Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 39
Lan Erzhuang took the towel handed over by his daughter and wiped his face,
"Father, digging a well will save a lot of effort. Look, the small river is tens of meters away from our house. How many times do you have to walk back and forth with your load on this [-]-acre land? A lot, our family uses a lot of water for eating, drinking, washing and rinsing. Even the largest water tank can hold much water. If we go to the village to dig well water, we have to walk two or three times a day. Once again, this took up a lot of your time. If you have this time, even if you don’t work, let’s just take a rest. If we have a well in our house, you don’t need to pick the water in the tank. Me and Mother can fill it up, you see how good it is."

Lan Lingxue deeply understands the truth that sharpening a knife does not cut firewood by mistake. Although it is really for the convenience of the family, Lan Lingxue also really loves her father. Yesterday, she watched him carry water back and forth, That sweaty face made Lan Lingxue feel very uncomfortable. For this family, for the children and daughter-in-law, father really gave generously.

"Father, since we can dig out the well, let's take advantage of Uncle Sanshui and the others to help us dig out the well in the past few days. There are many people and strength is great. If you are by yourself, it will take time and effort, and you may not be able to do it well alone. .”

"That's right. Since you want to fight, you should do it as soon as possible. When they come today, let's do it first."

Seeing Lan Erzhuang anxious, Lan Lingxue smiled,
"Father, Uncle Sanshui and the others are going to build a kang and stove for our house. If you don't let them finish it today, they have to hurry with you. Although it's an urgent job, it's still a day or two away. The door of our house will be punched out today, don’t be angry if I say it, although Uncle Hao is not an outsider, it won’t look good after all, isn’t it?”

"Well, Dad understands. How could Dad be angry with you about this matter? If you are thoughtful, Dad should worry less. It's too late for Dad to be happy."

"I know dad is the best."

Lan Lingxue explained everything that needs to be explained clearly, and hurried to wash her face and brush her teeth. She still has to prepare the vegetables for Fulu Restaurant today, and Brother Zhuzi will be here soon.

Loading the vegetables into brother Zhuzi's carriage and taking the calculated money, Lan Lingxue didn't let him go immediately,

"Brother Zhuzi, my parents and I want to go to the town with your carriage, do you think it's okay? Our family wants to go to the town to buy some things. The family just moved here and lacks too many things."

"Okay, why not? Isn't this just a matter of passing by? Miss Lan, you are being polite to me, and you don't want me to send it for a long time. There is nothing wrong with it."

Xiao Zhuzi readily agreed. This family is the guests of shopkeeper Meng, so he has to respect him well. There is nothing he can't do with such a small request.
"Then thank you Brother Zhuzi, I'll call my mother and my father right now."

The reason why Lan Lingxue wanted to call her mother was really thoughtful. Although Lin Zihao didn't look like a bad person, but in this day and age, men and women are on guard against each other. It's not nice to leave a foreigner at home while your father goes out. .

"Father, you and mother will go to town with me. Let's borrow a carriage from Uncle Meng and buy back all the things that are lacking at home, so as to save time and time from going to town. It’s not enough to buy.”

Lan Erzhuang had just finished helping Xiao Zhuzi to load the car, and went back to the house. Lan Erzhuang didn't take part in collecting the money. Lan Lingxue walked to the door of his house and called his parents into the house,

"Let me go with my second brother. Since there are many things to buy, why not go with me? I am stronger than my sister-in-law. I can go faster. Let her watch the little hoe at home. Let's go and come back quickly." , Maybe Sanshui and the others will come early today."

Parents didn't come out, but Lin Zihao was called out, Lan Lingxue was a little embarrassed,
"Uncle Zihao, I'm sorry I woke you up."

While talking, she remembered the carriage parked at the door again, and Lan Lingxue suddenly felt uneasy that her secret was discovered. Was she too reckless? The current situation is completely in the rhythm of going out of her way.

"Where is it, I woke up late today. At this time in the past, I got up early to practice. Last night, I chatted with your father too late, which delayed the time."

Lin Zihao actually woke up when Lan Lingxue got up, but seeing that the two of them didn't want to disturb others, Lin Zihao didn't get up, but the voices outside could be heard clearly, he was already More or less, he felt that Lan Lingxue should be a little secret, and it seemed that he didn't want others to know. When he saw the carriage parked in front of the door with his own eyes, Lin Zihao was even more sure of this, but since he wanted to To eat and live with the second brother's family, it is a matter of time to participate, so he made a decisive decision, hurry up sooner rather than later, and now start to follow the steps of the family, he does not need to ask the secret, but They cannot be allowed to think of themselves as outsiders.

"Zihao, why don't we have the nerve to keep you busy every day, you'd better take advantage of Sanshui and the others not coming, and take a rest at home, you will be tired today."

