Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 261
Several children have been studying and living together for several months, and today is the first time they are separated. The three little ones are a little listless in writing and playing. From time to time, they have to ask their mother when the brothers will come back. When he got a headache, he smiled and said, when the sun goes down, the brothers will come back.

So, after taking a nap, they ran outside the gate and waited. Sure enough, the sunset was still on the top of the mountain, and they saw a few horses running from the village in the distance, and several children ran forward cheering.

Dayu and Tao'er pulled the reins hurriedly and confusedly, for fear that they would not be able to stop for a while and bump into their younger brothers and sisters.Jumping off the horse, I wanted to teach them a few words not to be so reckless next time, but seeing their smiling faces, I couldn't bear it anymore.

They hugged them respectively and put them on horseback. Xing'er rode Dayu's horse, and Cheng'er Simba rode Tao'er's horse. The two elder brothers, holding the reins carefully, walked slowly to the front of the house, letting the younger siblings Xiao Xiao got over his addiction, and when he heard them chirping and giggling on the horse, the corners of his mouth also grinned enormously.

Wen Bo came over to help lead a few horses into the stables, and Ding Sanzhou went to take over the shift.Several children happily ran into the second gate, shouting, "Mom, mom, brothers are back!"

Mu Ai put down the needle and thread in her hand, smiled and complained to them, "Understood, I haven't seen you and brother get close on weekdays. Why are you so enthusiastic today?"

Simba and Cheng'er winked at each other, glanced at the satchels of the two brothers, and said with a smile, "My brother said, he will buy us something fun today." Look at the brothers.

Dayu and Tao'er couldn't see the behavior of their younger brothers and sisters the most, so they quickly saluted their mother and poured out all the wrapped things.Today they specially took a picture of Journey to the West drawn by their mother a few days ago.Let the master of the kneading figures, for reference, knead a few very beautiful dough figures.

Simba and Cheng'er are Tang Monk's mentor and apprentice, and Xing'er got a fairy named Chang'e. The little ones jumped up happily and ran to their mother to show off.

Dayu took a few purses with exquisite workmanship, and gave one to each of his younger brothers and sisters, including Shuan Shuan who had just entered the door. Finally, he took out a small wooden box the size of a palm from his arms and held it to his mother with both hands. , said slightly uneasy, "Mom, this is the first time my son has earned money, so I bought a gift for Mom as a souvenir."

Mu Ai's eyes lit up, and she opened the wooden box with a smile, revealing a very small jade plaque inside, milky white in color, carved with patterns of lilies, very delicate and elegant.She just took one look at it and fell in love with it. Looking at Dayu's expression, she knew that the child must have spent a lot of money to buy it back. I'm afraid that at this moment, if she was worried that she would blame him for spending money indiscriminately, she couldn't help but feel soft. Well, when will this child understand that she is his mother, and no matter how big a mistake he has made, he will not be really angry with him, let alone for the sake of filial piety.

Mu Ai held the jade pendant in her palm, embraced Dayu, patted him on the shoulder so that he could clearly feel her joy, and said, "Thank you Dayu, mom likes it very much."

The anxiety in Dayu's eyes disappeared immediately after hearing these words.Wei Wei lowered her head and laughed, turned around and took a few account books and all the gold coins, and said, "Mom, this is the dividend account book for you and your brothers and sisters. This month's profit is more than 700 taels. I decided to keep it." More than 200 taels are in the store, just in case, and the rest are here."

Mu Ai simply flipped through the account book, and then found a few small nanmu boxes one foot square in the space, and distributed the dividends of the three children Simba, Cheng'er, and Xing'er, one big and one small, a total of 15 taels of gold Kaizi, and their respective account books, put them in separately, locked them with small locks, let each of them hold one, and said with a smile, "This is Qiweiju's dividend for this month, you have collected it. But because of your age It’s too small, and the key will be kept by mom for the time being. If you have a legitimate use, you need to explain the reason to mom before moving the gold. Do you understand?”

"Yes." The three children never had to worry about food and clothing. They occasionally went to the street twice to buy some small things, and naturally there were servants who followed them to pay for them, so they didn't really understand the importance of money.When they saw Jin Cancan just now, they thought Jin Cancan was very beautiful. Their mother helped them put it into the box and asked them to keep it by themselves, so they felt very happy.In fact, it is not for the joy of getting a large dividend.

Mu Ai sent a few children back to the room, kept the account books properly, and then asked Dayu and Tao'er to take a bath and change clothes. After all, they ran back and forth on the mountain road, and the summer was dry, so they were already covered in dust.

After the children were all packed and gathered in the hall, the family ate dinner, rested when it was time to rest, and practiced martial arts when it was time to practice martial arts.Nothing to say all night.

