After lunch, Xue's family went to rest, and Mrs. Zhou cleaned up the place and went back to the house.
When I entered the door, I saw the man leaning on the kang. Xue Qingbai had been working in the field all morning, and was really tired.
Seeing his daughter-in-law coming in, Xue Qingbai said: "You are tired, come and have a rest."
"I'm used to doing whatever I'm tired of." Zhou Shi said as he took off his shoes and went to the kang. She sat cross-legged beside Xue Qingbai's leg, pressed his rock-hard calf, and said with some distress: "It's you, if you really can't do it, just take a break, and don't rush you to do that. By the way, please help me. What the hell are you talking about, why haven't you seen your father talking about it?"
The Xue family has 30 acres of land, and these few men in the Xue family alone are not enough. Even when the second eldest Xue Qingsong was still there, he would hire a few helpers in the village every year during the busy farming season.
They are all from the villagers, and they can't have people help them all the time, not helping the poor. This principle applies everywhere, so the Xue family has been paying for people. This matter is the old yellow calendar. It stands to reason that there should be some movement long ago, but this year, it was a surprise. The planting is about to be planted soon, but Mr. Xue has not made any movement.
When this matter was mentioned, Xue Qingbai frowned.
He hesitated for a moment: "I see my father like that, I'm afraid I don't want to invite anyone this time."
"Don't want to invite people? Don't want to invite people, so what should I do?" Zhou's face was a little ugly, "In such a place, if you don't invite people, won't you be exhausted to death?"
Xue Qingbai smacked his mouth: "I don't think the family can afford the money."
Hearing this, Zhou's face became even uglier.
Xue Taoer was in the back room, and she had heard her father and mother talking a long time ago. She couldn't help but came out of the room and said, "Father, how could the family not be able to afford this money. One person pays 30 yuan a day regardless of food, and please pay five yuan at a time." Well, it’s less than a tael of silver to do it for five or six days. If it’s spending money, isn’t money more important than people? Maybe it’s because of the trouble in the big house before, grandpa still wants to send Xue Juncai to school, That's how it is."
"Thirty acres of land, three people are planting seeds, Dad is trying to exhaust you to death!" Zhou Shi's voice was full of tears.
Although the fourth eldest Xue Qinghuai also helped with farming, he still had a job as a businessman. It was easier to be a businessman than to make money from farming. The old couple would never stop this business. And Mr. Xue is getting old, and his hands and feet are no longer as neat as before, which means that Xue Qingbai is the one who contributes more than 30 acres of land.
"If you talk nonsense, Dad will also go down to the ground. Maybe this is all my imagination, and Dad is planning to do this."
Zhou shi sneered at the corner of his mouth and did not speak.
Xue Taoer's face was full of resentment.
Xue Qingbai touched his head uncomfortably: "Okay, don't worry, I'll mention this to my father later."
"Anyway, you can do it yourself, you are exhausted, leaving us orphans and widows and three mothers, think about the second brother and second sister-in-law gone, how the dog is living! Xue Qingbai, don't forget, you also have a son. people!"
After Zhou finished speaking, she took her daughter into the back room.
This is the always virtuous Mrs. Zhou, the first time he said such harsh words in front of Xue Qingbai, he couldn't react for a while, and it took a long time to show a bit of bitterness on his face.
On the way back from the field in the afternoon, Xue Qingbai asked Mr. Xue to ask for a short-time job.
Xue Qingbai used to be a taciturn person at home. He always worked without talking. It was the first time that he said this kind of overreaching words in front of Mr. Xue. He probably knew Mr. Xue's thoughts in his heart, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
Father Xue looked at his three sons.
Compared with the eldest and fourth children, the third child looked much older. Although he was born with a tall figure and good facial features, there were many fine lines on his face that did not match his age.
This is the result of being exposed to the sun for a long time in the field. The skin has faded layer after layer, and the dryness of lack of moisture all year round gives birth to such fine lines, as long as people who eat in the soil all year round .
He was dark and thin, because he had just returned from the field, his clothes were drenched with sweat, and his face was greasy. Obviously it's only less than March now, and ordinary people have to wear jackets.
Old Master Xue's eyes darkened, and his already slightly hunched back bent downward. He smiled wryly: "Dad is too naive. He always thinks that the family is not well-off, and he can do something, but he forgets that people are not hard-working. Dad will go to the village and ask later to see if there is any idler. Come back a few."
