Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 78 Honest Talk (Five more pink cards plus [-] words!)
"Ah, how could I reveal it so easily." When Li Niang heard that she wanted to share her share, she repeatedly denied it, and then said softly with a little girl's coquettish look, "However, what should I do, I don't have much left here. .”

Mu Ai was so amused by her behavior that she almost spit out a sip of tea. Fortunately, the two of them had some private conversations, and they only left the maidservant in the room. Otherwise, her image as a good housewife would be ruined. The handkerchief wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, "I knew you were going to run out here, so I brought you another jar. You should save it. It will be winter soon, and there will not be so many flowers to pick. Honey Of course it will be broken. If you want to, you will have to wait until next spring when the flowers bloom.”

Liniang had a troubled look on her face. There were a few elders who were family friends. Originally, it was only because of their family background that they usually said a few polite words because of their own family background. If you have a daughter who is about to marry or want to win back your husband's heart, you are just eager to put effort on your face.Now that Mu Ai really has no honey here, how can she handle this matter in a way that doesn't hurt people's feelings, and makes people feel unreasonable.

Mu Ai knew that she must be in a dilemma, after thinking about it, it's better for a good person to do it to the end.A few days ago, she took the time to put all the fruits that could be harvested in the space into wicker baskets, and piled them to the side of the storage space.According to the growth rate several times higher than normal, in seven or eight days, all kinds of fruit trees will bloom again, and the two boxes of bees inside will definitely produce some higher-quality honey.In this case, one jar can be taken out of the several jars stored in the original, and mixed with some spiritual spring water, the efficacy should not be inferior to this ordinary nectar.

"Okay, sister-in-law, don't look so sad, my sister is a good person to the end, let me find a way for you."

"Really! My sister is really smart and lovely. You can tell at a glance that my sister-in-law is in trouble. You don't know, it's all the elders who are friends who speak up, and I really can't push it out. If you can get your sister-in-law through this difficulty, I will thank you very much. "Hearing Mu Ai said that there is a solution, Liniang hurriedly grabbed her hand across the table, and a smile appeared on her face again.

Mu Ai pretended to stare at her, took a sip of tea, and then said, "I still have a pot of honey that is purer than the one you use. In order to help my sister-in-law tide over the difficulties, I had to sacrifice. My sister-in-law still remembers the last time Cheng'er had a fever, and I sent someone to bring that tube of water. I got five or six altars that are a little thinner, but the effect is not too bad. My sister-in-law said, how about this method?"

"Ah, this method is good. They only heard me say that they ate a holy product, but they have never seen the appearance of honey." Liniang nodded in agreement.

Mu Ai thought for a while, the two boxes of bees at home, Qingfeng Mingyue raised them very well, and they have successfully distributed an extra box of bees. If this continues, there will probably be seven or eight boxes next year. In the future, those wives will definitely see real honey Yes, it's not good if you know you've been cheated before.

"Sister-in-law, when you give it away, you can't say it's honey. I'm afraid they will have a chance to see real honey in the future, and they will say that we lied to them. It's better to give it another name, so that they think it is a mixture of several rare things. That's good."

"My sister is right. When Cheng'er had a fever, you brought that bottle of water, and he woke up after drinking it. After more than half a year, his body seemed to be much stronger. Your elder brother and I guessed that it must be a rare thing. Now, if you take out so much at once, it won't be a bit of a waste." Liniang felt a little guilty, and for her sake, Muai took so many precious things.

Mu Ai smiled and waved her hands, thinking that the inexhaustible spring water in the space is not a rare thing. She has already replaced all the kitchen water at home with spring water, and even bathed with spring water every day before, but, But I can't tell Liniang about this, after all, she hasn't figured out the specific effect of Lingquan water, so she really needs to be on guard against trouble.

