My little cutie [farming]
Chapter 056 (1)
This time Bai Su slept refreshed, and it was only in the afternoon when he woke up.Lying on the bed and hugging Shichangpu, I feel very satisfied.
After taking a look at the sky, Bai Su decided to go back today.Going back according to this time, if you take a car all the way back to Yongning Village, it will only be in the evening.
The list of scholars will be released three days after the exam, so many candidates are used to staying in Wangjiang Mansion for an extra three days to wait for the list to be released.According to Bai Su's economic conditions, let alone three days, even if he stayed for another 30 days, there would be no problem.
But Bai Su still wanted to go back, because he had a reason to go back.
According to the contract signed with the Shi family, Shi Changpu will be a member of the Bai family from now on.But Bai Su can't hold a wedding ceremony in Yongning Village, and Shi's family won't help to organize the wedding.
Bai Su really didn't like Shi's family's help, and he didn't want to violate the signed contract too bluntly.After all, this is an ancient society, with imperial power and laws and clans.
If he breaks the contract, the Shi family really don't want to lose face, and fight for clan relations in Yongning Village, Bai Su may not be able to fight.After all, Shi Zhengyi is Shi Changpu's biological father, and he has an inherent advantage in many ethics and morals.
But it is absolutely impossible for Bai Su to suffer from this dumbness just like this.So this time the talent examination is part of Bai Su's plan.
After the exam, go home and wait for the person who announces the good news three days later.If fate is bad and no one comes, then just come out quietly and walk around, and there is nothing to say.
But if there is an official dispatch to announce the good news—and Bai Su is [-]% sure that there will be one.If there is an official sent to announce the good news, then it will prove that he has been admitted as a scholar.If you are admitted as a scholar, you will have fame, and if you have fame, it is reasonable to hold a thank-you banquet in the village.
At that time, I will manipulate the thank-you banquet a little and turn it into a wedding celebration. No one can stop me from being a talented thank-you banquet, right?
After all, Bai Su's worries now are also due to his lack of status.If he was an official or had other higher social status, even if Shi Zhiyi was Shi Changpu's biological father, he would not be afraid of anything.
After Shi Changpu got up, he discussed about going back today.Shi Changpu was more active than Bai Su, and immediately started to pack things.The corner of Bai Su's mouth twitched as he watched the child busy, as if he didn't see the worry in the child's eyes.
The kid is afraid that he will be disappointed if he fails the exam, so he tried his best to comfort himself now.
Hey, is he such an image of incompetence in the mind of my little lord?I want to fake cry.
When the two of them came here, they didn't bring much. Except for some pens, ink, paper and inkstones and three or four books, there was only a small bag of sundries.After I came here, I bought two changes of clothes, which added a lot to my luggage.No play at all and no 'loot' of course.
Thinking that he might live here permanently in the near future, Bai Su didn't take Shichangpu out to play anymore.Anyway, there is still a lot of time in the future.
At the gate of the city, I took a carriage back home, and the cost was five times that of an ox cart.However, the speed is three times faster, and the money is still well worth the money.There were two other scholars who looked like scholars sitting in the car, but unlike Bai Su's ease and ease, their faces were pale and their eyes were dull.
Shi Changpu held Bai Su's hand nervously all the way, and was even more worried after seeing the two scholars.Aren't those who go home at this time are those who feel hopeless to be on the list?
Shi Changpu, who was still very confident in Bai Su, also started to worry now. Big brother Bai is not trying to make him worry so he forced a smile, right?
Bai Su glanced at the child's expression, feeling helpless.It seems that the image of myself in the eyes of children is really not tall!I want to fake cry again.
The ancient horse-drawn carriage was definitely not a comfortable means of transportation. The uneven ground made the horse-drawn carriage with a guaranteed speed bump even more violently.
Not long after walking, the two scholars who were originally ashen-faced began to flush.Not because of excitement, but because of being nauseated by the woman.After covering his mouth with his hands, he didn't spit it out, but he turned red.
Bai Su pulled Shi Changpu and sat on the farthest side, thinking that even if she vomited, she wouldn't vomit on herself.Fortunately, those two were still considered 'strong', although they were uncomfortable all the way, they didn't really spit it out.
When they arrived at Heihe Town, everyone got out of the car and dispersed.There are more than a dozen towns around Wangjiang Mansion, and being able to come back to the same town is considered fate.But under Heihe Town, there are more than a dozen villages, and there is basically no possibility of taking the same route.
After all, Bai Su and Shi Sihai were the only people rushing to take the exam in Yongning Village this year, and Shi Sihai didn't seem like someone who would rush back that day no matter what.
If your plan is successful, there are too many things to buy, and it is impossible to get it done in half a day.So Bai Su didn't intend to stay longer in Heihe Town, and went home directly with the child.
Sure enough, just as he had calculated, when he returned to Yongning Village, it was already dark in the evening.It's already past dinner time for every household, and now that there is still a month before the corvee, the villagers don't have the thought of making daily routines.
The whole village is quiet, with the occasional barking of dogs, it seems lonely and not as lively as in the past.
The door of Bai's house was locked, and Shi Changpu opened the door with the key.After entering the door, it was a sight to behold, the yard was much tidier than before they left.It seems that Feng Gou really helped to take care of the house during this time.
Bai Su's key is still in Feng Gou's hand, but now it's getting late and Bai Su has no intention of asking for it now.
Strawberries are not something that is reserved, so before leaving, Bai Su told Feng Gou to eat them as he pleases.There are indeed fewer strawberries in the strawberry field, but as far as the eye can see, there are still many red, bright, watery strawberries the size of a child's fist hanging on the seedlings.
That Feng Gou is really amazing.
Going to the main house, the roads are very clean.The doors and windows of the kitchen were scrubbed clean, and the house was extremely clean.This is astonishing, after all, no matter how you look at it, Feng Gou doesn't seem like a person who can do such a meticulous job.
The housekeepers are all mandatory, and this also includes cleaning?It's a bit exaggerated.
The doors of several bedrooms and the study room were locked, and the locks were intact without any sign of being picked.Bai Su fumbled in a few hidden places, and there were all the things he had stuck in the crack of the door and stuffed on the ground when he left.
So, the door of this room has never been opened.For a moment, Bai Su's mood improved a lot.Don't say that you use the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman, there is no way to ask Feng Gou to help guard the door, and it is also a test.
But no matter how bold and thoughtless Bai Su is, it's impossible for him to feel at ease with a bastard after a few meetings.
He took Bai Su's hand and walked around the backyard again. There were still a lot of stir-fried food in the pheasant and rabbit nests, which was much more diligent than throwing weeds and vegetables casually on weekdays.
"Brother Bai." Shi Changpu pointed to the firewood room in the corner that was later 'moved' over. The door was ajar and the firewood inside was already full.
He pushed open the door in amazement, and there was a large frame at the corner of the door.Several layers of hay were spread inside, and dozens of eggs were laid on top.According to this amount, it is basically all the eggs laid in the chicken coop these days when the two of them left.
"Is this Feng Gou so enlightened?" Bai Su's eyes widened a little in amazement, and he touched his conscience - well, it didn't hurt, he looked like a cruel person.
When it turned to the vegetable field, even Shichangpu wanted to gasp.The vegetable field that he wanted to tidy up but had no way of doing before had been organized into ridges and ridges in just eight days.
It is the kind that after lifting the seedlings, dig a line of holes vertically to replant the vegetable seedlings and plan them into a ridge.Neatly, horizontally and vertically.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu swallowed their saliva at the same time, and suddenly felt that their life was too bad.
"My mother." At this moment, Bai Su only had these four words in his mind.