Hearing what Mr. Xue said, Xue Qingbai was even more embarrassed. He stomped on the ground with his feet in straw sandals, and then rubbed his palm again: "Father, if it doesn't work, let's do it ourselves first, and wait until we can't do it."
Mr. Xue straightened up and said loudly, "Please someone. Pull the cow back, and Dad will go to the village and ask."
When the sun was about to set, Xue Qinghuai came back from the outside with a pick.
As soon as he entered the gate, he bumped into a few men from the village, turned his head and told Mr. Xue that he would come early in the morning, and walked out. After greeting each other, he put the pick into the barn and went back to the house.
Seeing him coming back, Mrs. Sun went to fetch water for him to freshen up.
Taking advantage of Xue Qinghuai's grooming, she pressed her throat and said, "Dad came back from the field in the afternoon and went to the village to invite someone. I guess the third house couldn't bear it anymore and told Daddy about it. "
Xue Qinghuai wiped her body and said, "I should invite someone, but I will talk about this matter if the third brother doesn't talk about it, so I don't have to exhaust everyone."
Sun spat and said: "Don't get meddled in this matter, just wait and see, don't think that the third sister-in-law is usually silent, she has an idea in her heart. I thought she couldn't hold back and wanted to take this risk. Head, really can't bear it!"
"Look at what you're talking about. Don't you feel sorry for your man? Don't I need to do the work in the field?"
Sun Shi immediately stopped talking.
Xue Qinghuai glanced at her: "It's not that I said you, you put your mind on the business, and the whole family insists on arguing about the merits, are you tired?"
Mrs. Sun didn't want to listen: "You think I'm so tired. I don't want to offend your elder brother. I plan to wait for Maodan to be two years older. I beg my elder brother to teach him. Maybe Maodan has that ability. If you can pass the exam for a child-born scholar, you naturally don't want to offend Da Fang."
Xue Qinghuai disagreed: "You don't need to ask for Mao Dan to study. When you get old, you will naturally be able to enter the private school of the elder brother."
Sun shi gave him a roll of eyes: "Are you stupid or stupid, and teaching with your heart is the same as teaching without your heart? Look at the handsome boy in the big room, and then look at the dog, the same is taught by the big brother, why? Gouzi has learned less than Juncai? Which master and disciple won't keep a hand, isn't he afraid that he will teach Gouzi and make Junzi less obvious?"
"But this time it was Gouzi who won against Juncai."
Sun stifled: "Who knows what kind of shit luck he has had, he has not won for so many years, and he won in that day. Besides, even if he is a dog, if the second brother and sister-in-law are not gone, you will be your eldest brother." Teach him with heart. Look at Shuan Zi from Sanfang, he is not too young. Your elder brother always says he is stupid. From my point of view, Shuan Zi will come back to help the family in the fields in a few years. Yes. I don’t want my idiot to come back to work early and work hard for others all my life, and people still think you smell like sweat.”
Hearing this, Xue Qinghuai's face darkened immediately.
Sun's words can be regarded as poking his mind. In fact, among the Xue family's brothers, except for the eldest Xue Qingbai, who is a little dull, the other three brothers are not bad.
Xue Qinghuai was more than ten years younger than Xue Qingshan. When he began to understand, his elder brother was the apex of his parents' hearts. He only used to read books and learn in the house every day, and he didn't have to do any work.
No one knew that Xue Qinghuai once wanted to study very much. When he was a child, he helped herd cattle for the family. He took the opportunity to go to the private school in the neighboring village to overhear the teacher's lectures to the school children, but he knew that it was impossible for him to study. , can no longer afford another.
The second brother learned the craftsmanship of a carpenter early on, and the third brother threw himself into the field. He didn't want to farm, so he chose to be a trader. In fact, this is also very good. With a craftsmanship, I finally have the ability to settle down.
After so many years, he got married and had a son. Could he let his son follow in his footsteps in the future
"It's not me, the big brother and the sister-in-law have too many hearts. That day, the old man of the Yang family made a scene, and Juncai has been in trouble in the house for the past two days. If you look at it like this, your father might want to take Juncai as well. Send it, otherwise why would you be reluctant to invite even a few helpers."
Xue Qinghuai came to his senses, smiled and said: "Where does the family have that kind of money?"
Although the Xue family's family is in charge of the old couple, Xue Qinghuai knows how much food is produced from the fields every year, how much money can be left after paying taxes, and how much he can earn from trading as a businessman.
