Nongmen Shenjue

The author has something to say: o(*////▽////*)q In the previous chapters, Mu Wan was referred to as "Second Sister". I was lazy and only changed the latter, and the previous chapters were not changed.Who knew that the name of Mrs. Niu was written wrong again in this chapter, haha, she is the daughter-in-law of the Niu family. The stupid author directly wrote "Niu Osmanthus", but now it has been changed to "Ma Osmanthus".However, it seems that no one has discovered these small places.

The day before, Mu Wan stayed until dark before leaving, cleaned all the dishes and chopsticks, prepared all the vegetables, meat and eggs for the next day, and brought a cart of firewood from home, commanding the whole family to clear all the tables, chairs and benches. Scrub it again.Mu Wan couldn't stop for a moment, if it wasn't for Mu Qingyan's urging, I don't know how long she would be busy.

In comparison, Mu Qingyan is very plain, after all, he is not a 15-year-old boy from the Mu family.

Before dawn, Mu Qingyan woke up immediately when an ox cart came over. He heard Mu Xiu's voice.After he lit the lamp, the voices of Mu Lin and Mu Wan came over, and then Mu Wan knocked on the door.

"Xiaowen, Xiaowu, open the door."

These two days were cleaning the house, digging the vegetable field, and busy washing and scrubbing. Mu Wenmu Wu was exhausted, and now he was sleeping soundly.

Mu Qingyan came out first and opened the door, welcoming them in: "Why is it so early, it's not yet dawn."

"Your eldest sister can't wait to come in the middle of the night." Mu Lin hugged Mu Xiu who was still a little dazed, put him on Mu Wen Mu Wu's bed, and woke them up by the way.Although Mu Xiu doesn't need to help, but he can't leave him alone at home, so he can only bring him here.

But Mu Xiu refused to sleep, and got up with a grunt: "Second brother, I also want to help with work."

"No, everything is ready, you can sleep a little longer." Mu Qingyan persuaded.

"No!" For Mu Xiu, today is different, and the work is also full of fun.

"Okay, she was nagging for half the night yesterday, since she doesn't want to sleep, let her go." Mu Wan nodded Mu Xiu's nose, warning her not to cry for a while.

"I borrowed two buckets from Aunt Zhao's house, and I'll pick up two buckets of water for later use." Mu Lin picked up the pole and walked westward.

A hundred and ten meters to the west is the center of the ferry, where there is a wooden archway with the words "Liulin Ferry" written on it.A few feet further to the west, there are two old willow trees, and there is an old well under the tree. People who do business at the ferry drink water from this well.

After Mu Qingyan washed up, Mu Wan took the three little ones and had already set up the tables, chairs and benches.

Originally, eight sets of tables and chairs, square tables, and benches were made in the shop. They are simple but durable. Usually, only five or six tables are placed, and the rest are reserved.People in the village invited a total of fifteen families, even if there are two people in each family, there are still four tables full.The square tables in the shop are of normal size, it is too crowded for ten people, and it is not good-looking, so it is calculated as eight people per table, in case someone brings a child, it is easy to accommodate them.

There are also people from the yamen, big and small arresters and small officials estimated that there are twenty of them, most of these people have married, and such happy events as eating banquets will definitely bring their families, so the number of people doubles, and there are five tables.

Generally, you have to prepare more for banquets in case of emergencies.

There were eight tables in the shop, and two more were brought in. A total of ten tables were budgeted, which is also a big deal.

Mu Wan felt distressed, but there was nothing she could do. Those people in the yamen had to invite them. Firstly, it was for Mu Lin's benefit, and secondly, it was to support the restaurant.

Seeing her cooking porridge, Mu Qingyan saw that there was a basket full of fresh shepherd's purse on the ground, so he grabbed two handfuls and prepared to make a salad of shepherd's purse.In order to keep it fresh, the shepherd's purse was brought this morning and was just cleaned.The water in the small pot is boiled, put it into the pot and blanch until cooked, remove it and drain the water, add the crushed garlic, salt, vinegar, and a few drops of sesame oil, it tastes fresh and refreshing.

Mu Wen and Mu Wu swallowed, and Mu Xiu also watched greedily.