Lin Qiutang was already dressed and walked out of the room,
"Sister-in-law, you don't feel tired if you are a woman who works hard all day, but I am tired if you are a man. I don't agree with you being so polite to me. Our family should stop talking about those two families. Let my second brother hurry up."

Lin Zihao was not polite to Lin Qiutang either, he went to get some water to wash himself, Lan Erzhuang also came out with the little hoe who had just dressed,
"Brother Zhuzi—"

Seeing the small pillar beside the carriage, the little hoe rushed over enthusiastically,

"Hey, little hoe, do you miss brother? You're being lazy, you only get up when everyone is up."

"No, it's because the big guys got up early, and it's not past Yinshi yet."

The little guy said proudly,
"Besides, I helped the family do a lot of work yesterday. Because I was too tired, I didn't hear them get up, otherwise I would have woken up earlier."

"Well, our little hoe is the most sensible, brother Zhuzi is wrong."

Little Hoe hugged the little pillar, raised his head and giggled a few times.

"Then let's get on the road quickly, so as not to delay the business of the restaurant."

Seeing that Lin Zihao didn't ask about the origin of this carriage, Lan Lingxue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly urged her father to be more agile, getting along with smart people is much easier, knowing what to ask, what not to ask, what to say What should be said, what should not be said, Lan Lingxue's feelings for Lin Zihao have gone up to a new level,

"Okay, okay, let's go now, daughter-in-law, be careful at home with your son, if a stranger comes, go in and lock the door, we will be back soon."

Hearing that his daughter was kicking her out, Lan Erzhuang hurried over to the carriage, telling his daughter-in-law to leave her and the child at home. He was still a little worried, after all, it was still some distance away from the village.

"Understood, I will be careful, and you should also be careful on your way."

Lin Qiutang knew what Lan Erzhuang was thinking, and hearing the man speak, his heart felt warm.

Arriving in the town soon, Lan Lingxue borrowed a carriage from Uncle Meng very embarrassedly. Naturally, she was nagged by Meng Fansheng,
"Miss Lan, you should be polite to me for using a carriage. Our friendship is in vain."

"After all, I used your things, so I have to be polite."

Since Shopkeeper Meng has shown his affection, Lan Lingxue can't turn a blind eye to it. Because of her young age and acting coquettishly, she also appears close to her.
"You little girl, I can't say no to you, now, this is 20 taels of silver, a house warming gift from Uncle Meng, and he also said that he would not lie with me, and he would not tell Uncle when he moved, so he borrowed a carriage and begged me .”

Looking at the silver in front of her, Lan Lingxue straightened her expression,
"Uncle Meng, since you said that we are not outsiders, I can't take your money. It's just a move, not a new house. When my house builds a new house, if Uncle Meng doesn't heat the house, I will drag it." I'm following you."

Lan Lingxue shook her hands, rejecting Meng Fansheng's kindness, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way, how could Lan Lingxue accept such unexpected money.

Meng Fansheng stuffed the money into Lan Lingxue's hand, not allowing her to push it back, and whispered in her ear,

"If you continue to behave like this, Uncle will be angry. Your father doesn't know how much profit Uncle makes from the dishes you send to Uncle. Don't you know? This mere 20 taels of silver is just to express Uncle's heart. If I don't make a move, I'm just afraid that I'll take your father and refuse, but I thought you, a little girl, refused first. Why, I'm afraid that the money will bite my hand. Uncle is still waiting to make a lot of money later. Don't hurt Uncle's heart , take it quickly."

After hearing this, Lan Lingxue had no choice but to continue, so she took the purse and bowed to Meng Fansheng,
"Uncle Meng, thank you. To be honest, my family is really short of money now, so I will not be polite to you, Uncle. In the future, whenever our family is used, my father and I will do our best."

"Little basket..."

Seeing that his daughter accepted the money, Lan Erzhuang was a little surprised. He knew very well that his daughter loved money, but she was not a greedy person. There should be a reason for accepting the money, so he opened his mouth , hesitant to speak.

"Father, let's accept Uncle Meng's wishes. There will be more opportunities to communicate with Uncle Meng in the future."

Lan Lingxue was telling her father in a disguised form that there will be opportunities to repay this favor in the future. Don't worry. At this moment, if others show favors, how can you not follow up? Let alone Meng Fansheng and Lin Zihao, they both nodded their heads lightly at the same time. Lan Lingxue was absolutely decisive in her dealings with others, not to mention the condescending attitude of her younger daughter. She was very peaceful and magnanimous. People take a high look,
"Then thank you, Brother Meng. It's better to obey than to be respectful, so I will accept it."

Lan Erzhuang cupped his hands at Meng Fansheng, expressing his gratitude,

"That's right, this is the brother, what's the politeness with the elder brother, hurry up and take care of things, I know you must be very busy when you just moved, and the elder brother will not keep anyone, and when there is a chance, the elder brother invites you and Brother Lin When the time comes to drink, you must not refuse."

(End of this chapter)