The kitchen door was not locked when he left. Firstly, there was nothing in the kitchen that he was reluctant to part with, and secondly, the things in the kitchen should not be kept for too long.So before leaving, Bai Su also told Feng Gou directly that if he wants to use the things in the kitchen, he can use whatever he wants.
After entering the kitchen, the two large pots in the corner attracted all my attention.Open the jar, a tangy sour smell.Not that foul smell, but that pickled sauerkraut smell.
There is a pile of radish, pepper, cucumber, lettuce in a large jar, and Chinese cabbage is pickled in another jar.Looking at the Chinese cabbages neatly stacked in the jar, Bai Su wanted to call her mother again.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu looked at each other, and both saw the amazement in each other's eyes.Without saying anything more, Bai Su went to the firewood room to pick up the firewood and came back to boil water. Everything in the kitchen was cleaner than Bai Su cleaned it by himself, and he didn't even need to wash the pot before boiling water.
The nitrite content of pickled pickles is not high in the first two days and can be used.But from the third day to the eighth day, the content of nitrite reaches the peak and it is inedible.
Bai Su and the others walked for eight days, and they didn't know when the god-man started to pickle.But just by smelling it, I feel that it has been more than two days, so I can't eat it for the time being.
There was no meat left in the kitchen before, and even if I wanted to, I couldn't eat it.After all, it has been eight days. In this warm and humid season without a refrigerator, it is strange that there is no mold and long hair.
After steaming two bowls of eggs, I finished dinner with the snacks I bought.The hot water in the pot was just used for freshening up, and the place where the door was not locked was clean, but the inside of the room with the door locked was not very clean.
So all the hot water that was going to be used for grooming was used to wipe the furniture and clean up.When the two of them finished their work, it was already an hour later.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu lay on the bed that had been covered with sheets and quilts, their eyes staring at the top of the bed were a little straight.
When staying in the inn, there are naturally people who handle these things.How to say that sentence, it is easy to go from simplicity to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.Just thinking about the need to do these jobs by himself in the future, Bai Su felt uncomfortable all over.
Shi Changpu is better than Bai Su, he is simply tired.He didn't take a good rest during Bai Su's exam before, and after sleeping with Bai Su during the day, he sat in the bumpy carriage for so long.
After returning home, he didn't take much rest, and started to clean again. The body that was pampered by Bai Su in the recent period was a bit unbearable.
Shi Changpu cast aside his squeamishness in his heart, and made up his mind to exercise well from tomorrow, at least not to be exhausted because of these trivial things in the future.
After dinner and cleaning, there is nothing else to do when I come back.It was getting late, and the two of them went to bed obediently.
Early the next morning, when the sky was still only dim, there was the sound of sweeping the floor in the yard.Bai Su opened his eyes instantly, his eyes were clear.
Shi Changpu nestled in Bai Su's arms, his sleeping mouth pouting.Her cheeks were flushed, and she was extremely well-behaved.Bai Su carefully rubbed the bruises under Shi Changpu's eyes, and pulled out the arm that was placed under Shi Changpu's neck.
There are pillows to raise it, and there is a place under the neck itself.So putting the arm in that place to hold the child all night will not cause numbness.
Get out of bed softly and get dressed quickly.Carefully pushing open the door, I saw an old woman in the yard sweeping the yard with a broom. The broom did not belong to the Bai family.
It was only in a daze that Bai Su remembered that he was so shocked to see the clean and tidy home when he came back yesterday, that he even forgot to close the door.With a helpless chuckle in his heart, Bai Su walked not far behind the woman.
"Grandma Feng?"
"Ah!" The sweeping woman was still startled, and when she turned her head to see Bai Su, her eyes widened.Fortunately, she still knows Bai Su, and knows that this is not a thief who breaks through the empty door.
"Young Master Bai, you have already returned!" The woman, Feng Gou's grandmother grabbed the hem of her clothes nervously and looked at Bai Su embarrassedly. "Here, on weekdays, it's Xiaobao who comes first to open the door for me while I'm cleaning. I didn't notice that Young Master Bai and you guys have come back today."
Bai Su was even more embarrassed than the woman, and hurriedly bowed. "Grandma Feng, don't call me that, kid Zhasha. If you don't mind, just call me Bai Su. I came back last night with Chang Pu, and it was too late to disturb you. I really want to thank Feng these days." Grandma helps look after the house, and the house finally looks human from the kennel."
Grandma Feng smiled with wrinkles all over her face. Feng Gou is almost 25 this year, and Grandma Feng is also over [-] years old.In this kind of ancient society, it is already considered an advanced age.
The skin is dry and wrinkled, and the age spots on the hands holding the broom have covered the back of the hands.The whole person is slightly hunchbacked, but he seems to be in good spirits.
Grandma Feng smiled extraordinarily kindly, she was polite and thoughtful when she called Master Bai Su, she definitely didn't feel like bowing her knees.This is a kind old man, but also a wise old man.
Although there are a few patches on the clothes on his body, they are absolutely clean and tidy.Her hair was combed meticulously, and her face and hands were washed clean.
Bai Su took a quick look around, feeling even more satisfied.
"People who have read books can talk, haha, it's all family work. When you say it like I did something extraordinary, it makes people feel comfortable."
Grandma Feng smiled, and took another look at the broom in her hand. "Well, I'll help you clean the house again today, and I won't come tomorrow."
Grandma Feng's tone didn't imply that she didn't want to help with the work, she was completely embarrassed to take advantage of it.Although she pickled most of the vegetables and put them in the Bai family's kitchen, she also put away all the eggs and put them in the woodshed for caution.
But every day Feng Gou milked a large bucket of cow and goat milk at Bai's house, which were all precious things, and Feng Gou could sell them for hundreds of dollars just by taking them to the town every day.
Although she persuaded Xiaobao to return the money to the Bai family, Xiaobao didn't listen to her this time.Coupled with the corvee incident a month later, Grandma Feng could only admit that Xiaobao had put away the money with guilt.
So all in all, the work she does is not worth so much 'wages'.If you don't continue to come over, you won't be able to get that 'salary' anymore.
Grandma Feng looked at Bai Su apologetically, hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't speak.She really didn't want the only child in the family to go to such a terrible thing as corvée.
Feng Gou walked to the door with two buckets in his hands, looked at the open door and still wondered why he didn't come to open the door today.Before turning his mind to the matter of Bai Su's return, he heard the voices of grandma and Bai Su talking inside.
He hesitated at the door, looking at the two barrels in his hand.Feng Gou didn't expect that the cow's milk and goat's milk could be sold for so much money in the town, and it would be fine if he returned half of it to Bai Su in the past.
But now, he is really short of money.
Feng Gou frowned and stood at the door without moving, while Bai Su kept waving his hands inside. "Grandma Feng, please don't be so polite. I still want to ask you to help take care of the house in the future."
"What? Are you still going out?" Grandma Feng was puzzled. After all, for her who had never been out of the village much in her life, going out every three days was really a rare thing.
Of course, no matter how you look at it, the boy from the Bai family is not as idle as her little treasure.So those cannot be put together.
Bai Su touched his face in embarrassment, and smiled shyly. "That's not true. It's just that Changpu and I are not very good at homework. When I came back yesterday, I saw how orderly the house was and knew that someone could help. Today I know it's Grandma Feng's handwriting, so I want to hire you Help take care of the house. On weekdays, I will help clean and tidy, if possible, help cook a meal or something, and I will give you one tael of silver per month as a hire money, what do you think?"
In fact, Bai Su still wanted to ask someone to do laundry, but seeing Grandma Feng's sixty years of age, she couldn't say such an excessive thing even if she had no conscience.After the big deal, just hire a helper who specializes in starching and washing clothes. There is really no need to squeeze people to death.
