No pain no gain

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Da Niu'er's wedding was a relatively common wedding in the mountain village. Da Zhuang didn't post any posts to those who had friendships in the town. The wedding day was chosen on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and everyone in the village went to watch the excitement.

"From now on, you will have to live on your own, and don't bear any grievances..." Da Zhuang explained it over and over again before sending Da Niuer out of the house, and finally he felt a little uneasy in his heart , I feel that the big girl's marriage is too hasty, you must know that you can get divorced if you don't live well here...

"Brother, don't worry, I know how to measure!" Da Niuer said while holding Da Zhuang's hand tightly with red eyes.

"Don't be afraid, we are close!" The fool stepped forward and patted the two of them on the back to comfort them.

"Well, big brother, you have to take good care of your big brother, your temper is not as good as yours, so you should be more patient..." Big girl turned her head and said to the fool.

The fool nodded again and again, indicating that he knew.

"Hey, what are you talking about? Well, the auspicious time is coming!" Da Zhuang interrupted Da Niu'er embarrassedly.

The invited Xipo came forward and said auspicious words while helping the big girl to cover the red hijab.

Da Zhuang squatted down halfway, let the big girl lie on his back, and carefully carried the big girl to the side of the sedan chair.

Xi Niang whispered beside her, "Cry quickly, bride!"

The big girl hurriedly let out a burst of crying that she didn't know whether it was real or not.

Xi Niang exaggeratedly said auspicious words again, and helped the eldest girl onto the sedan chair. The four young men who were invited to help in the village lifted up the sedan chair rented from the town and walked in the front, followed by two The two carried the dowry.

The people in the village followed in a noisy way, and some people exclaimed from time to time.

A few days ago, there was a family in the village whose daughter was married. The girl was only wearing a half-new red gown, and she carried a small bundle and walked to the groom's house accompanied by her mother...

Xiao Liu had no other relatives, and Da Zhuang and Sha Zi were busy there until midnight before they got away.

Da Zhuang sat on a small stool and beat his calf, almost unable to stand up.

"I'll carry you back." The fool came over and grabbed Da Zhuang's arm and said.

"No, let me take a breath." Da Zhuang said weakly.

"Go back to bed early and rest, it's comfortable!" the fool said while squatting down and turning his head.

Da Zhuang smiled, lay down on his stomach, leaned into the fool's ear and whispered, "Can you move?"

"It's okay!" The idiot stood up steadily with his hands on Da Zhuang's buttocks, and said in a deep voice, with suspicious red behind his ears.

Da Zhuang leaned his head on the fool's shoulder, chatting nonsense.

The idiot just listened quietly, occasionally responding, and when he reached the gate of Xiaoliu's house, he freed up a hand to close the gate.

"Sit down for a while, I'll pour hot water." The fool put Da Zhuang on the edge of the kang and said softly.

After dinner, San Niuer came back with San Zhuang and Si Zhuang first. The room was quiet at this moment, probably already fast asleep.

"En." Da Zhuang responded with his eyelids stretched, and half-lyed down.

After the fool lit the oil lamp on the table, he walked quickly towards the kitchen, and after a while came in with a large wooden basin half filled with water.

"Da Zhuang, Da Zhuang, wake up, wash up..." the fool pushed Da Zhuang and called softly.

Da Zhuang thanked him twice, sat up reluctantly, and walked towards the wooden basin indiscriminately without opening his eyes.

The idiot hurriedly supported Da Zhuang who was staggering, took off his clothes with some effort, and quickly scrubbed Da Zhuang with a handkerchief soaked in hot water...

Da Zhuang leaned on the fool obediently, completely unaware of what was going on.

The idiot groped Da Zhuang's tender inner thigh twice, looked at Da Zhuang's chin pricking down, sighed, stuffed Da Zhuang under the quilt, and then quickly scrubbed it off himself. , also got into the quilt.

Da Zhuang, who was already in a deep sleep, felt the heat source, and quickly leaned over.

The idiot stretched out his arms to hug Da Zhuang, his eyelids gradually sank...

