Peasant woman

Chapter 32

Xu Cao was relieved that he finally had his own small field, and he could grow whatever he wanted in the future.

Fugui followed her to work in the field for half a month, the two of them had a good rest for two days, woke up the next day, Xu Cao had breakfast, and was going to go to the field to see her potatoes, while Fugui took Heizi up the mountain up.

Without Heizi's company, Xiaobai lay at the door of the kitchen and stared at the pheasants that were having fun in the yard.The two pheasants have been breeding in the yard since the snow melted. Once the gate is closed, they can't run anywhere. Even if Mrs. Chen is jealous that Xu Cao has these two pheasants and quietly opens the gate, Xiao Bai will He barked fiercely at the man, and then chased the pheasant back.Next time, Chen will not dare to do such a thing.Of course, Xu Cao didn't know about this.

Since Xiaobai was reprimanded by Xu Cao last time because of the brocade box incident, Xiaobai has been guarding the door of the house all day.

Xu Cao came to the field with the seedlings. The soil was moist and did not need to be watered. Xu Cao observed one by one. The potatoes had been planted for about ten days, and small sprouts had already emerged.She looked at the potatoes, and Miaomiao squatted under a tree not far away to play.

At the foot of the mountain where Xu Cao opened up wasteland, there were several acres of fields, all of which belonged to the same village. Now everyone is busy in the fields. Seeing that the things Xu Cao planted did not recognize them at all, some laughed and said, "Rich daughter-in-law, What are you growing on that third of your land? You little daughter-in-law can't be diligent and frugal about housekeeping, and finally reclaimed two acres of land, but don't plant things indiscriminately, because there will be no harvest, and it will be too late for you to cry."

This is Aunt Ma from the village. She grew up watching Xu Cao and has a fairly close relationship with the Xu family.She was also worried about this girl. She had never grown anything since she was a child, and she didn't know how to grow with everyone. She insisted on making weird things to grow.

Xu Cao smiled and said, "Aunt Ma, it's okay. This is something I found from the mountains. I'll try it out."

"Then how do you know this thing can be eaten and grown?" Aunt Ma asked curiously.

"I saw it in a book when I was a child, and I don't know if it's true." She can only find excuses for these things, and the only excuse is that she saw it in a book.

Aunt Ma smiled and said: "I heard from your mother that you have loved to read and write since you were a child. If you weren't from a girl's family, you might have passed the exam."

"Aunt Ma, don't listen to my mother's nonsense, there is no such thing as a top pick. I was curious when I was a child, and that's why I like reading and learning characters."

Xu Cao chatted with Aunt Ma again and took Miao Miao back. Seeing Xiao An sitting in the yard embroidering handkerchiefs, Xu Cao jokingly said, "Fourth Sister, who did you embroider the handkerchiefs for?"

Xiao An blushed and said, "Sister-in-law, don't make fun of me."

Xu Cao said cheerfully: "Okay, I'm not kidding you. By the way, Kong Zhenhong went to Caobu Town to take part in the children's examination? It would be great if he could pass the Jinshi exam all the way. Then the fourth sister will be the wife of an official."

Kong Zhenhong is Xiao An's fiancée. He is 16 years old, two years older than Xiao An. Xu Cao met him once. He is handsome and handsome, probably because he has been studying for many years and does not do farm work. He is very white and looks nothing like village people.He also seems to have a good temper, smiling at everyone he sees.If Xiaoan followed him, it should be pretty good.

Yang Xiaoan blushed when she teased her, "Sister-in-law!" Although she panicked with embarrassment, she was still happy in her heart.

Seeing Xiao An like this, Xu Cao moved a small child out to sit with her. After a while, there was a knock on the door outside, Xiao Bai hurriedly got up from the kitchen door, ran to the yard There was a barking outside.

"Xiaobai, go away." Xu Cao scolded, and Xiaobai quickly ran to the kitchen door and lay down.

Xu Cao reprimanded Xiao Bai, Xiao An got up and went to open the courtyard door, and saw a man in his 30s wearing coarse clothes standing outside, Xiao An looked a little embarrassed, and said anxiously: "Brother Feng, you are back."

The person standing outside the door was none other than Shitou's own father.Shi Shi's surname is Feng, and his father's name is Feng Dahu, who lives up to his name.Feng Dahu and Shitou Niang fled to Zhanghe Village, where they lived and worked in peace and contentment and gave birth to Xiao Shitou.There are not many fields in the village, and their family did not farm. Feng Dahu went to the town to help work every day to earn money to support his family.Years ago, he had been working as a helper in the town. Later, when he saw snow, he didn't care. He thought that he could work for two more days, and earn more money to buy delicious food for Shitou and his mother.Who knew that after waiting for a few days, the way home was blocked again.

When the snow finally stopped, he wanted to come back, but the employer wanted him and a few other strong men to escort things to the city. Although the salary was high, he didn't agree, because he was worried about his family.Later, he met someone from the same village, who told him that Shitou and Shitou's mother were fine, so he agreed.

It's been a month since I went there, and now that I'm finally back, I'm relieved to see that my son and daughter-in-law are fine.Later, when I heard my son talk about borrowing food, I was very angry.He first went to scold his elder brother severely, and then came to thank Fugui.

Feng Dahu naturally also knew that Chen's disapproval of borrowing food, but this matter had nothing to do with Xiao An, and he didn't want to show her face, so he just said: "Sister Xiao An, is your elder brother at home?"

Xiao An said: "My elder brother is not here, but my sister-in-law is."

Xu Cao also knew Feng Dahu, and said with a smile, "Brother Feng, you're back? Come in quickly." Then, she hurried into the room, moved a stool out, and poured a bowl of tea.

