The husband's son-in-law

The Li family sent Li Lin over again.

Brother Lin's grandma was sitting in the lower seat, flattering and talking to Mrs. Gu.The old man, who is old and has very traditional ideas, respectfully calls Mrs. Gu, although he also feels that it is not good for Fulang to go out to do business and lose his status as an official wife, but the grandma of the Li family knows how respectful she is.

The businessmen of the Li family are inferior, and Mrs. Gu is an official wife, so she is stronger than the Li family. It doesn't matter what she thinks about Mrs. Gu's business, the important thing is to respect Mrs. Gu.

"...My brother Lin has been pampered at home since he was a child. This time, brother Lin did not go to the Central Plains for business. His father went back and told him that he was protected by me, an old and dear child. Alas, I also I know this is harming brother Lin."

Li Zhouzhou saw Mrs. Li's gray hair on the sideburns, and knew why the other party came. He just said: "Brother Lin is young, and it is good for the family to cherish the child. Who doesn't cherish the child? It's just that he is here with me." I'm afraid he won't be able to learn anything, he doesn't like to do business and manage people."

"You can learn. Brother Lin has been smart since he was a child, and he can learn characters faster than his brothers."

"Madam please give brother Lin another chance."

Mrs. Li begged and moved, her eyes were cloudy with tears, she held a silk handkerchief and pressed her eyes, and said: "I'm not afraid of your madam's jokes. Last time, my madam said that I went to the Central Plains to work hard. I feel sorry for the children. There are men all the way, wash up." Inconvenience, Brother Lin has loved cleanliness and beauty since he was a child, so he must not be able to bear this hardship. Madam passed on the message, and I made the decision to pick Brother Lin back. His grandfather came back later and found out, and complained about me, saying that I dote on Lin Brother, the fourth elder brother of the Wang family can endure hardships, why brother Lin can't..."

"This time I'm putting on my old face to send Brother Lin back. Brother Lin also knows the importance of good or bad. I just ask my wife to give the child another chance, otherwise I will become a sinner of the Li family—"

"The old lady is so serious." Li Zhouzhou said consolingly, "It's just an ordinary business here—forget it, Brother Lin will let me go here temporarily, but I will return to Zhaozhou soon. If he is willing to run with me, Then go home, pack your luggage, and set off another day."

"Old Madam, don't worry, Brother Lin will not be manipulated by others. If he is not happy, write a letter and I will send someone back to Ji Ting, and you will pick him up at home."

Li Zhouzhou made it clear that no matter whether it was brother Lin or the fourth brother, he didn't use them at the moment. The fourth brother was not favored at home, but he grew up as a young master and was served by others since he was a child. .

Mrs. Li thanked her again and again, and asked Brother Lin to kneel down and kowtow to his wife. Li Zhouzhou helped him up and said, "You don't need to kowtow. You take care of your grandmother and go back first, and then bring your luggage to the house to find me." become."

Brother Lin blushed, hummed heavily, and choked up crying with a bit of childishness.It's not because he wants to leave home, nor is it because he wants to serve Mrs. Gu in the future, but because grandma is so old, she is crying and begging Mrs. Gu because of his coquettishness.

Fortunately, my wife was kind and kept him, otherwise the family would be uneasy because of him.

Li Zhouzhou stayed in Jiting for a total of five days and settled the truth.A day later, Li Lin's family sent people over, with a cart full of things and people, and a little brother who served them.

It's a nanny brother, a child of Li Lin's nanny's family, more than half a year older than Li Lin.

"Boss, this is my baby brother Li Mu, please don't chase him away, he is fine, he will live with me and won't take up space." Li Lin begged for mercy, he was afraid of going out alone.

Li Zhouzhou: "Keep them all."

Two days later, the fourth brother came back from the worker's annual ceremony. After reporting the situation, he just looked annoyed. Li Zhouzhou saw him and asked, "Why do you want me to see? You only said it when I asked you?"

