The husband's son-in-law
Chapter 62 Life in the County 22
"Why is there no movement next door? I just saw Mrs. Li, who came back from the north early in the morning. I don't know what to do. I used to buy vegetables at noon when the stalls were about to close. I went out in the early morning. Head run."
The second daughter-in-law of You was talking to her sister-in-law while she was doing the work at hand.
"Who knows, don't care about her family." Aunt You doesn't like to gossip.
You Er's daughter-in-law could only give up and wait for a customer who bought sesame oil to come and talk together.
Mrs. Li went to the shop on Pomegranate Street early in the morning, and Feng Pingping went up to ask her mother how she was and if she belonged to the elder brother's house.
Ever since Li Zhengren said it, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has eased a little these days, and I thought in my heart to confirm whether Li Ji's shop belonged to the Li family. , but they know each other well.
Those who do business make money, just look at the Youjia who sells sesame oil next door.
It's nice to ask for money, and it's filial to your parents. This is the idea of Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li.I'm not afraid of not giving. Those who are in business, my son said, are most afraid of making troubles. They pay attention to being kind and getting rich. If there are too many troubles, it will affect business transactions. It is said that Li Da is not filial, and he is not afraid of not giving money.
There are many ways.
"The door is not open. You say it's a business person. I saw that all the food shops on the street are open, but his house is tightly closed." Mrs. Li spent two days in a row without catching anyone. Seeing it with my own eyes, I felt unhappy, and my tone was ugly, "It's like the boss, who can't do business well before others. It hasn't changed for many years, and he is useless and useless."
Feng Pingping asked patiently: "Mother, you didn't ask the shop next door, when did Li Ji open, what's the name and where did you ask?"
Mrs. Li is now bothering her daughter-in-law. She hasn't found fault with her in the past two days, but she was distracted by other things. Now when Feng Pingping asked her, she made an old man's face and said, "Did I ask? Want you, a daughter-in-law, to teach me how to speak? I go there early in the morning, and when I come back, you are a wooden stake, waiting for me to come back and cook for you, my daughter-in-law."
"This is not the oil sugar box in the stove house, you locked it, how dare I touch it." Feng Pingping pushed back not to be outdone.
Old lady Li: "Zhengren is not here, Yaozu went to school, what kind of sweets and oils do you eat? You are greedy, and the girl you want is also greedy and lazy..."
Feng Pingping was so annoyed when she heard it, she endured it and didn't quarrel.
Li Kee opened the shop at noon.
There were a lot of people in the queue, and Mrs. Zhou was the first few in line with her big belly. People in the line stepped aside when they saw her, and let Mrs. Zhou stand in the first place. After buying it, she hurried to take a rest. Everyone was afraid of such a big belly.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhou said: "It's okay, Zheng Xiucai said I have a big belly, so I need to move around more."
Is there anyone in the team who doesn't know what's going on, and is still muttering which doctor's name is 'Zheng Xiucai'?Those who knew about this said, "The Zheng Xiucai that Sister-in-Law Zhang said is a scholar-in-law. I said that sister-in-law Zhang is pregnant, as if she is pregnant..."
"Is there such a strange thing?" Those who have never heard of it are naturally curious.
"Zheng Xiucai's family opened a medical clinic, and his grandfather was a doctor. Zheng Xiucai has a little knowledge of it."
After listening to the cause and effect, someone said: "This sister-in-law has a big heart. Fortunately, I met Zheng Xiucai when I came to buy stewed cooking."
"That's not true." Zhou Shi also admitted, "The Li family is my noble family, otherwise it would be really bad."
"I used to be pregnant and couldn't eat, either my waist was sore or I couldn't see the meat and I always wanted to vomit, but this pregnancy is weird. I love the taste of Li's stewed stew. I don't get tired of eating every meal, and the appetite is good... "
When Zhou praised Li Ji, it was as if he was boasting about his own family.
Everyone in the shop on Pomegranate Street has known about it for a long time, Mrs. Zhou has said this many times, everyone is happy to hear it.
When it was Mrs. Zhou's turn, Mrs. Zhou took the bowl and handed it over. Li Da took it and said, "I'll send it to you soon."
It is inconvenient to serve a bowl with a big belly.
"Thank you, Uncle Li." Mrs. Zhou did not refuse. Seeing that Zhou Zhou was packing and gave her an extra spoonful of peanuts, she smiled happily and said, "By the way, I have seen an old woman ghost in the past two days." Sneaky, first looked in front of the shop, and then went to the alley to stare at your door."
Mrs. Li's two visits happened to be met by Mrs. Zhou. Of course, Mrs. Zhou felt that Li Jiawang was interested in Li's affairs. She was the same person for two days, with a mean look. Then, he spat on the ground.
It's disgusting.
Mrs. Zhou knew at a glance that this old woman was not a good one, and guessed that she came to find something about the Li family's shop, the more she thought about it, the more she felt bad, so she came to buy ribs in person at noon, and reminded the Li family by the way.
"About sixty, it looks like he's not from our area, anyway, I've never seen it."
Li Zhouzhou didn't know who it was, "My family doesn't know the old lady in the prefecture or county—" He was halfway through the sentence, then suddenly remembered, his face changed, and he looked at his father first.
Mrs. Zhou also saw the clues, but she didn't ask too much about the Li family's private affairs. Zhou Zhou paid the money and said she would go back first.
Li Da sent a large bowl of braised pork ribs to the vinegar shop.
The father and son sold out their lunch at noon and closed the shop. Li Zhouzhou hesitated before saying, "Father, do you think Mrs. Zhang said..."
"If you know the old lady who came to the door, then you can only do it." Li Da said calmly, but the veins on the back of the hand holding the pot burst.
Li Zhouzhou didn't say much, knowing that there must be nothing good about Sanfang coming to the door, but he didn't have much fear in his heart after being surprised.He remembered the losses that his second uncle had suffered before, but his family was not afraid, the husband was a scholar, there was a plaque on the shop with the title of Mr. Fu, and the father of the branch family still had it in his hand, if he came to make trouble, it would be a little troublesome.
That night, the couple lay in bed after washing.
Li Zhouzhou said what Mrs. Zhang reminded her at noon, and also said her own thoughts: "...I am not afraid, but my father is not happy to see people. I said something at noon today, and my father is not happy. If I come to the shop again to make trouble, maybe If the business is not good, it’s nothing, if it’s bad, it’s bad, anyway, it’s enough to spend, will it affect you, Mr. Wang?”
When the Sanfang family came to make trouble, Li Zhouzhou was most worried about his father, his husband's reputation, and his business second.
"Nothing will affect me." Gu Zhao thought for a while, "Zhou Zhou, do you hate Mrs. Li?"
Li Zhouzhou was in the dark, looking at the curtain on the top of the bed. It was cold, so he pulled a piece of cloth to wrap it around the curtain. At night, he lay on the bed with his husband and closed the curtain. The small piece of the bed consisted of him and his husband. Personal, especially practical and at ease.
"Hate...I don't know."
Li Zhouzhou's voice was a little confused and small, "Father left early, I can't even remember what Dad looks like now, I just remember that when I moved out of the old house with my father, I slept in a thatched cottage so cold. I’m so hungry, and there’s a ghost telling me I can’t sleep, I miss my father, it rained when my father was buried, it’s so cold, my shoes are wet and I don’t have any shoes to change…”
This memory is Li Zhouzhou's deepest.
Gu Zhao put his arms around his wife and patted Zhou Zhou's back lightly.
"Let's file a lawsuit." Gu Zhao said softly.
In the darkness, Li Zhouzhou's eyes were bright and he focused on looking at the gentleman accurately, "Can you sue the officials? It's been so many years, didn't you say that it's not good to sue the officials?"
"It's not that it's bad to sue the officials, it's that some trivial things are not worth doing, but Dad's death is not a trivial matter." Gu Zhao felt that this was a thorn in his father's heart, but now that Zhou Zhou heard the suing the official, he suddenly became energetic. Zhou Zhou couldn't make it through, and kept pressing down.
He kissed Zhou Zhou's forehead and got a vaccination: "But I guess the result may not be too serious, those two can't pay with their lives."
Dali respects filial piety, monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, and have never seen children sue their parents.
This is gross disobedience.
