Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 54

Due to limited conditions since she was a child, Li Shi was not considered a very capable and scheming woman.However, compared to Shen Fuxiang and his ilk who are procrastinating, she has courage and determination that are rarely seen in men.

Now that she has made up her mind to marry her daughter, she will not stop her daughter at this moment.

"Erya, let's go, Mother Liu, you take that food box."

Speaking of food boxes, Shen Fuxiang's eyes suddenly lit up.But that little light went out after Mama Liu brought out the mahogany box.It turned out that what he saw was correct, since he entered the courtyard until now, he has never seen anything related to himself.

Yunniang and her children really don't want to have anything to do with him anymore.

Since Yiyou didn't have time to care about the sorrows and sorrows of a rough man, she told Bi Tao to keep an eye on Changsheng Mu Yu, and she followed Mu Ran in peace.

Although Dayue followed the previous dynasties and paid attention to scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce, the holy ancestor was enlightened, and the city of Yifang was not too far away from the government and the county government.

All the way in, the old lady cursed endlessly.

Yiyou has already practiced to the highest level for this, and she forgets it after hearing it.Walking leisurely beside Mu Ran, she paid attention to the shops on the street.

A suitable shop on the street costs about 700 taels. These days, although my family has a lot of expenses due to moving, but Li's budget is careful, and there are about 50 taels left in the family.In addition to the youth loss fee demanded from the old lady, the remaining money in the family is now more than one-third.

In this regard, she also saw hope, and it was time to start counting.

She was fascinated by the thought, there was a hint of confusion in her eyes, the corners of her lips raised involuntarily, and the breeze brushed over her cheeks, blowing away her slender bangs.

When Mu Ran turned around, what he saw was such a magnificent scene.Under the sunlight, the soft hair of the girl's family reflected a crystal luster, which was even more beautiful than the obsidian he seized when he conquered the barbarians.

Suddenly his nerves tightened, he took her hand and pulled it aside: "Be careful."

Yiyou is having a sweet dream. In the dream, she is sitting in the largest steamed stuffed bun shop in Yunzhou, and there are more than a hundred maids in the shop. She only needs to sit firmly behind the scenes to make a lot of money every day.Silks and satins were chosen by Mrs. Li, and Changsheng also grew into a handsome young man, who entered the best official school in Yunzhou.

The corners of the lips became more and more curved, until when the halazi flowed to the corners of the mouth, a sudden force woke her up.

"what happened?"

Then she leaned back vigorously, a mouthful of yellow phlegm almost brushed her cheek, and after crossing a parabola in the air, it landed on the ground with a "click".

"!"

The old lady spat out a series of curses, cleared her throat, and was about to spit at her again.

"Mrs. Shen, Shen Fuhai may not be guilty of death. Are you yelling so loudly because you are afraid of knowing that he is less rebellious, or do you think that the Shen family is not lively enough?"

Parent-child fate has always been the old lady's weakness, and she finally kept quiet after hearing the words.

"After all, I haven't seen you with your head down for more than ten years. Let me remind you kindly. If you walk so slowly, before you get to the county government, everyone in the county will know that Shen Fuhai has a murderer's mother."

The two sentences hit the nail on the head, the old lady shut her mouth, and used all the power of cursing on her walk.

This time, because of Mu Ran, the part of beating drums and crying out for grievances was missing.

The county magistrate came out of the study and heaved a sigh of relief after hearing about the case.

Madame has finished her busy work in the past few days, Qiaojie is ready to get married, so she can free up her hands to tidy up the backyard.Even he was forced to do that splendid article.Copying books every day, life is really in dire straits.

"Who is in the hall?"

It is the bounden duty of the government to arrest the murderer, so Yiyou walked away when he was arrested.

"Mother Wu, I've made some wedding cakes, and I'll ask my wife and miss to look at them."

"Miss Yiyou, please follow me."

Leaving Mama Liu where she is, Yiyou goes to the main room by herself.After a while, the slightly soft wedding cakes have cooled down and are crispy and refreshing.

"Mom, this is delicious, it smells like flowers when you bite into it."

"Sister Qiao likes it, then take it and eat it."

