Notes on Leisurely Living in the Farm

Chapter 69

The doctor hurried over with the medicine box on his back.If it wasn't for his wife and children, he really wanted to build a thatched house and live in Yunlin Village.There is no other reason: Ever since Kai Chunshen's second daughter fell into the water, the whole family seemed to be possessed by evil spirits, and he had to come all the way every other day to treat serious illnesses and minor disasters.

The old lady was still in a coma, and she refused to let go of the newly replaced wooden door.In desperation, the place for pulse diagnosis had to be replaced by a reclining chair in the hospital.

The doctor over there listened intently, while the second uncle and Shen Fujiang stepped forward to apologize to Mu Ran sincerely and fearfully.

"Sister-in-law has always had such a strong temper since she was young, Lord Mu, please don't be offended."

Compared to Second Uncle, Shen Fujiang is more polite: "Recently there have been many changes in the Shen family. Mother is getting old and can't stand the excitement for a while. Any disrespect to Master Mu will be borne by me as a son."

The fellow brother Shen Furui complained: "Why should the elder brother be like this, if something happens to the younger brother, I should blame me."

One elder, two younger, and three are currently the most influential members of the Shen family.Singing in harmony like this can dissipate even a tempered temper, not to mention that Mu Ran has always been gentle.

Normally, he would laugh it off, but now that he has someone in his heart, he can't help thinking more about this person.

With his head down, he looked at the girl next to him.The slender eyelashes concealed the expression in her eyes, and she stood there calmly, making it impossible to guess what was going on in her heart.

Yiyou was aware of such a clear gaze.Glancing at the old lady, her mouth crooked, her eyes slanting and her body twitching, she probably knew it.I thought it would take a lot of money to make her calm down, but I never thought that things were so simple.Just one Shen Fuhai destroyed her entire sanity.

Now she doesn't have to be that bitter villain, she just needs to pick it up and continue to mend her face.

"Brother Mu, it is often said that a new official takes office three times, and now is an important time for you. Mrs. Shen did do a little too much before, but here are all acquaintances, and it is related to everyone in the Shen family. Feel free to leak it, and calm down."

Shen Fujiang suppressed his younger brother, and hit the snake with the stick: "That's natural, such a matter is so important, we won't go back and say another word."

Mu Ran looked away, and responded with a smirk, and he was gentle to Yiyou: "You have taken care of Changsheng for many days, and I will definitely agree to this matter."

Yiyou smiled cleverly: "If that's the case, then I would like to thank Brother Mu."

Seeing this, everyone in the Shen family changed their perception of her again.In less than half a year, she not only hooked up with the county magistrate's wife, but even the newly appointed Mu Ran treated her differently.Erya is really a golden phoenix flying out of the grass nest, what is it compared to Siya who has no news from her now?
It's time to suppress the gossip behind the back of the previous clan.It's a good time to talk about it for a while, but it will be very bad if you really have a grudge.

Shen Fujiang glanced at the second uncle, and the latter stepped forward: "Thank you so much, Guanye Mu. Erya, how are your mother and Changsheng doing?"

"They are still the same. The wife of the county magistrate is kind enough to send me two maids and wives. With their help in the work, my mother has not had such a hard time these days, and the whole person is a little richer."

The second uncle's expression was more serious: "The madam of the county magistrate must be a very kind elder. With her taking care of me, your uncle and I can rest assured. Son, although you have been separated, the second uncle has not been in vain for so many years. Called. If there is anything in the future, just go back to Yunlin Village and tell us. We don’t have any big skills, but we won’t refuse if we can do it.”

Sure enough, good people are bullied by others, as long as they have the ability, everyone will look up to them.

Yiyou responded with a smile, and a stern cry came from behind: "Give me G!"

The word "roll" was only halfway through, and the voice stopped abruptly.The doctor withdrew his hand to check the pulse, and said with a sad face: "The old lady is getting old, and her body is weak. These days, I have already persuaded her to calm down. But she has been unable to let go, and now It's a stroke."

"mother!"

Shen Fuxiang mourned greatly, and the third son of the Shen family who was standing behind the second uncle also hurriedly lowered his head to cover his face.It's just that Yiyou saw with his own eyes that his lips protruded slightly, and he actually breathed a long sigh of relief.