In fact, if it is only for two children, the Xue family's wealth is enough, but there is still Xue Qingshan. Xue Qingshan went to Qinghe Academy to study for five years, and after that, he always asked for some money from home every now and then, saying that he was going out to socialize, and he also emptied his gold and silver mountains.
"If you don't have any money left, can't you sell the land? Isn't the land just money!" Sun blurted out.
Xue Qinghuai scolded her: "Don't talk nonsense, my father can't sell the land."
The land is the reliance of the older generations of the peasant family, and no one will sell the land unless the family is about to starve to death.
Sun sneered: "It's hard to say. I have seen through your sister-in-law and brother these few years. They have as many eyes as that hornet's nest. The quarrel when you were the old man of the Yang family was for nothing. Just wait and see. There is a moth!"
Xue Qinghuai felt a little irritable, and said impatiently: "You have a lot of things to do, and you can tell a story about things that have no shadow."
Sun stared at him with her eyes: "it's not that everyone in your family is thinking too much, you think I'm willing to be so tired?! What am I doing for, not for you and for our son! When can we be separated, I'm free, You are free too. But judging from the current situation, there are still some who are suffering, since I have been suffering, why don’t you let me talk. I am talking, you listen, you have to listen if you don’t want to.”
Outside, Mrs. Zhou called for dinner, Mrs. Sun cast a sideways glance at the man and went out, but Xue Qinghuai sighed.
Although the Sun family has such and such problems, in the end it is considered a general knowledge. If you don't know the general situation, it is estimated that the family has long been in trouble.
When eating, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very dull, everyone just buried their heads in their meals and didn't speak.
Mrs. Zhao took a few mouthfuls, then suddenly put down her chopsticks and stood up.
"What are you doing here? Don't eat?" Mr. Xue asked.
"I'm going to see Juncai. This kid is strong and strong when he is small, but this time he is so sick that he can't eat for a few days. I'll go and serve him a bowl of egg noodles. You don't feel bad for this grandson, but I feel bad!" In the end, Zhao's tone couldn't hide her anger. She touched the key on her waist and went to the back room to get the white noodles.
White flour is a fine grain in the Xue family, and the Zhao family is usually locked in the cabinet in the back room.
"you… "
Mrs. Yang quickly stood up: "Mother, don't bother, what kind of egg noodles are you giving him? This white flour is a fine grain, and everyone hasn't eaten it yet, so there is no reason to cook for him." She said to the man in the back room. Zhao said, looking at the others in embarrassment.
"I'll leave as soon as I say it. Juncai is so sick, who is in the way of eating a bowl of egg noodles. Whoever has an opinion, let him tell me!"
Not long after, Mrs. Zhao came out with a bowl, Mrs. Yang smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly followed.
Dinner was over soon, and Zhou shi took Xue Tao'er to clean up the mess, while the others went back to their respective houses.
On the kitchen side, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law joined hands to make a bowl of egg noodles, and Mr. Zhao personally brought it to the east wing.
In the east chamber, Xue Juncai lives alone in the west chamber.
This was originally Xue Qingshan's study room, but when Xue Juncai grew up, he set aside a special area for the kang. There is a room in four squares, with a big kang by the window, bookcases, desks and other things beside the wall, and two chairs. There are a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, but Xue Qingshan bought them from outside for the sake of being arty.
On the kang, Xue Juncai lay there with a pale face and dry lips. Seeing Mrs. Zhao coming, he hurriedly sat up from the kang and called grandma.
The cry of 'Grandma' brought tears to Zhao Shi's eyes. He stroked his head and said, "Get up and eat a bowl of noodles. If you don't want to eat, you have to eat as much as you want. Only when you are healthy can you have the strength to study."
Xue Juncai showed a hint of pain on his face, and said in a low voice, "Even if I take care of myself, I can't read anymore."
Mrs. Zhao slapped him: "Nonsense, what can be read but not read. And your father, why can't read. Get up and eat noodles. This is made by grandma for you. There are eggs in it, but Fragrant."
"Grandma, my grandson is not filial, but I can't eat it. I just think... I thought well, I would study hard for a year, and then I will be tested as a scholar, and I will be proud of you and grandpa for you, but …”
Yang Shi stood aside and began to cry, Zhao Shi was also heartbroken.
Xue Jun was her first grandson, and she was the grandson she brought up from an infancy. She loved Xue Juncai when she was a child. Who in the entire Xue family does not know that Xue Jun is Zhao's darling, and whoever provokes bad luck. If it wasn't for the trouble this time, and if she wasn't someone who could interject, she wouldn't know what it would be like.
