Shelter in the pastoral

The Fang family owes Fang Shujing a lot.Seeing Xiangqiu now, he suddenly regained his energy, and said: "Don't worry, this matter will definitely be done for you."

Then Fang took the money and went to the county town to buy a lot of things.Liu Yechen's master is not here, but the proper etiquette is still there.Let everyone see that his son is sincerely seeking to marry him.

After buying, I took a few snacks and a piece of cloth to the village chief's house.

The village head was rolling cigarettes, and seeing Fang coming with something, he asked, "What wind brought you here?"

They are all relatives in this village. To be specific, the village head is still a cousin outside of Fang's five clothes.

The village chief's prestige in the village is very high, and he is invited for all major and minor matters in the village.

The village chief's wife named Tian Cuie was also a quick-talking and enthusiastic person who saw Fang coming over and said, "Come here, and bring something."

Fang said: "My youngest son is engaged to Liu Yechen, please come forward and make the decision."

The village chief thought it was a big deal, but when he heard that it was an engagement, he agreed: "Okay."

Tian Cui'e did this too much, and said, "Then what gift did you give Xiao Liu?"

Fang said: "Silks and satins, cloth, snacks and fruits, give him five taels of silver, and then hire a decent matchmaker. I think I can't wrong Xiao Liu if Master Liu is not here. You all need to work hard for Xiao Liu." Hand a red money bag.

Tian Cui'e was stunned by what she said.

The Fang family's pen is so big?

Everyone in the village said that the two got married, and some villagers who were sour said that it was because Liu Yechen didn't understand these things. He was living here with his master, and now there is no one who makes decisions. Will ask for a gift.

But today it's not what they said it was at all.

I bought so many things on purpose just to make a face for him.

Tian Cui'e said: "Don't worry, it will be perfect for you."

Only after receiving their words did Fang feel at ease.

Then the village was shocked, the Fang family was really willing to set up a few tables, and the village chief decided that the two exchanged Geng Tie, which was regarded as a complete engagement.

"Who's family gave five taels of silver just to get married?"

"This Fang Shujing doesn't seem to go out very much, and he is quite rich."

"The old couple in the Fang family have good tempers, and Fang Shujing has her own residence, so she can marry in and be the master of the house. This is a good relative who can't be found with a lantern."

"Look at the face of Old Li's family. He wanted to marry his youngest daughter to Fang Shujing before, but he heard that his fame was revoked before he even mentioned it. He immediately married his daughter to a butcher who killed pigs in the village. Life is good. It's not bad, but that good little lady smells like butchered pigs, and the sky is oily, but it's not as clean as this place."

Fang Shujing came forward to greet everyone, and many people in the village met him for the first time, and found that he was more polite than expected, making people unable to move their eyes away.

Fang Shujing was also very happy!

Getting engaged now is equivalent to passing a clear road in the village, and everyone will not say anything if they walk around in the future.

The village chief's daughter-in-law helped Liu Yechen take care of it, and said to him, "Brother Fang is sincere to you." She hadn't seen anything in the village for so many years.How many people directly omit the step of getting married just to save some money, and they want to save money before they get married, especially after they get married.

But Fang Shujing was willing to spend the money to give him face.Give him the best even if he has no family.

Liu Yechen blushed a little, he couldn't come out today, it was all arranged by the village chief and his wife.Just set up a few tables in his yard.He could hear everyone's compliments on Fang Shujing, and if it wasn't for the fact that his aunt was here, he would have wanted to take a peek at Fang Shujing.

The village chief's wife looked at her and smiled: "Good boy, live a good life with him in the future. We are your natal family today. If he bullies you, just tell me and I will make decisions for you."

"He won't." Liu Yechen knew that he was a good person when he was young.

The village head's wife was taken aback when the words came out.Then she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I'm not married yet, so I'm outgoing..."

When Fang opened the door, she saw Tian Cui'e's cheeks flushed when she told Liu Yechen, "Don't bully our daughter-in-law." No wonder she watched his son walk around the room several times just now.

Tian Cui'e said: "Your daughter-in-law is devoted to your son."

Fang said with a smile: "It's not that the family doesn't come in. He should be my daughter-in-law."

The two joked so much, which made Liu Yechen even more embarrassed.

Fang took out a silver ring and looked at the old one, and said, "My mother gave it to me when I got married, and I gave it to you today."

