continuation [farming]

On the third day of junior high school, Dongmei, who learned that Zhang's family was celebrating Chinese New Year at Li's family this year, hesitated for a while before taking Zhou Mu back to Anle Village.

As soon as I entered Anle Village, I ran into Li Tongcai's family. The former village head's mother-in-law, a high-ranking person, is now crazy and locked up at home since busy years. The little daughter-in-law will be her family's Xiang'er.Dongmei looked a little pitiful, but still hurried around, for fear of bumping into the child.

After walking for a long time, I saw several boxes piled up in front of another family's door. I don't know which family's daughter-in-law could bring so many things back from her husband's house.

Zhou Mu looked dazzled, and asked Dongmei in a low voice: "Which family is your girl from, and what kind of family did you marry to bring so many things back?"

Dongmei had never heard of it, she shook her head, saw Zhou Mu's interested face, snorted, and said, "Go to Li's house later, you can ask Li's family by yourself, they should know."

When he arrived at Li's house, Zhou Mu was a little apprehensive.

He knew that his brother-in-law was rich, and that the fertile land in Anle Village, and the patches of land, all belonged to his brother-in-law's family.But knowing it was one thing, and seeing the Li family's compound, which was no less than a wealthy family in the town, was another.What's more, there are several boxes in the Li family's yard, but they are not inferior to the family just now.

Li Mu was frowning, asking the person who brought the things to quickly carry away the heavy gift.Those servants who looked like servants, who dared to make decisions, put down their things and left.The Li family really didn't want it, and they were pulling people, and they couldn't just let them go.

Zhou Mu took a look and thought to himself, I'm afraid he came at the wrong time today.

Li Mu saw Dongmei and her husband, glanced at the messy yard of his house, sighed, and went up to say hello.

"What is brother-in-law busy with?" Zhou Mu couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

"It's a New Year's gift from my uncle." Li Mu frowned. It was obviously a happy event, but he didn't look happy.

Zhou Mu then remembered that Li Muke had an uncle who was a high-ranking official in Liang Jing, so he couldn't come back to worship his ancestors during the holidays.Looking at this year's ceremony, the uncle must be really capable.Zhou Mu was a little envious, but when he saw Li Mu's expression, his heart skipped a beat. I'm afraid the Li family is not as harmonious as it was rumored outside.

When Li Mu was distracted, those servants who came to give the New Year gifts ran away.

In desperation, Li Mu had no choice but to ask Zhou Mu, together with Zhang Shiyi and Xia He, to deliver the boxes to the door, and then close the door to thank the guests.Anyway, there was no married daughter in their family. Once Dongmei's family arrived, there were no other guests in the Li family today.

Zhou Mu said with regret: "There must be a lot of good things here. They are placed at the door, and they will be taken away by others, right?"

"Let them take it, and use it as an annual gift from my uncle to Anle Village." Li Mu said yes.

Zhou Mu murmured in his heart, this Juren master had just been admitted to Juren, so why did he have a falling out with his uncle? Isn't he afraid of being tripped by his uncle who is a Beijing official when he is admitted to Jinshi in a few years?

However, it seemed that no one else in the room took the box seriously. Xia He brought the freshly cooked dumplings to the table for her sister and brother-in-law to eat, and then took her little nephews away to play with Jin Bao.

Zhou Mu was invited to take a seat in the room, he was quite embarrassed, he didn't know what to say to Zhang Shiyi and Li Mu, he was a rough man, would he show timidity in front of scholars.But after chatting, Zhou Mu found that his worries were unnecessary. His brother-in-law is a kind person, and he is also polite to him, a farmer.

It's just that Zhou Mu watched, there seemed to be such an inexplicable relationship between brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

It stands to reason that Xia He should be the son of the Zhang family now, but while he chatted with the old men, he also talked and laughed with the woman sitting beside him, and he could help with the cooking. It seems to be between the son of the Zhang family and the daughter-in-law of the Li family.

No, when I went home to ask Dongmei at night, Zhou Mu secretly made a note in his heart.

"It has snowed heavily this year, so the next year must be a bumper year." During the chat, Zhang Shishi said yes.

Li Mu knew that some ancients once said that the auspicious snow heralds a good year, so he nodded in agreement: "I think next year Dajia will be happy and healthy."

"The harvest in the past few years has been good. It seems like my family has a little savings. I plan to send Gouwa to learn a few words. Gouwa should also have a name, and I will ask his husband to pick it up when the time comes." Zhou Mule Said cheerfully.

Zhang Shiyi didn't like Zhou Mu as a big son-in-law at first. At first, Zhou Mu and Dongmei met while selling vegetables in Raonan Town. Zhou Mu took the initiative to chase after Anle Village, and asked a matchmaker to come to ask for a marriage.Originally, Zhang Shiyi wanted to wait a little longer, but he had been arrogant all his life. Even though he was down and out, he didn't really want to marry his daughter to an illiterate farmer. Even if the name is friendly, he will not nod.Seeing Gouwa able to read and write now, Zhang Shixi felt very relieved and nodded: "If you have spare money, you can spend it on food, drink and entertainment, but it's too wasteful. It's more beneficial than sending the doll to study."

