continuation [farming]

After Li Mu finished speaking, he asked Xia He to carry Jin Bao to Mrs. Li, and rented a donkey cart to drive to the town.

The "town" mentioned by the people in Anle Village refers to Raonan Town, which is a neighboring village.Usually, if the Zhang family wanted to sell something in Raonan Town, they would get up before dawn and walk over with their legs. They arrived just before dawn. Fortunately, Anle Village was not far from the town Not too far.This was Xia He's first experience of driving to the town after the sky was bright.

Xia He sat in the hood of the car, feeling a little stuffy, and opened the window to look out.Just passing by the land in the east of the village, the people who still need the crops to make ends meet got up early, all of them bowed their waists, and no one looked at this side.And Zhang Shixi was not far away, very thin and conspicuous.Seeing Zhang Shiyi, Xia He lifted the curtain, slipped out, and sat beside Li Mu.

Li Mu asked, "Why did you come out?"

Xia He said: "I saw my father."

"It's time to tell Yue Zhang." Li Mu nodded, pulled the donkey cart to a stop, held Xia He, and the two jumped out of the cart.

Seeing the owner coming, the tenants greeted Li Mu one after another.Li Mu just nodded without saying a word.Xia He was dragged by him, and it was the first time that he was treated respectfully by these original uncles, quite uncomfortable.

He simply shook off Li Mu's hand, ran to Zhang Shiyi first, and shouted, "Father!"

Hearing Xia He's voice, Zhang Shiyi turned his head and saw his youngest son and the second uncle walking towards this side, with a rare smile on his face.Xia He has always been the most noisy person in Zhang's family. As soon as he left the house, his family immediately calmed down. Zhang Shishi and Liu Lanniang were quite uncomfortable these days.

"Master, are you going to take Xia He out?" Zhang Shixi asked.

Li Mu nodded: "Go to the town and make some clothes for Xia He."

Only then did Zhang Shiyi look at Xia He's short sleeves, but when he heard that he wanted to cut a new dress for his little daughter, he hurriedly declined: "No need, Qiuyue still has clothes at home, which are similar to Xia He's now. His stature and clothes are just right, just ask Xia He to go home and get them later." Married the son of the family, although the Li family forced him to marry him, Zhang Xi always felt guilty and dared not call Li The home is Xiahe and spends more copper plates.

But Li Mu didn't know Zhang Shixi's thoughts, frowned, and called Zhang Shixi: "Yue Zhang."

Zhang Shixi shut his mouth immediately, Li Mu's voice was cold, coupled with his expressionless face, it seemed that Zhang Shiyi, who had lived most of his life, was a little scared.

"My Li family will not treat my family badly. Xia He should have some new clothes. It was the same in Qiuyue." Li Mu said, bowed to Zhang Shixi again, and said goodbye, "Here we go to town. Come on, it will take some time, father-in-law and son-in-law take Xia He to leave first."

After saying that, Li Mu turned around and left. After two steps, he realized that Xia He hadn't followed. He turned his head and signaled Xia He to come quickly.Xia He was somewhat dissatisfied with Li Mucai's bluntness just now, and was about to open his mouth when Zhang Shixi slapped him from behind.

Even Zhang Shixi was urging Xia He to leave, Xia He pursed his mouth, but seeing more and more people around him looking this way from time to time, he still reluctantly followed.

When the two of them were far away, someone who was acquainted with Zhang Shiyi came over and said with a smile: "This girl, after getting married, she belongs to someone else's family, so you don't have to worry about it. Besides, his Li family is short of that The money for two clothes?"

Zhang Shiyi smiled wryly, what should he say about marrying his son like a daughter.

This time, Xia He was not willing to sit in the car no matter what.

He looked at Li Mu's driving posture, and felt a little itchy in his heart. He wanted to learn, but he didn't know whether Li Mu was willing to teach.

Under Xia He's stare, Li Mu felt a little hot on the back of his hands.He could only sigh and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I want to learn to drive a car." After he finished speaking, he felt that it was not good for him to be so direct, so he added, "Can I?"

Li Mu did not object, but handed the whip to Xia He, and taught him how to hold it, saying: "The donkey cart is always simple, you can try it."

Xia He immediately became happy, and with only a few words from Li Mu, he got started and rushed all the way to the town.

But after arriving in the town, Xia He returned the whip to Li Mu.For Xia He, the town is already very big, and it is bustling with people everywhere.When he came here on weekdays, he always followed Lan Niang to one of the streets, where the villagers from the surrounding villages gathered, carrying burdens and baskets, carrying their own things, and standing on the street. Next to it, yelling to attract buyers from the town.Today Li Mu is going to take Xia He to the other side of the town, which is called Qingliufang, and there are shops in each room.

Xia He had never been to a shop before, and when she arrived at Qingliufang, she looked around.

Li Mu was very familiar with this place, so he took Xia He straight to one of the stores.Seeing that the shop was selling cloth, Xia He shivered slightly.

He suddenly remembered that he couldn't cut clothes at all.

Fortunately, Li Mu did not stay on the first floor, but took Xia He up to the second floor, where there were all ready-made clothes.

