Chapter 96: Prevention
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Not long after the day dawned, Peony had already taken Aunt Feng and Yuhe, as well as the Zhen family and the Sun family, who insisted on going to see the excitement with her, and a few strong and powerful family members out of the city and walked on the dirt road leading to Fangyuan.
The fragrance of rice flowers and grass floats in the air, there are unknown birds making crisp and graceful calls in the fields, from time to time there are farmers rushing past the people with livestock with a smell of dung, and the bells on the necks of cows, accompanied by the slang songs of farmers and peasant women working in the fields, constitute a vivid and lively rural picture.
This made Zhen and Sun, who were accustomed to city life, feel very relaxed, and Zhen rarely let go of those depressions and dissatisfaction in his heart, and squeezed his eyes at Peony and Sun mischievously: "When I lived in the countryside with my parents, I often came out to sing with my sisters at night, and I didn't return home until the middle of the moon. Since I got married, I haven't sung for many years, and I really miss that time. ”
Peony smiled: "When the garden is repaired, I have to invite my father, mother, brother and sister-in-law to live for a while, if the third sister-in-law wants to sing, are you still worried?" The garden is so big, you can make as much noise as you want, and no outsiders will disturb you. ”
Zhen said a little stunned: "No matter how big the garden is, no matter how many people there are, no matter how lively it is, it is not the same as before." ”
Sun glanced at her and said with a smile: "The third sister-in-law is still a rare sad spring today?" ”
Zhen glanced at Sun: "I'm not happy to recall the past." I'm not like you, I don't have anything to do all day, I don't need a housekeeper, I don't need to take care of the children, I can run outside with Danniang in a bright and bright way, I can play how I want, and I will go home to eat and sleep at the end of the day, and I am very free. I'm really envious of a few of us. ”
As soon as she said this, Sun immediately straightened his face, put his face away, and pursed his lips tightly without speaking. Zhen still didn't realize that he had stabbed Sun's sore spot, and kept complaining that the two daughters were not smart and likable enough, and the sons were not diligent and hardworking, and said: "Danniang, I don't have any luxury, I just hope that Hui Niang and Yun Niang will have their aunt in the future who can talk and be likable." If you really build such a big garden and plant it full of peonies, I don't know how much it will be worth and how much money you will make every year. No matter who you marry in the future, you won't have to worry about eating and drinking in this life. ”
Peony had listened to Zhen's memories of singing when she was young, and she was still interested, and wanted to talk to her more, ask about the customs and habits of the countryside, and learn how to get along with the villagers. Before she could speak, she first returned to her original form, regardless of the fact that she was only trying to be cheerful, she was always competitive in everything, and she made a Sun family listless and puffed up, and couldn't help but be annoyed, and said lightly: "No matter how valuable this garden is, you have to manage it carefully, if you don't pay attention, there will be nothing." Even if I am usually careful, I can't do without the help of my family, otherwise where can everything go well with just one person? The children are still young, as long as the general direction is correct, they will not be bad in the future, and they can't keep their wealth just by talking and likable, and the important thing is to be generous and diligent. ”
Zhen didn't know if she heard the meaning of Peony's words, but she recognized that Peony was a little dissatisfied with herself, and she wanted to confess a few words, but when she saw Sun's sideways face ignoring herself, Peony also stepped forward to talk to Sun, obviously not wanting to ignore herself, so she frowned and endured her unhappiness.
The three sisters-in-law arrived at Fangyuan a little awkwardly, because the wages were sufficient, the food supply was good, and the workers were familiar workers introduced by the monk Fuyuan, so they would not deliberately delay the construction period, and Gorou would pull the relationship, so the project was very fast, and the situation in the garden was a different scene compared with the peony when he left.