Bai Su felt that the salary he offered was low. After all, according to the education he had received before, the monthly salary of family housekeepers in the rear society was more than [-].Five thousand is the basic salary, and the salary of those excellent housekeepers can even reach hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands.
Of course, the butlers of those rich families are not included in this list.At this stage, Bai Su doesn't feel that he has any qualifications to have more money than those established families or the real nouveau riche.
Bai Su felt that the asking price was not high, but Grandma Feng was so shocked that her whole expression changed. "It's just cleaning, boy Bai, you, you..."
As he spoke, tears filled the eyes of the old man. "I know you have a good relationship with Xiaobao, and you want to help our family, but there's really no need to do that..."
The old man's voice was a little choked up, and Bai Su didn't react for a moment.Fortunately, when the door was pushed open, Feng Gou ran over angrily.
"Grandma, what are you talking about!"
Bai Su came back to his senses, and looked at Feng Gou with interest. "Little Treasure?"
Feng Gou's murderous eyes glared at him, and veins began to appear on both arms carrying the barrel.Looking at Bai Su with his back turned to the old man, his teeth creaked from being bitten.
"You, this, guy!" This is completely angry, but he doesn't want to get angry in front of grandma.
Bai Su almost wants to watch a play with his arms crossed, the evil factor in his heart is throbbing again.When Shi Changpu got dressed and came out, what he saw was Bai Su who wanted to do something bad.
With a silent wail, he hurried over and grabbed Bai Su's hand. "Grandma Feng, brother Xiaobao."
"..." The scene was very strange for a while, Bai Su was shaking with a stifled smile, Feng Gou stared at Shi Changpu with rounded eyes in disbelief.
It was Feng Gou's grandma who smiled kindly.Especially after hearing Shichangpu shouting, he smiled even more happily.
Being able to call Brother Xiaobao, it seems that the relationship between Xiaobao and the young couple of the Bai family is really good.
The old man laughed happily, and Feng Gou's expression became even more distorted.With his back to the old man, he didn't want to disappoint grandma, but he looked at Bai and Su with even more annoyed eyes.
Shi Changpu nervously looked at this and that.Naturally, he knew that his big brother Bai didn't hate Feng Gou, otherwise he wouldn't let him into his house.
But Brother Bai's evil taste when he wants to play tricks on people is also very terrible.He also remembered the man in black that he had met in the Confucian Temple before, when he was almost scared to death, Big Brother Bai still had the heart to mock him.
I just don't know what to say.
Shi Changpu, who was a little anxious, turned his head and saw the wooden barrel in Feng Gou's hand. In a flash of inspiration, he hurriedly urged Feng Gou to go to the backyard. "Brother Xiaobao, you are going to milk the milk, go quickly."
Little Treasure Brother... Lethal Erlian.The veins on Feng Gou's forehead popped out, and he just wanted to take a deep breath while holding the barrel.Looking back at the smiling and happy grandma, the anger in her heart flowed out like a broken bucket.
Forget it, don't care about these kids.
Feng Gou walked to the backyard with the barrel in his hand, but Grandma Feng, who was cheerful just now, refused to agree.He grabbed Feng Gou with a serious expression. "Now that the Bai family boys are back, let the Bai family boys do these things by themselves."
Feng Gou froze for a moment, he was really carried away because he was so angry just now.Now being held back by grandma, even Feng Gou, who thinks he is thick-skinned and dark-skinned, feels a little ashamed.
Bai Su didn't wait for Feng Gou to react, and gently pushed the man towards the backyard. "Grandma Feng, please forgive us. How much calamus and I can drink every day? Before that, we really had no other choice and it was hard to fall, so I asked Brother Feng to help. If you don't ask Brother Feng to help you , we can only pour out the milk.”
Bai Su's face was miserable, and Grandma Feng was taken aback for a while. "How can such a good thing fall?"
Spreading his hands, Bai Su was also helpless. "Acorus calamus and I don't have the time to go to the town all day. We can drink a few bowls a day. Grandma Feng doesn't know about that stuff. It becomes sour after one night, and it stinks after two days. If you don't squeeze it The ewes and cows are still suffering when they come out, what else can they do but dump them?"
For a while, Grandma Feng really didn't know how to explain this problem.Bai Su took the opportunity to kick Feng Gou on the heel, urging him to leave quickly.
Feng Gou bowed his head and went to the backyard.Bai Su and Shi Changpu still wanted to say something about Grandma Feng, and continued the previous topic - hiring Grandma Feng to help.
The two acted miserable and coquettish together, Grandma Feng was completely helpless.When Feng Gou came back after milking, Grandma Feng had already agreed to come to help out of her mind, and was cutting wages.
The old man still felt that the salary of one tael a month was too exaggerated.You must know that for the men in the village who go to work in the town, it is considered good to be able to get back ten coins after a day of exhaustion.Calculated in that way, there are only three hundred letters a month.
Just help to clean it easily by yourself, just take a tael of silver?Grandma Feng felt that the money was hot.
"Grandma, if you think they are at a disadvantage, you can help them cook." Feng Gou walked out with two buckets of milk, interjecting angrily.
He got angry when he saw that brat in the Bai family, wishing he could rob him of 30 taels of silver.If it's not that you can't beat it, you can't wait to beat it ten times a day.
"Cooking?" Bai Su and Shi Changpu's eyes lit up.Shi Changpu always asks Bai Su to do it because he doesn't know how to cook. Not only does he feel guilty, but he also feels that he is wasting Bai Su's time.
Bai Su is more pure, purely lazy.He can cook and even knows a lot of recipes.The problem is that what he learns and wants to learn are all meat dishes, and there are very few vegetables.Not to mention the trouble of cooking, if it goes on like this all day long, it will make the child's nutrition unbalanced.
In addition, he is not short of money and can make his life better, so why stop it?
Feng Gou looked at the two angry guys mockingly, and his tone was unusually proud. "My grandma's cooking is not so delicious. She learned from the chef when she was young."
Grandma Feng patted Feng Gou amusedly and angrily, and explained to Bai and Su. "Don't listen to the bastards talking nonsense, I just worked as a servant in the kitchen of a rich family when I was young, and I was a helper for the chef."
Feng Gou didn't say anything more, but that disapproving look was full of pride.The filter between relatives is one thing, and Feng Gou's tongue, which has eaten many restaurants, can say this, there must be a certain guarantee.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu looked at Grandma Feng with bright eyes, and looked at the old man with pitiful eyes together.
As expected, Grandma Feng was overwhelmed and agreed repeatedly. "It's okay to cook. I can help you with three meals a day."
"Thank you, Grandma Feng!" "Grandma Feng, you are so kind!" Bai Su and Shi Changpu began to pour drugs on Grandma Feng, coaxing the old man to laugh continuously.
Feng Gou was a little happy at first, but after watching it for a long time, he was only sad.Two bastards will deceive people.His grandma...hasn't smiled so happily for a long time.
The matter of hiring someone was settled, hired a Granny Feng, and sent a Feng Gou to help with heavy and chores.Bai Su and Shi Changpu spent the whole morning tidying up the study and house, and in the afternoon Bai Su and Feng Gou, who had just returned to the village, went to the town again.
I bought two pigs directly, and paid a deposit to ask the other party to slaughter them the day after tomorrow and send them to the Bai family in Yongning Village.Bai Su also didn't hide it from Feng Gou, and directly said about the banquet at home the day after tomorrow.
Feng Gou didn't think about the imperial examination, but he thought about the matter between Bai Su and Shi Changpu.Bai Su and Shi Zhiyi were talking in the ancestral hall at that time, although the village head's wife and Li Meizi's mother talked a lot about the Shi family selling their children in the village because they couldn't get used to it.
But the fact that the Shi family did not allow Bai Su to hold a banquet did not spread much.After all, the clan elders who were in the ancestral hall at that time also had to face.
