Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 17
The sun is good today, Du Xiaoyu put her hands in the sun to dry, she felt hot after a while, the temperature is quite suitable, she nodded with satisfaction, turned around and took the tofu soaked in water yesterday come out.Du Huanghua went to help in the field. Apart from her, only Mrs. Zhao was left in the family. She was currently peeling corn kernels. A few days ago, she harvested an acre of corn, most of which were used to make cornmeal, so she had no time to worry about it. What is Du Xiaoyu doing?

She moved two stools from the house to the yard, put a big bamboo plaque on a chair, and was ready to dry the tofu.

The tofu is very tender, and it was wrapped and pressed with a clean cloth before it became a bit hard before being taken out and cut into thin slices. I made it by myself, and it was done with painstaking efforts by pestering Du Huanghua to light a fire for her, so I held it carefully, put each piece on the bamboo plaque, and used a dry towel to suck up the surrounding water quietly.

It will take about two or three hours to dry in this way.

She guessed, but she wasn't too sure, because she had never done it before, so she saw this method on the Internet and tried it.

The yard is full of corn fragrance, and you can eat boiled corn at night. She grinned, clapped her hands and tossed the towel aside, and planned to help Mrs. Zhao peel the corn kernels. Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw standing at the gate of the yard. A middle-aged woman was looking inside, and she didn't know her. Du Xiaoyu pretended not to see her and walked in.

But the woman rushed forward, clasped her hands together and lifted her up.

Du Xiaoyu screamed in fright, "You, what are you doing?"

The woman giggled, her snow-white face was about to fall into powder, and she leaned forward to kiss her on the cheek, making a tsk-tsk sound, "Oh, this little heartless person, doesn't even remember you, Mrs. Ping? She's pretty, and she's pleasing to look at, your mother? Your sister? Are you alone at home?"

Du Xiaoyu was disgusted by her kiss, so she pretended not to know her, and howled loudly, "Mother, mother! Come here!"

Mrs. Zhao also ran out in a hurry when she fell down, and when she saw the woman's face, she seemed displeased, but she just said indifferently, "So it's Sister Ping, what's the matter?"

They didn't invite her to come in and sit down. It seemed that the two of them had no friendship. Du Xiaoyu immediately struggled to get down. Since her own mother didn't give any face, she naturally didn't need to show any face. This woman wears heavy makeup and smells like a pungent powder , she could not stand the choking.

Ping put her down, but held onto her arm with the other hand, took out a few pieces of candy from his bosom and handed it over, smilingly said, "This food is delicious, only children in the county can eat it, do you like it? "

Isn't it just a few pieces of new-style candy?When she has never seen the world!Du Xiaoyu laughed secretly, turned around without even looking at it, and said, "If you eat this, your teeth will grow bad."

Ping's hand was stretched out in mid-air in embarrassment, she saw that Zhao was extremely indifferent, and thought that if she could please Du Xiaoyu, she might be able to ease the atmosphere. But it's rare in Feixian County, and children from other peasant families would already be drooling with greed.

Mrs. Zhao showed a slight smile, but she didn't lose face. If she rushed to get the candy, she would have to teach her a few words later.

"Xiao Yu is so good, you taught her well, and Huang Hua is also a rare virtuous girl in the village." Ping put the candy back into her pocket with a smile.

"There are a lot of good girls in the village, we yellow flowers are nothing." Mrs. Zhao still had a stern face, "Is Miss Ping not busy in the field? Every household is collecting things, but you came here. I still have a lot of corn to ask for." Peel it!"

"The old man is enough for our family's few acres of land." Mrs. Ping walked in a few steps and sat down on the little scorpion. , who has to do needlework and deliver babies, speaking of which, I personally picked up this child, Huang Hua, and she said she was lucky when she first saw it."

Hearing Mrs. Ping talk about delivering the baby, Du Xiaoyu remembered what she heard in Aunt Wu's room that day, saying Mrs. Zhu had found out Huang Hua's birth date from Mrs. Wen and used it to tell Mrs. Liu's fortune. Sir?It's no wonder that Mrs. Zhao is upset when she sees her. Whoever asked her to leak other people's information privately has no professional ethics at all!

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhao became even more furious, raised her eyebrows and said, "You don't need to worry about whether Huang Hua is lucky or not, I, a mother, will figure it out myself!"

Mrs. Ping didn't know that Mrs. Zhao knew about her, so she waved her hand and said with a smile, "Of course you are concerned about it, but Huang Hua was delivered by me, so why can't you have some feelings? Looking at her from the womb After coming out, she grew up to be such a handsome girl, she felt sweet in her heart, if she married a good man again, ouch, it would be perfect!"

Du Xiaoyu rolled his eyes when he heard that, if he really cared so much, how could he never show up, this time I'm afraid he got some good!
Before Mrs. Zhao could speak, she whispered mysteriously, "I also had a dream last night. I dreamed that yellow flowers were teaching in gold and silver. Then I thought about it, is it a good omen? The teachers in our village Mrs. Liu is looking for a daughter-in-law, and she is Wenyuan’s teacher in your family. It’s really close! There are many fields in Liu’s family. Mrs. Liu asked me to pick a good girl a few days ago. I am having a headache as to which one to find. Mrs. Liu, everyone wants to marry their daughters. Of course, I can only leave this good thing to us, big sister, don’t you think so? In the future, Wenyuan will have this brother-in-law, and it will not be easy to get a Jinshi!"

