After the big fool gets married

It only took two days on the road. On the evening of the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the two arrived at Wujia Village directly.

It was getting dark, and it was cold in winter, and it was time for dinner, so there was no one on the road in the village.

In the past, Wu Xuan would definitely go home first and come back the next day, but today, he drove the carriage directly to the door of the uncle's house.

"Doudou, take out everything from Yu Peili." Wu Xuan jumped off the carriage and knocked on the door of the uncle's house.

"Who is it!" The big aunt's voice came over, "Squeak--" and the door opened a crack.

Wu Xuan squeezed out a smile, "Auntie, it's me."

"Hey——" The aunt was startled by him, and she looked up and down for a long time before confirming that it was a real person, "Nephew? Aren't you in the capital? Why did you come back suddenly?"

Wu Xuan said: "Doudou and I came back to celebrate the New Year."

"Brother Xuan, there are too many things, I can't get out." Doudou in the carriage shouted.After he took out all the things in Yu Peili, he found that there were too many things, and the whole carriage was crowded.

Wu Xuan hurried over, opened the curtain of the carriage, and carried Doudou down.

The eldest aunt opened the gate and said: "Come in first!" Then she shouted into the yard: "Dacheng, your eldest nephew is back!"

Wu Xuan put Doudou beside him, led the carriage and walked in. Just as he entered the yard, he saw Wu Dacheng trotting over, "Boy Xuan!"

Wu Xuan stepped forward and embraced his uncle, "Uncle, I'm back for the New Year!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Wu Dacheng patted Wu Xuan's back vigorously, knowing that it was good, and would not say anything else.

"All right, all right, pack your things first." The auntie looked disgusted, she couldn't see the big man making such a greasy and crooked appearance.

Wu Xuan said, "Where's Wen Tao?"

Wu Dacheng helped him lead the horse to the next yard, and said as he walked, "The county school was closed a few days ago, but Wen Tao said that he would study for a few more days and come back after the fifteenth day. Yo, you Why are there so many things in the carriage?"

"It's all New Year's goods for uncle." Wu Xuan opened the curtain of the car and moved it outside, "Which room should I put it?"

The eldest aunt came forward to help move things very enthusiastically, "Put all the food in the room next to the kitchen, and put the rest in the east wing."

"You bought so many things again! How much money will it cost!" Although the uncle said so, he still took a box handed over by the aunt.The children are promising, remember to bring him something when they go home, and he is also happy.It's just that I can't help but say a few words, afraid that the children will waste money.

Doudou took advantage of her aunt not paying attention, and put a few more boxes in the east wing.He brought too many things to fit in the carriage, and there were a few left in the jade pendant.

After putting away the new year's goods and setting up the carriage, the aunt greeted everyone for dinner.

"It's just the two of us at home, so we didn't do anything complicated. I just boiled a pot of vegetable porridge and pasted some pancakes." The aunt came in with pancakes, "Do you have anything else you want to eat? I'll make it for you .”

Wu Xuan said: "It's getting so late, there's no need to be busy."

The four of them sat down at the dining table, drinking warm porridge and eating hot pancakes.

The uncle said: "Xuan boy, didn't you say that you will come back at the end of the month? Why are you so early?"

Wu Xuan said: "I originally wanted to come back at the end of the month, but I heard Wen Shou talk about Wen Tao's marriage—"

"Hey!" The uncle sighed, and he guessed so. "Actually, it's not easy for Luo Shan to grow up. The couple only have one daughter. It's human nature to want to keep their daughter closer."

Wu Xuan said: "What conditions did Chief Luo Shan mention?"

"He asked Wen Tao to buy a house in the city. After we got married, our family would all move to the city. He also asked Wen Tao not to find a job. He had to study hard in the county school for three years and try to pass the township examination three years later. .” Wu Dacheng was actually a little unhappy.