"If a young man has a stroke, the crooked mouth and squinted eyes are unsightly. If you apply a few ointments, the disease will be cured in less than [-] days. But the old lady is old after all, and she is no match for young people. Such a risk of shortening her lifespan .But if you take good care of her, it won’t be a problem to survive her sixtieth birthday.”

The doctor kept shaking his head, how could he not know the situation of this family.Except for the howling fourth child in front of him, no one would want the old lady to live too much.

"Trouble doctor, please prescribe medicine as much as possible."

The doctor did not mention the pen: "Gastrodia elata, Fangfeng, etc., no matter how much you use at this time, it will not work. Stroke patients must be well-fed and raised, and replenish the deficiency of qi and blood every day. The best thing to use is a large tonic."

Everyone is silent, a great tonic means a high price.Although the Shen family has a large population, they have been farming for generations.How much money can a farmer have?Even if there is, the whole family can't sell pots and irons to hang their lives for a mean old lady.

Yiyou touched the blue shirt on her body, Mrs. Li made a lot of new clothes for her, but she always wore old clothes when she went back to Yunlin Village.

Now that it was like this, no one would ask her for money, right?

As soon as his mind turned around, before he could let go of his mind, Cheng, who was immersed in Chunsheng and had a traitor father, spoke sinisterly.

"Bird's nest, ginseng, these are the great tonics that can hang your life?"

The doctor nodded: "It's these medicines."

Cheng looked at Yiyou: "These mothers can afford it. But the money she saved over the years was cheated by Erya. Second uncle, I have kept this matter in my heart for many days, and I didn't want to bring it up again, but mother It's already like this, but I can't bear her to suffer more. Erya, you can return grandma's pension money, she is like this, and you still have the heart to occupy her little money?"

Thinking of the people behind her, no one in the Shen family dared to speak.Shen Fuxiang moved his lips, seeing his daughter's frown, and the situation of the day when he threw the dung shoes came to mind, he hurriedly shrank behind the recliner to reduce his presence.

Even if he shrank again, Yiyou took a look at him.There were only a few people present that day, and the old lady would not mention it because of her high self-esteem.What Cheng could know was probably from Shen Fuxiang.

First Baishi, and then the 200 taels.This father is really an existence that she cannot ignore.

Glancing at the old lady, she withdrew her original plan to ask for a few more acres of retirement land for him.Forget it, after all, when a father and daughter are together, she will fulfill this man's reputation as a filial son, and let him receive the loving mother's care that he misses.

"The old lady took 500 taels of private money and begged me to introduce the county magistrate. She wanted to pin the crime on Aunt Fu Ai, so that Shen Fuhai could get away. I was thinking about the Shen family, and I wanted to refuse, so I asked her for help." 200 taels, never thought that she would take it out without blinking an eye. Then she saw the county magistrate, the county magistrate is just and honest, how could he be corrupt for money.

Together with my 500 taels, I am afraid that all the money has been incorporated into taxes and escorted to Beijing.Mr. Mu was also present at that time, so he can testify under any circumstances. "

Yiyou is naturally talking nonsense, but what she said is justified.There will be a clear way for officials to accept bribes, and taxes are the easiest way.She said so, the county magistrate would not slap her in the face.As for the tax to enter Yuejing, how would ordinary people know.

Although this statement is suspicious in every possible way, it is actually impossible to grasp any definite clues.

Mu Ran looked at the sly smile on her face, and nodded kindly: "Indeed, I will personally escort the tax money to Beijing."

Yiyou spread her hands, rubbed her dry and red eyes again, and said with sorrow in her voice, "It's a great misfortune for the old lady to have a stroke. But the money has already been handed over to the imperial court. I really don't have the guts to ask the imperial court to get it back." .”

The second uncle knew it already, but Shen Fujiang didn't dare to offend his niece, who had a strong background and was divided into clans.

He hurriedly passed the steps: "Don't say it's you, I don't know if I should ask for it."

The rest of the people were busy laughing, but their hearts were bleeding.That's 500 taels of snowflake silver, and a big family can only chew a hundred taels a year, and 500 taels is enough to spend for several lifetimes.The old lady doesn't have to give birth, so the 500 taels is the people's anointing of the whole family.

This person is not only greedy, but also profligate like that.It doesn't matter if you buy some gold, silver and jewellery, such extravagance is to protect a traitor.She even ignored the entire Shen family on the spot today for the sake of traitors.

The Shen family must have bad feng shui, or someone in the ancestors committed crimes, so they have such a vicious and selfish patriarch's wife.

