Brother so proud

When He Ze looked towards him, the latter just happened to look up, and their eyes collided.

At this time, Lin Tiangui's hair was disheveled, his back was bent, his sleeves were untied, and the small half of his exposed arm looked like a dead branch. It was a world of difference from the way he bossed around Xiao Yu'er's house a few months ago.That's right, this old man has been hit one after another in the past few months, and even if he doesn't die, he will lose half his life.

There was no disturbance in He Ze's heart, he just glanced at him and then looked away. He didn't even slow down the speed of the car, and the ox cart drove away all at once.

Lin Tiangui seemed to have reacted suddenly at this time, he turned his head suddenly, looked at the bullock cart that gradually disappeared from sight, his face was ferocious, and the hatred in his eyes seemed to turn into substance.

It took a while to return to normal.

I said earlier that the Lin family couldn't find a place to stay, so they built a shed between the Hejia Village and the nearby Lijia Village, and lived there temporarily.

Lin Tiangui walked for half a quarter of an hour, and in front of him was such a thatched hut that was not sheltered from wind or rain.Probably because the excitement of seeing He Ze just now was too great, the expression on his face twisted again for a moment.

Pushing open the door, his only two grandsons were sitting by the bed. They were the two children of his family's Dalang. It was a pity that they were delayed, and they have not yet married a wife.Mrs. Liu was half lying on the bed, moaning intermittently. Since the third child passed away, his health had been bad. He had consulted a doctor, and the doctor said that he would not last long.

Hearing the movement, Mrs. Liu turned her head with some difficulty. Only the white of the blind eye remained, which was extremely creepy under the faint candlelight, "Back, back? How much is it?"

"Five taels of silver." Lin Tiangui knew what he was asking.

"Good! Good!" Mrs. Liu seemed to have regained her spirits, raised her right hand and slapped the bed board twice, "Da Lang... Hurry up!"

Lin Shou, the second grandson of Lin, realized something, and his voice trembled slightly, "Grandfather, did you really sell E-Mu?!"

Although Li Shanfeng was mean to others, he really hurt his two sons to the bottom of his heart.Lin Fu was spoiled by him as a bully since he was a child. When his family was in trouble, he didn't feel anything at all. Lin Tiangui was tied up and whipped for a few times, and finally calmed down. These days, no one cares about him. It was Li Shanfeng who tried every means to follow him and became the person who treated him best in Lin Shou's heart.

At this moment, Lin Shou learned that his best friend, Mu, had really been sold by his grandpa, and the backbone of his heart went away at once.

Lin Tiangui didn't answer, and silence is the best answer.Li Shanfeng is getting old, if he doesn't sign the deed of sale, he won't want it.

"Grandpa, where's E-Mu? Where did you hide E-Mu! I want E-Mu!" The eldest grandson understood his younger brother's words, crying with tears and snot, and threw himself on Lin Tiangui a few steps away. tugged at his arm.

The eldest grandson of the Lin family is called Lin Fu, he is a bit silly, but he was born with full of expectations, and he got used to it after being pampered since he was a child.If Lin's grandson was crying like this normally, Lin Tiangui's heart would have softened a long time ago, but now he just felt irritable, and when he raised his hand, he slapped Lin Fu's face, which swelled up.

He fell silent, as if frightened by the slap.Lin Shou hurriedly pulled him aside, but kept his eyes on Lin Tiangui.

"It's sold, five taels of silver." Lin Tiangui glanced at him, and sat on the ground with a sigh of relief - a wooden board was laid on the ground, which was where he slept.The thatched cottage is small, and in order to save Dalang, he sold everything he could sell. Now the family is poor and empty.

"Don't worry, he's a big family, so he won't suffer. Don't blame grandpa for being cruel. Grandpa did this to save your father."

Because of the third child's funeral and Liu's illness, the Lin family spent more than half of their savings in the past ten years. With these five taels of silver and the money from selling miscellaneous things in the family, they can make up a whole dozen taels.

He will go to the county government office tomorrow to have a look, at least rescue the boss first.This son is his lifeblood. Hearing that there are many vicious people in the prison, the boss must have suffered.

The more Lin Tiangui thought about it, the more worried he became, but his voice became severe, "From now on, you should pretend that there is no such thing as Li Shanfeng. The daughter-in-law of our Lin family can't be a lowly servant. People around will say that she ran away with a wild man, and she is your father. I said the same thing when I came back, did you hear me clearly?"

Lin Fu's eyes were dull, and it was hard to say whether he understood or not.Lin Er felt chills in his heart, but because of Lin Tiangui's strong prestige in this family for so many years, and the whipping a few days ago, he didn't dare to say a word for a long time.

"Okay, you guys go out first. I'll talk to your grandma."

Lin Shou pulled Lin Fu out the door, and the room became quiet.Lin Tiangui's eyes were half-closed, and his eyes were cloudy, "It's not an option to go on like this. I've been to Lizheng, but no one saw me at all. We didn't manage the marriage of his cousin and nephew last time. It's a pity that our family also No brother."

Li Shanfeng once came to Lin Yu's door to tell Lin Yu about a marriage. The man was Li Zheng's nephew and a scholar, but after becoming an official, he lingered in brothels. up.

Their family didn't want to have a successor, so they wanted to marry someone back.However, his vision is still very high, aside from other things, his wealth must be innocent. Lin Tiangui heard about this from Lizheng, so he volunteered to take him down, thinking of sending Lin Yu there.

