The husband's son-in-law

Early in the morning of the ninth day of the ninth day, I went to the prefectural courtyard.

Gu Zhao and his father unloaded the goods from the car first, and Li Zhouzhou didn't care about the stall. He went to cook and cook whatever he had. He cooked a large pot of sauerkraut soup with sliced ​​meat in it.

After everything was cleaned up, the smell of rice from the stove wafted out.

The family of three had dinner in the main house, and before they had a short break, when they heard movement outside, Li Zhouzhou said, "It seems to be the sound of a small tree, I'll go and have a look."

"I'll go with Brother Zhou Zhou." Gu Zhao joked.

Li Zhouzhou knew that his grandpa was making trouble for him, so they went outside together, when the coachman stopped the mule cart, Liu Shu jumped out of the shed, he followed the letter carefully, he looked like he wanted Liu Shu to be more careful, but it was not there yet Said, this is not Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao came out.

"Brother Zhou Zhou!" Liu Shu was happy to see Brother Zhou Zhou, "I brought persimmon cakes, grandma's are very delicious, I left you a big box!"

There is a persimmon tree in the yard of their house. In autumn, the persimmons are picked off and not eaten. They are put in the sun to dry, and when the frost falls, take them out and freeze them. They are especially delicious and sweet.

When she first married into Yan's family, the Yan family was poor and couldn't even afford chewing gum.The female family members of the Yan family feel sorry for Xiaoshu, who suffers from hardships in her house and has to work in the fields, so they change their ways to make more food and supplements for Xiaoshu.

The persimmon cakes are sweet, and the willow tree also loves to eat them. In previous years, sitting on the kang to keep warm in winter, you can eat two or three without getting tired.

"Believe me, take out the persimmon box quickly." Willow ordered the man.

Yan Jinxin was originally moving things, so he took down the persimmon box first—the box was still a wooden box for dim sum that he bought last year.

The snacks are finished, and the wooden box is beautiful and delicate. The Yan family washed it clean and was not willing to use it as a farewell. This time, Liu Shu said that he would bring persimmon cakes to Zhou Zhou, and Yan's mother took out the hidden wooden box and asked Xiao Shu to hold a Dress up, look good.

The things are not expensive, and it can be seen that the Li family attaches great importance to the minutiae.

Li Zhouzhou was not polite, took it over, and said, "My cousin Xing Geer fried a box of fried noodles, I'll share some with you later, you can drink it for breakfast in the morning."

"Okay, okay." Willow was not polite.

Going back this year, Liu Shu counted the money in his hand, a total of 63 taels.

On the first night the man moved back from the college, he paid him 24 taels to eight hundred wen. This was all the savings that the Yan family had given their son as soon as they sold food in the past.

Yan Yanxin is very economical on weekdays. He doesn’t spend money on food and lodging, except for spending money on firewood to take a hot bath, and scrubbing with cold water on weekdays.For the daily expenses of paper, pens and ink ingots, first use the annual reward of four taels of silver, which is naturally not enough, and the family may give it about one tael or two taels.

In October last year, I asked for leave to go back to harvest rice, and brought back six acres of dry land from Yan’s family, which I deducted to eat for myself, and sold for 15 taels of silver.

The odd willow tree was taken out to buy some things for grandma, mother-in-law and father. The family's clothes hadn't been changed for five years, and they were all changed this year.

Still didn’t take the money back, but if they did, the family members were worried and worried too much, so Liu Shu hid the money in the small yard, but when he got home, he took the big and small bags, new cloth, new cotton, and a box of pastries and fruits. ,Meat.

After entering the house, the door was closed, and there were no outsiders, Liu Shu opened his mouth and said, "Grandmother, don't think that I spend too much, I have saved it all. I saved 25 taels of silver by myself. Years of family money, now our family has a total of 63 taels."

What? !

Just, just 63 taels? !

Xiaoshu is 25 taels for one person?

The Yan family could faint from fright, so there are only so many, didn't they agree on one tael of silver a month?Grandma Yan thought it was a waste to buy these new cloths for them. With the money, save Xiaoshu and Jinxin to eat something good. She is getting old, why should she wear new clothes?

But when he heard Xiaoshu babbling to settle accounts, his head was buzzing.

"Grandma, you still don't believe me. I didn't pick too much on food. I believe that eating at school is free at noon and free of charge. I ate at Zhou Zhou's house. We have two meals in the morning and evening on weekdays. It costs more than 200 Wen to buy rice and noodles a month, and the remaining [-] Wen to eat vegetables, meat, eggs, see meat every three or two days, and firewood, and pour Yexiang money, which costs about one and a half taels of silver."