But I forgot one thing, Mrs. Li, old man Li is Li Da's parents, separated from Zhou Zhou and him.Dali Zun's filial piety, the closest relatives are the flesh and blood relatives who gave life, meaning that the parents are the first, Li Da does not sue, Zhou Zhou and his identities can stand.
They can talk about filial piety to suppress others, so can they.
In order to seek justice for the dead father, it is the filial piety of a child.
"Then, are you going tomorrow? When are you going?" Li Zhouzhou couldn't lie down anymore, so he sat up.
Gu Zhao also sat up, covered the two of them with the quilt, and coaxed: "Don't worry, when Mrs. Li comes to make trouble, don't tell dad about it, if you come to make trouble, we will do what we used to do What, let her yell first, and ignore it."
"Ah?" Li Zhouzhou was stunned, didn't he mean to sue the officials?
Gu Zhao touched the tip of his nose, and had to say something like a pure and innocent little green tea.
"Zhou Zhou, think about it, the villain is the third house, right? We separated our family early and broke off the relationship, and now we are sneaking in to inquire about the news. Didn't we hear from somewhere that our shop makes money, and now the second uncle doesn't give away cheap food anymore? , Our family went to the prefecture, and he thought our family had no roots, so he bullied our family like he bullied the second uncle, and he could make some money casually, if he didn't give the money, he would use officials to scare us."
Li Zhouzhou nodded, "Master, you are right."
"Li San's family is now arrogant. They think they have something to do with someone, and they use filial piety to pressure father, let them come first, let's break up the old things, let the neighbors in the alley listen, father and you are big guys You can see it all, and when those villains make trouble, everyone can be a witness."
Public opinion supports the first wave.
If his family files a complaint first, even though his family is right, but nowadays people respect filial piety in their bones and think that there are no wrong parents in the world. It is inevitable that some people will say: Li's business is so good that it is unreasonable, and everyone dies. Why did Jiu sue the old man, and how pitiful he was sued by his grandchildren at the Yamen at such an old age.
If Mrs. Li and the old man sell out again, they will be the ones in the end.
If you want to sue, you must put yourself in the position of "poor". It must be too miserable, too pitiful, and you can't bear it because you are forced and suppressed, so you fight with blood and tears.
Only in this way will it be logical and logical, otherwise he and Zhou Zhou will not be filial people who want to get justice for their father, but will be pointed at the spine to be scolded.
One thing, even if you have a reason, you can't force it, you have to talk about the method.
The key point is to sell badly.
Gu Zhao can't say that, Zhou Zhou and his father are not the ones who use father to sell misfortune, father and son are people with straight backs, no matter how difficult the life was in the past, they never went to the old house to bow their heads and give in to Li San Continue to be a cow and a horse.
Impossible.
"You can do business with dad as usual, and when the time comes," Gu Zhao said.
Li Zhouzhou didn't know when the time would come, but he believed in his husband and listened to his words, and he had been here for so many years, and he didn't say it was just for a while, and he couldn't wait any longer.
After talking, Li Zhouzhou was reminded of what Mrs. Zhang said at noon, and he completely let go of his heart. Knowing that there is something to deal with, he lay back with his husband, leaned sideways and kissed him on the cheek.
"Master."
"Ah."
Gu Zhaohui looked back, in the tent, it was clearly dark, but Zhou Zhou's eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky, so he couldn't help but leaned over and kissed, "Go to sleep."
The two slept soundly.
Li Da was lying on the bed looking at the roof, it was so dark that he couldn't fall asleep.
On the second day, Li's family went to school as usual in the morning, and those who went to school went to work.
It's almost the end of the month now, and it's very cold. Gu Zhao went to school with a hand warmer. The first time he took it was more than ten days ago, and he was laughed at by Zheng Hui, saying that he had used the stove only a few months ago. Hahaha gritted his teeth and laughed at him.
Gu Zhaodang even said: "I have been weak since I was a child, and my family Zhou Zhou loves and loves me. This is love." Zheng Hui doesn't understand love!
"I know that your husband loves you, but those who don't know think you are afraid of guilt. Now that you have the hand stove, I will see what you will do in the future." Zheng Hui didn't mean anything malicious, just teasing.
Gu Zhao also knew that the two talked like this, and no one took it seriously.
"Why not be afraid." Gu Zhao said, clutching the stove.
Then after two rains, the temperature dropped suddenly. The classrooms of Qingping Academy are made of brick and wood for better light transmission. The triangular roof is made of tiles. paper, the light is bright, even if it is snowing in winter, there is no need to light wax.
But there are also disadvantages, that is, it is cold and does not keep warm.
So when it comes to autumn and winter, the students suffer from cold hands and feet.But now most of the scholars are used to it. What is practicing in winter and summer in summer? In order to hone their will, some people wear single clothes in winter and get up early to recite in the yard.
Strict faith is one of the members who temper their will. They feel that a little coldness is nothing.
Of course, there are delicate ones, represented by Zheng Hui.
I have suffered from studying, and I have the conditions to keep warm, so why do I have to freeze myself?
When it was cold, all the students in the classroom became red and stiff with the cold after writing for a while, so they put down the pen and rubbed their hands back and forth to keep warm. Zheng Hui was especially so. Gu Zhao was the only one sitting on the seat, covering his hand with one hand. There is a hand stove on my knees, and when the writing hands are cold, I exchange them back and forth.
Gu Zhao can use both hands, but the words written with his left hand are not as good as his right hand, but it is enough to take notes and do homework.
Zheng Hui froze like a dog, seeing Brother Zhao operating, he was so envious that he burst into tears, and later he bowed and apologized repeatedly during the break, saying: "I'm sorry, I made a mistake in the morning, how about lending me your hand stove, Brother Zhao. "
"I don't remember you saying that I'm afraid of guilt, of course it's okay."
Yan Jinxin smiled, Zhaodi also said that he is generous, this all remembers that Zheng Hui said that he is afraid of internal affairs.
When I went to school the next day, Zheng Hui also kicked a stove in his hand, and laughed: "It's just warm, my girl bought it for me."
"Be careful you are afraid of guilt." Gu Zhao deliberately joked.
Zheng Hui: "If you're afraid of the inside, be afraid of the inside."
This time, the two brothers met each other, each carrying a hand stove, wrapped in floral cloth outside, and Zheng Hui had a layer of rabbit fur added, looking fluffy and warm.The one in Gu Zhao's hand is much more plain, just a floral design.
"Brother, I need your help with something."
Zheng Hui: "What's the matter? Is it for you to post a clarification of fear or I will punish myself for writing it a hundred times?"
"I'd like to trouble your little boy to run an errand and go to Xiping Village to pick up two people."
Zheng Hui was originally joking, but when he heard what Brother Zhao was saying, he knew it was a serious matter, and his face became serious, "What's going on, I'm going to pick up someone all of a sudden, and the pick up is successful. I'll ask Mama Zhang to go back. It just so happened that the weather was cold and brought some things over here."
"We are brothers, and I won't hide it from you..." Gu Zhao briefly explained the past.
Zheng Hui has a strong sense of justice, especially for his own people. When he heard this, he got angry and scolded Li Zhengren and Li San's family: "Beetle! Such a disrespectful person, seeing your family's life is better, dare to cling to you, really hateful!"
"A neighbor reminded me yesterday that my family couldn't sleep at night. I guess it's Li San's family, but they haven't found the door yet. I just made a plan in advance." Gu Zhao expressed his heart to Zheng Hui, "My father Be honest with Zhou Zhou, I am afraid of being bullied, although my family has a reason for this, but—”
"I understand." Zheng Hui, although romantic in nature, has the honesty and simplicity of young people in his bones, but he is not ignorant of the world. He stopped immediately and said, "I'll go home, Brother Zhao, go to school first, If you do, tell your master for a leave of absence."
Knowing that Zheng Hui must go back to explain to Zhang Ma, Gu Zhao was afraid of delaying his business, so he said: "There is no hurry, there is a break at noon, I will go to the classroom with you, I will write a letter in hand, thank you Your little Qi will send it to the village for me, otherwise it will be easy to go wrong when passing messages back and forth."
"That's right, that's right. When I'm in a hurry, I don't care about the future." Zheng Hui felt that Brother Zhao was thoughtful.
"You are also worried about me."
The two stopped talking politely, and they were not late when they arrived at the classroom.Yan Jin believed that Zheng Hui's expression was not right today, and Zhaodi seemed to be different from the past, but after ringing the bell, he could only wait for noon to ask.
