Li Qiusui took the opportunity to change into the clothes before going to the county seat in the carriage, and arrived home just in time for dinner.

Liu stood outside and gossiped with Mrs. Ma, and watched Li Qiusui come back and follow him into the door.

Liu took the fabric from Li Qiusui's hand, and the two of them walked home together, "Why is it a whole day to go?" Hurry up and wash up, there is beef to eat tonight. ”

Li Qiusui's heart was empty, and he hurriedly asked, "Where did the beef come from?" ”

Isn't it impossible to slaughter ploughing cattle casually?

There are cattle raised on the Zhuangzi in her mansion, and I heard that it is a breed that the Guo family got from outside the Guan. This kind of cattle, with a lot of meat, short and thin limbs, cannot do farm work, is not among the official ban on killing, and the disadvantage is that it is difficult to reproduce. The cattle on Zhuangzi were all bought cubs to grow up, and the Guo family kept a few of them, and they were not willing to slaughter them in the past two years.

But the New Year is not a festival, I haven't heard that someone is coming from Zhuangzi, is something wrong?

Liu Shi looked at her puzzled and explained: "It's your aunt's cow in the village, it's been used very well for a while, and it's tired to death, and someone from the official office has seen it." Your aunt is close to the family, so she bought a few catties and brought half of them to us. ”

Only this kind of cow that died unexpectedly can the people have the opportunity to eat two mouthfuls of meat. In this dynasty, the control of cattle, sheep and livestock is more relaxed, otherwise your own cattle will die accidentally, and the meat on your body will not be able to eat at home.

Aunt Li married in the next village, saying that it was the next village, but in fact she crossed a wooden bridge at the east end of the village. There is no obvious boundary between the fields of the villages on both sides, so after a trip to the field, Aunt Li can go back to her parents' house.

Liu didn't know what to think, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's better to be close to home when the girl's family marries." ”

The brothers and sisters in the family have all reached the age of discussing relatives, and Li Qiusui is not surprised by her mother's sudden emotion.

Starting with the fabric, Liu's feeling is better than that in the town, and the color of the pattern is also correct, "It's still good for the county, I knew that I took your sister with you." I said did you buy herbal seeds? Your grandmother's fruit trees are still young, and our mountain is not full of fruit trees, and now it looks like the wind and rain are smooth, and I will discuss with your father in the spring of next year, and then plant some other varieties of fruit trees, and I will not delay planting herbs for a few more years. Why, you still have to go to the county seat to buy seeds, don't we have a lot of seeds at home? ”

Li Qiusui responded, she was hungry early, afraid that her mother would continue to ask about going to the county seat, and there was beef in front of her, so she said vaguely: "Well, everything in the county is good." Next time, take my sister and let's go together. The more varieties of herbs the better, and this time I bought some with a longer cycle, which is more valuable when grown. If you plant the mountainous land that is not good for planting fruit trees, you will become a talent after a few years, and it will be a big benefit. ”

Seeing that the little girl said that the head was right, Liu was also happy, "Ambiguous, Sui, my mother asked you something!" ”

What's the matter, ask!

Li Qiusui saw that her mother's ink was finished, so she grabbed a piece of cloth and helped her hold it.

“…… It's the two Chu family girls who have correspondence with you, didn't you write a reply to someone a few days ago? What do you think of that Da Chu girl? ”

Liu is talking about the two nieces of Li Chang'an's mother's family, why did her mother think of asking this?

Li Qiusui organized the language and said: "The people who have been writing to me are all Miss Xiao Chu, Miss Xiao Chu is very talented, can make poems, can embroider, and has a somewhat slender and shy personality. Miss Da Chu...... The knowledge is also not bad, although the personality is gentle, maybe there is no mother early, and I have to protect my sister, so I am more generous. All in all are very good people. ”

Liu's thoughtful look, Li Qiusui still had to ask a few questions, but Liu's didn't answer, "Sui Sui, go wash your hands and prepare for dinner, give me all the fabrics, and I will cut them tomorrow to make new clothes for you." ”

Dinner was served, and there was a large pot of beef stew among them.

