Chapter 433 434 Send Fish

Tang Yong saw Li Yu walking towards the bamboo forest and said to Mrs. Su, "Damn the winter melon, send the crucian carp and mullet in the bucket to Mrs. Dong's wife."

Su Shi glanced at Tang Yong reluctantly, "Master, my son has been busy all morning to catch these fish. I want to sell them in the town for a hundred cents, and I can also support my family's income!"

Tang Yong rolled his eyes at her, "What do you know? Why don't you think about the fact that they immediately reduced the land rent to us by 30%. How much money can the 30% of the grain be sold for? With 30% more grain in the house, the children can have enough to eat. If you can save some to prepare for the lean years, go quickly."

Su Shi thought about it and nodded happily, "Master, I will listen to you. I will send it to the host's wife right now."

Mrs. Su washed some hands in the ditch, carried the fish and drove Li Yu towards Zhou's house.

As soon as Li Yu walked to the door of his house, Mrs. Su came after her with a bucket. She smiled heartily at Li Yu: "Madam, these are the crucian carp and mullet that my two sons touched in the river. My boss's name is I’ll bring it to you to try.”

Li Yu smiled and said, "Thank you very much. Come in and sit for a while. I'll return the bucket to you."

Su shook her head cautiously and said, "Madam, I won't go in. I'll just take the bucket and leave."

When Xinghua saw Li Yu coming back, she hurriedly ran over and took the bucket. Li Yu whispered: "Get a bag of brown sugar and candied fruits, and then go to the kitchen to get a piece of fatter meat, put it in the bucket, and bring it to her." go back."

"Yes, madam." Xinghua carried the wooden bucket to the kitchen. Grandma Chen saw two mullets weighing two to three pounds each in the bucket, and said with a smile: "These fish are good, they can support people."

Xinghua washed the wooden bucket, asked Mrs. Zhang to get a strip of fat meat, and then went to get a bag of sugar and a bag of candied fruits. When she got to the gate, she returned the bucket to Su.

Mrs. Su took the bucket and saw the contents in the bucket. She was busy picking it out and returning it to Xinghua, "Madam, there are only a few fish. The children went to the river to touch them. You are too polite."

Li Yu smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Su, you gave me fish to eat, and I should give you a gift in return. Besides, these vegetables in the yard are all the work of you and your boss. Don't be polite if you give me a small thing." , come and talk to me when you have free time."

Mrs. Su nodded, stood upright and bowed to Li Yu, "Mrs. Boss, thank you for saving us 30% of the rent.

You don’t know that the rent of Fan’s family was originally 10% higher than that of other families. How could you imagine that the steward who came during last autumn harvest gave us an increase of 10% as soon as he came? He didn’t give us any wages even in the cold weather. Digging lotus roots in the pond,

He had to pay 70% of the rent as soon as he came. After paying the rent, he had a little food left. From the second half of last year to now, the family has been eating brown rice, bran, and some dried vegetables. The soup is soothing to the stomach to get through it. After surviving the winter until planting this spring,

I was still worried about how to get through this year. Madam, you and my boss are good people. You reduced our rent by 30% when you came here. We will have enough to eat during this autumn harvest. "

Li Yu didn't expect that the steward sent by Chu Fu would increase the rent by 10% when he arrived last year, as well as lotus roots. It seems that there is a lotus pond on the village. Not all of these royal stewards are like Chu Sihai, who are dedicated to the cause. In the royal family, there are still people who bully the people without conscience!

"Sister-in-law Su, if your family doesn't have enough food to last until the autumn harvest, you can come to my house to borrow it and return it to me after the autumn harvest."

"Thank you, madam. The weather is getting warm. The children will go up the mountain to cut some firewood and sell it in the town. They will buy some brown rice and add some wild green beans to fill their stomachs."

Mrs. Su raised the barrel and said with a smile, "Thank you, madam, my boss. You see, I am so long-winded. I will go home without delaying you."

Li Yu nodded and watched her striding away before turning around and walking back.

Entering the yard, Mr. Wen came out of the house with his eyebrows pinched. He saw Xinghua following Li Yu carelessly, holding Li Yu's straw hat, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with Xinghua today? Is your wife scolding you?" "

Li Yu looked back at her, Xinghua's eyes were red, "Old man, my wife doesn't curse! I heard Sister-in-law Su talking about the days they lived, and it reminded me of the days they lived at home."

Mr. Wen smiled and said, "It turns out I'm homesick! Where is Xinghua's family from?"

"Yes! You girl have never heard you talk about your family!" Li Yu also said with a smile.

Xinghua wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and smiled bitterly, "Old Master, Madam, my home is in Xingfu Town, Yunzhou. After my father fell ill and passed away, the family had a very difficult time. Sometimes we only had one meal a day, I was only half full, and my mother left within two years, and the family still owed a lot of money.

My uncle and grandfather sold me and my sister. I was lucky, and my wife bought me back home. I don’t know where my sister was sold to? I wonder if the wife and master of the house she went to took good care of her? "

Mr. Wen sighed and said with relief: "Xinghua, don't worry, you will be fine. Your sister will be fine too. Maybe she is also worried about whether you are doing well! Let's go to the Taoist temple in a few days. Go worship Sanqing and ask Sanqing to protect your sister from going to a good family."

"Thank you, old man." Xinghua saluted.

Li Yu smiled and asked his husband, "Sir, have you ever been to Hengshan Town? Are there any Taoist temples nearby?"

Mr. Wen happily recalled: "Yes, there is a restaurant in Hengshan Town that makes fish balls, steamed buns and roasted chicken that taste very good. Sanqing Temple is just less than an hour's walk to the left in Hengshan Town. On the top of Hengshan Mountain, there is a temple. The Lord is an old friend of mine and has a good relationship with Xiaoxi’s grandfather.

I wonder if the old Taoist priest is still there? However, Xiaoyu, if you want to go, you can only wait until the child is full term. "

"Oh! You are all worried if I take a few more steps now. You can go if I don't go! When do you want to go? Just let Xinghua and Little Stutter go with you! When Yang'er comes to the village, we can eat fish. .”

Mr. Wen also wanted to go out for a walk. He put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Okay! It's better to choose a different day than to hit the sun. We will set off to Sanqing Temple early tomorrow morning."

Xinghua looked at Li Yu with longing, "Madam, I want to go too!"

Li Yu smiled and waved, "Go! Xinghua will go too. Go and talk to Little Stammer and take him with you. I'll go back to the room and sleep for half an hour. Call me after half an hour."

"Yes, madam." Xinghua happily ran to find Little Stutter.

Mr. Wen walked around the back garden and then walked to the kitchen, where he happened to see Grandma Chen killing mullet.

Mr. Wen smiled and said, "This mullet is really good. How would you like to eat it, grandma?"

Grandma Chen bent her knees and saluted: "Old Master, I want to stew some for the little loaches to eat. Eating this food is good for people with injuries."

Mr. Wen smiled and said: "Yes! What you said is right, the little loach has no old diseases, and eating mullet soup is good for his injuries.

If people with old diseases eat it, some will get sick after two or three hours. Before stewing it, you should ask whether the person has any old diseases. "

Grandma Chen did not expect that the old man of the Zhou family knew this, so she bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, old man, for your advice."

Mr. Wen didn't like to talk to people in such polite ways. Seeing that Aunt Chen was so polite, he didn't want to say anything anymore. He waved his hands and turned around to leave.