn't know what to say."

Third Uncle Lu shook his head, "I blame Miss Yue for what she is doing. She is also defending Brother Guangbao. I know Guangbao's daughter-in-law. She is always a spoiled one. She was spoiled in her natal family. She married into our family and we have a family. They all thought she was the new wife, and they all let her go, which made her even more disfigured."

Lu Guangbao's father, Lu Mingqing, also said: "At the beginning, I told your sister-in-law that this girl was no good, but Guangbao insisted on marrying her because of his insensitivity. From now on, I have to ask your third sister-in-law to discipline her well, so as not to always come out and make people laugh. "

"The child is still young, so he just needs to teach him a lot. Isn't our Yue'er spoiled too much?" Lu Minghai said.

A few people said a few soothing words to each other, and the trouble was over.

Lu Jiaoyue ran out of the house, and before she could take a few steps, she was stopped by Zhou Jin.

Mei Shi who was busy at the side saw that her daughter's expression was not right, so she hurried over.

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Jin said a few simple words, and Lu Jiaoyue whispered what Fan said.

Mrs. Mei nodded, "It's because I forgot to tell you, Mrs. Fan is usually a careless person. She makes a lot of trouble at your third grandpa's house on weekdays, but he is not a bad person, but he just doesn't know what to say, and he is a little bit suspicious." Love between the poor and the rich likes to compare. You are doing the right thing. It is unreasonable that people will slap her in the face and let her go. Your third grandpa's family is not a person who can't figure it out, so don't be afraid. "

Lu Jiaoyue smiled bitterly: "Mom, I'm not afraid, I just think today is a good day for our family, and I feel a little impulsive."

"Why are you impulsive? With so many relatives like your father and grandfather around, there's nothing wrong with it." Mei said indifferently.

Sure enough, after a while, Lu Guangbao dragged Fan out, and the couple went out with their heads down.Because there were many people sitting in the yard, everyone was eating and talking, but no one noticed what happened.

Seeing this, Lu Jiaoyue was relieved.

Mei asked the two of them to go back to the house to continue eating, but Lu Jiaoyue was a little hesitant. Just when she was about to say something, suddenly a person rushed in from outside the courtyard, and as soon as he stepped into the courtyard door, he shouted loudly: "Mr. Two, second child, your sister had an accident at Du's house, is the man Yue'er here? He has a carriage, your father and I will rush to Du's house."

(End of this chapter)