Wu took out two large bowls from the food basket, and as soon as the lid of the food basket was opened, the aroma of meat sauce spread.

"Yikes! Your meat sauce is so fragrant that my saliva is about to come out! The second old lady said with a smile.

"Second grandmother! This meat sauce is delicious, and it is a special meal. Mengxu can eat half a pancake more than usual when she eats this! Shen Mengxi raised her head and looked at the second old lady and said.

"Really? That's great! Your second grandfather has a poor appetite these days, so I let him try it today to see if I can let him eat two more bites! ”

"Speaking of which, why didn't you see the second uncle and the third brother and sister?" Wu said and looked in the direction outside the door.

"Oh! Your brother and sister went to the river to wash clothes, and your second uncle went to the ground! Isn't it like the autumn harvest is coming, San Lang is busy with the business in the shops in the town, I'm afraid that he won't have much time to come back to harvest the crops, and your second uncle is thinking of looking for Baozheng to see if he can help hire some short-term workers to come back! ”

Wu thought that the second and third rooms of the Shen family were still the more than 20 acres of land they had when they were separated, and there was little labor in their two families, so it was definitely not enough to rely on their own family alone, and they should indeed hire short-term workers. In the past, the big house and the second room each hired short-term workers to harvest the crops, and the two families worked together to help the third room harvest the crops. Because of this, Cui's complained a lot, and always said that the big house suffered a loss! It is unfair to divide the family, and their own family still spends money to hire people to harvest the crops, but they still have to work for others. However, Shen Zaishi is very persistent in this matter, and it is useless for Ren Cui's to say everything!

"Yes! We also have to hire short-term workers here, and a few days ago, my father said this! Wu responded with a smile.

"Huh! I'm afraid that this year, we don't have to help the third room work! The second old lady said meaningfully.

"The second aunt means ......"

"Xiaoxi, did you draw a bookcase for your third grandfather and let him make it for your father?" The second old lady lowered her head and asked Shen Mengxi, who was holding in her arms.

Shen Mengxi nodded his little head and said, "Yes!" The bookcase made by the third grandfather is much better than what I painted! ”

"When San Lang went home last night, he happened to meet your third uncle coming back from the county, with a spring breeze on his face, and I heard San Lang say that he picked up a lot of work from your uncle's classmates in the county, but I am afraid that he is busy with work, and there is no time to harvest crops!" The second old lady looked at Wu Shidao again.

"Really? The third uncle has returned! I haven't heard of it yet! ”

"I took your second uncle to the private school to find your father this morning, and the three brothers don't know how to discuss this matter!" The second old lady looked at the Wu family and said tentatively.

"I can't do this, I, just take care of the elderly and children at home!" Wu smiled.

"That's right! We women just need to manage the inner house! The second old lady lowered her eyes and smiled: "I heard that your mother has saved a lot of private silver, but she didn't take this money away, right?"

The Wu family and Shen Mengxi felt a pang in their hearts, they would not spread such a family ugliness, how did the second old lady know? Shen Mengxi quickly reacted, these two old ladies were deceiving them, and if they wanted to trick them, they just didn't know what she meant.

Of course, Wu also thought of this, so he smiled and sloppied, "I don't know if my mother has saved a private house, but before leaving, I handed over the family to my father, these years the uncle has studied and taken the imperial examination, Xiaoxi and their four children have spent a lot of money to buy pen and ink for reading and writing, and they also lose their mother to be thrifty on weekdays, saving a few silver dollars for the family, otherwise the autumn harvest will hire people, and my uncle will not have enough money to participate in the township examination!" ”