Bastards are difficult

There are not many members of the Zhang family, including the master and slaves, there are no more than twelve members. The members of the Zhang family usually eat together.

After dinner, Hang thought about it.

Being in the capital is completely different from being outside. The Hang family has not yet figured out the customs here, but she is very clear about one thing, the servant is the face of the Zhang family.

When I was in the capital, because the family was small and the family was not very rich, the Hang's natal family was also a noble and scholarly family, and they were not spoiled since they were young, so it doesn't matter if there are fewer servants.

After all, the capital city is complicated, and the old man has just finished his filial piety. It is not easy to make mistakes if there are few people. If there are few people, he still needs to say that Mr. Zhang is clean.

But not outside.

If there are fewer people, it means that they are easy to bully. Even those people in the magistrate's yamen will look down on them, so they must be allocated according to the rules.

Besides Brother Xiu is getting older, it’s not a big deal just to have a bookboy, the bookboy needs to be supplemented by another one, there is also a servant, and her daughter Suxin is three years old, so she should live alone, and she should be accompanied by a nanny and a girl Well, these two children add up to a dozen or so children, and there are others.

Hang said that Zhang Qian didn't care, and let her figure it out. The only thing is, those servants who bought it must be checked clearly, and those who need to use it must be clean, and it is best to buy a family. A son or an orphan, don't make a joke when the whole family falls on the servants.

Hang spit on him, doesn't she know about this?

The two hadn't been intimate for a long time, so there was naturally some lingering affection.

Zhang Xiu is still temporarily living with Aunt Yu, but the room is spacious enough anyway, this is basically the last time the mother and son sleep together, Aunt Yu cherishes it very much, after a little walk after dinner, she urges Zhang Xiu to go to bed.

While sleeping, Zhang Xiu and Aunt Yu talked about their plans, and Aunt Yu was very pleased: "Good boy, you have grown up. Auntie is waiting for my son to become a high-ranking official."

"I will honor my mother."

"Auntie knows, but Brother Xiu can't exhaust himself. You are still young, so you don't have to study hard."

"My son saved it."

However, Aunt Yu was aroused by her studious son to chat, and began to chatter about things at her natal family.

Only then did Zhang Xiu realize that her mother was also considered a scholarly family.

His maternal grandfather was a scholar, but unfortunately he failed to pass the exam, so he opened a school in his hometown.

My grandfather has three sons, the eldest is his grandfather, he can only study hard, and after studying for more than 15 years, he only passed the exam as a scholar. Now he and his father are watching the school together. Work hard, the third child is old-fashioned, his grandfather had a youngest son when he was over forty, and the youngest son is smart and likes to read, and his mind is still very active. He and his eldest niece and daughter are Yu My aunt was the same age, and she was admitted as a scholar at the age of [-].

The conditions of Yu's family are not good. Although there are two scholars as teachers, their life is just passable, and the fortune is very bad. The youngest son encountered a severe drought just after passing the exam.

There is no harvest in the field, and everyone has no spare money to send their children to study. Except for the second child in the family, they are all scholars. There is no money to bury the old lady.

This is how Aunt Yu married into the Zhang family as a concubine.

Thinking that although the Yu family has no property, they can be regarded as a poor household, but they are also from a scholarly family, and seeing that the third child is promising, how can it ruin the third child's future?More importantly, Aunt Yu's eldest brother, Zhang Xiu's uncle, is three years younger than Aunt Yu, and he is also a student who can study. sustenance.

It just so happened that the Hang family told Zhang Qian that the concubine would be an inheritance, and the two families were a little relative away from each other. Besides, Zhang Qian was an upright person, and the Hang family was considered virtuous, so the Yu family finally let go.

It can be said that the lives of several members of the Yu family were saved by Aunt Yu, and there were still a few children waiting to be fed.

The third grandpa and the uncle swear with red eyes that they must behave themselves, at least to prevent Aunt Yu from being bullied in the Zhang family. Only when their status is high can Aunt Yu's status be high. Of course they dare not It is extravagantly hoped that Zhang Qian will get rid of his first wife and help his aunt, but it is still possible to be promoted from a concubine to a second wife.

The Hang family is kind to their family, and in the final analysis, it is also for her own sake. Otherwise, wouldn't it be okay to just buy a good girl from outside to give birth to a son?So there is gratitude, but only a little bit.

Although the Yu family is poor, they all have a lot of backbone, otherwise, they might not be able to survive a famine year if they went to the Hang family's natal family to fight the autumn wind, and went to the Zhang family as a concubine. He died, but he couldn't change Aunt Yu's mind.He could only look sadly at his well-bred and beautiful daughter who was like a flower, going to be his concubine.

Aunt Yu said this with tears in her eyes, and Zhang Xiu listened quietly.

He found it strange that although Aunt Yu was a concubine, she behaved like a concubine. "Dream of Red Mansions" was also cut back then. The concubine Zhao Aunt Zhang Xiu thought it was a model, but he didn't expect the root cause to be here .

"Mother, can I write to third grandpa and uncle?" Zhang Xiu was very curious about this magical family.

Aunt Yu smiled through her tears: "Of course, you can write a letter next time. Your uncle has always liked you very much. He said that you are smarter than him. I must be happy to see your letter. I received it before I came here." Xin'er, your third grandfather was awarded Juren two years ago, and your uncle was also selected as a scholar. This year, you are about to take a test. Your third grandfather said that the problem is not serious, but your uncle is very confident. Gongshi, it will only be at that time before you can feel at ease."

"Mother, don't worry, the third grandpa will definitely pass high school."

