Last night, there was a lot of spring thunder, so Zhuang Meiyan didn't sleep well. The rain fell all night and dripping, and by the early morning it had gradually stopped.

The clear sky washed by the rain overnight is even more green, with a faint water vapor, and the morning sun is as tired and shy as a beautiful girl, and the light is gentle. The old leaves and branches behind the house are green and vigorous, Zhuang Meiyan stood under the eaves, stretched out his hand and dripped water drops along the eaves, the rain was cold but no longer biting.

Han Niu'er set up the carriage, Zhuang Meiyan said goodbye to Xi's father and daughter, and left in a hurry.

Fortunately, the rain was not heavy last night, and the mountain road was just muddy and not washed away, although Han Niu'er desperately drove the horses, but it was almost noon before rushing back to the "Phoenix Nest".

As soon as she entered, her mother immediately came and took her hand, smiling all over her face. Zhuang Meiyan knew that she had not returned this night, and her mother was worried about herself. Sister-in-law Yang said with a smile: "The old lady went out to see several times last night, and I said that the third girl must have stayed at Daddy Xi's place because of the bad weather, but the old lady still didn't believe it, and she was willing to sleep after coaxing her for a long time last night." No, I'm going to the village to wait for you after breakfast. ”

Zhuang Meiyan apologized, lay in her mother's arms, and said, "Let my mother worry about her daughter, it's not good for Meiyan." ”

The mother just smirked, gently touching Zhuang Meiyan's sideburns with her fingers, and her eyes were kind.

A small hand reached out from the gap and pulled the placket of her clothes, Zhuang Meiyan looked down, it was his younger brother Zhuang Rongxi, he was thirteen years old after the New Year, he looked about as tall as himself, and he could already take the children's exam according to his age. Zhuang Rongxi didn't have as many worries as his sister, and naughtily stretched out a hand to gestur, obviously to ask for a fun object.

After all, the little brother is still a child, Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but smile, and told Chunju to open the pine cake he bought, first took a piece and handed it to his mother, and gave the rest to Rong Xi, and also bought a lot of gadgets for him, what a small wooden horse, a little clay figure and the like.

When Zhuang Meiyan went out, she would naturally buy things for everyone, such as her mother's favorite pastries and snacks, chamoju's rouge gouache, Sister-in-law Yang's set of clothes and fabrics, and some gadgets for Sister-in-law Yang's youngest son. Sister-in-law Yang is very grateful and grateful.

"Three girls, how embarrassed is this to teach you to break the bank, our family of three is thanks to your rescue, so that the family will not be ruined. ”

Sister-in-law Yang was not good at words, but it was not easy to say these words, and tears flashed in her eyes. Zhuang Meiyan hurriedly diverted the conversation and said, "Sister-in-law Yang, can you stop talking about this, I'm embarrassed to say it." By the way, I have good news for you today. ”

Everyone stopped to look at Zhuang Meiyan, but Zhuang Meiyan paused, looked around, turned to Chunju and asked, "Chunju, where is Xiaobai?"

Chunju took the rouge gouache that Miss bought for her and gestured to the basin, and replied hurriedly: "Xiaobai, didn't Xiaobai follow Miss to the town? Why didn't you come back with Miss?"

Zhuang Meiyan's heart tightened, and she wanted to stop talking.

Chunju glanced at the young lady strangely, and Zhuang Rongxi urged again and again: "Sister, sister, what good news?

Zhuang Meiyan came back to her senses, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "We will move to the town in a few days." ”

Although it is very comfortable to live in the village, the environment is beautiful, and the people are warm, but there are also many inconvenient places. The transportation is inconvenient, and it is a large expense to carry the brewed wine to the town, and the daily necessities and grain for the brewing have to be carried by horse-drawn carriages; his mother's illness often needs to be diagnosed and treated by a doctor, although Brother Jiang comes to help his mother diagnose his pulse every few days, after all, it has also caused him a lot of trouble; his younger brother Zhuang Rongxi is not too young, and he should go to the school to study and take the children's examination.

Everyone was very excited when they heard that they were going to move, Rong Xi made a few friends in the village, and when he heard that he was reluctant to separate, he said that Zhuang Meiyan himself also had feelings for this warm little village, and he was a little reluctant.

Soon, the news that Zhuang Meiyan was going to the town spread throughout the village, Aunt Li, Aunt Zhang, and the aunts and sisters-in-law in the village all rushed to Zhuang Meiyan's house after hearing about it. Zhuang Meiyan and Chunju settled the accounts of each family, wrapped the wages with red envelopes, and distributed them to the big guys one by one.

Aunt Li's eldest daughter-in-law, Wu, was the most anxious, so she opened the red envelope without waiting to go out, counted it, and exclaimed: "Ah, why is the number wrong?"

When these sisters-in-law heard this, they all opened the red envelopes in confusion and counted them.

"Oh, that's not right!"

"Many!"

"There are a lot of them!"

Everyone finally found out what was wrong, it turned out that Zhuang Meiyan had calculated their wages for an extra month.

Zhuang Meiyan smiled and said to the big guy: "These days have caused a lot of trouble to everyone, and this extra month's salary should be used to add a fraction to the aunts and sisters-in-law, and buy something delicious and fun for the children in the house." Mei Yan is going to move the winery to the town this time, if there are anyone who is willing to follow me, the price will be the same, and the food and accommodation will be managed. It's just that the road is too far, you can come back four days a month, but it depends on whether the shop is busy, if it is busy, it may not be very convenient, but the charm can't treat everyone badly, and there will be additional red envelopes. ”

The treatment is not rich, the women are talking to each other, and it can be seen that they want to follow Zhuang Meiyan together, but they are all women, they have never been to such a far place, and there are children and mothers-in-law at home who need to be taken care of, and it is inconvenient to go out, so they all repelled the idea in the end.

Zhuang Meiyan was not reluctant, and said: "You do what you can, Meiyan is not reluctant, if you feel that it is inconvenient for us women to show up, if the big brothers and uncles are willing to help my winery, the price is double that of the market, or take care of food and housing, and add red envelopes during the New Year's holidays." ”

In this way, the big guys think this is a good solution. "Phoenix Nest" is in the mountains, the land is not abundant, and the few are pitiful, the men in the village generally rely on hunting for a living, and every time they are stationed in the mountains, they have to go home once a month and 20 days. Ambushing wild beasts is very dangerous after all, and people are injured every year. The price given by Zhuang Meiyan is more profitable than hunting, there is no risk, and there are still people who will settle accounts, and men eat more, so they can save a lot of food in a year.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they all think that what Zhuang Meiyan said is a good solution. Aunt Li nodded and said, "Since the third girl can afford to look down on our 'Phoenix Nest', my wife will go and talk to the village chief, as long as the old village chief nods, this matter will be easy to handle." ”

Zhuang Meiyan likes the simplicity and old-fashionedness of the mountain people, so she has the heart to bring a few guys from the village, which is more secure than hiring new people, and the men in the village have helped her brew wine when she is busy, so she can be regarded as a skilled hand. She is also worried that the people in the village don't like to go outside to do things, and when she hears Aunt Li say this, she knows that she is nine out of ten, and the prestige of Aunt Li's family in the village is very high, and the old village chief will definitely follow her advice.

Zhuang Meiyan was relieved. In the afternoon, a few little sisters who had just met came to talk to her, Zhuang Meiyan took out the purse she made and gave it to them, they had never seen such a delicate embroidery, and they couldn't help but be amazed.

packed up the things in the house, and the next day, Zhuang Meiyan was about to leave the "Phoenix Nest" and start a new life.