The days of the farmhouse are always pleasant and leisurely.

Especially in winter, the big guys and cats will go to the good people who get along with each other.

The women chatter and do needlework, and the men talk and play cards, but few people play with silver, but just to pass the time.

However, when the time comes, everyone will automatically play three rounds, which will not affect the daily life of the main family, and there are few who will stay for dinner.

Because the Bai family is far away from the village, even if the Bai family's large courtyard is warm, not many people come, most of them are walking around with the Liu family.

But Baicao has an embroidery workshop, although Baicao got married, he still left half of the embroidery girls here, specially providing embroidery for the Duan family, and also taking some scattered work.

Therefore, some gadgets, if the daughter-in-law or girl in the village do well, will also come to earn some pocket money, and can learn embroidery, and can avoid the dirty work at home, which is simply a triple win.

Because the Bai family came to the delicate guest, the small door leading to the embroidery workshop was specially opened to facilitate the entry and exit of the girls and daughters-in-law in the village.

"Don't learn, don't learn." Qin Xuerou wanted to learn embroidery on a whim, but it was just a day's work, so she threw away the flower brace, "I can't do these things of twisting needles and rusty grass, or the sword is suitable for me." If there is anything missing in the future, let the girl do it, or go buy it. ”

"To make underwear for your husband, you have to do it with someone else?" Princess Yayang asked jokingly.

"That I will." Qin Xuerou waved her hand, "Although I don't look good, I can wear it." It's not an outer robe, and no one can see what it's made of. ”

Princess Yayang and Bai Ling looked at each other and smiled, they really couldn't refute Qin Xuerou's words.

As a princess, although Princess Yayang can't make clothes, embroidery is also a craft that must be learned.

And the masters in the palace are all master-level, and Princess Yayang's embroidery work is also very outstanding, but she rarely knows how to do embroidery.

But Bai Ling, if it weren't for accompanying the two, she would rather go to the pharmacy than take an embroidery needle, so she naturally raised her hands in agreement.

"Let's go hunting with them tomorrow." Qin Xuerou excitedly suggested: "In the mountains here, there are real beasts, not like those courtyards and hunting grounds on the outskirts of Beijing, not only are the beasts raised by people, but every time you hunt, a large number of people follow you, don't allow this or that, it's really boring." ”

Princess Yayang was also quite moved, so she looked at Bai Ling.

The hills near Nanshan Village are all small hills, only some small game, and there are no big beasts, so there is no danger when you enter the mountain.

After all, they went hunting, and they didn't go it alone.

"It's the hunting festival in a few days, why don't we go to the stepping spot first, and then sign up for the hunt when we go back?" Bai Ling thought for a moment and then gave his opinion.

"What hunting festival?" Qin Xuerou immediately became interested, and sat opposite Bai Ling and asked.

"Originally, it was the custom of each village, and every year before the heavy snow closed the mountain, the young people would be prevented from being taken into the mountains by the hunters of the village. One is to sell some silver, and the other is to add a dish to the family during the Chinese New Year. Each village will also hold a competition, and those who win more will be rewarded accordingly.

However, in the past few years, everyone's life has been better, and it is not bad to eat a bite of meat, but everyone is still used to this event, and the rewards are richer than before. The winning village will take out all the lottery heads and invite the representatives of each village to participate in the bonfire activity, and the big guys will have fun together. Bai Ling explained.

"Did your family participate before? We're not from this village, so can't we go? Princess Yayang asked.

"At first, because my father had a bad leg and there were no adult men in my family, I didn't participate. Later, there were people in the family, but it would be unfair to other villagers to let these people participate in the competition. However, my father would give ten taels of silver every year to make lottery prizes for the first three villages that won. Bai Lingdao.

"It's only ten taels of silver, isn't your father a little ...... Knock on the door! The last two words, Qin Xuerou said very quietly, and smiled embarrassedly.

"You, the eldest lady, do you know that ordinary people may not be able to earn ten taels of silver a year? Nanshan Village is the richest village in ten miles and eight villages, and even in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is also a rich village, but a few years ago, there were no more than five families with ten taels of silver in the family. ”

Glaring at Qin Xuerou, Bai Ling continued: "Of these ten taels of silver, the one who wins the first place gets five taels, the second-class ones get three taels, and the third-class ones get two taels. Although each person can't get much if they are distributed, it is enough to add a year's worth of oil and salt to the family. ”

Qin Xuerou pouted and said embarrassedly: "I don't know!" Although the General's Mansion is not very rich, I also have a fixed monthly silver of twenty taels every month, plus my grandmother who privately subsidizes me, at least one hundred taels of silver. It's the big girl next to me, and she has a tael of silver a month. ”

"That's why there are so many people who want to work hard for fame and fortune." Bai Ling didn't think that Qin Xuerou was wrong, after all, his background was different, and even the emperor could say the words 'why not eat minced meat', "But what Yayang asked just now, I still don't know, after all, no one from another village has ever participated." ”

"Can we go?" Qin Xuerou shook Bai Ling's arm across the table, and said coquettishly: "You are so smart, you must be able to think of a way, right?" ”

"Don't put a high hat on me, I can't afford it." Withdrawing his hand, Bai Ling looked at the two pairs of expectant eyes, and also understood that they really wanted to experience the hunting of the farmer, what was the difference between it and the one in the imperial city, how could they bear to refuse?

Princess Yayang had a different experience in the end, and her temperament was calmer, and she did not urge Bai Ling.

It was Qin Xuerou, who poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Bai Ling, with a flattering smile.

Even though the Qin family dotes on Qin Xuerou very much, the identity of the Qin family and the level that they can access are not like this in Nanshan Village, and Qin Xuerou, the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, can only live comfortably in the Bai family, and she is not bound by the rules at all.

"Anyway, let's have a good time, it's better to say in advance, the prey we hunt is not in the village, and it won't affect the results of everyone's game. And in the name of Nanshan Village, we will sponsor a part of the silver.

No matter who ends up with the flowers, they will hold a bonfire party in Nanshan Village, and all the participating villagers can come to participate, what do you think? Bai Ling said his thoughts and asked the two of them.

"The solution is feasible, but we only give money and don't have to do anything?" Princess Yayang really doesn't understand such a person's sophistication.

Qin Xuerou also meant it, waiting for Bai Ling to speak.

took out some silver, and neither of them cared, after all, they all had their own property under their names, except for the silver given by the family (palace), even if the elders did not make up for it, they were not short of money.

"Countrymen, don't have much fun. The bonfire party, that is, the preparation of large bowls of wine and large pieces of meat, allows the big guys to eat and drink to their heart's content. I thought, prepare some more fireworks and firecrackers, and invite a troupe to ......" Bai Ling said as he found that he was preparing for the New Year, so he paused.

These arrangements will be liked by the villagers, but for Princess Yayang and the two, they are boring, after all, they often participate in various banquets.