Chapter 254: The Slave Girl Gives Her Name
Hey, Zhang Xiaoxue, who is incompetent in naming names, is a little worried, she has to make herself famous, and after looking at Zhang's father next to her, Zhang Xiaoxue said: "Dad, you see so many slaves, you are the head of the family, or you give them names." ”
"Xue'er, these five female slaves, they are all our own, didn't the adult lend them to our family?" Father Zhang thought, if it was his own slave, he should still name it, and if the adult lent it to their family's slaves, they would not have the right to name these slaves.
"Yes, all five of them are our own. ”
"Then I'll give them a name, our family is getting better and better now, and they can eat steamed buns every day, I think it's better to call them big steamed buns, two steamed buns, and three steamed buns...... Sort them down according to their age, Xue'er, what do you think of these names that your father gave them?" Father Zhang thought about it for a while, and then ordered their names.
"Hehe, hehe, Daddy's name is okay, it's quite easy to remember, there are thirty-five male slaves in our family over there, Daddy will think about it later, and give their names together." ”
Although Zhang's father's name is not good at all, Zhang Xiaoxue is a little sorry for the five female slaves, but as long as her father is happy, Zhang Xiaoxue naturally has no objection, and she said that Zhang's father's name is not bad at all.
Zhang's father gave them names, of course the five female slaves also heard it, they consciously reported their age, the female slave who could spin and weave was the oldest, she called Da Man, the age of cooking ranked second, she was called Erman, and the remaining three slaves who could make clothes and embroidery were called Sanman, Siman, and Wuman.
These five female slaves were not dissatisfied with the names given to them by Zhang's father, and they were actually a little happy in their hearts, because the slaves who could be given names showed that they had been favored by the master's family and would not be killed and sold at will.
Moreover, the names given to them by Zhang's father are much better than being called slave one and slave two by other masters, and there is no slave word in the name, so they happily accept the new name.
When they got home, sure enough, the workers in the shed were almost gone, and Zhang Xiaoxue asked the five female slaves to choose a free pancake and try to spread the pancakes, so she didn't care about them anymore.
The younger brother Bin'er had already gone home early, and when she heard that Sister Xue'er had returned, she was about to go out to pick up her sister, when she saw that her father and sister had arrived at the door.
"Sister, you're back, I miss you so much!" The little brother Bin'er had never been separated from Zhang Xiaoxue for so long, and as he spoke, he threw himself into Zhang Xiaoxue's arms.
"My sister also misses Bin'er, and my sister also brought a gift to Bin'er, and I'll show it to you after dinner. Zhang Xiaoxue stroked Bin'er's head and said.
"Well, my mother made a lot of delicious food at noon today, sister, come on, let's wash our hands and eat." After Bin'er finished speaking, she took Zhang Xiaoxue's hand and walked home.
"This stinky boy, as soon as Xue'er comes home, he only has his sister in his eyes, and I, who is a father, he didn't even pay attention to it, hey!" Zhang's father shook his head, feeling that his status in his son's heart was not as high as his daughter.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaoxue's father and daughter came back, Zhang's mother and aunt brought the food to the table, because there were more people using two tables together, they let go of all the meals, and Zhang Xiaoxue also took out the meals she prepared and put them in the kitchen while the aunt was serving the food, and brought them to the table on the side of the hall together.
In addition to her own family, Zhang Xiaoxue didn't even say anything about her grandparents, and they didn't know that she had space and equipment, so she still had to act in front of outsiders.
Although the eldest aunt was puzzled that there were four more meat dishes, she didn't care too much, she thought that the second brother and sister had already prepared them and put them aside, and she didn't go to the kitchen to help just now, and she really didn't know how many dishes Zhang's mother had prepared.
The people in the family basically sat down, and they didn't care about the men, women, and children, and everyone went to the table together, but Zhang Xiaoxue found that the uncle, uncle, and second cousin were not there, so she asked: "Auntie, why didn't my uncle and second cousin come, and why didn't my uncle come?"
"Hey, aren't your uncle and uncle in the field watching the green? Your second cousin went to call them, I guess they should come back soon." The eldest aunt explained.
While the eldest aunt was still talking, the three people Zhang Xiaoxue asked arrived home, they washed their hands, and also went to the table and sat down on the vacant seat left for them.
"Sister Xue'er, I haven't seen you for a few days and become beautiful again, can you tell us what the county town is like? Are there many people? Is there a big house, wide streets, and many shops?" Yuan Ze said with a smile.
"You're in a hurry, and you're thinking about it before you eat. The eldest aunt glanced at her second son and said.
"Hehe, it's that I didn't think about it, Sister Xue'er, let's eat first, and you can talk to your brother after eating, I'm really very curious about the county town." ”
"Yes, let's eat first, talk while eating, and listen to Xue'er tell us about the things in the county. Zhang Xiaoxue's grandfather, as the patriarch, spoke first.
"It's been half a morning since Xue'er came back, are you hungry? Zhang Xiaoxue's grandmother also said with concern.
"Father, mother, eldest brother, sister-in-law, third brother, fourth brother, you all eat while it's hot, today our family gets together, it can be regarded as picking up the wind for Xue'er, Xue'er has been out for so many days, I have been thinking about it, and I put it down when she went home. Zhang's mother urged everyone to eat while it was hot.
"Okay, let's eat first, today's meal is rich enough. ”
"Haha, I'm all over with Xue'er today, so much meat, I have to let go of my stomach and eat enough. ”
"Hehe, I know that not only Brother Yuanze is curious, but our family will also be very curious, after all, no one in our family has been to such a far place in the county town?
There are indeed many big houses in the county town, there are all kinds of flowers and plants in the courtyard, the pavilions and pavilions are also very beautiful, there are several main streets in the county town, which are much wider than the roads in the town, and there are three or four carriages side by side that can drive over, and there are many shops, and people come and go very lively.
There is also a song and dance theater where you can listen to songs and dance, which is full, and there are artists who specialize in performing songs and dances for the audience, but if you go in to watch, you have to pay a fee.
There are a lot of Dragon Boat Festival competitions, which are also quite interesting, there are men's tug-of-war competitions, and women's zongzi making competitions, both of which have a lot of prizes, and the streets are really very lively that day......