The two returned to the house and sat down on the kang.
In order to show that there is indeed a list to be listed, Zhao'er also specially brought pen and ink, she said to let Xue Tingxiang write it.
She reported the same, Xue Tingyan wrote the same on the paper.
Afraid of missing it, I went back and forth to confirm with him. In the end, the two spent so much effort, but only wrote seven or eight things, six of which were the six rituals for apprenticeship.
Zhao'er immediately became a little embarrassed to use pen and paper to jot down this little thing.
However, she would never expose her own shortcomings, and she naturally said confidently that Xue Tingxiang should think about it again, there must be something else missing.
Xue Tingyan was helpless. After some contemplation, he added two more items, and Zhaoer nodded in satisfaction.
Mr. Sun made dinner and called everyone to eat.
Now the Xue family is still eating together, the same as before. However, when cooking every day, the rations are provided by each room, and what is eaten at home is taken to the kitchen, and what is not eaten at home is not made. As for the vegetables, you can eat them casually in the vegetable garden and pickle jars, and they are not worth a lot of money anyway.
Now the atmosphere at the dinner table is much better than before, probably because he has no worries, and after the separation, Mr. Xue has been unhappy all the time, and everyone is deliberately trying to please him. The other Sanfang people always deliberately find something to say, but the people in the big room are a bit yin and yang, but everyone doesn't take them seriously.
After eating, Zhao'er helped wash the dishes, then boiled water and planned to take a bath.
It was Xue Tingxiang who washed it first. Zhao'er helped carry two buckets of water to the bathroom in the vegetable field at the back, and then found his changed clothes before taking his dirty clothes to the front yard to wash.
It was dusk, and the farmyard was quiet and peaceful.
Zhao'er threw the bucket into the well and drew water up.
The bucket emerged from the deep well, Zhao'er grabbed the handle and pulled it up. Just as he was about to pour it into the wooden basin next to him, he was startled by the sudden appearance of the person behind him.
She turned her head and saw Xue Juncai standing behind her, looking a little strange.
"What are you doing standing here!"
Xue Juncai's eyes flashed: "I'll find some water to wash my hands."
Zhao'er glanced at him, then picked up the bucket and poured some water into a wooden basin in the corner.
This was for him to wash his hands before Xue Jun walked over.
Zhao'er didn't look at him again, and took the soap horns to wash the clothes.
She lowered her head, feeling that there were more figures in front of her, and raised her head angrily: "Why are you standing in front of me?"
Xue Juncai's face was a little red: "Thank you."
Zhao'er let out a cry, then lowered her head and continued to struggle with the clothes in the basin.
Xue Juncai looked at her half-sagging face and hesitated for a moment: "Zhao'er, I know you look down on me, but I will show you the talent in the exam."
"It has nothing to do with me if you don't pass the exam or not, as long as you are worthy of your grandfather and grandma!"
Xue Juncai was speechless after a while, and said, "Anyway, I will definitely show you the talent in the exam, and I will let you know that the dog is definitely not as good as me!"
Show off again! What Zhao Er hated the most was Xue Juncai. When he was a child, he liked to show his ability by stepping on little men!
She was about to say something, but Xue Juncai left.
Simply inexplicable!
Qinghe Academy and Qingyuan Academy opened on the same day. As early as the first day, Xue Qingshan went out to borrow a mule cart and planned to send Xue Juncai to town the next morning.
Although the family spent a lot of money to send Xue Juncai to Qinghe Academy, and even sold the land, Mr. Xue was really happy at this time. He even told Xue Tingxiang to let him go with Xue Juncai tomorrow morning. It would be too slow to ride the ox cart, and it would be too late to wait until the town.
Although Yang shi didn't speak, but the nose is not the nose or the face, not the face, so Zhao'er and Xue Tingxiang naturally refused.
Back in the house, Zhao'er said to Xue Tingxiang, "We have money in our hands in the future, so let's quickly build a house and move out."
It turned out that she wanted a land or a house for this reason, but Xue Tingxiang was not surprised.
"You don't need to care about this kind of thing, you will only be angry with yourself."
Zhao'er looked at him up and down, and Xue Tingxiang's heart skipped a beat, guessing if she saw something. Only then did Zhao'er take back his gaze: "It's not that I care, it's just a little annoying."
After that, Xue Tingxiang took out the book he got back from Dongliju and copied it, but Zhao'er went out.
He didn't think much about it, he just thought that Zhao'er had something to do when he went out, and he came back soon after Zhao'er went out.
At dinner, the dishes on the table were very rich. Mr. Xue specially asked Mr. Zhao to take the money to buy a piece of meat, brought a pot of tofu, and killed a chicken. Mr. Zhou and his three daughters-in-law joined hands to make a meal. meal.