"Auntie, how can I take what your mother gave you?" Liu Yechen was at a loss.

Tian Cui'e said from the side: "You can take it if I give it to you. This is a little kindness from the elders. As long as you can live a good life with him, it is better than anything else!"

Fang also gave it to him wholeheartedly.

Liu Yechen had no choice but to accept it.

But Fang deliberately teased him: "You still call me aunt?"

Liu Yechen was a little embarrassed, wanted to speak several times but couldn't.

It was Tian Cui'e, the wife of the village head, who came to the side and said, "You mother-in-law is quite impatient. He can call you as many times as you want to hear when you get married. Maybe when you get married in winter, you will be able to call me at this time next year." Becoming a grandma."

Fang was so coaxed by him that he could see his teeth but not his eyes.He smiled and said, "That's a good feeling."

……

Shujing and Liu Yechen had never met each other during their engagement banquet.

Fang Shujing always looked for him after the engagement banquet.Either send some jewelry, or send some clothes.

Liu Yechen also returned gifts to him, sometimes it was a purse, sometimes it was a fan tassel.

The sachet Liu Yechen sent this time, Fang Shujing said: "What's in it?"

Liu Yechen said: "Xu Quan said that you often have to write. This is some medicine that can refresh your mind." The number of visits has increased, and Liu Yechen doesn't avoid him as much as before.

Fang Shujing said: "Why do you two have such a good relationship?"

Some of Fang Shujing's hobbies were secretly told to him by Xu Quan.Liu Yechen reciprocated, and made him a big piece of stove candy.

"I just said one more word when delivering food last time." Liu Yechen said.

Fang Shujing held the sachet and said, "Why don't you hang it up for me."

Seeing what he said, Liu Yechen agreed.

When he lowered his head, he could still see a small piece of white neck meat, making people want to bite into it.

Liu Yechen seemed to sense the danger and flinched.

The sachet was covered with his own hands, and a sincere smile appeared on Fang Shujing's face.Said: "Thank you."

Not to mention that the sachet made by his wife is pretty, dangling around his waist, and it also has a faint fragrance!

Fang Shujing came back on the road, saw a few neighbors, and said with a smile: "Young master Fang, are you coming back from your wife again?"

Fang Shujing said: "Just to give something away!"

These neighbors laughed and said, "I don't think there is any trouble. Sooner or later, he will have to marry and move around. By the way, when will we have your wedding wine?"

"Let's wait a while." He wanted to get married more than anyone else, but the cabinets and other furniture hadn't been finished yet.This is all his dowry.Since Liu Yechen is with him, he must marry him in a graceful manner.

Those who pay attention to large items like this should start preparing when their children are young.The construction period is too long, so now the two of them have crossed the Ming Road, and they can talk more on weekdays, otherwise he will die in a hurry.

Fang Shujing came back after saying hello, and the people in the village found that Fang Shujing had no airs at all.He is also easy-going, and the prejudice against him will disappear after a long time.

He has a good temper, speaks politely, and more importantly, he loves his wife.Take things over three times a day.The older girls and younger daughter-in-laws in the village are not envious.

Fang Shujing returned home and saw Big Brother Fang in the yard: "You are back."

Fang Shujing wandered around with his daughter-in-law for a while today, and spoke for a while before speaking.Said: "Brother, what do you want from me?"

Brother Fang said: "Didn't you ask me and dad to order a wedding cabinet for you before, and many neighbors came to watch the fun. We have been doing it for a few days. The neighbors around have never seen this look, and they think it is new and want to order from us." Do it." He came to ask his younger brother if the pattern made for him could be made for others.

It was the first time they had come to their door looking for work.

Fang Shujing said: "Okay, but don't delay my work schedule."

Brother Fang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that, "Don't worry, you won't be delayed." Then a simple and honest smile appeared on his face: "Your marriage is the most important happy event in our family."

Fang Shujing said to Brother Fang: "In the future, life will definitely get better and better."

Big Brother Fang felt very hot in his heart, and said, "Why don't you come over and take a look at the cabinet."

"it is good."

Fang Shujing went over to take a look, and saw that the large shape of the cabinet had been prepared.The workmanship is very exquisite, and the side of the cabinet is also hollowed out.First trace the shape, and then use the smallest saw blade to polish it a little bit, which is laborious and laborious, but the shape is so beautiful there.

