The husband's son-in-law

Not to mention, at noon that day Li Da stopped Zhu Lao Si from visiting the scholar's house immediately.No matter how capable Li Da was, it was also a job in the fields. The hands that killed pigs still had a respect for scholars, especially scholars who had been admitted to fame. He thought that after killing the pigs, he would bring some meat over there.

Kill the pig and divide the meat.

The pig breeder gave [-] Wen to kill the pig, and even took the pig into the water.Li Da spent ten renminbi to buy a catty of meat alone, and went to Mr. Zhu's house with the things first, and handed over the pig to Mr. Zhu.

Zhu Laosi was also polite, and took the meat to his mother-in-law, and stewed or fried it at night to add meat.Mrs. Zhu had already boiled hot water, so the kitchen staff avoided him, so Li Da scrubbed his body with hot water, the bloody smell on his body was gone, he put on his clothes again, and picked up the pound of meat.

"Let's go." Fourth Zhu waited.

Go early and return early, it's getting late.

Zhu Laosi led the way, and Li Da went to the scholar's house with a catty of meat.

Talking at Zhu Xiucai's house is only a cup of tea, Zhu Laosi greeted Zhu Xiucai's father, Li Da only listened to Zhu Xiucai's polite words, and finally left Zhu Xiucai's house, went in with a catty of meat, and exchanged a thin sheet thin paper.

Zhu Laosi glanced at it, but couldn't understand what was written on it.

"Ten cents and a catty of meat for a piece of paper? Can I eat or drink? Or rely on the ground to eat, be practical, and be able to fill my stomach..."

Da Li carefully folded the pieces of paper and put them in his arms, and said to him, "I'm preventing you from reading it now, it's not easy to do it with Zhou Zhou in the middle, Gu Zhao has to give up on it."

Fourth Zhu shook his head when he heard this, Li Da knew that his brother-in-law would not pass the exam, wouldn't it be a waste of money.

That night Li rested at Mr. Zhu's house, and the next morning he went to another family to butcher a pig, bought two catties of meat for the money, carried the pig into the water, and went back to Xiping Village with a bag on his back without any food.

Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhaocai had lunch. They ate multigrain porridge, steamed sweet potatoes, and pickled radishes.After dinner, the sun was fine, and the two of them sat in the yard to bask in the sun. The main reason was that Gu Zhao pulled Li Zhouzhou to let the meeting take a break. They had been busy all morning.

It was fetching water, feeding pigs and chickens, cutting pig vegetables, and cooking when they came back, and Li Zhouzhou didn't stop.

Gu Zhao was tired looking at it, but Li Zhouzhou felt that it was not tiring at all, it was the most leisure time, when the fields were busy harvesting, and they couldn't just leave it like this after taking it back, they had to dry, dry, pound the rice, and make it dry After it was clean, the tax officials sent by the prefecture and county registered one by one and began to weigh and pay taxes.

"Sit down and rest if you're not tired." Gu Zhao fed the peeled peanuts into his wife's mouth.

Li Zhouzhou was still a little embarrassed, but no one was at home, so he followed his husband, who opened his mouth and ate peanuts.Gu Zhao pressed his wife's shoulders, and peeled a peanut from time to time to feed his wife.

After 10 minutes of rest, Li Zhouzhou couldn't sit still, and said, "Father should be back soon, the water in my pot is boiling, and the noodles are ready."

It was after noon, and my father said that one family would kill two pigs, and two families would be able to finish their work in one day, but they had to walk at night and sleep overnight from Shili Village to get home by now.

"Don't worry Zhou Zhou, maybe Shili Village will be alive again temporarily." Gu Zhao said comfortingly.

Li Zhouzhou hummed, it's not impossible.

While the two were talking, the courtyard door was pushed open. Li Zhouzhou saw his father came back, his face relaxed, and he immediately stepped forward to pick up the things.Afterwards, when it was time to cook, hot water had already been boiled on the stove, and Gu Zhaodui prepared cold water and brought it over.

Li Da washed his hands and face in the yard, and washed his feet with the water after washing.

Seeing this, Gu Zhao scooped up a ladle of hot water and said, "Father, add some hot water to make you feel comfortable."