There are a lot of vegetables in the backyard, but Bai Su's idea of having more than ten tables cannot be resisted.After being persuaded by Feng Gou, he remembered that he could buy vegetables in the village.
Two whole pigs are enough for meat and vegetables.Chicken, duck and fish can be saved.But even if it’s vegetables, you can’t have all greens and radishes, so I ordered a lot of yuba tofu as a side dish.
Every time I enter the grocery store, looking at the rich and varied ingredients, Bai Su can't help but want to thank the emperor who traveled in front of me, it really benefits me too much.
After shopping and going home, the next thing is to wait at home.On the third day, the day when the rankings were announced, Shi Changpu woke up before dawn, and was nervous about washing and dressing before rushing to the door.
Bai Su lay on the bed, helplessly wiped his face and quickly pulled him back. "The list won't be released until after Mao in the morning. Even if the official sent to Yongning Village without a moment's delay, it would take three or four hours. Now it's just Mao, do you want to stay at the gate for four hours?"
Shi Changpu's eyes were shining brightly, he looked at Bai Su with his mouth pursed and said nothing.But the excitement overflowing all over his body, it seems that he doesn't think there is any problem with keeping three or four hours.
Bai Su helplessly wanted to wipe his face again, and helplessly poked the child's face a few times in order to divert the other's attention from the topic. "If you really have such confidence in me, you should think about the thank you gift to the official messenger who announced the good news and the thank you banquet tomorrow."
Yesterday I went to the town with Feng Gou and didn't bring Shichangpu, because the custom-made wedding clothes of the two of them had already been made and went to get them.The clothes are already in the closet, and Shi Changpu didn't look for things in the closet yesterday, so I didn't see them.
Bai Su propped his head with one hand and lay on his side on the bed, looking at the excited Shichangpu with a smile, his expression became more and more gentle.Tomorrow is the day when the two of them get married.
"Ah, yes, I heard it before in the inn, and I want to give money to Xi!" Shi Changpu really couldn't stop, clapped his hands together, and ran to the study excitedly.
This time, Bai Su didn't have time to arrest him, so he could only helplessly sit up and get ready to get up.Shi Changpu moved quickly, and ran back with a few red envelopes.
It is said to be a red envelope, but it is actually a few pages of red paper.I bought it for fun before and wrote the characters "Fu" and "囍" when it was ready to be useful. Shi Changpu found his money bag and poured all the money in it on the bed.
There are copper plates, and there are broken pieces of silver.The zeros and zeros add up, and there are dozens of taels.The 20 taels given by Shi Zhengyi before were in Shi Changpu's hands, and the odds and ends of money earned by the family were also placed with Shi Changpu.Although it was said that the children alone borne the expenses when they went to Wangjiang Mansion, the two of them didn't buy anything and didn't wander around, and the big expense of donating the 100 taels of silver was also given by Bai Su.
So there is really a lot of money in the purse.Bai Su casually threw over his money bag beside the bed, which contained some banknotes.Even if it is Bai Su, it is impossible to carry all the more than 4000 silver notes on his body, just in case of emergencies.
Shi Changpu didn't even look at it, he put Bai Su's money bag back under the pillow and pressed it down.As for the child's insistence, Bai Su could only follow along in a funny way.
Shi Changpu first grabbed a handful of copper coins and counted them, and before he finished counting, he thought of another big question - "How many poor men will come to announce the good news?"
"Usually there are two people, but if we are far away from the officials, there may be one person if we come here on horseback. If you are not at ease, you can just pay four."
"Riding a horse!" Shi Changpu sighed, and looked at the copper plate in his hand again. "The bad guys are coming here on horseback, so I'd better give you a little more Xiqian."
After thinking about it, he grabbed a few taels of silver and wrapped up four shares according to what Bai Su said.When I was listening to other people chatting at the inn before, others also mentioned this happy money thing.
A few pennies less, dozens of pennies more.Thinking about giving a tael of silver by himself, it shouldn't embarrass Big Brother Bai.
Bai Su lay back down again, watching the child make red envelopes.It seems that today's lazy sleep is to stop wanting to sleep, and after lying down for a while, I still got up.
After a good grooming, he changed into the white gown that Shi Changpu found.When they were in Wangjiang Mansion, scholars generally liked to wear emerald green long gowns, like long bamboos.
In contrast, Shichangpu prefers to wear a white gown.As for the preferences of her young master, Bai Su is naturally willing to follow him more.
After all, the person Xiaochangpu likes to dress up is herself.If you dress up well, you will love yourself more, won't you?
Played around the room with Shi Changpu for a while, then took the restless child to the study.After reading the book several times, Shi Changpu finally calmed down a bit.
When I started to practice calligraphy, I passively entered a state of ecstasy.Grandma Feng came over just after Maoshi, cleaning the courtyard as usual to feed the animals in the backyard.Feng Gou came with him, and still milked the cows and sold them in the town.
Grandma Feng's cooking skills are really good, not the ability to make big dishes, but the ability to make small dishes that are delicious.Before Bai Su said that he and Shi Changpu couldn't drink much milk, Grandma Feng actually used milk to make snacks.
After Bai Su pointed out a few words, Grandma Feng could use milk tofu for cooking and soup.The steamed buns can finally be steamed at home. The meat is minced and stuffed with scallions. Grandma Feng's hand-made taste makes people salivate even before it's cooked.
They are all home-cooked dishes, but they can be eaten in different ways for three meals a day.Maybe Feng Gou talked to Grandma Feng when he went back yesterday, so today Grandma Feng specially picked the vegetables that were ready to put away in advance and put them in the kitchen for later use.
By noon, you can probably determine how many vegetables you want to buy.So with regard to this matter, Bai Su was also planning to ask Feng Gou for help after he came back from the town.
It's easy to lose yourself in reading, especially when you're reading a book you like.And selflessness always makes time pass quickly.It was almost noon when Grandma Feng told them they could eat.
Bai Su moved his stiff neck and body, ready to pull Shichangpu around to exercise his muscles and bones.Unexpectedly, the child who hadn't put down the pen in his hand was at a loss for a while after hearing Grandma Feng's voice.
After regaining his senses and taking a look at the sky, he put down the brush and screamed and wanted to rush to the gate.
"You bastard!" Bai Su was even amused, and grabbed the person who wanted to run and hugged him.Holding the stone calamus and turning it around to calm him down. "Wash your hands and eat first. If someone really comes, you can hear the noise."
Shi Changpu jumped on the spot, holding the clothes at Bai Su's waist with both hands.His head kept turning in the direction of Bai Su and the gate, and he was so anxious that he couldn't speak.
"obedient."
Bai Su put on a serious face, and the child immediately stood up obediently.Looking at Bai Su pitifully, she shrank into Bai Su's arms and began to act like a baby.There is no need to say anything, but that rich little expression has already said everything.
Bai Su tried her best not to smile with a straight face, and pulled the man out to wash her hands.After walking around the yard twice, I went to the kitchen to eat.
The dining table of Bai's family is placed in the kitchen, and every time Grandma Feng cooks a meal, the two of them will leave after calling.I stopped several times to ask Grandma Feng to have dinner with me, but the old man just refused.
In the end, they didn't even give Bai and Su a chance to stay, they stood at the door and called for someone to leave.
Bai Su ate slowly, Shi Changpu, who was anxious at first, also slowed down.After eating a meal for fifteen minutes, Shi Changpu began to look in the direction of the gate again and again.
Sighing amusedly, without packing up her things, Bai Su took Shi Changpu's hand and walked towards the door together.Anyway, the time is almost up, so just follow the other party's mind.
