Rui Xue began to feel weak for no reason, and hurriedly lowered her eyes and put the meal next to the bed.

"When I missed the meal just now, you must be hungry, just eat some to pad your stomach first, and then I'll fix you some good things in the evening."

Zhao Fengnian didn't answer, half novel and half annoyed, stared at Rui Xue for a long time, just when Rui Xue couldn't stand the staring and was about to speak, he finally asked out loud, "You, are you really a maid?" ”

Rui Xue was stunned for a moment, lowered her head and stretched out her hands, looked at a few conspicuous calluses in the palms of her hands, shrugged her shoulders and replied, "Which young lady have you ever seen with calluses on her hands, what is it if she is not a maid?" Even if you learn words from the master for a few days, you can't really become the master.

Zhao Fengnian blew his eyes noncommittally, picked up chopsticks and started eating, Rui Xue didn't know if he had hidden it from him, while slandering this person in his heart was really scheming, his joy and anger were invisible, and he was definitely a big traitor. He turned around and picked up the table that had been moved to the center of the floor to teach the two children to read, moved it back under the window, and then went to the stove to eat.

Zhao Fengnian glanced at the table lightly, maybe he was really careful, just like she said, the ladies of the big families embroidered a handkerchief is considered a job, and they sweat profusely when they take two more steps, how can they be so powerful and can easily move a cedar square table?

Besides, studying with Miss, but only learning to compete with Miss's maid, it is not without the history of the Martial Kingdom, two hundred years ago, there was not a champion Lang who married the Bingbi maid next to the Prime Minister's family as his wife, and it was a good story for a while?

Thinking like this, he let go of the doubts in his heart.

In the kitchen, Rui Xue slowly drank the porridge, also thinking about the same question, the owner of this body does not know what kind of life experience, if according to the strange picture that suddenly flashed in his mind yesterday and the good jade pendant reasoning, the original owner should be a young lady with status, but she has calluses in her palms, not to mention, she moved the table so easily just now, which is a bit abnormal.

You must know that even if she was used to doing rough work in her previous life, her strength was not so great, and it was even more impossible for the delicate ladies in this time and space to have this strength. So is the original owner of this body a young lady or a maid?

After the meal, she didn't come to a conclusion, looked up at the sky outside, the dark gray clouds had faded, revealing the clear blue sky, the sun was hanging obliquely, and it did not hesitate to sprinkle the warm sunlight to the world, announcing its return to the world. The raindrops left on the leaves trembled slightly, and they became more and more crystal clear, and even the air seemed to be fresh.

Ruixue was in a good mood, immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks, and ran to the back garden to see the five rows of cabbage, with the infiltration of this timely rain, I thought that the cabbage seeds would soon sprout and sprout, and she looked around happily, she scraped off the wet mud on the soles of her shoes, turned back to the stove to brush the dishes and chopsticks, and then took care of the people in the house, or drank water, or "changed clothes".

After three days like this, Zhao Fengnian was able to slowly move to the thatched house in the corner of the courtyard by himself, and Ruixue finally got out of the full-time escort job.

Da Zhuang and Xiao Hei have to come to school every afternoon for an hour, at the beginning of the two children, seeing Zhao Fengnian also knew two sentences of inquiry, after getting the answer that Mr. was sick and could not teach, he turned to the teacher to ask for advice, and later, he simply saved the inquiry, saluted, and ran directly to the teacher.

This made Zhao Fengnian feel very uncomfortable, but he listened to it for a few days, but he had to admit that Ruixue's teaching method was really good, first explain the meaning clearly, and then ask the children to recite until they memorize, which is easier to be accepted by the children than to ask the children to recite it first and then explain the meaning.

He silently wrote it down in his heart, thinking that he would change the teaching method in the future, of course, he looked at Rui Xue's eyes, and unconsciously added a touch of admiration, no longer as contemptuous as before.

At dinner that day, she even said that she wanted Rui Xue to sit down and eat together, and Rui Xue immediately rejoiced, she didn't think that this was the nominal husband's recognition and respect for her, just so that she didn't have to worry about it in the future, how could she divide the already small meal into two portions?

Of course, Zhao Fengnian didn't know what she thought in her heart, but thought that this woman was not stupid, and knew that she obeyed her husband's orders.

The autumn wind, not as hot as summer, cold in winter, blowing on the body, extremely comfortable and cool, Zhao Fengnian slowly walked around the yard a few times, moving his hands and feet because of the long-term bed rest, feeling that his body was almost better, so he called Ruixue, who had just returned from the garden, to inform the Mengtong to prepare for the start of class.

As a result, Ruixue came back and said that the clan elders wanted him to raise him for two more days, because the autumn harvest would begin soon.

Those dozen or so Mengtong, although they are only eight or nine years old, can't do much work, but they can still help watch a child and deliver water to the field, stay at home for a few more days, and also share one or two for adults.

Zhao Fengnian was originally recuperating for a long time, worried that he would delay the children's homework, and it was not completely easy to get rid of it, so he agreed after listening to such a reply.

