supernatural farm girl

Chapter 86 Chapter 090
090 Days of timely delivery of charcoal
After the grandson fell asleep, Aunt Xu and Xiao Xu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were sitting in the kitchen, sighing.Now is the end of the year, how can we live this year?The two women didn't have much strength, and they didn't have any land at home, so they rented the land from Landlord Sun's family. After paying the rent, there was not much left.I sold more than 100 catties, and the rest was not enough to eat porridge, so I couldn't survive this day.

Xiao Xu's eyes were red from crying.

Aunt Xu sighed, and after a while she gritted her teeth and said, "Tui'er, mother knows that you have been wronged these past few years. Seeing that there is no hope for this day, what are you planning in mind, tell mother."

Xiao Xu just cried and didn't speak.

"If you want to leave... Mother won't stop you... You have been a daughter-in-law for the past few years, and you have been excellent in everything. Our He family has dragged you down." Before Aunt Xu finished speaking, the circles of her eyes turned red, and she shed tears .Several daughters-in-law in Zhuangzi went to work as handymen for wealthy families in the county town, and they could earn several hundred Wen a month, which was better than digging food in the soil.Mrs. Xu once said that she would go, but Aunt Xu disagreed.This kind of family, she probably won't come back after going.

"Mother, what are you talking about?" Xiao Xu choked, "I am the daughter-in-law of the He family, I was born as a member of the He family and died as a ghost of the He family, where are you telling me to go?"

"But life is hard!" Aunt Xu stopped crying after a long time, and sighed, "You are a young daughter-in-law, you are getting old, and my mother loves you! There is no end to this kind of life..."

Before the words finished, there was a knock on the door, and Anxiu's voice sounded sweetly: "Aunt Xu, sister-in-law, are you at home?"

Both Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu hurriedly wiped away their tears.Aunt Xu opened the door for Anxiu, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Why is girl Xiu here? Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat, eat!" Anxiu said hurriedly, the stir-fried pork offal in the basket was still steaming, and the aroma went straight into her nose, disturbing her stomach.

"Auntie, my family is blessed with pigs today. I fried the pig intestines and lungs. They are so delicious. Yu'er and Shusheng are reluctant to put chopsticks. I want to give you a try!" Anxiu handed the basket to the pig. Mrs. Xu, don't forget to explain a few words.

During the Chinese New Year, you can’t say kill the character, but replace the kill pig with Fu Zhu.

Mrs. Xu untied the red cloth on the basket, saw that the pork intestines were fried spicy and smelling, rolled her throat, gulped, and said, "Why is this so embarrassing? Keep it for yourselves."

"I left it at home, and there are many more. I see that everyone doesn't eat this very much. I guess you haven't eaten it. I want to give you a try." Anxiu smiled. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Xu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's eyes turned red, and immediately Don't dare to say anything more, it seems that their life is more difficult than An Xiu imagined.

"It's the first time I've seen pork intestines being fried so fragrant." Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu also laughed.

"Try it, Aunt Xu, and see how it tastes." Anxiu couldn't wait to show off her skills.The smell of pig intestines is difficult to get rid of. The straw ash contains alkali, so rubbing with straw ash can remove the smell.This is the accumulation of life, and it is obvious that life tips in this era have not accumulated this kind of knowledge.

Mrs. Xu couldn't shirk it, so she had to take a bite with the chopsticks together with Mrs. Xu.

"It's delicious!" Aunt Xu praised sincerely, "Xiu, how did you make this kind of thing, it's so delicious." , You can also see Hun Xing during the Chinese New Year.

An Xiu told Aunt Xu how she made it, and said that if Aunt Xu really wanted to eat it, she could come and help make it.Mrs. Xu tasted the chopsticks again and hurriedly agreed.

"Auntie, we live next door to each other, so we are the closest people." Anxiu hesitated for a long time before taking out her purse, "The family doesn't need too much pretense. I know you are having a hard time. There is only one thousand Wen, you take it and use it first."

"Oh, girl Xiu, how did this happen?" Aunt Xu hurriedly declined, but she felt warm in her heart. This morning, she went to her natal brother to borrow one hundred Wen. hard work.Mrs. Xu heard her voice, borrowing money was impossible, and she didn't bother to say anything later.

Anxiu was not related to them, but she was willing to help them in their most difficult moment, which made Xu feel very sorry.

