Tang Chunming didn't care how the Zhao family was doing, he only cared about raising sheep and milking the goats to feed his son, and because he was too greedy, he took the money to Zhang Xiu and asked his family Dashan to bring suet back from the town And big bones and some internal organs, suet is essential, otherwise Alin can't bear Tang Chunming's cooking without oil, and the price of large bones and internal organs is naturally lower than that of pork, just like on the earth before. Before the quality of life, the price of these things is also lower than the latter.
Zhang Xiu just sighed and didn't try to dissuade him. After all, he also knew that during pregnancy, he would sometimes be particularly greedy for certain things. Maybe Brother Ming just wanted to eat meat. Besides, Brother Ming was not ignorant, and he always picked cheap ones. things to buy.
But after he drank the big bone soup stewed by Brother Ming, he no longer objected to asking Dashan to help him bring big bones on a regular basis. Even his two sons liked to drink big bone soup while chewing pancakes, and added a few slices of pig The taste of liver and pig's heart should not be too good. After eating for a few days, even Da Shan felt that the two sons' faces were much more rosy after being raised.
Tang Chunming felt that it was very convenient to have Dashan working in the town. He left early and returned late. If he had anything to buy, he could ask Dashan to bring it back at night.
Seeing that the weather is gradually getting warmer after the first lunar month, Tang Chunming's family has many more members. First of all, the dog that Tang Chunming wanted to use to keep the house safe has finally been found. Orion actually knew Zhao Dahu too. His family's dog is very fierce, and they often help them hunt together, and they just gave birth to cubs. The hunter knew that Zhao Dahu's brother wanted to find a dog and looked at the yard without asking for a price, so Shen Fulang brought one over. He heard Shen Fulang say, Tang Chunming was overjoyed when he heard that the previous generation of this bastard was a wolf dog.
So naturally, brother Zhao Lin had a new pet, and was encouraged by his mother to name the new pet. Xiao Hua, Da Mao and Er Mao also walked around Xiao Hua with Zhao Lin all day long. The three children He even evened out some of his own goat milk to feed the florets. Whenever he heard the name Xiaohua, Tang Chunming would burst into laughter. This son of a bitch has the blood of a wolf, and he must grow up to be a very majestic big dog, but why is it so happy to be named Xiaohua.
The ordered chickens were also delivered, with fifty more chickens, the house suddenly became more lively, and Tang Chunming was busy with many things every day, which made him very happy, and he didn't have to lie on the kang all day long Make a nest. He also carefully fed these chickens with spring water and vegetables grown in the space like the previous goslings and lambs, and within a few days after they came to the house, they were in much better condition than when they were brought in.
One day, Zhang Xiu went to wash clothes by the river with a wooden basin, and when he got to the river, he heard the stern voice of Wang Mo, who was always gentle and didn't like to quarrel with others: "Fortunately, you are also brothers, don't you know that reputation is good for brothers?" It's very important, who doesn't know what happened that day, but those things that disappeared, since Duhu left, Brother Ming has only walked around the village a few times, you can tell me, when did he hook up with others? Hook up? Who among us buddies has been hanging out longer than him?"
"Hey, this will help. I don't know what benefits Tang Chunming has given you. Just speak well for him. As the saying goes, if you are upright, you are not afraid of being crooked. If he really didn't do anything, why is it spread all over the village?"
"That's right. Besides, even Grandma Zhao doesn't object to Brother Ming's remarriage. We are still hoping that Brother Ming will find a good family. If you want me to say, that army man, tsk tsk..."
"You..." The more he said, the more shameful Wang Mo threw the laundry stick into the water, splashing everywhere.
Only then did Zhang Xiu understand why Wang Mo, who has always been good-natured, was so loud. He was not as good-natured as Wang Mo to tell others. The brothers looked up and saw the person coming, and immediately looked at each other and closed their mouths.
"Say, let's talk again, what's wrong with Brother Ming? If you are so good-natured, why don't you go to that military man's house to help Ming Brother as a matchmaker? You all focus on the military man by yourself, even what kind of relationship does he have? Is it clear where people are coming and going? Who is cheating on the man?"
"Bah bah! What are you talking nonsense from the Dashan family? Who is out of his mind? Who went to hook up? Which eye of yours saw it?" A boy with a fair face and a round face in his thirties put down the clothes in his hands and stood up. Pointing to Zhang Xiufei to ask him to explain clearly.