A lot of people surrounded the neighbors, and said: "Mr. Fang's dowry is too decent, it's the first one in eight villages."

"That's right, who has such dignity?"

"So lovely!"

The neighbors around have no marriage or anything like that, and the cabinet is a serious and big one.They also have face when they do it beautifully.

Father Fang said honestly: "It hasn't been painted yet, it will look better after a few more coats of paint." Not only is it waterproof, it is also resistant to snakes, insects, rats and ants.Such a large cabinet can be used for 30 to [-] years without any problem.

Fang Shujing rarely asked them to do something, and it was for marriage.

Father Fang and Brother Fang used all their skills in this small cabinet, not just the hidden compartments inside.Every piece of wood is polished very smooth, some are hollowed out, and some are made of filigree. The neighbors are attracted to it, and they want to buy exactly the same ones.

Father Fang is an honest man, so he hurriedly asked his eldest son to see if he could sell the design.

Brother Fang came back with Fang Shujing, and seeing Brother Fang's happy face, he knew that Fang Shujing must have agreed.

Big brother Fang said: "Father, let's take a few orders." You don't have to go out to find work for this job, and you can earn some money by staying at home, which was something you didn't even dare to think about.

Father Fang said: "Neighbors, you know that this cabinet is a lot of trouble. If you want to order it from me, I don't want more from you. If you order two cabinets of this size outside, at least two taels of silver, I'll do it." We charge everyone one or two halves. If the size is small, you can pay less. You can only make one set a month, and you can leave a deposit of three hundred and five hundred cash."

The neighbors around were a little bit discouraged when they heard the price.If one or two halves were exchanged for food, it would be enough for a family to eat for a long time.If you make a traditional cabinet, you only need five hundred cash to open the top.

But there is a reason why you are expensive here.Look at the auspicious clouds and hollow outs made by others, and the price quoted by the organ design must be cheaper than outside.

Everyone was reluctant to take out so much money so suddenly.

At this moment, the wife of the Lin family, the head of the village, said, "Make me one, I want one that is exactly the same size."

The lady of the Lin family has the skill of dyeing homemade cloth, so she is considered a wealthy family in the village.

The neighbors around looked at Mrs. Lin and said, "What are you doing?"

"The youngest daughter, Fengxi, will be engaged soon next month. I will give her a dowry when the time comes." The lady of the Lin family took out [-] Wen immediately if she had money, and she didn't write receipts or anything in the countryside. In front of so many people watching, no one dared to play tricks.

When the villagers heard that he made it for their daughter, they said everything at once: "Fengxi has fallen into a nest of blessings with a mother like you." The old people in the village are a bit patriarchal.

Among the first four sons of Lao Lin's family, this one daughter is doted on like a baby bump.I'm only 15 years old this year, and I haven't gotten married yet, so the dowry will be prepared first!

With Aunt Lin's opening, the rest of the people also ordered one after another.It takes one month to do this.If you are at the back of the list, you have to go to next year!

The Lin family gave the girl such a good thing as a dowry, they are sons.

Besides, a good cabinet can be used for a long time. Thinking about it this way, it doesn't matter what the money is or not, just grab a front-end reservation first.

Fang was collecting money at the side, and at first he could remember that there were too many people and he was afraid of getting confused.It happened that Fang Shujing was here, and asked Xu Quan to find a pen and ink, and wrote a note in big characters.

They registered it and told the neighbors not to lose it.When the time comes to pick up things, they don't recognize people.

As soon as everyone heard his words, they immediately folded the receipts and put them in their arms for fear of any mistakes.

Some people also said: "Little Scholar Fang's writing is very beautiful." They don't know any fonts, but they just think it looks pleasing to the eye.

Fang Shujing wrote down the rest in the booklet who ranked them in a few months.How much money was paid is crystal clear.

Fang looked at it and said, "Oh, my son is so capable."

A total of ten people came here to make an appointment, and they paid more than two taels of silver just for the deposit.The people around don't even have the strength to be sour, who made them not have this skill.

I used to think that learning carpentry would not make a lot of money.But I didn't expect that they could make the cabinet so beautifully that everyone wanted it, so the money that came and went came and went.

Another person approached Mrs. Fang and said: "Our Shuanzi is young and wants to learn a craft. If you can't do this job, you can recruit two young apprentices to help you."