In the afternoon of the second day, after the children went out to practice martial arts with Ouyang and Ding San, Mu Ai carried the sewing box, and under the patient guidance of the winter solstice, made a lotus-colored lock that was barely passable, matching the big one last night. The lily jade pendant Yu gave was hanging on her waist and pressing the corner of her skirt, and she was admiring it happily.

Guo Huai came in and reported that, with the opening of several shops, the number of people in the house had dropped a lot, and there was a shortage of manpower in both the big kitchen and the field, so he asked the two brothers, Ah Da and Ah, to take care of the four new crops in the field. They keep records every day, and they also raise [-] native chickens and stone fat pigs.

Mingyue is in charge of the bee farm, and she is also busy dividing boxes and cutting honey.In addition to being responsible for purchasing and handling all kinds of trivial matters, Mu Wu and Mu Ba also took care of the role of universal workers. They went to help wherever they were too busy.Wen Bo had to take care of nine horses, big and small, three cows, and the porter, and he never had a moment to spare.The busiest one is the big kitchen. Since Chunxiao was also transferred to Qiweiju, only Aunt Guo and Sister-in-law Wu are left busy. They eat three meals a day, and more than [-] people in the whole house eat. It's good to have a pair of hands to work with.

If it was just like this, Guo Huai would not report it to his wife. In fact, he was worried that the autumn harvest would be in two months, and the manpower would be even more insufficient. Some are too late.

After being reminded by Guo Huai, Mu Ai realized later that the house is a bit deserted now, which is indeed much worse than the bustle of dozens of people in the literacy class before.Moreover, Mu Wu, Mu Ba, and Xiao Miao Ruyi and others are all talents she has reserved for opening stores in other cities in the future. After autumn, they will also leave the mansion, and I am afraid that there will be fewer people.

So, he ordered Guo Huai, "Instead of going to Ren Yazi to buy some people who don't know the background, let everyone see if there are any good acquaintances in your family. If anyone is willing to sell themselves and sign a death contract, ten men and women will each buy in." Right. Girls must have skills, such as female celebrities, or good cooking skills. By the way, two young girls about ten years old are required. The appearance is just average. The most important thing is to choose honest and hardworking girls In the next two years, I will marry Shuan Shuan as a dowry. As for the man, you can just choose."

Guo Huai complied, took the 400 taels of silver that Mu Ai had brought out, turned around and went out, and at dinner time, taking advantage of all the people, he told the story.The dining room was immediately buzzing. Everyone has been here for a long time, and they are very satisfied with the daily expenses of the master. They often miss their relatives at home who are still suffering. Today, I have the opportunity to invite my brothers and sisters to enjoy the blessings. Of course Excitement is not enough, everyone starts to figure it out.

Guo Huai was worried that they would bring in some people with bad character, so he said loudly, "Everyone knows the rules in our house, so you must remember to look for a man with good character, and the man must be diligent and sensible. "Women must be craftsmen, female celebrities or good at cooking. If any of you find someone who is not strict with his mouth or hands and feet, and breaks the house rules, then I will sue my wife, including you. Sent out to the government."

After everyone heard this, they immediately screened the candidates in their hearts carefully again. After all, their own future life is more important. If they don't have brothers and sisters who they know very well, they will definitely not be sure to introduce them to the house.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Guo Huai said, "If there is a suitable candidate, please report to me tonight. I will report to Madam tomorrow. If Madam agrees, you can go back by car to recruit people."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and went out to return to his small account room.

On the table in the innermost part of the dining room, Kong Xi and several guards looked a little unhappy. Ding San hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, let's discuss that matter sooner."

Kong Xi frowned and nodded, "Let's have dinner, I'll go see my wife later."

When the guards heard that the captain was in charge, they all began to eat half of the meal silently, but because of their worries, they felt a bit chewy.

After Mu Ai and the children had dinner, the children took their favorite horses and went out with Ouyang to the river to brush and drink the horses, and digest the meat in their stomachs along the way.

Mu Ai and Chun Equinox are copying the manuscript, Xiao An comes to report, and Kong Xi asks to see him.Mu Ai was taken aback for a moment, wondering what would happen to the captain of the guard, turned his head to see that it was still bright outside, and ordered Xia Zhi to lead him in.

Kong Xi entered the room and bowed to salute, Mu Ai smiled and asked him to sit down, and Xiao An poured him tea.

Mu Ai didn't hesitate, and asked directly, "Captain Kong, it's getting late, do you need my help?"

Kong Xi knew that he was a foreigner, and it was a bit unruly for him to enter the house at this time, but he was really worried that after tonight, the list was finalized tomorrow, and he and the brothers' family members would be out of work.So, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come in to ask for an interview. Hearing Mu Ai's question, he drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, then stood up abruptly, knelt down in front of Mu Ai, and kowtowed three times.

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