Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Then Chen Xiucai is really as good as you say?" Tong Shi expressed doubts.

"Mother, this was passed on by outsiders, so I don't know about it. I will tell my mother first, so as to save time when a family daughter talks about two relatives. After two days, my mother's family will send the news. , by the way, bring red crayfish, and then it will depend on the situation."

"Go ahead, I see."

Seeing that Mrs. Tong had no objection, Mrs. Ming left happily.

Matchmaker Wang's arrival delayed a lot of things. Tong thought about it for a while, but didn't realize that the eldest daughter-in-law was wrong, so she went into the stove again, and happened to see her third grandson cooking the stove for her.

"Qingran, you go and rest, you went to the mountain in the morning, aren't you too tired?"

Under Tong's urging, Zhong Qingran followed Tong's wishes and was pushed out of the kitchen, and was stopped by the fourth younger sister before he stepped into the east room.

"Third Brother, Eldest Sister told you to do something."

"Big sister?" Zhong Qingran paused, and then remembered that he had something to ask Zhong Xin, "Have you made all those cloth toys?"

"Well, the elder sister did a lot better than my little golden pig." Zhong Qing said enviously.

"You want to compare yourself to Eldest Sister at such a young age. If Eldest Sister is really compared to you, where will she save her face? Don't worry, when you reach Eldest Sister's age, you will be able to be so exquisite." Zhong Qingran put his right hand on the four sides On the girl's head, she rubbed it lightly, with a strong sense of ridicule.

The courtyard of Zhong's family is quite big, but no matter how big it is, it is still limited. Zhong Qingran came to the East Wing after walking for a while.The door was ajar, Zhong Qing pushed the door open and entered.

"Eldest sister, third brother is here."

"Fourth sister, I have something to do with my third brother, you can play on your own." Zhong Xin's voice was warm and the meaning was very clear.

Zhong Qing looked back at Zhong Qingran, then at Zhong Xin, tilted his head and thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything, so he skipped and walked away.

Zhong Qingran didn't know why Zhong Xin called him, so he didn't speak first. Zhong Xin seemed to be planning how to speak in his belly, and the room was completely silent for a while, and a needle could be heard.

Thinking that it would be a waste of time to go on like this, Zhong Qingran opened his mouth to speak, but was preempted by Zhong Xin.

She took out a few finished products from the sewing basket, placed them on the table, and signaled Zhong Qingran to come over and watch.

"Third brother, do you think these meet your requirements?"

Zhong Qingran picked up one casually, and looked it over carefully: "The craftsmanship is exquisite, not comparable to that of a master master, but it is also much better than ordinary people."

"Third brother, I didn't ask you to look at this, I asked if the appearance is correct."

"Oh, I'm not sure about this, it's all a sudden thought of me, and it's always different from the finished product." Zhong Qingran thought about it, and took the little tiger in his hand as an example, "Sister, I don't really understand these things, Just talking casually. This little tiger is lively and cute, so try to avoid edges and corners, and it would be better to be fatter."

Zhong Xin nodded, instead of expressing his opinion on this, he changed the topic instead.

"Third brother, next year my uncle is going to be a scholar. The family has made some money recently, but they have to spend it. Fortunately, the brothers and sisters can say that according to the current situation, they will not be less in the future. I don't have this blessing." At the latest, I will go out next year at the latest, so I guess I won’t be able to enjoy the glory of my family.”

Zhong Qingran almost got goose bumps when he heard the elder sister's faint tone.It's a good thing he's not a fool, otherwise I'm afraid he wouldn't even understand what she meant.

Isn't this crying poor with him in disguise?Zhong Qingran was silent for a moment, Zhong Xin also remained silent, and the atmosphere returned to the same moment at the beginning, even more embarrassing.

Forget it, after all, it is my eldest sister, even if she is not very close, at least there is blood to maintain her, unless she breaks off contact, can she not care about her?

"Sister, there are two sets here, both of the same series, one is a toy, and the other is a fan. According to the finished product, they are both pretty good. You can take one, it is my makeup in advance."

