Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 101 Double Reed
Mai Xiang helped Ye Dafu back home, only then did he know that the village head had learned about Ye Dafu's building a house from others, and he happened to have a batch of wood in his hand, which he wanted to give to Ye Dafu.

"Father, why did he give us wood?" Mai Xiang was a little confused, and Mai Xiang still understood the truth that there is no free lunch in the world.

"The Li Chang's family has a better red pine. It has been stored for several years. It is just right for the beams of the house. Knowing that we need it urgently, he said he would give it to us first."

"By the way, Dad, can't the wood on this mountain be used casually?" Mai Xiang still remembers going to the mountain with Wu Fu to cut firewood, isn't there a lot of trees?Why do you still owe him a favor?

Ye Dafu smiled and said: "Raw wood can't be used casually, it has to be stored for several years, our family also has wood, and I cut a lot from the mountains in those years, and they are piled up in the barn. Also, he didn’t give us wood for nothing, he knew we were going to build a house made of green bricks, and his uncle’s family had a kiln, and he said he could deliver it to our door.”

"Are the bricks in their house good?"

"My daughter, my father has these things. Building a house is a big deal, and my father will think about it carefully. It's not easy for my daughter to earn a few taels of silver." Ye Dafu didn't want Mai Xiang to live so tiringly. That's why the child has to worry about everything at such a young age.

"Understood, Dad, I don't care, I just give the money to Dad." Mai Xiang said with a smile while helping Ye Dafu into the door.

"Hey, it's better to be a big brother, big ya can make money at such a young age, and you can earn a lot of money, big ya, don't just let your third uncle smell good when you eat meat, and let us miss a little bit too." Sanfu said After that, he looked at Mai Xiang flatteringly.

"Understood, Third Uncle, I'll let you know a little later." Mai Xiang guessed that he was anxious when he saw that he didn't cut up the meat for him, so he replied with a smile.

"Alright, third uncle is waiting."

"What kind of meat does it smell good?" Qian asked just as he came out holding McKim.

"It's nothing, Second Aunt, I'll give you some later." Mai Xiang helped Ye Dafu into the house.

"Da Ya, what did you promise them?"

"Today, when I came back from Tong's house, Mrs. Tong gave me two packs of sauced meat. Uncle San saw it when I entered the door. I told the family to share a little."

After hearing what Ye Dafu was about to say, Jiufeng came in and said that Mrs. Liu asked Ye Dafu to go.

"Grandma, what's the matter with mommy calling me dad?" Mai Xiang felt a little strange, Ye Dafu couldn't decide on the engagement of the five blessings, right?
"It seems to be about Brother Wu, it seems to be related to the house."

"house?"

"Okay, I'll find out when I go." Ye Dafu went out again leaning on his crutches.

"Big girl, oh, no, Mai Xiang, tell mother the truth, do we really have the money to build a house? How big a house can we build?" Mrs. Zhao asked while waiting for Jiufeng to leave, pulling Mai Xiang.

"How do I know this? Mother, you, just stay at home and take care of my little brother."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she washed her hands and took a snack to eat. After running for a long time, she was already hungry, but everyone had two meals, so she couldn't be too unique.

At this time, in the upper room, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Shi were sitting on the kang. Besides the two of them, there was a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 20s. These were the woman's mother and sister-in-law.

Mrs. Liu saw Ye Dafu coming in, and hurriedly said: "This is my eldest son. He will build a house and move out soon. It will not be until next spring at the latest. He will definitely be able to vacate the house. Your daughter will certainly not marry me." Lost."

"What, your son won't move until spring next year? Then I can't agree with them getting married this autumn. You don't even have a place to live now? Where will they live after they get married?" Li's mother raised her neck. , staring.

"It's easy to say, my daughter moved here to live with us, and they will live in my daughter's house. You saw it just now, didn't you already agree?" Mrs. Liu asked hurriedly.

"Just now, just now, I thought your eldest son would be able to move away now, and I thought they would just make up for it for the time being."

"Isn't it just a matter of letting go, how long can I stay? Don't worry, I won't lose your daughter." Liu was careful with her company.

"Don't worry, this sister-in-law of the Ye family is a real person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to protect the matchmaker. This sister-in-law said that you can't lose your daughter, and she can't be wrong. You have also seen this Wufu nephew, not only Lihuo is a good hand, he has plenty of strength, and he can use his mind. No, look at his elder brother, his elder brother's family does all the hard work. This person, he cares about his heart. His elder brother's family is prosperous, and he can forget it. His brother?" Mrs. Shi added fuel to the fire.

"Mother, even Aunt Shi said that, why don't you take a step back, don't let autumn or next spring, just this winter." Li's sister-in-law said.

"It's too late in winter, my daughter hasn't prepared anything yet, you must allow us to work harder." The mother of the Li family clapped her hands and said.