Aunt Feng and Yuhe couldn't help but sigh a few times, and a smile appeared on Peony's face. Seeing the busy scene, Zhen forgot about the awkwardness of Shicai on the road, "tsk" a few times, and said: "I also have a place to marry, and I will also build a garden in Ming'er." ”
Sun still remembered in her heart that she was sarcastic that she had no children and couldn't take care of anything at home, so she laughed at her: "The third sister-in-law built a garden to grow beans and mulberries, right?" ”
Seeing that she sarcastically didn't understand elegance, Zhen was so angry that he glared at her: "I know how to plant beans and mulberries, what can you do?" ”
Sun also turned her face, this time she did not back down, but sneered at each other. The two of you come and go, and it's a pleasure to talk. Peony was so noisy by the two of her that she was too lazy to make paste for the two of them, and ordered Ah Tao, who came to greet her, to lead the two of them into the house to eat tea and taste the fruit. She went to talk to Gorou herself.
According to Peony's previous instructions, Gorou was directing people to build a low wall around the most fertile piece of land about 20 acres in the corner of the garden, so that it could be used as a seedling garden in the future. Seeing that Peony was coming, he smiled and said, "Danniang, are you here?" You see, I didn't give you a small circle of this kind of nursery, right? ”
Peony smiled: "No. In fact, I'm afraid that the past two years have been dissatisfied, just keep it just in case. She originally thought that this kind of nursery was very important, and this garden was too big to manage and guard, so it was best to connect this kind of nursery with the place where she lived, so that it could be taken care of at any time. Monk Fuyuan didn't say anything before, but then I heard her say that she was going to build a wall to enclose it, so she said that it would destroy the layout of the entire garden. She was embarrassed for a long time, thinking that this place was indeed clean and the ground was fertile, and finally agreed to his arrangement. If she had known that this decision would one day almost destroy her, she would not have agreed to it.
But this is all for later, at this moment, the peony is still full of fighting spirit even in the face of setbacks, and is full of beautiful visions for a better future. The low wall was almost finished, so she walked along the courtyard wall contentedly, and after asking Gorou that no one had come to the door to ask for trouble in the past two days, she happily told her about the visits she had visited several houses downstream in the city.
Yuhe was quick to talk about how people made it difficult for them and how Peony dealt with them. Hearing this, Gorou nodded and smiled approvingly: "Shibei should be impressed for three days, if it goes on like this, Danniang will soon not need the help of her brothers, and she can still solicit business for her brothers." ”
Peony smiled: "Where do my brothers need me to solicit business?" As soon as I say that the He family's spice shop is recognized, if you don't make our shop so good, even if my mouth is worn out, people won't pay attention to me. ”
Gorou smiled: "Okay, let's not praise each other, let's get down to business." I followed the letter you sent and asked Hu Dalang to invite Li Zheng and about 20 families who helped to repair the river to eat and drink, I lied that when I bought the house and land, their family only said that the river was built by them, and they transferred it to us together, but there was no certificate, if they wanted to resell it in the future, I was afraid that it would be affected because of the problem of the river. ”
Speaking of this, Gorou smirked, "Guess what? We have a lot of wine and meat, they eat and drink happily, and they don't know what is going on, as soon as I say it, many people say that they know about it, and then they pinch Li Zheng to help prove that this river belongs to us, and it is natural for us to do whatever we want. They all said that they should only look for them if they have something. Many people asked me if the garden could accept people to work, and I thought that the villagers, especially the ones who dug the ground and picked up the soil, did not need any skills, so I selected dozens of strong people, and selected a few women with sharp hands and feet to help in the kitchen. There are their locals, and if something happens, they will try their best to protect the interests of our Zhuangzi for the sake of wages. ”
Peony smiled: "No wonder the construction period is progressing so fast, it turns out that there is this reason, the fifth brother is really thoughtful, with you guarding here, I have no worries." It's just that I think it should be more appropriate to ask them to testify, so as to prevent future troubles. In the past two days, she has studied the deed and title deed of Fangyuan several times, and although the ownership of the river on her own land belongs to her, the upper and lower rivers do not explain who the land they occupy belongs to, and it belongs to the situation where money was spent, but there are no formal procedures, which is a small mistake, and it is necessary to make up for the omission as soon as possible.