The family sat around two tables. The little ones like Mao Dan, Shuanzi, and Youcai are all eager to move, but the adults have to wait for Mr. Xue to speak.
Mr. Xue seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn't.
After a long time, he sighed and said, "I will forget about the past. From now on, I hope that the three of you can live in harmony and work together to make your life better, so that the Xue family will become more and more prosperous, even if I'm dead now, and I can close my eyes."
"Old man, what do you say if you don't die, you don't want to die!"
"That's right, Dad, what are you talking about!"
"Dad, don't worry. Although we are separated, we are still brothers and a family. What are brothers? They have broken bones and connected tendons. We will be fine in the future."
Mr. Xue nodded with some relief: "I'm satisfied if you guys have such thoughts." As for the others, he can't control them, and he can't control them, that's all.
"Tomorrow is the day when Juncai and Tingxiang go to school. Our Xue family has been a scumbag for the rest of their lives. I hope you can make a lot of money and make a lot of money for the Xue family!"
Although this was said to two people, but when Old Man Xue spoke, he was facing in the direction of Xue Juncai, and it was obvious who he valued more.
Under the dim light, Xue Juncai's face was flushed with excitement, he stood up: "Grandpa, don't worry, grandson will not let you down!"
"Okay, okay!" Mr. Xue nodded again and again and picked up his chopsticks: "Eat all, have a good meal, just cheer up the two little ones."
This meal was exceptionally harmonious, there were laughter on the table, everyone avoided unpleasant topics, and only picked up nice ones.
Mr. Xue drank too much again, and his old face was flushed. But I can see that he is very happy, this is a joy full of hope and gratification, and no one can bear to break it.
After the meal, everyone dispersed, and everyone in the room dispersed. Mr. Xue smiled and said a few gossips with Mrs. Zhao. In this case, Mr. Zhao couldn't put on a bad face, and patted him several times, saying that he didn't know what he was having fun.
What are you happy about? In fact, he didn't know either, it was fun anyway.
Early in the morning, the Xue family got up.
The third and fourth rooms don't think of it so early, but the people in the big room can't stand the toss. Before dawn, there was constant movement in the east wing, and people kept coming in and out.
Yang's voice resounded throughout the yard, and he asked Xue Qingshan when the car would arrive, and then said that he forgot to pack something and had to go to pack it quickly.
So they all got up.
Zhao'er and Xue Tingxiang also got up.
Different from Yang's side, it is quiet here, Zhao'er packed everything last night. It was a huge bag, which contained a mattress, a few clothes to wash, and some trivial items that Xue Tingxiang used in daily life.
"Don't wash your clothes if they're dirty. I'll go to the library to pick them up when I'm free, and I'll send them to you after you wash them. Anyway, I can come back in ten days, and the clothes I brought are enough for you. Keep it close to your body. There are many people in the school, and you should be careful when you go out. You must be careful not to be a gentleman, but to be a villain. You have to do everything in front of you so that you will not add trouble to yourself. Don't be harsh on yourself, buy what you need. Just go buy it, the money is not enough and tell me."
Zhao'er babbled like an old mother.
Xue Tingxiang stood beside her, watching her check the things she was going to bring to the academy, her ears were full of her nagging, and she felt a little lost in her heart.
As a matter of fact, he thought about the matter of staying and day school in private for a long time, and finally decided to stay at the school.
A dream is a dream after all, even if this dream is magical, it is not his experience after all, and he should focus all his attention on his studies, so he can only be temporarily separated from Zhao'er.
"Don't worry, I will take care of myself. As for your business, you can do it if you can, or forget it if you can't. There are still these fields at home, and the food we deduct for the third and fourth uncles is enough for us to eat and drink. It's not enough, I copy books more on weekdays, and the money I earn is enough for both of us."
"Hmmmm, I'll listen to you."
As soon as Zhao'er said this, Xue Tingxiang knew that she didn't listen to her at all.
He had told her several times about this since the division, and he didn't want her to work so hard to do business again. But Zhao'er always goes in from her left ear and goes out from her right ear. At first glance, she doesn't pay attention to it. She usually speaks and does things with one sentence, but in this case, she has learned to perfunctory.
In this regard, Xue Tingxiang was very helpless.
But who is to blame? I can only blame him for being ignorant at that time, thinking that recruiting a virtuous family to make money is just to support himself. He was obviously a man, but he couldn't accept it in his heart, and he made trouble with her several times.
Because of this, Zhao'er has always avoided discussing this issue with him, but she is also very clear that she will not listen to him when it comes to buying and selling.
Xue Tingxiang wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a voice in the yard.
One of the voices was Jiang Wu.
"Wu Zi, why are you here at this time?"
Jiang Wu was dressed in a dark blue short brown, with a tall and sturdy figure, and was very heroic. There was still fog on his hair and brows. It was still a little cold in March in Yuqing Village, especially since the morning fog had not yet cleared.
