Farmhouse Green Plum

He was racking his brains, thinking about what to say to ease the atmosphere, when he heard that the village was once again bustling with noise and excitement.

When they turned around, they saw the villagers, led by the village chief, surrounding the county magistrate's green sedan chair and walking towards them.

After rewarding Aunt Liu and her husband, they were preparing to return home.

"I'll hide for a while." After saying this, Yuan Qing immediately flashed behind the three people and hid behind the paulownia tree using the shadow of the tree.

Daya was puzzled, "Why are you hiding? Did you do something bad?"

"If Magistrate Hu remains in office, my provincial examination will most likely be presided over by him. At this time, it would be better for me not to have a figurehead under him." Yuan Qing answered in a low voice.

Daya wanted to ask what the provincial examination was, but seeing that the team surrounding the sedan chair was only separated from them by a ridge, she did not dare to ask anymore. She waited until the team arrived here, then blended in with the villagers and knelt down to see the county magistrate off.

After seeing off the county magistrate, no matter what the villagers thought in their hearts, they all congratulated Aunt Liu and her husband on their double happiness.

Aunt Liu was filled with joy. When her eyes fell on Daya, she remembered the day when Mrs. Xu was willing to pay 30 taels to buy Daya, and she remembered how Mrs. Xu had belittled her own daughter.

How aggrieved she felt then, how happy she feels now.

What is Mrs. Xu? Even the county magistrate praises her little flower!

What's the use of having good looks for a girl? What's important is character. Only low-class places like brothels would value appearance.

As she thought about it, she became more and more proud. When Li congratulated her, she smiled and said, "It was all the reward from the county magistrate. I only got 20 taels. Counting the 12 taels I got from selling my body, it's only 32 taels. It's not like your daughter-in-law. That day, that old woman Xu asked for 30 taels..."

Li's face instantly turned cold. Before she could finish, she interrupted loudly, "We in the Song family don't have such a cruel heart to sell our own daughter to a place like that!"

Before, Aunt Liu would have been afraid of being scolded for selling her daughter, but now it is different. She has been commended by the county magistrate, which is the first in the surrounding villages!

"Humph! The county magistrate just said that my husband and I have taught our daughter well. You should learn from me!"

Li was so choked that she took off her apron and threw it to Yang, saying, "I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable. Help me go back and rest."

Yang said with an exaggerated 'ouch', "Mom, what's wrong with you? Can you still walk? How about I carry you?"

Li waved her hand to indicate that she could still walk, so Yang supported her and walked away without even saying hello to Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu was stunned and then she remembered that Li and Yang were helping her family.

She quickly softened her tone and shouted, "Hey, Third Aunt, why are you suddenly not..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw the eldest daughter-in-law of the Song family, Ye, catch up with Li and ask with concern: "Auntie, are you tired these days?"

After Ye, the second and third daughters-in-law of the eldest branch of the Song family also caught up and surrounded Li, asking about her well-being.

Aunt Liu was so angry that she fell backwards. The discord between the first and third branches of the Song family was no secret in Xinghua Village. Except for ancestor worship and important weddings and funerals in the village, they had never been seen interacting with each other. Why were they pretending to be a family now?

Humph! Isn't it just that we are short of five helpers? Are you still not able to show up?

Just as she thought of this, she saw Aunt Meihua holding her chest: "Oh, I suddenly feel very anxious, I have to go back and lie down."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for her to answer.

Aunt Liu was dumbfounded. Aren’t these two families estranged from each other because of the compensation for millet?

After Aunt Meihua, a few other people who felt uncomfortable found excuses to leave.

It was not until then that Aunt Liu realized that she had offended all these people by showing off.

While secretly complaining about these people being stingy, she pulled the remaining people aside and begged them.

Although today's feast has been prepared during the day, it still needs to be steamed. In addition, serving the dishes, washing dishes, adding tea, etc. all require help.

After all, they are from the same village, and the villagers didn't want to go too far. After Aunt Liu begged for a while, the rest of the villagers had to go back and continue helping.

Soon after the crowd dispersed, the sound of firecrackers rang out, and the second round of feasting was about to begin.

Yuan Qing said goodbye to the three people and hurried to the banquet.

Looking at his back, Xiaoxiang said enviously, "Their family actually let a little kid like him go to the feast!"

When giving gifts and attending banquets, the goal is to get a return on investment, so no matter how much a family favors a boy, almost no family will let a half-grown child go to a banquet alone.

Either you eat while you are young and are taken care of by adults, or you wait until you are fifteen or sixteen years old and have a bigger appetite before you can go to a banquet.

Lai Di said sourly: "His family is so poor, but they are counting on him to make a name for himself. If I were his father, I would definitely take this opportunity to let him have a good meal to replenish his body."

"We can pack it up and take it back. This way, not only can we get our money back, but he can also eat the meat." Xiaoxiang was still amazed at the Yuan family's behavior.

Daya patted her shoulder and said, "He is a boy, and he is so good at studying. No matter how poor his family is, they will definitely spoil him. We can't envy him."

Xiaoxiang sighed deeply.

"If we want to eat meat, we can only rely on ourselves." Daya looked at the forest shrouded in the setting sun and slowly exhaled, "Let's go, while it's still light, go pick herbs and make some more money, and then we can buy whatever we want to eat!"

Lai Di retracted her gaze, suppressed her envy deep in her heart, turned around with great enthusiasm: "Let's go! Let's work! We rely on ourselves!"

The three of them walked towards the forest. The orange-red glow of the sunset soon engulfed their figures. Only their voices could be heard from the forest.

First, Xiaoxiang asked, "By the way, have you decided on a name?"

"Not yet." Lai Di's voice was obviously a little disappointed. "I don't think it sounds good. What about you, Daya?"

"I'm not in a hurry. I need to think about it carefully."

Autumn goes and winter comes, and in the blink of an eye we enter the winter month.

Daya still hasn't decided on a name for herself, but Lai Di has come up with several. But seeing that Daya hasn't decided yet, she's not in a hurry to decide.

Although she was bold and outspoken towards outsiders, she was very afraid of her parents. She was afraid that she would be beaten for naming herself.

When you are with Daya, you will have more courage to go for the interview. In addition, you can also refer to Daya's name.

Xinghua Village is located in Jinzhou Prefecture in the southwest, surrounded by mountains. The winter is not as cold as in the north, so people can go out to work.

The main farm work in Jinzhou in winter is to plow the soil and plant crops such as wheat, rapeseed, and peas. Daya and her friends are not strong enough to do the work of plowing the soil. After pulling out the weeds in the field, all they have to do every day is to scrape off the pine needles.

This is the most relaxing day of the year for them.

Daya and her friends cooperated more and more tacitly. They did not care about their frozen hands and feet and almost collected all the herbs in the village, such as the grasshopper and plantain, and their wallets became fatter.

Now, Daya has nearly 100 cents in private money. Whenever she thinks of it, she feels more secure than ever before.