"Don't worry, eat noodles first, there will always be a way."
…
When Mr. Zhao came back, Mr. Xue was sitting cross-legged on the kang smoking dry cigarettes. There is a water basin on the kang table, and a bowl of rice is warmed in the water basin.
"Eat quickly, what have you been doing for so long."
Zhao shi walked to the edge of the kang and sat down without making a sound. Seeing that she didn't move, Mr. Xue said again, "What's the matter? Don't even eat?"
"What's wrong with you, what's wrong with me? You don't even go to see what Juncai is like now, he's not your grandson, isn't he your grandson?" After roaring twice, Mrs. Zhao raised the corner of her clothes Wiping his eye sockets, he cried and said, "You cruel one, I said I would go find that brat and you wouldn't let me, but look at Juncai, my grandson is so filial, he is so sick and still keeps saying he wants to give it to the family. Feel elated. Just live for your face, who will spend our own money, can't you decide for yourself
"Juncai has done a good job in learning. Who doesn't praise him for his achievements? The boss also said that he will go to the academy to study for a year and a half. It will be no problem to get a scholar in the end. Now all this is ruined by that brat! Let me It seems that those two gentlemen are deliberately suppressing my talent, that old scholar was invited by Zheng Lizheng, who knows who they are aiming at..."
These words made Mr. Xue's eyebrows twitch.
He also went to talk to the patriarch about it, but the patriarch told him not to think too much. But compared to Xue Tingxiang who suddenly seemed to have opened up, Mr. Xue must have taken a fancy to Xue Juncai.
This is a thought that has been deeply rooted for many years, and it is also because Xue Jun is the eldest grandson, and the person who will establish the Xue family in the future. Could it be that because he lost this time, he was really not allowed to go to school.
But going to school costs money. How does the money come from
Mr. Zhao was crying and complaining, but Mr. Xue didn't say anything, just sucked the dry cigarettes harder and harder.
After smoking a bag of tobacco leaves, he suddenly woke up, threw the tobacco bag on the kang foot, took off his shoes, and leaned sideways on the kang: "Sleep!"
Mrs. Zhao was taken aback by his movement, but didn't dare to say anything more.
In Dongliju, Boss Chen turned over the stack of rice paper in his hand, feeling like he had obtained a treasure.
"Very good, the writing is more refined than before."
Xue Tingxiang said modestly: "It's also because I wrote too much."
Boss Chen instructed Ah Cai to go to the counter and get a tael of silver for him.
"In a few days, the school will open. Don't forget to go when you are. Don't forget to pay homage to the teacher. As for Shu Xiu, if you don't have enough money, it's okay to take it slow."
Before Xue Tingxiang could speak, Zhao'er had already said: "Uncle Chen, don't worry, this Qingyuan Academy is not the Qinghe Academy that asks for money, we have enough money for Shu Xiu."
Boss Chen nodded, and said to Xue Tingxiang: "As for me, I still have a lot of book copying jobs, and the price is generous for you. You can take it home and copy it, or copy it in the store. Of course, if you have time, come here. You can also read the book."
"Thank you Uncle Chen."
"Thank you, whoever is hired is not hired anyway. Your handwriting is good, and it means that I have taken advantage of you." Boss Chen is a sensible person, and he knows that scholars have their own arrogance, so he would say this.
But Xue Tingxiang really kept this kindness in his heart.
After that, he took over a job of copying books from Boss Chen, and then he took Zhao'er out of Dongliju.
The two walked forward all the way, and when they were about to walk out of Nanshi, he suddenly pulled Zhao'er to change the course.
"What's wrong? Where is this going?"
Xue Tingxiang didn't speak, just dragged Zhao'er away, Zhao'er didn't understand until they arrived at the noodle stall where they ate noodles last time.
"Boss, here are two bowls of fenugreek, and more toppings."
He chose a clean empty table and sat down, seeing that she was still standing, he pulled her to sit down.
"What else do you eat? I'll take you to eat."
The young man's expression was very serious, Zhao'er's eyes became inexplicably hot, and he said with a smile: "How much money have you made just now, and you just eat and drink like this."
Xue Tingxiang's eyes darkened, but Zhao'er didn't realize it yet. He kept saying that if he had money, he would take it away and go to the school immediately. There was inevitably a place to spend money, and it was convenient to buy something by himself.
After talking for a long time, Zhao'er didn't see any movement from the other party, so Zhao'er raised his head to look at him, and sure enough, he saw that the little man looked angry.
