stingy landlady

Chapter 133 Li's Boredom

When Gou Sheng's mother saw Gui Zhi return, she casually asked:

"Guizhi! Where have you been all this time? You haven't seen your mother for days, why are you so excited?"

Li quickly chimed in:

"Her Aunt Zhou had something to do; she went to take care of some business with her Aunt Zhou!"

After saying that, he glared at Guizhi!

"Aren't you going back to your room yet!"

Dog-left's mother, being perceptive, quickly got up to take her leave.

"Sister-in-law! Guizhi just got back. You two should have a good chat! I'm heading back now!"

Li hurriedly chased after him, saying as she went:

"Auntie! You must come another day! I'm all alone at home every day, walking from the east room to the west room! I haven't even stepped out of the yard!"

Come visit whenever you have free time! Having someone to talk to makes each day easier!

While seeing Gou Sheng's mother off, Li made an appointment with her to come again next time!

"Alright! Sister-in-law! Don't bother seeing me off! Go back now!"

After Gou Sheng's mother left, Li asked Gui Zhi:

"Guizhi! Where have you been? You've been gone for days! You little rascal, you're quite the wild one!"

You've been out playing for a few days and only now you're homesick? Come inside quickly! Let Mom see if you've lost weight! You seem to have grown a little taller!

"Mom! You've definitely grown taller, you won't get thinner! Mom! I've gone to find a wife for Uncle Xu Hong!"

Guizhi chatted and laughed with Li Shi. There was no way she could tell Li Shi about the Huanghua Village incident. Li Shi seemed to be spoiling her a bit too much these days, and Guizhi was afraid that she might blow up the temple!

Li asked curiously:

"You think you have that kind of ability? Go find a wife for your Uncle Xu Hong! You should really be able to find one for your Fifth Uncle!"

If your fifth uncle passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, your grandma's doorstep will be worn down by matchmakers from all around! Hahaha!

Li found the thought of that scene hilarious!

Guizhi asked:

"Mom! Are you bored at home? You even invited someone over to chat with you!"

"How can I not be bored! It's so boring every day! You all have your own things to do! I feel like a useless person! I can't do anything!"

"Mother! You still have Fourth Sister! And Xiao Qiong to keep you company!"

"How can that be the same? Guiling is so young, what can she say to us! Xiaoqiong, on the other hand, stares at me intently, saying I can't do this, I'm afraid of getting tired from that! She's even worried that I'll strain myself if I move around!"

Guizhi! When did Mother become a useless person?!

Guizhi was also at a loss. What could this old woman possibly do?

I'm afraid of being sold out when I go out. Not only will I be sold out, but I'll also have to pay for something else!

"Mother! How did you live before?"

Li sighed.

"Your mother has spent all these years of marriage giving birth and taking care of children! When she's not taking care of the children, she just listens to your grandmother and does whatever she's told to do!"

"Then what can you do, Mother?" Guizhi still wouldn't give up.

"I did your laundry and cooked for you. Didn't I sew all your clothes stitch by stitch?"

"Mother! Do you have any close sisters?"

“My sisters all married far away, so it’s not easy for them to go there!”

We're all just trying to make a living, who has the time to spend all day with me?

Before marriage, there were endless chores to do at home every day! After marriage, it's just endless childbirth! Aren't all women in the same boat?

Li was filled with sorrow.

Guizhi thought for a long time and then said:

"Mom! If you have nothing to do, take Guiling to visit other people's homes! Or have those older women come and chat with you!"

Doing needlework makes each day a little easier!

"Mom! I need to go check on the vegetables in the garden! I haven't been there in days, and I really miss them!"

After saying that, she was about to leave when Li called her back:

"Mom will go for a walk with you!"

Guizhi saw Guiling following her out and hurriedly said:

"Mother! I can't carry Fourth Sister! You should stay home and look after her!"

Guizhi ran off as soon as she finished speaking! Helpless, Li went back to the kang (heated brick bed) to play with Guiling.

The cucumbers in the vegetable garden have been harvested for so many days and the vines are already being pulled up. The villagers have already started picking their cucumbers!

After much deliberation, Guizhi finally decided to ask Dazhu for his opinion!

Dazhu instructed the farmhands to weed the cornfield. Once the corn had grown, they had to plow it again with a plow stick and mound the soil around it.

Soybeans also need weeding; the farmhands are never idle, there's always work to do!

"Dad! The cucumber and green bean vines in our vegetable garden have all withered! What should we plant now?"

After a moment's thought, Dazhu said:

"Usually, we'll plant cabbage, potatoes, and radishes next, these are vegetables that can be stored for the winter!"

"Dad! Can't we plant another season of cucumbers?"

“We planted early! Of course we can plant another season! But where do we plant the cabbage, potatoes, and radishes? We definitely need to plant vegetables for the winter! It’s not cost-effective for so many people to rely on buying food!”

"Dad! We're planting cucumbers and green beans now, late-season cucumbers and green beans! Just as the villagers are finishing up their cucumber and other vegetable vines, ours are just hitting the market, so we can get a good price!"

As for cabbage, potatoes, and radishes, they're so cheap! If we earn a little more money, we can buy everything!

"What about the bok choy in the garden? What are your plans? I heard from your second sister the other day that fewer bok choy are being grown now, and the price has gone up quite a bit!"

"Dad! Keep planting the bok choy! The more we plant, the less we'll have, so we can sell it for a higher price!"

Dazhu thought for a moment:

"Alright! Guizhi! I'll listen to you! As long as you have a plan, that's fine!"

Guizhi had a sudden inspiration and said:

"Dad! We don't need to buy cabbage and stuff! The planting time in Huanghua Village is about the same as in our village! We can plant more cabbage, radishes, and potatoes then!"

Dad! We don't need to buy any more! Haha!

"Dad! Am I smart?"

Dazhu stroked Guizhi's hair and said:

"Smart! My third daughter is the best!"

Then he asked Zhou Mingzhi to arrange for people to remove all the cucumbers, green beans, and other vegetables that had been pulled up from the vegetable garden and replant them with late cucumbers and green beans!

Gui Hong was overjoyed to see Gui Zhi, and then poured out her heart to Gui Zhi about everything that had happened recently! Looking at Gui Hong, Gui Zhi suddenly felt a sense of pride, as if she had witnessed her daughter growing up.

"Second Sister! After this experience, you'll likely be more careful and cautious in your actions from now on! Second Sister! You'll become more and more amazing!"

Gui Hong is also honored!

"Third sister! Second sister wants to be a self-reliant woman! I don't want to be a woman like mother, clinging to a man like a parasitic vine! As for me, a man is fine with me, but not with me!"

My second sister will also live a very successful life!

Gui Xiang remained silent, her expression unreadable, whether she was opposed or lost in thought.

In the morning, the old man was very happy to see Guizhi.

"Guizhi! It's so strange! This old man feels nothing when he sees you! As long as my granddaughter Guizhi is here! Hahaha!"

Guizhi glanced at the old man before saying:

"Grandpa's in trouble! Tell me about it! Let's see if I can help!"

The old man's ingratiating smile:

"Guizhi! Your grandma said I have plenty of new clothes, and that I've come to drive your carriage! She also said I've come to do chores for you, so she won't wash my clothes!"

Waaah! Little Orange Branch, think of a way to teach that old woman a lesson! She's always causing trouble!