Chapter 121: Salute to the Seniors
Mai Liu's birthday is the fifth day of the seventh month, so the Mai family began to Zhang Luo in the third year of junior high school, and Mai Xiaohuan took out a navy blue silk and went to the county to find a tailor to make a new dress for his grandmother.
When it was sent to the uncle's house, not only did she not get a smile, but she was covered with no, and the two aunts accused Mai Xiaohuan of not having them at all in her eyes and never giving them anything; Wu and Qiao's faces were gloomy, and they were also aggrieved in and out of their words, they hadn't worn a silk dress after marrying into the Mai family for so many years, even if it was a small coat!
Several cousins and cousins directly regarded Mai Xiaohuan as an enemy, and the young master gave her family a lot of good things, but Mai Xiaoling saw those brightly colored materials with her own eyes. Unexpectedly, this dead girl who slammed the door only made a new dress for her grandmother, as if their sisters did not exist.
The six little girls discussed it privately, planning to find an opportunity to rectify Mai Xiaohuan on the matter of grandma's birthday, and everyone in the family had to work, and see if she would dare to see no one in her eyes in the future.
Among all the female dependents, only Mai Liu, who got new clothes, did not specifically target Mai Xiaohuan, but he just did not deliberately embarrass her, and did not even give her a word of praise or a smile.
Mai Xiaohuan doesn't care about these, the reason why she gave her grandmother new clothes is just for her birthday, it is for her father's sake, her own pitiful affection for her grandmother has long been worn out when she plans to sell herself, wants to marry herself to her sister-in-law's sick cousin, and wants to give her second sister to the Qian family's fool.
If it were in normal times, Mai Xiaohuan would definitely find an excuse to avoid and not go to the uncle's house, but this time is different from the past, how can there be a grandmother's birthday, and the granddaughter who lives in the same village does not come out to meet people.
The sisters arrived at Mai Xing's house early, because it was the first day of work, there were not many things, the pigs would not be killed until tomorrow, and the prey from the mountains was still alive at Mai Xiaohuan's house, and the dead had already been salted. There is no shortage of vegetables this season, although the variety is not very rich, but it is definitely fresh.
The task of several girls today is to clean up the house and yard, and Mai Xiaoling, as the eldest sister, is responsible for assigning work to them: "Sister Yuhua took her two cousins to clean up the house where grandma lived, and my sister and I cleaned up our house, and Xiaofang, Xiaohuan and Xiaomiao will be troubled outside." ”
I'm waiting for myself here! In fact, it's good to clean up the yard, you don't have to look at the faces of grandma and aunt, you can still breathe fresh air, she didn't say how long it will take to clean up, dry slowly!
Mai Xiaomiao is not as open-minded as her cousin, she doesn't want to work with these two people, if she has a choice, she doesn't want to come here to be idle at all.
Qiao, who was busy in the kitchen, saw that his daughter neither stayed with Mai Xiaoling, nor did she pay attention to Mai Xiaohuan, so he found an excuse to take her away. Now the two sisters were left in the yard, but the Wu family specially called them to run errands, and they did not miss a morning of work, but the yard only cleaned a corner.
When it was time to start the meal, Mai Xiaoling pretended to be well-behaved and ran to the kitchen to help, and by the way, she sued the two of them in front of her grandmother.
Hearing that the two children of the second son's family were lazy and didn't work hard, they looked into the yard, and they really didn't clean out much of the place, Mai Liu said dissatisfiedly: "Second daughter-in-law, what's the matter with your two daughters, do you not want to serve me, an old woman who has no power and no power, or can't even do work after more than a year of being a young lady in Qingcheng County!" ”
It's okay not to talk about this matter, but when I talk about it, Shan Cuihua is still full of anger! The people who worked in this courtyard heard it as long as they were not deaf, and it was their own daughters who were sent out in the morning to do chores, call people, and spread the word. The children of the sister-in-law's family and the eldest sister's family are hiding in the house, and only their own children are busy in the yard under the sun.
And the result! still can't escape the fate of being counted.
"Xiao Huan is not an ordinary person now, mother, you keep talking about it, be careful that she goes to the village chief again." Mai Qiaoyue seemed to be persuading, but in fact she added fuel to the fire.
The day after tomorrow is his birthday, and the village chief won't have to look for trouble at this time! Mai Liu felt that he had done nothing wrong to teach his granddaughters a lesson today, so that they could get rid of their laziness, and he was not afraid of the village chief coming.
Mai Xiaohuan is also very upset, she has been busy all morning, but her grandmother and sister-in-law still don't give up, so what else are you doing: "Milk, sister-in-law, my second sister and I are indeed not as capable as my cousin and cousin, so I won't be here to make trouble for everyone in the afternoon, let's go home and choose a decent and valuable gift for you from the things that the young master brought." ”
Mai Liu, who just wanted to open his mouth to scold his granddaughter, immediately closed his mouth, a valuable and decent gift! That must have been exchanged for a lot of silver, and she wished that her two granddaughters would go back and look for gifts now, and the more the better.
