Chapter 236
This Shen Qiang likes to screw everything.
Lu Xiaoyi shook his head and smiled bitterly, came to the hall of the big room, and saw that everyone in the second room was really there, except for Lu Fuzeng, who was teaching, and Lu Wufeng, who was studying, the rest of the people were there.
Bingyu's daughter-in-law and Bingyu stood beside Mrs. Lu on the left and right.
Lu Xiaoyi came uninvited, first saluted Mrs. Lu, and then stood beside Yulan in a proper manner.
Mrs. Lu whispered, "What are you doing?" You're all married, and you're coming back to wade into this muddy water? ”
Lu Xiaoyi poked her finger and reminded her to shut up.
Mrs. Lu's body twisted, "Why are you poking me?" ”
Lu Shouzeng coughed twice, and coldly warned Mrs. Lu to shut up, but Mrs. Lu's face was scornful, and she turned her head away from him.
Mrs. Lu picked up a piece of paper on the table and handed it to Bingyu, "Xiao Bing, read it again!" ”
What was written on the paper was the testament given by Mrs. Lu when she was seriously ill, and everyone present knew it except for Bingyu's daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Lu looked at Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lu Si's daughter-in-law, "Did you hear clearly?" Seeing the two nodding, Mrs. Lu scolded again: "When you drink daughter-in-law's tea in the morning, who do you show your face to?" I'm not dead yet, and you dare to kick your nose in the face? ”
Mrs. Lu buried her head and didn't speak, and Lu Si's daughter-in-law also quibbled: "Grandmother, it was my hand that slipped and didn't catch it... I didn't mean to..."
Mrs. Lu said coldly: "If you say a little more cunning, get out of the Lu family!" ”
Lu Si's daughter-in-law was crying, looking pitiful that she had been wronged.
This stupid mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are really stupid! Can't you just live in peace? Not only is it less tempered by the old lady, but he can also live comfortably. Why ask for such hardships? Lu Xiaoyi looked at them with disgust, really wanted to see how long their brain circuits were.
Mrs. Lu turned her head again and said kindly: "Little Daughter-in-law, I know that you are a capable person, from today on, this family will be managed by you, you can ask Jiluo for trivial matters, and ask me if you can't get the big things, don't be afraid, I will support you!" I'm dead, and I have this testament to support you! ”
Bingyu's daughter-in-law is also not polite. Generously saluted Mrs. Lu. The housekeeper is on the move.
Lu Xiaoyi saw that she was calm and relaxed, not impatient or impatient, thinking that she was in the chest!
Mrs. Lu introduced everyone in the second room to Bingyu's daughter-in-law, and told her to walk around with the second room more in the future, they are all a family. Only by helping each other can we build a family.
Bingyu's daughter-in-law respectfully worshiped the elders of the second room. I also said hello to a few sisters and brothers of the same generation. When she met Lu Xiaoyi, Bingyu's daughter-in-law smiled slightly, her apricot eyes were delicate but shining with confidence.
Lu Xiaoyi was infected by her. smiled back, hoping that the new cousin-in-law could manage the house smoothly.
Mrs. Lu explained a few more words, and then let everyone disperse in the second room, while she took Bingyu's daughter-in-law's hand and went into the bedroom to hand over valuables such as money, deeds, and keys.
