Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

As soon as he got home, Zhong Qingran only had time to put down the things in his hands, and was pulled aside by Zhong Qinghan, and said to him mysteriously: "Third Brother, I heard from the monkey that Aunt Lin fell into a dog gnawing mud on the ground, and the unsold small snail Scattered all over the floor, and limped home after cursing for a while."

Before Zhong Qingran could respond, Zhong Qinghan himself laughed.Isn't that right, this Aunt Lin was Hong Shan's daughter-in-law who robbed Zhong's family for business last time, and even had a fight with Ming's sisters-in-law.

Zhong Qingran also put a smile on his face, took out those half-green and half-red peaches, and asked him to share them with his brothers and sisters.

With this joke, the Zhong family ate a little more for dinner.

After dinner, go to the room.

"Grandpa, how is business today?" Zhong Qingran once again sneaked to the next door after waiting for the crowd to disperse.

"The business in this village was the best yesterday. After all, not many people in the village knew about it on the first day. However, the other villages had the most prosperous business on the first day. Yesterday, there were not many people buying. Today, I just changed to a village a little further away. There are few people buying snails and the price is low, so I won’t talk about that. On the first day, I made a total of 60 catties of red crayfish, and sold a total of about [-] catties. Yesterday, this village sold it in the morning and afternoon, and the neighboring village only sold it. In the afternoon, it was calculated to be [-] catties, and today it will be less, and it will be more than [-] catties. In the past few days, more than [-] coins have been received every day, and it is estimated that it will not be so much from tomorrow on.”

"Grandpa, what is the arrangement in the clan?"

Speaking of this, Mr. Zhong is still angry: "If the clan wants to earn a good reputation, the poor should give priority to them. It is said to the outside world that they have won the benefits for the clan. In fact, only our family has suffered losses. The clansmen who are living in poverty now I don’t know how much I am grateful to the family. As for the quantity, it depends on the situation. At present, we are allowed to collect 35 catties a day, wipe off the change, and count in one hundred cash. Listen, it seems that our family took advantage of them.”

Zhong Qingran was silent for a moment, this matter was really difficult to deal with.The younger brother in the family wants to take the imperial examination, and he wants to let his younger brothers go to the school to try when he has money.Otherwise, there are plenty of ways to resist the persecution of the clan. The easiest way is to go to other villages to receive goods.The children are worrying about having no money to make, who would push out the door-to-door business?

The problem is that things cannot be calculated so simply. If the Zhong family really dared to do this, not only would they offend the clan thoroughly, but even the clan would not stand by them.Even if they moved to other places, far away from the tribe, it would only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The old problems were solved, and new problems would arise. Maybe the situation would be even worse than it is now.

At least Mr. Zhong is the person in charge of Xiaowufang, and the clan's persecution is limited, so we can only restrict his family. If someone really dares to rob the land and real estate, Xiaowufang has a prosperous population, and its status is not as good as other houses. One bite is enough for them to feel distressed.

"Grandpa, the troublemakers behind those few families must be treated differently, and those who even follow suit from the ward and sell small conchs without even making a sound, you can't turn a blind eye. Aren't they capable? Then don't be cheeky to get involved with our family. "

Mr. Zhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, this method is good.In the future, if this kind of thing happens again, if a jealous person wants to take action, he has to think carefully. If he offends someone and wants to get benefits from his family, what if he bullies no one in his family?

"Old lady, let your daughter-in-law and the others go to each house to visit tomorrow, and find out those people who have caused trouble behind their backs. If the clan can use their power to suppress us, we can also use this to make an example of others."

Tong's face was full of excitement, tossing and turning in bed, she fell asleep late at night, dreaming about how those family members were rejected by her house, cursing and retreating.

The next day, Ming and the others heard the meaning conveyed by their mother-in-law. They all geared up and smiled. They each left the house early with their needles and threads. Finally scattered a lot.

