"Please ...... The county lord will show me the way! Zheng Xiaocui knew that Yu Xiaocao had a good brain, and she would definitely be able to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds.

"I have two options for you to choose from: first of all, I can recommend you to work in the Zhou family's workshop or go to the back kitchen of the Zhenyu Building, and you go home and tell your father openly and honestly that all the silver you earned before the age of eighteen will be handed over to him, even after you get married, you will honor him half of the silver. Whether it is the reputation of selling women for glory on his back, and getting a dowry all of a sudden, or a long stream, it is cost-effective to have a long income, I think your father can calculate this account clearly! ”

Yu Xiaocao paused, quietly glanced at Zheng Xiaocui's thoughtful expression, took a cup of tea and took a sip gently, and continued: "Another way is to sue the official mansion, completely fall out with the family, go away, and go to the city to survive." You also know that the Yuji braised vegetables in Fucheng are selling very well, I can ask my aunt to give you some goods on credit, you start with a stall, and then rent a small shop when you have funds...... However, after this method of breaking the boat, after you use it, you will only be alone, even if you are bullied by others, there will be no one to support you! ”

Although I know that I expect a patriarchal father, it is very slim to protect her and support her. However, after all, her father and mother have supported her for more than ten years, and the kind of family affection flowing in the blood still exists. Although Zheng Xiaocui said that he was a little powerful and had his own careful thoughts, he was ruthless enough to send his father to the government. Even if his purpose is to support himself, it is just to save a bride price for his younger brother.

"I'll choose the first one!" The second kind is not a last resort, Zheng Xiaocui can't make up her mind.

The follow-up matter, Xiaocao did not pay much attention. Maybe it was Zheng Xiaocui who moved her father, or maybe Yu Hai's persuasion, Zheng Laojiu never mentioned selling her to the old rich man.

Before Xiaocao left Dongshan Village, Zheng Xiaocui packed a small bag and came to her, she asked Chunhua to take her own greeting post to find Qian Xiaoduo, the big shopkeeper of Zhenyu Building, and asked him to give her a job washing dishes and picking vegetables in the back kitchen.

Later, news came intermittently that Zheng Xiaocui worked very hard in the back kitchen, and her eyes were lively, and her image was also good, so she was transferred to the waiter in the front hall soon after. The vegetable washer is less than one tael of silver a month, but the waiter has nearly two taels of silver. There are more than 20 taels of silver a year, and Zheng Lao Jiu'an was born.

Later, Yu Xiaocao, who had already married and returned to the door, heard from her family that Zheng Laojiu kept her until she was 20 years old for the sake of her youngest daughter's salary. Later, Zheng Xiaocui interceded with Yu Hai, the owner of the farm of tens of thousands of acres, and repeatedly emphasized that he would hand over half of his salary to the family after getting married, and Zheng Laojiu relented. Zheng Xiaocui married the little housekeeper who bought in the store, and lived a plain and contented life. These are all after-goods!

After the twentieth day of the lunar month, every family in Dongshan Village became busy. After giving the Zhou family, the eldest grandfather and several families in the village who have a good relationship, and giving them rich and practical New Year's gifts, Yu Xiaocao is idle. In the affairs of the family, the mother and the four girls are busy, and the second girl is in full swing, and she can't interfere if she wants to.

Every day, Yu Xiaocao either contacts with a few good friends, or takes two skilled maidservants to the mountains for a walk, hunting some game and coming back to improve her life. It's a bit unaccustomed to being idle all of a sudden.

"Cao'er, today your grandfather's house kills the New Year's pig, let's go to your grandfather's house at noon to eat the pig-killing rice. Do you remember when you were a child, you once ate pig-killing rice and ate it, lying on the bed properly, not moving, which frightened me and your mother. I invited the doctor in the town to come and see it, and said that I had eaten too much. I opened a few hawthorn pills and left! "Yu Hai is talking about what happened before Xiaocao passed through, the little girl's body, eating such a heavy pig killing dish, just supporting it is all luck.

In the smiling expressions of the maids, Yu Xiaocao said very calmly: "At that time, there was little oil and water at home, and when I encountered the fragrant and oily pig-killing vegetables, the fool kept his stomach!" Speaking of which, I haven't eaten the authentic pig-killing dishes in our village for two years, so I panicked! Wutong, Chunhua, a few of you learn a little from the young lady, don't eat in the morning, wait on an empty stomach to eat pig-killing dishes! ”

Wutong couldn't help but smile and agreed, and said, "Miss, didn't you say that the most taboo for health is uneven diet and overeating?" Are you going to make an exception today? ”

"Make an exception, make an exception! The ancestral home of the grandmother is in the northeast, and the pig-killing dish is the most authentic, the roasted pig's head, the taste is correct, and there are blood sausages, garlic white meat, garlic heart-protecting meat...... I can't think about it, my saliva is about to flow out! Haven't you seen any of you? Let's go, I'll go with you young lady and I'll have a long experience! Yu Xiaocao went back to the house to change into warm and light clothes, and took four maids wearing coarse cotton jackets, like small village girls, and went out in a hurry.

"Yo! Xiaocao, where is this going! "When the villagers in the same village see it, they always greet them warmly.

