I haven't made a system for many years.

The sky was getting dark, and every house was lit with hazy yellow fires.

In ancient times when entertainment facilities were underdeveloped, there was really nothing to do except gossip.

No, one family gathers most of the young wives and aunts in the village.

"Guess what I saw today?"

"What did you see".

"you guess"

"Ma'am, you should say it quickly, I'm so anxious."

It turned out that when Zheng Xuan and Meng Qing came back in a carriage, they happened to be seen by the famous big-mouthed Aunt Wang in the village, so this happened.

A group of young daughters-in-law surrounded Aunt Wang, urging each other, which greatly satisfied Aunt Wang's desire to gossip.

Aunt Wang lowered her voice, "I went to visit Aunt Li's house today, and when I came back, I saw Meng Qing and Zheng Xuan."

The little daughters-in-law looked disappointed, so what if they saw them, it's not like they haven't seen them before.

"It's strange to see them. We already knew that Zhao Lamei's unscrupulous person sold Zheng Xuan to Meng Qing."

"Hey, it's nothing to see them, of course, but the two of them came back in a carriage, and that carriage is quite impressive!"

"What? Carriage, they actually paid for a carriage to take them back! They really are two prodigal children who don't know how to live a life at all. Even if they have some money, they can't lose like this!"

"More than that, I guess Meng Qing bought the carriage by himself. There were only two of them in the carriage, and I saw that the carriage was so full that it couldn't even fit in it."

A little daughter-in-law said sourly, "No way, how can the two of them have the money to buy so many things!"

"That's not necessarily the case. Meng Qing, I heard that he followed his father to the mountains from the novel. I heard from my family that they saw them carrying wolves to the town this morning. They must have sold for a lot of money."

"Hey, this kid Zheng Xuan has survived too much."

"No, but Meng Qing is probably 15 years old this year. My natal family has a niece who is good-looking and hardworking. She is a good player inside and out. I think she is a good match for Meng Qing."

"Speaking of which, my family also has a cousin."

After finishing speaking, the aunts looked at each other, and they all found excuses to go home. In fact, they all went back to discuss with their family members to see if there was any girl of the right age.

Meng Qing still doesn't know that in the days to come, he may experience the feeling that the threshold has been broken.

After the two returned home, they quickly unloaded everything from the car.It took a while to finish moving everything. Looking at the things all over the floor, Meng Qing turned around and lay down on the bed.

"I'm so tired, I'll rest for a while, Ah Xuan, you should also rest for a while!"

Zheng Xuan shook his head with a smile, "I'm not tired, Brother Meng Qing, you rest, I'll put things back."

As he spoke, he started to get busy. Meng Qing wanted to help, but he really didn't want to.

After lying down, when he gets up again, this family will be different.

The table is full of cups, plates and chopsticks, and the corners are also full of pots and pans.Some empty homes seem a little crowded at the moment.However, fortunately, although there are many things, they are well organized and there is no sense of clutter.

However, Meng Qing looked at the simple stove, and then at the ingredients all over the place. There was something stuffed with snacks, and there was something to eat but there was no place to cook it. What was it called.

Zheng Xuan stood up, stretched his waist, glanced at someone excitedly flipping through the books, and shook his head. It seemed that he really liked reading.He really deserves to be his host.

"Okay, don't look at it, there will be plenty of time in the future."

With great reluctance, Zheng Xuan closed the book gently, then carefully wrapped the book with those irregular white papers, and put the book in the cabinet.

"What's the matter, are you hungry? I'll cook right away."Zheng Xuan frowned, just bought rice and meat, not a single dish.

Meng Qing shook his head, "I'll talk about the cooking later, take some meat and let's go to Aunt Chunhua's house at the foot of the mountain."

Zheng Xuan quickly took out the meat and left with Meng Qing.

"Auntie, are you home?"

Aunt Chunhua came out of the kitchen, wiped her apron with her hands and said, "It's Meng Qing, come in quickly, you child, why are you still standing outside!"

Zheng Xuan followed behind a little restrained. When the two went in, the whole Zheng family was sitting there waiting for dinner!

"Uncle Zheng, Second Brother Zheng, Third Brother Zheng, and Second Sister-in-law", Meng Qing greeted each of them, and Zheng Xuan followed suit.

Meng Qing handed the meat in his hand to Aunt Chunhua and said, "Auntie, this is the meat I bought in town today, bring some here, let Auntie have a taste."

Li Chunhua waved her hands again and again, "How can I ask for this, you take it back yourself and let Zheng Xuan cook you a delicious meal."

