Farmer's Head: Busy farming

Chapter 38 The Orchard Problem
Chapter 38

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was about to attack again, Xi'er hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, it's not good to eat too much of this paste, just give him a mouthful."

After all, it is made of raw flour, and it is sticky. If you eat too much, you will definitely not be able to digest it.

Mrs. Zhang only thought Xi'er was reluctant, so she curled her lips and said, "Wealth is nothing more than eating a mouthful of paste. It depends on how stingy you are."

Meng Yuaner, who was putting stickers in the room, couldn't hold back anymore, and said to Zhang through the window paper, "Sister-in-law, Xi'er is worried about getting rich and rich, so why is she being stingy?"

"It's all made of grain, so why would you have a stomachache?" Mrs. Zhang also retorted, and it seemed that she was about to quarrel.

Xiao Fugui burst into tears, the tears were like broken beads, Mrs. Zhang didn't care about arguing with them, so she hugged the child and coaxed her.

After all, she has just become a mother, and Mrs. Zhang is still a little powerless and flustered at the moment.

Xi'er blushed when she saw Fugui, and wondered if she had pulled it off?
"Sister-in-law, is Fugui gone?" Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was still hugging and coaxing the child, Xi'er opened her mouth.

Mrs. Zhang froze for a moment, then shook her head hesitantly, "No, he only peed when I went out just now."

"Sister-in-law, I said he pulled his pants." Xi'er shook her head helplessly, why couldn't this sister-in-law understand.

Mrs. Zhang's face changed, and she reached out to touch her son's diaper pants. Sure enough, there was a puddle of heat, and she hurried back to the house.

Seeing Mrs. Zhang like that, Meng Yuan'er giggled, "I've been a mother for so long, why can't I tell whether the child has pulled or peed?"

Once the window paper was changed, there was no air leakage. Even the dilapidated room looked much cleaner now.

In the afternoon, the quilt cover and bed sheets were really dry. Xi'er took Mrs. Liu into her room, made a set of bedding with Meng Yuaner in front of her, and explained the convenience of it to Mrs. Liu. , Mrs. Liu almost clapped her hands when she heard it, and said in a hurry, "Oh, these things are so good, let's replace them all, and it will be more convenient to wash in the future."

"Listen to mother." Xi'er nodded and smiled, and then said.

Mrs. Liu went back to her house and saw Xianggong sitting on the kang smoking dry cigarettes, obviously he was worried.

"Father, what's the matter with you?" Mrs. Liu poured a glass of warm water and handed it to Meng Hai.

Meng Hai took the cup, drank a few sips, then sighed heavily, and said, "Hey, the shopkeeper who harvested fruit in the past years said that he would not accept fruit from our family this year, what's the matter? "

When Mrs. Liu heard this, her heart skipped a beat. All the food in the family has been taxed, and the money to buy food depends on this fruit tree to have more money. Now that no one is harvesting the fruit, what should I do?

"Didn't you talk about it well in the past, why did you suddenly stop accepting it?" Mrs. Liu also worried. She was full of joy and wanted to talk to him about Meng Yuan'er's marriage, but now she is not in the mood.

Meng Hai shook his head, his face serious, "I don't know, I sent someone to pass a message to me yesterday, saying that there is no need to send fruit this year. What about our dozens of trees? How can this be good!"

"How about, why don't we go to the town to sell?" Liu's family is a woman, and she doesn't know much about this.

Meng Hai shook his head, obviously this idea is not feasible, "everyone in the country has a few fruit trees, so naturally they don't like our fruit, people in this town only buy those varieties that are better, our fruit is not Not to mention, it’s still sour, hey, it’s definitely not easy to sell.”

Mrs. Liu also nodded, and sighed softly, "Hey, these days are getting worse and worse."

"It's okay, Lanhua, as long as I'm here, Meng Hai, I can't let you and the children go hungry." Meng Hai saw that the lady was also worrying with him, and the man's sense of responsibility suddenly surged up, even if he was already an old couple. Yes, Meng Hai still stepped forward and hugged Liu Shi in his arms, and said in a low voice.

Hearing what Xianggong said, Liu's heart was naturally moved. Although the man she married was not rich, it was enough to have a heart that loved her.

Fortunately, it will take some time for the fruit to mature, so Meng Hai can only go to a few more shops to see if there is any demand for goods.

Although Mrs. Liu didn't intend to tell her daughters about this, seeing her running around the orchard every day and sighing as soon as she came back, a smart woman like Xi'er naturally guessed something.

"Mother, why do you run to the orchard every day?" After Liu's illness recovered, he kicked Xi'er off the stove and started to light the fire.

Mrs. Liu's reason is very strong. In a few years, she will be someone else's daughter-in-law. The work on the stove will never be done in a lifetime. Now being a girl can enjoy more leisure.

Xi'er knows that mother loves her so much, so she is naturally happy and leisurely.

"Oh, it's okay, don't keep thinking about my thoughts all day long, it's reasonable to follow your second sister to learn embroidery, and then go to your in-law's house, if you can't do needlework well, your mother-in-law will definitely dislike you." Mrs. Liu said immediately Changed the subject and didn't answer Xi'er.

Sure enough, Xi'er became coquettish when she heard this, "Mother~~~, I'm still young, why is my husband's family not my husband's family, but my second sister, my husband's family is pretty much the same."

Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly, and said, "After the family has been busy for a while, I'll tell your father, by the way, save some dowry for your second sister, so that others can't make her look down upon."

"That's natural, mother, you can rest assured, the second sister will definitely not be underestimated." Xi'er was so depressed that she didn't notice the wry smile on Liu's lips, and just talked to herself.

"Enn, that's natural." Mrs. Liu nodded and continued to work on the matter at hand.

At dinner, Meng Hai went back to the house without taking a few mouthfuls. Mrs. Liu sighed heavily, but didn't say anything to persuade him.

"What's the matter? Why didn't daddy eat today?" Meng Yuan'er, who was always emotionally insensitive, also noticed daddy's abnormality at this moment.

Xi'er's heart was already guessing, "Mother, is there something wrong at home?"

"No!" Liu replied without hesitation.

But the more this is the case, the more problematic it seems, and there is a feeling of trying to cover up.

"Mother, we are all one family. If something happens, you have to tell us." Xi'er looked at Mrs. Liu's expression and knew she was lying. Then she remembered that Mrs. Liu went to the orchard every day, "Mother , could it be that there is something wrong with our orchard?"

Liu Shi wanted to shake her head at first, but subconsciously paused, and then he hesitated, "It's not a big deal."

"What's the matter?" Xi'er pursued while taking advantage of the victory.

Seeing Xi'er being so "aggressive", Mrs. Liu could only say in desperation, "If there is no buyer for our fruit, your father will be worried, and blisters will grow in his mouth."

(End of this chapter)