"Dog, dog..."
Xue Gouzi came back to his senses and looked at the face in front of him that had been entangled in his dreams for many years.
"You're right, I won't think about it much in the future." He paused for a while, and then said, "I just want to say one thing, can you stop calling me a dog in the future?"
Zhao'er puzzled: "But I didn't always call you that, not a dog, so what is it called?"
Xue Gouzi pondered for a while, "You can call me Ting Yan."
"Ting Xiang? This is the name you gave yourself? Dog, why did you give yourself such a name?" She immediately understood, remembering that the talented boy in the big room always carried it on his back because of his young age. People ridicule the name of the dog and the sunspot.
A look of distress flashed in her eyes, and she nodded again and again: "Dog, no, Ting'er is a different scholar, and the name is so pleasant. In the future, sister will not call you a dog, nor let outsiders call it that, let's just It's called Ting Yan." Anyway, in her heart, whatever the dog said was good,
Xue Gouzi, no, it should be called Xue Tingxiang now, and I feel a little disappointed. He is only less than two years younger than Zhao'er, but he is a deep stream that he can't cross in his life. The simple words have been said, and he said again: "Also, can you stop calling me sister in the future?"
This move was even more surprising, and even reached out to touch his forehead: "What's wrong with you, Ting'er? Did you fall into some evil? You didn't call me sister when you were a child."
Xue Tingxiang took a deep breath and smiled: "But you are not my sister, you will be my daughter-in-law in the future. How can a man call his daughter-in-law sister."
He was originally pale, and half leaned on the quilt of the kang head, when he suddenly smiled like this, his eyebrows were so handsome, he actually gave people a feeling that he didn't dare to look directly.
Zhao'er's face turned red with a swipe, and her words were out of line: "Dog, what are you, what are you talking about, I, I..."
"Don't you want to be my daughter-in-law and give birth to my baby?" He leaned closer.
She stood up abruptly and scolded: "What are you talking about, kid? The hair is still not fully grown!" She said something that Xue Tingxiang didn't like to hear the most, and she didn't realize it: "Now you want to What you do is to take care of your body, and as for these things, we will talk about it later!"
Her eyes were fierce and her tone was fierce. After speaking, she lowered her head and scooped rice from the bowl and fed it to Xue Tingxiang's mouth. He glanced at her, ate honestly, and suddenly became in a great mood.
Maybe in the future, the two of them can change the way they get along and change if they don't like it. There's no need to wait for her to understand.
Zhao'er threw the mess away, turned his head and went back to the house, leaving a large family to finish their lunch in a depressing atmosphere.
During this period, Mrs Sun had no words to say, and no one paid any attention to her.
Yang Shi couldn't swallow, if it wasn't for her in-laws, if she didn't want to be embarrassed in front of the next two younger siblings, she would have thrown the chopsticks and left. Now, he can only suppress his full stomach and eat the food in front of him like chewing wax.
After the meal, Mrs Sun left with Mao Dan, knowing that his son was in trouble today, for fear of being angered later. Zhou shi took Xue Tao'er to clean up the table, and took the tableware and chopsticks to the kitchen to wash them. Xue Qingbai helped her. Zhou Shi could not carry such a bowl of dishes by herself. Usually, when Xue Qingbai was not at home, she and her daughter could only carry it.
There were only three people in the house, the mother and son, the old man Xue and the Zhao family.
Mr. Yang stood up and wanted to go back to the east wing, but was stopped by Mr. Xue.
Mr. Xue took out his dry tobacco pouch, took out some of his own shredded tobacco from the dark blue pouch, rolled it into a ball and pressed it into the tobacco pot, and then lit it with a fire stick.
This set of his movements is very slow, neither hurried nor slow, and those who are familiar with Mr. Xue's character know that he has something on his mind.
There is indeed something wrong, but it is not something, and he will not call his daughter-in-law to stop rarely.
"Jun boy and Cai boy go back to the house first. Grandpa and your mother have something to say."
Xue Youcai glanced at his mother and wanted to say something, but was pulled away by his elder brother Xue Juncai.
"Dad, if you have something to say, just say it."
Mrs. Yang is thirty-four this year. In this country, a woman in her thirties is not considered young anymore. Here the wind is blowing and the sun is watching the sky and eating, so the women all look old.
However, the Yang family is well maintained, with a face like a disc, fair skin, and only a few thin lines at the corners of his eyes. She was wearing a half-new azurite-colored satin robe, her jet-black hair was pulled back in a bun with a gilt hairpin on it, and she wore a pair of old silver earrings on her ears. It can't be called onion tip, but also white and soft, wearing a gold ring.
It's not an exaggeration to say that this dress and bearing is the grandmother of the landlord's family, and even Zhao's is not as much as her.