"Which eye of yours saw Brother Ming hooking up with someone, and I saw you with other people's indistinct eyes, oh, last time I saw you Zhang Lanhua and Huang Sigou talking by the field stalks, What the hell are you talking about, you are so close." Zhang Xiu was not afraid of his threats at all, and opened his mouth as soon as he glanced at him. Anyone from the root family can get close.
"You... you... I haven't talked to him at all!" Zhang Lanhua panicked, turned her eyes and refused to admit it. You must know that the person he said at first was Huang Sigou, and then he married the current man. Thinking about what happened back then, if a man caught him, he wouldn't be able to run away and beat him up, "I've finished washing, you wash slowly, I'm going home." Put all the clothes into the basin, turn around and leave, I wish I could tear Zhang Xiu's mouth apart.
The rest of the people saw that the strongest combat power was gone, and they were no longer Zhang Xiu's opponents. One brother said to Zhang Xiu in a shy way: "Brother Xiu, we are also listening to other people's nonsense, we know It’s not true, who is Brother Ming, we in the same village don’t know, that’s the best thing.”
"Yes, yes, Brother Ming is still pregnant with the child, how can he come out and walk around." Another echoed.
Zhang Xiu didn't bother to argue with them, since there was Zhang Lanhua's matter, presumably Ming's matter would not be talked about by others, so she brought the basin to Wang Mo and squatted down to wash with him. Wang Mo stared at Zhang Xiu, and said: "Brother Xiu, you are really powerful. I have said so much to no avail. Brother Xiu will solve it as soon as you come. But, brother Xiu, what you said Is the matter between Zhang Lanhua and Huang Sigou true? Did they really talk by the field stalks?"
The following words lowered her voice, with curious eyes flashing in her eyes, Zhang Xiu replied amusedly: "How can I talk nonsense like them, but I really don't know what they said, I see, this orchid is a guilty conscience Now, it's time, let him have a taste of Brother Ming."
A few older brothers beside him also curiously asked Zhang Xiu what was going on. Before Zhang Xiu didn't come, they also interrupted the rumors about Tang Chunming. The parents of Xi’s family are short, a soldier came to the village, and boy Feng just came back for a while, and everyone hasn’t figured out his situation. The soldier is not easy to mess with, and everyone is very curious, so As soon as relevant rumors come out, it satisfies some people's desire to gossip.
Of course Zhang Xiu knew what these people were thinking, and while throwing his clothes into the river to soak them, he replied: "That's what I said. I was a little far away at the time, and I didn't see it very clearly. Who told Zhang Lanhua to go to Brother Ming?" Dirty water splashed on my son, so I just wanted to scare him."
What he said made these brothers not sure whether it was true or just a coincidence. Some people joked about the incident when Zhang Lanhua was talking about marriage before, and the few brothers who said that Tang Chunming was talking casually at first Son, after seeing that Zhang Xiu ignored them at all, he quickly put away his clothes and left in a hurry.
After washing the clothes and going back to dry them, Zhang Xiu thought about it and decided to tell Tang Chunming about it, so that he could be mentally prepared, in case he was angry or not angry when he heard some gossip when walking around the village in the future. On the contrary, it would be bad if he started fighting with others because of these words. The last time he chased him out with a mallet was so amazing that Zhang Xiu always remembered it.
And Wang Mo told him that there are all kinds of things in the village now, some explaining that brother and that army man, and even explaining that brother and boy Feng, saying that boy Feng does not dislike him for bringing a child, plus Feng The boy is getting older, and his appearance is fierce again, he might not be able to be called an ordinary brother, and it is not bad for the two of them to live together. Hearing these words, Zhang Xiu laughed angrily. No matter it is the boy named Feng or the man named Yu Mu, it's just that he couldn't see A Lin being bullied and helped him, so these people spread so many gossips, it's really gossip I have to panic.
Tang Chunming now lives with the door closed, so Zhang Xiu knocked on the courtyard door and waited for a while before someone came to open the door.
"Brother Axiu, what's the matter, it seems that you are quite angry, and Dashan is not at home, who are you angry with?" Tang Chunming joked as he welcomed Zhang Xiu into the door, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
After closing the door, on the way to the main house on both sides, Zhang Xiu poured out all the words he had heard and what Wang Mo told him, while talking, he paid attention to Tang Chunming's expression, in case he got hurt by anger It's not worth it for me. When they finished talking, the two of them also went to the main room. Zhang Xiu saw his two sons on the kang earnestly gesticulating with the small sticks in the sand table, and he lost all anger. A smile quickly spread between his brows and eyes.