"Uncle understands righteousness, but in my opinion, there is no need to worry about this matter. I remember that when I was dealing with the ancestral property under Yunquan Mountain that day, the old lady found a lot of silver ingots in the cage."

As she said that, she opened her arms and gestured: "Such a big box, silver ingots the size of a fist, wrapped in red cloth and spread two or three layers. Although there are not more than 500 taels, there are hundreds of taels. Doctor, these silver coins are enough to buy Those great tonics?"

The doctor stroked his beard: "Enough, enough. Cut the wild ginseng into pieces the size of your little finger, and use one piece for two or three days. This is not to say that it will last until sixty years old, or it will last ten years to the age of seventy. It saves 100 taels of silver. A little bit is enough."

Yiyou clasped her palms together with joy on her face: "Father, you can also take care of the old lady this way."

This "Father" yelled Shen Fuxiang dizzy: "Well, don't worry Erya, I will take good care of your grandma and won't bother you any more."

Cheng's expression changed again and again, the silver tael was reserved for Chunsheng to study for the exam.If it is eaten by an old man who buys ginseng, how can Chunsheng Guanxue spend ten taels of silver for a season?But now the Shen family is all looking forward to Erya who has someone to back her up, and no one dares to object to her proposal.Even she couldn't say it clearly.

"Second uncle, uncle, please take care of this matter."

Since they don't need to pay extra money, the two agreed very happily.Mrs. Wang also saw the needles, and showed a bag full of mung beans in front of everyone.At this time, the Shen family was intact, and Shen Fuxiang thanked her for accepting it, and once again gave her a good reputation.

However, Yiyou saw that Shen Fujiang had been recognized by the majority of the clan within less than a quarter of his tenure.He was dormant for many years before, and the old lady suppressed him many times, but he can live very well, which shows how scheming he is.Dealing with such a smart person should save you a lot of trouble.

"This matter is done, so let's talk about the stone. I remember that before I left, the clan helped me build a wall outside the pile of stones. Why are the stones outside now?"

Shen Fuxiang stood up: "I asked Zhou's wife to borrow the key."

Before she could speak, the wise man Shen Fujiang stepped forward: "Fourth younger brother, it's not that elder brother said to you that there are so many rocks on the mountain, why did you use the ones from your niece?"

"It's not that I want to use it, it's..."

He hesitated for a long time, but he didn't say why.

"When we left Shen's house that day, we didn't take any money from the land and real estate, but only the pile of stones. This matter is easy to deal with. Let's go to Zhou's house and ask, so we can understand it?"

Shen Fuxiang's face drooped even deeper: "I'll stay at home and take care of my mother."

Yiyou didn't expect him to follow her to hold her back, and this act played into her hands.So many people in the Shen family heard it, even if he was not present, the Zhou family would have no way to argue.

"There shouldn't be too many people going here, can I trouble my second uncle and grandma to accompany me?"

He took the second uncle's grandma's arm affectionately, and the matter was settled like this.Mu Ran, who was silent behind him, hesitated to speak. He came with a document and had to fetch another document.But in his heart, he wanted to follow Yiyou for a while longer.

"Brother Mu is now an official, it would be inappropriate to go with me, can you just wait for me for a while?"

Mu Ran didn't want to refuse her at all: "Okay, I also have paperwork to do."

Unlike him, everyone in the Shen family couldn't bear the internal injuries.Why didn't you feel that something was wrong when you used official power to suppress the Shen family.But the official is still there, and Yiyou just helped them get [-] acres of land not long ago, with both kindness and power, but now they dare not show any resentment.

Yiyou walked out with peace of mind, maybe before she came, she still wanted to live in harmony with the Shen family.But all kinds of things just now changed her mind. Equality is based on the equal status of both parties.Shen Fuxiang is cowardly, so his family was bullied all over the past 15 years, and this group of people just pretended not to see it.Now she doesn't need to be too strong, as long as she can stand up, no one will dare to bully her at will.

Holding his head high and holding his second uncle's grandmother forward, the old man touched her with a hand like withered bark: "Er Ya has really grown up, just like your grandpa."

"Grandfather, grandson and Xiao are relatives every generation, and I am also like my second uncle."

"This girl can really talk."

"Originally, the second uncle is an upright person, and there are a lot of things we juniors need to learn."

