embarrassment for man and wife

Li Mu and Mr. Li came back, Zhuo Hua couldn't participate in any conversations between them, but at most he could just sit in and listen in.

This incident, because Zhuohua asked Hong'er to invite several uncles over, it was not too chaotic, but with Lianying, Zhuohua couldn't guess whether he would come back or not, after all, in his previous life In Lian Ying's memory, Lian Ying didn't show up when Granny Li passed away, and only showed up in a hurry when Granny Li was in funeral.

Hong'er was still young, and it was time for her to go to school. After breakfast, Zhuohua and her two younger sisters sent Hong'er to school together. When walking in the field, Hong'er turned to look at him several times, with a He hesitated to speak, making his own cheeks swell, Zhuohua smiled, and reached out to touch his head: "What's the matter? Just say what you have to say."

"Third Brother, Big Brother...do you really want us?" Hong'er asked hesitantly.

Zhuohua was not surprised that he would ask such a question, but Zhuohua didn't coax him, he just asked him: "Is Hong'er reluctant to part with big brother?".

Hong'er responded, neither shaking her head nor nodding.

Zhuo Hua guessed that he didn't respond, perhaps because he didn't have deep feelings for his eldest brother, and if he asked such a question, he might just be afraid that A Niang and the others would be hurt.

With a slight sigh, Zhuo Hua said: "Hong'er, no matter if elder brother wants us or not, we have to call him brother after all. If he is willing to come back, we have to open the door to welcome him back. If he is not willing..." Zhuo Hua Hua Hua paused slightly: "Then you just pretend that you never had this brother."

Hong'er was shocked when she heard this: "Wouldn't it be very hard for Aunt?".

"So Hong'er, in order not to make A Niang feel more uncomfortable, you have to do yourself better."

Hong'er was a little confused, not quite understanding what this meant.

Zhuo Hua didn't say much, fearing that talking too much would put pressure on Hong'er, just like he did back then, living under the shadow of Lian Ying's incident...

Patting Hong'er on the head, Zhuo Hua smiled and said: "Now what you have to do well is to study hard, the tuition is very expensive, if you don't study well, then it will be a waste of parents' hard-earned money ?".

When Hong'er heard this, she scratched her head and smiled shyly. When she turned around, she saw that the school was not far ahead. They both go back."

Zhuo Hua nodded.Hong'er turned around and ran straight into the school.

The two younger sisters watched from the side, and couldn't help being a little envious: "When will I be able to go to school like the fourth brother?".

Zhuohua was startled, and put one arm around one: "Do you want to go to school and study with everyone?".

Xiao Liu shook her head and said, "I just want to know how to read, so that I can help my mother a lot."

Xiaoyue listened and nodded.

Zhuo Hua thought for a while, and said: "Then when I go to the market in a few days, I will go to the market to find some easy-to-understand books for you, and I will teach you how to read, okay?".

The eyes of the two girls lit up, they hugged Zhuohua together and said hello loudly.

At noon, when Zhuohua took his two younger sisters back home, at some point, many people had already gathered in the house, all of them sat in the main room with serious faces, all staring at that... Kneeling in the middle but standing tall Lianying.

Lian Ying's face was numb, as if he didn't care about the matter in front of him, Li Dai sat on the side, and the fat woman next to him was Li Dai's daughter-in-law Lan Shi.And Yu Xia was standing behind the two of them at this moment.

In the lobby room, apart from the three uncles who came over last night, even Zhuohua's third uncle was there, compared to Yaoshu and Li Dai, Zhuohua's third uncle was really honest.

Ziqing stood by the door and found Zhuohua standing by the door, he moved towards the door calmly, and whispered to Zhuohua: "Take Xiaoliu and the others to the backyard first, don't let them see what's going on here. ".