Women have their own sources of news. Most of the families in the village are not rich and powerful. If there is a trouble, it will be known to the neighbors. Whoever went to the clan's hometown that day will soon spread the word. The third biography was finally learned by several members of the Ming family.Then he sent his own children to invite those children to play together. Under the temptation of the red crayfish and small snails, they quickly eliminated the few that had nothing to do with this matter, and the rest were recorded in the Zhong family's small book.

Mr. Zhong originally wanted to take the list and inform the clan elders, but was stopped by Zhong Qingran.Killing chickens to warn monkeys can only achieve the greatest effect under the eyes of everyone. I told the clan elders that the effect will be greatly reduced if several companies unite.

Think about it, when the first family member on the list worked hard and spent time catching dozens of catties of red crayfish, but when they got it to the Zhong family, they were told not to accept them. One can imagine how shocking the scene was.

Mr. Zhong was also amused by Zhong Qingran's description, so it was indeed very satisfying.

"Grandpa, is there enough lime in the house? The pond will be cleared soon."

"It's only enough for your two acres. I'll go to the county to buy it in a few days."

"Grandpa, call me when the time comes. I want to buy some painting dyes and a book on herbal medicine. Well, these days I will sell red crayfish. If there is not enough money, I will let grandpa pay for it." Zhong Qingran thought to himself. Turning around, I plan to take a few younger siblings to catch red crayfish this afternoon, and tomorrow I will pick up food and go around a few nearby villages. Anyway, he has plenty of time.

Mr. Zhong didn't stop him, but just told him not to tire himself out.

The next day, Zhong Qingran got up very early in the morning. He carried the lime to the flooded field and handed it to Zhong Qingshu and Zhong Qingzhu’s hired laborers. Pass.

After completing this step, the construction of the shrimp pond has come to an end, and the water can be released after a while, and red crayfish can be put into the pond in about ten days.

Due to the large number of arrests of red crayfish recently, people in the flooded field are watching every day.Otherwise, the dense red lobsters in the field would have been spotted by the villagers, and then there was a convenient way, who would spend energy to catch them one by one?

Zhong Qingran inspected a few places and made sure that everything was being done according to the schematic diagram he gave. Seeing that it was still early, he went home and took an empty bucket and turned to the slope.

Most of the crops planted on the slopes do not require much water. Who made the ditches far away from the slopes, so it is not easy to divert water up, and there are no creeks on the mountains to descend the rocky slopes.

When Zhong Qingran arrived, the laboring villagers had already done a lot of work, and Jian Mingyu was one of them.

Seeing him, Zhong Qingran suddenly remembered that tomorrow he would carry a burden and go from village to household to sell red crayfish. Just thinking about it made his shoulders hurt.Yesterday he only carried a few Panax notoginseng, and a small bundle of twigs on his shoulders. Not to mention the redness on his shoulders, it was still aching after one night, especially when the cloth rubbed against his skin when he was walking. It can always attract his attention to his shoulders, even if he wants to ignore it.

After thinking about it in his mind, Zhong Qingran tentatively said, "Mingyu, I'm going to sell red crayfish tomorrow afternoon, and I'll be back at about the same time. I will go to Dong'an Village first, and finally go to Yangjiawan. You know that I haven't done it before." Physical labor, carrying a load of [-] to [-] catties, is estimated to be on the way. I need a porter, and you will get [-]% of the money, you see?"

Jian Mingyu was a little stunned, he raised his head and stared at Zhong Qingran solemnly: "Aren't you joking?"

Zhong Qingran was a little confused for a moment, his eyes were full of doubts.

"The strong laborers in the village do part-time labor for about [-] Wen a day. If you do what you do, [-]% can be divided into [-] or [-] Wen. If you can sell more than [-] catties, even if the cost is deducted per catty, the ingredients will be three Wen. With labor and seasoning, you can earn more than a strong laborer’s wages for a day. Besides, you can catch the ingredients yourself, and the cost is lower. If you give me so much, I don’t agree.”

