The life of a peasant girl reborn

Chapter 26 The Watermelon Is Ripe
Seeing Qingyun who hadn't had a sip of water since he came in, Mrs. Zhou interrupted Father Shen's questioning, "Don't ask so many questions, the weather is so hot, let little brother Qingyun sit down and drink some water."

"That's right, come to Qingyun, sit down and drink some water first." Father Shen pushed Qingyun onto the stool, and Mrs. Zhou handed him a bowl of water.

"Thank you, auntie." Qingyun drove the carriage over. It was hot and thirsty. He took the bowl and drank it without hesitation. After drinking it, his throat felt better before he explained why he came. It turned out that Xie Wuyou had already returned to Fengyang City and gave it to his family. I sent a letter expressing my thanks and two hundred taels of cash.

"What should I do? Last time, the money given by Mr. Xie has not been used up, so here is the bank note?" Father Shen was a little terrified when he encountered such a situation for the first time, and the bank note in his hand was a little hot.

"Why don't you take Qingyun back to Brother Bai and ask him to take it back to Mr. Xie." Father Shen suggested a helpless solution.

"Second Uncle Shen can't do that. The shopkeeper explained that these banknotes were given by his wife, and thanked your family." Qingyun quickly declined.

Shen Xuan listened by the side, knowing that Xie Wuyou's mother rewarded these banknotes and could not refuse, it was normal for a wealthy family to do so.This means that we paid you for saving my son, and your family can't threaten us with this matter in the future.

"Head of the house, put away the bank notes." Zhou's tone was very flat to persuade.

"But, this..."

Shen Xuan looked at her father who was holding the bank note, "Father, put it away first, Brother Wuyou is no longer here, so you can't pay it back if you ask Brother Qingyun to take it back."

After Zhou's and Shen Xuan's persuasion, Father Shen took the bank note.Shen Xuan could see that her father was terrified of these windfalls.Qing Yun, who was sitting next to him, was relieved when he saw the bank note he had accepted. If he didn't accept it, he would be miserable when he went back and couldn't pay the errand.After Qingyun decided to leave, Father Shen also knew that it was inconvenient to stay for a long time as a buddy, so he packed two breads for Qingyun to express his gratitude.

After sending Qingyun away, the whole family sat and chatted together.Zhou looked at the daughter next to him and glanced at himself from time to time. Even his son looked at him and asked, "Brother Qiu, what are you looking at?"

"Ah, I didn't look at anything, I just looked at my sister and always looked at my mother." Brother Qiu felt ashamed of being caught by his mother for peeking, and his whole face turned red.

Shen Xuan looked at the three pairs of eyes in front of him asking for an explanation, expressing that she was very big, and said cautiously, "Mother, you don't seem to be at all curious about the two hundred taels silver note that Brother Wuyou gave you."

After being reminded by Shen Xuan, Father Shen realized that his daughter-in-law was really not scared just now, and asked him to put it away.Father Shen looked at Mrs Zhou belatedly, Mrs Zhou calmly ate the bread in his hand before saying: "You all know that mother is an orphan, but you don't know what mother has been before."

When Shen Xuan heard that Mrs. Zhou was going to talk about her life experience, she became energetic. Before that, she found out that her mother was definitely not an ordinary village woman, and now she finally revealed the answer.Is it the same as in other time-travel novels, the mother is a troubled daughter.After his father is a famous family, he will be a princess at that time.My elder brother sealed a son or something, but my father is definitely my grandfather's real son.Shen Xuan, you really think too much, your mother is really not Miss Misfortune, don't worry.

"Mother was an orphan. At that time, my mother was just over 6 years old. Many people were drowned in the flood in the village. My mother's father and mother died protecting my elder brother and me. After that, my elder brother and I followed others to the capital. , but the two children who had no money and no one to protect them were bullied on the road. On the way, my elder brother was beaten up for grabbing a steamed bun for me to eat. When traffickers sold me to a rich family as a servant girl. Fortunately, a nanny there saw my poor appearance and made me laugh with the young lady at home. Only then did I know that the master is the local magistrate. Slow down when I grow older Teach the rules, mother's embroidery was learned at that time. When mother was 16 years old, the master of the family was promoted and moved to the house, and a group of slaves were dismissed. Mother begged for a favor to redeem the deed of prostitution and came here to meet your father. "

After everyone heard Zhou's words, the atmosphere was a little dull.It was the first time for Shen's father to hear Zhou's mention of the previous incident. Brother Qiu didn't expect his mother to have such a life experience. As for Shen Xuan's princess dream, it was shattered.

"Mother, haven't you thought about finding an uncle?" Brother Qiu was looking forward to having an uncle.

"How could I not look for it. When I was young, I was a maid at the magistrate's place, and I didn't dare to make mistakes for fear of being punished. When I was older, I couldn't look for it. For so long, mother didn't know if my brother was still alive."

It was also at that time that Uncle Zhou was beaten up and fell ill. If he had no money for medical treatment, it was almost like waiting to die.Everyone didn't speak, and Zhou continued to speak after adjusting his mood.

"As for the two hundred taels of silver, I have seen it before. These are considered rewards from a big family, otherwise they will think that our family is more greedy. In my opinion, Mr. Xie's family should be either rich or expensive." A decent maid has a good eye for seeing people.

"Brother Wuyou is the son of the richest man in Fengyang City." Since everyone in the family has guessed it, Shen Xuan thinks there is no need to hide it.

"So much is considered a reward. The big family is really rich." Father Shen was filled with emotion. He didn't expect to save people but also bank notes, and he didn't think that he was the richest man.

"Okay, it's good to know these things. Anyway, it's impossible for our family to deal with these people. Brother Qiu, send some of these breads to your grandpa and the others." Mrs. Zhou asked Brother Qiu to send some to the old house, and took a few for herself. Let's go to the next door to have a look, by the way to digest food.

After Qingyun returned to the restaurant, shopkeeper Bai intervened as usual, and Qingyun reported the situation to the shopkeeper.When he was leaving, shopkeeper Bai found out that he was holding a piece of bread and took a piece of bread from his hand. Qingyun who walked out the door was depressed, half of his lunch was snatched away by the shopkeeper.

After 5 or 6 days, at the end of the month, Father Shen saw that the watermelons in the field were beginning to ripen, so he picked one and went home to eat.At noon, on the way back with Father Shen carrying the watermelon, the villagers he met all asked, what is it, how to eat it, and is it delicious.Waiting for a bunch of questions, Father Shen answered with a smile, leaving everyone with different thoughts.

After returning home, Mrs. Zhou smiled constantly when she saw such a big watermelon.Finally, the land was not wasted, and the worries in my heart were put down, but I didn't know how much silver I could buy.Father Shen put the watermelon in the water to wash, Shen Xuan picked up a kitchen knife and cut it into several small pieces, and everyone sat around the table in the yard and started eating.

"Well, this watermelon is really delicious. After taking a bite, I feel that the heat on my body has disappeared a lot." Zhou said while eating.

"Yes, when I came back, many people in the village asked about it, but they didn't know how much it was worth." Father Shen was full of hope for life.

"Is it possible for the eldest brother and the second brother to go to school after selling the money?" Brother Qiu already knew the reason why the elder brother and the others did not go to school, so he always remembered this.

(End of this chapter)