Farmer's Head: Busy farming

Chapter 31
Chapter 31

Xi'er limped back home, clutching the tael of silver tightly in the palm of her hand. It was not a small amount of money. A few hundred Wen was enough to live on for a couple of months. It was converted into a whole thousand Wen Well, that Chu Zigui was really extravagant.

When she opened the door and went in, the yard was quiet, there was no movement at all, and her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the second sister hasn't finished her work yet?Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Meng Yuan'er coming out of the backyard carrying a small wooden basin, which seemed to contain some clothes.

Meng Yuan'er also saw Xi'er, and seeing her standing firmly at the door with a small bamboo basket on her back, her shoes were covered in mud, not to mention how embarrassing she was, she couldn't help but scolded, "Tell me about you, why didn't you listen to persuasion? Let you wait for me.",

Xi'er smiled awkwardly, knowing that she had done something wrong, and immediately said, "Second Sister, stop nagging me, come here and help me, I twisted my foot."

Hearing Xi'er say this, Meng Yuan'er was startled, put the wooden basin in her hand on the ground, then ran up to her, supported Xi'er with one hand, and asked worriedly, "What's going on? Does it hurt badly? I told you to."

"Oh, Second Sister, I know I was wrong, and I won't dare again!" Xi'er looked at Meng Yuaner with a guilty conscience, and hurriedly interrupted her.

My second sister is also a chatterbox, so it's really amazing to talk about it.

Seeing that Xi'er was still carrying the bamboo basket, Meng Yuan'er said angrily, "Take off the basket soon, your feet won't be able to walk, and you're still thinking about this."

"Then this is also a family thing, so we must not throw it away." Xi'er said with a helpless smile.

Meng Yuan'er thought about it, and it was the same reason. It's not good to say anything else, so she could only nod, "Then you put it on first, these trouser legs are full of mud, change to another trousers."

"Second Sister, don't tell your mother, she is already sick." Xi'er stuck out her tongue, pulled Meng Yuan'er's arm and said coquettishly.

What else can Meng Yuaner do, she can only help Xi'er into the house, helped her get her pants, and called a pot of hot water, then said, "Soak your feet, I'll go find herbs for mother, by the way Get you some."

"Oh, don't, Second Sister, the road up the mountain is not easy. In this case, I will give you money. You can go to the town and buy some medicine for your mother." Xi'er was in a hurry, she couldn't let Second Sister repeat herself mistakes.

Meng Yuan'er curled her lips, then looked at her, reached out and tapped Xi'er's little head, "I'm not as stupid as you, just wait, I'll be back soon."

After saying this, he went out regardless of Xi'er's persuasion.

If she had known it would be the result now, Xi'er couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, if only she had waited for her second sister to go with her, it was exactly like this that made her suddenly understand that even if she is a modern person, there are still many things she can't do , not to be brave.

After soaking her feet, Xi'er sat on the kang and rubbed her ankles. In fact, she was a little better, but there was still some pain. She muttered to herself that her body was too lacking in calcium. feet.

Her eyes just fell on her pillow, and there was a whole tael of silver under the pillow. She was a little confused, should she tell her family to know, but she said that, the sister-in-law would definitely be jealous if she knew it, and her parents would definitely worry that she was wrong. The wealth of righteousness, but if you don't say it, if one day that young master Chu really pays a visit, wouldn't it scare your parents?
Just as she was thinking about it, she heard the wooden door creak. She hurriedly collected her emotions and looked up. It turned out to be her mother, Mrs. Liu.

"Mother, why are you up?" Xi'er looked at the pale Liu Shi walking towards her, worried in her heart, and hurriedly asked.

Mrs. Liu grinned, her lips were quite chapped due to illness, she shook the medicine oil bottle in front of Xi'er's eyes, and then said, "You child, why did you twist your foot when you went out? , your second sister has gone to the mountain, let me bring you the medicinal oil."

Xi'er shrank her neck, and looked at Liu Shi a little embarrassed, "Mother, I originally wanted to dig some herbs for you, but I didn't expect such a small thing to be done well, and you were sick and gave it to me. Bring the medicine."

"What are you talking about, you are my daughter, mother naturally wants to take care of you. This herbal medicine is hard to find in the first place. Your second sister recognizes it. She will be back soon." There was a look of affection in Liu's eyes Drowning, let Xi'er involuntarily sink into it.

In fact, in every family, parents will more or less prefer the youngest child, and the Meng family is no exception, although Xi'er is only three or four years younger than Yuan'er.

After hearing this, Xi'er felt a little sour in her heart. It had been a long time since she felt such warmth.

When she was in a daze, Mrs. Liu rubbed her hands to warm them up, poured medicinal oil on her hands and helped Xi'er rub her ankles, saying, "Daughter's feet are the most precious, so get better soon." yes."

Xi'er felt Liu Shi's care silently like this, with tears welling up in her eyes, she fixed her eyes on Liu Shi, fearing that this was just a dream, and there would be nothing left after she woke up.

As soon as Liu Shi rubbed the medicinal oil on Xi'er, Meng Yuaner came back in a hurry. Although her body was also stained with some dirt, she was not as embarrassed as Xi'er. She had a lot of harvest, not only picking Mitsubishi grass for Liu Shi , and helped Xi'er pick herbs for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Mrs. Liu was ill, and Xi'er sprained her ankle again. The burden of the family's backyard fell on Meng Yuaner's frail shoulders.

I saw that she washed the herbs first, put them in a casserole and boiled them on a low fire, and then started cooking again.

After much deliberation, Xi'er felt sorry, and struggled to go to the back kitchen. She insisted on helping Meng Yuaner light a fire, but she couldn't resist, so Meng Yuaner could only bring Xi'er a small wooden stool to sit on.

"Second Sister, thank you for your hard work today." Xi'er was a little embarrassed, but she still wanted to say it.

Meng Yuaner paused for a moment with her busy chopping vegetables, then turned her head and smiled, and said, "What are you talking about, we are all one family."

"Second Sister, you can send medicine to your mother first. She went to our house just now and seems to have coughed again." Xi'er nodded, and then she said worriedly, "Hey, this sister-in-law is really not good at all. It's unreliable, the family is like this, and she won't come over to help."

"Hey, sister-in-law? How can you count on her!" Meng Yuan'er sneered and said, "When it's good, she can run faster than anyone else! If the family needs help, they can stay in the east room for a whole day. Come out, the eldest brother didn't talk about her."

"Brother, I'm afraid it's hard to say. If you want me to say it, you are used to it." Xi'er remembered Zhang's actions. A daughter-in-law actually rode on the head of her mother-in-law. I don't ask you to be filial. Can't even live in peace?

(End of this chapter)