Red House Farm Stay

"Ma'am, the price of the material from this family is the most suitable. It is the most suitable to take it as a gift, and it is most suitable for ordinary people. Those at home are kept for relatives, and they are used when they go to Jinling to give gifts." A maid with a soft and crisp voice led A lady came in behind, pointed to a new batch of goods at the counter and said.

Jia Zhuo thought it sounded familiar, and when he looked back, it was either Wanqing or something.As for the wife behind her, it must be the county magistrate's wife.

Sure enough, the shopkeeper walked out of the counter graciously, bent down and introduced the goods in the counter to her.

Wan Qing also saw Jia Zhuo, but she didn't seem to see it, she turned sideways, lowered her head and stood beside the county magistrate's wife.

Qing'er wanted to go forward, but was held back by Jia Zhuo. After Liu bought the fabric and went out, Qing'er pouted and asked her, "Isn't that Wanqing?"

"That's Wan Qing, but do you know who the person next to you is?"

"Is it the county magistrate's wife?"

"Since she is someone else's maid, there is no reason to greet outsiders in front of the master." What Jia Zhuo said even she didn't believe herself, but Qing'er believed her blindly. Anyway, she didn't know how to be someone's maid. What to do, Jia Zhuo said what it is.

After returning home, Mrs. Liu hurriedly measured the size and went to cut the clothes, and Qing'er happily went to help.

Only Jia Zhuo was sitting in the yard, resting his chin on the lush radish leaves growing in the vegetable garden, as well as the red, yellow and yellow bell peppers, and couldn't help being fascinated.

"Still thinking about the Liu family?" Suddenly, someone sat beside her.

Jia Zhuo looked back and saw that it was Ban'er. He was surprised and said, "How do you know that?"

"Qing'er said that you met Wan Qing."

"Oh, then...you?" Jia Zhuo blinked and looked at him.

"I've inquired about it. After Wan Qing came out of Jia's mansion, she was bought back by the owner of the eldest son of the Liu family. She thought she had stayed in a rich family and knew a lot. So she put her by her daughter's side to serve her, so that she can help her when she gets married. two."

This was the first time Jia Zhuo had heard of it, and Wan Qing had never mentioned it.

"But later, why did you come to Liu's house?" Jia Zhuo couldn't figure it out.

"I don't know either. I only know that the owner of the eldest son of the Liu family is going to resell her. The Liu family happened to make a joke about the matchmaking, so he took her back." After Ban'er finished speaking, he dared not go to see Jia Zhuo, like her, went to see the colorful bell peppers bearing fruit in the vegetable garden.

From the fact that he was willing to betroth his youngest daughter to an apprentice from a farming family, the owner of the eldest son of the Liu family could also tell that he was not the kind of family who only had interests in his eyes, and acted quite kindly.If someone bought it and wanted to resell it, it must have angered the owner.

There are only two things that a maid who serves a young lady can irritate the master's family. One is to hook up with the master and young master in the family in order to make progress, and the other is to pick on the young lady for not learning well.But these are people's family ugliness, and I'm afraid they won't be able to find out easily.

Ban'er specifically told her this because...

Jia Zhuo stared at him with wide-eyed eyes. Ban'er felt the other party's gaze, but he still didn't dare to look at him. He just shifted his gaze from the bell pepper to his own toes.

"I think, like me, you are doubting Wanqing." Ban'er said slowly.

"You also think she is suspicious?"

"Well, no matter how she did it, but even the eldest son of the Liu family believes it was her idea, I'm afraid we won't be able to get any evidence. As long as you know, Wanqing is not an easy person."

"Whether it is simple or not is not something we consider. Now she can climb a high branch." Jia Zhuo smiled wryly, thinking that she is not self-reliant and has no independent opinions.

In exchange for two lives of the Liu family with a little flesh injury, in a blink of an eye, he was already a celebrity in front of the county magistrate's wife.Speaking of which, this level is worthy of being a maid who has been in the gate of the mansion.

Ban'er finally raised his head to look at her, with a smile in his eyes, "It's a good thing she's not by your side." Such a scheming girl, if one day she thinks of cheating again, Jia Zhuo and Qing'er will Two ready-made broilers.

"I'm not that stupid." Of course Jia Zhuo heard what he meant, and frowned slightly, dissatisfied.

"It's not a matter of being stupid or not being stupid. It's hard to guard against if you do the math without thinking, and pretend to be sincere." Ban'er stared at his toes again, not daring to look at Jia Zhuo's face.

"Well, thank you." Jia Zhuo pursed his lips and smiled. It feels really good to have someone guarding this family and someone who cares about him.

"Brother, it's your turn." Qing'er ran out of the house, and Ban'er stood up in response.

"Let me roll a circle of lace around your cuffs, and embroider colorful sweet peppers, some red and some yellow, so lively." Sitting where Ban'er had just sat, Qing'er held her cheeks in both hands, a New Year's item The new clothes have already made her happy for a day.

"Embroider it on the neckline. If you work, the cuffs are the most likely to be worn out." Jia Zhuo thought for a while, then turned his head and asked her.

