In the early morning, a burst of silver bell-like birdsong wakes up the sleeping earth. The little rooster in captivity in the backyard, with his head held high and his chest straight, stretched his neck majestically to act as an alarm clock. In front of the house and behind the house, a tuft of green and fresh vegetable leaves shines with dew like a jewel.

In the meantime, several women dressed in patched clothes diligently plucked the vegetables, washed the soil with clean water, and put them in bamboo baskets to wait for the town's horse-drawn carriages to transport them.

In the front yard near the corner of the house, a row of vines was full of green fruits, and there were several bunches of early-ripening grapes, as clear as purple crystals, giving off an attractive fragrance. The woman who picks the vegetables is amazed:

"Sister-in-law, your family's feng shui is really good, what you plant is a good harvest, and it is precocious. Just like this grape, other people's families can only eat it in autumn, and your grapes are estimated to be ripe in two days, right? ”

"Yes! Could it be that this grape is a new variety brought back from overseas, and it is an early-maturing variety? The other younger daughter-in-law had a slight envy in her tone. Who doesn't know that the prince of the county looks at the Yu family differently, and he doesn't know what attracts him to the Yu family, so he runs to the Yu family when he sees the sky!

Liu bent down, pulled out a weed in the vegetable field, and said to the women who came to help with a smile: "I don't know where this vine came from, and when the grass was planted, I thought she was blind and couldn't grow it!" It was just planted last year, and this year it produced a lot of grapes. When the grapes are ripe, each of you will bring back two bunches and give them a taste. ”

"No, you don't! At this time, if you sell your grapes, maybe someone will buy them for a bunch of silver or two! Our gentlemen in Tang Ancient Town are not short of money! ”

"That's, that's it!! Watermelons for five taels of silver, all rush to buy! This year, your family has planted more than a dozen acres of watermelons, but it is still not enough to sell. Especially in Fucheng, a cart of watermelons was sent there, and a cart was 1,200 taels of silver. This is a watermelon, it's all silver! ”

This is also something that cannot be envied! The Yu family has the craft of growing watermelons. It is said that Li Sancai, the landlord of the next village, heard that the Yu family in Dongshan Village had made a fortune by planting watermelons, so he got watermelon seeds from nowhere and planted dozens of acres. The watermelons of the Yu family are almost sold out, and his melons have only grown to the size of a fist, and they are scarce, and the yield is worrying!

Listening to the discussion of these daughters-in-law, Liu smiled and said nothing. Growing vegetables and watermelons, raising pigs and selling pickled vegetables, making a lot of money, naturally some people are jealous. There is the great god of the prince of the county, and no one dares to make it bad, but there are many people who follow the trend. It's like Li Sancai in the next village. However, perhaps because he didn't get the seeds well, the melons he produced were really not good. I don't know if it will be better when it matures......

The women's voices were getting louder and louder, Yu Xiaocao rubbed her eyes and opened the door, combing her fluffy hair with her hands, looking like she hadn't woken up.

One or two women in the vegetable field who had a boy about the same age as Xiaocao in the family saw her eyes light up, and their attitude became eager. The starfish daughter-in-law smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit: "Yo! The grass is getting better and better, look at this little face, white and tender, more like a lady than those big ladies in the city! ”

"What's it called...... Born beautiful!! The daughter-in-law of the sea has a good foundation, how many children of her family, which one is not a first-class talent? Daughter-in-law of the sea, your Xiaosha is fourteen this year, right? It's almost time to say that the daughter-in-law is old...... "In the past two years, the Yu family has become one of the richest families in the village, and their children are getting bigger and bigger, all of them are like pieces of fragrant meat, stared at by a group of "evil wolves"!

Liu looked at the questioning daughter-in-law with some embarrassment, sighed, and said, "You don't know, several children in our family have more ideas than the other. Their relatives, I, as a mother, don't dare to be arbitrary. You have to get the children's consent! ”

Starfish's daughter-in-law opened her eyes wide and said, "Since ancient times, aren't children's relatives all the orders of their parents and the words of matchmakers? You can't do it, who else can be the master? ”

"That's it, that's it! Dahai daughter-in-law, it's not me who is a sister-in-law to say you, you and the big sea brothers are too used to having a few children! Like those in our family, if they dared to be disobedient, they would have been fanned by big-eared scrapers! Aren't the two big girls in my family me and her father in charge? Look at them now, aren't they all doing well? ”

The woman who inquired about Yu Hang's family affairs just now was the daughter-in-law of the village chief's nephew, and everyone called her Zhimin's sister-in-law.

"That's because your family will raise children, and you feel sorry for your daughters, and the people you find for them are all capable and down-to-earth people." A daughter-in-law who had a good relationship with her next to her complimented.

Zhimin's daughter-in-law showed a touch of pride and pride on her face, and smiled without modesty: "Speaking of raising children, I am not ashamed to say that several daughters in our family, whether they are working at home or outside the home, can do it." Especially my little girl, a good embroidery job, she embroidered the pillowcase of the mandarin duck playing in the water, the embroidery workshop in the town took away a tael of silver, and said that how much they want in the future such embroidery!! After speaking, he glanced at Liu with ulterior motives.

