After dressing as a widow

After changing his clothes and drinking a large bowl of warm ginger soup, Lin Zhen felt that the cold air in his body was completely removed, and he felt warm all over.

He pondered over what Li Jiu said today, and quietly asked Aunt Lin worriedly: "Father, have you made it clear to Aunt Li about the failure of Xiaoyao and Li Jiu?"

"Let's make it clear. When I left, I even wrapped a bag of sugar cakes for Aunt Li. They are all from the same village. You don't have to become enemies because of the failure of your marriage."

But today Li Jiu's determined look still made Lin Zhenxin feel a little strange. He thought for a while and said, "Although we can't have the intention of harming others, we must have the intention of guarding against others. Before our family didn't make much money, Aunt Li But she has never been to our house before. Seeing that our family's life is getting better, Aunt Li came to the door to talk about marriage..."

Father Lin didn't believe that Li Zhaodi was that kind of person, so he opened his mouth to speak.

Lin Zhen raised his hand to stop him: "Father, listen to me, what kind of family background is the Li family? There is an only child on more than 20 acres of land. Aunt Li has let go of her words before, and she wants to find a good child for Li Jiu, who will grow up well. And a virtuous girl."

"But our youngest is a brother, and a brother with a pregnancy mole that is almost the same as mine."

"Aunt Li has seen that I have been married to Qian's family without having children for more than a year, and there has been no movement after marrying Mrs. Gu. She must have similar opinions about Xiaoyao, but why did she just say kiss?"

Having said that, what Zai Lin really wanted to express couldn't be more obvious.

Father Lin wanted to say that Li Zhaodi didn't seem like such a person, but after thinking about it one by one, it was indeed what he said.

Everyone in the village knew that Li Zhaodi wanted to find a girl for Li Jiu, so why did he suddenly fall in love with Xiaoyao, who was pregnant with a light mole?

Looking at his expression, Lin Zhen knew that he took it to heart, and said, "Father, we have pondered these thoughts on our own, and others will think that our villain's heart is more than a gentleman's belly. In the future, you will talk to Li in front of outsiders. Ma'am, don't be so affectionate, just keep a little distance, and ask Xiaoyao to stay away from their family."

"...I know." Aunt Lin knew what his family relied on for their current life. One was the method of composting brought by Lin Zhen, which benefited the villagers solidly.The second is that Lin Zhen sold Mala Tang in the town, and he even made money with them.

Li Zhaodi's sudden marriage can only be aimed at these things.

At night, Father Lin tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, waking Father Lin up.

Father Lin thought he was afraid of the sound of rain outside, so he reached out and hugged him: "Sleep, it's okay."

Father Lin leaned on Father Lin's shoulder, told him in a low voice what Lin Zhen said today, and finally said: "I told Li Zhaodi very clearly about not getting married that day, so it shouldn't be a problem. "

Father Lin woke up from a doze and frowned.

"Li Zhaodi has a lot of eyes. Back then, he and Li Jiu's father had the same surname, and both parents did not agree to get married. Later, I don't know how Li Zhaodi did it. His father-in-law and mother-in-law settled the marriage like a fire. "

"Some of the gossip and gossip in it say everything, and there are [-] to [-]% of the truth."

Father Lin knew that Father Lin was soft-hearted and would not overcomplicate matters, he said: "Brother Zhen is right in telling you today, when you meet his family, especially Li Zhaodi, stay away, can you Don't deal with people, especially with Xiaoyao, don't get along with Li Jiu."

Even Lin's father said the same, Lin's father's heart was beating non-stop, he felt that he had done something bad, and he couldn't fall asleep even if he closed his eyes.

-

After a rain, every family's crops were planted in the field, and all of them were composted.

Lin Zhen went to Carpenter Ma to make a custom-made table and chairs. They were made of raw wood, unpainted, and the boards were polished smooth. It can be seen at a glance that Carpenter Ma's craftsmanship is very good.

Lin Zhen was very satisfied, and immediately gave the pottery silver to Carpenter Ma.

Carpenter Ma pushed the money back with a face full of embarrassment, and said, "Brother Zhen, I won't accept money for this set of tables and chairs of yours..."

"It's just that I want to sell this kind of folding chair in other places. You can see how much money I need to pay you."

Carpenter Ma felt that his request was a little too much, Lin Zhen came up with the idea, and he came out halfway to do it, no matter what he said, it was a bit unreasonable.

So he was ready for Lin Zhen not to agree, or to ask for a large sum of money.

But Lin Zhen didn't expect Carpenter Ma's head to be so easy to use. Seeing the business opportunities in folding tables and chairs furniture, he thought about it carefully and said: "You have seen this chair, Uncle Ma, it is not only novel but also easy to use. It is said that you can make a lot of money, but you can still make a small profit.”

"In this way, together with the manual cost and material cost of making tables and chairs, you can pay another three taels of silver."

As long as you buy a folding chair, craftsmen who have done woodwork can quickly understand the doorway inside, and it is very easy to imitate.

In ancient times, there was no such thing as a patent. As soon as Carpenter Ma's folding chairs were sold, there would probably be many folding products on the market that were exactly the same, or even better in workmanship and more expensive in materials.