"That can't be done. Mother Wu said that if you eat your wedding cake, you will swallow your blessings."

Yiyou took a good look at the county magistrate. Although she knew her in her previous life, she had only seen her from a distance, and she didn't know her nature.

Seeing her nestling in the arms of the county magistrate's wife now, her cheeks were flushed, and she looked like an innocent little girl.The soft and waxy voice, even the most cold-hearted person will feel happy after listening to it.

"Miss, these are just ordinary cakes for selection, and they are not considered wedding cakes now."

"Is that so? Ah, this sister is so beautiful."

Yiyou is very confident in her beauty, upon hearing this she smiled slightly: "Thank you for your compliment, Miss, there is a romantic aura about Miss, the girl is actually very happy to see it."

An attitude that is neither humble nor overbearing, and sincere praise, is even more convincing.

"Mother, I love to hear what this sister says, and I like her."

The county magistrate's wife has only one son and one daughter, she dotes on the youngest daughter very much, and she can't bear to let her have the slightest dissatisfaction.

"My son is very lucky. Let's say it's wedding cakes or real wedding cakes. There's nothing wrong with eating a little bit. She's not your sister. Yiyou hasn't grown up yet, right?"

"Next month will be the day of the daughter of the people and the Ji."

"So it's my sister, when is your birthday?"

The date of birth is originally a secret of the daughter's family, but to the county magistrate's wife, Yi You will not hide it: "It's fifteen."

"Oh, it's actually the same day as me."

With her own daughter in front, the county magistrate's wife is also in a particularly good mood: "This is really a coincidence, now that you have no elders, I'm afraid you will be indifferent when you grow up."

Sister Qiao's temperament and face are generally cheerful: "Mother, what's going on?"

After finishing speaking, she broke open a piece of wedding cake, showing surprise on her face: "The color of this filling is really pretty. Mom, I want this. It was nothing at first, but the more you chew now, the more delicate it becomes."

Even if Yiyou intends to raise the banner, she will not bring up the matter of the bitter and bitter Shen family at this moment.

"The stuffing is all made of flower petals. For these cakes, the women plucked all the sweet-scented osmanthus trees near the courtyard. I'm afraid this kind of stuffing alone is not enough. If Miss likes it, you can add some meat stuffing and The rest of the flowers."

"It's delicious just to listen to it, just as you said. By the way, I seemed to be asking about your family having no elders just now."

"This matter may stain the ears of the young lady."

"What is so serious."

The county magistrate's wife looked at her coldly, and saw that she had a calm face, unlike other merchants' daughters who flattered their daughters in every possible way, and took the opportunity to earn some money for her family.

Especially when she saw that her wedding cakes were cooked well, she was even more delighted: "It's just that I met that unkind grandmother and foolish father of the Shen family, who almost forced her to death several times."

"There are such vicious things in the world. It's a pity that my sister is so beautiful."

"Miss doesn't know that the courtyard house where the miner lives now is provided by the madam. If it weren't for the madam, the miner might still be struggling in Yunlin Village."

It's the one who doesn't forget her roots. The matriarch of the county magistrate sees her daughter's face showing admiration, and her heart is as if she has drunk honey.

Just as she was about to speak, that sister Qiao lowered her face: "Mother, did you mean the Shen family? The Shen family where Siya Shen is?"

Yiyou secretly thought it was bad, now she had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain: "It's Siya's parents who forced me several times, and now my mother has left the Shen family."

Qiaojie immediately felt a sense of common hatred and hatred: "Just looking at the face, my sister is also different from that annoying Shen Siya."

"Okay, sister Qiao, don't mention this today."

Qiao Jie seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly shut her mouth: "On my younger sister's birthday, I have a gift for you."

"Thank you, Miss, Ma'am, Minnv came here today, and I have something to ask."

"kindness?"

"The brothers and sisters of the Shen family were imprisoned yesterday, and today the old lady of the Shen family was arrested again for murder. When I came here, I thought about it, and I always felt that there was something strange about it."

The matriarch of the county magistrate raised her voice: "Madam Shen was arrested?"

Yiyou explained the reasons one by one, Qiaojie listened with wide eyes, and then seemed to be emotional: "No wonder mother usually teaches her daughter such private things, and the farm is like this..."