"It's okay, sister-in-law, after I go back, I've carefully prepared the spiritual water, and I'll let the carriage to pull vegetables come over for you. The water is not too rare, and it is really good for the body. I will bring two more barrels with me Come here, you and your elder brother and your children should drink some every day. However, my sister-in-law also knows that I am careful not to cause trouble, so you should keep it a secret from me." Mu Ai solemnly asked, and of course Liniang answered quickly. The husband and wife have already discussed about Mu Ai. Except for a few servants in this mansion, they don't know Mu Ai's specific identity and place of residence, and they are even more aware of the two rules of Mu Ai's mansion. Don't be afraid of any trouble.

The two laughed and chatted a few more gossips, and a girl reported outside that Xiao Heng had returned.Before the words finished, Xiao Heng entered the door reeking of alcohol.Seeing Mu Ai, she smiled and said, "Sister, you are here, elder brother can't go to the restaurant to pick you up because of something, so don't pick on elder brother?"

Mu Ai stood up and saluted, and teased him with a smile, "Who said I don't care anymore, you are my big brother and sister-in-law, one of you just digs good things from me, and the other just wants to make money and ignore me, I am really pitiful! "

Xiao Heng and her have known each other for almost a year. I have seen her straightforward and generous, shrewd and capable, and she has a good temperament. It is the first time I have seen her playful and mischievous, so I laughed heartily With joy and joy.

Liniang also laughed, knowing what Mu Ai said in her heart, she didn't feel sorry for those things, but treated them as real relatives, poured tea for Xiao Heng in her hand, and said jokingly, "Husband, don't you I know, there are a lot of good things from my sister. She is stingy, if I didn't pretend to be pitiful today, she would not be willing to take it out."

Xiao Heng took the tea and smiled even more happily, "Both of your aunts and sisters are right, so which side should I help? Let's just drink tea."

Knowing that they had something serious to discuss, Liniang straightened her clothes and said with a smile, "You brothers and sisters, talk to each other. I'll go to the kitchen and set a table for my sister to try."

Mu Ai stood up and sent her away, then sat down, refilled a cup of hot tea, and asked straight to the point, "Brother, the rice has been sent to Huadu, is there any news from there? "

Xiao Heng pondered for a while, and explained a few words to her, "The people sent by the Houfu have been waiting here a month ago. Once Xiaozhuang finished harvesting, even the four thousand catties you sent , they were all secretly escorted to Huadu together. Come to think of it, it should be transported to the waiting mansion at this time. After my father presents the performance to the king, there will be news back. Sister, rest assured to live in my mansion for a few days, I believe There will be results soon."

Mu Ai nodded, holding a teacup and didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing that her brows were still unfurled, Xiao Heng continued to comfort her, "I made it clear to my father, that Mr. Zhang you have met is also in Xiaozhuang. I have lived here for a few months, and I am familiar with the planting process, and there is a detailed record manual, even if I try planting in the south next year, Xiao Zhuanger can spare a lot of manpower."

Mu Ai smiled, "As a woman, I really don't understand much about these things, I'm just worrying blindly. Relying on my cleverness, I think that if something goes wrong, I'll be prepared."

Xiao Heng also looked a little helpless, "The common people often say that our Baihua Kingdom is peaceful, but in fact, there will be nothing in the court."

Suddenly remembered why talking about these dirty and dark things didn’t spoil the girl’s ears, so she quickly changed the subject, “By the way, girl, you planted those new vegetables this year, and I’ll ship the inexhaustible ones to other places. There are branches in several cities, and many caring people in this city mistakenly think that the source of goods is in other cities, so they all go far away. So, you can live as usual there, don't worry too much. It's just the people in the village..."

Mu Ai thought of the awe-inspiring faces of the clan elders a few days ago, but they were actually looking for personal gain. She couldn't help laughing, and waved her hands and said, "Brother, don't worry about this. The clan elders said, in order to benefit the world The people have accumulated more planting experience, and the village decided to try planting for a year before spreading the seeds.”

