Flowers are expensive

Chapter 127 New to Ningjiawan

The carriage stopped suddenly, and Lihua was awakened by the jolting of the carriage. She opened her eyes in a daze, and asked, "Are you there? So fast?" Cuiyue laughed and said, "Where did it get here so soon? It takes a long time to catch up." It’s a day’s journey! The post station is here, we have to change carriages.”

"Oh." Lihua got off the carriage in a daze, holding her own baggage.The moment she got off the carriage, a gust of night wind blew the air around her ears, and she couldn't help but tremble all over.Looking up, it is a strange place. There are four big red characters engraved on the big stone tablet outside: Yuanping Station.

It was dark everywhere, only here were four red lanterns hanging, and there was a small inn converted from a simple farmhouse next to it.A gust of night wind blew by, and Lihua felt very desolate in her heart, and suddenly thought of Xie Manting, and couldn't help but want to cry again.

"Ewha, let's go." Cuiyue reached out to give her a hand after negotiating the price with the groom, "What's wrong? Are you still sad?"

Cuiyue has experienced many more things than her, so even if she feels sad, she won't show it.

"It's okay, let's go. By the way, is there a horse-drawn carriage at the post station at night?" "The horses are not the post station itself, they are named in the post station. As long as you are willing to increase the price, they can go on the road at any time." "Oh, this There are also wild ones in the era!" "What is wild?" Lihua smiled through tears: "It's the unofficial version. Don't talk about it, let's go, lest they come after you."

The three of them boarded the carriage again, and after bumping for two hours, the sky gradually turned pale, and the night passed like this.After that, they changed carriages three more times, and after four days of ups and downs, they finally arrived at Ningjiawan, the hometown of Mama Li.

Ningjiawan is a place with a similar climate to Zique Village, but the traffic is not as congested as Zique Village.Five miles away there is Tianluo Town, which is quite prosperous.

Mother Li left her hometown in her early years, her husband died early, her daughter remarried, and she rarely returned to her hometown.When they arrived at the entrance of Ningjiawan Village that day, a middle-aged woman rushed towards them, grabbed Mama Li's hand and shouted excitedly: "Auntie! It's Auntie! I haven't seen you for many years. It's not getting old!"

Mother Li was stunned for a moment, but she didn't recognize the woman in front of her for a while, after all, she had been away from home for more than ten years.

"Oh, auntie, you old man really don't recognize me? You are so noble and forgetful! I heard that you made a fortune outside, so you don't recognize us poor relatives? Don't pretend you don't know me!" The middle-aged man The woman held Mama Li tightly and said.

Mama Li looked at her for a long time before she recognized her, and said suddenly, "Oh, I remembered, are you Xing'er?"

"Auntie, you finally recognized me? Look, I'm getting older, but you haven't changed at all!" The middle-aged woman said with a burst of hearty laughter, "Do you remember I'm back, did I have such a good time outside that I can't bear to come back? This time, I came back to visit the grave, right?"

"That's it."

"Yo, these two are..."

Mother Li hurriedly introduced: "These two are my goddaughters. My family, Ah Nuan, married long ago and had no one to accompany me, so I recognized two goddaughters. I don't want to show my hometown a look, and pay homage to the ancestral grave by the way. everything is OK?"

"No matter how good it is, how can you still have a good life outside? Let's just live in a hurry!"

"By the way, has my old house collapsed? When I came back last time, the courtyard wall was loose, didn't the wind blow it down?"

Asked about this, the middle-aged woman frowned tightly, shook her head again and again and said, "Auntie, I was just about to tell you about this! Don't be angry after hearing this, it's not worthwhile to be angry with yourself. !"

Mother Li's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she hurriedly asked, "Tell me, what happened to my old house?"

"That's a long story! Auntie, why don't you go with me to my shabby house to have a rest. You see, the two girls are probably tired, right?"

"By the way," Mama Li turned her head and smiled at Lihua and Cuiyue, "This is Cousin Xing'er, her surname is Xian, and she is a relative of my family." They both called Cousin Xing'er in unison.Mrs. Xian answered with a smile, quickly stretched out her hand to take Mama Li's burden, and walked forward affectionately holding her arm, turning her head to greet Lihua and Cuiyue from time to time, appearing extraordinarily attentive.

The farmers in Ningjia Bay are not as scattered as in Zique Mountain. There are dozens of families living in one bay.I passed several farmhouses along the way, and when I heard that Mama Li was back, all the familiar wives and mothers came out to greet her.Seeing that there were two more goddaughters beside her, everyone was very curious, and there was a bit of suspicion in their eyes.

Lihua and Cuiyue were already mentally prepared, they just focused on greeting people, ignoring those strange eyes.After finally breaking through the enthusiastic "surroundings" of the villagers, when they arrived at the door of Xian's house, Xian shouted loudly: "Bao'er, Belle, hurry up and help my aunt and uncle get things! Are you laying eggs in the stuffy house? Get out now!"

As soon as the voice fell, a man and a woman ran out of the room. The man was about ten years old, and the woman was about six years old.The two children came up to greet them, their mouths were as sweet as Xian's, making Li's mother and Lihua Cuiyue happy for a while.

Mrs. Xian invited them into the hall, and hurriedly shouted: "Bao'er, go to boil water and make a pot of tea!"

