Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

"I thought you forgot Uncle Zhou." Zhou Lai smiled, out of caution, he waited until he entered the room before telling the truth.First, I apologized to Qiao Mo: "I'm really sorry, but it's helpless to fabricate the matter of finding relatives. My master told us to do things, so it's not good to make a big splash. If we go directly to Lin Zheng, others will be able to guess our identities after deliberation. After all, Lin Zheng They are locals, and they only go to one place for a few years, so we can only say that they are relatives of Xiao Qiao."

"Have you ever inquired about me?" This is undoubtedly certain.

"Yes, I made a special trip to inquire when I came here, and I know that Lin Zheng is married." Zhou Lai didn't say much about it, but said: "I will trouble you when I come back, we can't live in the county for the time being, I'm afraid it will only disturb you for two days Some people will be suspicious, and say that they are looking for Xiao Qiao's relatives, how about it?"

Qiao Mo didn't know these people well, so he looked at Lin Zheng. After all, these people belonged to Lin Zheng's old master's family.

"That's fine, but there aren't many houses at home, so you have to make do with it." Lin Zheng didn't refuse.

First of all, he was from the old master's family after all, and he had also heard the whole story, so he should help out both emotionally and rationally.Secondly, if they pretended to be Qiao Mo's relatives, they would be able to rely on Qiao Mo, and there would be less gossip in the village.

Qiao Mo didn't know what he was thinking, but thought he was thinking about the old relationship, so he didn't say much.

After discussing with each other, Qiao Mo cleaned up the room where Lin Zheng used to live, and added an extra bed, one for two, which was enough.It's just that there is a bed, and there are two new quilts made before, but the laying is a bit nervous.Finally, the old quilt was laid out, and they were all covered with new quilts.

It's not that she is reluctant to part with the new quilts, but the other party is a stranger after all, and she will still use these quilts at home in the future, so it's not comfortable to mix them up like this.When a new house is built in the future, more bedding should be prepared, and a few bedding specially prepared for guests.

After tidying up, it was almost time, so I turned around and went to the kitchen to cook.

When you have guests at home, you have to cook something good.There is no pork to buy right now, and there is not much bacon left for Chinese New Year, and the vegetables in the vegetable field haven't grown yet.Fortunately, there is only one rabbit left from the one I caught earlier, and I haven't eaten it all the time. It is still fat and plump, which is just right for making spicy rabbit diced.

First deal with the rabbit meat, and seeing that Lin was talking to those people in the main room, he went to Grandma Li's house.

One rabbit is definitely not enough to eat. Go to Grandma Li's house to buy a chicken, and there are eggs at home. Also, check what Grandma Li's house has, and borrow some first.

"Xiao Qiao is here, who is here? Are they really your relatives?" Grandma Li was skeptical about this, and reminded him: "You can recognize it clearly, don't be careless. Besides, don't follow them alone , have something to do with Ah Zheng."

"Don't worry, Aunt Li. Although I haven't seen it before, they are indeed relatives of my family. Aunt Li, you also know that something happened to my family when I was young, so I was adopted by others. They told me a few things about me. It’s all right, so there will be no business leave. In addition, they are not my relatives, but the shopkeepers of my uncle’s house.”

These words were all given by Uncle Zhou, Qiao Mo just cooperated, and it was all for Lin Zheng's sake.

Grandma Li was surprised, sighed a few times, but didn't ask too much.

"Grandma Li, I'm here to buy a chicken. Do you have any food in your house? There is nothing in my house to entertain guests."

"What do you want to buy or not? Today is your happy event. Just grab it and eat it." Grandma Li was also happy for him. After all, there is a big difference between a lonely person and a brother with a family. Feel free to bully.

Then I took another basket, put a piece of soft tofu, a handful of shallots, a few potatoes, a handful of fresh leeks, and a handful of Chinese toon sprouts.At the end, I asked if there were any eggs in the house, and insisted on stuffing ten.

Qiao Mo wanted to give money, but Grandma Li refused, so she didn't say much, thinking of putting the money in the basket when returning the basket.

After returning home, Lin Zheng also came out from the main room, helped him and started a fire.

Qiao Mo was busy with the work in hand, and asked casually, "What are they doing here?"

He had already guessed that Lin Zheng's old master might have something to do with the official family. If so, then these few people coming here might be involved in the officialdom and government affairs.On weekdays, he didn't pay attention to these things, even the local county magistrate, he still listened to other people's words once or twice.

Lin Zheng didn't hide it either: "I heard that there were disasters and droughts in some places last year, which made the land useless. The government allocated relief funds, but it seems that they didn't reach the hands of the people. They came here to think about whether there were refugees here. The refugees seem to want to find someone among the refugees."

It would be very troublesome to get involved in official affairs, Qiao Mo didn't inquire more, but felt that although this place is not a rich town, anyway, under normal circumstances, there is no drought or waterlogging.

After a lot of work, I finally came up with a table of dishes: spicy rabbit diced, dry-stir-fried chicken, hot and sour potato shreds, cold toon tofu, fried eggs with leeks, and steamed bacon.There were six people in total, even if everyone except Qiao Mo had a big appetite, it was enough to eat.

After dinner, Uncle Zhou took the three of them to the town and said he wanted to buy something.

