happy life through time

Tong Dabao looked at Tong Yan with complicated emotions. He had never taken this nephew seriously, but today, this nephew stood on his head.

His elder brother, even though he lost the favor of his parents and moved out without getting a single cent of the ancestral house, he still lived a prosperous life.

The eldest son worked as a clerk in the big inn and had a daughter. The youngest son was admitted as a scholar. Originally, their family was only allocated five acres of dry land, and the remaining fifteen acres of fertile land belonged to Tong Dabao. Under the circumstances, it is better for Tong Dahai to go beyond it. I don't know when the five acres of dry land turned into twenty acres of medium-sized paddy fields. How could he not be jealous?Sure enough, is the sister-in-law's dowry enough?

Tong Dabao was a little bit resentful. Back then, Mrs. Zhang took the dowry so seriously, no one got any benefit!

What kind of luck did this Tong Dahai have, his parents found such a wife for him, and gave birth to such a son!At the beginning, why didn't he marry Mrs. Zhang?

Tong Dabao became resentful towards his dead parents. You know, his wife didn't have much dowry, but she spent far more money than them. She ruined the whole family. She had a lot of dowry, but she didn't expect that her parents let her marry her eldest brother instead of him, which is really abominable.

Tong Dabao completely forgot that Mrs. Zhang had planned to give it to him at first, and Mrs. Shen was planning to give it to Tong Dahai. After Mrs. Zhang, she immediately chose Mrs. Shen. The reason, of course, is that Mrs. Shen is more beautiful than Mrs. Zhang, and she is still the village flower, while Mrs. Zhang is average-looking, so she married Tong Dahai. The dowry is similar, but one One can only eat and be lazy, but the other is hardworking.

But Tong Dabao blamed these mistakes on others.

The ancestor of the Tong family went there very early. After his death, the two brothers of the Tong family separated. When the family separated, Tong Dahai's family of three moved out and lived in a thatched cottage.

At that time, Tong Dabao only felt that the scenery was infinitely beautiful, and he was happy to see Tong Dahai in desperation, but now, Tong Dabao lived in a green brick house, and he didn't know what it was like.

On the other hand, their daughter-in-law is having a lot of trouble with fellow villagers, their son is ignorant, and after studying for so many years, he can't even pass the entrance examination for a child student, and his daughter is still alive and hasn't married yet.

It's not that she can't get married, it's that her eyes are higher than the top, she doesn't like ordinary people, and she doesn't like her in better families.

After the separation, the prosperity at the beginning has become more and more difficult to uncover in recent years, and every simple meal is worse than when the parents were still there.

There are all kinds of dishes on Tong Dabao's table, which are well-prepared, much better than ordinary banquet guests, and there is more oil and water.

The rice in the bowl is fine rice, and the cakes on the table are cakes made of fine white flour.

Hiding the jealousy and resentment in his eyes in front of Tong Yan, Tong Dabao said: "Tong Yan, you still remember Xiaofeng!"

Tong Yan looked at Tong Dabao, thought for a while, and finally found the information of "Xiaofeng" from the original memory.

Xiaofeng's full name is Tong Xiaofeng, she is his cousin, the daughter of Tong Dabao, and she is still unmarried.

But Tong Yan was born after Tong Dahai moved out of the ancestral house. Although he knew that he had a cousin Tong Xiaofeng, he rarely met her.

However, thinking that Tong Xiaofeng seems to be already old, and will be nineteen in a few months, Tong Yan slowly guessed Tong Dabao's plan.

"It's my cousin! I haven't seen her for a long time, but I have to study all the time. I have been busy recently, and I really don't have time to see her. I am very sorry. Is she here today? I will tell you later. She apologizes, eh...why didn't seem to see her!" Tong Yan pretended to look around, but he didn't find Tong Xiaofeng.

Tong Dabao smiled awkwardly, not only Tong Xiaofeng didn't come, but even Mrs. Shen didn't come. Afraid of giving gifts, he just added a spoonful of water when refilling the basin.

"She's not feeling well today, so she didn't come here, ha ha!" Tong Dabao scratched his head, and said again: "Tong Yan, do you know many people in school? You are also a scholar, so you should know a lot of people." Look, if there is anyone of the right age who has not yet married a wife, please tell me. By the way, I heard that Yuan Jing is not bad. Look, if our family Xiaofeng marries him, it will definitely help you! "

Tong Yan resisted not to spit out the water he drank, and swallowed it hard.

This second uncle actually has such an idea?You look up to her, but they may not like a village woman, not to mention, Yuan Jing is from a big family in the county, how could she be willing to marry a countryman?

Tong Yan glanced at Tong Dabao, did he really not understand?Or is it on purpose?

The original owner wanted to die or live for Yuan Jing, who didn't know what the second uncle meant when he set his mind on Yuan Jing?

Tong Yan coughed a few times, and said with a smile: "Second Uncle laughed, to be honest, I don't have a good relationship with the people in the school? You know, I was too stupid before, and almost died. Fortunately, I My parents pulled me back from the gate of hell, I died once, and I decided to change my ways, but my classmates don't like me very much."

