"Oh yes, yes, here you still remember the money spent on building a house, wood... Adobe... Tung oil... Tile ......" Aunt Shi muttered, her hands crackling and adding and subtracting numbers.

"There are three hundred and ninety-three taels left, that's right." Aunt Shi pointed to the beads on the abacus and said with a smile.

"In addition to taking the whole five hundred taels of silver tickets last time, why didn't you give me an extra bag of broken silver and copper coins?" Du Mei asked suspiciously.

"That, Ye Qing specially explained, saying that he would pay it out." Aunt Shi is old, and her memory is intermittent.

"How?" Du Mei was a little anxious.

"Don't say it, on weekdays, the two of them pinch when they meet, but if it is really a matter, Ye Qing also wants to help him, since he said so, you can let him express your heart." Aunt Shi persuaded.

"Oh well. You can help me change some copper coins, so that I can go back and pay my wages. Du Mei heard Aunt Shi say this, so she had to give up.

Mrs. Shi gave Du Mei three silver tickets, two for one hundred taels and one for one hundred and fifty taels, and the others were exchanged for copper coins for her. She carefully put away the silver and copper coins, leaving only a small portion of the expenses.

Du Mei bought some melon seeds and tea leaves at the bazaar, which he used to entertain guests on the day of the move. She bought a few more boxes of fine pastries, and then drove the carriage to Chenqian Village.

Due to the serious shortage of water in the fields, Qian Maolu did not go out to work, and only carried water in the fields every day, which was even harder than work. When Du Mei came, he had just finished his work and was sitting at home drinking tea.

"Uncle Lu, you're at home." Du Mei tied the carriage to the tree in front of the yard, and smiled and came in with two boxes of pastries.

"Hey, Meizi, I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you free today?" Qian Maolu hurriedly stood up and greeted him.

"It's all my fault, you have done all the work of my family, and I haven't settled the salary with you yet." Dume said guiltily.

"Oh, you're out there when you say that, aren't you busy outside?" Qian Maolu said politely.

"Come on, I'll buy these at a cost, it's quite expensive." Qian Maolu looked at the pastry box and poured Du Mei a cup of tea.

"You don't have to be polite, it's all as it should be." Du Mei took it and took a sip.

"You click, it's your wages." Du Mei pushed the counted copper coins over.

"You just have to count it, I don't believe you yet." Qian Maolu smiled honestly.

"it!" Qian Maolu raised his voice and shouted at the kitchen.

"What's it called, I'm busy!" The Jiang clan came in in disgust.

"Aunt Jiang." Du Mei stood up and called out politely.

"Ou Yo, I said how come a magpie has been barking on the tree at the door early in the morning, it turns out that you are here!" Jiang likes Du Mei, and when he saw her, he said with a smile.

"Meizi is here to deliver the wages, you take it." Qian Maolu snorted angrily at the table.

"What's the hurry, you're so polite." Jiang said this, but rubbed his hands on the apron, smiled and put the money into the apron, and went back to the back room.

"Uncle Lu, in five days, my family will move, and your whole family will come to have a drink." Du Mei invited.

"Okay, this is a great event, and I should go." Qian Maolu happily agreed.

"Spring flowers and autumn fruits, why don't you see them?" Du Mei looked around.

"They accompanied Chunya to buy things, her mother couldn't move, the happy day was set, and she had to slowly add a dowry." Qian Maolu rubbed his hands.

"It's getting late, it's time for me to go back." Now that the matter has been done, Du Mei got up and took his leave.

"Meizi, stay at home for dinner

Rice! When Jiang heard that she was leaving, he hurriedly came out to stay.

"No, I'll go to see my master later." Du Mei took the cow, turned around and walked slowly.

The eldest girl is boiling porridge at home, the eldest girl sells herbal tea every day, and there are entries every day, and the life of the family has undergone earth-shaking changes, and there is no need to be hungry anymore.

The little girl had just taken a bath, her hair was wet and drooping, and when she saw Du Mei coming with pastries, she happily threw herself into her arms.

"Mother, Sister Meizi is here!" The little girl screamed crisply.

"Oops, look at you got the plum wet!" The eldest girl smiled and grabbed the little girl.

"Master, I haven't been here for a few days, so Master didn't blame me." Du Mei handed her the pastry and asked quietly.

"Your master, I just feel sorry for your hard work every day, where can I be willing to complain about you." The eldest lady said lovingly.

"Then I'll see him." Dume stuck out his tongue.

"Go ahead, talk to him, and stay at home for dinner in the evening." The eldest lady went to the kitchen with joy and prepared to add vegetables.

Huang Yiping had already heard the movement in the courtyard in the house, and he barely supported himself: "Meizi, you are here." ”

"Master, lie down." Du Mei took a few steps and took a pillow for him to lean on.

"I see you've lost a lot, you're worrying too much these days." Huang Yiping looked at Du Mei seriously, he had to ask the eldest girl every day at dinner, so he knew more or less about the things outside.

"Master, don't worry, everything is done now." Du Mei said with a grin.

"I knew you girl was a worrisome girl." Huang Yiping said lovingly.

"Master has been getting better after taking those medicines recently?" Du Mei specially targeted Huang Yiping's condition, dispensed medicine, showed it to Zhong Yu, and also recognized it.

"Well, it's better, it doesn't hurt as much as it used to." Huang Yiping nodded and said.