"If the book is good, maybe our old Zhou family can change the lintel one day." Zhou Mugang waved his hands again after finishing speaking, "Oh, I was just joking, just joking."

"I see Gouwa is smart, maybe he can achieve great things in the future." Li Mu said yes politely.

Even though he knew that he was just delusional and Li Mu was only saying polite words, Zhou Mu was still very happy to be praised by Master Juren for his son.Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "But there are relatives of the second family official in Anle Village?"

"What?" Li Mu was startled, not knowing why Zhou Mu asked this question.

Zhou Mu then described in detail another family he saw on the road. There were also such a few big boxes at the door of that house, and it looked like it might have been a New Year gift from someone.

Li Musi paused for a moment, and said, "It's Brother Yun's house."

Brother Yun?When Li Mu mentioned this point, Zhou Mu slapped his thigh fiercely: "It's that one, married, male?"

It is rare for such a big event to happen in a small village, and it has already spread, and many surrounding villages have heard of it, and the more it spreads, the more outrageous it becomes.Zhou Mu also heard that the marriage between a man and a man is unacceptable. On the wedding day, which was an auspicious day, there was heavy rain and thunder, which knocked the couple off their horses.

But he didn't dare to say these words in front of Li Mu.

Li Mu nodded.

Those huge boxes were indeed sent by Li Yun from the county to this village, but it's a pity that Li Yun didn't come back, and he didn't even send a message.Li Mu didn't know how his clan brother was doing in that deep house, but seeing how he could still deliver this pile of things, he must be happy.

Li's six family were happy when they saw the things, but Aunt Li was secretly sad.

Everyone in the village looked at her with greedy eyes. ——Look at this brother Yun, not long after she married, the things she sent home have caught up with the pile at Li Mu's door.But who gave the one at Mugeer's door?Why not carry it into the yard, but throw it outside?

People who are in the most idle time of the year searched around when they had nothing to do, and soon found out that the boxes in front of Mu Geer's house were the New Year's gifts sent by his uncle Li Tonghe. present.

"Could it be that the old lady is annoyed that her brother-in-law hasn't been home for so many years and is angry?" Everyone speculated.

Someone else denied it: "Since the boss is gone, the Li family has divided according to the rules. There is no need to celebrate the New Year together."

"It's just that Tonghe is too much. He hasn't even come back to worship his ancestors these years. This year, he suddenly gave such a generous gift. It must be because he knew that Brother Mu had won the election and remembered that he still has family here?" Some people disdain stand up.

"What you said, Tonghe is a decent official, he is more capable than Juren, why does he have to please his nephew?" But some people don't believe it.

The right and wrong outside the door did not affect the people inside. The door of Li's house was closed all day, and it was not until the sun was about to set that the door was opened to send Dongmei's family out.

Seeing many people poking their heads here, Li Mu opened those boxes openly, and said in a loud voice: "Uncle is busy with official duties and hasn't come home for many years. Pick what you like and go back."

Those who had been greedy for these boxes for a long time, now they all came together and started to pick.Not long after, a few older and prestigious people began to preside over the distribution of things after being polite to Li Mu.

On the contrary, some clan elders were a little worried, so they leaned over and asked Li Mudao, "Brother Mu, what do you mean by giving away the things your uncle gave you?"

"Uncle, don't worry, I'm also thinking about the Li family." Li Mu said yes.

The clan elder thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Forget it, the old man is not as knowledgeable as you. If you say it is for the good of our family, then uncle will believe you."

Li Mu smiled, turned and went home.

Xia He, on the other hand, didn't think about why Li Mu did this all day long.

All he knew was that early this morning, these servants from Liang Jing entered the Li family's house with an annual gift and a letter.Li Mu's face changed only after he read the letter.

The letter was still in Li Mu's hand, and it was not thrown out together.Li Mu read it again, shook his head, rested his forehead, and looked tired.

Xia He stepped forward and rubbed his temples to soothe him.

"What's wrong with this letter?" Xia He asked without reading it.

"Liang Jing is afraid that the sky will change. His Majesty's body is getting worse day by day. Several princes are thinking about that throne." Li Mudao said yes, and became angry, "My uncle was a fool back then. But he became more and more unaware of the seriousness, and he stood in the team early, and wanted to pull me to serve the fourth prince with him after entering Beijing." The young Juren can be called a talent that you see only in decades, and there are many in Qingyang. A few people are planning to win over Li Mu.

Xia He thought for a while and asked, "You don't like the Fourth Prince?"

"I don't like anyone. This is not what I should do. If one is not good, not only will it not be able to clear up the grievances of the Zhang family, but it will also implicate the Li family." Li Mu hammered the table and said, "I just hope that today I will My actions can make my uncle understand my attitude."

There are still two years before going to Beijing to rush for the exam.