"Sister Qiao, don't panic. Although there are everyone over there, your eldest brother A Niang is not a useless person. Someone will make decisions for you in the future."

"kindness."

The mother and daughter felt emotional for a while, and were about to say something more, when they saw that Mama Wu came in.

"Ma'am, in death row, Shen Fuai bribed the jailer, saying that he wanted to see his family."

Yiyou thought about it, when she knocked down the two brothers and sisters yesterday, she felt that something was wrong with Cheng and Chen's family.The deceased old lady of the Cheng family was also a powerful character, how could she tolerate this unfaithful daughter-in-law for so many years.

"I hope Madam will be successful."

"Forget it, since you asked so, let's go."

After finishing speaking, she pulled Qiaojie: "Your brother should have finished reading by now, so you can take this cake and give him a taste."

Sister Qiao pouted, she finally found a beautiful younger sister whom she wanted, and they had a common enemy, so she wished she could play with her for a while longer.

"Mama Wu is going."

Yiyou blinked: "How can Miss not know where the prison is, there must be a lot of bad luck accumulated in it. If Miss gets involved, it must be inappropriate."

"Then... I'll wait for my sister here."

It's easy to handle this person, Yiyou looks relaxed.She was very thoughtful, seeing such an exquisite and innocent beauty, she felt refreshed all over.It's rare that sister Qiao doesn't have the arrogance of the county magistrate's wife, which makes her want to make friends.

Closing the door and turning his eyebrows, the memories of his previous life suddenly surfaced.In the previous life at Chen Deren's residence, the eldest lady held a flower viewing banquet, and she had seen a thin official wife.

Compared with Sister Qiao's roundness and transparency, the lady's face is full of sadness.I heard that she was seriously injured on the day of her marriage, and she was unable to have children, so she was rejected by her mother-in-law and her husband.

In her previous life, she considered herself very high, so she would not pay more attention to this kind of unhappy wife of a petty official.Now that I think about it, before entering the Chen Mansion, Mrs. Zhang, the county magistrate's wife, seemed to have been out of the mansion for a few months.When she met Chen Deren for the first time, she only wanted to try her best to seduce Lang Jun's heart. Before Zhang's return, she was brought into Chen's residence.

Things have changed now, although she doesn't know what happened at the beginning, but she can't bear such a delicate girl to suffer like that again.It's only 20 days away, so she should pay attention.

The prison and the county government are connected as one, pass through the corner gate of the back house, and then pass the court, and the west side is here.

"Miss Yiyou, you've arrived."

"I'm not familiar with the way when I come here for the first time, so please ask my mother to call someone I know."

Mama Wu yelled inside: "Old man, come out soon."

The rusty iron door opened, and an old man reeking of alcohol walked out from inside.Mother Wu pinched her nose: "It's terrible, I'm so drunk in broad daylight."

The old man was shocked when he heard the sound, and then he was full of grievances: "It's not you, you won't let me drink at home."

"Forget it, don't be ashamed in front of your wife and distinguished guests. Miss Yiyou, this is my family's old money, and he is in charge of the prison."

"I beg Madam to go see Shen Fu'ai and trouble Uncle Qian to make it easier."

"No trouble, let's go."

"You two go, old Qian, drink less alcohol, or you will sleep in this prison tonight!"

"I know, Ma'am, don't worry."

I don't know if it's a hallucination, but Yiyou always feels that there is a tail wagging behind Uncle Qian's back.Lowering her head and pursing her lips, Mama Wu's old couple is really interesting.

"Stinky bitch, you actually know how to control me."

After walking in, Uncle Qian couldn't help cursing: "Girl, my old Qian is not afraid of her mother Wu, not at all. I am a handsome seven-foot man, and she dare not go west if she is asked to go east at home."

"Pfft, Uncle Qian is amazing."

"Don't laugh, everything I say is true."

"I know that Uncle Qian is the best."

"Are you seeing Shen Fuhai, or that Shen Fuai? Shen Fuhai is over there...Hey, you guys take it easy, I can't take care of people's lives."

Following Uncle Qian's voice, Yiyou saw several people in the cell, punching and kicking a lump of flesh.