More than a month after the eldest girl got married, the field began to get busy. Because the government stipulated that there was still one year to buy land, everyone was busy cultivating wasteland and farming, so no one wanted to do long-term work. Fortunately, there were still people who wanted to work. Earning more cash, plus Da Zhuang's wages are not low, part-time workers are still willing.

After arranging the spring sowing, Da Zhuang took five taels of silver to Da Niuer and Xiao Liu, and asked them to help watch it.

"You can use this money, it's not enough for us to replenish it when we come back." Da Zhuang said with a smile.

"Brother, there are too many!" Big Girl shouted.

Although the price of goods is high now, it is quite cheap to hire people. It is not a problem to survive a busy season with five taels of silver, not to mention that the spring planting has just passed, and only a few people need to be hired to take care of it...

"Well, just in case, you put it away, we will come back before the autumn harvest!" Da Zhuang pushed back Da Niu'er's hand and said.

"Brother, when are you leaving?" Xiao Liu stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"Leave the day after tomorrow, and the field will trouble you!" Da Zhuang said with a smile.

Xiao Liu nodded, and gave the eldest girl a push, motioning her to put the money away.

Da Zhuang chatted a few more gossips with Da Niuer and Xiao Liu before going home.

After Da Niuer got married, San Niuer began to do housework slowly, and now she has done well, and she even took time to go to Da Niuer's house every day to learn sewing. Zhuang and Si Zhuang took them with them, but Da Niuer said that San Niuer was too old to go outside, so she insisted on stopping her. Da Zhuang asked San Niuer for her opinion, but San Niuer herself did not expect willing to stay.The few chickens and two crossbred wolf dogs that had just been fed at home were handed over to San Niuer to take care of. Because it was not safe for her to live alone with a girl, Da Zhuang helped her clean up and was ready to go to Da Niuer. live for a few months.

There are five rooms in Xiaoliu's house, three of which are built with earthen pits, the middle one is the main room, and the other is used as a warehouse. The kitchen is in a low room half built on the side. It is very small, and the front and back yards are very large, because there are fewer people in the village now, and everyone uses the house to occupy the land, and there is no need to buy land deeds for farming in the yard.

Stopping and stopping along the way, it took more than a month to reach the suburbs of Beijing. It was the result of Da Zhuang's insistence on driving at night. The carriage was custom-made in Jinhu City. At the beginning, it was thought to transport grain and goods, and it was very spacious. It’s no problem to sleep in it with a quilt. I dare not let the horse run during the day. Besides, San Zhuang and Si Zhuang are awake, and they don’t feel safe in the carriage. I have to let the two of them down to play for a while. There are also many people on the official road, so there is nothing to do at night. Da Zhuang and the fool take turns driving the carriage, and they will hurry up to midnight every few days to prevent the horses from being overwhelmed.

The last time Da Zhuang wrote to Er Zhuang, he had already found out where Er Zhuang lived. It was in the bookstore where he worked. Save money on hotel stays.

Driving the carriage slowly into the city, San Zhuang and Si Zhuang excitedly leaned on the window and looked out, not letting out a sound of exclamation or two.

"Go to Er Zhuang first, and then we will find a place to live together!" Da Zhuang leaned on the carriage and said lazily to the fool driving in front.

The idiot responded, and began to look around for the names of the shops that Er Zhuang said.

After a long time, Da Zhuang woke up after taking a nap, and found that the carriage was still moving forward slowly.

"What's the matter, didn't find it?" Da Zhuang shouted forward.

"There are too many shops!" The fool stammered, with beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Stop!" Da Zhuang yelled.

The fool pulled the reins and controlled the carriage to stop.

"You two sit on it, the elder brother will go down and ask for directions, and when he finds the second elder brother, he will take you out to play!" Da Zhuang confessed to San Zhuang and Si Zhuang.

"Okay!" San Zhuang and Si Zhuang agreed together.

Da Zhuang jumped out of the carriage, looked around, and unexpectedly found that there was a peddler selling candied haws in the capital.

"Brother, how much is this bunch!" Da Zhuang walked over and asked.

"Sanwen!" The peddler replied with a smile all over his face.

Da Zhuang thought for a while and said, "Bring me three skewers!"

