When Yuan Dongliang rushed to Zhuangzi, it was the time to finish dinner, Ning Nianzhi accompanied the old lady, and there was a big pot of Yuqian dishes on the table, and now Yuqian is also a little old, but it is still quite sweet, after the water is mixed with sesame oil, and it is very delicious to put a little salt. There are fist-sized buns in the bamboo basket, which are filled with acacia flowers, which the old lady just learned today and made with her own hands, from selecting locust flowers to putting them in the steamer, all of them are made by herself.

"Why are you here?" When the old lady saw that it was Yuan Dongliang, she hurriedly got up and pulled someone to sit down beside her, Yuan Dongliang first asked the old lady to say goodbye, and then looked at Ning Nianzhi, why haven't you seen her for a few days, it seems that she has gained a lot of weight.

"Look at your daughter-in-law, is this belly already a little obvious?" The old lady said with a smile: "Your daughter-in-law has a good appetite and eats well, and this child will grow up well, and in the future, he will definitely be a handsome and dashing general like you." ”

"Grandmother, maybe it's a girl." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, and the old lady clapped her hands: "It's good for girls, it's a blessing to grow fat when you were a child, and you will definitely be a beautiful little girl like you in the future." ”

"Grandmother is in a good mood these days." Ning Nianyi explained with a smile while picking up vegetables for Yuan Dongliang, Yuan Dongliang nodded, reached out and took a bun, and gnawed it down, a little surprised: "Vegan?" ”

The old lady laughed: "It's not vegetarian, but there are other buns in the kitchen, you wait, Mama Liao has already gone to get it." ”

"Are you and your grandfather okay at home? What do you eat every day? He didn't make any trouble, did he have your second uncle and them already moved away? After eating, the old lady began to ask about the family, Yuan Dongliang sat on the side, and replied in a 1510 manner: "Second uncle, they have moved away a few days ago, and there are a lot fewer people in the house, but they are much cleaner than before, and there is no chatter and noise when they get home. ”

"The house is vacant a lot, and the housekeeper has already asked people to clean it up, and when I look back at my grandmother, if there is a yard that is not useful, I will lock it first, and then talk about it when I can use it." Yuan Dongliang said with a smile: "Or change it to something else, plant some flowers, and you and Nianzhi will go around inside." ”

"Grandfather misses you a lot these days, and he has to ask a few words from time to time, always asking when he will go back, if it weren't for the yamen side who couldn't get out, I'm afraid he would have come one step earlier than me." Yuan Dongliang also said a few good words to the old man, of course, the old man's original words were definitely not like that, but Yuan Dongliang could hear the old man's true meaning from it.

"By the way, when I came, I went to buy my grandmother's favorite shortbread, but I can't eat it today, it's too late, I have to accumulate food after eating, and grandmother Ming'er don't forget to make people warm up." Yuan Dongliang explained, the old lady nodded happily, and her grandson's thoughts could not be wasted.

If you don't marry a daughter-in-law, you forget your grandmother, and you're happier.

"How is my grandmother doing in Zhuangzi? Look at me, it's too stupid to ask, just look at my grandmother's smiling appearance, I know that my grandmother must be happy, so is her body okay? What you eat, are you used to it? If there's anything you're not used to, my grandmother will tell me now, and I'll get something to be delivered. ”

"Most of the gardens in our house have been completed, and we will see that they can be completed by the end of May, and then I will come and pick up my grandmother back, right?" Yuan Dongliang asked, the old lady hesitated, nodded, although Zhuangzi lived easily and comfortably, but in the end it was not home, Nafu was the place where she had lived for decades, so she was more familiar and comfortable.

