The Landlord And His Wife

"Really! Aunt... ah, no, auntie! Think about it, what do you think? The Gu family is fine, but I'll settle the account for you. You have taken over the purse and handkerchiefs, and every year you plan to buy fabrics and threads, you can earn at least twenty taels! But if you make handkerchiefs from the ancient family, you can make twenty taels per season and eight taels per year. , but the work of the Gu family is more delicate and takes up a lot of your time. If you are doing their work, the purse will not be able to be embroidered at all, and the handkerchief can only be like last year and this year, and you can only earn two or three hangings. , which one is worth it?!"

Liu Xuer was in the fourth uncle and aunt's new house at this time, walking around in the middle of the house with her hands behind her back to settle accounts.

He Ruyu was sitting on the edge of the kang in red, and He was sitting next to her, each holding an embroidery job, and all of them looked at her and smiled.

"Sister, I found that Xu'er has moved all of a sudden this year. Did you see that it was originally here, but now it's almost to your chin." He Ruyu said with a smile.

He pursed her lips and smiled: "Who said no! The taller he is, the more his mouth can speak. Look, it's like this. Now at home, it's basically like this. We walked around the house with our hands behind our backs giving orders, and our whole family listened."

When Liu Xuer heard that the two completely ignored their own words, she stomped her feet anxiously: "Mother! Why don't you speak for me? Why don't we discuss when we go out?"

He Ruyu laughed.

He also laughed and was about to speak when the door was dark when Liu Changshi came in and said with a smile, "I think Xu'er said a lot!"

"Oh, you're back?" No one in the room thought of it, He Ruyu said something and got up in a hurry. He used to want to brush him, but suddenly blushed and stood still. I felt that this action seemed too intimate, so I was embarrassed to do it in front of people.

He got up with a smile: "You're back, your second brother should be back too, Xuer, shall we go?"

Liu Xuer hasn't convinced her aunt yet! Just as he was about to agree in frustration, Liu Changshi smiled and said: "No, no, I really have something to say, second sister-in-law, Xu'er, you all sit first."

Makes sense?"

The hair of the willow feldspar is all gray, and there are some sorghum ears on it, and his body is also dirty. Today, he got into the sorghum field to check the condition of the ground, whether there is any moisture in the ground , by next month's harvest will not be so dry that sorghum production is reduced.

So I just stood at the door and nodded with a smile: "Xuer is right, Ruyu, I don't think we will be the Gu family's side, so I say that we have become a kiss and will serve In-laws, I really don't have time."

He Ruyu was stunned when she heard the words, and said, "That's okay." Her temperament is completely opposite to that of He's. She is gentle and obedient, listens to her parents at home, and listens to her husband after marriage , basically no opinion.

He's mouth moved and said with a smile: "Fourth, you'd better ask in private... or our mothers will go first, the two of you are discussing and discussing, don't just agree ."

Liu Changshi smiled and said: "No, I discussed this with Ruyu, and when Xuer didn't say anything, I didn't want to ask her to do the work of the Gu family. Seriously, we'd better not get involved."

Liu Xuer listened and nodded her head: "Yes, yes! Isn't it said that it is a private salt business? If the government only investigates, it is a big crime! It should have been sneaky, but their family couldn't hide things, and they were surrounded by neighbors. How many people in Baxiang know? If anyone who is jealous or has hatred goes to the yamen to file a complaint, they will be finished! Don't implicate us at that time!"

He hurriedly said: "Oh! Don't say it's unlucky...how terrible!" The common people trembled when they mentioned the yamen! She thought about it and said, "Yeah, if Xu'er said that, it would be..." She said to Liu Changshi again, "Then when you enter the city in October, go to the ancient house and say it."

He Ruyu hurriedly said: "There's no need for us to tell the Gu family, I was originally given by the Jiangnan daughter-in-law in our village, I'll just tell her earlier, and see if she finds someone or does it herself... This is I'll give her half of the salary for one season, which is considered as an apology and thanks to her."

Liu Changshi nodded: "That's it! That's it!" Then he looked at them and said, "I have one more thing, second sister-in-law, I have already talked to Ruyu, and I will go back in a few days. A trip to Ningxia Town…”

"What?!" He squeaked in surprise.

Liu Xuer was completely unexpected, and asked stunned: "Fourth uncle, what are you doing in Ningxia town? It's so dangerous there, do you want to go to this Ningxia wolfberry business in the future? ? This is not a good way to make a living. It is not spread everywhere in the four villages and eight neighbors. Who and so are running to Ningxia. Today this one encounters the Mongolians and loses his life. It may be in danger, otherwise, why is Ningxia wolfberry always out of stock on the street? Everyone knows that Ningxia wolfberry makes money, but why are there so few people running over there? Human life is more important than money!"