Zhong Xin didn't reply right away, his eyes flicked back and forth between the two, as if he couldn't bear to part with either.

Zhong Qingran frowned slightly, and was very displeased with the eldest sister's behavior. If he pushes forward like this, is it certain that he will agree?He is not the Ming family, how could he spoil her.His eyes swept over the finished product on the table, and he couldn't help but concentrate.This is really a matter, either by different animals, or by toy and fan type, which is not so appropriate.

After all, although the two sets of designs are different, a discerning eye can tell they are from the same series. If they belong to two different groups, unless Zhong Qingran no longer designs similar objects, other members of the Zhong family will know about them and won't complain?

Zhong Qingran took a deep look at Zhong Xin, she was a big sister with a lot of eyes, she was calm, and she still walked on the bottom line.Is he really so generous on weekdays?Otherwise, how could the eldest sister be sure that he would give away the money he made to others, and give away a series as soon as he gave it away?

This atmosphere cannot be raised, Zhong Qingran resisted the pressure and took away the Little Golden Pig series.Zhong Xin's eyes gradually dimmed from the original brightness with Zhong Qingran's movements.

Asking Zhong Xin to leave the drawings, Zhong Qingran almost rushed out.When he returned to his room, he realized that his forehead was covered with sweat.He figured it out. When he sees people like Zhong Xin in the future, it's best not to provoke them. The best way is to take a detour.

The word "sympathy for the weak" is not just for fun. Sometimes it is used well, and its power must not be underestimated.It is clear that the truth is on my side, but the situation is reversed for no reason, and the public opinion is one-sided, especially when the so-called bully is a wealthy child, the effect of this trick is even more obvious.It's fine if he's a dude, anyway, he has a bad reputation, so he doesn't care about bullying others again.If this is a person with a good reputation, hehe, this matter will be difficult to handle, and whether it can be handled well depends on whether the person's mind is smart or not.

After learning this lesson, Zhong Qingran no longer has the mentality of pulling everyone in the Zhong family up.He originally thought that although everyone has their own thoughts, under the rule of Mr. Zhong, the situation is not a little bit better than the modern situation of fighting for family property, not to mention that the Zhong family is not a big family, it is just a country Farmers, if they want to live a prosperous life, they have to be twisted together.

Hehe, he thought too well, people are selfish, this sentence is really true.Forget it, he will do whatever he can in the future, if it is really impossible, he has no obligation to help.

Thinking of this, a pair of eyes suddenly flashed in Zhong Qingran's mind, resentment, envy, jealousy, admiration, regret, incomprehension, too many emotions merged together, which made him terrified when he saw it.

This is not the first time he has seen such eyes, and if he hadn't been extremely keen on eyes, he would not have been caught by him.It's a pity that the other party was very cautious. When Zhong Qingran followed his eyes, all he saw was a bunch of siblings, big and small, all looking at him normally, which made it impossible for him to find out who had those eyes. Owner.

Zhong Qingran is not stupid, he knows that among this group of siblings, there must be someone who hates him very much, thinking that the broken leg was not rescued in time last time, thus delaying the treatment time, and even the original owner eventually died, Zhong Qingran shuddered.

It's not that Zhong Qingran has gained nothing in the past month, at least he can conclude that the man hasn't hated him enough to take the initiative to attack, otherwise there are plenty of opportunities, and analyzing this finally made him feel much more at ease.

Zhong Qingran recalled the memories left by the original owner, but did not find any clues.Although the original owner was favored by Mr. Zhong and his wife, it is more likely to cause family conflicts in modern times. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, there should not be too many eccentric elders. There is no special event that will not cause such a big reaction.

Zhong Qingran couldn't figure it out, so he put it aside.He has already narrowed down the scope. Most of the people who went to the mountains together that time were half-grown children. The older brothers and sisters can be excluded, and the four younger siblings who always follow him can also be excluded, and the children under six years old are excluded. The target person is the second uncle. Among the first three sons and daughters of the family and the two eldest daughters of the third uncle's family.There are only five people in total, and sooner or later they will be caught by him.

Two days passed quickly, and early in the morning, Zhong Qingran could not be quiet.

