Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 67 The Legendary Li Sheng Family ([-]) Begging for Pink

Mu Ai quickly interrupted the old lady, and still said with a smile on her face, "Grandma, I am your granddaughter, so I should take care of you. Don't say that again in the future." The two saluted and said hello to uncle and aunt.Li Sheng forced a smile, while Gu Shi snorted, not sure if he was sulking or just didn't bother to talk to her.

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across the old lady's eyes, and just about to open her mouth to get angry, Mu Ai rushed ahead of her and asked, "Didn't you say that uncle and aunt brought back a little brother, why haven't I seen you for a while?"

Mrs. Gu listened to this sentence, and immediately screamed, "Ah, Huzi, Huzi! Xiaohua, Xiaohua, you dead girl, where did you die, where is the young master?" While cursing, she got up Quickly walked out the door, Shuan Shuan was so frightened that he hid behind his sister, Mu Ai was also a little dumbfounded, not knowing what to say for a while, the old lady couldn't help but asked again, "Son, what did you marry?" Daughter-in-law, why are you so...hey..."

Li Sheng was so ashamed by his mother that he lowered his head, he hesitated and couldn't say anything.

At this moment, Gu came in with the little boy in his hand, followed by a girl who was about the same age as Shuan Shuan. Although the dress was not messy, the patches were patched together, it was too worn out, and her face was dark yellow. , with dry hair barely tied into two little servant girls, it made Mu Ai think for no reason of the body-wrapping worker named Luchaistick in the middle school textbook.I sighed in my heart, no need to study carefully, this girl must have suffered a lot under Gu's hands.

"Come on, Huzi, call grandma quickly, and kowtow to grandma, so that grandma can buy delicious food for red envelopes." Gu pressed the boy who was struggling to dodge and kowtowed to the old lady on his knees.The old lady immediately smiled when she saw her grandson, and forgot all the unhappiness just now.Pulled into his arms like a sweetheart, the child seemed unaccustomed to being hugged, angrily wanted to kick and attack, but was frightened by the mother's sharp eyes, and reluctantly nestled in the old lady In her arms, she saw her take out a collar with a silver lock from under the pillow, and hung it around her neck lovingly, "My little grandson, grandma is looking forward to your return, and finally sees you Now, even if grandma dies now, she can rest in peace. This is the silver lock that grandma bought for you, to bless you with a long life, do you like it?"

"I like it, of course I like it, mother, this child is still a baby when he just came back, and he will pester you every day when he gets to know you a little bit later, so don't get bored with it then." Gu guessed The silver lock and the collar are three or four heavy, and the smile on her face is like a flower. She originally thought that her in-law's house might be so dilapidated, but she didn't expect to get out of the car and look at it. It was really bigger than she imagined. The middle is much better, the main house, the east and west wing rooms are well arranged, and the rooms are spacious and bright.Looking at the clothes of the old lady and that dead girl, the bedding items in the house are also made of high-quality materials. At this time, the old lady just bought four taels of silver casually, and there must be a few hundred taels of silver in her box. ah.After waiting for two days, she cheered the old lady up and took charge of the house herself, and these were all hers.Thinking about it, she couldn't help but give her man a hard look. This useless wretch, and said that his family is poor, which can be called poor. He is really richer than her mother's family.Li Sheng shrank back from being stared at, and lowered his head even more, but he was puzzled in his heart. When he left, the family couldn't even eat. How did it become so good in just a few years?

The old lady was busy coaxing her grandson, so she didn't notice the interaction between the couple's expressions, but Mu Ai could see it clearly, and she was clear in her heart. An unfilial and cowardly son plus a tigress wife, the old lady will definitely be in constant trouble in the future.

The old lady teased her little grandson for a while, then thought of her granddaughter again, called Shuan Shuan over, pointed at her and said to Hu Zi, "Hu Zi, this is your sister, ask her to play with you from now on."