Zhong Qingran squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and finally he thought of a way to get the best of both worlds, pointing to the open space next to him and said: "My family is so busy these days that people don't touch the ground, and the land needs to be planted with fruit trees, so help me dig it on the mountain. I have to delay other things. Otherwise, you can help me with this matter. Dig one or two fruit trees every day, depending on the size of the fruit trees you can move. Also, you can help me water the saplings I just planted yesterday morning and evening , do you accept this? By the way, if you and your brother are free, we can catch some red crayfish, and I will accept two pennies per catty."

Jian Mingyu didn't refuse any more, took the wooden bucket in Zhong Qingran's hand, and said silently that he would start to follow the request now.

The corners of Zhong Qingran's mouth curled up, looking at Jian Mingyu's thin back, he chuckled lightly, and when he had had enough, he set his eyes on the empty slope.

The slope is near the foot of the mountain, and the slope is not too steep, but the number of fruit trees that can be planted has to be reduced. In addition, he has to leave space to plant some herbs. The number of fruit trees that can be planted per acre of land is limited, only fifty or sixty if it is full.Jian Mingyu is alone, no matter how strong he is, it is difficult to toss those mature fruit trees down the mountain, so he needs the help of his family.Regardless of this for the time being, let's plant some half-sized fruit trees to fill up the land halfway.

As soon as the matter here was over, Zhong Qingran slowly walked home with an empty bucket.The field is full of busy figures, and he is the only one who is so leisurely. People who see him are disgusted, and I don’t know how envious they are, especially those half-grown boys. Looking at his little eyes, if he can turn into a knife , had already swished and slashed at him.

Zhong Qingran ignored him, everyone lived in different ways and had different circumstances, he didn't have to be like them, working hard all day long, but only earning money.Don't you see those princes and nobles, even the villagers dare not despise them. They treat him like this because they are in the same class, and the difference is not that big.

Things in the world are generally like this, Zhong Qingran treats it with a normal mind.

Under normal circumstances, children under the age of six in the Zhong family would not force them to work. These days, the adults were either busy digging shrimp ponds or selling red crayfish. Several five-year-old children were not spared.

Hearing that Zhong Qingran received red crayfish for two pennies per catty from the children, the girls and boys of the Zhong family were very happy. After completing their daily tasks, they would join the shrimping army whenever they had time.

With their help, Zhong Qingran saved a lot of time, and the envy and jealousy of the rest of the family towards him was a little less, and the Zhong family was surprisingly harmonious for a while.

Linshui Village and Shanghe Village, which are the closest to Hewan Village, Zhong Qingran can’t get his hands on. There is his family’s private plot to sell red crayfish. That's all, so as not to delay things.

The village Zhong Qingran chose was farther away, and it was not a market day, so he didn't know how much he could sell. On the first day, the quantity he made was not much, only about [-] catties. If a village couldn't sell it, he had to walk a few more times. indivual.He has nothing else but more time. If it is not for the fact that the food is easy to spoil in hot weather, it will be no problem to sell it for a whole day.

Seeing that it was almost time for Shenzheng, Zhong Qingran put down the spatula in his hand, went back to the room and hurriedly scrubbed it, changed into clean clothes, and then began to put the red crayfish, water and steelyard into baskets with the help of Tong's.

The time Jian Mingyu chose was just right, and arriving a few minutes earlier would not cause embarrassment. After all, the Zhong family has a secret recipe for making red crayfish, so it's better to be conscious.

Today, Jian Mingyu is wearing his better clothes, which are also coarse cloth, but not patched at all.The clothes are well preserved, and it looks like they are about [-]% to [-]% new. Obviously, the owner cherishes them very much.They are there to sell food, not to do coolies, and if they don't groom themselves, it would be disgusting to see, right?

Zhong Qingran's impression of Jian Mingyu improved a bit. When Tong thought about the wages to be paid, his heart ached for a while, and when he thought that his third grandson was going out to do business for the first time, and Jian Mingyu needed to take care of him, his face couldn't be pulled off. The upper muscles twitched for a while, and finally he pulled out a smile and came forward: "Mingyu, Qingran, please take care of me more. When you are going out, safety is the top priority."

"Grandma Tong, we won't cause trouble casually, don't worry."

