Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 72
Mrs. Sun's words reminded Mrs. Liu of the incident when Zhao's family came to make trouble. It was originally agreed that the harvest from these two mu of land would be enough to go back to the landlord, just to supplement the food for the landlord. The family is in trouble, the head of the village is deviated, and the harvest is said to belong to the boss. What should we do now about this matter?
In fact, in the beginning, Mrs. Liu also planned to give the harvest to Ye Dafu's family. At that time, she didn't believe that Mai Xiang could support a family. The reason why I want to hold these two acres of land in my hands.

The problem is that Ye Dafu's life is easier now, Mai Xiang has supported the family, and Gege and the unknown nobleman are taking care of him, Ye Dafu's life is better than the rest of the family, this food is very important For them, it is not so important.As far as Shangfang is concerned, food is not very rich, and there is a happy event for Wufu this year. The harvest of these two acres of land is just a supplement, and it can save some money for the family.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu went to the door of Ye Dafu, and looked at the several bags of rice noodles on the ground in Mai Xiang's house. Mrs. Liu said, "Dafu, what do you say about the harvest of these two acres of land?"

Hearing this, Ye Dafu was taken aback for a moment, then thought of Mrs. Liu's intentions, felt somewhat lost, glanced at Mrs. Liu, and said, "Do whatever mother says."

"That's not okay, mother, didn't you agree to give us all the food? How can you go back on your word?" Mrs. Zhao heard it while sitting on the kang, and she was not happy.

When Mrs. Liu saw that her daughter-in-law was not happy, although she was dissatisfied, she did not dare to break up with Mrs. Zhao. She was still a little jealous of Mrs. Zhao's natal family. After thinking about it, Mrs. Liu also found a small stool to sit on. By Mai Xiang's side.

"Mai Xiang, your fifth uncle fell in love with a family from Lijiazhuang, which is about ten miles away from here. The girl is sixteen this year, and the elder brother is waiting for the house to get married..."

"Mother, how old is Mai Xiang, what are you talking about to a child?" Ye Dafu was upset.

"Mommy, I understand what you mean. You should discuss this matter with my parents." Mai Xiang is not stupid. It was so easy for Mrs. Zhao to think of taking on the responsibility of being a mother. tower.

Besides, Mai Xiang took good care of Wufu and Shangfang these days, so Liu shouldn't go back on his word and make Ye Dafu sad again.

Originally, the separation of the family under such circumstances was a blow to Ye Dafu. Over the years, he has taken care of the family without any selfishness, dragging his younger brothers and sisters. When it was his turn to have an accident, everyone rushed to leave him alone.

Although many factors are due to these younger siblings, if the parents are tougher, the family will not be divided.Also, since the harvest was promised to Ye Dafu's family in front of Zhao's family, now that the wheat harvest has started, and the Liu family has started to regret it again, won't this make Ye Dafu sad and disappointed again?
Ye Dafu was lying when he said he was not disappointed, Mai Xiang earned some money, but to put it bluntly, what is the difference between Mai Xiang's money and begging?Mai Xiang will grow up in two years, how can a big girl show her face again?

Mai Xiang can no longer go out to earn money, so what source of income can this family have?He has five children, these things, his parents have never considered for him, they only see that the eldest son in front of him is having a better life, what about the future?Can there be a certain number of days of relying on other people's charity?

Mai Xiang is well aware of Ye Dafu's loss, so for the sake of Ye Dafu and Zhao Shi, she can't intervene in this matter this time, to see if Liu Shi and Ye Tiezhu will put their minds at ease.

After hearing what Mai Xiang said, Mrs. Liu guessed what Mai Xiang was thinking, and she probably didn't want to.She didn't think as much and as far as Mai Xiang did.She just felt that it was Mai Xiang's initiative to not want a grain of food back then. Back then, Mai Xiang's conditions were not as good as they are now, so why is she becoming stingy now that she has no worries about food and clothing?Don't know how to take care of this everyone?

But Mrs. Liu didn't dare to offend Mai Xiang, she pointed at Mai Xiang to get some autumn wind from Wan's family, and Wu Fu also pointed at Mai Xiang to earn some money, otherwise, where would he find the money for his marriage?These are still larger than the harvest of two acres of land.

"Forget it. If I didn't say it, I'll give you this food. Your family also needs to eat."

After Liu finished speaking, she got up and wanted to leave without waiting for others to speak. Just after taking two steps, she turned back to look at Ye Dafu and said, "My son, it's not that mother doesn't miss you. Be stronger, I want to get a little more from you, you have always taken care of these younger brothers and sisters, so I didn't think much about it."

Mrs. Liu could also see that her son was sad and wanted to explain a few words, but these few words of explanation made Ye Dafu feel even more blocked. He has been in trouble for so many years, why has he never heard his mother say that he should be more even than other people's brothers? ?Not to mention the other brothers, just keep a little from their own hunting share, and it's not like these children have never eaten a full meal and worn a new dress.