"Uncle Qian, please, can you give me the tattered clothes on his body?"

Hearing that she was sent by his wife, Uncle Qian gave way to her three points, but now seeing her respectful attitude, he felt that there was no reason why he should not do so.

"You guys, throw out his jacket."

Yiyou took it, pinched a corner, and looked at the coat that was almost invisible.Passing through the dark corridor, she glanced at Shen Fuhai. Yesterday he still looked like a patriarch, but after only one day in prison, he turned into a pig's head that old Mrs. Shen couldn't help but come to.

"Uncle Qian, let's go."

During the long and hungry wait, Shen Fuai had hallucinations in despair.Hearing the sound of the door opening wide, she looked over obsessively.

"Mother came to save me?"

"Mrs. Shen was blocked outside."

The completely different voice made her wake up suddenly.

"Why are you a poisonous woman!"

Yiyou could hear it clearly, the words swirled in her ears, and then slipped away without leaving any trace.She never cared too much about people who didn't care.

"Miss Shen is safe and sound. Speaking of it, you are much luckier than my mother in your life."

"That poisonous woman, she deserves it."

"You are such a lucky person. If there is no Shen Fuhai, you can live a good life forever."

"It's not all your fault."

"I harmed you? Even now, you still don't know? If there is no such thing as that year, can I fabricate it out of thin air? If Shen Fuhai hadn't hidden the yuan handkerchief and medicine bag, would I have caught it?

The Shen family has a lot of talk. If you can hide for ten years, who can guarantee that you will not be discovered in the next ten years.For Shen Fuhai's behavior, there are already people in the clan who see him as dissatisfied, not me, but someone else, and sooner or later this matter will be exposed. "

Shen Fuai sat on the ground tiredly, her mind was full of what she had just said.

"How did you end up in this death row? Could it be that you still don't know? It was Shen Fuhai who said that you were the one who had no sense of shame and lured, seduced, y-him!"

Every word hit the ground with a loud sound, whirling around in the closed death cell, hitting Shen Fu'ai on the head.The words before she fell into a coma have always been her nightmare.Yesterday, the second brother who kept saying he loved her and took her to the county town to relax, pushed her into the abyss of death without even blinking an eye.

"I want to see my mother, I want to ask my second brother why he treated me like this, back then...I want to see her!"

Yiyou keenly grasped the word "back then", and she expected it to be right.Shen Fuhai is old, treacherous and cunning, not someone who is easy to get along with.So she followed the doubts in her heart and started from Shen Fu's love.

"Mother will definitely save me out."

"wishful thinking!"

"Mother, mother..."

Yiyou still put Shen Fuhai's clothes on her head, and the stench of blood woke her up.

"Ask yourself, in Mrs. Shen's heart, who is more important, you or Shen Fuhai!"

"I don't want to go around with you either. Mrs. Shen came to the mansion this morning to beg me. She carried the 500 taels of money from the Stone Bank with her, just to open up relationships, save Shen Fuhai from prison, and continue to enjoy the glory of the patriarch."

Shen Fuai revealed surprise: "Mother came to save us."

"It's very clear, it's to save Shen Fuhai, and you are not among them. The Da Yue Law expressly prohibits brother-sister adultery|adultery and other immoral things, and offenders will be punished with the death penalty. Everyone in a county is guilty of the two of you. I know. Just think about it, if you want Shen Fuhai to get rid of the crime, what should you do?"

She spoke very slowly, causing Shen Fuai to consciously think about that.Now that everyone knows, with the strength of the Shen family, it is impossible to keep those people silent.It is not enough to force it like it was back then, the remaining method is:
"Is it possible that you want to find a scapegoat?"

"Yes, the scapegoat is, yes, you! Miss Shen, although I have a bad relationship with you, you know that I have been straight since childhood. Let me explain to you today, Shen Fuhai said yesterday that it was you seduce him.

Young people, who have been poisoned by that kind of tiger and wolf medicine, will gradually be forgiven by the world even if they do something wrong.But you, you have to bear this infamy, and you will not rest in peace after death. "

"Impossible, Mother wouldn't treat me like that."