Seeing the time passing by, the red crayfish would have to stay at home and become moldy if they continued to chatter, Zhong Qingran hurriedly stepped forward to stop the two from continuing their conversation without much substance.

In addition to the red crayfish, there are also some miscellaneous things that are needed for business. After all, Lin Lin always weighed about forty catties.This weight is not a big burden for a strong laborer, but it is not a small weight for two 12 and a half year olds.Unexpectedly, Jian Mingyu picked it up easily, walking without shaking at all, and seemed to have plenty of energy left.

Zhong Qingran felt the deep malice from the world, he felt that the recent exercise has been very effective, his physical strength is gradually growing, compared with the person in front of him, he is more than a block away.

Out of sight is pure, Zhong Qingran turned his eyes away, pretending to look at the scenery on both sides of the road, but not looking ahead.He kept thinking in his heart that this was Jian Mingyu's extraordinary talent, and he didn't need to compare with him. After comforting himself like this, the awkwardness in Zhong Qingran's heart disappeared a lot until he no longer cared about the disparity in strength between the two. This is a good way to walk.

Since there might be more than one village to go to, Zhong Qingran originally thought of borrowing the ox cart from his family, but after asking, he found out that the ox cart has been used for a few days.To the extent that Mr. and Mrs. Zhong prefer Zhong Qingran, the ox cart can be borrowed, but the impact is a bit bad. Anyway, with Jian Mingyu's help, Zhong Qingran has no idea of ​​buying an ox cart.

Dong'an Village is not far from Hewan Village. The Zhong family has been here before, and the villagers are no strangers to red crayfish.As soon as Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu arrived at the entrance of the village, people came to smell the fragrance.

Jian Mingyu didn't look like a talkative person, Zhong Qingran thought that if he didn't know how to solicit business, then he would come, but the truth slapped him hard.

Seeing Jian Mingyu's skillful weighing movements and clear and clear shouting, Zhong Qingran gained a lot of insight.This is obviously not the first time doing business, Zhong Qingran immediately felt relieved when he thought of the news he had just inquired from his grandma yesterday.

Jian Mingyu has no father or mother, and only one younger brother by his side. His older sister, Jian Mei, married off as soon as she reached her age. Except for going to her natal home during the holidays, she never sees her. How much care can she take for her two younger brothers? One can imagine.

If you think that Jian Mingyu has no other relatives, you are very wrong. His grandparents and uncles are all there, but seeing that there are only a few children in their room and they can't bring much benefit to the family, the grandparents are the ones who decide to keep the three of them together. They were allotted alone, and if the clan hadn't stepped forward, it is estimated that they might not even be able to get the three acres of slope land.

After Jian Mei got married, Jian Mingyu was in charge of all matters in the family. Some crops grown on slopes, such as peanuts, had to be sold all the way to the county town just to make more money. He shrinks back when he sees people, I'm afraid he and his younger brother have already gone to drink the northwest wind.

Seeing that he had nothing to do with selling red crayfish, Zhong Qingran helped to collect the money and keep down the accounts at the same time, feeling very moved in his heart, he really found the right person to hire Jian Mingyu as a helper, one person is worth two, with him around, Zhong Qingran didn't know how much peace of mind he had.

Shouting and turning around Dong'an Village, seeing that there was no more business, the two of them set off for the next village.

Zhong Qingran made a statistic, the two of them sold a total of five catties of red crayfish in Dong'an Village, which was less than what the family sold.It's not that the two of them are not good at doing business, but that they haven't stayed in the village for a long time, and this harvest is enough to show Jian Mingyu's means of soliciting business.

The Zhong family in the next village hadn't visited yet. Jian Mingyu fully demonstrated his skills. After he demonstrated how to eat in public, he said in a few words that the children refused to leave the stall. The family members were also very moved. Many people took out their purses.

Zhong Qingran lowered his head and smiled sullenly. Jian Mingyu, who is so eloquent, is completely different from his usual self. Is this what people say is cute in contrast?