Of course, Mrs. Liu knew that the other party's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were singing double reeds, and wanted to take the opportunity to ask for more gifts, but the other party's words were so beautiful, and she couldn't refute them. She couldn't say that letting the new daughter-in-law in was so that she could serve her?
Of course Ye Dafu knew Liu's intentions, he also wanted the new daughter-in-law to enter the house earlier, so as to see the new wife's character, thought for a while, and said: "Aunt Li, what my mother means is that before we move out, Get along well with the new wife. This family will only be like a family if the director lives together. If we move out, the new wife will come in. Everyone is busy with their own work, and it is impossible to be together for a year. A few words, I am afraid that after a long time, even the neighbors are not as good as you?"

"That's not what it means, but this eldest nephew can talk, he has seen the world after all, he is different from our country woman." Mrs. Shi took the opportunity to praise Ye Dafu again, implying that this Ye Dafu is not an ordinary farmer.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family looked at each other. They are very willing to do this marriage, because they have seen Mai Xiang's energy with their own eyes, and Wu Fu is close to the eldest family, and they follow Mai Xiang to do some handwork. work, and earn a lot of money, these Mrs. Shi have already told them.

Another advantage of the Ye family is that this Ye family is actually a relative of the Chang and Wan families. They have never drank the tea that the Ye family brought to entertain guests today; and the snacks brought by the Ye family, not only did they not eat However, I have never even seen it; and the rulers that the Ye family took out to make a decision are also made of bright silk, which ordinary rural families can't afford.

The Li family wanted to marry their daughter out early, and use this dowry to marry a wife for the elder brother above. Once these two things are over, the Li family will split up, so the sister-in-law of the Li family is also anxious, so she I don't want to raise one more idler. There is nothing to do in a winter, and it takes a lot of food to raise one person for nothing.

"Sure, since his elder brother said so, winter is winter, but, can you add a little more to this dowry, it is not easy for us to raise our daughter so big, I am not bragging, sister-in-law, you can just ask around, my daughter If you can do it, if you are a leader inside and out, you can be half of the family when you enter the door." Li's mother said.

"Sister-in-law, this is also the truth. If this person is not good, would I dare to send it to your house? You are both from Wanjia and Gege, and I can't afford to offend any of you." Mrs. Shi turned to Mrs. Liu again.

"This betrothal gift really can't be added, and my daughters-in-law won't do it. If you don't want to be afraid of your jokes, my daughters-in-law are the only ones who are still picky, saying that I have married three daughter-in-laws and I don't have this one." It costs a lot, don't worry, in short, after she comes, I won't treat her badly." Liu Shi said.

"This? Sister-in-law, we have all made concessions, so you have to give in a little bit, and show some sincerity, don't you?" said the sister-in-law of the Li family.

"Let's do this. I'll make another piece of ruler. If there is more, there will be nothing left. This ruler is not cheap. One piece of ruler will cost a lot of money." Liu said.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family looked at each other, and then at Mrs. Shi, who hurriedly said, "You two should discuss this."

"Aunt Shi, I would like to know what dowry gifts are usually given by rural people when they get married, and how much is it worth?" Ye Dafu asked.

"Well, it's hard to say. Generally speaking, when people in the countryside get married, it's good to have a five or six pennies."

"Aunt Li, even Aunt Shi has said that five or six taels of money is pretty good for ordinary people. My mother gave it to you, and I'm afraid there are ten taels of silver in total. You are not satisfied with ten taels of silver? To be honest Yes, with these ten taels of silver, we don't have to rely on your Li family, why don't we all take a step back?" Ye Dafu said.

Just as Ye Dafu finished speaking, Mai Xiang came in with two plates of sauced meat, and said, "Mama, I heard that there are guests at home, so I brought you some sauced meat."

"My child, I just ate the stewed meat yesterday, what kind of sauced meat did I buy today. It's okay, it's just for entertaining guests. You and your old aunt serve the guests a bowl of noodles. Just use this sauced meat, mother I'm accompanying the guests." Liu said intentionally.

Who can't sing a double reed?

According to the local custom, when guests come to the house, if it is past noon, they must stay for dinner.Mrs. Liu didn't talk about eating anything else, but just a bowl of noodles, because the noodles were sent by Wan's family, and ordinary farmers would definitely not be able to afford them.

"Understood, Mammy, I'll start the fire now."

Mai Xiang understood Liu Shi's meaning, Liu Shi can't do any work at all these days, this housework is done by Wu Fu, Ba Fu and Jiu Feng.But now Mrs. Liu doesn't want the Li family to know that she has a bad waist and can't do housework. Otherwise, the other party may have to ask for some conditions.

Sure enough, the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law secretly swallowed their saliva when they heard that they had sauced meat and dried noodles. The conditions of the Ye family were better than their Li family's at 01:30. What are you waiting for for this marriage?

　Before I knew it, I had written a hundred chapters. Personally, I think the subject matter of this book should be regarded as something new, but the response is too deserted, and the results are really not ideal. What is the difference?Do you have any good opinions?
　　
　
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