pastoral life

On the way to Fuzu Village, Wang Mingchuan was fluttering all over. He touched his lips after walking a few steps, and then smirked for a while, making all the villagers who saw him on the road look like they had seen a ghost—— This Wang Jia Dalang usually seems to be a prudent and restrained person, why is he acting stupid today as if he has run into an evil?

Wang Mingchuan, who was so dizzy and happy to be stupid after being hit by evil, ran to Fufu Village and knocked on the door of his brother. The woman who answered the door was a woman in her forties, who couldn't call out her name when she saw Wang Mingchuan. They didn't recognize their relatives until the two sides counted up a few generations, and the couple welcomed Wang Mingchuan in with great enthusiasm.

"Oh my nephew, hurry up and take a rest in the house, look at the sweat on this face - Qingquan, Qingquan! Why don't you come out and have a look at the big cousin who is passing through the mountain?"

Ming Chuan took the towel from the woman and wiped his face before passing the things in his hand.

"Auntie, look, I can't come up with anything good, just some food for your family to try."

"Oh, why do you have to spend so much money on such a rare visit, kid, tsk tsk tsk."

Qingquan's mother took the things and put them aside, just as Wang Qingquan also came out, she went outside to boil water and pour tea for the two of them, but Wang Mingchuan left the seat to salute, and then exchanged good news with Wang Qingquan After a while of pleasantries, they sat down to drink tea.

"Are you going to test the waters this year?"

"Exactly. Although there is not much hope, it is good to go out and see the world."

"Confused! Whether it is successful or not will be judged after the fact. Even if you have already participated, you should go all out. How can you look like a scholar in perfunctory life!"

Wang Qingquan put on a serious elder brother's posture and made a big argument with Wang Mingchuan. After talking more, Wang Mingchuan got a little understanding of this clan brother's temper. Although he has a lot of knowledge, he is only focused on admitting death. Although it is rare to be open-minded, he is suitable for a scholar and should not be too deeply involved with officialdom.

"Brother's robes have already been washed and dried, but because he was busy with the work in the field a while ago, he didn't have the opportunity to come to thank him in person. It's Ming Chuan's fault, please bear with me."

Wang Mingchuan was just saying this politely, but Wang Qingquan had grasped the key point:

"You already have a reputation as a scholar, why are you still working in the fields?"

"The conditions in my family are also forced. There are younger brothers and younger sisters to support, so we can't just rely on my wife."

Wang Qingquan sighed, and in the end he didn't say anything, he only emphasized that a scholar should behave like a scholar, don't disappoint this volume of green books, and finally he brought Wang Mingchuan into his study to pick out a lot of books.

"These tools are the books I copied from my husband. You can take some to read first. You should walk around with me more on weekdays. It is not a problem to be with those country folks all day long. It’s better to have a vulgar upper body——Come on, even though it’s a little late now, it’s better to have something than not to have it. You’ll wait for me at the mouth of Guaizi Hutong at the east end of the city in three days, and I’ll take you with me. The Jiang family walks around to recognize the faces, remember to dress decently, don't get the mud from the fields on the top of your shoes!"

Although Wang Qingquan's words were harsh, he was still thinking of his clan brothers. Wang Mingchuan was a man who knew good and bad, so he thanked him without a word of refutation. It happened that Wang Qingquan's mother, Feng Shi, came to ask for dinner together. It's rare for Wang Qingquan to stop catching Wang Mingchuan talking about bookish festivals, presumably he abides by the etiquette of not talking when eating or sleeping.

Wang Mingchuan suppressed eating while thinking of the peace and ease at home. At this moment, Mingzhu should have just brought the food to the table, and the steaming of the hot food made his face always more supple than before, and even the darkened side was also very tender. Good-looking, hmm, anyway, his wife is very good-looking.

After the meal, Wang Qingquan didn't stay with Wang Mingchuan any longer, he just urged him to go home and study hard. Wang Mingchuan responded one by one, promising to return the book as soon as possible after copying the book. Thinking that Wang Qingquan took advantage of this gap and stuffed two taels of silver into Wang Mingchuan's hand.

"I also know how difficult your family is. It's understandable to run around for a living. Just remember not to delay your studies. The money won't be worth much. It's just that you and your siblings eat before the exam." Get better, take it, don't say any more, it's important to pass the exam well."

Without waiting for Wang Mingchuan to refuse, he just pushed him and bolted the courtyard door. Standing outside the door, Wang Mingchuan looked at the basket of books in his left hand, and then at the basket of books in his right hand being forced in. After all, I still feel a little hot in my heart.

Blood is thicker than water, the same surname supports each other, and the bloodline left by the ancestors has not been trampled clean by those shallow-eyed people.

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After Wang Mingchuan returned home, he briefly talked with Mingzhu about what he had learned today, and then he went to copy books and study in a down-to-earth manner.Thinking about Mingzhu like this in his heart, he was worried about another matter - based on these two contacts, he could know whether Wang Qingquan's branch would assassinate his brother for the sake of taking the position of successor. Who set up a poisonous scheme to kill Wang Dahe and Wang Xiaohu?