As soon as noon arrived, Zheng Hui and Gu Zhao wanted to go out, Yan Jingxin didn't ask any questions, but followed, and said, "But what happened to Brother Zhao's house?"
Rigorous and observant.
The three of them talked as they walked, what Gu Zhao said was simple, Zheng Hui listened to it again, with a serious face and admiration, "I may sue the official Yu Zhaodi's reputation." The voice changed, "But Zhaodi can To do so, I believe in admiration.”
"What's the point?" Zheng Hui didn't understand.
Yan Yan believed: "With Brother Zhao's method and the plaque in the shop, there is no need to sue the officials. There should be some way to restrain Li San's family so that they dare not go forward to cling to him, but Brother Zhao still wants to sue the officials. Handle it well so that his reputation as a scholar will be lost."
Knowing that the harm outweighs the benefit, I did it anyway.
"Father and Zhou Zhou are my relatives. We are in the same family. We live in a different place. The second brother and the eldest brother will also make such a choice, which is not admirable." Gu Zhaozhen didn't think so. Brother has the common people in mind and wants to do good things for the common people. My idea is simple, that is, I have the ability to protect my family and make them live well."
"You can't put the cart before the horse."
"No matter how bad it is, you can always take the exam to become a magistrate, right?"
Gu Zhao also made the worst plan. Li San’s family has no official backing, a accountant, even if Yue’s cattle work for the rich gentry and landlord, but after a few layers of connections, can the landlord still find a backer for the accountant’s son-in-law? ?
At any rate, his family still has a plaque on the honor of the mansion, which has the merit of donating fertilizers. Even if the man of the mansion doesn't read these things and thinks it's wrong for him to sue his elders, and his ideas are inconsistent, he is not qualified to deprive him of his fame. Reporting to the top, and then approving at the prefectural level, for a small person like him, I don't know that it takes so much trouble.
Overall: the worst is not much worse.
It may be that his classmates and teachers at school thought he was quite critical.
Strictly believed what he heard, didn't say anything else, just read the words "putting the cart before the horse".
When we arrived at Zheng Hui's courtyard, Mama Zhang opened the door. She was a little surprised to see that Brother Hui had come back at noon, but something happened, and she only served her and Rou Niang.
Rou Niang also came out when she heard the commotion, and saluted when she saw someone, she wanted to avoid it.
"No need, brother Zhao's family has an accident, I need Mama Zhang to go home." Zheng Hui spoke quickly and explained to Mama Zhang: "I wrote this letter, you can go back to the hospital and give it to your grandfather or My father will do it, someone will make the decision, don't care about the rest, they will arrange it themselves."
"This letter belongs to Brother Zhao, and you gave it to my father together."
"Rou Niang, take the money and hire a car for Mama Zhang."
Gu Zhao: "I'll pay for the car hire." He took out the pocket money from his purse and handed it directly to Mama Zhang. There was a total of [-] cash in it, which was definitely enough to hire a car for a round trip.
"The rest of the hard work, Zhang Ma, made this trip."
Zhang's mother confiscated it, but seeing Brother Hui nodded before accepting it, and didn't bother to eat, she hurried to find a car dealership to go out.
When Tang Rou wanted to cook for lunch, Gu Zhaohe and Yan Jinxin said that it would be no trouble, just go back to school and eat.
"Now you go back, you must have nothing to eat, Zheng Hui told me." Tang Rou smiled softly, "If you don't dislike my craftsmanship, it will be over soon."
The two naturally said that they didn't dislike it, so please trouble sister-in-law.
Tang Rou went to the stove house, Zheng Hui hurriedly followed to help, and talked to Rou Niang.Then I saw that Rou Niang was very proficient in cooking, and was very surprised, "Do you still cook when you are at home?"
"Not often, mother is sometimes unwell, we as daughters have to take care of it." Tang Rou said simply.
Zheng Hui knew that the mother in Rouniang's mouth was not her own aunt, and thinking about what Brother Zhao said today, and how he defended her husband, he suddenly felt guilty, held Rouniang's hand, and said, "I used to—"
"It will be fine from now on." Tang Rou interrupted Xiang Gong.
The past is all in the past, don't mention it.
On the other side early in the morning, Mrs. Li found her on Pomegranate Street as usual, and Li Ji's shop was closed again, so she randomly found an empty shop and went in to inquire.It happened to be Zhangjia Vinegar Shop.
In the morning, the steamed buns, steamed buns, noodles, and biscuits are busy with business, but there are not many people in the vinegar shop in the morning.
Mrs. Zhou was sitting on a chair sewing children's clothes. When she heard the movement, she looked up and immediately recognized the mean old lady who came here two days ago and spat at Zhou Zhou's family. She pretended not to know and asked if she wanted to buy vinegar?
"Please ask me, what is the name of the closed Li Ji's business? When will it open?"
Mrs. Zhou didn't answer, but asked back: "I saw you face to face, the old lady is looking for someone?"
"Look for my eldest son. I heard that this store is opened by someone from Xiping Village, Songsong County. My family name is also Li. It sounds like my eldest son and his brother..."
The more Mr. Zhou listened, the more confused he became. This mean old lady was right. Could it be that she is really Uncle Li's biological mother?
But it's not right, this old lady is not kind-faced, so she started to ask if the Li family's business is good, how much money can they make in a month, is there a four taels?
Mrs. Zhou evaded it indiscriminately, saying that she didn't know, but her vinegar seller didn't know how much she made in business.In the end, Mrs. Li didn't hear what she said, and seeing that it was too late to go back for lunch, she said she would come back another day. As soon as she got out of the vinegar shop, she scolded her big belly and asked you to catch chickens, and told her to catch ducks, but she couldn't say anything. clear.
Rambling and cursing all the way.
Mrs. Zhou sent someone away, thinking about going to tell Zhou Zhou in the afternoon, if it is really grandma Zhou Zhou, then she is a family, why does she always feel that there is something inside, the old lady doesn't seem to be talking about it like she said son grandson.
On the contrary, he seems to be thinking about Li's money everywhere.
"What are you muttering about?" The man came out and asked.
Mrs. Zhou talked for a while, and saw that the man didn't think so, so she said: "You are a big man who is careless and ignorant. If you really care about your son and grandson like the old lady said, you should ask if you are skinny and fat, and if you are in good health, but she insisted on it." Asking me how much the Li family earns, I got money."
"The more money you earn, the better your life will be. What's the matter?" The man didn't think it was unusual.
Mrs. Zhou shook her head and said it was wrong, "I remember Zhou Zhou said before about the situation of his family. He said that he separated when he was four or five years old. He didn't say everything at the time. There must be some reason in it. I have to remind Zhou Zhou again... ..."
But Mrs. Zhou hadn't reminded her yet. On the way back, Mrs. Li saw someone holding a bowl saying to go to Li Ji, so she stopped him and asked for clarification.So at noon, Li Da unloaded the board, and Mrs. Li squeezed forward in the crowd.
It's really the shop opened by Li Da's short-lived brother and his wooden stump.
Old Madam Li stepped forward and cried: "My son, is it Li Da? Why don't you find your mother when you come to the prefecture..."
Li Da gritted his teeth and remained silent with a livid face.
"Why don't you recognize me? I'm your mother, you are heartless..." Mrs. Li saw that Li Daruan refused to eat, so she cursed loudly and said in a high voice: "Look at everyone, I It's Li Da's biological mother, who didn't raise me for more than 20 years as a son, and now I've come to her, and she still doesn't recognize me, because he was born to me."
Li Da couldn't bear it any longer, and interrupted, "I broke up the relationship 18 years ago and separated the family."
The old lady Li naturally refused to obey, Sapo shouted for everyone to see, Li Daliang was eaten by a dog, short-lived ghost, his mother would not recognize it and repeated these few words.
A couple of people watching the excitement gathered around the door of the shop.
Li Da clenched his fists tightly. Li Zhouzhou thought of what Xianggong said, so he said: "Who buys ribs? We can issue a brand."
Immediately, someone said: "I, I, I, I am the first, old lady, if you want to talk and cry, move to the floor and take my place."
"That's right, don't block the way if you don't want to buy it, get out of the way first."
Everyone likes to watch the excitement, but the big guy is not a fool. If an old lady said that the Li family father and son have no conscience, then they have no conscience?They wanted to end the lawsuit and listen to it, but there was only a few words back and forth, and they didn't have a specific reason to think about being mean to you, right?
