"Ouch, in that case, tofu scum is a good thing!" After Zhang Butcher finished speaking, he began to sharpen his knife, and after a while, he said, "San Lang and Xiao Wu didn't go to the school today, and they are waiting to eat pork?" ”

San Lang looked at the smiling Zhang butcher, shook his head, and said, "Uncle, we are resting, and we will give a lecture again on the sixteenth day of the first month." Book Lovers "

"Oh, that's it." Zhang Butcher looked at the sharpened knife, looked at Xu Miao and said, "By the way, Sister Miao, which two pigs are you going to slaughter?" I'm ready. ”

"The one who slaughters the two ends, and the one in the middle, will be sold to the uncle." Xu Miao finished speaking with a smile, went into the house to get a basin, and prepared to receive the pig's blood.

At this time, Xu Liang and the others also lifted the biggest pig to the case. Xu Miao took the pot and ran quickly to him and put it away. As soon as the butcher went down here, the pig's blood began to bubble out. Xiao Wu took the straw and helped Xu Miao quickly stir the pig's blood to prevent it from coagulating.

Soon, the two pigs were all slaughtered, and Zhang Butcher took a set of pigs into the water as wages. The two hundred and nine pound pig needed to give Xu Miao three thousand one hundred and thirty-five copper plates, and there was not so much in his hand, only a piece of silver of three taels, and after handing it over to Xu Miao, he said:

"Sister Miao, I'll give you this first, I still owe you one hundred and thirty-five copper plates, and I'll bring it to you when I come over to kill the pig again tomorrow."

Xu Miao took the silver, nodded happily, and said, "Okay, I'll do things with my uncle, I'll rest assured." ”

Zhang Butcher smiled and nodded, and drove the pig back. Xu Liang and the others did not leave, but helped the tofu workshop over there, and then rushed to produce some tofu, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the tofu workshop was officially closed, and they had to take advantage of this time to make more, and there were many people in the village who wanted tofu.

Xu Miao's side began to distribute pig blood, San Lang and Xiao Wu were the main force, and the brothers went out to deliver pig blood one by one, and the butcher didn't care about the meat, so Chunwang came over to do this meat work.

All the people on the factory side are added together, a total of one hundred and fifty-eight people, last night Xu Ya has discussed, each person will give a pound of pork, three feet of wool green cloth, the salary side, when the settlement, each person will give an extra thirty Wen, which is both beautiful and generous.

The two hundred and ten pounds of pigs, excluding the sewer, pig heads, pig trotters, and pork ribs, the rest of the people are just enough to give them benefits, Xu Miao is not too limited, just tell Chunwang to let him score evenly.

As for the other pig, in addition to what he eats at home, it is enough to give away and give benefits. The pig moved in the water and kept it for the New Year. At the beginning of spring, it cost less than three taels of silver to catch pigs, but now I calculate it, and I really earned it.

Xiao Nizi Meizi prepared the pig's head in the outhouse, the pig's trotters and pig's head were washed, and then put them in the pot.

"It's so fragrant, what is delicious Sister Miao makes."

Boom –

Xu Miao was shocked by the sudden voice. Although they weren't together often, she was too familiar with this voice, and when she turned her head, she saw the two people standing behind her-

Qin Baye, Ouyang Zi Kite!

"I ...... You ......" Xu Miao was so shocked that she didn't know what to say, she slowly stood up, looked at the two people in front of her, and the small drum in her heart kept knocking.

"Sister Miao, I miss you so much." Qin Xiaoba hugged Xu Miao's thigh excitedly, and Ouyang Ziyuan also said with ruddy eyes: "Sister Xu Miao, I'm sorry." ”

"I didn't ...... All right. Xu Miao shook her head, pushed Xiaoba farther away, and after making sure that it couldn't be burned, she surrounded the edge of the pot with a rag, and then led the two of them into the house, and after carrying Xiaoba to the kang, she quickly boiled hot water again, and Xu Miao didn't say a word the whole time.

She didn't speak, this Ouyang Zi Kite and Qin Xiaoba were a little uncomfortable, the big one gave the small one a look, Qin Xiaoba sat on the kang in a second, and said coquettishly:

"Sister Miao, are you unhappy when you see Xiaoba? Why don't you bother with Hachi? ”

Xu Miao put the tea leaves in the teacup, sat on the stool on the ground, looked at the two of them, and asked with a slight frown:

"How did you get here? Don't the family know? ”

The last time Ouyang Minrui wrote a letter, he mentioned it in the letter, saying that their family was in the capital for the New Year, and the fifth master was even more, he had told himself two months earlier that he would come back after the New Year, and now these two people suddenly appeared, she definitely didn't believe that it was as simple as just coming to see her.

Ouyang Ziyuan and Qin Xiaoba, looking at Xu Miao with a serious face, the two of them didn't speak for a long time, and Xu Miao didn't ask.

The water was boiling, Xu Miao made tea, the room was very quiet, and no one spoke. At this time, San Lang and Xiao Wu came back after sending pig blood, and the brothers entered the house and saw two more people, they were all stunned, the two of them looked good, and the clothes on their bodies were not ordinary, they were stunned, Xu Miao said:

"Delivered?"

"Hmm!" San Lang nodded, "Patriarch Grandpa, they all said that they couldn't come to eat pig-killing dishes, and they also said thank you for pig's blood." ”

The patriarch and the others did not come to eat, which was something Xu Miao expected, Xiao Nizi nodded, waved her hand, and said:

"You two go out, see what help they need, no, help them."

