Farm with space

Chapter 1

Yuxi sat on a small bench outside the courtyard, looking at the washed green plums in the basket, feeling quite satisfied with a bit of hard work and a bit of harvest.Those plum trees were planted by the original owner of this body, and now she has passed through to take care of them. After doing the math, there are three baskets full of green plums.

She put green plums into a rough kiln the size of a wooden barrel, spread a layer, sprinkled a spoonful of coarse salt evenly, and then continued to add green plums and coarse salt.Two months after the mouth of the jar was sealed, the pickled green plums could be served with porridge with wild vegetables and five grains. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt her tongue sore.Sure enough, it is looking for plums to quench thirst.

After spreading a layer of green plums in the kiln, Yuxi found that there was not much coarse salt left in the salt dish.It seemed that they were about to enter the kitchen. The two concubines and mother were discussing her marriage inside.

Aunt Zhang, the concubine's concubine, was not afraid of the people in the second and fourth rooms next door hearing the horn.

"Ma'am is not going to help Shi Qi Niang negotiate marriage with the Yi clan, do you want to marry her to that Doctor Yun?" Aunt Zhang pushed aside the unpicked vegetables on the wooden table in the kitchen, with a little strength, Almost didn't let the vegetable basket fall.

Yuxi ranks seventeenth among the children of the eldest branch of the Bian family, known as the seventeenth mother.The descendants of the same grandparent are one branch, and the same parent is one family.

Aunt Zhang turned around, quite aggressive, and said to the second wife who was washing rice, Yuxi's biological mother and second wife: "Don't forget that the second wife of our eldest son will stay behind!"

The second lady's slender hands were no longer fair, and she paused when she was washing rice, then picked out the rice grains with rice husks and put them in a thick bowl, "I just said to think about it, I can't wrong Seventeen Niang, Just marry her casually. Doctor Yun is indeed quite good."

The second lady spoke casually, which made Aunt Zhang feel slighted, so she burst into a rage, and walked up to the second lady.

Aunt Lin, who was repairing the stove with clay, got up quickly, stopped Aunt Zhang regardless of the dirt on her hands, and persuaded: "Sister, don't get angry, speak slowly if you have something to say."

Aunt Lin spoke softly, but not at a slow pace, her eyes flickered, and she glanced at the courtyard where Yuxi was.

Aunt Zhang stood still, threw Aunt Lin away, glanced at her, and said sarcastically: "The men in our second room are not at home, so my sister should stop pretending, and pretend to be someone else. Don't think I don't know, you can't wait for my Liulang Yujing can't get a wife, so it's so cheap for your own son Shilang Yucheng."

Then, regardless of Aunt Lin's gloomy expression, Aunt Zhang said to the second lady, "Ma'am, the wife of the second room. I respect you as 'ma'am'. You still really think that you are the second wife of the general Bian's house, and don't think about the current Bian. What kind of situation is the clan?"

"Enough!" The second lady put the dustpan aside, stood up and said, "Don't forget that you are also from the Bian family. I don't want to hear any words about the Bian family from now on. The marriage of the first daughter is not yet my turn." You are a concubine in charge."

The second wife bit the word "concubine" heavily.

When Aunt Lin heard the word "concubine", her face became more sinister, her whole face seemed to be hidden in the kitchen where the light was already insufficient, making her look extremely inconspicuous.

After hearing this, Aunt Zhang really wanted to crush this charming face.

If it weren't for the fact that the second wife had a daughter named Yuxi, the parent and son Liulang Yujing would have expected the second wife to marry a daughter and a wife.How could she tolerate the existence of this regular wife.

It's not been a day or two since she wanted to replace her. She always dreamed of being the main wife. Even though the Bian family is in ruins now, the title of family tree offering sacrifices to wives and concubines is permanent. Parents and children can only go to the grave to worship.

She couldn't fight before, but now she stays away from Kyoto.All three of them have lost the support of their natal families, and Liulang Yujing can compete with each other, but Liulang Yujing's marriage cannot be delayed.Once Yuxi gets married and Liulang Yujing marries a wife and comes in, she wants the second lady to look good!

Aunt Zhang's thought was just a flashback. When she heard the word "concubine" from the second lady, her face changed instantly and then returned to normal. Although her temper was irritable, she was not bad at changing her face. Set rules in front of my sister."

The ultimate goal of these concubines is to be a wife.When the family conditions were good, they fought for favor and the right to inherit their children. Now that the family is lonely, they have no power or wealth to fight for, so they fight for fame, and for the tablet after death. This tablet is dedicated to incense.

The second lady just wanted to say a few words to Aunt Zhang, but when she saw Yuxi walking into the kitchen behind her, she changed her mind and sat down, picked up the dustpan and continued to wash the rice, "Why did Seventeen Niang come in?" Obviously, she was speaking to Yuxi , In fact, I want Aunt Zhang to restrain herself.Although the male in the family is not at home, there is still a younger generation, so Aunt Zhang should not lose her dignity too much.

It's just that Aunt Zhang, who told Aunt Lin not to make false claims, would take this into consideration.

"Mother, I'll come to the kitchen to get some coarsely salted green plums." Yuxi walked to the stove, trying to pass Aunt Lin to get the salt dish.

"Seventeenth Mother, I'll help you." Aunt Lin hurriedly turned around and handed the coarse salt to Yuxi, with a rare fawning look on her face, just in time to be seen by Aunt Zhang who turned around.

Aunt Zhang curled her lips, she was even more sure that Aunt Lin wanted Yuxi to marry later, so that her own son, Shilang Yucheng, would marry a wife so cheaply.

