farmer's wife

Chapter 10 Counting
After Fu Yan washed up, she and Xiao Lie went to the living room of the main house.

There was breakfast on the table, three bowls of clear porridge, one serving of scrambled eggs, one dish of pickles and side dishes, and big meat buns.

Xiao Jian got up early today, her brother had already stuffed a steamed stuffed bun over her stomach, and she was obediently sitting on a chair waiting for her brother and sister-in-law.Seeing Fu Yan coming in, he hurriedly stood up to say hello: "Good morning, sister-in-law."

As an adult, I was too embarrassed to wake up later than little Ah Jian. Fu Yan couldn't help but quietly glanced at the culprit again, and greeted Xiao Jian warmly.

Xiao Lie knew he was wrong, silently helped Fu Yan sit down and sat down again holding Xiao Jian.

Xiao Lie's craftsmanship is mediocre, but Fu Yan ate happily.

For so many years, she can easily sit and have a meal and chat with her family, without being alone, in a hurry, or watching people carefully. This feeling is really comforting.

Although she doesn't know how the future will develop, she is willing to bravely let go of her defenses, try to integrate into this family, and live every day that she can control.

The three ate and talked, and the atmosphere was warm, even the introverted Xiao Jian dared to say a few more words.

Xiao Lie and Fu Yan discussed what to do in the next few days.

"My family's population is simple, so don't worry about my uncle. Let's go to the mountain to see Master tomorrow, okay? My parents are gone, but Master has helped me a lot. I want to take you to serve him tea tomorrow."

Fu Yan nodded, "It should be, let's go there early tomorrow."

"Then do you need to bring some breakfast or something to visit Master tomorrow?" Fu Yan was puzzled.

"No need, master is not very close to people, he is taking care of life by himself, and he will not accept things specially given to him. Wait for the next time you have something delicious at home, or when we go out to buy things, we will give it to master by the way." Just buy some, take Ah Jian with you, and let Ah Jian deliver it to him."

Xiao Jian nodded, "Uncle Chang Ming is very kind to me! I will deliver things to him, and he will even give me sweets."

Xiao Lie discussed with Fu Yan about returning home.

Fu Yan was silent, and after a while, she said, "I don't remember where my original home was, and my brother doesn't know where it is now. The Zhao Mansion is not my home, but Miss Zhao treats me very well. The Zhao family will return to Beijing soon. On the day we return home on the third day, let's go to the mansion to see Miss Xia off."

Xiao Lie held Fu Yan's hand and comforted her silently, "I'll listen to you, let's go there together. Your brother will be safe and well, and he will always be found."

Fu Yan smiled softly at him.Xiao Lie is sometimes naive and not good at words, but he is always gentle and sincere towards her, which is why Fu Yan is willing to try.

Trust him and give each other a chance.

Xiao Lie suddenly thought, "Daughter-in-law, on the day we return home, let's also go to the city government office to get your identity and household registration."

Li Chao's atmosphere is open, women can also open a female household separately, recognize women's private property, and do not restrict women's freedom of going out.Therefore, it is not uncommon for women in the Li Dynasty and after leaving to set up female households to support themselves.

After Zhao Yunyan gave Fu Yan the deed of selling her life, because Fu Yan had no relatives, friends and clansmen in the local area, he sent someone to the yamen to handle the establishment of a female household for her.

But after Fu Yan got married and married into Xiao's family, she had to go to the government office to go through the household registration again. After that, she also belonged to Xiao's family.

Fu Yan nodded in agreement, it would be great if things could be done together.

They were discussing the arrangement of the matter, Xiao Jian looked at them, and tugged at the corner of his brother's clothes: "Brother, can you take A Jian with you when you go out tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"Of course, Ah Jian will be with us."

Xiao Jian is still young, so she doesn't feel at ease leaving him alone at home.

Before Xiao Jian was bedridden to recuperate from illness, Xiao Lie had to go hunting to support his family, so he couldn't take him into the mountains with him. Occasionally, he would entrust Xiao Jian to his master or the village chief's family, but he was too embarrassed to bother other people's families all the time.

When he was older, when Xiao Lie left him at home alone, he didn't dare to go far, he could only wander around the mountains and go home as soon as possible.

Life is not easy, and she never gets in touch with outsiders. Compared with children of the same age, Xiao Jian is more well-behaved, more sensible, and somewhat introverted.

Xiao Lie is really happy that there are more people in the family and can take care of him more, and he is full of expectations for the days to come.

Xiao Jian felt relieved when she heard her brother's promise, and continued to have breakfast happily.

After breakfast, Fu Yan got up to clean up the dishes, but Xiao Lie stopped her.

"It's fine if I come, you digest your food and go back to your room to rest."

Her waist was still sore, but Fu Yan didn't try to be brave.

"Okay, you can pack it up. I'll go back to my room and tidy up the things I brought. I'll make lunch later."

"Okay, you go."

Xiao Lie washed the dishes and tidied away the untidy things from last night's banquet, while Fu Yan went back to his room and went about his own business.

Fu Yan put a small jewelry box that she brought over on the dressing table, three pairs of small earrings, a thin silver bracelet and silver hairpin, and there were also simple skin care creams, lip balms, and eyebrow pencils that she made herself.

Most of the women in the Li Dynasty used lead powder, which contained heavy metals, and long-term use would damage the skin.Fu Yan is naturally beautiful and requires simple maintenance.

When she was in the mansion, she never put on makeup in order to avoid being coveted by her excessive appearance, and kept her face bare, although in the end she couldn't avoid the flamboyant Zhao Chengxin...

She still remembers some modern and simple homemade skin care products, but they are too simple and single to produce and sell on a large scale, and she originally learned computer programming, which is really useless after coming to ancient times. study.

Among Fu Yan's three dowry boxes, one contains a spring quilt and two winter quilts, both of which are newly purchased; Used items and jewelry etc.

Counting my existing savings, the 20 taels given by Mr. Zhao, the 100 taels of silver bills from Miss Zhao, and the silver rewards I have saved in the past ten years totaled 260 taels.There is also the dowry gift from Xiao Lie of twelve taels, a total of 390 taels.

Now it is not bad for a farm family to earn seven or eight days a year, not to mention that a large family has to eat and spend, and they often can't save much money at the end of the year.

Fu Yan put the silver and gold hairpins into the exquisite small box that Zhao Yunyan sent, locked them, and kept them in the big box.This is her confidence and the guarantee of her future life.

Zhao Yunyan also asked Fu Yan to bring some of the books she read on weekdays and the copybooks and pens and inks for practicing calligraphy.There is no study room in Xiao Lie's house, and there is no place to put these pens, inks, papers and inkstones, so Fu Yan will not take them out after tidying them up, let's talk about it later.

The place is not big, after tidying up her dowry, Fu Yan sat and rested for a while.

Xiao Lie had already returned all the tables, chairs and benches borrowed by neighbors for banquets.It was almost noon, seeing Xiao Lie coming back, Fu Yan got up and went to the kitchen to cook.

Fu Yan originally knew how to cook, but later she also learned a little bit from the cooks of the Zhao Mansion, so she will show off her skills later and show the two brothers a taste of good food.

(End of this chapter)