Xiao Hengjiu, who was rolling around in the shopping mall, couldn't understand that the villagers wanted to monopolize the market for a year and earn some money in advance.Of course, there was no need for him to think of a way to keep it secret, the villagers would automatically and consciously do so, and if someone accidentally leaked a little bit of information, I am afraid they would face the crusade of the whole village.Never underestimate the cohesion of money, sometimes it is more powerful than any belief! !
"Well, in this way, it saves a lot of trouble. The restaurant has made a lot of money in the past two months, and we will have to settle the settlement properly, but you can't refuse like last year."

"Of course, my brothers will settle accounts clearly. As long as the eldest brother is not too partial to me, I will accept it. There will be more places to spend money in the future. Don't you know that my eldest brother has adopted a child and named him Simba. After a while Take it out to show you when you eat."

"When will you accept it? My sister won't plan to..." Xiao Heng said halfway, but he stopped himself first. This girl adopted a child because she made up her mind not to marry again.

Seeing his expression, Mu Ai smiled to herself, "Brother, I have long planned not to marry again. Adopting this child is not only for the natural mother-child relationship with him, but also for having children to rely on when I grow old. However, since I have This child, the house is really lively."

"Why don't you plan to remarry?" Xiao Heng frowned, seeing her smile on her face, but her tone was filled with sadness, and for some reason, he felt a pain in his heart, "Wait for two years and let the elder brother find you He's a good man. Even if you don't like him, the eldest brother can protect you for the rest of your life. If your sister-in-law and I are gone, my Cheng'er can also take care of you. You saved his life, so don't talk about it in the future Such depressing words."

"Brother, due to an accident a few years ago, I had an operation. It was a medical method in my hometown. I removed an organ in my body. Therefore, it is impossible to have children in this life. I was born with Stubborn, I am used to making decisions on my own, and I can't bear anyone's grievances, so I don't plan to remarry. Anyway, I don't need food, clothing and money. I just want to raise Simba and live a leisurely and peaceful life. Okay?" After taking a sip of tea, Mu Ai explained the reason lightly.

Xiao Heng was so surprised that he forgot to drink the tea when the teacup was brought to his mouth. What kind of medical treatment can remove human organs, is it necessary to cut the body open with a knife?I, a big man, feel trembling when I think about it, how can a girl, a girl, endure it?With so many twists and turns in my heart, I suddenly understood her sadness and helplessness. A barren woman will be praised and criticized no matter which family she marries into.I really couldn't bear to see the sadness in her eyes, so I changed the subject quickly and bluntly.

"The seventeen acres of sweet potatoes planted by the people in the village should be ripe in half a month. I will send people to harvest them. Then they will be sold out. Several big households have already agreed that next year they will grow more varieties. This will last for a few years. Once it is down, it will spread to the people of the whole country.”

Mu Ai nodded, "After selling the sweet potatoes, every family in the village can get a hundred and ten taels of silver, and people will definitely ask questions at that time. I will inform the village elders again and tell the outside world that it is because I live in the village. The people in the village got the seeds from you, and it’s not a problem to hide it for a while. But next year, when they sell persimmons and cucumbers, I’m afraid there will be no peace. Therefore, I plan to buy a small village of [-] mu of land outside the city. Plant wheat for one year and observe the character of the farmers. If you are honest and responsible, you can move all the new varieties you want to try in the future. At most, when you promote it in the future, you can distribute the seeds to the villagers, although it is not as good as monopolizing Earn a lot, but still take the lead and earn a lot.”

Xiao Heng praised her for being so careful and meticulous, "This idea is really good. After all, there are too many new things, and they are all from you. Even if there is no trouble, you can't live a clean life. After two years like this, the people in the village have a prosperous life." It’s not bad, if you continue, if you get greedy, it’s too late.”

"I think so too." Mu Ai echoed, she was not very human, she just taught Shuan Shuan an education class, told her not to be the person who delivered the pie, and she must not make such a low-level mistake.

