take a wife to support the family

Chapter 16

Song Haonian's plan is to have him by his side, so that he can protect Lily when others are cursing.

Lily was afraid that his self-esteem would be frustrated for a long time, and he would become a shameless person in the future, so why would he let him go to Liu's house with her again?

After thinking about it, he said, "Go to the mountain to see if the rabbit is trapped again. If it is caught, don't rush to kill it. Find a cage and raise it first. Smaller ones are best."

Song Haonian listened to what she said, and did as she said.

Lily found a basket by herself, put the rabbit shed just yesterday and a few relatively intact and smooth furs in it, and went out to Master Liu's house.

There are thousands of families in Qingliu Town, most of them are ordinary, there are also a small number like her family who are too poor to afford food, and there are three or four big families, among which the richest and most powerful is Master Liu's family.

The Liu surname is the most common surname in Qingliu Town, followed by those surnamed Zhou and Song. For example, Liu Yi and Mr. Liu's family are relatives, but the relationship is far away, and they don't have much contact with each other on weekdays.

Master Liu once passed the Juren examination, and returned to live in his hometown before he was appointed by the court.People in the country don't know much about a person who raises a scholar, they only know that he is a master official. People in the town say "Master Liu", referring to this master raiser.

In the middle of Qingliu Town, there is a neat blue-tiled house, the door is usually closed, only the side door is open, that is Master Liu's home.The eldest girl only went shopping with the second girl once before getting married, and vaguely remembered the way to go.

Lily walked along the road in her memory, because there was only one biggest road in the town, and there was no danger of getting lost.

The road passing through the town is spacious and flat. When animals such as cows, horses, and mules pass by, the droppings are quickly collected by special personnel. They will not stay there to attract flies, let alone hinder other people from walking.

Lily didn't recognize the people on the road, and those people were not interested in saying hello to her. She walked along the road, kept observing the surrounding scenery, and found that this town was indeed rich.

More than a quarter of an hour later, I saw a tall green brick and tile house, with weeping willows in front of the vermilion gate, and a pair of black lacquer and gold couplets hanging on it.

The two concierges stood there chatting, Lily stomped her feet, stamped off the loess stained on her shoes, and walked up to her body: "Both elder brothers, Li Yingchun, a girl from the servant's family, is working in the kitchen of the house. Please let me know and say Her eldest sister is looking for her."

The two concierges looked at each other, and saw that Lily was graceful and well-spoken, not like an ordinary village woman, but a bit of a wealthy family's style, similar to those village elders who interacted with Master Liu on a daily basis, so they didn't quite believe that she was The sister of the kitchen maid.

This kind of servant is the best at watching people order dishes. If they shrink back, they will probably tease people and dismiss them casually.If the visitor is poor but not easy to mess with, they can't pass the message on, and they can't answer the question, so they just hang out, and Song Haonian was left alone for a long time when he first came.

Lily is not any of the above, she dresses poorly, but she doesn't speak or act like an ignorant country woman, and the two concierges don't dare to underestimate her too much, when a servant just happened to come in, they called to stop her and said, "Go The cook asked Li Yingchun, and said that her sister came to look for her."

Lily quickly thanked the boy: "Thank you, brother."

After about two quarters of an hour, Erniu came out from the door.She was wearing a blue cloth jacket, black cloth trousers, and a big braid at the back of her head. She was neat and tidy like never before at home.

"Sister, why are you here?" Er Niu thought that Lily had encountered some difficulties again, and couldn't help frowning. She herself also helped others, and it was okay to help her sister once or twice.

Lily held up the basket to show her: "Your brother-in-law killed some rabbits, I'll bring them here for you to taste."

With one word out, Yingchun felt that her sister was different now.Her sister, who sounds good is honest, but when it sounds bad, she is a wooden person. She didn't know how to feel pain after a needle prick, and she didn't know what panacea she took at her brother-in-law's house. Now she has enlightened and knows how to reward her sister.

Li Yingchun greeted the two concierges, "I'll take my sister in to talk, Big Brother Niu, Big Brother Wang, thank you for bringing me a message today, and I'll bring you some oily fruit later." He took Lily through the door.

Master Liu's house has two entrances and five entrances. The kitchen and servants' rooms are both on the West Road. Yingchun brought Lily to her room.This is a row of upside-down seats, four people live in one room, and each person's box is piled under his own bed.

Yingchun pours a glass of water for Lily, the glass looks better than the porcelain bowl at Song Haonian's house, no wonder many people want to send their daughters to Mr. Liu's house to help out.

After working for more than a year, Yingchun has gained a lot of knowledge, seeing Lily drinking water slowly, she felt a little anxious: "Sister, if you have anything to say, I will help you if I can, and if I can't help you, I know it. "

Lily smiled and shook her head: "I really have something for you." Then she took out some rabbit skins, "This skin is not very good, but you can put a hat on it and make it a hand warmer."

Only then did Yingchun believe that her sister really came to visit her.Seeing Lily put the basket on the table again, "There are still a few rabbits, can you taste them?"

"We can't turn on the fire in our own room, so I'll take you to the kitchen." Yingchun came to help, her mother came every now and then to ask for money and things, and other people's homes gave things. dull.

Now Lily gave her a rabbit, although it was inconspicuous, it was a kindness after all, taking it to the kitchen to share with everyone was a kindness and also her face.

Lily came here for this, so naturally she wouldn't refuse.Yingchun saw that her sister was very thin and not as tall as herself, so she took the basket and carried it by herself, and brought Lily to the kitchen.

The master in the kitchen is the long-standing cook of the Liu family, known as "Aunt Sheng", and her peers call her "from the Liu Sheng family".Mrs. Sheng is a straightforward person, and her skills are not bad, but she can't control her mouth and is a bit greedy.

Yingchun and the others are little girls who help with work, and they have to take all kinds of fruits and eat to honor Mrs. Sheng every day. The cannibals of Liu Sheng's family are soft-spoken, and they turn a blind eye to their occasional laziness, just pretending not to know.

Yingchun left the rabbit skin by herself, intending to turn around and share it with her best friend. She took the basket to the kitchen, and first talked to Mrs. Sheng: "Ms. Sheng, my sister came to see me. This is a little thought she brought. Tooth fight."

She herself is a little girl who helps the cook, and if she really wants to clean up the game, she has to be promoted to a lady.

Liu Sheng's family has a wide forehead and a plump chin. He is nibbling melon seeds and chatting with people, spitting flying all over the place. Hearing the greeting from Yingchun, he wipes off the melon seeds around his lips with his big hand, and smiles: "You are filial.

Then he asked Yingchun who her sister was.

Lily answered by herself, saying that she is the eldest sister of Yingchun's family, and now she is married to the town, thanks to Aunt Liu's care of Yunyun in Yingchun, she said that she made Aunt Liu smile.

"I just said that Yingchun girl is smart, and the sisters in the family are not bad. You come here once in a while, come and sit with us and talk together."

(End of this chapter)