Flowers are expensive

Chapter 15

Grandma Yun on the side murmured numbly: "That girl named Qin Lihua is really mean when she speaks! She really is a slut in the city! Madam Xie, if she knows what she is like, she might not be sure if she is beaten to death!" The young daughter-in-law Gong in blue cloth raised her hands to cover her face and said with a smile: "Didn't you see that when we got married last night, Aunt Xie's face was black and black like a layer of soot from a pot. Wait until later The two of them are going to be together, Qin Lihua will feel better! Mrs. Xie is not a lamp that saves tung oil!"

A few people were talking and laughing about this, when Mrs. Xiao's son Dong Chuan hurried in with something in his pocket, and showed off to Mrs. Xiao: "Mother, look, I found a wild pear tree on the mountain. You have picked a lot of fruits! Try one!"

Sister-in-law Xiao took a look in her son's pocket, and there really were more than a dozen lumpy pears.Although this kind of pear looks ugly, it tastes very good.Hearing Dong Chuan's words, those next to him stretched their necks and looked into Dong Chuan's pockets, wishing they could use their eyes instead of paring knives, and try to peel two of them first.

Grandma Yun immediately asked: "Dongchuan, where did you pick it from? You are so lucky! I usually walk around the mountain, why don't I see a wild pear tree anywhere?"

"That's right," Mrs. Gong laughed while staring at the pears while joking, "Don't pick the pears from the orchard on the village by mistake! Be careful and turn around and the steward will punish you!"

Dong Chuan was about to explain, but Mrs. Xiao interrupted her and said in a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Cough! As soon as Sister Gong said this, others will know that you have just married in the village. You can ask Granny Yun and the others. , This kind of wild pear is sent to the master, and the master will not even look at it! Who would dare to plant this kind of thing in the orchard of the master? There are only one or two wild pear trees on the nearby hillside that can bear fruit. Ma If the steward sees it, he will only praise Dongchuan for his good luck and know how to find food, so why punish him?"

It is true that Mrs. Gong has been married to the village for less than a year, and she doesn't know much about the affairs of the village, especially the things in the fields outside.Hearing Mrs. Xiao's words, she was not very happy, she quickly smiled flatteringly and said, "Oh, that's what happened, I slapped myself in the face! It was just to tease Dong Chuan, who would have said that?" Are you really going to tell Steward Ma? Sister-in-law, don't worry too much."

Mrs. Xiao restrained her dissatisfied expression a little, smiled and said in a slightly smug tone: "Look at you talking about me so small, what am I blaming you for? You have only come to the village not long ago, and your man has not Staying in the orchard, how do you know so much? It will be clear in the future!" After she said this, she got up and patted Dongchuan's buttocks lightly: "I'm running around and playing again? Go up the mountain to pick Lier? Dead boy, are you going to study at home for two days? I finally asked Tian’s elder brother to teach you how to read a few words, and you are still running around? Look at me shaking off your skin, I’m not you mother!"

Dong Chuan was beaten, so naturally he rushed out the door holding his pear.Sister-in-law Xiao followed after her, cursed a few words, then grabbed Dong Chuan and whispered, "Take the pear home and put it aside, do you hear me? You can have a taste of it when your father and brother come back later, call Grandma Yun They each take one, how many more do you have left in your pocket? After picking good fruits, don’t show them off and go home, you know?”

"Understood, mother, I'll go back right away!" Dong Chuan didn't care about peeling, picked up one, took a bite and handed it to Mrs. Xiao.Sister-in-law Xiao looked around and saw no one, so she took a bite, stuffed it back to Dong Chuan, and said with a smile: "My son is really capable, this pear is sweeter than the one in the master's orchard! Are there any more on the tree? "

"Yes, but they are all green and have no pockmarks yet."

"This pear has to grow pockmarks to be delicious. Otherwise, why would it be called a prickly pear? Don't tell people where the tree is, so as not to let people pick it up. Go back quickly and go back through the backyard door! Tell other people to see it, and pack it tight!"

Dong Chuan turned around and ran towards the backyard door.Sister-in-law Xiao happily finished chewing the pear in her mouth, wiped her mouth, and then returned to the yard.When she entered the door, she happened to hear Mrs. Gong asking about the orchard.She answered the words and asked with a smile: "Sister Gong, do you want your man to go to the orchard too?" There was a bit of complacency in her tone.

(End of this chapter)