In fact, Xue Tingxiang's anger is not obvious, and it may be a kind of expressionless face to outsiders. It's just that Zhao'er is too familiar with him, so he reacted immediately.
Look at him, his lips pursed slightly, his cheeks bulged a little, and he looked at her with a pair of dark eyes, not angry or even!
"Why are you angry again?" Her tone was full of helplessness.
He still didn't speak, and she could only come closer: "What did I say to make you angry? Okay, I'm not wrong."
He pursed his lips: "I said I brought you here to eat after earning money."
Angry because of this
Zhao'er was still in a daze, and he said again: "I'm your man, I should take you out for dinner."
Having said this, Zhao'er almost choked on his own saliva, and stammered after a while, "What's wrong with you, dog? How can I say this?"
Xue Tingxiang narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at her: "Am I not your man?"
Uh…
"Don't you think of me as your man?"
"Don't tell me you don't want to be my daughter-in-law, do you have other men in your heart?"
This series of questioning directly made Zhao'er at a loss as to how to answer, and his mind was in a mess.
"Stop, stop, what are you babbling about!" She tried her best to organize her words, and said, "Isn't it just eating a bowl of tea, why did so many things come up. Look, here comes the tea."
As soon as the words fell, the boss came with two bowls of hot and fragrant tea.
"Don't move, don't move, be careful of burning, the two guests take it slowly." The boss put down the slicer, said that there was garlic and vinegar on the table, take care of yourself if necessary, and left.
"Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it's pasted." Zhao'er said, putting some vinegar in one of the bowls and pushing it in front of Xue Tingxiang.
Xue Tingxiang likes to put some vinegar in his noodles, but not too much. He is afraid of sourness, but not too little, because it will not smell of vinegar. When Qiu was still there, he couldn't control his son's taste, so Zhao'er could control it accurately.
This taste has followed Xue Tingxiang for a long time, but since he died, he is no longer jealous.
Because there is no one who can help him release the jealousy, he has tried to let it go by himself, but every time it ends with choking acidity.
Thinking of these in his heart, Xue Tingxiang's heart suddenly calmed down.
She didn't die. In fact, it's good. He will have a lot of time to let her understand that he is her man, not her brother.
"You can eat too." Xue Tingxiang took out two pairs of chopsticks from the bamboo tube and handed Zhao'er a pair.
Zhao'er secretly glanced at him from below, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally stopped being angry, this strange temper is exactly the same as when he was a child, and he will not change it when he grows up!
She thought helplessly in her heart, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
After the two finished eating, Xue Tingxiang called the boss to settle the account.
He handed the one or two silver to the boss, and the fat noodle stall owner looked embarrassed. It turned out that the small noodle stalls rarely received silver, and they used copper coins to pay the bills, and the boss had no change at all.
Xue Tingxiang was stunned, he actually forgot about this.
Just when Zhao'er was about to take out copper coins to pay, he suddenly said "wait a minute" and took out a few copper coins from his belt, no more, no less, exactly eight.
It was the first time I went to Dongliju that day, and Zhao'er gave it to him before he left. I originally thought of using the money I earned to invite her to eat noodles, but who knows that I ended up using her money.
After leaving the noodle stall, Xue Tingxiang asked, "What else do you want to eat, let's buy it."
Zhao'er gave him a surprised look: "What else to eat, I can't stand it anymore."
He didn't say anything, just dragged Zhao'er all the way to Dongshi.
I bought some fruits in this shop, some oil cakes in that shop, and some peanuts and kidney beans. There were six or seven paper bags tied together, all of which Zhaoer loved to eat.
With previous experience, Zhao'er didn't dare to say that he spent money indiscriminately.
Just carrying these paper bags all the way and walking behind him, Zhao'er felt strange, and an indescribable feeling spread in her heart.
After a long while, she shook her head helplessly.
What a child's temper!
After dinner, Mr. Xue asked Xue Qingshan and his three brothers to talk.
Seeing this, he was about to say something, Mrs. Sun found an excuse to stay as usual, so Mrs. Zhou did not leave, and Mrs. Yang sat beside Xue Qingshan without moving.
As for the juniors, they were all sent back to the house.
Mr. Xue's practice is to smoke a pot of cigarettes, and then briefly talk about the matter.
"Father, what are you talking about? You want to sell the land?"
It was Xue Qingbai's voice.
