continuation [farming]

Seeing that Xia He had returned to the house, Lan Niang shed tears and said to Zhang Shishi: "Qiuyue, her mother-in-law, wants to marry our family Xia He."

"This... have you ever refused?" Zhang Shixi asked.

Lan Niang nodded and burst into tears: "However, Mrs. Li said that if we don't agree, we will take back all our land. ——Leader, tell me, we've only had a few years of stability Days, how did such a thing happen!"

After Zhang Shixi heard this, he was so angry that he slapped the dilapidated table in the courtyard, and said, "This... is too deceitful! I originally thought Mrs. Li was a good friend, why..."

I want to talk back to the time when Mrs. Li was willing to use two acres of good fertile land as a hire to marry Qiuyue.It should have gone through the transfer procedures and transferred the land to the Zhang family's name, but the Min Dynasty stipulated that the transfer of ownership between fields in this village requires the village chief to guarantee it and take people to the county seat in person.The current village head is the old lady Li's family. In fact, half of the people in Shang'an Village have the surname Li. They are everyone here, and there are some relatives.On the contrary, the village chief cared more about the two acres of land than Mrs. Li, as if what Mrs. Li wanted to give was his own land, and used the clan to move out as an excuse, and refused to transfer ownership to the two families.Mrs. Li was very angry, and once wanted to teach Li Mu to send letters, and asked her brother-in-law who was an official in Liangjing, the imperial capital, to come back and comment.

At that time, when Zhang Shixi saw that things were going wrong, he was worried that his family had already taken root in Anle Village, and he didn't want to get into a fight with the village chief. Mrs. Li, who persuaded Mrs. Li, could give him the two acres of land that Zhang's family had already planted. I am very grateful, since the village head does not agree, it is enough to not register.Zhang Xi dared to say this because he had thought about it. He felt that Mrs. Li was not as petty as some people in this village, and she was kind. Even the land rent was [-]% lower than others. His own daughter is also greedy for land.

The first sentence Xia He heard clearly was his father's roar.At most, Zhang's father was a little strict with his children, especially with himself who was not as gentle and generous as the two sisters, but he couldn't speak at the top of his voice, and he seemed really impatient.

"Oh, obviously I told the old lady that our family Xia He is a stone girl, why did she fall in love with our family Xia He?" Lan Niang leaned on the table, women who became mothers are usually strong, However, she has shed too many tears in the past few months, and finally wiped away the tears she shed for Qiuyue, and Xia He's incident happened again.

Zhang Xi frowned and asked, "What did the old lady say before?"

"It's nothing, that is to say, poor Jinbao lost his mother at such a young age. I don't want him to suffer from his stepmother. I think Xia He is also Jinbao's aunt, who is better than other girls." Lan Niang repeated what Old Madam Li said. .

"Hmph!" Zhang Shiyi patted the table again, "Do you think Xia He lost his own son, so we can only treat Jin Bao well?"

Lan Niang didn't think so: "Even if Mrs. Li loves Jin Bao even more, she can't do this. If she finds relatives for Qiuyue and her uncle, there will always be a grandson."

Zhang Shiyi shook his head, snorted coldly and said, "Then Li Mu is going to take the imperial examination, and he has an uncle who paves the way in Liangjing. Maybe he will become an official in the future, and he plans to get some beautiful concubines."

But Lan Niang wiped away her tears, and sighed to her husband who shared weal and woe: "It can't be like this, you, you are always used to think badly about people." It was as if Zhang Shiyi had acted like this before.

Zhang Shiyi coughed awkwardly when the head of the family said this, but refused to admit his mistake: "How do you know that my guess is still wrong this time? Besides, this is something that can delay Xia He's life, and it can be used for gambling. What about the conscience of the Li family! Hmph, it’s a big deal for our family to escape! We don’t want this house anymore, our home is only with you and the children.”

Lan Niang nodded, her eyes became firm.She is a person who has endured hardships, but she is not afraid of suffering again, it is better than teaching Xia He to marry her.If it weren't for being able to let others know that Xia He is a boy... Well, if the Li family were really forced to marry, and they carried Xia He back from their family, only to find that he was a boy, I don't know what would happen.

It's a pity that Qiuyue has already been buried in the Li family's ancestral grave, and Dongmei has also become a family. They are about to give birth to their second child this year. When they fled there, they brought three children with them, but now they can only bring Follow Xia He to go.All the children are the flesh that fell from Lan Niang's body, just thinking about it, she felt distressed for a while.

The husband and wife looked at each other speechlessly, just holding each other's hands, seeing how many traces the years had carved on the originally slender hands, but when they were held in the palms, they still held the warmth of the past.

Xia He vaguely listened to the general idea in the room, and guessed from the fragmentary words, could it be that her brother-in-law wanted to continue the strings and had a crush on her?Xiao Erlang was raised as a daughter since he was a child. Seeing the girls who grew up with him get married one by one, Xia He can calmly accept the fact that sooner or later he will have someone. He didn't like to mention this matter, and he didn't want to think about it. One day he went to another family to serve other people's parents, surrounded by his own children and grandchildren, but he could only be like two older sisters. Being pointed out by others.

But at this moment, in order to teach her to marry, Old Madam Li even threatened her parents to take her to escape... Xia He immediately thought of her father's not-so-strong body, and her mother's ailments , knowing that this is the root cause of his illness when he was fleeing, and now that he is getting older, how could he be willing to let his parents suffer like this again.