The second uncle and grandma showed a sincere smile: "Good boy, don't learn from his stubborn temper. Your father is not good at all, but he has a little bit of goodness. He has a good temper and doesn't hold grudges. You are a girl, everything You have to be soft, so that it hurts."

Yiyou threw herself into her arms: "Then second uncle, grandma, am I so soft?"

The second uncle's grandma's cloudy eyes lowered, and she saw the little girl in her arms with skin like snow.She was dressed in an old blue cloth, which made her skin look fair and tender.On the palm-sized oval face, a pair of almond eyes are smiling, and the red cheeks are even more beautiful than April's peach blossoms.

"Erya, grandma has lived all these years, and I have never seen a sister who is more handsome than you."

Yiyou's appearance has always been praised, but she rarely heard compliments from the elderly.

"Second uncle and grandma are joking there, maybe my mother is not good-looking."

"It's beautiful, of course it's beautiful! Hey, Yunniang is also a hard-working child. If she hadn't followed Fuhai back then, she might have been sold by the Li family to a wealthy businessman in the county as a concubine."

This is the first time Yiyou heard this paragraph: "What's going on, second uncle and grandma told me."

The coquettish words, even the old woman whose mentality has long been calm, can't refuse: "This is what our older generation said. Back then, Yunniang was also your age, and she finally changed into new clothes on the day of Jiji. That appearance, Immediately amazed the whole village. You have heard the rumors about her, and the Li family wanted to send her away.

A matchmaker in a neighboring village had bad intentions and wanted to send her to Xue's house as a concubine.The Xue family is wealthy in business, the eldest son is nearly thirty years old, and has not had a son after more than ten years of marriage. How could he not be tempted to see Yunniang's color.It was still Yunniang who was stubborn, directly stabbed her own fate to the matchmaker, then cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, and refused to be petty with others to the death.The Li family had no choice but to give her no dowry, so she was kicked out of the house with a small bag and sent to the Shen family. "

However, Yiyou finally understood why the Li family would not even give the dowry to her daughter when she got married.

"The Xue family?"

"It's the Xue family. I heard it's from the county town, and they make a living out of that wood."

Yiyou shook her head: "Everything is expensive in the county town. I'm busy making money all day long, so I don't have the time to care about the long and short of the east and the west."

"Hey, you have such a stubborn temper. If you bring your father with you, you don't need to work so hard. Anyway, first bitter and sweet, God will not treat honest people badly."

Yiyou stood up straight, and silently closed her eyes.God doesn't treat honest people badly?Mrs. Li didn't do anything bad in her life, but she died in depression after suffering a lot in her previous life.But she is so squeamish, but she has to have another chance.

The law of the jungle preys on the strong, God only gives opportunities to those who strive.So she doesn't believe in the sky, she only believes in her own efforts.

"It's almost time for Zhou's house, Second Uncle Grandma. I guess this matter should have nothing to do with Uncle Zhou. They are all acquaintances, so we have to save him some face. Look at this."

Whispering in her ear, the second uncle and grandma nodded: "That's it."

The Zhou family raises pigs, kills pigs and sells pork, so the family has no spare energy to go to the few acres of land in Parana.Butcher Zhou rented out the land in his hand, and only collected part of the rent every year, and devoted himself to making a living in the rest of the time.

When Yiyou opened the door, he saw that he was adding fire to the cauldron, picking up the hair of the pig with bloody hands.

"Uncle Zhou, I'm here."

Butcher Zhou turned his head and waved his hand casually in the face, immediately acting like a bandit.

Yiyou looked at Zhile: "It seems that the meat must be fresh today."

Butcher Zhou has long been used to it, and patted the pig's rear: "You came just in time. This pig has not grown to two years, and the meat is just right and delicious. Look, I'll give you this hind elbow."

The back elbow is full of lean meat, and Yunzhou does not produce soybeans, so vegetable oil is very expensive.Farmers generally use fatty meat to refine oil, so fatty meat is more expensive than lean meat.But Yiyou hated white fat meat since she was a child, and her buns were made of chopped lean meat tightly into balls, and the fillings were both chewy and delicious.

"Okay, let's get some more fat. Tomorrow, when we go to the market, Mama Liu will come to pick it up."

Butcher Zhou also knew about their family's situation. They were all women, and they didn't have a carriage. It must be inconvenient to carry such things.

"No problem, you take the money back first, and eat the meat first."