Zhuo Hua nodded, but after he took the two younger sisters to the backyard and arranged things for them, he went back secretly by himself.As soon as I approached the window, there was a roar from the uncle, and then it was Lian Ying's numb voice, he said: "I am not wrong, they forced me to get to where I am today, It doesn’t count if they forced me like this, and they insulted my teacher severely. As a child, how can I not argue for the teacher? But what about them? One by one, they only slander the teacher, but whenever I say something for the teacher, they always say something to me They yelled and cursed, and even forced me to refuse to pay the next month's money, and even slandered me for taking the monthly money to support others! How can I admit that this is a crime that I wanted to impose!".

The third uncle immediately reprimanded: "I think you have read all your books into the dog's stomach! Just because of this trivial matter, you are making a fuss to sever ties with your family? How did you pass the exam! Then Yang Puye is right! You have the grace of teaching for eight years? So what? How do you count the grace that your parents have given you to raise you? I heard people say that Yang Puye had a bad mind before, but I didn’t take it seriously. Now it seems that he can teach students like you who have severed ties with their parents, I think he is really cunning, sinister and vicious!!! ".

Upon hearing this, Lian Ying immediately reprimanded: "You are not allowed to insult my teacher!".

"Bastard!" The third uncle stepped forward and kicked him in the heart: "Who are you talking to! No? Who are you telling no!".

Lian Yingzhong kicked and fell to the ground directly. Ziqing saw it, but pretended not to see it, but unexpectedly, he happened to see Zhuohua lying on the window.

Ziqing was slightly taken aback, and went straight out the door: "Didn't you be asked to accompany Xiaoyue and the others in the backyard? Why are you here again?".

Zhuo Hua didn't reply, he just asked: "Have you finished talking about Big Brother?".

"How do you say it?" Ziqing sneered: "He is very righteous, and every word he says is sonorous and forceful, I'm afraid everyone will be blocked again!".

Zhuo Hua lowered his eyes and frowned: "He is sure, none of us know what the city's expenses are like."

Ziqing frowned: "That kind of place, hey...".

Zhuohua took a deep breath, looked up at Ziqing: "Second Brother, Yang Puye doesn't know what happened today, right?"

Ziqing said: "I probably don't know, but just now, Yu Xia ran out."

Zhuo Hua's face darkened: "He must have gone to inform Yang Puye! Second brother, you have to guard the gate for a while, no matter what, you can't let Yang Puye in!".

Ziqing was obviously taken aback, but he didn't ask any more questions when the words came to his lips.

Immediately, Li Dai's voice came from the lobby room again. He was still the same, only playing the good guy to the extreme.

Zhuo Hua took a deep breath, and walked directly towards the lobby room, he looked at Lian Ying with fiery eyes: "Brother said that the cost in the city is very high, is it a serious business to spend two thousand renminbi or even one tael of silver a month? But elder brother, could it be that he forgot that Daddy already paid all the school fees as early as the day you entered school, 500 taels of silver, isn’t it enough for elder brother to take care of your food and clothing for a school year? More than enough for a school year."

Hearing this, everyone turned their heads to look at Zhuohua. Lian Ying knelt on the ground, his face changed slightly, but he still yelled at Zhuohua: "What do you know? know what?"

"Unfortunately, I just know something." Zhuohua sneered: "Although the expenses in the city are high, they are not as terrible as what you said, brother. The cost of one tael a month is what we live in." The whole year's expenses in the village, and the 500 taels that A Niang gave to the college at the beginning were not just the registration fee for the college. Everyone knew that the old dean of Huanzhou College was an old man who had returned from the capital. The chief assistant, he is a fair person and a clean official. Although the registration fee of the college is a bit high, it can be regarded as managing a certain amount of expenses for the students. If the students are really in urgent need, the old dean will never hesitate to help Yes, if eldest brother succeeds in his studies, even if he fails the college entrance examination next year, the old dean will probably refund half of the original registration fee to eldest brother. As for eldest brother's life is difficult, he needs to rely on Uncle Yao's help..." Zhuo Hua paused slightly, turned to look at Li Dai: "If my father didn't know how the old dean behaved beforehand, Uncle Yao thought that my father would really cut off my elder brother's monthly money rashly, and let him even fall into the If you can’t eat, will you starve to death?”.

