After the big fool gets married

Wu Xuan handed the thank you ceremony to Wang Xiucai, and said, "Thank you sir for your teaching during this time. Tomorrow, we will start building a new house at home, and I have to help, so I won't come to the school from now on."

"It's your own talent, I didn't teach you anything." After Wang Xiucai finished speaking, he said, "You should go to the Zhiyuan Academy in the county seat, study for a few years, and get a reputation."

Wu Xuan nodded. The merit test is definitely required, but there is no need to go to the academy.

Wang Xiucai was very pleased that he listened to the persuasion, and told him not to waste his talent and study hard.

Wu Xuan nodded in response one by one.

His original purpose of coming to the school was just to find a reason for himself to be literate.And because of Doudou's affairs, his initial impression of Wang Xiucai was not good.

But after getting in touch with him during this period, he discovered that Wang Xiucai is actually a very pure scholar and a very patient teacher.

After Wang Xiucai finished his persuasive words, he said again: "Since a new house is going to be built, where will Doudou live after the old house is demolished? You can find a place wherever you want, but Doudou is not in good health. I can't make do with it. I have a hut in the school, and I live in it occasionally when I don't go home. How about I tidy it up and lend it to Doudou?"

"Mr. Bujiao, don't worry about it." Fortunately, he thought Wang Xiucai was good just now, but in the blink of an eye he came to covet his Doudou again.

Wu Xuan saluted and turned to leave.

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October in the lunar calendar is already the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.

The beans had been harvested, the wheat had been planted, and the whole village was suddenly free.

Wu Xuan's family is also building a house.

He went directly to the kiln factory in the county to buy blue bricks and tiles, and relying on Wu Dacheng's face, he collected some good wood in the village.Then the three best masons in the nearby village were invited, of course, because of Wu Dacheng's face.

As for helpers, they were found nearby in the village, and each person was given fifteen Wen a day, and the villagers were very happy.During the slack season, there is no work to be found anywhere, and everyone rushes to come to have an extra income.

Wu Xuan asked Doudou to help pick a dozen people.

When he started working, Wu Xuan found a middle-aged man walking with a limp.

Boss Wei saw Wu Xuan staring at him, and said, "Boss, don't look at my bad legs, but I work faster than them!"

Wu Xuan believed this, Boss Wei dragged two big logs by himself, and walked faster than the people next to him.He warned: "Don't work so hard, I've already married a wife, don't worry about a new house."

"Hahaha—" the people around laughed kindly.

Boss Wei wiped the sweat off his forehead, and laughed along with everyone.I lamented the benevolence and righteousness of the host in my heart.

When he first came to Wujia Village, he really lived a few years of hard life.Later, Li Zheng rented Wu Xuan's ten acres of land to him, and he successfully took root in Wujia Village.Renyi, the owner, only collects [-]% of the grain for one season as rent every year, and the rest is his.

For example, this season's soybeans, whatever he collects will belong to him.He went to sell it in the city, and the money in exchange was enough for his family of three to live a good year.There is also Zhaodi in his family, who will be fifteen next month, and his wife went to the city to buy a silver hairpin for the girl to wear.

The couple had no children, and this niece was raised by her side since she was a child, almost no different from their biological daughter.In the past, the child suffered with the couple, but now he can finally dress up.

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The more money you give, the faster the work will naturally be done.

A dozen strong laborers built the house in only five days.

Ancient houses did not need to be renovated. It took a day to dig a foundation, and then two or three days to build a few houses. Finally, pick a good day to install the beams, and the house is considered complete.

Wu Xuan's family built a total of five main rooms facing south, and two side rooms on the east and west.

The largest one in the middle is the main room, and the two next to it are bedrooms.The bedroom on the west side is next to the kitchen. The kang in the room is connected to the stove in the kitchen. After cooking at night, the kang will be heated.It is most suitable to live in winter.

The bedroom on the east side is next to the study room. The windows in both rooms are large, bright and airy, so it must be cool in summer.

Wu Xuan was very satisfied with his design.

After the house is built, you can't live in it immediately. You have to wait for it to dry in the shade, or light a fire to smoke the house to remove moisture.

In order to move in early, Wu Xuan prepared a pile of firewood, bought a big iron pot for the new kitchen, and invited Aunt Tian next door to come over and cook tofu.

When Wu Xuan was about to demolish the house, Aunt Tian came over and asked Wu Xuan and Doudou to live in her house temporarily.Wu Xuan originally wanted to give some food expenses, but Aunt Tian insisted on not accepting it, saying: "It's just a matter of cooking two extra bowls of rice, it's nothing."

Wu Xuan and the two couldn't resist Aunt Tian's enthusiasm, so they ate, drank and lived for several days.

This time I asked Aunt Tian to come over to light the fire to help her save some firewood.There are two men in Aunt Tian’s family, but Wu Datian has been visiting shops in the city all year round and rarely comes home. Wu Wenshou goes to the county town every morning to deliver tofu, and in the afternoon to sell tofu in a nearby village. Neither of them has much time to go to the mountains to chop firewood.So I often see Aunt Tian alone, picking up some dead branches in the mountains.