After a morning's work, it would be a little silly to leave without eating, and the sisters finished their meal with the eyes of a group of people who were jealous and wanted to eat people, and walked home arm in arm.
"Mother, I can't move the cabinet if you don't go back!"
Wu Shiteng stood up suddenly, and the second family was too much, and the two of them left at once, not to mention, they actually ran away from the most capable one. But before she could express her objections, her mother-in-law had already opened her mouth to release her.
When she got home, Mai Xiaohuan asked her mother to go back to the house to take a nap.
"What do you want to give grandma! They treat our family like this, why do they send good things from the left and the right to them! Mai Xiaofang has long had an opinion about her grandmother and aunt, and she resolutely opposes her sister to send gifts again.
Mai Xiaohuan, who had already thought of a countermeasure, patted the second sister on the shoulder and asked her to put her heart back in her stomach. My own gifts have already been given, and everything that the family gives to my grandmother is worth the two aunts and aunts. As a result, those people were still not satisfied, and grandma didn't appreciate it at all, so how could she still send it back!
What does this kid think! Shan Cuihua wanted to say no, and then give up something, and grieved for the two children. Mai Xiaofang was relieved to listen to her sister's words, she admired her sister's endless thoughts, and she was not worried at all.
In the afternoon of the next day, Shan Cuihua saw that the little girl was still locked in her hut and did not come out, she was a little anxious, if this child couldn't get something decent tomorrow, it would be strange if her mother-in-law could spare her.
As soon as she raised her hand and wanted to knock on the door, Mai Xiaohuan hurriedly ran out, and the noodles she made were finally formed, this is the first batch of finished products! On this basis, the speed of improving and perfecting the formula will be much faster, and it seems that there is hope for the establishment of a workshop and preparation for production a year ago.
"It's finished." Seeing that the little girl is so happy, Shan Cuihua is also happy for her, she has been busy for two months, and others don't know how hard the girl is. Every day I get up early and go to bed late, there is no day on my body that is dry, and the little girl's head and clothes are full of sweet potato flour all day long.
Now that I've finally survived, it's not easy for a girl! This thing was made up by her, and if she made money, she would distribute it herself, and if someone in the family had the idea of beating this thing, she would definitely be on the side of her daughter.
"It's already been made, and it should be done a few more times to refine the formula." Finally succeeded, it's really worth it!
"What has it done, what have you done again, this time you are not allowed to contribute to others in vain, even if you help, you have to ask them to give money to know?" Mai Yonghe, who entered the door, crackled and counted his sister, this time he had to make it clear in advance, as the eldest son in the family, he was the one who had the most right to own and distribute these things, and only himself. Qiu Niang said that she was too weak to herself before, but now she must straighten her waist for the sake of this family, and put on the style of the eldest son in the family.
Silver, silver, he doesn't seem to be able to open his mouth to speak without mentioning money now, Mai Xiaohuan is not afraid of his threats at all, and he is not worried that he will steal the craft. As a modern person, she studied what she came up with for two months, and she didn't believe that her eldest brother would be able to see it.
Shan Cuihua is even more unlikely to be threatened by him, this son now remembers that he is the eldest son in the family, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't usually take the lead, he actually came forward now for such a big event as his mother-in-law's birthday. And it came alone, and that Chen Qiuniang didn't think of herself as the daughter-in-law of the Mai family, which was too much.
"You're embarrassed to count Xiao Huan, let me ask you, where is your daughter-in-law! What does it mean to not even show a face for such a big thing! There are still us elders in my eyes, and I don't have them. Why are you only here now, Yonghai has been busy for two days, do you still look like a big brother?
Xiao Huan doesn't matter what she comes up with, it doesn't matter who she likes to give to whomever she likes, how do she like to mess around, don't say it's you, even me and your father can't care about it. ”
"Mother, you just get used to her! If she really makes money, you won't regret bringing her craft to her in-laws' house in the future. ”
Shan Cuihua was stunned, she didn't think so far, and she didn't know if these things could be sold for money! Even if you can make a lot of money, what's the use of keeping it, the mother-in-law and sister-in-law will be worried, and the Chen family sisters and brothers will also keep an eye on it, so it's better to let the girl take it away!
Besides, Shan Cuihua can also see that Mai Yonghe, the eldest son, can't be counted on at all, so it's better to be filial to the two daughters! If the little girl really earns money, she will never ignore her second brother, second sister and herself.
"I'll say it again, this thing was made by Xiao Huan, and your father and I won't make up our minds about it, so don't even think about it."
Hearing this, Mai Xiaohuan also breathed a sigh of relief, if her mother is a conservative and traditional person, it is really difficult to do it herself, for the sake of a prescription, what kind of mind do you have to engage in R&D and operate a workshop!
To be honest, Mai Xiaohuan, a recipe for making vermicelli, really didn't look at it, her ultimate goal is to make a fuss on the land, she can't come to another world for nothing, she must leave something to pay tribute to her ancestors!
Helping Qu Hao govern Tongbei County and keeping the people fed and clothed is what she wants to do most, of course, if she can make a lot of money by the way, she will not refuse!