"Auntie, don't think too much, I'm honest, I don't know how to play fancy kung fu. The New Year is sad, and it's always better to save money on weekdays. It's always better to be generous during the New Year. The family is also happy, and you will have good luck in the coming year!" An Xiu Choose your words carefully, for fear that you will hurt Aunt Xu's self-esteem if you say something wrong.

Mrs. Xu didn't refuse any more. She really needs money urgently now, and she wished she could borrow usury loans.
"Xiu girl, thank you auntie!" Xu's voice was choked up, "You are sincere, and auntie will not lie to you. It is true that you are short of money for the New Year. You have saved our family's emergency! In the coming year, auntie will plant crops. I will return it to you as soon as possible!"

"Don't worry, auntie, my family can still turn around for the time being." Seeing that she was willing to accept her kindness, Anxiu also laughed, "It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and we are the closest neighbors. This is a blessing from Xiu! Don't rush It is worse than anything else to say that you will pay back the money or not, and make the year a prosperous one!"

Both Aunt Xu and Xiao Xu touched their tears, but couldn't say anything extra.

Anxiu smiled: "Auntie, it's best to eat the pig's intestines and pig's lungs while it's hot. You all have to try it. I'll be back first. I haven't eaten yet."

When Aunt Xu heard this, she was very sorry: "Why don't you just eat it at my house?" Although there was only half a boiled sweet potato left in her pot.

"No, no, my father and the others are still waiting for me to eat." Anxiu hurriedly refused, how could he eat her family's food?
An Xiu walked out of her house with a heavy heart.There is no man in the family, and life is really hard. It is not easy for these two women to persist for so many years.Looking at the dark sky, there is no moon but the sky is full of stars, she can't help but lament that God has treated her so well.

When I got home, I found that He Youbao and the others hadn't finished their meal, so I couldn't help asking, "What's the matter, why don't you eat?"

"Sister Xiu, we'll wait for you to come back to eat together!" He Yu'er smiled and stood up to help An Xiu prepare the meal and serve it to her.

Anxiu was going to help, He Shusheng hurriedly stopped her: "Xiu, sit down and let Yu'er serve you for a while! You will always work hard for us all year round!"

Anxiu curled up her lips and smiled, didn't say much, sat on the chair unceremoniously, took the food handed over by He Yuer, and smiled at He Youbao: "Father, I'll just see you later, you Enjoy the blessing too, the two dolls in our family are filial."

He Youbao and He Yuer laughed.He Shusheng didn't speak, but slandered: I'm not your baby!

Whether he admits it or not, in Anxiu's heart, he is her baby just like He Yuer.This made He Shusheng feel frustrated.He is her man, he should protect her, how can he always be treated like a doll by her?

Tomorrow is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and I will be making New Year cakes.Anxiu thought that there were still four trotters and one pig head left in her lucky pig, which should be distributed to her uncle's family, which is also the custom in the village.Whoever kills a pig needs to distribute the pig's trotters and pig's head to the uncle's family to taste.

Thinking about buying the [-] acres of paddy fields in the dam head of the uncle's house, Anxiu needs to curry favor with them and send them the pig's head later.When He Zaosheng separated, Anxiu had already made Tang very unhappy. If he didn't take the opportunity to please her, the price of buying this paddy field next year would definitely not come down.

Although Tang is stingy, he is not stupid when he is sober: the paddy field on the dam in the water was originally obtained from land reclamation, and the soil quality is not very good.She was too happy to be able to sell or exchange the fertile land of He Youbao's family.But he was not happy with Anxiu in his heart, so he ordered to make things difficult, maybe he would raise the price.

Anxiu put the pig's head in a basket and was going to deliver it to the uncle's house later.The four trotters were given to the second uncle and the third uncle's family respectively.The uncle is the elder, so if you give him a pig's head, the second uncle and the third uncle can't argue with each other.

"Xiu, send this to your second uncle later?" He Youbao asked casually when she saw her put the pig's head in a basket and covered it with a red cloth.Anxiu has a good relationship with the Erbo's family, so the pig's head will naturally be given to the Erbo's family.

"No, to uncle's house." Anxiu smiled.

"Why do you want to give it to his family?" He Yuer was reluctant, and grabbed Anxiu's basket, "Auntie is bad, and she is not good to us. Sister Xiu, give it to the second uncle's house. Sister Juanzi and Sister Feng'er both like it. "

An Xiu smiled.