After talking for a while, the old lady waved her hand: "You have watched Nianzhi five or six times in just one tea time, I am not the mother-in-law who does not hate, I can't tolerate the relationship between my son and daughter-in-law is too good, I haven't seen it for so long, I think there must be a lot of things to say to Nianzhi, go, go, you husband and wife go and whisper by yourself." ”

Ning Nianzhi's face immediately turned red: "Grandmother, where is it, he just looks to see if I take good care of my grandmother." ”

The old lady smiled and waved her hand, Yuan Dongliang hurriedly got up: "Then the grandson won't bother the grandmother, let's go back first, and come back to my grandmother tomorrow in the morning to say goodbye, and accompany my grandmother to walk around the Zhuangzi." ”

"Okay, then let's go around tomorrow." The old lady smiled and nodded, seeing that he and Ning Nianzhi had gone out, before turning her head and saying to Mama Liao beside her: "When this child grows up, he will have his own life, in the past, as long as he respected his elders, he could do it, but now, he has to take care of his wife and son, and slowly, the focus of this life will change." ”

Mama Liao hurriedly said: "The eldest young master is still thinking about you in his heart, no matter how it changes, you will always be the eldest young master's own grandmother, the old slave looked at it coldly, the eldest young master, this person, the most important thing is to pay attention to feelings, the old lady, you are good to him, he knows it in his heart, and he will definitely honor the old lady in the future." You, don't worry so much, when you're free, walk around with the young lady and relax. Eat, sleep, and sleep, and in a few months you will be able to hold your great-grandson, and in the future, watch Young Master Sun grow up slowly, live longer, and then watch Young Master Sun marry a wife and have children......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard the old lady laugh: "I am still angry when I watch my great-grandson marry a wife, so haven't I become a thousand-year-old demon?" Isn't it a plague that lasts for a thousand years? ”

"How is it a thousand-year-old demon? That's a long-lived Bodhisattva! Mama Liao hurriedly said, stretched out her hand and patted her chest: "Then I have to pay attention, and I will have to serve the old lady for a long time in the future." ”

"You, you are also an old lady, how can you always serve by my side? Your eldest grandson, this year has 14th Five-Year Plan, right? The old lady asked, and Mama Liao nodded hurriedly: "The old lady has a good memory, and she is just fifteen this year." ”

After speaking, I was a little apprehensive, the children of the family will generally enter the house when they are ten years old, not to mention how much they can do, learn first, and when they are fifteen or sixteen, they will be able to take on heavy responsibilities. Mama Liao is an old man who serves by the old lady's side, and if her grandchildren want to enter the house, they must be first-class and second-class monthly routines.

It's just that the eldest grandson likes to study since he was a child, and Mama Liao also has some ideas in her heart, since her grandson is promising, she can't stop her grandson's future, right? It's just that this abacus is only thinking about it in my heart, and I haven't found a suitable opportunity to mention it yet. Now that the old lady said this, Mama Liao was afraid that the old lady would want to bring people into the house.

Waiting in fear, I heard the old lady say: "I have the impression that your eldest grandson likes to study very much, right?" How is this knowledge? Are you sure that you will end up? If there is, I will first ask people to cancel your family's deed of sale, and then you will send your eldest son to the imperial examination, which is also a way, don't you say? ”

Mama Liao's eyes immediately widened: "Old lady, this, this ......"

"You can't shirk, you've been serving me all your life, the two of us are nominally masters and servants, but in fact, I have long regarded you as a relative." The old lady grabbed Mama Liao's hand and said, "By my side, you are the only one left who has come and gone over the years, and I have to arrange you before I leave." ”

Mama Liao's eyes were red, and the old lady said again: "There are a lot of people serving in the house, you, just raise it with peace of mind, in the future, not only will I see my great-grandson marry a wife and have children, but you will also watch your eldest grandson have another great-grandson, and in the future, I will also watch my great-grandson marry a wife and have children." ”

"Yes, the old slave and the old lady together have to live a long time, and live a long life." Mama Liao said with a smile, and helped the old lady to get up: "If we want to be healthy, we can't stay up late at night, so we quickly washed and went to sleep. ”

Over there, Ning Nianzhi entered the door, and he was also a little distressed: "Is this a rush without rest for a day and a night?" ”

Yuan Dongliang smiled and held her hand: "Where, come out early in the morning, I can ride a horse by myself faster, and I can get there in one day." Do you miss me in Zhuangzi? ”

Ning Nianzhi's face was slightly red, but he still nodded honestly, the person he likes is not in his body, so he will definitely miss it. Don't look at her being very confident in front of Tingxue Yingxue, and she has ten percent trust in Yuan Dongliang, but secretly, she is still a little worried.

