Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 56
Xiang Lai Niang also asked strangely: "Aren't deserters always executed after they are caught? Why are they still being sold?"

Xianglai guessed wildly, and said: "Maybe the person in charge wants to make some money, or maybe he can't bear to kill his compatriots to give them a way to survive? Anyway, whoever dares to sell people openly in Songning City will never do it." They are fake officers and soldiers."

The second aunt was honest, she didn't think about it at all, she just asked: "Then why didn't this person leave? Going back to your own home is not much more comfortable than selling yourself to someone else!"

Xianglai said: "I asked, but he said that he has nowhere to go. He seems to be from the Southern Dynasty. Somehow he got into the barracks, and somehow he was sold!"

Xiang Lai Niang thought for a while, and said: "Perhaps he was captured on the border and sent to the army, and then he was suspected of being a spy from the Southern Dynasty, so he sold it? There is a sword on the border, and it is impossible to get through. No wonder he doesn't leave. Forget it, let him stay at our house, and let him leave after the situation eases."

Xiang Lai said: "That's the only way to go, now I can't drive him away, what else can I do..."

Speaking of going to the back room to change women's clothes.

After Shen Che re-fixed the hitching post, he entered the house by himself, looked up and down Xianglai who had changed back into women's clothes, and said, "What will I do in the future?"

Xianglai rolled his eyes at him, and said: "You are such an uncle, what do I dare to use you for? From now on, eat well, sleep well, and just give our family a way to survive!"

Shen Che's face changed when she said it, and he went out again in silence, picking up a broom and sweeping up the snow in the courtyard in a bored manner.

Xianglai peeked through the window and pretended not to know, and secretly thought to let him do it, if he bought him with money, he couldn't really eat for free.

Looking back, I thought about it and laughed again. It turns out that I really have the potential of a local mistress!
After Shen Che arrived at Xianglai's house, some rumors spread in the village again, saying that Xianglai brought back another man of unknown origin, and this time he stayed at home for a long time.

Xiang Lai understands the origin of these rumors all too well, her reputation has been ruined by Wu Zhaodi to the point that there is nothing to ruin, and she can't block everyone's mouths, so she can only let them talk.

No matter which era, if a woman wants to make some achievements, it is not enough to be afraid of other people's opinions, but as long as you have enough strength, those rumors will become nonsense, and in the end there will only be a lot of people who will respect you, After you.

While Shen Che settled down in Xianglai's house, Luo Jinxing, who was thousands of miles away, heard another report: "Your Majesty, General Xu has already moved into Chen Xianglai's house, and the Shen family doesn't seem to be suspicious."

Luo Jinxing nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Well, I feel relieved with him here... Tell the people over there to take it back, don't let Chen Xianglai find out and cause any misunderstanding."

The man took the order to go out, Luo Jinxing turned his head and said to Xu Lin: "Your brother is really good, and you actually mingled with Chen Xianglai."

Xu Lin's face was wrinkled until the bitterness was still bitter, and he said, "My son, you are satisfied, but my younger brother hates me to the core!"

Luo Jinxing patted him on the shoulder again with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, I will double compensate him in the future."

Xu Lin still couldn't let go, and muttered in a low voice: "I hope he can persist until this day."

Although Shen Che had a stern face every day at Xianglai's house, he was not idle, and whenever he saw any work, he would take the initiative to do it without asking Xianglai to call him.

Since he came, the second aunt no longer took care of the two horses, and he took care of feeding and drinking the horses all by himself, and he dug some wood from the firewood at Xianglai's house to build a stable for the two horses. A thousand-mile horse no longer needs to be blown outside to water the snow.

If you want to say that the only one in this family who can talk to Shen Che is the little man Tianlai.

The little guy didn't get a response when he talked to Shen Che at first, but he persisted in his stalking skills, and finally made Shen Che talk, and then he took the initiative to teach him how to ride a horse.

In order to prepare for next year's spring planting in advance, Xianglai went to Dongtun to find a carpenter and hired a carriage. It was a simple open carriage that was only used to transport things. Afterwards, she prepared firewood with her second aunt, Shen Che and Tianlai.

Busy and busy, it was another year of Spring Festival, and the Shen family changed from four members to five members, and life was more prosperous than ever, and the sadness caused by Shen Wanlu's death also decreased a lot.

Not long after the year, Xianglai was busy raising seedlings again. There were too many jobs to do, such as cutting grass curtains, clearing snow, buying bricks, and building greenhouses.

But compared to last year, not only did he have horses and carts, but he also had an extra strong Shen Che. Even though the seedling area this year has increased greatly, Xianglai is not worried, let alone besides her, Shen Che, and the second aunt. , the ten-year-old Tianlai has also grown a lot taller, and can help with a lot of work.

What surprised Xianglai the most was that the three of Dachang’s family, who took their children and Wu Zhaodi to spend the whole day at Wu De’s family, returned to Shen’s house after the new year. Taking care of the housework, and even talking with Zhang and Shen Wanjin changed for the better, becoming like a normal daughter-in-law.

Xianglai hasn't been to the East Courtyard these days, so I don't know if Guifang's words are true or not, but seeing Wu Zhaodi feeding pigs and cows, she sees herself through the fence, although she still rolls her eyes, but doesn't scold her anymore Chirp.

She thought that maybe the three of them were angry at Wu De's family for eating and drinking for nothing, so they went home to live in peace.

In any case, it's always a good thing for people to become better, and I won't pick anything anymore.

So I was busy with breeding.

The day after the greenhouse was built was gradually getting warmer, so Xianglai soaked the seeds to accelerate germination.

These days, not only Guifang came here often, but Dachang often came and walked around when he was free, chatting and asking Xianglai about the process of raising seedlings.

Xianglai thought that he also wanted to grow rice, although he didn't really want to teach, but to save the face of his relatives, he told him a few things.

Perhaps it was for the reward and to learn some skills. Afterwards, Dachang, who sifted soil and planted seeds, was busy with him, and Guifang and Shunzi also came to help.

This time, the seedlings were raised on the original three-acre old field, and more than a dozen warm sheds built an entire one-acre field. For the convenience of walking, Xiang Lai and Shen Che opened a convenient door in the back garden, so that they no longer had to go all the way across the village. bypassed.

After raising Miao, Xianglai was in a group with Second Aunt, Shen Che was in a group with Dachang, Shunzi was in a group with Guifang, and the six of them took turns watching the fire.

Forty days later, the rice seedlings in the shed grew gracefully to about a stroke in height, and Xiang Lai summoned people from the village to start transplanting the rice seedlings.

With money, I don’t need my family to do such hard work, so whether it’s Xianglai’s mother who is getting worse and worse, or the second aunt who is physically strong, Xianglai keeps them at home to make food, and doesn’t let them come again. Shimoda.

(End of this chapter)