Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 71 Arch Fire
Just as Mai Xiang got off the carriage, all the women of the Ye family ran out of the house.

"Hey, is this our aunt? After all, I went to Gege's mansion, and when I came back, I was different immediately. The clothes are so beautiful." Sun stepped forward and pulled Mai Xiang's clothes to look up and down.

The clothes on Mai Xiang's body are brand new, a bright yellow gauze top with a light green skirt, the hairband on the bun is also brand new multicolored silk thread, and the purse on the skirt is also new.

"Tsk tsk, Da Ya, Ge Ge is so kind to you, what good things did Ge Ge give you?" Qian stared at the bag in Mai Xiang's hand, which was also made of brand new silk, pink on the outside and sky blue on the inside. Color, she has never seen such a beautiful burden.

"My eldest daughter is dressed like a lady from a rich family." Mrs. Zhao came out of the house on crutches, seeing her daughter's new look, with a smile on her face.

"No, it's strange that people say that people want clothes and Buddhas want gold clothes. This eldest granddaughter is wearing this outfit. At first glance, I really didn't recognize it. We are lucky." Liu said with a smile.

In fact, today should be the day of wheat harvest. The family's laborers have all gone to the fields. Qian and Sun stayed here specially to see if Mai Xiang could bring something good when he came back.

So, when Nanny Li left, the women of the Ye family crowded together on Mai Xiang's kang.

"Big ya, how big is Gege's house?"

"Big ya, what do Ge Ge's family eat?"

"Big ya, are there any other people in Gege's family?"

"Big girl, how many servant girls does Ge Ge have?"

"Da Ya, what did Gege give you?"

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Mai Xiang chose something to say. This time when she came back from the capital, besides the two wishful gold coins and 20 taels of silver given by Uladomin, Amusin's Mama also gave Mai Xiang a purse, which also contained Two small silver ingots, and Amu Xin gave two summer cotton cloths and several boxes of snacks. In addition, Amu Xin saw that Mai Xiang liked to eat rice, so she specially brought a bag of rice to Mai Xiang, saying that they had just tried planting it in the village. The new variety that came out has a little green color, and Maixiang thinks it is delicious.

"Oh, this snack is indeed sent by Gege. It's so delicious, much better than the one sent by Wan's family." Zhao shi smiled happily while eating the snack, thinking that the girl really gave her a face.

"Sister-in-law, you are still lucky. You don't have to do anything while sitting at home, and all the food and supplies are delivered to your door." Qian said sourly.

Before the festival, someone gave Mai Xiang a bunch of festival gifts. Yesterday he came to pick up Mai Xiang, and he gave a bunch of rice noodles. Today, when he sent people back, there was another bunch of things. The two of them were busy in the fields. Years, also can't earn these things, if I knew this, I wouldn't separate the family.

"By the way, speaking of Wanjia, Mai Xiang, when you finish harvesting the wheat these days, you can accompany me to Wanjia." Seeing that Mai Xiang went to Gege Mansion and brought back many good things, Mrs. Liu also thought Take Mai Xiang to Wan's house, the old lady Wan likes Mai Xiang so much, she can't let Mai Xiang come back empty-handed, right?
This Wu Fu's marriage is about to be concluded, just wait for the wheat harvest to take a look at each other, and then make a decision if they like it. Although Wu Fu has earned three taels of silver, the cost of getting married is still not enough.

"Mommy, it's better for you to take my old aunt with you for this visit." Mai Xiang instinctively didn't want to enter Wan's house.

"Good boy, you go with your old aunt. Your old aunt also has a companion." Of course, Mrs. Liu also wants to take Jiufeng to see the world. She also wants to ask the old lady to take care of Jiufeng and see if she can Looking for a better-off family, Jiufeng has never experienced any hardships, and she is not willing to marry her daughter to a farmer's family to suffer hardships.

Mai Xiang just wanted to ask Mrs. Liu to take Mai Huang, but when she saw Mai Huang looking at her eagerly, Mai Xiang dismissed the idea. She was worried that Mai Huang was too small and her eyelids were shallow, and it was so easy to teach Mai Huang these days Cheng is a little more sensible, it's not good if he wants to enter the Wan family, be dazzled by the wealth of the Wan family, and lose his mind.

"Mommy, let's talk about it later." Mai Xiang planned to find another excuse to shirk.

"Look at our big girl, I went to Gege Mansion, and my eyes and hearts are big, and I don't even pay attention to Wanjia." Qian looked at Mai Jin in his hand, when will his daughter grow up? Woolen cloth?

"By the way, Da Ya, why did Gege fall in love with you? Also, what did she tell you when she took you to their house?" asked Sun,
She couldn't figure out this question all the time. Why did Mai Xiang, who had always been inconspicuous, suddenly become a favorite after being ill for a while, and several families rushed to ask for it.

"It's nothing, she just feels a little bored, and wants to hear some novel jokes in the countryside."

Sun obviously felt that Mai Xiang wasn't telling the truth, but she wisely didn't ask any further.

"Okay, I've eaten snacks and seen things, so let's go, what should I do?" Liu said.