Xiaocao reciprocated with a bright smile: "My grandfather's family killed the New Year's pig, go and wait to eat the pig killing rice!" ”

"Didn't the pig killing rice start at noon? This early in the morning, just pass? ”

Yu Xiaocao smiled, revealing a strange expression: "These children in the city, I have never seen a pig slaughterer, I will take them to open their eyes." Auntie, you're busy, let's go over! ”

"Go, go!" Seeing that the five masters and servants were walking away, the woman smacked her lips and said, "See?" Xiaocao is really developed now, and those girls who look delicate and look like the eldest lady are only worthy of being maids for her! The county lords in the drama all live in a big palace covered with gold bricks, wear silk and satin, eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, and pile up gold, silver and jewelry all over the house......"

Chunhua Qiushi's ears are good, and when he told the woman's words to the young lady, the five masters and servants felt a burst of amusement. The house is paved with gold bricks, and Aunt Jin Zhen's imagination is really rich.

"Huh? Brother Han? You've come back from a sea patrol? Yu Xiaocao looked up and saw a burly figure, getting closer and closer, and greeted the handsome bodybuilder.

Zhao Han also heard that Xiaocao was coming, so he came to see her on the first day of vacation. Although someone may have occupied a place in her heart, he still wanted to take a second look at her, listen to her crisp smile, and see her sweet smile.

"Hmmm! I just came back yesterday. I heard that you have returned from the capital, so I came to see you! Looking at Xiaocao's bright smiling face like the morning sun, the warm greeting, and the emotions hidden deep in my heart, there is a faint tendency to ferment.

Yu Xiaocao pursed her lips and smiled: "Brother Han, Uncle Zhao has returned to the capital, you know, right?" A few days ago, I went to your house as a guest, Grandpa Zhao and Uncle Zhao are both in the frontier, only Uncle Zhao is alone in the capital during the Spring Festival this year, do you have a holiday? ”

Staring at that energetic little face for a while, Zhao Han forced himself to look away, slowly shook his head and said, "Recently, the sea has not been very peaceful, and the Japanese are pretending to be pirates and robbing ships that come and go. Two days later, I had to go to the sea to train the troops......"

"That'...... If you can go ashore before the Spring Festival, come to our house for the holiday, right? Xiaoshi wrote a letter saying that he could come back a year ago, and that guy was childlike and said that he would let you take us up the mountain to set rabbits! It is estimated that Yu Fu's classmates, if they see those childish words and coquettish tones in his heart, will they re-recognize this little boy who looks stable and talented?

"Okay, that's it...... Ahem, ahem, ahem! Zhao Han suddenly clutched his chest and coughed lightly.

Yu Xiaocao immediately retracted the smile on her face and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" Hurt? Did you go to sea and fight pirates this time? What about the medicine I asked someone to bring you? How is it useless? ”

Her worried expression and concerned tone made Zhao Han's heart warm, and the wound didn't seem to hurt so much. After she finished a series of questions, he said, "This time I encountered a large group of thieves, twice as many as us. Fortunately, the training was quite weekdays, and our ships were more advanced than the other side, so we completely annihilated the other side and seized a lot of property. The medicine you gave worked very well, and if it weren't for it, I don't know if I would have been able to drag it ashore. Your medicine has saved the lives of many seriously injured brothers. Brother Han thank you for them!! ”

Originally, there was not a lot of medicine for him, and it had to be distributed to other officers and soldiers, no wonder the injuries on his body have not healed yet! Judging from his expression, the injury was definitely not light. Yu Xiaocao sighed and said to Wutong: "You go and bring the gourd-shaped jade bottle in my medicine box, and take a few bottles of gold sore medicine." ”

After speaking, he turned to Zhao Han and said, "Didn't the imperial court purchase a large amount of gold sore medicine?" The officers and soldiers of the guard should be allotted some, how? ”

Zhao Han shook his head and said: "The Northwest Frontier has been unstable recently, although there have been no large-scale wars, small-scale battles and frictions have occurred from time to time. The gold sore medicine produced by your workshop is more effective than the average one. The purchased medicines will first come to the officers and soldiers in the frontier. It's good for a guard to get a bottle to us. I heard that there was a serious snowstorm in the Japanese country this winter, and many Japanese civilians who could not survive were fooled into becoming Japanese criminals. Soon after the onset of winter, there were several wars, and even ordinary gold sore medicine was almost out of supply. ”

"Don't worry, when I return to Beijing, I will have people bring more gold sore medicine. As for this bottle of internal injury medicine, you must not disclose it to others, saying that I gave it. Because the medicinal materials needed are too precious, I don't have many of them. Yu Xiaocao stuffed the medicine that Wutong took into Zhao Han's hand.

"That's right! It's a coincidence that you're here, grandpa's house is killing pigs today, and you're going to eat pig-killing dishes together, right? Yu Xiaocao sent him an invitation. In the past, when Zhao Han was in the village, he had eaten the pig-killing dishes of his grandfather's house.

Zhao Han showed a look of nostalgia on his face, nodded and said, "Okay!" It's been a long time since I've eaten Grandpa Yu's pig-killing dishes, and sometimes I can dream of the fragrance of pig-killing dishes in my dreams! Now go over and see if there's anything you need help with. ”