Xia He secretly rejoiced that when he heard that Li Mu had asked him to choose clothes, he happily stepped forward and glanced at the one in the corner, as if he had been putting it on for a long time.The clothes were dusty, and the skirt and sleeves were closed, which was convenient for work.

Li Mu was unhappy, and said, "Don't worry about the price."

Xia He wondered why Li Mu said that, and explained: "I don't know the price. What's wrong with this clothes?"

"..." Li Mu pointed to the skirt next to him and said, "Don't you like those?"

Xia He saw that what Li Mu was referring to were long skirts, embroidered with fine patterns, and the material was extraordinarily smooth, which looked similar to those worn by Li Mu, except that the colors were brighter.He blinked his eyes and asked, "Is this... silk, my lord?" Xia He hasn't worn silk clothes yet, but he just heard that rich people don't wear coarse cloth, such as the Li family.

Li Mu let out a "hmm", looking at Xia He's curious face, picking things up, but in the end he shrugged and turned his head to ask, "Well... I still want the gray one, okay?"

The shopkeeper of this store saw that Li Mu was a regular customer, but he had been waiting by the side.Originally, he looked down on Xia He's attire, but because he came with Li Mu, he didn't say anything.But seeing Xia He being so picky, he stood up and asked with a little sarcasm: "Madam, if you think the skirts here are not eye-catching, there are better ones in the back, do you need to take a look? As long as... Mr. Li, you are willing to pay."

Xia He frowned when he heard someone say such a sentence suddenly.

"Alright." Unexpectedly, when Li Mu heard the words, he nodded and agreed.

The shopkeeper's face was happy, and he was about to order someone to take it, Xia He quickly stopped Li Mu, saying: "Forget it, or you can choose it, Mr. Xiang."

"If you don't like these, it's okay to look at better ones." Li Mu said yes.

Xia He sighed, and said: "It's just that these skirts look too fancy, and, look, the hem of the skirt is almost dragging the floor, so it's not convenient for you to work."

Hearing these words, the shopkeeper couldn't hold back his smothered laughter.After all, Mr. Li is one of the most famous scholars in the town. How did he marry such a wife?

Li Mudao said: "You don't need to do the work."

"That's no good. When Jin Bao grows up, I still have to do what I should do. You tell me to be idle, but I can't be idle." Xia He said, suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was going to take the imperial examination, Xia He Rolling his eyes, he added in a low voice, "If you become an official in the future and feel that I am holding you back, let's make up and leave. It happens that I will go home to take care of my parents. As long as you can stay Well, Jin Bao, after all, he is your own son..."

Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What are you thinking about?"

He always felt that this little guy Xia He was simply unpredictable, and the quiet and timid impression he had when he first saw Xia He had long been shattered.Sometimes Li Mu also wondered, among the three sisters of the Zhang family, Qiuyue and Dongmei are both quiet and quiet, how could they raise such a young girl who is so detached, and always says what she wants, even He Li. I have to say, which girl from an ordinary family is not afraid that her husband's family will not want her? "I just want you to have a few good clothes. You don't have to worry about whether to work or not, just pick what you like."

Xia He murmured: "Even if you pick the one you like, it's that one. What's so good about the gaudy ones? Eldest sister, second sister, and sister Yun, why do they all like to embroider birds on their clothes?"

Li Mu shook his head, feeling helpless now, it seems that his little daughter-in-law doesn't like the kindness of an ordinary daughter's family, I don't know if I take him to get some jewelry later, will he also dislike the trouble?

Xia He really thought it was too troublesome, and in the end, he only wanted to go back with a few clothes that were easy to wear and simple in style.After all, the Zhang family is not considered rich, even if it is Chinese New Year every year, they may not be able to buy a new dress for everyone in the family, this is the first time Xia He has new clothes to wear when it is not a new year or festival.Although he always found it very troublesome before, after he bought it, he was very happy.

Seeing that he still brought out a lot of money, Li Mu shook his head amusedly.

Just as the two of them went to retrieve the car and drive back, Li Mu ran into an acquaintance.

The surrounding larger villages may have teachers who enlighten young children, but those who really want to study seriously all go to the academy in the town to study, and Li Mu is no exception, so he is actually more familiar with the town than the village many.At this time, I met a classmate of the academy, surnamed Yuan, who came to greet Li Mu when he saw him from a distance, "Brother Li? I haven't seen you for a long time, and you haven't been to the academy for more than a month since you got married!" Only then did he see a plainly dressed little lady beside Li Mu, who followed Li Mu to a stop and asked, "Brother Li, this is..."

"It's Zhuojing." Li Mu said.

After Yuan Shusheng heard this, he was quite disdainful, wondering why the old lady of the Li family would marry two village wives to Li Mu one after another.Li Mu is one of the most knowledgeable in the town. The teachers in the academy are optimistic that he will be able to pass the provincial examination before the age of 20. They also heard that he has an uncle who is an official. He must have great fortune in the future. If it is him, I'd rather wait until after the township examination and go to the county town to see if there is anyone I like who can marry two surnames.

He didn't hide his disdain, he casually bowed his hand towards Xia He, and ignored it.Xia He was not annoyed either, she stood aside with her new clothes in her arms, waiting for Li Mu to finish talking to Scholar Yuan.