There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 194 (Second update)
Li Jiaoniang was stunned and told her to think of a way?
Seeing that Li Jiaoniang was silent, she said to the eldest lady again, "Don't worry, Jiaoniang, I won't say that you said it, you say the way, and I will do it."

Li Jiaoniang blinked, "This matter is indeed a bit tricky."

She didn't want the two families to become enemies.

But if they don't handle it well, they may become enemies. Mrs. Xiang and Mrs. Niu are both very strong women.

Niu Er and Mrs. Xiang's man, Xiang Guangcai, are both hot-tempered and unbearable.

Xiang Erbao didn't particularly like Niu Da Niu, and the idea of ​​not marrying a non-Niu Da Niu, Niu Da Niu didn't like Xiang Er Bao either.

The two adults competed with each other again, and it was really unnecessary to make these two families into in-laws.

She thought for a while and said, "Then think of a way to make the Niu family retreat."

Mrs. Xiang looked at her, "The way to retreat in spite of difficulties?"

Li Jiaoniang nodded, "Well, the Niu family is attracted to Xiang Erbao because Erbao is excellent, not bad in appearance, and hardworking. The whole family of the aunt is also hardworking, and there is no bad habit or reputation. But, if the whole family of the aunt Or does the second treasure have no advantages?"

no advantage...

Mrs. Xiang patted her thigh, and said joyfully, "Oh, look at me, I'm so confused, this idea is good, I have a solution in my mind."

She swept away the haze on her face, happily turned around and left.

Li Jiaoniang pulled her, "Auntie, there is one more thing." She pursed her lips and said, "When the Niu family is not pestering Er Bao, the face-conscious Second Uncle Niu and Second Aunt Niu will definitely say some nasty things. At that time, Madam, don't fight hard with them, if you fight, the matter will only get worse, and it will not be good for Er Bao's reputation, so let's talk tactfully."

"I see, thank you for reminding me, Jiao Niang." Xiang Da Niang said happily.

Li Jiaoniang handed the reins of the horse to Madam Xiang, "Ma'er, Ma'er."

"I'm so confused, I was going to run empty-handed just now, why don't I tell you to go one more time?" Aunt Xiang smiled, took the reins, and led the horse home.

Li Jiaoniang returned to the backyard.

Taking advantage of the coolness in the early morning, Luo Cheng filled the water tank with water, washed his clothes and hung them to dry.

Now I'm carrying a pair of old buckets, and I'm going to pick water and water the vegetables in the vegetable field.

Because I picked the turbid water in the ditch, I used an old bucket.

Li Jiaoniang called to him, "Brother Luo Cheng, I gave Mrs. Xiang an idea about Er Bao."

"Yes." Luo Cheng nodded, indicating that he understood.

Li Jiaoniang pursed her lips and smiled, "You are not curious, what advice did I give her?"

Luo Cheng said warmly, "Jiaoniang's idea must be good."

Li Jiaoniang sighed, "It's not a bad idea."

Luo Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Why do you say that?"

"I told Aunt Xiang that the Niu family liked Erbao because Erbao and Xiangjia have a good family style, and the whole family has many advantages. If there were no advantages, the Niu family would not have taken a fancy to Erbao. I told Aunt Xiang that she had an idea. Now, I went home happily. Although this idea can persuade the Niu family to quit, I am worried that it will affect Erbao's future marriage."

On the contrary, Luo Cheng was very optimistic, "No, Mrs. Xiang is a person who knows how to measure, and she won't make a big deal. If it doesn't make a big deal, it won't affect Er Bao. Don't worry about it, Jiao Niang."

Li Jiaoniang frowned, "I hope so."

The two of them watered the vegetable seedlings together, added water to the seedling field, and then drove the donkey cart to the tavern in the market.

Yesterday, they cleaned the tavern and threw away some unnecessary waste.

Li Jiaoniang designed the decoration drawings for the tavern. The main thing they have to do today is to calculate how much materials should be used and budget the expenses.

For example, how much wood will be spent to make more tables.

Next to the tavern, there is an open space that can be cleared out and a pergola built for drinking in summer.

How much wood will this pergola cost, and so on...

……

Mrs. Xiang left Li Jiao's natal house, led the horse, and went directly to the field.

Because the tools for plowing the field were carried into the field by Xiang Guangcai and Xiang Dabao and his son when the sun just came out.

Mrs. Xiang led the horse from the village road to the field stalks. From time to time, someone asked her, "Is this the Luo Cheng family's horse?"

After Luo Cheng rode his horse through the village, everyone recognized his horse.

The tall maroon horse is not only beautiful, but also has a pinch of black hair on its forehead.