Bai Su moved the long bench in the yard, Shi Changpu thought for a while and trotted back to the house to get some red envelopes wrapped in the morning.open
After taking a look at the sky, Bai Su decided to go back today.Going back according to this time, if you take a car all the way back to Yongning Village, it will only be in the evening.
The list of scholars will be released three days after the exam, so many candidates are used to staying in Wangjiang Mansion for an extra three days to wait for the list to be released.According to Bai Su's economic conditions, let alone three days, even if he stayed for another 30 days, there would be no problem.
But Bai Su still wanted to go back, because he had a reason to go back.
According to the contract signed with the Shi family, Shi Changpu will be a member of the Bai family from now on.But Bai Su can't hold a wedding ceremony in Yongning Village, and Shi's family won't help to organize the wedding.
Bai Su really didn't like Shi's family's help, and he didn't want to violate the signed contract too bluntly.After all, this is an ancient society, with imperial power and laws and clans.
If he breaks the contract, the Shi family really don't want to lose face, and fight for clan relations in Yongning Village, Bai Su may not be able to fight.After all, Shi Zhengyi is Shi Changpu's biological father, and he has an inherent advantage in many ethics and morals.
But it is absolutely impossible for Bai Su to suffer from this dumbness just like this.So this time the talent examination is part of Bai Su's plan.
After the exam, go home and wait for the person who announces the good news three days later.If fate is bad and no one comes, then just come out quietly and walk around, and there is nothing to say.
But if there is an official dispatch to announce the good news—and Bai Su is [-]% sure that there will be one.If there is an official sent to announce the good news, then it will prove that he has been admitted as a scholar.If you are admitted as a scholar, you will have fame, and if you have fame, it is reasonable to hold a thank-you banquet in the village.
At that time, I will manipulate the thank-you banquet a little and turn it into a wedding celebration. No one can stop me from being a talented thank-you banquet, right?
After all, Bai Su's worries now are also due to his lack of status.If he was an official or had other higher social status, even if Shi Zhiyi was Shi Changpu's biological father, he would not be afraid of anything.
After Shi Changpu got up, he discussed about going back today.Shi Changpu was more active than Bai Su, and immediately started to pack things.The corner of Bai Su's mouth twitched as he watched the child busy, as if he didn't see the worry in the child's eyes.
The kid is afraid that he will be disappointed if he fails the exam, so he tried his best to comfort himself now.
Hey, is he such an image of incompetence in the mind of my little lord?I want to fake cry.
When the two of them came here, they didn't bring much. Except for some pens, ink, paper and inkstones and three or four books, there was only a small bag of sundries.After I came here, I bought two changes of clothes, which added a lot to my luggage.No play at all and no 'loot' of course.
Thinking that he might live here permanently in the near future, Bai Su didn't take Shichangpu out to play anymore.Anyway, there is still a lot of time in the future.
At the gate of the city, I took a carriage back home, and the cost was five times that of an ox cart.However, the speed is three times faster, and the money is still well worth the money.There were two other scholars who looked like scholars sitting in the car, but unlike Bai Su's ease and ease, their faces were pale and their eyes were dull.
Shi Changpu held Bai Su's hand nervously all the way, and was even more worried after seeing the two scholars.Aren't those who go home at this time are those who feel hopeless to be on the list?
Shi Changpu, who was still very confident in Bai Su, also started to worry now. Big brother Bai is not trying to make him worry so he forced a smile, right?
Bai Su glanced at the child's expression, feeling helpless.It seems that the image of myself in the eyes of children is really not tall!I want to fake cry again.
The ancient horse-drawn carriage was definitely not a comfortable means of transportation. The uneven ground made the horse-drawn carriage with a guaranteed speed bump even more violently.
Not long after walking, the two scholars who were originally ashen-faced began to flush.Not because of excitement, but because of being nauseated by the woman.After covering his mouth with his hands, he didn't spit it out, but he turned red.
Bai Su pulled Shi Changpu and sat on the farthest side, thinking that even if she vomited, she wouldn't vomit on herself.Fortunately, those two were still considered 'strong', although they were uncomfortable all the way, they didn't really spit it out.
When they arrived at Heihe Town, everyone got out of the car and dispersed.There are more than a dozen towns around Wangjiang Mansion, and being able to come back to the same town is considered fate.But under Heihe Town, there are more than a dozen villages, and there is basically no possibility of taking the same route.
After all, Bai Su and Shi Sihai were the only people rushing to take the exam in Yongning Village this year, and Shi Sihai didn't seem like someone who would rush back that day no matter what.
If your plan is successful, there are too many things to buy, and it is impossible to get it done in half a day.So Bai Su didn't intend to stay longer in Heihe Town, and went home directly with the child.
Sure enough, just as he had calculated, when he returned to Yongning Village, it was already dark in the evening.It's already past dinner time for every household, and now that there is still a month before the corvee, the villagers don't have the thought of making daily routines.
The whole village is quiet, with the occasional barking of dogs, it seems lonely and not as lively as in the past.
The door of Bai's house was locked, and Shi Changpu opened the door with the key.After entering the door, it was a sight to behold, the yard was much tidier than before they left.It seems that Feng Gou really helped to take care of the house during this time.
Bai Su's key is still in Feng Gou's hand, but now it's getting late and Bai Su has no intention of asking for it now.
Strawberries are not something that is reserved, so before leaving, Bai Su told Feng Gou to eat them as he pleases.There are indeed fewer strawberries in the strawberry field, but as far as the eye can see, there are still many red, bright, watery strawberries the size of a child's fist hanging on the seedlings.
That Feng Gou is really amazing.
Going to the main house, the roads are very clean.The doors and windows of the kitchen were scrubbed clean, and the house was extremely clean.This is astonishing, after all, no matter how you look at it, Feng Gou doesn't seem like a person who can do such a meticulous job.
The housekeepers are all mandatory, and this also includes cleaning?It's a bit exaggerated.
The doors of several bedrooms and the study room were locked, and the locks were intact without any sign of being picked.Bai Su fumbled in a few hidden places, and there were all the things he had stuck in the crack of the door and stuffed on the ground when he left.
So, the door of this room has never been opened.For a moment, Bai Su's mood improved a lot.Don't say that you use the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman, there is no way to ask Feng Gou to help guard the door, and it is also a test.
But no matter how bold and thoughtless Bai Su is, it's impossible for him to feel at ease with a bastard after a few meetings.
He took Bai Su's hand and walked around the backyard again. There were still a lot of stir-fried food in the pheasant and rabbit nests, which was much more diligent than throwing weeds and vegetables casually on weekdays.
"Brother Bai." Shi Changpu pointed to the firewood room in the corner that was later 'moved' over. The door was ajar and the firewood inside was already full.
He pushed open the door in amazement, and there was a large frame at the corner of the door.Several layers of hay were spread inside, and dozens of eggs were laid on top.According to this amount, it is basically all the eggs laid in the chicken coop these days when the two of them left.
"Is this Feng Gou so enlightened?" Bai Su's eyes widened a little in amazement, and he touched his conscience - well, it didn't hurt, he looked like a cruel person.
When it turned to the vegetable field, even Shichangpu wanted to gasp.The vegetable field that he wanted to tidy up but had no way of doing before had been organized into ridges and ridges in just eight days.
It is the kind that after lifting the seedlings, dig a line of holes vertically to replant the vegetable seedlings and plan them into a ridge.Neatly, horizontally and vertically.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu swallowed their saliva at the same time, and suddenly felt that their life was too bad.
"My mother." At this moment, Bai Su only had these four words in his mind.
The kitchen door was not locked when he left. Firstly, there was nothing in the kitchen that he was reluctant to part with, and secondly, the things in the kitchen should not be kept for too long.So before leaving, Bai Su also told Feng Gou directly that if he wants to use the things in the kitchen, he can use whatever he wants.