According to what Aunt Yu said, this third grandpa is not lacking in talent, scheming and scheming ability, so such a person lacks a chance.

The third grandfather is the same age as Aunt Yu, that is to say, only 22 years old. To put it this way: "Hey, mother, do you think the third grandfather is as handsome as I am?"

Aunt Yu couldn't help laughing: "Let Auntie see, yo, whose fat face is this? I can't even see my eyes."

Zhang Xiuhuo sat up, pointed at his face and shouted anxiously: "Why aren't you handsome? Why aren't you handsome? Look at these eyebrows, these eyes, and this nose and mouth, what's not handsome? Look at my fingers, they are also very handsome, okay? They are unique in heaven and earth, extremely handsome, unmatched by anyone..."

Aunt Yu couldn't help laughing happily anymore, and Tweet who was outside also smiled softly.

Zhang Xiu got back under the bed resentfully and pointed his fat butt at his mother.

His little glass heart was broken.

Traveling through time and being reborn once, what he is most happy about is that he has a mother who loves him wholeheartedly, and what he is most proud of is that he has a beautiful face, and his unlucky bad face has finally left him, so he can't hear people say that he grows up. If it's not good, his mother said that he was wronged - do you think it's so easy to be reborn with a good face?

Aunt Yu couldn't laugh or cry because of his trouble, she admitted her mistake again and again, and she fell asleep after tossing for a long time.

The next few days were spent tidying up things and tidying up the house. Apart from fiddling with Zhang Xiu in his own yard, he basically had nothing to do.

In a fit of anger, Zhang Xiu simply went to the street with Gao Jin.

The markets in Yongding City are also rough and wild, but what Zhang Xiu is most interested in is the markets outside the city.

Hehehehe, it is said that you can also meet people who sell all kinds of beasts. These beasts are not allowed to be brought into the city to sell because they will hurt people, but the market outside is more lively than the city, and you have to pay for it. As long as you teach ten articles outside, you can occupy a place for a day, which is much more cost-effective than going to the city.

Zhang Xiu's purpose is to buy a pet.

In fact, if possible, Zhang Xiu most hopes to buy a tiger or leopard. This is what a man should bring. Hai Dongqing and so on are fine. Zhang Xiu is afraid of death and pain, and being pecked accidentally Well, let alone his own pain, he would definitely not be willing to hurt small animals, well, it depends on fate.

Sure enough, the bazaar was much messier, there were hawkers everywhere, there were all kinds of things, and there were all kinds of furs. It's a pity that Zhang Xiu couldn't tell what kind of skins they were, and he didn't know how to distinguish the good from the bad. Distinguished by color and luster.

When he came out this time, Hang gave him ten taels of silver, plus the eight taels he hadn't spent before, it was quite a lot, but it was not enough to look at when he actually bought things.

A piece of skin here is cheap, but it costs one or two taels of silver. He is looking at three lynx skins. Lynx is also called a lynx. Its fur is similar to that of a leopard. I'm sorry, these three leathers are all in good condition, without any gaps, Zhang Xiu likes it very much, but what if he buys a leather pet?

He had inquired about it, and there are also all kinds of dogs for sale here, and sometimes you can even meet mastiffs and Tibetan mastiffs, isn't it similar to lions?He's also very manly, he finally has the conditions to keep a pet, so naturally he wants to raise one he likes.

The boss saw that he was holding three lynx skins as a child and was reluctant to let go. If it wasn't for the good material of his clothes and the official language of his speech, the guards around him seemed not ordinary, so he might have kicked him out: "Young master Why don't you change the rabbit skins? These rabbit skins are also good, and they are all white, and it is rare to see all white rabbits."

Zhang Xiu raised her head and looked at the stall owner sadly: "If it's the spotted rabbit fur, I'll take it. I don't dislike the purple rabbit fur either. I already have the white rabbit fur, and there are blue ones too."

Zhang Xiu really has a rabbit fur robe with gray-blue fur, which he likes very much.

"Boss, you can make it cheaper. If you are cheaper, I will come to you to buy leather next time I come out. I will ask my mother to come to you to buy it. Look, you only gave me three liang of silver cheaper. But I brought you a big client, and it’s still you who made the money. My mother is the most compassionate and soft-hearted, and she will definitely not let you suffer. Maybe I will let you more. Boss, you just give me three taels of silver. Alright."

The stall owner has never seen such a young child so good at bargaining. He is a hunter in the mountains, and he makes a living by hunting. They are all simple and straightforward, and now meeting such a little Douding begging him, it really amused him: "Hey, forget it, here it is for you, you are a child, you are really good at talking, you are not an opponent It's not an opponent, three taels of silver, it can't be less."

Zhang Xiu hehehe.

Originally, he wanted someone to put a squirrel skin on him, but now he is too embarrassed to say so.

After paying the money and handing the skin to Gao Jin, Zhang Xiu frightenedly followed the boss's instructions to go to the cattle and horse market.

Gao Jin saw him walking with his little hands behind his back, swaying and shaking, and laughed in his heart, he had never seen such a family member.

The children of those aristocratic families have never spent more than ten taels, and they don't know the time and sorrow, but this child is acting coquettishly and cute for the remaining three taels of silver. It is simply, simply, embarrassing.

Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw the cattle and horse market from a distance, and his footsteps were brisk. There were all kinds of animals in it, such as cattle, horses, sheep, donkeys, cats and dogs, and even a snow leopard, golden monkey, golden pheasant and camel. Zhang Xiu saw it Dazzling, wanting this and also wanting that, what I want most is that snow leopard.