"Mother! I'm hungry, do I have anything to eat? As soon as Zhao Xiujie entered the door, he yelled open, and he couldn't even take care of throwing his baggage, so he went into the kitchen.

As soon as Zhao heard his youngest son's shout, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly came out to greet him, "Why did you come back so late, my mother knows that you are hungry, so I will give you scrambled eggs!" ”

The boy is fourteen years old, and he grows very fast. Zhao felt that he hadn't seen him for a while, and his son had grown taller and stronger.

Zhao Xiujie and Zhao Xiuwen's temperament is completely different, Zhao Xiuwen is more elegant, he is a typical reader, he can't lift his hands, he can't pick his shoulders, and he can't do anything else except reading. But Zhao Xiujie is just the opposite, he is active, likes to work, he was very skinny when he was a child, he was beaten by Zhao, and even his walking posture was very domineering.

In fact, he doesn't like to read at all, he prefers to work in the fields and enjoy the joy of sweating like rain than reading.

But Zhao Dalazy and his wife disagreed, especially when they saw that Zhao Xiuwen had achievements, they hoped that Zhao Xiujie could also take the test for fame, one family, two officials, even if they burned high incense, they couldn't burn it!

Zhao Xiujie couldn't screw them, so he had to go to the school reluctantly.

"Didn't you say that you want to wait for me to come back for dinner? Why don't you eat it first, I don't care, I don't eat the vegetable residues that have fallen, you get me two fresh dishes, I want to eat small fried meat, fried prawns with green onions," Zhao Xiujie entered the kitchen and began to order, and threw the burden in the corner, regardless of whether there were books or important things in it.

Zhao knew that this little son was unwilling to study, and it was already very good to be able to promise them to go to school, so every time she came back, she coaxed Zhao Xiuwen like an uncle, "Son, your sister Qing'er came here today, so I didn't wait for you to eat, but don't worry, my mother left you vegetables before eating, and then scrambled an egg for you, and you will be able to eat immediately!" ”

As Zhao spoke, he bent over to pick up the burden he had thrown away, put it aside, and then hurriedly prepared lunch for him.

Zhao Xiujie's face was already hungry and his back was pasted, and when he caught the rice, he devoured it and ate several bowls in succession before putting the bowl down. When he was eating, Zhao told Zhao Xiujie about Shao Qing'er coming to stay at home for a few days.

Her youngest son has a very stubborn temper, if she doesn't tell him in advance, if she is stubborn, she may definitely turn his face and deny people.

Fortunately, she took the vaccination in advance, Rao is so, Zhao Xiujie is still not angry, and his green face is full of anger, "You said that she came home, I won't come back, it's good to stay in the academy, I ran a long way, I did it for a long time, I just came back to play, do you think I'm idle?" Whoever you like to find to serve her, you can go to whomever you like, I don't have time anyway, let's go, I'll go sleep first, and I'll leave later! ”

He has studied in the town's academy for two years, and he has seen how difficult it is for the young ladies of the rich families in the town to serve, not to mention this Shao Qing'er. I've met a few times in town, but none of them have been peaceful, and every time it's been a mess.

Now his wife actually asked him to play with Shao Qing'er, is this possible? Joke!

"Stinky boy, you come back to me, she is the sister of my aunt's family, and she is not an outsider, what's wrong with taking her to play for two days, belch, you kid," Zhao followed behind, the more she pushed, the faster Zhao Xiujie walked, and when he entered the house, he slammed the door shut again.

He and Zhao Xiuwen live in the same room, anyway, the two brothers don't come back often, and the kang in the house is wide enough and big, so they can't sleep in one room.

The Zhao family is angry, what's the matter, Shao Qing'er is not a jackal, tiger and leopard, are they hiding like a plague god?

***

Here, the Zhao family is in trouble, but the Mu family on the other side is happy.

After eating, Caiyun took care of the dishwashing, and Mu Lang also took a broom to sweep the kitchen floor, fetched two buckets of water and poured them into the water tank.

The Mu family does not have strong labor, and although Mu Xiang's strength is not small, it is still far from that of adult men. Therefore, the wooden bucket used by her family to draw water is also small, otherwise the bucket will be very heavy when it is lifted from the well.

The housework was all done by them, and Mu Xiang was not idle.