"I'm afraid I'll make the boss angry." The fourth elder brother told the whole story without waiting for the boss to ask again.Next to Brother Lin, the more he heard it, the more angry his face became, and he clenched his fists, "Why is there such a cheating mother-in-law?!"

The fourth brother said: "That's because you have no experience. There are many such things."

It is about Lin Qiaoniang's mother-in-law's family in Xin'an Factory.The workers spread the word from door to door, and the news was delivered. Three days later, the workers came to pick up the things. stole.

The same goes for Lin Qiao's natal family, and her mother-in-law followed her all the way, and when they arrived at the factory to distribute things, they began to choose.

"Fresh pigs are brought to the factory at both ends and killed first. The meat can't be exactly the same and all fatted. If some lean meat is too much, they will be given a handful of bones. As a result, this mother-in-law needs both fat and bones. There are actually a lot of these people who want to take advantage of it, I have seen it in Ruyi Factory, and I know that these people are bullying and fearful, just leave two supervisors to shout and shout."

"Do you want to let love go or not?"

After saying this, almost no one dared to make a fuss, because they were afraid of losing their jobs, and some of them got a good deal.

"Who knew that Lin Qiaoniang's mother-in-law didn't dare to make a big noise with the boss after hearing this, and turned around to talk to Lin Qiaoniang. Lin Qiaoniang explained one by one, and the old woman even started to pinch Lin Qiaoniang..."

The fourth brother was so angry that he was half dead, and cursed back on the spot.

"I said: 'What does your nonsense have to do with Lin Qiaoniang, and you are shameless for beating someone', the old lady continued to scold me, but she didn't dare to say anything when she heard that I was in charge of the boss, but she turned her head. Just beat and scolded Lin Qiaoniang in front of me, and said loudly that it is only right for me to beat my daughter-in-law, and I can't control what I am in charge of."

The fourth brother was furious.

I have never seen such a shameless person, and there are many people who pick and search love to take advantage of it. The people in Jiting are poor, and they are always afraid that someone will cut off a corner of their meat when they give New Year gifts. My family is missing a corner of fat. It is not just what I got. For New Year's ceremony, I have to stare at other people's houses, whether the meat is fat or not, and whether the chickens are bigger than my family's.

No matter how you say it, the fourth brother is only 15 years old. Compared with these people living in the Wang family, he is so rich that he has lost his money. At first, he was impatient with these trivial matters, but he remembered what the boss told him, be more patient. Comparing him with Brother Lin, he is naturally incomparable.

But these people can't compare with him, he has no shortage of meat and has never been hungry, so naturally he doesn't understand the suffering of these people.Therefore, when the annual ceremony was held in the two factories, I often got angry and suppressed it back. First, I put up the majesty to suppress the flames of trouble, and then I made sense.

Almost everything has been done. Those who need to be replaced with fat should be replaced, or some meat and bones.

In short, everyone is almost satisfied.The fourth brother felt that after going on this trip, he tempered his temper much better. If his aunt saw him, he would definitely say that he had a better temper than the mother who served by him.

But I didn't expect to fall to Lin Qiaoniang's mother-in-law in the end.

"I scolded the old woman and threatened her with a New Year's gift. Finally, she calmed down and went out, but I think the old woman remembered that when she got angry with me, she vented it all on Lin Qiaoniang when she went back."

The fourth brother later heard a female worker from the same village in the factory talk about Lin Qiaoniang, and the more he thought about it, the more he regretted it, "The old woman must be mean to bully Lin Qiaoniang, but it's not wrong for me to give Lin Qiaoniang money in private. , it's clearly not my fault, boss, what do you think I should do?"

"The man from the Lin family heard that he was very filial to his mother and handed over all the money. Don't mention this, if Lin Qiaoniang's mouth stumbles, Lin Qiaoniang and her man will beat Lin Qiaoniang first, and protect his mother tightly."

Lin Ge'er was listening with a small face in shock, "Re, still beating, beating people?"

