Red House Farm Stay

"This Wang's family is really capable. It's a big house every year. Shouldn't the old house be returned to Liu's Village?" Someone remembered Grandma Liu's small courtyard in Liu's Village.

"I remember, last time someone also took their land, and what happened in the end." A villager who lived in Dongtou answered coolly. When the speaker thought of asking for corn seeds, he was forced by the village Chang took out the one tael of silver, and was so heartbroken that he didn't dare to speak again.

The Wang family moved to the county before the Chinese New Year. Luckily, Mrs. Liu was capable. On the day the whole family moved here, they prepared four-color dumpling, let Qing'er and Jia Zhuo hold them, and distributed them to the neighbors on this street.And the neighbors also have their own gifts in return, small wontons made by themselves, flower cakes filled with red bean paste, triangular sugar cakes, or a box of maltose.

"Qing'er's embroidery work is already very good. I have been embroidering a Guanyin statue for half a year. Why don't I make a screen and send it away." The whole family gathered in the new house, discussing what gift to give to the county magistrate's wife during the New Year That's good.

After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, Qing'er was both excited and worried, "Will Madam despise you?"

"How can you dislike it? Your embroidery is no worse than the ones in other shops." Jia Zhuo watched her embroider stitch by stitch with his own eyes, and his eyeballs seemed to follow others, as if he would embroider from time to time. Go down on the cloth.

"Let's cook some of the bacon made by Xiao Zhuo, and have a fresh taste." Wang Gou'er knows what the children of these aristocratic families like very well.The most taboo thing is laymen pretending to be elegant, and in the end it is not flattering.

"Hey." Jia Zhuo readily agreed, which she didn't expect. Bacon is something that existed very, very early, and she didn't think that it could do anything.Last year, when I had free time, I wanted to eat bacon. Unexpectedly, there is no way to smoke bacon in Jinling area. She just tried it out, and unexpectedly, it became very popular.

Of course, there is no room here for her to smoke alone. She also uses a simple version. She directly puts rice, tea, brown sugar, aniseed and other things in the pot, and puts the marinated bacon on top and smokes it over a low fire.

Turn it over in half an hour, and after an hour, you can take it out to dry.When it dries, it takes on a smoked flavor.Bacon Bacon has its own taste, but those who are used to eating bacon will naturally feel fresh after eating bacon.

To send those nobles, first to send their hearts, and second to send freshness, Wang Gou'er is just right.

"I'm going to buy pork tomorrow, and I'll also buy some tea to smoke." Of course, Mrs. Liu had to prepare carefully for the gift to the county magistrate's family.

"Although it's a few years late, I still have such a life." Grandma Liu thought of Mrs. Wang, feeling sad in her heart.When she was a guest in the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang took pity on her and wanted to play tricks for others, so she gave her 100 taels of silver in private and asked her to use it to do some small business.

A few years have passed, with twists and turns in the middle, and finally it was done, and there was an extra granddaughter of the Jia family in the middle.In those days, who would have thought that good fortune would be so tricky.

"Mother, you can enjoy your happiness in the future." Liu looked at the family with satisfaction. There were fields in the countryside, shops and houses in the city, and there was nothing dissatisfied.

"I can't stay at home either. I always have to find something to do." Wang Gou'er was smoking a pipe.

"You have to wait until the end of the year to do things. At your age, it's too late to become an apprentice. It's better to drive a cart for others." Mrs. Liu helped out with an idea. The family has a ready-made mule cart and goes out to carry guests every day. , but it's also a pen for entry.

"I still want to be in the middle." Wang Gou'er's words made the whole family quiet.

Jia Zhuo didn't know what happened at all, Qing'er felt the change in the atmosphere, and Jia Zhuo looked at each other, and the little sister tacitly lowered her sense of existence.

Ban'er looked at his parents anxiously, intending to interrupt, but really didn't know what to say.Grandma Liu sighed, looked at her daughter who was suppressing her anger and might explode at any time, and persuaded: "This time is different. In this life, if you fall down, you can't stand up."

"Yes, it's different this time. The money belongs to you and grandma, and you keep the land deed, so I'll just go alone. I don't know about this matter, and I'll be stuck in my heart for the rest of my life." Wang Gou'er "Battabata" smoking a pipe, bowed his head but said firmly.

"Okay, you husband and wife discuss this matter behind closed doors, let's eat what we should eat and drink what we should drink, and ignore them." Seeing that Liu's complexion is getting worse and worse, grandma drove them back to herself In the room, Qing'er just patted her chest, she was really scared to death just now, she thought her parents were going to quarrel again.

"I've eaten so much. I'm thirsty. I'll make some tea." Jia Zhuo got up, and Baner also stood up, "The water is hot, I'll go."

