Chapter 157： Ask for help

Chapter 157 Asking for help

The village chief was also very happy. He supported Uncle Zhao, who was still having trouble walking, and shouted to everyone at the mountain pass, "Be careful, lift the saplings, don't peel off the skin."

“This sapling is very valuable, and it will take many days for the bark to break.”

“Well, Dazhu said you, if you don’t carry a few trees at a time, you think you are the fourth child!”

“Remember to dig the tree hole bigger and deeper, don’t be lazy.”

Mrs. Cui grew up in Weizhou and knows a lot about fruit trees.

At this moment, she came forward with the good news in her arms and spoke to the village chief and several other old men.

“Uncle village chief, is this a fruit sapling that the general found? It looks really good. It’s two years old by the looks of it.”

Jiayin heard this and secretly raised her heart. For fear of revealing her secret, she quickly pointed to the top of the mountain and shouted, "Sister, go play, go play!"

Mrs. Cui quickly patted her and gently coaxed her, "Fu Niu, be good, we are busy on the mountain, so we won't go up. The aunt will bring you some snacks later."

Jiayin hugged her neck and kept silent. As expected, the village chief responded with a sad look on his face.

“Mrs. Cui, if you don’t come over, I, the old man, am going to talk to you.”

"Uncle, do you need my help? Just ask, uncle." Mrs. Cui responded happily. The village was so busy, and she planned to move around more often in the future, and even built a house next to the Li family.

At this time, she also wanted to help, but she couldn't help.

Speaking of it, she has loved reading since she was a child, and her father also supported it. Housekeeping and management, which ordinary women are good at, she is most bored and not good at.

These things can be seen from the fact that she did not take care of the dowry herself when she married to the Marquis Mansion.

Now, the family's manor and property have been reclaimed, and it is Liu's sworn brother who is helping to organize them, and then they are given to Sister-in-law Qiong, who once again becomes the hands-off shopkeeper.

The village chief found a big stone in a sunny place and asked Mrs. Cui to sit down.

"Mrs. Cui, we came from the north. Let's plant sorghum and millet. That won't be a problem. But now that we have to plant so many fruit saplings, I really don't know what to do. I have eaten the fruits, but they are wild in the mountains. No one has ever seen how to grow it. Does Mrs. Cui know anyone who can help us hire a fruit farmer? We are willing to pay high wages, as long as he is down-to-earth and capable. "

This is not a difficult task, Mrs. Cui nodded immediately, "Don't worry, uncle, I will go back soon, and I will find a suitable person to deliver it to the village right away."

The village chief smiled happily and said, "Our village is really blessed. If you pick up two people in the woods, they are both noble people. You and Mr. Wen have really helped us a lot."

"Uncle, we have lived and died together, so we don't use polite words like this. From now on, I will build a house in the village and I will visit frequently. You are treating me like an outsider by being so polite."

Mrs. Cui stood up with a smile. She suddenly remembered something and said, "Uncle, do you need to plant grain under the fruit trees? I'm afraid sorghum won't work. Do you want to plant millet? I'll bring some good seeds to the village by the way, right?"

“That’s great, we’re also thinking of going to a nearby village to find someone to replace him with.”

Uncle Zhao and other old men's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they responded one after another, "My family is always more supportive than outsiders. The people in the nearby villages seem to be a bit bullying, and I really don't dare to deal with them."

Mrs. Cui nodded, returned with the good news, and told Mrs. Li that she wanted to return to the city.

Jiayin became playful for a moment and hugged Mrs. Cui's neck without letting go.

Mrs. Cui consulted the old lady and said, "Auntie, let me take Fu Niu for a walk. We will be close to each other and will be back in the afternoon."

Old Mrs. Li tapped her granddaughter on the forehead without stopping her.

"Go, don't look at Fu Niu. She knows everything and is smart. If she makes trouble, just teach her and don't be fooled by her, you know?"

Mrs. Cui couldn't help but laugh, "I understand, Auntie, let's go back quickly."

