Ding Dafu's eyes glared at the boss, "Planting rice? That thing was planted by a southerner, so what kind of one are we going to come out here? ”

"What can't be grown?" At this time, Ai Laohu came in from outside and asked when he heard the second half of Ding Dafu's words. [No pop-ups. When he listened to the story of Autumn Color, he also looked excited, "If I can really grow rice, I will also plant all my fields with rice in the next year, and it will be distressing to buy and eat the province." By the way, my father-in-law hasn't eaten rice yet, right? Steamed some later, you can also taste it, fragrant! ”

"Hey, what's different to eat, it's better to keep that thing so expensive!" Although Ding Dafu said so, he couldn't put down the bowl after he really ate the steamed rice.

In the next few days, Uncle Li accompanied Ding Dafu around the streets and alleys of Qingchuan Mansion with Autumn Colors. The honest and simple man was a little confused when he saw the prosperity of the city, and he was even more dumbfounded when he saw the high prices of various goods, and he secretly said to Qiuse: "This city is really not a place for us poor people, a baked cake can be sold for two cents, it is too expensive." "Originally, I wanted to bring something to Yinbao and Mrs. Ding, but later I didn't want to buy anything, so I only bought a rattle for Yinbao in the hands of a merchant.

Before leaving, the gifts of the New Year's goods that Qiu Se bought filled the mule cart they had driven when they came, and they also told the family in Wanfu to be careful on the road.

Ding Dafu hurriedly shouted to stop when he saw Liu Song and Ma An loading rice into the car, "Don't pretend, don't pretend, don't pretend, you don't need to pretend this." He turned back to Qiu Se and Ai Laohu and said, "Auntie, uncle, this basket of rice costs a few taels of silver, don't pretend to be such a precious thing for me!" ”

Ai Laohu smiled on the side: "No matter how expensive it is, it is for people to eat, so let my husband eat it with peace of mind, and take it back to my mother to taste, and I will give it to you after eating." ”

"How can this work, how can this work?" Ding Dafu rubbed his hands in place, looking at everyone's busy appearance, he was a little anxious.

"Dad, don't think about it, it's the New Year's Day, and it's right to give you and my mother New Year's gifts. In addition to the two baskets of rice, there were also things for my mother and Yinbao, and they were all put into another basket. "Autumn color is also on the side to persuade.

"That's not going to take that much!" Ding Dafu still felt a little awkward, he was obviously here to give gifts, why did he take another car back?

Qiu Se pulled him aside and whispered: "Dad, my man is an official now, and if the etiquette to the elders is too light, people will laugh at him." ”

"Huh? What's the laugh about? Ding Dafu shook his head, "This is an official, and our ordinary people think differently." ”

Ignoring the tangled honest man, Qiu Se said to the family of Wanfu again: "Those gift boxes tied with red silk are a return gift for your master, and I have attached the gift list to it." On the way back, I still have to worry about you, my dad doesn't go out often, and he doesn't know a lot of things! ”

The family Ding replied with a smile: "Mrs. Ai, don't worry, my lord is not worried that Mrs. Ding let me come with me on the road alone, I will definitely take care of the old lady properly." ”

"Then I'll thank you first." As he spoke, Qiu Se took out another purse and said, "It takes a lot of time to travel by land, don't rely on my father to eat or something on the way, you should eat better when you go out." ”

"Madame, don't worry, our lord gave us all the expenses on the road, so you don't have to be polite." The family refused with a smile, and did not dare to accept the autumn purse.

"If you give it to you, you can take it, and the rest should be rewarded for your hard-earned money." Autumn Colors threw the purse over.

After the family took the purse, he repeatedly promised that he would take good care of Ding Dafu.

After the mule cart carrying Ding Dafu disappeared, Qiu Se gathered his cloak and entered the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the house, Ai Laohu poured a bowl of hot tea, and after putting down the cup, he smashed his mouth dissatisfiedly, "This thing is not as warm as the wine." You too, you can't say anything in the house, you have to talk outside for so long! ”

"Who told you to go out without a coat!" Autumn glared at him, and went to the charcoal basin to make a fire.

"I didn't know you were so good at grinding!" Ai Laohu muttered a sentence and rubbed over to roast the fire, and after a while asked Qiushi, "By the way, our New Year's goods are ready, right?" What to give as a gift to Master Ma during the Chinese New Year? ”

"The New Year's goods are almost ready, pig R has prepared ten catties of five-flower R, ten catties of pork ribs, J duck fish has prepared four, and the remaining green vegetables are cabbage, their own raw bean sprouts and leek ......"

Qiu Se was interrupted by Ai Laohu before he finished speaking, "Didn't I say that our family is now seven or eight people, who will have enough food for you to prepare such a little thing for a New Year?" ”

"There is no ice cellar at home, you can't spoil it if you buy all the food for the first month!" The autumn color gave the man a white look, "Anyway, there will be merchants opening after the fifth day of the new year, and then you can buy fresh ones." ”

Ai Laohu frowned, "That being said, it's still a little too little, let's buy some tomorrow, if someone comes or something......"

