Peasant woman

Chapter 42

Seeing this, Xu Cao and Erya Sanya lowered their heads and laughed muffledly. Although Father Xu didn't say anything, he could see the corners of his mouth twitching, obviously he didn't like Qian Shi very much.

Mrs. Li glanced at Mrs. Qian, who blushed angrily and had a thick neck, and said with a smile: "Oh, I'm so sorry, sister-in-law. Our family is poor, and you know it. Our son-in-law hunted this piece of meat back from the mountains. A child is greedy, and we adults are embarrassed to grab food from the children, right? Are you still hungry? How about I go get you a bowl of rice?"

Qian looked at the fried leeks and cold wild vegetables in disgust, frowned, and snorted, "No need, I came here to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter, sister-in-law just say it." Li Shi was not polite to her, and sat down to continue eating while answering.

Mrs. Qian took a few glances at Xu Cao, and said to Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xu: "You two are a lucky couple. The eldest married a capable man, and you built a big house in less than a year after getting married. Living, and this wealth is also very good for you, I really envy you. Pity me and your elder brother, I don’t have this blessing..."

She was still babbling, and Li Shi was getting impatient, "Sister-in-law, just speak up if you have anything to say, and don't beat around the bush. No matter how good Da Ya is now, it is the result of her hard work with Fu Gui , what does it have to do with us?"

Mrs. Qian rolled her eyes at Mrs. Li, and said, "My brother and I have been worse off each year for the past few years, so I just wanted to ask." Then she turned to look at Xu Cao, "Big girl, Auntie looks at your big house and it costs at least a few dozen taels of silver to build it? So I just want to ask you if you have any money-making business, and you can take me and your uncle along the way?"

Xu Cao was amused to hear that, it seems that the eldest aunt just saw that she was doing well now, and thought she had some good way to make money, so she wanted to take a share of it.Not to mention that she has no way to make money right now, even if she did, it would not be Qian's turn to get involved.Naturally, she would not be polite to Mrs. Qian, and said with a smile: "Auntie, I think you have misunderstood. There is no way to make money. The money we used to build the house was just borrowed from one family to another. Yes. I thought Fugui and I were still young, and we all worked harder. He went hunting in the mountains, and I raised some chickens, ducks and pigs. If I worked harder, life would definitely get better and better, so I borrowed money to build a house. "

Naturally, Mrs. Qian didn't believe her words, so she pouted, "Big girl, I'm your eldest aunt. Before you got married, your uncle and I helped you a lot. What's the matter? Now that we are living a good life Forgot about me and your uncle?"

Before Xu Cao could say anything, Li Shi stood up abruptly, pointed at Qian Shi and said angrily, "Sister-in-law, are you ashamed to say that? You didn't talk about our mother's separation back then. , how did you treat our family after the separation? You forgot, I and the head of the family and the children did not forget, so don't open your eyes and talk nonsense. Now I will tell you, so don't fight Big girl's idea, even if she earns money, it has nothing to do with you!"

"Oh, brother and sister, I didn't talk to you, but now I'm talking to you..."

"Auntie, my mother is right. I think you should go back. I have nothing to say to you." Xu Cao gave Qian a hard look, and her tone became cold.

Qian was short of breath, stood up abruptly, pointed at Father Xu opposite and said, "Second brother, is this how you discipline your daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law?"

"Why do I discipline my daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law? What does it have to do with you, sister-in-law?" Father Xu frowned. "Sister-in-law, you can go back if you have nothing to do. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so it's not something we should worry about."

Mrs. Qian had nothing to say, glared at a few people, snorted a few times, seemed to be a little dissatisfied, looked around the room, and saw a pheasant thrown by the wall, his eyes lit up, and he raised his foot towards the other side Walked over, "Hey, there's a pheasant here, second brother, your eldest brother and I have a few nephews who haven't eaten meat for a long time, let me take this pheasant back." , went to pick up the pheasants on the ground.

"Sister-in-law, this can't be done. This is Fugui who came back from hunting in the mountains. Your second brother and I can't make up our minds." Mrs. Li hurriedly stopped her. This Mrs. Qian not only hates, but also likes to take advantage of others.

Hearing this, Mrs. Qian turned her head to look at Fugui, and said with a smile: "Fugui, I am Da Ya's eldest aunt, which is also your eldest aunt. Can I carry this pheasant home?"

Fu Gui, who was buried in the rice, raised his head and grinned at Qian, "Auntie, do you want to eat pheasant? This is not possible, my wife and I still owe foreign debts, and this pheasant is going to be sold in the town Yes. How about this, I can sell this pheasant to others for [-] Wen, or you can take it for [-] Wen, do you think it is okay?"

Mrs. Qian glared at Fu Gui bitterly, her face turned dark, "Forget it, who cares about your crap." Saying this, she reluctantly walked out, and when she went out, she could still hear her ugly scolding Voice.

As soon as Mrs. Qian left, everyone felt better, chatting while eating.

