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Chapter 56 Nameless Dining Hall (6)

Everyone turned their heads to see that Auntie Li was sitting on a brand-new oxcart, smiling brightly at them. The one leading the cart was the Uncle Li.

"It took me a while to bargain with them. I was afraid that all of you would have already put away the shop. Fortunately, I told your uncle to come over and try his luck, so that you wouldn't have to waste time on the way back."

Auntie Li jumped off the car, explaining to Li Yannian while pulling her up to look at the new oxcart.

Your uncle has seen that this calf is the best looking one in the whole bull market. Take it home and take care of it, and there will be a time when you can put in some effort to raise your strength in the future. "Your uncle talked to him for half a day about the price of this cart full of cattle, but in the end, he only asked for 68 taels of silver to break open the banknotes and spend some time talking to him before he got to this point."

Although Li Yannian did not understand how a cow could be considered good or bad, but looking at the little cow who was obediently chewing her food with her big eyes and looking at him foolishly, Li Yannian liked it from the first glance.

"Uncle, Aunt, thank you so much. You have done us a big favor." This cow looks really good, but it's also a good car. "

The Auntie Li laughed proudly: "That's true, no one in the entire village understands these animals better than your Uncle Li. "Don't be too reluctant to part with it. This little ox is still rearing its soul at home. With an old bull accompanying it, it will not be a stranger to us."

Li Yannian laughed: "That's good, then I will have to trouble you again Aunt."

The Auntie Li waved her hand and laughed mischievously: "What's wrong with such a small matter? You guys just pack it up already, let's go, let's hurry up and go home. It's time for Mao Dou to get impatient at home. "

As they talked about going home, they got up quickly. When they were on the road, Li Yannian didn't want to sit on the carriage anymore. She felt bad and was made fun of by the Auntie Li: "Are you trying to buy a carriage driver or an ancestor? Hurry up and get on the carriage. This little guy is full of energy. If I buy it, I won't be wasting things. Aunt won't be able to watch any longer. "

Hearing her words, Li Yannian could only climb onto the carriage. When Aunt Zhang was old, he was persuaded to get on the carriage. She, Uncle Li and Black Bean chose to walk instead.

Li Yannian was too tired, and after sitting on the carriage for a while, she fell asleep. When she woke up, she saw Black Bean's face, which had enlarged because he was holding her. She rubbed her eyes: "Brother, where are Aunt and the others?"

Black Bean lowered his head and laughed gently: "Aunt and the others have all gone home, continue sleeping, I'll call for you at dinner time."

Li Yannian muttered: "Let me do it..."

Before he could finish, he tilted his head and fell asleep again.

Black Bean looked at her with a pained expression but did not say anything. He only subconsciously took a few light steps and sent his to the third floor, gently covering his with his blanket. Then he let out a long sigh and went downstairs.

Mao Dou worriedly asked, "Brother, what's wrong with Big Sis?"

When he saw his big brother carrying his sister back, Mao Dou was shocked. If Black Bean had not shooed him, he would have rushed over to ask for details.

"Your sister is fine, she's just exhausted. There were too many people in the restaurant these two days, so he couldn't come over. He wouldn't be so busy tomorrow. "Be good, don't make such a racket, let your sister sleep a little longer."

Mao Dou let out a sigh of relief. Just a moment ago, he was really afraid that his sister would be like his parents. Without leaving a single word behind, he had quietly left.

After calming down the fear in his heart, Mao Dou started to have the thought of gossiping. "Big Brother, aunty's family bought us an ox-cart, right? "What does that cow look like? Is he as old as Aunt's family?"

Black Bean patiently replied, "Not old, not even two years old. He's still a young bull. "Your sister really likes it. She didn't want to take the car on the way back."

Mao Dou chuckled. "Sis, you're so silly. Don't cows only buy to work? Leading oxen to walk by themselves instead of taking a car? Only fools would do something like that."