In the end, the two walked out of the main room one after the other. The kitchen was in the yard. The stove and cabinets inside were all newly built, and it looked very bright and comfortable.

"Can I know about this? If not, just pretend I didn't ask." Jia Zhuo was naturally curious. She vaguely remembered that when she first arrived at Wang's house, Qing'er said that Wang Gou'er used to be in the city. He worked in the village, and later had a big fight with Mrs. Liu, so he didn't go there.

"There's nothing we can't know. It's been more than ten years since we talked about it." Ban'er smiled bitterly. At that time, he was still a doll the size of a bean.Grandfather is still alive, although the family is in decline, the family is not much weaker than it is now.It is said that there are three catties of nails in the rotten boat, and the great-grandfather was a Beijing official anyway, so it is not likely that two or three generations will be defeated and poor.

At that time, the family's land was rented out for planting, and they only collected rent.It's a little bit worse for a squire, but it's definitely not a farmer who digs food in the field.Wang Gou'er has been studying for a few years, he can speak well, write well and calculate, how can he stay in the countryside.

In the end, I went to the city to work as a broker, and the income was quite good.

"What happened later?" If it wasn't for the accident, why would he anger Liu Shi.

Ban'er sighed, "My father met a good friend in the city. The two of them called brothers and sisters. Those who are close are no worse than brothers. One day, he said that he found a way to make money and coaxed my father to take the money from his family." The money came out, rolled up the money and ran away, and never came back.”

It turned out to be like this, Jia Zhuo never thought that a seasoned dog like a king would be fooled by such a thing as fraud.

Ban'er walked out with hot tea, "The family was ruined, and my grandfather went there in a few years, and spent a lot of money. The family is completely gone, otherwise there will be no calamity. Let grandma go to your house Help."

"In the dark, there will be retribution. The guy who lied to Uncle Wang will definitely have retribution." Jia Zhuo walked behind with a tea pot.

"It will definitely." Ban'er emphasized his tone in front of him.

I don't know how the two couples discussed it. Anyway, they never mentioned these things in front of the children.Before the new year, Wang Gou'er went to deliver New Year's goods.Jia Zhuo and Qing'er also followed, they wanted to see if they could see Xiao Cai.

Xiao Cai got the permission to run out, and squinted her eyes happily, "I heard the old woman outside said that you moved to the county seat, I still don't believe it, it turned out to be true. This is great, when I have a holiday , to find you guys to play with.”

"Just come and play, the house is big, and the swing was moved here." Qing'er embroidered a handkerchief for Xiaocai, and Jia Zhuo brought her a head flower that was popular outside.

"Let me tell you." Xiao Cai tugged Jia Zhuo's sleeve, looked around, saw no one was around, and said in a low voice, "You guys have nothing to do recently, so don't go out of the city."

Just as Jia Zhuo was about to ask why, a woman had already called them to kowtow to his wife.Xiao Cai hurriedly led them there, Wang Gou'er was already outside, through the curtain, the three of them greeted Madam together.

"Get up quickly, who embroidered the screen, it's really a good craftsmanship." The county magistrate's wife saw a lot of good things, so she didn't take this embroidered portrait seriously.But no matter where the screen is placed, Guanyin's eyes seem to be staring at her. Although the embroidery skills are ordinary, but to say that the gaze is vivid, it is really unique.

"Replying to Madam, it's Cao Min's daughter, Qing'er, who has a little skill, which makes Madam laugh." Wang Gou'er replied with a simple and honest smile.

"Come in and let me have a look." The little girl's house was pushed into the house by the mother-in-law.After saying a few words before coming out, Qing'er held a purse in his hand, and his whole body seemed to be floating in the sky.I only remember that my wife is so beautiful, her hair is so beautifully combed, and she is very sweet. I don't even remember what others said or what I replied.

There were two silver Ruyi zippers in the purse, Qing'er gave one to Jia Zhuo, and put the other in her purse, keeping it close to her body.

"Thanks to you for teaching me to use shadows, otherwise I wouldn't be praised by my wife." Qing'er squeezed Jia Zhuo's hand, excited all the way.

"It's nothing, it's because you figured it out quickly, and I don't know how to embroider. It's just a matter of saying that you can think of how to embroider, it's your own handicraft." Jia Zhuo laughed, although she couldn't draw, But I know a little bit that Western painting methods have their own unique techniques on characters.Especially the eyes, using shadows, can draw vivid effects.

She just mentioned a few words, but she didn't expect Qing'er to try a few times by herself, and actually achieved this effect.

Back home, Jia Zhuo told Wang Gou'er what Xiao Cai had said.As for why, she didn't know, presumably Xiao Cai knew and didn't dare to say anything.But the source of the news must be something from the county magistrate's wife.