That's why he wants this little silver.

Anyway, no one in his family knows how to do woodwork, so this little money seems to be picked up.

Carpenter Ma, who thought he was going to pay a fortune, couldn't believe that Lin Zhen only needed three taels of silver, and a funny expression appeared on his rough face: "Brother Zhen is serious!"

"Three or two is three or two," Lin Zhen said, "But Uncle Ma, if you have done this chair, you should understand that it is not difficult. As long as you are walking with you, you will know how to do it after buying it. When the time comes There are bound to be many imitations.”

"If you can spare the money, you may want to make a batch of goods first, so that you can get the upper hand when the time comes."

Carpenter Ma smiled heartily, and gave Lin Zhen a thumbs up: "As expected, he made money doing business in the town, and he has a lot of ideas!"

"I'll follow what you said and make the last batch first."

Aunt Ma was by the side when Carpenter Ma was talking to Lin Zhen, and she was always smiling about what her husband was going to do.

As soon as he heard that the two of them had finished talking, he went back to the room and counted three taels of silver to Lin Zhen: "You don't know, he has been talking in front of me for the past few days, saying what to do if you don't agree, even how to get to your house. Think it over."

"Uncle Ma is good at this line of work. He must think about new things when he sees them."

"That's right, I can't persuade him anyway, let him make trouble." The more Aunt Ma looked at Lin Zhen, the more she liked it, so she just took a few freshly baked pancakes and stuffed them into the hands of Brother Lin, who followed Lin Zhen to carry the table and chairs. inside.

Brother Lin and Brother Lin were both poor. They knew how important food was to the villagers, so they refused to ask for it no matter what.

Still, Lin Zhen couldn't stand it anymore, and said, "Big brother and second brother, go ahead, my aunt's hands are going to be sore."

Brother Lin received it in his hands and smelled it, and he knew that eggs were added to the pancakes, and the pancakes were not dark sorghum noodles, but high-quality white noodles.

They sighed in unanimously, it's really good to have a craft, no matter what, you won't be hungry.

The table and chairs were carried back and placed in Gu Shuanzi's cabin. There was a box on the table, in which the pens, inks, papers and inkstones bought for him could be placed.And because the chair is foldable, it can be put away when not in use, and it does not take up any space at all, just unfold it when in use.

Lin Zhen asked Gu Shuanzi next to him, "How is it?"

Gu Shuanzi didn't speak, just nodded.

Lin Zhen was already used to his reticent character, and said, "How are you doing with the words I wrote on the blackboard yesterday, can you write them?"

The two wooden boards were brought back earlier than the table and chairs. Lin Zhen directly used charcoal to write on them. Not to mention, the effect was not bad. At least the younger ones didn’t have to read empty books because they didn’t have enough books. They all knew what they were reading now. What is the word, what does the word look like, and the learning effect is gradually increasing.

But the one who learned the best is Gu Shuanzi, followed by Lin Xiaoyao and Lin's second brother's brother, Huaixiang.

Lin Zhuzi, Chunxiang and Xingxiang both had a hard time learning, especially Lin Zhuzi, sitting on a stool was like sitting on a nail, his eyes kept turning, no matter what he said, it didn't work.

Lin Zhen wanted to pull hard at first, but after one, two, three, four, five times it didn't work, he realized that maybe this is why some children naturally like to learn this, and some children are more talented in other areas.

Lin Zhuzi just doesn't like this thing, as for what he likes, I don't know yet.

Brother Lin and sister-in-law Lin didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Zhuzi's ignorance of reading. Anyway, the children were at this age, and after two years, they could discuss a similar marriage, start a family, start a business, and have a few big fat boys.

In contrast, Gu Shuanzi's performance can be described as astonishing.

Obviously he taught and learned together, he seems to have a few more tendons than Lin Xiaoyao, Lin Huaixiang, he knows how to teach, and how to learn.

Recently, Lin Zhen found that he was no longer satisfied with the same progress as everyone else. He would take the thousand-character text to ask him how to read the rest, and then write it on the blackboard with charcoal.

Up to now, he has learned half of a thousand-character text, which is half the progress of others.

Lin Zhendao: "It's only March now. According to your current speed, you can go to study with the gentleman in the town in about May. It just so happens that the weather is good at that time. You can go with us in the morning when we are out of the stall."

Gu Shuanzi stood beside him, his long eyebrows slightly frowned in an imperceptible arc.

In fact, he wanted to tell Lin Zhen that he didn't like reading that much, and he didn't like going to Mr. Wu's place to study.

He wants to make money now.

But facing Lin Zhen, he couldn't tell.

He is not a person who can't be separated from others, since Lin Zhen carried him back to Liyu Village step by step in a snowy day, he knew that this stepfather was completely different from before.

Gu Shuanzi lowered his eyes and said in his heart, just like this, study for a few years according to Lin Zhen's wishes, and then earn money to pay back Lin Zhen.

The newly made tables and chairs exude the smell of wood, which is very clear in the cabin.

Gu Shuanzi put the unused pen, ink, paper and inkstone into the desk case.