Besides, you've only been married for three months! Liu Xuer didn't say the last sentence.

Liu Changshi was about to speak, but He nodded eagerly: "Yes, we Xuer are right! You have only been married for three months, and it is so dangerous to leave Ruyu. What are you doing here? You have three and a half acres of farmland now, enough for the two of you!"

Liu Changshi smiled and waited for everyone to finish, and quickly said with a smile: "I'm not going to make a living in the future, I want to grow wolfberry!"

"What?!" Mr. He was stunned, and Liu Xuer was also a little dumbfounded.

"Lycium barbarum is not only suitable for planting in Ningxia, but also suitable for planting here. Now no one has thought of this. Jade is doing embroidery work. If the planting is unsuccessful in a year or two, I don’t have to worry about running out of food. But if I don’t grow wolfberry, I have already grown buckwheat and sorghum with everyone. It will always be like that, and I will be hungry if I can’t support it. Immortal."

Liu Changshi smiled and said: "I came here to learn how to grow wolfberry... Of course the seeds are easy to get, and I can find the seeds of Ningxia wolfberry by any method, but I can't raise seedlings, and I can't wait for them. , or not. I go there to study specifically. Second, when I go, I will stop by the way to sell it. After I come back, I earn money to buy land and plant a little more."

He's and Liu Xu'er were speechless. After all, it was the family's business. He Ruyu never spoke. Obviously, Liu Changshi had discussed it with her before, and he didn't know. No matter what method, she was persuaded anyway, and He's not strong against it.

Liu Changshi smiled and said: "You can also rest assured, I will not go after the autumn harvest this time, it is indeed dangerous to go there for the New Year, I will leave in a few days, this way I can go to Ningxia at the beginning of October, and I bought a wolfberry to learn a lesson. In the middle of November, I came back... As long as I don’t rush to go that way at the end of the year, it is not very dangerous. Those who robbed the way came out before the New Year. ."

He went to see He Ruyu: "Ruyu, you... agree?"

He Ruyu looked at Liu Changshi, hesitant and helpless, before whispering after a long while, "He promises nothing, he will come back..."

He shook his head.

Liu Changshi said: "I have already found Yuan Hao in my place and asked his people to help me harvest this year. When I come back, I will pay for the work and tell the second sister-in-law that I want to ask the second sister-in-law to be fine. Come and see Ruyu more, she only came to our village, and she is not familiar with anyone..."

"What do you need to say? I'm her sister." He said, looked at He Ruyu again, and sighed.

Liu Changshi looked at Liu Xuer and smiled: "Xu'er, you also come to accompany your fourth aunt."

"Okay, I will often come to visit my aunt to play, but Uncle, do you really think about it? If you really want to go, be careful on the road, stop if you can't go, Don't worry."

Liu Changshi nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand to rub her hair, and found that her hair was neatly combed, it was no longer a child, he withdrew his hand, and said with a smile, "Got it! Fourth uncle will be careful."

Liu Changshi is going to Ningxia Town again. This time, the resistance he encountered was not as strong as the last time. Everyone felt that he was married and had his own small family. No one can say much about the family plan. Only Liu Gao was unhappy and muttered.

The day after Liu Changshi left, He and Liu Xuer came over to persuade Liu Gao.

He Ruyu was also here, sitting beside the kang with her head bowed, Liu Gao kept nagging beside her, but she did not speak.

"Tell me about you! Why don't you persuade well? You just got married, but it's not that you can't live... No! Your life in the village is already very good! Why must you Going to such a dangerous place?!"

He stood at the door, hesitating before entering, his face was embarrassed. Obviously, Liu Gao felt that Liu Changshi's trip was completely for He Ruyu, and he wanted to give He Ruyu a better life, so he put himself in danger.

And Liu Gao's thought makes sense. Of course, Liu Changshi went there for their little life to have a better life. However, it is clear that He Ruyu does not want Liu Changshi to go! He Ruyu was embarrassed to say that he just got married, and when he was a child, he used honey to mix oil, but he could see it at a glance. Does He Ruyu want Liu Changshi to take risks? Apparently he persuaded him, but he didn't say anything about Liu Changshi.

Liu Gao is a mother-in-law, so of course she should put the responsibility on her daughter-in-law. If it wasn't for marrying this daughter-in-law, why would my son go to Ningxia Town to take risks over and over again?

The most suitable person to persuade originally, the second daughter-in-law, Mrs. He, is He Ruyu's sister, so it's not easy to speak.

Liu Xuer was of course obliged to see such a situation, she entered the room first, and smiled and called: "Milk! Fourth aunt!"