For those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, Wang Gou'er really can't think of what can happen outside.However, I still told Ban'er not to go to Xiaodongshan recently.Anyway, the women in the family would not go out of the city by themselves, so they didn't say anything specifically, so as not to cause unnecessary panic.

Wang Gou'er didn't mention to do middleman's work anymore, but he went out early and returned late, and inquired clearly about all walks of life and various market conditions in the county.

Ban'er's school was also on holiday, and he took his two younger sisters around the county town.He also took them out of the restaurant and tasted the fruit-soaked wine, which was sour and sweet. After drinking it, he thought it was sweet water, but when he got home, he was so dizzy that he fell asleep until night.

This sleep could not be concealed, and Ban'er was fined for a day and was not allowed to go out. He was locked in the room and wrote ten big characters before he was allowed to go out.The two little girls' families were also scolded, and it's fine to eat and play, but how can they drink? Liu's whip was loud, but they all hit the table.

"Okay, they know they're wrong, tell me quickly, do you know?" Grandma Liu came in to smooth things over.

"We knew we were wrong, and we dare not do it again." Qing'er and Jia Zhuo quickly admitted their mistakes, and then Liu Shi took the whip.

"In the past two years, I have been able to talk about my husband's family, and I am still messing around outside like a child. I am really mad at me." After cursing Liu and leaving, Grandma Liu hugged the two little girls and took them with her. I went to my own room for comfort.

For this matter, Wang Gou'er specially added a jar of green plum wine to the New Year's goods, and Liu muttered, "You just get used to the children, I have taught you a lesson, you are better, just buy it back, and let them stay at home." drink."

"It's better to try it at home than to let the child be greedy outside. If you get used to it, you won't want to go outside." Wang Gou'er said quite reasonable, and Liu didn't say anything.

After thinking about it, "Girls can't see everything outside, they are rare, and they look shallow-sighted. This year, I will make a few sets of clothes for each of them to meet guests. If there is a chance, I will also take them out to meet people."

Wang Gou'er didn't know that Mrs. Liu had already thought of marrying her, so she thought she was thinking about it, and said with a smile, "That's right."

When it comes to making new clothes, Qing'er is always the happiest, and she can think about what kind of buttons to make, what flowers to embroider, and what colors to match.

"Sister, come with me to Qianjie, okay? There is not enough embroidery thread at home." Qing'er tugged at Jia Zhuo's sleeve. Years ago, Mrs. Liu gave a child several hundred copper coins as pocket money, which made Qing'er happy. It was broken, and I took Jia Zhuo out to buy some gadgets from time to time.

"Okay." Jia Zhuo put down the travel notes in his hand, and the two went out holding hands.

"Does this color look good?" Qing'er pointed to the grid where the embroidery thread was placed, and commented one by one. The clerk saw that he was a regular customer, so he let them go to see it by themselves. After choosing it, he would call someone to come over to check out.

"Looks good, this one is also good." Although Jia Zhuo doesn't know how to embroider, but the color matching is very innovative. Qing'er is often asked how this is possible, but it really matches, and it is surprisingly brilliant, so she is often asked to help out. idea.

"Whose little girl is that?" A customer in the shop leaned over to the clerk's ear and asked.

When the guy saw it, he bowed quickly and said, "My lord, I really don't know about this little one. I saw that they often come to buy embroidery threads, so they should be from people who live nearby."

"Oh, are they really sisters?" Touching his chin, the man kept looking at Jia Zhuo's profile.

"That must be. The little sisters are very close, and they are inseparable." The man affirmed.

After asking for a long time, but did not get any useful information, he turned out of the store, beckoned an idler in the corner to give some instructions, and then left.

Qing'er chose the embroidery thread, and went out with Jia Zhuo holding hands.The man wanted to say a few words, but when he saw the idle man outside staring at him, he had to lower his head, not daring to say anything.

Jia Zhuo and Qing'er chatted and laughed as they walked to the entrance of Quanshui Alley, and saw Ban'er coming out to greet them, "Why didn't you two call me when you went out."

"We're going to buy embroidery thread. It's a few steps away. It's okay." Qing'er smiled and raised the embroidery thread in her hand.

"Oh." Ban'er smiled and lowered his head to look at the things in Qing'er's hands, then suddenly raised his head, stared at the idler behind him and shouted: "Don't go."

Pushing away Jia Zhuo and Qing'er, he chased after him. Scared Jia Zhuo grabbed Qing'er, and when he turned around, he could only see Ban'er's back, as if he was chasing someone.

After a while, Ban'er came back with annoyed look on his face, as if he had lost track.

"Brother, are you a bad guy?" Qing'er hugged Jia Zhuo in fright and trembled, not knowing why she was being followed by the bad guy.

