Goldfield
Chapter 219: Because of Them

The thick soup is boiled with small white fish, which looks like snow-white milk, boiled in a pot and gives off a strong and refreshing aroma. A few drops of mystical stone water were added into the thick soup and the seasoning used was just salt. The fish soup was initially very fresh, so there was no need to add any other seasonings. Before serving, you should sprinkle mashed coriander and two drops of sesame oil on it because the aroma can increase appetite.

Under the gaze of Xiaocao and the two maids, Madam Fang tried to take a sip of her soup. Strong aroma seemed to have awakened ‘voracious’ insects in his stomach. The soup was delicious, and the fish meat was smooth and tender. Unbeknownst to her, Lady Fang had finished up a bowl of fish soup and half a bowl of fish meat.

Zhenzhu and Linglong held hands with each other and shed tears of joy in their eyes. The appetite of their bad mistress lately was quite alarming. For every meal, he eats less than a cat. If he forced himself to eat, it would bring the opposite effect — he would spit out all the food he was trying so hard to eat. It had been a long time since their mistress had spent a bowl of soup, especially one containing meat or fish. The two loyal servants felt even happier than if they had eaten by themselves.

Lady Fang gently wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief as she enjoyed the delicacy in her mouth. Even though he wanted to drink a few more mouthfuls, he held back. He knew that no matter how good the food was, he still needed to control himself, so as not to damage his appetite again.

Seeing Xiaocao show a sincere smile, Miss Fang gently stroked her delicate and shiny hair and said in a soft voice, “It must be difficult for you! These days, to let me eat more, you become thinner from exhaustion! Moreover, your family is busy with the construction of the house lately, so you should go back to help your mother after cooking for me. I really don't know how I should thank you.. ”.

“Godmother! There is no need to treat one family as two. You are my godmother, the same as my real mother. It's a special time now, so who else will I take care of first? My mother had Aunt Zhou, the Eldest Grandfather, and the maternal grandmother helping her. There is nothing I can do even if I leave! Godmother, I'd be mad if you kept treating me like a stranger! ” Xiaoocao pretended to be angry and puffed his cheeks like a frog!

Lady Fang smiled and said, “Alright, alright, alright! Godmother is wrong and you are right. No need to be polite with family! You've been busy all morning. Go home for a break. I'm tired too, so I'll take a nap in the room. ”.

Yu Xiaocao helped his godmother to lie down on the bed, and then covered her with a thin blanket. After he saw her close her eyes, he quietly left the room inside. He said to Linglong in a low voice, “Remember to check the time. Don't let the godmother sleep too long, otherwise she won't be able to sleep at night! ”

Linglong agreed and escorted him out of the room. When she came back, she saw that the madam had opened her eyes again, so she said with a smile, “Mistress, you are truly someone blessed. Young Miss is very devoted! ”

With a smile on her face, Madam Fang nodded lightly and said, “The best thing your general has done in his life is to adopt Xiaocao as his daughter! This child brings happiness. Even Doctor Sun praised that his medicinal food was beneficial to the general's health! If it wasn't because she didn't mind the problem of changing the medicinal food every day to help nourish us, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to have a child of my own in this life! ”

Linglong quickly said, “Young Miss is a very nice person, and she happened to meet you and the general. It's also thanks to you ah! ”

Lady Fang slowly nodded her head, placed both of her hands on her stomach, and raised the corner of her mouth into a friendly smile, ‘Isn't this child also blessed? She was not even born yet, but she already had an older sister who wholeheartedly took care of her. ‘ Perhaps, this child will be the only child of this lifetime. Therefore, he felt relieved that he would be accompanied by a good, righteous, and capable elder sister like Xiaocao!

When Xiaocao reached home, he saw the uncles, who had come to help, having a leisurely lunch. After several days of hard work, the brick wall in the open space next to him was already taller than a human. It looks strong and dignified. In Dongshan Village, other than the village chief's family, no other family would want to build a house with bricks and tiles. The villagers started talking about it since the first wave of black bricks Yu Hai ordered came.

There were some people talking about how after Yu Hai separated from the main family, he started selling boiled food, growing cooked vegetables early and doing business with large watermelons. Looks like he's got enough money. Otherwise, how could he have spent so much money to build a brick and tile house?

After lunch, Old Yu, who would help out at the old residence, met an old man who usually had a good relationship with him. When the old man saw her smile until she had a frown on her face, he raised his voice and said, “Yu ah, you will go to help your second son again? Your second son is very capable. He can hunt in the mountains, fish in the sea, farm and do business. There's nothing he can't do! Old Yu, you can wait to enjoy a comfortable and happy life in the future! ”

Old Yu was happy to hear these kind of words. The Second Son is building a new home, and he is also happy for his son. Black ceramic roof house with five rooms, and there are also side rooms. Although the frame has not been installed, it seems clear that the house will be very beautiful in the future! He did not stay in the old residence, but when mentioning his second son, was there anyone who did not give him a big thumb? This is a very honorable thing for the Old Yu Family ah!