"Grandma."
"Grandma."
"Ah Xiu."
The three children raised their heads and yelled and then lowered their heads. Now the three of them will learn calligraphy at Tang Chunming's place in the morning, but pens and ink are too expensive for beginners, so Tang Chunming made a sand table for the three of them with sticks now that the economy is tight. Practicing calligraphy on it, and Zhang Xiu just told the two children not to be blind, and it was not based on the idea of letting them learn to take the imperial examination. He thought it was very good. Reading and practicing calligraphy is always a very sacred thing in the hearts of the villagers. How many people in the village are envious of Mr. Zhao's success as a child. No matter how unreasonable Mrs. Zhao is, people will not realize it when they talk about his third son. ignore what he's done.
"I used to think that the two boys were not as well-behaved and sensible as the little brother. When they had to go to the house to expose the tiles all day long, I never thought that I could see them doing things so quietly and seriously. Thanks to you, Brother Ming, I can help them calm down, and I feel more at ease." Zhang Xiu said with emotion.
"Big Mao and Ermao are not as bad as you said, they will help me here, and I still can't do without them here." Tang Chunming knew that Zhang Xiu said that, and he was not the most precious two in his eyes. This son, in fact, is the case for most parents, and in his opinion, Da Mao and Er Mao are much more sensible than when he was a child, and his dark history is the one that is unbearable to look back on.
"Ming, look at what I wrote. I wrote it correctly this time." Er Mao was more lively than Da Mao, and couldn't wait to get Tang Chunming's compliment, and even put his mother aside for now.
Tang Chunming asked Zhang Xiu to sit on the kang first, and went over to help the three children to read. Although the characters on the sand table were a little crooked, the strokes were all correct. Of course, Tang Chunming was not stingy with his praise, and Ermao smiled happily. Da Mao also got Tang Chunming's affirmation. Although he was usually more stable than Er Mao, he was so happy that his eyes narrowed at this time. When it was Zhao Lin's turn to look at him eagerly, Tang Chunming happily gnawed on him, because A Lin was much younger than Da Mao and Er Mao, but only three years old, so Tang Chunming asked him It's lowered a bit, and he learned fewer characters, but it's his smart son who actually learned every single word.
"Okay, that's all for today, let's go play."
Big Mao Er Mao cheered, grabbed A Lin's hand and got off the kang to look at the little flowers. It was not easy for the two boys who were outside all day to sit quietly for such a long time every day, but it also added an extra item. The capital to show off to other friends in the village can make those friends in the past envious.
But whoever makes Zhang Xiu have the best relationship with Brother Ming, the parents of those children can only envy, but are embarrassed to get along.
It's cold now, and the fifty chicks are kept in the house, except for moving out to bask in the sun at noon, because Tang Chunming cleans up diligently, and the house doesn't smell too much. Zhang Xiu looked at the little chicks. At first he felt that Brother Ming was a little risky. Now that they are all alive and well, he can't help but be happy. Of course, he himself is more cautious and waits for the weather to be warmer. He will catch a few and bring them back to raise. .
"What do you think about those gossip?" Zhang Xiu picked up the topic just now, "Who do you think spread it first? Is it Wang Chunhua?" Wang Chunhua said on the spot that Brother Ming seduced the wild man words come.
Tang Chunming curled his lips, he was so full that he spread so many words, not to mention that he has no intention of finding any man at all, he only wants to raise his son well and make his family rich first, let alone, even if he wants to find a man It's none of these people's business: "If you like to spread the word, there will be a few true believers except those who talk badly. No matter how much you say, I won't lose a piece of meat because of these gossips. But I guess it won't be Wang Chunhua, he I’m still at home now.” He didn’t believe the situation that day, Wang Chunhua didn’t leave a shadow in her heart, how could she recover so quickly and wander around the village, “I think the Li family’s husband and wife who were forced to spit out their nephew’s property are suspicious Bigger."
"You mean Li Conggen's family?" Zhang Xiu's eyes widened, but he quickly slapped his thigh and shouted, "I think it's him. It was his youngest son who ran to the Zhao family to call Wang Chunhua. His youngest son But he often plays with that kid Zhao Dong and always loves to bully other kids."
"Don't worry too much, I really don't care, besides, you have already avenged me." Tang Chunming said cheerfully, Zhang Xiu is also a bad person, to say such suspicious words, I don't know how it will be passed on, but I am very grateful for Zhang Xiu's maintenance. It can be said that Zhang Xiu helped him the most after he came here.