Rui Xue was grateful to Sister-in-law Zhang's family, she had been taking care of her since she woke up, and there was no food to collect at home, so she cooked early every day, ate a bite first and threw Zhao Fengnian away, and followed Sister-in-law Zhang's family to the field.

The husband and wife of the Zhang family refused to live or die before, and they kept saying that she was a delicate person, and she was literate and hyphenated, how could she do these rough jobs?

Rui Xue said with a smile, "Let's not talk about the help of my sister-in-law and eldest brother to our husband and wife, let's just say that neighbors should also help each other when they live, I am idle, how can I watch you busy." Besides, my eldest brother and sister-in-law are here to mix up a few good meals. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang knew that she had made all the eggs for Zhao Fengnian to eat, and she felt pity in her heart that she was also recovering from a serious illness and had not taken care of her properly, so she no longer shirked and took her to the field to harvest the grain.

They cut the grain straw as a couple, Da Zhuang waved a pickaxe to cut off the roots, and Rui Xue took Er Zhuang and Sanya to sit on the ground and peel the grain.

The autumn sun is very warm, like a soft quilt covering people's bodies, warm, soft, and full of sleepiness.

Rui Xue Ma neatly peeled the husk, revealing the full buds inside, like a grain of golden beans, the snow-white leaves twisted into strands, tied in two by two and piled aside, and so on to transport home, directly on the wooden frame to dry, you can threshing and bagging.

Erzhuang and Sanya, one is six years old and one is four, it is the age of naughty, peeling dozens of them, they can't sit still, they climb up and down on the bun of grain, and often roll into a ball, Rui Xue is busy working and can't be distracted to take care of them, and I'm worried that the child's bones are brittle, and it's not easy to explain where they fall, so I thought of a few idioms to tell them stories, coaxing them to stay by her side honestly.

The two children blinked their eyes wide, listening fascinated, and from time to time they were worried because Rui Xue talked about the thrilling places, or they frowned when they heard her questions and thought of answers, how could they still have the heart to be naughty, which really saved Rui Xue a lot of effort.

As a result, at noon, Sister-in-law Zhang went back to make lunch and brought it back, and when everyone gathered around the ground to eat, the two children happily shouted to their parents and brothers.

Erzhuang inherited Zhang's sister-in-law's eloquent and refreshing temperament, although it is not yet complete, but the sound is crisp and vivid, but it also makes the family listen to it with taste, Rui Xue didn't expect this child's memory to be so good, and praised two sentences, the Zhang family and his wife were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together, and even said that she taught well, and they laughed and laughed for a while.

The sunspot in the field next door heard a few words, and immediately ran over, begging the master to give him a good lecture, his parents are also honest farmers, and they also brought food over to listen to it together, and they were touched by the aura of the scholar.

Rui Xue was helpless, so she repeated the story told to the two children, and everyone praised it again and again, originally only knew that Mr. Zhao could learn well, but now she found a lady who is not only literate and hyphenated, but also tells such a good story.

In addition to going to see the lanterns on the Shangyuan Festival every year, the peasant family has no pastime on weekdays, and occasionally the rich family in any village has a happy event to invite the stage to play, which can attract ten miles and eight villages to rush to see the excitement.

Rui Xue told a few stories, not only interesting but also reasonable, less than one night to spread to many people to know, so the next day at noon and lunch, gathered to listen to the fresh folks more, Rui Xue while laughing at herself to become a gentleman of storytelling, while seizing such a good opportunity, give full play to her affinity, but also know most of the people in the village.

She dropped out of school at the age of fifteen to sell tofu, ran a family's livelihood, practiced a good eloquence early, and later opened a factory, busy during the day, reading and studying at night, and went out to many cities, that vision and knowledge, naturally not comparable to ordinary women in this time and space, so, so only four or five days, the women in the whole village took her as a bosom sister, even those men did not dare to underestimate her.

On this day, half an acre of potatoes from Zhang's sister-in-law's house were packed with sacks, two acres of bales of grain were also harvested, the straw was bundled, the roots were dug out, dried and knocked out of the soil, just waiting to be pulled back by an ox cart.

Sister-in-law Zhang refused to let Ruixue help again, and pulled her to sit under the willow tree on the ground, and the harvested land revealed a black-gray complexion, and the dark green artemisia grass on the ground swayed in the wind, stirring the smell of harvest in the air.

Sister-in-law Zhang wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead and said with a smile, "Thanks to my sister-in-law's busy work for the past few days, this year's land has been harvested so quickly, just wait for your eldest brother to harvest the cow beans in the west, and you can rest well for the winter after turning the ground and planting wheat." ”

Rui Xue poured a bowl of herbal tea, grabbed the three girls who came from a distance, fed her a few sips, and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what is Niu Dou?" ”

Sister-in-law Zhang thought that she had been serving in a big family, and she didn't know that these farm crops were not surprising, so she replied, "It's just that the pods have small yellow beans in them, and every family grows some on weekdays, and keeps them soaked to feed the livestock. ”