He initially thought that after that incident his second son's family would be exiled with him, but he did not expect that the Second Son's family still treated him with respect as a child and secretly gave him five taels each month. After he found out about Madam Zhang's true colors, he continued to live in a seemingly harmonious way with her for the sake of his third son and youngest daughter.

However, he could not allow Madam Zhang to be the only one controlling the family anymore. When it was time to make a decision, he would not hesitate anymore. He had secretly saved up all the money that the Second Son had given him. The Third Son and the Bungsu Princess were not his only children; he also had his eldest daughter, who had married in a distant place!

Aye! Her eldest daughter was still angry at her !! It had been more than a decade, except to return once when Second Son got married, he had never returned to his maiden home in all these years. At that moment, he only spoke to Second Son and ignored everyone!

That's understandable. The Eldest Princess was a very strong person, yet Madam Zhang married her all the way to a poor and secluded place. Moreover, the person he married was a widower who was much older than him. At that moment, he was also a fool. Why would he listen to Madam Zhang's words and not ask the person carefully? By the time the bridal sedan arrived at the door, it was too late! When he thought about it now, he really apologized to Cuiyun and had molested both of Cuiyun's children ah…

Speaking of the northeast, when he went to the city last time, he heard a businessman, who came from there, say that there is no rain in the northeast this spring and summer, he said, which is a sign of severe drought ah! She did not know how her eldest daughter was doing right now.No, she had to ask someone to send a message to inquire about her situation. If there really is a long drought, she will tell her daughter, ‘Although your mother is gone, you still have your girl's family.’

As he greeted his fellow villagers along the way, Old Yu had arrived at the old residence. The first thing he saw was his nephew, Yu Jiang, and his eldest grandson were busy weighing the seafood. There was a very long line in front of them. In addition to the residents of Dongshan Village, there were also some foreigners from the neighboring fishing village.

The person in charge of collecting seafood in a neighboring fishing village has raised prices randomly and collected seafood that does not meet the standards. The seafood is not well preserved, so it is often stinky and rotten. As a result, the purchase staff of the Zhou Family factory canceled the acquisition point. Therefore, the inhabitants of the neighboring fishing village had to travel over five kilometers to Dongshan Village to sell their seafood.

To collect seafood, they could only earn a few dozen copper coins per catty, but they could collect large quantities of marine items ah! He made a rough calculation in his heart. Only with the acquisition of seafood, the Second Son family can get some taels as income in a day. Yu Jiang might be able to earn at least more than one tael every day, right?

Aye! Had Madam Zhang not been pretentious and acted excessively, Second Son would probably have considered the family's affection and given Yu Jiang's duty to Dashan, which was much better than fishing! Dashan has a lot of power, but his fishing ability is not as good as his. After working hard and exhausted all day, they still could not earn much money? With the things that Madam Zhang had done, it was fortunate that Second Son did not blame her, let alone help Dashan!

Old Yu saw the people in the courtyard were busy eating lunch, and the strong smell of meat was carried away by the wind. The corner of Old Yu's mouth twitched, and he thought, ‘Second Son is building a house, but is the food given too good? Not only is there meat for every meal, but there is also green bean soup to drink. Even if he had money, he should not spend it recklessly. I have to remind him next time! ‘ Old Yu does not enter the page. After nodding at Yu Hang, who greeted him, he picked up a shovel and started shoveling mud!

Nothing concrete at the moment. The bricks are made of yellow mud with strong adhesion, and mixed with cut-up rice straw. The house built with this is also quite sturdy! Old Yu felt that he owed his second son a debt, so he came to help from the first day of the construction of the house. Moreover, he had never eaten at the old residence, as if this was the only way to alleviate the guilt in his heart.

After lunch, Yu Hai went out with the villagers who came to help and saw Old Yu working under the scorching sun. Yu Hai hurriedly put his straw hat on Old Yu's head and said, “Dad, why did you come so quickly? The sun is very strong now ah. It's okay to work later when the weather is not as hot as ah! ”

“In summer, it is hard to say when it will rain! It is better to quickly build a house when the day is sunny. Don't you also need to immediately finish the construction of the two rooms next to the old residence before the autumn harvest? The sky will not wait for anyone. We, the fishermen, are used to working under the sun, so this little sun is fine. ” Old Yu wiped his sweat and kept working.

When the others saw this, they were naturally embarrassed to rest. Liu Pei climbed onto a scaffold made of bamboo poles and said while gluing mud on the bricks, “Uncle Yu, rest assured! We'll be back later today. The wall is almost finished! We should be able to put up the beam tomorrow! ”

Old Yu spat in his palm, held a shovel in his hand, and continued shoveling mud into the bamboo basket. He nodded and said, “Mhm! Let's aim to install the beams tomorrow! Second Son, the installation of beams is important. Have you prepared firecrackers? Do you buy all the ingredients needed for food to entertain guests? ”