"I'm here to take Tingxiang to the school hall in the town. Isn't it his first time to go to school today? Zhao'er went to his house to tell me about it yesterday. My father asked me to come earlier, so don't delay."
The person who was talking to Jiang Wu was the Zhou family. As soon as he heard this, he understood what was going on.
I have to say that Zhao'er is really high-spirited. Yesterday, he was run on face-to-face by the big house. Today, he got it back by himself. Lizheng’s family and Jiang’s family have mule carts up and down He Village in Yuqing Village. Li is because they often run back and forth from the county to the town. As for the Jiang family, they are really rich.
Still rich without revealing the wealth.
The Jiang family is a low-key person, and the two sons below their knees have a good reputation in the village. Among the younger generation in Yuqing Village, there are two younger generations who are the most popular. One is Xue Juncai, who is gentle and handsome and can read. The other is Jiang Wu.
Jiang Wu, whether in terms of appearance or net worth, is one of the best among the unmarried descendants in the village. And I also have a good ability to hunt, and there are many girls in the village who want to marry him.
The Jiang family and the second room are old. Jiang Wu's father, Jiang Hai, and Xue Qingsong, the second child of the Xue family, have a deep friendship. However, since the death of Xue Qingsong, Jiang Hai and Xue Qingshan had a fight, and the Jiang family rarely went to the Xue family. The door is closed, but everyone in the Xue family knows this relationship.
So Zhou Shi didn't think too much after hearing this, and just asked Jiang Wu for help.
Zhao'er came out of the room: "Brother Jiang Wu, why are you here so early, have you had breakfast yet?"
"Not yet, I was afraid that I would be late, so I went out early."
"You really are, then stay home to eat, I'll do it."
Zhao'er turned around and entered the room, Xue Tingxiang was still standing at the door, looking at Jiang Wu.
Jiang Wu walked over with a smile: "Ting Yan, won't you let Brother Jiang Wu go in and sit?"
Xue Tingxiang could only get out of the way.
Zhao'er went back to the house to get the white noodles and went to the stove.
When the family split up, the second room also distributed a bag of white-flour refined grains. Zhao'er planned to make Xue Tingxiang some good food for this meal, but Jiang Wu came just in time to eat together.
Zhao'er's kitchen work is good, but she rarely does it. Before, it was not up to her to do it. Later, all her thoughts were on where to find money, so she naturally had no time to do it.
After reconciling the noodles, Zhao'er went to the vegetable garden behind.
It was just when everything was recovering. Because the weather in Yuqing Village was cold and the ground was not completely thawed, the plough could not be opened, so the spring ploughing came late. But the vegetables in the vegetable field have been planted long ago, and the others have not grown very much, but the green garlic sprouts are tender and attractive.
Zhao'er pulled out a hand and went to the well to wash it.
Zhou was cooking on another stove. She took a handful of dry wood and lit it. After burning the stove, the large pot was washed and heated. Taking advantage of this gap, she beat a few eggs, which were also distributed by the family at the beginning. Mr. Xue did what he said. When dividing the rations, all the food that the family could eat, including pickles, pickles, eggs and bacon, were divided.
Whisk the eggs until foamy, so that the fried eggs are fluffy and soft. Put oil in the frying pan, and pour the foaming egg liquid into it, but in the blink of an eye, it bulges.
Zhao'er fry a few times with a shovel and set the eggs aside.
Because there was a lot of oil in the pot before, and there was still some oil at the bottom of the pot, she took out the tofu that she bought at a tofu maker in the village last night, cut it into small pieces and threw it into the pot.
The tofu was quickly fried and turned slightly yellow. Zhao'er put some oil in the pot again, poured the chopped ginger and small red pepper into it and fried it until fragrant. With a burst of white smoke rising, the tempting aroma rushed towards her face. She quickly fry the eggs and tofu a few times with her hands and feet, put the seasonings, and put some water in it before putting the lid on the pot.
As the pot was boiled, the aroma became more and more intense. Before serving, Zhao'er threw the chopped garlic sprouts in, and a large bowl of delicious and fragrant noodle topping was ready.
After serving, I put water in the pot again, and I started rolling the noodles at this moment.
Her hands were very fast, and Zhou saw her hands flying up and down, and after a while, rows of noodles cut to the same width appeared on the chopping board.
"You girl is really fast. Compared with you, the third aunt is old."
Zhao'er lifted the lid of the pot with a smile, and the rising smoke filled her face, but the sound was clear and pleasant.
"Third aunt, don't praise me, I can tell you how fast my hands are, my craftsmanship is not as good as yours."
"You girl will be humble!"
At the same time, in the second house, Xue Tingxiang and Jiang Wu were sitting face to face.