The quilt cover made before has been covered, and the opening of the quilt cover is tied with a rope. She made it very fine, and the rope was quite small, and it was not easy to see if you didn't pay attention to it.

Now that the quilt cover is ready, the next step is to make the pillow, and the pillow cover.

Of course, she didn't plant cotton this year, but fortunately, when the chrysanthemums bloomed, Caiyun picked a lot of chrysanthemums, in addition to some of them were taken to dry chrysanthemum tea, there were some ruined, or when drying, the quality was not good, these were eliminated.

Mu Xiang is ready to use these dried chrysanthemums to make pillow cores. Then use cotton cloth to make an inner lining, and the outermost is the pillowcase, which is the same as making a quilt cover, which is easy to disassemble and wash.

She forgot to buy a wooden ruler before, but now she has borrowed it from Damei's family. As for the size of the pillow, she doesn't want to learn from other people's practices, pillows! As long as you are comfortable on your pillow.

Caiyun rolled up his sleeves and scooped out the swill from the cauldron. Every time she looked at the swill in the bucket, she was very distressed, if there were pigs at home to feed, how good it would be, it was better than pouring it for nothing.

After tidying up the kitchen, Caiyun picked up the chicken food and went to feed the chickens. This chicken food is mixed with green vegetables and corn residue, which is the most nutritious for chickens.

In order to prevent the chickens from getting wet when they stayed outside the courtyard wall, she and her eldest sister cut bamboo and built a simple shed outside the courtyard wall, so that when it rained, the chickens would have a place to stay.

Caiyun put the chicken food under the shed, and the golden-feathered golden pheasant was raised with the native chickens. However, lest it escape, Muxiang cut its beautiful wings, so that it would not be afraid of flying away.

"Coo-goo...... Caiyun put down the chicken food and called twice.

The hens heard the familiar call and ran to it. The rain had only stopped for a while, and they certainly didn't want to stay in one place all the time. In the rain, the hens looked wolfy, their feathers were wet, and their paws were covered with mud.

In fact, the smell of chickens outside the courtyard wall is very bad, especially on rainy days, and the smell is even heavier.

The two Muxiang sisters are very clean, the ground in the chicken coop is spread with grass and wood ash, and it has to be cleaned up every few days, and the chicken manure that is cleaned up is piled up on the edge of the vegetable garden, and when it is needed, it is directly picked into the vegetable garden.

"Eldest sister, the chicken coop outside the courtyard wall smells so bad, but we cleaned it up only the day before yesterday, and if it rains for another two days, it will smell even worse," Caiyun came back from the empty chicken food bowl, walked to the eaves of the porch, and complained to the eldest sister.

Mu Xiang held the half-made pillowcase in her arms, and when she heard her sister's complaint, a smile crossed the corner of her mouth, "You, you usually look very clever, why don't you be smart when you need to use it?" ”

"Huh? What does this mean? Caiyun didn't understand at all.

Mu Xiang smiled: "I mean, the chicken coop smells bad, don't you know how to grow flowers?" Didn't you like to grow flowers before? Although it is autumn now, other flowers can not be planted, but there are still many flowers that can be planted, otherwise you go to the field to look for it, see if there are any beautiful flowers and plants, directly dig the roots, so that you don't have to worry about planting not live, oh, I remember that there is a honeysuckle in Damei's house, you go to take a look, see if she has a pressed branch, if it is pressed, go dig and plant, anyway, this flower is very lively, it can't freeze to death in winter, and it can't die in summer......"

Caiyun just listened to what she said before, her eyes were already as bright as a light bulb, and before the eldest sister finished speaking, she interjected excitedly: "Eldest sister, I know, I'll dig it now, well, in addition to honeysuckle, I also want to plant roses, there are a lot of roses outside the courtyard wall of Sister Jin Ju's house, and chrysanthemums can also be planted, so that our family can smell the fragrance of flowers all year round." ”

Caiyun used to like flowers and plants very much, but before, they didn't even solve the problem of eating, so naturally they didn't have the heart to raise those flowers and plants. But now it was different, and she really wanted to decorate her home in the shape of a beautiful garden.