These words also reminded the people next to him, and he said quickly: "My Tie Niu is honest, and it is the most suitable for learning crafts."

"So does my dog ​​leftover."

The people present are not fools. If they can learn the craft of making cabinets, they will not have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of their lives.

Everyone will settle accounts.After ten people make an appointment, the money will be more than ten taels.This is still a village.There are so many villages around, and even the county, which family is not married yet.

Not only everyone thinks so, but the Fang family also thinks so.

But at this moment, he saw a woman approaching aggressively not far away.Some sharp-eyed people around said: "No, that mother-in-law of the Liu family is here again!"

One sentence made everyone in the Fang family a little nervous.

Fang Shujing didn't ignore this small change, and said to Brother Fang beside him, "Who is she?"

Brother Fang also bitterly said: "Xu Ziyang beat someone to the point of paralysis on the bed, and the sufferer is her man."

In order to treat him, he has already borrowed everything that can be borrowed around him.In the past three years, five or sixty two diseases have not improved.Most of my life will be spent in bed!

When Xu Ziyang patted his butt and left, he left this hole behind.

The Liu family is also pitiful for such a labor force down, and there are two children waiting to be fed.Women's families don't have the ability to make money, so life is more difficult!

Xiao Liu is lean and thin. She is only 22 this year but looks very old. If she didn't know his age, she would think she would be over 30 this year.

In the past few days, she had heard that the Xu family had exchanged sons with the Fang family.It turned out that the unscrupulous person before was not a child of the Fang family.

The Fang family's life is getting better and better, and they have to marry the youngest son who has been exchanged.

Everyone is having a good time.Only their family was forgotten, and her man was still lying on the bed.There is not a single grain of rice in the house, and she is unwilling to make a face like a creditor and ask others for money, but she has no choice.Without money, their family of four would not be able to survive.

There is a bag of bitter water in my heart, but I can't pour it out.

Xiao Liu walked with the wind, and in a short while came to the front, said: "Da Lang has no money to drink medicine, what should you do?"

She is now at the end of her rope. If there is no money here, her family will have no way to survive, and they may not be able to survive the winter.

Mrs. Fang also knew about her family's situation, so she counted out a tael of silver from the deposit just now, and said, "Go and buy some medicine now, and make up for the child."

After Xiao Liu took the money, tears welled up.

Her man is Orion, not a serious villager.If the Fang family doesn't care about them, they have nothing to do.

But every time Mrs. Liu helps them a little, she is not such a mean person, she sees those ugly faces scattered because of money, and when she is warmed up suddenly, she can't help but burst into tears.

The hateful Xu Ziyang went to the county seat to get away with it, but the two kind-hearted people did not end well. God is not open.

Every time Xiao Liu came to the village, some people made sarcastic remarks.He has been in charge of him inside and out for so many years, and dozens of taels of silver have been sold out.This is what the Fang family would never do to her if someone else was kind.

It's like a bottomless pit, and they don't care about their own life.

But this little Liu cried this time, and many soft-hearted people wiped away their tears.

"pitiful!"

It's not easy for a woman to watch over the child of a paralyzed husband who is waiting to be fed.

Fang Shujing said: "Sister-in-law Liu, how is Brother Liu's condition?"

Xiao Liu met Fang Shujing for the first time.I didn't feel much when I heard that people in the village praised him before, but I saw it today.Sure enough, he was handsome and polite.

Little Liu said: "It's still the same."

"I'm a doctor, why don't I go and have a look." A clear voice came.

Fang Shujing turned around after hearing the voice, only to find that it was his young daughter-in-law.

Liu Yechen can go out and walk around after crossing Ming Road with him.Hearing that something happened here, he came over anxiously to take a look, but when he encountered this incident, he opened his mouth out of nowhere.When Fang Shujing looked back at him, he realized that he was stupid.

Liu Yechen does not charge money for seeing a doctor in the village, but he treats some minor ailments.

If anyone's family has any serious illness, they will go to the county town to see those famous doctors.Liu Yechen is still so young, what can he do now.It's fine if it's cured. If it's not cured, how can he get married?

Liu Yechen felt a little uneasy when he found out that he had said the wrong thing, but Fang Shujing waved at him and said, "Let's go and see, if Xiaoliu can't do anything, I know other doctors in the county!" His voice was gentle but But powerful.

Xiao Liu unexpectedly agreed.