Duan Xiaodong got up in winter and went to work in the fields with his hoe. Tiehu didn't let it go, so he picked up a bucket to fetch water.
After returning, he had to chop wood again.
Tie Kui, who ran back in the morning, saw this and stopped and said, "Brother-in-law, it's okay to keep these alive for me. You are just newly married, so let's rest for two days!"
Duan Xiaodong smiled and said: "These jobs are not tiring. Kuizi, you continue to practice!"
Chun Ni walked out of the house and said with a smile: "Kui Zi, let him do it! If you don't let him do it, he is also sitting in a daze in the house." After Tie Kui left, all these tasks were done by her husband!
Breakfast is thick porridge and Wowotou, with two bowls of meat dishes, which are leftovers from yesterday.
The weather hasn't gotten cold yet, and the vegetables won't last for long. Some left, most of them were given away.
Seeing that Duan Xiaodong had eaten two bowls of porridge and put down her chopsticks, Chunni said, "If you are not full, what will you do later?" After that, he gave him a bowl of porridge and stuffed it into his hand. A steamed bun.
Tie Kui smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, we are a family and don't need to be restrained."
Tie Hu said, "Dongzi, this is your own home. There is no reason to not have enough to eat in your own home."
Duan Xiaodong said, "I see."
After dinner, Duan Xiaodong will go to work. Chun Ni said, "I won't work today. Let me return what I borrowed." Most of the plates and chopsticks were borrowed. Both Tiehu and Tie Kui had things to do, so Duan Xiaodong was just right to go with him. In this way, you can also recognize the door.
"good."
Tie Kui took a rest, then went up the mountain with his bow and arrow on his back.
Seeing the envy in Duan Xiaodong's eyes, Chun Ni said: "Going up the mountain to hunt is too dangerous. My father's leg was injured while hunting." Kuizi couldn't stop her, but she definitely wouldn't let Duan Xiaodong go hunting.
Duan Xiaodong said: "Kui Di is so capable at a young age, and I am far behind him." Not only can he hunt and supplement his family, but he can also copy books and make money to support his family.
Chun Ni said: "Compared to him, she has the ability, but the idea is also great. Forget it, let's not talk about him. You pick up these steamers, and you have to return them to Aunt Wang's house."
On the third day of their wedding, the couple went to work. With Duan Xiaodong, Chunni felt a lot easier.
In early July, Tie Kui went to the county seat. When he got home, he and Duan Xiaodong said, "Second brother-in-law, sister-in-law Liu said that your second brother is married."
Duan Xiaodong was shocked: "My second brother married a wife? When did it happen?"
"It seems to be the end of last month! I don't know the details. Second brother-in-law, why don't you take your second sister home and have a look!" Marrying such a big matter is not told, I am afraid there is something inside.
Regardless of the reason, if you know it, you will definitely have to go. Chunni asked, "Dongzi, what gift do you think we should give?"
Duan Xiaodong was silent and said, "Don't spend money on shopping, just send a bag of grain as a gift." The family is poor, and all grain is bought. Therefore, food delivery is the most affordable.
The family still piled up half a house of grain, and Chun Ni readily agreed: "Then send two bags of grain as a gift!"
After dinner, Tiehu called the couple into his room, then took out a wooden box under the pillow and opened it to them.
Tiehu said: "There are still thirty-nine taels of silver left in the family. You will be the head of the house in the future, and you will keep the money."
Duan Xiaodong had lived for 18 years, and it was the first time he saw so much money. He couldn't bear to blink his eyes right now.
To cure the iron tiger's legs, their family spent more than 800 taels of silver. So seeing the silver, Chun Ni was still very calm: "Daddy, I thought our family has no money."
"Money is not forbidden, save some flowers." After speaking, he gave the money box to Chunni.
Chunni didn't shy away, and she took it over quickly: "Daddy, you can rest early!"
After returning to the house, Chun Ni asked, "Do you want us to send some money to your second brother as a gift?" If you have money, you have confidence.
Duan Xiaodong shook his head and said, "No, two bags of grain are enough."
That was the case, the next day Chunni picked up twenty eggs and took them with her. Two bags of grain and twenty eggs, this gift is not too thin.
Before dawn, the couple set off. Until the next afternoon, the couple came back.
Knowing that Duan Ershun was really married, Tiehu said: "Your second brother is married, why don't you know how to say it to you?" The two brothers are in such a good relationship, Duan Ershun didn't say anything, fearing that there was something wrong with the marriage.
Duan Xiaodong didn't know what to say.
Chun Ni turned the subject away and said, "Father, we haven't eaten lunch yet, what else can we eat in the kitchen?"
"Rice is gone, there are vegetables and pork liver soup and eggplant. You can cook some gnocchi and eat with the vegetables!" Making gnocchi is fast, but making other gnocchi is much slower.