Laughing was also a waste of time, so Zhong Qingran had to speed up his movements.He has never seen any silver since the sale, and they are all copper plates.Listening to the crisp crashing sound of copper coins as they were put into the cash box, Zhong Qingran felt that he could live comfortably at home, and it was worth it to brave the heat to sell things.

Zhong Qingran hadn't forgotten that he still owed the money for the ingredients, and this time the business was essentially empty-handed, and he only paid some labor.Judging from the current situation, after one trip, all 170 catties of red crayfish will be sold. After deducting the cost and wages, including the labor cost of one cent per catty, the income will be at least [-] yuan.

It seems that the prospects are bright, and the road ahead is smooth, and when he thinks that [-]% of his income will go to his family, Zhong Qingran, who has lived in the modern age since he was a child, can't help but feel very heartbroken for a person like Zhong Qingran who has all the money in his hands after he can make money.Fortunately, grandma is in charge, otherwise Zhong Qingran really wouldn't have such a high consciousness to hand it in automatically.

No way, after getting used to keeping everything private, it will be difficult for him to adapt to the life of such a large family, especially if all the money is concentrated on the head of the family. No matter how long Zhong Qingran stays in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he will not be able to adapt to this.

The unmarried males of the Zhong family can still get [-]% of the extra income, and the others can also save some private houses half-rightly under Tong's nose.This has to be changed to other people's homes. Daughters-in-law can only secretly save money behind their families' backs. Once caught by the mother-in-law, it's no wonder they don't get stripped of their skins.

Thinking of how he would be reborn into such a family, Zhong Qingran couldn't help but tremble all over. Just thinking about such a scene, he would shudder. There are still few chickens, and if he wants to get out of this predicament, the only way he can think of is to escape. As for the consequences, he can't predict it.

Pushing the annoying scene out of his mind, Zhong Qingran devoted all his attention to the transaction.During this short period of time, Zhong Qingran's expression changed several times, causing Jian Mingyu, who was busy with business, to look sideways. When everything was normal, he focused on his business again.

Since the business in the second village was relatively good, Zhong Qingran's original plan to move forward was interrupted, so he took a detour and went back by another road. When he arrived at Yangjiawan, there were very few red crayfish left.

Zhong Qingran drank the last sip of cold boiled water and smacked his lips, still feeling a little unfinished.Thinking that the Red Crawfish would be sold out soon, and that he had achieved such a great result in his first business, he was secretly happy and full of sense of accomplishment.

After the music, Zhong Qingran couldn't help admiring Jian Mingyu.

The two of them walked four villages in total, more than a dozen miles at least. This was because the villages behind were relatively close to each other. If they were all as big as Hewan Village, he didn't know if he could walk down there empty-handed.He felt a faint discomfort in the soles of his feet when he stepped off his feet. It is estimated that after walking such a long distance for several days, the soles of his feet were worn out with blisters.

On the other hand, Jian Mingyu, carrying the burden and being burdened all over, is still relaxed. If he hadn't been so strict with his temper, Zhong Qingran would have felt jealous like his siblings at home.

There were not many left in total, and as the last few red crayfish were bought away, Zhong Qingran made a final note on the account book.Jian Mingyu was busy cleaning up the stall, while Zhong Qingran was counting the income of the day.

When they left for home, Zhong Qingran had already calculated Jian Mingyu's due wages, which was nearly forty cash, including yesterday and today the two brothers' money from selling red crayfish, it should be no less than sixty cash, and the two children were less than [-] cash. Earning so much money in two days is enough to make the strong laborers who go out to look for temporary workers jealous.

Now that the Zhong family has caused a lot of trouble in Hewan Village because of the red crayfish business, they don't want to have any more gossip, so they conceal part of Jian Mingyu's salary from the outside, so that they won't all be generous after hearing the income. Put your face on it.

Walking on the dirt road back to the village, Zhong Qingran secretly gave Jian Mingyu his wages while there was no one around.Fortunately, Jian Mingyu put down the burden, counted them one by one, and carefully put them away after confirming that they were correct.