"You brothers and sisters have finished talking, the children are probably hungry." Liniang came in with a smile, followed by a few maidservants carrying trays, and laid out a sumptuous dinner on the table in the next compartment like running water.The vernal equinox and summer solstice also followed in, standing behind his mistress.

Xiao Heng and Mu Ai got up, talked and laughed and went to sit.After a while, the autumn equinox and winter solstice also brought Shuan Shuan and Simba over. When Xiao Heng saw Simba's cute snow-white and round appearance, he immediately hugged Simba in his arms, took off a jade unicorn around his waist, and gave it to him to play with and tease him. Talking, hearing him call uncle crisply, happily put him on his lap to feed him.

Simba may have been living with Mu Ai for a long time, and he is not as serious as before, instead of crying and looking for his mother, he played and made out with Xiao Heng instead.

Afterwards, Cheng'er, who was carried in by the nanny, opened his eyes wide to see his father hugging another child, so he pursed his mouth, looking aggrieved as if he wanted to cry, and Liniang pulled him to say hello to Mu Ai in a funny way.

Mu Ai also hugged him on her lap, motioned to Chun Equinox to take the box that had been prepared earlier, and said with a smile, "Cheng'er, aunt used to hear your parents talk about you, but today is the first time we meet, aunt I have prepared a fun little toy for you. Come, let's have a look."

As he spoke, he opened the wooden box in front of him, revealing a strange thing the size of a palm inside.Mu Ai reached out and picked up the weird thing, and said with a smile, "I don't know what it is, right? Auntie told you, this is a toy that children in Auntie's hometown would play, called a car. You look pretty, honestly." Do you want to know how to play?"

Cheng'er's small eyes stared brightly at the red car in his aunt's hand, with a curious expression on his face, he said obediently, "Cheng'er wants to know, can aunt tell Cheng'er?"

Mu Ai loves him for being well-behaved and sensible, hugging him and squatting on the ground, seeing that the floor under his feet is covered with the same wooden floor as at home, so he slightly exerted force on his hands, holding the car backwards, turned around and looked at him with the same curiosity. The Xiao Heng couple who came over said, "Everyone is watching, the car is driving away!" As soon as they let go of their hands, the strange red thing called a car really drove forward, until it was five or six steps away. It stopped slowly at the corner.

"Ah, I moved by myself, how could I run away without someone pulling me?" Everyone in the room, no matter if it was the master or the maidservant, shouted in amazement.Cheng'er immediately jumped to the ground and ran to the corner to chase. Simba also struggled out of Xiao Heng's arms and ran to his mother, looking at her with mournful eyes that seemed ready to shed tears immediately.Mu Ai scratched his little nose, turned her head and said to Liniang, "Look, sister-in-law, this kid in my family is also greedy, so I prepared an extra one, otherwise, it's hard to guarantee that he won't come forward and snatch Cheng'er. "

Liniang looked at her son who was watching novelty with his father while holding the car, and smiled. "Let's not talk about children, I'm so curious. Only my sister can take out such a novel thing."

"It's just a little thing, just to make the children happy." As he said that, he turned his head, but the spring equinox handed over a dark green car, teasing Simba to kiss her, and said a few words, "Mom is so kind, mom is the best!" Alright." Then, he was let go to play in the lobby with Cheng'er excitedly.Xia Zhi and Dong Zhi hurriedly followed to take care of her son. Liniang didn't want her son to be so unruly, she should go to play after eating, but at this time, she couldn't lose face, and she couldn't bear to spoil her son's interest, so she had to tell the nanny He took the little girl and followed up to serve.

There were two children missing, and the table was much quieter. Xiao Heng looked around the room with a smile, wishing he could turn a corner and see the little maids outside the door, and said with a smile, "Okay, don't be too novel. Come on, from now on, the young master will definitely play twice a day, and it won’t be too late to watch.” After hearing this, everyone shyly lowered their heads and concentrated their eyes on pouring wine and serving dishes.Xiao Heng took an eggplant, took a half bite, and joked, "Ma'am, we made money again today, I just gave Simba a piece of jade, and my sister gave Cheng'er such a big gift, I have seen many novelties Things, but this is the first time I have seen this kind of toy that can run by itself, and I think it is the only one in the Hundred Flowers Kingdom, it is a priceless treasure."