On the way back, Mrs. Lu said to Xiao Yi: "See, Xiao Bing's daughter-in-law is not only tall, but also fat, as soon as the old lady said to let her take care of the house, she didn't even postpone a word, and no one recognized it, so she dared to take care of the house, tsk!" Still too young! ”
Lu Xiaoyi didn't think so, and asked rhetorically: "What is there that you don't dare to manage?" If I were replaced, I would dare to take over. ”
Mrs. Lu pouted: "The cowhide blows through the sky!" ”
Xiao Ding stood on Lu Xiaoyi's side, and also said proudly: "Grandmother, the eldest sister is not bragging, if it were me, I would dare to take over!" ”
Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes and said to Yulan: "Look, the daughters you have taught can brag more than the other." ”
Yulan also smiled and said: "Mother, what Xiao Yi Xiaoding said is right, if I am Xiao Bing's daughter-in-law, I will definitely take over!" ”
Mrs. Lu glanced at the three of Yulan's mother and daughter in turn, and asked Wang Dongmei: "Second daughter-in-law, do you dare to take over!" Without waiting for Wang Dongmei to reply, Mrs. Lu said to herself: "Needless to say, you will definitely dare to take it, it's a big deal to take the scissors and lift the kitchen knife, whoever is not satisfied will fight with whom!" ”
Wang Dongmei saw that Mrs. Lu had turned out the adult past again, and coaxed helplessly: "Mother, I was young and impulsive back then, and I won't be like this in the future." ”
Mrs. Lu pursed her mouth, "You were scolded by me because you gave birth to a daughter, but I will tell you the truth, I have this temper, no matter how much scheming and calculating you are, it is not easy to do it in front of me at all!" I'm still not happy that I can't give birth to a son! ”
Wang Dongmei and Yulan glanced at each other, sympathizing with each other, even if they were unhappy, but they couldn't do anything, the temper of the mother-in-law has been the same for decades, where can it be changed overnight, it is now the best situation.
Lu Xiaoyi saw that Yulan and Dongmei's faces were unhappy, and said, "Grandmother, do you know why I dare to take over?" ”
"Why?"
"Because my great-grandmother is still alive, it's the best time to take over at this time."
Xiao Ding added: "Moreover, my uncle and cousin are not as dedicated to studying and don't care about the world as before, and my cousin has also been admitted to Xiucai, and now the big house is not a mess, as long as the cousin-in-law holds the silver title deed in her hands, she is not afraid of the aunt and uncle making trouble." ”
Mrs. Lu suddenly smiled gloatingly, "Ouch, yes, as long as Xiao Bing's daughter-in-law holds the silver and the title deed in her hands, those two stupid women can't make a fuss." Then the thief smiled and said: "It seems that I will go to the big house more in the future to help Xiao Bing's daughter-in-law support her!" ”
Lu Xiaoyi rolled his eyes and said in his heart: Where are you going to support your back, you are purely going to fan the yin wind and light the ghost fire.
When she got home, Lu Xiaoyi asked Yulan to get her some autumn vegetable seeds, preferably the kind of green leafy vegetables that sprout and grow quickly, Yulan gave her some mung beans and soybeans, so that she was okay to send some bean sprouts, Lu Xiaoyi nodded, and happily took the vegetable seeds and beans home happily.
The surplus grain hadn't come back yet, Lu Xiaoyi boiled some porridge, baked a few cakes and waited for him, the more he waited, the more he felt that time was slow, so he carried a reclining chair and basked in the autumn sun in the yard.
Autumn is high and cool, the autumn breeze is pleasant, looking up is the high blue sky and floating white clouds, and sometimes there are flocks of birds flying by, whenever at this time, the tanuki cat basking in the sun on the wall will look up, lick its mouth, and then meow at Lu Xiaoyi.
Lu Xiaoyi smiled: "I want to eat it more than you." ”
The tanuki cat seems to have found a soulmate, and has changed its indifference to Xiao Yi in the past. Jumping down from the wall, crouching at her feet and meowing, the cry was long and mournful.
"I'm afraid of you, I'm completely spoiled by Brother Liang!" Lu Xiaoyi got up and brought a small dried fish to feed it.
With short hands and short mouths, the raccoon cat ate the dried fish fed by Lu Xiaoyi, and finally submitted to her, and obediently lay aside to accompany her and wait for the surplus food.
Lu Xiaoyi continued to lie down and watch the idle clouds fluttering.
Soon, she found that she didn't have that indifferent mentality. This kind of idle life is a complete sin. Lu Xiaoyi stood up with a swish, and the tanuki cat was so frightened that it rushed to the wall.