Mu Xiang nodded, "This is a good idea, but the roses of the Jin Ju family are not good-looking, not as good as the wild roses I saw at the foot of Wowo Mountain, several colors, such a big one, looking at Duxi people, these kinds of flowers, are very easy to raise, you can follow the fence of the chicken coop, all kinds of planting a few, roses and honeysuckle are climbing vines, chrysanthemums are also, plant a few, after two years is a large area." ”

The more Caiyun listened, the more excited he became, and put the chicken food bowl aside, "Then I'll dig it now, huh...... Go to the foot of Wowo Mountain to dig first, and then go to Damei's house when you come back. ”

When she picked chrysanthemums last time, she brought a few back and planted them in front of her house, but those seemed to be too few, so she went to dig some more.

Mu Xiang saw that she would do what she said, and stopped her with a smile, "What are you going to do now, what if it rains later?" Besides, I don't feel at ease when you run so far with a girl, I'll go with you when the weather is clear! ”

Caiyun is also an anxious child, he has the idea and direction, and now he can't go, he probably won't be able to sleep at night, so he has to coquettish the eldest sister, "Sister, you just let me go, I just had lunch and didn't have much time, I'll go for a trip, and I'll be back soon, it won't take much time." ”

Mu Lang looked at the second sister, then at the eldest sister, and couldn't help but speak: "Second sister, I'll go with you, the two of us will go, and the eldest sister won't worry!" ”

Just when Mu Xiang hesitated, an emaciated figure entered the courtyard.

"Hey, what are you all doing under the eaves? It's cold outside, don't you go inside? Liu Erdan stepped on the muddy water and ran over with a smile. The hem of his pants was high on his knees, and there was a lot of mud on his calves.

"Why are you here again?" Caiyun pouted and turned her head away from him.

These two people are estimated to be wrong, even if Mu Xiang and Mu Lang have a good attitude towards Liu Erdan, after all, they are very good now, and they often come to help them work. But Caiyun still didn't have the right plate with him, as soon as they met, you stabbed me, I stabbed yours, and it didn't stop for a moment.

Mu Xiang caught a glimpse of her sister's awkward little appearance, and didn't say anything, only greeted Liu Erdan with a smile, "It's still rotten outside, why did you come, didn't you live at home in the afternoon?" ”

Liu Erdan stomped the mud on his feet, and squatted in front of Mu Xiang with a smile, "It's not that my father and my mother quarreled again, annoyed to death, they didn't quarrel for three days, as if they couldn't stand it, and I don't know why, I made trouble as soon as I came back last night, and it has been making trouble until today, and it hasn't stopped, and I almost didn't smash my kitchen!" ”

Mu Xiang's face changed, of course she knew what was going on, not because of what Da Mei said at the entrance of the village yesterday evening, Liu Erdan's mother was originally good at holding grudges, but it is estimated that Da Mei is not nonsense, there is no wind and no waves!

When parents quarrel, the most difficult thing is the child.

Liu Erdan mentioned the troubles at home, and the original vitality was gone, and he hung his head weakly, and his expression was a lot darker.

Mu Xiang sighed and said, "Who doesn't quarrel?" It's okay, your mother is that temper, it'll be fine in a few days, haven't you eaten yet, or let Caiyun get you some food? ”

Caiyun stood against the kitchen door, and for the first time, when it came to Liu Erdan, he didn't squeak, and lowered his eyes to play with the ends of his hair.

"Uh, no, no, I ate lunch, I cooked it myself, my mother didn't eat it at noon, my father, and my eldest brother and Xiaomao, a few of us ate," Liu Erdan was embarrassed to come to her house to eat again, besides, he did eat at noon, although he ate corn paste with pickle gnocchi, but it was to fill his stomach.

Caiyun snorted, but still didn't say anything.

Mu Lang, who was standing on the side, suddenly pulled Liu Erdan's arm, "Brother Erdan, my sister is about to go to the foot of Wowo Mountain, but she is digging wild roses, the eldest sister is worried that it is not safe for the two of us to go, why don't you go with us!" ”

"Okay, then let's go now, bring a shovel, and then bring a bamboo basket, and you two also change into straw sandals, I heard that planting flowers on a rainy day is the best, the easiest to live," Liu Erdan agreed, anyway, he would be fine.

Seeing that he agreed, Mu Xiang didn't stop him, but only told the three of them to go early and return early, and if they met strangers or dangerous animals, they must turn around and run.

