Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 3 Struggle to Eat Meat
On this day, Lao Ding and his elders sent two carts of dung to the field, mixed with corn stalks cut with a guillotine, withered grass roots and other things, and piled them on the ground, retting in spring, it will be the best farmhouse fat.This kind of work is considered brisk in the farm family, but the busy father and son are still sweating in the winter.

A villager passed by the field, couldn't help but greeted with a smile, "Uncle, is this compost?"

Old Ding wiped the beads of sweat from his head, smiled and replied, "Yeah, it's uncomfortable to be idle at home, but it's more comfortable to go out and work for a while."

"Uncle is hardworking, and he is one of the best in our ten miles and eight villages in serving the crops." The neighbor is a good talker, and he coaxes old man Ding to smile and wave his hands again and again. It's better than everyone else."

The man squatted on the ground with a smile on his face, and said in disapproval, "Everyone in the village has eyes. No matter how polite the uncle is, it will be fake. Not to mention this field, even the few boys and girls in the uncle's house are well-raised. Stone is diligent, wood is dexterous, even that girl Weier has grown up recently. My mother-in-law went to your house a few days ago and ate a steamed bun, and when I got home, I got calluses in my ears, and she kept yelling that she was going to learn crafts from Weier. .”

Boss Lao Ding was smiling all over his face at first, but he smiled forcedly when he heard this.He has been doing farm work all his life and has never read any books.In his daughter's dream, he was taught by the grandma of the mountain god and became sensible and hardworking. He was naturally happy.But it's a bit weird to say this, after all, she is still an unmarried girl.If you come across a woman with a bad tongue and her mouth is slightly crooked, it will sound a bit ugly.If I want to find a good husband's family to marry in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

Thinking of this, old man Ding replied vaguely, "She's just a girl, she's just greedy, and she's just thinking about it on her own. Seeing that it's noon today, we'll go back first."

While talking, he turned around and walked away with the pickaxe on his shoulders. Boss Ding smiled at the man honestly and followed with a wheelbarrow.The villagers who were left behind were still a little puzzled, wondering why Uncle Ding, who had always been good-tempered, left suddenly.But there was still a lot of work in his own field, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he got busy again.

Lao Dingtou led the eldest son to open the courtyard door, and just after putting away the pickaxe and wheelbarrow, Ding Wei came out with a pot of steaming stew from the kitchen.Turning her head to see her father and elder brother, she greeted her, "Father, elder brother, you are back! The food has just come out of the pot, let's serve it immediately." After saying this, she peeked outside the courtyard and smiled, "Mother, go Dongtou Auntie Chen’s home, Dad hurried into the house, I’ll warm you another bowl of Lao Bai Gan Er, drink it to get rid of the cold.”

The daughter is so caring and filial, which father would not be happy.The little worry that Lao Ding had left in his heart just now was swept away, and he nodded with a smile and replied, "Success, father also enjoys the blessing of my daughter."

Ding Wei smiled and went into the main room to put the dishes away, and went to the stove to boil the wine. After finishing all this work, the old lady came back, and the whole family gathered around the dining table, eating and drinking while gossiping.Mrs. Lu was thinking about the incident that Aunt Chen mentioned just now, so she put down her rice bowl and asked her two daughters-in-law to clean up, and then took her daughter into the west room.

Ding Wei didn't know what was going on with her old lady, she washed her hands and asked doubtfully, "Mother, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing her daughter washing her hands unhurriedly, and pouring a bowl of water for herself from a small porcelain bowl, Mrs. Lu felt comforted in her heart, and said with a smile, "Just now your Aunt Chen said that there is a young man in her natal village, Very good. The big tile house at home, and some mason skills..."

"Mother," Ding Wei's head was full of black lines. She hadn't woken up for half a month, and she managed to figure out what was going on at home, but the old lady actually wanted to throw her to another strange family.This is not good news, it is simply bad news!
"Mother, are you planning to let me go? I'm afraid, I don't remember anything. How will I live without our house? What if someone treats me badly and beats and scolds me all day long, won't I live?" gone?"

The Lu family couldn't bear her daughter's acting like a baby, especially now that her daughter has become so sensible and filial, she naturally couldn't bear it, seeing her daughter's bitter face, she immediately changed her words, "Okay, okay, Wei'er is not afraid, mother didn't want to put you Marry and go out to suffer. Mother is worried that you will not find a good husband's family when you are old, so you are in a hurry. If you don't want to, forget it, and mother will find you a better one in the future."

"Mother loves me the most," Ding Wei hurriedly squeezed into her arms and squirmed, her voice was so sweet that she couldn't help getting goosebumps, "I don't want to marry, I will spend my whole life in front of my parents, and do things for them. Delicious food, sewing clothes. In the future, I will open a shop and earn a lot of money to build a big tile house for my family, so that Dabao can study and take the number one prize."

"You girl, what nonsense. There is no girl who doesn't marry. You are sixteen now, and you will be an old girl if you don't go out for two years." Lu lovingly stroked her daughter's hair while straightening it for her. The twisted hairpin said with emotion, "In a short time, mother's Wei'er is so old. Don't worry about family affairs, there are me and your father, and your two brothers, your dowry money will not Less, don't think about those useless things."

