Peasant woman

Chapter 60

The whole family of the Yang family also knew about the visit of the old lady and Fu Gui's uncles, and now they knew that the old lady wanted someone to arrest Mrs. Chen, but no one pleaded for mercy.In fact, the Yang family also knew that this wealthy grandmother was just trying to frighten Mrs. Chen, and they would release her after a few days at most.

So the Yang family did what they had to do, and none of the Yang family dared to visit the old lady.After all, the old lady didn't ask them to go over.

Father Yang was also very distressed when the old lady didn't see him, knowing that it was because the old lady didn't approve of him.But he didn't blame him, after all, the old lady's only girl married him, but he didn't even take good care of her. What's more, he was just a country guy, so it was normal for the old lady not to like him.

Seeing that everyone was arrested, the old lady continued to ask people to let the word out, saying that Xu Cao was diagnosed by a famous doctor from the capital, and she was in good health. Don't blame her for being rude if anyone talks gossip again.

Sure enough, the villagers stopped gossiping, and every time they went out of the village, they had to bypass Fu Gui's house, for fear of offending the old lady inside.And when the villagers learned that the gossip was first spread by Mrs. Chen, they all looked down on Mrs. Chen, and began to speak ill of Mrs. Chen. It was nothing more than that wealth was not his own son, so they calculated wealth like this.

When Xu Cao saw the development of the situation, she really admired this grandmother. Sure enough, the imperial lady from the capital was unusual, and she handled things decisively.

Those people in the village were released after being locked up for a few days, but they all starved and suffered for a few days in prison.When I returned to the village, I didn't dare to chew my tongue anymore.Only Mrs. Chen hadn't been released yet, but the old lady found out and asked Mo Yubai what was going on, and Mo Yubai told the old lady about the messy things Mrs. Chen had done, and the old lady got angry and said, : "Then lock her up for a few more days, and let nothing happen. This bad-hearted thing should be dealt with properly. Let's see if she still has bad intentions after she comes out!"

"Mother, it's only natural. My nephew and niece-in-law don't care about her, but we can't just let her be so comfortable, lest she do something wrong if we return to Beijing in the future."

The grandmother lived here for another month, and Xu Cao tried every day to make some delicious food for the grandmother with limited ingredients.

The old lady liked to eat preserved eggs very much, Xu Cao didn't dare to let her eat more, so she would make a porridge with preserved eggs and lean meat for the old lady to eat in the morning.

When the old lady was about to leave, someone let Mrs. Chen out.

Mrs. Chen is no longer as shrewd as before, she has lost a lot of weight, her face is sallow, it can be seen that she must have suffered a lot.Looking at Fugui and Xu Cao's eyes are different.

When grandma was about to leave, Xu Cao found out that she hadn't come to Sunflower Water for two months. Counting the days, she knew that she should be pregnant.

I went to the town and asked the doctor to take the pulse, and sure enough, I told Fugui and the old lady the good news. The old lady was very happy, and insisted on the doctor to take Xu Cao's pulse. The doctor said that Xu Cao was in good health, so pay attention in the future These diets should be healthy, so the old lady was relieved.When he finally left, he left behind a pile of supplements and two maids, and even handed over the death deeds of the two maids to Xu Cao.The old lady said: "Don't refuse, these two girls are here to serve you. If you think they are good in the future, you can return them the contract of sale, so that you can find someone to marry them to. Don't be soft-hearted. They are girls who are born to serve others. Don't be too kind to these two girls in the future, and let them climb on your head. As for Fugui, I can see that he is not that kind to you. Men, it is the best if you can live a good life. You have to be busy with the things in the field every year, and it is not good to visit me in the capital every year. It is very good to go once every two or three years. If I have time, I will talk to your grandfather. Just come back and see you."

Xu Cao got along with the old lady for two months. The old lady taught her a lot. The old lady is very kind. Xu Cao was very reluctant to part with her. Now hearing these words, her eyes are red, "I remember what my grandmother said. Come on, Fugui and I will definitely visit you and your grandfather when we have time in the future."

The old lady smiled and said, "That's good. I'm already content to know that you and Fugui exist in my lifetime. As long as you live well, everything will be better. It doesn't matter whether you go to the capital or not."

At such an advanced age, she is naturally more open-minded than her sons.The sons naturally liked Wan'er's flesh and blood to go back to Beijing with them. Only she knew that Fu Gui would go back to Beijing with Xu Cao, but it would be unsatisfactory.

On the day my grandmother returned to Beijing, Xu Cao quietly wiped away her tears, and even Miao Miao was very reluctant to part with the old man, her eyes were red from crying.

Even so, the old lady left anyway, leaving behind Wei Yan and two girls who served Xu Cao.The old lady didn't see the Yang family when she left, and no one mentioned this matter.

The two maids left by the old lady, one is Hongxiu and the other is Honglian. They are both pretty little girls, but they are both very capable. Hongxiu is good at cooking, and Honglian is very good at keeping in good health.

After Fugui found out that Xu Cao was pregnant, she was not allowed to do the farm work in the field. He was all alone, plus Xiaoguang Xiaoxia.Xu Cao also gave Xiaoxia Xiaoguang a lot more monthly money.

It was more than February when the old lady left, and she was going to start busy with farm work in a while, and the three of them could barely clean up the twelve acres of land in the family.As for the [-] mu of fertile land, Xu Cao didn't have to worry about it at all. The rent she received in the first half of last year was pretty good, so naturally she didn't have to worry about it this year.