"Third brother, get up quickly, grandpa and grandma are here."

Hearing the "bang bang" sound of the bell slamming on the door, Zhong Qingran jumped up from the bed in shock, took care of himself quickly, and then stepped forward to answer the door.

"Qing girl, it's not good for a girl to blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."

Zhong Qing stuck out her tongue, and came forward to straighten Zhong Qingran's clothes flatteringly: "Only the third brother is the best, and I would not like to call someone else. Come on, third brother, grandma brought beef, don't you like it the most?" , I'll take you to the kitchen to have a look."

Zhong Qingran was helpless, and hurriedly stopped: "Don't be busy, wait until I wash up before going. By the way, where is Xiaohan? You won't go out to play early in the morning, right?"

Zhong Qing glanced at the main room, and pouted his mouth, Zhong Qingran immediately understood.

Not long after, Zhong Qingran was refreshed.It was still early, and it was not the time for him to get up as usual. Out of etiquette considerations, he went up to the main room and walked around, greeted his grandmother and the others, and then followed Zhong Qing to the kitchen.

"Xiao Qing, this beef doesn't look old, who is so unlucky, can't it be a sick cow?"

Zhong Qing shook his head: "No, this cow is from grandma's village. I heard that it broke its leg and it couldn't be cured, so it was slaughtered."

"This loss is not small, and that family is also considered an innocent disaster."

"That's right, grandma said the same thing, but at least you can earn some money by selling beef."

The original owner was favored by the Zhong family, and he was regarded as the dominance of the family. When I was a child, I went to my grandmother's house, and I would not restrain my temper. When I saw good things, I would eat them freely, and even kept the limelight with my cousins, so I was not very popular with my grandmother. .Once when he came back crying, Tong seldom let him go away from his natal family, except for the second day of every year when Ming went to his natal family to take him with him, and other times he never set foot in Ming's house for no serious matter, so the relationship with his natal family was naturally not very good.

Zhong Qingran was also a master who refused to suffer. Although the original master didn't remember these things, grandma and the others felt their cold attitude towards him.He didn't have the habit of putting his face on other people's cold buttocks, so he just took his younger siblings to eat melon seeds in a corner.

Grandma Ding sat for a while, then dragged Ming back to her room.

"Tui'er, Qingran is still the same. He greeted your father and me when he saw me, and then sat still. How can Qingyang and Xin girl be so caring."

"Mother, my ears are numb from hearing this, let's not talk about this." Ming approached Ding and asked in a low voice, "Mother, I want you to inquire about Chen Xiucai, how is that family?"

Mrs. Ding pondered for a long time before opening her mouth: "Tui'er, Mother has inquired carefully, and she didn't say anything about that scholar's appearance, but his house is a mess. If girl Xin really came into his house, she may not have a good life."

"Mother, I'm also worried about this matter. Whoever makes her fall in love with the Chen family, what can I do?" Tong sighed, "Mother, tell me what's going on with the Chen family."

"What else could be going on? Chen Xiucai is the youngest in the family. He has two older brothers and a sister-in-law waiting in his boudoir. There are two sister-in-laws, sister-in-laws, and a mother-in-law. None of them can make people worry. Xiner If it was given to his family, as a new wife, wouldn't she just be bullied?" Ding took a sip of honey, and then said, "That's all, the problem is, that family may not like the Zhong family, over there If it's not interesting, the marriage will be impossible, after all, the woman has nothing to do with it."

"Mother, you will come with me to see your mother-in-law in a while, and get this matter done quickly. If it drags on, the problem will be more troublesome. No matter whether it succeeds or not, don't worry if it's too late."

Ding remained silent for a long time, and finally choked out a sentence: "Xin'er is such a high-minded girl. She dares to enter such a family, which really makes me look up to her. I asked someone to ask, and Chen Xiucai really has it." Cai, he passed the Xiucai exam at a young age. If luck is not too bad next year, it is really possible. , the family is not high, the dowry is rich, and they are in a hurry. They must get married before the imperial examination next year. His family spent a lot of money on Chen Xiucai, and now he is short of money. The two sister-in-laws have great opinions. Come up with such a compromise, otherwise, when Chen Xiucai is in high school, he will be able to choose a higher marriage."