"Father, what do you think of the temperature? Do you want more?" Gu Zhao asked.

Then Li Da opened his mouth and said, "One more scoop."

"okay."

Gu Zhao went to the kitchen to scoop up hot water.Li Da sat on the stool, watching the back of his new brother-in-law as he entered and exited. Just as he entered, he saw Zhou Zhou talking to Gu Zhao, Zhou Zhou had a smile on his face, that was enough.

After Li Da finished soaking his feet, Li Zhouzhou in the kitchen also cooked noodles.The pork brought back was cut into a few fat slices, and the pork slices were grilled and pulled twice in the hot pot. The pork was fried to release the oil, and the cabbage and sour radish were poured on it. After frying, it was directly covered on the noodle bowl.

Li Da was satisfied with the noodle sticking out of the big thick bowl and satiated.

Li Zhouzhou was going to clean up the bowls. Li Daxian said, "There is no rush. This time I went to Shili Village and went to Zhu Xiucai's house. He gave me this."

Li Da took out the folded paper from his pocket and put it on the table.

"I can't understand the words on it. Zhu Xiucai said it's a book. Look at it, Gu Zhao."

Gu Zhao took a look and saw the titles of four books written on it. He also specifically mentioned that two books can only be bought in prefectural bookstores. The other two books are available in bookstores in towns, saying that it is cheaper to buy manuscripts.

He has the memories of his previous life, and he knows that the present is different from the present.In modern times, when you study, you can find any bookstore at random. There are various teaching materials and guidance books divided into categories, and there are reviews on the Internet for the teaching materials produced by famous teachers.Today is different. The classic textbooks of "Thousand Characters" and "Hundred Surnames" based on enlightenment have not changed for a hundred years, and they are sold in bookstores. If you want to go further, if you don't have a teacher to teach you, you can read any book. in the dark.

Those books that Gu Zhao copied for half a month are all study materials of the old scholar who taught him to enlighten him.

Note: The old scholar was admitted as a scholar at 35. At the age of 40, he stopped his motivation and began to lead classes. Now he is more than 50. The age of these textbooks can be imagined.

It is difficult for poor farmers to produce precious children, not only because of the cost of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but also because of the scarcity of educational resources. Good teachers and precious books are in the hands of the upper class.

Now there is a scholar who passed the exam to give you a reference book list, Gu Zhaoxiang also knew that it would not be for nothing, moved in his heart, lifted his robe, and solemnly knelt down in front of Li Da.

"Gu Zhao thanked father for taking the trouble to study for me."

When Li Zhouzhou saw his husband kneeling, he also knelt beside him.

Li Da was startled at first, and after hearing what Gu Zhao said clearly, he received this obeisance. He is a farmer and can't speak decent words, so he just said: "From now on, Zhou Zhou and I will work in the field at home, you can study in peace , I can provide you for a few years."

"Understood, dad." Gu Zhao responded, understanding the meaning.

Li Zhouzhou knew that his father was doing it for him, so he kowtowed to him because he couldn't say anything.Gu Zhao also knocked.Li Da let it go, but he felt much more relaxed than the day the two got married, as if they really became a family now.

"Tomorrow, Zhou Zhou, you and Gu Zhao will go to the town, buy the books first, and still have things to use for reading."

Li Zhouzhou just remembered, "Father, I forgot to go back to the door three times, this is already the fourth day."

My brother is the first one in the village to recruit a son-in-law, and there are many people who watch the excitement. The big rough guy also forgot.

Now I heard that Li Da said that the two catties of meat he brought back would be sent to Dongping Village in the afternoon.Li Zhouzhou asked Aunt Wang earlier, and quickly said that he was particular about it. Li Dao said, "It's too late to go to the town today. Tomorrow you two will go to the town to buy what you should buy first, and then go to Dongping Village the day after tomorrow."

Three times back to the door, now it has doubled.

Rested early that night, and went to town the next day. According to Li Zhouzhou's footsteps, it would take an hour. Gu Zhao calculated and walked for two hours, and said with self-knowledge: "Don't do anything tonight, let's get up early and go .”

