The Cute Peasant Wife: Mian Niang - C282 Back to Plum Blossom Village
Song Li’s expression was one that Mian Niang had seen a lot recently.
Mian Niang couldn’t stand her own mother looking at him like this.
After all, he was his biological parents, and his family was like that as well. There was friction, but who could really hold a grudge in their hearts?
“Mother, those things are already in the past. Let’s not think about it, okay? What I wanted to tell you today is something else. ”
Madame Song Li held her daughter’s hand and sat on the brick bed. She wiped her tears and asked, “What is it? Tell me.”
“It’s like this, today I met people from the Plum Blossom Village. They asked me if I could go there to sell tofu. Mother, I think so, Mei Family is already over, we can’t argue with ourselves, the people of Plum Blossom Village can’t possibly live without eating tofu, if we don’t sell them, sooner or later someone else will make tofu, if they do better than ours, slowly, they will overturn our business, and now Plum Blossom Village is just a loophole, we have to make this loophole, and let the people of Ten Li Eight Village really eat our tofu, what do you say? ”
It took Madame Song Li half a day to figure out what was going on. “You want to monopolize this business?”
Mian Niang nodded her head, “That’s right, mother, we want to monopolize it. You don’t know this, when I first started selling tofu last year, there were a total of three families selling tofu around here, and it was even more difficult to sell two plates of tofu every day. In the end, the other families gave up on selling tofu, and only I remained. “You can calculate for yourself how much of the difference there is between the start of winter and the start of the new year.”
Madame Song knew very well that Mian Niang would give her the money she brought back everyday, but she was still hesitant. “Can this work? You’re the only one in our family. Not only are you busy, you even want to accept mountain goods. ”
“Actually it’s nothing, it’s not like no one in the Plum Blossom Village bought our family’s tofu, our current situation isn’t much different from before. Also, Mother, when the weather gets hot, we can’t be like now, where the tofu that can’t be sold will freeze, and the tofu that doesn’t sell out will easily break, that’s not counted, when the summer comes, all of the In the garden’s dishes will come down, and there will be fewer people eating tofu, so we have to plan for the long term, right?”
“What you say is not unreasonable, logically speaking, our family’s days are entirely dependent on you. You can do whatever you want to do with this matter, but my mom is worried that you won’t be able to handle it all by yourself. Look at how thin you are now.”
Madame Song Li touched Mian Niang’s face. There was not a single bit of flesh on her face, and her oval face had become scrawny like a melon.
Mian Niang held the hand on her face and laughed: “I am fine with that, there are ways to deal with things that are too busy to do. However, Mother, I’m just worried that you might feel uncomfortable.”
“Sigh, what’s wrong with that? Second Uncle Mei’s family wants to buy tofu, we’ve already sold them all, what’s wrong with that? I’m just worried that you won’t want to go back to Plum Blossom Village.”
Mian Niang laughed. Since she was able to make it past things that were even more difficult than this, even if Plum Blossom Village was a little chatty, there was no rush.
The two of them made up their minds, so this matter was settled. It was just that the two of them had the same goal and did not mention the Gu Village that was further away.
Compared to the Plum Blossom Village, that place was the real place. Although Gu Mao had already left, Mian Niang only felt annoyed when she thought about it.
Everyone agreed that Mian Niang would accept the goods, and did not mind that she would earn a difference in the price. She also guaranteed that the quality would be the best, and would definitely not lie to Mian Niang.
Mian Niang calculated and then went to look for A Yunniang next door.
Mian Niang made tofu to sell tofu every day, and truly did not have the time to sit at home and pick up mountain goods. Since his mother was at home alone, it was definitely impossible for her to do so. If there was something, they could just shout it out. Furthermore, A Yun’s father knew how to read and write, so there was no one more suitable to do it than them.
After telling the two of them about the matter of him helping them to collect the mountain goods, the old man and his wife agreed to help.
Mian Niang promised that she wouldn’t help in vain and would pay the two of them.
“What are you saying? If you want to help, help me out, but you don’t need any money. Isn’t this just looking out for outsiders? Mian Niang, why don’t you treat me and your uncle as your own family?”
“How are you going to reply? But, Aunt, this really isn’t a good life. If there really is someone with poor quality, then you’ll have to sing ‘dark face’ and offend someone.”
“Sing ‘black face’ or ‘black face’, do you think your aunt is afraid of offending people? “Besides, if it’s really that shameless, I will see who dares to do so.”
A Yunniang held onto her arm as he assumed a position that he was not afraid of the heavens or the earth. A Yun’s father pulled at her, telling her to restrain herself a little, but she was the one who threw him off.
A Yun’s father was furious and turned his head away.