Seeing that He Shusheng and He Yu'er were also sitting in the kitchen, An Xiu got up: "You two go to bed quickly, or you will stay in bed again tomorrow, and I will talk to dad later."

I need to tell my father-in-law in advance about buying my uncle's land.Anxiu knew that her father-in-law would definitely say that you can do it yourself and not obstruct him, but she showed respect to him by communicating with him.Although he is the head of the family, his father-in-law is the only elder in the family.

He Shusheng led He Yuer away.

He Youbao asked: "Xiu, what's the matter?"

Anxiu moved the pony to sit beside him, and said quietly: "Father, there is something I want to do, don't ask why, anyway, I'm not wasting money."

"What's the matter?" He Youbao was a little anxious now.Anxiu won't cause any trouble, right?Seeing her hesitant to speak, He Youbao's first thought was to think of something bad.

"I want to buy the paddy fields on the dam of my uncle's house." Anxiu said, "If my uncle doesn't want to sell, I want to exchange our fields with him..."

"This..." He Youbao was startled, and he said after a long while, "Xiu, our family has fertile land, and your uncle's dam has barren land, how can you change it? Besides, what do you want that field for? His family has a lot of labor. , there is still time to run back and forth during the busy farming season, our family is short of labor, and buying it is a hassle!"

Anxiu already knew that He Youbao would say this, and she couldn't explain it herself.Seeing that he felt sorry for his fertile land, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​changing the land and decided to buy it.Just about to change, he can only use himself to buy the five mu of land from Sanbo's family, and he cannot touch He Youbao's ancestral property.

"Father, do you think I'm reliable?" An Xiu asked.

"It used to be pretty reliable!" He Youbao didn't answer directly.The implication is that she has done a lot of unreliable things recently, and it is difficult for her to say anything.Although An Xiu is as close as a daughter, she is not her own daughter after all, and there are some things that she cannot directly say.

Anxiu smiled silently: "Father, don't worry about anything, I guarantee that you will give birth to Yu'er without suffering. Just wait."

After finishing speaking, Anxiu went back to her room and took out her sandalwood box, which contained all the money she had earned in the past six months.Jin Yutang's share plus Anxiu's deposit, a total of 500 taels, was exchanged for 50 taels of silver bills, ninety, a small box full!
Spreading them all out for He Youbao to see, Anxiu was full of expectation to see his surprised appearance.

He Youbao opened the box, saw a pile of papers, and looked at An Xiu in surprise: "Xiu, why are there so many?"

Anxiu almost fell off the small bench, this is the silver ticket!After thinking about it, He Youbao had never spent 50 taels or 100 taels of silver in his life, so he had never seen a bank note, and he was illiterate.An Xiu straightened her mind, took out the bank notes and showed the number of each to He Youbao: "Father, these are bank notes, 50 taels each. Our family has enough 500 taels of silver."

He Youbao's hands trembled, and he couldn't say a word for a while, his mouth was opened wide.

"Father, I earned these bank notes, and I guarantee they will come on the right path!" Anxiu knew what He Youbao was thinking, and said, "I can't tell you how I earn money, but I can guarantee that every time I do Everything is for making money. I have already decided on the matter of buying a field, so don't stop me."

It took He Youbao a long time to come back to his senses and looked at An Xiu: "Xiu, you didn't do anything illegal, did you?"

Anxiu chuckled: "I want to do illegal things, but I don't have the skills! Dad, I am a farmer's wife, what illegal things can I do? We eat in the same pot. You are an elder, and the family's money should be kept by you !"

He Youbao hurriedly pushed it to Anxiu: "Don't worry, I can't manage so much money, what should I do if I lose it?"

"Okay, I'll keep it!" An Xiu laughed, "Father, tell me where you need money, and don't be reluctant. Although our money is not much, it is enough for us to live comfortably." General An Xiu The sandalwood box was closed, and he smiled at He Youbao.

Anxiu closed the box, and He Youbao sighed after a long time, his voice could not hide his worry: "Xiu, you don't want to tell me how you got the money, and I won't ask. Father just wants you to be safe." That's good, if what you do is dangerous, don't do it again. This much money is enough for us to eat for several lifetimes!"