"Okay!" The peddler responded loudly, picked up the big one and took three skewers: "You take it!"

While counting the copper coins, Da Zhuang asked, "Brother, how do I get to Xuanwen Road?"

The peddler took the money and put it away, and said neatly: "Go straight ahead and walk to the second intersection, then go forward and look at the bookstore, which is Xuanwen Road. That place is for buying paper and ink!"

"Thank you, brother!" Da Zhuang nodded and said with a smile.

"No thanks, guest officer, go slowly!" The peddler waved his hand and walked away carrying a shelf full of candied haws.

"Go in and rest for a while, I'll drive the car." Da Zhuang handed the candied haws to the fool, and said softly.

"It's okay, you go in and eat the candied haws first, just tell me the way!" The fool said with a smile.

"I bought this for you, San Zhuang, and Si Zhuang. I don't like to eat this. Come down quickly. It's too late to find a place to live!" Da Zhuang said, pulling the fool.

The fool had no choice but to jump down, took the candied haws, turned around and climbed into the carriage.

On the carriage, San Zhuang and Si Zhuang let out another burst of cheers. Each of them took a candied haws together and ate them one by one.

The idiot held the candied haws in his hand and looked at it. He smirked for a while before carefully biting one off. It was sour and sweet. The idiot squinted his eyes, wrapped the remaining candied haws in oiled paper, and put them in his arms. inside……

Da Zhuang quickly found Xuanwen Road, which was a bit deserted compared to other places, but the street was very spacious, probably because the shops didn't display their goods.

I stopped in front of a bookstore with the sign of "Juyunxuan". It was a small bookstore with two floors. From the outside, I could see a few guys sorting books inside.

"Excuse me, is there a guy named Wang Erzhuang here?" Da Zhuang hesitated for a moment, then walked in and asked.

One of the guys greeted him, looked Da Zhuang up and down a few times, obviously wanting to get some information from Da Zhuang's clothes, but he didn't show it on his face, he was still full of smiles, and said politely: "We don't have any Dude called Wang Erzhuang, does the guest officer need to buy books?"

Da Zhuang frowned, and continued to ask: "Is this the Juyunxuan Bookstore on Xuanwen Road?"

"Yes, guest officer!" The guy's smile has faded a bit, but he still maintains basic courtesy.

"Are you sure there is no one named Wang Erzhuang working as a buddy here? He probably came last year to do the work of sorting books..." Da Zhuang asked a little uneasy.

"Is the guest officer looking for someone?" The guy looked Da Zhuang up and down again, and asked strangely.

"Yes, my second brother came to Beijing last year, and he wrote back to say that he is working here as a buddy!" Da Zhuang explained.

"Guest officer, wait a moment, I'll ask." The guy left Da Zhuang and went into the bookstore, walked to one of the older guys, and asked in a low voice.

"Brother!" One of the buddies who had been facing the door turned around to have a look, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Er Zhuang?" Da Zhuang called hesitantly.

Er Zhuang has been outside for a year and a half, and it is the time of growth, and the changes are quite large. The cheeks that were round before have become quite clear, the eyebrows have grown thicker, and the hair is tied into a bag with a cloth towel and fixed on the head. In the end, he should be wearing the uniform clothes in the bookstore...

"Brother, why are you here?" Er Zhuang walked out quickly, pulling Da Zhuang's sleeve and asked excitedly.

"Nan Song!" A middle-aged man came out and shouted.

Er Zhuang responded, and said awkwardly: "Master Zhang, I would like to ask for half a day off today!"

"What's going on?" Shopkeeper Zhang asked Da Zhuang with a glance.

"Hi shopkeeper Zhang, I'm Nansong's eldest brother. I just arrived in the capital today. I want him to take us to find a place to live and get together. Please forgive me for causing you trouble!" Da Zhuang saw that Er Zhuang was nervous With an uneasy look, he stepped forward and said gently.

"It's human nature, Nansong, you go!" Shopkeeper Zhang softened his face a little, nodded at Er Zhuang and said.

Er Zhuang gave a polite salute to shopkeeper Zhang, and with a smile on his face, he took Da Zhuang away.