"It's so annoying." The fourth brother was annoyed and didn't want to talk to brother Lin.

What if Lin Qiaoniang was beaten because of him.

"In the future, only the workers will be allowed to enter the factory, and the family members will be blocked outside the factory." Li Zhouzhou first established the rules. Seeing that the fourth brother was really anxious, he asked, "What's Lin Qiaoniang's attitude?"

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The fourth brother nodded first, thinking it was a good idea.After hearing the question from the boss later, I was stunned for a moment, and thought about it carefully, "Lin Qiaoniang folded her arms and hid her face, she must have felt ashamed, and then gave all the half taels of silver she got to her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law stopped making trouble."

"This kind of thing can help for a while, but it can't help completely. Lin Qiaoniang was willing to stand up, and she handed in the money again. In fact, she knew in her heart that her mother-in-law made her ashamed by making such a fuss. In fact, she wanted money, so she handed it over. Quiet for a while, the more money you give to Lin Qiaoniang's family, the more noisy her mother-in-law will be, and the more she will bully Lin Qiaoniang."

Li Zhouzhou thought of Uncle Wang when he was in the village, and he briefly said a few words about Uncle Wang.

"What happened in the end? Could it be that he was tortured to death?" The fourth brother was so angry that his face flushed, he hated it too much.

Brother Lin next to him turned pale with fright.

"Later, Wang Ergou died, and Uncle Wang sent his son to study medicine, and life is better now."

The fourth brother said: "We have to wait for someone to die. Lin Qiaoniang is a young man, and he can still do coolies to go out to sea to catch fish. If you ask for it, you can only ask God..."

"Once this man dies, Lin Qiaoniang will still have to take care of her mean mother-in-law and father-in-law, as well as her brother-in-law and sister-in-law." Brother Lin felt bad, "You still have a reputation as a Koff at a young age."

"Then what should we do?" The fourth brother was right after thinking about it, and couldn't help but look at the boss.

Brother Lin also looked at the boss.

"Reconciliation and separation are done." Li Zhouzhou said.

The fourth brother and brother Lin are shocked. The two children are still young. They have been taught by their elders since they were young. They have only heard of being filial to their parents, serving their parents-in-law, being diligent and thrifty, and living a virtuous life, but they have never heard of women/ Brother can still make up.

"Ah, ah, this, this..." The fourth brother was speechless, he didn't know what to say, he wanted to say that this was wrong or not, but when he thought about it carefully, why could it be bad?

Brother Lin bit his lip, but couldn't say anything to refute.

Because if they get divorced, the money Lin Qiaoniang earns alone in the factory - he knows that ordinary people's households spend only one tael a year, Lin Qiaoniang must earn enough for himself, and she doesn't have to be beaten and be treated harshly by her mother-in-law.

But the reputation is not good, and everyone will say Lin Qiaoniang's.

Brother Lin was struggling a lot in his mind, because he thought that when he was at home, grandma and grandma would tell him to listen to his father at home, and when married, he should be filial to his in-laws and serve a good man. This is a virtuous and good husband.

In terms of filial piety, Lin Qiaoniang's man is very filial to his own mother, handing over the money, not allowing anyone to speak ill of his mother, but Lin Qiaoniang is the one who suffers and beats, what if he becomes Lin Qiaoniang?Fist on him?

"Speaking of which, in fact, the first decision to make is difficult. It is impossible for a person to live without being influenced by outsiders' gossip. Most of them are stumbling and making do to make ends meet."

"However, there are days when the husband and wife can live well together. If you are poor, don't be afraid, just be diligent. If your mother-in-law makes things difficult, it's okay for the man to deal with subsidies in private. If the child doesn't have great talents, then just be healthy and safe. Husband and wife are one body, we need to be considerate and support each other. The only thing is that life is really difficult, being beaten all day without enough to eat, and dying, how to live?"