When Li Dai was looked at and questioned by Zhuo Hua, his expression immediately became a little uneasy, but Lan Shi beside him said: "Zhuo Hua, you are a child who has never been in the city, what do you know! Hurry up and get out!".

"By the way, Uncle Yao, if I remember correctly, Yu Xia will also take part in the provincial examination next year, right? Did you tell Yang Puye that he can guarantee that he will pass the provincial examination in Xia Bi?".

"You!" Lan's face turned ugly for a moment.

Zhuohua shook his head and sighed regretfully: "Unfortunately, Yang Puye made a mistake in his calculations. For next year's rural examination, the chief examiner will be transferred from the capital, and Yang Puye's calculations will be wrong."

Lan's gritted her teeth secretly, but said: "Zhuohua, I really don't understand what nonsense you are talking about, but it's his fate that my family Yu Xia can pass the provincial examination next year, and it's his fate if he doesn't pass the exam. At worst, next year Just take the exam again, you, Uncle Yao, I know very well in my heart."

"You know it clearly in your heart, but... I'm afraid you don't know about Miss Qianhu either?"

The expression on Lan's face finally cracked.

What he wanted to say later was not suitable for Zhuohua to say, so he looked at the third uncle and the others, and the third uncle understood, and directly scolded: "I sent someone into the city to inquire about it last night. The second young lady of the Hu family is indeed a bit unusual, and the young master of their family has met Li Dai privately more than once!".

Lan stood up in a huff, staring at Li Dai with both eyes.

Li Dai was trembling all over, his eyes were rolling wildly, and he wanted to argue: "It's been said that it's wronged! It's wronged! Besides, if this is true, it's only been one morning, how could it be possible to inquire about it!".

Hearing this, Mr. Li picked up the teacup and threw it at Li Dai's feet: "You don't think it's embarrassing! The second lady of Qianhu's family came back after reconciling with her husband's family. Don't gossip about her! Everyone is staring at their house, wishing they could grab something for everyone's entertainment! At this time, you still go to contact the young master of Qianhu's family, don't bother to ask, who is private in the city? Don't talk about it!"

At this point, Li Dai seemed to have lost his mind. When he turned his head, he found that Lian Ying was staring at him with wide-open eyes.

Zhuohua ignored them, and only looked at Lianying: "How much effort did your parents put into getting you admitted to a Juren, saying that they will sell you, do you believe this kind of nonsense? Well, even if you Believe it, then you don’t think about it, even if your parents really want to sell you, how much do you think you can pay directly? 500 taels? Or 1000 taels? Or a higher 10 taels? But you think you are worth it Is it the price? But if you go all the way up to the sky, get into Juren this year, win Gongsheng next year, and then rush to the capital to catch up with the exam? No. [-]? No. [-]? At that time, your parents will be old and support you, and your life’s efforts will be rewarded. It's more cost-effective to buy and sell, don't you know how to do the math yourself?".

Lian Ying was stunned, and looked at Zhuo Hua with wide eyes, as if she didn't know Zhuo Hua.

Zhuo Hua squatted beside Lian Ying, and said: "As for Yang Puye, I know that he is the younger brother of the former elder Yang Jingye, but the Yang family has fallen, and Yang Jingye still has disciples in the court, but They can't help you, on the contrary, they will avoid you, lest they have any relationship with you! Do you know why?".

why?

How could Lianying know that everyone here didn't know.

But Zhuohua said: "Yang Jing was also deposed by the emperor, and all nine families of his family were humiliated, so he came to our village. If you want to rely on him to make a fortune, it is simply a dream!".

About Yang Puye, no more than four people in the village knew about it, but Zhuohua would know it so clearly because...he only heard Wu Linqing talk about it after he married Wu Linqing, because Wu Linqing's father had been It was Yang Jing who also worshiped his brother. He betrayed Yang Jing, and managed to keep the Wu family, but... Zhuo Hua didn't know that Wu Linqing would take care of him, but it was only because of... Zhuo Hua's brother-in-law ,return with glory.