Liu Erdan smiled briskly, "Sister Mu Xiang, I have been to the wild rose land you mentioned, it is not far away, and there is no danger, just to run for a while, with me, you can rest assured, you will be able to bring them back safely." ”

When Caiyun heard this, he was immediately unhappy, and pouted: "Who wants you to bring it, even if you don't take it, I can recognize the way, that is, my sister is not at ease, otherwise there is no need for you to accompany me!" So saying, she picked up the basket and put it on her shoulder.

Liu Erdan snatched the back basket in her hand, raised his hand, put it on his back, and said with a faint smile: "Actually, I'm not with you, I'm mainly worried about Mu Lang, a barbarian girl like you, there is really nothing to worry about, it is estimated that as soon as those beasts on the mountain see you, they will have to take a detour!" ”

"Liu Erdan!" Caiyunqi's face turned red, pointing at Liu Erdan, and stomping his feet hatefully.

Mu Xiang saw that the two of them were fighting again, and hurriedly interjected with a smile: "Okay, if you want to go, go quickly, go early and return early, and roast beef pot for you to eat in the evening." ”

"Hey, we'll be back soon," Liu Erdan responded with a smile, and took the lead and walked outside.

After sending the three of them away, Mu Xiang was not in a hurry to cook rice, and it was still early before the time to cook dinner.

The quilt cover in his hand has been finished, Mu Xiang has collected the needle and thread, and is about to go into the house to put down his things. I heard the voices of several people coming from next door.

Her house is separated from the old house by a wall, and the sound insulation effect is very poor. Just speak loudly on one side and hear on the other side.

Mu Xiang listened for a while, and heard that it was Zhao Xiuwen who went to Su Xiu's house, and a few people were greeting something, as well as the laughter of the young girl.

These things, if they are rested on the previous Mu Xiang, I am afraid that I will cry in the dark, and the beloved man is going to marry someone else, and he will go to someone's house in a grand manner, what is this? Is it a slap in the face?

However, this time is different from the past, the previous Mu Xiang is dead, and the current Mu Xiang will not worry about such a boring little thing.

Pack up the pillowcase, tie the apron, scoop some corn from the kitchen, sit down in front of the small stone mill, and grind it carefully, because it is mainly for feeding the chickens, and there is no need to grind it too finely, let alone filter, and grind it to about the same size.

After grinding a dustpan of corn, the corner of Muxiang's eyes swept to the sesame seeds hanging in the kitchen. This was given to her by Grandma Wang, and her family planted some on the barren slope this year, and after harvesting, a lot of it was distributed to Muxiang's family.

When she thinks of sesame seeds, she thinks of the sesame cakes she had eaten in her previous life, of course, here, she can't make sesame cakes, but she can crush the sesame seeds, mix them with brown sugar, wrap them in the dough, and then put them in the pot and cook them along the kang. Because it is a kang cake, you don't need cooked noodles, you can knead the dough directly with raw noodles.

She was about to collect the small stone mill and was about to grind sesame seeds, when Grandma Wang came, in addition to her, she also brought an older mother-in-law, this person, Mu Xiang did not know, and did not know the purpose of their visit, but she still warmly beckoned the two mothers-in-law to sit at home.

Because strangers came, it was not good to invite people to sit under the eaves of the porch. Mu Xiang welcomed the two into the hall and went to the kitchen to pour two cups of tea.

Grandma Wang introduced Mu Xiang with a smile, "Girl, this is my mother's sister, it is Wang Xi's aunt, you can call her Aunt Yun!" ”

Mu Xiang nodded slightly at Aunt Yun, and said with a smile: "Hello Aunt Yun, I don't have any good tea at home, please don't be surprised." ”

I don't know if it's her delusion, but from the first time I saw this Aunt Yun, I felt that she was different from an ordinary old lady from a peasant family. It's not because of how well she dresses, in fact, her dress is neat and exquisite, and it is not very gorgeous. But the temperament in his bones is not like a peasant family like Grandma Wang.