Unexpectedly, Huzi turned his face away and said loudly, "I don't want to play with her, you are a drowned chicken." The old lady heard him say this, and after a closer look, Shuan Shuan's body was indeed wet, and the skirt of the skirt seemed to be stained. Some mud.She has always been very strict about her granddaughter's clothing. The family has no money to wear old clothes, patch them, or make rough clothes, but they must be clean, not to mention that today is the day when her parents come home.Her face darkened, and she looked a little displeased. Mu Ai has been by her side for so long, how could she not understand her temper, and immediately answered with a smile, "When I entered the yard just now, I almost got wet all over. Huzi, this kid is just naughty, he scoops up water and throws it at whoever he sees. This means that boys are more naughty, and Shuan Shuan was definitely not like this when he was a child."

As expected, the old lady was distracted by her words, and teased her grandson with a smile, "No, Shuan Shuan was very honest and timid when he was a child, and he couldn't even keep up with half of Huzi's smartness now. Otherwise, we have to If you want a boy to inherit the incense, the boy is Pishi."

"That's not it, that's not it, our Huzi just came back to be filial to grandma." Mrs. Gu answered quickly, as if she wanted to say something, Xia Zhi came in with a medicine bowl, so she served the old lady attentively Drank the medicine.

Mu Ai turned around and told Xia Zhi, "Xia Zhi, it's almost noon, you go back and tell the autumn equinox to ask her to prepare a table of good dishes and bring them over. I will clean up the dust for uncles and aunts, remember that the dishes have to be arranged properly." With a wink, Xia Zhi blinked cleverly, and went in response.

Li Sheng said briefly and politely, "No, don't bother."

The old lady smiled and said, "Don't be too polite, Shuan Shuan and I have been eating the food sent by Xianxian every day for almost a year. Since she wants to clean up the dust for you, you can just accept it."

Mu Ai also smiled and persuaded her, but Mrs. Gu wondered if she was greedy for the old lady's money, seeing her husband and wife came back, her wish came true, so she started to curry favor with them.She was originally a conceited and domineering person, and this thought took root in her heart, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt smart, so she raised her head higher, with a proud look of seeing through the tricks, and from time to time, she would shoot at Mu Ai with two eyes. .

Mu Ai ignored her and wentssiping with the old lady. In less than half an hour, the summer solstice, autumn equinox and winter solstice, the three of them all came over with square plates, quickly set the dining table in the living room, and arranged the dishes When I went up, the dishes were very good, such as braised pork, home-cooked vegetables, steamed fish, shrimp and spinach, dry fried tenderloin, and a pork rib soup. The staple food was a dozen scallion pancakes.The three members of Li Sheng's family were stunned looking at the delicious food on the table, thinking to themselves, how much would it cost for my old lady to eat these at home every day.Thinking of this, Gu's mindless mouth asked, "How much money does this table cost?"

Mu Ai helped the old lady to sit down, and replied with a smile, "Many of the ingredients are homemade, and it doesn't cost much, three or four taels of silver is enough."

Gu's heart was pulled hard, as if the money used for the flowers was all hers, her heart ached.With her extremely stingy and mean nature, she absolutely does not believe that Mu Ai will have nothing else to do, and take care of the old lady with such good food and drink every day.She was even more sure of her guess, the little widow must be trying to covet something from the old lady, she must take care of the house as soon as possible, and get everything in her hands.

The old lady sat upright, and Li Sheng and Mrs. Gu sat on the lower left side of her, and then there was Hu Zi.Mu Ai sat on the lower right, next to Shuan Shuan.The little girl named Xiao Hua stood behind Gu with her head down, staring at the food on the table from the corner of her eyes, secretly swallowing, Shuan Shuan looked a little dumbfounded, Mu Ai smiled and pulled her, and grabbed her A big shrimp was put into her bowl.Shuan Shuan naturally loves to eat fish and shrimp, and he is careful during the autumnal equinox. On weekdays, he always makes a plate every two days and sends it over.

Mrs. Gu threw away her chopsticks early, and began to eat in big mouthfuls. While eating, she ordered Xiao Hua behind her to pick up some dishes from a distance. Hu Zi didn't even hold the chopsticks, but just grabbed them with his hands. Li Sheng was better. Some, but not slow to eat, the old lady opened her mouth to reprimand them for being unruly, but she felt sorry for her son's family must have suffered outside, otherwise they would not have eaten so embarrassingly.