Gorou is a person who pays attention to promises, and naturally believes that what the peasants and the people have said must be counted, and when he heard Peony say this, although he didn't think so, he still said: "What are you going to do?" ”
Peony Zhengse said: "Although I think about the matter too seriously, but I think it is empty words, let's ask them to testify, they speak according to the facts, which is reasonable; But it is difficult to ensure that someone is playing tricks in the middle, and using wealth to force people to tell lies. When the time comes, it will not only be unfavorable to us, but also difficult for others, so I would like to write a note on the origin of this river and ask them to prove it by their handprints. Only by confirming the ownership of this river can we cut off those people who are making a fuss on this river, not to say that they have passed the construction period safely, and they are not afraid of it in the future. ”
Gorou pondered for a moment and said, "You have a point, since this is the case, let's deal with it quickly." The brother and sister quickly returned to the house, one sharpened the ink, the other held the pen, discussed, and soon wrote the text out and said that the river was originally attracted by the previous Zhou family alone, and the land they passed through was all spent money, not mentioning that Peony had the right to completely dispose of the river, and wrote the names of the villagers who came yesterday, and prepared to ask them to press their handprints one by one to confirm. Then he brought two urns of wine, and took the half-chambered sheep in the kitchen, ready to ask Lizheng for help.
Sun and Zhen quarreled so much that they stopped talking when they lost their energy, and sat bored with big eyes and stared at each other, watching Gorou and Peony brothers and sisters running in and out, they were very busy, so they also went to join in the fun, asking them where they were going? I heard that they were going to find Lizheng, and both of them expressed their willingness to follow, but Peony didn't have the heart to play with them, so she simply asked Zhen to help take care of the construction site, and Sun helped take care of the kitchen, so the two were sent away.
Out of Fangyuan, Gorou pretended to wipe a handful of sweat and said, "Aren't your third and sixth sisters-in-law usually very good?" Why is this the way you are arguing today? If you don't persuade them, let them quarrel, if you blame you for watching jokes and refusing to persuade them later, see what you do. ”
Peony smiled: "She and the sixth sister-in-law are good, that was in the past, and now they all have confidence, they don't have to unite with anyone, they don't have to please anyone, and of course no one is afraid of anyone." Usually at home there is a mother's town, even if they are angry in their hearts, they don't dare to make a big noise, today they should give them a holiday to vent their anger, how noisy they love, you watch, and it will be good to go home and keep it later. This is the biggest change for the women in the family after Mrs. Cen clarified the distribution of property, there are fewer gangs and small actions behind the scenes, and there are more individual battles.
Gorou just shook his head: "You women have such a strange temper, you are noisy, you are noisy, you don't have to argue, anyway, there is always a reason to quarrel." Fortunately, your fifth sister-in-law doesn't like to quarrel with people, otherwise I would have annoyed her. ”
Peony looked at him with a smile: "Do you really bother the fifth sister-in-law?" Then I'll tell her when I get back. ”
Gorou scolded with a smile: "How can you be a girl like this? I wish my brother and sister-in-law were quarrelling. If you really dare, see that I don't clean you up. ”
Peony smiled: "You dare to clean me up, see that I don't find my father and sister-in-law to call the shots for me." Just say that you don't allow me to tell the truth to my sister-in-law. ”
Gorou shook his head and sighed, "You're really spoiled." Growing bold. ”
The brother and sister talked and laughed and found the main house there, and after finding someone, they presented the gift with both hands. Li Zheng's surname is Xiao, his name is Hui, he is an old man in his fifties, his family is not rich, and he is also a farmer. Ordinary people usually rarely eat meat, he was very happy to see the wine and meat, thinking that they were here to worship the land, no one in this area of the farm has ever been so rare in his own house, and now he has been satisfied, and he is extremely enthusiastic about Gorou and Peony.