After the meal, Chunni asked Duan Xiaodong to go out to carry water, and then said to Tiehu: "Daddy, his second brother brought his second sister-in-law back home after giving a bag of grain. His second brother said he didn't want us. It costs money and no one sends a message." You have to give gifts when you know the news. After all, it is a son-in-law at home. Duan Ershun didn't want to make it difficult for Duan Xiaodong.
Tie Hu thought of Duan Ershun, who was also taciturn, and said, "Just marry a wife."
Chunni opened the conversation with her and said everything she knew: "The younger brother of his second sister-in-law's family is five years younger than her. His parents kept her because she was afraid that no one would work. When his brother became an adult, she would An old girl. She didn't want to be a stepmother, so she wasted until she was twenty. The parents were so anxious that she said that instead of marrying a widower as a stepmother or being tortured to death, it is better to hang with a rope to at least not be guilty. Because of this, her parents did not dare to marry her.
As soon as Duan Ershun's soil embryo house was built, a woman in the village helped to tie the strings. Xin Shi met Duan Ershun, even if he was poor, he agreed. His parents wanted him to marry out quickly so as not to delay his son's marriage, and asked Duan Ershun to take her home when he asked for a bag of grain.
"This is really..."
Chun Ni smiled and said, "This second sister-in-law is very diligent and good-tempered." It's just that she doesn't look good. But it's normal to think about it. If you look good, even if you are older, you will come to propose a marriage, so you won't be wasted until you are twenty.
Tiehu smiled and said, "If you get along, you will move around more often." The two families often walk around, I believe the son-in-law will be very happy.
He asked Chunni to recruit her son-in-law because she wanted someone to take care of her life, not because she wanted to pass on the incense. So it’s okay for the son-in-law to be close to the family.
Chun Ni sighed again and said, "They have no fields and no land, and it's not a good day. Daddy, we have to hire people when we collect food every year. I think we will invite them when the time comes. Brother Dongzi and the others are here to help."
This time Chunni and his wife sent two bags of grain, and Xin was not too happy. These two large bags of grain, mixed with wild vegetables, are enough for their husband and wife to eat for three or four months.
Tiehu smiled and said, "In the future, you and Dongzi will be the masters of this family. You can make your own decisions about these things and don't use them to ask me."
"Okay." I am more and more aware of the benefits of recruiting son-in-law. She doesn't worry about her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and she doesn't worry about her livelihood. She makes up her mind about everything at home. This day, live comfortably.
It is not necessary for Chunni to invite Chunni until the autumn harvest. Brother Duan and Xin both come to help.
The autumn harvest has to catch up with the weather, that is, Tie Kui, who doesn't go down on weekdays, has gone to help. There are six people, and the whole family is tired enough when the food is collected.
When the grain was collected, the second brother Duan and his wife went back. Give money, hurt points. Chunni gave two bags of grain. In addition, a lot of mushrooms and other things are also installed.
When he left, Brother Duan said: "Die, the Tie Family people are kind, and you have to treat your younger siblings well." Son-in-law at home generally has no status. But in the past ten days at the Tie Family, he found that Tie Hu and Tie Kui treated his younger brother as family members, and did not despise him the least.
Duan Dongzi smiled and said, "Second brother, don't worry, I will rely on her in everything." The longer he gets along, the more he likes Chunni. Not only does he look good, but he is also generous.
"That's good."
On the way back, Xin looked envied and said: "The Tie Family’s days are so good, they are almost catching up with the landlord’s house." Three meals a day are dry meals with meat, and then there is big bone soup. Or drink egg soup.
Duan Ershun said: "If you don't eat better when the farmer is busy, you won't be able to survive." In fact, Duan Dongzi told him in private that the Tie Family's daily food is not worse than it is now. The same is true, Duan Dongzi looks much better now than before. However, he wouldn't tell Xin Shi anymore.
When Xin thinks about it, this is indeed the truth.
After harvesting the grain, it is time to pay the grain tax. The Tiejia paid half of the grain, and the other half paid for it. This is also afraid of a famine in the coming year, so I have developed the habit of hoarding food.
After the autumn harvest, the imperial court came to conscript. Every household at this time is shrouded in dark clouds. Tiehujia is no exception.
Chun Ni said with red eyes, "Kuizi, can you stop going?" Although she knew in advance, she was still sad when things came.
Tie Kui shook his head and said, "Second Sister, I can't help but go." For this day, he hasn't slackened in the past ten years.
When the village chief reported the name list, the villagers knew that Tie Kui was going to join the army.
Father Li, who hadn't been here for a long time, came up and asked, "Huzi, I heard that your Kuizi is going to serve as a soldier? Huzi, isn't this true?"
