The words were pushed to the head of the eldest brother who worked in the town, what he said was reasonable, just listening to the words, there was no transgression, but Ni Lizheng's face was a little unsightly.

"If that's the case, let's talk about it at the end of the year. This tea is also cold, so sit down again, and I'll renew it for you. Ni Lizheng's family tactfully issued an "eviction order".

Xie Ling wanted to say something, but the Dragon Boat Festival secretly touched her, "Mother, let's go." Xie Ling had no choice but to get up and say goodbye.

Ni Lizheng's house was only sent to the door, and his expression was so cold, but Ni Lizheng was sent to the gate of the courtyard.

"Dragon Boat Festival, it seems that they are angry. Also, Ni Lizheng's wife has personally acted as a matchmaker, and you even said that you would wait for your brother to come back at the end of the year, aren't you obviously refusing? It's hard to hang you, Aunt Ni will be angry. Along the way, Xie Ling kept nagging, and he regretted very much that he let the Dragon Boat Festival go with him.

Dragon Boat Festival looked relaxed, "Mother, this marriage should have been discussed with the eldest brother, and then discussed with us." Now, Aunt Ni is looking for us directly, and we just tell her the reason, and she is uncomfortable, which shows how much she looks down on us in her heart. Anyway, they look down on me, and I don't like them. ”

Although Xie Ling didn't fully agree with the Dragon Boat Festival, he also felt that Ni Lizheng's family looked down on the Dragon Boat Festival. Her family's reputation in the village is not very good, and the previous Erya and divorce spread in the village, which also affected the reputation of her other daughters. But because of this, Xie Ling is worried about the Dragon Boat Festival.

Seeing Xie Ling's sad face, Dragon Boat Festival comforted: "Mother, the marriage is determined by heaven, and it is not something we force to get." If the people of the Ni family really have a heart, even if I push the eldest brother up, they will wait until the end of the year when the eldest brother comes back and find the door by themselves. If you don't come to find it, you don't want it. If they are unintentional, even if their daughter marries, they will look down on them, let alone happiness? ”

A sentence relieved Xie Ling, and Xie Ling had no choice but to press the matter first.

When I got home, I received a letter from the town, and I opened it during the Dragon Boat Festival and was overjoyed: "Mother, it's a letter from the eldest brother!" ”

"Really? What did your eldest brother say in the letter? Xie Ling and the children all came over.

Dragon Boat Festival said: "The eldest brother said that he had a two-day holiday tomorrow, and he wanted to go back to the village to visit us, but unfortunately the distance was far away, and there was no carriage, and he still owed the treasurer silver, so it was inconvenient to go home, so he would not come back." But if we wanted, we said we could go and see him, and he took us around town for two days. It's also a rare holiday. ”

Xie Ling frowned when he heard this: "What your eldest brother said is the same, it's not that he doesn't want to come back." We can also borrow an ox cart when we go to the town, but when we go back to the village from the town, there is only a carriage to sit on, and the reward for the coachman alone costs 20 yuan, and it is difficult for your eldest brother to be reluctant. ”

"But if we go to the town, even if we go early tomorrow morning, it will take three hours to take the ox cart at the earliest, and then it will take a day to go back and forth." Erya analyzed.

"Having said that, I haven't seen my eldest brother for a long time, but this time I'm going to take a look." Yichen expressed his opinion.

Dragon Boat Festival smiled: "Actually, it's not difficult. Let's rest well, we don't need an ox cart tomorrow, we can go to town! ”

Everyone naturally thought that the Dragon Boat Festival was a joke, so why not use a horse-drawn cart? In this era, land transportation basically relied on animal power.

Dragon Boat Festival walked alone to the ox cart rental in the village. Although many families in the village have their own ox carts, there are still most people who do not have ox carts. In the past, they used to borrow other people's ox carts, or give each other some forage money. It's inconvenient after all. After Ni Lizheng took office, he did some practical things for the people in the village, in addition to buying a few ox carts and leasing them to the villagers, he also rented all the ox carts that had ox carts in the village but did not usually use them much, and then subleased them to the people in need in the village. In this way, the ox cart rental transaction in the village is regulated, and the price is much cheaper.

The Dragon Boat Festival borrowed an ox cart, came to the foot of the mountain, snapped, nails and hammers were used together, and it took a lot of effort to finally modify the ox cart. Then take the ox cart home, it is already night, the Dragon Boat Festival covers the ox cart, feed the cattle to graze, and go to sleep.

The next day, everyone got up early, and the younger brothers and sisters came over to help Xie Ling cook rice together after washing their faces. The Dragon Boat Festival uncovered the cloth on the ox cart.

"Hey, what is this?" The beautiful girl had sharp eyes, and when she saw it, she screamed.

"Well, we're going to take this to town today." The Dragon Boat Festival turned the handle of the "ox cart" and said with confidence.

Everyone gathered around.

The ox cart in front of me was already in need of oxen, and it was converted into three wheels, one wheel in front and two pedals, and a long sail behind the cart. Oh my God, it's supposed to be called, a tricycle with sails!

"I calculated, our village to the town, just a tailwind road, so, the installation of such a sail, is equivalent to the car installed a fast horse, and the ox, pulling the car is too slow, can not be dragged can't be towed, simply do not use it, so, in front of the installation of a wheel and two pedals, we pedal with both feet, the car can walk." The Dragon Boat Festival explained the principle of the new car, and everyone was stunned.

"Sister, it really doesn't need a cow, can it go?" Yichen patted the wheels of the new car, half-convinced.

They haven't seen a cart that doesn't need to be pulled by livestock.

"Okay, I won't know until I try it." Dragon Boat Festival smiled and put the burden in Xie Ling's hand on the car, "Everyone come up, let's go!" ”

On this trip, except for Erya who stayed to take care of Ah Yuan, everyone else went. Yichen and Meiya also prepared gifts for their eldest brother. Xie Ling brought a bag full of muffins. The sponge cake is a specialty of Dafenjiao Village, and Xie Ling rushed out to make it last night, planning to bring it to his eldest brother to taste.

Everyone sat down, and the Dragon Boat Festival personally sat on the crosswood in the front row, stepped on it hard, and the car started under the action of manpower!

Everyone's bodies shook, and soon the car was stable.

The car drove to the center of the road, and the wind blew the canvas and the speed was twice as fast as that of the ox cart.

"Everybody's holding on." Looking back at the Dragon Boat Festival, Xie Ling and the others were not afraid, and Meiya shouted happily: "This speed is comparable to a carriage." The third sister is really powerful, what passes through her, it becomes better. ”

"Be careful, don't talk, it's windy." Dragon Boat Festival smiled and shook his head.

Xie Ling took out a piece of silk cloth and wrapped it around Meiya's face, so that she would not catch a cold due to the strong wind.

"Look at this speed, it won't take an hour to get to town." Xie Ling estimated.

Dragon Boat Festival shook his head, "It won't be able to reach an hour, because this car is made of manpower, and manpower can always be so powerful." ”