At the beginning, Liu Shu was tight, spending three hundred cash, but later his wages were raised, plus he worked and ate a lot, otherwise he would eat the meal in the afternoon, and when the man said something at night, his stomach would growl three times. .

I really didn't save too much, just bought paper and pens for his man and worked hard.

"Look, do you believe that it has grown stronger? I fed it." Willow was very proud, and even patted the man's chest with his hand, so hard and strong.

Yan Jinxin looked over with a serious face, Liu Shu was bragging to his family, he didn't notice it for a while, he was quite happy and took two more shots.

Anyway, Liu Shu made a bold statement, "I'll do my best. If our family believes that after high school, no matter where we go to be a government official, we can buy a big yard for our family. When the time comes, we will be reunited with our parents and we will not be farming. Already!"

Yan Jinxin stood beside him without saying a word, because he knew that Xiao Shu must have learned these words from Uncle Li. If he was the county magistrate, the court would have arranged housing, so there was no need to buy another house. If he was lucky enough to find an errand in Beijing, then Definitely have to buy a yard...

But it's still early.

Yan Jingxin listened to the little tree's trumpeting and drawing big cakes.

This year is the most lucrative year for willows to eat, because Yan's family knows that the family has a rich foundation and Xiaoshu is also working hard, so they didn't search like that in the past, killed chickens, stewed Xiaoshu and brought back pork, what did Xiaoshu do in the house? Just wait and eat.

Let the men do it all.

Knowing that he opened a shop for business on the tenth day of the new year, Liu Shu was very active. On the sixth day, he went out with the man, because he had to go to the town to rent a mule cart first, so it must not be too late.

Doing business on the tenth day of the lunar new year, Li Ji opened.

On the first day of school after the [-]th, Zheng Hui came to the school by stepping on the spot, for no other reason, but he was reluctant to part with Rou Niang and his daughter.On September [-] last year, Zheng Hui's wife Tang Rou mobilized and gave birth all afternoon. In the evening, the red clouds were all over the place and a daughter was born.

Her nickname is Yingniang.

The two went home for the New Year the year before last, and Tang Rou found out that she was three months pregnant. At that time, the Zheng family's parents and grandparents did not want their daughter-in-law/granddaughter-in-law to accompany Zheng Hui to go to school in the prefecture. This was the first child in Zheng Hui's family. nervous.

After closing the door at night, Zheng Hui asked his wife if she wanted to stay at home or go with him. Tang Rou naturally wanted to go to the prefecture with her husband. After a while, the two became harmonious, so they naturally didn't want to part.

Later, Zheng Hui was so unscrupulous that he was lazy and pestered his grandparents all the time, so the Zheng family reluctantly agreed to Rou Niang's visit, but that time, not only Zhang Ma accompanied her, but also the maid who served her grandmother, and the servant Xiao Qi. .

Don't let Xiao Qi come back, and keep the mule cart for Rou Niang to go out, or if there is any urgent matter.

Therefore, last year Li's family was busy with business, Li Da went back to the village to fetch food, and there was no manpower. Zheng Hui said that he would borrow a boy to come and run for two days, but both Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao refused. He even said a word to Zheng Hui.

It is inconvenient for my sister-in-law to be pregnant now. If my family borrows the mule cart, what should my sister-in-law do if there is something urgent?I know that elder brother cares about the friendship between you and me, but no matter how great our brotherhood is, it is not as good as the relationship between you and your sister-in-law.

On the other hand, if you and my family Zhou Zhou are tied, then I will naturally choose my family Zhou Zhou.

There is no such comparison at all!

Gu Zhao directly put his wife and brother on the back of his face.

Nowadays, some scholars place great emphasis on integrity, and the old saying is that brothers are like siblings, but Gu Zhao is different, brothers are cut twice, and it goes without saying that wives come first.

Zheng Hui learned a lesson, and when he went back to talk to Rou Niang, he didn't mean to put Rou Niang back, but he thought it was nothing serious, Rou Niang didn't go out at home, and he just borrowed a few days to deal with an emergency.

Tang Rou knew her husband's heart, she was pure in heart and loyal, and she was safe and stable, so Li Fulang was polite.

Mrs. Zheng Auntie praised Gu Xiucai, this young man was arranged by the family for the Second Young Mistress, even if Rou Niang is fine now, she can't borrow it even if she leaves it alone, what if it happens?Is the business of the Li family important, or the blood of the Zheng family in Rouniang's stomach?