"..." Li Zhouzhou smiled.

Gu Zhao put his arm around his wife's waist, and gently scratched his wife's itchy flesh.

"What laughing?"

Li Zhouzhou was not afraid of tickle, turned over, his eyes were bright at night, like two stars, when Gu Zhao saw it, he stopped playing with his hands and just looked at his wife.

"I'm happy today, and dad likes you too." Li Zhouzhou said.

Gu Zhao raised his face, kissed Xia Li Zhouzhou's brow lightly, and said, "Yes." He understood.

Li Zhouzhou blinked his eyes, the place where his father-in-law was kissing was itchy, wanted to do something but thought of getting up early tomorrow, so he wrapped his arms around him, hugged him into his arms, and patted him like coaxing a child.

"Sleep, sir."

Gu Zhao: ...

It's okay, his wife loves him, so there's no need to shame him.

Gu Zhao fell asleep in his wife's arms.

The next day before the rooster crowed, Li Zhouzhou woke up first, put on his clothes in the dark, lit the oil lamp, went to the stove to light a fire, put the steamed buns and sweet potatoes that were steamed yesterday on the steamer, and washed them with a ladle of cold water. Also refreshed.

Go back to the house and call your husband.

Before going to bed, Gu Zhao remembered something in his mind. As soon as Li Zhouzhou came out of the house with the oil lamp in his hand, Gu Zhao woke up. After dawdling for only two or three minutes, he put on his clothes.So when Li Zhouzhou came in with an oil lamp, Gu Zhao also packed it up.

The stove burns hard with firewood, and after a while, the steamed buns and sweet potatoes are almost as hot as they can be imported, and they are not so cold and hard.If Li Zhou went to the town alone, he didn't need to light a fire at all, and just ate hard steamed buns on the road.

If it were his little husband-in-law, Li Zhouzhou would be willing to work hard and not afraid of trouble.

Take out the hard firewood sticks, and leave the remaining temperature in the stove. Dad wakes up and eats in the pot. The food is still hot.Li Zhouzhou had mixed the hot water for washing and asked Mr. Xiang to wash up. He picked up two steamed buns and a sweet potato and put them in his clean cloth pocket.

"Don't move every week."

Gu Zhao came over with a hot towel, wiped his wife's face first, and then scrubbed himself.Li Zhouzhou froze for a moment, his face was still warm, he touched his face with his fingertips, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

After tidying up, the couple went out for a long trip, it was still dark outside, the stars and the moon were still hanging above their heads, and it was shining. Li Zhouzhou carried the bamboo basket on his back, walked unhappily, and handed the hot sweet potatoes in his hand to the husband.

Gu Zhao broke off half of it and handed it back, "Eat while it's hot." The cold wind in one mouthful, the ancient countryside was really cold in November, and it would be about four or five o'clock.

Sweet potatoes are sweeter than steamed buns.

Li Zhouzhou took a bite of the sweet potato, which was sweeter than honey.

The couple walked slowly in the dark and ate breakfast first. When the sweet potatoes were finished, the steamed buns were already cold. Gu Zhao ate a couple of mouthfuls, but they were too dry and there was no water. In the end, they waved their hands away and hurried on their way.Li Zhouzhou took the steamed bun bag back.

The sky is bright, and the road can be seen clearly, so the two of them walked faster.

It's been like this for almost two hours.

Gu Zhao’s background is indeed a little weaker, like Zhu Xiucai from Shili Village, when he was enlightened, he went to study with a scholar in a neighboring village, studied in the morning, and had to work when he came back in the afternoon. To and from home, his physique is not comparable to that of a farmer in the field, but it is no problem to walk long distances.

The original body is different. Enlightenment is taught by an old scholar in the same village. When the mother is there, he does not need to work. After the mother has gone for a few months, the mother comes in. She is also a quick worker. quit.

At the age of ten, he passed the Tongsheng examination, and the old scholar in the village said that if he wanted to improve, he could go to the town to study.The stepmother said: "The village is also a scholar, and the town is also a scholar. They are all the same scholars. Why do you need three taels of silver for repairs in the town? Besides, how can Zhao'er be so young?"No one can take care of eating, drinking, and scatter. Do you think I will go or you will go?

