"Miss, why haven't you come back for so many years?"

"It's far away, and it's not safe in a war-torn place. Where's your man?"

"Miss, my man has not been with me for five years." Xu Xiulian said with a sigh.

"So you're living with five children on your own?"

“Miss, I farmed 20 acres of land at home, and the master gave me three acres of land. I have survived all these years.”

"Xiu Lian, you are really optimistic. You are also really capable. I definitely can't do it."

"My lady is more capable and can make a lot of money."

"Well, no. Tell me if you have any troubles."

"Miss, I'm fine now. I found a new man last year, and we have a twelve-year-old girl, so we can still make a living."

"That's fine. It's not easy for a woman to take care of a child. Don't be stubborn. It's too tiring."

"Not tired, I feel like life is pretty good."

While we were chatting, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen came in.

Xu Xiulian smiled, "This is the young master, right? He's so handsome."

"This is my son. What's the matter?"

"Mom, I came here to tell you that I need to go out for a while."

"Be careful." Every mother would worry about her children. Even though her mother's family was relatively peaceful, she was still worried.

"I know. I just want to go out for a walk. It's boring to stay at home."

"Okay. Come back and have dinner with your grandpa."

Gain nodded and left.

"Miss, the young master is so handsome." This is the only way uneducated people can compliment others.

"By the way, Xiulian, what are you doing here?" All the maids that she did not take with her after she got married were sent out to get married. Xiulian was lucky in the beginning, as she married the son of a minor steward.

There were many girls prettier than her at that time, and Manager Wu fell in love with the girl Xiu Lian.

This is indeed a down-to-earth person. He is kind to everyone and capable.

When Xiaoyue, who she had brought with her, climbed into her husband's bed, she deeply regretted why she didn't bring Xiulian with her. She would never let herself fall into betrayal.

Her husband doesn't like her looks, and Xiulian is absolutely loyal to him.

"I have finished planting the land at home. I want to bring my five maids to kowtow to the master and his wife. I also came to the second steward to ask if there are any rapeseeds."

"Okay. Go find the second steward. Stay for lunch."

"Miss, I'll go first."

"Row."

Xiulian still understands the young lady, and this is because the young lady has something going on.

After leaving the young lady's yard, she went to the mistress's yard.

"Sister Xiulian is having a headache. The master is accompanying her. You should come and see her next time."

"Madam, are you feeling well?" Xiulian really cared about the host family.

"It's okay. I was a bit windy yesterday."

"That's good."

There is no way to not see the master, so go find the manager, your man is still outside.

The second steward gave Xu Xiulian some spinach seeds and carrots, and told her that this kind of carrots was brought by the eldest daughter, and that the planting method was the same as ordinary carrots and could be planted more densely, so there was nothing new.

Xu Xiulian came to the eldest lady's courtyard, and Xiaoling told her that the young lady had gone to accompany the mistress. She would be asked to come to the mansion when she had the chance.

"Miss, are you going to stay at home for a while?"

"Yeah, I'm going to stay at home."

"That's good. Tell the young lady I'll come to see her later."

"Don't worry, this is the snack the lady asked you to take back."

Xu Xiulian happily left the master's house with her five daughters.

The five little girls were talking quietly in the back, saying that they had never seen such a nice house, nor such a beautiful person, not to mention that they actually gave a hundred coins.

Xu Xiulian walked fast. She wanted to find her man quickly.

I didn’t see my brother-in-law just now. At that time, I thought he was the best-looking, but still a little inferior to my man.

The father and son sat together reading books, one each. They were so focused that they didn't notice the passage of time.

Hearing the shouts, the father and son looked up at them in confusion.

"Junshan, shall we go eat?"

Yu Junshan stood up and said, "Xiu Lian, I bought some steamed buns."

Xu Xiulian was very satisfied, "Then let's go home."

Yu Junshan just smiled, and it felt like Xu Xiulian had the final say.

Five girls wanted to have a meal out, but they didn't dare to say it.

Xu Xiulian went to the steamed bun shop again and bought eight more steamed buns.

When they got home, the five girls hurriedly gave the money to their mother.

Yu Min was cooking porridge outside. She really didn't mind just doing more work.

The pickles were cut into shreds and washed secretly, otherwise they would be too salty. One pickle strip could make up a bowl of porridge.

When I heard someone calling me, I went into the house immediately.

"Here is the reward from the young lady. I'll give you three cents each."

Yu Min took it and said, "Thank you, Aunt Xu."

Today each person had two steamed buns, which is a good meal for a girl from the countryside.

After dinner, Yu Junshan asked the five girls to make clothes. "Xiao Min didn't bring many clothes. If there are any left, we can make her an extra set." He said this to Xu Xiulian.

"Dad, the waiter said he can make eight or nine sets of clothes. I'll make one for you and Aunt Xu."

Xu Xiulian was quite satisfied after hearing this. Although she didn't like girls, Yu Min was still a good kid.

There is no girl this old who doesn't know how to sew. First, cut out the clothes for the two elders, and the twin sisters were responsible for making them.

The next step is to start cutting from large to small.

In the end, there was indeed an extra piece of cloth, so they could only make an extra pair of pants for Yu Min.

I am very satisfied with this. It is getting dark soon, so I can only make the coat tomorrow.

The next morning, several girls were planting vegetables.

I was so happy to see carrot seeds. I eat pickles all day. I was afraid of mouth ulcers. I can eat carrots raw and eat them as fruits. I planted all the vegetables and only had carrot seeds left.

Yu Min found Xu Xiulian and asked, "Aunt Xu, can the remaining rapeseed be planted in the field? I will plant it in the field."

"Okay, go ahead and plant it if you want."

In the afternoon, her cheap father accompanied her to the fields and they actually planted a lot.

It took two days to make the underwear. When Min was not using it, she would quietly read a book.

The sisters in the Wu family are illiterate.

Wu Xiaoxue came over. "Yu Min, can you teach me how to read?" The other four sisters also looked up at her.

"Sure. What do you want to learn? Do you just want to be able to write your own name or do you want to know a lot of words?"

"I want to be able to read like you."

"I understand. Then I will teach you from the simplest and most commonly used characters."

Yu Min asked Wu Xiaoxue to go out. The two squatted in the yard and started teaching from the beginning.

I found that this little girl is quite smart, and she can write four or five correctly. This is also good, the possibility of cultural ignorance is much smaller.

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