An Ziqi's ancient life

Entering the jewelry store, Zhao Shi and An Ziqin were dazzled.Although this jewelry shop is not comparable to the shops in the city, there are still quite a lot of various gold and silver jewelry. An Ziqi wants to buy a set of noodles for each of Zhao and An Ziqin, but if it is only one set, given their current economic level Still a little nervous.

"Mother, you and sister can choose and see which one you like." An Ziqi pointed at those gold and silver jewelry.

Mrs. Zhao thought for a while, then took An Ziqin to the silver jewellery.

"Ziqi, what do you think of this?" Mrs. Zhao pointed to a plain silver hairpin.

An Ziqi took a look, "Mom, since we want to buy it, let's buy something that looks better." The plain silver hairpin is the cheapest one, and An Ziqi knew that it was because the Zhao family wanted to save some money.

"Yes, madam, my son is filial and considerate to you. The jewelry here is so beautiful!" The clerk of the jewelry shop pointed to the gold jewelry.

When Mrs. Zhao heard someone praise his son for his filial piety, she narrowed her eyes with a smile, but she still felt a little distressed when she wanted to buy gold jewelry.

"Xiu Niang, just look at the more finely crafted silver jewelry here." An Liji said, he understood his wife's thoughts.

Mrs. Zhao nodded.An Ziqi frowned. It seemed that there was no way to persuade Mrs. Zhao, so let's buy silver jewelry first.

In the end, Mrs. Zhao chose a hairpin wearing flowers and butterflies. The butterfly was about to fly, and the flowers were delicate and beautiful.An Ziqi looked at it and nodded.This hairpin weighs four cents and five cents, and it costs five cents and five cents for the manual fee of one cent.

Everyone helped An Ziqin choose again. An Ziqin was only 12 years old, but Zhao's jewelry was not suitable for her. An Ziqi fell in love with a gold-plated silver lock, which was just right for An Ziqin to wear.

"Sister, what do you think of this gilt and silver lock?" An Ziqi pointed at the lock.

"It's pretty." An Ziqin nodded.

An Ziqi asked his assistant to calculate the price of the silver lock. This small silver lock weighed five qian, and he received six qian.

Zhao and An Liji felt distressed for spending more than one or two taels of silver all at once.

"Dude, show us those two gold bracelets." An Ziqi pointed to a pair of gold bracelets.

"Young master, you have a good eye. This pair of gold silk bracelets is the latest finished product of our old craftsman. The workmanship is very good, and it looks decent to wear." The man boasted and brought the things over.

An Ziqi looked carefully, this pair of bracelets did not use much gold, but thin gold wire twisted out, twisting out very delicate patterns, An Ziqi felt that it was not good for Zhao's hands to be empty.

"Let's count this as well." An Ziqi made a decision, Zhao Shi and An Liji didn't have time to stop it.

A pair of gold bracelets cost three taels of silver, An Ziqi thought it was a good deal, but Zhao Shi frowned in distress.

Finally, An Ziqi thought about it, and ordered two more pairs of pearl earrings, and two pairs cost five qian.

"Mother, if we have money, we need to spend it. Look at how beautiful this jewelry looks when you wear it!" An Ziqi paid the money, wrapped up his purchases, and walked out with his arms around Mrs. Zhao.

Zhao Shi looked at his son who was acting like a rascal, and shook his head amusedly, acquiescing to what An Ziqi said.

After the jewelry was bought, Mrs. Zhao ordered the masters to kill them at the vegetable market. Only Mrs. Zhao knew what to buy for the treat tomorrow, and the rest of the men's eyes were darkened.Mrs. Zhao glanced at An Liji proudly, An Liji scratched his head and giggled.A few children laughed at An Liji from behind.

"By the way, Dad, do we have to invite someone from Grandpa's house today?" An Ziqi asked.

An Liji paused, "It is logical to say so."

"Then shall we buy something?"

Mrs. Zhao also turned her head, and when she mentioned going to the room, she felt uncomfortable and touched her stomach.

"You can take a few boxes of our newly-made flower cakes," Zhao said.Mrs. Zhao's dim sum made with An Ziqi's processed petals is even more delicious than those made by Meimeizhai, so it won't lose face if you give it as a gift.

"The dim sum is made at home, won't grandma dislike it?" An Zimin frowned and said.

Mentioning Mrs. Li, An Ziqi also frowned, "Why don't we add another piece of pork, doesn't my grandma like meat the most? A single piece of rabbit meat has made her miss it for a long time!"

"That's right, grandma likes meat the most." An Zimin just laughed.

The others also laughed, Li Shi is indeed such a virtue.

The family went to Zheng Datu's place to buy ten catties of meat and several catties of big bones.There was not much food left at home, so I went to buy some rice and flour, and I also bought a lot of sorghum rice.Chicken, duck, fish, these are also essential, as well as tofu and vermicelli. An Ziqi didn't know what was missing, so it was all under Zhao's command.In the end, An Liji brought everyone to buy a few catties of sorghum wine.

