There is Room For the Poor Daughter

The winter in Linyi County is colder than that in Yanjia Village. Since it started to snow, Mrs. Yan has been huddled in the house and reluctant to go out.

Daohua was afraid that the old lady would be bored in the house, so as long as she was eating in Songheyuan, she must take the old lady out for a few laps after eating, first to move her body, and secondly to breathe.

On Laba Festival, Daohua and the others didn't go to class. After breakfast, she took Mrs. Yan out for a walk.

When Yan Zhigao came over, he happened to miss out with his grandparents.

"Where's the old lady?"

Yan Zhigao asked Sun Ma who was cleaning the house.

Sun Ma smiled and said, "The eldest girl went to eat with the old lady."

Yan Zhigao glanced at the snow on the ground outside the door, frowned and said, "Isn't this nonsense, what should I do if the old lady is frozen in such a cold day?"

Seeing that Yan Zhigao's face was not very good, Sun Ma immediately explained: "Master, don't worry, the old lady is in good health. Besides, the old lady's spirit will only be better if she goes out to get some air."

Yan Zhigao froze: "Why, is the old lady in a bad mood?"

Sun Ma: "It's not bad, it's just that I'm not used to it. The master also knows that the old lady can't be idle. When I was in my hometown, in winter, the old lady could go out and chat with someone. How much does she have? There are also some chores, but when I get here, the old lady takes good care of me, and the old lady can't find anything to do, so she is a little bored."

When people have nothing to do, don’t their spirits become decadent?

Yan Zhigao blamed himself: "I didn't think about it carefully and ignored my mother. In the future, I will definitely go to the office as soon as possible and spend more time with my mother."

Sun Ma immediately said: "Master, don't do this. If the old lady knows that Master has delayed work in order to accompany her, she will not be happy." Seeing Yan Zhigao's self-blame, she smiled again.

"Master doesn't have to do this. In the twelfth lunar month, the eldest girl has fewer classes. She will come to accompany the old lady every day. With her by her side, the old lady will not be unhappy."

Yan Zhigao's expression moved, "Does Daohua come every day?"

Speaking of Daohua, the smile on Sun's face suddenly increased: "Every day, when she comes, as long as she sees the old lady bored in the house, she will always think of ways to let the old lady go out for a walk, saying: If people stay in the house all the time, they will be suffocated."

"The old lady couldn't beat her. Every time she finished eating, she would go out for a walk with her. Not to mention, the old lady's spirit is getting better and better every day since she started to digest after meals."

Saying that, Mother Sun seemed to think of something, and laughed a few more times.

"I don't know what the eldest girl thought a few days ago. She said that she wanted to find a set of exercises for the old lady, so that when she was fine, she could practice martial arts in the house."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Zhigao also laughed, shook his head and said, "This child"

Sun's mother: "Eldest girl, she is afraid that the old lady will be bored."

Yan Zhigao nodded and sighed in his heart, the old lady raised it herself, but she was more careful than others. Even he didn't notice that the old lady would feel uncomfortable when she came here, but Daohua found out, No wonder the old lady prefers her.

At this time, a little maid walked into the house: "Mother Sun, come over from the kitchen and ask, when will you start cooking Laba porridge?"

Sun Ma looked at the sky and said, "Don't worry, the eldest girl hasn't come back yet. You go and tell the kitchen and let them cook the other things first. The eldest girl said that she will make Laba porridge herself."

After the little maid retreated, Yan Zhigao said with a smile, "Is Daohua going to cook by herself today?"

Sun Ma nodded with a smile: "During this time, the eldest girl was studying at Nvhong, and her hands were terribly pierced. When the old lady saw her, she would not let her touch the water. Today's Laba Festival, the old lady really wanted to eat the Laba porridge that the eldest girl made in previous years. Agree with her to cook once."

Yan Zhigao's expression moved: "How is Daohua doing in school?"

Sun Ma: "It's good. The big girl is very smart. You can understand what is in the book at a glance. Without her, you can't learn it."

For the next period of time, Yan Zhigao just silently watched Sun Ma eloquently praise Daohua. He never knew that Sun Ma's eloquence was so eloquent, and praising the eldest daughter would not be too heavy.

"Hey, the big girl is smart, but it's a little bit awkward to learn from the female celebrity."

When Yan Zhigao heard this, he thought that Sun Ma was about to end, but Sun Ma changed her words and started talking again.

"The old lady said that the eldest girl has not yet learned about women's red. When she does, she will definitely be able to embroider what she wants to embroider."

At these words, Yan Zhigao sounded a little ashamed, and couldn't help reaching out to cover his forehead.

Seeing this, Sun Ma thought that Yan Zhigao didn't believe what she said, and immediately looked for evidence to prove it: "Master, the eldest girl has been dexterous since she was a child, you have eaten the food she made, not the old slave boasting, her cooking skills are the kitchen Mrs. Ren here is no match."

Yan Zhigao agrees with this point: "But Daohua is very good at cooking, so it doesn't mean that she is also good at studying female red, right?"

Sun Ma immediately retorted: "How could Nühong be bad for someone with a lot of skill? The old lady also said that the eldest girl is just learning Nghong, and she has not found a way yet. When she finds it, she will definitely embroider well. ."