In the second room, Zhao'er couldn't help but glance at Xue Tingxiang when he heard the voice. Neither of them spoke, just listening quietly in the room.
In the main room, Xue Qingbai said excitedly: "Father, whatever you do, you have to sell the land. The land is the livelihood of our farmers, and it is the dependence of the older generations. After the land is sold, we can use whatever we eat and drink. what."
Mr. Xue raised his hand to interrupt him: "Don't get excited, youngest, listen to Dad first, that's what I think."
Having said that, he started to stuff shredded tobacco into the cigarette pot again, lit it up and took a deep breath, before saying, "I think it's not easy to be talented. After studying for so many years, I finally got through it and now I don't want to learn anymore. It’s always a pity. I just wanted to send him to that school to study for a year, no matter how good or bad it is for a year, the boss said that with Juncai’s knowledge, he can end up with a year of study. If Juncai really wins, our family’s life in the future It's better."
"What about the dog?"
"The dog will naturally go too." From the beginning to the end, Mr. Xue had no idea of not letting Xue Tingxiang go. The whole village was watching, but he had no face to go back on his word. "That's why I want to sell the land. Your brothers know about our family's situation. It's reluctant to send one, but there is not so much money to send two."
After a pause, he continued: "It's not all sold, just sell two acres to make up for Gouzi and Juncai's school expenses for a year. Our family has so much land, selling two acres of land is not a pain in the ass." bone."
"But whether it's selling one mu or two mu, he always sells the land. Dad, what will the villagers think of our family at that time." Xue Qingbai said.
"I don't think about it very much. I'm selling my land for my grandson to study, and I can't tell anyone." Don't look at Old Xue's tough mouth. The fact that he can say such a thing shows that he actually cares.
In the countryside, selling land is a very shameful thing.
"Anyway, I told you about this, and I will go to the seller in the next two days."
Seeing that Mr. Xue was so determined, Xue Qingbai held his breath and asked: "We have plowed that land, and now we are buying it, then our previous efforts will not be in vain."
"That's right, brother, you see, daddy is going to sell the land in order to send Juncai to study, so why don't you say a word?" Mrs. Sun pinched Xue Qinghuai a few times from behind, but he didn't speak, and couldn't help but make a sound .
Xue Qingshan hesitated: "Look at this, isn't this Dad's idea?"
"Sister-in-law, don't you talk? This land is sold now, but if you want to buy it back later, you won't be able to buy it."
There is a lot of land near Yuqing Village. All the wasteland that can be reclaimed has been opened up these years. There is only so much land, but the population is increasing every year. Whoever owns the land is tightly in their hands and is unwilling to take it out. Now that Mr. Xue said he was going to sell the land, and when word got out, someone came to buy it.
It is easy to sell, but it depends on luck if you want to buy it back.
Yang's eyebrows were lowered and said: "Land is dead, people are alive. When a talented person becomes a scholar, no matter how much land can be bought back. Besides, this is not Dad's idea. I am a woman, and I can't talk about it at home." talk."
Seeing Dafang and his wife sitting peacefully at the side, and being careless about waiting for others like black-eyed chickens, Sun was stuck in his heart and couldn't get out.
She sneered: "Big brother said that Jun can be finished after only one year of study, then big brother also said that he will definitely be able to pass, but I haven't been able to pass it for so many years. If I don't pass it in one year, will I not be able to read it in the future? Continue reading Going down, do you still want to sell the land?"
Xue Qinghuai gave her a hand: "What are you talking about?"
"What do I say, what I say! Why does the whole family have to be close to the big house, the land is grown by the third brother and our family, and you have to go out to sell goods every day, so the big house and the family don't have to do anything, When you want to spend money, the money will come with your mouth, and if there is no money, you will not sell the land, this Xue family is not only the big family!"
"Fourth daughter-in-law!" Mr. Xue patted the kang table.
Sun waved Xue Qinghuai away and took his hand, and said sharply: "I've had enough, I can sell the land if I want, dad, let's talk plainly today. I won't mention the dog, although I am narrow-minded I like to argue with people, but I also heard from Maodan's father that the second brother made a lot of money for the family by relying on his carpentry skills. After the second sister-in-law left, Gouzi didn't spend much of the family's money.