Meng Qing smiled and said, "Auntie, you can continue. I bought a lot and I can't finish it. Besides, I have something to trouble Uncle Zheng this time. If you don't accept it, how can I have the nerve to speak."

Li Chunhua thought about it, and had no choice but to accept the hanging meat.

"Okay, Auntie will accept it now. If you have anything to do, just tell your uncle, if we can help, we will definitely help."

After speaking, he took the meat and went to the kitchen. Knowing that Meng Qing had something to do, the daughters-in-law followed her mother-in-law to the kitchen.

Only Meng Qing, Zheng Xuan and a few men from the Zheng family were left in the room.

"Meng Qing, what's the matter with you, just tell Uncle, Uncle will definitely help."

Meng Qing smiled, "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask Uncle how much it would cost to think of a tile-roofed house now."

"It depends on how big you are. Even an ordinary farmyard, plus wages and materials, would cost two to thirty taels."

Meng Qing frowned, it was not expensive.

"How long will it take?" Well, I'm afraid it's hard to say, but if it's quick, three months will be enough."

Meng Qing thought about it, since he wanted to build a house, he must not treat himself badly.At least we have to make a mountain view villa.

"I plan to buy all the vacant land near my house and make it a big house. But I don't understand these things, so I want to trouble

Uncle Zheng, you are a supervisor, help me hire people to buy materials, and take care of everything."

All the people in the room looked at Meng Qing in shock. Meng Qing's house is located on the hillside, and the area is completely open. If it is done, it can't be said to be bigger than the mansions of those old masters in the town.

"Meng Qing, don't be confused for a moment. You can't buy that piece of land without spending 100 taels of silver."

"Uncle Zheng, don't worry, I know it well. We, father and son, have earned a lot of money in the mountains these years."

"But" Uncle Zheng was about to persuade, but Meng Qing continued, "Uncle, don't worry, even if I run out of money in the end, I still have a good house anyway!"

"Uncle Zheng, don't worry, I know this is a big project, if Uncle Zheng is willing to bother, I will give Uncle two taels of silver a month."

When Second Brother Zheng heard about two taels of silver, he quickly tugged on his father's sleeve. It was two taels of silver. This matter was finally done, and it may be possible to earn more than 20 taels in the end.

Zheng Xuan thought about it, and finally agreed.

Meng Qing smiled, and then said, "It's not urgent, we haven't bought this place yet. The most important thing now is to trouble Uncle Zheng to find someone to help us start a stove, otherwise, it will be inconvenient to cook every day. ".

Meng Qing is also very courageous, except for the nine taels of silver, he has no more money.Just like that, he still confidently wanted to build a villa with a mountain view, without even realizing that he was now a pauper.

Uncle Zheng thought for a while, "This is really simple, it can be done in three or four days."

Meng Qing nodded, and then said to Zheng Xuan, "Bring your money first!"

Zheng Xuan quickly gave the last nine taels of silver in his arms to Meng Qing.

Meng Qing handed it to Uncle Zheng and said, "You take the nine taels of silver first, and if it's not enough, I'll give it to you!"

Uncle Zheng took it and said, "Nine taels of silver are almost enough."

He looked at Zheng Xuan, who had been sitting silently by the side, frowned, and then said to Zheng Xuan, "Zheng Xuan, go to the kitchen and ask your aunt to bring you some pickles. They are all homemade, and they taste pretty good." ".

Zheng Xuan quickly stood up, "Okay, I'll go right away."

As soon as he left, Uncle Zheng said, "Meng Qing, this Zheng Xuan is a poor boy, but he is an outsider after all, you have to be careful, after all, people are separated from each other"!

The reason why Uncle Zheng said this is because Meng Qing has been abnormal since he met Zheng Xuan. In the past, this child didn't talk much. He either went to the mountains or stayed at home every day. How could he think about it? Building a house, all these changes are definitely related to Zheng Xuan

relationship.

Meng Qing pulled out a faint smile, "Uncle Zheng, don't worry, I know what's going on in my heart. Although I stare dumbfounded, my heart is always clear."

Zheng Qiang nodded and said, "That's good. However, you are getting old, it's time to marry a wife. In this way, you will have someone to accompany you, and someone to take care of your family, so you can pass on the family."

Meng Qing Beng flattened the corner of his mouth, "Uncle Zheng, don't worry, I know it well." Although he knew that Uncle Zheng was doing it for his own good, the meaning behind the words made him feel quite uncomfortable.

Knowing that he was unhappy, Zheng Qiang thought again, this is not his own family business, why bother so much.This Zheng Xuan also looks good, at least according to his mother, he is finally a little popular in the family, and he doesn't bother to care about young people's affairs.