"When I came out, I saw him following them. I stopped to talk to you, and he squatted in the corner to pull his shoes on purpose. Seeing me lower my head, he was sneaking at us. It's a pity that I didn't catch up. I don't know him. What exactly do you want to do?" Ban'er asked the two younger sisters to go home, and waited at the entrance of the alley for a long time, but after finding no suspicious person, he went home and closed the door.

"Don't tell uncle and aunt, so as not to worry them, we just don't go out these few days." Jia Zhuo pulled the board, and suddenly found that when he first arrived at Wang's house, the board was only a little taller than her. Well, Ban'er is already a head taller than her.Ban'er had to bend down when talking to her.

This discovery made her feel even worse, obviously she was tall, taller than many girls of the same age.

Ban'er bowed his head and took a long time to reply: "Okay, but you and Qing'er must not run out by themselves again."

Qing'er raised her hand to promise, "I'm sure, bro, I'm scared to death."

"Yes, we will not take our own safety as a trifling matter." Jia Zhuo also assured.

Qing'er went to divide the embroidery thread, and Ban'er took Jia Zhuo to the yard. It used to be a place where other people planted flowers and grass, and they reclaimed it to grow vegetables.There were two swings in the yard, and Xi'er and Jia Zhuo sat on one, talking slowly.

"We only went to the embroidery shop, and we didn't go anywhere. It took a little longer to look at the embroidery thread. We really didn't find out when this person followed us. However, when we left the embroidery shop, , The man's face seems to be a little bit wrong." Now that he started to recall, Jia Zhuo finally found some clues, but he was not sure.

"Don't go to that store again." Ban'er urged.

"Well, I see." Jia Zhuo didn't feel it just now, but now he was panicked and started to feel scared.

He didn't go out for several days, but Wang Gou'er caught an idler who was inquiring about Jia Zhuo at the entrance of the alley, beat him up, and scared him away.

After I came back and asked about it, I found out that the little sister went out a few days ago, and she glanced at the board bitterly, "Stinky boy, don't tell me about such a big matter, if I didn't pay more attention, seeing this person's eyes No, he deliberately pretended to be too drunk to strike up a conversation, and he wouldn't ask me about a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, so that attracted my attention."

She is beautiful, fair-skinned, and tall. There are only a few thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls in the whole alley. The most suitable one is Jia Zhuo from their family.Wang Gou'er beat him up and insisted that he was coveting the daughter of Li Xiucai in the alley, so that everyone in the alley could clearly see the idle man's appearance, and then drove him out.

After being driven out, the neighbors on the left and right asked each other, "Where is there a Li Xiucai in our alley?"

"Could it be that they are newcomers, relatives of whose family?" Looking at each other, they had never heard of it, but Wang Gou'er went home after beating someone, and didn't gossip with others at all. These people had to put away their questions and waited. I'll ask again tomorrow.

Jia Zhuo rubbed his nose in embarrassment, "We thought it was fine not to go out, but they actually..."

No, if it was a kidnapper who kidnapped someone, shouldn't he do it on the road?If you don't do anything on the road, how dare you inquire about other people's homes?

Jia Zhuo broke into a sweat suddenly, worrying about the matter for several years, but when the matter came to an end, she didn't realize it at all.This is obviously because someone saw that Jia Zhuo's identity was different, but they were not sure, so they inquired everywhere.

Ban'er also understood, looked at his father with annoyed expression, "What should I do?"

"It's okay, you just don't go out recently. There are many people living in this area, and they can figure out where they are." Wang Gou'er comforted the two children, and did not mention this matter to others.

"Father, it's almost Chinese New Year, don't go out these few days, and rest at home." Ban'er looked at Wang Gou'er, looking forward to it.

"Be good at home. I'll buy you whatever you want to eat and drink. Dad has checked the market these few days. After the new year, he will have to do things. You can't just sit and eat." Wang Gou'er shook his head and refused.

Wang Gou'er entered the house, while Ban'er and Jia Zhuo stayed in the backyard staring at a clearing in a daze.

After a while, Ban'er said slowly: "My father, there seems to be something wrong."

"Something's wrong, something's wrong." Jia Zhuo didn't notice anything.

"I can't say it, but I just feel that something is wrong." If he didn't know that there were people with schemes wandering around his house, he might go out with Wang Gou'er these two days to see what was wrong with his father.But now, Jia Zhuo's matter is more important, so I have to let go of my doubts.

Wang Gou'er left early and came back late, even Mrs. Liu felt that something was wrong, but Wang Gou'er had a lot of reasons waiting for her, why did she want to get in touch with people she knew before, to inquire about the way to sell goods, to ask Ask about the rent of the shop, it's business anyway, there is no reason to stop it.

Until one day, Wang Gou'er brought back the mother and son, which shocked the whole family.

"What's going on here." Liu's voice was trembling, and he looked in disbelief at a pretty woman standing behind Wang Gou'er, holding her hand, and a A boy who is about the same age as the board.