farmhouse ditty

Chapter 221 See if she dares

At that time, Mrs. Liu told Xiuniang that she wanted to do business with her. Xiuniang didn't say much at the time, but she agreed. Well, there is no need to say some things on the scene.

She followed Xiuniang to a vegetable stand in the afternoon to buy a few catties of vegetables, but she heard from the stall owners and wives that Xiuniang usually buys more than these three or four catties of vegetables. At first, they asked Xiuniang if she needed Send it to her workshop.

"Oh, I was thinking about it at the time, how much food does this Xiuniang girl eat a day, she is willing to give her even a catty or two..."

Mrs. Liu picked up the quilt on the ground, and spread it on the bed while talking. Ji Laoliu drove Chu Ge's carriage back to Xiayang Village to get this quilt earlier, and he also brought some with him. A change of clothes, and basins and washcloths.

Ji Lao Liu took a few tattered benches in the room and moved them to the corner. This room was cleaned up by his aunt and Xiu Niang before dinner. It looked good and quite spacious. I heard from Chu Ge that he used to be a temporary The warehouse makes it.

Mrs. Liu spread out the mattress and sat on the wooden plank of the bed, "Hey, there is also the meat buyer who saw Miss Xiuniang passing by, as if seeing silver, all grinned like our wooden basin." It's that big."

Ji Laoliu turned his back to Mrs. Liu, didn't say much, just replied a few times perfunctorily, "Mmm, um..."

Mrs. Liu seemed dissatisfied, and said with a tsk, "Hey, you old man, didn't you listen to what I said to you, and you knew, um, huh, do you think you're going to the latrine!"

Ji Laoliu looked back at her and frowned, "Oh, why are you doing this? Keep your voice down. Fortunately, Chu Fu and Auntie didn't come back at this time, and sister Xiu Niang and Chu Ge are upstairs Hold on, how about your loud voice, let them hear it?"

In the afternoon, when Ji Laoliu returned to Xiayang Village, he happened to be at Father Chu, and the two of them chattered a few words. When Father Chu heard that Ji Laoliu said that he was coming to the town, he let him pass by. He brought a letter to Chuge Xiuniang, and tomorrow he and Chu Fu will go to the town.

Mrs. Liu heard that what Ji Laoliu just said was a little reasonable, and she was also a little cowardly, but she still said, "What's the matter, when our two families lived next to each other, it was no closer than the one upstairs and downstairs. Ah, I was just mad at you for ignoring me!"

Ji Laoliu pursed his lips, thinking in his heart, if he ignored her, where would those four or five children come from, but in order to prevent Liu Shi from yelling again, he had to stop talking.

"Hey, what do I care about you? The buddies recruited by Chuge are all in charge of food and housing. It's just one meal at noon, and that girl Xiuniang only goes out to buy vegetables every morning. She doesn't buy more. Well, she can open her mouth to eat for twenty, and if she buys too much, those greengrocers and butcher shops will have to curry favor with her."

Mrs. Liu felt that what Ji Laoliu said was right, so she didn't nag anymore, but just said, "Heiwa's father, when I came here today, I was thinking that sister Xiuniang would not agree... Hey, but this girl , why are you so refreshed?"

Ji Laoliu clicked his tongue, "Hey, I said you woman, my sister doesn't agree to let you help in the workshop, you say, she agrees to let you help in the workshop, and you still say!"

"Hey, go, go, I won't tell you anymore, go to bed and go to sleep, the girl just said that the guys from the workshop will come back to the shop tomorrow, we have to get up early..."

Mrs. Liu gave Ji Laoliu a look, and fell asleep after talking. Ji Laoliu looked at him and had nothing to say, so he took off his coat, blew out the oil lamp and rested...

It was August this time, and it was quite cold in the morning and evening. As soon as Liu went out, he shivered when the wind blew, so he hurried back and added another coat.

Liu lay on the bed and watched the sky get brighter, then got up and put on her clothes to go out, anyway, she couldn't fall asleep at the moment.Last night, I don't know if it was because of the change of the house or the change of the bed. Mrs. Liu didn't sleep well all night, but Ji's sixth son fell asleep as soon as his butt was stuck to the bed board, and snored in the middle of the night.

Seeing that Ji Laoliu was sleeping so well, Liu Shi didn't get angry at all. When he woke up, he pinched his calf, but Liu Shi made a little effort, and it didn't hurt or itch. , Ji Lao Liu just stretched out his hand to scratch, turned over and fell asleep again.

Waiting for Xiuniang to get up, she went downstairs to look, and almost laughed out loud, this Mrs. Liu got up early, not only didn't make breakfast, but also made herself anxious.

She was sweating profusely in anxiety, and was holding a kitchen knife, chopping off a piece of wood that she got somewhere, because she couldn't find the firewood for the fire, and it was hard to get a big Call her earlier, I can only find a way to get some firewood by myself.