Feng Dahu entered the room, smiled at Xu Cao, and said gratefully: "Big sister, I won't say anything good, I, Feng Dahu, will remember the kindness between you and Brother Fugui for the rest of my life. This is the grain Shito borrowed from your family at the beginning.” He carried fifty catties of brown rice and thirty catties of rough noodles in his hand, “Sister, I will return the firewood as soon as possible. Yours."

These grains were lent to Shitou's family these days, Xu Cao didn't show any politeness to him, took the grains, and said with a smile: "It's not in the way, besides, we are all from the same village, so there's no way we can't help it." reason."

Feng Dahu hummed, "Big sister, when Brother Fugui comes back, you tell him, and I'll go back first." He is a big man, so it's not good for him to say anything to them here.

Xu Cao put the food back into the house, and as soon as he went out of the house, Mrs. Li came back.

"Mother, why are you here?" Xu Cao thought that she hadn't seen her mother for many days, and she was busy during this time, so she didn't go back.

Mrs. Li glared at her, saw Xiaoan next to her, hurriedly pulled Xu Cao out, walked to the back of the room, and then said bitterly: "If I hadn't heard from Sister Ma just now that I didn't know, you Why are you so confused? It’s not easy for you to reclaim two acres of land, but you’re good enough to waste a third of your land. Tell me, what was the first thing you planted on that third of your land?”

Xu Cao hurriedly said: "Mother, I really didn't waste that three-point field, you will know when the things in the field grow up."

"Also!" Mrs. Li stretched out her hand and grabbed Xu Cao, "When you were young, you were clamoring for us to give you a field to grow things, and your father and I thought you were crazy! Now you are fine, married You are still so crazy, you don’t know how to take care of your family, and do whatever you want, you are so careful that your man will be snatched by other women! The worst thing a man can see is a woman who does not care about her family!"

Li Shi is also angry. This child has been naughty and disobedient since he was a child. It would be much better if he married in the future.A few days ago, I saw her and her son-in-law working hard, and thought she had changed.Who knew he was still such a deadhead.

Xu Cao grinned her teeth in pain, "Mother, mother, it hurts. Wealth and honor have agreed to this matter. If he disagrees, will I make a fuss? I'm really not fooling around, and you'll find out in a few months. "Besides, if it's so easy for other women to snatch your wealth, then don't worry about it!

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Li gritted her teeth angrily, and said angrily: "Just go on and on, don't come back to me crying when the time comes!" Saying that, she walked back bitterly.

Xu Cao hurriedly said: "Mom, have you finished eating the pork legs at home? I still have some left over here, and some enemas I gave myself. You can take some back to eat."

She kept some of the enema, and was going to try her luck in the restaurant in the town. She couldn't rely on the potatoes in the field. She had to find a way to earn more money, so that she could go out and build a house to live on her own.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li paused, waiting for Xu Cao to go back and get her something.

Xu Cao took four or five catties of bacon and two pieces of enema.Seeing that the enema is a rare thing, Mrs. Li asked curiously, "How did you come up with this thing?"

"If you want to eat it, you can figure it out yourself!" Xu Cao stuffed the food into Li Shi's arms.

This big girl is a foodie. When she was five or six years old, she knew how to go to the river to catch fish and eat it. Every time something to eat came out, she would always like to think about something new to eat. She was not surprised.

After getting these things, Mrs. Li smiled all over her face, "Then I'll go back first, and you don't need to mess around anymore."

"Yes, mother, you can go, I'll save it."

After Mrs. Li left, Xu Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief. She has been busy with farm work these days, and she almost forgot about the enema at home.It turned out that she was planning to sell the enema in the town, and her idea was to sell the recipe to restaurants to earn more money at a time.And this food is not a rare thing, others will know how to do it after seeing and tasting it.

In Youshi, Fugui came back with two wild rabbits and the grape stalks that Xu Cao asked for.Fugui didn't know how long the grape stalks his daughter-in-law wanted, so he chopped off a long piece.Xu Cao cut a few knots and planned to plant more plants, so that the survival rate will be higher.

In the evening, she told Fugui that she was going to the town to buy an enema, and Fugui hurriedly said, "Then I'll go with you tomorrow. We still have some wild pork at home, so I'll bring these two wild rabbits to the town to buy."

Xu Cao hurriedly said: "Master, don't sell those two wild rabbits, let's keep them and raise them." The two wild rabbits, one male and one female, suffered minor injuries, so it's better to stay and let them have babies bastard.

Fugui said: "Okay, if you want to stay, we can stay."

Xu Cao told him that Feng Dahu had visited in the morning, Fugui smiled and said, "Brother Feng is very loyal, we helped him this time, he will definitely remember our kindness, maybe there will be places where he needs help in the future .”

The two fell asleep while chatting, and the next morning, Xu Cao made breakfast, and the family of three ate breakfast and set off for the town.

When leaving, Xu Cao was afraid that the two rabbits would run wild and be locked in the chicken coop, and asked Xiao Bai to watch the pheasants and wild rabbits at home, so she put two pieces of enema in a basket and went out.

It takes an hour to walk to the town, Miaomiao is small, and she gets tired after walking, so Fugui hugs her and walks away.The little guy lay on his father's shoulder and smirked at Xu Cao behind him, calling his mother while laughing.

Nothing happened on the way, Xu Cao taught Miao Miao to read poems, and he learned half a poem along the way.Xu Cao praised Miao Miao for being smart.

After arriving in the town, Xu Cao chose the largest restaurant in the town, Lefeng Restaurant.

"Fugui, do you want to go in with me?"

Fu Gui shook his head, "I'll stay outside with Miao Miao, you can just go in."

Xu Cao nodded, and asked Miao Miao to wait outside obediently, then walked into the restaurant with a basket in her hand.

(End of this chapter)