Peasant woman

Chapter 58

When he went back in the evening, Mo Yubai didn't mention Fugui and Xu Cao's return to Beijing. He rested all night, and early the next morning, Fugui and Xu Cao accompanied Mo Yubai to Mo Yiwan's grave.After the three of them returned home, the guards were all found.

The villagers were very surprised that there were so many guards riding tall horses and wearing armor and long swords in the village.Seeing them stop at the door of Fugui's house, they were all pointing from afar.

"Who are these people? They don't seem to be officials from the town?"

"No, did the rich family commit some serious crime? Didn't their daughter-in-law be returned to the town's officials to arrest her two days ago? Let me see, she must have committed a serious crime. Let's stay away, lest It affects us."

Mo Yubai took the imperial decree from the guards and read it out.

Xu Cao listened to the imperial decree in a daze, but got a rough idea.It probably means that she has made great achievements in planting potatoes, and the current emperor has rewarded her with gold and silver treasures, silk and satin, and a hundred acres of land.Xu Cao felt nothing about the previous reward, but when she heard about the hundred-acre field, she was really happy.

With this [-] mu of land, she could be the landowner of several nearby villages.

After Mo Yubai finished reading, Xu Cao happily said: "The lady thanked the emperor."

"Get up," Mo Yubai said.

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Fu Gui, as if he wanted to persuade him, but he sighed after thinking about it, and let the guards set off back to the town.

When leaving, Mo Yubai told Fu Gui and Xu Cao that he would stay in the town for a few days, and then he would find Xu Cao to find out about the potatoes.

"As for whether you want to go back to the capital with me, you just have to think about it for a few days, so don't refuse me in a hurry."

After the guards put all the rewards in the courtyard, Mo Yubai left with the guards.

Seeing the guards leave, the villagers standing not far away gathered together and stared at the things in the yard with wide eyes. Many people seemed to be unable to believe their eyes.

"Fugui, what's going on? How did you hear about the reward? A reward from the emperor?"

Everyone was frightened by the boxes of things and the imperial decree just now. They always thought that the rich family had made some mistakes. Who would have thought that such a result would happen.

Xu Cao knew that this matter could not be concealed, so she told the villagers that it was because the matter of Tudou had reached the ears of the current emperor, so she was rewarded.

The villagers were both envious and excited, and one or two looked jealous, looking at the boxes in the courtyard and secretly gnashing their teeth.But thinking that this is a reward from the emperor, they can only think about it. If they really thought about something and were arrested by the officials, it would be a matter of losing their heads.

The villagers stood at the gate of the courtyard and talked about it.Not long after, Mrs. Shen pulled Brother Jun, and Mrs. Chen followed behind.

Seeing Mrs. Chen, some villagers jokingly said, "Madam Yang, you can just wait for your blessings in the future. Take a look at the things in your family's wealthy courtyard. You will never have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of your life."

Chen's face was a little embarrassed, and he smiled embarrassingly twice.

It was also the first time for Shen Shi to see such excitement, so she dragged Xu Cao aside to talk.

After finally driving all the villagers away, Xu Cao closed the gate of the courtyard, leaving only Xu Cao's family, Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Shen and Brother Jun in the yard.

Miao Miao and Brother Jun were both young, so they didn't feel much about these rewards. The two little guys ran around the box, climbing up and down.

Chen watched helplessly as Xu Cao asked Fu Gui to move all his things back to the room, he hesitated to speak, thinking about the purpose of coming here today, he stuffed all the words back in a daze.When Fugui finished moving all the things, Chen said: "Boss, everyone, I heard that person said yesterday that he wanted you to go to the capital? Boss, don't be stupid, what a great opportunity, what is the capital? How many people are crowded?" I want to go out of my mind. And once you go, you will live a life of luxury."

Hearing today that there are still [-] acres of land in the reward, the Chen family has completely moved to let Fugui and Xu Cao go to the capital.The most important thing right now is to coax them to follow Fugui's cheap uncle to the capital as soon as possible. The hundred acres of land and this big house belong to her.

Although Chen's calculation was good, Xu Cao and Fugui never had such thoughts.Seeing the calculating look on Chen's face, Xu Cao knew it in her heart, and she didn't point it out in person, and said with a smile: "Mother, what are you talking about, I have lived here with Fugui for so many years, what can I do in the capital? I can't Is it worth letting someone raise him for a lifetime? That person will be useless."