"Father, are the conditions of the family that my fifth uncle mentioned are not good?" Mai Xiang asked intentionally when she saw that Mrs. Liu had left and Ye Dafu was still bowing her head.

"It is estimated that there is no dowry, and the family conditions seem to be poorer than ours." Ye Dafu sighed.

Mai Xiang thinks about it, too. There are several serious farmers who are not poor. According to Ye Dafu, the poll tax was abolished a few years ago, and the share was divided into mu. The farmers are rushing to have children. If there is a labor force, there will be a harvest if there is a labor force, and a good life will be possible if there is a harvest, but they forget that the harvest in this field cannot be equated with the growth of the population.

In addition, the medical conditions in this era are poor, and the probability of children growing up normally is not high. Therefore, nowadays, almost every family has a bunch of children, but how many families can really live a good life?
"By the way, Wu Fu went to cut the tree back?" Mai Xiang thought that her toothbrush hadn't been seen yet, and she was still waiting for the toothbrush to earn money so she could build a house and move out.

"No, where is he free at this time?"

Mai Xiang didn't say anything, thinking that she hadn't visited Cao Xueqin and Liu Huilan when she came back, so she picked up some things and asked Mai Huang to come to the next door with a piece of floral cloth.

"Mai Xiang, you're back? I heard you went to Gege's house?" Liu Huilan was drying clothes in the yard.

"Even you know?" Mai Xiang didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.

"There was a commotion in the village. Your husband heard about it when he came back yesterday, and asked me if I knew who it was?"

"Zhang Jia's house."

Mai Xiang went into the house with Liu Huilan and put the things by the stove.

"You brought me something again. You can keep it for yourself. You have a lot of family members. I have a more relaxed life now. Your husband still has a little rice for a month." With the help of Mai Xiang, Liu Huilan can also calculate I have lived a little longer, and my family has two old hens that lay eggs.

"Auntie, please help me measure Mai Huang's body and cut a summer dress." Mai Xiang pushed Mai Huang to Liu Huilan's side, if she didn't make a new dress for Mai Huang this time, Mai Huang might have to pout again.

After sending Mai Huang away, Cao Ji also woke up, and Mai Xiang coaxed the child while watching Liu Huilan's cutting.

"What about sir?"

"Earlier this morning, I also went to the capital to see his cousins."

"Who is Mr.'s uncle?" Mai Xiang recalled the problem she had been struggling with for several days.

Liu Huilan's curiosity towards Mai Xiang was no surprise, she smiled, and said: "It's a hard life to say the least, it's a good thing that a family of Zhongming Dingshi has been reduced to a servant who has been in someone else's house for many years, it's okay, Now it’s finally coming out.”

"Auntie, haven't you told me who it is?"

"It's a relative of your husband's grandmother. At the beginning, this Li family was like our Cao family. They were all noble families. They both served as officials in the south of the Yangtze River. One was weaving in Jiangning and the other was weaving in Suzhou. What a great grace, Kangxi still lived in our Cao family during his tour to the south, but later, when it was Yongzheng’s turn, our two families were unlucky one after another. In other lands, all members of the Li family were enslaved. Those who were sold were sold to death, and those who died were missing. , that is, more than 20 years."

The Li family is Li Xu. Of course, Mai Xiang remembers that this Li family is Mrs. Cao Yin's natal family. Not only that, this Li Xu also has a granddaughter who was fostered by Cao's family since she was a child. This girl is said to be the prototype of Shi Xiangyun.

Not only that, but Mai Xiang also knew that many scholars of later generations believed that the prototype of Zhiyanzhai was the prototype of Shi Xiangyun, even Zhou Ruchang, a leading figure in the circle of red scholars, believed so.

If Mai Xiang remembers correctly, it seems that after Liu Huilan died, Cao Xueqin went back to Nanjing and met the widowed Li family cousin, and the two came together again to create this great masterpiece together.

But Mai Xiang didn't think so. At this time, Liu Huilan was still by Cao Xueqin's side, but Zhiyanzhai had already had a preliminary review, and two years later, the manuscript of "Zhiyanzhai's Re-evaluation of Stones" also came out, so I said, This Zhiyanzhai could not be the cousin of the Li family.

"Auntie, who else is there in this Li family?" Mai Xiang wanted to know if the Li family really had such a daughter.

"This uncle has survived now. With the help of Fucha's family, he can barely get by. He has a son and a daughter. This son is now married and has a son. This daughter," Liu Huilan paused, Then he said: "This daughter is also a life-stricken one."

When Mai Xiang heard it, the cousin of the Li family didn't look like Shi Xiangyun. It wasn't that both of her parents died when she was young, could it be the same person?Judging from Liu Huilan's tone, this cousin of the Li family must have some stories to tell.

Mai Xiang didn't know, with her help, would this Liu Huilan die early?Does Cao Xueqin still have a chance to reconnect with Li's cousin?

(End of this chapter)