Mu Wan smiled angrily: "Since my second brother started cooking, all of them don't like the food I cook."

"Sister, try it." Mu Qingyan handed over a pair of chopsticks.

Mu Wan fed Mu Xiu a mouthful first, and then tasted it herself, unable to hide her surprise: "Brother always said that the second younger brother is talented in cooking, and I think so. I just stared at the cold dishes you mixed, and they were the same as mine. , the raw taste is so much worse."

Waking up early, Mu Lin and Mu Wan didn't even have breakfast. They waited for Mu Lin to come back with water and have breakfast together.

White rice porridge, steamed buns brought from home, a plate of cold shepherd's purse, and a plate of homemade pickled sour shredded radish.

After eating, start preparing the dishes for the banquet.

The menu is determined earlier, cold shepherd's purse, vegetarian stir-fried green vegetables, toon scrambled eggs, fragrant dry fried meat, tofu stewed fish, noodle stewed chicken, two vegetarian and four meat, a total of six dishes, the portion is sufficient, it is very good It's time for dinner.

Their side is by the Qingshui River, and the fish is cheap. Ordinary river fish only cost seven or eight yuan a catty, and the price is no more than ten yuan.I bought ten fish, five chickens, half a basket of eggs saved at home, five catties of dried fragrant, and ten yuan of tofu.There are also seasonings such as onion, ginger, garlic, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, which cost six or seven coins.

As the sky brightened, the ferry became more and more lively.

In order to be eye-catching, the rice shop specially made a cloth banner with a red border and a white background, with "rice" written in big black characters on it, and it was hung high on the shed with a bamboo pole.There is a wooden sign hanging in the middle of the shed: Mu's Restaurant.

The name of the store is Mu Jia Gong Shang, and Mu Qingyan has no objection.

The meeting didn't start until noon, and the preparations were completed early, so the whole family was free.The three little ones couldn't sit still and went to other places to watch the excitement, but Mu Wan couldn't calm down, and called Mu Lin after a while, asking him to dig the vegetable field behind the house again.

I have been busy these few days, and I have only dug half of the vegetable field. I plan to continue digging after the opening. Then I will cut a carload of brambles from the hillside behind my house and surround them.

Mu Lin was used to being ordered by her since he was a child, so he obediently picked up his hoe and was about to go.

Mu Qingyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly stopped the two: "Big Brother, Big Sister, I'm not in a hurry to use the vegetable field, so let's take a break first. It's opening today, and I'm busy with the banquet at noon. Maybe there will be guests in the evening, so I won't have time to be idle. "

Mu Wan thinks about it too, forget it.

The restaurant has just opened, and Mu Wan plans to help here for a few days first, and then she will go to a matchmaker to marry Mu Lin.

Mu Lin really couldn't delay any longer. In the old year when Mu Lin found a job in the yamen, Mu Wan breathed a sigh of relief. With official affairs and income, there was more room for marriage.It's even better now, Mu Qingyan opened a restaurant, even if it's not Mu Lin's, it's the second younger brother of the Mu family, which is very good for the marriage.

I just thought that I am also a 15-year-old girl, and my family does not dislike her, but outsiders dislike her.

Mu Qingyan returned to the room and took the time to practice a few words.

In front of the house is a shed for entertaining guests, and there is no privacy if the windows are opened.Originally, the window was supposed to face the vegetable field at the back, so he opened another one on the east wall for daylighting.In the morning, when the sun rises, there are table cases near the window, and the golden light shines, full of vigor.

Since coming to Mu's house, he has insisted on practicing calligraphy every day. In his previous life, his handwriting was not good, but the original owner's handwriting is good. What's more, he will use it frequently in the future, so he really can't be lazy.He copied the original owner's handwriting every day, and now it is seventy-eight percent similar. In addition, he has a different temperament, and gradually the handwriting has his own character.

"Big brother! Big brother!" Mu Wenmu Wu's loud shout came from outside suddenly, flustered, but a little excited.

When Mu Qingyan came out of the room, Mu Lin was asking.

Mu Wu said first, "Brother, a boat came over just now, saying that there is a dead man at the gravel beach."