Mingzhu was puzzled, and worried that Wang Juren would come to the house again to claim adoption. It happened that when Li Sanniang came to work at the house today, she brought a piece of shocking good news, which just relieved Mingzhu's anxiety.

"Xue Jiaojiao is happy?!"

"Isn't that right? I didn't believe it when I heard what my dead ghost said at first, but when he went to the city to deliver goods this morning, he saw with his own eyes that Wang Juren set off firecrackers outside the house to send out money, and many people in the city saw it. , is this still fake?"

Mingzhu was stunned for a long time before swallowing the news, and then heaved a long sigh of relief, regardless of whether Xue Jiaojiao's child was a boy or a girl, at least their two children should be safe for the time being.

"Tell me, the son of Wang Ju's family is so sick that he can still keep the seeds. Isn't this a matter of smoke from the ancestral grave? I heard from my niece who worked in the Wang family that this Wang family son It's only been a few days, hey, you really want her to catch up with you!"

Li Sanniang pulled Mingzhu again and continued to gossip, until Aunt Jiang came to the door to officially start work. After Mingzhu left, those women gathered together to work and always had to find something to talk about, but they were abducted again. The matter of Xue Jiaojiao's pregnancy came from above.

"I heard that the day of sharing a room was forced by drugs. How can you still conceive in such a state?"

"The rich people's medicine may be so powerful. It's not difficult to get pregnant. According to me, giving birth to a big fat boy in one fell swoop is a real good fortune!"

"Bah, it's okay to be a girl. If it's really a boy, Xue Da and Zhao's two will have to rely on this joy to go sideways. You didn't see it. The two of them grew up together in the days when Xue's family married their daughter. Guaner also doesn't look at anyone seriously, I really think how capable I am, according to me, our boss is better, quick-witted and warm-hearted, no one in the village will not say virtuous when they meet."

"Who says it's not? The Wang family was supported by a half-sized man like Dalang in the early days, and each of them was raised like chickens. How long has it been since the owner came in? Look, he can send us a couple of dollars a month." Silver wages!"

"I see that the owner is a prosperous man, and Wang Jiadalang may be able to be a master of Juren in the future!"

Women and Taoists always like to talk nonsense when they get together. They always want to have fun and don't care too much about the truth. They will bring a few words for meat and vegetables and close the door without fear of others listening. How many times does Mingzhu meet? After returning home, he learned to be good, and avoided talking to them, and asked Wang Dahe and the others to stay away from here, so as not to learn things that shouldn't be learned.

Although the children of the Wang family have different personalities, they have one thing in common, that is, they are well-behaved and obedient, and although they can be mischievous, they will never disobey Mingzhu and Wang Mingchuan's orders on major matters, so they have been obediently guarding their own since Mingzhu entrusted them. I don't go to the kitchen to play with my work anymore. Over time, even the other boys and girls who stay in the Wang's house have developed a rule - not to go near the kitchen. This matter is widely spread, but people in the village Everyone thinks that the secret recipe for getting rich is locked in the Wang family's kitchen, and whoever finds it can earn a lot of money, but the Wang family keeps it strictly so that no one will know and steal it.

"The rumors in the village are getting worse and worse. Do you think someone really wants to come to our kitchen to steal a trick?"

After closing the door and lying down at night, Mingzhu nestled in Wang Mingchuan's arms and played with the hair on his chest. The two of them got along with each other these days, and there was a bit of a sweet atmosphere of newlyweds. Wang Mingchuan would naturally be able to let Mingzhu's heart go. He clearly felt it, so he no longer deliberately suppressed himself on weekdays, and besides Mingzhu still didn't want him to be close to him, he did not fight for the benefits around him.

"There are quite a few people in the village who want to be greedy for cheap, but they are jealous that other families get a profit and their own family can't get a share of it. We can't ask everyone to pick out all the greed in their minds. According to me, it's not like Shopkeeper Zhu of Tang Pin Zhai said, since this Tang Pin Zhai has opened more than one store, why can’t they make more and send them to several nearby towns for consignment together? With such a wide market, the demand will naturally be high, so As soon as we come to our house, we can recruit more people to help the house, and if there are more people who benefit, there will be fewer people who use their brains."

After being reminded by Wang Mingchuan, Mingzhu really wanted to expand the scale again, not only for the sake of benefiting everyone in the village, but also because he wanted to get together the money to buy the house before winter. He still wants to save some money to buy barren slopes. Although Lemon will not run away, he still has to study and plant. After all, earning more money is not a bad thing.

Mingzhu's thoughts became more and more energetic, and the hand holding Wang Mingchuan's hair played with the rope buckle of his underwear at some point. When Mingzhu realized it, Wang Mingchuan's honey-colored chest had already been exposed. , someone blushed, quickly retracted his hands, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Fortunately, there are no lights in the countryside at night, Wang Mingchuan is tired during the day and should sleep fast, um, um, that's how it is, no one should notice.

Mingzhu, who had shrunk into the shell, was comforting herself, and suddenly put her hands on her chest.

"Madam, this is pity for her husband's hard summer, so she also wants to serve her husband, can the lady loosen up this underwear together?"

Pearl:! ! !