Of course Father Gu refused, so let's let it go.

So the original body has been following the old scholar in the village to read.

The summary is that the original physical ability is really not good, even if Gu Zhaochuan came to take over for almost a month, walking and exercising every day, after copying books, he is still doing weightlifting in the yard with two empty wooden buckets, even so, he can barely keep up now His wife's footsteps.

My wife is amazing.

Gu Zhaoxing stared, while gritting his teeth, relying on his own iron will.

Men can't say no!

Li Zhouzhou walked briskly like flying on a flat road, his face was slightly red, he was sweating hot, and he was breathing normally. After walking for another half a quarter of an hour, when he saw a big stone on the side of the road, Li Zhouzhou said: "Mr.

"Okay." Gu Zhao didn't show politeness to his wife, and sat on the rock first.

It will be bright now, and there are some villagers from a distance at the fork in the road. Some of them are pushing wooden carts. Most of them are like them, carrying bamboo baskets, carrying things in their hands, and relying on two legs.

A lady passed by and glanced at them.

"The younger generation will still feel sorry for my brother."

"This brother looks so handsome, white and tender, no wonder he feels distressed when he is a husband-in-law."

Gu Zhao, panting on the rock: ...

Knowing that the aunt had misunderstood, Gu Zhao didn't explain, and said with a smile: "Isn't it, who made me young and good-looking, my family Zhou Zhou likes me like this, and he loves me on weekdays."

aunt:……

I have never seen such a shameless brother!

The aunt couldn't hold back the words, she laughed twice, and hurriedly followed the footsteps of the villagers.On the stone, Gu Zhao tilted his face up and smiled at his wife cutely. He deliberately teased her and said, "Mr. Zhou Zhou?"

"Huh, what are you talking about, Mr. Xianggong?"

At that time, Li Zhouzhou was still illiterate and lived in a corner of Xiping Village. Even though recruiting a son-in-law was considered an unusual move, it was a passive and forced choice. In his heart, Li Zhouzhou was still a traditional brother.

Taking your husband as your god, you can sacrifice yourself and wrong yourself, just for the good of the family and the good of the family.

When Gu Zhao called out Mr. Xianggong, Li Zhouzhou was in a daze. He thought it was wrong to call it that way, but after he finished saying that nonsense, he couldn't say anything else to Mr. Xianggong's pitiful and cute face.

"Zhou Zhou, I've rested, how long is it?" Gu Zhao stood up and changed the subject.

Li Zhouzhou came back to his senses, followed the words and said, "It may take half an hour."

"..." Gu Zhaoming knew the answer, but he insisted on asking, "Is it an hour since we came here just now?"

He felt like he had been walking for a long time, it must have been two hours!

Li Zhouzhou hummed and said, "It's almost there."

Gu Zhao: ...

He is such a waste.

After walking for another hour, Gu Zhao didn't rest this time, and persisted till the end. When he saw the low parapet of the town and the words Ningsong Town engraved on the stone on the gate, Gu Zhao's eyes filled with tears.

They are empty baskets, and the soldiers at the gate will let them go after inspection. They are like carts carrying things. They are for buying and selling, and they need to pay a penny before entering.

Li Zhouzhou often comes here, carrying bamboo baskets on his back to go shopping first.

A piece of sugar cube, the size of a child's palm, wrapped in red paper, fifteen cents.

There is not much vinegar and salt at home. This time, Li Zhouzhou wants to buy them together.

A jar of vinegar, six words.A bag of salt costs twenty Wen.

No wonder it is a fat job to play the role of the ancient salt department on TV.

And buy meat.

"Isn't there still meat at home?" Gu Zhao thought he would not buy it.

Li Zhouzhou said: "Sister, you need to replenish your body by studying, and you should save those for food, so you should buy some more."

A catty of meat costs ten cents.

When it came to buying books and the four treasures of the study, Li Zhouzhou was not familiar with this, so he asked the people in the town to find the bookstore. Once he entered, Gu Zhaoxian told the store clerk that he wanted the cheapest one.

When you look at the price, reading is really expensive.