Lin was going to the kitchen to wash the pots and dishes, while Qiao Mo put away the things Uncle Zhou brought.There are four bolts of soft cotton cloth, two bolts of elegant silk, two jars of good wine, four exquisite snacks, and a pair of jade hairpins in a wooden box.

As soon as he came out of the room, he faintly heard someone talking.Because the voice was so loud, Qiao Mo could hear it clearly even if it was far away and his hearing was excellent.The voice was somewhat familiar, it was Grandma Chun!

"...Dear guest, who would have thought that your family is a lucky person, marrying a bought brother and having a relative who is rich and noble. Look at the things that were delivered, tsk tsk, it's really enviable, Among your three sons, the eldest one is capable."

Anyone can hear that there are thorns in these words, not to mention that it is Old Mama Lin who irritated.

Because people were busy in the fields in the morning, Li Xue was asked to stay at home and cook because Li Xue was about to get married and the family was full of staff.Now when it was lunch time, they naturally saw the carriage of Uncle Zhou and others, and they came to Qiao Mo whenever they came and went.

When Mrs. Lin heard the news, she thought about nothing else, but she was thinking about the things that were sent, and thinking about the wealth of the family. It would be great if she could say a good marriage to her youngest son.At the moment, I didn't care about the last time, so I made a shameless scene, so I came here quickly.

Whenever Qiao Mo saw Old Madam Lin, she was annoyed, like an annoying fly that couldn't be slapped away.

Before anyone entered the yard, Qiao Mo winked at Lin Zheng who was standing at the kitchen door, then turned around and closed the door.Lin Zheng was puzzled at first, but he didn't understand until he saw the person entering the yard.

When Madam Lin came, she scanned around first, but she was secretly happy when she didn't see Qiao Mo.After all, Qiao Mozui could say that he couldn't take advantage of it. On the contrary, he was not as stupid as Lin Zheng, and he was a stepson. Some things were hard to refute.

"I heard that there are guests coming today? Is it your wife's relatives? They are decent and rich people. You have to entertain them well. Maybe there will be many benefits. You have benefited, and you can't forget others. Ah Fu is now When you grow up, as a big brother, you have to pull it off..."

"That's Ah Mo's relative." Lin Zheng cut off Old Mama Li's words, and said stiffly, before closing the kitchen door.

"She's your daughter-in-law, not all of them are the same." Madam Lin curled her lips unhappily, and said, "I heard that there were several bolts of fine-colored fine cloth in the things they sent. Send the horses, and let the elder brother and sister-in-law take care of the younger brother."

Lin Zheng got annoyed when he mentioned Lin Fu, and said in a cold voice: "Ji Ah is joking, I know there is a matchmaker coming to the door, but I haven't heard which brother Ah Fu has settled for. After all, Ah Fu is like Ah Fu. Everyone in the town is famous, who would send a good brother to him to spoil? I advise my successor to accumulate some virtue."

"You, what are you talking about!" Madam Lin didn't expect Lin Zheng to say such words, she was shocked and angry.

"True truth!" Lin Zheng didn't care what Madam Lin said, went straight to his room, and slammed the door shut in front of his face.

"You, you..." Madam Lin blushed angrily, bit her tongue for a long time and was speechless, before turning around and leaving bitterly.Want to know what will be choreographed in the village.

Qiao Mo didn't care about those rumors, but after all, Shanglin Village was the place where Lin Zheng grew up, and half of them were clansmen. If Mrs. Lin arranged something, it would have the greatest influence on Lin Zheng.Seeing what Lin Zheng did now, he was both happy and worried.

"Don't pay attention to those, who doesn't know who he is, let him say what he wants to say." Lin Zheng was also annoyed, and even more annoyed, so he didn't care about those.

After a short break for half an hour at noon, he was going to go to the field again. Before leaving the house, someone came, and it was Fang Jinnian's servant Guanfeng.It must be that the matter of entrusting the other party has taken shape.

Sure enough, what Guanfeng said was exactly this matter: "Young Master Qiao has already found out what he said. The person whom Li Shuilian said is Ma He, a member of the Ma family, is Ma Shangcai's cousin. They are very close. My son said , Ma He was probably instructed by Ma Shangcai to ask Li Shuilian to do things for them with the promise of marriage as a bait. I'm afraid it was aimed at Fang Zi."

Now Fang Jinnian has two prescriptions in his hands, and it is an unprecedented business, a complete seller's market, the business is so good that it makes people envious.Not only the Ma family, but others also wanted to get involved, but Fang Jinnian blocked them all.

Fang Jinnian must also have backers, but here, the Ma family is a local snake, and they are dealing with small people like Qiao Mo, so they can only take more precautions first.

"Mr. Qiao, don't worry. My son said that he is trying to figure out a way. Besides, Mr. Qiao will not go to the county town for the time being. Someone will come to collect the goods from the teahouse."

"Thank you, son." Qiao Mo was relieved.

But obviously he was relieved too early. When he came back from the field in the evening, he opened the door and went into the kitchen. He saw the clay pot soaking the wheat fell on the ground, and the wheat that had just sprouted was scattered all over the ground. It was also trampled on and completely unusable.

For a moment, I was full of anger, and I knew who did it without asking.It's ridiculous and audacious to vent your anger here when you can't find something!

Lin Zheng didn't expect such a thing to happen, so he persuaded him a few words, saying, "I'll handle this matter."