Liu Meiniang straightened up, took off the towel around her neck and wiped her sweat, "The reason why I still insist on staying in this house is because I feel that I should be responsible for you." It's not that I'm doing anything wrong, it's that I can't sit idly by. Of course I could just walk away. The law of Daqi also says that widows can remarry. It's just that I don't want my conscience to get over it. ”

These are the words that Liu Meiniang has been pressing in her heart. She had thought that these thoughts would rot in her stomach. She didn't expect Zhang Tongtong to understand. Liu Meiniang didn't expect these words to come out so naturally.

I guess I've been holding it for too long......

That piece of wasteland is only one or two acres, and it is not too big.

It took a few people an afternoon to plow the land.

After Liu Meiniang's words were finished, Zhang Tongtong didn't talk to her again that day, just waved the hoe with a cold face.

Zhang Tongtong is not completely unreasonable, but his temperament is a little extreme. Liu Meiniang knew that this could only temporarily ease the conflict between them, but it would not be resolved. Zhang Tongtong's temperament will not change so quickly.

The moist soil of the alluvial fan was all picked up by Liu Meiniang and a few people, and the soil was all irrigated. It looks like that.

Now all I have to do is to go to Aunt Li's house in the village to borrow an ox to plow the land.

Aunt Li's family has a better life in Liuhe Village, raising a cow, a mule, and a dozen chickens, which is very nourishing compared to other families in the village.

Their family is also a farmer, but they have a lot of land, and it is all their own. The annual harvest is enough to pay taxes and live on the whole family. The surplus produce can also be sold on East Street.

Many people in the village envy Aunt Li's family, and several aunts always like to say a few words when they are together, saying that Aunt Li has a good life.

It is probably this sentence of envy that makes Aunt Li more and more superior. I even have to lift my chin when I look at people.

Liu Meiniang rarely deals with the Li family, if it weren't for the need for buffalo to reclaim the land, she would not want to have anything to do with Aunt Li in her life.

In the summer, the morning is still somewhat cooler.

Liu Meiniang got up early in the morning and went to Aunt Li's house, wanting to borrow cattle from the other party.

"Yo, isn't this Mei Niang? What kind of wind blew you here? Aunt Li opened the door, and when she saw that it was Liu Meiniang, she immediately pinched her throat and shouted.

Born from the heart, Aunt Li is a black, thin and thin woman, but she wants to wear a rose-red flower on her head, which looks even darker. The face was long, and it looked like the mule that they were grinding. The eyes are slender and the eyes are raised. Thin lips. The voice was shrill and thin, and he shouted just like Dai Lao Bustard in Fengyue Tower.

It's just that this one can't be compared with the well-maintained Dai Lao Bustard at all.

"Aunt Li, you're joking." Liu Meiniang reluctantly pulled the corners of her mouth, with a humble smile on her face.

Aunt Li's words are not good, but she has a soft mouth and short hands. Now it's better to ask for others, or to endure it if you can.

"Where? I never tell jokes. Aunt Li covered her mouth and laughed twice.

"Aunt Li, I came today to beg you ......"

Before Liu Meiniang's words were finished, she was interrupted by Aunt Li.

"Oops, don't say that. Where can you ask me? I can't afford to weigh it. Aunt Li pretended to wave her hand, and then her voice changed, "But I'm really not wrong." If you hadn't asked me to help, you wouldn't have come. On weekdays, you can walk around me......"

"What are you talking about?" The smile on Liu Meiniang's face faded a little, and she remained polite on her lips.

"Last time I was washing clothes by the river, you watched me go, and quickly changed to a farther place. It's like seeing a plague. Aunt Li sneered, "Since you look down on me so much, why are you pretending to be here?" ”

This really went to Liu Meiniang's heart, she really didn't look down on Aunt Li's personality. I always feel that I can be fed and clothed, and it is very remarkable, as if the huge palace is a fart.

You always have to "keep your head down" to look at people, and from time to time I like to squeeze people. In fact, it is a frog at the bottom of a well.

But these Liu Meiniang can only think about it in her heart, and she can't show it on her face.

She grinned, "Not really. It's because I envy you for your good life, you can marry a capable husband like Brother Li, and you are so clean and neat, and you keep the house in order. It's not like I ......."

Liu Meiniang said and sighed.

"I didn't mean to hide from you, either. In this Liuhe Village, is there any family that does not envy you? Liu Meiniang pretended to say, quietly observing Aunt Li's expression, "It's just that I don't think our family background is comparable." Seeing you, I feel uncomfortable in my heart. ”

Sure enough, when the other party heard these words, the expression on his face looked a lot better, and his eyebrows were raised higher.