The mother-in-law who is called Aunt Yun looked very unceremoniously Mu Xiang up and down, but her eyes were gentle, not too sharp, and even her tone was very easy-going, "Your name is Mu Xiang, right?" You're welcome, my eldest sister said that she was going to come to your house to deliver shoes, and I was idle anyway, so I came with her, and I didn't disturb your work, right? ”

Mu Xiang turned a corner and sat at the bottom of the big table, Grandma Wang and Aunt Yun sat on both sides, this way of sitting is the rule that should be for the elders, "Where did Aunt Yun say, it's raining today, I'm okay at home, you can come over and run the door, it's too late for me to be happy, where is Aunt Yun's house?" I don't think your accent is from our town. ”

I felt that this Aunt Yun was quite easy-going, and Mu Xiang was also a lot more comfortable, so I chatted with her.

Without waiting for Aunt Yun to speak, Grandma Wang had already spoken first, her tone was full of pride, "My sister-in-law's family is in the capital, this time I am going back to my hometown to visit relatives, I have to go back after a few days, it is not easy for her to come back, I just want to take her around, her aunt loved Wang Xi the most when she was a child, I heard that Wang Xi is not married yet, so she is in a hurry, Zhang Luo wants to find a good girl for him, alas, don't say that she is in a hurry, even I am in a hurry, Mu Xiang, can you help my aunt find a search, see if there is a suitable one?" ”

After finishing speaking, she didn't forget to stare at Mu Xiang's eyes, wanting to see if she had any reaction? Today's words have been said very plainly, if Mu Xiang is interesting to Wang Xi, when she hears that she wants to help Wang Xi find her daughter-in-law, she will definitely show a little difference, such as sadness, sadness! But she watched it for a long time, and Mu Xiang was always smiling, and her eyes were still so clear.

Grandma Wang was unsure and looked towards Aunt Yun. Aunt Yun held her hand, signaled her with her eyes not to worry, took Grandma Wang's words, and said to Mu Xiang: "Mu Xiang, my eldest sister is also worried about Wang Xi's marriage, don't mean anything else, or you tell me what you think in your heart, let's sum it up, just say what you think, getting married is a big deal, there will be no such shop after this village, this person, you can do anything, just don't do things that will make you regret it, who says that there is no regret medicine in the world!" ”

Mu Xiang smiled, holding the teacup in her hand, her curly eyelashes drooping slightly.

She wasn't stupid, so how could she not understand the meaning of their words. Since they have said everything so clearly, if she doesn't make it clear, it will only delay Wang Xi. A person like him deserves a piece of happiness of his own.

Taking a deep breath, Mu Xiang slowly raised her head, her eyes were firm, and her voice was steady, "Grandma, Aunt Yun, you have also seen my current situation, I can't get married in public or private, Grandma, I know that you are good, and you are good to all three of us, and I also know that even if I take my younger brothers and sisters, Brother Wang Xi is willing to marry me, but ...... He is not the husband I want, and my happiness is not his. ”

Mu Xiang's voice is actually very good, crisp as knocking on jade, making a dingdong sound. When she made up her mind, she was even more calm and not like herself. There is no doubt in the slightest about her decision, it is impulsive.

Aunt Yun's eyes showed appreciation, she quietly took Grandma Wang's hand, and looked at Mu Xiang with the same calm expression, "What you said, we all understand, you girl is indeed extraordinary, since you have no fate with our Wang Xi, then you will be brothers and sisters in the future, this is nothing bad, but what, Wang Xi's family affairs, you still have to worry about it, and my sister should worry about my brother's marriage, right?" ”

Mu Xiang didn't expect Aunt Yun to be relieved so quickly, she was mentally prepared to accept the complaints of Grandma Wang and Aunt Yun, she didn't expect that things came quickly and went fast enough, "That's natural, in fact, Brother Wang Xi has always had a good girl by her side, although her temper is a little too much, but she is definitely a good girl in a hundred, diligent and capable, and she is also interesting to Brother Wang Xi, such a good girl, if Brother Wang Xi misses it, it will be a pity!" ”

After talking about Wang Xi's matter, Mu Xiang's heart was relieved, and he immediately remembered Damei. In other words, these two people are still very compatible, as for when the husband and wife quarrel, Wang Xi will not quarrel with the lady like other men, what about him, at most, he just shrinks aside and sulks, their personalities are very complementary.