Mr. Xue's old eyes turned back and forth on Yang's body a few times, making her stand a little uneasy.
Just as he was about to say something, the father-in-law suddenly said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, how many years have you been married to our family?"
Yang Shi was startled and replied, "It has been seventeen years, and my daughter-in-law married into the Xue family at the seventeenth year."
"Then how do I and your mother treat you?"
Yang's heart thumped: "Father and mother treat their daughter-in-law like a daughter-in-law."
Mr. Xue nodded, took a breath of dry cigarettes, and the light blue smoke began to linger on his old face again, making it impossible to tell the expression on his face.
"You are the eldest daughter-in-law of our family, and your mother has always loved you. Your heart and the boss's heart are the same as your mother's and mine's, and you can only be talented if you are handsome."
Yang's heart was relieved, and he couldn't help laughing: "Juncai is serious about his studies. Even my father said that he is a rare and good seedling, and it is not a problem to be a scholar."
Speaking of the most proud Xue Juncai, even Old Master Xue couldn't help but smile.
Seeing that the father-in-law's expression softened, Yang Shi took advantage of the situation and said: "It's just that Dad, you know that when it comes time to end the game, you don't have to stay at home and study hard. I don't think Juncai's father also listened to my father's words. I went to the Qinghe Academy to study for two years, met some classmates, and signed up in front of my husband. Later, I took the opportunity to make some impressions in front of the county magistrate. After that, I passed the county exam. As long as it's not bad, the government test doesn't say that it's almost certain, and it's half sure. It's just that when you get to the college test, you have to rely on great luck.
This is the real reason why Yang's family is valued by the old couple in the Xue family, not only because her father is a child, but also because her father gave Xue Qingshan some guidance.
And Yang's statement seems absurd, but it is true. The two county tests are not strictly controlled by the hospital test, especially the county test, which is presided over by the county magistrate.
There are five tests in the county test, and the results of the first test are mainly determined. And this test requires two eight-part essays and one test post poem. As long as there are no typos, and the essays are smooth, all of them can be passed.
Compared with people he doesn't know at all, the county magistrate is still willing to take some familiar people.
Going to a good school to study is to provide an opportunity to emerge in front of the county magistrate. Dachang has always attached great importance to the selection and recruitment of talents. How many talents can be produced in this county, and even the promotion of scholars, this is considered a political achievement. No matter how incompetent the county magistrate is, this kind of transition will have to go.
And being able to enter a good school will not only increase your contacts, but also your vision.
For example, the examination of the county exam is nothing more than the Four Books and the Five Classics and the exhortations of the decree, how to write and what taboos should not be violated, all of which need guidance. No matter how wonderfully written your article is, if you violate taboos such as temple taboos, royal names, or holy taboos, you won't be allowed to take it.
In a place like the countryside, many private schools are opened by some old schoolboys to make a living, and they are still thinking about becoming a scholar to change their fortunes, so how can they teach middle school children in every detail.
Xue Qingshan himself was like this, so he tried his best to send Xue Juncai to Qinghe Academy.
Yang Shi thought that her father-in-law wanted to tell her about sending Xue Juncai to the academy, so she said so. However, she did not know that her words really touched the mind of Mr. Xue, but Mr. Xue did not intend to tell her this.
Mr. Xue took a deep breath of dry cigarettes and said: "The bosses you mentioned have all told me, and I will talk about this later. You are Juncai's biological mother, and it is not wrong to plan for your son, but you must know our family. It's not just the big family."
The father-in-law's tone was a bit meaningful, Yang was startled for a moment, then forced a smile: "Dad, of course, my daughter-in-law knows that the Xue family is not only our own room, but don't worry, if Juncai's father and Juncai are successful, they will not forget to filial piety to you. With my mother." Seeing her father-in-law's gloomy face, she hurriedly added: "There are other people in the family, Jun Caike always remembers that he can study, thanks to a few uncles and aunts."
Mr. Xue nodded: "You understand, you should know that the other three houses have been sacrificed for the big house. I won't mention it from afar, just talk about the third and fourth. The land at home refers to the third and fourth. Kind of, your father is getting old, and his hands and feet are not as neat as before. The fourth is busy with the house, and he has to pick out goods to sell. I don’t know how many pairs of shoes are worn in a year, but all the money I make is handed over to the public school. , I haven't written a single article. What are you working so hard for? It's not for our family, but for the big house."
