Lu Xiaoyi went home and kept her mouth shut about the matter in the vegetable field, although Yulan would know about it sooner or later, she didn't want to say it, because this kind of noisy thing couldn't enter her heart at all, she didn't care, so there was no need to mention it.

Seeing that Yulan and Xiaoding were still busy baking cakes, Lu Xiaoyi also washed his hands and joined in. Since there was a dry food business, the family is busy, Yulan is busy with housework and vegetable fields in the morning, and makes cakes in the afternoon, Lu Zhong goes to the city to sell cakes in the morning, and goes to the field to serve the crops in the afternoon.

Lu Xiaoyi told Yulan about the Lu family's big house, Yulan thought the same as her, it must be that the big house had no money before she thought of selling the house, if the money from the sale of the house was taken back to the countryside, she could still live, if it was used to support the relationship, it was like a bottomless pit, how much silver could not be filled, and finally fell to the point where both people and money were empty, and the future would not be able to live.

"Mother, did you say that uncles and grandfathers would come back to the village?"

"Eighty percent is coming back, where will I go back to the village if the house in the city is sold? Can adults squat on the eaves, but can the elderly and children squat? Magnolia said as she pulled the dough neatly.

Xiao Ding said: "Mother, the yard of my uncle's grandfather's house in the village is drenched, and I can't live in the village." ”

"You can live in it by renovating and renovating, but I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money for this renovation, so it's better to add some silver to start a new yard."

Lu Xiaoyi said with a smile: "It depends on what my uncle and grandfather think, if it were me, I would rather add money to build a new one." ”

Yulan said: "What do they think is their business, there is an old lady above your uncle and grandfather, what do you have to do with her nod." ”

Lu Xiaoyi couldn't help but think of a sentence "The sea sails by the helmsman", and he didn't know if the old helmsman of the Lu family could bring the big house back to land smoothly.

As soon as Lu Xiaoyi stopped talking here, there was a high-pitched noise from Mrs. Lu from the west courtyard of the Lu family, and Lu Xiaoyi had to admire Mrs. Lu for maintaining her strong combat effectiveness at any time.

Yulan glanced at Lu Xiaoyi, and Lu Xiaoyi ran to the West Courtyard to find out.

Lu Yong was working in the field, Wang Dongmei didn't dare to fight close with a big belly, she hid in the house and didn't go out, and Mrs. Lu and Lu Shouzeng quarreled very much in the hall.

Lu Xiaoyi slipped lightly to the side of the hall, and the gecko seemed to be leaning against the wall to eavesdrop.

I only heard Mrs. Lu howl: "No, the old lady can live in our house, don't think about it!" ”

"The person hasn't come back yet, what are you howling about?" Lu Shouzeng was impatient.

"It's too late to come back!" Mrs. Lu patted her chest and paused, as if the Lu family's big house had arrived in front of her, "I don't care, where do they like to live and where do they live?" Anyway, you can't live in our house. ”

"It's all a family, don't make such a fuss!"

"Family? Do they treat you like family? The boss spends money on reading and living in the city, what about you? In addition to honestly farming, the fart money was not spent, and in the end, it was not fished well, and the family did not share a single copper with you. The more Mrs. Lu spoke, the more angry she became, and her teeth itched with hatred.

"Don't say that, my eldest brother was smart and able to read when he was a child, I am stupid and only have farming, this family is supported by my father and mother, after my father leaves, how to divide it is also my mother's decision, our family can get a set of yards, a cow and a donkey, and there are a lot of cultivated paddy fields, so we should be content!" Lu Shouzeng talked about the past, and his tone was much better, as usual, he had already scolded Mrs. Lu, and then stopped paying attention to her.

"Contentment? Look at our small yard, and then look at the big yard of the old family, can it be compared? It's a pity that the big yard is locked up and drenched, and it won't be for your brother to live in. ”

Lu Shouzeng waved his hand, "The family is divided, each family is its own family, how he deals with it is his business, don't talk about the yard, the livestock and fields are not partial, and the mother is fair." ”

Mrs. Lu sneered: "Why is it fair? It wasn't that the year of the separation was when Lu Siyuan came back from the exam, and he felt that he was expected to be admitted to Xiucai, and the old lady was afraid that it would affect his grandson's reputation so he divided the livestock and fields equally, otherwise, thank God for being able to share your donkey. ”

Lu Shouzeng didn't speak again, he knew the secret of wanting to split up the family, but for the sake of face, he just said it in a high-sounding manner.

After coming over for a while, Lu Shouzeng said: "The matter of Dafang's return to the village is also hearsay, don't shout everywhere." ”

"I'm yelling a fart, our village has a lot of people, and the news has spread, he wants you to be a brother, should he have informed you a long time ago, I see, he hasn't made up his mind to return to the village, and he still wants to stay in the city to eat and drink spicy."

Lu Xiaoyi heard the sound of the stool that Lu Shouzeng got up, and hurriedly jumped away in three or two steps, and then pretended to have just come over, just when Lu Shouzeng opened the door and came out, he saw Lu Xiaoyi walking this way, and said with a smile: "Xiaoyi is here!" ”

"Grandfather, the soft mat grass by the stream has chopsticks, when will it be cut?" Lu Xiaoyi found a reason.

"Don't worry, wait until the summer to cut." Lu Shouzeng remembered the experience of buying a straw basket last year, and smiled more kindly.

"Grandfather needs to remember, remind me when the time comes."

Seeing Lu Shouzeng nodding, Lu Xiaoyi pretended to be innocent and jumped back to his backyard to tell Yulan the inside information she had heard.

Yulan said: "It's not too much for me to say that my old lady has done. ”

Lu Xiaoyi's eyes were full of questions.

