Farmhouse Golden Phoenix

Chapter 64

Su Qinghe listened to Su Qinglan's talk for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion - before Su Jingsen was taken away, Su Sanniang thought that it was impossible for Su Jingsen to come back, and then there were only orphans and widows left in Su Qinghe's family.

This orphan and widow's life is not easy, so Grandpa Su and Grandma Su will definitely take care of this side first.Then, no one will be watching from Uncle Su, and Su Sanniang will be able to hold Uncle Su in her hands. At that time, Su Qinglan, the stepdaughter, won't let her rub her?

It's okay to sell her to be a maid, but if Su Qinglan makes her unhappy, it's okay to sell her to that dirty place.

Su Qinghe's face turned red with anger, wishing to poke Su Qinglan to death with her finger: "You are so stupid, can you believe this kind of thing? Besides, you said it too, she said before that my father can't come back, no one can care about you I just want to sell you, now that my father is back, you let her try to sell it?"

"Do you think there is no one in our house or what's the matter? Think about it, did she not dare to say anything serious to you when she came back today?" Su Qinghe continued to ask, Su Qinglan raised her face and thought for a long time before shaking her head: "No , Two days ago, she always scolded me for eating and not working, but today she didn't even scold me a word."

"Look, she doesn't dare, right? Let me tell you, she is a paper tiger, you can break it as soon as you poke it, next time she says she wants to sell you, you can tell Sanbo directly, and see who Sanbo sells you to." Now, it’s not over if you don’t beat her to death!” Su Qinghe said, and she didn’t know what Su Qinglan was thinking, although Su Sanbo was a little lazy, but he was pretty good to this girl, every time Su Qinglan had something, she unexpectedly She didn't even want to tell her own father.

Su Qinglan rubbed her eyes: "Then she also has the same thoughts, maybe one day she doesn't like me, she will secretly trick me out, then sell it, and come back to find an excuse to lie to you, saying that she was taken away by a kidnapper What, it will be too late then."

"I don't even want to say anything about you. She is so smart, so you are stupid? You know that she has such thoughts, and you dare to go out with her casually? If she wants to sell you, won't you run away quickly?" ?" Su Qinghe almost yelled, if she didn't remember that there was a group of people sitting outside, she probably would have shouted while holding Su Qinglan's collar.

Su Qinglan was quite aggrieved, just looking at Su Qinghe like that, she didn't dare to resist, so she frowned for a while, then nodded and said: "I see, then I won't go out with her in the future, by the way, Xiaohe, the cotton in your backyard , It looks pretty good, what is that used for?"

"You know how to do needlework, right?" Su Qinghe was about to answer, when she suddenly remembered something, and asked quickly, although she and Su Qinglan learned embroidery from Su Qingfen, Su Qinglan is very talented, and she already knows how to embroider Yes, the embroidery is pretty nice.

Su Qinglan nodded: "Yes, didn't you already know about it? I even made you a purse."

"I need your help with something, come here." Su Qinghe said with a smile, and pulled Su Qinglan to the backyard.Su Qinglan didn't know what was going on. Anyway, when she heard her stepmother say she would sell her, she was always panicked and sad. After talking to Su Qinghe for a long time, her mood improved and she had more courage. When mother said that, she dared to step forward and slap her stepmother.

The two went to the backyard happily. Su Qinghe instructed Su Qinglan to pick cotton: "Pull it up like this, not like that, or you will hang cotton leaves, and you have to pull them out when the time comes. Clean ones, there is no dirt at all." of."

Su Qinglan has always had a docile temper, and she didn't care about being directed by her sister, Su Qinghe, who is three years younger than her. She just held the basket and asked, "Is that so? Xiaohe, what are you doing with this? Can this be eaten? I don't look like it." I can eat it."

"Of course it's useful. Hurry up. Well, you can live with me today, and you'll stay at my house tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You can go back when things are over, so you don't have to go back and face that woman." Su Qinghe curled her lips and said, Su Qinglan naturally had no objection: "Okay, I'll stay here. Anyway, the woman's womb is already seated, so I can't wait for others to serve me."

When the two sisters picked two baskets of cotton and went back, the front yard just started eating.After dinner, the sun was about to set. The three brothers of the Zhang family, as well as Zhang Xiulian and Zhang Jinlian, all wanted to go home.

Su Jingsen and Su Zhang sent people out, and only the Su family was left in the yard.Su Qinghe looked up at Su Sanniang, smiling innocently and cutely: "Auntie San, I want my fourth sister to stay here today and talk to me at night, is it okay?"

Su Sanniang hesitated: "Xiao He, your father just came back, didn't you want to talk to your father at night? Besides, I'm getting heavy, and Xiaolan can still..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Qinghe clapped her hands and said, "Oh, what does Third Auntie mean, that you want Fourth Sister to serve you at night?"

Su Sanniang was guilty of being a villain, and her face became a little nervous, she quickly waved her hands: "I didn't mean that, since Xiaohe, you want to talk to your fourth sister, then let her stay tonight, Xiaolan can go back tomorrow."

Su Qinghe nodded with a smile: "Well, the third aunt is really kind, the fourth sister is living in my house today, the third aunt doesn't have to worry, I will definitely not let the fourth sister starve and freeze."

Grandma Su put her arms around Su Qinghe and smiled: "You naughty one, sleeping at night is the most dishonest thing. You said you wouldn't let your fourth sister freeze, I see, it's hanging. Xiaolan, don't be too polite, little sister at night If He rolls your quilt, you must snatch it back."

Su Qinglan nodded solemnly: "I listen to grandma, I will definitely snatch Xiao He's quilt away when I go to bed at night."

