Farming is worse than raising monks

Chapter 12

Gao's request is a bit excessive.

It is equivalent to restricting Mei Niang's freedom.

The folk customs of the Damo Dynasty are relatively open and do not restrict the normal communication between men and women.

This was true 20 years ago, let alone now.

Although she had no intentions, Mei Niang frowned slightly, such a domineering Gao.

"Mother-in-law, don't worry, I won't talk to other men when I have nothing to do." Mei Niang answered seriously.

"Hmph, it's best like this, otherwise you'll be the one to look at me." Gao said with a cold snort, his eyes were gloomy and lifeless.

Mei Niang didn't say anything, turned around and went out to boil water to wash.

Deng Erniu watched Mei Niang leave, walked to Gao's side, and said in a low voice, "His mother, Mei Niang is like this, we should treat her better in the future."

Deng Tianzhen also nodded, "That's right, mother, the second sister-in-law is pretty good, she doesn't talk much and is diligent, and now that the second brother is gone, she is quite pitiful."

Gao immediately glanced at Deng Erniu and Deng Tianzhen with knife-like eyes, and said displeasedly, "What do you know, it's because Tianhe is gone, I have to watch it even more strictly, if something really scandalous happens, then throw it away." It's the face of our old Deng's family. You sympathize with her now, let's see who will sympathize with us when the time comes."

"Mei Niang is not that kind of person..." Deng Erniu immediately defended Mei Niang.

"Get out, stop talking nonsense to my old lady, go to bed, and go to the county tomorrow." Gao Shi interrupted Deng Erniu with a roar.

Deng Erniu pursed his lips, could only sigh, and went out of the main room with his hands behind his back, and returned to his room.

Deng Tianzhen curled her lips, stretched her waist, got out of the fire bucket and walked towards the kitchen, ready to fetch water to wash her face and feet.

It snowed heavily all night.

In the early morning of the second day, when Mei Niang opened the door, her eyes were pure white.

And the snow continued to fall, and the ground and the eaves were covered with a thick layer of snow.

The originally bare treetops and branches are now covered with white pompoms, which are crystal clear and really beautiful.

Looking at the pure white snow, Mei Niang raised the corners of her mouth, it's so beautiful!

If there is a plum tree in the courtyard, it will be more beautiful.

Thinking of this, she likes her current name very much, Mei Niang, the word Mei has a good meaning.

I hope that I can be like a plum, with a fragrance in the cold, a proud body, no fear of any difficulties, and perseverance to welcome the arrival of spring!
Mei Niang put on her apron and went into the kitchen, just as Zhang Xiaolian also came in.

The two started to get busy again.

"Hey, look at my memory. Yesterday I should go to the ridge of the field and pull some more radishes. This is enough to eat in the morning. If my mother-in-law knows, she should scold me again." It's not much anymore, I'm busy blaming myself.

Mei Niang said softly, "Don't worry, I'll pull some after breakfast."

"Well, the two of us went together, but the snow fell heavily, and the radishes were buried in the snow, maybe they were frozen and hard to pull out." Zhang Xiaolian was a little worried.

"It's okay, it's just a waste of effort." Meiniang comforted her calmly.

Zhang Xiaolian said yes with a smile, and the sister-in-law was busy talking and laughing.

As Zhang Xiaolian expected, after Gao woke up, she went to the kitchen and looked around, and found that the radish was gone, and immediately yelled, "You two lazy people, what did you do yesterday, you don't even know what to do when the food is gone!" Come on, do you still expect my old bones to fail?"

Zhang Xiaolian bowed her head after being scolded, she pursed her lips tightly, and dared not speak.

"Grandma, let's pluck it after dinner." Meiniang frowned and replied.

"Bah, lazy bastard, I'm still waiting for dinner, so I'll go pull it out now." With her hands in her sleeves, Gao spat at Mei Niang and Xiao Zhang Xiaolian.

Zhang Xiaolian stood up immediately, reaching for the pole and basket, "Grandma, I'll go right away."

Gao rolled his eyes, pointed at Mei Niang and said, "Let Mei Niang go, you stay to cook the pot and feed the chickens and pigs."

"Mother-in-law..." Zhang Xiaolian wanted to persuade Gao to let her go.

But Mei Niang had already walked over and took the pole with a smile, "Lianmei, let me go."

"Well, then you should be careful." Under Gao's scorching eyes, Zhang Xiaolian dared not say a word.

"I know, don't worry, it's fine." Mei Niang nodded with a smile, and took the basket and pole out of the kitchen.

Then she returned to the room, took out a half-worn purple scarf from the box and wrapped her head and face, only revealing two deep eyes, put on clogs and coir raincoat hat.

She wears cloth-soled cotton shoes and cannot walk on the snow, so she has to wear high-soled clogs over the shoes.

Gao Shi looked at Mei Niang who was fully armed, and said with a sneer, "Yo, it's really expensive. Wear a turban, and suddenly look like a ghost. It's really scary."

Mei Niang bit her teeth lightly, ignored Gao Shi, picked up the baskets, and walked slowly towards the field on the snow.

All the radishes in the field had been pulled back in late autumn, and the radishes and cabbage seeds were pickled separately.

What is left now is the radishes planted on both sides of the field ridge.

The small roads in the country are not easy to walk, and it is snowing and it is even more difficult to walk in clogs.

Mei Niang walked very slowly, using a hoe to explore the road, begging for safety.

"Sister!" Mei Niang suddenly heard a shout coming from behind, she hurriedly turned her head, and there was a smile in her eyes.

It was Lin Qibo, the younger brother, trotting over.

"Little brother, why are you here? You don't hold an umbrella, and your body is almost soaked in snow." Mei Niang slapped Luoxue on his body, angrily, and took off the bamboo hat on his head, letting him put on.

There was no smile on Lin Qibo's young face, and his brows were tightly frowned. Instead of answering immediately, he grabbed the pole and basket on her shoulders and said, "Sister, it's still snowing, why did you go to the field to pick it all by yourself?" vegetable."

"Silly brother, the food at home is gone, I won't go, other people will go differently, do you have anything to do with me?" Mei Niang said with a smile, not annoyed or complained at all.

As a member of the Deng family, doing things is what one should do.

It doesn't matter to her to do more work, as long as Mrs. Gao stops swearing with foul language.

Lin Qibo saw that Mei Niang didn't look annoyed, and after thinking about her words there was some truth, his heart calmed down a little, but he still said, "Aren't there two men at home, Mr. Deng and Mr. Deng? It's snowing now. The road to the sky is not easy to walk, and you have to carry a burden, which is even more difficult. Xuexue’s family is fine, so I just wanted to see you, sister, how are you doing recently, the Deng family didn’t bully you, right?”

The siblings were talking while walking towards the field.

Mei Niang shook her head, "No one bullies me, and I'm not a three-year-old child. My parents are in good health recently."

"Well, both parents are in good health, but they are holding you in fear that you will be bullied. Sister, if they bully you, don't bear it. You come home and tell me, and I will vent your anger for you." Lin Qibo waved his clenched fist with his left hand.

Before Mei Niang was married, among siblings, Lin Qibo was the closest.

His words, like a trickling warm current, warmed Mei Niang's cold body.

"Okay, if there is, I will definitely go back and tell you." Mei Niang responded with a smile.

While talking and joking, he had already walked to the field of Gao's family.

Gao's field is under the pond in the village, next to a thick sweetgum tree.

The snow is very thick, and the radish has been covered with a thick quilt, only dots of green are exposed outside.

Mei Niang took a hoe to pull out the covered snow, and when she passed by the big tree, her eyes lit up, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise.

(End of this chapter)