Yulan smiled: "The old lady has two sons, the eldest is smart and clever since he was a child, and the second is stupid and stupid and can only work, it is normal for her to be partial to the boss, how can she be fair?" It's nice to have a house, livestock, a field, and other things on the surface. ”

He also said: "Since the old lady has made up her mind to live with the old family, she has to think about the future, she has money in her hand, she will not worry about them studying, the fields are handed over to others to cultivate, and the food paid every year is enough for the family to eat and drink. ”

Lu Xiaoyi sighed: "Isn't this a gamble of luck? ”

"If you gamble or not, the days have come like this, and we don't know whether people are doing well or not. Okay, don't talk about all this uselessness, go pick out the rest of the wild vegetables, and make you a good meal in the evening. ”

"Where's Xiao Ding? Why don't you see her. Lu Xiaoyi asked while picking vegetables.

"She went to the stream to fetch the cow, and by the way called Xiao Geng back, that kid is very wild recently, and he runs around the village with a dog."

"Mother, Xiao Geng will be six years old next year, let's send him to the school too, not to mention the test Xiucai, it's always good to be literate and break sentences."

Yulan was happy and sad, "If the dry food business continues like this, I will definitely be able to send Xiao Geng to the school next year, I am just worried that he is young, I am afraid that he will be bullied in the school, and our family has no place to live in the city, if he is a boarding school, I am even more worried." ”

To tell the truth, Lu Xiaoyi is not worried about Xiao Geng's boarding, although children should cultivate their independence as soon as possible, but when it comes to her own brother, she can't let go of her heart, thinks about it, and says, "Doesn't Dad go to the city every day to sell cakes?" Wouldn't it be okay to pick it up sooner or later? And Liu Bao and Shen Qiang are also in the school, with them taking care of them, it's okay. ”

As soon as Lu Xiaoyi reminded Yulan that Liu Bao and Shen Qiang were also in the school, she asked, "Are Liu Bao and Shen Qiang also boarding?" ”

"The Shen family has a shop, Shen Qiang doesn't have to board, and Liu Bao also lives in the Shen family's shop."

Yulan thought about it and understood the joints, and said: "How could that Shen Guigui and a shrewd person let Liu Bao live with him in vain, most likely thinking that Liu Bao and his brother knew a few people in the barracks, and sold them to the Liu family first, and there will always be a time to ask for help in the future." If we go to him, he will definitely find an excuse to shirk. ”

Lu Xiaoyi felt that Yulan was smart, and she could see through many things at a glance, and said: "We also have self-knowledge, why bother sending it to the door for people to look down on." ”

Yulan said with a smile: "Our family has a car, where do we need to trouble others, that is, in the future, Liu Bao will not live in the Shen family's shop and want to go back to the village every day, and we will be happy to take him with us." ”

It happened that Lu Zhong came back, listened to half of the words, and asked Yulan: "Who are you willing to bring with you?" ”

Yulan said angrily, "I won't tell you." ”

Lu Zhong smiled and scratched his head, "If you don't tell, you won't tell, let me see how many scones I made today." ”

Yulan pointed to the neatly stacked stacks of scones in the stove room, "A pile of fifty, count them yourself." ”

Lu Zhong glanced at it and immediately counted in his heart, "It's only two hundred." ”

"Only two hundred?" Yulan glanced at Lu Zhong, "I've been busy until now after lunch, and I don't have time to drink tired water, if you think it's less, you can try it." ”

Lu Zhong hurriedly begged for mercy: "I was wrong, I was wrong" and explained: "The merchant who bought our first batch of cakes has returned to the city, and he is full of praise for our cakes. ”

Yulan pounded her waist and said: "Money can't be earned, people will be tired to death, it's good to take Xiaoyi Xiaoding and make two hundred a day." ”

"Mother, let's ask someone to do it, shall we? Isn't there still a pit? Two pits are roasted at the same time, and you can make 400 of them a day. Lu Xiaoyi proposed.

"Who, please? There is a secret recipe for this, and what about the salary? Yulan didn't think about inviting someone, and when she heard Lu Xiaoyi mention it, she was still unhappy.

Lu Xiaoyi said: "Sooner or later, we can't hide the matter of digging pits and baking cakes, as long as we keep the secret of the pit, we are not afraid of being seen." As for inviting someone, it must be kissed first and then sparse, the little aunt is about to give birth and can't be invited, and the grandmother should forget it, if you don't invite the sister-in-law to come, it happens to be a village, ten cakes and one penny, and you can earn twenty wen a day by making two hundred! Lu Xiaoyi had a plan for inviting people, and she didn't usually come to this point, so she didn't mention it.

Ask Lu Lian to help, Yulan and Lu Zhong have no opinion, Yulan said: "Then I'll go to your sister-in-law tomorrow to talk about it." ”

Early the next morning, after Yulan finished her housework, she changed her clothes and went to Qiu's house in the east of the village.

Lu Xiaoyi took Xiao Ding Xiaogeng to the stream to graze the cattle, but the wild vegetables could not be eaten after the season, and Lu Xiaoyi began to fish for screw mussel shells to add food to the chickens.

At this time, Chunhua and the magpie made an appointment to come to the stream with a wooden basin to wash their clothes, and saw Lu Xiaoyi and said: "When I first came, I saw your mother arguing outside the Wu family's courtyard, and I don't know what to quarrel about?" ”

Lu Xiaoyi immediately thought of yesterday's vegetable field, and told Xiao Ding Xiaogeng to take care of the calves, she rushed to the village, first went home to find Mrs. Lu, made it clear in a few words, and rushed to the Wu family's yard.