Huang Lao's second daughter-in-law didn't need them to ask, and said directly: "It's from the house of Mr. Wu who sells water in the west of Zhenxi. He is known as Shuijingwu." People from the wells buy water to eat, and this is what the Wu family does for a living.
Qin Liupo was shocked: "Mr. Wu's family in Shuijing, Zhenxi? Can you like Huang Cainiang? Can you be a concubine for Mr. Wu? That's not possible. The grandson of the Wu family is about to get married. Mr. Wu will not Na Xiao, the children and grandchildren must not disturb him until he ascends to heaven?”
Huang Laoer’s wife said: “It’s not about Mr. Wu, but his son Wu Laosi is not alive. Well, after losing two wives, Cainiang is the third stepwife, and she doesn’t want a betrothal gift, so the Wu family is not picky and decided.”
Qin Xiaomi asked: “This marriage is for someone else. Did Huang Wu find it herself? Who paved the way for her? She couldn’t just go to the Wu family’s door to introduce her daughter, right? Does she know where the Wu family’s door is?”
So there is probably someone behind this.
Huang Lao's second daughter-in-law shook her head: "I don't know how I found the marriage. The Huang Wu family kept it a secret. By the time we found out, they were already engaged and we were married in June... Maybe Cainiang found it herself. Yes, she has been out of the village a few times recently, and she may have met Wu Laosi."
Looking at Grandpa Qin again: "Mr. Qin, your family is setting up a stall in the town, but the Huang Wu family has climbed up. Dear relatives in town, you You should be more careful.”
“Thank you for reminding me, my family will be careful.” Grandpa Qin asked Qin Xiaomi to bring two portions of kudzu pink fire cake to Huang Lao’s second daughter-in-law: “It’s the festival today, and this is for you. Happy Dragon Boat Festival to the family.”
Huang Lao’s second daughter-in-law quickly wiped her hands on her clothes, and then took the arrowroot cake after her hands were clean: “Thank you.”
Qin Xiaomi and the others did not stay long, and quickly returned to the west of the village. As soon as they put down their things, Grandma Qin said: "Hurry up and stand up, you are the only ones who didn't get the noon water. You have to get the noon water when you are out, so as not to attract the five poisons." . ”
I held a bowl of realgar water, dipped grapefruit leaves in the water and patted them.
Aunt Qin gave Qin Xiaomi a five-poison bag: "Wearing it can drive away the five poisons."
Qin Xiaomi smiled, and there were some grapefruit leaves and soybean-sized bags in it. The realgar powder cannot drive away snakes, insects, rats and ants at all, but she likes the excitement of everyone getting together to celebrate the festival.
"Wheat, Xiaozhu, Fubao... come quickly and eat arrowroot powder cake. Today is a festival, and each person can eat three pieces." Qin Xiaomi took out the arrowroot powder cake from the basket and took another portion of arrowroot powder. She gave the cake to Qin Ertao: "Sister Ertao, you can eat it too."
Qin Ertao was only one year older than her, but he was very sensible and knew that life was difficult, so she didn't dare to eat without stuffing food into her.
Qin Ertao said hurriedly: "No, no, I've had lunch and I'm not hungry now."
Qin Xiaomi: "This is a pastry. It's a snack. Eat it quickly. Let's There is no shortage of this food now.”
After hearing this, Qin Ertao ate, but he only ate one piece and wanted to leave the rest. Two pieces of cake were left for his younger brother and the son of Qin Dayan's family to eat: "They went to find firewood. It was manual work. They will be very hungry when they come back."
Qin Xiaomi pointed to the two pieces of pastry and said: " Eat it, or I'll throw it away...Brother Mao and Brother Sheng have their share, there's no need to eat yours."
Qin Xiaomi always kept his word, but Qin Ertao was afraid and hurriedly picked up the cake and ate it.
Qin Xiaomi was happy now. He took the newly bought mugwort to smoke the house. He smoked it for a long time. In the evening, the house where he slept finally no longer smelled like old mold.
“It’s time to eat. It’s a festival today. There are braised pork and white flour pancakes. Each person can share half of it.”
“Oh, it’s time to eat meat, it’s time to eat meat.” The little guy They were very happy and hurried to sit down at the small table. After the adults brought the braised pork to the table, they took the half of the white flour cake they were assigned and ate it with the soup. They also ate the arrowroot cake with eggs and ate it one by one. My belly is round and I am satisfied.
