"Ahem!" The white lady cleared her throat, looked around, and saw that the children were also there, so she only said a few vague words:

"Recently, it's not as peaceful as usual outside, there are some bad people, kidnappers, thieves. Everyone should go home early and don't run around outside. ”

Gangsters? Kidnapper? Thief? These only exist in the mouths of the old people in the village, although there are petty thefts in Peach Blossom Village, but everyone has never seen a real gangster.

Everyone thought so, and they were all puzzled, but no one spoke for a while.

"Got it? Weiwei, Mingxin, and Minghui! The white lady stared and drank.

"Yes!"

"Got it."

Bai Mingxuan replied in a staggered voice.

Bai Minghui, who was wandering, suddenly bumped into Bai Lao Niang's gaze, and immediately shuddered and hurriedly lowered her head in response.

Except for Bai Mingxuan, several other people listened to Bai Lao Niang's orders even if they were a little confused, and although Bai Mingxuan still didn't understand what was going on, out of trust in Bai Lao Niang, she also decided to go out less.

Of course, it would be nice to know why.

Seeing that they all agreed to her words obediently, Bai Lao Niang nodded with satisfaction and waved her big hand: "Okay, let's all go out to work!" ”

Then I worked and played, but I was a little more vigilant in my heart.

After they went out, the adults in the family continued to talk, and the white lady told everyone about the bandits while fanning the fan.

Bai Mingxuan went out of the door, turned to look at the closed door of the room behind her, curious what was going on, and was about to wait for no one to secretly lie on the door to listen.

"Xuanxuan, let's go, let's go to the well to wash vegetables." Bai Minglan called out to her.

She turned her head and saw that her two sisters were waiting for her with vegetables, so she had to give up her plan, stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, and jumped to follow.

Sometimes there are more vegetables, and it is very inconvenient to clean and fetch water at home, so everyone will bring the vegetables to the well, and in the evening, the well will be surrounded by many people to wash vegetables and choose vegetables.

The three of them each took a basket and walked towards the well, followed by two little tails - Bai Mingwei and Bai Mingxin, and several people went to the well to wash vegetables with a smile.

The summer cicadas hissed, there were a lot of trees along the way, and a few people walked for a while, and it was not very sunny.

In the scorching summer, the peasant family needs to work under the sun, and the wealthy families in the town live much better.

……

Tao family.

A shelf was built on one wall of the spacious and delicate courtyard, which was covered with grape vines, and the green grape leaves grew densely, together with the osmanthus trees next to it, casting shade in the yard.

Tao Mingzhu wore a green and green gauze summer skirt and sat on a chair under the grape trellis in the courtyard to enjoy the shade.

The two little girls stood behind her and fanned her with a silk fan embroidered with gold thread, neither fast nor slow.

If the fan is fast, I am afraid of blowing my hair, and if I am slow, I am afraid that the wind will be scolded, and the speed is very good.

A mountain of Xiaoice piled in a clay pot was placed beside her, and the breeze could bring her a burst of coolness.

On the top of Xiaoice Mountain, there are two ice bowls that have just been prepared and sent from the kitchen, and they are bubbling with a little cool air at the moment.

"Miss, Mother Shen is here." Cuizhi led a neatly dressed middle-aged woman into the door from outside.

The woman named Mother Shen came in and smiled before she spoke, looking very kind, she saluted Tao Mingzhu, and asked with a smile.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, is Miss okay? I wonder what the young lady called me to do? ”

Tao Mingzhu turned her head and opened her mouth to eat the grapes peeled by the little girl, and then said: "It's nothing, I saw that this year's grapes were sweet and juicy, and they tasted good, so I wanted to ask." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the grapes on the porcelain plate with fruit on his side, and the grapes were really plump, crystal clear, tender and juicy, and so fresh that people wanted to taste them when they looked at them.

"Ouch, Miss deserves to be Miss, this good thing is eaten as soon as you taste it. This year's grapes are different from previous years, this is just from Zhuangzi, or a fresh variety that has never been had, in our Liulin County, it is still the first one! It was planted a few years ago, and it was shipped over this year as soon as it was planted. ”

Mother Shen smiled and complimented, "Miss Jin is noble and noble, and only this 'Sailiuli' is worthy of the eldest lady of our Tao family." ”

"Sai Liuli? It's a good name, and this fresh variety does taste pretty good. After listening to Shen's mother's words, Tao Mingzhu looked at the crystal clear grapes, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

"Yes, this year's Sailiuli has been shipped, so I expect the young lady and the old lady to be happy."

"Well," Tao Mingzhu nodded slightly and asked, "I wonder how many grapes there are?" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Shen's mother to reply, she lifted up from the chair and asked, "Did you send it to your cousin?" ”

Shen's mother, who is the steward of the Tao family's inner courtyard, naturally knows who her cousin is.

For Tao Mingzhu, there is only one cousin, and that is her Ouyang brother, and she is not uncommon to scream the rest.

No one in the Tao family knows that this pampered eldest lady doesn't give face, but she is very entangled with the son of the Ouyang family.

Not only did she write a letter when she had time, but she also thought about marrying him in the future, the two families were right, and the Tao family was happy to see it, and never hindered her.

Mother Shen immediately smiled more attentively, "Ouch, my eldest lady, except for the master of the Tao family, no one can miss Ouyang Gongzi!" As soon as Sai Liuli came, I packed a basket and sent it to Ouyang's house, Miss Don't worry. ”

Seeing Shen's mother smiling like this, Tao Mingzhu didn't have the slightest embarrassment from the little girl, she only nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good, you are a person who can do things." ”

Saying that, he motioned to Cuizhi behind him, "Cuizhi, give a purse to Shen's mother." ”

Cui Zhi took out a delicate purse with silver ingots and handed it to Shen's mother.

Mother Shen happily took it and thanked her repeatedly.

As a descendant of the Tao family, who doesn't know that Miss Tao is the pearl of the Tao family, with fine food and clothing, and she is also famous for her generosity.

With a quiet squeeze of her hand, she felt the weight of the silver, Shen's mother's smile remained unchanged, but she was even more determined to please Tao Mingzhu in the future.

She is just a little housekeeper mother of the Tao family, in charge of the things sent from the Zhuangzi every year, and she can earn some money from oil and water, but how can the benefits she get compare with the housekeeper mother in the yard.

Taking this opportunity, she must meet with Miss more in the future, please Miss, and it is best to let Miss take her to the yard.

Turning his head and eating another grape, Tao Mingzhu was in a much better mood, waved his hand casually and said, "Mother Shen, go down and get busy." ”

Mother Shen smiled and bowed again, and then withdrew.

And Tao Mingzhu, who missed her cousin, didn't know that the basket of grapes "Sailiuli" her cousin had never tasted it at all.