"Brother can make jokes, what is a broken iron shell worth, it's nothing more than a novelty. Children like to play and play, so naturally they like it. If it is really given to us, it's just a decoration. But the jade unicorn, wait for the girl I ran out of money, so I sold it at a pawn shop, and I can guarantee that I won’t be hungry for a few years.” Mu Ai picked up a piece of fish for Shuan Shuan who was sitting next to her, seeing envy in her eyes, she smiled and patted her Shuan Shuan understood and bowed his head to eat quietly.

Liniang motioned to a seventeen or eighteen-year-old pink-clothed maidservant behind her to hold a delicate makeup box and put it in the space between Shuan Shuan and Muai, and said with a smile, "You brothers and sisters, don't give in to each other. This is the first time for Shuan Shuan Come to the door, my sister-in-law doesn't have any good things, I will send you a box of small jewelry for your daily dressing."

Muai opened it and saw that the upper and lower floors were filled with finely crafted small earrings, bracelets, hairpins, and rings. They were all made of sterling silver. They were not expensive, but they were exquisite and cute. She knew that Liniang put her heart into it for the girl's dressing and accessories.He raised his hand to close the box, told Chunfen to collect it, pretended to be greedy for money and said, "Hide it quickly, and we won't pay for this box of silver."

One sentence made Xiao Heng and his wife burst into laughter, and Mu Ai wanted to tie Shuan to salute and thank her, so she sat down and chatted some gossips while eating.After two quarters of an hour, it was estimated that the two children had almost finished playing, so they were called back, and each of them hugged and fed some freshly steamed custard, and then the feast was over, and Liniang personally sent Mu Ai back to the yard, and After chatting for a few words, we went back.

Anton Simba and Shuan Shuan went to bed first, and Mu Ai changed into homely clothes and took out Journey to the West. He and Chun Equinox continued to copy the great cause. A pot of honey jujube tea, and then set up an embroidery basket with the winter solstice and summer solstice, listening to the story, and making a cloth cover for my notebook with great interest.

In less than half an hour, there was a maid at the door calling for an audience, and several people were taken aback. They didn't know anyone else in Xiao's mansion except the master and his wife. Who would come to visit late at night? Spring Equinox After receiving Mu Ai's signal, she stood at the door and asked, and the servant girl answered softly that she was the concubine of Xiao's mansion.

Mu Ai frowned, but let her in.

Because Mu Ai was reading, three lanterns pasted with white gauze were lit in the room, which was very bright, so several people could see clearly.The woman who came in first was obviously the master. She was wearing a peach red silk shirt, half revealing her white and greasy breasts, and she wore a jade crepe dress underneath. Her temple hair was like mist, she was really gorgeous A soft and charming little woman.The little maid who followed behind was only thirteen or fourteen years old, her appearance and clothes were fairly ordinary, but her eyes that were rolling around were a bit annoying.

Mu Ai is used to suspenders and shorts in modern times, and she doesn't have much opinion on this woman's dress, but after the vernal equinox, her face is already showing a hint of malice. No woman from a good family would dress so shamelessly. In fact, they think so It's a little unfair, knowing that her wife still wears a three-point swimsuit at home.

The woman Niao Tingting walked up to Mu Ai, smiled coquettishly and saluted, and said, "Nu Jia Meifeng, send my regards to Mrs. Mu."

Mu Ai couldn't figure out why she came, and thought that after all she was a guest at someone's house, so she got up and returned the half-respect with a smile, asking her to sit on the chair opposite, and Chun Equinox poured her a cup of tea.

Meifeng looked at Mu Ai and the dresses of the maidservants behind her indiscriminately...

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