Two years later, Dasheng bordered Liang and gathered in Lijia Village, Juxian County.

"Sister-in-law of the Wang family, you can hurry up, this is what you will use tomorrow."

Tomorrow is the son of the village chief, and on the day of Li Erlang's wedding, all the women in the village are in the backyard of the village chief's house to pack up the ingredients for tomorrow's hospitality, and the voice of the village chief's wife can be heard in the house.

The sister-in-law of the Wang family, who was cutting sweet potatoes, kept her hands on her hands, and replied loudly, "Okay, good"

Then he put down the knife in his hand, wiped the water stains on his hands with his apron, lifted the large porcelain teapot on the side, and poured a few bowls of tea, "Rest, rest, it's been a busy morning, aren't you tired?" ”

The rest of the women were tired of coming, so they all put down their work, took the warm tea, and sat in the back, but the thin and very white young woman who sat in the back said, "I'm late, I'll do more." ”

"Okay, good," Sister-in-law Wang also brought the woman a bowl of tea, and the woman continued to use the cut radish pieces.

"Hey, this Li Erlang, it's really a good fate, after he ascended the throne today, he is one year younger, and he has an older brother, so he can naturally stay at home to marry a wife and have children, but pity his brother Li Dalang, who is about to get married, was conscripted and left, it has been almost two years, and there is no news." The sister-in-law of the Wang family sighed with emotion while drinking tea.

"Who says it's not, by the way, the girl Li Dalang set was also married in the spring of this year, married to the village where my mother's family is, and is a friend of my mother's brother, a bookkeeper surnamed Zhang, and the marriage is not bad." The one who spoke was the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, and the neighbors loved to call her by her maiden name, Aihe, who had been married to Lijia Village for six or seven years, and had two children, a boy and a girl.

"Aihe, you can keep your voice down, let the village chief's family hear this, and they are going to cry again." As she spoke, Sister-in-law Wang added another dish of water to her tea bowl.

"Yes, yes, yes." When Aiho got the advice, he stopped talking and continued to drink the tea from his bowl.

"This year is conscripted every year, every year is a war, you say, what kind of beauty does your majesty's concubine Yue Guifei have to be, attracting the prince of the great saint to send troops every year, last year's one, almost hit us, I and our family, almost went to the cold capital to join the children's aunt." Wang's sister-in-law's sister-in-law married in Handu, so she knows a lot more than the women in this remote place.

"This is really like child's play, two countries are fighting because of one woman, it's really willful." The women are gossiping about the hottest things lately.

Two years ago, the former emperor of Liang State, who had been ill for a long time, finally finished his life of suffering from illness, and the crown prince Liang Wei ascended the throne. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but the emperor who has been looking forward to the emperor for a long time in the Liang Kingdom is decisive and clear in his administration, and the Liang State has always been strong and strong, which makes this powerful country that has been suppressed by the Great Sage more confident.

The new emperor's year name is Hongming, and the harem of Emperor Hongming is also something that everyone in the world is looking forward to. When she was still the crown prince, the crown princess gave birth to a prince for Her Majesty, because the prince was still young and was not sent to the training camp of the clan. The crown princess was also named the queen, and a month before the death of the first emperor, the prince set up a side concubine, which is now the Yue Guifei, who is rumored to be the county lord of the Great Sage, but this rumor has never been confirmed.

Speaking of this month's concubine, it can be said that she is favored by His Majesty, and His Majesty has collected the world's treasures, just to make her laugh, and even like King Zhou You, who is trying to make her smile, he summoned soldiers and horses from all over the world to let Concubine Yue inspect.

It is rumored inside the palace and outside the world that after the eldest prince is sent to the training camp of the clan, this concubine Yue will become the queen. And will serve as the adoptive mother of the future prince.

His Majesty and Concubine Yue are in one place day and night, and the queen is inside and out, all like decorations.

As for the saying that Yue Guifei is the lord of the Great Sage, it is from the second day after His Majesty ascended the throne, the Great Sage suddenly sent troops to Liang Guoqi, and it spread, and in the past two years, the Great Sage has changed the usual Huairou and insipid policy, King Yu, Yu Xiao Wangye, and the Jiang family father and son soldiers are divided into two ways, and they have fought against Liang State once in half a year, four times in a row, not only to defeat Weizhou near Jincheng, but even once hit Juxian where Lijia Village is located.

