Flowers are expensive

Chapter 94 Acacia Beans
"Okay," Cao took over the conversation and said to Granny Yun, "Sister-in-law Xiao didn't mean to talk about you, so don't keep talking about death, let Ma Liu know later, and say that we are not gone."

Grandma Yun frowned slightly, lowered her head and squinted her eyes to peel the garlic, sighed and said, "I'm a few steps away from death, don't you know? How many days can I survive if I continue to quarrel like this every night? Knowing that we These old men sleep less and still make noise like that, isn’t that forcing me to die? Oh, Ma Liu’s daughter-in-law, you have to be a little bit filial, I’m afraid I’ll be able to sleep soundly long ago!”

Everyone could tell that Grandma Yun was speaking for Huang Ying, and the implication was to let the Cao family take care of Liang Bai and let her sleep peacefully.Liang Bai's face turned red instantly.

Huang Ying's heart trembled slightly, she felt colic, and felt that Grandma Yun was very kind for the first time.She has always had her eyes on her forehead, and she looks down on country women like Grandma Yun the most. She thinks they are dirty, ugly and old, and she stays away when she speaks.But at this moment, hearing Grandma Yun's words, just as timely as the rain after a long drought, she almost burst into tears.However, she also understood that Grandma Yun would help her because of Lihua.

Mrs. Cao wanted to govern Liang Bai, but since Grandma Yun gave her a ladder, she just let her go.She turned her head and said to Liang Bai, who was blushing, "Did you hear that? You made such a disturbance that our aunt couldn't sleep, and she was going to die. Be restless. When Ma Liu comes back, you will see me." , do you understand?"

Everyone looked sideways at Liang Bai involuntarily.Liang Bo suddenly felt uncomfortable, cold sweat broke out down his back, he muttered a curse, and then answered: "Understood, housekeeper." After finishing speaking, he went back to the backyard resentfully.

Mrs. Cao turned around and asked Granny Yun again: "Is there anything uncomfortable about you, old man? Just say it, don't fight with dead words anymore, I can't bear the crime!"

Grandma Yun blew on the garlic skin in her palm, got up slowly, thumped her legs and said: "It's gone, it's gone, ouch, this leg is really useless, it's gone numb after just sitting for a while , Simply cut it off!"

Lihua nudged Huang Ying with her elbow and gave her a wink.Huang Ying immediately understood, and hurriedly said to Grandma Yun: "If you don't mind, old man, I will press your legs every night from now on?" Everyone in the yard stared at Huang Ying curiously. Didn't the sun set in the east today? yes?This girl with long eyes on the top of her head actually wants to help Granny Yun press her legs?

Grandma Yun waved her hand and said: "No need, my legs are not good-looking, old bones and old skin, you might throw up after seeing it! How can you get your hands dirty?"

"What kind of dirty is that? As long as you don't dislike my poor craftsmanship!" Huang Ying said with a smile.

"Yes, Grandma Yun," Li Hua said with a smile, "Don't underestimate Huang Ying's craftsmanship. Considering that there are so many maidservants in Wang's mansion, Madam likes Huang Ying rubbing her shoulders and legs the most, and often praises her craftsmanship. Well! Anyway, she doesn't have much to do at night, so you might as well help her and just find her a job." Huang Ying's kneading skills are top-notch, but the previous recipient must be the master, not the wife .

Grandma Yun smiled faintly, turned around and went into the kitchen without saying anything.Lihua knew that she agreed, she tilted her head and whispered to Huang Ying: "I don't need to teach you what to do?" Tears are about to roll out.

Lihua quickly pinched her, and said in a low voice: "Don't cry at every turn, keep it!"

Seeing that Grandma Yun had stopped showing off her power, Mrs. Cao turned to Lihua and asked, "Hey, Qin Lihua, do you really plan to have dinner here before leaving?"

Mrs. Xiao hurriedly added embellishments and said: "She said just now that even if you eat it, you eat it from the master, not from you and me. If you like to eat here, you can eat here. You don't care about it!"