Besides, they are here to eat stewed stew, and the stewed stew is delicious, so what does the Li family's housework have to do with them.
Old Madam Li was alone, and she couldn't do anything even if she wanted to scold and make trouble. She watched helplessly as the short-lived ghost father and son finished their business, spoon after spoon, and the money was poured into the money box like running water.
After a while, a large pot of ribs was sold out.
The diners have to rush back to eat after they leave, and those who are in the cold weather don't want to watch the excitement under the cold wind.Of course, there is no one to buy to see the excitement.
Li Da wanted to close the shop, and the old lady Li couldn't look away when she saw the money box, wishing that it belonged to her own family, just like before when there was no separation, and the elder son gave her all the money he earned from digging in the field. Only in hand.
So much money.
When Li Zhouzhou took the money, the old lady Li gouged out her eyes bitterly. This brother didn't look like him, so he was not a serious person.
"Boss, I'll just ask you, do you recognize me and your father?" Old Madam Li asked with a sullen face.
Li Da still said the same thing: "The relationship was broken early."
"Okay, it's a beast, something worse than a dog. If I knew I should have drowned you, you are heartless. You haven't given me and your father a penny for so many years. Now that you have made money in business, you can You should give the silver to me and your father."
Li Da took the board and closed the shop, pretending not to hear.
The old lady Li was jumping outside, cursing and swearing, calling Li Da a beast, calling Li Zhouzhou unscrupulous for doing business...
The neighbors of the shop on Pomegranate Street couldn't help frowning when they heard this, it's not like a mother and a mother, it's like an enmity and resentment, how can they treat Li's father and son so meanly, look at those words, how ugly.
There are quite a few women in business alone. Mrs. Li scolded Li Zhouzhou's husband, who was married off by a brother, for not doing business properly.
Why is it not normal.
Aunt Xu just said angrily, "What about marrying? Li Fulang has recruited a son-in-law, and the husband is a serious scholar who has entered an official school."
Granny Li suddenly became hoarse, what?
Or recruit a son-in-law?
When everyone looked at it, it turned out that they kept saying that they were kissing grandma. Even Li Fulang didn't know that he had recruited a son-in-law, or that his husband was a scholar, so he was too embarrassed to talk about it.
When Mrs. Li came back to her senses, Li Ji's shop was closed, and everyone who watched the excitement went back. She stayed here and no one took care of her, so she had to go back first, and then talk about it when she went back.
The boss, the short-lived ghost, actually spent money to recruit a son-in-law for his brother. Now the money earned by the father and son's business is used for outsiders to study. This is not a waste of money. It should be given to Yaozu. Grandson, he can honor his ancestors...
Mrs. Li went back and learned the words: "I saw with my own eyes that the money box will be full in a while, and there will be about two hundred coins."
"So many?" Old man Li was also shocked.
Old Madam Li: "Anyway, there are quite a few, but the boss doesn't recognize me, so what do you think, the son-in-law I recruited is still a scholar."
"Scholar...here, come back and ask Zhengren."
Li Zhengren came back and heard from his mother that the business of Li Ji Luzhu's shop was really done by his elder brother, but he heard that he could sell for so much money in one noon, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, and felt that he was inferior to his useless elder brother in every way, only worthy of digging The big brother of the soil, now he has settled down in the prefecture and county, not to mention, he earns more in business than him.
He didn't show it on the face, and said: "Does the eldest brother still hate me? But at the beginning it was the eldest brother who proposed the division, and everything that should be divided was divided. Besides, even if the family was separated, the parents still gave birth to the eldest brother. Well, how could big brother be so ruthless."
"That's right, a dog thing."
Li Zhengren didn't want to listen to his mother babbling and swearing, he listened too much, the most important thing was right now, he said: "You should take care of your parents, no one can find out why, even if your elder brother has a scholar, you should reason even more, a scholar actually violates filial piety... ..."
After Feng Pingping listened to it from the side, she knew that the meaning of Xianggong's words was to let mother-in-law, father-in-law and father-in-law go to the shop to make trouble.
This is a low-level trick, but Feng Pingping heard her mother-in-law say: "Boss, you two are idiots, if you donate money to outsiders, you should give it to our family's Yaozu. In the future, Yaozu will be a high-ranking official, and his advantage will be indispensable."
That's right, the silver you want to get back is spent on Yaozu.Feng Pingping didn't say much.
In the next few days, Mrs. Li knew that the time was right, and she not only came by herself, but also brought old man Li together. The two of them saw the pots and pots sold in Li's shop. The money box was full, and their eyes were red. , How much is face worth?What face do you want.
The business of the shop has been affected a bit, the sales are sold out, and the time is slow.
Some diners said: "Boss Li should solve it early or delay the business."
"That's right, I see that the two old men are here to ask for money, so just give it." The man spoke without back pain.
Li Zhouzhou showed displeasure, and said, "If you don't give me a penny, we have already separated."
Li Ji has been running the shop for so long, Li Fulang has always been kind, even the last time there was a disturbance at the Jinyu Restaurant, he sent meat to shopkeeper Xu afterward, he is a kind-hearted person who makes money, and he has never talked to anyone with anger on his face , why is it wrong this time?
The diner who was harassed was naturally unhappy, and said: "Even if the family is separated, it is still your grandparents. The two of you are already old, and you are still tossing around like this. You are not filial."
Old Madam Li saw that someone was speaking for her, so she leaned over, splashing spittle on the face of the diner, and spraying it into the bowl. One sentence.
Waste of money!
This business is not going well.
"I'll make another copy for you, and you won't be charged any more." Li Zhouzhou saw it and said, he put two spoonfuls in his pot-bellied jar and handed it over, and even put the lid on.
The diner was so ashamed and shameless, Li Zhouzhou handed it over and said it was fine.
"I'm sorry, I just said something impulsively. Is there something hidden in your family?"
Boss Li doesn't look like what the old couple said.
Li Zhouzhou held back and said nothing, but his expression darkened a bit.
It seems that there is a real secret.
Mrs. Li saw that the business of this shop was not affected, and that what should be sold was still to be sold, so she got angry and said that Zhengren knew the official, and asked the official to arrest Li Dali Zhouzhou, so that they could not do business.
Boss Fang then said: "The plaque at the back of Li's shop is a gift from the Lord."
That day, the two elders were frightened, anxious, and returned in vain. They went back and told Zhengren that they would come the next day as usual, and this time there would be no scolding, nor would they say that Li Zhengren was acquainted with the official and wanted to arrest the father and son. Instead, he scolded Gu Zhao's reputation as a scholar.
In fact, for four days in a row, the whole pomegranate alley knew it well.
Some people think that the father and son of the Li family are honest people, and they won't be what the old woman said. Some people think that there must have been some quarrels in the Li family when they didn't separate. Three, if more property is distributed, Li Da may get less.
Anyway, there are [-] big boards from all majors—even if the Li family’s property doesn’t have much, at least your parents gave birth to you, so you shouldn’t be so desperate, watching your parents beg for money like this, give more or less.
There are also those who support Li Zhou and Zhou's family, the Zhou family is like this, but when the big guys talk about it, Aunt Xu said that the parents are pitiful, and she still cries when she is old, so it's fine to give a few money.Mrs. Zhou was wrong, the two scolded so badly all day long, if she didn't give him a penny, it must be because the two old men didn't do anything good to end up like this today.
Aunt Xu then said you know again, what bad things can the old couple do?Isn't it just giving one more child and one less child.
Zhou couldn't tell, and she didn't know, she was so angry that she couldn't go back with anger.
But Li Zhouzhou's mouth was tight, and he didn't say what was going on.
Today everyone finally knows.The old man and the old lady threatened Li Fulang with Gu Xiucai, but Li Fulang said in a hurry that he would not allow it. The old man and the old man suddenly seemed to have hope, and proudly said that he should go to the official school to reason, and asked the official school to drive Gu Xiucai out, so unfilial—— —
"Unfilial and unfilial, how do you want Zhou Zhou to be filial? You two were mean to Zhou Zhou's father back then, and forced Zhou Zhou's father to death. You two still have the face to ask Zhou Zhou for money!" Li Da couldn't bear it. , raised the knife, his eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth, "You said that you gave birth to me, and I will give you my life back. You owe the life to Zhou Zhou's father, and I will take it back first."