Li's family has a general understanding, and the second young master is a child with a simple mind.

In June, Tang Rou was still three months away from giving birth. The Zheng family sent servants to urge her a few times, but she didn't dare to postpone the delivery in the prefecture. You should come back. With your grandfather around, I feel safe and at ease, but I dare not let the whole family I'm worried.

So the delay was until the end of the month, which happened to be the agricultural holiday, and Zheng Hui personally sent his wife back.

In September, Tang Rou gave birth to her first child safely in the old house in Ping'an Town. Her first childbirth was actually a bit difficult. Fortunately, the whole family was there, especially when her grandfather ate a bowl of soup, it was safe and smooth. .

The first child was a girl, Tang Rou was still a little worried, fearing that the Zheng family would not love her.Her sister-in-law was also a first-born girl in her early years, but when she was in confinement, her mother-in-law arranged two couples for her husband. Later, the sister-in-law gave birth to a boy in the second child, but the first couple gave birth to a bastard. The elder sister's eldest son is one and a half years older.

That Tongfang became a concubine's room.

For this reason, my sister-in-law has kept it in mind for a long time, just because the first child is a girl, and the mother-in-law intervened in it, and then slapped her in the face to avoid her, this is a lifetime.

But what can be done? My sister-in-law married high, her family is low, and her mother-in-law set the rules for her. Even if she is unhappy in her heart, she still has to be cautious and serve her mother-in-law with a low eyebrow and be a virtuous and generous daughter-in-law.

In the past, Tang Rou would have arranged for her husband to take care of the room. She is in the old house, and her husband is in the prefecture. In doing so, she thought about how long she could procrastinate, so she didn't mention it.

Unexpectedly, the Zheng family is very happy to have a girl. The child has three baths, a full moon wine, a hundred-day banquet, a one-year-old... the newborn banquet has been arranged for a year.

The longevity lock was set early, and the gold bracelets were all plugged.

The family was happy, Zheng's father wrote a letter to his son who was studying in the prefecture and county, and the family sat around, and told Zheng's father to record everything you said, and Zheng's mother said that the child was white and beautiful, and Yuxue was cute, so Grandma Zheng said Everything is fine for Rou Niang. Don’t worry. Father Zheng said solemnly in writing that the aunt fell to the ground and cried at the [-]th of September. Grandpa Zheng beamed and instructed his son to remember to add that our aunt was born with red clouds in the sky, which is a good omen.

……

Eloquently added all the details, such a three-page thick family letter came to Zheng Hui's hands, Zheng Hui read it twice by himself, An couldn't bear the excitement and excitement, read it twice to the two brothers, put it away carefully, and said What nickname should I give my aunt at home.

The girl from the Zheng family was Congyu, and Zheng Hui racked his brains for half a month before he came up with the name.

Yingying is brilliant, so she decides on Yingniang.

Gu Zhaohe and Yan Jinxin naturally applauded this silly happy father, raising their hands and applauding, saying: "Good name, Yingniang must be safe and healthy."

Zheng Hui was so happy that he invited the two brothers to have a drink.

Gu Zhao strictly believed that he didn't refuse, and had a big meal with his brother and daughter. When will we talk about the two of them?

Now counting the days, Yingniang is half a year old, and even if the year's harvest is over and the weather is cold, Tang Rou didn't dare to bring her daughter to live in the small courtyard in the prefecture and county. To school.

When I came back, I made gestures with the two brothers, saying how cute and beautiful his Yingniang is, and she looks like a woman who can do everything.Gu Zhao deliberately made fun of the eldest brother with jokes, and Zheng Hui didn't mind, he missed a sentence, what do you know, my Yingniang will not marry far away in the future, it is best to stay with me and my wife...

Gu Zhao and Yan Jingxin looked at each other and laughed kindly.

In this autumn, none of the three brothers wanted to give it a try. Zheng Hui didn't mention it. He had such an idea before, but now he has a precious girl, and he is devoted to her daughter. I went home for the holidays this year.

Later, Zheng Hui said that his energy was a little scattered now, and he was neglecting his studies at home during the Chinese New Year, so he still didn't end up wasting time. After two months of tossing back and forth, it was gone.

That is the autumn of the next year.

The three of them set a goal. Campus life is tense and serious, and only when they return home can they relax for a while.