However, there has been a lot of dissipation in the past six months, firstly, because Rong Ying was named the crown prince, and he became the crown prince, but it seemed to restrict his hands and feet, and secondly, it was also because His Majesty the Great Sage would not allow him to be so willful all the time, so the border was also peaceful.

However, the scandal of the young "princes" of the two countries fighting for a woman is still very appetizing to everyone.

The knife in Xinyue's hand never stopped, and although her ears were listening to these old news that she would say every day, she kept cutting this radish that was always missing.

Lijia Village is rich in a kind of white radish, which is very good to cook with meat, so this home-cooked ingredient can also be used as a feast.

After two years of living in the countryside, Xinyue has also integrated well with them, and she has also learned to cook, which is an unexpected joy.

"Xinyue, you take a break, this radish is almost cut, and it will be almost the same as washing the dishes and chopsticks in a while." As she spoke, Sister-in-law Wang put some hot tea into the already cold tea bowl of Xinyue.

Xinyue put down the knife in his hand and picked up the tea on the side, which was simply fried, and the coarse tea brewed out was not what Xinyue was used to drinking, but the fragrance was in the mouth, direct and crisp.

"Don't talk about it, I know that with this sister-in-law Wang, you are always thirsty to talk about, this is an egg, a group to peel eggs, a group to spread egg cakes." The chef came out of the front kitchen with two large basins, all full of eggs, the upper layer was a small cooked quail egg, and the bottom was a raw egg.

Xinyue washed her hands and was about to peel quail eggs, but was handed a long shovel by Wang's sister-in-law, and said, "You thin skin and tender meat, how can you soak in cold water, let's go and fry egg cakes." ”

The new moon was speechless, so she had to take the shovel and go to the charcoal stove to fry the egg skins.

At this time, it was past October, although it was adjacent to the Great Sage, but the weather in Liang Country was still in general, and it was already very cold at this time, and it was still a good errand to bake a warm stove.

Xinyue concentrated on frying a dozen egg skins, and when she calmed down, she heard the women with her backs whispering about herself.

"You said that this crescent moon is always silent on weekdays, and she does things slowly and leisurely, and she doesn't fight or grab, and she seems to be easy to get along with, but every time I see her, the two scars on her forehead and neck feel scary, especially the one on her neck." No matter how low Aiho's voice is, the new moon can still be heard.

"yes, but didn't you ask her either? How did this woman's family come from so many wounds on her body? Sister-in-law Wang continued.

"Who dares to ask, a widow at a young age, who was kicked out by her in-laws, is already pitiful enough. We have a lot of money but never put on a show, and it's good for the neighborhood, so we don't have much to say. "Li's third sister-in-law lives next door to Xinyue, and her children often go to Xinyue's house to eat, and Xinyue is also very generous and easy-going, so she always talks to Xinyue.

"So, then I'll ask, it's not a big deal, I can't ask, I can't touch it?" As she spoke, Sister-in-law Wang raised her voice and asked Xinyue, "Xinyue?" ”

Only then did Xinyue turn around and ask, "What's wrong, sister-in-law?" ”

"It's been almost two years since you came to our village, so you can tell us about you." Sister-in-law Wang asked.

"My business? Don't the sisters-in-law know? My parents are gone, my brother is out on business, and my husband is out in the war. My father-in-law died, and my mother-in-law thought I was unlucky and an eyesore, so she kicked me out. Xinyue said it again from the beginning, what she said when she first came to Lijia Village.

"Then you are a good woman, how can there be such a deep wound on this head and neck?" Aiho asked.

Crescent Moon leaned her hand, touched the wound on her neck, and then lowered her eyelids, "At the beginning, I wanted to follow my husband..."

When everyone saw the new moon crying, they immediately changed the topic, and Aihe walked up to the new moon, "Come, I'll take care of you, you rest for a while, this smoke is burning, your skin is already white and tender, if it is smoked, it will not be good." ”

As she spoke, Aiho couldn't help but take back the shovel in Crescent Moon's hand and began to help her fry egg skins together.

"And what about this scar on your forehead?" Like Xinyue, Sister-in-law Zhang, who doesn't like to talk, suddenly asked.