No one told anyone about Xu Cao's pregnancy, only a few members of the family knew about it.

Just two days after the old lady left, Mrs. Li came to the door. Seeing the two maids left behind by the old lady, she pulled Xu Cao to the side, and whispered: "Big girl, I knew that she was the rich grandmother a few days ago. , I never dared to come to your door, but I heard that this old lady is very powerful, look at the few people in the village who love to talk, but now they are all honest, how does Fugui's grandmother treat you? Why are there two girls left behind? Don’t want Fugui to take them in, right?”

Xu Cao laughed angrily, "Mother, don't make wild guesses. Grandma didn't mean that. Hongxiu and Honglian are both good. Now that I have a body, grandma left them to take care of me. If grandma didn't If you like me, how can you teach those people for me, don't you think?"

"Yeah? Da Ya, what are you talking about?" Mrs. Li narrowed her eyes with a smile when she heard the words, and only heard Xu Cao say that she was pregnant.

"Mom, I'm two months pregnant now." Xu Cao thought about the baby in her stomach, and couldn't help but reach out and touch her belly that was not yet swollen.

When Mrs. Li heard the words, she was very happy, "Haha, that's good, I don't think anyone in the village dares to talk about you! Well, that's great. It sounds like the old lady treats you well, so I can rest assured "Now that my daughter is doing well and she is pregnant again, and even her son-in-law's natal family is so kind to her daughter, Li Shi has nothing to worry about. I only hope that in the future, Erya Sanya can have Xu Cao Good luck finding a good home.

The mother and daughter were chatting, Hongxiu had already walked over with a bowl of white fungus soup, and said with a smile: "Madam, it's time to drink the white fungus soup."

Seeing that the maid was not bad, Li Shi was also very happy, took the soup bowl from Hongxiu's hand and handed it to Xu Cao.

Although Xu Cao had a bad appetite, she didn't feel morning sickness, so she barely finished a bowl of white fungus soup.

Not long after, Mrs. Li went back happily.

The girls Hongxiu and Honglian knew that the old lady loved Xu Cao, so they didn't have any complaints when the old lady kept them.Moreover, they don't like the life of a big family in the capital city. On the contrary, this kind of place is more comfortable. I am afraid that the old lady knows their thoughts and temperament, so they stayed.

They also believe that as long as they take good care of their wives, when they reach the age of marriage in the future, the wives will definitely repay their contract of sale and find a family for them to marry.If it is in the capital, it is not certain whether it can be freed from slavery.Therefore, they just want to serve their wives well for a few years, and when the time comes, they will get out of slavery and marry a good family.

In the evening, after Fugui came back from farming, he took a hot bath before rushing to his daughter-in-law's room. Seeing Xu Cao lying on the kang, he felt relieved and went up to touch Xu Cao's belly, hehe I laughed silly.

Xu Cao couldn't look down on his stupid look, and said with a smile: "What are you doing so silly, don't feel tired, hurry up, dinner should be ready, let's go eat first."

Fugui grinned again, "I'm not tired, I won't be tired when I come back to see my wife. By the way, I'll go to the town tomorrow to buy some fresh meat and big bones, and I'll get you fresh ones to eat. Eat less bacon. "

"Okay." Xu Cao agreed with all of them with a smile.Pregnancy is convenient and she knows a lot. She knows what to eat and what not to eat. After thinking about it, she said: "Go to the town tomorrow to see if there is any fresh fish, and make soup to drink."

Sure enough, Fugui brought back fresh pork belly, big bones, and two fish the next day.Let Hongxiu cook milky white fish soup for Xu Cao to drink.

Fortunately, the weather is still cold, and pork belly and big bones can be kept for a few days.

Xu Cao hasn't eaten much recently and has no appetite. She barely eats every meal, but fortunately she won't spit it out.She heard that many pregnant women vomited in the first few months.

After eating dinner these few days, Fugui is not too tired to panic, and even chatted with her for a while.

Miao Miao was also very happy when she found out that her mother was pregnant, and she talked to Xu Cao's belly every day, looking very cute.

"Mom, will you give me a brother or a sister?" Miao Miao's favorite thing to do during the day is to guess whether the child in Xu Cao's belly is a brother or a sister.

Xu Cao said with a smile: "The younger brothers and sisters are all good, they are all relatives of Miao Miao, what does Miao Miao say?"

Miao Miao nodded.

When Xiaoguang and Xiaoxia came back from the field at night, they discussed something with Xu Cao. They said that they had almost enough money in their savings, and they wanted to build two thatched houses in the village and move out. They always lived in Xu Cao. The grass family is also not good.

Xu Cao thought for a while and agreed, "That's fine. Is your money enough? If it's not enough, just tell me. When you move out and don't eat here, I'm increasing the monthly money."

Xiaoxia hurriedly said: "The money on my body is enough, I have to thank my sister-in-law."

Xu Cao agreed, and the field will be plowed in the next few days, and it is only waiting for the first half of the month to sow the seeds. Xiaoguang and Xiaoxia are busy building the house.First, they asked the village head to approve a piece of land, and the two of them didn't have much savings. They only built two simple thatched huts, which were good enough to keep out the wind and rain.

Xu Cao knew that they must be uncomfortable living at home every day, so she wanted to move out as soon as possible, so she didn't say much, but at the end of the month, each of them gave each of them a monthly payment of [-]. "This month is busy, and you don't live here, so naturally you have to give more. Go buy the pots and pans first, and then do things slowly in the future."

(End of this chapter)