Grandma Wang walked out in disappointment, and when she heard Mu Xiang's mention at first glance, she almost jumped up happily, grabbed Mu Xiang's hand tightly, and asked excitedly: "Who are you talking about?" Is it from our village? You girl, someone likes my family's Wang Xi, why don't you say it earlier, the bad grandma can't sleep at night, you can tell me quickly, who is it? ”

"It's Da Mei, you must be no stranger to Da Mei, in fact, this is also what I saw, you can't just run to ask, in case you call the cheap mother-in-law in the village to listen, maybe how many things will happen!"

Mu Xiang told her truthfully, anyway, this layer of window paper will be pierced sooner or later, Da Mei can't do it, as her best friend, Mu Xiang is duty-bound, Da Mei and Wang Xi are not small, lifelong events, can no longer be delayed. But at the end of the day, the fewer people who know about it before it's settled, the better. The ancient peasant family was still very feudal in thought! In case it gets out, and then they can't get together, it's not good for Damei's reputation.

Grandma Wang nodded again and again, "Hi, I know this, don't worry, only the three of us know about this matter today, but Mu Xiang, can you help me go and talk to Da Mei to see what she means, oh yes, and ask Lin Fugui what she means, that old guy has a bad temper, in case he is reluctant to marry his daughter, then the matter will be troublesome." ”

Seeing that Grandma Wang's wrinkles were deep, Mu Xiang laughed for a while, and even Aunt Yun felt that something was wrong, she pulled Grandma Wang, asked her to sit down, and blamed: "The eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, you are worried about marrying a daughter-in-law, didn't Mu Xiang say it just now?" Da Mei is interesting to our Wang Xi, but Wang Xi, you haven't even asked Wang Xi, you want to talk to Da Mei and her father, you think too far! ”

Mu Xiang agreed with Aunt Yun's words, "Yes, Brother Wang Xi is a very assertive person, Grandma, you go back and tell him well, don't come hard, Da Mei is a good girl, it's a pity to miss it." ”

At first, she was worried that Grandma Wang might not like Da Mei's character, a short-tempered, and fight-loving girl, and there were really few mothers-in-law who could stand it.

Because she didn't know if Grandma Wang was in a hurry to go to the doctor, Mu Xiang had to remind her, "Grandma Wang, listen to me slowly first, do you really like Damei?" Her temperament, you must also understand, I remember that you didn't seem to like her very much before......" The latter words are not easy for her to continue, since she doesn't say it, I believe Grandma Wang can also understand.

Sure enough, Grandma Wang smiled, "Mu Xiang, I know what you want to say, you girl, you will think about others, if Damei and my family Wang Xi can really succeed, we will not still live in the same village in the future, she is not far from marrying, it is all under your nose, are you still afraid that Grandma will treat her badly?" Let's talk about Damei's temper, in fact, I was also a temper when I was young, and now I'm older, after giving birth to Wang Xi, those tempers have been worn away, and the rest is to live a good life, right? ”

Life is like a piece of sandpaper, slowly grinding away the original abrupt sharpness, leaving behind smoothness.

Aunt Yun also said in a deep voice: "I understand my eldest sister's temper, she is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted than anyone else, otherwise my brother-in-law will ...... Forget it, don't mention those things, after all, as long as the two of them are willing, the rest is easy to say, it's a big deal, when they get married and separate in the future, isn't there still a homestead in the village? When Wang Xi got married, I paid for them to build a new house, so they didn't have to live with their parents-in-law, so naturally there was no contradiction. ”

Grandma Wang nodded a little bitterly, "My old man is a drag, if Da Mei's father is worried about this, you can tell Lin Fugui according to her aunt's words, the burden of the older generation should not be borne by the younger generation, I really have to wait until one day, I can't do it, let's talk about it!" ”

It is said that raising children to prevent old age is especially important for Grandma Wang, she is not young, and she has a wife who is paralyzed in the kang, it should be a good time for her children and grandchildren to wrap around her knees and take care of her days, but if she really separates from her son, it is estimated that it is enough for her to bear.

Mu Xiang didn't answer her words, it was originally their family's business, how could she interject, all she could do was to help ask Da Mei what she meant, as for whether they can make it, or whether it is possible to become a couple, it depends on their fate.