On the other hand, Li Kee's braised cooking business is still doing well.During the agricultural holiday in July, Yan Jinxin went back to farm alone again, and the willow tree still couldn't leave, because Zheng Hui returned to Ping'an Town after taking over the banquet work in July, and Gu Zhao was at home for the summer vacation, so he didn't need to ask for help small workers.

This year has been very busy, and the end of the year has come in a hurry.When Zheng Hui came back from home during the agricultural holiday, he also brought a letter, which was written by Xiao Tian in the front shop, and asked Zheng Xiucai to take it to the prefecture and county to give to Brother Li. I took it back home, knowing that my father was illiterate, and said that I could take it apart and read it, so I would trouble Uncle Li to read it to my father.

Zheng Hui found it strange that someone wrote a letter and had to open it up and relay it, but he also knew that it was Oda's filial piety to bring it to Gu Zhao.

Since I could read it, I was curious, and asked Zhaodi Xiaotian if he could talk about it.

Gu Zhao took it apart and took a look: ...

"I can say, Oda Shinri said: I can go home to celebrate the New Year at the end of this year."

Zheng Hui: ...

Do you still need to write letters?Just dictate it to him, and he will pass it on.

I don't know how Oda will go back.Zheng Hui said that the shop in his family gave the apprentices monthly money, not much, two hundred Wen a month, for food and lodging.It is estimated that Oda has been saving for a year and thinks he can rent a car.

After hearing the letter, Li Da said, then go back one day earlier and go to Ping'an Town to pick up Xiaotian.

Gu Zhao and Li Zhouzhou had no objection.Li's family is like this, the days are getting better day by day, and it doesn't take much effort to help if you can.

So the year-end calculation and inventory.

Li Zhouzhou is becoming more and more tolerant now. Gu Zhao has hardly asked about the business of Li Ji’s shop this year, because his wife said that everything is going smoothly and conveniently, and sometimes he is too busy, so Zhou Zhou hired someone early He said hello, anyway, he is the big boss alone.

Gu Zhao, a man with soft rice, applauds and sticks to his wife.

"...Three wedding banquets, a hundred-day banquet, a full moon banquet, and a birthday..."

"Braised edamame and peanuts in summer, frozen skin in winter."

It is often sold at ordinary times, two each of marinated offal, pork ribs, pig's head, pig's trotters, chicken and duck every day.The expenses are high, but the earning is also high. Naturally, hard work is hard work. These six banquets all started in the second half of the night. In the first half of the night, I had to pack up and prepare, and I invited a small worker to come over.

After calculating now, I earned 830 taels this year, including 380 taels of income, 24 taels of laborer’s wages, 29 taels of Su Gouwa’s family, and [-] taels of Xiaoshu’s wages. The busiest time was five months, and every month Add one tael to get [-] taels.

At the end of the year, Li Zhouzhou paid ten taels of silver as usual.

The little tree deserves a big red envelope.

After excluding 20 taels of household expenses, this year, there will be 370 taels of silver.Have a good year.Five days before the Chinese New Year, Li's family closed the store, and Li Zhouzhou was going to buy new year's goods and return to the village.

When I went back last year, Li Zhouzhou found that Brother Xing didn’t have any yuan to make new clothes. When I asked why, Brother Xing said that the cloth he bought looked good and he was reluctant to cut it. When he went back this year, Li Zhouzhou wanted to buy another piece for Brother Xing.

And the second aunt must have given birth. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, so I also brought a piece of cloth.

This is the case in the village. Bringing snacks and candies is not as cost-effective as bringing cloth. The food will be gone after eating, but a piece of cloth can be used to cut new clothes, which can be worn for at least two or three years.

Since Li’s house is getting a lot of gifts this year, then Xianggong’s side can’t be too thin. In previous years, I didn’t go to the three uncle’s houses. This year, Li Zhouzhou wants to walk. The time is not so tight. He has saved enough money to buy a yard. Then go on.

The family gifts of the second uncle and the third uncle are just a little more than two cents, meat, sugar, wine, that's it, no more cloth.Of course, my family and grandma also brought a piece of cloth in addition to these gifts.

Li Zhouzhou was thinking of buying a piece of cloth for his mother-in-law. My mother-in-law liked the jacket she wore before, but she was reluctant to buy it. As for grandma, grandma is getting older, so it’s a good idea to buy it— —

"Sir, how about buying a silver bracelet for grandma?"

"Okay, call me when you buy new year's goods, and we will go pick them together." Gu Zhao said.

Li Zhouzhou was a little embarrassed, "I have an appointment with Xiaoshu."

