Li Qiusui took the opportunity in the carriage to change into the clothes he had worn before going to the county town, and arrived home just in time for dinner.
Mrs. Liu stood outside chatting with Mrs. Ma and others. When she saw Li Qiusui coming back, she followed them in the door.
Mrs. Liu took the cloth from Li Qiusui's hand, and the two of them walked home together, "Why do you have to walk all day long? Go wash up quickly, there is beef for dinner tonight."
Li Qiusui felt guilty and asked quickly, "Where did you get the beef?"
Aren’t we allowed to slaughter farm cattle casually?
The village in her capital raised cattle, and I heard that the Guo family brought them from outside the country. This kind of cattle has a lot of meat, short and thin limbs, cannot do farm work, and is not among the government's prohibited killings. The disadvantage is that it is difficult to breed. The cattle on Zhuangzi were all grown up from purchased cubs. The Guo family kept a few of them, but they have not been willing to slaughter them in the past two years.
It's not the New Year or the festival, and I haven't heard that anyone from Zhuangzi is coming. Could it be that something happened?
Mrs. Liu saw her doubts and explained: "It's your aunt's village cow. It's been used a lot for a while and it's exhausted. Someone from the government office came to see it. Your aunt is close to that family, so she bought it." A few kilograms, bring us half here."
Only from this kind of accidental death of cattle can the common people have a chance to eat two bites of meat. This means that the laws of this dynasty have looser control over cattle, sheep, and livestock. Otherwise, if your own cattle dies unexpectedly, your family will not be able to eat the meat.
Aunt Li married in the village next door. It was said to be the village next door, but in fact it was just across a wooden bridge at the east end of the village. There is no obvious boundary between the fields in the two villages, so Aunt Li can go back to her parents' home in just one trip to the fields.
Mrs. Liu didn't know what she was thinking of, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's better for a girl to marry close to home."
The brothers and sisters in the family have all reached the age of discussing marriage, and Li Qiusui was not surprised by her mother's sudden emotion.
After getting the fabric, Ms. Liu felt that it was better than in the town, and the color of the pattern was also right, "It's better to come from the county. If I had known, I would have brought your sister to follow you. I asked you, did you buy any herbal seeds? From your grandparents' place." The fruit trees are still young, and our hilltop is not full of fruit trees. Now that the weather is getting better, next spring, your father and I have discussed planting other types of fruit trees and not delaying planting herbs for a few more years. Why, You still have to go to the county town to buy seeds, don’t we have a lot of seeds at home?”
Li Qiusui responded hummingly. She was already hungry. She was afraid that her mother would continue to ask about going to the county town, and there would be beef ahead to whet her appetite, so she said vaguely: "Well, everything in the county town is good. See you next time. , take sister, let's go together. The more varieties of herbal medicines, the better. This time I bought some that have a longer cycle, and they are more valuable once planted. Plant them in all the mountainous areas where it is difficult to grow fruit trees. It will also be a big benefit to become a talented person after 20 years."
Seeing that what the little girl said was true, Ms. Liu was also happy, "Ai, Sui Sui, mother wants to ask you something!"
What's the matter? Just ask!
Li Qiusui saw that her mother's ink was not finished, so she grabbed a piece of cloth and helped her hold it.
"...the two girls from the Chu family who have corresponded with you. Didn't you write a reply to them a few days ago? What do you think of the big Chu girl?"
Mrs. Liu was talking about the two nieces of Master Li Changan's mother's family. Why did her mother think of asking this?
Li Qiusui organized his speech and said: "The person who has been corresponding with me in letters is Miss Xiao Chu. Miss Xiao Chu is very talented. She can write poems and embroider. She has a delicate and shy personality. As for the big Chu girl... she is also knowledgeable. Not bad. Although he has a gentle personality, he may have lost his mother early and still has to protect his sister, so he behaves more generously. In short, they are all very good people."
