80s: The Farmer’s Wife Is The Boss

Chapter 42, An Liang’s important task

 “You brat, why don’t you go help me?” Aunt Mei Lian glared at her expressionless son angrily.

After the two of them left, Aunt Meilian began to ask about what happened this morning.

It turned out that after Grandma He and the others left, the eldest grandma regretted it and squatted at the gate.

　　Everyone was close enough to hear the whole story. When they knew what it was, no one came forward.

"It's not easy for Xiaoxue to eat plums. I have a good one on the mountain. I'll pick it back for Xiaoxue in a few days." Aunt Meilian also understands her temperament and never borrows anything from her.

"I know. If her white plum blossoms hadn't matured prematurely, do you think I would have gone?" Grandma He felt very uncomfortable when she talked about this.

"Forget it, Auntie is just like this. You don't know it. Don't be angry with her, or you may get angry and ruin your health." Aunt Meilian comforted her.

"I know, I'm not angry. I've known her for decades, but I didn't expect that just yesterday I took Xiaoxue's things, and now her face would change. I really didn't expect that she would still be the same as when she was young. Hate."

Grandma He said she was not angry, but could she really not be angry?

"I saw Sister-in-law Xi Lian going up the mountain earlier. I'm afraid she was picking plums for Xiaoxue. Don't worry about it. There are many people who like Xiaoxue, so she is the only one who likes her."

"I originally wanted to take Xiaoxue to the Xilian Mountains to have a look, but Xiaoxue didn't let me go. Forget it, don't try to take advantage of others in the future." Grandma He was also cold-hearted.

But Aunt Meilian knows that Third Aunt only has a mouth, but she actually has a better mind than anyone else.

 After the dishes were washed, Aunt Mei Lian took An Liang home.

 After returning home, she gave An Liang an important task, asking him to go to the mountains to find some ripe plums for Xiaoxue.

This matter is a trivial matter to An Liang. There are all boys who climb mountains and trees and go fishing in the water. They are more familiar with mountains than these adults.

 After receiving the instruction, he played even crazier.

Meixue didn't know these things. Shortly after Aunt Meilian left, Aunt Xilian came to the door.

 Seeing her come in with a small basket, Mei Xue saw the contents inside, which were plums.

 Maybe I had expectations before, but now, I feel a dislike for Meizi and Mei Xue.

"You're really here. Let's sit down for a while. Just now, Mei Lian was saying that you went up the mountain. I think you went to pick plums." Grandma He didn't show politeness to her and directly took the basket and put it on the table. .

“Xiaoxue wants to eat plums. There are some on our mountain, so I went to have a look. I didn’t expect them to be quite ripe. I’ll give them to Xiaoxue.” Aunt Xilian said with a smile.

 Looking at her like this, I'm afraid she also knew what happened in the morning.

“Thank you, Aunt Xilian.” Seeing her grandma take it, Mei Xue immediately thanked her.

"There is no need to thank you. If you want to say thank you, you have to thank your aunt. That pheasant is very valuable. We also enjoyed the blessing of Xiaoxue and ate a chicken." Generally, families don't have chicken to eat until the Chinese New Year.

"You're welcome. Anwen and the others also contributed." Mei Xue still knew about favors and accidents.

 She is just defensive.

 It’s not that I don’t know how to interact with people.

 After the conversation, Aunt Xilian took the basket and left.

In the afternoon, Aunt Ting also delivered a basket of plums, but this time Grandma He did not show up.

Aunt Ting knew the virtues of her mother-in-law, so she didn’t say much. She just said that the plums were ripe and she would give them to Xiaoxue and Aunt Three to taste.

Of course Mei Xue accepted it, because she got it in exchange for chicken.

 Since the eldest grandma is so stingy, she cannot be generous.

In the afternoon, the sun was too strong and there was not much work to do at home except pulling weeds in the fields. Mei Xue asked the old lady to stay at home while she went to the fields to walk around.

 The old lady shook her head, reluctantly, because she was afraid that she would be upset when she saw that person at home.

So he followed Xiaoxue to the fields.

Every household’s rice in the field has turned yellow, so her family’s rice is packed. However, she hasn’t been here for a long time, and it feels like her rice has grown a lot.

Those ear buns are all very swollen, and you can tell at a glance that they are well-packed, and there will definitely be a bumper harvest this year.

Grandma He thinks this is Xiaoxue’s blessing.

Since Xiaoxue arrived at home, her family's life has been the same day by day, and she has also enjoyed the blessings of children and grandchildren that she had not been able to enjoy earlier.

There is still a shallow layer of water in the field. This is the last time to add fertilizer to the rice. As long as the weather is not too dry, there is no need to put water in the field.

 It will not be until after the rice is harvested that the fields will be filled with water again to soften the mud so that it can be plowed next year.

 Of course, these things are still far off.

　　After pulling up some grass in and around the field, the two of them walked home under the sun.

You still have to go to the vegetable plot. Now most of the vegetables are grown at home, but some vegetables are almost planted.

Mei Xue has never farmed before, so she obeys Grandma He’s instructions in everything she does.

Grandma said these vegetables could be pulled out, so she pulled them out and asked her to sit under the shade of a tree to rest.

  Anyway, the mother-in-law and grandson lived a fulfilling life.

 Plus having electricity at night, Mei Xue likes the peaceful days even more.

With nothing to do, Mei Xue used various methods to replenish Grandma He's body every day.

If it weren't for the poor quality of the doctors in the village, Mei Xue would have wanted to use those traditional Chinese medicines. Well, mainly because she wanted to try what the legendary medicinal diet tasted like.

  She had only seen it in books, but had never even smelled it.

July has passed very quickly, because every household is busy working in the fields, and some people go to the market every time. It can be said that this month can also be regarded as a harvest month.

 In a blink of an eye, August is here, and some early-rice farmers have begun to harvest rice.

Mei Xue doesn’t worry about the rice in her field every day, and she basically runs every day.

On this day, before Mei Xue could rush out, she discovered that there were about ten carriages in the village.

After asking, I learned that today is the beginning of the month, the day when wood is sold in the village.

 The wood is sold to a lumber factory in the town. There are talented people in the village who deliver directly to the lumber factory, so the village basically cuts down some trees from its own mountain and sells them back.

  It costs nothing anyway, and everyone is very motivated. It can be said that selling wood is the bulk of the village’s income.

“Grandma, can we chop down the wood on the mountain?” When Mei Xue heard that there was money, she had an idea.

 It's just that she has to ask her grandma something.

Grandma He knew what Xiaoxue was thinking. Back then, she was at a disadvantage because she was the only one. Her man left early and she was bullied by the villagers.

“There’s nothing important on our mountain, they’re just small trees that people won’t harvest.” Grandma He shook her head.

Mei Xue clearly felt the sadness in her grandma. She didn't know why, but at this time she didn't dare to ask any more.

 Forget it, the worst she can do is not sell wood.

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