"The head of the family," Zhao said when the group walked home, "I was thinking, when will we go back to Zhaojia Village and see my parents." After saying that, Zhao's eyes turned red.

An Liji hurriedly comforted his wife, "Why don't we go pick up our parents tomorrow?"

An Ziqi patted his forehead, forgetting about his grandparents these days, "Mother, how about this, after our house is repaired, we will go to Zhaojia Village to visit grandparents and uncles, and then Grandpa and grandma received a new home to live in for a while."

"That's okay, I'm busy repairing the house, I'm afraid I'll neglect my parents." An Liji agreed.

Mrs. Zhao also nodded, this is the best way.

When the group arrived home, Mrs. Zhao went to the vegetable garden to clean up the vegetables. These vegetables were "raised" by An Ziqi. They were big, juicy and delicious.Mrs. Zhao intends to use these to entertain guests.An Ziqin helped Mrs. Zhao prepare the dishes for tomorrow's small banquet.

Tomorrow, their house will be ground-breaking. As usual, people will be invited to witness. The immediate family members must be invited to the upper house, Li Zheng, Huang Mantang, and the foreman must also be invited.The foreman who repaired the house was introduced to them by Huang Mantang. It is said that his craftsmanship is excellent. Even the bricks, tiles, sandstones, etc. have a fixed source, and the quality is also very good. Don't let An Ziqi and the others worry about it at all. .

An Ziqi cut off a strip of pork, about two catties, and prepared two snack boxes, packed them in small baskets, and prepared to send them to the upper room.

"Father, let's go to the room and invite my grandfather and the others!" An Ziqi's name was An Liji.

An Liji came over very tangled, seeing his father's appearance, An Ziqi almost couldn't help laughing again.Afraid of going to the room, afraid of becoming like this.

"Father, I have to invite Li Zheng after I have invited Master, Aunt Liu, Uncle Xu and the others have to go to invite!" An Ziqi said.It is also possible to break ground and invite some friends to come.

An Liji took a few deep breaths, looked like I wasn't worried about anything, took the basket in An Ziqi's hand and went out, An Ziqi shook his head speechlessly, and quickly followed.

Walking to the door of the upper room, An Liji waited for An Ziqi to follow before knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" Wang's voice came out, and then the door opened, "Hey, third child and Goro, come in, come in." Wang smiled enthusiastically and opened the door wide.

Mrs. Wang looked at An Ziqi with a strange gaze, and An Ziqi raised his eyebrows. During these days, Sanfang was busy farming, picking flowers, and making money. Pay attention to the room, what kind of calculation is this again?

An Ziqi followed his father to the upper room, An Ziqi noticed that the west wing room they used to live in had already been occupied, An Zihui?An Ziqi knew that An Zihui always wanted a separate room, "How can someone else live in my daughter's boudoir?" An Ziqi once heard her say that.

Everyone in the upper room was there, and An Ziqi raised his eyebrows again. Are they all waiting for them?

Mr. An and Mrs. Li were sitting on the top of the kang, while Mrs. An Lizhen was still leaning against Mrs. Li, and the granddaughters and daughter-in-law were sitting on the side.

An Lizhen still had her nostrils upturned, she dismissed An Ziqi with a hint of fear mixed with her arrogance.An Zihui didn't dare to look at An Ziqi, but An Zihua looked at An Ziqi twice more, then lowered her head again.

"Master, our house will break ground tomorrow, please go to dinner with grandma." An Ziqi spoke first.

"Yeah, Dad, the day is fine tomorrow, so we're going to break ground and repair the house. These are snacks and a piece of meat made by his mother. You and mother can have a taste." An Liji placed the basket on the table in the upper room. superior.

Mr. An sat on the kang and smoked dry cigarettes, took two puffs, tapped the pipe on the edge of the kang, and then looked at his third son and fifth grandson.Mrs. Li closed her eyes and dozed off as if she didn't hear An Liji's words.

"Repair the house..." Mr. An said, "It's good to repair the house, the ancestral house..." Mr. An raised his hand and put it down again.How could he not know that the ancestral house can't live in people at all, it's okay if it doesn't rain, but it will suffer when it rains.

"Third brother, your family met a nobleman and got rich, why don't you support and support your family?" An Lizhong spoke, and An Liji frowned as soon as he spoke.

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Where did the nobleman come from?"

"Hey, third child, don't say you forgot. Those people riding tall horses at your door that day seemed to be rich and noble people. A little leaked from the cracks in their fingers is not enough for you to be popular." Yes, did you drink spicy food?" An Lizhong smiled obsequiously.

"Second Brother, I'm just here to find my lost brother, how can you be sure that he's going to miss something for us?" An Liji's expression turned ugly. Qin Yi took Fifteen away for several days. Fifteen people were taken in only to repay their kindness.Besides, Qin Yi did have the idea of ​​keeping money, but An Liji rejected it without hesitation, without letting the children know.