Zhong Qingran was a little stunned, and felt that this was a matter of course, but he still couldn't help it. He turned his head and glanced a few more times, and happened to meet Jian Mingyu's gaze. Those eyes filled with "What are you doing?" were clear and bright, and Zhong Qingran looked at him I didn't know how to answer, so I had to randomly bring up a topic to expose this stubble.

As soon as he reached the gate of Zhong's house, Jian Mingyu stopped in his tracks: "I won't go in, I'll come back tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

As soon as Jian Mingyu left, before Zhong Qingran could pick up the burden, Tong, who was watching at the door, rushed up to him, looked around him, and after making sure that nothing was missing, he walked into the yard with a basket in one hand. The younger brothers and sisters also stared at him with round eyes, as if he had done something great.

Seeing Zhong Qingran, he counted the coins in his pocket, told Tong Shi, and reluctantly took the little ones to a small shop on the street to buy relatively cheap caramel candies.

Fortunately, it was dark and late in summer, and it was only about three quarters unitary, when Zhong Qingran arrived with a group of younger siblings, the shop was still open.Buying caramel for a few pennies and sharing a piece for each person can make the children smile.No, the younger brothers and sisters gritted their teeth with contented faces and not much sweet caramel. Their happy appearance made Zhong Qingran, who was watching from the side, smile.

After dinner, the second Zhong family entered the courtyard, Zhong Zhengyi's room.

"Justice, don't you have any ideas? I just saw that Qingran sold at least thirty catties of red crayfish today, and the bulk of the money was handed over to his parents. That's what he said. Given how much his parents love him, who would Do you know how much we subsidize him in private? You see, our Qing'an is one year older than Qingran this year, and in two years we should also be called a daughter-in-law. Why don't you go to your parents and tell him to give him some red crayfish and let him find it by himself? Sell ​​the village?"

Zhong Zhengyi glanced at her, and his tone was very disapproving: "Qing'an still has to work during the day, and going to a nearby village every few days is the limit. He can't work hard at his age. You want to exhaust him to death. Besides, he has Qingran's free time, and he can leave for more than an hour? The most important point is that Qingran's business is all undertaken by him, and the family is not distracted. Qing'an plus you and me Can't do it."

Hong Shi was discouraged all of a sudden, isn't it? Everything else is easy to handle, but she forgets one thing. None of their second room knows how to cook red crayfish. secret recipe.Last time, the red lobster fried by the third brother and sister with ordinary seasoning was not accepted even if it was reheated in a special way. She didn't believe that it could be done with her.

Even knowing this, Hong still muttered a few words unwillingly, how could it not be their house who knew the secret recipe?

"Don't think about it, go to sleep. I've been exhausted these few days. There are still several acres of waterlogged fields to be dug. I don't have time to accompany you to talk about these things. Although my parents are partial, they are not too much. I don't want to Thinking that the family has gone from bad to worse in the past few years, your little coffers are getting thicker and thicker."

"I'm not the only one like this, isn't everyone in the family like this? Don't think I don't know, don't you also hide a private house on hand?" Hong Shi retorted, with a face that you know what I know.

"That's why I tell you to be less careful, and don't keep focusing on these small places. Looking at it these few months, my third nephew may really have some skills. If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed. Maybe it will be in the future." It works on him."

After a while, the lights dimmed, and there was no movement in the room.

That night, as expected, Zhong Qingran had blisters on the soles of his feet, and he took some pain to pop them, and then sprinkled some medicine before he fell asleep peacefully.Fortunately, it was not serious. After resting for a day on the second day, walking was not a serious problem.However, it was obviously not suitable to go a long distance, so in the end they used the ox cart at home, Jian Mingyu sat on the shaft to drive the cart, while Zhong Qingran occupied the huge carriage, with only some sundries for company.

A few days later, Zhong Qingran was awakened by the noise early in the morning, and vaguely heard a woman making a fuss, mixed with a lot of booing.

Zhong Qingran suddenly disappeared after dozing off, his whole body became clear, he quickly took care of himself, and pushed the door out.