Gu Zhao: ...

Li Zhouzhou laughed, put down the pen and paper in his hand, went to approach Mr. Xiang, lowered his voice, and said, "Mr. Xiaozhao is angry?"

"Yeah." Gu Zhao put his arm around his wife's waist, put his head on his wife's abdominal muscles, raised his eyes and said, "I won't be angry if Zhou Zhou calls Brother Zhao."

Li Zhouzhou's face was flushed with embarrassment. His grandpa used to call him Brother Zhou Zhou, but now he turned upside down on the bed and liked to call him wife and younger brother, obviously he was older than his grandpa.

"Brother Zhao." Li Zhouzhou still called out.

Gu Zhao laughed happily, and responded solemnly.

His family makes money every week, and they can spend it however they want.

Later, when a day was chosen, Li Zhouzhou and Xiaoshu went out shopping. He was buying New Year's goods for relatives, and Xiaoshu was also able to discuss cloth patterns and bracelet styles.

Li Zhouzhou bought a silver bracelet, solid, thick and flat, engraved with the characters of longevity, blessing and auspicious clouds. The willow tree said it was beautiful, but he didn't buy it for grandma, saying: "Jinxin and I are not at home, so we don't want to buy it." Show it off."

This is it.

The bracelet cost two taels of silver.

Since I was going to pick up Xiaotian from Ping'an Town, I had already arrived, so I had to visit, so I bought gifts for Zheng's family, but they were all dim sum and candies if they were not expensive. .

I bought cloth, snacks, sugar, etc., and waited for the meat and wine to go back to the town to buy.After finishing shopping in one day, I packed up and went back to the villages early the next morning.

Li's family first went to Ping'an Town to pick up Xiaotian.

The Zheng family was very enthusiastic. Zheng Hui arrived at home early, and after the introduction, he said, "Come and see my Yingniang."

Later, Zhang’s mother came out with the baby in her arms, wrapped it thickly and airtightly, and only opened it to the guests in the main room. Xiao Yingniang’s small face was round, her eyes were big, grape-like black, her nose was small, and her hair was thick and thick. Black, with rosy cheeks, it looks like it has been carefully raised.

Xiao Yingniang is not afraid of strangers, she turns round eyes to look at strangers.

Zheng Hui couldn't fall in love, and he kept showing off. Zheng's parents joked that being a father is not enough. Li Da said that if he had such a beautiful and lovely granddaughter, he would love her so much, and blowing his mouth eight times a day would not be enough.

This is telling the truth.

The Zheng family naturally spoke to their hearts when they heard this, they praised his granddaughter.

Now that we've come to this point, Grandpa Zheng Hui saw Li Da's thoughts at a glance, and said that if you don't mind, I'll show the two juniors to see his pulse.Li Da immediately agreed, that's of course fine.

Zhao'er has been in the house for five or six years, and Zhou Zhou's stomach hasn't moved at all, so Li Dan can't worry about others.He was afraid that he was tired from doing farm work every week before.

Grandfather Zheng showed the young couple carefully, and said that everything was fine, except that Gu Zhao was a little angry, so remember to get rid of it.

That means Zhou Zhou is fine, and I have to make up for Zhao'er——

Oh, I'm so angry, I can't make it up yet.Only when Li Da remembered, he set off the fire and drank herbal tea.

After dinner, they picked up Xiao Tian, ​​and the Li family drove away.

After leaving, the Zheng family laughed happily and said: "Father and son of the Li family are straightforward and kind. I heard that Wang Ma came back to learn, and said that Li's business was busy at the time, and the second child said that Xiao Qi was not successful. Using the past, Rou Niang was still pregnant at that time, she was rejected by the Li family first, and Gu Xiucai even taught Brother Hui a lesson."

"The lesson is good, so it should be." Father Zheng said.

It's not serious, but fortunately the second son has Gu Xiucai by his side, if he is too calculating, he will die of worry.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to give cheap medicinal materials to the Li family.

This trip lasted for two days, during which time I stayed in the village for one night, and then went to the town to buy gifts. It was full and I arrived at Xiping Village. I just arrived at the entrance of the village. Face.

Why, because it was Li Da who took her grandson away.

It's been almost two years, and I haven't seen my grandson yet, and I don't know how her Xiaotian is doing.

In the end, I saw a young man jumping out of the mule cart. He bowed first and said, "Uncle Li Zhou Zhouge Gu Xiucai is at my house. Thank you for your hard work. I will go home first."