Ming was a little moved when he heard this, but also a little dissatisfied.After thinking about her mother's meaning carefully, she understood somewhat.It's really hard to get into the Chen family, Zhong Xin is not the only one with a unique vision, there are many people who want to gamble on Chen Xiucai, it depends on who gives the higher chips.If it really happened, she seemed to see the silver in her pocket running away with long legs.

Zhong Xin originally wanted to find Ming Shi, but happened to hear Ding Shi's words, hesitated again and again, gritted his teeth, turned and left.

After thinking about the pros and cons, Ming decided to lead Ding to discuss with Tong.

They all talk about the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. If there is a layer of elders at the top like the Zhong family, things have to be discussed separately.The authority of the head of the family is not just for fun. If Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Tong make the decision, as long as it is not too much, there is no room for the sons and daughters-in-law below to object.

Mrs. Tong didn't want to control her granddaughter's marriage. Since the eldest daughter-in-law agrees, she can find a matchmaker to negotiate a match.Seeing that the busy farming season was about to begin, Tong shi simply took Ming shi to Qin Matchmaker's place.They are all in the same village, and they are all the daughters-in-law of the Zhong family. Not only is it convenient to come and go, but she will not favor outsiders. The Zhong family basically looks for her when they talk about relatives.

It wasn't the first time Tong's visit to Qin's matchmaker's house. Although the two parties didn't have much contact with each other, they didn't feel strange, so they explained their intentions straight to the point.

Qin's matchmaker is not an official matchmaker, but she is well-known in these ten miles and eight towns, so she knows the Chen family that the Tong family is talking about.She was not sure, and said very bluntly: "Chen Jiaqiong, anyone who wants to marry Chen Xiucai will go for his literary talent. If there is not enough dowry, Chen Jiali probably won't bother. Aunt Tong, you Give me an accurate number, and I have the confidence to say that I am a relative. To tell you the truth, some people in our clan also have this idea, but they just can't afford the dowry, so they give it up."

"My father-in-law has a fixed number, and when the age is good, it is five taels to marry a daughter." Tong Shi said and looked at Ming Shi. My eldest daughter-in-law’s family can still subsidize a lot.”

This is not the first time Matchmaker Qin has been a matchmaker for the Zhong family, and she knows some of the rules of his family, so she stretched out three fingers directly: "If it is less than this amount, it will be difficult to even enter the Chen family. We have to let Chen Xiucai see each other, and he agrees to the marriage before it can happen."

Tong's and Ming's gasped, 30 taels, which is not so much for a peasant family to marry a daughter-in-law.This means that the family fortune of the Zhong family has risen this year. If it were a few years ago, five taels of money would be enough to marry a daughter-in-law. Usually, one or two taels of cash would be enough to marry a daughter, and a dowry in kind would be enough.

The Chen family has almost no betrothal gifts. Not only is there no compensation at all for marrying a daughter, but a lot of them are also included. How many families are willing?The 30 taels that the Chen family asked for was silver in a box. Apart from the silver in a box, the dowry also had a lot of items, such as furniture, bowls and chopsticks, which one didn’t cost money? 30 taels is the minimum requirement, isn't this the lion's big mouth?

Tong Shi really wanted to turn around and leave, but seeing that Ming Shi was still in a daze, she insisted not to get up.

Matchmaker Qin's eyes lit up, and if she wasn't scared away by Yin Zi, that's fine, saying that there is still room for negotiation.It's also a good fortune for the Chen family, that Chen Xiucai has good looks, the most important thing is that he has the ability, otherwise, how can he attract so many people with the name of a scholar?I don't even look at how many scholars have never been able to stand up for a lifetime.

The most important thing is that Chen Xiucai doesn't seem to want a wife whose family background is oppressing him, which also leads to priority given to the less wealthy farmers.Chen Xiucai seemed to be easy to talk to, but he was not a temperament to be manipulated by others. The latter conditions were all in exchange for him not participating in the imperial examination.It's just that in this way, it took a while for Chen Xiucai to get rumored that he was going to get married, but it didn't work out.

