Chapter 163 Frustrated

There was a lot of noise outside, and several girls in the yard were scratching their heads with anxiety, but no one dared to peek out.

In the past, when we lived in Ye Pier, girls were raised poorly, exposed to wind and sun, and only wanted food and clothing. Who cares about things like being outsiders, not being able to show off, and not having enough to eat.

Now that we have land, a house, and food, Mrs. Qiu has not yet taken the idea, but Grandma Chen has taken it first. When outsiders come, Grandma Chen sits at the door of the courtyard and watches them, determined not to allow them to go out and show their faces.

In Grandma Chen's words, Xiaoqing, Xiaoli and Yaoyao are all grown up, especially Xiaoqing, who will be able to talk to her husband's family in the next two years.

In the past, there was no way to be poor, but now it is different. Those who have land and houses in their families can no longer let the eldest daughter appear in the public eye. They must take good care of themselves and do less heavy work. They must not rough up their hands and feet because they will not be able to find jobs in the future.

To my good husband’s house.

Perhaps life is good, and the girls in the Lu family were not bad at first, but now they are getting better and better. Including the two girls Chen Yaoyao Ma Lanhua, after eating enough for a few days, their faces are no longer as dark and thin as before.

Some flesh has grown on my face, and my skin has turned a healthy wheat color, making me look healthy and pretty.

A small family, if they can provide food and clothing, will also pamper their girls.

Chen Yaoyao has been taken care of by his brother and grandmother since he was a child. Although he was poor, he did not suffer any serious crimes.

Second Aunt Malanhua is a bit confused, that is, she talks unforgivingly. In the past, her family was poor, and she was harsh on Malanhua for favoring her own children. Now that we have food, as soon as we build a house, we divide the family and the fields.

Although we still eat together, we don't leave everything to Malanhua like before.

It wasn't that Aunt Ma didn't want to leave the work to Malanhua, it was because Ma Lanhua had learned a lot from playing with Lu Xiaoli.

The second aunt and the third aunt asked her to cook and wash the pots, and Malanhua never refused. However, if the second aunt and the third aunt left the whole family's clothes to her to wash, she would not wash them. Now, Malanhua only washes her own father and mother-in-law.

Brother’s clothes, and when cleaning the house, he only cleans the room where they live.

Because there are few things to do, Ma Lanhua no longer just works at home as before. Now, she can also visit the Lu family and learn needlework from Grandma Chen.

Boss Ma also likes his daughter to play with the girls from the Lu family. He feels that his daughter's temperament has become more lively when she plays with the girls from the Lu family. She is not as stupid as before, and she doesn't even know she is being bullied.

Talk back.

There is no father who does not feel sorry for his children, but in the past they could never have enough to eat. Although Aunt Ma and Aunt Ma said they were somewhat partial to their own family, it was also because they were together. In Malanhua and Malan, the youngest

Only then can these two children be fed.

Now that life at home is getting better, Boss Ma is willing to let his only daughter spend more time with the children of the Lu family. I heard that the fourth child of the Lu family also taught his sister and brother and sister how to read, and Lanhua also learned a few words.

return.

Boss Ma actually didn't care whether the girl could read or not. He was more concerned about the needlework his daughter learned from Grandma Chen.

Orchid has no mother, and her second and third aunts are not very handy either. The needlework at home can only be said to be mending, but if it comes to making clothes, then it is definitely not good.

If Lan Hua can learn how to be a naughty girl from Grandma Chen, even if she gets married in the future, her husband's family will look up to her because she is a good nun, and will not look down on her because she is a child without a mother.

In this way, the girls in Xiaoxinzhuang were not together except when they were eating, sleeping and doing work. During the rest of their free time, Malanhua wished she could grow up in the Lu family's yard.

She likes several girls from the Lu family and Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu too much.

Today, when the two messengers arrived, Malanhua had just entered the Lu family's yard.

Lu Sheige, who was kept at home by Mr. Qiu to recuperate, finally took a shower and washed his hair today, and sat on a deck chair in the yard to bask in the sun.

This deck chair was left behind when shopkeeper Li left. After Lu Quan moved it back, it became the favorite thing of Lu Xiaosi and Lu Xiaowu. The two little "brothers" would climb up on it and lie down and shake it when they had nothing to do.

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"Xiao Si, you said you really still have to pay the royal rations?"

There was a lot of noise outside the yard, and naturally the people in the yard could hear it clearly. When she heard that they had to pay the public food again, Malanhua's face turned pale.

Life at home is just getting better, and if we pay the royal rations again, won't we have nothing to eat again?

"If the superiors want to pay it, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape!" Lu Xiange didn't answer. The person who answered was Grandma Chen, "You said, if the dynasty changes, then the dynasty will change. What do we, the people, have to do? How can we finally have enough to eat?

Why don’t you let me eat it?”

As she said this, Grandma Chen beat her chest angrily. Anyone who heard this would be aggrieved!

"Grandma Chen, it's okay. Don't be so angry. We now have land and a house, and we can still open up wasteland. No matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than before. In the past, the whole family had no land or house, and lived on a boat all winter.

We got through it, and now we can get through it too. The big deal..."

Lu Xiangge paused for a moment, and saw that the eyes of all the young and old in the courtyard were falling on her. Even Lu Quan and Qiu who were standing at the entrance of the courtyard put a foot down and put their heads to listen to her words. They couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He continued: "The worst thing is, we will open more shops and order a variety of dishes. When the wheat is harvested next year, there will be no food again."

"Yes, I just like Xiaosi who speaks honestly."

Grandma Chen raised her hand and touched Chen Yaoyao's head beside her legs, and whispered slowly, "We must pay this royal ration. If we don't pay it, we are afraid that the poor men will take action on us. Everyone is also anxious to get angry, at most this

Winter is a bit tougher. Isn’t the wheat already planted? The wheat can be harvested during the Dragon Boat Festival next year. This wheat can be ground into flour and will last until the autumn harvest."

As she spoke, Grandma Chen sighed: "Don't mention it, we still have to have land!"

With good land and two crops a year, even in addition to various agricultural supplies plus the national tax on imperial grain, there would still be some left over for them to chew on.

If we open up some wasteland and grow a variety of corn, beans, vegetables and melons, we can get enough food for half a year.

There is no need to pay taxes on this vegetable field, just open up wasteland for planting.

Everyone thought that what Grandma Chen said was correct. Who knew that Aunt Ma, who was standing at the door of the courtyard, stepped in: "Grandma Chen, what you said is nice. There are only three people in your family, and you can't eat much food in a year."

.Unlike our family, we have more people and less land, so we don’t have enough food to eat. Now if we pay the imperial food, how can we have food to pay? Otherwise, your family can lend us some food to pay the tax, and we will collect the food next year.

return."

Grandma Chen was stunned when Aunt Ma said this: "I...how can we have food?"

Second Aunt Ma: "Why don't you have food? Your family has three people and three acres of land. Our family of about ten people only has three acres of land. Your family has no food, how can we get food?"

Lu Sheige couldn't help but sneer when he saw the quarrel with Aunt Ma and Grandma Chen.

This was because the Ma family had only bought three acres of land because they had not divided their families. They were angry at the time when they bought the land per household, and now they have found it again.
Chapter completed!