Tongzhuang Shili Rice Flower Fragrance

After eating the sweet potatoes, Ming Rou rested against the wall for a while, and Ye Qiuniang walked towards her with a bowl of medicine.

Ming Rou looked at the pitch-black medicinal soup, her thin brows frowned instantly.

Before Ye Qiuniang came to Ming's house, Mingrou couldn't live without medicine for a day, but after her body gradually recovered, she seldom took medicine. Now seeing this bowl of black medicinal soup, it was a long time ago. The fear of taking the medicine suddenly hit my heart.

Seeing her wrinkled face, Ye Qiuniang said lightly, "I just said that when I recover, I'm going to see the head of Tongzhuang. If I don't drink medicine, how will I get better?"

Ming Rou naturally knew the reason why one had to drink medicine when one was sick, but she couldn't help but want to act coquettishly, and suddenly remembered the bitter taste in her mouth when she woke up in the morning, so she asked again: "Did you feed me medicine last night? "

When Ye Qiuniang heard this, the hand holding the medicine paused for no reason. She coughed lightly and said, "Well, you had a fever last night. It just so happens that there is medicine for dispelling fever behind this temple, so I made a bowl of it."

Ming Rou said with some regret: "It's great to feed while you're asleep, anyway, you can't taste the bitterness, but now that you're awake, it's hard to swallow."

When Ye Qiuniang heard the words, she seemed to remember what happened last night, she had a strange expression on her face, and said with some disapproval: "It's natural for the eldest lady to lie down and drink, but it's not so good for the person who feeds her."

Mingrou replied innocently: "Is it noisy when I fall asleep, can't I feed it?"

"Well, it's noisy." After Ye Qiuniang finished speaking, she pursed her lips and stopped talking, and brought the bowl to Ming Rou.

After all, she just said that she should get well soon so that she can deal with the next thing. Ming Rou didn't dare to be willful at this time, so she took Ye Qiuniang's hand and drank the bowl of extremely nasty medicine in small gulps.

There used to be candied fruit at home, but how could there be such a precious thing here, but Ye Qiuniang got a small green fruit from somewhere, stuffed it into her mouth and said: "Chew it, it won't be so sweet." Bitter."

Ming Rou quickly chewed it twice, until the fresh taste replaced the bitter taste of the medicine and filled the whole mouth, the originally wrinkled brows were relaxed.

"Jiujiu, you are so kind."

The little girl expressed her gratitude in due course.

Ye Qiuniang put the broken bowl aside, stroked her back with her hand, and pressed lightly on the spot that was bumped against the pillar yesterday, Mingrou didn't react for a while, and screamed out in pain with a hiss.

Ye Qiuniang was startled, and hurriedly withdrew her hand. Last night, while she was asleep, she secretly gave her medicine. She thought she was almost better today, but she didn't expect it to be so painful.

Thinking of Du Xian's crazy appearance yesterday, and seeing Ming Rou's little face grinning in pain, his eyes instantly became stern again.

"Come here, I'll help you look at your back."

The back does still hurt a little, but it didn't hurt yesterday when she just left Ming's house, but seeing Ye Qiuniang's non-negotiable eyes, Mingrou hurriedly bent down obediently, lying on Ye Qiuniang's lap.

Ye Qiuniang lifted the clothes behind her, revealing a white but thin back, only to see that there was a spot of bluish-purple inlaid on the jade-like back, it was really ugly.

It was dark last night, so I couldn't see it clearly, but now it looks more serious than I thought before, Ye Qiuniang couldn't help clenching her teeth, wishing to cut that Du Xian into pieces.

"Jiujiu, it's actually not as painful as it was at the beginning. It got better after a good night's sleep, and just now it just happened to touch the middle of it and it hurt a little." Seemingly feeling Ye Qiuniang's low air pressure, Ming Rou hurriedly explained.

Ye Qiuniang gave a low hum, and somehow got out a small piece of plaster from somewhere, and gently stuck it on Mingrou's back.

"Jiujiu, where did you get this dog skin plaster?"

A burst of coolness came from the back, which made Ming Rou feel a little more relieved.

"I have it with me." Ye Qiuniang said casually.

Seeing Ye Qiuniang's appearance, Mingrou pouted and said unhappily, "Jiujiu, you are so fierce, you have been so fierce since yesterday."