"Go ahead." Li Da nodded and saw the old woman at the gate of Wang's house.

Xiao Tian walked in, but Wang Er bitch didn't recognize her yet. Later, it was Xiao Tian who called grandma, and Wang Er bitch couldn't believe it and said, "Xiao Tian? Is it really Xiao Tian?"

Only then did I cry and say that my grandson was back, and Xiaotian was back.

When Uncle Wang, who was grinding beans in the yard, heard this, he put down the grinder in his hand and went out. He saw his son at the door. He hadn't seen him for more than a year. Xiaotian was much stronger and taller than when he was at home.

"Father!" Xiao Tian finally showed a smile on his face.

When Uncle Wang saw his son, his eyes were red and he cried. Oda wiped away the tears for Dad and said, "Dad doesn't cry, I live well in Zheng's house. Really, the shopkeeper heard that I was introduced by Gu Xiucai, so he took care of me, brothers and sisters." It hurts to treat me like a younger brother, and I didn’t come back last year for Chinese New Year, my senior brothers even bought me caramel to eat, and my master also told me to go back to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner..."

"What brother and master?"

"Zheng Xiucai's father recognized me as an apprentice, and now I am studying medicine in the medical center."

Uncle Wang was stunned. Although he was illiterate, his medical skills were all his own skills, how could he pass them on to outsiders?As far as the Wang family's tofu is concerned, if Wang Ergou didn't want to learn from it and feel tired and tired, it would not be his turn.

Not to mention medical science.

"Zheng Xiucai will become an official in the future, and the Zheng family's medical skills cannot be broken, so the master and master select apprentices from among the apprentices to teach. I was accepted as an apprentice last year after passing the New Year's Eve..."

Xiaotian told Dad about the details, and also said that the master took his pulse and adjusted his body, saying that he was caused by a deficiency in the womb——

Wang Ergou's father and mother heard half of it and said that Uncle Wang didn't give birth to Xiao Tian, ​​and they blamed Uncle Wang for not giving birth to Xiao Tian.Xiaotian was not happy, so he said solemnly: "My master said, it must be because Dad was tired and didn't eat well when he was pregnant with me."

The two old people fell silent when they heard it.

It's only been a year and a half since we saw each other. Not to mention the big changes in Oda's appearance, the most important thing is that he is able to protect his father, and he speaks like an adult, so he can be relied on.

Uncle Wang heard from his son that he was living in the Zheng family, and wished he could kowtow to Gu Xiucai of the Li family.

The Li family was too busy and lively this year. On the thirtieth of the year, Uncle Wang changed into clean and new clothes, packed them up, and took them to the town to buy meat, wine, sugar, and tofu. He knew that Gu Xiucai loved to eat jelly Tofu, specially frozen overnight.

I took all the generous gifts and took Xiaotian to visit the New Year.

Uncle Wang wanted to kowtow to the Li family, so the Li family naturally stopped him. Later, the gift was accepted, and the heart was accepted, saying that Xiao Tian and Uncle Wang would live a happy life in the future.

After that, visit relatives.

Second aunt Liu Huaxiang gave birth to another boy, whose first name was not chosen, but whose nickname was Stinky. She had been waiting for Gu Xiucai from Li's family to arrive home, and she held Stinky for Gu Xiucai to pick up.

Gu Zhao: ...

Boys of this generation in the Li family, if they are honored by their ancestors, they should keep up with them—whatever is safe and healthy, the second aunt absolutely does not want it, because they think they are not developed enough.

"It's a bit big to make contributions—"

Gu Zhao was only halfway through speaking, racking his brains. He is also a good-for-nothing, so he heard the second aunt make a decision: "As expected of having studied, this is good. The stinky bastard is called Jianye."

Or if you want to touch both ends, take one word for both.

The second aunt is a genius.

Gu Zhao hurriedly said: "It's not good if the name is too big. If the stinky boy really goes out to study in the future, it is easy for his classmates to use his name to talk about things. This name is not bad for the ministers of the court to praise the current emperor."

The second aunt almost knelt when she heard that her knees were soft, so of course she couldn't take it, what if she was dragged to beheaded.

"It's better to be smaller and smaller, and it's safe to be smaller."

"Then be healthy, be healthy, be safe."

Li Jianan made a decision.

The second aunt got a piece of cloth, not to mention being polite, and her youngest son got a new name, so happy, she met everyone in the village and said what the Li family brought to her family this year, and brought her a piece of cloth from the county. It looks so strange, and it happened to be cut for Jian'an to make clothes.

