Chi Xi was about to take a nap under Xi Dazhuang's soft coaxing, and Chi Tao'er's cautious voice sounded from outside the door: "Master, madam, someone on the tile kiln came to ask to see you, I wonder if the old lady wants to meet?" ”

Chi Taoer has been keeping to herself these days, not only pouring tea and water for Chi Xi, washing and stacking quilts, but also taking the initiative to feed chickens, ducks and geese with Zhao Juan and others.

But Chixi knows it's not that simple.

Although Chi Tao'er's life is thinner than paper, her heart is higher than the sky.

Now that she is almost seventeen years old, other girls have already agreed to marry at this age, and there may be girls and children who are married early.

But Chi Tao'er had no one to come to the door to propose, and she was not in a hurry at all.

There is even an inexplicable self-confidence.

I always feel that Xi Dazhuang, an excellent, capable and physically strong man, should be hers.

Chi Xi pursed his lips and complained to Xi Dazhuang: "Why does she call you master?" My father-in-law is still so young, and she is so screaming, people who don't know still think that my father-in-law is an old man! ”

"Now that our father is gone, she is the master of the house for her husband, and she can be called like this. Wouldn't it be more inappropriate for her to call me Son? ”

Xi Dazhuang chuckled and pinched Chixi's nose, leaned over to her forehead and said with a low smile: "No matter what others call your husband, your husband is just your husband." If you don't like it, let her change it. ”

"So for what?"

Chi Xi raised his hand against Xi Dazhuang's forehead, pushed the person away, squinted slightly and pondered: "It's really inappropriate to call Gongzi, how about calling Dongjia?" That's what many people in the village call you anyway. Now that she is still obedient, I will keep her for the time being, and when she can't bear to do bad things, I will sell her. ”

"You can do whatever you want, and your husband will listen to you."

Xi Dazhuang smiled and nodded, and then said: "The people on the tile kiln are here, you rest for a while, and go to see what is going on for your husband." ”

"I'll go with you."

Chi Xi grabbed Xi Dazhuang's hand and followed her out of the door.

Chi Tao'er stood tremblingly in the courtyard, her eyes lit up when she saw Xi Dazhuang walking out of the door, and just as she was about to speak, Chi Xi stepped out after her, her mouth pulled, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

"It's so late, what are the people on the kiln doing?"

Chi Xi raised his hand to cover his mouth and yawned, and said slowly, "Don't they know that we have all gone to bed early lately?" What's the matter with Wang Dahu? ”

"Slave...... The slave doesn't know. ”

Even though it had been a few days, Chi Tao'er still felt that the word slave and maid was hot, but people had to bow their heads under the eaves.

She pursed her lips and whispered, "The people who came today are not Wang Dahu's group, but ...... It's from Chase Town, looking for the lord and the lady to have something to do. ”

Chase Town.

Chixi raised her eyebrows, probably knowing who they were, she waved her hand and said lightly, "Since you're here, let them in!" As for you...... Don't call me my grandfather again, just call the owner. In the future, if you do not have my summons, you must not come to the courtyard. ”

Chi Tao'er breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, bit her lip, nodded reluctantly and went out to pass the word.

Ma Huai and his brothers hid outside the courtyard, they wanted to intercede with Xi Dazhuang and his wife, but they had a shadow on the courtyard, and they shrank outside one by one and did not dare to go in.

"Brother Huai, now that Mrs. Xi is about to give birth, she shouldn't like to be noisy, and the brothers are waiting for you outside if it is inconvenient to disturb. You must speak well, don't annoy the owner and his wife, the brothers will rely on you. ”

The brothers pinned their hopes on Ma Huai, pushing Ma Huai forward, Ma Huai was so angry that he was very scared, and hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, no!" Last time, Mr. Jin asked me to take the lead in finding trouble, and Mrs. Xi was very impressed with me, and if I went, I would definitely mess things up. Mrs. Xi doesn't remember you, so let's let you go! ”

The scar on his leg was so big and conspicuous that even after a few months, the feeling of near-death was still fresh in his memory, and he always dreamed at night that he was bitten to death by a ferocious wolf!

He now went limp and his legs trembled at the sight of this courtyard.

"We ...... We are stupid and can't speak, if we don't speak well and offend the husband and wife, won't the gain outweigh the loss? ”

They were all so entangled, one pushed the other, that is, no one dared to step into the yard, and some people even retreated.

"No...... Why don't we go back? Although we are tired, hard and have no money to work, we can survive if we have something to eat, right? ”

"Right...... Yes, yes, yes, we have something to eat, or let's go back! ”

Ma Huai was a little moved, but he was unwilling.

Living in the back mountain with Wang Dahu every day, watching them happily count copper coins and calculate wages, but he has no money, how can he be willing?

"The proprietor and his wife told you to come in!"

Just when they were hesitating, Chi Tao'er's voice suddenly sounded: "If you have anything to say, hurry up, Madame is already sleepy, if you delay the sleeping time, be careful that the owner cleans you up!" ”

"Okay, thank you, Miss Chi."

As soon as Chi Tao'er's words came out, Ma Huai and the others didn't dare to be ambiguous, and at Ma Huai's strong request, everyone entered the courtyard.

But they didn't dare to approach Xi Dazhuang and Chixi, but only dared to stand far away under the wall of the courtyard.

Ma Huai said worriedly: "The owner, madam, the little one came to chatter, ask for something, and please atone for your sins." ”

As he spoke, he was about to kneel, Chi Xi sat on the back rattan chair that Xi Dazhuang brought her, waved his hand with a smile, and said, "Don't kneel, just say something!" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned, muttering in a low voice: "I slept well today, why am I sleepy." ”

Ma Huai thought of what Fang Cai Chi Tao'er said, and his heart was even more worried, and he hurriedly said out: "The owner, madam, the little ones have also been working on the tile kiln for a few months, and they have been working hard and diligently, but they have not received any money. The brothers are also not young, and there are even some families who are old and young, and need money to live. The brothers did not have any great ambitions, and they did not dare to forget the wrong things they had done, and asked the owner and his wife to give the brothers a chance to mend their ways, so that the brothers could also earn some silver to live. The brothers did not dare to ask for high wages, but only asked the owner and his wife to give them some hardship as appropriate. ”

"yes, yes! We have reformed our ways, and please ask the owner and his wife to open up and give us a way to live! ”

At the beginning of Ma Huai, the law did not blame the public, and everyone was also emboldened, and they opened their mouths to echo it.

Chi Xi stared at the trembling and hopeful crowd for a long time, then turned his head to look at Xianggong, who was guarding his side firmly and majestically like a guard, and asked with a smile: "Xianggong, what do you think?" ”