Ye Qiuniang was a little taken aback when she heard this, she rubbed her face, and said in a slow tone, "How can I be so cruel to the eldest lady!"

Seeing this, Ming Rou didn't bother to argue with her, hummed twice and continued to lie on her lap.

"Jiujiu, you still smell good, smell good."

"The smell of vanilla can be picked from the mountains." Ye Qiuniang remembered the careless thoughts she had played when she first went to Ming Mansion.

"It doesn't matter, it's on you, that's your smell, I like it."

Ye Qiuniang rubbed her back lightly, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she felt that it was almost done, so she turned over and lay down to rest.

But Mingrou struggled and said: "Jiujiu, there is no way to live in this ruined temple like this. I am fine now, let's go to Tongzhuang now."

"Look at your sloppy footsteps, can you walk? It's not good to rush some things."

"It's okay, let's just walk slowly." Ming Rou insisted.

Seeing that she was so proactive, Ye Qiuniang finally helped her up after thinking about it, and walked out the door.

Tongzhuang is more than 20 miles away from Pingle County. When Mingrou and the old man went to visit the village, they always went in a carriage, but it was the first time they walked.

But the two set off early in the morning, walked and rested all the way, until after some afternoon, they finally arrived at Tongzhuang.

Tongzhuang covers an area of ​​several hundred acres, almost all of which belonged to the Ming family in the past, and there are still some sporadic fragments in the surrounding area that will be leased to some tenants for planting.

There are several large courtyards above the village, where the managers and long-term workers live in the village, and some are used as warehouses to store grain.

After arriving at Tongzhuang, it took the two of them about a stick of incense to walk to the big courtyard.

After being notified, Tong Si, who was in charge before, rushed over in a short while.

Tong Si is a man about 40 years old. He is tall and burly, but he has a simple and honest appearance. Seeing the two of them, he glanced at Ye Qiuniang, then turned around and called Ming Rou to Miss.

Mingrou forced the corners of her mouth to smile and said, "Guan Tong, I am no longer the eldest lady of the Ming family, and you have a new employer, so you don't need to call me eldest lady anymore."

Tong Si was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's okay, it's just a title, then Tong will call you Miss Ming, is that okay?"

Ming Rou nodded.

Tong Si said again: "Miss Ming is still the same as before. You can call me Uncle Tong. You don't have to pay too much attention to common etiquette, and when I worked with my grandfather, I was taken care of by him in many ways. Now it's just a change of employer, so don't overdo it." avoid arousing suspicion."

As soon as Ming Rou heard him talking about his grandfather, his eyes dimmed for a moment, but he still couldn't help asking: "Uncle Tong, do you know why my grandfather sold Tongzhuang earlier? "

"This is a decision made by the two clubs, but I don't know."

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Ming Rou didn't force it: "Then can Uncle Tong introduce us to a new employer?"

Tong Si smiled apologetically when she heard the words: "It's not a big deal at all, it's just a coincidence that the new owner just happened to be away during this period, and I don't know the return date, if Miss Ming has any Uncle Tong who can help Go ahead and order."

Hearing that the new owner is not here, Mingrou's eyes can't help but darken. Now Du Xian has people walking around, lobbying the families not to take her in. Now that they are in Tongzhuang, the owner is not there, and they want to take in her former owner's granddaughter, Tong Si. I'm afraid I can't be the master.

But when she thought that she and Ye Qiuniang had nowhere to go now, she still asked without giving up: "Uncle Tong, now the property of the Ming family has been seized by Du Xian, and Qiuniang and I have been kicked out. Can you talk to the new owner to see if he can take him in for a while? Of course, the two of us are not here to be idlers. When my grandfather was here, I was specially taught to do accounts, although I didn’t have the opportunity to actually take care of it before. Yes, but if I have the opportunity to be an apprentice, I can make some effort to earn a living..."

Not only Tong Si was shocked when she heard Ming Rou's words, but even Ye Qiuniang behind her felt a little unbelievable.

Before setting off, Ye Qiuniang always thought that Mingrou wanted to use the possible inextricable relationship between the old man and the new owner to play a game, asking for help from the other party, and taking this opportunity to gain a firm foothold before counterattacking Du Xian.

Unexpectedly, the little girl didn't mention other things at all, but asked Tong Si for a job.

One must know that the eldest lady of the Ming family has rich clothes and fine food, and she has never done any heavy and tiring work, let alone helping others.