Mrs. Liu looked thoughtful. Li Qiusui wanted to ask a few more questions, but Mrs. Liu stopped and said, "Sui Sui, go wash your hands and prepare for dinner. Give me all the fabrics. I will cut them for you tomorrow." New clothes.”
Dinner was already on the table, including a large basin of beef stew.
It's rare for Li Chang'an to be at home. Since he went to the county town to study, he has been home for ten and a half months. Today, he returned home one step earlier than Li Qiu Sui. At this time, people were already on the table, "Sui Sui, did you go to the county town today? Why?" Didn't you go to the academy to find me? I should have known I would have waited for you to go home together."
Li Qiusui felt guilty. Someone mentioned the matter of going to the county seat, so he quickly changed the subject, "Fourth brother, you are really lucky. It's rare that you can catch up even if you eat beef. Yeah! There are also lotus roots. Can the lotus roots be eaten? ?”
Li Sanzhu took the chopsticks first and said, "Yes, I saw some people in the village eating it, so I brought some back to add to our dishes."
Xia He picked up a piece of lotus root and put it in his mouth. After eating it, he couldn't help but praise: "Dad, the lotus root is so delicious. It's time for us to build a pond this year. Then we can catch fish and loaches."
There are many ponds in Lijia Village, and there is one at the foot of the hill Li Sanzhu bought. I bought lotus root seeds and planted them earlier, and also scattered a lot of fish fry. There was a drought in the past two years and there was no water in the pond. No one ever went to the pond. The heavy rains in the past few months gave the lotus roots a new lease of life. Although the lotus root is not at its most pink and waxy right now, it is crisp and refreshing, and has a different taste in your mouth.
Li Sanzhu said: "I guess there aren't many fish, but I should be able to catch some loaches."
When talking about food, Li Qiusui became more energetic, "Well, loach is also delicious. Then our family will make more tofu and stew it together."
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After dinner, Li Sanzhu still asked Li Qiusui about going to the county town.
Li Qiu Sui couldn't tell the truth, he was mumbling and racking his brains to say something, but Li Sanzhu said again: "Your uncle Cheng will take me to visit an old friend in his county tomorrow. I heard that I know the manager of Changshun Casino, if If someone is willing to help and say a word, your fourth uncle's matter will be over."
Li Qiusui was afraid that if Li Sanzhu really found a casino manager, then the good things she had done would not be hidden.
Her father is good at everything, but he is a little afraid of his wife.
If her mother knew...
Li Qiu Sui was so frightened that she was covered in white hair. She was determined not to let Mrs. Liu know about this matter. A beating would be a minor blow, and she would have to keep talking about it in her ears every day.
Li Qiusui called out "Dad~" in a long voice, then reached out and shook Li Sanzhu's sleeve.
What's wrong? Why is it so sticky all of a sudden?
Li Qiu Sui realized that she had overreacted, and hurriedly sat up straight and said: "Dad, you told me to leave the matter to me, but when did I fail to get it done? You don't need to go to the county seat tomorrow, Wang Mao has appointed you to come tomorrow Lijiacun makes things clear. My fourth uncle didn’t gamble at all, he was just brought into the casino to join in the fun."
Li Sanzhu was surprised, "Really, what about the interest? What's going on? Your fourth uncle had his fingerprints on it, and our family also put in more than 500 taels of silver!"
Li Qiu Sui said proudly, "Of course it's true! My fourth uncle helped others borrow the interest. I asked him about this clearly."
Li Sanzhu and Ms. Liu looked at each other, and Ms. Liu said angrily: "You don't know how to fight with others, do you? Did you beat up Wang Mao? Or did you threaten his family?"
I always feel that things are not that simple. This girl is so bold that she might really beat someone up.
Who are those people? How can they afford to offend ordinary people like me?
If Li Qiusui doesn't admit it, he won't be able to admit it even to death!
"No way. I went to Wang Mao's house and met his wife and daughter. I was polite from beginning to end. I definitely didn't do anything to Wang Mao, nor did I mean to threaten him."
She really didn't do anything to Wang Mao, she just tricked this guy a little bit, who asked him to smash the old house!
