Episode 065: Don't let her work in the fields
The golden wind and jade dew, the sky is clear, and the yellow, orange and orange rice are ripe.
Selling the fruits for two days earned a total of more than ten taels of silver, regardless of whether they received the money brought back by Guo Lin and them, these more than ten taels were a lot of income for the Marquis of Jiansheng. It is the result of everyone's hard work for half a year of tightening their belts.
After the remaining small part of the fruit was picked, Feng Ran did not take it to the market to sell it again, but ordered Rongwang to distribute it to everyone in the house to try it. After all, these fruits have been nourished by spiritual spring water, and the taste is very delicious.
Old man Li and his wife didn't resist Feng Ran in the end, but still took away a whole year's salary. The three of them wept gratefully, chattering that they had followed the master's house. With all his strength, he went to the field early in the morning with a sickle to harvest rice. By the time Rong Wang led everyone to the field, Old Man Li and the others had been working for most of the hour.
"Madam, these two taels of silver are used for the daily use of the house." Shui Sheng leaned down next to Feng Ran and presented her a list with both hands.
Feng Ran sat on the arhat couch in the west main room, and a few account books were spread out on the couch, and the wolf was resting on it casually, looking a little messy.
She supported her forehead with one hand, frowned and glanced at the list, and saw that it said "soaphorn, bamboo salt", and said lazily: "You just put it there." ”
Hearing this, the aquatic life smoothed the list and put it on the couch. guessed why she was worried, but she had to continue to report, "Madam, the little one has to pay another three taels of silver today." ”
"What are you going to do?" Feng Ran didn't raise his eyes, and asked weakly.
"The food in the kitchen needs to be replenished, and Guo has almost eaten up all the food they brought back a few days ago."
"Yes." She rubbed her eyes again and cheered up, "I was thinking about this yesterday, and I forgot what I was thinking about this morning. As she spoke, she pulled the key from her waist and handed it to Yun'er, motioning for her to go back to the inner room and get the cash.
"Coldly taking care of so many things, Madame is a little uncomfortable, right?"
"Hmm." Feng Ran replied aggrievedly, and Huo Di raised his hand and knocked on the back of his head, "Oops, I forgot to tell Rongwang that they went to the field to cut rice." ”
"Madame, don't worry, everyone has already passed in the morning." Shui Sheng glanced out the window at the sky, estimated the time, and said, "It's going to take an hour or two." ”
Feng Ran stood up and dusted off the folds on his shirt, as if he was unsteady, and said, "I'd better go to the backyard and take a look." ”
"There's no need for Madame to work in the fields anymore, now we have enough manpower in the house. If it's fast, it can be harvested in one day, and if it's slow, it can be done in two days. ”
"Less than ten acres of land, I used to think it was a lot, but now I think it's a little less." Feng Ran shook his head and smiled, "After coming back from harvesting, I will be exposed to the sun for two days, then mill rice, peel off the husk, and finally see how much stone grain can be harvested." ”
Yun'er had already walked back from the inner room, and the extra three taels of silver in her hand were handed over to Shui Sheng. Hearing the conversation between Feng Ran and Shui Sheng, he said with a smile: "Madam, our house will definitely have a bumper harvest this year." Behold how well the fruit tree grows, and the fruit tastes better, and sells it for all ages. This rice will not be bad, just wait for the letter! ”
"If we produce more, we will sell it for some silver." Feng Ran paced back and forth a few steps, "This year, the wind and rain are smooth, except for the lack of rain in the summer, the climate has been very good, and there have been no locust plagues or anything." ”
"At the beginning of the year, the Bodhisattva of Garan appeared!"
"It's our lady's sincerity!"
Yun'er and Shui Sheng echoed on the side, which made Feng Ran embarrassed, and pushed again and again: "Luck...... It's up to everyone...... Rely on the Bodhisattva. ”
Then, Feng Ran hastily arranged a few affairs. finally couldn't stay in the house, and said: "Brother Shui'er, let's go get busy, Yun'er help me put the list together again, and I'll go to the back to see Old Man Li and them." ”
In the past few days, Yun'er has been driven ducks to the shelves, and she has to do it if she can't do it. At the moment, Feng Ran was the only maid like her, and the master couldn't be busy, so she had to be on top of her. But Feng Ran felt that it was difficult to run a family, and Yun'er, who only knew a few words, found it even more difficult.
Fortunately, she has already figured out Feng Ran's temperament, and she shouted that this will not work, she is willing to learn everything behind her back, and she has to get to the bottom of it if she doesn't know it. She silently followed behind her master, and ran to Jin Sheng Shuisheng every once in a while to ask shamelessly.
The first to see Feng Ran walking into the field was Rong Wang, who put down a bundle of cut rice ears and shook off the dust from himself as he ran towards Feng Ran.
"Why did Madame come here?" Rong Wang made a half-salute, "The ground is dirty and messy, Madame should go back to the courtyard and stay." ”
Old man Li and the three of them also saw Feng Ran's figure, and the others didn't know what Feng Ran had encountered at the beginning, but they knew it. One by one, they struggled to beat the ears of rice into the wooden barrels, and the rice was already half a bucket full.
"I'll take a spin." Feng Ran smiled crookedly, turned her head to one side, and shouted at the old guard closest to her: "Old guard-"
Lao Wei shrank his neck suddenly, and whispered to Old Man Li: "It's over, it's over, Madame is coming over." ”
Rong Wang didn't dare to dissuade him too much, so he just walked over with Feng Ran. Feng Ran grabbed a handful of rice that had been beaten down in the wooden barrel, "Look at it is quite full." ”
"Yes, yes." The old guard hid the bundle of rice ears in his hand behind him, and hurriedly gave Old Man Li a look.