The other women asked her not to ask, Xinyue looked at Sister-in-law Zhang, and did not mean to play a round, so she said, "My husband, there is a beloved concubine, a child in the concubine's room, on the first day of the Lunar New Year that year, I met him on the bridge in the backyard, and took him to the front yard to ask his in-laws for peace, but the child was playing in the snow and broke his lip, and my husband, indiscriminately, pulled me off the bridge, and I fell on a stone and fell like this. ”

Everyone quieted down, Xinyue had been telling lies just now, but this sentence was what she had really experienced, everyone also felt Xinyue's emotions, and they were silent for a moment, and in the end, it was the silent and sharp sister-in-law Zhang, who chopped off the head of the chicken in front of her with a knife, "It's not possible to be a concubine, just for such a man, you still can't think about it?" It's really stupid. ”

After speaking, all the sisters-in-law nodded, and Aihe patted Xinyue's arm excitedly and said, "You are really stupid." ”

"So, the more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and after recovering from my injuries, I took the family's money and ran out without hesitation." Xinyue smiled, it seems that this group of sisters-in-law are all kind-hearted and jealous.

"Who, who chopped off the head of the chicken I used to make the first chicken? Sister-in-law Zhang, it's you, I didn't tell you just now, don't break the chicken head, you not only broke it for me, but also chopped it off for me, what should I do..."The chef came out with the chicken that had just been sent in, and he was very angry and lost his temper at the women who were packing up the ingredients.

When Wang's sister-in-law heard this, she became angry, "Who heard your explanation, you ask the people here, who heard your explanation?" ”

Chef looked at the group of people seated, they all shook their heads in unison, and Chef saw that Crescent Moon was the only one in a daze, and asked again, "Crescent Moon, did you hear that?" ”

Xinyue shook her head, "I didn't hear it, but if you need chickens, there are a few more in my yard, Ji'er, Ji'er..."

Xinyue raised her voice and called out to the little girl she bought here, the clumsy little girl, and immediately came out of nowhere, "Yes, here." ”

"Go to our backyard and catch one..."

"No, he didn't explain it clearly, why should we pay a chicken." Sister-in-law Wang naturally didn't follow, and the chef could only admit that he was unlucky, and walked in without saying a word with the chicken.

"Girl, come on, slave." Saying that, Mei'er squatted beside Xinyue, wanting to spread egg cakes for Xinyue.

"No need, it's almost fine, you go and see if there's anything else to do, we'll be back in a while." Xinyue didn't have much egg liquid left, so she didn't ask her to help.

After hearing this, she turned around and went to the front again, helping a few girls to clean up the new house.

"In the final analysis, it's also your kind heart, this orphan girl who can't survive, pull them to the city, either sell them to the dignitaries and nobles as maids, or promise them to the big man who has no wife, how can she survive, and then you can't give her a bite to eat, if she still wants to live, she will naturally follow you obediently, as for you spent twenty taels of silver, bought her, and didn't give her a slave, what if this girl rolls up twenty taels of silver and runs away?" Sister-in-law Wang always can't get used to seeing Xinyue so accustomed to being a maid, watching her master work, but she goes to the front to watch the excitement.

"Originally, he was also pitiful, fatherless and motherless, if he was not a slave and a maid, he would not be able to live. I think this girl has a high heart, and she doesn't look like a random marriage. And now I am very young, I will stay by my side to take her for a few years, and if there is a good boy in the future, I will marry my sister, twenty taels of silver, and it will be regarded as the dowry I gave. "Ji'er is an orphan girl who begged along the street on the second day of Xinyue's visit to Lijia Village, saying that it was a war in Weizhou, all her family's food was burned, and her parents were killed by anger, but she was the only one who survived.

So the new moon has taken her in so far, which can be regarded as a good deed.

"These twenty-two dowries are a lot. I heard that Li Erlang's daughter-in-law is only twenty taels for marriage. "Aiho is the most well-informed, and immediately speaks things out.

"It's a lot, one or two silver can buy a cow and a half big, a pig can buy three, five taels of silver can be a small acre of land, it seems that whoever can marry this concubine is also a blessing." Li San's sister-in-law continued.

Xinyue listened silently from the side, she couldn't interject, these words they said were originally strange to her, like another world, at that time, an ordinary hairpin she wore on her head could be used as a hundred taels of silver, and she could buy a hundred cows, originally she didn't look at the small amount of money in her eyes, here, it was really not a small amount.