After the family division, Xu Genbao and Wang Xiaoju followed the eldest brother of the Wang family back to their parents' home in the town.
The people in the village shook their heads secretly: I can’t support this daughter-in-law anymore, so we should make preparations for divorce as soon as possible!
But as soon as it got dark, Xu Genbao took his wife and children back to the village.
A basket was carrying clothes and bedding, and Wang Xiaoju was carrying a child on her back. The couple shrank away from people, not daring to raise their heads.
But under the drying shed, the whole village was talking about this matter. When they saw the two of them, they naturally looked over.
The moonlight was bright at this time, and those with sharp eyes could have clearly seen the two people's embarrassment.
Wang Xiaoju's eyes, which were already swollen from crying, became even more swollen, her face was swollen, there were a few bloody scratches, and a piece of her hair was torn out.
Xu Genbao rolled up his sleeves, and there were a few more bruises on his arms. He could tell at a glance that there had been another fight.
Wang Xiaoju was so watched that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in, so she could only hold the child high to cover her face.
This was the result of a fight between her and her two sisters-in-law.
Because she wanted to take away her previous dowry money.
The sister-in-law, who was originally dissatisfied, turned against her and scolded her for dragging her family to eat and drink for free for half a year, and now she was leaving the mess at the inspection camp alone.
Not to mention that the family is already short of money, and even if they had money, they would not give her the previous dowry.
If a married woman still wants to get money, there is no way.
So I didn't get a penny, and I was beaten by two sisters-in-law.
Wang Xiaoju was naturally defeated in the two-on-one situation. Not only was she beaten and suffered a loss, but she was also not allowed to visit her parents' house again in the future.
For the sake of blood relatives, her two brothers asked her to take away enough food and oil for half a month and some pots and pans.
When the two of them returned home in a panic, fortunately, their mother-in-law and sister-in-law had already vacated a shack, arranged the things inside, and settled down temporarily.
As for food.
Xu Genyou and Tian gave her the remaining corn field, which contained a lot of corn.
They just need to break it off themselves.
So, in the next few days, the scene of Xu Genbao and Wang Xiaoju crying and scolding, fighting and breaking corn in the fields became a joke in Xujiacun.
The wounds from the yellow vitex strips had not yet formed scabs, but when they were soaked in sweat and rubbed by coarse clothes, the sticky skin tore open and closed again, causing the two of them to suffer unspeakably.
Mrs. Liu felt sorry for her son, but this time she was determined to get the two of them to reconcile and endure some hardships.
Out of sight is pure.
When she saw Tian Gui working outside, she was worried that it would be inconvenient for her family to have a pregnant woman who was almost full term, so Tian Tao, Xiaoquan Xiaoxi and other half-grown children were careless and went to Tian Gui's house for a few days.
Make some needlework and thread for the children, and then help peel the corn and dry the grain.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Mr. Liu arrived, someone else also arrived, and Mr. Qin came next to him and made flirtatious remarks.
Work in the village is all about mutual assistance. After Xu Genqing finished harvesting the fields, he took the lotus flowers from house to house every day to help with the work.
Mrs. Qin was alone at home, drying the food, feeling bored and flustered. Every day she wanted to talk about the affairs of the family, especially Wang Xiaoju.
Seeing Mrs. Liu working at Tian's house next door, Mrs. Qin shamelessly went to Tian's house and pestered her from morning to night.
In Berkshire, summer is also harvest season.
After the corn is harvested from the ground, it is also the time when the sweet potato vines and weeds are growing wildly.
The sweet potatoes at the roots have begun to swell. In order to prevent the vines from growing wildly and consuming nutrients by taking root randomly, and to ensure ventilation, the vines need to be turned over every time it rains.
Therefore, pulling weeds and pruning vines every morning and evening is another important task. Adults and children go into the ground together to compete with the grass for food.
When the sun is strong at noon, while resting at home, the family has to peel the corn and dry the food.
But seeing the golden food makes it worth the hard work.
