A leisurely life with Lingquan

Chapter 34
After returning home, Li Xi looked at the rice cakes that the village head sent yesterday. However, one piece was as big as a brick and could last a long time. I was quite surprised that the village head sent this. I didn’t expect his family Are there any rice cakes left?After thinking about it, it suddenly dawned on me.

The village chief has a daughter and two sons. The daughter is already married, and the eldest son, Zhao Yuan, is an apprentice carpenter in the town. The money is going to rise, and this is the only one in Qingliu Village. This rice cake was brought back from the town by Zhao Yuan, but the village chief gave him a few dollars.

"Xi'er, are you at home?" Li Xi was taken aback when she heard someone knocking on the door calling her suddenly. It seemed that few people in her family were willing to come to her house except the village chief.

As soon as the door was opened, there was a middle-aged woman in plain clothes outside. Li Xi blinked her eyes twice, and smiled after a while: "Why are you here, third aunt?" This is the third aunt of Uncle Zhao Shan's family. I know, but what is she doing here.

"It's okay these few days." The third aunt looked at Li Xi with a smile. After seeing the bandage on her face, pity and regret flashed in her eyes, but she quickly covered it up, but Li Xi She still saw it, but she didn't care, anyway, as long as she knew that the scar wouldn't stay.

"I'm doing well now, Third Aunt, please sit in the room first." Letting Third Aunt into the house, Li Xi quickly went to the kitchen to get a bowl. Since the last time the village chief came over, he couldn't drink two sips of water. This time Li Xi was smart enough to boil hot water and put it in a clean jar, even if there was no kettle to keep it warm, it would still be warm for at least a while.

When I brought the water into the house again, I happened to see the third aunt pulling Zhao Mu to watch, brought the water and said with a smile: "Third aunt, drink some water."

"Hey, okay." The third aunt replied, she was also surprised after observing the situation here just now, but she never thought that Li Xi would take care of the house so well and take good care of Zhao Mu. In the past, Zhao Mu was a fool, he knew how to look at the fish pond all day long, which made him feel ashamed, but now he is treated well by others, and he is also energetic. Fool.

After drinking two sips of water and putting down the bowl, the third aunt took Li Xi's hand, looked left and right and said, "It's hard for you too, my natal family has some folk remedies, and I'll bring them to you in a few days. Scars are the most effective, whether it is useful or not, let's try it, if it doesn't work, it's okay, women, it doesn't have to rely on appearance, we are the best if we are virtuous and capable."

Li Xi was a little helpless, but she was also moved by the actions of the third aunt, and she was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so she comforted her in disguise.

"Thank you, Third Aunt. The wound on my face healed very quickly. Maybe the scar will fade in the future. I also used some medicine, which is also a folk remedy." Of course, I was fooling Third Aunt, but the wound on my face will really heal in the future. Yes, there must always be an explanation to the outside world.

Seeing that the expression on Li Xi's face didn't look like self-pity and self-pity, the third aunt was also relieved, why the face is not important, the most important thing for a woman is nothing more than that, and thanks to Li Xi's young age, she can still think like this, and I feel more pity for her in my heart, At the same time, she even despises the Li family and the Qian family, a good girl of Shui Ling is almost ruined by this.

"By the way, last time Uncle Zhao Shan came back and said that I wanted to send some things to your house. My house didn't have anything good, so I sent some of the vegetables in the field." The third aunt pointed Refers to a basket placed on the ground with a lot of vegetables in it.

"This... Thank you so much, Third Aunt." Li Xi also saw it, and was very grateful in his heart. After thinking for a while, he said, "Third Aunt, do you still have vegetables at home? I want to grow some vegetables to eat at home."

"Yes, there are quite a few left." The third aunt smiled without any delay, "I'll share some of them for you when I go back. You can grow whatever you want. That's right, you should grow a la carte for your own life." The third aunt fully agreed with Li Xi's attitude of wanting to live at home.

"Then trouble the third aunt, brother Da Da didn't ask for the fare to go to the town yesterday, I'm really sorry."

"Where you need a little money, everyone is called Brother Dahai, and he is also your brother, as it should be."

The third aunt pulled Li Xi to chat for a few more words before leaving with a smile on her face.

"There are quite a lot of vegetables." Looking through the vegetables sent by the third aunt, many of them are in this season. It seems that she can eat green vegetables again for a while.

In the evening, Li Xi took out two pheasants and rabbits that were temporarily tied up at home, and prepared to send them to the village chief. Now that she has a preliminary plan to save money, these prey are not so precious and important. Taking out two to give to the village chief is considered a favor.

A rabbit and a pheasant were chosen to be the fattest two, and they went to the village chief's house with Zhao Mu.

The village chief's family is relatively well-to-do in the village, and the house is built with green bricks and tiles. His daughter is married well, and his eldest son is about to become a carpenter's apprentice. The only thing that worries him the most is his youngest son, and he is not worried about it. What, the main reason is that the youngest son was sent to the school since he was a child, and the whole family valued his studies very much. It is said that he will be admitted to the Tongsheng examination soon. Scholars or something, but the ancestral graves are full of smoke. A scholar can see officials without kneeling and exempt from family land taxes. Let’s not say what not to kneel to officials. Later, the exemption from family land taxes is enough to make people happy. What's more, the body of a scholar is not a white man, and he has a reputation. What a matter of face.

In fact, the Zhao family in Qingliu Village has been passed down for several generations. In the end, Grandpa Zhao Mu became a sixth-rank official. This was the most glorious and prosperous time for the Zhao family. After taking over the position of head of the Zhao family, what I think in my heart is to revive the pride at that time one day.

In the evening, the people working in the fields also carried their farm tools back home one after another. Wisps of cooking smoke slowly floated from the roofs of the scattered houses, and the atmosphere of the countryside was pervasive. If it was usual, Li Xi might still sigh. Some scenes, drawing a sketch with a drawing board or something, but for now, let's talk about living a good life.

Not far away, under a few big willow trees in the village, many urchins were chasing and playing. It was quite disappointing, but I had to say goodbye to my friends.

"Isn't that your second sister?" A child pointed to Li Xi and Zhao Mu who were walking slowly, and suddenly said to one of them: "It's said that your second sister's face is broken, and she won't be able to see anyone in the future."

A child speaks innocently, but it's the kind of words that hurt people the most. Li Xi raised his eyebrows after hearing this, but he didn't care much. The child probably heard what the adults in the family said about her.

"Hmph, it's not my second sister. My parents have kicked her out a long time ago. I'm just an older sister, but I don't have a second sister." A clear hum of a boy caught Li Xi's attention.

(End of this chapter)