The Legend of the Farm Girl

When it was time to get off work, Yun Fang stepped out of the gate of Linglong Embroidery Workshop and saw the three people from the Yun family waiting at the door of the workshop.

The three of them came to pick up Yunfang from work every day, and Yunfang felt warm inside every time.

Yunfang smiled widely and walked towards her mother, saying to her, "Mom, we have our wages today and we have a day off tomorrow. Let's go to the street and buy some things tomorrow!"

Yun Fang's mother said cheerfully, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Come on, I've made your favorite food for you today. Let's go home quickly."

The four of them returned home happily together.

When she got home, Yunfang took out all the seven taels and five cents of silver and gave them to her mother.

Yunfang's mother shook her head and didn't answer. She said to Yunfang, "Fang'er, I've thought about it. From now on, you only need to give half of your wages to the family. You can save the rest."

Yunfang shook her head and said, "Mom, I'm the only one in the family who can make money now. There's no difference between putting it with you and with me!"

"Why not? I calculated that half of your salary is enough for our family of four to live on. You can save the rest as your dowry."

"Mom, what are you talking about? I'm only eleven after the Chinese New Year. Why do I need to save up a dowry so early?"

Yun Fang's mother said firmly: "Don't say anything more, just listen to me. I'm afraid that you will give me all the money in the future. What if I get confused and spend too much on your brothers?"

Yunfang knew that her mother was thinking about her, and she didn't want to disappoint her mother, so she nodded and said, "I understand, mother. From now on, I will give you half of my wages and save the other half for myself."

But she was thinking about the money she had saved. If her mother needed it, she would give it to her. It would make no difference.

After counting out half of the money and handing it to her mother, Yunfang said, "Mom, let's go buy some things tomorrow. I think we're running out of firewood and eggs. Feng'er and Ying'er's clothes are too small, so we need to make them two sets of clothes before the New Year. We also need to make them two pairs of shoes. We also need to buy some paper and pens for Yunfeng. He can't bear to use paper and pens, and always writes on the ground, so he can't practice effectively!"

Yunfang's mother listened to Yunfang's plan and nodded all the time. Finally, she added, "We have to make a set of clothes for our Fang'er. I see that the clothes worn by other embroiderers are all very beautiful. As the youngest embroiderer in Linglong Embroidery Workshop, our Yunfang cannot be worse than them."

Yunfang blushed and replied, "Do it for me too."

The mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled.

The next day, the Yun family packed up and went out together.

A few people went to buy cloth first, then went to the market, bought eggs first, and then bought firewood.

There are many stalls selling firewood. Even though Jiangliao Province is in the south, it is very cold in the twelfth and first months of the year.

When the four people from the Yun family walked here, Yun Fang was stunned. She actually met Tian Tian here. There was a man of similar age next to Tian Tian. Tian Tian also saw Yun Fang. She blushed at first, then whispered a few words to the man next to her, and the two of them walked towards Yun Fang together.

Tian Tian greeted Yunfang first: "Little Yunfang, I didn't expect to meet you here!"

Then she blushed and introduced: "This is my neighbor, his last name is Xu, Xu Jin, you can just call him Brother Xu. My family bought firewood today, and he came to help carry it."

Yunfang called out "Brother Xu". Yunfang knew that this was Tian Tian's fiancé, but she didn't know why Tian Tian said he was a neighbor. She remembered that the embroiderers said that Tian Tian was engaged to the eldest son of a constable named Xu, so the man in front of her should be him.

Yunfang introduced her mother and brother to Tian Tian, ​​and then she didn’t know what to say to Tian Tian.

Fortunately, Yun Fangniang, who had experienced this, took over the conversation.

"You are Tian Tian. I've always heard Yunfang talk about you. What a good girl you are. Whoever marries you will be blessed." After saying that, she gave her a teasing look.

This look made Tian Tian's face even redder, but Xu Jin on the side became a little impatient and said to Tian Tian: "Do you want to chat for a while? I'll take the firewood home first, I have something else to do at home."

Seeing Xu Jin leaving in a hurry, Tian Tian said quickly, "Yunfang, let's talk in the embroidery room. Goodbye, auntie and brothers. Come on, brother Xu, let's take it back together."

Yunfang saw the two of them taking away the firewood they had bought, and Tian Tian took nearly half of it. She felt something was wrong, and her mother saw it and shook her head, but she didn't say anything to her.

Yun Fang's mother asked a stall owner who could deliver firewood to her home. The stall owner charged one cent more for two bundles than others, so she bought from him. After all, no one in her family could carry the two bundles of firewood.

After agreeing on a time to deliver firewood, the Yun family members strolled around the market again and found that overall, the prices here were still a bit higher than those in Deping County. But it was already winter, and there were still green vegetables for sale.

I heard it’s available throughout the winter, but it’s a bit more expensive.

After shopping for the whole morning, the Yun family bought some meat to take home. Yun Fang's mother said, "From now on, we will eat meat every time my sister has a day off."

Yunfang smiled and said, "Mom, from now on I have to eat meat even when I am not resting, so that I can get enough nutrition."

Okay, I’ll listen to you.

Yunying clapped her hands happily beside him, "Listen to sister, listen to sister, eat meat, eat meat!"

The cute words made the whole family laugh.

When they got home at noon, Yunfang and her mother cooked together. They made several delicious dishes and the family enjoyed the meal very much. Yunying said childishly, "It would be nice if sister could rest every day." The whole family laughed again.

Yunfang teased Yunying: "When you grow up and make a lot of money, your sister won't work at home every day."

"Okay, then I'll make a lot of money for my sister when I grow up."

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

The family's laughter could be heard again.

In the afternoon, the firewood delivery man brought the firewood. The woman next door saw that Yunfang's family bought two bundles of firewood and knocked on Yunfang's door again.

Yun Fangniang went to open the door and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I saw you bought two bundles of firewood. My family has run out of firewood. I want to borrow some. I'll return it to you when I buy some."

Yun Fangniang was speechless. They had such an unpleasant quarrel last time, yet she was still so shameless. She was speechless for a moment.

"Then I'll go in and get it myself!"

Seeing that Yun Fang's mother didn't say anything, this man actually wanted to squeeze in to get it.

Yunfang came to the door as soon as she saw this and said to the girl in a friendly manner, "Aunt Shi, we are neighbors, and it is not good to borrow too much. My mother cannot ask you for more money. These two bundles of firewood are 21 cents. You give me 12 cents and I will sell you one bundle."

The woman was furious: "You little girl, you still want to earn my money? You're dreaming." After saying that, she left cursing.

Yunfang's mother turned around and said to Yunfang, "This place is good in every way, except for these neighbors. Oh!"

"Mom, I can tell from the looks of it that Aunt Shi is the type of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. We are always strong, so she doesn't dare to do anything."