Brother Xing also got new cloth, cut it and used it, and stepped up to make a suit for Yuan Yuan.

Everyone in the Li family has cloth, even Xingge who got married got cloth. People from Dongping Village came to buy tofu, and this word naturally reached Li Guihua's ears. Mother-in-law, after taking care of her for so many years, it's not like she can't get a piece of cloth."

"The stepmother is also a mother." Li Guihua was so sour.

She knew Gu Zhao's temper, he would never be tough, he could only be soft.If he dared to come to the door and forcefully ask Li Zhouzhou for cloth, then Gu Zhaohu and Li Zhouzhou looked like he would definitely not be able to get cloth, and it was more likely that his family's Xiao Chen would be tricked into asking for meat.

In the end, within a few days, Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao came to pay New Year's greetings, and went to the uncle's first as usual. She heard from the villagers that they had just met.

impossible?

Taking so much this year, has Gu Zhao changed his temper?

"Oh, I saw that after going to his uncle's house, he also went to his second child's house. It seems that this year has gone quite well."

"Gu Xiucai made money outside? Why is he so generous?"

"Then I don't know, but I heard Osmanthus fragrans say that the Li family seems to be doing small business in the prefecture and county. Maybe this year's prosperity will make some money and come back to show Gu Xiucai's face."

"If you want me to tell you, Osmanthus fragrans, you try to get it from Gu Xiucai in a different way, it's better to be soft and pay attention to Li Fulang. I think Li Zhouzhou is the master of the Li family."

"Gu Xiucai spends money on studying, whoever makes money and works hard is not the master of the family."

"It's the first time I've seen a brother-in-law since I grew up."

This is a joke, Gu Zhao and the Gu family.But Li Guihua didn't mind being laughed at, and thought it made sense. Every time Gu Zhao came back in the past few years, he always talked about Li Zhouzhou. At that time, she also hated it. on the head.

At that time, she still looked down on Li Zhouzhou a little bit, and wanted to put on airs as a mother-in-law, but she didn't put on airs, and Gu Zhao made a fool of herself in front of Li Zhouzhou, and now the villagers said, Li Guihua's mind immediately cleared up.

That's right, Li Zhouzhou is in charge of the Li family, she made a mistake in flattering Gu Zhao before.

In fact, Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao went to Mrs. Zhao's house first, but they didn't sit down. They just took Gu Zhao's official study notes in the prefecture and county and sent them over. It can be seen that he is grateful for Zhao's hand.

Then came to the uncle's house, didn't stay any longer, and took a sip of tea.The gifts for the three uncles are the same, but the gift for grandma is heavier, with an extra silver bracelet.

The bracelet was thick and heavy, and when Li Zhouzhou took it out, Grandma Gu was in a hurry and said she didn't want it, it was so expensive, why did she give it such a heavy gift.

After Zhao'er married, she was the Li family.

In so many surrounding villages, I have never seen anyone who married off and brought back silver jewelry.

Li Zhouzhou said that this year's situation is good, and sending grandma is their kindness as a junior.Over there, Gu Zhao is sweet-mouthed and changing the Faxiu bracelet. What is carved on it is hand-made by old craftsmen in the prefecture and county. Grandma wears it to be safe and live a long life.

The two coaxed each other, only then did Grandma Gu accept it, she just smiled and said sternly: "You are not allowed to spend so much money on jewelry for my old lady in the future."

"Sure, let's buy it after your birthday." Gu Zhao coaxed the old lady with a smile.

Grandma Gu's strictness is gone, these two children.

"It's not my intention, it's Zhou Zhou's filial piety to you. I have to rely on Zhou Zhou to support me in my study and daily expenses. It is Zhou Zhou's hard work in business." Gu Zhao immediately bragged about his wife's rainbow farts.

At Gu's age, of course she knew that her grandson was praising Zhou Zhou and wanted her to say hello to Zhou Zhou.

That's true.

Although Li Zhouzhou is a brother, he is not good-looking and tall, but he is not to say that he is neat, capable, filial and diligent...

It wasn't before Chinese New Year that Grandma Gu whispered to her eldest daughter-in-law that Zhao'er had entered Li's house. How many years had passed? Why hasn't Li Zhouzhou's stomach moved yet?Although the child is still named after Li's family, it is still a Zhao'er doll.

Grandma Gu was dissatisfied with this, and originally thought that the couple would come back during the Chinese New Year and say that they had to keep it in mind, since it was hard for her brother to conceive, so she went to see the doctor and kept it in her heart.