Not to mention whether he can bear this hardship, it is unexpected that he can adjust his mentality and lower his noble head in such a short time.

Tong Si was slightly startled and then smiled.

"I don't think it's a big deal, but I'm just looking for a place to find a job. I can still be the master of this matter."

After Ming Rou listened to his words, her uneasy mood instantly calmed down, and her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

I only heard Tong Si say: "Miss Ming is the granddaughter of the former owner's family. It would be inappropriate for you to live directly in the courtyard of Zhuangzi, but some scattered fields near our Zhuangzi are leased to other tenants for planting. There happened to be a family He moved to another place in the last two months, leaving behind a dilapidated house and two acres of land. If Ms. Ming doesn't dislike her, she can take over his share. As for the accounting, I'm afraid I'll have to wait It can only be decided after the master returns."

When Mingrou heard that the job was still uncertain, she felt a little depressed for a moment, but at least she was able to have a shelter for the time being. I'm afraid the burden will be piled on Jiujiu's body.

This realization made her feel a little sad.

"Miss, since we can have a place to go first, why don't we stay here first, plant the fields temporarily, and make arrangements for other things, is it possible?"

"Well, let's settle down like this, Jiujiu, don't be afraid, I can help with farming in the future, I will take care of myself and go to the fields with you."

Ye Qiuniang smiled when she heard the words: "That's it, then it's settled, Qiuniang is looking forward to the day when the eldest lady can weed and plant the fields together."

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Tong Guanshi moved quickly, and immediately took the two of them to the border of Tongzhuang near the foot of the mountain. There were several scattered farmlands, which were separated from other large farmlands because they were separated by some rocks. As Guanshi Tong said, these scattered fields are rented out to other tenants for planting.

Looking around, there are five or six house courtyards scattered around the foot of the mountain, presumably these are the houses where these tenants usually live.

Tong Guanshi brought the two of them to a small shabby house and said: "This is the house of the previous family. Now that they have all left, the house is a bit dilapidated. If you don't mind it, you can live here."

After Tong Guanshi finished speaking, he pointed to the several fields next to each other about a hundred steps away from the house and said: "That is the field that has not been rented out. It has two acres and three cents. In the past, it was rented out to other tenants. Five cents rent, I will rent four cents to you."

Right now this is the market for renting land, four sub-rents are considered the best, these basic things, Ming Rou still understands, thank you Manager Tong.

"That's fine. From now on, you can live here with peace of mind. We are all acquaintances. Qiuniang has worked in Zhuangzi for three years, so I am acquainted here. If you need anything, you can find me in the compound." Steward Tong I'm leaving now.

Ming Rou recalled what Du Xian had sent people to follow, and hurriedly called Tong Guanshi: "Uncle Tong, if someone doesn't want us to settle here, what should we do if we come here to make trouble."

"Miss Ming, don't worry, this is the boundary of Tongzhuang, and this area is under the name of our master. If something happens, we won't just sit idly by." Guanshi Tong said again, "I will ask Fan Tao to give it to you later. You send some rice over here, the autumn harvest is just over, and there is nothing at home, so let’s make do with it first.”

After Tong Guanshi left, the two of them entered the house.

Before Ye Qiuniang returned to Ming's house, she had a relationship with Tong Si. They all knew that it would be a matter of time before Du Xian drove Mingrou and her daughter out. Even if they didn't, they would use other methods to control them. Once Mingrou is really desperate, he will bring her to Tongzhuang.

Now going around, it was Ming Rou who proposed to come here.

Ming Rou has never experienced any hardships since she was a child. She has been studying all these years and knows nothing about the cultivation of food crops. Because she was afraid that Du Xian would find out, the old man did not dare to arrange too many things in advance, so as not to be noticed, which would cause Ming Rou Fledgling and broken wings.

But here in Tongzhuang, the land deed procedures are complete, even if Du Xian can buy as many people as possible, no matter how great his skills are, he will be beyond his reach.

In this way, the two of them can live here for two or three years. Ye Qiuniang wanted to take advantage of this time to teach Mingrou the skills that the grandfather gave her before, and help her step by step to bring the Ming family together. His property was taken back.

Looking at the dilapidated small house in front of me, there are only two rooms, a bedroom and a kitchen room, and a few sparse logs next to it are built to form a small yard. The only consolation is that there is a well in the yard. , at least you don’t have to go far to fetch water.

