Li Qiusui wanted to use a carriage, and then he realized the difficulty of not having a carriage.
There were cattle, sheep, and mules in the village, but there were no horses. They said they were going to buy a carriage, but they couldn't find time, so they put the matter on hold.
In the house on the east side of the city, I bought an old couple just a while ago. They are old and can't spend a lot of money. Of course, they can't do heavy work. It's best to look after the door.
The Zhao Da and Zhou Ping families, Li Qiusui asked them what they thought, will follow them back to Lijiacun this time.
After the carriage had gone far away, Li Qiusui opened the window and looked back, and could still see several people from the Zheng family seeing them off.
Li Qiusui sat upright.
Cuizhu and Cuiping are both in the carriage.
Seeing this, Cuizhu comforted her and said, "Girl, we have a house in our city. If we have time, we can come and stay for two days. I can see Miss Zheng again."
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The group of people arrived at Lijiacun just after noon.
When the carriage stopped at the door of his house, Li Changshan, who was sitting on the edge of the carriage, jumped out of the car first.
Li Qiusui followed closely behind, "Brother, are your parents at home?"
Along the way, I saw many farmers working in the fields. The last season's grain has not yet been put into the warehouse, and they are busy planting crops for the next season.
"Today we are planting in the fields, most of our parents are still busy in the fields." Li Changshan said as he opened the door.
The house was renovated, and the door was replaced with a brand new one. In the past, several wooden boards were used to join the door together, and the yard could be seen through the cracks in the door. However, since the door was replaced, it no longer works.
Xia He heard the commotion and ran out to see, "Just now, my father asked my mother to come back for a visit and said it's time to get home!"
"Sister!" Li Qiusui jumped over and hugged Xia He's arm.
It’s okay this time. My sister doesn’t have to go back to Zheng’s house this time!
"How old are you? You act like a spoiled child when you come home!" Xia He complained, but he took Li Qiusui's hand and led him into the courtyard, "It's already been noon, you should be hungry, hurry up and come in Room!"
The two sisters held hands and walked into the house, while Li Changshan stayed outside to arrange for someone to unload the car.
Zhao Da led Zhou Ping and several boys from Zhou Ping's family to unload the Zheng family's carriage first. The carriages all belonged to the Zheng family. They wanted to turn back today, so they had to seize the time to give the horses water and the coachman to eat something by the way.
Cuizhu and Cuiping directed Hongying and others to move things in Li Qiusui's house. The Zhao family and the Zhou Ping family could help, otherwise the little girls would be busy.
The movement at the door of Li Sanzhu's house attracted the attention of villagers passing by.
At this time of year, every household in the fields has work to do, and they don’t even stop, pointing and walking towards the fields.
When they saw Li Sanzhu, someone asked: "Sanzhu, is your little girl really not going back to Zheng's house now? I saw all the things and pulled a few large carriages and a few mule carts. This The Zheng family is so generous!”
The man who spoke, whose surname was Ma, had just moved next door to Li Sanzhu's house.
In the former wilderness, many families have moved in since Li Sanzhu's family settled there.
When this person said this, he didn't insist on asking Li Sanzhu to speak, he was just jealous after seeing such things.
Someone who had the same idea as him said, "Isn't that right? After staying with him for two years, I have to come back completely and bring so many things. I think Guangping has the ability and the public spirit." , otherwise, why wouldn’t such a good thing happen to you and me?”
Li Sanzhu knew that his little girl had arrived home. The two of them passed by the door of his house and saw her. He ignored them and said to Mrs. Liu who straightened up, "Put your work aside for now. Go home and look at the future!"
Won't you go back together?
"I'll leave after sowing these seeds. I heard that your daughter has brought a lot of people back, so hurry up and give them something to eat first."
Mrs. Liu handed the bag containing the seeds to Li Sanzhu, "Hurry up, I'm afraid Changshan won't be able to handle it alone."
Li Sanzhu waved his hand, he didn't really stay here just to farm.
Mrs. Liu was thinking about her little girl and walked home quickly.
Li Sanzhu saw Mrs. Liu walking away and continued to work hard.
"Hey, let me tell you, Sanzhu, your family will be very popular with your little girl from now on!"
Li Sanzhu didn't even raise his head, "Ma Wanzi, I follow my little girl to eat and drink. That's my little girl's filial piety. If you are jealous, ask your daughter to be filial!"
He was indeed a good man, but he had been bullied to the point of being bullied, so he had to keep silent. Only then did he take into account the presence of Mrs. Liu and not argue with him.
It was a joy for my daughter to come home, but she didn't deserve to be ruined by such a person.
For some people, the more you ignore them, they will think that you are afraid of getting into trouble, and they will get more aggressive with you.
Ma Wanzi was this man's nickname. He had two daughters at home, one of whom was lame in one leg. It was difficult to find a good wife to marry. The other one, who was only a little over ten years old, was married off to an old bachelor from the next village. I heard that he only paid five taels of silver as a betrothal gift. The girl also had a stubborn temper and never returned to her parents' home after getting married.
I still want my daughter to be filial!
As the saying goes, you don't expose someone's shortcomings when you scold them, but if you speak out first, you can't blame them for not saying nice things.
Someone who is close to Li Sanzhu said, "Ma Youzi doesn't expect his daughter to be filial. He has parents who care about him!"
There is some truth to this. Ma Wanzi is the youngest in the family and likes to be cunning at work. His parents favor him and exploit the others above him.
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Li Qiusui didn't know that her father was exposing someone's shortcomings. When Liu entered the courtyard, she stood up, hugged her mother and started acting coquettishly, "Mom, what are you busy with? Why don't you wait for me at home? Where is dad?" Why didn’t you see my dad?”
Ms. Liu nodded her little girl's forehead and said, "The seeds have been planted in the ground for the past two days. You came back at the right time. Your father should be back after finishing planting the seeds."
"I brought a lot of people and asked them to help tomorrow."
When Ms. Liu entered the door, she saw many people in the yard. In the past two years, I heard that my daughter had bought servants in Fucheng. Didn't she stay in Fucheng to look after the yard? Why did you bring it back?
"They're not going back?"
Li Qiu Sui said about his arrangement, "I have bought two old servants on the east side of the city. It is enough to keep them there on weekdays. I also have the Zhuangzi given by the Zheng family here. I planned to bring them first because I lacked manpower."
She also knew that it was busy farming time now, so she could help them by bringing them back.
Madam Liu frowned after listening to her little girl's words. She looked at the cotton clothes on those servants. Not to mention how much money it cost to buy these people, they just relied on the few acres of land at home to feed these mouths.
I heard that they will be given money every month!
Everyone was at home, and Mrs. Liu thought about waiting for Li Sanzhu's family to come before making up her mind, "You haven't eaten yet! I'll go to the house to get food."
Li Qiu Sui called Hong Ying over to help, "Mom, her name is Hong Ying. She is very good at cooking. Please teach her how to use our earthen stove first. Once you have eaten her cooking, you will never leave her. Got it!"
Come on, the eldest lady’s house is here, even the cook is there.
Mrs. Liu could make her little girl die of worry, "Our family has a simple life. We don't need your girl first, but there are so many people. Let's make a fool of ourselves first!"
As soon as the words fell, the person walked away.
Li Qiusui couldn't understand the meaning of her mother's bitter face before, but now she finally came to her senses.
She only wanted to bring everyone back to work, ignoring her own conditions. It's no wonder her mother ran so fast. A large group of people can bluff people.
(End of chapter)