Tong Yan's affairs are well known. If Tong Yan used to be, he would definitely not tell his scandals, but now Tong Yan doesn't care about these things.

"One, don't you have one? Didn't you get along well with that Yuan scholar before? If not, it doesn't matter. Look at your cousin is not young, so find some for her!" Tong Dabao only thought that if Tong Yan Go talk to Xiaofeng about marriage, then it will be smoother and better married, a relative of a scholar, how can it be bad!

Tong Yan shook his head: "Second uncle, if I have a good relationship with them, why would I dare not invite them to dinner if I am a scholar? Look here, they are all from the countryside. Where can I find my classmates? What's more, I still need to study frequently, how can I have time? I really have no power to deal with Miss Xiaofeng."

For this kind of thing, it's fine if it's settled, but if it's not good, those matchmakers will become inhumane inside and out, but if this matter is not resolved, I'm afraid, the second uncle will come to them again, Tong Yan is in his heart Head thinking about the solution.

"How could this happen?" Tong Dabao was startled, Tong Yan didn't want to talk to him, so he found an excuse to leave and greet other guests.

Tong Dabao glanced at Tong Yan angrily, then went to chat with other people.

It's not that he doesn't want to find Tong Dahai, Zhang Shi or Tong Zhen, but apart from Tong Yan, others are hard to talk to.

Tong Zhen saw him as if he was guarding against a thief, Tong Dahai was cold when he saw him, he just greeted him, and ignored him, let alone find him a son-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, he listened to Tong Dahai for everything. It's even more impossible.

After a day of banquets, Tong Yan felt that he was too tired to move.

After dinner, Tong Yan told his family what his second uncle had told him.

Tong Zhen said indignantly: "Don't worry about their family, they are the ones who pick and choose, this one is not good, that one is not good, if we say goodbye to Xiaofeng, it's fine, if it's not good, it's troublesome, so don't worry about them , The province’s kindness was not rewarded, and it caused a lot of trouble for nothing.”

Tong Dahai and Mrs. Zhang didn't speak, Tong Yan nodded and said, "I thought so too, so I didn't agree to my second uncle, but, how can I say, Sister Xiaofeng is also my cousin, the elder brother's cousin, if you can help, please do your best." Help." Actually, Tong Yan wanted to say that if Tong Xiaofeng really couldn't get married, it would have an impact on the Tong family, especially the girls, fortunately their little girl hasn't grown up yet, so don't worry about it.But I always feel that this is not very human, so I will not talk about it!

Mrs. Zhang sighed and said: "The head of the family, Xiaofeng said, she is also our niece, it's all over, and soon she will be nineteen, if the girl's family can't get married at this age, how can she marry in the future! "

"Then tell me, what can I do?" Tong Dahai said unhappily. Although he resented his younger brother for being cruel and kicked them out of the house, they had nothing but five acres of dry land. They could only live in a dilapidated hut.

But, how can I put it, it's also a brotherhood, is he happy seeing them having a hard time?That's just a momentary show of enthusiasm!

At this time, people in the family unconsciously set their eyes on Tong Yan, as if there was an illusion that Tong Yan had to decide.

Liu Dafu was sitting next to Tong Yan, his eyes were wide open, and he also looked at Tong Yan.

Tong Yan was taken aback, and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"Of course not, Xiaoyan, you are a scholar, what can you do? Marry Xiaofeng! Second uncle of the province is here to trouble us again!"

After Tong Yan walked away from the ghost gate, the Tong family found that Tong Yan had really changed a lot, as if he became sensible in an instant.

What's more, he started to do things in an orderly manner and calmed down a lot, so gradually, he felt like he was in charge of Tong Yan.

Now, Tong Yan said this, so it should be up to him to figure out a way!

"Father, mother, big brother, it's really nothing. I thought, why don't we just go to the town and find a matchmaker to be a matchmaker for Xiaofeng, and see if we can find someone who meets the second uncle's requirements, but don't say that we are looking for it." matchmaker."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up: "Okay, this is good, the matchmaker in the town is much better than Aunt Liang, if the matchmaker in the town goes to match Xiaofeng, it will definitely succeed, and the second uncle will definitely agree."

Tong Dahai and Zhang Shi also felt that it made sense, and nodded, agreeing with Tong Yan's decision.

"Since this is the case, then another day, big brother will find someone with a sharper mouth, and find a husband for Miss Xiaofeng! But be careful, don't be discovered by others, as long as we know it ourselves."

"Of course, I listen to you!"

With a solution, everyone's hearts seemed to be relieved, and they became less heavy.

Tong Yan didn't want Second Uncle to know about this, and that's why he didn't want to agree to Tong Dabao face to face. He was afraid that if he agreed to him this time, Second Uncle would find him again next time if something happened. !

Thinking about people like Second Uncle, it's really possible.