Ye Qiuniang turned her head to look at Ming Rou, wanting to see the expression on her face.

Now that there are no outsiders around, Ming Rou also put down her disguise of a young adult, pouted her lips, and said aggrievedly: "Jiujiu, our new home is so rotten."

Ye Qiuniang asked, "Is it possible that Missy is not used to living in such a house?"

"If you're not used to living in it, you have to live in it. At any rate, it's better than the ruined temple last night."

Ye Qiuniang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her words. She was really afraid that this little ancestor would dislike her in various ways. After all, this is where they will live in the next few years. If Ming Rou can't bear these simple hardships, If you want to do big things in the future, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult.

Fortunately, the little girl was disgusted and accepted at the same time, even if she was a little bit reluctant, she would not give up her pick.

As long as she can still accept it, it means that everything is feasible.

The house looks simple, but the things are still relatively complete, but it has been a while since the last family left, and the house is covered with thick dust, and it looks dirty everywhere.

After Ye Qiuniang entered the room, she rolled up her sleeves and started tidying up the room.

After just getting off the broom and sweeping twice, the dust flew all over the room, Mingrou coughed several times, Ye Qiuniang always loved her, subconsciously asked her to go outside to rest, and come in after she was done.

It's just that Ming Rou didn't like this dirty piece very much, but saw her grabbing the two pieces of rags and saying, "Jiujiu, you sweep the floor, then I'll clean the table."

Ye Qiuniang had always doted on her, so she subconsciously refused.

Mingrou looked unhappy: "I'm going to do it."

Only then did Ye Qiuniang come back to her senses, remembering the original intention of letting Ming Rou stay here, and then said: "So I will trouble the eldest lady to clean up with me."

This is the first time Mingrou has done such a thing. If it was in the past, she would never have touched it, but now it is different. When she thinks that this will be her and Jiujiu's home in the future, she feels that doing these jobs is not so exciting. Hate.

It's just that when I think that I am no longer the eldest lady, and with such a thin body, everything in the family may have to rely on Jiujiu, and I feel a little depressed.

But at the same time, I couldn't help feeling a kind of pressure and motivation. I felt that I should do my part no matter what, and a little help was a little bit.

Ye Qiuniang is in good health, and since she came out of the Ye family, she has lived a good life in the Ming family. Later, she went to Tongzhuang to exercise for a few years. At this time, she was at her most energetic age, and she was even more agile in her work. After cleaning up, the things that should be thrown away were also taken out of the yard.

When she entered the door again, she saw the eldest lady of her own family, kneeling beside the bed with her buttocks pouted, wiping the beams and boards of the bed.

I just thought this little one was very cute, and couldn't help but call it "Miss".

Ming Rou heard someone calling her from behind, and then turned her head to look at Ye Qiuniang.

Ye Qiuniang looked at the girl who was originally white and clean, her face was covered with black and gray stains, like a little cat, she felt very funny for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.

Mingrou knelt on the ground and wiped for a long time, her knees were numb, and her mind was in a mess. When she saw Ye Qiuniang smiling, she looked at Ye Qiuniang with big innocent eyes.

It seems to be asking: What are you doing, Jiujiu.

Ye Qiuniang smiled and waved at her.

Mingrou also felt a little tired, especially last night when she was sick and her back hurt. Seeing Jiujiu calling her, she immediately threw away the rag, stood up and ran towards Ye Qiuniang.

It's just that after kneeling for a long time, my legs felt numb, and just after I took two steps, my legs went limp, and I almost fell to the ground.

Ye Qiuniang hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

"Slow down, why are you so careless."

"Jiujiu, I'm so tired."

Seeing her weak appearance, Ye Qiuniang couldn't bear to burden her any longer, and Mingrou's growth could not be achieved in just one or two days, so she had to do it step by step, little by little.

"Miss is still weak, just sit down and rest for a while, I will do the rest."

Ming Rou shook her head when she heard this: "I've agreed that I'll clean the table, how can I leave it to you to do it later, I'll just rest for a while."

Ye Qiuniang tapped the little nipple on the tip of her nose: "Then wipe it together, it will be faster, otherwise it will be dark when you finish."

Only then did Ming Rou reluctantly agree.

After the two of them cleaned the house, looking at Ming Rou's dirty body, Ye Qiuniang patted the dust off her hands, and went next door to boil water to wash the little ancestor.