Li Da became ruthless and desperately refused.
Old man Li and the old lady were afraid of hiding first, and they were really afraid that the boss would kill them.
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, why?
The second daughter-in-law of You was talking to her sister-in-law while she was doing the work at hand.
"Who knows, don't care about her family." Aunt You doesn't like to gossip.
You Er's daughter-in-law could only give up and wait for a customer who bought sesame oil to come and talk together.
Mrs. Li went to the shop on Pomegranate Street early in the morning, and Feng Pingping went up to ask her mother how she was and if she belonged to the elder brother's house.
Ever since Li Zhengren said it, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has eased a little these days, and I thought in my heart to confirm whether Li Ji's shop belonged to the Li family. , but they know each other well.
Those who do business make money, just look at the Youjia who sells sesame oil next door.
It's nice to ask for money, and it's filial to your parents. This is the idea of Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li.I'm not afraid of not giving. Those who are in business, my son said, are most afraid of making troubles. They pay attention to being kind and getting rich. If there are too many troubles, it will affect business transactions. It is said that Li Da is not filial, and he is not afraid of not giving money.
There are many ways.
"The door is not open. You say it's a business person. I saw that all the food shops on the street are open, but his house is tightly closed." Mrs. Li spent two days in a row without catching anyone. Seeing it with my own eyes, I felt unhappy, and my tone was ugly, "It's like the boss, who can't do business well before others. It hasn't changed for many years, and he is useless and useless."
Feng Pingping asked patiently: "Mother, you didn't ask the shop next door, when did Li Ji open, what's the name and where did you ask?"
Mrs. Li is now bothering her daughter-in-law. She hasn't found fault with her in the past two days, but she was distracted by other things. Now when Feng Pingping asked her, she made an old man's face and said, "Did I ask? Want you, a daughter-in-law, to teach me how to speak? I go there early in the morning, and when I come back, you are a wooden stake, waiting for me to come back and cook for you, my daughter-in-law."
"This is not the oil sugar box in the stove house, you locked it, how dare I touch it." Feng Pingping pushed back not to be outdone.
Old lady Li: "Zhengren is not here, Yaozu went to school, what kind of sweets and oils do you eat? You are greedy, and the girl you want is also greedy and lazy..."
Feng Pingping was so annoyed when she heard it, she endured it and didn't quarrel.
Li Kee opened the shop at noon.
There were a lot of people in the queue, and Mrs. Zhou was the first few in line with her big belly. People in the line stepped aside when they saw her, and let Mrs. Zhou stand in the first place. After buying it, she hurried to take a rest. Everyone was afraid of such a big belly.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhou said: "It's okay, Zheng Xiucai said I have a big belly, so I need to move around more."
Is there anyone in the team who doesn't know what's going on, and is still muttering which doctor's name is 'Zheng Xiucai'?Those who knew about this said, "The Zheng Xiucai that Sister-in-Law Zhang said is a scholar-in-law. I said that sister-in-law Zhang is pregnant, as if she is pregnant..."
"Is there such a strange thing?" Those who have never heard of it are naturally curious.
"Zheng Xiucai's family opened a medical clinic, and his grandfather was a doctor. Zheng Xiucai has a little knowledge of it."
After listening to the cause and effect, someone said: "This sister-in-law has a big heart. Fortunately, I met Zheng Xiucai when I came to buy stewed cooking."
"That's not true." Zhou Shi also admitted, "The Li family is my noble family, otherwise it would be really bad."
"I used to be pregnant and couldn't eat, either my waist was sore or I couldn't see the meat and I always wanted to vomit, but this pregnancy is weird. I love the taste of Li's stewed stew. I don't get tired of eating every meal, and the appetite is good... "
When Zhou praised Li Ji, it was as if he was boasting about his own family.
Everyone in the shop on Pomegranate Street has known about it for a long time, Mrs. Zhou has said this many times, everyone is happy to hear it.
When it was Mrs. Zhou's turn, Mrs. Zhou took the bowl and handed it over. Li Da took it and said, "I'll send it to you soon."
It is inconvenient to serve a bowl with a big belly.
"Thank you, Uncle Li." Mrs. Zhou did not refuse. Seeing that Zhou Zhou was packing and gave her an extra spoonful of peanuts, she smiled happily and said, "By the way, I have seen an old woman ghost in the past two days." Sneaky, first looked in front of the shop, and then went to the alley to stare at your door."
Mrs. Li's two visits happened to be met by Mrs. Zhou. Of course, Mrs. Zhou felt that Li Jiawang was interested in Li's affairs. She was the same person for two days, with a mean look. Then, he spat on the ground.
It's disgusting.
Mrs. Zhou knew at a glance that this old woman was not a good one, and guessed that she came to find something about the Li family's shop, the more she thought about it, the more she felt bad, so she came to buy ribs in person at noon, and reminded the Li family by the way.
"About sixty, it looks like he's not from our area, anyway, I've never seen it."
Li Zhouzhou didn't know who it was, "My family doesn't know the old lady in the prefecture or county—" He was halfway through the sentence, then suddenly remembered, his face changed, and he looked at his father first.
Mrs. Zhou also saw the clues, but she didn't ask too much about the Li family's private affairs. Zhou Zhou paid the money and said she would go back first.
Li Da sent a large bowl of braised pork ribs to the vinegar shop.
The father and son sold out their lunch at noon and closed the shop. Li Zhouzhou hesitated before saying, "Father, do you think Mrs. Zhang said..."
"If you know the old lady who came to the door, then you can only do it." Li Da said calmly, but the veins on the back of the hand holding the pot burst.
Li Zhouzhou didn't say much, knowing that there must be nothing good about Sanfang coming to the door, but he didn't have much fear in his heart after being surprised.He remembered the losses that his second uncle had suffered before, but his family was not afraid, the husband was a scholar, there was a plaque on the shop with the title of Mr. Fu, and the father of the branch family still had it in his hand, if he came to make trouble, it would be a little troublesome.
That night, the couple lay in bed after washing.
Li Zhouzhou said what Mrs. Zhang reminded her at noon, and also said her own thoughts: "...I am not afraid, but my father is not happy to see people. I said something at noon today, and my father is not happy. If I come to the shop again to make trouble, maybe If the business is not good, it’s nothing, if it’s bad, it’s bad, anyway, it’s enough to spend, will it affect you, Mr. Wang?”
When the Sanfang family came to make trouble, Li Zhouzhou was most worried about his father, his husband's reputation, and his business second.
"Nothing will affect me." Gu Zhao thought for a while, "Zhou Zhou, do you hate Mrs. Li?"
Li Zhouzhou was in the dark, looking at the curtain on the top of the bed. It was cold, so he pulled a piece of cloth to wrap it around the curtain. At night, he lay on the bed with his husband and closed the curtain. The small piece of the bed consisted of him and his husband. Personal, especially practical and at ease.
"Hate...I don't know."
Li Zhouzhou's voice was a little confused and small, "Father left early, I can't even remember what Dad looks like now, I just remember that when I moved out of the old house with my father, I slept in a thatched cottage so cold. I’m so hungry, and there’s a ghost telling me I can’t sleep, I miss my father, it rained when my father was buried, it’s so cold, my shoes are wet and I don’t have any shoes to change…”
This memory is Li Zhouzhou's deepest.
Gu Zhao put his arms around his wife and patted Zhou Zhou's back lightly.
"Let's file a lawsuit." Gu Zhao said softly.
In the darkness, Li Zhouzhou's eyes were bright and he focused on looking at the gentleman accurately, "Can you sue the officials? It's been so many years, didn't you say that it's not good to sue the officials?"
"It's not that it's bad to sue the officials, it's that some trivial things are not worth doing, but Dad's death is not a trivial matter." Gu Zhao felt that this was a thorn in his father's heart, but now that Zhou Zhou heard the suing the official, he suddenly became energetic. Zhou Zhou couldn't make it through, and kept pressing down.
He kissed Zhou Zhou's forehead and got a vaccination: "But I guess the result may not be too serious, those two can't pay with their lives."
Dali respects filial piety, monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, and have never seen children sue their parents.
This is gross disobedience.
But I forgot one thing, Mrs. Li, old man Li is Li Da's parents, separated from Zhou Zhou and him.Dali Zun's filial piety, the closest relatives are the flesh and blood relatives who gave life, meaning that the parents are the first, Li Da does not sue, Zhou Zhou and his identities can stand.