"Okay, you're old too, you can decide your own affairs, tell uncle if you have any difficulties, I can watch you grow up as a child. And my father once saved me. Now, I will help you."

Meng Qing nodded and was about to speak when Aunt Chunhua and the others came.

"The food is ready, Xiaoqing, Xiaoxuan, you can eat at aunt's house!"

Meng Qing got up, "No, everything at home is ready. Uncle Zheng, I'll leave that to you."

Uncle Zheng nodded, and Meng Qing took Zheng Xuan away with confidence.

As soon as he reached the door, Aunt Chunhua chased him out.Push a basket into his arms.

"You child, you are walking too fast. Your uncle is just worrying about it. Don't take it to heart. There are some pickled vegetables in this basket and Chinese cabbage harvested from the field. Don't dislike him."

Meng Qing shook his head, "Why, Auntie, go in quickly, it's cold outside, let's go now."

Zheng Xuan actually didn't understand Meng Qing's extravagant thinking.Although this house is small, it really should be rebuilt, but spending so much money to build a flashy house, no matter how you look at it, it is not worthwhile.

"Brother Meng Qing, wouldn't it be too wasteful to do this? Besides, we don't have any money now."

Meng Qing shook his head indifferently, "How could it be wasted? Since I have the ability, I naturally have to make my life better. So what are you doing so hard. Besides, with me here, why worry about money?"

Zheng Xuan was choked by his piercing tone, and fell silent for a moment.

Seeing his heavy complexion, Meng Qing burst out laughing. He stretched out his hand and pinched his cheek, "Okay, don't worry about it, let's go cook, I'm starving to death."

Zheng Xuan glared at him, slapped his hands away, and went to cook.However, due to the poor facilities in his home, they can only eat simple lean meat noodles.The taste is also not bad.

After eating, Zheng Xuan went to pack the silk cloth he bought today, planning to start making pajamas for Meng Qing.

In the dim light, Meng Qing and Zheng Xuan sat facing each other.

Zheng Xuan sat on the side, holding the fabric in his hand, and started making clothes with needles and threads. He was small and not very obtrusive.Meng Qing sat on the couch with his legs crossed, throwing melon seeds into his mouth while flipping through the book.

What he is holding in his hand is the Qi Guozhi bought at Confucius Bookstore today.

Meng Qing glanced at the book in his hand and sighed, "Sure enough, I still have to read the book, otherwise I wouldn't even know who the emperor of this country is."Anyway, he is also a person who wants to do great things.

At Meng Qing's speed, he finished reading a book very quickly. After reading it, he now has a general understanding of the world.He didn't want to touch the other books either, they were all about learning, and he thought he was not well educated, so he didn't bother to read them.

Bored, Meng Qing glanced around, and then saw his host who was seriously sewing clothes.To be honest, his family's always cool and domineering host picks up needle and thread like a little daughter-in-law, the contrast is really cute.

But the man still had a serious look on his face.

"Hey, stop sewing".Meng Qing picked up a melon seed and threw it on him.

Zheng Xuan looked up at Meng Qing, "Brother Meng Qing, what's the matter?"

Meng Qing looked at him with a smile, but didn't speak.Zheng Xuan was a little unnatural, seeing that he was silent, he lowered his head and started sewing again.

Meng Qing picked up the melon seeds and threw them at him again.

"Brother Meng Qing, what's the matter?"

"Don't sew, come and eat melon seeds, it tastes good."

Zheng Xuan ignored him, "Eat it yourself, I have something else to do!"

Meng Qing was clueless, leaning against the wall, while peeling melon seeds, she kept shouting in a slow and drawn out tone, "Zheng Xuan, eat melon seeds, Xiaoxuan, Xuanxuan, Xiaoxuan, Xiaoxuanxuan, Zheng Xiaoxuan, come and eat melon seeds!"

Zheng Xuan was annoyed by the yelling, and threw the clothes in his hand onto Meng Qing, "Stop yelling, just eat."

"That's right!" Seeing that he compromised, Meng Qing picked up the tea anxiously.

While peeling melon seeds, Zheng Xuan said indifferently, "Brother Meng Qing, you didn't call out to Xiao Zheng Xuan just now."

Meng Qing just spit out the tea he drank, and looked up at Zheng Xuan with a confused face, "You are amazing, I am convinced!"

After finishing speaking, he fell on the bed and pretended to be dead, but the villain in his heart didn't know how to smile.

Zheng Xuan raised the corners of his mouth, and after tidying up the things on the table, he put the more than half-finished pajamas into the cabinet.

It's getting late, it's time to go to bed.