Li Zhouzhou had seen Uncle Wang, seen the sister-in-law of the Ma family hanged herself in the prefecture and county, and now saw the sister of the Liu family, if they hadn't been driven to a dead end, few wives and husbands would have had the idea of ​​reconciling, and would rather die, Don't even dare to think about it.

The only thing I'm afraid of is spitting stars and other people's eyes.

The water thrown by the married person is divorced, the mother's family is not wanted, and the husband's family is gone, isn't it homeless? If there is no work, no money, and it is difficult to live, it is better to die.

"It's different now. An almshouse has been built in Zhaozhou City to help women, husbands and lost children who can't survive." Li Zhouzhou said to his fourth brother, "Bring some meat and eggs to Lin Qiaoniang's village. The female worker said that Lin Qiaoniang is our worker with peace of mind, and the Lin family is not allowed to beat people."

Seeing that Lin Qiaoniang has no intention of standing up, that's all they can do.

The fourth brother got the word to go to work, but he was thinking about what the boss said along the way.Brother Lin's face was even paler, and he went back to the house and talked to Li Mu, his grandma brother, and Li Mu comforted him and said, "Brother Lin, don't be afraid, Lin Qiaoniang is from her mother's family, so she has no choice but to point it out like that." You bastard, the Li family is rich, the old lady loves you, and will definitely find you a good husband and wife."

"Then what about you." Brother Lin's face was tense, "No, I have to ask Grandma to help you with your future marriage, and you can't fall into the fire pit."

Li Mu knew Brother Lin was soft-hearted, and said, "Thank you, Brother Lin, for remembering me, then I will definitely be reconciled with each other in the future, don't think about it, I'm afraid I will wake up at night."

As in the past, Li Mu took care of whatever Brother Lin was afraid of, and protected Brother Lin. This day was very peaceful and there was nothing to worry about.But for some reason, this time Brother Lin didn't have the kind of childlike attitude that he used to put aside his troubles and be happy after the matter was resolved.

The weather turned cold, so Li Zhouzhou returned to Zhaozhou City and brought a little brother back with him.

All the merchants in Zhaozhou City found out that it was a child of Ji Ting Li’s family, and they also found out that this year’s coconut products business made a profit. Another brother came out of the stomach.

"Even if you have a brother now, when will you have to wait?"

"Isn't there still young master Fubao here?"

This is true.Everyone immediately praised: You have the foresight, you have thought of such an old man.

A lot of gossip has been said, but the bottom line is the present.

"I heard that it's going to attract business again."

"real or fake?"

"That can be false. Mr. Gu said that Boss Li came back from Jiting and chose a date to attract business."

"There is indeed news that Boss Li went to Jiting these days. Didn't Mr. Gu go out of the city and went to Bolin Annan? I heard that he asked many local silkworm farmers there. Is it related to this?"

"That's also the convenience of spreading Lin'an and Annan. Just like Jiting, big merchants can still show their faces and earn money from merchants and local forces in the two prefectures and counties. What can we do, alas."

"Master Gu is thinking about the bottom, and you should also think about us, is it because I didn't give you enough money last time?"

"It's a gift, it's a donation, and the donation is used to build roads."

"No, I heard that Zhaozhou has something to do with us. In the previous summer, Mr. Gu found many carpenters to surround him. All of them were so tight-lipped that they couldn't pry them out. Now the silkworms are raised in two prefectures and counties. I don’t think it’s right to build two factories.”

"When you put it that way, it's a bit of a movement when everything is connected together."

I just don't know what the deal is.

The merchants still have the insight to see the news, but they can't figure it out. Speaking of this gathering, there are only two important points: every family has a brother.It was a joke, but someone really remembered it.

Anyway, it's not unaffordable.

The second is: Mr. Gu has new news, which may be the same as Ji Ting's coconut.Can't guess, but everyone is gearing up and waiting for Master Gu's biography.

Chuzhou City, the state capital of the Chief Secretary of the Eastern Capital.

Sun House.