Now these two houses have simple things, and Ming Rou has nothing to do. Seeing Ye Qiuniang go to the kitchen, she follows her in, moves a small bench and sits beside her to watch her work.

After lighting the fire and filling the pot with water, Ye Qiuniang found a small square towel from nowhere, walked up to Mingrou, squatted down, and helped her carefully wipe off the stains on her face.

Ye Qiuniang used to take care of Ming Rou in the same way when she was young, but they were separated for three years, and after they came back, they were not as close as before. Now Ye Qiuniang took care of her like before, which made her already grown up. The eldest girl's Ming Rou was a little shy.

Seeing that she was still a little awkward, Ye Qiuniang was sitting on the small bench moving around, and couldn't help but said, "Is there a tail growing on her buttocks, and she can't sit still like a little monkey."

After hearing what she said, Mingrou got ready and stopped twisting, and stared obediently at Ye Qiuniang as she helped her clean her little face.

Wipe the small square towel lightly, and there is a fair face again. The white and tender skin can be broken by blowing. The baby fat that has not yet faded.

"Jiu Jiu bad." Ming Rou felt that she wanted to tease herself like a child, and turned her face away to prevent her from grabbing her.

Ye Qiuniang pursed her lips and smiled, then stood up and went outside to wash towels.

Then I went to the bedroom and moved the bamboo mat out to wash it and put it outside to dry. After doing this, I went to the stove to hold a pile of pots and pans and washed it by the well outside.

Seeing that there was no one in the room, Ming Rou couldn't sit still, so she moved a small stool and followed outside.

Seeing Ye Qiuniang bending over to clean the pot, he felt that it was inappropriate for him not to help, so he went into the room and took a small bench for Ye Qiuniang to sit on, while he scooped up water for her to rinse.

Ye Qiuniang saw that she was moving in and out like a small spinning top, and couldn't help but said, "Miss, are you tired? You're walking around, you haven't completely recovered from your illness yet."

Ming Rou at the side dug out a pair of wooden clogs out of nowhere, and was pouring a ladle of water on her feet.

Hearing Ye Qiuniang's question, she froze for a moment.

tired?

No, not at all, I was having a good time.

In the past when she was in Ming's house, the nanny watched closely and didn't allow her to play with water. She was not allowed to do this or that, for fear that she would get sick. Since she was a child, she couldn't play freely like other children. Now here she is , I feel that the weather is hot and dry, and I can't help but want to pour some cold water to dissipate the heat.

Ye Qiuniang brought her up since she was a child, and by looking at her expression, she could tell what she was thinking, and she didn't reveal it.

"It's autumn now, and the weather is cold, so I can't do it again after I washed it once."

"Oh."

Mingrou responded with some reluctance, "But you need to wash these pots and bowls later, and I can scoop up water for you."

"Don't bother you old man, I can do it myself."

"Humph—" Ming Rou pouted, put down the water ladle, and sat down on the small bench angrily.

At this moment when Ming Rou was full of anger, a boy of sixteen or seventeen came out of the yard, carrying a heavy bag of things on his shoulders, and a light bag in his hand.

Ye Qiuniang turned her back to the entrance of the yard, but Mingrou saw Atao first, she was making a fuss at this moment, and said with some bad words: "Who are you?"

This is not the first time A Tao saw Mingrou, especially last night when the little one was hugged by Ye Qiuniang, she looked very cute, now seeing her being so rude, she didn't feel annoyed, she grinned haha Authentic: "My name is Fan Tao. From now on, you can call me A Tao. Manager Tong asked me to bring you rice and quilts."

Only then did Mingrou think of this incident, and realized her attitude just now, she was a little embarrassed, if it was before, she might not have thought so much, but with her current status, she has nothing to take Joe, let alone the same as before. generally speaking.

Looking at A Tao, he felt that the big brother in front of him was as simple as a bull, and he was not annoying.

Then he stood up timidly, pointed to the room and said: "The rice is put in the stove, and the quilt is put in the next room."

A Tao smiled and put the things away according to her instructions, walked to them and said, "Qiu Niang, do you need my help, if not, I will go back."

Ye Qiuniang straightened up and shook her head at him.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with him, A Tao left cheerfully.

Ming Rou looked at his back, and couldn't help but say something stupid.

Ye Qiuniang turned around and stared at her faintly.

Ming Rou pouted and said: "Looking at the foolish and cheerful, don't you look like a fool?"