It's not that I'm afraid that Yuan Dongliang won't be able to control it, but I'm worried that those women's methods are endless, for fear that Yuan Dongliang will fall into the scheme. No matter how delicate a man's mind is, sometimes he can't think of a woman's means, and taking off his clothes is the simplest and roughest.

"I miss you too." Yuan Dongliang lowered his head, kissed Ning Nianzhi on the cheek, held the person in his arms, and reached out to touch Ning Nianzhi's belly: "The child is still obedient during this time, right?" Didn't bother you, did you? ”

"He's a lump of meat now, where can he mess with me?" Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, pressed Yuan Dongliang's hand on his stomach, and raised his hand to pinch Yuan Dongliang's neck: "Do you like me or children?" ”

"Of course I like you, if it weren't for the child you gave birth to me, I wouldn't want it." Yuan Dongliang hurriedly raised his finger and swore with a serious face: "I will never let other women give birth to children for me, you are my most important person, and my father and mother can't compare to you in my heart." ”

Ning Nianzhi snorted and laughed: "Look at you, I'm just asking casually, you don't have to be so serious." ”

"Whether you want to joke or ask me seriously, I have this one answer, and I will never joke with you about this kind of thing." Yuan Dongliang said with a smile, kissed Ning Nianzhi's forehead, and asked Ning Nianzhi what he had eaten at Zhuangzi in the past few days and what he was busy with during the day. After he finished asking, Ning Nianzhi continued to ask, the first time the young couple had been separated for so long since they got married. When I met, I just cared about talking and chatting, and I couldn't wait to ask the other party clearly how many mouthfuls of food and water they had to eat and drink a few sips of water a day. Ning Nianzhi was still worried about Yuan Dongliang's tiredness, and Yuan Dongliang was also worried that Ning Nianzhi couldn't stay up late because he had a body, so he didn't talk about the third watch.

That's it, I got up late the next day.

The old lady looked at this and that with some concern, she wanted to say something and stopped, Ning Nianzhi was so embarrassed that she almost wanted to hide her face and leave. Yuan Dongliang was thick-skinned, and explained to the old lady with a smile: "Last night, Nianzhi was worried about me, and my grandfather and I were in the house, she was afraid that we would not eat well and dress well, so she asked me and my grandfather when we ate every day, hot and cold, whether I liked it, and asked my grandfather if he only ate what he liked by his own temperament, after all, my grandfather was old, and he had a serious illness in the past two years......"

The old lady was a little worried on her face, she was annoyed before, and she also wanted the old man to go to see Hades as soon as possible. But at this age, the only one who can accompany him all the time is this old man, and the old lady is a little reluctant.

"Then did your grandfather leave it to his own devices?" The old lady hesitated for a while and asked, Yuan Dongliang shook his head: "Although my grandmother is not here, I am also persuaded by my side, but I still have to go back as soon as possible, after all, my grandfather is an elder, I say a word, my grandfather has two or three rebuttals waiting for me, I don't dare to care very much, grandmother, look, you and Nianzhi, do you want to go back earlier?" ”

The old lady's face was a little uncomfortable: "What are you going to do when you go back early?" Eat dust? I'll go back when the garden is ready. ”

"It's going to be soon, and it will be done in ten or so days." Yuan Dongliang hurriedly said, although he also looked forward to Ning Nianzhi's return earlier, but he was reluctant to go back to eat dust, and it would be good to go back when most of it was done and it was not so messy.

