On this day, the old Xu family was full of laughter, joy and harmony.
And because Xu Laosan came back with money and food, Mrs. Xu allowed Mr. Xu to drink two glasses of old wine for the first time, but she made the old man so beautiful that the smile on her face never disappeared.
Even if his eldest son and second son took the opportunity to drink half of his old wine, there was no displeasure.
After the family had lunch, Mr. Xu hummed a little tune and leisurely went out to chat with someone.
Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu took Mr. Xu out together and went fishing by the river.
The three daughters-in-law of Lao Xu's family were busy making white-faced steamed buns for Xu Laosan to take to the city.
Although Xu Laosan is studying in the county school, he has to solve the food problem by himself. If the weather is too hot, just bring him flour and millet into the city. If the weather is cooler, make steamed buns for him to take away. Then he can eat them just by heating them on the stove.
In this way, a lot of firewood can be saved.
Studying in the city, no matter what it is, costs money.
Life in Lao Xu's family is not bad, but they are definitely not a family that can spend money lavishly.
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By the river, the three Xu brothers were lined up.
Each person has a bamboo hat and a fishing rod in his hand, sitting on the big bluestone by the river.
Even though Xu Laosan is a scholar, his strength is really good.
This is the difference between a farming and reading family and a purely scholarly family.
Although the children from scholarly families will also pay attention to the children at home to polish their bodies, they are still lacking in strength after all.
In this day and age, simply knowing how to read is really useless.
Because after entering the examination room, the entire examination process is completely closed. The exam lasts either three days or five days, and candidates must prepare their own dry food.
If you are not physically fit enough, you may not even be able to persist through all the exams.
"Big brother, second brother, did you two really catch that fish here?"
After sitting on the stone for half an hour, there was no movement at all. Xu Laosan wondered if he had been tricked by his eldest brother and his second brother again.
Xu Lao Er rolled his eyes at Xu Lao San and said, "How long does it take? If you want to catch big fish, you have to be patient!"
"The second brother is right!"
Boss Xu sat there motionless, without turning his head.
Xu Laosan chuckled and said: "Eldest brother, second brother, don't lie to me!"
"It's not easy for me to take half a day off and come back. If I just stay here for half a day in vain, it will be a loss!"
Xu Laosan always felt that he might have been tricked by his two brothers.
In his opinion, instead of wasting time here, it would be better to go home and find a wife.
He has only come back a few times this month. Doesn't it look good holding his sweet-smelling wife in his arms
"Don't worry, no one can lie to you!"
Boss Xu waved his hand calmly, "How many times have I lied to you over the years?"
"Then you have to count carefully!"
Xu Laosan replied with a look, "When I was six years old, you said you would take me to buy candies, but you took the New Year's money my mother gave me to buy candies, ate them all yourself, and didn't leave any of them for me! "
"When I was seven years old, you said you would take me to pick grapes to eat. But you ate the grapes and I was caught by Uncle Yue!"
"Seven and a half years old..."
"Stop, stop, stop it!"
Boss Xu gave Xu Laosan a fierce look, "It's all about old sesame and rotten millet. Besides, didn't I make it up to you later?"
"Brother, is that what you compensated for?"
"That's the compensation my mother gave me!"
Xu Laosan was angry.
Boss Xu rolled his eyes at this stupid brother and said, "If I didn't do that, do you think our mother would buy those delicious foods?" (End of Chapter)