Li Gui's incident caused Daddy Li to become seriously ill. Or Tie Kui told him that if he died, his two grandsons would definitely have to be misled by his parents. For the sake of his grandson, Daddy Li insisted on coming over. Then he clenched the money in his hand and devoted himself to teaching his two grandchildren.
Tiehu nodded and said: "He feels that he is not good at hunting and farming at home, and wants to make contributions. I am a father, how can I stop him from running ahead."
If Tie Kui was his own son, even if he broke his leg, he would not be allowed to serve as a soldier. Being a disabled person is better than having no bones in the future. Unfortunately, Tie Kui is not his parent and child. Moreover, he didn't have the confidence to keep Tie Kui at home.
Hearing this, Father Li sighed for a long time: "Children are all debts!" His son listened to his daughter-in-law and was worried. Kuizi's talents are also worrying.
Duan Xiaodong looked at Tiehu's calm expression, and asked Chunni: "Daddy knew that Kuizi was going to be a soldier, so I asked you to recruit his son-in-law." For Tiehu, he asked his daughter to recruit his son-in-law when he said that his son wanted to go out. This statement is not convincing. But if Tie Kui was going to be a soldier, it would be different. It would be nice if one of the ten soldiers could come back. It makes sense for Tiehu to recruit his son-in-law for the elderly.
"You are so relieved that you have come down." Now the list is confirmed, saying that the others are meaningless.
Chunxiang got the news, and ran back to her parents' house regardless of her belly. As soon as he entered the door, he grabbed Chunni and asked, "I heard that Kuizi is going to be a soldier. Is this true?"
Chun Ni pulled Chun Xiang into the house, and said in a voice that only two sisters could hear: "Eldest sister, Kui Tzu said he wants to make a contribution to avenge his dead parents."
Over the years, because Tie Kui was so kind to them, Chunxiang had forgotten that Tie Kui was not his own brother.
Chun Ni continued to whisper: "Qui Zi's enemy should be that kind of very powerful person. Sister, don't say anything about Kui Zi's not our brother, don't tell anyone, even if brother-in-law. If one more person knows, Kui Zi has one more. It’s dangerous."
Chunxiang wiped her tears and said, "Big sister, Kuizi is our own younger brother." Few younger brothers can compare to Tie Kui.
When she left the house, Chunxiang had calmed down.
Shao Liqian thought it was amazing. When he came, his wife looked like the sky was falling. He didn't know what the sister-in-law said to comfort his wife so quickly.
Chunxiang said, "Msang Gong, you go back first! I'll go home after Kuizi leaves." Tie Kui was leaving in five days, and she wanted to stay and help.
"Okay, I'll come back in four days." One came to send me off my brother-in-law, and the other came to pick Chunxiang back.
Two days later, the two sisters were making clothes for Tie Kui in the house. Chunni put down her needlework and went out when she heard the door knocking loudly.
Chunni opened the door, and saw a skinny woman in her fifties who was wearing thin autumn clothes standing outside the door. She asked with some doubts, "Who are you?"
Hearing her words, the woman yelled: "I knew you were heartless, and that's right." If not, she wouldn't even recognize her own mother. "
Taking a look at Jin, Chunni closed the door without saying a word.
Chunxiang heard Jin's voice and walked out of the room: "Chunni, why don't you let your mother in?"
"What do you let her in? So I can point to my nose and swear?" Chun Ni said: "Eldest sister, she doesn't want us for the people of the Jin family, and she still cares about her for what she does." Since Jin was dismissed, Chun Ni I feel much more comfortable. Therefore, she really didn't want to see Kim at all.
Chunxiang said with a bitter face: "It's not a problem to keep her cursing at the door!" Although she couldn't bear it, she was also measured. Chunni is now in charge of this family.
Chun Ni said, "Don't be careful, Dad will be back soon."
Tiehu came back when he got the news. A few hundred meters away from home, I heard Jin's sharp curses.
Many people say that there is no wife in the family that is not as good, but Tiehu feels that he is very happy without the Jin family in his family. There is always laughter at home.
Jin saw Tiehu's heart for three points, but thinking about the news she heard, she still mustered the courage to ask: "Why do you want Kuizi to die?" For Jin, going to be a soldier means going. To die.
Tiehu said with a cold face: "This is my Tie family's business, and it has nothing to do with you. Get out of here."
Kim sat on the ground and cried loudly: "My son, my mother worked so hard to give birth to you in October, but I didn't expect your cruel father to send you to death..."
Tiehu slapped him, slapped Jin's eyes with golden flowers: "If you don't let me go, I'll slap you to death."
King got up and ran away quickly.
Knowing this, Tie Kui sighed and said nothing. For Jin, he completely let go.
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