Adults have different moods than children.
Every day at noon, when adults are not paying attention, the boys in the village are invited to the river weir to bathe and fish, shouting and plunging into the water.
"Ducks swim in the water", "Learn like a dog to paddle", "Step on the water", there are many tricks.
There is also a competition to see who can dive the farthest and longest.
[敕:mì, an old saying in Sichuan dialect, the original meaning is "hidden". "Ji Yun·Zhi Yun": "敕 means hidden."]
No matter how hard the days are, the children are happy. Their lean and naked bodies are shiny and tanned, and their white teeth show when they smile.
It wasn't until someone's parents came out from afar carrying yellow wattle sticks, cursing, that the excitement in the water dispersed.
When girls have free time, they will go to the scholar's house and learn embroidery from the scholar's wife.
Now everyone knows that anyone who curses casually in the village will be beaten.
Boys and girls studied calligraphy and various knowledge with Xiucai Gong at night.
The little girls subconsciously began to imitate the scholar's speech and behavior, and also listened to some things in Yuzhou city.
Lao Yunya on the mountain is also very happy!
Li Laoshi sat under the shade of a tree in the courtyard, taking a sip of cool honeysuckle water to relieve the heat, savoring the slightly bitter yet sweet taste inside.
"Tsk, tsk" she sighed twice: Sister-in-law Jiang lived a magical life hiding in the mountains, but it's hard to buy this thing with money.
He knew that others mixed honeysuckle dew with balsam, but Sister-in-law Jiang drank it directly.
And this guy... Li Laoshi kicked the head of the wild boar that was pulling his pants away.
Peggy must have been drinking a lot, and now she was trying to steal it from her.
Peggy snorted and turned away. Li Laoshi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Jiang, I'm going to town to sell herbs today. Shopkeeper Xiao Huo has something to tell you!"
"What are you talking about?" Jiang Zhi asked casually as he dried the herbs he picked in the morning.
"Shopkeeper Xiao Huo said that when autumn comes, the Huo family will send Ophiopogon japonicus seedlings over and prepare ten acres of land."
Jiang Zhi turned around suddenly and said in surprise: "Is it really ten acres?"
"Well, that's right. I also asked, why are there so many acres at once? Isn't that too much? That thing hasn't been planted yet! Shopkeeper Xiao Huo said that this is how we spread the word." Li Laoshi quickly explained.
Jiang Zhi was a little excited. Miss Huo Er was really generous, planting ten acres for the first time. He thought he would plant two or three acres of Ophiopogon japonicus to test the water, and then plant some other medicines.
Since Miss Huo Er dared to take risks, what didn't she dare to do?
"Okay, then after collecting the grain, hurry up and clear the land, and fertilize the land that needs to be fertilized!"
Jiang Zhi started to make arrangements with great interest. In fact, she had less to worry about these things. There were other people in the village, so she didn't need to worry about the farm work at all.
However, Li Laoshi went up the mountain specifically to talk about this matter, which made her a little strange.
Ever since Errui and the others came to the village to listen to the lectures, they had brought mosquito coils and repellent liquid directly down the mountain. If anything happened, they would have solved it on the spot. They would tell themselves when they came back, so there was no need for Li Laoshi to run away again.
"Li Laoshi, apart from talking about this, do you have anything else to do when you go up the mountain?"
Li Laoshi said hahaha vaguely: "It's okay, I just sent you the money bag!"
Li Laoshi went to the drugstore to sell herbal medicine today. All his money is here, more than 800 yuan in total.
In addition to the various medicines Jiang Zhi picked up every time he went up and down the mountain, there were also some medicines purchased in the village.
In order to help the villagers increase their income, Jiang Zhi taught everyone some of the most commonly used herbs that can be found everywhere, such as Houttuynia cordata, Desmodium chinensis, Horsetail grass, and Acorus calamus.
They can go to the town to sell it, or they can sell it to themselves. Although the income from a few pennies is not much, it can buy a pound of salt or half a pound of pork.