Not only because they couldn't afford a house, but also because he didn't want to go to the city. He was the Lizheng of Wujia Village. If he left, who would take care of the affairs of the village?

And without Yueyin, who was Lizheng, where did their family's money come from?Not to mention that Wen Tao still has to continue studying, and the cost will not be small.

Wu Xuan gulped down a big mouthful of vegetable porridge, "Uncle, what do you think?"

"I want to be a Lizheng in the village." Wu Dacheng said: "I have been a Lizheng all my life, and I can't leave the village, and the village can't do without me for a while. Raise a successor child."

Wu Dacheng came here to let Wu Xuan take over.But the child is too promising to be in the village.Fortunately, there are many children in the clan, and they can always pick the right one.

After finishing a bowl of porridge, Wu Xuan put down the empty bowl, "Uncle, if you want to be upright, then do it! As for other matters, just let me handle them."

"Xuan boy, this is a matter of my family—"

"Uncle said that we are one family." Wu Xuan served Wu Dacheng a bowl of porridge, "Uncle, we have grown up, it's time for us to honor you."

Wu Dacheng looked at the bowl of vegetable porridge in front of him, as if he saw the time when Wu Xuan didn't know how to eat, he just held the bowl and fed Wu Xuan one bite at a time.In the blink of an eye, the child has grown up and will serve him a meal, and even carry the sky for him.

"That's right, my nephew is so filial!" The aunt came in with a plate of candied fruit, "Come, try the candied fruit that my nephew brought back from the capital. This is what the officials in the capital eat."

"How do you know that the official ate it?" the uncle turned his head and asked the aunt. Although he tried his best to pretend to be normal, there was still a hint of uneasiness in his voice.

"Of course I know." The aunt put the plate on the table and said to Wu Xuan and Doudou: "You guys sleep here tonight, Wen Tao's room is also burning with a kang!"

"No need, there are bedding and so on at home, it will be more comfortable for us to go back." Wu Xuan said.Commonly used things are placed in the jade pendant, and they can be used when they are taken out.

"That's fine." The aunt didn't force them.

-

The carriage was left at the uncle's house, Wu Xuan and Doudou walked home under the moonlight, the moonlight shone on the ground, and the residual snow on the side of the road reflected a glistening white light.

The big cloak on Doudou covered him completely, Wu Xuan reached into his sleeve and held his hand.

"Brother Xuan, you used to carry me on your back when it snowed in winter."

"Then I will carry you now too?" Wu Xuan was eager to try.

"No, you'll be home soon."

"There's still a way to go."

"Brother Xuan, I haven't had a heart attack for a long time. It's great!" It made him feel that he could go on with Brother Xuan for a long time.

"It must be because I took good care of him!" Wu Xuan boasted and asked for credit.

"Brother Xuan, you have a thick skin."

"Then Doudou, do you want thick-skinned brother Xuan to carry you?" Wu Xuan let go of the hand he was holding, and stretched his arms to wrap around Doudou's body.

"No."

"Since Doudou won't give way, then I can't do anything about it." Wu Xuan hugged Doudou's shoulder with one hand, picked up his leg with the other hand, and hugged Doudou in his arms, "No Back, you can only hug!"

"Brother Xuan!" Doudou's clothes were too thick, and she couldn't move even if she wanted to struggle.

Wu Xuan laughed heartily and ran forward holding him, "Let's go, let's go home!"

-

After returning home, Wu Xuan immediately went to burn the kang, and the bedroom was warmed up quickly.

Doudou took out bedding, heaters, lamps, tea sets and other things and put them away. There were even two footbaths on the ground.

It was very well prepared.

I slept well that night, and I didn't feel uncomfortable at all when I didn't go home for a long time.Maybe it's because the bedding and pillows are used to, or maybe it's because the person next to me is familiar.

The next day, Wu Xuan left Doudou at his uncle's house, and took Wu Wentao's household registration documents to the county seat.