Looking at the woman in the middle of the courtyard, Zhong Qingran understood what was going on.Isn't this the Aunt Lin who competed with his family for business?It's her family's turn today, and it seems that her family's situation is not very good.

Poor people must have something to hate. At the beginning, she didn't pay attention to the Zhong family at all. We are all from the same clan, and they didn't even inform his family, so they put the stall next to his house so blatantly. , No one bullied his family, right?Now that he still has the face to enter Zhong's house, Zhong Qingran thinks he is willing to bow down.

Hong Shan's daughter-in-law burst into tears, and she almost rolled on the ground: "Everyone, tell me, is it because his family didn't take care of it? Yesterday, the girl at home worked for a long time to catch these red lobsters, and today she told me not to accept them. This is bullying my poor family." Or what? Why is no one making a sound, do you want to see me laughing? If you don’t accept me today, it may be your turn tomorrow.”

There was a lot of quarrel, but from time to time someone would point and point at Hong Shan’s daughter-in-law. After hearing the last sentence, everyone suddenly put away their attitude of watching the excitement. People who are close friends with the Zhong family refuted it.

"Yeah, isn't this all done according to the instructions of the clan? Hong Shan's daughter-in-law is right, why didn't she accept it?"

"You are stupid, Hong Shan's daughter-in-law did it on her own. She has made a lot of money selling small snails these days. She is fighting against Aunt Tong's family. She should have expected such a day. Even her family's things Take it all, and still not be looked down upon by others?"

"Well, what you said makes sense."

Everyone said one sentence to another, thinking about how lively they were talking, but left Hong Shan's daughter-in-law aside, making her so depressed that she almost vomited blood.

This is not over yet, how can Tong and Ming get along well?Just now, Tong Shi was only on the sidelines, and Ming Shi was alone. After all, she was a generation older than Hong Shan's daughter-in-law. Although it would be nothing bad to quarrel with the younger generation, it seemed to be out of place, didn't it?

Now that the fights are almost quarreling, it's time for Tong to come forward.

"Daughter-in-law Hong Shan, I don't say anything else. You had a fight with some of my daughters-in-law a few days ago. When I saw you closed the stall, I didn't care. Who would have thought that you were capable? You sold it all over the village. I heard that the business is good. Our family endured this. I still thought that you would not step into the door of my house today. Who would have thought that you would come to the door by yourself, and you would keep saying that you were unreasonable. Do you think my house will accept your things? You also You look down on our family too much, don’t you have the ability? Make it yourself and sell it, you are not welcome in my family.”

"Neighbors in the neighborhood don't have to worry. My Zhong family keeps what they say. As long as it's not a villain who is behind the scenes, my family will open the door to welcome."

As soon as Tong's words fell, the courtyard lost its voice for a moment, and the noise returned after a while.

The Zhong family's coping method is the same as the clan's way of persecuting the Zhong family, and the Zhong family also seizes this point to make a fuss.For the benefit of more people, the clan will not defend the few people who offended the Zhong family at all, and others will not stand up and speak out for their own interests. Sneaked away early?

Hong Shan's daughter-in-law made such a big battle, but the results were thunderous and rainy, with little effect, and finally left in despair with a few sisters-in-law.

The crowd of spectators dispersed quickly, and Ming returned to his room with a proud face.

Zhong Xin knocked on the door of the room, and the Ming family responded before pushing the door open and entering.

"Mother, look, every time you quarrel, you are the one to fight. The second aunt and the others are so smart, and when they say a few soft words, outsiders will only say how good you are, but it is rumored that they are not good at all?"

Ming was not convinced: "Your mother and I have this temper, you are a daughter, don't you think you still despise me?"

"Mother, where are you thinking? My daughter just wants you to stop being so impulsive in the future, and always go ahead and be a target for others. You see, the third aunt in the family is the most unpopular. She has a good reputation in the village. When I used to walk outside, from time to time, I could hear people complaining about my third aunt. But my fourth aunt, although my grandma was dissatisfied with her always caring about her poor family, she was still good to her. The gossips outside know all about the mistakes. My grandma won’t say these things outside, and I don’t allow family members to spread gossip at will, so you don’t have any idea who said it?”