Mrs. Chen was anxious, "Why is it abolished? Doesn't anyone in the big family in the capital live a leisurely life without doing anything, how can they live well? Old people, tell me why you are so stupid, If you don’t go to the good days, you have to rush to nest in this place where the birds don’t shit.”

Sitting on the side, Shen looked at Miao Miao and Brother Jun without saying much.Naturally, she knew what her mother was thinking, and she also knew that her eldest brother and sister-in-law would never go to the capital.She didn't want to persuade her mother anything, otherwise she would be ashamed for nothing.

"Mom, you don't need to say more, my wife and I will not go to the capital, if you want to go, you can go!" Fugui couldn't understand his mother's appearance like this, so he said with a serious face.

"You!" Chen's face was dark with anger, and he didn't dare to follow Fu Gui and Xu Cao to ask for things blatantly.

Chen was annoyed in her heart, and she didn't dare to say anything about them, so she had to persuade them with nice words, but Fugui and Xu Cao just didn't get in. No matter how they said it, they said nothing, and they wouldn't go to the capital.In the end, Chen was furious and left cursing.

When Shen saw it, she sighed, said a few words to Xu Cao, and then left.

Xiaoxia and Xiaoguang have gone out to work a long time ago, and now there are only three members of Xu Cao's family left in the family.

Xu Cao looked at the things that were rewarded, and found that they were useless at all. Although there were some silks and satins, they were not suitable for country people to wear at all. The Xu family sent one, and they are sending another to the Yang family.

As for the other jewellery, Xu Cao didn't plan to move them, they could be pawned if needed in the future.Now the family has enough money, but she can't take these things out.Among the jewelry, Xu Cao chose a few simple ones, and Xu Cao planned to give them to Li Shi, Erya, Sanya, Shen Shi and Niu Shi, and Chen Shi was naturally indispensable.

The rewards are silk and jewellery, and the other is the title deed to the one hundred mu of land.The [-] mu of land did not belong to Xu Cao's village, but to a nearby village.

Pick out the ones that need to be given away, and Xu Cao locked all the rest in the room. She plans to take time to visit the one hundred acres of land tomorrow with Fugui.With this [-] mu of land, Xu Cao felt happy and satisfied. For farmers, the most important thing is the land.

On the second day, Xu Cao didn't go to see the fields with Fu Gui, but was called by Mo Yubai to the town to inquire about potatoes. During these tossing days, Xu Cao told Mo Yubai all he knew about potatoes. .A few days later, Mo Yubai left with a large amount of potatoes. When he left, he repeatedly persuaded Fugui and Xu Cao to follow him to the capital, but both of them insisted on staying here.

The large batch of potatoes that Mo Yubai brought were all purchased by the county lord, because of this, the county lord was promoted and transferred away from this place a few months later.

By the time Xu Cao and Fugui had time to spare, it was already ten days later, and they gave away all the things they had chosen.

Mrs. Li directly put away Erya Sanya's jewelry, "This jewelry is too expensive, I'd better put it away first."

Xu Cao didn't stop her, but said: "Mother, this jewelry will be used as a dowry for Erya and Sanya in the future, and I will add some at that time, so that Erya and Sanya can marry more decently."

"It's up to you to say, of course I know."

Li stroked the silk and satin left by Xu Cao gently with her hand, "Big girl, this fabric is too good, and it would be too wasteful to make clothes for us. I think it's better to take it to the town and sell it, and you can get more." For some money, I plan to send Xiaoshan to the school in the town in two years, and our Xu family will still count on him in the future, it would be the best if he can come back from the exam."

"Since this is the case, you can figure out what to do with the cloth." Xu Cao didn't stop him, but they couldn't wear the cloth, so they might as well let Mrs. Li sell it.In the future, there will still be plenty of places for Xiao Shan and Erya Sanya to spend money.

Seeing that Xu Cao did not object, Mrs. Li happily put away the things.

Then Xu Cao sent the things to the Yang family, and Shen took them happily.Although Chen's complexion was not good-looking, she didn't say much, took the jewelry and cloth, and then glanced at the jewelry in Shen's hand.

Shen Shi just pretended not to see it, and put a delicate flower hairpin given by Xu Cao into her bosom.

Mrs. Chen snorted, and entered the room with the cloth in her arms.