Aunt Tian came to Wu Xuan to cook tofu, which can not only help dehumidify Wu Xuan's new house, but also save her own firewood.

After the tofu is cooked, put it into a mold and carry it to your home for compaction and cutting into pieces.The two families are separated by a wall, which is very convenient.

Because of the building of the house, the two families became acquainted, and Wu Xuan finally met Aunt Tian's only son——Wu Wenshou.

Calculated, Wu Wenshou should be his distant cousin, but he has already released five clothes.According to Aunt Tian, ​​the branch of their family has been passed down for several generations, so when Wu Wenshou was born, he used the name "Shou" in order to have a good idea.

Wu Wenshou is a well-built young man, driven by the wind and the sun all year round, his skin is a little darker, and his big white teeth are showing when he smiles.He was about the same size as Wu Xuan, and he carried two big tofu boards and walked away without Wu Xuan's help.

Aunt Tian smiled at the side: "You two brothers are quite alike." Wu Xuan helped her carry the beans, also carrying two bags at once.

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After half a month, the kitchen and the adjacent bedroom have been completely dry, and the other rooms are almost liveable.The furniture Wu Xuan ordered was also shipped over.

These furniture are common styles, and the wood is not very good.But in the village, it is very good to have such a complete set of brand new furniture, including beds, chests, tables, chairs, benches and so on.

Many families will not have such a complete set-up when they marry a new wife.

On October 26, it is advisable to enter the house.

Wu Xuan hosted a simple family banquet, and He Qiao moved to a new home.The uncle's family and Uncle Datian's family were invited.

Wu Wentao studied hard in the academy to prepare for the county exam, and couldn't come back.Uncle Datian's shop in the county cannot be separated from people, and he cannot come back.Both of these were within Wu Xuan's expectation.

However, on the day of the banquet.Suddenly someone came from the yamen and called the uncle away, saying that there was something important going on in every village.Wu Wenshou also suddenly received an order from an old man in Yangjia Village, asking him to deliver a plate of tofu.

Therefore, the only guests at the banquet were the eldest aunt and aunt Tian.

However, the eldest aunt and aunt Tian have not seen each other for a long time because of some conflicts in the early years.Sitting at the same table this time, both of them were very stubborn, neither of them talked to each other, but neither of them said to leave.

Wu Xuan turned to look at Doudou, and said, "This tofu with minced meat is quite delicious."

"Well, the tofu at Aunt Tian's house is good." After Doudou finished speaking, seeing the change in the face of the auntie, she quickly added, "The meat brought by the uncle is also good."

Aunt and Aunt Tian took care of picking up the dishes in front of them, and had no interest in minced meat tofu.

Wu Xuan and Doudou took the initiative to provoke several topics, but Aunt Tian and Aunt Tian didn't answer a word, and the atmosphere became more and more awkward.

Wu Xuan lowered his head and poked the rice in the bowl with his chopsticks.God, how can I continue to eat this meal!Hurry up and save him personally!Wu Wenshou has been away for more than an hour. Is Yangjia Village so far away? Why don't you come back?

Come on someone!Come on someone!

It may be that Wu Xuan's wish was too strong, God finally heard his request.

When Wu Cuifen led Miss Yu Yaozu and swaggered open the door, Wu Xuan felt that this family was so pleasing to the eye for the first time.

But this pleasing to the eye only lasted a second.

Because in the next second, Wu Cuifen directly asked Doudou: "Why don't you invite your natal family to the banquet? If you don't know, you think your natal family is empty!"

When she first heard that Wu Xuan's family was building a new house, Wu Cuifen thought it was just two small houses that would not cost much money.In the end, Wu Xuan actually bought blue bricks and tiles to build seven big houses.That's all, after all, the Wu family's old house is really too dilapidated.

But yesterday she heard people say that Wu Xuan even bought a whole set of brand new furniture.She has been married to Yu's family for so many years, and she has always used the set of furniture that Yu Hu bought when he married Yu Doudou's mother.Some of the later additions were also made by Yu Hu himself, and they were very rough.

As soon as Yu Doudou got married, she could immediately use the new furniture that she hadn't used in her entire life?Why?

"Why don't you speak? Are you guilty?" Wu Cuifen continued to curse.

Wu Xuan stood up and stood in front of Doudou, wanting to say that he decides who to invite to dinner this time, and it has nothing to do with Doudou.Doudou reached out to stop him, and said, "Don't worry."

In the past few years in the Yu family, he has always been alone against the three members of his stepmother's family, but he has never quarreled and lost.

"The Wu family's family banquet only invited relatives from the same family, and no outsiders were invited." Doudou emphasized the word "outsiders".Apart from the same surname, Wu Cuifen and Wu Xuan are not related in any way.

"Although I'm not your mother—" Wu Cuifen retorted loudly.

Doudou interrupted the words as soon as he left his mouth, "But they're all here, so it's not appropriate not to entertain them."

Wu Cuifen didn't expect Doudou to admit it directly, and had to swallow the words that were supposed to be forced to argue.He said dryly, "It's good that you know!"