Yiyou handed over the money bag that had been prepared to him, with a smile that could not be resisted: "We are so familiar, why are you so polite. Uncle Zhou, you accept the money first, and then I can talk about another matter."

Butcher Zhou took it, and as soon as he weighed it in his hand, he knew that the Shen family had paid a lot.Pinned to his waist, he washed his face in another basin of clean water.

"Aunt Shen's family is here too, is there something you can't open your mouth about?"

Yiyou smiled shyly: "Uncle Zhou, you guessed it right. Just now, I saw some white stones piled up in the courtyard of my hometown. My father said that you gave him the key."

"what?"

Butcher Zhou wiped his hands on his pants indiscriminately, and took out a bunch of keys shortly after entering the house.

"It's still hanging under the beam, but..." He frowned, "This key is too clean, there is no lard at all, it must have been touched by someone."

Seeing her feeling guilty, Yiyou hurriedly comforted her: "At the beginning when I handed over the key to Uncle Zhou, I trusted you very much, and now I don't doubt you. To be honest, I saw Huzi's wife at the county fair last time. In words, it seems She has some prejudice against me."

"That's it."

Butcher Zhou sighed, stretched his neck and shouted towards the back of the main room: "Huzi, come out for me, Huzi."

Huzi ran out from behind the house with an awl in his hand. Compared with half a year ago, his eyebrows were more mature.After getting married, he no longer went to the market, but studied this ancestral craft at home.He didn't get used to it at first, but his father said, "If you don't learn this, what will you eat in the future, and what will you do to support your wife and children?" Woke him up.

Taking back his obsessions of the past, he lived a down-to-earth life with his wife.

"Father, Grandma Shen, Erya, you are all here? Did Erya forget to bring the key?"

Butcher Zhou threw the key in his face: "Look at what you two have done."

With his roar, Zhou Wang and his bride Lianlian, who were helping to knead the pigskin, also came out.In a few words, the matter will be cleared up.

"Daughter-in-law, I know you like to be clean, but you can't treat other people's things as favors?"

Huzi became anxious: "Is this true?"

Lian Lian blushed, and looked at Yi You resentfully: "Grandma Shen's family is so sick, and those few stones are worthless, so it's considered filial piety for her to take them out."

However, Yiyou was defeated by her divine logic: "You are also a married woman, no matter what you say, you are an upright adult. Could it be that your parents didn't teach you when you were at home, you are a thief if you don't ask yourself."

Lianlian was even more annoyed: "I didn't take that thing, how can you say that your own father is a thief."

"Don't use that trick to pressure me. I gave the key to Uncle Zhou. If you take it out without the whole family knowing, it is a kind of stealing in itself. I know Zhou's family well, so I don't say anything about it. It’s too heavy. If you steal the keys today, if you don’t keep them all, you can steal the money box tomorrow.”

"You, I won't do such things. You are no longer in Yunlin Village, why are you still dangling around. The key belongs to my house, so what if I take it?"

Before she could speak this time, Huzi had already rushed forward: "It's wrong for you to take it! Yiyou, I'm really sorry. Lianlian is young and not sensible, and my father and I will talk more about her."

Lianlian covered her face, full of disbelief: "I knew it, you were thinking about her all over your heart, and you were calling her name even in your sleep. Uncle Shen's aunt was right, Erya and her mother are both Hu Meizi, disturbing the peace of other families."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly covered her daughter-in-law's mouth: "What nonsense are you talking about, how can you arrange people like this. Huzi, take your daughter-in-law in."

Huzi took a greedy look at Yiyou, after not seeing her for so long, Erya was even more eye-catching.Looking at my daughter-in-law again, standing with her is really a world of difference.But Lianlian is not too bad, they are married, so they have to support each other.

Butcher Zhou apologized for a while, promising to discipline his daughter-in-law well.Second Grandma Shen also came out to deal with it: "It's not a big deal, let's talk about it to avoid mutual suspicion. It's just those rumors, don't talk about them in the future."

Yiyou touched her face, she was already used to being envied and hated.It's just that now everyone knows about Baishi, even if there is a wall, it may not be able to stop those who are interested.

"I won't take it personally, but I have to trouble Uncle Zhou and Grandma Second Uncle."

Straight to the point, Yiyou said directly that she was going to transport some of the carefully selected white stones to the county seat, and wanted to borrow a cart and horse for use.

(End of this chapter)