"Dead?" Mu Lin was taken aback.

However, Mu Qingyan noticed the location and asked, "Brother, I remember that He Chuan said before that there was an accident on the gravel beach, and Deputy Chief Li led someone to deal with it."

Mu Lin naturally also remembered this matter. After all, five people died, so how could the county magistrate not pay attention to it.

However, Mu Lin said: "This time is definitely not the same as the last time. I'll go and see. If it's a vendetta killing or throwing a corpse or something, it's fine. If it's just for the purpose of stealing money, it will be troublesome."

If it is a vendetta, the harm is relatively small, and it is an accidental incident, but if it is dedicated to robbery and murder, it is very likely that a group of people are hiding, and if it is not done well, a water bandit will come out.

Mu Qingyan felt that Mu Lin's words just now were strange, not the second half of the sentence, but the first half.

Why do you say it's different from the dead last time?

Logically speaking, there were many deaths last time, so it should be more serious, but from the perspective of Mu Lin's attitude to spy on the county magistrate and others, it is not as serious as the current incident.

Could it be that there is something inside the matter last time?

Mu Qingyan was thinking and analyzing habitually, and suddenly realized that he didn't have to worry about it, so he stopped thinking about it.

"It's alright, why are there dead people?" Mu Wan felt very bad, and worried about Mu Qingyan's safety.

Mu Wen and Mu Wu were not afraid, and followed to watch the excitement.

Not long after, Mu Wen ran back: "Eldest sister, second brother, elder brother said that there will definitely be someone coming from the yamen, he will go to the gravel beach first, and he won't be able to come back for a while, and he will come back when there are preliminary results there. "

"Where's Xiao Wu?" Mu Wan asked.

Knowing her worry, Mu Wen hurriedly said: "Eldest sister, don't worry, elder brother didn't let him go to the gravel beach. He was listening to the ship's crew at the archway about the discovery of the body."

After finishing speaking, he ran away, obviously also keen on various wild stories.

After half time, a group of people came over.After a closer look, it turned out that Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, Old Man Niu led Niu Dazhuang and Sister-in-law Niu, and Wang Jiang, who was invited to build the house, led their respective daughter-in-laws.

Married early in ancient times, although Wang Jiang was only 30 years old, he already had three children, and the eldest son was ten years old.Nowadays, no one in the farming family is rich. Except for the hospitality of the family, they tacitly agree not to bring children, or only bring one when they go to other houses to eat wine. Wang Jiang and others did not bring any, except for the Niu family.

Niu Dazhuang held a little girl in his arms, and beside Mrs. Niu was a boy of six or seven years old.

The old man blushed with embarrassment, and turned away from looking at the embarrassing eldest daughter-in-law.

Originally, the two daughter-in-laws were supposed to come to the family, and they told them to come earlier so that they could help with the washing, but who knew that the eldest daughter-in-law brought a pair of children, and Niu Dazhuang felt bad, so he went to stop them, but no one stopped them, and the two became entangled all the way.Although the second sister-in-law Niu is powerful, but she wants to save face outside, she feels that the elder sister-in-law is too shameful, so she turns her head and goes back.The old man Niu found out about this matter, and hurriedly chased after him, fearing that the eldest daughter-in-law would disturb the good life of others.

Now this scene...

The old man Niu sighed secretly, and decided to give a double share when presenting the ceremony later.

"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, Uncle Niu..." Mu Wan greeted each other, quickly led the people in and ordered Mu Qingyan to pour tea.

Uncle Zhao quickly waved his hands: "Xiaowan, why are you being polite? We came here to let your aunt see if there is anything we can help. Others have a lot of work in the fields, so come later. By the way, where is Dalinzi? I am still busy with the government office today. what about?"

"Why haven't you seen Xiaowen and Xiaowu?" Aunt Zhao asked again.

"Where do they live free, they went to watch the excitement." Mu Wan didn't want to talk about the dead on such a day, so she took it with one sentence.

It is also a customary polite way to say that it is serving tea.

Mu Qingyan brought everyone a bowl of boiled water, which was boiled earlier, with a few spoonfuls of brown sugar in it, which looked slightly red and had a sweet taste.