They can talk about filial piety to suppress others, so can they.
In order to seek justice for the dead father, it is the filial piety of a child.
"Then, are you going tomorrow? When are you going?" Li Zhouzhou couldn't lie down anymore, so he sat up.
Gu Zhao also sat up, covered the two of them with the quilt, and coaxed: "Don't worry, when Mrs. Li comes to make trouble, don't tell dad about it, if you come to make trouble, we will do what we used to do What, let her yell first, and ignore it."
"Ah?" Li Zhouzhou was stunned, didn't he mean to sue the officials?
Gu Zhao touched the tip of his nose, and had to say something like a pure and innocent little green tea.
"Zhou Zhou, think about it, the villain is the third house, right? We separated our family early and broke off the relationship, and now we are sneaking in to inquire about the news. Didn't we hear from somewhere that our shop makes money, and now the second uncle doesn't give away cheap food anymore? , Our family went to the prefecture, and he thought our family had no roots, so he bullied our family like he bullied the second uncle, and he could make some money casually, if he didn't give the money, he would use officials to scare us."
Li Zhouzhou nodded, "Master, you are right."
"Li San's family is now arrogant. They think they have something to do with someone, and they use filial piety to pressure father, let them come first, let's break up the old things, let the neighbors in the alley listen, father and you are big guys You can see it all, and when those villains make trouble, everyone can be a witness."
Public opinion supports the first wave.
If his family files a complaint first, even though his family is right, but nowadays people respect filial piety in their bones and think that there are no wrong parents in the world. It is inevitable that some people will say: Li's business is so good that it is unreasonable, and everyone dies. Why did Jiu sue the old man, and how pitiful he was sued by his grandchildren at the Yamen at such an old age.
If Mrs. Li and the old man sell out again, they will be the ones in the end.
If you want to sue, you must put yourself in the position of "poor". It must be too miserable, too pitiful, and you can't bear it because you are forced and suppressed, so you fight with blood and tears.
Only in this way will it be logical and logical, otherwise he and Zhou Zhou will not be filial people who want to get justice for their father, but will be pointed at the spine to be scolded.
One thing, even if you have a reason, you can't force it, you have to talk about the method.
The key point is to sell badly.
Gu Zhao can't say that, Zhou Zhou and his father are not the ones who use father to sell misfortune, father and son are people with straight backs, no matter how difficult the life was in the past, they never went to the old house to bow their heads and give in to Li San Continue to be a cow and a horse.
Impossible.
"You can do business with dad as usual, and when the time comes," Gu Zhao said.
Li Zhouzhou didn't know when the time would come, but he believed in his husband and listened to his words, and he had been here for so many years, and he didn't say it was just for a while, and he couldn't wait any longer.
After talking, Li Zhouzhou was reminded of what Mrs. Zhang said at noon, and he completely let go of his heart. Knowing that there is something to deal with, he lay back with his husband, leaned sideways and kissed him on the cheek.
"Master."
"Ah."
Gu Zhaohui looked back, in the tent, it was clearly dark, but Zhou Zhou's eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky, so he couldn't help but leaned over and kissed, "Go to sleep."
The two slept soundly.
Li Da was lying on the bed looking at the roof, it was so dark that he couldn't fall asleep.
On the second day, Li's family went to school as usual in the morning, and those who went to school went to work.
It's almost the end of the month now, and it's very cold. Gu Zhao went to school with a hand warmer. The first time he took it was more than ten days ago, and he was laughed at by Zheng Hui, saying that he had used the stove only a few months ago. Hahaha gritted his teeth and laughed at him.
Gu Zhaodang even said: "I have been weak since I was a child, and my family Zhou Zhou loves and loves me. This is love." Zheng Hui doesn't understand love!
"I know that your husband loves you, but those who don't know think you are afraid of guilt. Now that you have the hand stove, I will see what you will do in the future." Zheng Hui didn't mean anything malicious, just teasing.
Gu Zhao also knew that the two talked like this, and no one took it seriously.
"Why not be afraid." Gu Zhao said, clutching the stove.
Then after two rains, the temperature dropped suddenly. The classrooms of Qingping Academy are made of brick and wood for better light transmission. The triangular roof is made of tiles. paper, the light is bright, even if it is snowing in winter, there is no need to light wax.
But there are also disadvantages, that is, it is cold and does not keep warm.
So when it comes to autumn and winter, the students suffer from cold hands and feet.But now most of the scholars are used to it. What is practicing in winter and summer in summer? In order to hone their will, some people wear single clothes in winter and get up early to recite in the yard.
Strict faith is one of the members who temper their will. They feel that a little coldness is nothing.
Of course, there are delicate ones, represented by Zheng Hui.
I have suffered from studying, and I have the conditions to keep warm, so why do I have to freeze myself?
When it was cold, all the students in the classroom became red and stiff with the cold after writing for a while, so they put down the pen and rubbed their hands back and forth to keep warm. Zheng Hui was especially so. Gu Zhao was the only one sitting on the seat, covering his hand with one hand. There is a hand stove on my knees, and when the writing hands are cold, I exchange them back and forth.
Gu Zhao can use both hands, but the words written with his left hand are not as good as his right hand, but it is enough to take notes and do homework.
Zheng Hui froze like a dog, seeing Brother Zhao operating, he was so envious that he burst into tears, and later he bowed and apologized repeatedly during the break, saying: "I'm sorry, I made a mistake in the morning, how about lending me your hand stove, Brother Zhao. "
"I don't remember you saying that I'm afraid of guilt, of course it's okay."
Yan Jinxin smiled, Zhaodi also said that he is generous, this all remembers that Zheng Hui said that he is afraid of internal affairs.
When I went to school the next day, Zheng Hui also kicked a stove in his hand, and laughed: "It's just warm, my girl bought it for me."
"Be careful you are afraid of guilt." Gu Zhao deliberately joked.
Zheng Hui: "If you're afraid of the inside, be afraid of the inside."
This time, the two brothers met each other, each carrying a hand stove, wrapped in floral cloth outside, and Zheng Hui had a layer of rabbit fur added, looking fluffy and warm.The one in Gu Zhao's hand is much more plain, just a floral design.
"Brother, I need your help with something."
Zheng Hui: "What's the matter? Is it for you to post a clarification of fear or I will punish myself for writing it a hundred times?"
"I'd like to trouble your little boy to run an errand and go to Xiping Village to pick up two people."
Zheng Hui was originally joking, but when he heard what Brother Zhao was saying, he knew it was a serious matter, and his face became serious, "What's going on, I'm going to pick up someone all of a sudden, and the pick up is successful. I'll ask Mama Zhang to go back. It just so happened that the weather was cold and brought some things over here."
"We are brothers, and I won't hide it from you..." Gu Zhao briefly explained the past.
Zheng Hui has a strong sense of justice, especially for his own people. When he heard this, he got angry and scolded Li Zhengren and Li San's family: "Beetle! Such a disrespectful person, seeing your family's life is better, dare to cling to you, really hateful!"
"A neighbor reminded me yesterday that my family couldn't sleep at night. I guess it's Li San's family, but they haven't found the door yet. I just made a plan in advance." Gu Zhao expressed his heart to Zheng Hui, "My father Be honest with Zhou Zhou, I am afraid of being bullied, although my family has a reason for this, but—”
"I understand." Zheng Hui, although romantic in nature, has the honesty and simplicity of young people in his bones, but he is not ignorant of the world. He stopped immediately and said, "I'll go home, Brother Zhao, go to school first, If you do, tell your master for a leave of absence."
Knowing that Zheng Hui must go back to explain to Zhang Ma, Gu Zhao was afraid of delaying his business, so he said: "There is no hurry, there is a break at noon, I will go to the classroom with you, I will write a letter in hand, thank you Your little Qi will send it to the village for me, otherwise it will be easy to go wrong when passing messages back and forth."
"That's right, that's right. When I'm in a hurry, I don't care about the future." Zheng Hui felt that Brother Zhao was thoughtful.
"You are also worried about me."
The two stopped talking politely, and they were not late when they arrived at the classroom.Yan Jin believed that Zheng Hui's expression was not right today, and Zhaodi seemed to be different from the past, but after ringing the bell, he could only wait for noon to ask.
As soon as noon arrived, Zheng Hui and Gu Zhao wanted to go out, Yan Jingxin didn't ask any questions, but followed, and said, "But what happened to Brother Zhao's house?"
