Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 18

Mu Ai was grilling shrimps for Shuan Shuan to eat, watching the little girl chewing her mouthful with a smile on her face, she planned in her mind to scoop up dozens of prawns in the space tomorrow, fry them and let the little girl satiate her hunger.Looking up and seeing Qiaoniang's expression, she guessed what she was thinking, so she shook her head with a slight smile, then took another piece of pork belly and put it lightly in her bowl, Qiaoniang's eyes were full of gratitude...

Not to mention the cheerfulness of the women eating here, but to say that at the banquet in the main room, several old men also ate and drank to their heart's content. The good grain wine is very strong, the fish and shrimp are delicious, and the chicken and duck are fat and tender. There is also pork in the two green vegetables.Not to mention these old men who are usually poor and used to poverty, even the rich are also emotional. My family often has money in their pockets, and they never have half of the table during the Chinese New Year.He sat at the bottom and poured wine for the elders from time to time.

While the old men were happy, Lian Fu briefly mentioned that Mu Ai would build a house next to the yard, so the old man called Mu Ai in and simply asked how big the house would be.Mu Ai half-truthfully said that she had some spare money and wanted to build a spacious house. Once Shuan Shuan got married in the future, she wanted to take care of her grandma for the rest of her life. In addition, she brought some novel seeds from her hometown, and she also hoped to have Try to look at the open space in various ways. If it is successful, the villagers can also eat in a variety of ways in the future.Putting it this way, the old men are of course happy, they are filial and capable, and they also know that the younger generation who is planning for the folks, which old man doesn't like it.In fact, after a while, they also thought about it in their hearts. Although the open space to the east of the old lady is at least four acres in size, but because it is close to Dongshan and Shenshan, they are usually worried about the harm of wild animals on the mountain. I plan to build a house here.Now, assigning to Mu Ai can be regarded as a favor, and seeing how decently the table is set up today, this woman is also a wealthy family, maybe she will really be useful in the future.

So, they all agreed with one voice, that Mu Ai can also be a human being, and timely proposed that the ancestral hall in the village is a bit old, and when the house deed is completed and she starts to build a house, she will also repair the ancestral hall, counting it as her contribution to the ancestors. offerings made.

The old men really didn't expect that Mu Ai would be so generous, and repairing the ancestral hall would cost at least a few dozen taels of silver. The village had planned this a few years ago, but because everyone's life was not well-off, it was delayed.Now it is expected to be renovated in a few months, and the mood of these old men can be described as ecstatic.Of course, the old men can't take advantage of a woman, let alone a widow, but they couldn't think of any good idea to repay them. When Shi's eyes rolled, she suggested that Muai had no ration fields. If she would follow the folks in the future and pay a small half of the grain or tax money to go to the city every year, she could freely divide the areas north and east of the house base. A few acres are reserved for cultivation.In his heart, like the clan elders, he knew that this place was too close to the sacred mountain, would be abused by wild animals, and it was not safe. Now it was allocated to Muai species, which not only sold human favors, but also paid grain tax, which is really very appropriate.When Mu Ai agreed to buy this homestead earlier, she had inquired carefully with the old lady, and of course she knew the twists and turns, so she didn't care, and thanked all the elders with a smile.

After exiting the main room and walking a few steps away, you can still hear the voices of the old men urging Lian Fu to go to the government office to get the house deed after weeding the valley these few days.

The banquet lasted for an hour and a half, and the night was already very dark, so the banquet was finally over.The old lady and Mu Ai politely sent the village head and the old men out of the courtyard, turned around and cleaned the dishes with the women, and filled a bowl of meat and vegetables for everyone. I bought half of the prawns, and then smiled and asked them to take them back to satisfy the children.

The women did not refuse. When they were at the dinner table just now, they were all thinking about the children at home while eating. This is the mother's selflessness towards the children. If they have a piece of meat, they hope to deliver it to the children.

After everyone left, the old lady and Mu Ai were too tired to even talk, and the little girl Shuan Shuan ran back to her room early and snored.

Sleeping so tired was extraordinarily sweet, Mu Ai didn't even have a dream, and slept until dawn.After eating early, she led Shuan Shuan to see her experimental field as usual, while the old lady took two pieces of meat and went to the home of the two young men who helped to buy. Due to the rules and seniority, they were not invited to dinner yesterday. , But, how can I not thank him for his help, the old lady thought more seriously, and if she gave a piece of meat, their family members could also improve their meals for two meals.

Mu Ai walked slowly in the field, feeling that there seemed to be something different in this field.The seedlings that had just emerged from the soil the day before yesterday had already grown to a height of three inches. This speed was really frightening.However, she felt that it wasn't about the seedlings. What was it?After looking around carefully, she realized that it was a terrace, which had obviously been raised up by someone.It seemed that, just like last time, that person came to help her with work again at night.But who is this person?

"So this land belongs to you! You unruly woman, if you provoke my grandson again, I will file a complaint with old man Li, and I will definitely kick you out of the village..." Mu Ai looked at her in surprise. The white-bearded old man who suddenly appeared behind him didn't understand why he was yelling at him.

I wanted to ask clearly, but the more I listened, the more angry I became.Although she hadn't received much love from others except her grandparents since she was a child, she had never been pointed at her nose and scolded like this. She didn't obey women's morals, and was kicked out of the village. It's too much to say.She always regrets that she has no chance to be filial to her grandparents. Therefore, she has always been very soft-hearted towards the elderly and children. She often gives up her seat to the elderly, sends elementary school students across the road, and donates most of the prize money when she encounters photos or paintings. Giving hope works.However, this old man was really intolerable to her now.

"This old man?! What right do you have to yell at me? Even if you want to yell at me, you should let me know what I did wrong!" Mu Ai was getting a little out of breath, her voice was shrill and sharp, very harsh.

The old man was obviously taken aback, and stopped yelling and scolding. He looked her up and down carefully for a while, and then seemed to think of something, and said angrily, "I'll ask you, is this land yours?" ?”

"It's mine, what's the problem, is it occupying your field or blocking your road?" Mu Ai didn't show any weakness.

"What a sharp-tongued woman, the old man will ask you again, are you a widow, did you recognize Mrs. Li as your grandmother a month ago?"

"How about being a widow? So what if you recognize grandma?" Mu Ai's eyes widened, like a hedgehog under attack.

Seeing that she was so unconvinced, the old man became even angrier, "Since you are a widow, you should stay in the yard peacefully, and come out to plant something, even if you have nothing to do, no one can say anything by yourself, but you Why do you want to seduce my grandson and let him do work for you, do you know what shame is?"

(End of this chapter)