Sun Ma was the old lady's side, so Yan Zhigao couldn't argue with her, so he nodded his conscience, and then quickly changed the subject: "Why haven't Mother and Daohua come back?"

Mother Sun: "Maybe it's a little farther."

Usually, as long as there is time, Daohua and Mrs. Yan not only stroll around the backyard of the county government office, but also go shopping sometimes.

Yan Zhigao blamed himself for not noticing the old mother's feelings, and then stayed in Songheyuan, wanting to accompany the old man.

After sitting for a full hour, I saw the old mother and Daohua with smiles on their faces, and came back with a potted plant each.

"Mother, where have you been?"

Yan Zhigao quickly got up to meet him, took the potted plant from the old lady Yan's hand, and then helped the old lady into the house.

Mrs. Yan was very happy: "I went to the street with Daohua and bought two potted plants."

Hearing this, Yan Zhigao took a look, glanced at the cheerful eldest daughter next to him, and then looked at the red-faced old mother, she didn't say anything to let them go out less in the future.

"Mother, if you want to go out in the future, remember to bring more people."

That's all, my mother and eldest daughter have always lived in their hometown, and they are used to it. It is understandable that they are not adapted to the rules that daughters of large families cannot go out at will. Take your time.

Mrs. Yan waved her hand indifferently: "We didn't go far, we just strolled around the county office."

Daohua, who was still a little nervous in her heart, glanced at the cheap father. Seeing that he didn't stop them from going out, she smiled and said, "Grandmother, father is caring about us."

Mrs. Yan immediately smiled: "Okay, next time you go out with more people." Then she waved to Yan Zhigao, "Zhigao, come and see, Daohua and I are very lucky today, As soon as I went out, I met a red plum bonsai seller, and I bought the bonsai back for only ten taels of silver."

Yan Zhigao glanced at the bonsai that didn't even have a flower and bone, thinking that the red plums in the bonsai could not survive, they might have been deceived, but seeing the old lady so happy, she could only say: "When will mother learn to appreciate bonsai? already?"

To buy two bonsai for ten taels of silver, in his understanding, the old mother would never spend such a waste of money.

Mrs. Yan squinted at her eldest son: "Is it worth learning to see beautiful things?"

When I was in my hometown, Daohua liked to fiddle with some flowers and plants in the yard at home. The old lady was forced to watch it. Not to mention, she was used to seeing flowers and willows. When she came to the north, she saw the whiteness everywhere. Sometimes I'm really not used to it.

Yan Zhigao: "Uh"

He was speechless.

Mrs. Yan didn't bother to care about him anymore, and looked at Daohua: "Take care of these two bonsais, maybe we can appreciate the red plums during the Chinese New Year."

Daohua patted her chest confidently: "Grandmother, just look at me."

Looking at the two in high spirits, Yan Zhigao really wanted to hit them.

Where did the mother and the eldest daughter get the confidence that they could support these two pots of red plums?

Hongmei is notoriously difficult to handle.

One winter, he and Aunt Lin were angry. In order to calm her down, he spent hundreds of dollars to buy a pot of Hanmei and came back to make the beauty happy, but unfortunately Hanmei died less than a month later.

At this time, Sun Ma came in: "Miss, it's almost noon, do you think you have cooked Laba porridge?"

Daohua slapped her head fiercely: "I almost forgot about this, are the red beans and lotus seeds soaked?"

Sun's mother: "After soaking, that girl Man'er is watching it herself."

Daohua looked at Mrs. Yan: "Grandma, then I'll go to the kitchen."

Mrs. Yan hurriedly took her: "your hand"

Only then did Yan Zhigao realize that the eldest daughter's fingers were wrapped in white cloth.

"It's alright!" Daohua took off the white cloth directly, revealing her fingers full of needles, "Grandma, look, the swelling is gone."

Mrs. Yan was still worried: "Don't touch the water, just tell the people in the kitchen what to do."

"I see!"

After Daohua left, Yan Zhigao asked, "The daughter of Daohua"

Mrs. Yan squinted at him: "My Daohua is skillful, and Nu Hong is naturally not a problem. But that Master Qin, I think her Nu Hong is not very good. During this time, Dao Hua embroidered the purse every day, and the embroidery was successful. It's all swollen, and I don't know if it's bullying people, or teaching people?"

"I don't care, if Daohua's female red still doesn't grow, you can change my master."

Yan Zhigao wanted to say a few words, but when he looked at the old mother's stern eyes, he immediately persuaded him.

At the same time, I also felt that Master Qin did something wrong.

The eldest daughter's hands are already like this, why do you still let her embroider the purse?

Mrs. Yan snorted coldly: "Although the master of the family teaches a few girls, Daohua is the eldest daughter of the Yan family. Don't forget this. If she can't learn anything, I think this master will also There is no need to ask,"

Yan Zhigao: "Mother, how could I forget this."

Mrs. Yan said lightly: "Who knows if you have amnesia? Well, let's not talk about it, what should you do?"

Yan Zhigao felt that he was rejected by the old mother: "Mother, my son is here to accompany you today."

Mrs. Yan saw through his expression: "You want to eat Laba porridge made of rice flowers, right?"

Yan Zhigao: "." He is Daohua's father. Could it be that she made Laba porridge without honoring him?