"Third brother, what do you say about the newly purchased land? Don't say that you dug up ginseng." An Lizhong's smile collapsed.

"Of course not, the money for our house repairs is all earned by Ziqi." An Liji frowned.

"Third son, does anyone believe what you say?" An Lizhong looked An Ziqi up and down, "Sell him and you won't make that much money, right?"

An Ziqi frowned, this second uncle is too annoying.

"Second Uncle, don't talk nonsense. We earned every penny of the money for buying land and repairing our house. We didn't steal or rob. We deserved all of this. What else do you want?" What are you talking about?" An Ziqi said unceremoniously.

"You little baby, I'm talking to your father! Why are you interrupting." An Lizhong walked this way.

An Liji pulled An Ziqi behind him, "Second brother, our family earns money by itself and spends it honestly, so we are not afraid of what others will say."

An Liji turned his head to Mr. An, "Father, we are here to invite you and mother to have lunch tomorrow. These snacks and meat are our tribute to you." An Liji pushed the basket towards Mr. An.

"Third brother," Mr. An said hesitantly, because Mrs. Li pushed him with his arm, "Did your family's money really be earned by yourself?"

Hearing Mr. An's question, even though he was completely disappointed with Mr. An and Mrs. Li, An Liji couldn't help but feel cold, "Father, of course we earned it ourselves. Ziqi and I ran to Daqingshan every day a few days ago. , the whole village knows about it.”

Mr. An really knew that their family was always going to Daqingshan, and he secretly satirized them for not doing their jobs properly, not doing a good job in the field, but going to the mountains instead.

"Is there anything valuable in the mountains that will allow you to buy land and build houses." After holding back for a long time, Sun finally opened her mouth. She hated Sanfang's prosperity the most. She just thought that Sanfang should be a cow for them. Horse, now that the "horse and oxen" are riding on people's heads, won't Mrs. Sun tear up the veil?

"Uncle, don't talk nonsense if you are ignorant. Things in the mountains are always valuable. Look at the medicinal materials, those rare trees, and spices, aren't they all produced in the mountains?" An Ziqi said.

"Those are valuable. They are also found in the mountains. Can you find them?" These valuables on the outskirts of the mountain have long since been wiped out. It is not easy to find them. If you are not careful, you may lose your life!It is not that no one in their village has had an accident.

"Yeah, I really can't find it, but I didn't say that we have to look for those precious things." An Ziqi laughed.

Sun felt that she had been humiliated, and her fat face turned pale with anger.

"Okay," Mr. An knocked on the table, "Third brother!" Mr. An said earnestly, "Although you are separated, you are still from the An family after all. You can't peel off the blood, your elder brother, and Dalang, they all have a future, if you have any way to help them, you can help them, and when they are successful in the future, they will not forget your great kindness."

"Father, where did I come from?" An Liji's voice was a little louder, "I'm just a farmer, or a farmer who almost starved his wife and children to death. How can I, a farmer, have such connections? What the hell? Noble man, it's not all rumored by the villagers, those people don't know the situation at all."

Mr. An frowned. He thought that An Liji was trying to evade, "Third brother, I know you have complaints against me and your mother, but this is a major matter related to the future of An's family. You can't be so selfish."

Mr. An, what are you doing here?An Ziqi suddenly didn't understand, and An Liji was so angry that his hands were shaking.

An Ziqi rolled his eyes and said, "Master, don't you want my father to help you find a way to donate to uncle and elder brother?"

Old Master An shook his hand holding the pipe, An Ziqi's eyes widened in surprise, did he really guess right?This is too ridiculous!Has Mr. An become more confused as he gets older?This kind of thing can be imagined.

"Master, don't say that we have no connections at all. Uncle and elder brother are not even scholars!" An Zi said in unison. To buy an official, do you still want Sanfang to contribute money and effort?Mr. An is really confused.

"Father, we're going to break ground tomorrow, so you and mother can come if you have time! Ziqi and I will go back first." An Liji pulled An Ziqi and walked out, but Mr. An didn't hesitate to stop him and groaned.

"Farewell fart!" An Ziqi heard the sound of a thud coming from the upper room, "I'm afraid that if I eat this meat, this snack will be poisoned to death." Li Shi finally broke out, and the words he said were mean and vicious. Ji's footsteps paused, but he dragged An Ziqi away. An Ziqi felt sorry for the piece of meat and the two boxes of snacks, and he didn't know if anyone would pick them up.

"What sin did I do! My son looks down on me, my grandson looks down on me, what's the point of my life..." Li's frantic crying came out, this was her old way of controlling her children and grandchildren, crying twice Nao San hanged himself, unfortunately, this trick no longer works against An Liji.In the past, An Liji was held because he cared and longed, but when he was completely disappointed and didn't care, since he knew that Li Shi was just acting, how could he turn back?

Seeing that the third son still didn't come back to coax her, and when he disappeared without a trace, Li actually cried out. She had a hunch that she had really lost that son, the one who longed for her recognition.