After entering the kitchen, the two large pots in the corner attracted all my attention.Open the jar, a tangy sour smell.Not that foul smell, but that pickled sauerkraut smell.
There is a pile of radish, pepper, cucumber, lettuce in a large jar, and Chinese cabbage is pickled in another jar.Looking at the Chinese cabbages neatly stacked in the jar, Bai Su wanted to call her mother again.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu looked at each other, and both saw the amazement in each other's eyes.Without saying anything more, Bai Su went to the firewood room to pick up the firewood and came back to boil water. Everything in the kitchen was cleaner than Bai Su cleaned it by himself, and he didn't even need to wash the pot before boiling water.
The nitrite content of pickled pickles is not high in the first two days and can be used.But from the third day to the eighth day, the content of nitrite reaches the peak and it is inedible.
Bai Su and the others walked for eight days, and they didn't know when the god-man started to pickle.But just by smelling it, I feel that it has been more than two days, so I can't eat it for the time being.
There was no meat left in the kitchen before, and even if I wanted to, I couldn't eat it.After all, it has been eight days. In this warm and humid season without a refrigerator, it is strange that there is no mold and long hair.
After steaming two bowls of eggs, I finished dinner with the snacks I bought.The hot water in the pot was just used for freshening up, and the place where the door was not locked was clean, but the inside of the room with the door locked was not very clean.
So all the hot water that was going to be used for grooming was used to wipe the furniture and clean up.When the two of them finished their work, it was already an hour later.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu lay on the bed that had been covered with sheets and quilts, their eyes staring at the top of the bed were a little straight.
When staying in the inn, there are naturally people who handle these things.How to say that sentence, it is easy to go from simplicity to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.Just thinking about the need to do these jobs by himself in the future, Bai Su felt uncomfortable all over.
Shi Changpu is better than Bai Su, he is simply tired.He didn't take a good rest during Bai Su's exam before, and after sleeping with Bai Su during the day, he sat in the bumpy carriage for so long.
After returning home, he didn't take much rest, and started to clean again. The body that was pampered by Bai Su in the recent period was a bit unbearable.
Shi Changpu cast aside his squeamishness in his heart, and made up his mind to exercise well from tomorrow, at least not to be exhausted because of these trivial things in the future.
After dinner and cleaning, there is nothing else to do when I come back.It was getting late, and the two of them went to bed obediently.
Early the next morning, when the sky was still only dim, there was the sound of sweeping the floor in the yard.Bai Su opened his eyes instantly, his eyes were clear.
Shi Changpu nestled in Bai Su's arms, his sleeping mouth pouting.Her cheeks were flushed, and she was extremely well-behaved.Bai Su carefully rubbed the bruises under Shi Changpu's eyes, and pulled out the arm that was placed under Shi Changpu's neck.
There are pillows to raise it, and there is a place under the neck itself.So putting the arm in that place to hold the child all night will not cause numbness.
Get out of bed softly and get dressed quickly.Carefully pushing open the door, I saw an old woman in the yard sweeping the yard with a broom. The broom did not belong to the Bai family.
It was only in a daze that Bai Su remembered that he was so shocked to see the clean and tidy home when he came back yesterday, that he even forgot to close the door.With a helpless chuckle in his heart, Bai Su walked not far behind the woman.
"Grandma Feng?"
"Ah!" The sweeping woman was still startled, and when she turned her head to see Bai Su, her eyes widened.Fortunately, she still knows Bai Su, and knows that this is not a thief who breaks through the empty door.
"Young Master Bai, you have already returned!" The woman, Feng Gou's grandmother grabbed the hem of her clothes nervously and looked at Bai Su embarrassedly. "Here, on weekdays, it's Xiaobao who comes first to open the door for me while I'm cleaning. I didn't notice that Young Master Bai and you guys have come back today."
Bai Su was even more embarrassed than the woman, and hurriedly bowed. "Grandma Feng, don't call me that, kid Zhasha. If you don't mind, just call me Bai Su. I came back last night with Chang Pu, and it was too late to disturb you. I really want to thank Feng these days." Grandma helps look after the house, and the house finally looks human from the kennel."
Grandma Feng smiled with wrinkles all over her face. Feng Gou is almost 25 this year, and Grandma Feng is also over [-] years old.In this kind of ancient society, it is already considered an advanced age.
The skin is dry and wrinkled, and the age spots on the hands holding the broom have covered the back of the hands.The whole person is slightly hunchbacked, but he seems to be in good spirits.
Grandma Feng smiled extraordinarily kindly, she was polite and thoughtful when she called Master Bai Su, she definitely didn't feel like bowing her knees.This is a kind old man, but also a wise old man.
Although there are a few patches on the clothes on his body, they are absolutely clean and tidy.Her hair was combed meticulously, and her face and hands were washed clean.
Bai Su took a quick look around, feeling even more satisfied.
"People who have read books can talk, haha, it's all family work. When you say it like I did something extraordinary, it makes people feel comfortable."
Grandma Feng smiled, and took another look at the broom in her hand. "Well, I'll help you clean the house again today, and I won't come tomorrow."
Grandma Feng's tone didn't imply that she didn't want to help with the work, she was completely embarrassed to take advantage of it.Although she pickled most of the vegetables and put them in the Bai family's kitchen, she also put away all the eggs and put them in the woodshed for caution.
But every day Feng Gou milked a large bucket of cow and goat milk at Bai's house, which were all precious things, and Feng Gou could sell them for hundreds of dollars just by taking them to the town every day.
Although she persuaded Xiaobao to return the money to the Bai family, Xiaobao didn't listen to her this time.Coupled with the corvee incident a month later, Grandma Feng could only admit that Xiaobao had put away the money with guilt.
So all in all, the work she does is not worth so much 'wages'.If you don't continue to come over, you won't be able to get that 'salary' anymore.
Grandma Feng looked at Bai Su apologetically, hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't speak.She really didn't want the only child in the family to go to such a terrible thing as corvée.
Feng Gou walked to the door with two buckets in his hands, looked at the open door and still wondered why he didn't come to open the door today.Before turning his mind to the matter of Bai Su's return, he heard the voices of grandma and Bai Su talking inside.
He hesitated at the door, looking at the two barrels in his hand.Feng Gou didn't expect that the cow's milk and goat's milk could be sold for so much money in the town, and it would be fine if he returned half of it to Bai Su in the past.
But now, he is really short of money.
Feng Gou frowned and stood at the door without moving, while Bai Su kept waving his hands inside. "Grandma Feng, please don't be so polite. I still want to ask you to help take care of the house in the future."
"What? Are you still going out?" Grandma Feng was puzzled. After all, for her who had never been out of the village much in her life, going out every three days was really a rare thing.
Of course, no matter how you look at it, the boy from the Bai family is not as idle as her little treasure.So those cannot be put together.
Bai Su touched his face in embarrassment, and smiled shyly. "That's not true. It's just that Changpu and I are not very good at homework. When I came back yesterday, I saw how orderly the house was and knew that someone could help. Today I know it's Grandma Feng's handwriting, so I want to hire you Help take care of the house. On weekdays, I will help clean and tidy, if possible, help cook a meal or something, and I will give you one tael of silver per month as a hire money, what do you think?"
In fact, Bai Su still wanted to ask someone to do laundry, but seeing Grandma Feng's sixty years of age, she couldn't say such an excessive thing even if she had no conscience.After the big deal, just hire a helper who specializes in starching and washing clothes. There is really no need to squeeze people to death.
Bai Su felt that the salary he offered was low. After all, according to the education he had received before, the monthly salary of family housekeepers in the rear society was more than [-].Five thousand is the basic salary, and the salary of those excellent housekeepers can even reach hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands.