"Even now, you are still confident that your position in the old lady's heart can be more important than Shen Fuhai's? If it is so important, how come you don't have the slightest bit of power in charge of the Cheng family in these years?"

"Household power?"

Shen Fuai repeated, but there was a storm in his heart.These years, she was indeed free in the Cheng family, but not many people respected her. Therefore, after the accident, she knew that she had no power to protect herself, so she had to flee back to her natal family immediately.

At that time, she kept her ears to her ears and listened to what the believer said: how can we bother Fuai with such trivial and toilsome things as the head of the house.Fuai only needs to dress up beautifully, and your mother and second brother will protect you for the rest of your life.

Seeing her complexion change suddenly, Yiyou knew that she was mistaken.It is an insult in itself that the clan's wife is not in charge of the family.But according to the old lady's knowledge, there are only a few kinds of sayings.

"Is the old lady intimidating, saying that the head of the family is hard and doesn't want to bother you. Besides, the Cheng family has a grudge against you, so you have to take it slowly and moisten things silently. And because you gave birth to a daughter later, I will teach you to put your heart at ease." For the baby, don't take care of other things?"

"How do you know?"

"If it were me, I would say the same thing. If you stabilize you first, Shen Fuhai can sit back and relax, and she will continue to be the mother of the patriarch, holding the power of the clan in the dark."

Shen Fu'ai was on the verge of falling, and behind those words of love in the past, there was such a sinister intention behind it.Contacting all kinds of things made her feel resentful.If it wasn't for the second brother, she would still be staying in Cheng's house now, as the wealthy patriarch's wife.If the mother is willing to work hard, she has meddled in the Cheng family's affairs and firmly grasped the power these years, and she will not be left without any countermeasures after the incident.

Now she is being treated as an abandoned child again to protect that wicked second brother.Since they are not benevolent, she does not make them feel better.

"Second girl."

"I have changed my name to Yiyou now."

"Okay, Yiyou, I know that you don't have a good impression of the Shen family. If you can rescue me, I will tell you all the secrets of these two people."

Finally, at this moment, her premonition was completely correct.

However, Shen Fu'ai was really wishful thinking, not to mention her, even the county magistrate would not let her out.

"I can't do this. The law of Da Yue is there. I'm such an ant, and I really can't shake it. If you can tell me, I can guarantee that your daughter will get married safely and will not be troubled by this matter."

"It's really impossible, no!"

"Don't get mad at that aunt with me, look at the clothes on your body, can you recognize who it came from? If you don't, you will be more miserable than Shen Fuhai in this prison. On the other hand, the Cheng family boss also has If something happens to you, the life of your daughter's family may not be as good as that of Shen Fuxiang."

Shen Fuai shook off her clothes and took a deep breath.Squatting on the straw, she forgot about the pain in her buttocks.Her daughter is her biggest concern now, if she is like the fourth brother.

No, for a mother with her reputation, I'm afraid her life will be even more miserable.

Yiyou looked at Shen Fu'ai who was staring blankly, she firmly believed that she would have a protective heart towards her only daughter.

After a while, Shen Fu'ai raised her head: "Erya still remembers the [-] mu of land beside Baishidui. Back then, the imperial court regulated the field, and this field was sandwiched between the two villages, causing controversy. When something happened to me, mother ordered my second brother to use the patriarch For convenience, bury the tombstone of the Cheng family in the ground. How to identify it, and tell me how to treat Ying sister."

Sister Ying is Shen Fuai's only daughter, Yiyou nodded.She naturally understands that if there is any dispute over the land boundary, she has to go back to history.There is Cheng's ancestral grave in the field, and of course this place belongs to Cheng's family.The old lady is really generous, she doesn't hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the entire Shen family, and she wants to subdue this matter.

As soon as this incident happened, there was no one in the Shen family to protect Shen Fuhai.Suppressing her excitement, she considered her words:
"Sister Ying is so estranged from me. I will take back your dowry from Cheng's family and let my second uncle take good care of her. As for you, you will be able to eat and drink well during this period of time in prison. Any insult. In front of Uncle Qian, I can swear. If you violate the above statement, you will die a bad death."

Shen Fuai felt relieved, that's fine.She moved her lips, and she spit out the rest of the evidence.

(End of this chapter)