Although the Ding family has a house and land, and the second son Ding Qingmu is a craftsman, he often takes on some jobs to earn some wages, but his life is not so rich.It is rare to see a few slices of meat on the dinner table, and only occasionally make one or two pieces of clothes during the Chinese New Year.Ding Wei is a standard carnivore, and she has been thinking for the past few days that she should "struggle" even for her stomach.As a result, when I heard that my old lady directly wanted to kill her plan to lead the whole family to a well-off society in the bud, how could she agree to it?

Needless to say, the coquettish Dafa was used to the limit, hugging her neck and pouting her lips again, causing Lu to laugh and cry, and finally said helplessly, "You girl, just talk about it. Mother's old arms and legs can't stand it." You are tossing!"

Ding Wei immediately beat her back and rubbed her shoulders to please her, and finally said, "Mother, look at our family's slack time, only the second brother goes out to do some work to earn wages, and you and my two sister-in-laws, plus my wife and I, are left. They are all idle at home. How about we set up a stall on the official road outside the village and sell some food such as tea and steamed buns. You don’t need to make a lot of money every month, and a few taels of silver are enough for me and me. The two sister-in-laws have bought some needles and needles, and if there are more, Dabao can go to school to study when he grows up."

"Tea stall?" Mrs. Lu was a little surprised when he heard that, and hesitated, "Is that possible? What if no one comes to the door? Besides, where does the capital come from? Our family doesn't have any money left."

"Oh, mother. Look at the official road, there are hundreds of people coming and going every day. There are also many caravans during the New Year's Eve. How come there are no guests? Our place is twenty miles away from the county seat. If there is a place to rest your feet and fill your stomach, no one will be stingy with the tens of pennies. Besides, the buns I made were taught by Grandma Shanshen. You have eaten them too. They are so delicious, how can they be sold? Don’t go out. It’s really not possible, we only sell some simple and cheap ones, even if they are left for our own food, we can’t waste them.”

Lu's heart was a little moved when he heard it, and after thinking about it, he dragged his daughter back to the main room.Boss Lao Ding was sitting on a chair smoking a pipe and teasing his eldest grandson, and Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Li were also clearing the table.Mrs. Lu waved her hand to signal the two daughter-in-laws to stop, then said Ding Wei's proposal just now, and finally said, "Listen, is Wei'er thinking about it?"

Liu Shi and Li Shi looked at each other with joy on their faces.The two of them married into Ding's family. Both the parents-in-law and the husband are good-natured people, and the husband is also diligent.If it is said that the only little regret is that life is a bit rough.Although I also do some simple embroidery work on weekdays and send it to the city to sell some pocket money, it is still difficult to buy jewelry and new clothes.

Suddenly hearing my sister-in-law propose to open a shop, both of them were naturally happy.After all, the two of them have personally tasted the deliciousness of the steamed stuffed bun, so there will definitely be no shortage of customers. When the shop makes money, they will be looser than they are now.

"Mother, I think my sister has a quick brain. There are people walking around on the official road to the west all day, and you can definitely make money selling some tea and food." As the eldest daughter-in-law and the eldest grandson, Mrs. Liu has a strong waist, so she was the first to speak. Not a bad rule.

As soon as Mrs. Li heard her sister-in-law slapped her head, she quickly agreed, "Sister-in-law is right. Mu Mu spends all day doing work outside, so it's fine for me to stay at home. If you open a tea shop, it's a good thing to fill in the income for the family." .When the time comes, I will save a lot, and I will buy a rich dowry for my sister, and it will not be looked down upon when I go out."

Sure enough, Li Shi also gained some confidence after hearing what the two daughters-in-law said.So he turned to ask the old man again, "Father, what do you think?"

Old Ding knocked on the cigarette pot, looked up at his daughter carefully, and finally nodded and said, "There is no money at home, so it can be done if the cost is not much. However, Wei'er can't go to the shop to show her face, after all, she is a girl." Home, it’s not good to hear it out.”

Ding Wei immediately wanted to object when she heard this, but fortunately, she was quite clever, and promptly took back what she was about to say, and responded obediently, "Got it, dad, I'll make the stuffing for the buns at home, mother and sister-in-law Take it over and wrap it up.”

The boss of Lao Ding was satisfied with what he heard, so he made a decision and decided to discuss this matter together when the second son came back at night.After all, he often walks outside and has a flexible mind, so we still need to listen to his opinion.

As a result, Ding Wei almost saw through the window screen this afternoon.After finally looking forward to the second brother's return, he dragged him to the main room without waiting for him to change his clothes and drink a bowl of hot water.Mrs. Li was also impatient, but she didn't complain about her sister-in-law.

As soon as Ding Laoer heard his sister crackling about her plan to make a fortune, he immediately smiled and said, "Father and mother, I actually have this plan these days. I often go to the city to work with my master, and I also go to eat at those famous steamed stuffed bun shops. However, in fact, there are no girls with good craftsmanship. And the official road to the west, there are no villages and towns for twenty or thirty miles, so we will definitely not be short of customers when we open a shop."

Everyone in the Ding family was overjoyed when they heard this, but Mrs. Lu thought of the few taels of silver locked in the cabinet, feeling a little uncertain, and asked in a low voice, "Then how much silver will it take to build this shop? It's too much." No, we don't have any money left."

(End of this chapter)