Farmhouse Green Plum

When we returned to Xinghua Village, it was almost midnight.

As Daya led Song Yuan and pushed open the courtyard door, Song Tian's complaints came from inside the house: "Where did you go to play? Why did you come back so late?"

Then, he saw the lanterns in Daya and Song Yuan's hands and exclaimed, "Lanterns! Where did you get the money to buy them? Grandma, my cousin and my brother wasted money on lanterns."

After being surprised, he turned around and complained.

"I didn't buy it," Song Yuan said, angrily and proudly, shaking his koi lantern to show off, "I won this by guessing lantern riddles. I didn't spend a penny!"

"Can you guess riddles?" Song Tian rolled his eyes. "Can you find a reliable excuse?"

"Who said we guessed it? We met Brother Yuan Qing from the next village, and he helped us guess it."

At this time, Song Tian saw Daya's bun again and asked in surprise: "Why did you comb your hair again?"

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard in the room. Then, Yang rushed out. Seeing Daya's exquisite bun, she was shocked and anxious: "What's wrong with your hair?"

Daya was about to answer when she found that Li and Uncle Song had also come out. She was stunned for a moment and said, "We bought a wooden hairpin and the stall owner helped us to re-do our hair."

The three adults were obviously relieved, and their eyes finally noticed the hairpin. Li asked, "How much did you buy it for? Where did you get the money?"

"10 cents, given by my second aunt."

This is the true story. When saying goodbye at Aunt Song's house, Aunt Song gave Daya 10 cents behind no one's back, saying that the girl was growing up and needed some pocket money.

"Second aunt is biased and didn't give us anything." Song Tian felt very aggrieved.

Song Yuan thought this was Daya's excuse. After all, Daya had saved a lot of money, so he spoke up for Daya: "You can give Second Aunt's money to whoever you want. It's because you don't like Second Aunt."

Song Tianqi was so angry that he cried out and went to Li to seek justice.

But Li ignored him. Song Ergu was already a married daughter, and Li didn't want to get involved in the Li family's affairs.

"The rice is in the pot. Heat it up if it gets cold. Then go to bed right after you finish eating."

After giving the instructions, she went back to the house.

On the other side, at Xu Yuzhi's home at the end of the village, Zhang was also questioning Xu Yuzhi: "Where did you get the money to buy the wooden hairpin?"

"It was given by Daya, who said it was a wedding present for me in advance." Xu Yuzhi smiled and said, "Mom, I just realized today that Daya is a very good person, smart and considerate."

All the girls bought wooden hairpins and combed their hair into beautiful buns, except her. She felt very uncomfortable when she recalled the embarrassment she felt at that time.

Among so many people, only Daya noticed her embarrassment. She not only helped her buy a wooden hairpin, but also spoke so nicely that she didn't make her feel uncomfortable at all.

Unexpectedly, Zhang's expression changed and she said sternly, "Stay away from Song Daya in the future."

"Why?" Xu Yuzhi was stunned, not understanding why her mother said that.

Zhang snorted coldly, "This girl is very smart. I'm afraid she wants to hook up with you and become Mr. He's concubine."

Xu Yuzhi was stunned for a long while before she said, "Impossible, Mom, you must be mistaken. How old is Daya? She just turned 10 two months ago. What does she know at such a young age?"

Zhang said, "Children from poor families mature early, especially those like her who have lived with others since childhood. They know how to read people's expressions and seize opportunities."

"But Daya is so honest," Xu Yuzhi still didn't believe it. "She never slacks off when working. How can she be restless?"

"Humph, you don't understand. This is called the barking dog that bites. People like her who keep silent are the ones who have the most calculations in mind.

"When you marry into the He family in the future, you must remember that those who are usually cheerful and active are usually not very threatening; those who are quiet, considerate and delicate are the ones who are difficult to deal with."

Xu Yuzhi approved of Zhang's subsequent teachings, but she really couldn't agree with Daya's evaluation.

Having lived in Xinghua Village for more than ten years, even though she and her daughter had little contact with the villagers, she knew a lot about the village from her second aunt and cousin.

Daya is just an ordinary country girl, at most she is more sensitive because she lives under someone else's roof.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Zhang saw her daughter's disagreement at a glance. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Do you know why mother is so sure? Because before mother got married, she had the same personality as her."

Xu Yuzhi was stunned. From what her second aunt said and the occasional words from the villagers, she knew her mother was very flamboyant when she was young, which was completely different from Daya's well-behaved and calm personality.

"Back then, your father was well educated, and everyone knew that he had a bright future. Which girl in the surrounding villages didn't want to marry him?

In the end, it was me who married your father. Do you know why?"

Xu Yuzhi was stunned by the huge amount of information and said blankly, "Isn't it the parents' order and the matchmaker's words?"

"Your father and your second uncle fled here due to famine. Their parents died long ago, so how can it be their parents' orders? As for the matchmaker's words, as long as your father likes her and asks a matchmaker to propose marriage to her, then that is the matchmaker's words.

Oh yes, this is also one of the reasons why everyone wanted to marry your father back then. There were no parents-in-law above you, and you would be the head of the family once you married him.

In order to marry your father, all of us did everything we could..."

In order to make her daughter more defensive and less likely to suffer in the future, Zhang did not care about her face and told her about all the efforts, calculations and struggles of the girls before they got married.

Xu Yuzhi, who grew up reading "Nujie", was stunned and her worldview was shattered. "This, this is against women's virtues..."

Zhang sneered and interrupted her, "Just read those books your father taught you, such as "Female Commandments" and "Female Training". If you really follow them, you will never be able to turn things around in this life. You can see the end at a glance..."

After hearing her mother's own experience, Xu Yuzhi had to change her mind and became skeptical.

It was not until half a month later that Daya came to see her.

With Zhang's reminder, Xu Yuzhi was still on edge, secretly examining Daya, "What's the matter?"

Daya frowned, looking worried, and begged, "I want you to teach me three words."

Recognize words.

Xu Yuzhi's heart tightened, but she didn't show it on her face. She asked softly, "Why do you want to learn to read?"

Daya pursed her lips and said, "My second uncle has a customer who sells yellow eels. He needs to hire a temporary worker to be a fire-making maid after the New Year. I want to give it a try.

But during the Chinese New Year, when I went to visit my eldest aunt, I heard a story. There was a girl from the neighboring village who went to do odd jobs. Because she was illiterate, she directly pressed her fingerprints on the contract. Later, it was discovered that she had signed a contract to sell her body.

I am also afraid of encountering such a black-hearted employer, so I would like to ask you to teach me how to recognize the three words "sell body contract" so that I can have a clear mind before signing my fingerprints."

Daya was still very cautious. She planned to use the three words "selling one's body indenture" to open a gap first, and then find excuses to ask for other words later. After she became more familiar with Xu Yuzhi, she formally proposed to Xu Yuzhi to learn to recognize words.