"Okay, then wait a few more days." The old lady said with a smile, paused, and added: "After you go back, you can look at your grandfather a little more, don't think that if I am not at home, he can eat, drink and have fun at will, if I turn back and I know, I will not spare him." ”

Yuan Dongliang nodded hurriedly: "Okay, I will definitely bring my grandmother's words, grandmother, let's go out for a while?" I haven't been to this Zhuangzi before, what do you plant? ”

"Half of it is grain, and the other half has everything, fruits and livestock, but Zhuangzi is a little far away, so I still buy more." Some durable vegetables or something, that is, the Zhuangzi sent over, fruits all year round, as well as domestic animals and game, and occasionally the head of the Zhuangzi will quickly send some fresh vegetables and vegetables.

"In addition, there are some common medicinal herbs, this Zhuangzi is not very profitable." The old lady instructed someone to set up breakfast, and said, "Those medicinal herbs are better the longer they go, so if they don't use them, no one will touch them, and they will only let them grow at will." As for those fruits, our family gave them away if they couldn't finish eating, and only a small half of them were rewarded in the house all year round. ”

Ning Nianzhi's head turned quickly, after all, she was just a granddaughter-in-law, and the old lady didn't say it, so she didn't want to ask in detail. Now I can't help but think about it, how many fields are in this Zhuangzi, how much is the annual expenditure of the house, what is the price of grain and livestock in the market, and I feel that either the old lady has not read the account book and does not know how much income there is, or the account book is problematic, and the old lady is probably blinded.

The old lady said before that the Zhuangzi near Yuncheng is the largest, the huge Zhuangzi, which feeds the family of twenty or thirty people, and does not bring fresh vegetables every day, five acres of land is more than enough, not to mention, this is nearly 800 acres of Zhuangzi. Of course, if there are natural and man-made disasters, it is not certain. Not to mention making money, you have to lose money to support the tenants.

Yuan Dongliang is not unpopular, so he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at Ning Nianzhi, Ning Nianzhi shook his head, she hasn't accompanied the old lady out for a walk these days, and she doesn't know much about the harvest in this Zhuangzi.

"Grandmother, shall we go out and have a look?" After eating, Yuan Dongliang helped the old lady out of the house, Ning Nianzhi followed aside, and listened to the old lady talk about the ancient times with great interest: "This Zhuangzi was bought by my father when I was a daughter, and I didn't know what to plant at that time, just like others, grow food, but coincidentally, caught up with natural disasters, the first year was heavy snow, the second year was the great heat, and finally it was two years, and it was heavy rain, and the tossed land was a little thinner, and the food was not planted well, so I thought about changing the fruit tree and planning to raise the land, this fruit is more than ten years, From the time I got married until ......"

The old lady suddenly lost her voice, which could make the old lady's interest suddenly disappear, except for Yuan Kangming, there was nothing else, Yuan Dongliang hurriedly opened the topic: "At that time, planting fruit trees, how about the harvest?" ”

"The harvest is quite good, and there are several thousand taels of silver a year." The old lady thought about it for a while before saying, and couldn't help but shake her head: "Later, there were a lot of things in the house, and I couldn't take care of the things in this Zhuangzi, and besides, this fruit tree is also old, the output is getting less and less, and there are so many industries in the house, so I simply let go of the things in this Zhuangzi." ”

Moreover, she is also a little discouraged, her own son is gone, so why should she care about these industries? What's the use of making more? Her son won't need it anyway. As for those people in the house, she didn't want to cheapen them for nothing. I'd rather let this Zhuangzi be wasted than earn money to raise some white-eyed wolves.

"There are still fruit trees planted here, about nearly 300 acres, and there are all kinds of fruits, and they are produced all year round." While walking, the old lady stretched out her hand and nodded: "Over there, it is a kind of medicinal herbs, because the wild medicinal materials are better, so that piece of land is enclosed and deserted, about nearly fifty acres, and there are about fifty acres of vegetables, raising livestock and the like, and the rest is grain." ”

The old lady said to herself, and slowly came back to her senses, there were still thousands of taels of silver in the past, but now that the fruit has been changed, it is also a profit period, why is the silver getting less and less? Thinking like this, his brow furrowed.