Rigorous and observant.
The three of them talked as they walked, what Gu Zhao said was simple, Zheng Hui listened to it again, with a serious face and admiration, "I may sue the official Yu Zhaodi's reputation." The voice changed, "But Zhaodi can To do so, I believe in admiration.”
"What's the point?" Zheng Hui didn't understand.
Yan Yan believed: "With Brother Zhao's method and the plaque in the shop, there is no need to sue the officials. There should be some way to restrain Li San's family so that they dare not go forward to cling to him, but Brother Zhao still wants to sue the officials. Handle it well so that his reputation as a scholar will be lost."
Knowing that the harm outweighs the benefit, I did it anyway.
"Father and Zhou Zhou are my relatives. We are in the same family. We live in a different place. The second brother and the eldest brother will also make such a choice, which is not admirable." Gu Zhaozhen didn't think so. Brother has the common people in mind and wants to do good things for the common people. My idea is simple, that is, I have the ability to protect my family and make them live well."
"You can't put the cart before the horse."
"No matter how bad it is, you can always take the exam to become a magistrate, right?"
Gu Zhao also made the worst plan. Li San’s family has no official backing, a accountant, even if Yue’s cattle work for the rich gentry and landlord, but after a few layers of connections, can the landlord still find a backer for the accountant’s son-in-law? ?
At any rate, his family still has a plaque on the honor of the mansion, which has the merit of donating fertilizers. Even if the man of the mansion doesn't read these things and thinks it's wrong for him to sue his elders, and his ideas are inconsistent, he is not qualified to deprive him of his fame. Reporting to the top, and then approving at the prefectural level, for a small person like him, I don't know that it takes so much trouble.
Overall: the worst is not much worse.
It may be that his classmates and teachers at school thought he was quite critical.
Strictly believed what he heard, didn't say anything else, just read the words "putting the cart before the horse".
When we arrived at Zheng Hui's courtyard, Mama Zhang opened the door. She was a little surprised to see that Brother Hui had come back at noon, but something happened, and she only served her and Rou Niang.
Rou Niang also came out when she heard the commotion, and saluted when she saw someone, she wanted to avoid it.
"No need, brother Zhao's family has an accident, I need Mama Zhang to go home." Zheng Hui spoke quickly and explained to Mama Zhang: "I wrote this letter, you can go back to the hospital and give it to your grandfather or My father will do it, someone will make the decision, don't care about the rest, they will arrange it themselves."
"This letter belongs to Brother Zhao, and you gave it to my father together."
"Rou Niang, take the money and hire a car for Mama Zhang."
Gu Zhao: "I'll pay for the car hire." He took out the pocket money from his purse and handed it directly to Mama Zhang. There was a total of [-] cash in it, which was definitely enough to hire a car for a round trip.
"The rest of the hard work, Zhang Ma, made this trip."
Zhang's mother confiscated it, but seeing Brother Hui nodded before accepting it, and didn't bother to eat, she hurried to find a car dealership to go out.
When Tang Rou wanted to cook for lunch, Gu Zhaohe and Yan Jinxin said that it would be no trouble, just go back to school and eat.
"Now you go back, you must have nothing to eat, Zheng Hui told me." Tang Rou smiled softly, "If you don't dislike my craftsmanship, it will be over soon."
The two naturally said that they didn't dislike it, so please trouble sister-in-law.
Tang Rou went to the stove house, Zheng Hui hurriedly followed to help, and talked to Rou Niang.Then I saw that Rou Niang was very proficient in cooking, and was very surprised, "Do you still cook when you are at home?"
"Not often, mother is sometimes unwell, we as daughters have to take care of it." Tang Rou said simply.
Zheng Hui knew that the mother in Rouniang's mouth was not her own aunt, and thinking about what Brother Zhao said today, and how he defended her husband, he suddenly felt guilty, held Rouniang's hand, and said, "I used to—"
"It will be fine from now on." Tang Rou interrupted Xiang Gong.
The past is all in the past, don't mention it.
On the other side early in the morning, Mrs. Li found her on Pomegranate Street as usual, and Li Ji's shop was closed again, so she randomly found an empty shop and went in to inquire.It happened to be Zhangjia Vinegar Shop.
In the morning, the steamed buns, steamed buns, noodles, and biscuits are busy with business, but there are not many people in the vinegar shop in the morning.
Mrs. Zhou was sitting on a chair sewing children's clothes. When she heard the movement, she looked up and immediately recognized the mean old lady who came here two days ago and spat at Zhou Zhou's family. She pretended not to know and asked if she wanted to buy vinegar?
"Please ask me, what is the name of the closed Li Ji's business? When will it open?"
Mrs. Zhou didn't answer, but asked back: "I saw you face to face, the old lady is looking for someone?"
"Look for my eldest son. I heard that this store is opened by someone from Xiping Village, Songsong County. My family name is also Li. It sounds like my eldest son and his brother..."
The more Mr. Zhou listened, the more confused he became. This mean old lady was right. Could it be that she is really Uncle Li's biological mother?
But it's not right, this old lady is not kind-faced, so she started to ask if the Li family's business is good, how much money can they make in a month, is there a four taels?
Mrs. Zhou evaded it indiscriminately, saying that she didn't know, but her vinegar seller didn't know how much she made in business.In the end, Mrs. Li didn't hear what she said, and seeing that it was too late to go back for lunch, she said she would come back another day. As soon as she got out of the vinegar shop, she scolded her big belly and asked you to catch chickens, and told her to catch ducks, but she couldn't say anything. clear.
Rambling and cursing all the way.
Mrs. Zhou sent someone away, thinking about going to tell Zhou Zhou in the afternoon, if it is really grandma Zhou Zhou, then she is a family, why does she always feel that there is something inside, the old lady doesn't seem to be talking about it like she said son grandson.
On the contrary, he seems to be thinking about Li's money everywhere.
"What are you muttering about?" The man came out and asked.
Mrs. Zhou talked for a while, and saw that the man didn't think so, so she said: "You are a big man who is careless and ignorant. If you really care about your son and grandson like the old lady said, you should ask if you are skinny and fat, and if you are in good health, but she insisted on it." Asking me how much the Li family earns, I got money."
"The more money you earn, the better your life will be. What's the matter?" The man didn't think it was unusual.
Mrs. Zhou shook her head and said it was wrong, "I remember Zhou Zhou said before about the situation of his family. He said that he separated when he was four or five years old. He didn't say everything at the time. There must be some reason in it. I have to remind Zhou Zhou again... ..."
But Mrs. Zhou hadn't reminded her yet. On the way back, Mrs. Li saw someone holding a bowl saying to go to Li Ji, so she stopped him and asked for clarification.So at noon, Li Da unloaded the board, and Mrs. Li squeezed forward in the crowd.
It's really the shop opened by Li Da's short-lived brother and his wooden stump.
Old Madam Li stepped forward and cried: "My son, is it Li Da? Why don't you find your mother when you come to the prefecture..."
Li Da gritted his teeth and remained silent with a livid face.
"Why don't you recognize me? I'm your mother, you are heartless..." Mrs. Li saw that Li Daruan refused to eat, so she cursed loudly and said in a high voice: "Look at everyone, I It's Li Da's biological mother, who didn't raise me for more than 20 years as a son, and now I've come to her, and she still doesn't recognize me, because he was born to me."
Li Da couldn't bear it any longer, and interrupted, "I broke up the relationship 18 years ago and separated the family."
The old lady Li naturally refused to obey, Sapo shouted for everyone to see, Li Daliang was eaten by a dog, short-lived ghost, his mother would not recognize it and repeated these few words.
A couple of people watching the excitement gathered around the door of the shop.
Li Da clenched his fists tightly. Li Zhouzhou thought of what Xianggong said, so he said: "Who buys ribs? We can issue a brand."
Immediately, someone said: "I, I, I, I am the first, old lady, if you want to talk and cry, move to the floor and take my place."
"That's right, don't block the way if you don't want to buy it, get out of the way first."
Everyone likes to watch the excitement, but the big guy is not a fool. If an old lady said that the Li family father and son have no conscience, then they have no conscience?They wanted to end the lawsuit and listen to it, but there was only a few words back and forth, and they didn't have a specific reason to think about being mean to you, right?
Besides, they are here to eat stewed stew, and the stewed stew is delicious, so what does the Li family's housework have to do with them.