"Ouch!" A cold smile curled up on the corner of Cao's mouth, "It sounds like you, Qin Lihua, are in charge of this Zhuangzi! Make it clear, you're still living in Xie's house, go back quickly, I'm not prepared tonight Your share! Huang Ying, what are you still doing? You don’t need to work in the kitchen anymore?”

Huang Ying subconsciously leaned closer to Lihua, lowered her head and did not speak.Lihua responded and said to Mrs. Cao: "It just so happens that the housekeeper is here, and I have something to tell you. Hongling is pregnant with a child, and Brother Haitang is not here. You are too busy to deal with the affairs of the village. I'm panicking and don't have time to take care of her, so I discussed it with Huang Ying and decided to let Huang Ying and Hong Ling live in the same room and take care of each other."

Cao's brows and eyes sank, and there was some icy coldness in her eyes. The corners of her mouth trembled and she asked, "Qin Lihua, when is it your turn to arrange things in this village? If you should go back to Xie's house, go back to Xie's house. Don't just look for trouble here!"

"The housekeeper's words are serious. Where am I making arrangements? Am I not asking you? Ma Liu is gone, and everything in the village is under your control. Whatever happens is your business. I How dare you care so much? You can't bear such a heavy burden. If you don't agree, you can refuse me straight away, but—" Li Hua smiled lightly, "Hong Ling has always been weak, and today she gave me another I was scared for a while, no one took care of her carefully, I'm afraid she might have a slippery tire. If that's the case, those people outside might say that it's because your housekeeper's mother's family still has a prejudice against Hong Ling and deliberately didn't take care of her carefully. What! If we let Huang Ying live in the same room with her, I can tell you in time if there is any trouble, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? What do you think, housekeeper?"

"Hmph," Cao Shi snorted, and exhaled a sulky air from his nasal cavity and said, "You are very thoughtful, even thinking about my face, thank you for your hard work!"

"Where is it?" Lihua smiled politely, "I learned this from you, the housekeeper, when I was in the manor. I only have two or three points of your true biography, how can I learn as much as you can? I thought about it." I'm afraid you've thought about it a long time ago, haven't you? It's too deserted for Huangying to live alone. It's best to let her live with Hongling and take care of each other. If anyone really wants to do something else, Then we have to weigh it carefully, if Hong Ling gets pregnant, will he be able to bear the consequences!"

Everyone knows that it's Liang Bai. If Huang Ying and Hong Ling live together, and Liang Bai wants to come to torment Huang Ying at night, I'm afraid it will hurt Hong Ling's womb. It would be strange if Haitang didn't find Liang Bai to fight for his life. up!

Mrs. Cao knew that Lihua had made such an arrangement on purpose, and that they could save the two of them at once. If she wanted to refuse, it seemed that she couldn't justify her affection and face, so she had no choice but to agree.Lihua also said that Huang Ying bumped her head, so she had to work hard for Mrs. Xiao to cook, and Cao didn't say much, and let Huang Ying go to rest by herself.Lihua thanked Cao Shi, and helped Huang Ying to the backyard.

Looking at the calm smile on Lihua's face, Cao Shi suddenly remembered something Ma Liu said before.One night, when the two of them lay down and were still asleep, Li Maliu suddenly said with emotion: "Then Qin Lihua is probably not the master's sister. With her intelligence, how could she be willing to be a sister?"

She turned to Ma Liu, "How do you know she's not a sister? Did she tell you?"

Ma Liu snorted and said, "It's her idea not to let the whole village go to the spring festival." She was startled, covered her body with her arms around the quilt, sat up and lowered her head and asked, "I thought You came up with the idea, I didn't expect you to listen to her!"

Ma Liu nodded and said, "It's not only about the Spring Festival, but it was also her idea to sacrifice to the mountain god when Aunt Xie and the others hid their son last time."

"Isn't that Guanshi Wang's idea?" She asked again in surprise.