Of course, the butlers of those rich families are not included in this list.At this stage, Bai Su doesn't feel that he has any qualifications to have more money than those established families or the real nouveau riche.
Bai Su felt that the asking price was not high, but Grandma Feng was so shocked that her whole expression changed. "It's just cleaning, boy Bai, you, you..."
As he spoke, tears filled the eyes of the old man. "I know you have a good relationship with Xiaobao, and you want to help our family, but there's really no need to do that..."
The old man's voice was a little choked up, and Bai Su didn't react for a moment.Fortunately, when the door was pushed open, Feng Gou ran over angrily.
"Grandma, what are you talking about!"
Bai Su came back to his senses, and looked at Feng Gou with interest. "Little Treasure?"
Feng Gou's murderous eyes glared at him, and veins began to appear on both arms carrying the barrel.Looking at Bai Su with his back turned to the old man, his teeth creaked from being bitten.
"You, this, guy!" This is completely angry, but he doesn't want to get angry in front of grandma.
Bai Su almost wants to watch a play with his arms crossed, the evil factor in his heart is throbbing again.When Shi Changpu got dressed and came out, what he saw was Bai Su who wanted to do something bad.
With a silent wail, he hurried over and grabbed Bai Su's hand. "Grandma Feng, brother Xiaobao."
"..." The scene was very strange for a while, Bai Su was shaking with a stifled smile, Feng Gou stared at Shi Changpu with rounded eyes in disbelief.
It was Feng Gou's grandma who smiled kindly.Especially after hearing Shichangpu shouting, he smiled even more happily.
Being able to call Brother Xiaobao, it seems that the relationship between Xiaobao and the young couple of the Bai family is really good.
The old man laughed happily, and Feng Gou's expression became even more distorted.With his back to the old man, he didn't want to disappoint grandma, but he looked at Bai and Su with even more annoyed eyes.
Shi Changpu nervously looked at this and that.Naturally, he knew that his big brother Bai didn't hate Feng Gou, otherwise he wouldn't let him into his house.
But Brother Bai's evil taste when he wants to play tricks on people is also very terrible.He also remembered the man in black that he had met in the Confucian Temple before, when he was almost scared to death, Big Brother Bai still had the heart to mock him.
I just don't know what to say.
Shi Changpu, who was a little anxious, turned his head and saw the wooden barrel in Feng Gou's hand. In a flash of inspiration, he hurriedly urged Feng Gou to go to the backyard. "Brother Xiaobao, you are going to milk the milk, go quickly."
Little Treasure Brother... Lethal Erlian.The veins on Feng Gou's forehead popped out, and he just wanted to take a deep breath while holding the barrel.Looking back at the smiling and happy grandma, the anger in her heart flowed out like a broken bucket.
Forget it, don't care about these kids.
Feng Gou walked to the backyard with the barrel in his hand, but Grandma Feng, who was cheerful just now, refused to agree.He grabbed Feng Gou with a serious expression. "Now that the Bai family boys are back, let the Bai family boys do these things by themselves."
Feng Gou froze for a moment, he was really carried away because he was so angry just now.Now being held back by grandma, even Feng Gou, who thinks he is thick-skinned and dark-skinned, feels a little ashamed.
Bai Su didn't wait for Feng Gou to react, and gently pushed the man towards the backyard. "Grandma Feng, please forgive us. How much calamus and I can drink every day? Before that, we really had no other choice and it was hard to fall, so I asked Brother Feng to help. If you don't ask Brother Feng to help you , we can only pour out the milk.”
Bai Su's face was miserable, and Grandma Feng was taken aback for a while. "How can such a good thing fall?"
Spreading his hands, Bai Su was also helpless. "Acorus calamus and I don't have the time to go to the town all day. We can drink a few bowls a day. Grandma Feng doesn't know about that stuff. It becomes sour after one night, and it stinks after two days. If you don't squeeze it The ewes and cows are still suffering when they come out, what else can they do but dump them?"
For a while, Grandma Feng really didn't know how to explain this problem.Bai Su took the opportunity to kick Feng Gou on the heel, urging him to leave quickly.
Feng Gou bowed his head and went to the backyard.Bai Su and Shi Changpu still wanted to say something about Grandma Feng, and continued the previous topic - hiring Grandma Feng to help.
The two acted miserable and coquettish together, Grandma Feng was completely helpless.When Feng Gou came back after milking, Grandma Feng had already agreed to come to help out of her mind, and was cutting wages.
The old man still felt that the salary of one tael a month was too exaggerated.You must know that for the men in the village who go to work in the town, it is considered good to be able to get back ten coins after a day of exhaustion.Calculated in that way, there are only three hundred letters a month.
Just help to clean it easily by yourself, just take a tael of silver?Grandma Feng felt that the money was hot.
"Grandma, if you think they are at a disadvantage, you can help them cook." Feng Gou walked out with two buckets of milk, interjecting angrily.
He got angry when he saw that brat in the Bai family, wishing he could rob him of 30 taels of silver.If it's not that you can't beat it, you can't wait to beat it ten times a day.
"Cooking?" Bai Su and Shi Changpu's eyes lit up.Shi Changpu always asks Bai Su to do it because he doesn't know how to cook. Not only does he feel guilty, but he also feels that he is wasting Bai Su's time.
Bai Su is more pure, purely lazy.He can cook and even knows a lot of recipes.The problem is that what he learns and wants to learn are all meat dishes, and there are very few vegetables.Not to mention the trouble of cooking, if it goes on like this all day long, it will make the child's nutrition unbalanced.
In addition, he is not short of money and can make his life better, so why stop it?
Feng Gou looked at the two angry guys mockingly, and his tone was unusually proud. "My grandma's cooking is not so delicious. She learned from the chef when she was young."
Grandma Feng patted Feng Gou amusedly and angrily, and explained to Bai and Su. "Don't listen to the bastards talking nonsense, I just worked as a servant in the kitchen of a rich family when I was young, and I was a helper for the chef."
Feng Gou didn't say anything more, but that disapproving look was full of pride.The filter between relatives is one thing, and Feng Gou's tongue, which has eaten many restaurants, can say this, there must be a certain guarantee.
Bai Su and Shi Changpu looked at Grandma Feng with bright eyes, and looked at the old man with pitiful eyes together.
As expected, Grandma Feng was overwhelmed and agreed repeatedly. "It's okay to cook. I can help you with three meals a day."
"Thank you, Grandma Feng!" "Grandma Feng, you are so kind!" Bai Su and Shi Changpu began to pour drugs on Grandma Feng, coaxing the old man to laugh continuously.
Feng Gou was a little happy at first, but after watching it for a long time, he was only sad.Two bastards will deceive people.His grandma...hasn't smiled so happily for a long time.
The matter of hiring someone was settled, hired a Granny Feng, and sent a Feng Gou to help with heavy and chores.Bai Su and Shi Changpu spent the whole morning tidying up the study and house, and in the afternoon Bai Su and Feng Gou, who had just returned to the village, went to the town again.
I bought two pigs directly, and paid a deposit to ask the other party to slaughter them the day after tomorrow and send them to the Bai family in Yongning Village.Bai Su also didn't hide it from Feng Gou, and directly said about the banquet at home the day after tomorrow.
Feng Gou didn't think about the imperial examination, but he thought about the matter between Bai Su and Shi Changpu.Bai Su and Shi Zhiyi were talking in the ancestral hall at that time, although the village head's wife and Li Meizi's mother talked a lot about the Shi family selling their children in the village because they couldn't get used to it.
But the fact that the Shi family did not allow Bai Su to hold a banquet did not spread much.After all, the clan elders who were in the ancestral hall at that time also had to face.