"Grandmother, who is the head of this Zhuangzi?" Ning Nianzhi asked with a smile, and the old lady pinched her sleeves with her fingers: "It was my companion back then, and now, it is about his son who is in front of the head of the village." ”

"Hey, I'm old, turn around, I'll let the head of the village come to see you, and hand over the account book and everything to you." As soon as the old lady finished speaking, she shook her head again: "No, no, you still have to raise a baby, you are pregnant with a child now, you can't be too tired and exhausted, otherwise, let's put this matter first." ”

It's just a few thousand taels of silver, and I've been here all these years, so why care about these few months? It's better to wait for the confinement to come out, and I can also free up my hands to teach these insatiable people a lesson.

"Grandmother, it's better to take care of this while I'm in trouble?" Yuan Dongliang wanted to solve the matter as soon as possible, and if it was delayed until later, Nian Zhi would have to come to Zhuangzi again. Moreover, this village head can be greedy for so many years, maybe he has already fattened his guts, and he is not at ease when he thinks he will come alone.

It just so happened that I took this opportunity to win it in one fell swoop, and I could live in Zhuangzi for a few more days in the open, and my grandfather had something to say when he asked.

Yuan Dongliang's little abacus is very good, but the old lady is a little hesitant, and now how much silver is not as important as the child in the belly of his granddaughter-in-law. Ning Nianzhi saw through Yuan Dongliang's little bit of caution, smiled and helped the old lady's arm and said: "Grandmother, in fact, I also think that it is better to deal with it at this time, we still have to live in Zhuangzi for more than ten days, just take this opportunity to pick a more suitable Zhuangtou." ”

"I think it's not in a hurry, don't you have to be old enough to get married with those two big girls around you? Go back and choose a good choice in the house, and you can find a village leader, and you can choose a good family business for your big girl, and the people around you can be more energetic in the future, don't you say? ”

Now that I have chosen, I have to find a reason to change it when the time comes, it's not easy to change, so it's better to wait. Find a replacement person, and then dispose of the moth. Anyway, the deed of sale of the Zhuang family's family is still there, where can the silver go? It's not like you eat silver all day long, you can always get it back.

Moreover, it is not a matter of one or two days to read the account book, they have already lived in Zhuangzi, and those people are still swaggering, without fear, unless they are staying up late, where can they see the problem in three or two days?

The most important thing is that Dongliang is going to return to Beijing after dealing with this matter, and if there is a slight negligence, maybe there will be fish that will slip through the net, and when the time comes, how can she and Nianzhi deal with those people? I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of a just in case.

The old lady didn't want to gamble at all, and shook her head again: "Let's wait a little longer, when the time comes, Dongliang will personally bring someone here, let's go back to the house this time, and bring back the account book or something first." "Let those people be scared for a while, and it can be regarded as punishment.

"We're here to relax, don't let these things spoil your mood." The old lady patted the back of Ning Nianzhi's hand, and said with a smile: "You, you are still too young, this kind of thing, no matter when you deal with it, although this village head is not behaving well, he is still quite good at serving people, it is okay to serve our mother and son these days, if you change it rashly, I am afraid that the remaining few days will not be good." ”

Since there is no tenant to make trouble in front of the two of them, it means that it is good to fight up and down, if something happens to the head of the village, the tenants are trembling, and there is no one who can take the lead, what are they still playing, just go home.

Ning Nianzhi was taught with an open mind, and really disposed of the Zhuang head, the old lady is old, Ning Nianzhi is pregnant with a child, and he has no energy to continue the next thing, and it is not a matter of a while to choose a new Zhuang head to take over, there are a lot of follow-ups, it is better to take it slowly, pick the right one first, and turn around and pull out his hand to deal with it. First, I can live well now, really relax, and secondly, I don't have to be so flustered in the follow-up, and I am safe and secure.

"Okay, then listen to grandmother, and when we go back to the city, have someone send the account book." Ning Nianzhi smiled and nodded, pinched Yuan Dongliang's hand, and smiled, without explanation, Yuan Dongliang understood-when the two of them came together, only the husband and wife, and they could distract themselves after finishing their errands.