The lonely road of life is long, and there must always be something to do, so that it is not so boring.

At the end of March, the plum blossom cage in the yard is piled high, a lovely silkworm baby, all of them shine in the body within a few days, all the daughters-in-law and girls are on the battlefield, the silkworm baby who is about to turn into a cocoon catches the plum blossom cage, and is so busy that there is only the effort of eating and drinking saliva.

The two daughters-in-law of the Zhou family also hurried to help out after cooking, Li Mingjie also walked around the front yard and backyard from time to time, a pair of sword eyebrows stretched at any time, he thought about the income that the family was about to add, happy, but he didn't know that his walking around caused the daughters-in-law to blush and hot, and Li Mingquan was originally a peach-shaped young man.

Most of these little girls don't behave strangely, but when he comes like this, he puts an expression on his face that he wants a lot of money, and makes a handsome man with a smile on his face, and he doesn't shy away from it in front of people, and there is no housewife at home, so it's not a problem.

Mengfan didn't want her mother and aunt who were waiting at home to have an extra sister or something, or under her nose, so her cold eyes were relatively inevitable.

Whoever stared at her father or fourth uncle from time to time there, she let people go home without a trace, waiting for the day when she notified her of the settlement of wages.

Anyway, the silkworm babies are also on the plum blossom cage, she bred out of this batch of spring silkworms, with the effect of spiritual water washing, the growth period is relatively fixed and punctual, there are only a very small number of silkworm babies who have not yet been brightened, concentrated in five bamboo plaques raised, look, it is only a day or two of effort.

Food, shelter and wages, ordinary peasant women rarely have such a way to make money and be decent. If you want her to take care of her food and housing, in addition to the wages of the housekeeper, she also wants to be a little lady for her, then I'm sorry, she doesn't have that measure.

Even if the family has a good life in the future, her mother and aunt have come out, and the concept of three wives and four concubines in this world is deeply rooted, and she has no opinion on her father and fourth uncle taking concubines, that is also their business, and it has nothing to do with her little girl.

The premise is that her father and fourth uncle want it, and her mother and fourth aunt have no opinion.

If she comes up automatically and wants to do something, she will definitely be a whole person.

However, her father didn't seem to mean that; As for her fourth uncle, I heard that there is a daughter-in-law who is strong at home and is a little attentive to him.

She directly said to the fourth uncle in private: "Uncle, when is it convenient for you to go back with my father and pick up my aunt and my mother, don't take my grandparents for the time being, we have to wait for our new house to be built and have a safe place to live, and then say, when the time comes, if any serious girl is willing to follow you, as long as the grandparents and the fourth aunt have no opinion, it is not impossible for you to wait by your side!" ”

Li Mingquan scolded her with a straight face at that time: "What do you say about the child's family?" ”

She snickered, laughed and didn't say a word!

As for her father, since there is no sign yet, she won't remind her.

When picking silkworm cocoons, they were busy again, and among the existing people, everyone came to do things, and twenty baskets were stacked and waiting.

Li Zheng and the village chief are here, for them, this is also the political achievement of the village under their jurisdiction, for Li Zheng, speaking in the yamen of the town's official office, he has a lot of face, for the village chief, his villagers, whether they are original or foreign, are under his rule, and have his face.

Grandpa Helian came, smiling and greeting Li Mingjie and Li Mingquan, and during these days, he also stayed in the tea shop every day with the old people in the village to drink tea, talking about how capable his grandson's sworn sister is.

Shi Shi, the household official in the town, came with the yamen, saying that after the silkworm cocoons were picked, they would buy them on the spot, pay immediately, and the yamen would escort the silkworm cocoons into the county seat and hand them over to the yamen belonging to the household department.

The contact with these 'official masters' made Li Mingjie, who has the reputation of a showman, feel that he has a face, and he happily accepts the words praised by others that he has raised a capable little girl.

Even with it, it is much more pleasing to the eye to see Mengfan.

On such a day, he didn't have a word in his mouth to scold his mother, and he was very scholarly and talented.

And on this day, when the first batch of silkworm cocoons of the Li family was carried to the town by Li Mingjie under the personal command of the family, I don't know how many people along the way were envious.

Spring silkworms, although it is the best season to raise because of the mild climate, but other people's families can raise silkworms, but they can only pick one or two baskets, and those who have more ability are just two people carrying four baskets together, and they are not very full.

But this eldest girl of the Li family, I heard that she was only eleven years old, and she was able to lead a group of women who were useless in the eyes of the big men except for housework, and raised so many valuable things.

It is said that the yamen of the town's official office has given the most reasonable price for the purchase of silkworm cocoons this year, 888 yuan a catty, and said that the young man of the Li family is a showman, and there are also preferential agricultural taxes.

"Master, today our family sold a total of two hundred and sixty-nine and a half catties of high-grade silkworm cocoons, excluding the tax paid to the government, and the money obtained is ......, two hundred and three taels of silver and another four hundred and eighteen wen, this is the receipt of the government!"