After Li's mother sat down, she looked around the hall and asked, "Xing'er, where is your man?" Xian said with a smile, "I went to work in the town, and I only come back every three to five days. Auntie, this time How long are you coming back to live? If you don’t want to stay soon, you might as well sleep on my bunk here, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Mother Li asked in surprise, "How do you say that?" "Oh!" Mrs. Xian waved her hand, looked out of the door with disdain and said, "Auntie, you don't know that your old house was earlier It was taken over by the uncle’s house, and now a new house has been built on the land, and it has been used as his kitchen and pigsty!"

"What?" Li's mother was startled, and said angrily, "He has a house and space, why occupy my house? There are still people in my house, so why take my house? Is there any law? "

"Cough! Isn't it? When he knocked down the wall of your house, I told him that there are still people in my second uncle's family. How to say?"

"What did he say? Say it quickly!" Li's mother was already blushing with anger.

Mrs. Xian patted the table, and said with a resentful face: "He said that your family doesn't know what good fortune you enjoy outside. Will you come back after making a fortune? Maybe you have already built several other courtyards outside! It's just Occupy the latrine and don’t shit! The good land is left unused there for the grass to grow wildly?” “Bah!” Li’s mother spat on the ground and said, “My land is just left unused for the grass to grow , It’s not his turn to decide! Is my family dead, or something?”

"He can tell you, the land was allocated to your family back then, and your family has no sons, and you won't come back to take care of them. If you give it to him, it's just taken back, not usurped."

Mother Li stood up angrily, pulled Xian Shi and said, "Let's go! Talk to Boss Wu now! I still don't believe it. He is the king of the village. He can do whatever he wants. I still have a daughter." Hey! That room is reserved for my daughter, why should he occupy it!" "Auntie, don't be in a hurry when you come back! Have a drink first and then talk!"

Both Lihua and Cuiyue got up and pulled Mama Li back to sit down.Lihua smiled and said, "Godmother, don't worry, we have just arrived home, we should clear things up first, and then find someone in the village who can speak up to judge, this is the best policy! You have to go rashly If we quarrel with them, we three women will definitely suffer."

Cuiyue also said: "Ewha is right, if you come here, you can rest easy, listen to cousin Xing'er before making any plans."

Mrs. Xian nodded hurriedly and said: "Auntie, the two cousins ​​are right, there is no need to rush, let's rest here first and then talk. Oh, you little bastard, how can you boil water so slowly! You just sit down and I'll see." Take a look." As she spoke, she stood up and shouted loudly: "Bao'er, have you changed from a crab? It's time to lie sideways and get close to the door of the kitchen! Haven't you boiled the water yet?"

Lihua and Cuiyue couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing when they heard her words.But Mother Li sighed with a worried face, and said to the two of them: "Look, I didn't even have a place to live when I brought you back with kindness. I thought I would clean the house first and make do with it, but I didn't expect to give it to you." Then Boss Wu even took over the house! I really feel sorry for the two of you!"

"Where is this dialect?" Cuiyue said, "I call you a godmother, that is a family, not two dialects. We are in trouble now, can't we three cobblers be as good as one Zhuge Liang? Think about it !"

Lihua got up and walked to the door of the kitchen, looked out, stretched her waist, turned around and said with a smile: "Yeah, let's think about it! That room is not something you can just occupy. I see that the scenery here is beautiful, and Zimagpie The village is almost the same, it is a good place to grow flowers. Don’t worry, we arrived the day before, where can we have everything? Take your time!”

Mother Li frowned and said: "The boss of my husband's family is the most unreasonable. I think he has already taken advantage of it when we separated. The house needs to be more, the land needs to be sunny, and even a dustpan needs to be big." Yes. Now even my house is taken over, there is really no way!"

"Godmother, don't worry, we will explain the king's law to him slowly. It doesn't matter if he doesn't understand, the king's law is not just for him to read, just let someone who understands it to sort it out!"

Li Hua's words made Li's mother laugh.At this time, Mrs. Xian brought the teapot, took three bowls that had just been washed with well water and poured three bowls of tea, and said with a smile: "There is no good tea at home, it was Bao'er's father who brought it back from the owner's house in the town years ago. I'm afraid it won't be as good as what my aunt usually drinks, so don't dislike it." "Where is it?" Mother Li hurriedly took the hand, took a sip and smiled, "You are willing to invite us into the room to talk, I am already very tired. Thank you, and trouble you to boil water and make tea!"

"What's this talking about? I'm not from my uncle's family, and I don't act according to my conscience! I swallowed up other people's houses secretly, and said it like it fell from the sky. I said auntie, your mother first Stay at my house, anyway, my man won't come back these days."

Mother Li glanced at Cuiyue and Lihua, Cuiyue nodded and said, "The house is gone now, so I can only stay here for a few days."

"Oh, Cousin Yue is so polite!" Xian said with a smile, "At first glance, she is a girl from a big place, she is polite! The two cousins ​​are not married yet, right?" Mother Li was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "They have their own ideas, and I don't bother to care about them. By the way, I want to go to my old house to see what it looks like now."

"Okay, do you want me to take you there?"

"No need, I'll just take the two sisters there, I can still find the way there."

"Okay then, I'll prepare the meals first, and give you Niangsan a good welcome at noon."

After leaving Xian's house, Mother Li took Cuiyue and Lihua to the east along the dirt road.Lihua looked around, pointed to the fields not far away, and said: "Look, there are a lot of unused fields there, we rented them out and looked for a few capable workers, so we can do the flower fields. If you don’t plant branches now, it will be too late.”

Cuiyue took her arm and said with a smile: "You are all focused on the flower fields, desperately wanting to make a lot of money!" Lihua said with a slightly melancholy tone: "I don't focus on making money now, I'm afraid I will lose money again." Focus on other things."

(End of this chapter)