When they arrived at the county school, Wu Xuan went straight to the study, and sure enough, he found Wu Wentao in the corner of a study they often went to. Besides him, there was actually Yang Xiuzhu.

"Brother Hall!" Wu Wentao jumped up in shock, and then realized that he couldn't speak loudly in the study, so he quickly covered his mouth.

"Go out and talk." Wu Xuan dragged him out.Yang Xiuzhu followed silently.

When he got outside, Wu Xuan took the things in Wu Wentao's hand and stuffed them to Yang Xiuzhu, "Please help him take it back to the dormitory, we're leaving first."

After speaking, he continued to drag Wu Wentao out.

Wu Wentao shouted: "Hey—brother hall, what are you doing? No, when did you come back? Why are you alone? Where are you taking me?"

Wu Xuan dragged him to the door and threw him into the carriage, "Go to the yamen."

"What are you doing at the yamen? Hey, Brother Hall, I want to ask you something!" The carriage had already moved on, Wu Wentao opened the curtain and was about to go out, but Wu Xuan pushed him back.

Wu Xuan said: "Don't talk about anything else. Tell me first, how are your preparations for marriage going?"

There was a sudden silence in the carriage.

After a while, Wu Wentao said, "I don't know either."

Hearing his pitiful tone, Wu Xuan couldn't say the lesson, so he could only ask: "Then what do you think, do you still like the girl from the Luo family?"

"Of course I like it! She, she also likes me." Wu Wentao said, "It was she who asked someone to hand me a letter, saying that Master Luo agreed, so I dared to tell my parents. But later, Master Luo With those demands again, I, I don't know what to do?"

"Is it just because of buying a house in the county?"

"It's mainly about the house. Also, Master Luo hopes that I will continue to take the examination for fame, and then take the provincial examination three years later. But if I continue to study, I need to be supported by my family. I'm already so old, and I still need to spend my father's money. It's really—— "

"Aside from the house and money, are there any other questions?" Wu Xuan asked.

"Uh—" Wu Wentao was stuck by his straightforward way of asking.

"Let's go to the yamen first and solve the problem of the house." Wu Xuan made a decisive decision.

-

At the Yamen, Wu Wentao understood what Wu Xuan meant when Wu Xuan took out the house deed and his household registration documents.

"Big brother, you want to give me your house?" He was surprised.

"It's a good idea. I'm selling it to you for money." Wu Xuan handed over the house deed and the household registrations of the two, and said, "Change it to Wu Wentao's name."

"But, I can't afford it. Your house needs at least 100 taels of silver."

"Let's discuss the price later." Wu Xuan handed the yamen clerk five hundred Wen, which was the handling fee for changing the contract.

The little official quickly copied the new house deed, took up the registration booklet, and registered Wu Wentao's information.

Wu Xuan put away his things and pulled Wu Wentao out.

Once outside the yamen, Wu Wentao finally realized that Wu Xuan just made up an excuse and gave him the house directly.

"Brother Hall, this won't work, this house is too expensive, and it's not a small item." Wu Wentao quickly refused.

Wu Xuan stuffed the house deed into his arms, "It's nothing valuable, it's just a house. It's not as expensive as a leg of that bay red horse."

"What?" Wu Wentao was even more shocked now, "That horse is so expensive?! My father uses it to pull carts every day!"

Wu Xuan gave him another 100 tael bank note, "I've already moved out all the furniture, the house is empty, and everything needs to be repurchased. You can do it yourself!"

"No, big cousin, you—"

"The money is not given to you for nothing, and you will have to pay it back with interest in the future." Wu Xuan got into the carriage, "Come on, let's go back to the county school, you write me an IOU and put your fingerprint on it."

"Big brother—"

"Come up quickly, do you want me to carry you into the car?"

"No, no!" Wu Wentao hurriedly climbed onto the car with hands and feet.He didn't dare to let the eldest brother hug him, hey - just thinking about it gave him a chill.