Zhuangzi is only 800 meters away from the river. Everyone followed the woman who led the way, chatting and strolling.
In the fields, the long-term workers have already begun to plow the ground. They dig out the roots left over from last year and burn them together. This not only prevents insects from growing on the land, but the plant ash can also be used as fertilizer.
Compared with the tangled speculations of Xiao Feng and his wife, Li Hui and his wife were much more relaxed.
After listening to Cheng Xue's words, he smiled and said:
"If you really muttered at that time, it would appear that this meal was planned for a long time. But how did you know that there was a secret guard there?"
I deliberately slowed down and walked at the back. There were fields all around. It was impossible to keep a close eye on me, so there was no need to be taboo about what I said.
"I don't know, it's just that I'm following too many dramas." Cheng Xue looked at the long-term workers in the distance and said, "I have to go home tomorrow, and any further delay will affect the harvest."
Spring plowing and autumn harvest are the top priorities of the farmer's year.
The village of the Xiao family consists of houses and fields, with a total of forty acres of land. Liangyan's farmland is calculated in small acres, one patch is equivalent to fifteen acres, and forty acres is sixty acres, or 40,000 square meters.
Calculated based on the current five taels of silver per acre of land, that is a full three hundred taels. This does not include the money spent on building a house, applying for a red deed, etc. But the profits brought by Zhuangzi cannot be underestimated.
Li Hui saw that she was anxious, but it was useless to be anxious. She had to "sing the song successfully" today.
"If you bear with me, I have made an agreement with Qinglin. We will set off tomorrow at exactly the same time. We should be able to get home before noon."
"Only we know, don't make any noise. Otherwise Wang Sen, Zhou Fei and the others have to come to see you off. Uncle Du..."
"The Du family can't hide it." Li Hui smiled and shook his head.
The two families live too close together, and people have already said that they will make dumplings tomorrow, so it would be a bad idea for them to leave quietly.
While talking, I came to the riverside and the boats were ready. There were five large boats in total, all with cabins.
"Sister-in-law, four boats are enough for us, and the remaining one is used to catch fish and take water from the middle of the river."
"Okay, just make your arrangements." Cheng Xue had no objection.
When stewing fish by the river, the water from the center of the river is used directly, and the taste is particularly good.
When Xiao Feng and his wife arrived late, Zhou Fei, Wang Sen, and Du Pingren hurried over to salute and say hello. They had not seen each other since they came to Zhuangzi.
Li Hui stayed with his family the whole time and didn't even leave the boat. The family of seven, plus the Du family's grandfather and grandson, took the lead in getting on the first boat. The boatman took the pole and started the boat. Xiao Qinglin took advantage of his uncle and aunt's unpreparedness, and directly
Jumped up.
Wang Senchong said goodbye to Xiao Feng, and boarded the second boat with his wife, father, and children. He was a little better than Cheng Xue, and brought a chive box made by his wife. But this thing was not enough to see in front of Xiao Feng. Zhou
Fei originally wanted to mention that the men were on a boat with Xiao Feng, but now he can only go and find his wife.
The four ships left the shore one after another. Xiao Feng looked at the farthest ship and said:
"Even if the folk customs here in Liaodong are rough, is it really okay for men and women to ride on the same boat in such an upright manner?"
Wang stopped pouring tea and said with a smile:
"Master, you have forgotten that when we fled the capital and stayed at a farmhouse, everyone in that family had a table to eat."
When mentioning the past, Xiao Feng frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
This is why he took concubines.
As long as his wife is alone with him, she will inevitably mention her escape. He doesn't want to hear it, let alone recall it.
Mrs. Wang noticed that his mood was not right and hurriedly said:
"Master, have some tea, I brought it from home."
When Xiao Feng took the cup, Cheng Xue turned his head. He paused, his hand shook, and the hot tea instantly burned Wang's hand.
"Hiss——"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Xiao Feng said while rubbing the water on the back of her hand.
The river water is very cold in March, and if you rub it a few times, the red areas will no longer burn so much.
"Does it hurt? Let's go back and take care of it."
Wang shook her head and poured him another glass.
"You are so delicate. My master and I have endured hardships. No, what I mean is..."
Before she could make amends, Xiao Feng answered:
"Yes, in order to escape from the capital, we stayed anonymous all the way and slept in the wilderness... We really can't forget our roots!"
While speaking, he stared at the farthest ship without blinking.
Wang was puzzled and looked along his line of sight, just in time to see Xiao Qinglin laughing, leaning back and forth, holding four eggs in his arms.
"Sir, I actually think Li Shengyuan's family is pretty good. Although his wife is a peasant woman, she is very smart and has a good way of raising children."
She tried her best to help her nephew speak, but Xiao Feng couldn't listen to a word.
Until——
"Yun'er, what's the surname of Li Sheng's wife?"
"Oh, my surname is Yu, my natal family is from Yujiatun, Shushan Town, ten miles away from Wanghe Village. Why did the master suddenly ask about her?"
Xiao Feng shook his head and didn't ask any more questions.
From the moment Li Hui's family entered Zhuangzi, he only looked at Li Hui, his son and the adopted son. If she hadn't turned around just now, he would still not know what she looked like.
It’s probably just a coincidence that I have a natal family and a surname of Yu.
Just as he was thinking about it, the boat at the front suddenly turned around, and Xiao Feng said "Hey" in confusion——
"Why are you just playing for so long?"
The sound was so low that only the couple and the boatman could hear it.
When Wang saw this, she no longer worried and said with a smile:
"Bairui next to Qinglin is back. She must be busy preparing food. Master, I really want to try her craftsmanship!"
Xiao Feng originally had no interest, but now... he is very interested.
When the ship came to the front, he took the initiative to speak for the first time:
"Why don't you play more?"
When you look at it from a close distance, it doesn’t look like it did before. Sure enough, it’s his eyes that are dazzled, thinking about things day by day and dreaming about things at night.
Xiao Qinglin didn't expect that his second uncle would take the initiative to speak, so he pointed at Cheng Xue and explained:
"Let's send my sister-in-law back first. Second uncle, please go there quickly, Lao Han and the others are getting ready to go offline."
While talking, the two boats staggered, and when the boat docked, all the people on board got off.
Cheng Xue and Li Yue cut meat, Li Hui took Li Heng, Yan Yixin helped, and Xiao Qinglin and Bai Rui looked after the baby.
The beef was cut, and the onions, ginger, and garlic from Li Hui's side were also prepared. They were simply marinated and fed to the bottom. The three of them began to roll up their sleeves and put on skewers.
Although I didn’t do it last time, I watched it for a long time and got used to it after a few strings.
It takes almost half an hour to fish by boat. In this hour, the beef and mutton skewers were threaded, and Cheng Xue also prepared the sauce, just waiting for the roasted eggplant and leeks.
Luo Shi and Lian Shi came back to see what was going on and hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Everyone was just like at Li Hui's house yesterday, chatting while working, and the men were burning charcoal and setting the table, which was very harmonious.
Xiao Feng looked at his enthusiastic nephew and finally understood why he liked going to Li Hui's house.
Fireworks!
Because his home was full of fireworks, just like his grandfather's home, and he and his brother also liked to grow up there.
Later, they fled, and then their cousin-in-law came to the throne. Their house became bigger and bigger, and there was no smoke anymore...