She also doesn't like that the second and third families have been chasing Mai Xiang to inquire about it. Originally, the family is separated, and their own lives are lived by themselves. At the beginning, they forced the separation. share?
After everyone had left, Mrs. Zhao took Mai Xiang's clothes and looked them over carefully, feeling the material of the clothes and the material of the bag, the corners of her mouth could not be closed all the time.

Mai Xiang packed up her things, changed into homely clothes, and sat next to Ye Dafu.

"This morning, the head of the village picked me up and went to the town to get things done. I put the things under the box. Go and see for yourself." Ye Dafu knew what Mai Xiang wanted to ask.

"Father, I want to plant grass on the land that will not be used for the time being, and use it to raise ducks, geese, and sheep." Mai Xiang said.

Mai Xiang is not good at farming, Ye Dafu cannot walk without a cane, and he is not allowed to do manual labor; to build an inn, there is not enough money for a while, Mai Xiang can only be used for a small amount of farming Ye, this one has Mai Huang and Mai Lu here, and they can help her.

"Grow grass? Do you still need to grow grass?" Ye Dafu didn't understand. He has been a farmer for so many years, but he has never heard that grass can also be grown?
"Father, what I mean is that we don't need to take care of the grass. We raise geese and two sheep. We can't do farming."

Ye Dafu listened and looked at his broken leg, thinking about Mai Xiang's performance in the past few months, what this kid did was not on impulse, but because he really knew what he was doing. Anyway, he followed the rules all these years and didn't make any fuss. It's better to just follow this child, maybe there will be unexpected surprises.

"Okay, Dad listens to you. After a while, let your fifth uncle collect some grass seeds."

The father and daughter checked for a while, and saw that Qian and Sun both changed into dirty clothes for work and went out. Seeing Mai Xiang idle with his chin in his hand, Qian said: "Big girl, you also go to help Well, the two acres of land belong to your family, and all the grain harvested belongs to you, so don't you have to contribute a little bit?"

"That's right, Da Ya, the wheat harvested today is really from your field. You can't do threshing, but harvesting can always help. I remember you went to the field to harvest wheat last year?" Sun also said .

It was only then that Mai Xiang realized that harvesting wheat was not an easy task, so the brothers of the Ye family worked together again. Therefore, the two mu of land of Mai Xiang's family had to be contributed by Erfu and Sanfu. That's why Qian and Sun are a little psychologically unbalanced.

Mai Xiang doesn't know how to do farm work, she can't even mow the grass well, she always finds various excuses to let the wheat yellow dry, she is going to go to the field to cut the wheat, she must be exposed.

When he was in trouble, Mrs. Liu stood at the door of the upper room and said, "Big ya, take the two of you to the field to help cut the wheat for a while. After a few days of busy work, you don't need to go to the field."
Ye Dafu wanted to justify a few words, but he was afraid that the whole family would not be happy. It was indeed his family's land. It was agreed that no food would be needed. Later, people from the Zhao family came to make a fuss, and under the mediation of the village head Only then did he agree to give the food to himself. These days, Wu Fu and Ye Tiezhu are taking care of it.
"Mother, Mai Xiang just came back, what can she do as a girl, let her and Mai Huang go pick up some ears of wheat after the sun is gone." Mrs. Zhao came out with a cane and said.
Mrs. Liu is not willing to let Jiufeng go to the field, and Mrs. Zhao is not willing to let Mai Xiang go to the field. Mai Xiang is also grown. Today I will go to Gege's house, and tomorrow I will go to Wan's house, and I will go to Tong's house from time to time to deliver some goods , this will tan her face, and she will really become a dark country girl, who would like it?

Mrs. Zhao also hopes that Mai Xiang can find a good family in the future, so that she can live a good life without worrying about food and clothing, and she can also help her younger siblings!These days, she also understands a truth, this family still depends on Mai Xiang!
Mai Xiang didn't expect that Mrs. Zhao had learned to be smart and knew how to bargain.

Mai Xiang actually has some prejudice against Mrs. Zhao. Although Mrs. Zhao is not smart, she definitely protects her weaknesses. She is more daring to speak out and resist than Ye Dafu. Much simpler.

"Hey, sister-in-law, it's not a big deal, so you don't want to let Mai Xiang go to work?" Qian joked with a smile.

Mrs. Qian's words reminded Mrs. Liu that she would bring Mai Xiang to Wan's house as a guest. It really tanned Mai Xiang, and Wan's family would not like it anymore. Will old lady Wan still give Mai Xiang something?
"Forget about Mai Xiang, stay at home and help me cook." Liu Shi said, these few families work together, and she and Jiufeng have to cook all the meals, which is also difficult for her.

Seeing that the old lady had opened her mouth, Mrs. Qian couldn't say anything more, so she muttered a few words.

"Second sister-in-law, please stop saying a few words, Mai Xiang can bear it now, how can you pay attention to the harvest of these two acres of land?" Sun secretly stoked the fire.

After Mrs. Sun finished speaking, she looked back at Mrs. Liu, seeing Mrs. Liu was looking at Ye Dafu thinking about something, she pursed her lips, and pulled Mrs. Qian out in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)