Never thought that Lin Yu had climbed into the He family. The He family boy was a vicious man. Not only was he engaged to Lin Yu, but he even invited the clan elders to testify and completely severed Lin Yu's relationship with them.

Without Lin Yu, where can he find a clean brother and send him there?This matter was messed up, and Lizheng didn't want to see him anymore, and he was not even allowed to enter these days.

"That bitch Zhang Su is such a good brother!" Mrs. Liu on the bed cursed, gasping for breath from exhaustion.

"Stop scolding, scolding is useless."

Compared to Zhang Su and Lin Yu, Lin Tiangui actually hated He Ze more.

He learned from Lin Dalang that Wu Cui's theft was stabbed in the back by the kid from the He family. This incident killed his third child and made his family homeless now. Lin Tiangui wished he could Eat He Ze's flesh raw, gnaw his bones, but what can I do if I scold him again!

"Dalang..."

"I'll go to Dalang's place tomorrow." Lin Tiangui got up and poured a glass of water for Mrs. Liu. After all, she has been with her for decades. He felt uncomfortable seeing Mrs. Liu like this, "I will let Fushou and his wife take care of you at home. , don’t let them go out. Brother Fu is fine, I’m afraid that Brother Shou will run to find Li Shanfeng and make people laugh!”

"Okay, I remember."

The thatched cottage fell silent, and the two grandsons were called in by Lin Tiangui. They lay on another board in the room with their clothes on, covered with a thin damp quilt.

With the wind blowing in, Lin Shou couldn't help shivering, his eyes were open, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

……

It has been two days since Luo Zhanming came to the house. The weather in these two days has been good, the sun is shining and the spring breeze is blowing.Apart from teaching He An to learn calligraphy, He Ze spent the rest of his time copying leaflets.

He An didn't meet anyone when he went to look for Uncle Xu that day, so he went by himself at night.Instead, Xu Qingsheng reminded that there are not many literate people in the town, and even if he hired someone to copy more copies, it would be a waste.He Ze thought about it too, besides asking Xu Qingsheng to help, he did the rest by himself.

The room was a bit stuffy, and he moved the desk outside this day.While copying, He An finished watering the last pot of flowers, threw the porcelain bowl into the barrel, and ran over with a pot of flowers in full bloom, "Brother, brother, look, it's blooming! "

What He An carried was a pot of camellias. There were three flowers on this camellia, only one bloomed, and the other two were buds.The blooming flower has a beautiful shape, the petals are pale pink, overlapping, covered with reddish spots, and some purple stripes, it looks very gorgeous.

He An made the last touch, stretched his waist, leaned over and sniffed, "The fragrance of the flowers is a little light, but it smells good." He raised his head, "This pot is a treasure among camellias, Yilanjiao. Scholars gave it another name, Tongque Chunshen, because it is widely spread because of its beautiful artistic conception. Well, it is about 20 taels on the flower market."

"Ten taels?"

"Yes, 20 taels." He Ze touched the leaves of the camellia, "Put it back quickly, adult camellias like to bask in the sun, so be careful."

"what?!"

He An was panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly sent the flowers back. This is 20 taels of silver!

Seeing him trot over, He Ze burst out laughing.Wang Fu, who was sleeping on the side of the yard, was awakened by his laughter, came over and rubbed his trouser legs, and fell down again.It eats a lot recently and grows fast. When it lay down, a large lump of meat was squeezed out of its belly, which was very joyful.

He Ze scratched its chin, making Wangfu lick it non-stop.

He An ran back, "Brother, with so many flowers, only one pot has bloomed. Can the rest bloom before NO.12 next month? It's only been half a month."

"Don't worry, it will definitely work."

There are a total of 49 pots of this batch of flowers, and most of them are treasures, such as the soft fragrant red and black beauty in the rose, the bronze sparrow spring deep in the camellia, the eighteen bachelors, Yao Huang and Wei Zi in the peony, etc., in this bird In a small county that doesn't shit, the market price can add up to thousands of taels of silver.

The degree of prestige is evident.

It is difficult for these flowers to bloom, and even some of them are not in the right flowering period. If it is someone else, it would be a joke to open two or three pots, but He Ze has the wood-type ability in his hand, so naturally there is no need to worry about these.

While the two brothers were talking, He Youcai came in from the gate of the courtyard with a worried look on his face.In the morning, he asked the clan elders in the village to find him, but he didn't know what he said after seeing the situation.

He An asked with some concern.

"No big deal, isn't it another three years? The patriarch said that after a while, the recruiters from the yamen should come." He Youcai replied.

Although the world is stable now, the life of the imperial court is not easy. The nomads in the north are staring at each other, and there are rebels in the east. There is no big war, and small fights continue.Therefore, the imperial court did not dare to relax, and continued to use the conscription system of the previous dynasty, once every three years, and every household with more than two adult males must get one person at a time.

He Ze had just passed his twentieth birthday a few days ago, and there happened to be two grown men in his family.

"Father, can't you just say two taels of silver as a military allowance?" He An has seen a lot of this since he stayed in the village all year round, and he knows it better than He Ze.

"That's right, I'm not worried about Ozawa, I'm just a villager... Sigh, I don't know how many people will come back from this trip." He Youcai sighed and didn't speak again, and went to look for Mrs. Li in the kitchen. .

He also just thought of the sympathy he felt when he was recruited in the past years, and said with emotion that this incident did not cause any waves in the He family, and time passed quickly.

On the eighth day of February, as soon as He Ze entered the house, He Youcai told him good news——the new yard was completed!