But as soon as I heard them explain their intentions, they were not as happy as when they drank wine and ate meat the day before, and they didn't pour a glass of water for them, and they just frowned and looked at the paper over and over again, for fear that if they dropped their big pen, they would cause some trouble that they should not cause.
Gorou and Peony endured impatience, sat aside with a smile and waited for him to see enough, and it was easy to wait for him to see enough, but he said: "What has been said, it will not change, it is your family's family, so why bother?" As he spoke, he was going to return the paperwork to Peony.
Seeing that he refused, Peony was a little nervous, so he hurriedly got up and saluted him, trying his best to make his smile appear sincere: "Uncle Xiao, you also know that this Zhuangzi is actually mine, and I have to rely on it to support my family, and maybe it will change hands at any time." I'm writing this, and I don't want to block this river or anything, and I definitely won't leave a few families downstream without water because of me. I'm just trying to deal with special situations, for example, if my Zhuangzi draws water everywhere, if someone breaks my water upstream, what can I do as a woman? The garden is in ruins. All my dowry was put into this Zhuangzi, and my heart was not steady. ”
Xiao Lizheng smiled: "Little lady, don't worry, no one will do this, if this kind of thing really happens, we will naturally testify for you." ”
It's not that no one has done it, it's that someone has already made up their minds on the river. Peony sighed: "I'm not worried now, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to find someone in the future." You see, it just says that the river was repaired by the Zhou family in full, and nothing else is said, isn't it? I just wanted to ask you to prove that there is such a thing. Actually, I also went to visit the owners of the Zhuangzi below me yesterday, and they are all very reasonable, but I am afraid that I will change the owner again in the future. ”
Although she said it reasonably, Xiao Li just didn't say anything, and glanced at her for a while, Goro for a while, and then at the wine and meat they had taken. Peony was so anxious that he couldn't sit still, he needed to know that Li Zheng was a very critical step here, and he needed to rely on him to lead the way to find those farmers, and with him in the lead, it was easy for people to press their handprints. He doesn't press his mudra, but what's the matter?
Xiao Li is refusing to sign the paperwork, Peony and Gorou are cheeky and do not leave, Xiao Li is accepting the things of the two of them, and he doesn't want to return the gift, and it is not easy to drive them away. The three of them faced each other motionlessly, and just as a few people were smiling stiffly, a woman's loud voice sounded from the courtyard: "Which dead dog, why did you come here and smell here?" There was a muffled sound, and a strange bark of the dog "chirped" came from outside the window, and then a few low howls were heard outside, and gradually went away.
Immediately after that, a woman in her thirties, wearing a coarse cloth dress, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, clapped her hands and walked in, her eyes turned on Gorou and Peony, and then fell on the two jars of wine and half-chambered sheep, and said in a loud voice: "Oh, the distinguished guest came to the door, and there was no glass of water, it was really slack." This dog's nose is really sharp, it turns out that it really smells of meat. ”
Xiao Lizheng frowned, looking very unhappy, but he didn't have a seizure after all. Peony had the heart to have a friendship with his family, so he got up with a smile and said, "Who is this sister?" ”
Before Xiao Li could speak, the woman had already neatly brought two glasses of water from a coarse porcelain cup: "Look how sweet this mouth is." My surname is Zhou, people call me Zhou Banniang, the little lady calls me Zhou Banniang, these two days I work in the kitchen in your Zhuangzi, the salary is knotted every day, the food is good, your family is very fair, not for the rich and unkind, very good. ”
Peony was a little flattered by her comment, and then she actually smelled a faint scent from Zhou Banniang, and saw that her hands were also very clean, although the cup handed over was old, it was also extremely clean, so she took a sip, and found that there was still a trace of honey, and she couldn't help but be a little curious about this Zhou Banniang.