With that in mind, he pushed open the door.

Neither Zhang Shishi nor Liu Lanniang expected that Xia He's door would be pushed open with a babble, and they suddenly broke away from the hands that were still folded together just now, and tried their best to put on an upright appearance in front of their son.

Zhang Shixi asked, "Have you finished your homework?"

Xia He didn't talk about homework, and said: "Father, mother, my son is willing to marry into the Li family, you don't want to run away anymore, my son is afraid that you two will fall ill again, my son still counts on supporting you until 80 age."

He quickly walked between his father and mother, holding his father with one hand and mother with the other, his eyes revealed deep worry, "Besides, you two will be reluctant to leave the eldest sister and the second sister."

Lan Niang managed to hold back her tears, seeing Xia He's well-behaved appearance, her eye circles turned red again, and scolded: "This child, if both parents live to be 80 years old, you should dislike us for being old and immortal!" .”

"How could it be, mother." Xia He said yes, holding his mother's arm.

Lan Niang patted the youngest son in her arms, thinking about his rough life since childhood, her heart was tense.But all of this can't be told to Xia He, alas, just wait another three years.

Seeing that her mother was about to cry again, Xia He rolled her eyes and said foolishly: "Mother, what's more, it's not bad to marry into the Li family. When the second sister married, didn't you say that Li Can the women of the family get two fresh white flour steamed buns every day?"

When Lan Niang heard what Xia He said, she burst out laughing.

Zhang Shixi knows how many stories his wife has made up over the past 15 years in order to hide the truth from others and Xia He himself. He also taught Qiuyue and Dongmei to cooperate, saying that daughters have to endure hardships It is a bit embarrassing to say that the mother is reluctant to let her daughter suffer hardship, and will let them hide two steamed buns, but she also feels sorry for Lan Niang and Xia He, and can't help but blame herself more and more.It's just that Xia He doesn't know anything about these old events, he only knows that his mother smiled, and although there is still bitterness in his eyes, it is a good trend.

In order to let his father and mother live well, he was only asked to marry someone, and he was not afraid.

Zhang Shixi sent Xia He away again, not letting him stay by Lan Niang's side, put on a stern look, and told him not to forget that he had to do his homework today.This time he didn't dare to talk in the yard anymore, for fear that the little clever ghost would eavesdrop again, Zhang Shixi pulled Lan Niang into the house and discussed whether he should go to Mrs. Li's house again tomorrow.

They don't want those few acres of land, so it's best to get Mrs. Li to agree, pretending that Xia He is a stone girl, and not allowing Li Mu to touch him.After three years, it can be said that the husband and wife will go to apologize to Mrs. Li and tell the truth about the matter. I think Mrs. Li will understand them. Anyway, Xia He is a man, and he can't really be Li Mu. wife.If Mrs. Li got angry again at that time and wanted to take back the few acres of land they rented now, they should make another plan.Anyway, when they had just fled to Anle Village, they caught up with the amnesty, and the family's household registration had already been registered here. No matter how big the Li family was, they couldn't easily drive their family away.Going to open a few acres of wasteland on the hillside can also eat, but it is a little tired, and it is much better than fleeing.

After the discussion, the husband and wife were relieved and fell asleep peacefully.

Mrs. Li was not surprised that the Zhang family would tremblingly agree to marry Xia He. Although it was a bit strange, why would they rather give up the four acres of high-quality land they had promised, in exchange for someone who would not teach Mu'er to touch Xia He, and let the little girl marry her? A promise that the husband and wife will live in separate rooms.I thought it was because I was afraid that Xia He would get hurt. I feel sorry for the parents of the world. Mrs. Li is not really a cruel person. With this in mind, she agreed to the terms of the Zhang family and his wife, and asked them to plant the four acres of land with peace of mind. She is not so reluctant to part with this external thing.

Afterwards, everyone was happy, Song Matchmaker was called, and went around between the two families to complete the appearance, and the wedding date was fixed.After all, it was just a continuation, and the Li family didn't intend to do anything big, and the schedule was tight, and they only hoped to bring Xia He over as soon as possible.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Xia He was going to get married. Lan Niang woke up Xia He early in the morning, stuffed two freshly steamed soft steamed buns into his arms, seeing her son's sleepy eyes, Lan Niang still I was quite worried, what should I do if the Li family finds out that my son is not a real lady?

With a serious face, she told Xia He: "Did you remember what Mother taught you before?"

When other people want to marry their daughters, they will call their mothers and call their daughters aside, whispering those things that make people blush and heartbeat.Lan Niang didn't mention the tricks in the house, but what she wanted to tell Xia He was another matter.

Holding the steamed buns in her hand, Xia He's eyes immediately lit up, and she happily replied to her mother: "Remember! If you want to get the steamed buns, you have to go to the stove to get them quietly, and you can't let your husband's family see you! ——Mother, didn't daddy say, 'Acquisition without telling, for the purpose of stealing'?" Xia He stretched her waist and said yes.

Lan Niang patted Xia He on the head: "That's your husband's family, not someone else's, how can you call it a thief! The daughter I raised so hard, I sent them to take care of the baby and take care of the housework, and I can't exchange two steamed buns. ?! The child I raised is not going to be a cow or a horse for others!"

Xia He immediately became serious, nodded and said: "That's right, a daughter is also a human being, and she needs to eat more! Mom, I'm hungry!"