There are a lot of vegetables in the backyard, but Bai Su's idea of having more than ten tables cannot be resisted.After being persuaded by Feng Gou, he remembered that he could buy vegetables in the village.
Two whole pigs are enough for meat and vegetables.Chicken, duck and fish can be saved.But even if it’s vegetables, you can’t have all greens and radishes, so I ordered a lot of yuba tofu as a side dish.
Every time I enter the grocery store, looking at the rich and varied ingredients, Bai Su can't help but want to thank the emperor who traveled in front of me, it really benefits me too much.
After shopping and going home, the next thing is to wait at home.On the third day, the day when the rankings were announced, Shi Changpu woke up before dawn, and was nervous about washing and dressing before rushing to the door.
Bai Su lay on the bed, helplessly wiped his face and quickly pulled him back. "The list won't be released until after Mao in the morning. Even if the official sent to Yongning Village without a moment's delay, it would take three or four hours. Now it's just Mao, do you want to stay at the gate for four hours?"
Shi Changpu's eyes were shining brightly, he looked at Bai Su with his mouth pursed and said nothing.But the excitement overflowing all over his body, it seems that he doesn't think there is any problem with keeping three or four hours.
Bai Su helplessly wanted to wipe his face again, and helplessly poked the child's face a few times in order to divert the other's attention from the topic. "If you really have such confidence in me, you should think about the thank you gift to the official messenger who announced the good news and the thank you banquet tomorrow."
Yesterday I went to the town with Feng Gou and didn't bring Shichangpu, because the custom-made wedding clothes of the two of them had already been made and went to get them.The clothes are already in the closet, and Shi Changpu didn't look for things in the closet yesterday, so I didn't see them.
Bai Su propped his head with one hand and lay on his side on the bed, looking at the excited Shichangpu with a smile, his expression became more and more gentle.Tomorrow is the day when the two of them get married.
"Ah, yes, I heard it before in the inn, and I want to give money to Xi!" Shi Changpu really couldn't stop, clapped his hands together, and ran to the study excitedly.
This time, Bai Su didn't have time to arrest him, so he could only helplessly sit up and get ready to get up.Shi Changpu moved quickly, and ran back with a few red envelopes.
It is said to be a red envelope, but it is actually a few pages of red paper.I bought it for fun before and wrote the characters "Fu" and "囍" when it was ready to be useful. Shi Changpu found his money bag and poured all the money in it on the bed.
There are copper plates, and there are broken pieces of silver.The zeros and zeros add up, and there are dozens of taels.The 20 taels given by Shi Zhengyi before were in Shi Changpu's hands, and the odds and ends of money earned by the family were also placed with Shi Changpu.Although it was said that the children alone borne the expenses when they went to Wangjiang Mansion, the two of them didn't buy anything and didn't wander around, and the big expense of donating the 100 taels of silver was also given by Bai Su.
So there is really a lot of money in the purse.Bai Su casually threw over his money bag beside the bed, which contained some banknotes.Even if it is Bai Su, it is impossible to carry all the more than 4000 silver notes on his body, just in case of emergencies.
Shi Changpu didn't even look at it, he put Bai Su's money bag back under the pillow and pressed it down.As for the child's insistence, Bai Su could only follow along in a funny way.
Shi Changpu first grabbed a handful of copper coins and counted them, and before he finished counting, he thought of another big question - "How many poor men will come to announce the good news?"
"Usually there are two people, but if we are far away from the officials, there may be one person if we come here on horseback. If you are not at ease, you can just pay four."
"Riding a horse!" Shi Changpu sighed, and looked at the copper plate in his hand again. "The bad guys are coming here on horseback, so I'd better give you a little more Xiqian."
After thinking about it, he grabbed a few taels of silver and wrapped up four shares according to what Bai Su said.When I was listening to other people chatting at the inn before, others also mentioned this happy money thing.
A few pennies less, dozens of pennies more.Thinking about giving a tael of silver by himself, it shouldn't embarrass Big Brother Bai.
Bai Su lay back down again, watching the child make red envelopes.It seems that today's lazy sleep is to stop wanting to sleep, and after lying down for a while, I still got up.
After a good grooming, he changed into the white gown that Shi Changpu found.When they were in Wangjiang Mansion, scholars generally liked to wear emerald green long gowns, like long bamboos.
In contrast, Shichangpu prefers to wear a white gown.As for the preferences of her young master, Bai Su is naturally willing to follow him more.
After all, the person Xiaochangpu likes to dress up is herself.If you dress up well, you will love yourself more, won't you?
Played around the room with Shi Changpu for a while, then took the restless child to the study.After reading the book several times, Shi Changpu finally calmed down a bit.
When I started to practice calligraphy, I passively entered a state of ecstasy.Grandma Feng came over just after Maoshi, cleaning the courtyard as usual to feed the animals in the backyard.Feng Gou came with him, and still milked the cows and sold them in the town.
Grandma Feng's cooking skills are really good, not the ability to make big dishes, but the ability to make small dishes that are delicious.Before Bai Su said that he and Shi Changpu couldn't drink much milk, Grandma Feng actually used milk to make snacks.
After Bai Su pointed out a few words, Grandma Feng could use milk tofu for cooking and soup.The steamed buns can finally be steamed at home. The meat is minced and stuffed with scallions. Grandma Feng's hand-made taste makes people salivate even before it's cooked.
They are all home-cooked dishes, but they can be eaten in different ways for three meals a day.Maybe Feng Gou talked to Grandma Feng when he went back yesterday, so today Grandma Feng specially picked the vegetables that were ready to put away in advance and put them in the kitchen for later use.
By noon, you can probably determine how many vegetables you want to buy.So with regard to this matter, Bai Su was also planning to ask Feng Gou for help after he came back from the town.
It's easy to lose yourself in reading, especially when you're reading a book you like.And selflessness always makes time pass quickly.It was almost noon when Grandma Feng told them they could eat.
Bai Su moved his stiff neck and body, ready to pull Shichangpu around to exercise his muscles and bones.Unexpectedly, the child who hadn't put down the pen in his hand was at a loss for a while after hearing Grandma Feng's voice.
After regaining his senses and taking a look at the sky, he put down the brush and screamed and wanted to rush to the gate.
"You bastard!" Bai Su was even amused, and grabbed the person who wanted to run and hugged him.Holding the stone calamus and turning it around to calm him down. "Wash your hands and eat first. If someone really comes, you can hear the noise."
Shi Changpu jumped on the spot, holding the clothes at Bai Su's waist with both hands.His head kept turning in the direction of Bai Su and the gate, and he was so anxious that he couldn't speak.
"obedient."
Bai Su put on a serious face, and the child immediately stood up obediently.Looking at Bai Su pitifully, she shrank into Bai Su's arms and began to act like a baby.There is no need to say anything, but that rich little expression has already said everything.
Bai Su tried her best not to smile with a straight face, and pulled the man out to wash her hands.After walking around the yard twice, I went to the kitchen to eat.
The dining table of Bai's family is placed in the kitchen, and every time Grandma Feng cooks a meal, the two of them will leave after calling.I stopped several times to ask Grandma Feng to have dinner with me, but the old man just refused.
In the end, they didn't even give Bai and Su a chance to stay, they stood at the door and called for someone to leave.
Bai Su ate slowly, Shi Changpu, who was anxious at first, also slowed down.After eating a meal for fifteen minutes, Shi Changpu began to look in the direction of the gate again and again.
Sighing amusedly, without packing up her things, Bai Su took Shi Changpu's hand and walked towards the door together.Anyway, the time is almost up, so just follow the other party's mind.
Bai Su moved the long bench in the yard, Shi Changpu thought for a while and trotted back to the house to get some red envelopes wrapped in the morning.open
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