"If the dog goes to school, I have no objection. This is what the family should give. But let's talk about the eldest brother. Let's not talk about how much the eldest brother spent on studying. It's the old calendar. Now let's talk about Juncai. Did Juncai not study today?" For money, the family can sell the land to support, so if you don’t have the money to go to school in the future, will the family also sell the land to support! "
She didn't wait for Mr. Xue to speak, and said again: "By the way, not only us Maodan, but also Shuanzi from the third brother's family. They are all grandchildren, and a bowl of water must be level. As long as Dad, you said today, Maodan went to school. Qian’s family also sells the land, so I have no objections.”
Mr. Xue was surprised to see that the dry tobacco had fallen out, and the tobacco shreds with the hidden fire in the cauldron rolled out, causing him to pat his trousers again and again.
He was so angry that his hands trembled and stared at Xue Qinghuai: "Fourth, you don't care about your daughter-in-law, don't you care?!"
Xue Qinghuai went to pull the Sun family and drag her back to the room, but the Sun family recklessly refused to leave. She sat down on the ground and stopped getting up: "I'm waiting for a word from Dad today, Dad, please give a clear sentence."
"What are you doing, go back with me!" Xue Qinghuai roared and dragged her again.
Sun slapped his hand away: "You're a fool, I'm not, Xue Qinghuai, are you still a man? You are an old scalper who works for your family. Well, without you, you won't spend a cent of the money. Take a look. I'm going to wear what my sister-in-law wears, and I'll put on a man like you!"
As she scolded, she burst into tears, and shouted to Mrs. Zhou, "Sister-in-law three, say something, do you want to continue living like this? I admit that it's not right for me to run on you and make you work more, that's me. I can't be mad. Why do some people sit there and be young grandmothers? We are the lives of the old servants. If she doesn't do it, I won't do it. But today, this matter concerns our family, you say something!"
Zhou Shi pursed her lips tightly, Xue Qingbai subconsciously pulled her, but she still didn't.
She took two steps forward, licked the broken hair at the side of her temples, and kept her eyes lowered: "Brother said that Shuanzi of my family is stupid, and it's fine if he can read a few words. What a prospect. Just one, the bowl of water that the four siblings said is flat, if it is really to send Juncai to school and sell land, Dad, you will always give us an explanation."
"What do you want to say, this place and this house belong to me!" Old man Xue blushed.
"It is true that this land belongs to my father, but Shuan Zi's father usually grows a lot of this land. Shuan Zi's father has no skills, unlike his elder brother who can read books, and unlike his fourth brother who can sell goods, he just goes there with all his strength." The envoy of the land serves every day like a child. Dad said he wanted to send Juncai to school, and he said he would sell the land, so why don’t you consider Shuanzi’s father’s feelings?”
Xue Qingbai squatted down, a big man, he was wronged like a child: "Father, that land cannot be sold!"
"Third!"
"Of course, if you always want to sell, we can't stop it, but let's make it clear in advance that if you want to sell, you can sell the land of the big house, and we can't sell the land of the other three houses."
Unlike Sun's, Zhou's emotions are not excited, even extremely calm. She was able to say these words, apparently thinking about it for a long time in her heart.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Mrs. Zhou knew in her heart that her son was not a child of reading. Since he could not read, he could only farm at home. The son wants to marry in the future, and the daughter wants to get married in the future, all of which need money, but the Xue family's money has never been spent on the other three houses, and it all goes to the big house.
Just as Mrs. Sun said, no one wants to be an old servant and serve others all her life, but Mrs. Zhou is her daughter-in-law after all, and she has nothing to say in Xue's family. But she is not a clay figurine, and she has her own thoughts and thoughts, and she has endured to the extreme for so many years. It is simply that Sun's family took the lead today, so he took the opportunity to clarify the matter.
"What do you mean by that?"
Mrs. Zhou still lowered her head: "Daughter-in-law is nothing interesting. There are too many people to separate the family, the tree grows taller, and the parents do not separate the family. We all understand these reasons. But this family will be divided sooner or later, even if it is not now. , and it will be divided in the future. Since it is necessary to divide, naturally each of the four houses will have one share, and there is no reason for any one house to be exclusive.
"The four younger siblings have said so much before, so the daughter-in-law will not repeat it. Each house has children, each is a small family, and they have to support the family, and the children have to start a family. Dad, if you want to pay for the big brother, even if it is for Juncai, We have nothing to say, but if you want to pay, you should stick to the big room, and the other three rooms should not be moved."
Mr. Xue was so angry that he laughed back: "You are giving me the whole family, and your mother and I are not dead yet!"
Xue Qingshan stood up with an angry look: "The third child, you don't care about your daughter-in-law! What she is doing, she is rebellious!"
