Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 50
Mrs. Liu came in because she wanted to hear from Mai Xiang about how long Mrs. Yu planned to live here.

Even Mrs. Liu herself is reluctant to go to Mai Xiang to buy things, for fear of burdening Mai Xiang, but Mrs. Yu wants to stay and live, eating and drinking, how can Mrs. Liu be willing?
Mai Xiang also guessed what Mrs. Liu was thinking, thought for a while, and said: "Mama, what my mother means is that she hasn't shown any filial piety to my grandma these years. Now that the family is separated, she is not in good health, and my younger brother is still alive." Small, there is an old man by her side to help take care of the children and take care of the housework, so she can worry less and get better soon."

Although Mai Xiang was also dissatisfied, she didn't want Mrs. Liu to look down on Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Zhao. No matter how bad it was, Mrs. Zhao was also the biological mother of her body.

Liu curled her lips and said to herself, "When did your mother ever worry? If she knew how to worry, how could this family be like this?"

But Mrs. Liu didn't say this, she knew that Mai Xiang was defending Mrs. Zhao, so of course she would not offend Mai Xiang at this time.She could tell from the few times she spoke before that Mai Xiang is not a person who can suffer.Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, this family has already been divided, so what's the use of her worrying about it?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu no longer obsessed with this topic, but looked at the needlework in Mai Xiang's hands, and wholeheartedly taught Mai Xiang how to sew, how to measure, how to cut, etc.

Mrs. Yu lived in Mai Xiang's house, as if she was the head of the family, arranged meals for the family every day, decocted medicine for Mrs. Zhao and Ye Dafu, and food for Maidi, saying that she wanted Ye Dafu to concentrate on making kites and Weaving straw sandals allows Mai Xiang and Mai Huang to focus on earning money.

It was the first day when Mai Xiang saw her that she ate that dumpling meal, and she didn't spend too much on her future meals. Those eggs and meat were given to patients and children.Not only that, but she also asked Mai Xiang to buy some cornmeal and sorghum noodles to eat mixed with coarse grains and fine grains, so Mai Xiang reluctantly accepted her.

On this day, Mai Xiang picked two baskets of grass, and Mai Huang took two kites and a basket of straw sandals to the Temple of the Reclining Buddha.

Although it is not the first and fifteenth day of the new year, but the weather is warmer, there are still many rich and idle people who come to Xiangshan for outings and kite-flying. Huang went to cut two baskets of grass and then went around again, no matter how much, he could always draw a few copper coins.

As soon as Mai Xiang walked to the gate of the Reclining Buddha Temple Mountain, she was seen by the Wan family's wife, she stepped forward and grabbed Mai Xiang, and said: "You girl is waiting, our old lady is waiting inside. Seeing you."

"See me?" Mai Xiang felt a little surprised, today is not the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, what's the urgent matter for the Wan family?

"It's a good thing. Our old lady said it's only three things, so I'm going to trouble you this time." The old woman said with a smile.

Mai Xiang guessed that the wish she made for Wanjia last time probably came true again, so Wanjia came to her again. Anyway, it is a good thing to have business.

Mai Xiang took Mai Huang to find a place, told her a few words, brought a few pairs of wall shoes and a kite, and followed the woman into the temple, and the woman took Mai Xiang into the side hall in the backyard. I just drew a lottery, and I am listening to the explanation of the eminent monk in the temple.

Mai Xiang didn't dare to get too close, knowing that these big families had many secrets, she stopped at a distance, and Mrs. Wan turned around and nodded secretly when she saw them.

Seeing Mrs. Wan waving to her, Mai Xiang ran to the old lady in a few steps.

"Girl, come on, you can try drawing a lot too."

"No, old lady, we children from a poor family don't have enough money to do this. Besides, we have nothing to ask for except food and clothing." Mai Xiang refused with a smile.

"You child, you can draw if you want, it's okay, I will pay for the lottery for you." Mrs. Wan was also curious, and wanted to see if Mai Xiang really had some background, why did she do it twice in a row? All the wishes she made on her behalf have come true, what kind of fate is this girl?
"Old lady, if you pay the copper coins for the lottery, the lottery will no longer work. It's like making a wish. If I pay the copper coins for you, then this wish will be made for myself."

