The little maid was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort, "The master is angry, that old thing is a watchdog, and in the future, Fang Gongzi will definitely be angry for the master when he knows about this." ”

Peony sneered, took off his cloak and threw it on the ground, and said angrily, "That old guy is the most shrewd, these days I have been supporting Qian Dafu, he is afraid that he hates it in his heart." It happened to hit him today, how could he not breathe? ”

The little maid picked up the cloak and held it in her hand, muttering, "I persuaded the master at the beginning, but the master didn't listen, and he had to go to the rich building to cheer..."

How could Peony admit that he was alienated if he couldn't do it, and he had to be counted down by a slave. She gave the little maid a slap when she returned her hand, and the little maid covered her face and was stunned for a long time before she reacted, and knelt on her knees to plead guilty. It's a pity that her lowered face is full of grievances and resentment, which shows that she is extremely unconvinced.

Peony quietly rubbed her palm, which was a little numb, and regretted that she shouldn't have done it. After all, she only has such a capable person in this building, and if she is made to have an external heart, I am afraid it will be inconvenient to act in the future.

Thinking like this, she stepped forward and helped the little maid up, sighed and said, "That's it, I thought that if I could leave this place and marry into the Fang family to be a good lady, I could also enjoy happiness with you." Where did you think that everything was not going well, and then I was angry and hurt you by mistake. ”

After she finished speaking, she took a small silver coin of five taels under the makeup box, stuffed it into the little girl's hand, and said, "You can use this silver to buy two sets of beautiful dresses, it is really hard to follow me on weekdays." ”

The little maid was not very old, and she was not a scheming person, and when she saw her master apologize and reward her with silver, she immediately eliminated her resentment, and was so grateful that she held the silver and thanked her again and again.

Peony breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, sat at the table and secretly thought for a long time, and finally instructed the little maid, "Go and invite the third son of Zhangfu to come tomorrow." ”

"Zhang Gongzi?" The little maid remembered that the man's ugly face but he thought he was the most beautiful man in the world, so she couldn't help frowning and asked, "Isn't Miss the most tired of him coming to the building, why did you suddenly invite him to be a guest?" ”

Peony stretched out his hand and removed the hairpin ring on his head, and chuckled, "A stupid person has his own use for a stupid person, although he can't act in my eyes, but he was born with a good father." ”

The little girl didn't know why, and wanted to ask a few questions, but she felt that the place on the side of her face was hot and painful, so she shut up.

In Nangou Village, because of the heavy snow for two days in a row, the roofs of each house and the surrounding mountains and forests seem to be covered with a big white hat, which looks like the snowman village in the fairy tale from a distance.

The children, each dressed like round pumpkins, stumbled and stumbled on the snow, and from time to time picked up fluffy snowflakes and threw them into the sky, blown far away by the mischievous north wind...

Pucao and Chuniel woke up early in the morning and began to wield wooden shovels to remove snow, so that the newly fallen snowflakes are most likely to melt when exposed to heat, and if the window paper is wet, something will happen.

Unfortunately, the snow was so thick that their arms were sore from being tired from being busy for most of the hour, and they had only just removed half of them.

Pu Cao was panting with a wooden shovel, and Zhang Gui'er, who was not far away, was also so tired that he was sweating on his forehead, so he pushed him and said, "Brother Gui'er, go back to the front first, it's easy to get cold when you sweat on your head!" ”

Zhang Gui'er wiped a handful of sweat beads, and felt that the damp cotton jacket on his body was biting by the north wind, but he still asked, "This snow hasn't been picked up yet?" ”

"I'll call someone to come over and help in a while, don't worry about it, go back to guard the yard."

Zhang Gui'er answered, then put down the wooden shovel and went back to the front along the path.

Chunni smiled and turned Pucao, and whispered, "In the past two days, you have been a lot closer to your brother?" ”

Pu Cao glared at her in disgust, "What strange things do you want to say?" He is just a good-looking child, and his heart is not bad. He knelt down in public that day to make amends, and this morning he took the initiative to help with the work, so he must have really repented. If I don't respond one or two more, won't it make him cold? ”

"Okay, okay, as far as you are concerned, I can't talk about you." Chunni turned her head to look at the roof of the shed that was shoveled by them and was also worried, "I'm afraid the sun will come out in another hour, and the grass curtain can't be lifted until the snow is removed, but how is it good?" ”

"You go in and sit with Shengzi for a while, I'll ask the eldest brother and second brother of the Chen family to help out." Pu Cao threw the shovel in his hand to Chunni, turned around and stepped on the thick snow nest to take the back door and take a shortcut to the courtyard of the Chen family.

Sister-in-law Chen was walking into the house with two large bundles of bud grain straw, and suddenly saw her turn around from the back of the room and was startled, and said with a smile, "I was still a thief in the house, but I didn't expect it to be a female snitch!" ”

Pu Cao stepped forward and responded with a fierce appearance, "I'm not a female snitch today, I'm a bandit." Does your eldest brother and second brother have work to do? I was going to rob them to help me remove the snow, but the snow on the greenhouse was too thick for Chunni and I to pick it up. ”

Sister-in-law Chen was amused and laughed, and when she was about to answer, Aunt Chen also opened the door and came out, and the old lady was so happy when she saw Pu Cao that she naturally wanted to ask her why she came over.

