Chapter 388：

The second child smiled and grinned, showing his white teeth and said, "Brother, if you don't say anything, mother will definitely not know who you are."

Princess Xuexi also said cheerfully, "If it's night now, you will definitely scare people to death."

"Everyone is half a pound, and you are not much better than me, and no one should laugh at anyone else. Let's go, go in, let's just take a shower in the yard, which is convenient and saves trouble, otherwise the mud will get dirty everywhere. "

When Princess Xuexi heard this, she crossed her chest with her arms vigilantly and said, "No, I'm a woman. I want to go back to the house to wash, what kind of decency should I be in the yard."

"I didn't let you wash with us again, it's beautiful." The boss rolled his eyes and went in.

The others were secretly having fun, secretly looking at the county master.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Princess Xuexi blushed with anger, she stomped her feet fiercely, ran up, and kicked his **** hard from behind him, making him almost fall down and eat shit.

"Humph!"

"The most poisonous woman's heart."

Seeing that Princess Xuexi was going to rush up to beat him again, he hurriedly tore off his belt, "Hurry up and avoid it, I'm going to take off my clothes."

She shyly glared at him, and hurriedly ran to the house to avoid suspicion, and by the way, she had to clean herself.

The others watched them laughing and laughing, standing around the well in the yard, and they poured a bucket of cold water down from the head.

Pei Xiu hurriedly stopped, "Hey, the hot water has already been boiled, you can rinse with hot water, don't use cold water, or you will be sent back to the capital tomorrow if you catch a cold."

Boss: "Ah, then let's wash with hot water. Mother, our bodies will definitely not catch a cold. The holidays are still long, so we can't just leave in one day."

"There are no absolutes in everything. Be obedient. I asked the guards to help wash the lotus roots and cook lotus root pork ribs soup at night."

"Yeah"

Pei Xiu laughed and looked at their cheerful and lively appearance, shook his head, went back to the house to avoid suspicion, and by the way saw if Mai was awake.

With the help of the servant, a few boys started washing from scratch, and it took half an hour to wash them thoroughly.

Princess Xuexi is a woman and can only use a bathtub in the house. Her body is so dirty that you need to change the water frequently, and cleaning is not particularly convenient.

After they ate a watermelon, their hair was dry, but they still hadn't seen her come out.

"Women are too troublesome. Taking a shower is so slow. Let's just stand in the yard and wash more." The boss was a little disgusted.

The third child said positively: "Brother, let's go hunting in the mountains behind the house tomorrow? We haven't been up the mountains for many years."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, Xiao Jiu was so old and had never gone hunting in the mountains, "Okay, okay."

"I'll ask my mother later, let's say it doesn't matter, it's up to my mother to agree. Anyway, I've brought bows and arrows. There are still so many days left, so I'll definitely find a chance to go."

"You all have bows and arrows? I don't have bows and arrows, and I don't know how..." Xiao Jiu said in frustration, he had not started learning archery when he was young, but he knew how to ride horses early. After all, his family made a fortune by raising horses. It is impossible for the children not to.

"Then you can start fighting on the side, and you can learn archery when you go back."

That's all.

Pei Xiu heard voices coming from the next hall, thinking that they had probably finished washing and were sitting and chatting.

She came to take a look with the wheat in her arms, and saw that they were actively surrounding her to ask her if she could go up the mountain tomorrow.

"I can't do it tomorrow. I want you to go to the fields tomorrow morning and help the tenants harvest wheat. If not, just follow behind with a basket to help pick up the fallen wheat grains. When you come to the farm, you must understand. How to harvest the wheat, thresh it, dry it, and grind it."

These boys really never worked in the fields, only the eldest and the second went to the fields to pick up grains of wheat when they were young.

"Okay, then we'll go to the fields tomorrow to help harvest the wheat, and then go up the mountain to hunt the day after tomorrow."

When they heard that they were going to help harvest the wheat, they nodded hurriedly and happily agreed. As long as it was something they had never done before, they were very interested.

Besides, helping farmers with autumn harvest is also a very meaningful thing.

The county master also heard it at the door, and ran in excitedly, "I'm going too, I'm going to cut wheat, my father just let me experience the autumn harvest, so I know that the work is not easy."

"The county owner is still young. It's good to pick up the wheat with Zhou Heng and Xiao Jiu. It's a little dangerous to use a sickle to cut the wheat. If you accidentally cut it, we will not be able to blame it."

"It's okay, then I'll pick up the grains of wheat and watch others harvest it." As long as it's fresh and something she hasn't done before, she's interested.

"It's still early for dinner. You should also go back to the house to rest for a while. You're tired after playing for so long."

"Okay mother, then let's go back to the house and lie down for a while, and you can call me after dinner." After that, they went back to the house.

The three brothers entered the room, and without saying a word, closed their eyes and fell asleep. They were really tired from playing and doing physical work for most of the day.

Pei Xiu also sent Ginkgo to help in the kitchen. She had nothing to do anyway, just watched Mai and played with her.

When the sun went down, she went to wake up the children and slept for almost half an hour, and if she went to sleep again, she would have insomnia at night.

Dinner is also ready, it's all cauldrons. This morning, she ordered her servants to buy fresh vegetables and bring them over.

Tomorrow, I can buy some vegetables with the tenants in the village, go to the city with chickens and ducks, and save what I can eat on Zhuangzi.

It may be due to overwork today, and each of the six children has a big appetite, and they are all rushing to eat lotus root.

"It's delicious, this lotus root is so delicious." The old man said while eating.

Others also agree.

Pei Xiu said with a smile, "This is the sense of accomplishment~ I do it myself, and I have enough food and clothing. The fruits of my labor that I dug myself will always taste extraordinarily delicious."

"Mother, can we take the wheat we picked up tomorrow and grind it into flour to make steamed buns or pancakes?" The second child asked expectantly.

"Okay, I'll tell the village chief tomorrow, how much you pick up, bring it back and make it for you to eat." The meaning of what you get from your own labor is not the same.

Moreover, she also planned to change the rent this year to 46%, and the tenants 60%. As a subsidy for their natural disaster losses this year.

Most of the village households are on the edge of food and clothing. She harvests 10% less, and they can eat a little more, so they should accumulate virtue and do good deeds.

Forty percent of the 150 mu of land is enough for them to eat for a whole year.

What's more, Zhou Cheng still has Lumi. Since he left for the expedition in April, she hasn't received a salary yet, not even the Lumi cloth that she receives once every six months.

Because there is no slip issued by the Ministry of Accounts, and there is no certificate, it cannot be collected at will, but it can be accumulated, and when he returns to their home, he can receive it for a few months at a time.