He went to deliver something to Niu Shi again, and Niu Shi thanked Xu Cao with the little sweet-scented osmanthus in his arms.

"Sister-in-law, the five taels of silver that my little Tong borrowed from you may not be repaid until next year." Niu Shi hugged the sweet-scented osmanthus, looking a little embarrassed.The arrogance and arrogance of the past are all gone, but now Niu seems to be a lot more mature and easier to get along with.

Xu Cao smiled, "It's okay."

After delivering the things, Xu Cao and Fugui went to see the [-] mu of land, all of which were of good quality. It is said that the land was confiscated because of a crime committed by a nearby landlord, so Xu Cao took advantage of it. .

There are too many things to be busy with the [-]-acre field, Xu Cao and Fugui are busy with the [-]-acre field for the rest of the day.Of course, they couldn't grow the [-]-acre field, so they rented it out and waited to collect the rent every year.Moreover, the rent that Xu Cao asked for was [-]% less than that of the previous family.

The days that followed were pretty much back to normal.No one in the village knew that Fugui had a relative in the city, and the Chen family naturally would not tell the outside world, and the whole family lived in peace.

Fugui is busy with the fields these days, and rarely goes hunting in the mountains.

Xiaoguang and Xiaoxia are still busy working on the twelve acres of land that Xu Cao reclaimed by himself, and because of the reward, they admire Xu Cao very much, and they will ask Xu Cao if they don't understand anything about farming. Grass, Xu Cao didn't hide his secrets, and taught them everything.

The days passed by like this, and it was the end of the new year again. This half year was probably the busiest half year for Xu Cao and Fugui, because of the matter of the [-]-acre field.Now it is not easy to rest for a period of time at the end of the year.

"Fugui, you didn't go hunting this year. I think we can kill a pig. Let's not sell the pork. We keep it all for ourselves. Do you think it's okay?"

"Sure, I see it's going to snow again today, let's clean up tomorrow, I'll kill the pigs, and then I'll go to the town to buy new year's goods, so I can have a good year with peace of mind." For the past six months, Fugui felt sorry for his daughter-in-law, In order to have a good harvest for the [-]-acre field, Xu Cao did everything possible.She handed over all the knowledge she knew to others. If everyone could have a good harvest, her rent would naturally be more.

Xu Cao nodded, "OK, let's kill the pig tomorrow, and then call my parents and my parents to come over for dinner."

Listening to the north wind whistling outside, Xu Cao felt a sense in her heart. She has been married to Fugui for more than two years, and she is 17 years old now.

At the beginning, although she was very satisfied with Fugui, her husband, she didn't have much thought about it. She just thought that it would be good to find such a man to live for the rest of her life.After two years of getting along, he has already understood each other thoroughly. He treats her very well and loves her very much. When his mother-in-law bullies her, he always stands in front of her and blocks everything for her.And she also began to care about him. Every day when he went hunting in the mountains, she would also worry, worried that he didn't bring enough food and wouldn't be able to eat at noon.Will be afraid, afraid of meeting Xiong Xiazi, and never come back.

Only when she sees him back at night can her heart settle down. She knows that the two of them have long since gotten along like this, and this kind of relationship will never change or be destroyed at any time.

In the past six months, some gossips in the village said that she couldn't conceive, that Fugui married a chicken that couldn't lay eggs.Fugui ignored these rumors, and if anyone dared to speak to his face, he would definitely beat them up mercilessly.Because those rewards still have a hundred acres of land, there is no shortage of these gossips. Some people want to marry their daughters to Fugui, but Fugui refuses them all.

Thinking of this, Xu Cao sighed, glanced at the man beside her, and decided in her heart that she would not avoid the days when spring came, it was nothing more than being pregnant a year earlier, and it would be fine to take good care of her body.

On the second day, there was light snow outside, and Fugui was busy early in the morning.Xu Cao also called all the relatives of the family over, and after killing the pig, everyone got busy, cutting the pork, washing the pig's intestines, putting the pig into the water, and busy processing the pig's blood.

Xu Cao made a large table full of food, braised fat sausages, braised pork, stewed potatoes with ribs, big bone soup with water, stewed pork with vermicelli, and stewed tofu, which also had oil residue in it, which was delicious.

Everyone in the room ate happily, except Mrs. Chen who had other ideas, everyone else was happy.

(End of this chapter)