After dinner, Xu Cao helped clean up the kitchen, and then went back with Fugui.When he left, he didn't take the pheasant with him. Fugui said he would leave it for Erya, Sanya and Xiaoshan. He could go hunting on weekdays, and there was no shortage of meat at home.

Mrs. Li was very satisfied with Fugui's way of doing things, and felt more and more that the man Da Ya married was good, and by the way, she also got closer to Miao Miao.

It was already dark, Fugui held Miao Miao in one hand, and Xu Cao in the other, and walked towards the house with one deep foot and one shallow foot.

The past few days have been very busy, and everyone was exhausted. After returning home, Xu Cao boiled hot water, took a hot bath, and then went to sleep on the kang.

On the second day, Xu Cao got up at dawn and went to the kitchen to break three poached eggs and make three bowls of noodles.

After eating the noodles, Fugui took Heizi up the mountain again. Xu Cao put a few pancakes into his arms and said with a smile, "You take these to eat when you're hungry at noon. I'm going to accompany my mother to the town to hold the little pig today." Cub and Chick Cub come back, don’t worry, I’ll put Miao Miao at her mother’s house, and Erya Sanya will help watch over it.”

Fugui grinned, showing a simple and honest look on his face, "Go to the town and buy whatever you want to eat. You are buying some white rice and white noodles when you come back."

"Okay, I see."

After Fugui went up the mountain, after Xu Cao fed the pigs and chickens, he locked the courtyard door and carried Miao Miao to Li's house. Li was waiting for Xu Cao at the door. Xu's father had gone to the field to tend the crops early in the morning.

Mrs. Li asked Erya and Sanya to keep an eye on Xiaoshan and Miaomiao at home, and then followed Xu Cao towards the town.

When they came to the town, Mrs. Li bought two little piglets, and took care of another twenty chicks. The money spent was so dear to Mrs. Li.Xu Cao bought some white rice and noodles, Da Gu bought a few sticks, and cut two catties of pork belly. Thinking that the family's oil was almost gone, she bought another plate of pork suet.

When Mrs. Li saw what she bought, she frowned, "Why do you waste money like this, and still eat white rice and white noodles? I remember that there was still half a can of oil in the oil tank when I went to your house last time. Eat it soon." Is it all gone? You don’t care about it, and you don’t know how you live your life. I told you, you have to live with savings, otherwise you will lose all your money.”

Xu Cao ignored Li's nagging, and said with a smile: "Mother, life is finally getting better, so naturally you have to eat better, and besides, living life is not just about saving money, you still have to work hard, think about it diligently." Did you eat anything?"

"It's just you who are reasonable." Li Shi thought that the life of the big girl's family is indeed much better now, so she didn't say much.

After buying these things, Xu Cao brought back some gadgets for the children. Erya and Sanya were two pearl flowers, and Miaomiao and Xiaoshan were snacks.

After returning home, Erya and Sanya were very curious about the bead flowers that Xu Cao bought, holding them tightly in their palms, they refused to let go, looking at them over and over again.Seeing it, Mrs. Li laughed and cursed: "Those with shallow eyelids, why don't you hurry up and help watch the two little pigs."

Only then did Erya and Sanya happily collect the pearl flowers, and ran to see the little piglets and chickens that they had bought.Xiao Shan and Miao Miao were also very excited, and after eating a few pieces of pastries, they also went to see it.Miao Miao was not interested in the two little piglets, so she pulled Xiao Shan and said, "Uncle Xiao Shan, my pigs look good, but these two are not good-looking, thin..."

Xiao Shan is Xu Cao's younger brother. Although he is about the same age as Miao Miao, his seniority is there.

Hearing what Miao Miao said, Xiao Shan became interested in the two little pigs in Miao Miao's family, and clamored to see them.

Li Shi and Xu Cao didn't care about the two little guys and let them make trouble on their own.Looking at the two humming little pigs on the ground, and then at the bare front and back yards, Li said, "Dear girl, the few days when these two little pigs let you go, there wasn't even a pigsty at home. When your father comes back in the evening, ask him to build a pigsty tomorrow, and the little chicks can just watch it and build it up."

Then Xu Cao went back with the two little piglets in her arms, followed by Miao Miao bouncing around.Miao Miao is much more cheerful now, and she speaks a lot more fluently. In addition, Xu Cao has been feeding well, the little guy has gained a lot of weight, and she looks beautiful when she is white and tender.

Now it is only the beginning of Shen Shi, and the wealth and honor will not come back until the unitary hour. Xu Cao quickly passed the big bone through a hot water, and stir-fried it in the pot again, and then added water to boil. Pour the big bone soup into the earthen pot and put it on the stove to boil over low heat.

Then he cut the bought pork suet into small pieces and boiled the oil in the pot. Miao Miaoxing hurried in, "Mother, it smells so good."

Xu Cao smiled and stuffed a piece of dried oil shuttle into Miao Miao's mouth, "Miao Miao, good boy, go out and play with Xiaobai, mother will cook something delicious for you tonight."

(End of this chapter)