I still had to find some work to do, so I took a sickle and went out of the courtyard.
To the right of the courtyard is a path leading to the forest. On the left hand side of the courtyard is the road down the mountain. Next to the road is a deserted vegetable field of the Yu family.
Vegetable patches at this time. Where there is the shadow of half a vegetable field. Except for the intermittent ridges, it is full of unkempt weeds and mottled shrubs, and the leaves are yellow in mid-autumn. It adds to the sense of decay. Perhaps, this vegetable field was under the care of the grandmother of surplus grain, prosperous for a while, and now the old people are no longer decaying in their hometowns, and the new people come to pick up, and they can't help but rise up with a pride and ambition to do a career.
Yes, to do a business is to clean up the abandoned vegetable patches.
Lu Xiaoyi picked a location with sparse grass and started here! So, Lisso stooped down and cut the weeds.
Originally, she wanted to burn the dead grass and shrubs with a fire, but because it was too close to the house and the mountain wind was uncontrollable, in case a small fire turned into a big mountain fire, her Lu Xiaoyi's sin would be great, so let's be pragmatic and cut it with a sickle!
Knowing that Suosuo jumped a lot of grasshoppers in the weeds, Lu Xiaoyi hurriedly went back to the yard to bring the two little hens, and in order to prevent them from running around, he also tied one leg with a straw rope.
Poor little hen, for the sake of the grasshoppers, forgave Xiao B's rough behavior for the time being.
The tanuki cat was itching to look at the courtyard wall, and also took the initiative to find it, and pounced on grasshoppers and crickets in the grass to eat.
When the surplus grain came back, Lu Xiaoyi had already cut out a large piece.
Yu Liang threw down the prey and came over, and without saying a word, he stretched out his hand to Xiao Yi and motioned for her to give him the sickle.
Lu Xiaoyi didn't twist it, and handed him the sickle, anyway, these jobs are theirs, "You cut first, I'll give you a hot meal." ”
Yu Liang called out to her, and in Xiao Yi's puzzled gaze, he helped her remove the grass clippings from her hair and clothes, and then took her hand to look through it, there were two sickle cuts on her fingers, and sporadic scratches left by sawtooth grass blades on the back of her hand.
Yu Liang took out a small vial from his bosom, which was the hemostatic medicine he often carried.
Lu Xiaoyi broke free of his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, it's not an injury at all, don't worry about it, I'll go for a hot meal." ”
The meal was hot, and when Lu Xiaoyi saw the surplus food to eat, he felt that he was also hungry, swallowed his saliva, and his stomach grunted out of place.
Yu Liang smiled and handed her a cake, Lu Xiaoyi shook his head, Yu Liang pointed to the cloth satchel on the side, "There is fruit in it." ”
Sure enough, it was that kind of little red sweet fruit again, Lu Xiaoyi was puzzled: "Brother Grain, this fruit is sweet and delicious, why hasn't it been pecked by birds?" ”
"I'll cover the green fruits with branches, and when they're sweet, I'll pick them back for you to eat."
Lu Xiaoyi was moved, and kissed Yu Liang's cheek unexpectedly, and then hummed a small tune to wash the fruit.
Yu Liang smiled happily, his appetite was even better, he quickly finished the meal, sent the prey to the Lu family first, asked his father-in-law to help hand it over to Zhang Tieniu, and came back with a roar to help Xiao Yi turn over the vegetable field.
The vegetable field has been barren for many years, the grass grows and the grass is withered, and the soil is not fertile. Turning over the soil, which was filled with well-developed root systems of weeds and shrubs, it took the two of them an afternoon to clean up the roots. Although I was tired and almost fell apart, I felt that all the hardships were worth it when I looked at the neat vegetable furrow in front of me.