"That can't just be said like that." Ye Qiuniang couldn't see any joy or anger on her face.

Ming Rou felt a little wronged: "I'll just tell you in front of you, isn't it okay?"

"What if people hear it?"

"He's gone, I can't hear you." Ming Rou became more and more unhappy.

Seeing that Ye Qiuniang wanted to miss her again, Mingrou stood up and hugged her waist, coquettishly said: "Jiujiu, you can't reprimand me because of an outsider."

Ye Qiuniang looked at the small black head in her arms, and sighed helplessly: "A Tao is a good boy, but also a child with a hard life, your mouth is just messing around."

"Hmph, I didn't really say that he is a fool, I just said it casually, I didn't have time to thank him for giving us rice, so how could I bury him." Mingrou hurriedly explained.

Ye Qiuniang naturally knew Mingrou's temperament, but seeing her so immature, she always wanted to talk about her, but now she lost her temper instantly when she acted like a coquettish and slipped into her arms.

"Okay, the water is hot, go wash it, it's all dirty."

"But there is no change of clothes." Mingrou's original mood fell instantly again, and everything that happened around here reminded her of her current situation at all times, and her original mood of being able to play with water could not be lifted in an instant.

Ye Qiuniang went into the house and rummaged through the bag that Atao had just brought over. In addition to two thin quilts, there were also two sets of clothes, which looked like the styles worn by the servants in Tongzhuang.

He came out with the smaller set and said: "The idiot you scolded just now has even prepared his clothes, let's go, there is a small room in the kitchen, wash there."

After taking a bath, Ming Rou calmed down a little. She sat on a small bench and watched the fire. There was a small black pot on the stove, and white porridge was boiling in the pot.

Now it was Ye Qiuniang's turn to tidy herself up, Ming Rou sat there alone, looking at the two empty dilapidated houses around her, suddenly thought of her grandfather who would never come back, and her mother whose condition is unknown now, It became a little sad for a while.

When I left the Ming family yesterday, I felt that I could not compromise no matter what, and I had to figure out a way to make myself stronger even if I was going to beg for food. Take it back.

But now after I really settled down, I realized how small my strength was, and it was difficult to even maintain food and clothing.

The more I think about it, the more frightened I feel. Now it is also because of Jiujiu by my side that I can find a temporary place to stay so easily. If I am alone, not to mention that I can reach Tongzhuang smoothly, it is hard to say whether I can even survive last night.

When Ye Qiuniang packed herself up, she came out and saw the little girl sitting beside the stove, her eyes glazed over and motionless.

"Miss..."

Looking at Mingrou's small face that turned around, it was covered with teardrops.

Ye Qiuniang put the clothes in her hands aside, walked up to her and knelt down, stretched out her hand to gently hold her face, and slid her thumb across her cheeks, wiping away her tears one by one.

"What's wrong with Miss?"

"Jiujiu, grandpa will never come back... Mother doesn't want me anymore... I don't have a home anymore..." After speaking, he choked and wept uncontrollably.

Hot tears rolled down from the corners of the eyes like broken beads, and dripped onto the back of Ye Qiuniang's hands. Ye Qiuniang felt that a part of her heart had also been scalded instantly.

"Miss, don't be sad, don't you still have Jiujiu, Qiuniang will accompany you, we have a family now, this family will become a bigger family in the future, and the grandfather's foundation will come back... ..."

Listening to what she said, Mingrou's tears gradually stopped: "Really, Jiujiu, I can still snatch the Ming family back from that person."

"Of course, it's definitely possible. The young lady is so smart. Now that we are in a difficult situation, let's temporarily recuperate, hide our strength and bide our time, and then make a move when the time is right."

Hearing Ye Qiuniang's comfort, Mingrou felt that her mood improved a lot in an instant. She looked up at Ye Qiuniang who had just come out of the bath. The bulging and undulating chest made her look like a ripe peach exuding a seductive fragrance.

Mingrou blinked slightly and said, "Jiujiu, you are so beautiful."

Just now she was still thinking about family matters, but now she praised her beauty, Ye Qiuniang was a little confused by her sudden mood change, put down her hand, gave her a coquettish look and said, "Kid, what do you know?" What is beautiful and what is ugly."

Mingrou shook her head: "I'm not a child, I'm 13 years old now, and I'll be 14 years old in the next year, and I'll be two years old, and I'll be an adult like Jiujiu by then."