As long as Yuxi drags on for so many years, Liulang Yujing will be in his 20s. Of course, the in-laws are more willing to marry their daughter to Shilang Yucheng who is two years younger.You must know that farming is physical work, and a young body is the primary consideration for marriage.In the natural prison of Nanzhang, the order of seniority and the order of marriage and marriage have long been no longer paid attention to.

The Bian and Yi tribes were in such a difficult situation in the past, because of the long journey and the unacceptable climate, many children died young.Among the older women, they had already married to avoid exile, and did not come to Nanzhang with their clansmen. However, there were not many women who came here, and even fewer survived.

In order to preserve the blood of the tribe, the Bian and Yi tribes negotiated and stated that if both parties have married women, after one party marries a daughter, it will marry another daughter from the other party's in-laws.The house without a daughter will face difficulties in getting married.

That is to say, marrying a daughter and marrying a wife is not a matter of one family, but a major event related to the continuation of the blood of the Bian family.

This prevented the second wife, who was extremely unpopular with her husband, from going to court because of Yuxi's mother and daughter.

Aunt Zhang turned around and said, "It happens that Seventeen Niang is here, and the men in this family are busy with farm work and haven't come back." Block Yuxi from letting her out of the kitchen.

Aunt Zhang continued: "We're here to make things clear. Seventeen Niang, you twisted your foot when you went up the mountain to pick wild mushrooms the day before yesterday. Doctor Yun sent you to the entrance of the village, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"Madam said that Dr. Yun is a good person, what do you think?" Aunt Zhang asked Yuxi, but the purpose was to force the second lady to express her opinion.

In Kyoto, all the daughters are raised in deep boudoirs, and they pay attention to the defense of men and women.A woman like Yuxi who is not yet ready is sent home with the help of a man. If someone sees her, rumors will spread, and the marriage will be delayed as a result.However, here is Nanzhang, with a vast land and few people, with many mountains and few lands.

The Bian and Yi tribes hope that women can go out to farm like men, able to plow and carry.As long as men and women don't do anything too out of the way, the two races will not care too much, and there is no way to care about it.

Yuxi is not at all like those noble ladies who showed shyness and shyness when talking about marriage issues, but looked at the salt dish in his hand with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and uttered two words clearly: "It's okay."

Aunt Zhang wanted to take the salt dish in Yuxi's hand and put it on the wooden table, pretending to be earnest, and told Yuxi that Dr. Yun would never marry, but she didn't think that Yuxi would not let go, so she had to give up, her tone Then he said badly: "Seventeen Niang, no matter how good you think Mrs. Yun is, you must never marry. If you want to marry, you can only marry someone from the Yi clan."

This time, he didn't even act like an elder.

Yuxi blinked, her long eyelashes fluttering on her eyelids, and she asked in a seemingly ignorant manner, "Why did Second Aunt say that?"

Aunt Zhang's tone was not slowed down by Yuxi's cuteness, but she was anxious and quick, "Don't think about it, if you marry, who will he marry? The patriarch said that he would marry once. Could it be that he is only six years old? The year-old daughter is married. With whom?"

She paused, pretending to be thoughtful, "Your sixth brother is 19 years old, and your tenth brother is 17 years old. They are not suitable for them. Is it suitable for your 12-year-old twentieth brother?"

Then, she covered her mouth and laughed, "Mother Seventeen, if that's the case, wouldn't this name be a mess."

She raised her eyebrows and said again: "When the time comes, Doctor Yun will call his daughter his sister-in-law. The younger generation will become the same generation. It's really messed up."

Thanks to Aunt Zhang for being able to say this.But it is also true.

Yuxi thought about it, since Aunt Zhang talked about this point, if she didn't drag Aunt Lin, who was calm, into the water, and let her express her intentions, how could the two fight.The harder they fight, the longer her marriage can be dragged out.She doesn't want to marry someone who has no emotional foundation casually.

Yuxi echoed her smile, "Second Aunt really knows how to joke. By the way, I went to pick green plums today. On the way back, an aunt from Yi's family came up to greet me and said that there was an eldest son in their house who was eighteen years old. , and another daughter, who is only thirteen years old, is especially good at housekeeping, and can bear hardships and stand hard work. She talked to me for a long time, and almost dragged me to her house for dinner."

It's Yuxi's nonsense that there is any uncle or aunt greeting her, but she knows that there is indeed such a person in Yi's family.

Aunt Lin's eyes lit up after hearing this.The woman was only thirteen, Liulang Yujing was nineteen, with a difference of six years, and Shilang Yucheng was 17 years old.

Originally, Aunt Lin had given up hope for Shilang Yucheng's marriage, and felt that Aunt Zhang was favored, and it was not Shilang Yucheng's turn.But hearing what Yuxi said, thinking that the in-laws should also consider the age of the husband's family, she immediately became excited like a chicken blood.

Aunt Lin hurriedly asked: "Which branch of the Yi tribe, which one is it?"

Yuxi replied: "The second branch of the Yi nationality, the fourth branch, is from the generation of 'Qing'."

Aunt Zhang glared at Aunt Lin, and interjected angrily, "The side branch?! Our branch is the direct branch, and it's also the second wife of the direct branch. It's too wronged to be married to Seventeen Niang."

Aunt Lin's avoidant eyes made Aunt Zhang completely sure that Aunt Lin would interfere in Yuxi's marriage this time.If you want Shilang Yucheng to marry, you have to see if she agrees!
Looking at Aunt Zhang and Aunt Lin who were fighting with each other, the second lady lowered her head and smiled.Yuxi is dragging Aunt Lin into the water, letting them fight each other, and she is happy at leisure. Wouldn't it be a waste of her daughter's effort if she didn't add fire.

　PS: About Bian's family and Yi's family agreeing to marry one another, there is no suitable candidate, and the children in the family cannot find another marriage partner. This issue will be explained later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)