Ming's heart is straightforward, and she usually speaks without thinking, which doesn't mean she is stupid.The Zhong family is not a wealthy family, at least one or two of them entered the ancestral house, and if there was a movement in the house, it would not be easy for the neighbors to hear it, and it could only be the family who spread the gossip.The elder daughter's words were recognized by the other Ming clans, except for the last point, which disagreed: "I hear you mean that your aunts did it on purpose? How can you be sure, maybe it was said by the children and your uncle inadvertently. "

"Mother, don't worry about this, I also deduced it from various sources. I don't know who it is, but it's from my aunt."

Seeing Zhong Xin's determined face, Ming didn't dwell on it any longer: "You're looking for your mother just to talk about this?"

"Mom, I'll be sixteen next year, halfway through this year, and there's no movement at home?" After finishing speaking, Zhong Xin lowered her head shyly.

Ming's face was stunned: "This has nothing to do with your girl's family. You are indeed not young. Before, mother was a little worried. Now that the family conditions are better, don't worry, mother will choose a good marriage for you."

Zhong Xin faltered, hesitated to speak.

Ming's expression suddenly changed, and he lowered his voice to coax, "Ah Xin, tell mother, do you have someone in your heart?"

"Mother, what are you thinking? Daughter is such a shameless person. I heard from my little sister that there is a scholar in Hengshan Village who is a matchmaker in the middle. Our family was poor before, and the brothers and sisters in the family were making trouble, so his parents wanted to marry him a daughter-in-law, and the family could have an extra labor. Otherwise, with his qualifications, next year would be the year of the imperial examination. How could it be at this juncture? get married?"

"Xin'er, don't fool your mother. Although the daughter-in-law of our Zhong family has to go to the fields, the girls almost don't need it. Can you bear this hardship? Besides, what they say is nice, don't they expect the daughter-in-law to use the dowry to supplement their men? See Let’s face it, with such a family situation, and a temporary marriage, the betrothal gift must be less, after a marriage, including the daughter-in-law’s dowry, there will definitely be benefits.” Tong’s family is not a lump of elm, and it is very important for her two first-born children. Shangxin, his brain turned faster than before, and he understood the strangeness in a moment.

"Mother, but our little fifth room has at most produced scholars so far, and none of them are officials. My daughter doesn't want her children to deal with dirt lumps for the rest of their lives. Uncle will end next year. He is in his 20s, and he passed the exam earlier. Twice, I failed, so what if it's the same next year?" Zhong Xin's tone was always gentle, but one could hear the firmness in her words, as if she was determined to fight.

"Xin'er, have you ever thought that if that scholar is really as talented as you said, he will definitely go to the official career if he wins the Juren, or even Jinshi, and then you can bear a bunch of aunts around him?" Ming Ming Shi was full of sorrow, as if his brows were knotted.

"If that scholar is really like what the little sister said, I'm willing to bear it."

"Okay, you go back first, let mother think about it." Ming sent the eldest daughter away, thinking with a very tangled face: "Oh, my daughter is getting older and has her own thoughts. This is just a sign now. Xin'er just liked the scholar's literary talent, but she didn't have much thought about people. After a long time, she might not be sure.

Ming felt that this matter should not be delayed, it is better to resolve it as soon as possible, so as to avoid accidents and accidents, and thinking that everyone is busy recently, he decided to ask someone to inquire about it first.

She couldn't hide the matter in her heart, so she took the time to find out about the woman of her natal family in Hengshan Village that day, and the news she got was similar to what Zhong Xin knew.This is of course not enough, marriage is a good thing for two surnames, and the Zhong family doesn't need to sell their daughter, and the Ming family loves their eldest daughter even more, so naturally they care more.

It's a pity that the Ming family can't make a move now, otherwise she will go to her mother's house first, and ask her mother's family to find out the details, so that she can tell