I open a small shop to support my family

"Brother, people from the village are here to deliver food." Yu Jinlan was so small that she couldn't understand what was going on between the two adults at all.

In the morning, someone came to deliver a batch of vegetables grown in their own fields. Yu Jinhuai paid the villagers for selling vegetables after counting them face to face. Now at noon, what they sent was winter bamboo shoots dug from the bamboo forest. Today they When I came back from the county, I said that winter bamboo shoots, bean skins and bean curd sticks were the most bought by customers. The bamboo shoots at home were not enough, so the villagers sent them again, most of which were stripped of the bamboo shoots.

The price of complete winter bamboo shoots is two cents less than the price of peeled winter bamboo shoots. Except for those who have a lot of chores at home, most people give away peeled and clean winter bamboo shoots.

"Here we come." Meng Yunshu rubbed his hot face, faced Yu Jinlan's curious eyes, lifted the curtain and went out guiltily, walked a few steps, came back and grabbed a handful of copper coins and stuffed them into his purse leave in a hurry.

Yu Jinlan blinked, tilted his head slightly, glanced at Meng Yunshu who seemed to be running away, then turned his head and glanced at his second brother intently, and asked curiously, "What's wrong, brother-in-law?"

Yu Jinhuai clenched his fist and put it on his mouth, covering the raised corner of his mouth, and said softly, "It's okay."

Yu Jinlan, who had always believed in the second brother, responded and left bouncing away.

Only Yu Jinhuai was left sitting alone, staring fixedly at a certain point in the sky, and chuckled after a long while. At this moment, the thatched curtain hanging at the entrance of the main room felt pleasing to the eye.

Copper plates were scattered on the table. Yu Jinhuai picked up a small box that was placed aside. After opening it, there were a few pieces of paper and a tael of silver ingots inside. This was prepared by Yu Jinyue and Yu Jinlan. Meng Yunshu told him last night that Yu Jinyue and his sister should not be allowed to follow them, but how much is a question. In the end, Yu Jinhuai decided to give 25 essays, and Yu Jinyue Eighteen essays, Yu Jinlan seven essays.

The yard was noisy, thinking of Meng Yunshu's temperament, fearing that he would not be able to handle it alone, Yu Jinhuai put the box away and went out with a cane.

Unexpectedly, when he went out, he saw another scene.

The villagers who sold vegetables in the yard were organized by the wife of the village chief. After she had inspected the goods, she instructed Yu Jinyue to say that Meng Yunshu would pay the money. Seeing this, Yu Jinhuai breathed a sigh of relief. Aunt Ye was in charge. He was not afraid that someone would bully Meng Yunshu face-to-face.

Aunt Sun didn't come, Brother Ming was still sick, and Aunt Sun was worried about leaving him alone at home, but she was afraid of infecting Yu Zhining when she brought Brother Ming to Yu's house, so after much deliberation, she had to stay at home to take care of Brother Ming .

With so many people coming to the house suddenly, Yu Zhining would still be afraid in the morning, but now he pulls a small stool and sits next to Meng Yunshu, watching him count the money with wide eyes, sometimes he finds Meng Yunshu involuntarily showing a distressed expression when giving the money, I will also learn to look decent, and after being discovered by Meng Yunshu, I look at him innocently, without feeling guilty at all.

Noticing that Meng Yunshu was writing and drawing on the ground with a stick, Yu Jinhuai suddenly remembered that there was no account book prepared at home. He turned around and entered the main room, took out a bunch of keys from the bedroom, and walked to the opposite bedroom. Staring at the locked door in front of him, he paused and picked up the key to open it.

The bedroom hadn't been cleaned for a long time, and there was a layer of dust inside. Yu Jinhuai followed the point in his memory to the desk, found a small key to open the small locked box on the desk, and took out an old He took out the ink and inkstone, picked out another brush, and finally took out a small stack of unused paper from it, and locked it again.

When he left, he noticed a large box in the corner, which was also locked. Compared with other furniture, there was only a thin layer of dust on the box. It could be seen that someone often opened it to take out the contents. Yu Jinhuai looked at the box. The box was silent for a long time, Ah Ning was three years old, and after the new year, he planned to teach Ah Ning how to read.

He had studied under Yu Jinjiang for a period of time, and it was no problem to teach Ah Ning a few words, but if he wanted to be truly enlightened, he had to go to a school, but there were not many schools where his brother could study. The former imperial court allowed my brother to enter the court as an official to take the imperial examination, but it is difficult for my brother to enroll in school. There is no place in the town for my brother to study. There is only a school in Hua'an County for my brother to study.

It's still too early for Aning to enroll in school, but Yu Jinhuai still keeps this matter in mind, and plans to discuss it with Meng Yunshu when he is free.

He not only sent Ah Ning to school, but when they had children, he would treat them equally, no matter if it was a brother or a man.

Going out with the things he wanted, Yu Jinhuai locked the room together with his longing for his brother.

This time he went straight back to the bedroom, took out the sewing basket, carefully cut the paper into the size he wanted, took out the needle and thread again, pursed his lips and carefully threaded the needle, then lowered his head, first measured the position of the needle with his hand, and then I rehearsed it several times in my heart, collected myself, and with difficulty pinched the needle and sewed carefully.

Meng Yunshu, who saw off the villagers in the yard, breathed a sigh of relief. With the help of Aunt Ye, he put together the bamboo shoots and dried fungus he had collected, and went to the kitchen to pour a bowl of water for her.