The amount of 30 taels is indeed a bit high for a peasant family. It is not affordable for ordinary families, and only the landlord level can afford it. But Chen Xiucai, the daughter of the landlord's family, does not want it. Isn't this embarrassing?

"There's no room for negotiation?" Ming said a little bit unwillingly.

Matchmaker Qin shook her head, the price would kill her.

"Then you are busy, I will go back with my mother-in-law and discuss it."

As soon as she went out, Tong Shi didn't even look at her, and rushed home like a hot wheel.

After arriving home, with a sullen face, Tong took Ming and went straight to the upper room, and before she could sit down, she scolded her.

"Boss, you don't need me to tell you what's going on in our family. As the eldest granddaughter, Xin'er is fine with a little more money from the family. 30 taels of silver, is that what people like us can afford? You Tell me, where did you get so much money, anyway, the family can only add one or two taels at most."

"Mother, how many years has it been since our family had a scholar? We haven't even had a daughter married to a scholar in recent years. Aren't I thinking about our family? Chen Xiucai has a great hope of passing the exam. If he refuses immediately, he will be completely extinct." This thought. I thought, the money can be collected slowly, as long as I make enough before the Chen family gets married."

"Where do you make money? That's all you need for your dowry, and Qingyang has to take care of it. Don't tell me, you and girl Xin have accumulated so many private houses." Tong Shi looked suspicious. She knew that all daughters-in-law and granddaughters had private houses, but there At most, there are 1 unbelievers. If this is the case, she has lived in the stomach of a dog at her age.

Ming's eyeballs rolled straight, obviously thinking of someone, Tong's heart suddenly jumped.

"Mom, I can take out five taels on hand, and Xiner can also make up a few taels. Counting the public school, it is almost 15 taels. I will borrow some from relatives and friends. How can this short amount of money be enough?" Control it within ten taels, so I have to ask my mother, it’s a loan from Zhengren and I, if my mother disagrees, I can issue an IOU. As long as Chen Xiucai is elected next year, the money will be repaid soon.”

Ming Shi is complacent about thinking of such a way for himself, but he doesn't know that Tong Shi is already so angry that his head is about to smoke.Which family married off their daughters like this? If the Ming family did this, where would they leave the other children?

"Let's not talk about this first, you go and tell Xiner about the difficulties in the family, and ask her opinion, she is willing to talk about this again."

Ming went to the East Wing, and then quickly returned to the Upper Room.

"Mother, Xin'er thinks that Chen Xiucai has a good chance of being selected, and being able to join the Chen family is also good for the family."

The meaning in Ming's words is self-evident, and it is obvious that Zhong Xin also agrees with this marriage.

Tong's head was lowered, his face was dark and gloomy, like dark clouds.She asked Ming to ask Zhong Xin, just to see what her eldest granddaughter thought, who would have thought that she was such a selfish person who cared only about herself and ignored her family.

After calming down and thinking about it, Tong felt that although it was inappropriate to do so, it was not without merit.It's just that it's too risky to place all your hopes on Chen Xiucai. If Chen Xiucai fails the exam, everyone will have to bear a huge debt.They are not in charge of their own affairs, so the money will be paid back in the Year of the Monkey?If someone comes to collect debts, the Zhong family can still point to the person and say that it is owed by my daughter-in-law, and you are going to ask her?As long as her family wants to save face, they can only put it on the mat first.After going around and around, isn't the Zhong family going to pay the bill in the end?

Tong Shi took a deep breath, carefully discerning Ming Shi's expression, and saw that although she was complacent in coming up with such a plan for herself, she was not willing to succeed in her scheme.It was her who was worrying too much, the Ming family was still the same Ming family, but that girl Zhong Xin was a bit elusive, the two girls were not alike at all, that girl was a villain, she looked harmless on the surface, once she touched herself For the benefit, just stretch out the cat's paw, if it weren't for Tong's age, he might have punched the eye.

"You go back first, I can't decide this matter alone, I will give you an answer later." Tong's forehead hurts, and he waved away people.