"Hey......" Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and stroked the flowers on her bun, "As soon as you say that, I can understand." You are also strange and pitiful, you lost your husband at a young age, and you have to live as a widow for the rest of your life. Your little brother-in-law is also a discouraged person, and he knows how to drill into that gambling house every day. ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Liu Meiniang's face was full of helplessness, "Isn't this all fate, you have to bear it." ”

Aunt Li comforted Liu Meiniang with a few words, "You are looking for me to borrow an ox to plow the land, right?" Just the wasteland at the foot of the mountain. ”

Liu Meiniang was stunned, "How do you know?" ”

"How big is it? Can anyone know what's going on in someone's house? Aunt Li looked like "why are you making a fuss", "Okay, you can take it." ”

Liu Meiniang breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on her face deepened a little, "Then thank you, I can't give the money for borrowing cattle now, and I'll make up for it when I sell the vegetables." ”

"Forget it, I haven't taken that little money to heart." Aunt Li waved her hand indifferently.

That's how she is, taking every opportunity to show off the good conditions in her home.

Liu Meiniang didn't mean to talk to Aunt Li anymore, and went directly to the field with the cow.

With oxen, the efficiency of ploughing is greatly improved.

After leading the oxen back and forth a few times, the field was ploughed neatly, and it was very pleasant to look at the ravines.

Liu Meiniang crossed her waist and looked at the fruits of her labor, and a sense of satisfaction arose. She reached out and patted the cow twice, "Good cow." ”

Then Liu Meiniang led the cow to the side and tied it to the trunk with a rope, so that the cow could rest and eat some grass.

Probably because Zhang Jihan had never done such heavy farm work since he was a child, and this morning he was stunned and said that he was so sore that he couldn't move, and he refused to come back to the field in the house.

Zhang Li's age is old and her health is not good, Liu Meiniang does not dare to let her do these heavy jobs.

Zhang Tongtong will not take the initiative to come. Zhang Dandan is still young, and he can't help much when he comes.

So Liu Meiniang simply came alone.

In fact, when she woke up this morning, she also had back pain, and she couldn't lift her arm that ploughed the ground with a hoe yesterday. I still secretly drank some spiritual spring water, and then I recovered.

The physical fitness of this family is not very good, and this kind of field cannot rely on Liu Meiniang alone. So she decided to improve their physique.

Just do it, Liu Meiniang took the cow and returned it to Aunt Li and then went home.

Zhang Li was already preparing the meal, Zhang Dandan was helping to pick the vegetables next to him, and the two big ones didn't know where to go.

"Mother, where are they?" Liu Meiniang wiped the sweat from her forehead, scooped a scoop of water from the wooden bucket and drank it.

"The second brother and the third sister went to the river to catch fish." Zhang Dandan pursed his lips, and his little face was wrinkled.

Zhang Lishi, who was chopping vegetables on the side, couldn't help laughing, "I just want to follow, Ji Han thinks she is too young and refuses to take it." I'm sulking. ”

Liu Meiniang couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Dandan threw the vegetables in his hand into the basket, pouting and looking unhappy, "Sister-in-law, you don't cook fish for your second brother today!" ”

"Okay, I'll make it for you to eat alone." Liu Meiniang stretched out her hand and scratched the little girl's nose, "Mother, you rest, I'll cook." ”

Zhang Li nodded, rubbed his hand on the apron twice, and took Zhang Dandan out.

Liu Meiniang was busy in the kitchen for a while, and after making sure that the two of them were far away, she secretly took out a small gourd from her arms, which contained spiritual spring water. Liu Meiniang poured all the spiritual spring water into the big water tank next to the stove.

There is a communal well in the village, and they bring water from the well. On weekdays, the Zhang family cooks and drinks water with the water in this tank.

This is the best way to let the whole family drink the spiritual spring water without knowing it.

Liu Meiniang boiled a bowl of soup with water from the tank.

It was probably yesterday's clearing of the wasteland that made everyone tired, and Liu Meiniang's fish soup was drunk in a few clicks.

"Today's fish soup is particularly delicious." Zhang Dandanmei was bubbling straight, and her legs were dangling on the stool.

Liu Meiniang was stunned, she didn't expect Zhang Dandan to taste it.

Drinking the spiritual spring water has no taste, just like ordinary pure water. But the amazing thing is that as long as the spiritual spring water is used for the ingredients, the ingredients will taste much better.

"Today's fish are much fresher." Liu Meiniang said, "So the taste should be better." ”

Zhang Dandan nodded as if he didn't understand.

"We'll have to get some ground in the afternoon, so I've bought some seeds. The production cycle is relatively short, so we have to plant it. Liu Meiniang said.

"Sister-in-law, my arm still hurts...... Can we rest for a few days? Zhang Jihan frowned.

Liu Meiniang looked at him a little helplessly, "You have already rested all morning, and your arm definitely doesn't hurt." If you don't believe it, lift it up and try it. ”