Yang's expression turned reluctantly: "Father, why is this just for our big house? Isn't Juncai's father a bright face in the Xue family? Because Juncai's father was born to Tongsheng, who in the village doesn't give us a high look, even that The Zheng family, don't give three points to our Xue family. This is for the overall situation, for the descendants of our Xue family... "
Mr. Xue sighed and interrupted: "Father understands what you said, and your mother also understands. But as the saying goes, if the board doesn't touch you, of course you don't feel pain. Put yourself in the position of the third and fourth. , what would you think? You do the most work, and you can't even put your good mouth into your mouth, and you've all gone into other people's mouths."
This is a response to what Cai Zhao'er said, and Yang's face immediately turned red, and her round face flushed red.
"Father, why did this get into my mouth, I..."
Mr. Xue ignored her, and went to scold Zhao again: "And you, you are biased in front of others. You continue to do what you are, and make the third and fourth become cold, and make trouble with the family, then you go there. Planted for the boss and the talented to take the imperial examinations!"
In the end, his tone was full of sighs of hating iron.
Zhao shi didn't want to listen to this, and muttered: "What is my bias, what am I biased for? I'm not thinking that the boss and Juncai need to study, and reading is a waste of brains, so I need to make up for them. Are those good ones? It fell into my mouth."
The more she talked, the more angry she became, and she couldn't help but scolded: "The family is still separated, do they want to turn the world upside down, the parents are not separated, even if I can forgive them, the ancestors' family law will not."
Old Master Xue smiled bitterly. If it weren't for these two old things, and the family law of their ancestors, I'm afraid that the family would not be like this. Who wants to be a cow and a horse for others, and they will be manipulated by others.
He shifted his gaze to Mrs. Yang: "You also understand the situation at home. Your mother and I can manage it for a while, and for a lifetime? Since you want to send Juncai to the town school to study, you should take care of the third and fourth rooms. "
"Dad, I..."
"I never told you that your mother spoiled you before. You can tell what is right and what is wrong. But from tomorrow onwards, you will share the work of the public with the third and fourth families. "
After Mr. Xue finished speaking, he didn't speak anymore, just smothered his head and smoked his cigarette. Yang Shi couldn't stand here either, and hurried out of the main room with his head down.
As soon as Mrs. Zhou cleaned up the kitchen room and came out of it, she saw the eldest sister-in-law lowered her head and returned to the east wing, and it was faintly obvious that her face was not very good.
Her eyes flickered, and she glanced at the south end of the west wing, where there was a four-bedroom house.
There was a faint person behind the window of the fourth room facing the courtyard, and Zhou knew that Sun had been watching the movement. She pretended not to see it, wiped her hands on the apron, and went back to the house.
When it was time to cook in the evening, Mrs. Yang unexpectedly wore coarse clothes and came to the kitchen to fight with Mrs. Zhou.
Zhou Shi refused to refuse, Yang Shi smiled and said that Zhou Shi had worked hard, so let her take a break and let her come.
Zhou was pushed out of the kitchen by her, and she happened to meet Sun, who was standing at the door of the west wing, and both of them were equally surprised.
But what surprised them was still later, because from this day onwards, the Yang family changed their attitude and started to do everything. Although she has been untouchable for many years, she is clumsy to do things now, but she does it.
Not only does he cook, but he also behaves very generously. He often persuades Mr. Zhao to take some money, or buy some meat or some eggs, and cook dishes for the family to eat.
And the Xue family was originally provoked by Zhao'er's words, and it was suppressed like this. During this period, Xue Tingxiang finally recovered and had the strength to move around.
On this day, after getting up early in the morning and having breakfast, Zhao'er decided to go to town.
The rags she brought back from the embroidery workshop have been made into purse embroidered shoes and other objects. After saving for many days, it should be sold in the embroidery workshop.
She put everything in the back basket, and before leaving, told Xue Tingxiang that today was a good day and asked him to go out more to bask in the sun.
Xue Tingxiang nodded honestly and agreed, and then she went out with confidence.
Not long after she left, Xue Tingxiang walked out of the house.
The yard was very quiet, the curtains of the doors of each room were lowered, and it was impossible to see if anyone was there.
He stood in front of the door for a while, then stepped out of the door. Heizi, who was lazily basking, immediately stood up and went out with him at his feet.
The author has something to say: In fact, in ancient times, when the children of the poor family wanted to stand out, they almost had to use the power of the whole family or even the power of the clan to give it.
Therefore, the ancients paid special attention to the clan. After the development, there were also many broken relatives. Occasionally, I encountered some relatives who could not be beaten by the eight poles of the autumn wind. They still provided delicious food and drink, and gave some money before leaving.
One is for fame, the other may be that he or his grandparents have received the favor of his grandparents in those years, and the third is to leave a way for himself and even his descendants in future generations. Whoever dares to guarantee that he will be wealthy forever, his descendants will be in the future. I have always been able to ask for no one. It's not the same as when we close our doors and just live our lives.
Haha, farther away~