But now such an interruption has been completely forgotten, and when she remembered it, Grandma Gu sighed and said: "Zhou Zhou does business for Zhao'er to study hard, forget it, I won't intervene in their couple's affairs. "

The old lady got a silver bracelet, and Aunt Gu Zhao was also envious.

When her daughter gets married in the future, let alone this heavy silver bracelet, she will be overjoyed even with a silver earring.

Gu Zhao came to the house and got a husband like Li Zhouzhou, he was really blessed.

After visiting the second uncle and third uncle's house, the two families were of course happy to receive the gift, and they didn't have to cook for entertainment - Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao were going to eat at the fourth brother's house, which was the main house.

Li Guihua waited and hoped at the door, and finally saw the young couple. She first looked at the hands of the two people, and she couldn't help smiling when she saw that they were still full, and went to meet them after ten meters away.

"Tired? It's been hard work."

"I know that you will go to see your grandma first when you come back, so hurry back, the kang is heating up in the house, and there is still water and rice, I can eat when you two arrive at the house."

After Li Guihua finished speaking, she praised Zhou Zhou, saying that Li Zhouzhou is capable and filial, it must be Zhou Zhou's idea to visit your two uncles this year...

It was like pulling Gu Zhao and stepping on Gu Zhao to carry Li Zhouzhou's sedan chair.

This idea is indeed Li Zhouzhou's intention, but Li Zhouzhou doesn't like others to say that he is a bad husband, so he said that the two of them thought together, "...the business is a little better this year."

Li Guihua knew that it was indeed the Li family's small business that made money.

When they got to the house, Li Guihua looked at the gift with two people on his back. Li Guihua looked at it heavily, and took a look at the oiled paper——

God! ! !

She got a piece of cloth! ! !

This is the prefectural cloth, right?

Li Guihua spread it out and looked, the color and the color of this dress are more fresh than those worn by her mother-in-law when she celebrated her birthday, and the material is also good.

Immediately, I got angry and fried two more meat dishes to add.

During the meal, Li Guihua asked Li Zhouzhou to eat more, and the two sons would stare if they ate too much, "Let you Zhou Zhou eat."

Father Gu lost face by the side, because Li Guihua called Li Zhouzhou's sister-in-law earlier, didn't Li Guihua give Li Zhouzhou a little face.Father Gu was immediately unhappy.

Even if his son is married, he must respect him as father-in-law in his family.

Gu's father was coughing to show his face to the mother-in-law, but Li Guihua pretended not to hear, and made a bowl of soup for the man to drink, thinking to himself, what can I do if I call a sister-in-law, I don't see how I used to give her an extra piece of meat, But now it's different, the Li family earns money every week, if Gu Zhao wants to be unconscionable and filial to her stepmother, then he doesn't have to wait so long, it's better to curry favor with Li Zhou Zhou.

I didn't hear Gu Zhao say that the cloth was selected by Li Zhouzhou.

"Come here every week, eat more meat." Li Guihua greeted warmly, smiling brilliantly.

It is a joy to eat a meal, but Gu's father may feel uncomfortable and have some indigestion.

I finished sending gifts and ten taels of silver to the Su family.

Li's family went back to the prefecture again, and of course they took Xiao Tian with them.

Everyone in the village knows that Xiaotian is now studying medicine, which is great. He will be a doctor in the future, and he can make money just by sitting there and stretching his fingers.

So the village became more warm and polite to the Li family.

Naturally, he also had the idea of ​​wanting Gu Xiucai to introduce his child to the Zheng family.

Gu Zhao said: "Xiaotian was accepted as an apprentice by Uncle Zheng because Xiaotian himself has some talent, can bear hardships and can read, and everyone else is working as a laborer in the medicinal material shop."

As a small worker, he had to go so far, and the villagers couldn't retreat.

It was also Xiao Tianzao who got such an opportunity.

Later, everyone praised Uncle Wang's decision at that time, and they were very envious.The father and mother of Wang Ergou didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and when Xiaotian came back during the Chinese New Year, he was obviously grown up, and he gave all the money he made to Uncle Wang. Now the two old people understand that they will still rely on their grandson Seeing Wang Xue, she immediately became obedient and stopped messing around.

In the 54th year of Kang Jing, a small incident happened.

A student of Qingping Academy sued his master, saying that Gu Zhao's family should have won the reputation of a scholar because of his business.Anyway, it's hard to say, one mouthful of a cheap merchant,