Zhao's face darkened again and again, but she was so surprised that she didn't attack, "Mrs. Liu is a good person, but she is a bit older..."

"Big ones can hurt people, so what's so good about being young?" Mrs. Ping shook her head, "Aren't all those who beat their wives in the village young? Young wife grows old forever, Mrs. Liu will not treat her like a treasure in the future, and," she paused, "you Wenyuan don't need to spend money to study, what a wonderful family!"

Du Xiaoyu bit her lips when she heard that, Ping's mouth is quite good at talking, the most important thing is to grasp Zhao's weakness, she loves Du Wenyuan the most, and it is absolutely right for Du Huanghua to marry Mrs. Liu Helpful, she leaned over to Mrs. Zhao, and whispered, "Master Liu is peeping at Eldest Sister washing her hair, I don't like him!"

"What?" Zhao was shocked, "Really?"

"Anyway, Eldest Sister was washing her hair that day, and when she came out, she saw Mrs. Liu outside. She was so scared that Eldest Sister fled back."

Make trouble if you can, and never let Mrs. Zhao waver. This Mrs. Liu looks like a devil, and he is so old, how can he let Du Huanghua marry him?Du Xiaoyu completely accepts incompetence!So I decided to tell a lie and wait for time to talk about it. When Aunt Wu came back and made it clear to Mrs. Zhu, maybe the matter could be resolved.

Mrs. Ping glared at Du Xiaoyu. She was hesitant to see Mrs. Zhao and was happy. She could at least earn a tael of silver if this marriage was done, so she couldn't be disturbed by this little girl. She hurriedly said, "Master Liu." Who in the village doesn’t know how it is possible to peek at Huang Hua washing her hair? Big sister, you can’t listen to Xiao Yu’s nonsense, Master Liu will definitely not do this!”

Mrs. Zhao looked at Du Xiaoyu suspiciously, and asked, "Master Liu really peeked at it? Don't lie!"

"Xiaoyu doesn't lie. Eldest sister and I saw Mrs. Liu as soon as we came out. If it wasn't for peeping, how could we be in the yard? Shouldn't we be drinking tea in the house?" Du Xiaoyu talked nonsense and didn't mention Du Wenyuan at all. It was there at the time.

Ping was afraid that this matter would be ruined, so he slapped his thigh and reprimanded, "Children are talking nonsense, Master Liu is yours to talk nonsense? Be careful!"

Du Xiaoyu took the opportunity to burst into tears, hid behind Mrs. Zhao and shouted, "Mother, she said she was going to beat me, it's so fierce, Xiaoyu is so scared, mother, drive her away!"

Mrs. Zhao was not happy, and tried to scare Xiaoyu. Mrs. Ping seemed very anxious. She turned her head to comfort Du Xiaoyu, and said to Mrs. Ping, "This child is too timid to be frightened. Usually we have to scold him a few times." I have been crying for a long time, now I have been frightened by you, so I have to cry all night, hey, sister Ping, you should go, I will think about this matter again."

Mrs. Ping didn't want to leave even if she didn't get a positive response. She was afraid that things might change, so she hurriedly stood up and walked towards Du Xiaoyu, coaxing, "Oh, Mrs. Ping is coaxing you to play, how can you really play the board?" , Xiaoyu, don't cry, take this candy and eat it, don't hide behind your mother. Aunt Ping still has a lot to say to your mother, if you don't cry, Aunt Ping will give you something delicious... "

Du Xiaoyu was chased by her and ran around, and was almost caught several times. He thought that this Ping family was cheeky enough, and he pretended not to hear when he let her go. He really needs to be taught a lesson.

She led Pingshi to the big bamboo board, and when Pingshi caught up to hug her, she squatted and dodged to the side, but Pingshi hugged her empty body and couldn't hold her back, and Du Xiaoyu pushed her secretly. Put down the big bamboo plaque, so she fell down on the bamboo plaque, the whole body was covered with tofu paste, and a piece of tofu was firmly pressed on her face. When she raised her head, the debris flowed down her face, Du Xiaoyu smiled. I have a stomachache, but I also feel very distressed. Hey, it's a pity that those tofu are gone.

Mrs. Zhao couldn't help laughing, and out of politeness, she took a towel and wiped it for her.

Ping's stomach was full of anger, and he felt that he was really unlucky!Such slovenliness must not be able to continue, so she had no choice but to leave and go home to change clothes, guessing and waiting for the next time.

Du Xiaoyu made a triumphant gesture, and then looked at Zhao Shi pitifully, "Mother, the tofu is crushed by her, why don't you make me some more." It's better to let Zhao Shi do it faster, and she also counts as meritorious service You can always ask for some rewards, right?
This ghost girl, Mrs. Zhao smiled and shook her head, but she has long been used to her cleverness, so she went to make tofu for her.

(End of this chapter)