"Sir, something from Zizhi Jingli." Sun Zhong held a wooden box in his hand.

Sun Mu sat on the futon, with his legs crossed casually, his hair hanging down, and an old clothes draped over his body, his face was thin, and the clothes on his body were much more empty.

When traveling around in the past, although Sun Mu was also thin, he was very energetic and healthy.

If Sun Zhong hadn't begged with his life back then, Sun Mu would have long since lost the will to live.After returning to Chuzhou from Beijing, Sun Mu lost a lot of weight. When he arrived at the Sun Mansion, Sun Zhong stepped forward to knock on the door, but Sun Mu had no face to see his old wife.

But when they saw each other, the two looked at each other across the air, with tears in their eyes.

At this point, he went home and lived.

He has not forgotten Ming Yuan's death in these years, nor has his old wife.

Mrs. Sun moved to a house in the suburbs to enshrine Bodhisattvas. She has been a vegetarian all year round, and she is very thin, but her brows are much more peaceful and serene.

The son has already married and brought the child to visit during the Chinese New Year.

After Sun Mu came back, Sun Dalang and his wife knelt down to invite his parents to return to the old house, and let them do their best to be filial children.But the two old people were unwilling, even if they brought their little grandson over, Sun Mu's face was a little kind, but what to do or what to do.

I don't want to go back to my ancestral home.

Now it can only be like this.

Sun Dalang sometimes thinks that he is also sad when brother dies, but people cannot be resurrected after death, so many years have passed, why do parents only care about Mingyuan and don't care about him?

Little did they know, when he was just born, his parents also cared about him like a treasure.

Sun Mu is teaching his son to study, Mrs. Sun is taking care of his son's growth, and it takes a lot of effort when choosing a marriage.Sun Dalang and his wife are loving, the small family is happy and happy, the children are about to pick a marriage, and Ming Yuan is dead.

Parents may always be a little biased. There was no such thing as before. Although the two children are very different in age, they are all well and everything is going well, so it is not obvious. A bowl of water is also level.

But when Ming Yuan died, the husband and wife were sent off by a white-haired man to a black-haired man. How can words express the pain of losing a child.In addition, Sun Dalang is fine, and his parents don't need to worry about him, so he just let go of missing his children.

It's hard to argue, and no one can persuade you.

In the early years, Mrs. Sun often sighed and asked herself why she didn't stop Xianggong to teach Ming Yuan how to read...

Take the blame on yourself and suffer it, so that you can feel a little better.

After a long time, the crimes on her body have lightened, Madam Sun's heart has stabilized, and she can forget about letting go of the knot in the past, she just got used to it here.Now, there are more old men.

The husband and wife do not bother each other. One continues to worship the Bodhisattva and copy the scriptures, while the other reads and plays chess in his own yard. It is also at ease.

No one visited this mansion except Sun Dalang.

Sun Mu thanked the guests and did not want to be disturbed.

"The letter from Zi Zhi is still in one box, how many have you written?" Sun Mu put the book in his hand.

The loyal servant Sun Zhong put the wooden box on the low table, opened the box, and there were two letters first, and the things next to it had never been seen before.Sun Mu took the letter first, and smiled when he saw the signature on the letter, "It's from Ziqing."

First opened Gu Ziqing's letter.

"It turns out that this wine cup is called a glass cup. The moon is bright for thousands of miles, and the moon is bright for thousands of miles..." Sun Mu took the glass cup carefully, and there was a blurred moon on it, clear and bright, "Send it to Madam."

Sun Zhong closed the wooden box, hugged him and went.

After reading the two letters, Sun Mu got up and went to the wife's yard.Mrs. Sun got the glass cup with a bright moon, and immediately asked someone to pour plum blossom wine, and it was said that the husband had come.

The old couple had nothing to say to each other, sitting and drinking plum blossom wine.

Mrs. Sun drank one and said, "This glazed cup is well named and well made."