Li Chang'an is rarely at home, since he went to the county seat to study, he went home in ten days and a half months, and today he returned home one step earlier than Li Qiusui, and at this time the person was already on the table, "Sui, went to the county seat today?" Why didn't you go to the academy to look for me? I knew I was waiting for you to go home together. ”

Li Qiusui was weak-hearted and someone mentioned going to the county seat, so he hurriedly changed the topic, "Fourth brother, you are really blessed, and it is rare to eat beef that can let you catch up." Yikes! And the lotus root, can the lotus root be eaten? ”

Li Sanzhu took the chopsticks first, "Yes, I saw that there were people in the village who were eating, and I also got some back to add vegetables to us." ”

Xia He picked up a piece of lotus root and put it in his mouth, and after eating, he couldn't help but praise: "Dad, the lotus root is so delicious, let's start the pond this year, and we can catch fish and loaches when the time comes." ”

There are many ponds in Lijia Village, and there is one at the foot of the mountain that Li Sanzhu bought. I bought lotus root seeds earlier, and I also sprinkled a lot of fish fry. In the first two years of drought, there was no water in the pond, and no one went to the pond, but the heavy rain in the previous few months brought the lotus root back to life. Although it is not the most glutinous season of lotus root at the moment, it is crisp and refreshing, and it has another taste in the mouth.

Li Sanzhu said: "There are not many fish, and the loaches should be able to catch some." ”

As soon as it came to food, Li Qiusui also came to his senses, "Well, the loaches are also delicious, when the time comes, our family will make more tofu and stew it together." ”

……

After dinner, Li Sanzhu still asked Li Qiusui about going to the county seat.

Li Qiusui couldn't tell the truth, he racked his brains vaguely and wanted to say something, only to hear Li Sanzhu say again: "Your Uncle Cheng will take me to visit an old friend in his county tomorrow, I heard that I know the steward in the Changshun Gambling House, if people are willing to help say something, your fourth uncle can pass this matter." ”

Li Qiusui was afraid that Li Sanzhuzhen would go to find some casino manager, so she would not be able to hide the good things she did.

Her father is good in everything, but he is a little afraid of his daughter-in-law.

If only her mother knew......

Li Qiusui was frightened and sweated, this matter must not be known to the Liu family, the beating is light, and she has to keep chattering in her ear every day.

Li Qiusui stretched his voice and shouted "Dad~", stretched out his hand and shook Li Sanzhu's sleeve.

What's wrong? Why is it still sticky all of a sudden?

Li Qiusui reflected that she overreacted, and hurriedly sat up straight: "Dad, I said that I would do it, why didn't I get it done?" You don't need to go to the county seat tomorrow, Wang Mao designated to come to Lijia Village tomorrow to explain the matter. My fourth uncle, he didn't gamble at all, he was just taken into the casino to have a lively time. ”

Li Sanzhu was surprised, "Really, what about the money?" What's going on, but your fourth uncle pressed his handprint on it, and our family also pasted more than 500 taels of silver! ”

Li Qiusui was proud, "Of course it's true!" The money was borrowed by my fourth uncle for others, and I asked about it clearly. ”

Li Sanzhu and Liu glanced at each other, and Liu said angrily: "You won't do anything with people, do you, you beat Wang Mao?" Or are you threatening someone's family? ”

I always feel that things are not so simple, this girl is bold, maybe she really beats people.

What kind of people are they, how can you provoke a little person like yourself?

Li Qiusui doesn't admit it, and he can't admit it even if he is killed!

"What's the matter, I went to Wang Mao's house, and I also saw his wife and daughter, I was polite from beginning to end, and I definitely didn't do anything to Wang Mao, and I didn't mean to threaten others."

She really didn't do anything to Wang Mao, she just cheated this guy a little, who let him smash the old mansion!