Lin Dajiao lives alone in the west of the village, not close to the surrounding neighbors, in addition to tending to more than three acres of land in front of the house and behind the house, in the spring and autumn, he will also go up the mountain to pick some mountain goods to sell in the city, and his life is also comfortable.

Lin Xiaoman shouted outside: "Aunt Jiao, are you at home?" ”

"Who?" Lin Dajiao answered inside, and the person had already come out.

Seeing that it was Lin Xiaoman standing on tiptoe outside the door, Lin Dajiao smiled, "Oh, it's Xiaoman, what kind of wind blew you here today." It's cold outside, come in and sit. ”

After speaking, he opened the door, took Lin Xiaoman's hand and dragged him into the house.

"Don't say it, this kang you made is really good, since you have a kang at home, you won't be sad this winter. Otherwise, I don't know how many people will freeze to death in this heavy snowfall. ”

"It's not that I did it, I also saw it in a book, and it has to be Uncle Daqiang who has a vision, as soon as I say it, he will take our villagers to do it, otherwise it will be useless to think more than I am."

Lin Dajiao was still a little happy when she heard Lin Xiaoman praise her eldest brother.

In the past, Lin Xiaoman and Lin Dajiao didn't have much contact, but they only knew that she was a very cool woman.

At the beginning, because she had never married, there was no less gossip in the village, but later she smashed a few doors, and the patriarch's family supported her, and gradually no one dared to talk about her anymore.

Although Lin Xiaoman didn't have a bad feeling for her, it was only to the extent that he would scream when he met. This is the first time I came to her, and I don't want her to boast as soon as we meet, which makes Lin Xiaoman a little embarrassed.

Lin Dajiao lived by herself, so she only built a main room and a stove room, and now the stove room is not used, the main house has a kang, and a stove is built outside, and a hall house is built.

There are high stacks of firewood in the yard, all of which Lin Dajiao cut up the mountain by herself, and it is not a problem to burn them for several years.

When he entered the house, the heat on his face made Lin Xiaoman's cotton clothes a little unbearable.

Fortunately, there were no outsiders in Lin Dajiao's house, so Lin Xiaoman simply took off the cotton clothes outside, revealing the small jacket inside.

Lin Dajiao went outside to brew a bowl of white sugar water and handed it to Lin Xiaoman, "Drink some sugar water to sweeten your mouth." ”

After Lin Xiaoman took the sugar water, she picked up Lin Xiaoman's cotton coat and touched it again and again, "Xiaoman, your winter coat is so thick, what's in it?" ”

Lin Xiaoman didn't want to hide it, "I bought it from the dock, saying that it was called cotton, and I also bought a lot of cotton seeds, thinking that I would plant some in the spring next year, Aunt Jiao, do you want to plant with me?" ”

Lin Dajiao's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Okay, I still want to plant your kind of pepper, I heard my eldest brother say, your family wants to find people in the village to plant together in the coming year, count me as one?" ”

Lin Xiaoman nodded, "Cheng!" In addition to peppers, I have other things I want to plant, but Aunt Jiao's family has less land, and I am afraid that I can't plant so much. ”

Lin Dajiao listened but didn't care, "There is so much wasteland in the village, it's a big deal for me to buy two." ”

After speaking, Lin Dajiao asked: "Xiaoman, don't you just want to talk to me about farming today?" ”

Lin Xiaoman wanted to shake his head, but thought that some words could not be said too bluntly, and nodded again, "Aunt Jiao, I think that there will be no fewer people planting peppers in the village next year, but I still have several high-yield new grains and I also want to find people to plant, but the income from growing grain is definitely not as much as peppers, so I want everyone in the village to follow the family to plant another mu or two of new grain, and then this year's situation is not very good, and it will not be impossible to eat." ”

Lin Dajiao nodded, "Xiaoman is thoughtful, okay, when you say what you want to plant, my aunt will follow you to plant." ”

After saying this, Lin Xiaoman changed the topic, "Aunt, if you want to open up wasteland this year, you have to find the people who open up the wasteland first, otherwise when the snow melts, in case everyone in the village wants to open up wasteland, it will be difficult for you to find someone again." ”

Lin Dajiao was also a little anxious when Lin Xiaoman reminded me like this, "Xiaoman, you sit down first, I'll go and ask, and first set down the people who help me open up the wasteland." ”

After finishing speaking, he was about to go out, but Lin Xiaoman shouted: "Aunt, don't worry, I have a few candidates here, why don't you take a look first?" ”

Lin Dajiao turned back and stared at Lin Xiaoman and motioned for her.

Lin Xiaoman crossed his fingers and counted the names of several members of the Xu family, all of whom were brothers close to Xu Qiuliang, and finally talked about Xu Qiuliang.

Originally, Lin Dajiao nodded straight when she heard it, but when she heard Xu Qiuliang's name, she immediately shook her head, "Mr. Xu can't do it!" ”

The corners of Lin Xiaoman's mouth twitched, before she could talk about her family, Xu Qiuliang got a bad evaluation from Lin Dajiao, which was really not a good start.

Fortunately, Lin Dajiao didn't mean anything else, but said: "He is a teacher who grows with fine skin and tender meat, where does he have the strength to work?" No, no, let him work, I can't bear it. ”

Yo, is this distressing?

Lin Xiaoman's eyes lit up, but he sighed, "It's not like that, but Mr. Xu is not easy, he was exiled to us by the imperial court, he is not familiar with the place, although he is single and has a brother to help him, but everyone is dragging his family with him, and there is not even a person around him who knows cold and hot, listening to the meaning of the county commander, he wants to find him a daughter-in-law in our village." ”

Lin Dajiao didn't expect to hear such gossip from Lin Xiaoman, and she was also interested, "Mr. Xu is a scholar, even if he is in trouble, he can't look down on our country girls?" Besides, one in our village is more rude than the other, how can there be one suitable for him? ”

Lin Xiaoman waved his hand, "My aunt also said that he was in trouble, he himself is a person who is not diligent in his limbs and does not divide the grains, do you really find him a delicate one, and the two of them will drink the wind together?" The county magistrate meant that he wanted to find someone who could take care of things, and he would grasp it at home and outside, and it was best to be able to manage Mr. Xu obediently. ”

Lin Dajiao thought of several candidates in her mind, but they were all denied by her, none of the young girls in the village who were not married were really like what Lin Xiaoman said, and they still managed Mr. Xu obediently? I'm afraid that when I see a character like Mr. Xu, I don't dare to say anything, right?

When Lin Xiaoman saw her expression, he knew that she didn't think about herself at all, so he simply took the initiative to ask: "Aunt, do you think Mr. Xu can't do anything except work, what is the person?" ”

Lin Dajiao was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand why Lin Xiaoman asked her about her impression of Xu Qiuliang, but looking at her shining eyes, she instantly understood, "Xiaoman, you're not here to tell my aunt about matchmaking, right?" ”

Lin Xiaoman looked at Lin Dajiao with a smile, "What do you think of this person?" ”

Lin Dajiao immediately blushed, "You kid, how can you ask directly about this?" My aunt is old, can Mr. Xu look down on me? ”

"If you want to talk about age, Mr. Xu is a few years older than his aunt, and it should be his aunt's age."

"Really? Do you really think your aunt is worthy of him? Lin Dajiao was surprised that Lin Xiaoman felt that she should dislike Xu Qiuliang.

Lin Xiaoman nodded vigorously, "That is, although my aunt is a woman, she is a good hand at working in our village, not only can she farm, but also go up the mountain, and her home is more tidy than others' homes, he has to rely on others for food, why dislike my aunt?" ”