"Have you changed your name?" Da Zhuang wrinkled and did not ask.

"No, Nansong is a character, Mr. Wen helped to get it!" Er Zhuang explained hastily.

"Get in the car first!" Da Zhuang said lightly.

"Big Brother!" Er Zhuang smiled and called out to the fool standing beside the carriage.

The fool responded with a smile.

"Second brother!"

"Second brother!"

San Zhuang and Si Zhuang huddled together by the car window and shouted happily.

Er Zhuang responded loudly, and excitedly climbed into the carriage, and soon the three of them laughed loudly...

"Da Zhuang, go up, I'll drive the car!" The fool touched his chest and said cheerfully.

"No, you just rested for a long time!" Da Zhuang said as he helped the carriage climb to the front.

The fool had no choice but to walk back.

"Er Zhuang, is there a cheap small yard that can be rented here? We're going to live here for a while." Da Zhuang asked, turning his head.

"Brother, is it true? How long are you going to stay?" Er Zhuang asked happily, lying on the front window of the car.

"About a month, we have to go back before the autumn harvest!" Da Zhuang shook the reins and let the carriage start slowly.

"I'm afraid it's not easy to rent for one month, the time is too short!" Er Zhuang said distressedly.

"Then let's rent it for a few more days. I'll let you live in the future. You can't sleep in the bookstore all the time. Don't you still have to study!" Da Zhuang said softly.

"Really?" Er Zhuang exclaimed excitedly.

"En!" Da Zhuang responded.

Er Zhuang showed the way from behind, and soon came to a small alley, and the carriage could barely walk in.

"It's relatively close to Xuanwen Road, and it's specially rented out for students rushing to take the exam!" Er Zhuang explained.

Quite a few of them had obviously been rented out, but at first glance, only two or three doors were still hung with wooden signs, indicating that they were not rented out.

Er Zhuang got out of the car and called the door, and a middle-aged man came out from a yard not far away.

"Young students want to rent a yard!" The middle-aged man quickly glanced at Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang, and said to Er Zhuang.

"Yes, I don't know how the rent is calculated?" Er Zhuang stepped forward and asked.

"The minimum rent is half a year, eight and a half years!" The middle-aged man replied quickly.

Er Zhuang looked at Da Zhuang anxiously, his face darkened.

"How much does it cost to buy such a small courtyard?" Da Zhuang asked in a low voice.

The middle-aged man looked at Da Zhuang and grinned: "It's not expensive, but no one is willing to sell it!"

Da Zhuang nodded knowingly.

Eight taels of silver and half a year. The scientific examination is held every three years. The interval between each scientific examination is two years. It is held in September. At least a year and a half to rent, just renting a place to live costs more than [-] taels, and you have to leave some money for Er Zhuang... Da Zhuang frowned, not because he didn't have enough money, but because he didn't expect it So much to spend.

"Give me a sincere price!" Da Zhuang said with a smile.

"How long do you want to rent?" the middle-aged man asked.

"One and a half years, until the end of the scientific examination next year!" Da Zhuang replied with a glance at Er Zhuang.

"How many of you live?"

"Just him, we'll leave in a month at most." Da Zhuang pointed to Er Zhuang and said.

"Seven twenty-six dollars and half a year." The middle-aged man thought for a while and said.

"You might as well not talk about it..." Da Zhuang smiled and began to deal with that person...

In the end, six taels of silver were settled for half a year, and Er Zhuang had a smile on his face when he said six taels and a half. Da Zhuang estimated that the six taels should be regarded as an extremely low price, so he made the decision immediately, and both parties signed the painting and paid in one lump sum. Cleared the money.

"The yard will be under the management of my second brother for the next year and a half, so don't interfere any more!" Da Zhuang demanded.

"We understand this, the younger generation should work hard!" The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Here, I wish the younger generation the title of the gold list!"

Er Zhuang complied happily.

Da Zhuang drove the carriage in. The yard was really quite small. There were only three rooms in total. There was a small open space in front of the house. It is clean and has basic furniture, so you can move in directly.

"Move your things from the bookstore, and we will stay here tonight!" Da Zhuang said to Er Zhuang who was still silly and happy.

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