In the whole afternoon, while talking about doing things, I made a lot of pepper skewers and hung them all over the backyard.
Song Qiu went to Ear Mountain to cut some bamboos before it got dark and came back. He planned to set up some clothes drying racks by the river ditch and hang the pepper skewers out to dry tomorrow.
That river ditch, where you can enjoy the sunshine from sunrise to sunset, is the best.
The remaining peppers should be placed in a ventilated place, and they will not go bad or wilted in just two days.
Early on the next morning, Song Qiu hung up the pepper skewers to dry in the sun, and then went out to collect red peppers with Zhang Lihua and Aling.
She has been to several villages in Baishui Town, and today she plans to go to Dayao Village and Ping'an Village to collect some of them to see how much she can collect.
After all, not every household grows peppers.
At home, not long after Song Qiu and the others left, someone from Chengjiazhuang came to the door.
When Old Yuan saw the two people dressed like housekeepers who came into the yard, her heart skipped a beat. She thought that Mrs. Wang had been talking too much. She said she would come to see her yesterday, but she came today.
After all, he was a member of the Cheng family. Old Yuan politely invited him into the house to sit down and made him some brown sugar water.
Fortunately, my granddaughter always has brown sugar at home, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to serve guests properly.
In addition, he fried the pumpkin seeds that he cut out from the old pumpkin that he had cut up to feed the pigs a few days ago. He also took out a small dustpan to serve the guests.
The two women were very polite and politely drank the brown sugar water, but did not touch the pumpkin seeds. After a while, they exchanged pleasantries and got down to business.
"My old sister delivers babies all year round. We all know this. There are very few families in these ten miles and eight villages who don't ask you to deliver babies. Let's just say that in our Chengjiazhuang, my old sister is also a frequent visitor. Speaking of which, my little grandson
"A few years ago, I had to have my sister deliver my baby!" One of the women said with a smile.
When Old Yuan heard this, he just smiled and said, "Yes."
She went to Chengjiazhuang a lot, and some servants of the Cheng family also asked her to deliver babies. Of course, the masters of Landlord Cheng's family usually hired the stable women in the town.
She also remembered this mother-in-law, yes, her grandson was really picked up by her.
The mother-in-law opened up the atmosphere with pleasantries, then changed the topic and said: "Today, the girls came to the door. They also have something to trouble you, old sister. Old sister delivered babies in Shiliba Village, and she also remembers many of these Shili
What are the birthdays and horoscopes of the girls in the eight villages? My sister just wants to ask, which families in these eight villages have their teenage girls born in August? Let me know how many of them you can remember.
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As he said that, another long-faced woman looked at Old Yuan's face, and then said with a smile: "Old sister, we are old people of the Cheng family, and we represent the Cheng family. You can rest assured that you are not asking for this."
What's bad is a good thing. Please tell us, sister, so we can go back and give errands to the master."
Mrs. Yuan didn't listen to anything else she said. She also knew that this person came to ask her about this matter, so she didn't need to listen in particular. She was only born in August, which already made her feel panicked.
I was also frightened by the fact that the woman behind me spoke softly but mentioned the Cheng family both inside and outside of her words. The Cheng family couldn't afford to offend someone like them.
Although the Cheng family is kind-hearted and would not be acquainted with a commoner like them, they would not be able to bear the chance of making others unhappy and spitting casually.
Old Yuan was very panicked. This time it was no longer a matter of worrying about whether the birth date of another girl's baby was suitable for her.
Just because her Aqiu and Lihua were both born in August!
Being looked at by two pairs of eyes of the two women, Old Yuan seemed to recall, "Well, a teenage girl is at least eleven or twelve years old. It's been so long, and my memory is getting old.
No, I really can’t tell anyone at the moment who is so sure that they were born in August.”
The round-faced woman at the front was kinder. When she heard this, she said gently: "It's okay, we are not in a hurry today. Old sister, think about it slowly and think of as many as you can think of. To be honest, old sister, we are the current people.
You have to do things according to the master's orders. If this errand is not done well, it will not be easy to do the job. I hope my sister will be considerate and can tell me a few more words, so we can do the job, right?"
The long-faced woman also followed up and said, "Have you heard of Sister Huang Wenpo from Xiaojiachang? We both went to see her yesterday. Although she is not as old as my sister in delivering babies, her memory is pretty good.
Yesterday, she talked a lot about the baby girl born in August who she delivered.
We have all taken note of these families and united them together. It is not a bad thing. I believe these families would like it. Songshan Village is far away, so I am afraid that my elder sister will not get the news."
As he said that, the Cheng family wanted to find a wife for the young master, so her birth date and horoscope must be suitable. As long as she is suitable, the betrothal gift will be a thousand taels, and she will be brought into the house in a grand sedan.
But he didn't mention that the young master of the Cheng family was ill.
"Look, sister, this is a good thing. Many people are eager to say it. Even if you say it here, they won't be surprised. Even if they can't say it, they still want you to say it."
"Of course, our Cheng family has always been kind, and troublesome people are not in vain. This is a little thought from the master's family. Please accept it, sister."
After listening to what was said, Old Yuan looked at the long-faced woman who was flawless, and then took out a piece of white silver from her arms.
This would force her to tell her that she was ugly.
Old Yuan was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do now.
She doesn't care about money, so she has no reason to know that it's just a happy occasion and still talk about everything.
But what the mother-in-law said is not unreasonable. I believe many people would be eager to receive a betrothal gift of a thousand taels of silver.
Moreover, the Cheng family is indeed a rare and philanthropic family. It is said that our ancestors fled the disaster and had no where to live here. Before the disaster relief came, all the ancestors of the Cheng family in Chengjiazhuang received relief.
After all, the ancestor of the Cheng family was the head of the family back then.
This kindness cannot be forgotten.
In addition, if she didn't tell some people to come out today, I'm afraid these two people wouldn't leave.
After thinking about it, he smiled and said: "The Cheng family is a great benefactor. Of course I know about this. It is an honor for me to be able to help the Cheng family. However, my memory is really not very good. I can barely remember some of it."
After that, I thought about it carefully and roughly named some people.
Those two ladies came really prepared for an errand, and they even brought pens and paper.
As Old Yuan said this, the long-faced woman wrote it down.
Old Yuan saw that this woman could write and read, and sighed that the Cheng family was different.
After telling some of the things he probably remembered, Old Yuan smiled and said: "That's all I remember. It really doesn't help much. I don't dare to take the money. You two should take it back."
While the long-faced woman was waiting for the paper to dry, the round-faced woman pushed the money over and said, "The Cheng family has no reason to ask others to help me for free. My sister has to take this money, otherwise it will be difficult for us to do business."
, I just need to trouble my old sister to think about it more. If you remember anything, please tell us at any time."