"It's my new apprentice. Writing articles is always lacking in romance, and poetry and prose are even more dull, but the name Liulizhan is good."

"A good one is very good, it's impossible to have all of them," Mrs. Sun said.Back then, her Mingyuan was good in everything, but...

Another drink.

Sun Mu also drank a cup and said: "I will post a post in the mansion another day. I want to have a banquet. Because of me, Ziqing offended someone and was sent to the poor and remote Zhaozhou. I didn't have time to take care of him that day. Now he In Zhaozhou, if you want to build an official school, you can't even find a teacher."

"It should be done." Mrs. Sun rubbed the glass cup and said a few names.

When Mingyuan had an accident, after she came back, she closed the door to thank the guests in the house. Only these few people came to visit regularly for more than ten years. Remember kindness.

Although he is not a closed disciple, he remembers his kindness very much.

Sun Mu nodded, yes.Mrs. Sun mentioned, "Zhaozhou is poor, they can go if they want, don't lie to them."

"I'm not that kind of person." Sun Mu joked.

Mrs. Sun also laughed.

When he was young, Sun Mu was a talented student, came from a famous family, and had a profound background, but only those close to him knew that Sun Mu's temperament was actually somewhat playful and narrow-minded, otherwise how could Mingyuan be born like this?

But that was also when I was young, with arrogance and temper.Now in his later years, those who can go to Zhaozhou still respect him, so it is not easy to deceive others.

Master Sun is well-known, especially in Chuzhou, and he is a "sage" in the hearts of literati.After receiving the invitations, they went to discuss articles or poems. At the end, Mr. Sun said that he wanted to ask everyone for a favor. It was very difficult, so please think twice before proceeding.

Before everyone listened, everyone responded one after another. Everyone, Sun, just mention it, and they are not afraid of being smashed to pieces.Upon hearing the request, everyone wondered, what's the point of this, it's just going to an official school to give lectures and teach scholars to study, it's not a hard job.

However, where is Zhaozhou?where?

Someone said: "The most southern part of my journey is the Golden City. Is there any farther south?"

"It's just preaching and teaching, Mr. Sun, you are too polite, why don't you talk about asking for words, and you will be discouraged."

The crowd responded.

Sun Mu said: "Zhaozhou is farther south than Jindu. Before my apprentice Ziqing took office in Zhaozhou, there was no government school in the whole state, so naturally it was not for scholars."

Crowd: ...

Isn't it to give lectures to scholars?

Didn't go to school before?

What is it like to be poor and remote in Zhaozhou?

Then they went, didn't they serve as enlightenment teachers for six or seven-year-old children?

Today's visitors are the Jinshi with the lowest knowledge, and it is not easy for everyone to come here with a thick face, for fear that they will lose face if they are not well-educated.Some of these Jinshi were from good backgrounds, and some were from bad ones. Most of them had been officials for several years.

Now it’s good to go to a government school to be a teacher’s wife, but no matter what, I never thought that it’s not teaching talents, but teaching children, this, this——

Face off.

How to make.

Some people don't want it, it's human nature, but some people can, take the job and go voluntarily.

Sun Muyan: "My apprentice said that two schools have been built. May I ask who else will go?"

In the end, there are many plans. Since it is teaching children, some people are eager to try. Anyway, they have nothing to do, and they have never been to Zhaozhou. Repay the love of everyone Sun.

I think so much.

Therefore, within a few days, there were about eight people who signed up to teach in Zhaozhou, five Juren, and three Jinshi.Since we are going, the big guys will go together and drive there in the spring after the Chinese New Year.

I don't know how poor this Zhaozhou is?

But no matter how hard it is, the sage said: "Heaven will send a great responsibility to the people..."

You use the words of the sages to encourage yourself, scholars are afraid of suffering, just wait to go to Zhaozhou.

The author has something to say:

Chuzhou produced great writers, who gritted their teeth: I must see how poor this Zhaozhou is!

See you later.

It seems, how, and imagined are not quite right.