Black Bean poked his round face, but suddenly remembered that he had not seen Zhao Xu since he entered the room. He asked: "Where's your Brother Xu Zi, still sleeping in the house?"

Mao Dou shook his head. "Brother Xu Zi is in the yard at the back. He refused to stay in the house for some reason in the afternoon. I was afraid that he would get into trouble, so I let him stay in the yard. "But don't worry, I'll go back to check on him every now and then. Brother Xu has been sitting in the yard and hasn't moved at all. Brother Xu Zi is very obedient."

Black Bean was still worried, he dragged Mao Dou along with him to the courtyard. Seeing that Zhao Xu was really sitting there motionlessly with a blanket wrapped around himself, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Speaking of which, it was time to find a place to plant some things in this small patch of garden. Empty was a waste.

He reached out to Zhao Xu's forehead and checked it to make sure there was no sign of a cold, then reached out to help him up, "Xu Zi, it's getting late, don't sit here and take the wind. Go back to your room and sit down. We'll have dinner soon. "

Zhao Xu's eyes moved, he calmly confirmed that the pigeon message in his sleeve was really well-hidden, and then let Black Bean lead him into the living room.

Once inside, he habitually turned his head to look for Li Yannian's figure in the kitchen. Seeing that, Black Bean laughed: "Don't look for me, Er Mei is tired today, she is sleeping upstairs. I'll make dinner. Xuanzi, sit properly on the sofa. Dou Dou, come in and help Big Bro heat up the fire. "

Mao Dou sensibly went into the kitchen to help prepare dinner. Under the guidance of his brother Black Bean, the little man didn't even have the time to form the "Women are born to serve men", he had already dove head first into the kitchen, which was a "forbidden area" that only women in the countryside should enter.

The two boys were busy working in the kitchen while the only girl that should be working was sleeping soundly on the third floor. This scene was completely impossible for Li Qingshan and Li Jun Shan's house.

For example, Lotus Flower, who had just turned thirteen after her birthday in March, was squatting in the kitchen, washing vegetables and cooking porridge despite the fact that her arm had nearly broken when she accidentally rolled down the hillside this morning to play firewood. Her mother, the Sister Wang Xiu, was also not idle either.

If it wasn't for the fact that she was blind, then she would have already fallen flat and wouldn't have been able to cut the pigweed even if she broke her arm. She didn't have to work so hard and had to go to the kitchen to help cut the pigweed and cook the pig food.

Usually, all the work at home was done by Lotus, but now that the person was injured, Sister Wang Xiu had no choice but to work hard on top of his head. Who told his family's two new pigs to be ancestors, he couldn't afford to starve at all!

These two little pigs had spent a lot of money for her. For these two pigs, Sister Wang Xiu had been scolded quite a bit by the Li family's old pious woman, saying that this was a proper farming family, they shouldn't have had the mind to raise these pigs. Since his family didn't have any food to eat, what was he supposed to feed the pigs?

couldn't help but roll his eyes when he thought of how the old pious priest looked when he was scolded to the point of spittle flying everywhere. Since they were already separated, Madame Li, who couldn't explain it, came to her house to show off her mother-in-law's might. This couldn't do it, but this couldn't be done, so she treated it as not being separated. He wasn't someone who was easy to talk to, like the Zhang Sanniang.

In his entire life, the Sister Wang Xiu had always been good at doing things the opposite of what was right on the surface and doing things behind his back. The day Madame Li scolded her until her mouth was dry, she told her to return the two little piggies. Sister Wang Xiu immediately agreed without a word of objection. After Madame Li was satisfied and left, she immediately closed the door, spat out a mouthful of saliva, and cursed at them. What should she do then?

She had heard about the matter of Li Zheng selling pigs from the Li Hongshan family. A skinny pig that was only a little over two hundred kilograms, and not even much fat had been pasted on it. It had to be known that Li Zheng's daughter-in-law only spent a hundred and fifty gold coins to buy piglets! However, he had only been feeding the pig grass for a few months and had already earned so much from it. How could she not be jealous?