"That's right, I'm afraid the cuffs need to be sewed with an extra layer of cloth to withstand wear, so I'll tell my mother." Qing'er was still excited and not too tired, so she jumped up again and went to Liu's house run.

As the days cooled down day by day, most of the men in Liujia Village went to the city to do part-time jobs during the slack season, so the women had time to take care of themselves.Some people think about housework, some people think about their own children's marriage, and some people think about other people's housework.In short, there must be something to pass the long day.

Grandma Liu took Jia Zhuo and Qing'er to pick off crop after crop of colorful sweet peppers, and if there were not enough for cooking, they dried them and ground them into powder for use as seasoning.

When pickling radish and pickles, you can also put some chopped bell peppers in it to pickle together, the taste is better.It was also mashed and served with sauce as a dipping sauce.When she had nothing to do, Grandma Liu practiced with chili peppers and developed many new ways to eat them.

The land in Xiaodongshan is covered with grass poles, and some are burned every few days and buried deep, just waiting for the new year to be sown.Ban'er also went up to have a look every once in a while, and Jia Zhuo and Qing'er often followed.

"Brother, let's go hunt the birds." Ever since Qing'er saw the birds in Xiaodongshan, she couldn't help but start thinking about them.

"Understood, you've been talking about it for several days." Ban'er fondled Qing'er's head and put on the tools.

"Just a handful of rice?" Jia Zhuo's kanban took a small bag, filled it with a few handfuls of broken rice, and left, thinking he had made a mistake.

"You'll understand after a while."

"It's so mysterious." Jia Zhuo went to the kitchen to find some cornbread and took them with him. He took Qing'er on his arm and followed behind Ban'er. After walking for more than an hour, he arrived at the place.

The grass and trees in Xiaodongshan were showing a sense of bleakness. Ban'er first went to the field to feel a handful of soil, carefully crushed it in his hands, looked at it, smelled it, and then clapped his hands in satisfaction.

Although it is not as good as a decent farmland, the land in my backyard can grow corn, and the land I want to come here can also grow.

"Brother..." Qing'er reminded Ban'er in a low voice, and the chirping of birds came from the forest.

Ban'er took out his pocket and walked in. When the birds heard the sound of people and dispersed, he didn't take it seriously. He took the broken rice and sprinkled it on the ground in a thin circle, and then retreated far away. Looking at the two girls' house.

When the birds saw the broken rice, they rushed down one by one to grab the food. There were also birds coming from a distance. After a while, there were more than a dozen of them crowded together, pecking hard one by one.

"They're almost eaten up, how are we going to catch them?" Jia Zhuo became anxious, and when they had eaten up all their wings, they all flew away.

"Wait and see." Ban'er just smiled and didn't explain, just letting them watch.

"It's over, it's already flying... Hey, it's falling, it's falling." Jia Zhuo saw a bird that just flapped its wings and then fell to the ground. Looking at other birds, they either flapped their wings but struggled to fly. Get up, or fall directly to the ground, just like taking a drug, and fall to the ground one by one.

"My God, look quickly, young master, the birds here have fainted." A girl in a green skirt jumped out from the forest, pointing to the unconscious birds on the ground and said happily.

"I didn't faint, we captured it." Ban'er walked ahead, although he recognized the girl's identity, his voice was still steady, and he didn't intend to step forward to recognize her.

Wan Qing's face froze, she didn't expect to meet them here.Seeing Jia Zhuo and Qing'er behind Ban'er, his face became even more ugly.But looking back, he quickly adjusted his expression, and said in surprise: "Miss Xiaozhuo, Miss Qing'er."

"Why, we Wanqing met an acquaintance." A boy's hearty laughter came from behind, and when he showed up, everyone was surprised.

No one expected that Mr. Yumian, who had been to Liujia Village to investigate the case, came out of the forest.Ban'er hurriedly bowed his hands, "I've seen this young master."

Jia Zhuo and Qing'er also gave a blessing behind Ban'er, and the ninth master bowed his hands in return.

After seeing the person behind Baner clearly, he couldn't help but say in amazement: "So you are a family."

When Ban'er heard this, he glanced at Young Master Jiu, who immediately hid his embarrassment with a big laugh.Pointing to the fallen bird on the ground, he abruptly changed the subject, "Why is this, please help my little brother."

Qing'er had already picked up all the birds in his pocket, and Ban'er smiled and said: "Soak the broken rice in white wine, soak it thoroughly and then dry it in the sun. After the flavor evaporates, give it to the birds to eat. After a long time Just passed out."

Jia Zhuo suddenly realized, and the ninth son also clapped his hands, "Okay, it really is a good idea."

Ninth Young Master pointed to Liujia Village not far away and said to Wan Qing: "Since you are here, if there is anyone you want to meet, you can go and meet them."

Wan Qing immediately shook her head and said: "Before this servant girl was in Liu Family Village, she was also doing the work of a servant, working hard every day, there is no one she wants to see."

"In this case, let's forget about it." Ninth Young Master looked at the board and then at Jia Zhuo, and said with a smile, "I will pay you some money to buy these birds."

"Since this young master likes these wild things, just take it, it's not a rare thing, there is no reason to exchange it for silver." Ban'er generously asked Qing'er to hand the bag to Wan Qing.