"That proves to be effective, take a few more treatments and see." Du Mei saw that Huang Yiping's face was a little ruddy, and it was indeed much better than before.

"It's like this when you eat again, you can't even get out of the door, you can only lie down like a living dead. At this time, the eldest girl is still driving water in the field, and I feel in my heart... It's not a taste. Huang Yiping said sadly.

"It's just an acre of land, and I've got a good car." While talking, the eldest girl came back, wiped the sweat on her forehead, and took over the conversation.

"If Dad is good, why do you need your girl's family to do this kind of hard work!" Huang Yiping said and tilted his head inside, afraid that he would be sad and sad.

"Master, I'm sure I'll be able to figure out a way to get you out of the house in the future." Du Mei took a deep breath, a faint pain in her chest. His master is the head of the family, she can cure the pain in his body, and the helplessness in his heart, what should he do?

"It's eaten, it's eaten, it's rare for Meizi to come once, and you make her sad in vain." The eldest girl came in with the dishes and said complainingly.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault." When Huang Yiping heard this, he instantly changed his face, and said with a reluctant smile.

Dinner is simple, a large pot of thick mung bean porridge, a drawer of nests, the next meal is garlic mixed with cucumbers, stir-fried water spinach, hot and sour cowpeas, and a plate of yellow and clear shallot scrambled eggs, obviously this is a dish specially added for Du Mei.

"Eat more eggs." The eldest girl saw that Du Mei only ate sour cowpeas, and stretched out her chopsticks to carry her.

"You eat, give it to the little girl." Du Mei was humble again and again.

"Divide the points for the three children." Huang Yiping saw that Du Mei repeatedly pushed back, so he had to speak.

"Whoa." The eldest lady complied. Du Mei had no choice but to accept it.

"Master, Master, in five days, my family will move

Home, you must come. Du Mei said, chewing on the nest.

"That's right, I'll take the big girl and the little girl with me." The eldest girl said with a smile.

After dinner, Du Mei talked for a while, and when he saw that it was dark outside, he went home.

The lights were on in Fang's house, and the two husbands and wives were sitting in the hall talking, and Du Mei knocked on the door with pastries.

"Meizi, what are you doing here?" Fang Shi greeted him.

"I'm not at home these days, and I always trouble Uncle Suo to take care of it, and in addition, the furniture at home is also good." Du Mei followed her into the house.

"Why did you come back so late?" Du Jiasuo poured a cup of tea and asked her to sit down.

"I'm going around to tell you the good news today." Du Mei laughed.

"What's the happy thing?" Fang raised his eyes and asked.

"Uncle, five days later, my family will move the stove, you must come to help make it lively." As he spoke, Du Mei untied his purse.

"Ah, the day is set? That's great. "Fang's and Xu's friends are naturally happy.

"Uncle Jiasuo, this is wages, I paid late, don't blame you." Du Mei counted the money and placed it on the table.

"Uncle's salary is not in a hurry, you will have to hold a banquet right away, and you still have to use money. Are you enough? Du Jiasuo didn't answer, but asked.

"Uncle, don't worry, I have it." Du Mei grinned and patted his purse.

"Then I'll put it away unceremoniously. Ming'er, I'll brush the furniture with a layer of tung oil, and it will be ready to use in a few days. Du Jiasuo calculated.

Du Mei went home, unloaded the ox cart, and the three small ones helped to bring the things back to the house.

Xu had already finished the cheongsam, just waiting to embroider bamboo leaves and pine needles. She found the silk threads left over from the last embroidered screen, compared them on the gown, and chose three or four different shades of green.

"Mother, I'll embroider, stay up late and hurt my eyes." Du Mei cleaned his hand and entered the house and said. The bamboo leaf pine needles only need to be embroidered on the left chest of the caftan and slightly embellished, otherwise it will rob the purity of the azure color after the rain.

"If you don't know the day, you're tired all day." Xu raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, Xu was crying too much during the month, and her eyes were in tears at night.

"I'll be able to embroider quickly, in about an hour." Du Mei smiled and took the gown.

Du Mei is young, the embroidery is good, and the pattern is engraved in her heart. In order to save time, Du Ying helped to thread all kinds of silk threads on the needle, Du Mei held her breath and condensed, cocking her orchid fingers, her hand was like a fluttering butterfly, on the azure gown, leaving marks step by step, green bamboo and pine came into being.

"Alright." Drop the last stitch and bite off the thread. Du Mei stretched and looked at it with satisfaction.

"It's beautiful!" Du Ying exclaimed.

Xu leaned on the head of the bed and fanned Juniper, listened to her words, and looked up to see that her daughter was no match for her in embroidery, and sometimes even better.

When she embroidered the screen of the three friends of the New Year, the four children had seen it, which reflected the dignified atmosphere. And Du Mei's embroidery at this time is more elegant, chic and ethereal.

Du Gui and Du Tao hadn't slept yet, they were playing Nine Rings and Kong Ming Lock, and after listening to her words, they hurriedly came over to watch.

"If Uncle Zhong Yu wears it, it will really be the same as an immortal." Du Gui stretched out his little hand, touched the pattern, and said exaggeratedly.

"It's good that this fabric is not sold in the whole Sheshan Town." Du Tao lightly shook the long shirt, cold and silky, like flowing water between his fingers.

"I hope Uncle Zhong Yu will like it." Du Mei checked and modified the corners of the placket and other subtleties until he was satisfied. 2k reading web