"Wang Guanshi was in a panic at that time. He was afraid that the young master of Chen Yushi's family would find out something. His brain is not as good as mine. Where did he come up with such an idea? It was Qin Lihua and Wang Guanshi who came up with the idea of ​​offering sacrifices to the mountain god. At that time, Guanshi Wang and I were deceived by her, thinking that she really wanted to force Aunt Xie and the others to hand over their sons to marry, but who would have thought that she was planning to escape by offering sacrifices to the mountain god! After this incident, I thought about it carefully and felt that This girl has too many thoughts, she is so cunning, what can she do to insist on being the master's sister? I'm afraid there is something in it."

"If she is not the master's sister, is she really a girl?" Ma Liu said after a moment of silence: "I can't say what kind of status she is in Wang's house. Anyway, you don't want to make trouble with her in the future, she thinks There are more people than you, and people are smarter than you, even if there is no Xie Manting, she may not suffer, we don't have to compete with a smart person, understand?"

At that time, Mrs. Cao was still a little unconvinced, and wondered if Ma Liu had taken a fancy to Qin Lihua and praised her so well, was she stupid?But today, Mrs. Cao has learned a little bit.

After her father, Cao An, was pushed into the water tank by Qin Lihua, Cao Shi just went away in anger and didn't think there was anything wrong, but after thinking about it later, she was really a little scared.She has seen a lot of shrews, at most she would curse, smash things, or self-mutilate, hang herself and jump into a river or something, but she can push a drunk man into the water tank ruthlessly, and admit it without changing his face Yes, this is the first time she has seen such a woman.This requires not only strength, but also courage.She couldn't help thinking, who was Qin Lihua in the past?
"The housekeeper! The housekeeper!" Sister-in-law Xiao yelled a few times to call out the soul that Cao's scattered.Cao frowned slightly and asked: "What's the matter? Don't cook yet, wait for me to do it?"

"Someone is looking for you outside the door." Sister-in-law Xiao pointed to the outside of the door and said.

"Who is it?" Cao raised her head casually and looked outside the gate, only to see a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl standing there smiling at her.Cao felt a little strange, he did not know this little girl!
She walked out of the courtyard gate, looked at the little girl and asked, "Whose family are you from? You don't look like a child from the village. What can I do for you?" The little girl blinked her bright eyes. With eyes like eyes, he handed over a blue cloth bag and said, "I'm helping people deliver things, here you are!"

"What?" Before Cao could finish asking, the little girl ran away.She called a few times, but couldn't stop.She was even more curious about what was in the kit. She unwrapped the rope and poured out the contents, and a string of small beaded bracelets that were half black and half red fell out.

"Oh my god..." Cao's face was as pale as snow in an instant, his pupils were dilated, his expression was distorted, and his hands shook, almost shaking the beaded bracelet to the ground.After a while, she raised her head and looked around in amazement, trying to find the little girl again, but she had already disappeared.She firmly held down her heart that was beating like a bell, and reluctantly picked up her eyes to search in the afterglow of the setting sun in the evening, but unfortunately, except for the familiar scenery on weekdays, she didn't find the person she wanted to see.

When she lowered her head to stare again, Cao's hands holding the beads trembled uncontrollably, and a mist appeared in her eyes.

Just when she was deeply touched, Lihua and Moxiang walked out of the courtyard door holding hands.As soon as he looked up, he saw Cao's eyes filled with tears, and he couldn't help being stunned.Lihua couldn't help laughing, mother, is it my eyesight or something?Will the housekeeper cry too?Hallucination?
Mrs. Cao didn't expect the two of them to appear suddenly, she immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, stuffed the bracelet into her sleeve and hurried into the courtyard gate.After she left, Moxiang showed a surprised expression, and asked Lihua happily: "Fourth Aunt, Housekeeper Cao's mother is crying!" Lihua burst out laughing, nodded again and again: "I see, it's here Cry, come out one step later, maybe you can still see her tearful face!"

(End of this chapter)