Thinking of this, Mu Xiang took a deep breath and said calmly: "This matter still depends on Damei's attitude, so let's go to Ming'er and go to her to find out more about her, as for Brother Wang Xi's side, I can't say it, I have to say it yourself, grandma, you have to say it yourself, tomorrow afternoon, you come over again, let's breathe, do you think this is okay?" ”

"Okay, of course it's okay, Mu Xiang, you help Grandma like this, Grandma doesn't know what to say," Grandma Wang stood up and took Mu Xiang's hand, tears of excitement were about to come out.

Aunt Yun also said: "Girl, this matter will trouble you a lot, if Wang Xi's matter can really be done, we will definitely give you a large matchmaking gift!" ”

Mu Xiang shook his head, "There's no need for matchmaking etiquette, in fact, I didn't do anything, it mainly depends on what the two of them mean, it's easy to match, how to get along in the future, that's still their business," doesn't the old saying say, the master leads the door, and the cultivation depends on each person, and it is also a truth to get married and live." ”

There are some things that she still has to say clearly, not to clear up the relationship, but to avoid unnecessary trouble, after all, people's hearts are the most difficult to figure out.

Aunt Yun understood what she meant, "We understand this truth, don't worry, a few of us will be responsible for pulling the strings, as for whether we can live well in the future, that's their business, and we can't care about it." ”

Mu Xiang nodded, with this sentence, she had a bottom in her heart.

The matter was negotiated, and Grandma Wang and Aunt Yun didn't stay long, and they went back soon.

Mu Xiang sent them to the door, watched them turn to the courtyard wall, and went to the village, and then turned around and went home.

When it was almost evening, Liu Erdan came back with Caiyun and Mu Lang, and Mu Xiang was cooking dinner in the kitchen at this time. Air-dried beef, stir-fry in vegetable oil to bring out the fragrance, then put aside spices, dry red pepper burst to bring out the fragrance, and then add water to stew and taste.

The spices she mixes are by no means ordinary ingredients, just like making hot pot, different people have different secret recipes, and the taste of the hot pot is not the same.

Liu Erdan and they smelled the rich aroma of beef as soon as they entered the door, not only the three of them smelled it, but even Chen Mei'e next door and they also smelled it.

Li Yuanbao held a small wooden strip in his hand, poked and played with the small hole in the mud, and was playing energetically, when he smelled the fragrance of fat meat, he immediately drooled greedily, "Mother, mother, I want to eat meat!" ”

Chen Mei'e took the wooden basin, came out to pour water, heard her youngest son's words, and yelled at him angrily: "What to eat, people eat meat, what does it matter to you, if you want to eat meat, ask your father to go to you!" She rolled her eyes at Li Dashan, who was sitting in the hall smoking dry tobacco, and she was angry, "The small one knows to eat meat all day long, and the big one will only hold a dry tobacco bag all day long, I said Li Dashan, do you have any interest, your daughters have eaten beef, and then look at you, the corn nest is almost stupid, hum!" ”

She slammed the tub and turned back to the kitchen.

Li Dashan took a puff of his cigarette, lazily raised his eyes to look, then spit out a puff of smoke, changed his posture, and continued to smoke his cigarette, ignoring her at all.

Li Yuanbao looked left and right, and found that no one paid attention to him, and the smell of meat wafting from next door was stronger again, so he quit. threw away the wooden strips, stood up and threw himself into the kitchen, hugged Chen Mei'e's legs and began to be coquettish, "Mother, I want to eat meat, the wooden dog has meat to eat, I also want to eat meat, you go to them to ask for it, look for them to ask for it!" ”

"If you want to eat, go to your father, don't come to me," Chen Mei'e slapped his hand away angrily and ignored him.

I'm really angry with her. Before, she was also glad that she got rid of the three Muxiang sisters and brothers, how much food she saved and how much trouble she saved.

It's good now, their little life over there is actually getting better and better, not only building a new house, but also eating meat all day long, which is better than her family's life, what is this?

Now, the people in the village are laughing at her openly and secretly, laughing at her for being shallow-eyed and throwing out such a good cash cow, isn't it stupid?

Li Yuanbao was beaten by Chen Mei'e, but he didn't cry, his eyes rolled, and he ran to hug Li Dashan's legs, grinding and soaking with him, just wanting to eat meat.