When you are tired, you have to eat a good meal, Lu Xiaoyi chopped and fried the dried fish with the surplus grain at night, and stir-fried it with green onions, ginger, chili pepper, pepper, soy sauce, frosting, etc., and then added water to boil a large pot, with white rice, and the two big stomachs ate a pot of dried fish to the bottom.
At night, touching the swollen belly, this kind of day of being able to eat after fatigue is really good, and the two of them have no intention of doing things on the small porcelain plate, and they are talking about future plans next to each other.
Lu Xiaoyi planned to buy some grain for five taels of silver and put it at home, and there was no opinion on the surplus grain.
"Just after the autumn harvest, the grain store is buying grain on a large scale, and we are buying the most cost-effective grain at this time.
"My father-in-law also talked about this today, and he said that there was a family in the village who wanted to sell some grain and asked me if I wanted to buy it?"
Lu Xiaoyi said excitedly: "Yes, definitely, how close a village is, the province is transported back from the grain store." ”
"Then I'll talk back to my father-in-law tomorrow."
"I'll just go to these things, you still go hunting, and when I get these chores out of the house, I'll follow you into the mountains and pick some fungus mushrooms or something."
Yu Liang hummed, hugged Xiaoyi and kissed him, "Sleep, I'm tired of you today." ”
Early the next morning, the surplus grain brought stream water to water the newly turned vegetable field, Lu Xiaoyi was not in a hurry to sow vegetable seeds, and wanted to wait for the sun to shine and the soil moisture was moderate before sowing seeds.
After breakfast, the surplus grain went into the mountain, and Lu Xiaoyi brought five taels of silver and went down the mountain to discuss with Lu Zhong about buying grain.
Lu Zhong prepared a few sacks of grain last night, and as soon as Xiao Yi arrived home, Lu Zhong put the ox cart on and took Xiao Yi to the grain seller's house, and Yulan was worried about going with him.
The surname of the grain seller is Wang Dagui, because the old man in the family is sick and needs money urgently, thinking of selling half of the grain harvested in the autumn, the Wang family and the Hua family are neighbors, the Wang family wants to sell grain The sister-in-law of the flower was the first to know, and took advantage of the scone to inform Yulan, Yulan got up with the idea of letting Xiao Yi buy it, and discussed it with Lu Zhong, let Lu Zhong mention the surplus grain first, and let them discuss it with the young couple before making an idea.
Yulan was very satisfied with the result of the discussion between the two of them, and said to Xiao Yi: "Now I am relieved, I have always dreamed that you came to the gate of the courtyard with a broken bowl to beg for food." ”
Lu Xiaoyi's face was black, but thinking that Yulan was also worried that she had no food to have such a dream, she smiled and said, "Mother, did you give me some food in your dream?" ”
Yulan wanted to poke her forehead, but her hand reached into the air and retracted, "You, when you get married, you are an adult, and you are still acting as strange as when you were a child." ”
As he spoke, when he arrived outside the courtyard of the Wang family, Lu Zhong stepped forward to knock on the door, and the daughter-in-law of the Wang family opened the door with a sad face, and saw that the Lu family was driving an ox cart over, and was a little puzzled.
Yulan stepped forward with a smile to explain her intentions, and the daughter-in-law of the Wang family faded away, put on a smile, and hurriedly welcomed the Lu family into the door.
"Boss, come out quickly, the Lu brothers have come to buy grain." The daughter-in-law of the Wang family shouted into the house, and explained to Yulan with a smile, "I won't tell you that the strands of hair that have been worried about selling grain have fallen out one by one in the past two days, and if we hadn't been in a hurry to use silver, we wouldn't have taken this step." ”
Wang Dagui hurriedly came out of the house and smiled at Lu Zhong, "Timely rain!" Brother Lu, I'm worried! ”
Then, Wang Dagui led Lu Zhong's family into the granary, pointed to the grain to be sold and said to Lu Zhong: "The fresh grain that has only entered the warehouse this year, Brother Lu can inspect it." (To be continued.) )