Liu Shi focused on the work at hand, and did not pay attention, but the grass that was washing under the grape trellis, but saw it. She was secretly funny in her heart, recently several brothers and sisters in their family, the peach blossoms seem to be very prosperous, and her handsome, stable and capable brother is also being targeted. However, when she looked at her brother, she didn't seem to be the same as Sister Huifang! Find a time to tempt him.

Zhimin's daughter-in-law was a little annoyed when she saw that Liu didn't answer. As the woman's mother, she shouldn't have taken the initiative to mention it. But the Yu family is too sought-after, and Xiao Sha, as the eldest son of the Yu family, looks like a person who can hold up the portal.

Xiaoyun is her youngest child, with older brothers and sisters, and has hardly done any rough work, except for embroidery, she can only make a few simple dishes. If she marries an ordinary family in the village, she has to go to the field and do her family's work, she is really reluctant!

Therefore, he focused on the eldest son of the Yu family. With the current financial resources of the Yu family, it is not impossible to buy two girls to do rough work, if the youngest daughter marries, wait to enjoy the happiness!

Thinking so, Zhimin's daughter-in-law continued: "Daughter-in-law of the sea, Xiaosha's relatives, you have to have a number in your heart!" He is the eldest in the family, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so he has to find someone who is gentle and virtuous, generous, decent and filial, otherwise the younger brothers and sisters below, as well as the two of you, will be old in the future, and they will be offended......"

It is not for nothing that the village has married an arrogant and unreasonable daughter-in-law, and it is not for nothing that the father and mother are driven out and ignored. Therefore, what Zhimin's daughter-in-law said was not excessive.

"Sister-in-law Zhimin, you just said that your Xiaoyun and Xiaosha are very suitable, don't you have it. As for such a roundabout one? The daughter-in-law who spoke also had a school-age daughter at home, and she was a little unhappy when she heard Zhimin's daughter-in-law say this. If you dare to be affectionate, your daughters are virtuous and generous, and everyone else is a brutal shrew?

The matter is not yet visible, and Zhimin's daughter-in-law naturally will not let the reputation of her pampered little daughter be hindered. She glared at the daughter-in-law and said, "I just see that my head of the family has a good relationship with the big sea brothers, and I just remind my younger brothers and sisters to say this." What are you doing with my little cloud? My Xiaoyun wants to look good, have craftsmanship, have a gentle temperament, and never blush with others. With such a well-behaved daughter, I still want to stay for two more years! ”

The daughter-in-law pursed her lips and said in her heart: Your daughter has indeed never blushed with others, but why don't you say that your little daughter blushes when she talks to outsiders, and she can't say anything? A peasant girl, pampered like a young lady, can't lift her shoulders and can't pick them. They are all Zhuang families, who will marry an eldest lady to provide at home?

How can there be a girl in your own family, who has the strength to work up to a man! She didn't want to think about it, her daughter's body, five big and three thick, looked like a man from the back......

Several women were happy to come up with ideas for the Liu family, and the content was nothing more than "what kind of eldest wife to choose the most suitable".

"Huifang, why is it so early?" Yu Hang's voice came from outside the gate, and several women suddenly silenced their voices and craned their necks to look out of the door.

But I saw the eldest daughter of Liu Xuanzhu's family. Huifang, carrying a small bamboo basket, talked to the eldest son of the Yu family with a smile outside the door.

"Brother Sha, didn't you go to help collect the seafood today?" Liu. Huifang's eyes are shining, her little face is flushed, and there is a unique vitality of a girl on her body, reflecting the morning sun, which is very touching.

Yu Hang unconsciously showed a warm smile, and his voice was also full of soft warmth: "The business of collecting seafood has been transferred to the grandfather's family." I've been busy with my dad lately. ”

"Speaking of which, I haven't thanked Brother Sha for the watermelon you sent to our family, I have never eaten such a sweet and delicious fruit!" Peasant children's snacks, except for the trees produced in their own fields, are rarely willing to spend money to buy, especially the expensive fruits!

The smile in Yu Hang's voice became stronger, and he said softly: "If you like it, it's fine!" The peaches planted by my little sister in the backyard have matured in the past two days, and you can bring a basket back in a while...... Give it to your parents and younger siblings. ”

"Didn't the tree peaches and grass say that they should be used to make canned peaches and preserves? You took the peaches she planted as a favor, did she agree? "Liu. Huifang's voice was crisp and melodious, and her tone was full of joy.

Yu Hang's laughter came: "My little sister is not a stingy person, and she is still willing to give up a few peaches." Besides, you're her good sister, and she won't need me to say it, she'll give you some to taste when the peaches are ripe. ”

A few women in the courtyard, look at me, and I look at you. There are only two teenagers in the starfish daughter-in-law's family, and Yu Hang's family affairs have little to do with her. She looked at Liu Shi jokingly and said, "It seems that we don't have to worry about Xiaosha's family affairs, people have already met one for themselves." ”

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A business trip that doesn't take a break for several days......