Su Qinghe refused to accept it, and expressed her vow to protect her quilt to the death, which made everyone laugh.When Su Jingsen and Mrs. Su Zhang came back, Grandpa Su and the others got up and prepared to leave. Grandpa Su said a few more words, and when he and Grandma Su left, the sun had already set.

The rest of the family closed the courtyard door, lit the oil lamp and waited to talk in the room. It was already a little cold at night, Su Jingsen closed the door, rubbed his hands and said, "The weather is getting colder every day. The things in the field, only the little yam planted by Xiao He, were confiscated, Xiao He, what are you planning?"

"Tomorrow, I'll find part-time workers to dig yams. I've already found out how to make yams. We can sell them after we finish them in winter." Su Qinghe said with a smile, and stretched out her hand to beat Su Jingsen's shoulder: "Father, will the county magistrate in the future? Won't you embarrass us?"

Su Jingsen nodded: "Today, in front of Mr. Shen, the county magistrate said so."

"Father, I'm afraid that the county magistrate will go back on his word." Su Qinghe frowned, and said with some concern: "You see, he is a big corrupt official. When will a corrupt official keep his word? This time, he originally wanted to get rid of our family." It was a windfall, but Mr. Shen spoiled the situation. If Mr. Shen really has something to do with the magistrate, he might embarrass the county magistrate in the future, what if the county magistrate puts the blame on us?"

Su Jingsen froze for a moment, and then began to think, what the girl said is not absolutely impossible.He had heard from Lizheng that the transfer of officials was all based on performance appraisal. If the county magistrate could not be promoted in the future because of Mr. Shen, wouldn't that be blamed on them?

"Isn't it? The county magistrate is very respectful to Mr. Shen, so he shouldn't dare to go against Mr. Shen's wishes, right? He's not afraid that we will go to Mr. Shen to file a complaint?" Taking chances, Su Jingsen asked hesitantly.

Su Zhiping interjected from the side: "Father, it's not certain, it's a coincidence that Mr. Shen this time, he was going to see the corn production, and Brother Hao Ming sent him a letter, so it just happened to be in time. In the future, we may not necessarily have contact with Mr. Shen, if the county magistrate finds out about this, will he still be afraid that we will sue Mr. Shen?"

Su Qinghe sighed: "Actually, the best way is to change the county magistrate, but who knows if another corrupt official has been replaced, if it is a corrupt official who is more corrupt than the county magistrate, then there may be even greater disasters. It's going to be even worse."

Su Jingsen was also a little confused, and Su Zhang forced a smile on the side: "That's not the case, we farmed safely and didn't offend anyone, so what could be wrong? Isn't there still Haoming? If there is another incident, Wouldn’t it be enough to ask Haoming for help?”

Su Zhian shook his head on the sidelines: "Mother, Brother Haoming will take the exam next year, but he won't stay in Hongqiao County all the time."

Su Qinghe saw that everyone's faces were a bit ugly, and she quickly smiled and said: "Father and mother, maybe we are overthinking, you think about it, the county magistrate's corruption in the exam is just a tax increase, and then every shop collects money. The five taels of protection tax was paid, and the most important thing is to ask our family to hand over all the money. It didn't cause other people's families to be ruined. Us, big deal, we send some money to the county government every year, and if the county magistrate is happy, nothing will happen."

Although what he said made sense, everyone was worried. If the county magistrate was really timid, he wouldn't even ask for that layer of tax and five taels of silver.He happened to be able to limit this amount to a range acceptable to everyone, and it brought him great benefits. In the end, he was able to pick Su Jingsen, who had never been an official in five generations of ancestors, and expanded five to the side. There are no capable and thorough old farmers in the clan to exploit and blackmail, which fully shows that this county magistrate is smart.

Since he is a smart person, if he misses the Su family, he will definitely take revenge in the future.

Without Mr. Shen's help, it would be easy for the county magistrate to crush their family to death.

"Father, I think Mr. Shen is well-informed. Let's ask Mr. Shen for advice tomorrow. Maybe Mr. Shen can find a way for you." Seeing his father's pale face, Su Zhiping was about to follow the moon outside. It's a color, so I hurriedly said a few words of comfort.

Su Zhian also joked with a smile: "That's right, Dad, don't you often say, how can a living person be suffocated by urine? We are a big family, and we can't even think of a way."

Su Jingsen heard what he said was vulgar, and gave him a hard look: "I have read so many books for nothing, so don't say such things again, it's alright, it's getting late, you all go back and rest quickly, this matter Don't worry, even if Mr. Shen is gone, we can ask Hao Ming for advice, if it doesn't work, we will move to the county, which is not something the county magistrate can get."

Anyway, their family still has a lot of money. If they go to the county to buy a house or land, they will just start from scratch. As long as the person is still healthy, why not start from scratch?
The two sisters Su Qinghe and Su Qinglan returned to the room, Su Qinghe saw the cotton on the table, thought for a while, and pulled Su Qinglan: "Fourth sister, shall we not sleep tonight? I want you to make something for me."

Su Qinglan's eyes widened in an instant: "Aren't you going to sleep?"

"Enen, but Fourth Sister, your female celebrity is doing well. If you do it quickly, it probably won't take one night." Su Qinghe said, and went to the cabinet to get the fabric out. It was the first two of Su Zhang's. Yue bought it for her to make autumn clothes, but it was not used up, so it was put at Su Qinghe's place.

Su Qinglan watched helplessly as Su Qinghe spread out the fabric, drew on it a few times with a charcoal pencil, and then brought out the sewing basket, and sat by herself to start cutting.

The corner of her mouth twitched, and Su Qinglan also sat down. It was rare for her fifth younger sister to ask her for help, but in the past, it was her fifth younger sister who helped her.Big deal, just don't sleep all night.

(End of this chapter)