Sister-in-law Qiong drove the carriage, but when she got on the carriage, Dongmei also jumped on the other side of the carriage. Seeing Sister-in-law Qiong looking over, she said, "When our Lord Marquis left, he asked me to take care of Miss Jiayin at all times."

Mrs. Cui heard about it in the carriage and said, "Let's go, it's a good thing to have an extra person to help." The carriage moved forward quickly and soon left the gravel beach and entered the official road.

Jiayin was extremely excited. She had short calves and no one was holding her on her back. It was difficult to take a step away from the gravel beach.

Now she finally had the chance to go out for a walk. Along the way, she almost clung to the car window and couldn't get down, making Mrs. Cui dumbfounded.

Mrs. Cui recovered two manors, the largest of which covered an area of ​​more than 300 acres.

This village also has the largest amount of grain stored in it, and there are hundreds of tenants.

In the past few days, Liu Zhiheng has been spending time here with people, counting and registering, for fear that his adopted sister, who is not good at trivial things, will be deceived by the slaves and suffer a loss in the future.

He also knows that he has a good acquaintance with his sister-in-law over at the gravel beach.

So, he was a little surprised to see his adopted sister come back so soon.

“Jinrou, you came back very quickly. Is there anything going on over there?”

Mrs. Cui smiled and hugged Jiayin and saluted, "My sworn brother guessed it right. I'm coming back to ask for help from my sworn brother."

Liu Zhiheng was curious about what his adopted sister wanted from him, but he was even more curious about the fat girl in his arms.

“Sister-in-law, this child is”

Mrs. Cui said, "This is the little granddaughter of the Li family. I like it very much. The Li family is busy, so I will help take care of her for a while."

Liu Zhiheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that his adopted sister would be involved in something outside and be caught by the Hou Mansion, which would cause trouble again in the future.

Jiayin is so smart. Knowing that she was misunderstood, she hugged Mrs. Cui's neck and shouted in a sweet voice, "Senior Sister, Senior Sister, I'm hungry."

Liu Zhiheng's family is full of boys, and he especially likes cute little girls, not to mention that Jiayin is so good-looking.

Not only is he white, plump and cute, his big eyes are as watery as black grapes, his small mouth is as red as a cherry, and he doesn’t have the dark, thin and shrinking appearance of a farm boy at all.

“This child is so good-looking. The family must love her very much.”

As soon as Liu Zhiheng started to reach out, Jiayin immediately hugged his neck, making him smile happily.

“Oh, oh, this little girl is so cute. I’m afraid she is less than two years old. She speaks so clearly!”

He repeatedly called to the maid he had brought with him, "Hurry up and ask the kitchen to arrange lunch. Make some meat porridge for the children and a bowl of custard. Remember to put less salt!"

Mrs. Cui covered her mouth and laughed when she heard the good news, but her uncle kept shouting and coaxed Liu Zhiheng until he finished the meal.

Hearing that they were looking for a reliable fruit farmer and good seeds over the gravel beach, Liu Zhiheng said, "It's hard for you from Zhuangzi to tell the difference for the time being. After all, it's been in the hands of the Hou Mansion for too long. I'd better ask someone to come back." Let’s find someone from my village.”

“Great, step-brother, I have the same idea.” Mrs. Cui was happy, “There are also good seeds, step-brother, please help me find some.”

Liu Zhiheng nodded and said, "You have a lot of coarse grains stored in the manor. Do you want to bring some to the gravel beach?"

Mrs. Cui thought for a while and said, "Okay, just bring a thousand catties. If you take more, I'm afraid the village chief and others have other arrangements. In addition, I see that there are mules in the village, and my sworn brother asked someone to help me match one." A cart, I want to give it to the Li family. The Li family also had a mule before, but it was hit by an arrow and ran away. "

Jiayin thought of Daqing and subconsciously touched the back of his head.

That fall was so hard that even now, she still gets dizzy occasionally.

(End of this chapter)