Brown sugar is cheaper than white sugar, and the quality is different, and the price difference is also large.The brown sugar they bought in the county town is considered medium, only [-] yuan per catty. If you want to buy better white sugar, you need [-] yuan per catty. affordable.

No one would be willing to drink the thirty-cent brown sugar water.

Others were fine, but Auntie Niu's eyes lit up when she saw Tang Shui'er, and she immediately said, "Second brother of the Mu family, you are too stingy, this bowl is too small, you can drink it up in two mouthfuls, change to a bigger bowl."

The bowls used in the shop are thick porcelain bowls, which can hold two sides, and everyone uses this to drink water.On the contrary, when pouring water for the two children of the Niu family, Mu Qingyan followed the habits of his previous life and specially found two small bowls for them. They were originally prepared for the free pickles in the store. The children have small appetites. Bowls of water are enough to drink.

Anyone who reads it can understand the meaning, and it is also very clear that the bowls used by children are relatively small.

Furthermore, the Niu family brought five children, which was enough to make them panic, but they didn't forget that two children were enough when they poured the sugar water.

Niu Dazhuang was pulling Aunt Niu's clothes under the table, pleading on his honest face: "Osmanthus fragrans!"

Osmanthus fragrans is the boudoir name of Mrs. Niu, but on weekdays, except for her natal family, outsiders call her "Da Zhuang's family" or "Niu Zi's mother", and Niu Dazhuang seldom calls her by her name.

The old man Niu's face was already ugly, and he didn't care about being in front of outsiders. He scolded unceremoniously: "Before the sun rises, his mind starts to go muddy! Da Zhuang, why are you still standing there? Your wife is sick. Don’t know yet? Send her back quickly!”

Ma Guihua didn't expect that her father-in-law suddenly scolded her directly regardless of face, and in front of other outsiders, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't help but blush with embarrassment.However, when he saw Old Man Niu's dark face and the cold light in his eyes, his heart skipped a beat. After all, he didn't dare to confront him head-on, but he couldn't help pretending that nothing had happened.

If she was pushed back like this, she would not be trampled in the mud by the second child's family in the future.

After all, Ma Guihua is not a little daughter-in-law who has never experienced anything. Her face has changed several times, and a smile appeared on her face: "Father, don't be angry, I just love the child. This kind of brown sugar water, our family will always be happy. I can't drink it a few times, I just want Zhuzi Niuzi to drink two more sips."

As soon as Ma Guihua softened her posture, it would be difficult for the old man Niu to chase after him as a father-in-law.

The others were still a little dazed, and when they saw this, they quickly tried to persuade them to make peace.

Mu Wan would turn the other way and scold her family: "It's because my second younger brother is stupid, afraid that the child won't be able to hold a big bowl, if you ask me, he's the one who has troubles. Whoever is not greedy for sweets, and he came all the way from the village, I'm afraid I'm thirsty." Then, he changed a big bowl for Niuzi and Zhuzi, and said with a smile: "It's not that my sister is reluctant to give up this little sugar water, you have small stomachs, if you drink too much sugar water, you won't be able to eat for a while Yes. There is a lot of meat here today, it would be a pity not to eat it."

"It's true. I just quietly went to the kitchen to have a look. There are chickens, fish, and pork. It's very rich." Aunt Zhao quickly took the words, describing it in an exaggerated tone, to ease the atmosphere.

After hearing this, Ma Guihua regretted secretly, she knew that she would not give water to the two little ones.

She quickly thought about it again, and when the two younger ones drank more than half of the bowl, she immediately sent them out for a run, and they would be hungry after a while.As for the sugar water left by the two children, she poured it all into her stomach.

The old man Niu simply turned his face away, out of sight and out of mind.

Mu Qingyan couldn't help laughing out loud just because of a bowl of sugar water.

Mu Wan thought he was uncomfortable, and comforted her in a low voice: "Don't worry about her, that Ma Guihua has such a personality, it's really annoying. Things in the world are so weird, the Niu family is a bunch of honest people, and they marry I have two powerful daughters-in-law."

"The Niu family is honest, but not foolish." Mu Qingyan could see it clearly, not to mention other people, the old man Niu has a plan in his mind.