"What this little benefactor said is very true. Don't force others to make things difficult for a benefactor. Buddhism emphasizes fate, not force." The eminent monk glanced at Mai Xiang and said.

"Thank you, master, for your guidance." Mai Xiang folded his palms together to express his thanks.

Seeing the eminent monk smiling and nodding, Mrs. Wan couldn't help but glance at Mai Xiang again, but she didn't ask Mai Xiang to draw lots again.

"Girl, I have dealt with you a few times, but I still don't know your name?" The old lady asked after leaving the door of the side hall.

"Old lady, I'm just a country girl, and my name is very vulgar, so there's no need to spoil your old man's ears by saying it." Mai Xiang didn't know if the other party knew her name, and she didn't dare to take risks. Take more business from the other party.

"You girl, you're still very secretive." Madam Wan was a little displeased when she saw her, and felt that Mai Xiang was a little unflattering.

"Old lady, it's not that I have to be like this. The master just said that this Buddhist school pays attention to the law of fate. In fact, the law of relationship between people also pays attention to the law of fate. The law of fate between us is the relationship between the employee and the employer, so , the wish I made on behalf of the old lady will come true." Mai Xiang naturally saw the danger of the other party, so she explained a few words flatteringly.

Mrs. Wan smiled, pointed at Mai Xiang and said, "This girl, you have taken over everything anyway. Tell me, it would be great if I had a clever girl like you by my side."

"The old lady is absurd. Country girls like us don't know any rules. If we really want to be the old lady's girl, why don't we get into trouble every day? Look at the sisters around the old lady, which one is not beautiful? Smart and capable?" Mai Xiang flattered a few maids, she didn't want to offend them.

Sure enough, as soon as Mai Xiang finished speaking, the old lady patted the hand of a girl in green beside her, and said with a smile: "Cuixiang, listen, does this girl's mouth compare you to others? Either way, Don't let people praise you for nothing, you guys bought the kite from the girl's hand, the weather is good today, just suitable for kite flying, go and have fun for a while."

"Yes, Mrs. Xie Chengcheng. I was just thinking that the kite in this sister's hand is really unique." Cuixiang said with a smile.

After hearing Cuixiang's words, the old lady glanced at the kite in Maixiang's hand, asked the maid to bring the kite to her, and carefully looked at the little pig painted by Maixiang.

"This pig looks weird and interesting. I've never seen a red pig before."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang hurriedly said: "Old lady, this is called a lucky pig. It's also for joy, and the kite is carried up to the sky to attract all the wealth from all directions."

Mai Xiang's auspicious words came as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Old lady, the young master of our family is a pig. Why don't you buy it and give it to the young master? The slaves don't have such great blessings to attract money." Cuixiang glanced at the old lady and said with a smile.

"What about this?" The old lady pointed to the other one in her hand and asked.

"Here, it's a sheep called Pleasant Goat. Isn't this the year of the sheep? I hope this sheep will bring happiness to everyone."

Cuixiang whispered a few words in the old lady's ear.

"Lucky Pig, Pleasant Goat, these two names are good, you should have both." After hearing Mai Xiang's explanation, the old lady was even happier when she thought of what Cuixiang said just now. How much wealth is this?

Seeing that the old lady was happy, Cuixiang reached out and took out a small silver ingot of one tael from the purse. The old lady glanced at it and said: "Give me some more, this kite is not cheap in the first place, both meanings are good." , to be auspicious, six or six will go smoothly."

"Thank you, old lady." Mai Xiang bowed her knees and saluted.

Cuixiang hurriedly took out five small silver ingots and a piece of broken silver from her purse and handed them to Maixiang.

Several people turned to the wishing pool, and Mai Xiang made a wish for the Wan family this time, that Chang Wan from Changhe would have a happy son.

Mai Xiang guessed that the old lady Wan bought two kites from Mai Xiang for an unprecedented six taels of silver, hoping that the child would be born smoothly and that the child would bring joy to the family.

"May the merciful and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva bless Chang Wan's Changhe family to give birth to a beautiful eldest son smoothly, and also bless Chang Wan's mother and child to be safe and prosperous."

After Mai Xiang made her wish, she took another small silver ingot from Mrs. Wan, and went to sell her wall shoes again.

After Mai Xiang left, Mrs. Wan winked at a woman beside her, who followed Mai Xiang from a distance.

(End of this chapter)