After dinner, Qin Xiaomi took advantage of the crowd to talk about Huang Cainiang’s marriage in Menzhen: “Whether Huang Cainiang found the marriage herself or Wu Li’s family helped, we all You have to be careful not to come into contact with Huang Cainiang, and don't say anything to her. You are gullible, let alone go to other places with her. The same is true for the people in the village. Even if they say that your parents are going to die in an accident and they want to take you to rescue people, you cannot go. You must come back and tell the adults first, lest someone is not careful and hurts you. ”
Qin Xiaomi liked her cousin the most, and immediately raised her hand and said: "Sister Xiaomi, I remember it, I won't be fooled."
Qin Xiaomi smiled, sat on the straw mat, leaned against the wall, and ate They enjoyed the cool air with arrowroot cakes and told stories to Qin Maimai and the others, which made the little ones stunned.
Jiang Dalang was writing down today's accounts and glanced at her. While smiling, there was an unbearable soreness in his eyes... This is the life Susu wants to live. ......
After the Dragon Boat Festival, Qin Xiaomi and the others still set out to sell arrowroot cakes every day. However, after the momentum of arrowroot powder passed, the business of arrowroot cakes became worse and worse.
Qin Xiaomi eliminated one or two kinds of expensive arrowroot powder cakes. He no longer added eggs to the arrowroot powder cakes, only chives, and added some whole grain flour. He made a new pancake that is very filling and very popular. Welcome to ordinary working people.
In addition, people love affordable prices, so her kudzu starch stall can still make around one tael in revenue every day.
Taifu Restaurant is making the kudzu starch more and more sophisticated, adding a lot of things to it, and the selling price has risen to fifteen cents a piece. However, the restaurant is in the business of the rich, so it also sells it. Not bad.
On this day, when they were setting up a stall, Lu Pansan from Si Lifang came over and said: "Mr. Qin, the appointment letter for you to be the head of the ghost village has come. Please pack up quickly and follow us to see Wu Li. Long, again Let’s go to the ghost village and tell the villagers.”
“Uncle Wu has become the village chief!” Qin Dayan and the others were very happy and said hurriedly: “Uncle Wu, this is a big deal, let’s close the stall and go back to the village.”
Grandpa Qin agreed and took some arrowroot powder cakes to Si Lifang.
Jiang Dalang said: "Xiaomi, you go home first, I will follow Grandpa Qin to see Wu Lichang, don't worry."
He wanted to take the opportunity to visit Wu Lichang's family.
"Sure, be careful." Qin Xiaomi followed Qin Cunquan and Qin Liupo to close the stall and went to the town entrance to wait for Grandpa Qin.
Not long after, Grandpa Qin, who was wearing a big red cloth flower on his chest, and the people from Si Lifang arrived.
Dang, Dang, Dang!
Lu Pangsan knocked on the gong and shouted: "The county government has newly appointed Qin Wu and Qin Dazhong as the head of the ghost village Wansong Village. If you have any trouble with the people of Wansong Village in the future, just go to Qin Laowu!"
After shouting ten times to let everyone in the town know about it, he set off for Wujiacun.
I shouted from time to time along the way, so that the villagers would know who the new village chief of the ghost village was... This was an ancient way of announcing, and it had to be done even if it was embarrassing.
When they arrived at the entrance of Wujiacun, Qin Xiaomi and the others went back to the village without going in to tell their family the good news.
Everyone is very happy and has prepared things for guests at home, waiting for Grandpa Qin and others to come back.
As for the older girls like Aunt Qin, they hid in the house to sew summer clothes and did not come out.
Half an hour later, the clanging sound of gongs reached the village, and Lu Pangsan shouted: "All the village heads of the ghost village must gather at the west entrance of the village. Your ghost village has a new village chief!"
The Chai and Zhang families were very happy and happily went to gather at the west entrance of the village. As soon as I thought about it, I saw a man as skinny as a stick and with hair like a straw nest. He quickly asked: "Who is this beggar? Is he a new disaster victim in the village?"
During this period, there were many people. Two groups of victims came from Taizhou Mansion, but they were not assigned to Taifeng Town and went to other towns.
Grandpa Qin said: "He is Huang Guilu. Huang Cainiang's husband's family paid a fine of silver and redeemed him from prison."
The rules of the Wei Dynasty are that when a criminal returns to the village, he must first go to the village elder's house. Register and then bring him back to the village, so Grandpa Qin met Huang Guilu at Wu Li’s house.
He was surprised at the time, and Chief Wu showed him Huang Guilu's redemption document. Finally, he sighed helplessly: "He has complete procedures and is a person released by the county government. Brother There's nothing I can do...Brother Qin, I'll have to Thank you for keeping an eye on him. But if he dares to commit another crime, I will go to the Yamen in person and convict him of the crime so that he will never come back."
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