Not only that, but there is also a beautiful big bell with red silk hanging around the horse's neck.

As the horse's body moved, the sound of the bell was clear and sweet, and could be heard from far away.

Xiang Da Niang smiled and replied, "Yes, I will borrow his horse to plow the field."

She walked all the way, and almost everyone in the village knew that Xiang's family had borrowed Luo Cheng's horse to plow the fields.

It was already evening when Luo Cheng's horses plowed the field.

There are not many people working in the fields.

The field adjacent to Xiang's family was originally owned by Luo Cheng, but was later resold to Mrs. Luo.

Mrs. Luo doesn't know how to farm by herself, she always asks her son-in-law and son-in-law to take care of it.

Mrs. Luo is helping Mrs. Luo weed today.

When she saw the horses in Xiang's field, she kept looking weird.

When it was getting late, Mrs. Luo went back with a hoe on her shoulders. She walked on the field stalks alone, cursing, "Is it great to have a horse? It would be interesting if it disappears someday."

Greeting her son and husband-in-law to go home first, she said, "I'll let the horses go, and I'll go back later."

In the past, either Xiang Da Niangzi or Xiang Er Bao would herd animals. Today, Xiang Er Bao was away, and Xiang Da Niang said that he wanted to herd horses. Xiang Da Bao and Xiang Guangcai didn't have any ideas, so they packed up the farm tools and went home.

Mrs. Xiang looked around and found that there was no one in the field. She walked up to the horse and patted the horse's neck, "Don't move, your bell is too noisy, I'll untie it for you." .”

She took the sickle and cut the thick red band that tied the bell around the horse's neck.

The bell fell on the soft grass, and there was a soft sound.

Picked it up from the eldest lady and stuffed it into her arms.

She led the horse and walked to her mother's house.

My mother's family is in another village, and they live halfway up the mountain, and the nearest neighbor's house is four or five hundred steps away.

When Mrs. Xiang returned to her natal home, no one in the village noticed her, because it was already half dark and there were almost no one on the road.

Mrs. Xiang told her natal brother and sister-in-law that she wanted to store the horse here temporarily for three or four days, and said that no one should know that she took the horse back to her natal home.

The elder brother and sister-in-law were very surprised and didn't know what she was going to do.

"Little sister, is this horse's origin unknown?" Mrs. Xiang's elder brother asked worriedly.

Mrs. Xiang smiled angrily, "No, no, it belongs to our neighbor. Anyway, I will return it in a few days."

She didn't want to say more, because she didn't want to affect Erbao's future marriage.

"Sure, as long as you don't do bad things, you can let it go for a few days if you like, but remember to take it away earlier." Brother Xiang Da Niangzi reminded.

"got it."

……

Mrs. Xiang made a frustrated face and returned empty-handed.

When the family asked about the horse, she pretended to be terrified and said, "Oh, I don't know who stole the horse. Look, the bells were cut off and thrown away."

She took out the bell from her bosom and handed it to her family.

Xiang Dabao asked in surprise, "Mother, haven't you been holding the horse? Did you let the horse get lost?"

"I... I hurried away for a while, and when I came back... I didn't see the horse. Oh, what can I do? If you lose the horse, you will lose money. I heard that the horse is worth thirty pennies It's over." Mrs. Xiang patted her thigh and burst into tears.

The whole family scolded her and went looking for her overnight.

The horse was hidden by her, where can I find it?

The Xiang family had no choice but to tell the truth to Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng said, "I'll look for it tomorrow, don't worry, it's getting late, go to bed first."

Li Jiaoniang looked at the face of the eldest lady, saw that she was crying the loudest, but her eyes showed no panic, she thought in her heart that this was probably Xiang's idea to dissuade the Niu family.

She also pretended to be very anxious and said, "Oh, this horse is lost. It will be inconvenient for us to go to the county town. The donkey's feet are not as fast as the horse's feet."

The more she said regretfully and distressedly, the more guilty Xiang Jia felt.

On the second day, without waiting for dawn, Xiang's family set out to look for the horse.

They searched and asked all over the village, which naturally alarmed the Niu family.

Niu Er got up early in the morning and went to the river to fetch water. Seeing Xiang Jia's family looking for the horse in panic, he pulled Xiang Dabao and asked, "How did you do it? Why did you lose the horse?"

Xiang Dabao had been reminded by his mother that if he met the Niu family, he would talk about losing money.

Xiang Dabao sighed and said, "My mother lost it. Hey, if she can't find it, she will have to pay Luo Cheng [-] pennies. Our family doesn't have so much money. We have to borrow usury at that time."

(End of this chapter)