Old man Li walked over with a smile on his back, "The harvest of these ten acres of land is really good, Madame doesn't have to remember it, go back to the house quickly." ”
"Are you so afraid of me working?" Feng Ran had a mirror in his heart, and Nunu said, "I can't do it?" ”
When everyone heard Feng Ran say that he didn't work, they immediately relaxed, and persuaded Rong Wang to send Feng Ran back.
"How many times have I walked this road, and I still need to be sent by Rongwang? You have worked hard for the past few days, and you can rest for a winter after the autumn harvest. ”
Everyone owes their promises, expecting Feng Ran to leave the field quickly. Seeing Feng Ran walking out of the road, he suddenly turned around, and scared the three of Old Man Li to a shock. Feng Ran smiled helplessly, and finally walked into the back door of the Hou Mansion.
"That...... What's going on with Mrs. Hou? Rong Wang asked inexplicably.
Old man Li shook the ears of rice in his hand again, and said with a low smile: "Hey, it's nothing, it's just that during the special period in the house some time ago, everyone had to work in the field except for the Hou Ye." ”
"I've heard of this."
"Our wife is not hypocritical, and she is not afraid of being dirty or tired." Old man Li paused, "It's just that you always hurt yourself." ”
"Huh?" Rongwang was still puzzled, "How do you say this?" ”
Old man Li lowered his voice again, and explained to Rong Wangxue how Feng Ran had been in the ground before, and how he fell off the board car and injured his waist.
Old man Li thought he was speaking very quietly, but after speaking, he found that everyone had secretly leaned over, and after hearing this story, they couldn't help but laugh.
"Just listen to it, and don't mention it in front of Madame. There are enough people today, otherwise she will have to help. If you scratch your hands and hurt your feet again, Hou Ye has to lose your temper again. ”
When everyone heard this, they laughed and continued to do their work.
This scene was not only observed by Guo Lin, who "saw the head but not the tail", but also was seen by the Dongye spies lurking in Daxing Mountain.
It's not so much that they are Dongye spies, but that they are Ling Tian'er's subordinates. Rob was bored and leaned down the mountain, not interested in the situation of the Marquis of Jiansheng's mansion. He felt bored and bored, since the last time he went to the Hou Mansion with the lord of the country and the little county lord to see Sui Yu, he had not seen that Hou Ye show his face for a few days.
The last time I ran into two foxes over the high wall of the Hou Mansion, one of them fell into the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and was scolded by the little county lord after going back. They were even more angry because they didn't get anything about Sui Yu's situation.
The lord of the country did not advocate that the little county lord come to Sui Yu again, Ling Tian'er agreed to his father on the surface, but secretly he still wanted to know the dynamics of Sui Yu. She herself didn't often run to Daxing Mountain, so she sent Rob to bring people over.
However, what Rob didn't expect was that they were also targeted by others today. Perhaps because they felt bored and bored, their vigilance was reduced, and Rob and his party didn't notice Guo Lin's existence at all.
It wasn't until the sun went down and Luo Bu and his party walked down Daxing Mountain with their backs to them that Guo Lin came out of hiding.
"I can't smell danger." Guo Lin snorted, "There's something wrong with these spies. ”
Jin Sheng came over with Guo Lin today, looked at the back of Luo Bu and them coming down the mountain, and said, "They are the subordinates of the little county lord. In the past, it was not easy for us to act rashly, but today we came here to see it clearly, and we are sure that it is them. ”
Guo Lin walked to their hidden position to inspect it, and listened to Jin Sheng tell him about the several visits of the Dongye Country Lord and the Little County Lord.
"It looks like I really want to invite Hou Ye to surrender." Guo Lin moved his legs and feet, "Let's go, let's go back to the house and talk about it in detail." ”
"Do you believe that Hou Ye is from Dongye?" Guo Lin learned the sound of birds in the mountains and forests, causing the small animals hidden around to flee quickly.
"A little bit of faith." Jin Sheng put his hands behind his head, "But it doesn't matter if it's not or not, it mainly depends on which one of Dongye or Beili can give Hou Ye a way to live." ”
"When the farming is over, Shui Sheng and I will go to the territory of Dongye again."
The two of them went down the mountain, and did not go directly back to the house, but went to the field to help everyone harvest the rice together.
The twilight was getting thicker and thicker, and Feng Ran, like everyone else in the mansion, had been idle, only Sui Yu stayed alone in the Dongzheng room for a whole day. In addition to drinking bitter medicine soup, it is to practice walking. In the past, I could still catch Feng Ran from time to time, but it was difficult to be alone with her for a while in the past two days.
He couldn't hold it anymore, and clumsily moved his legs and feet to the west main room. When she came in, she saw Feng Ran lying on the couch as if she was asleep, so she walked over lightly and grabbed a small blanket on Luohan's couch to help her drape it over her shoulders.
Feng Ran thought it was Yun'er and didn't move, but only murmured, "What time is it?" It's time for dinner, right? ”
"Hungry?" Sui Yu asked lightly, and sat down with one hand on the couch.
Feng Ran raised his eyes at this time, and nodded like a wilted eggplant, "It turns out that I'm hungry when I use my brain!" ”
"With little money, you have to be careful in everything, and you suffer." Sui Yu didn't look at her, only stared down at the ground.
Feng Ran felt that Sui Yu's low-eyed appearance was a bit rare, and smiled softly: "I'm not tired, I'm so tired that people are still busy behind and haven't come back." ”