Xiu Niang listened to what she said, first asked Mrs. Liu to put down the kitchen knife, and then told Mrs. Liu that the firewood for the fire was outside the yard. Her kitchen knife was sharpened by Chu Ge yesterday, so don't let her cut it out. Here comes the notch.

Mrs. Liu paused, watching herself busy for half an hour, but the firewood was right at the door, she let out a sigh of relief, "Oh my mother, isn't my busy work for nothing..."

Xiu Niang took the apron and tied it on, chatted with her a few words, let her get the firewood, and she washed the rice by herself first.

Mrs. Liu pursed her lips, answered, and went to open the door muttering in her mouth, presumably saying that she was on her own.

Xiuniang watched Liu Shi take down the two big wooden pegs from the courtyard gate, and was turning to go to the stove, when she suddenly heard Liu Shi's voice again.

"Oh my mother... who is it!"

Liu Shi was going to open the door, but who knew that someone pushed the door in, and the two door panels almost touched her nose.

"Hey? Good sixth sister-in-law, what, what are you doing here?"

Standing outside the door was Chu Fu. Earlier, he had brought Father Chu and the others over in a carriage. He was just thinking about it. At this time, Xiuniang should get up and cook. Try it, but I didn't expect to see the daughter-in-law of the old six's family after opening the door.

Father Chu was carrying two baskets, standing behind Chu Fu with Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Shen was holding Chu Fu's second daughter in her arms, while Mrs. Wen was carrying Huahua off the car. They looked at Ms. Liu Yes, they all looked surprised.

Chu An took Xiao Xiang'er and jumped out of the carriage. They were not so surprised to see Mrs. Liu, but Chu An even ran over to ask if Hei Wazi had come. He hadn't seen him a few days ago.

Xiu Niang rushed over and saw that she first asked Mrs. Liu to let Chu Fu and the others come in, and she would naturally explain to them in a while.

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"What! You asked Hao Liu and his wife to help in the workshop!" Shen said wrinkledly.

"Well, but I didn't ask them to help, but just like my elder brother and sister-in-law, I put it to work in the workshop, and I still get paid when I'm done."

Xiu Niang smiled and nodded, and brought two cups of tea to Father Chu and Mrs. Shen. There were only three of them in the main room. Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Liu were cooking in the stove, and Chu Fu and Mrs. Ge is in the north room, which is the "temporary warehouse" where Ji Laoliu and his wife live. Do you sleep on the ground?

Anyway, the original owner separated the north house into two rooms, so they can live in this time as long as they tidy up, and the old couple Chu and Chu Fu's two children can only live there. For one or two nights, they will go back to Xiayang Village after the festival. These two small rooms are for Chu An and Xiao Xianger to sleep in.

Hearing what Xiuniang said, Father Chu just nodded his head and didn't say anything, but Shen, she said, "I mean the second son's family, how can your wooden workshop shout to let you go?" Ji Lao Liu and the others are here, and they say they are just like your elder brother and his wife."

Xiu Niang sat down and said, "What's the difference? Don't my eldest brother and sister-in-law also get paid to work here? If Ji Laoliu is not the same as eldest brother, then the two families of them will be born." If I help, then there is no need to count wages.”

When Shen heard this, she became anxious. This Chu Fu still had to support the old couple, "How can I do without wages, aren't you just using donkeys to pull me around for nothing!"

Xiu Niang looked at Shen Shi and smiled, "That's right, mother-in-law."

Shen seemed to realize that she had said the wrong thing, and she changed her words again, "You, you want to ask people to help the workshop, so why let them live here." Still want her and the couple They live together, and she also took a look at the house just now, it's too small inside, why do people live there?

Xiu Niang said, "There are only a few rooms in my yard, it's just right for our big family to live in."

Shen stared, "It's just right, but if you let Ji Laoliu and the others live in, it will be too crowded. Besides, your shop is called 'Chu's Wooden Workshop', but you are really Let two people with different surnames live in, what does this look like!"

Xiuniang said, "Mother-in-law, don't make trouble for no reason. If you say that, I will call someone to change the brand tomorrow and call it 'Xiuniang's Wooden Workshop'."

Shen looked back at her, "What are you talking about, this shop belongs to my son, how dare you..."

Xiu Niang looked at Shen shi not in a hurry, and smiled softly, "Grandmother, I paid the money for buying and selling this house, and my name is also on the deed of the house, why can't I change it."

Looking at Xiuniang's appearance, she clearly meant to say, let's see if she dares!Shen choked immediately, why did she feel that this little woman was different today, as if she would stop everything she said, but she was very obedient on the surface, this is really amazing People can't pick out the thorns!
Xiu Niang said that she wanted to go out to help, and she left with a smile. When she got out of the main room, she felt relieved.

Although it is natural for her to respect her parents-in-law, she will do the same, but filial piety is filial piety, and she can't let Shen's lead everything, so she has to change this rule today, anyway, at this moment. In Shuangyang Town, if the Shen family got angry, there would be no place to cry.

(End of this chapter)