It was just to let Lotus cut some pigweed while she was chopping firewood! If this little piglet were to be raised, it would only be a waste of money.

However, it was one thing to think of raising pigs to earn money, and it was quite another to think of raising pigs to dirty work.

The more Sister Wang Xiu thought about it, the angrier she got, and while cutting the pig grass, she said to Lotus: "It's all because of you, useless loser. "I think it's time to find someone to marry you off and go out, so we can save up some money for Da Niu's daughter-in-law."

Lotus stopped picking the leaves as her face turned pale. It wasn't her arms that were hurting, but because she was scared.

But she also knew that her family wasn't like her second uncle's family. Her daughter was born to be a loser and wasn't worth much. Rather than begging his mother not to marry him, he might as well use another way of speaking to drag things on.

"Mom, I'm still young, so I can still stay at home and work for two more years. If I leave, my home will lose a pair of hands, but no one will feel sorry for me, so I'll work for my mom." Furthermore, with Big Brother's talent, there is no one in this village who can match up to a daughter of another family. Even if Mother was interested, she would have to carefully pay a visit to help Big Brother get a good home. "

When Lotus said this, she felt weak from the bottom of her heart. If her big brother could be considered a talent, then he could also be considered a person who had nothing better to do. Ever since she was young, she had never seen Da Niu do anything serious. If he could avoid being lazy, he would seize every opportunity to do so. If he didn't live, he could even find a bunch of excuses for himself. She was a perfectly fine person, and she had hands and feet. She was already 17 years old, and her eyes were still staring at the kids who didn't even get a bit of food from him. If she said it out loud, she would feel ashamed for her brother.

He said that a daughter should not have a mother. In a lotus flower, a mother should have a daughter. Her words completely hit seven inches of Sister Wang Xiu, and when the latter heard it, his face immediately revealed a very proud and pleased expression, "We can't be anxious about Da Niu's marriage. I just want to see, there aren't many good people in our village. Especially that daughter of the Widow Hu family, his indecent behaviour is just like her mother's. He has a demonic aura, and I don't dare to accept such a person as my daughter-in-law. "

Even Widow Hu wouldn't dare to have a son-in-law as' able 'as my big brother … Lotus silently listened, lower her eyebrows to hide the mockery in her eyes, afraid that her mother would see the disdain and contempt in her eyes, then her soft words from before would be wasted.

Sister Wang Xiu was still immersed in her beautiful dream, "If your big brother wants to look for her, he has to find a daughter from Wang Xiu's family in the town. She is a pure and innocent person who has studied with a lot of books. I asked someone to ask about it last time, and he actually opened his mouth to ask for fifteen yuan in a colorful gift. She grew up with copper coins for her daughter, gold and silver bones? "You really want money!"

That's right, the best girl in the world doesn't want a single gift, but instead needs to stay close to our family for at least thirty or fifty years. Our parents are very sensible, after this girl marries into our family, she will break off all relations with our family …

Sister Wang Xiu still continued to make up for her harsh selection criteria for daughter-in-law. Lotus face drooped, looking at her wrinkled face reflected on the water surface, her stomach filled with a long sigh.

The older he grew, the more he felt that he was probably not her parents' child. Otherwise, why would he not be as silly as her mother, nor as ruthless as her father, nor as lazy as her brother?

It was second uncle's family's Red Bean that had good fortune. Her parents were like treasures when she was born. She also had a good brother like Black Bean, an obedient brother like Mao Dou …

The mother beside him was still talking about her foolish daydreams, while the worried Lotus endured the pain and used her hand to prick the tranquility of the water surface, shattering the reflection of her troubled face.

It would be great if she could not get married. She would be willing to spend her life at home cutting pigweed, cooking firewood, and doing farm work that she would never be able to finish.

Sigh … The girl let out another faint sigh from the bottom of her heart. No one could hear it, but it had the weight of someone crushing their spine. It was extremely heavy.