Pu Cao didn't dare to joke about robbing people anymore, so he only said that he would ask the two eldest brothers to help remove the snow.

The old lady didn't shirk at all, and called out the two sons in the house one after another, and drove them to the back greenhouse to help. Pu Cao was about to follow, but was dragged by the old lady to the house to gossip.

The Chen family's Fu'er and Fat Dun'er were sitting in the kang fiddling with a few wood-cut ponies and small fish, and when they saw Pu Cao coming in, they ran forward and hugged Pu Cao's neck, and shouted happily, "Auntie, aunt!" ”

Pu Cao kissed each of them on the top of their heads, and said with a smile, "Didn't you go to my yard yesterday to play, and you miss your aunt today?" ”

Sister-in-law Chen stuffed firewood into the kang hole while revealing the careful thoughts of the two children, "Where do these two naughty buns miss you, Xu is greedy again?" ”

The two children blushed and looked up at their grandmother for help. Aunt Chen felt sorry for her grandson, poured a bowl of water and put it in front of Pucao, then reached out to take them over, and said with a smile, "These days, they really eat at your house, and this little body has gained weight several times." ”

"How many bites can a child eat? The eldest lady is polite. If I really say that I haven't eaten my aunt's snow mushrooms, will my aunt also scold me for being greedy? ”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Chen family all laughed, and Aunt Chen said again, "There are a lot of pickled mushrooms in the snow this year, and you will come over and catch them again after eating." ”

The three of them gossiped a few words, Pu Cao looked around and smiled, "Why do I feel that the house is so lonely, it turns out that the second sister-in-law is not there, and she went back to her parents' house?" ”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Chen family stiffened when they heard this, and the sister-in-law Chen even had some traces of redness in her eyes. Pu Cao thought that their family was quarreling and contradictory because of something, and she regretted asking this rashly, so she quickly turned around and said, "While the snow is not too big, the second sister-in-law can go back for a walk, and she won't be able to leave even if she wants to leave in another month." ”

Aunt Chen sighed, stretched out her hand and pulled the needlework basket over, and whispered while threading the needle and sewing the sleeves of a torn cotton jacket, "Auntie, when you are your own daughter, I don't have anything to hide from you." Dali is not young anymore, and his family wants him to learn a craft, and he will have the ability to support his family in the future. It just so happened that there was a porcelain kiln in the town of the second daughter-in-law to recruit apprentices, so she tried it with great strength. ”

Sister-in-law Chen didn't know what she thought, she was stunned with firewood in one hand, and woke up when the fire burned to her hand, and she was so painful that she sighed.

When Pu Cao and Aunt Chen heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, but she retracted her hand and smiled reluctantly, "It's okay, but it's hot." With that, he turned and walked out the door.

Aunt Chen sighed longer and patted the padded jacket in her hand vigorously.

Pucao is not easy to mix with other people's family affairs, so after a few words of persuasion, he excused himself to quit under the pretext that his family was busy. As a result, as soon as she passed through the gate of the back garden, she saw Sister-in-law Chen squatting next to the haystack and crying in a low voice, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Why is Sister-in-law crying, but she is reluctant to do it vigorously?" ”

Sister-in-law Chen raised her fingers that had just been burned a little red, and her tears fell more urgently, "Pucao girl, you said that I was burned and it hurt so much, and my eldest son will have to roast in the kiln all day long, isn't it hotter and more painful?" I wanted to chase him back this morning! But although there is no shortage of food and clothing at home, it is not rich, he does not learn a craft, how can he support his family in the future? My son..."

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Pu Cao also felt pantothenic acid in her heart when she heard it, and persuaded softly, "Sister-in-law, children must learn to support themselves when they are older, and they must endure the distress of being a father, and they can't be by his side to protect him for a lifetime." ”

"I understand this reason, but I just can't bear it." Sister-in-law Chen wiped a handful of tears, grabbed Pu Cao's hand and looked eagerly hopeful, "Sister, sister-in-law knows that you are a smart person." You help your sister-in-law think of a way, can you find a job for your child to suffer less? ”

Pu Cao heard it helplessly and had a headache, she just tossed like this and just ensured that the family was not frozen and starved, where could she have the ability to arrange work for others? But Sister-in-law Chen's mother begged for sorrow in her heart, and she really couldn't refuse, so she had to reluctantly respond, "Sister-in-law, I can't think of any good work at this moment." However, I have this in mind, and I will definitely pay more attention to it in the future. ”

Sister-in-law Chen hurriedly thanked her when she said this, "Then thank you sister-in-law, let my sister bother." ”

The two said a few more words, and Sister-in-law Chen carefully wiped the tears on her face and turned back to the front yard, and Pucao slowly walked back with the footprints she had come.

In the greenhouse, Liu Housheng was talking with the Chen brothers while drinking hot water, laughing from time to time.

Pu Cao opened the door and went in to see that she was stunned, and then asked with a smile, "Where is Chunni, I thought she was there." ”

Liu Housheng responded, "There were a few female guests in front, and Peach Blossom called her back to say hello." ”

The shed was full of men, and the grass was not good for much stay, so I went to pull a few shallots and smiled, "Then I'll go back and have a look!" At noon, I will scramble more green onions and eggs, and Brother Chen and the second brother will stay with Brother Liu to eat a bite. ”