Mian Niang was amused by the two of them.
These two had lived their entire lives, and this could be considered as the greatest blush of their lives.
He remembered one time, his father A Yun was truly angered, he stretched his neck and said: “Whoever talks to you again, that person will be a puppy.”
If it was based on their usual performances, everyone would have thought that the first person to be unable to keep his mouth shut would be A Yunniang. Who would have thought that not even two days had passed, A Yun’s father would be the first to uncontrollably turn into a puppy.
When Mother Yun and Mian Niang had mentioned this matter last time, the two female mother s did not understand what was going on, and were only laughing merrily. Only now did Mian Niang understand that the crux of it was that the relationship between the two was actually good, and that A Yun’s father truly cared for him, so naturally, he would be the one to speak first.
It was all because of Father A Yun that he had always protected them. In this kind of environment where there was no filial duty and no future, it was definitely not an easy thing for Father A Yun to be willing to guard A Yunniang and protect him from all angles.
Seeing the two of them like enemies, Mian Niang could not help but feel a little envious. She would probably not meet such people in her entire life, as long as she could live a peaceful life with Mother and Little Brother. Very quickly, Mian Niang realized that she was thinking about spring, and secretly cursed herself for being shameless.
Speaking of which, she remembered another person. If it was Jiang Ting, let alone three days, it would be possible for that person to not speak for three years.
He wondered what kind of wife that person would find in the future. Was it someone who was like him, someone who didn’t like to talk, or someone who was like Sister-in-law Daniu, with a mouth like popcorn, who talked endlessly every day.
If it was Jiang Ting, then he had better find a wife who talked too much. Otherwise, wouldn’t these two people be bored to death?
Mian Niang thought about how Jiang Ting’s icy face would look like that of a chattering magpie every day. She wondered how wonderful it would be.
He was secretly amused. He didn’t expect that the couple on the other side would really get into a ruckus and not pay any attention to each other.
Mian Niang thought of all these random thoughts: “Of course you’re not afraid, but this really isn’t something where I can help you with. If you guys don’t want money, then I can only look for someone else. Moreover, if you want to take back some mountain goods, it’s fine if you have less. But if you have too much, you might have to get your uncle to drive the carriage there to deliver the goods.
The two of them looked at each other, and their minds were quickly linked. A Yunniang nodded and said: “Alright, we’ll listen to you, we’ll earn this money, alright?”
The two sides had reached an agreement and this matter was settled.
Mian Niang happily went home and told Lady Song that, and Lady Song was also happy.
She and A Yunniang got along well, and knew that the couple would definitely not lie to each other: “If you’re looking for A Yunniang, then you’ve really found the right person. With her mouth, if it wasn’t for the fact that she married into a farmers’ home, and started trading outside, she would definitely be a good person.”
Mian Niang nodded her head. A Yunniang’s mouth was indeed strong, and she was also a straightforward person. Furthermore, her family was not bad, and her family had lived a wealthy life.
Mian Niang turned naive and went to the Plum Blossom Village to sell her tofu.
It was easier to enter the village than he thought.
When they called out to familiar faces, especially those close to Mei Family, they always felt weird. But very quickly, it was his uncle and aunt who called out to him.
The villagers already knew that she was going to sell tofu, so when they heard the first shout, they came out with their pots and money.
The first house at the village entrance was the Mei Family. The courtyard was empty and the windows were locked.
As Mian Niang passed by, she felt a little regretful in her heart.
However, there seemed to be nothing else.
The person she hated was no longer here. She had lived in this house before, but it was as if she had come to someone else’s house. This home was not her home.
Even this courtyard had traces of his busy life, the newly built wall, and the result of his five or six days of sunbathing last summer.
It was a tree branch that he had spent a long time working on, and there were also two carts of firewood that his father had helped him to pull. However, they were all gone now, either because they were distributed among the big guys or because they were given away by the tofu hyacinth.
At that time, he had nothing to say to the mother and son. On the contrary, the old donkey had become his most loyal listener, and he had no idea where the donkey was now.
Actually, before that, how could Mian Niang do such heavy work?
When she was at home, she washed the clothes and cooked, embroidered the flowers, did some carmine, dug up wild vegetables, and picked up mushrooms. This was considered going up the mountain.
However, humans were just that strange. There were many things that one couldn’t do and thought they couldn’t. If they really forced themselves to do something, then they would do it, and those that couldn’t be done would be done.
It was as if there was nothing in this world that could not be done. If you wanted to live, if you wanted to live well, there was only one word, “able”.
Mian Niang calmly drove the carriage past the tofu hyacinth’s house, and immediately met a silly-looking man driving a carriage with a woman in tow, walking out of the village.