Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 96
Zhao Shi and Yu Shi were stunned when they heard Mai Xiang's words, they didn't expect Mai Xiang to come to the truth.

"Big sister, are you really going to eat that for mother?" Mai Huang tugged at Mai Xiang's clothes and asked pitifully.

"If you don't listen to Eldest Sister, you will follow your mother to eat that too." Mai Xiang successfully stopped Mai Huang's mouth.

Anyway, Mrs. Zhao doesn't need to breastfeed or strengthen nutrition. Mai Xiang sees that she is overnourished now, she speaks with confidence, and doesn't do housework, so she has the energy to quarrel and swear.

"Girl, I really didn't instigate this matter today. After that, when your second aunt and third aunt come to your door, I can't talk back?" Zhao turned her eyes and found a reason to defend herself.

"What's there to be arguing about? Isn't Second Aunt just for a bowl of rice porridge? How many times have I told you about this? McGinn is a milk baby, and even if he doesn't know him, he will give up two mouthfuls to eat, not to mention that It's my second uncle's child, and my third aunt's. The third aunt also has a child in her belly. Don't provoke her. She is also busy doing embroidery work to save money. I think my mother's health is much better. From now on, You look at my little brother every day, and make a pair of shoes for each of us." Mai Xiang thought of finding something for Mrs. Zhao to do within her capacity.

Mai Xiang still has a little understanding of Sun and Qian. They see that Mai Xiang is living a good life, and they will make sarcastic remarks, and secretly provoke troubles, and they will encourage Zhao to make troubles, because They were sure about Mr. Zhao's character, but it was not very likely that they would be the first to start arguing with Ms. Zhao.

In short, Mrs. Zhao is a person with no heart, and he will be fooled with just a few words, shaking his family's wealth clean.Besides, she has been suppressed by Qian and Sun for these years, and she finally raised her head. She is fine and wants to find something, so Mai Xiang must control her first.

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she saw that the burdens on the kang had been unpacked, and the clothes and materials piled up on the kang, she hurriedly tidied it up by herself, and then said: "One more thing, the things I brought back from outside in the future, I will not be here. When it’s time, don’t open it and look through it.”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, this family doesn't know who is the girl and who is the mother, and no one has heard that the mother should be taught by the girl?" Zhao muttered.

"Mom, it's fine if you don't want to listen to my lesson, as long as you can earn your share of food, we don't need you to support us." Mai Xiang added.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao quickly closed her mouth.

"Big girl, your old aunt's marriage has been settled. The man has already made a decision. He gave two rulers and a silver hairpin. The rulers given by others are made of silk, and one of the two rulers is used for The one used for the wedding dress is used to make a padded jacket. I think your old aunt is married, and she can’t wear this dress all day long. When she returns home, she still needs a bright new dress, isn’t she? , I think this piece of red silk is not bad, why don't you give it to your aunt?"

Seeing that Mai Xiang was about to pick up a piece of bright red silk with a pattern of butterflies and flowers, Mrs. Yu hurriedly stretched out her hand to grab it, and said.

"Grandma, this cloth is enough to make several coats. When my aunt comes, I will tear a piece for her. The rest of us can make a coat." Mai Xiang said with a sigh.

She has a good impression of the winter solstice. The old aunt is getting married, so she should give a piece of material, but the way the Yu family grabs it is really speechless. What kind of weird things is this old Zhao family?
"Ah, how many of you little ones also make such a good coat? Big girl, listen to grandma, we country people don't take advantage of wearing this, don't spoil the good stuff, why don't you sell this material, and you can still wear it. In exchange for a few bolts of cotton cloth, our whole family can still make a new jacket."

"Grandma, you don't have to worry about my family." Mai Xiang blocked her directly, who told you "we"?
It's true that people in the country don't need silk, Mai Xiang just doesn't want to give all the clothes to Mrs Yu, Mai Xiang can keep these things for herself, who knows what will happen in a few years?There are some things that you can't even buy with money.

"Look at you child, you can't tell good from bad, grandma is teaching you how to live a life." Yu was a little embarrassed.

Just now because of the quarrel, Mai Xiang scolded her. She couldn't speak because she felt that she had done something wrong, but because she thought that the Gege family should not see this scene. This will spread to other people. What should I do if I don’t send anything to Mai Xiang in the future?
But there will be no outsiders here, she just wants to teach her children how to live, she didn't expect Mai Xiang to disrespect her, how can she still be Mai Xiang's grandma, an old man in her 50s.

"Mother, don't be angry, she understands in her heart, she has never made silk clothes for us, they are all made of cloth." Mrs. Zhao persuaded.

After hearing this, Mrs. Yu looked at the clothes on Mai Xiang's body, curled her lips, and when Mai Qing saw it, Mai Qing said, "Grandma, the big sister's clothes are a gift from someone."

Yu Shi glared at Mai Qing. Originally, she wanted to take two pieces of clothes back to give to those granddaughters and granddaughters. She also had a bright face when the children wore them out, but now that Mai Xiang pulled her face, Yu Shi I dare not speak anymore.