"He also said that he was an adult, so what little adult was it that shed tears just now?"

Hearing what she said, Ming Rou blushed instantly, and said a little coyly: "I just said, it's just because of the situation, it's a little sad."

Hearing her saying that love makes love, Ye Qiuniang couldn't bear to tease her anymore, stood up and hugged her and Mingrou's clothes and put them in the big wooden basin outside the door to soak, and then washed them after eating.

The porridge on the pot is steaming hot, and the aroma of rice blows to the face. The wooden spoon is gently stirred, and the sticky paste stands on the spoon, which is very attractive to look at.

Ming Rou never imagined that one day she would be so hungrily drooling over this white porridge.

Seeing her greedy look, Ye Qiuniang couldn't help laughing, she pursed her lips and served her a bowl of porridge and put it on the small wooden table.

"Come here and have porridge. Now that there is nothing in the house except salt, the eldest lady has to bear with it and eat porridge for a while. When you are free, go out and have a look, pick up some wild vegetables, and then you can also send porridge to eat. "

Mingrou now knows that life is not easy, so she dare not make any demands, plus she ate a sweet potato in the morning, she was already hungry, she moved the small stool to the side of the small table, picked up the spoon and stirred it a few times and turned it around Come over.

"Jiujiu, you eat too, I'll wait for you."

After speaking, he got up to get a bowl, and wanted to scoop porridge for Ye Qiuniang.

But the porridge was still on the pot, boiling hot, Ye Qiuniang was afraid of scalding her tender little hands, so she took the bowl and started to do it herself.

Although Mingrou didn't help scoop up the porridge, she did pass a bowl anyway, and her heart instantly became happy. Sitting on the small bench, she watched Ye Qiuniang walk over with the porridge in her hands, staring at her with sparkling eyes.

"What are you in a daze for? Let's drink the porridge, be careful it's hot."

Ming Rou hummed and nodded, and then began to drink the porridge.

What Ming Rou used to eat at home was either gourmet delicacy or delicate meat. She could choose whatever was expensive. Since Ye Qiuniang went to Ming's house, she had a good meal for a while and didn't waste food randomly, but No matter what, the first choice will not be these simple meals.

Now that I have been hungry for two meals, I can't help but feel that the porridge has a rich, sweet and elegant taste, which is really greedy.

"Jiujiu, why is this porridge so delicious, I didn't even look at the white porridge on the table before."

Ye Qiuniang smiled: "Have you forgotten the poem we used in elementary school, when you are hungry, you can smell the aroma of sesame porridge, and when you are thirsty, you can feel the beauty of cloud soup. You have been hungry for so long now, even if it is just plain porridge, it still feels delicious."

Mingrou swallowed another mouthful of the porridge, said with a babble: "Although I said so, if this porridge is not delicious, I'm afraid I won't be able to taste the delicious taste."

Only then did Ye Qiuniang explain slowly: "This porridge is cooked with rice grains produced in Tongzhuang. The location of this place is good, close to the upper reaches of the Wanyang River. When the Wanyang River flows through Pingle County, a small branch flows to the On the side of Tongzhuang, this small tributary is called Qingqu. Since it flows through here, the irrigation of Tongzhuang has become much more convenient. Flood disasters, coupled with fertile land, the grain produced in Tongzhuang is much better than other places."

Hearing what she said, Mingrou couldn't help but said: "Tongzhuang is so good, but my grandfather decided to sell it, it's really puzzling."

Ye Qiuniang coughed lightly and said: "My grandfather has his own reasons for doing things. Now it seems that this new owner is also a good person. If there is anything in the future, for the sake of my grandfather, it is not difficult to ask her for help." .”

Ming Rou nodded: "The location of Tongzhuang is really good, but the area along the river near our county is not so good. There are floods all the year round. I heard that the farmers' rice harvest is just about to be bumper. When the rainy season comes, it will all be washed away." It's gone, and the imperial court will not send anyone to control the water, and I'm afraid something big will happen in the future."

After finishing speaking, he changed his mind and said: "But how can we think about those things in our current situation, we have to survive before we can think about those things, Jiujiu, I won't let you earn money to support the family by yourself, I I will farm with you, and when the new owner of Tongzhuang comes, I will go and ask if there is any suitable job for me."

Ye Qiuniang looked into her shining eyes, and smiled softly at the corner of her mouth: "Of course I believe in Miss."