"That's fine, but you still can't buy too much!" Qiu Se repeatedly advised, "Also, the New Year's candy and pastries will be bought in two days, and if you buy them early, they won't taste good if they are left for too long." ”

"It's really long-winded, and some of them are already good to eat." Ai Laohu muttered in a low voice, and then asked, "What about the New Year's gifts for Master Ma and other adults?" I can't ask Master Ma anymore, can I? ”

"You might as well go and ask Cui Tent, he should be clearer when he comes from the capital."

Ai Laohu nodded clearly, "yes!" I'm going to ask him. With that, he got up and went to the front yard.

Approaching the end of the year, every household has posted a couplet, glued the word blessing, everywhere is filled with the joy of the New Year, even the weather has changed from the cold of the past, become warmer, but it has snowed heavily.

Mrs. Ma organized a party after the snow and invited the ladies to enjoy the snow, and the autumn colors were also invited.

Xu is still not very accustomed to such a party of talking openly and secretly and acting awkwardly, and in the middle of the meeting, Qiu Se left early on the grounds of physical discomfort.

Hearing the news that Qiu Se was unwell, Ai Laohu, who hurried back, couldn't help but be a little angry when he saw the woman who was lying on the bed leisurely knocking melon seeds, "Other people's women can work hard to make friends with other ladies for their own men to be better officials, just you are so special!" ”

Qiu Se spit out a mouthful of melon seed skin, "What does it matter if I sit or not?" As long as Master Ma is here, others will not look at you at you! Besides, what if I listen to those women who hurt people, what if I get angry with the child in my stomach again? As he spoke, Autumn Colors puffed up his stomach as if demonstrative.

"You're using my son as a shield!" The more Ai Laohu spoke, the more angry he became, and he flicked his sleeves and left.

Vanilla looked at the autumn colors on the side, thought about it and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't Madame tell the master that she was not feeling well?" ”

Qiu Se glanced at the ignorant little girl, "In that case, your master really won't be angry, but the next time he is in good health, he will have to go to this kind of banquet!" Do you like to go? ”

Thinking of the scene when those ladies talked about those jewelry and clothes when they went to enjoy the snow just now, Vanilla couldn't help but shake her head, "Don't go, it's so tiring to listen to those ladies." Isn't it better than whose clothes are better than whose jewelry, they are all about to quarrel and laugh out of their eyes, it is better for our country women to fight! Suffocated to death. ”

Autumn color smiled and nodded vanilla's forehead, and said, "You girl is really angry with me." Me too, listening to them grinding their teeth there, I might as well come back and figure out how to make money! So, at the master's place, I must let him know that I don't like to deal with such a banquet. ”

Vanilla nodded as if she didn't understand.

The first year since the autumn color became married, it is also the first year after Ai Laohu became an official, neither of them has any experience, they are inevitably in a hurry, the autumn color is better, basically all nested at home, Ai Laohu is miserable, since the year ago, he has been going to various banquets, and he has to come back drunk every day.

Originally, Qiu Shi was still entangled in what to do if someone gave a gift to Ai Laohu as an official, but in addition to Master Ma sending someone to reward something, it was Ding Dafu and Ai Jiazhuang who sent some New Year's goods, and no one gave gifts at all, and the autumn color was somewhat lost, ridiculing Ai Laohu, "You are an official, and you don't even have a beard." ”

Du Niangzi was busy with things during the New Year, except for half of the dividends and New Year's gifts, she didn't show up at all.

In the Chinese New Year's Eve, Ai Laohu and Qiu Shi were sitting, and they were kowtowed by the servants and maids in the family, each of whom gave a red envelope of 100 wen, and gave several people two days off in turn. Because Cui's family was not here, he also followed the autumn couple for the New Year.

From the beginning of the first month of the first month, it is the day to go to relatives, but the relatives of the husband and wife are not here, and the New Year's gift has already been sent by someone, so it is basically all at home, until Ai Laohu was called out by Master Ma to drink a few times.

Although it feels like a long time, the first month has passed, and in February, the days of autumn are approaching, and on the morning of the second day of the new year, before getting up, the labor pains of autumn color begin.

"Ai Laohu, Ai Laohu, hurry up, my stomach hurts!" Autumn color gritted her teeth and endured it while waking up the man on the side.

"What's wrong?" Ai Laohu sat up suddenly, and when he saw Qiu Se's face in pain, he was holding his stomach in pain and bleeding, he couldn't help but panic, shouting vanilla and asking, "Mother-in-law, how are you?" Does it matter? ”

Qiu Se grabbed the man's arm with one hand, and his fingertips were even embedded in his R, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'm afraid I'm going to give birth, let Vanilla go and call Wen Po, please Langzhong." You dress me and carry me to the wing. ”

Fortunately, Wen Po was sent by Du Niangzi a few days earlier, and the wing room was also a production room arranged under Wen Po's explanation, which is now just in handy.

Knowing that Autumn Color was about to be born, Wen Po was not very busy, calmly let the herbs boil good water, and taught Autumn Color how to save strength, "Madame, this is the first child, the birth is slow, save some energy first, so as not to have enough strength when you are born, and you can drink more J soup after a while." ”