Li Dashan couldn't coax well, and he couldn't really be cheeky to go next door to ask for a few pieces of meat, so he had to get up and walk away, simply ignoring him.

Su Xiu was in a good mood today, just now Zhao Xiuwen brought his sister over to play, and the three of them talked a lot together, although the little girl named Shao Qing'er didn't have a bad attitude towards her, but she could see that Zhao Xiuwen was still very protective of her, and the two took the opportunity to discuss the matter of marriage.

The date of marriage is set in the month of Layue, so this day of marriage must be tightened.

Chen Mei'e asked for a lot of dowry gifts, a total of twenty taels. Of course, she also knows the current situation of Zhao Xiuwen's family, and twenty taels of silver is also a lot of money for the current Zhao family. Therefore, on the wedding gift to Jin Ju, Chen Mei'e spent a lot of extra silver, which can be regarded as a gift for the man's family.

As for the new house, she doesn't need it to be new, or how to furnish it, in a word. The Zhao family paid twenty taels of silver and held a few more tables of banquets, and this daughter-in-law would be married.

Zhao Xiuwen went home and discussed it with the Zhao family, and felt that it was okay. If the dowry is really too little, if it is passed out, the Zhao family's face will be gloomy, after all, Zhao Xiuwen is now an official, and it must be different from a cropper man marrying a daughter-in-law.

Su Xiu was in a good mood, seeing his younger brother noisy, he didn't get angry for the first time, but coaxed him with a smile, "What's there to cry about, isn't it just eating meat?" Yuanbao, in a few days, on the day of the eldest sister's marriage, there will be a lot of meat for you to eat, as well as candy, what you want to eat, the eldest sister will buy it for you, we are not thin of their things, their things are dirty, and eating them will hurt your stomach! ”

Li Yuanbao still had tears on his eyes, and when he heard the words of the eldest sister, he didn't say a word, nor did he nod, obviously not believing it, "Why is the meat dirty, can't you just wash it if it's dirty, eldest sister, can you take me to Mugou's house to eat meat?" He grabbed Su Xiu's hand and shook it, coquettishly refusing to stop.

Su Xiu saw that he couldn't move him, and he didn't have much patience, so he shook off his hand violently, twisted his brows, and said unhappily: "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat all day long, what about you?" And let me take you to her house to eat meat, you are really promising. I can't afford to lose that person, Li Yuanbao, if you want the wooden dog to look down on you, then you can go, take a broken bowl, stand at the door of his house, ask them for food, and see if they will give up a few pieces of meat to eat you! ”

The force of her throwing was a bit big, and Li Yuanbao didn't stand firm and fell to the ground. Originally, he was unhappy when he was hungry, and he was rejected by his father and mother one after another, and now even the eldest sister treats him like this, how can Li Yuanbao still bear it, and he can't stop crying.

Chen Mei'e was still angry, but when she heard her baby son crying, she couldn't care about being angry, threw the things in her hand, and ran to coax her in a hurry. It's my heart and liver baby again, and it's my flesh again, and it's my dog's egg.

Su Xiu pursed her lips disdainfully, turned her head and went back to the house. She is about to get married, and there are still a lot of things to prepare, so she doesn't have time to watch Li Yuanbao practice her voice.

As soon as Li Yuanbao saw his mother coming, he cried even harder, no matter how Chen Mei'e coaxed, it didn't work, crying and shouting to eat meat.

Li Dashan squatted at the gate and knocked on the dry pipe, and when he heard his son crying, he was also very distressed, "Or ...... I took him to Mu Xiang's house to have a look, and Yuan Bao was also her younger brother. He felt that no matter how bad his relationship with Mu Xiang was, Yuan Bao and him were always half-brothers, and Yuan Bao asked her to order meat to eat, so as not to show them face!

"What are you going to do, you don't have a face, I still have a face, I don't have the ability to buy meat for my son to eat, I'm embarrassed to lick my face and beg others, Li Dashan, Li Dashan, why didn't I see you like this before!"

Chen Mei'e's heart was pounding, she was almost out of breath, and she couldn't care about coaxing her son, she just wanted to scold this old guy for being bloody.

Li Dashan's scolded face couldn't hold back, so he stood up angrily and walked out. Can't be provoked, can't he hide?