Mu Ai is still smiling at Mimi, seems to turn a blind eye to all this, and occasionally feeds the fish and spinach in front of Shuan Shuan, or has a few words with the old lady, so as not to cool down the scene.In less than a quarter of an hour, the meal was finished, leaving only empty plates on the table.Mrs. Gu also felt a little embarrassing just now, blushing and trying to save face, while secretly stroking her round belly with her hand, she pretended to be disdainful and said, "Oh, this dish is not bad, and the taste is barely acceptable. If I'm not hungry, I really can't eat much. Right, husband?"

The voice was so contrived and disgusting that Chun Equinox and the others couldn't help but get goosebumps, cursing inwardly, what kind of food is so reluctantly eaten, it almost caught your eyes.Taking a peek at his wife, she still had a calm smile on her face, and she immediately fell to the ground in admiration.

"Is that so, my aunt's skills are not good enough, I made my aunt laugh at her. I think my aunt's skills must be very good. When I have free time, my aunt will teach my girl."

Gu's eyes lit up when she heard her say that, this is a good opportunity.So, he hurriedly said to him, "Mother, let's not let Xianxian bring food over again in the future, my daughter-in-law will make it for you. It's not good for Xianxian to always be so troublesome, and it's not convenient to go back and forth. In the past, she took care of you. It's because we didn't come back, and now you have your daughter-in-law by your side, and you still need outsiders to bring you food, and if others find out, they will say that your daughter-in-law is not filial."

The old lady hesitated for a moment, and looked at Mu Ai. In fact, from her heart, she couldn't trust this daughter-in-law, but Gu's words pushed her into the corner. Amidst the infamy of being unfilial, I could only smile and say, "Xianxian is not an outsider, she has been sincerely filial to my old lady this year. However, since you said so, Xianxian will not worry about my food in the future." Yes, Xianxian is not less tired from the tossing about three meals a day, so it's better to take this opportunity to rest for two days."

Mu Ai didn't mind either, she nodded and said yes with a smile.After chatting with the old lady for a few more gossips, she got up and went back to her yard so that the old lady could have a sweet talk with her son.Shuan Shuan followed his sister to the side door, his big eyes were full of fear and begging.Mu Ai knew that she must be afraid in her heart and wanted to go back with her, but after thinking about it, she said cruelly, "Shuan Shuan, sister can't take you back for the time being, you have to take good care of yourself, think more about how my sister used to be with you. What you said. Go in, those are your father and grandma, others can forget you, but you cannot be forgotten by others, understand?"

After finishing speaking, he patted the top of her head lightly, sighed, and entered the side door.

Back in the Sanjin courtyard, Mu Ai immediately threw off the purple lily embroidered shoes on her feet, changed into a loose silk pajamas, and lay silently on the soft couch, looking at the roof, not knowing what it was like in her heart.Xia Zhi was impatient, and opened his mouth to ask, "Ma'am, why didn't you bring Miss Shuan back just now, that shrew will definitely beat her..." Before she could finish her sentence, she was pinched by the spring equinox, and she had to swallow it back aggrieved.

"In the future, you should pay more attention to the affairs of the west courtyard, and report to me immediately if you have something. Go down, close the courtyard door, and I want to be quiet." Mu Ai was upset in her heart, and she didn't blame the slight reproach in Xia Zhi's words, Send them off casually.The four maids glanced at each other, saluted silently, and quietly returned to the small hall across the courtyard.This place is spacious and bright, and it is a good place to rest for a while. Since the wife moved to Sanjin Yard, they often gather here when they have nothing to do, doing small tasks and waiting for orders.

The winter solstice picks up the unfinished dresses and continues to do needlework, the spring equinox writes the rice field management records, and the autumn equinox also writes the recipes. Although the fields are very busy during this period, the school after dinner is still insisting on teaching, sometimes If I am too tired during the day, I will study less for a while, but I never stop.Now anyone in the yard can write a three-character scripture and calculate a simple account of income and expenditure. The autumn equinox is gradually getting used to writing down the details of new dishes, ingredients, and cooking times that they learn on weekdays.

