One of the big boys

After asking Wang Datou when he was leaving, the family began to plan to help San Zhuang pack his luggage.In ancient times, there were no suitcases, and all people carried boxes with covers and sunshades on their backs.In fact, this kind of box is more convenient than carrying it.Xiaohua sewed a lined pocket in the Sanzhuang jacket, and Zhang Bao put two taels of silver in it. "This is three taels of silver. I'll convert one tael into copper plates for you. The two taels of silver are the whole thing. Don't wrong yourself outside, eat as much as you want. Follow your brother Wang closely. The two taels of silver for the coat is As a guarantee, the money here should be optimistic.”

San Zhuang refused, "Sister-in-law, I don't need that much, two liang of silver is enough."

Da Zhuang made a decision, "Listen to your sister-in-law, bring more money when you go out, maybe you will need it. Take it home if you don't use it up."

On the day San Zhuang left, the family sent them to Pingjiang town.Da Zhuang watched the shadow of San Zhuang sitting on the donkey cart get farther and farther away, and felt very reluctant.It used to be such poverty, five brothers squeezed into one bed, and now all the brothers in the family can afford to go to school.This step by step, they have all come over. "Bao Er."

"What?"

Da Zhuang grinned his white teeth, "It's nothing, I'll call you."

Zhang Bao turned his head with some doubts, only saw Da Zhuang's white teeth, and thought to himself that the teeth were quite white.

It rained the day after San Zhuang left, and Zhang Bao and Xiao Hua were sitting in the corridor chatting.Plum Blossom Cake lay on one side, eyes half-closed.Zhang Bao was worried about San Zhuang, fearing that the weather would be bad and he would catch a cold.He didn't say this in his heart, but Xiaohua sighed, "I don't know if it's okay for San Zhuang to be outside. The child is not very old, so I'm thinking about it."

The two brothers sat on the side sewing dolls and listened quietly to the two adults talking.The rain fell in a patter, creating ripples on the surface of the stagnant water on the ground.

Zhang Bao patted his thigh, "What are you worrying about? It's okay. He followed Big Brother Wang, and everything depends on Big Brother Wang. Besides, going out is an eye-opener and a good thing. Don't worry about it."

Not long after the sky cleared in the afternoon, Dahua came back with a donkey cart, "San Zhuang wrote a letter and came back."

Zhang Bao jumped up from the bench all of a sudden, "Give it to me quickly."

Xiaohua followed suit, "Brother Bao, what did you read and write?"

Zhang Bao directly translated the vernacular for them, "San Zhuang said that he had arrived in Xia Jincheng. He said that Xia Jincheng's chicken and rice were delicious, and that Xia Jincheng's food was expensive. A bowl of Yangchun noodles cost ten yuan."

Xiaohua frowned, "Ten pennies? Why is it so expensive?" I couldn't think of such expensive Yangchun noodles.

Dahua also frowned, but he didn't figure it out either.He had heard Er Zhuang read this letter in the store, and he still listened to Zhang Bao read it again with relish.

After reading the letter, the hearts of the family finally eased a little.

When Da Zhuang came back at night, he read the letter again.Only then did he carefully put the letter into the wooden box of the cupboard.

On the seventh day of San Zhuang's departure, the weather suddenly turned cold, and two more clothes were added inside.The north wind was blowing, Zhang Bao was discussing with Xiaohua whether to eat hot pot or make mutton soup for lunch, when there was a knock on the door, "Brother Bao, brother Bao, are you at home?"

"Uncle?" Zhang Bao was a little puzzled, why did Uncle come here in the cold weather.

Xiaohua opened the door, Wang Tian and Li Xiaoqing stood outside the door. "Sit in the room."

"Hey? Uncle, did you come here alone? How did you come here?"

Wuyou had a bit of embarrassment on his face, "Come here."

Li Xiaoqing didn't know what happened at all. As soon as his sister-in-law arrived at his house, she dragged him to Zhang Bao's house, saying that something was wrong, "What happened? Tell me quickly."

Wuyou was a little embarrassed, "Brother Ming" Wuyou was really embarrassed to say it.

Zhang Bao was a little annoyed by Wang Tian's hanging, "Uncle, don't worry about us. If you have something to say, just say it, don't be silly."

Wuyou's eyes turned red all of a sudden, "Brother Ming is pregnant."

"What?" Zhang Bao was stunned for a moment, "Pregnant?" What came to his mind was Ming Ge'er being dragged into a small black alley.

Wang Tian looked at Zhang Bao, "I also asked, and Brother Ming said that it was Er Zhuang's. I can't ask Er Zhuang directly, so I will discuss it with you first. We didn't know It’s just that Brother Ming likes to eat sour food recently, and he eats a lot, so we didn’t pay attention to it. Brother Ming told me with red eyes this morning that his stomach has become bigger, and I’m afraid he’s pregnant. That’s when I found out.”

Hearing these words, Zhang Bao breathed a sigh of relief, and a little evil fire appeared in his heart again. "Uncle, don't worry about this, I'll go to the town to ask Er Zhuang to clarify and give you an explanation."

Both Dahua and Dazhuang were in the town, so Zhang Youdi was invited to help drive the car.Er Zhuang was keeping accounts in the store, "Tian Er Zhuang, I have something to tell you, come back." Er Zhuang was a little stunned, why did his sister-in-law talk so angry, what happened.

Da Zhuang was chopping firewood in the yard when he saw Zhang Bao and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't you say you won't come this afternoon?"

"Come in, you have something to say."

Zhang Bao was sitting on the kang, and he was really not particularly angry, part of it was for Wang Tian to see.Pregnancy out of wedlock is nothing in modern times, but Zhang Bao is still a little annoyed that Er Zhuang did such an outrageous thing in this ancient era with strict etiquette.

"Let me ask you, did you do anything to Brother Ming before?" Zhang Bao patted the table, "You tell me the truth."

Da Zhuang was startled by the sound of Zhang Bao slapping the table. Da Zhuang looked at this and that for some reason.

Er Zhuang was a little ashamed, but he was not someone who dared to act, "One time in the summer, I drank a little bit of wine, just, just that time."

"You're doing it wrong. If you do it, tell your family honestly, marry Mingge back quickly, and what will happen when Mingge has a big belly?" Zhang Bao hated that iron could not be made into steel, "Tomorrow our family will go The dowry. Copy the Analects of Confucius today, and you will know what shame is."

"Understood." As soon as Er Zhuang came to his senses after this incident, he said that he would marry Brother Ming and go home directly. Brother Ming cried and disagreed, fearing that the news would ruin his reputation, so this matter was delayed.But it was him who made the mistake first, and Er Zhuang admitted it.

The things for the dowry are also very particular, and I can't get them all right now.

Zhang Bao took Da Zhuang to Li Dahe's house first to make an apology, and promised to come to the dowry as soon as the things for the dowry were collected.Brother Ming's eyes were red all day long, Zhang Bao looked at him and felt sorry for him. "Brother Ming, don't worry, if you enter Tian's house, I promise not to let you suffer any grievances. If Er Zhuang dares to do anything, you can just come to me."

Since Zhang Baolai apologized quickly, and the two families had engaged in marriage, the Li family was quite satisfied with this handling.However, in the evening, Li Zhou still blocked Er Zhuang for a good beating.Er Zhuang felt that he had done something wrong, and he didn't fight back when he was beaten.