Mrs Yang also changed her previous appearance, and repeatedly scolded Mrs Zhou that she was actually inciting discord in the family.
Sun's help: "I agree with what the third sister-in-law said. I have no opinion on selling the land. If you want to sell it, you can sell the big house. How to sell it at that time, we have nothing to say."
"The third, the fourth, you think so too!" Seeing the commotion below, Mr. Xue asked Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai as if he had aged by more than ten years.
"I… "
The two brothers looked at each other, but they were silent.
At this time, two people walked in from the door.
But it was Xue Tingxiang and Zhao'er.
There was such a commotion in the main room, and the two of them had been standing outside the door and listening for quite a while.
"Dog..."
Zhao'er didn't know what the little man wanted to do, so he couldn't help pulling him. Xue Tingxiang gave her a soothing look before stepping forward and said, "Master, I have something to say."
His sudden interjection made everyone look over.
"The grandson just listened to a few words outside, and what the third aunt and the fourth aunt said made sense."
Without waiting for Mr. Xue to talk to Xue Qingshan, he said again: "Grandson is also studying, and he will spend money from the family in the future. If the family has money, it's fine, but there is no money. Big brother has been studying for so many years, so he is not allowed to learn. It's always a pity. But the grandson also wants to learn, but he can't do what Kong Rong did.
"Shuanzi is eight years old this year, and Maodan is four years old. I can't let the two older ones learn, and the two younger ones won't let me learn. My sister-in-law is going to get married soon. In two years, Sister Taoer will also talk about others. It's all tight." If you want to use the money, how can you use it for someone or not? If you use it for someone, it will inevitably make the people who don’t need it feel uneasy. Rather than having conflicts in your family because of these things, it’s better to divide the family early.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao'er immediately stopped dragging Xue Tingxiang, and stood behind him obediently and listened.
Mr. Xue was about to say something, but was interrupted by Xue Tingxiang: "My lord, listen to me. There is indeed a saying in the village that parents do not separate the family. At this time, it is inevitable that outsiders will laugh at the separation. You can only separate the family, but people don't. Live separately, each room is in charge of the flowers in each room, as for the rest, it is as usual."
"Who will plant the land in that family, you plant it?" Xue Qingshan looked at him with a sneer.
Xue Tingxiang smiled slightly, with a clear mind in his chest: "You can plant it yourself, or you can rent it out. It can also be planted by the grandfather and the third uncle and the fourth uncle as before, and people who do not have to work to give food or money. Whatever the price is outside, just follow the No matter the price, no one suffers.”
"Then do you still want to go to the town school? The family is separated, who will provide you to go to school?"
This matter didn't scare Xue Tingyan, he said indifferently: "Since they are all separated, naturally they have their own destiny, and I can't blame anyone!"
"You kid is a set of things, I don't agree!" Xue Qingshan cursed, showing his true nature.
He never expected that he planned to put pressure on Mr. Xue to find a way to send Juncai to school, but it would turn into a farce like family separation.
Xue Qingshan is self-aware. He has never been on the ground since he was a child. Not to mention the Yang family, he is a woman, and his son still needs to study. Who will do the work in the family? Besides, he also thought about the money that the fourth son earned as a businessman, and the dead money produced by the land alone would not be enough for the expenses of the big house.
What Xue Tingxiang said made Zhou's and Sun's eyes light up. Before, they only thought of selling the big house if they wanted to sell the land, but they never imagined that there is such a way.
Zhou's idea is to be able to manage his own family in the future, while Sun's idea is to rely on men to sell goods, plant a few acres of land at home, and spend all the money he earns by himself, so life will not be too beautiful.
Sun slapped his hand and said, "Gouji's method is good. This method covers everything, and no one can say anything."
"Third and fourth, do you think so too?"
In the same way, Mr. Xue has already asked for the second time.
His old eyes were staring at the two sons below. As long as Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai didn't nod their heads, the women of the two families would not be able to make waves.
"His father!" Zhou shi looked at Xue Qingbai.
"Brother Huai! We are in charge of our own house, so we can send Mao Dan wherever we want to go to school."
Both men were struggling.
After a long time, Xue Qinghuai wiped his face and took a step forward: "I think this method is also good."
"The third one, what about you?" Mr. Xue's hand subconsciously clenched the cigarette pot tightly. It was obviously very hot, but he didn't feel it.
Xue Qingbai didn't even dare to raise his head, his voice was like a mosquito moaning: "Or, just listen to the motherfucker."