But seeing that Mai Xiang was about to pack up all her things, if she didn't open her mouth again, the shop would disappear after passing this village, and it would be even more difficult for her to get it again in the future.

"Big girl, look, grandma used to love you very much, but now your family has a better life. You can eat and wear clothes. I have never seen such good clothes. Why don't you give them to grandma?" Take two of them back, so that those girls are also fresh, they haven't worn new jackets for many years, I will take them back, and let them miss you too."

Mai Xiang smiled when she heard this, and said, "Grandma, I don't need them to love me. I can't take care of my own family now. I have three younger sisters and a younger brother. I just want them to love me. Don't think about my things, I'll give Mai Huang a few points for these things, and there's nothing left. You know what the clothes looked like before, but you can't wear them now, and I don't have the spare money to buy cloth Give them a few more."

"That's right, grandma, we have never worn such beautiful clothes." Mai Huang pouted and quit. She had been thinking about these new clothes for a long time. When Zhao Shi and Yu Shi were going through the inspection just now, she didn't dare to leave. I'm afraid that her mother will steal things to grandma.

"Mother, you too, what are you worrying about? We care about food and clothes, our family is not particularly rich." Mrs. Zhao was also a little reluctant.

She has no objection to giving Dongzhi a piece of clothing as a dowry. Who calls her the second sister of Dongzhi?When her life was difficult, Dong Zhi would secretly give her some money, although it was not much, but Dong Zhi had this kind of affection, unlike those brothers and sisters, none of them helped her once, and they thought she brought a little money every year. He piled up the children and went back to his mother's house to eat those two meals.

"Okay, don't be dissatisfied. You are not rich. If you are not rich, you still need to build a big house. I just want an old dress, so you talk too much!" Yu Shi didn't even give her face when she saw her daughter, and she couldn't help it. up.

Mai Xiang didn't answer the question either, she packed everything up, there was no room for it in the box, it could only be piled at the end of the kang, Mai Xiang picked out two small coats that looked like fox fur and a few pieces of silk and put them in The box was locked, and then I started to pack the pile of food.

Seeing that Mai Xiang didn't pay attention to her anymore, Mrs. Yu was also a little embarrassed, and wanted to leave in anger, but she couldn't bear to part with these delicious things. These days at home, she cooks vegetables with sorghum rice and clear water every day, and there is no oil in her stomach.

Mai Xiang put all her things back and looked at the weather. I can’t go to Changning Town today. Why don’t I go with Mai Huang to harvest baskets of grass and come back to feed the sheep and rabbits. By the way, drive the ducks and geese back. Thinking of this, Mai Xiang went into the back room Changed into homely clothes.

Unexpectedly, just as Mai Xiang picked up the basket and called Mai Huang to go out, Mai Huang said: "Sister, Mai Qing and I will go, you can stay."

"Well, Eldest Sister, Second Sister and I will go." Mai Qing also hurriedly said.

After hearing this, Mai Xiang felt that something was wrong. Usually, she went out to work by herself, but Mai Huang never stopped her. What happened today?
Mai Xiang looked at Yu Shi and Zhao Shi, Yu Shi looked normal, but Zhao Shi turned away.

"Mai Qing, you go with Eldest Sister, Mai Huang stays to watch the house." Mai Xiang made some adjustments.

Mai Xiang took Mai Qing to the river, touched the head of the eldest girl and asked, "Eldest sister is not at home, did mother promise to give grandma something?"

"Sister, you are so smart, you guessed it so quickly." Mai Qing grabbed Mai Xiang's hand and grinned.

To be honest, Mai Xiang's heart is much older than these little girls. Although they are sisters in name, they are more like mother and daughter to them, because Mai Xiang is much better than Zhao's. To teach them the principles of life, and now Mrs. Zhao almost never asks about their affairs, so now in the hearts of Mai Huang and the others, Mai Xiang is obviously more important than Mrs. Zhao, so Mai Xiang can ask anything she wants .

"Okay, little sycophant, hurry up and tell the eldest sister, what did mother promise?" Mai Xiang twisted Mai Qing's little nose.

Mai Xiang thinks that Mai Qing is the prettiest among the children, she has a very straight bridge of nose, small willow leaf eyebrows, and small almond eyes, and most importantly, she is not as sharp as Mai Huang, so she is the best in Mai Xiang favor.

Although Mai Lu is three years old, she is actually only two years old. When Mai Xiang first arrived, she couldn't even walk steadily, she couldn't speak well, and naturally she couldn't see any character.

"Elder sister, grandma said that my uncle's cousin can't eat glutinous rice, he wants rice and eggs." Mai Qing only remembered these.

When Mai Xiang thought about this, maybe when she came out here, Mrs. Yu could persuade Mrs. Zhao to give her things to take away, not only rice and eggs, but even those clothes would be tempted to leave in two.

"Okay, hurry up and mow the grass, and when I get home, my eldest sister will cook meat for you." Mai Xiang hurriedly bent down and started to work.

(End of this chapter)