Zhou Banniang saw that Peony drank water, smiled with satisfaction, and did not explain what her identity was, she reached out to take the piece of paper in front of Xiao Lizheng, glanced at it roughly, and said: "It's not a big deal, anyway, you said it in front of everyone the day before yesterday, so what about giving her this certificate today?" ”
Xiao Li was hearing this, pouting a few sparse beards and glaring at Zhou Banniang, Zhou Banniang tilted his chin and stared back with wide eyes without showing weakness, Xiao Li was slowly defeated, and said: "That's it, see that you are honest people, and you won't hurt me if you want to come." If you make a mistake with this and hurt me, I will have to fight with you to the end. ”
Zhou Banniang immediately changed her smiling face, smiled and went to the corner of the house to take a bald pen and a small piece of ink, half a broken inkstone and a broken bowl, poured some water into it, rolled up her sleeves and began to grind, signaling Xiao Li to sign and draw. Xiao Lizheng sighed helplessly, lowered his head and wrote crookedly that this matter was true, and then left his name.
Peony and Wulang were a little surprised when they saw this, they guessed that these two people were about the relationship between their father-in-law and daughter-in-law, at most Zhou Banniang's daughter-in-law was in charge of managing the family, so she was so arrogant, but at this time, looking at these two "you" and "me", they blew each other's beards and glared at each other, but they didn't look like father-in-law and daughter-in-law, but like a family, but at this age, the difference was quite big.
Zhou Banniang saw that Xiao Li was writing, patted his hand with satisfaction, picked up the document and handed it to Peony: "Look at what's missing?" ”
Peony cheekily took a small box of cinnabar from Yuhe's hand and handed it over, Zhou Banniang smiled, signaled Xiao Li to press the handprint, Xiao Li snorted and pressed one, glared at Zhou Banniang again, grabbed a hat and said to Wulang and Peony with a calm face: "Go, I'll lead you to find someone." ”
Peony was overjoyed and hurriedly saluted Zhou Banniang to thank her, Zhou Banniang waved her hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, I know why you want to do this." Before the words fell, Xiao Lizheng looked at him suspiciously, Peony was nervous and ashamed, Zhou Banniang was so generous, it seemed that Xiao Lizheng was not kind when she didn't know how to calculate.
Zhou Banniang laughed boldly: "That's good, save yourself the dilemma." Okay, it's not easy for us women, let's go. Listen to this, but you know everything.
Peony blushed slightly, smiled gratefully at Zhou Banniang, and turned around to follow Wulang and Xiao Li to walk out together.
After everyone left, Zhou Banniang neatly hid the wine under the bed, put the mutton in the hanging basket and hung it into the well. As soon as it was packed, someone came to the door proudly carrying two bags of pastries and a tea letter, saying that he was looking for Xiao Li to run errands. Zhou Banniang glanced at the person who came, and recognized that it was the person in the Zhuangzi of King Ning's Mansion, so she politely invited him to sit down and drink water and wait, waiting for her to find Xiao Lizheng. When she went out, she didn't look for Xiao Lizheng, and went directly to the big kitchen in Fangyuan to continue her work. The man didn't expect Zhou Banniang to leave him alone, so he sat patiently and waited in Xiao's house.
Because it was a busy farming time, most of the people were busy in the fields, and Gorou and Peony had to brave the scorching sun and walk through the ridges for a long time, sweating like rain, and finally got things done. Peony carefully folded the document covered with more than 20 red handprints, put it in his arms and hid it, and gratefully invited Zhou Lizheng to eat in Zhuangzi, Zhou Lizheng said with a calm face: "If you don't go, you will eat and take, and you will not be responsible for anything." You take this thing, don't make a fool of yourself. ”
Peony Nuonuo should go down and send people away with a smiling face. Excitedly grabbed Goro's hand and laughed, with this, although she can't completely dominate the river, she can finally be justified and famous, and she is no longer afraid of other people's opinions.
She was happy here, but Xiao Li was anxious there.
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