After working for so long, Aunt Ye was also thirsty. She picked up the water and drank it in big gulps. After drinking, she wiped the corners of her mouth with her hand, looked around in the yard, and asked, "Why didn't you see Boy Huai?"

Meng Yunshu also became puzzled after hearing this, just now he saw Yu Jinhuai coming out, he thought he would come to help him, but he was nowhere to be seen, "I want to come in the main room."

Aunt Ye nodded, rejected Meng Yunshu's persuasion, waved her hand and left.

Seeing her off, Meng Yunshu hurriedly closed the door, and when he turned around, he saw Yu Jinhuai holding something under his arm and leaving the curtain with his other hand. He was still leaning on a cane. Meng Yunshu looked frightened and hurried over to help him Raise the curtain.

When he came out, Meng Yunshu was about to leave, but he grabbed his wrist and looked back at him in puzzlement.

"Ayun." Yu Jinhuai retracted his hand pretending to be calm, handed the booklet sewn under his arm to him, and said flatly: "I will make the account book for you."

After saying that, seeing Meng Yunshu standing there in a daze, taking it and holding it in his hand with an expression of disbelief, Yu Jinhuai felt relieved when he saw this, and strode away with a cane.

Standing in place, Meng Yunshu touched the white line with his fingertips, and an image unconsciously appeared in his mind. Yu Jinhuai was sitting on the stool, staring at the needle and thread in his hand bitterly. Wrinkled, and then stretched out after sewing. Thinking of this, Meng Yunshu felt a surge of heat in his heart, his limbs were wrapped in warmth, and he heard the sound of crutches hitting the ground and Yu Jinhuai's heavy footsteps. It made him feel as if his whole heart was being filled, and his apricot eyes were full of unresolved happiness.

Yu Jinhuai wiped the sweat from his palms on his clothes casually, turned his head slightly to look at Meng Yunshu who was smiling, and slowly slowed down his breathing.

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Taking advantage of the bright sky, Meng Yunshu sat in the yard, took a brush and carefully wrote down today's expenses and income on the paper. He held his breath when he wrote the pen, and he didn't relax until he saw that the ink didn't smudge. Stretched body, he hasn't written with a brush for a long time, he always feels that everything is wrong while holding the brush.

After writing the account, he was heaving a sigh of relief when Yu Jinyue, who came out of the kitchen, came over and saw his handwriting, and said in surprise, "Brother, you can read and write so much."

As soon as he said that, Meng Yunshu belatedly realized that he should be illiterate now, even if Yu Jinyue didn't know, Yu Jinhuai who bought him from Ren Yazi shouldn't be ignorant.

He prepared the ledger and writing brush. Meng Yunshu's pupils dilated, and he felt restless for a moment. The hand holding the writing brush became stiff, and even his body tensed up. He lowered his head to look at the writing on the paper, and retracted himself like a tortoise. In his shell, he dared not raise his head to look at Yu Jinhuai who was studying ink.

Yu Jinhuai, who was closest to him, immediately noticed his change, put down the ink in his hand, stretched out his hand to hold Meng Yunshu's hand holding the brush, slowly took the brush out of his hand, and rubbed his thumb a few times soothingly. Feeling his hands relax, he looked up at Yu Jinyue.

"Ayun's father is a scholar."

Brother Shu's father was a talented scholar, but he passed away when he was born, so he didn't know a few words, let alone write so neatly and gracefully.

One sentence immediately made Yu Jinyue curious.

Hearing the sound, Meng Yunshu turned her head to look at him, and saw that he was looking at her with firm and gentle eyes, like a warm spring breeze wrapping herself, her heart slowly settled down, she nodded and said: "Yes."

"Let me just say, brother-in-law's handwriting is so beautiful, he must have practiced it." After Yu Jinyue finished speaking, he took Yu Jinlan and left, and when he left, he also took the money that Yu Jinhuai forced him.

"Brother Huai, I..." Now only they and Yu Zhining who was playing with Daqing were left in the yard, Meng Yunshu opened his mouth and spoke hesitantly.

Yu Jinhuai interrupted him, grabbed his hand on the table, closed the account book and put it aside, and held his hand in his palm. Although his voice was flat, Meng Yunshu's heart was at ease.

"No rush, we are family."

Listening to his words, Meng Yunshu's eyes turned red suddenly, the tip of his nose was sour, another emotion suddenly surged in his chest, he blinked, stopped the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes, looked at him with moist eyes, and could only nod with a smile .

They are family.

At night, after coaxing Yu Zhining to sleep, Meng Yunshu went into the canteen again. This time he went straight to the farm behind. The vegetables he planted earlier were already ripe. Like last time, he left the rest for his family to eat. Moved to the front shelf.

There were more unlocked seeds. Meng Yunshu planted cabbage and spinach, soybeans and mung beans, and seeing rapeseed, rapeseed.

The crucian carp in the pond have already laid their eggs, just waiting for the small fish to come out.

The wind chimes in the canteen rang again. He put down the bucket in his hand, put down his rolled up sleeves, and walked into the canteen quickly. Who would have thought that he would meet an unexpected person.

Seeing him, Meng Yunshu's footsteps not only eased, but also the smile on his face gradually subsided.

Leaning forward, Meng Yunshu looked behind him several times, "Is he not here?"