Xia Zhi watched them busy with each other, couldn't help walking back and forth on the ground anxiously, and said angrily, "Why don't you talk? Sister Chun Equinox didn't let me ask Madam just now?"

Chun Equinox raised her head and glanced at her, with a hint of reproach in her eyes, Xia Zhi was taken aback, the four of them have been serving Madam for more than half a year, although Chun Equinox is more trusted by Madam, but she has never lost her temper in the usual way, Food and clothing costs are the same as her own, but at this time her eyes made her feel guilty for no reason.

"Xia Zhi, have you forgotten all the rules we have learned together before? Madam is generous, you have a lively temper, and she always treats you like a child. What did you do wrong, or did you go beyond the rules? She never said anything about you. But, don't forget, we are slaves, we have to behave like slaves, we have to do well if Madam tells us, and if we don't explain, Madam didn't think about it. When A slave is qualified to be in charge of his master. I stopped you from talking just now, but if I didn’t stop you, what else would you say? Ask Madam why she didn’t quarrel with that woman, why didn’t she bring Miss Shuan back? You never thought about it , that woman is the old lady's daughter-in-law, no matter how bad she is, the old lady is sick, so she can't quarrel face to face, and Miss Shuan, she is someone else's daughter in name, how to treat her, that is someone's housework, you Let Madam say, Madam loves Ms. Shuan so much, I don’t know why I feel uncomfortable, you still don’t know how to wink! Wait a while, and reflect on yourself, are you too frivolous these days?” Chun Equinox usually sees everyone. She had a smiling face and spoke kindly and politely. This was the first time she had spoken so harshly, not only at the summer solstice, but also at the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. Silently continue to do the work in hand.

Xia Zhi felt aggrieved in her heart, her eye circles gradually turned red, and seeing that the autumnal equinox and winter solstice didn't help her, she stomped her feet and turned around to hide in her room.

Chunfen didn't care about her, and stopped Qiufen who wanted to comfort her, "Let her think about it for herself, if she wants to be angry, I will be angry, if she doesn't say it, it will really hurt her."

Qiufen sighed, got up and walked outside and said, "I'd better cook a bowl of wontons for Madam, Madam hardly ate anything just now."

Chun Equinox nodded, picked up the pen and continued to copy. Tomorrow is the time to send the transcript to the Xiao Mansion. These days I have been running around the rice fields without any leisure, and there is still half of the copy at this time, so I must speed up.

Summer nights are noisy. In the rice fields outside the courtyard, there are bursts of frogs singing from time to time, and crickets and unknown bugs in the corner are also singing happily with each other.Mu Ai was so disturbed by the daytime events that she couldn't sleep, as long as she closed her eyes, she could see Shuan Shuan's longing eyes, which made her feel sore and unbearable, and there was always a suffocating breath in her chest.She had no choice but to get up and walk around the pool. It was the fifteenth day, and the moon was the roundest and brightest in January. The reflection floated in the pool, which made people want to reach out and fish for it.This pool has been taken care of by Qingfeng and Mingyue. Every day, part of the water will be released from the outlet, and then poured in from the small well across the courtyard. I put the water in by myself, and then filled in some spiritual spring water in the space. I have been stuck in the house today, and the water in the pool has not been changed. Mu Ai pulled out the cork to release half of the old water, and then led the spring water in casually. Lying on the soft couch in the grass pavilion, closing my eyes and feeling the increasingly thick aura in the air, I gradually felt a little drowsy...

When she was half asleep and dazed, she suddenly felt that the surroundings became quiet, and the croaking of insects and frogs disappeared in an instant. Instead, there were bursts of strange sounds from the corner door. Listen carefully, it seems that something sharp is coming. Scratch the door panel.

Is it a beast? !

Mu Ai woke up suddenly. There are mountains all around here, especially the one with the back of the yard, which is said to be a sacred mountain that no one has walked out alive. It can be seen how ferocious the wild beasts are on the mountain. What if there are so many old and weak women and children in the yard?
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