"Got it." After San Lang finished speaking, he turned around and pulled Xiao Wu to leave, Qin Xiaoba sat on the kang, and after seeing it, he said:

"Take me one, I also want to see how tofu is made."

San Lang and Xiao Wu looked at Qin Xiaoba who was dressed in royal blue clothes, and then looked at their eldest sister, seeing that she nodded to herself, San Lang let go of Xiao Wu, walked over and hugged Xiao Ba on the kang, Qin Xiaoba really didn't recognize life, looked at San Lang who was wearing shoes for himself, and said:

"Brother, my name is Qin Xiu, I am the eighth in the family, you can also call me Xiaoba."

"Oh, Hachi." After San Lang put on his shoes, he tugged at his clothes and said, "My name is Xu Hansen, the third in line, you can call me Brother San Lang, that's my younger brother Xiaowu, who is six years old this year, who is older of you?" ”

"I'm big!" Qin Xiaoba said excitedly, "I'm nine years old this year, Xiao Wu, you have to call me brother." ”

"Little starling." Xiao Wu called happily, it was rare to have a playmate, the little guy came over, took Qin Xiaoba's hand and walked out, San Lang got up, and after bowing to Ouyang Zi Kite, he also went out.

Xu Miao picked up the two cups of tea that had been brewed, put them on the table on the kang, then looked at Ouyang Zi Kite, and said:

"What the hell is going on, shouldn't you two be in the capital at this time?"

Ouyang Ziyuan held the cup in both hands and did not speak, but tears fell first. Xu Miao didn't rush when she saw her like this, but handed her handkerchief and waited patiently, and after a while, she said:

"My father is going to send me to the palace."

Belch......

How is this comforting?

"He doesn't think about my feelings at all, who I want to marry!" Ouyang Ziyuan wiped her tears as she spoke, "What age is the emperor, how old am I, I am not yet in time, I am going to be sent to the palace, I don't want to." ”

Xu Miao nodded in understanding, and asked in confusion: "Didn't you say that the merchant was not allowed to enter the palace?" ”

"Our family is not a businessman." Ouyang Ziyuan sighed and said, "As early as my grandfather's generation, there was an official in the family, and my father was even more successful when he was young, uh, big brother, he...... It is also a person's background, although we are imperial businessmen, but we are not businessmen. ”

"Oh, that's it!" Xu Miao nodded, "This matter has already been decided?" So you're running away from marriage? ”

"It's not!" Ouyang Ziyuan shook her head, took a sip of tea, and said, "My father mentioned this matter at the dinner table that day, but the eldest brother didn't agree, but Aunt Wang is so strong that she is afraid that it will be ......."

"Why did she arch the fire? For Ouyang Zihan? ”

"Hmmm! It's for her. "Speaking of which, Ouyang Zi Iris's eyes are full of hatred, it's really terrifying." The fourth prince of the emperor has reached the age of Nabian Concubine, and she wants to make ......"

The rest of the words were not finished, but Xu Miao already understood what it meant, and looked at the little girl's sad appearance, and didn't know how to comfort her.

"For that family, that father, I really don't have any confidence at all, I have already taken Luan'er to the southern villa in a girl's heart, I also wanted to go, but I am reluctant to have a big brother during the New Year."

"That day, I was not happy, so I went to the outskirts of the capital to relax, and I happened to see the fifth master with the eighth master, and the eighth master said that he missed his sister, so I secretly ...... with him" Speaking of this, Ouyang Zikite lost his confidence.

I also know that the eldest lady, who has always stretched out her hands for clothes and opened her mouth for food, made such a deviant thing as running away from home, which is really difficult for her. Xu Miao sighed, reached out and patted her shoulder, and said:

"Now let's stay here, I'll let Quandong ......"

As he was talking, the door opened, Quan Nan came in, looked at Ouyang Zikite in the room and was not surprised at all, and after bowing, he said:

"Big girl, Steward Qin Zhong is here."

When Xu Miao heard this, she immediately stood up, and then looked at Ouyang Zi Kite, she was also trembling, as soon as the front foot arrived, someone came from the back foot, presumably at the beginning, the head of the two families expected where these two children went.

"Don't be nervous, I believe that Ouyang Gongzi won't force you, go out with me to have a look." With that, Xu Miao pulled her, and the two of them came to the courtyard.

Xu Liang and the others relaxed when they saw Xu Miao coming out, and this stranger poured into the yard again and again, what's going on, who knows?!

Looking at Qin Xiaoba again, he was commanding loudly at the door: "Hurry up, move quickly, go back quickly after you finish it, don't be an eyesore here." ”

Xu Miao let go of the Ouyang Zi Kite in her hand, glanced at San Lang and Xiao Wu, and walked to the door.

"Ouch, Miss Xu is out, I'm bothering you." Qin Zhong's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Xu Miao coming out, he hurriedly greeted him. Before he could walk up, Qin Xiaoba directly blocked in front of him and said:

"Just talk, stay away from Sister Miao, don't get so close."

Xu Miao looked at Xiao Ba like this, chuckled and patted the top of his hair, bowed to Qin Zhong sideways, and said:

"What's wrong with Steward Qin? I'm also planning to ask Quannan and them to go to Fucheng to inform you. ”

Qin Zhong shook his head with a smile when he heard this, and said, "How can there be Miss Lao Xu, you are approaching the end of the year, you are a busy person,......