Ling Yaoxuan stood in front of Li Mingjie and handed over the account book in his hand, this money was personally brought back from the yamen by the master, he just kept an account.

About money, after the lord came, he didn't trust anyone, if at first, he still had some thoughts about his young man suddenly taking away his stewardship, but after that, the master's biological daughter could not have a copper in his hands, and he knew that this treatment was actually not bad.

"Good, good, good!" For Li Mingjie, this money in his hand is better than anything else, down-to-earth, and he is happy to look at people, even his daughter, who has never received a word of soft care on weekdays, has a look that he is quite satisfied with today.

However, didn't he just mention his happiness, and Ling Yaoxuan added to his blockage again: "Master, the young lady agreed before, saying that the ladies and girls who asked the village to help today have a good meal, and they will settle their wages tomorrow, so master, do you think you are arranging when to let them come to the house tomorrow?" ”

This is too uncomfortable to say, this is, the silver he just got in his arms has not been warmed up, and he is about to go out? Although it is only a very small part that should be given to people, it is all his money, and the meat is not painful, is it?

As soon as the table was slammed, the teacup rang, and the lid of the cup was crooked, only to see Li Mingjie, who was sitting on the main seat, with a calm face: "When will it be your young lady's turn to be in charge of family affairs?" When will this salary be paid, and she has the final say? Yes! ”

Ling Yaoxuan's two thick eyebrows frowned slightly, he felt that he didn't know how to answer, and it could also be said that he was speechless!

In this hall, although it was only the two of them, the people in the yamen in the town and the village chief Li Zheng and others were in the courtyard accompanied by the fourth master to see the wooden shelves, bamboo plaques, plum blossom cages and other objects that their house was cleaning up.

In other words, this small voice is transmitted in people's ears, and it is deliberately telling people, in this family, is it the master and not the young lady who have the final say? The problem is, if you don't say it, others also know the truth.

"Then ......, how is the master going to show it?" Ling Yaoxuan's voice was still faint, he was thinking, what kind of family environment did his little benefactor live in? How did he have such a father who cares about everything, and how did he develop a majestic temperament?

Li Mingjie raised his hand impatiently: "What's the hurry?" Now the most important thing is that you have to arrange tonight's wine and food for my lord, it must be sumptuous, the guests at home are all heads and faces, and you can't slack off; By the way, let Liang Wucheng cut a few plates of cooked food and bring them over, and then go to the field to pull some fresh vegetables to see if the cucumbers planted last year can be eaten. Also, pick a big pumpkin and come back, and let the Zhou family make a pot of pumpkin rice, all with white rice, which is wasteful and not full; Also, go and see what green vegetables Xiao Han has left today, you can use them for stir-fried or cold salad; Well, by the way, in our grocery store, two catties of sorghum wine are not allowed to use the most expensive kind......"

Ling Yaoxuan lowered his eyes and listened to the order, and he didn't refute what was wrong with the old man doing this, anyway, he knew that even if he objected, it would be invalid.

What's even stranger about him is that he is also a big man, why doesn't he have so many subtle calculations as the master?

In this case, if he counted everything when he was at home, how tired would he be? Besides, are these people really heads and faces? What is the identity of the young lady's brother-in-law? The eldest son of the Helian family! What is the identity of the acquaintance who has been at odds with Miss all day a year? The grandson of the emperor today! Hey, sir, what kind of character are you?

However, the master's words must be listened to, this is the basic principle of human beings, but the young lady will let him take out his hand, it must be a dinner party with a high degree of similarity that is in line with the identity of this family.

In the evening, three tables were set up in the backyard and one table in the front yard, and the two daughters-in-law of the Zhou family were busy in the kitchen, and from time to time Xia and Fang'er served food on a tray together.

All kinds of braised meat, the rest, after skilled knife slicing, and then carefully placed in a large six-grid shallow-edged wooden plate, the edge of the plate is a few slices of carrots and cucumber slices simply decorated, and in the middle of the small grid is placed a prepared oil dish; Whether this is the leftover braised meat sold in the store, no one cares much.

Cucumber slices, cucumber fungus scrambled eggs, cold salad three shreds, are three dishes, plus braised peanuts, fried peanuts, two plates, vegetarian fried shredded white radish, garlic and red roots, a big bowl of chicken soup without any chicken smells like ginseng, pumpkin rice is really pumpkin rice, but the sour cowpeas on that side are chopped and fried with minced meat and chili peppers; In addition, there is a basket on each table, and in the basket, there are pancakes, or they are baked with leek minced meat, which is definitely oily and watery, and it is full, and it also saves money in line with her father's thoughts.

The sorghum wine is really at that price, but the lady asked her to take it out, which she ordered someone to brew a few days ago with rock sugar, red dates, and wolfberries......