"Father, don't worry!" Anxiu said with a smile, "I also want to live a stable life. Money naturally has its uses, why don't you think it's too much? Then look at my purchase of fields, Dad..."

"You can buy it if it looks good, and I don't care about it." He Youbao smiled, his brows were still furrowed together, very worried.

Anxiu smiled comfortably, and went back to the room with the money box in her arms.He Yu'er was making clothes for He Youbao, and she sewed them very carefully. When she turned her head sideways, the black hair drooped down, and the curve of her lips was perfect. She definitely looked better than He Xia when she grew up.

Anxiu was very pleased.

Tomorrow is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. Every family will be very busy making new year cakes. Anxiu thinks about sending the pig's head to her uncle tonight, and then to her second and third uncles tomorrow.

"Father, you rest first, don't wait for the door, I'm going to visit uncle's house." An Xiu picked up the basket and said.

"It's so dark, let's go tomorrow morning!" He Youbao said, "The road is full of potholes, it's awkward."

"It's okay, my own Zhuangzi, don't you want to walk several times a day? I remember the road." Although Anxiu smiled, she thought of He Kaishun in her heart.Since the last time there was a quarrel at his house, he went out for more than two months and only came back during the Chinese New Year, but he was even more vile and obscene than before.

"Why don't I go with you, it's dark, and the night road is easy to bump into unclean things!" He Youbao got up and said, ready to go to the room to change a pair of shoes.The shoes I wear at home are rather worn out, and it is embarrassing to go out.He is a superstitious person, worried about ghosts and gods on the road.

Many people walk at night and suddenly come back with a fever. Everyone says they bumped into something unclean.Then ask the sorceress to drive away the ghosts, it's really good.Regarding this point, Anxiu has always been in disbelief, but she couldn't explain it, so she could only assume that there might really be something unclean.

But it was so cold outside that He Youbao ran with her, feeling sorry for her, Anxiu thought of her dog.The nine puppies have grown into big dogs, and they don't need to change day and night, so they hurriedly said: "Father, let me lead the dog on the road, don't go, it's strangely cold outside. Go back to bed and lie down , Ask Shusheng to leave the door for me."

He Youbao thought for a moment, a dog with clean eyes will bark naturally when it sees something unclean, and Anxiu can avoid it, so he immediately said: "It's okay, take the dog." Then he said, "Don't call Shusheng, he I have been tired for a whole day today, and now I have a rest, and I have to get up to study tomorrow morning. I will leave the door for you, come back early, don't worry Dad, ah!"

Anxiu had no choice but to say hello.He Shusheng also read books and practiced calligraphy every day at home during the holidays, working very hard, much stronger than Anxiu's energy in studying at that time. "I'll go early and come back early. You'll lie under the covers, and I'll knock on the door when I come back. Don't wait in the kitchen." An Xiu warned.

He Youbao snorted.

Anxiu stood outside the dog shed, using brainwaves to discuss with the bitch that one of her children would come with her.A dog with a lighter color jumped out joyfully, uttered a young female voice, barking to follow Anxiu.

The she-wolf dog smiled and said, "We stay at your house all day, and the children are bored, so take her out for a walk."

"Can she talk to me?" Anxiu asked.If you are bored along the way, you can still talk to this little wolf dog.

"I can!" The bitch didn't answer, and the puppy jumped up and lay down on the railing of the dog shed.

"Are you tired of hanging on to this all day long? How about I untie it for you?" An Xiu asked while untying the chain of the young female wolf dog.

"I'm used to it!" the female wolf dog smiled, "You look heavy to the naked eye, but it's nothing to us. Go back quickly, be careful that there are evil people on the road."

Anxiu was taken aback: "Who are you referring to?"

"You know what's in your heart!" The female wolf dog didn't say much, just smiled slightly.

Of course Anxiu is counted, but who else can there be besides He Kaishun?Some of the lads in Zhuangzi were dishonest. When they saw Anxiu, they looked at Anxiu with fiery eyes, but none of them dared to touch the door.If the patriarch finds out about this, he must be expelled from the clan.But He Kaishun is not afraid, he is used to being wild outside, he is very courageous, every time he bumps into Anxiu, he will tease him with words.

Without Xiao Shi, Anxiu's life is rare to be peaceful, so she always ignored He Kaishun's verbal provocations, and just endured it.

(End of this chapter)