Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 520 La Qi
Mu Ai patted the little daughter on the head, smiled and got up and went to the kitchen. Xihua and Xiyuan helped, but it was ready in two quarters of an hour. Watching the two little girls talking and laughing, they ate, and then ordered Xihua to Packing a box, she said with a smile, "Lanshan ran out like that in the morning, the family must be thinking about it, go back earlier, whenever you have free time, just come and play."

Lanshan took the box and stroked the pattern on the lid with her hands. Thinking of her father's words last night, she felt sad and guilty, tears dripped down and splashed on the back of her hand, and she was stunned. Both Ai and Xing'er were taken aback, and quickly took a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and asked, "Lanshan, what's the matter, but I don't want to go back, so let's play for a while."

"No, aunt, it's Lanshan who's sorry for you," Lanshan hugged Muai's waist and choked up, "My father said that you are a fairy lady and a prince, and asked me to curry favor with you, saying that it would be good for our Hai family, but , Auntie, Lanshan really likes Auntie, not to lie to you, Lanshan doesn't want to..."

Mu Ai smiled wryly, and helped her up, "Lanshan doesn't cry, Auntie likes you very much, and is willing to have you come to play often in the future. You don't have to worry about what your father thinks, as long as Auntie knows you are a good boy."

"Really? Auntie is not angry?" Lan Shan wiped away two tears indiscriminately, carefully watching Mu Ai's face, for fear that she might hear wrong.

"I'm really not angry. Your lord's business has nothing to do with you. Besides, at most your father wants to do business with our family. It won't do us any harm. Don't worry."

Only then did Lan Shan feel relieved, remembering how crying just now, she lowered her head shyly, her ears turned red.

Mu Ai was amused, and after a few words of persuasion, she ordered Kong Xi to drive the carriage and sent her back to Hai's house.

The beach in the afternoon is quiet and beautiful. The sea water reflects the color of the sky, blue and clear. Occasionally, seagulls fly past, leaving a crisp cry, which echoes among the reefs.

Mu Ai and Ouyang took Haizi to step on the white sand barefoot, feeling the warmth and softness under his feet. Haizi stumbled, and every time he was about to fall, Mu Ai and Ouyang lifted him up, and he would giggle happily .

But after all, he was young, only three or four feet away, and there was a layer of sweat on the tip of his nose. Ouyang picked him up and rode him on his neck, and Mu Ai took out a small straw hat from the space and put it on his On the little head, he picked another apple and handed it to him to hold and chew, and then slowly continued to move forward.

Ouyang remembered that he hadn't seen Dabai and Erbai for a long time, so he said with a smile, "Let's zoom out and see the sea view with the Bai family."

Mu Ai slapped his forehead angrily, "No, it's been a long time since I let them out to enjoy the air." Saying that, she waved her hand and released the lazy family of three in the space.

Dabai, who hadn't seen the sun for a long time, suddenly found that the grass under him had turned into a beach, and there was a vast ocean in front of him, so he jumped up suddenly, turned around and saw Mu Ai and Ouyang, half wronged, half angry, and brought his wife and daughter over , circled around the two of them, Muai quickly squatted down and hugged its big head, and said flatteringly, "There are too many things recently, I forgot about your family, and I won't do it in the future. I will cook braised pork for you tonight, okay?" ?”

Dabai shook his big head, his nostrils were raised to the sky, he looked proud and untroubled, Mu Ai was funny, and he promised countless conditions before finally coaxing this increasingly shrewd Beast Emperor, he was satisfied and ran on the beach as much as he wanted , Occasionally roar twice, startled the seagulls among the reefs flying around.Xiaobai has grown a lot in the past few months, and his fur has become brighter. Shaking his plump butt, he ran to the beach curiously to sniff the sea water, but was completely soaked by a wave, and ran back whimpering. Shaking the fur vigorously made Haizi throw the apple, clapping his hands and laughing happily.

Ouyang simply let him down, watched him stumbling and playing with Xiaobai, then took Mu Ai's hand and followed behind.

The horses pulling the carriage by the bluestone road in the distance heard the howling of the tiger, scratched their hooves uneasily, and instinctively wanted to run away, but were held back by the same terrified coachman, so there was a sound of scolding and the neighing of the horse. , mixed together, disturbing this peaceful world.

Ouyang glanced at it with a frown, and asked in a low voice, "Those officials have perseverance, isn't today the fifth day?"

Mu Ai curled her lips in disdain, "These people are willing to kneel and kowtow for the black hat, let alone just sit in the carriage and wait for a few days. Ignore them, they just wait if they want to. A letter from Mu Wu a few days ago, It is said that someone in Huadu has given me the name of a prince who confiscated the family. If I take care of this matter, there may not be any false rumors. I have already ordered the children, and the hospital only cares about the wounded. Or, after the imperial court sends people here, whether to imprison them or seize their officials is up to the imperial court to decide, we don’t have to touch them, and when the time comes, the ship will be built, and we will go out to sea for fun.”

"That kid Tao'er may have other thoughts?" Ouyang helped Haizi who had fallen, patted the sand off his body, and stood up again.