Old Madam Li was alone, and she couldn't do anything even if she wanted to scold and make trouble. She watched helplessly as the short-lived ghost father and son finished their business, spoon after spoon, and the money was poured into the money box like running water.
After a while, a large pot of ribs was sold out.
The diners have to rush back to eat after they leave, and those who are in the cold weather don't want to watch the excitement under the cold wind.Of course, there is no one to buy to see the excitement.
Li Da wanted to close the shop, and the old lady Li couldn't look away when she saw the money box, wishing that it belonged to her own family, just like before when there was no separation, and the elder son gave her all the money he earned from digging in the field. Only in hand.
So much money.
When Li Zhouzhou took the money, the old lady Li gouged out her eyes bitterly. This brother didn't look like him, so he was not a serious person.
"Boss, I'll just ask you, do you recognize me and your father?" Old Madam Li asked with a sullen face.
Li Da still said the same thing: "The relationship was broken early."
"Okay, it's a beast, something worse than a dog. If I knew I should have drowned you, you are heartless. You haven't given me and your father a penny for so many years. Now that you have made money in business, you can You should give the silver to me and your father."
Li Da took the board and closed the shop, pretending not to hear.
The old lady Li was jumping outside, cursing and swearing, calling Li Da a beast, calling Li Zhouzhou unscrupulous for doing business...
The neighbors of the shop on Pomegranate Street couldn't help frowning when they heard this, it's not like a mother and a mother, it's like an enmity and resentment, how can they treat Li's father and son so meanly, look at those words, how ugly.
There are quite a few women in business alone. Mrs. Li scolded Li Zhouzhou's husband, who was married off by a brother, for not doing business properly.
Why is it not normal.
Aunt Xu just said angrily, "What about marrying? Li Fulang has recruited a son-in-law, and the husband is a serious scholar who has entered an official school."
Granny Li suddenly became hoarse, what?
Or recruit a son-in-law?
When everyone looked at it, it turned out that they kept saying that they were kissing grandma. Even Li Fulang didn't know that he had recruited a son-in-law, or that his husband was a scholar, so he was too embarrassed to talk about it.
When Mrs. Li came back to her senses, Li Ji's shop was closed, and everyone who watched the excitement went back. She stayed here and no one took care of her, so she had to go back first, and then talk about it when she went back.
The boss, the short-lived ghost, actually spent money to recruit a son-in-law for his brother. Now the money earned by the father and son's business is used for outsiders to study. This is not a waste of money. It should be given to Yaozu. Grandson, he can honor his ancestors...
Mrs. Li went back and learned the words: "I saw with my own eyes that the money box will be full in a while, and there will be about two hundred coins."
"So many?" Old man Li was also shocked.
Old Madam Li: "Anyway, there are quite a few, but the boss doesn't recognize me, so what do you think, the son-in-law I recruited is still a scholar."
"Scholar...here, come back and ask Zhengren."
Li Zhengren came back and heard from his mother that the business of Li Ji Luzhu's shop was really done by his elder brother, but he heard that he could sell for so much money in one noon, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, and felt that he was inferior to his useless elder brother in every way, only worthy of digging The big brother of the soil, now he has settled down in the prefecture and county, not to mention, he earns more in business than him.
He didn't show it on the face, and said: "Does the eldest brother still hate me? But at the beginning it was the eldest brother who proposed the division, and everything that should be divided was divided. Besides, even if the family was separated, the parents still gave birth to the eldest brother. Well, how could big brother be so ruthless."
"That's right, a dog thing."
Li Zhengren didn't want to listen to his mother babbling and swearing, he listened too much, the most important thing was right now, he said: "You should take care of your parents, no one can find out why, even if your elder brother has a scholar, you should reason even more, a scholar actually violates filial piety... ..."
After Feng Pingping listened to it from the side, she knew that the meaning of Xianggong's words was to let mother-in-law, father-in-law and father-in-law go to the shop to make trouble.
This is a low-level trick, but Feng Pingping heard her mother-in-law say: "Boss, you two are idiots, if you donate money to outsiders, you should give it to our family's Yaozu. In the future, Yaozu will be a high-ranking official, and his advantage will be indispensable."
That's right, the silver you want to get back is spent on Yaozu.Feng Pingping didn't say much.
In the next few days, Mrs. Li knew that the time was right, and she not only came by herself, but also brought old man Li together. The two of them saw the pots and pots sold in Li's shop. The money box was full, and their eyes were red. , How much is face worth?What face do you want.
The business of the shop has been affected a bit, the sales are sold out, and the time is slow.
Some diners said: "Boss Li should solve it early or delay the business."
"That's right, I see that the two old men are here to ask for money, so just give it." The man spoke without back pain.
Li Zhouzhou showed displeasure, and said, "If you don't give me a penny, we have already separated."
Li Ji has been running the shop for so long, Li Fulang has always been kind, even the last time there was a disturbance at the Jinyu Restaurant, he sent meat to shopkeeper Xu afterward, he is a kind-hearted person who makes money, and he has never talked to anyone with anger on his face , why is it wrong this time?
The diner who was harassed was naturally unhappy, and said: "Even if the family is separated, it is still your grandparents. The two of you are already old, and you are still tossing around like this. You are not filial."
Old Madam Li saw that someone was speaking for her, so she leaned over, splashing spittle on the face of the diner, and spraying it into the bowl. One sentence.
Waste of money!
This business is not going well.
"I'll make another copy for you, and you won't be charged any more." Li Zhouzhou saw it and said, he put two spoonfuls in his pot-bellied jar and handed it over, and even put the lid on.
The diner was so ashamed and shameless, Li Zhouzhou handed it over and said it was fine.
"I'm sorry, I just said something impulsively. Is there something hidden in your family?"
Boss Li doesn't look like what the old couple said.
Li Zhouzhou held back and said nothing, but his expression darkened a bit.
It seems that there is a real secret.
Mrs. Li saw that the business of this shop was not affected, and that what should be sold was still to be sold, so she got angry and said that Zhengren knew the official, and asked the official to arrest Li Dali Zhouzhou, so that they could not do business.
Boss Fang then said: "The plaque at the back of Li's shop is a gift from the Lord."
That day, the two elders were frightened, anxious, and returned in vain. They went back and told Zhengren that they would come the next day as usual, and this time there would be no scolding, nor would they say that Li Zhengren was acquainted with the official and wanted to arrest the father and son. Instead, he scolded Gu Zhao's reputation as a scholar.
In fact, for four days in a row, the whole pomegranate alley knew it well.
Some people think that the father and son of the Li family are honest people, and they won't be what the old woman said. Some people think that there must have been some quarrels in the Li family when they didn't separate. Three, if more property is distributed, Li Da may get less.
Anyway, there are [-] big boards from all majors—even if the Li family’s property doesn’t have much, at least your parents gave birth to you, so you shouldn’t be so desperate, watching your parents beg for money like this, give more or less.
There are also those who support Li Zhou and Zhou's family, the Zhou family is like this, but when the big guys talk about it, Aunt Xu said that the parents are pitiful, and she still cries when she is old, so it's fine to give a few money.Mrs. Zhou was wrong, the two scolded so badly all day long, if she didn't give him a penny, it must be because the two old men didn't do anything good to end up like this today.
Aunt Xu then said you know again, what bad things can the old couple do?Isn't it just giving one more child and one less child.
Zhou couldn't tell, and she didn't know, she was so angry that she couldn't go back with anger.
But Li Zhouzhou's mouth was tight, and he didn't say what was going on.
Today everyone finally knows.The old man and the old lady threatened Li Fulang with Gu Xiucai, but Li Fulang said in a hurry that he would not allow it. The old man and the old man suddenly seemed to have hope, and proudly said that he should go to the official school to reason, and asked the official school to drive Gu Xiucai out, so unfilial—— —
"Unfilial and unfilial, how do you want Zhou Zhou to be filial? You two were mean to Zhou Zhou's father back then, and forced Zhou Zhou's father to death. You two still have the face to ask Zhou Zhou for money!" Li Da couldn't bear it. , raised the knife, his eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth, "You said that you gave birth to me, and I will give you my life back. You owe the life to Zhou Zhou's father, and I will take it back first."
Li Da became ruthless and desperately refused.
Old man Li and the old lady were afraid of hiding first, and they were really afraid that the boss would kill them.
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, why?
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