Mu Ai sighed, Tao'er has indeed been diligent in running the navy camp these few days, presumably he must have the idea of ​​finding out the details in advance, if the imperial court really sent the second prince over to expand the navy and go to the Japanese kingdom, he would definitely Going to the expedition, the young man is already very passionate, not to mention that the Weifu started with military exploits, so he can't miss this opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

"Simba's status is sensitive, so just pick him out. Tao'er and Cheng'er also have their own families, and we can't decide for them. It's just that since the two children came out with us, we should do our best to ensure that they are safe and sound." gone."

Ouyang nodded, and the two walked hand in hand for a while, then hugged Haizi, and brought Dabai's family back to the villa, just in time to meet Dayu returning on horseback, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.As soon as he saw his parents, he stepped forward to salute, as if he had something to say.

Mu Ai chased him away to take a bath and change clothes first, Xiaoan also picked up Haizi and carried him to play under the grape arbor in the backyard, Xihua sent a pot of herbal tea and two plates of cold cakes, Mu Ai and Ouyang sat under the eaves to enjoy the breeze, and soon Dayu ran down, chatted with Dabai's family whom he hadn't seen for a long time, then moved a chair and sat beside his mother, and said, "Mom, the fire in the East City has burned down all the shops in the city that buy precious goods. Many fishermen who sell pearls and corals are piling up the things on the side of the road to sell, and I want to take this opportunity to open workshops and shops."

Mu Ai nodded, and said with a smile, "It's indeed a good opportunity. The East City needs to be rebuilt, and it will take two months, which is enough for you to open your shop and workshop."

"This time the Japanese rebelled, many people were burned, and there were dozens of disabled people. Although the government and our medical center waived the medicine fee and gave them porridge every day, most of them had a family to support. This is not a long-term solution, I am going to take them in to do some rough work in the workshop, Mom, do you think it will work?"

"Of course, it's a good deed. These officials are afraid of losing their black hats, so they are doing their best to deal with the aftermath. But it will be difficult to say as time goes by. Giving them a chance to support themselves is much better than blindly giving charity."

"Then I will take my brothers and sisters to make arrangements."

"Okay, let's find something for them to do, so as not to quarrel every day and give me a headache."

Dayu laughed foolishly. The little girl from the Hai family ran to her house every day, and she loved being by her mother's side. Simba didn't know if it was because of the child's temper, or because he was born at odds with the little girl. When it comes to quarreling and bickering, Simba is always unable to fight against others, annoyed like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, and often makes the house noisy.

"What's going on at the shipyard? It's estimated that in another month, people sent by the imperial court will arrive. If it's the second prince, our family will help out more. If not, don't worry about it. Let's go out to sea immediately."

"I just went to see it yesterday, and it is guaranteed to be launched within one month. I will visit the dock again tomorrow and invite some experienced old boatmen to come back." Dayu finished speaking, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Mom, If the Second Prince came, Brother Tao might have to follow him again."

Mu Ai patted him on the shoulder, "Wei Mansion started with military merits, if Tao'er wants to make contributions, this time is definitely a good opportunity. But it's better not to get involved with our family, Simba's status is too special, it's not easy If you are involved, you are the eldest brother, and you should think more about things in the future. When you come back from the sea, your aunt also gave birth to a child, so we will go back to Kao City."

Ouyang put down his teacup, and said, "At this time, it has snowed in Kao City for countless times."

When the family of three mentioned their hometown, they all missed their hometown a little bit. Even Dabai's family growled a few times, joining in the fun to express their concern for the old nest in Shenshan.

The sun and the moon change, time flies, and in a blink of an eye, January has passed.

This day is the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiaoan brought Xifu and the others and started busy picking miscellaneous grains, preparing to cook Laba porridge tomorrow morning, Xinger and Lanshan also joined in the fun, Lanshan picked up a jujube that had been soaked in water, and learned Looking at Xiao An, while peeling off the date skin and core with a knife, he turned his head and asked Mu Ai, who was sitting not far away flipping through a magazine, "Auntie, why do you have to cook porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month? And use eight kinds of miscellaneous grains, Not nine or six?"

Simba happened to come out of the living room, so he laughed and said, "What an idiot, because it's the porridge we drink on the eighth day of the lunar new year, so use eight kinds!"

"You're the fool! It's definitely not the reason." Lan Shan immediately retorted.

When Mu Ai heard that the two Huanxi enemies were about to quarrel again, she quickly smiled and pointed to Shuan Shuan who was sitting next to her doing needlework, and said, "Your aunt also asked me about this when she was young, let her tell you."

Shuan Shuan remembered how he always chased after his sister to ask questions when he was a child. He felt warm and said with a smile, "The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is a festival in your mother's hometown. It is a sacrifice that the common people offer to the gods to celebrate the harvest. But why eight kinds of miscellaneous grains are used, I don’t know.”

"Originally there were six types of food, but the common people slowly grew more types of food, so it was added to eight types. There is no special reason." Mu Ai added a few sentences.

Simba and Lanshan didn't gain the upper hand, each of them "hummed" and turned their heads away. Their angry looks were surprisingly consistent, which made everyone laugh.

(Recommended a book written by a friend, "The Story of the Zhumen" by Yindengzhao Jinyi: The little girl in the rivers and lakes, returned to the deep courtyard of the Zhumen, only to realize that the struggle in the Gaomen mansion is full of turmoil and murder at every step. Double marriage, two marriages Game! Who is the chess player and who enters the game?)
　I'm sorry that I'm 10 minutes late, the unit is too busy, I didn't finish writing, and I added another thousand words when I went home, so I'm done, I'm really sorry!
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