Dressed as a blacksmith

In this era, it was not easy to dig a well, and the digging was deep, and the walls of the well had to be leveled with bricks, so the cost was very high.There are only two wells in the entire Xianhe Village, one is at the east end of the front row of the village, and the other is at the west end of the last row.Yu's house happened to be located in the middle of the village, and it was not too close to fetch water, so this physical work, since Yu Dameng returned home, he has been doing it.

This time, there are many people who gossip outside.Because Yu's family is the only blacksmith in the village, and Boss Yu has the reputation of being a child, everyone in the village wants to give Yu's family some favors, and when they see him, they can't help but ask, "Da Meng, are you going to fetch water? "

Yu Dameng has a stupid mouth and never knows how to answer people's questions. Every time he can only nod or answer yes.

Yu Er Er seemed to be waiting for him here today, because of old events, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty when he saw Yu Dameng, "Third brother."

When Yu Dameng heard someone calling him, he put down his shoulder pole, turned his head to see that it was Yu's second son, and called out: "Second brother."

In fact, when he just returned home, Yu's second child invited him to eat with wine at home.Although they haven't seen each other for six years, they are brothers after all. Yu Dameng soon became familiar with Yu's second brother again, but I don't know what happened to the second brother, seeing him is no longer as casual as before.

It may be that the parents still refused to forgive the second brother for insisting on marrying the second sister-in-law. When the eldest brother returns home this time, he must find a way to reunite the family.

Yu Er Er felt very ashamed when he thought about what he was going to say, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet when the wife at home made trouble with him.

It was Yu Dameng who sensed that he might have something to say, so he asked, "What's the matter? Second brother."

The second child of Yu opened his mouth, his throat was a little tight, "Your sister-in-law heard that people are selling hair cakes at home."

"Well, Brother Yuan made it." Yu Dameng grinned silly when he thought of Qiao Yuan, Brother Yuan really wasn't angry with him anymore, he was still wearing the clothes he bought for him this morning, the bamboo leaves were blue, Very nice.

The younger brother who used to fight with him in the past has now married and established a business. He is already an adult. Yu Laoer's nose felt sore, and he hurriedly said: "I wonder if I can sell the cakes. After all, our village has a limited population, so we can't sell many."

Yunshui County has a large population, and there are many shopkeepers. There are also different types, such as those who specialize in oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, those who specialize in rouge powder, and those who specialize in needlework toys...

Among them, those who sell food are the most profitable. When he was selling goods in the streets and alleys, he met a peddler who sold bean seeds, and he could basically sell all the goods in that relatively wealthy alley.

Qiaoniang, that is, the second sister-in-law Yu was visiting the house when she heard sister-in-law Zhang say that the Yu family was selling fat cakes, so she urged the second sister-in-law Yu to come and ask.Because of what happened back then, Yu's second child was ashamed and unwilling, and the two had a quarrel.

"You can't hold your head up after marrying me?"

"It's not that we want to take advantage of them. When we go to get the goods, we can pay as much as we should. Why can't we?"

After two days of jumping and dancing at home, today's event happened.

Yu Dameng thought about it, and felt that this matter is feasible, so that brother Yuan's little money fan can make more money, and he will be happier. "Then I'll go back and tell Brother Yuan that the second brother has to come over early tomorrow morning. Brother Yuan will prepare the ingredients for making cakes in the morning. You can discuss it and see how to do this."

Yu's second brother smiled brightly, and was busy, the two brothers chatted a few more gossips, and went home separately.

At night, after washing.

Qiao Yuan sat on the bed to dry his hair, wearing only his coat, his chest, back, and chest were all wet by his hair.He didn't care about it carelessly, and was still counting the copper coins, "590 seven, 590 eight."

In the past few days, he has been able to sell one or two cages steadily every day, and since Lin Cuifen bought that rooster last time, Lin Cuifen has not allowed him to pay for public use.

Qiao Yuan happily showed off to Yu Dameng, "There are only two pennies short, and I have six pennies!"

It has confirmed the image of a small money fan.

Yu Dameng couldn't help laughing. Seeing his hair dripping with water seeping into his clothes, he couldn't see it. He found a dry cotton towel and twisted his hair. "Next time I wash it during the day, don't wash it at night."

Qiao Yuan chuckled twice, and honestly let Yu Dameng play with his hair.

Yu Dameng raised the issue, "When I was carrying water, I met my second elder brother. He wants to pick out hair cakes and sell them, do you think it's okay?"

Of course that's okay, so he can switch from retail to supplier, which can increase a lot of sales at once.Just thinking about the relationship between Yu's second child and his parents, Qiao Yuan was a little unsure, "Do father and mother agree?"

"Yes, the second brother has not had an easy life these years, and I think father and mother are also feeling uncomfortable."

At first, Qiao Yuan warned himself to avoid these things on weekdays, but after getting along with each other these few days, he has already integrated into the Yu family.Unconsciously, he thought about the problem from the role of Yu Dameng's husband, and he didn't even notice this change, "Why did father and mother separate the eldest brother and the second brother?"

"The second brother wanted to marry the second sister-in-law at the time. My father and mother thought that the second sister-in-law was a widow and took the child with me and disagreed. The second brother insisted on marrying. The father and mother were afraid that it would affect the eldest brother's study, so they separated them."

As Qiao Yuan guessed, in a feudal society, when a young man wants to marry a widow with children, there will always be gossip.According to the principle of a family in this era, one prospers, one loses and the other loses, it is indeed no problem for Father Yu and Lin Cuifen to separate Boss Yu and Second Brother Yu.

However, if it's really just because of this reason, it's not like they haven't been in contact for seven years.Based on his understanding of the Yu family's parents in the past few days, he probably got angry for a while, and gradually accepted it.

Qiao Yuan felt that this matter was not as simple as Yu Dameng said, but he could see that Yu Dameng really wanted Yu's second son to reconcile with his parents.Forget it, let him lead the thread.

Therefore, Qiao Yuan felt more at ease when ordering Yu Dameng, "Then help me comb my hair by the way."

Whether he was sitting or not, his whole body was about to fall into Yu Dameng's arms.

Yu Dameng blushed and responded enthusiastically, "Oh."

......

During breakfast, Yu Dameng and Qiao Yuan told Father Yu and Lin Cuifen about this.

Father Yu was silent for a while before he said: "If this matter is beneficial to your business, you can do it. You don't have to lose your profits for the sake of family harmony."

Qiao Yuan briefly explained the method of cooperation between him and Yu Laoer, and finally concluded: "Small profits but quick turnover, some make money."

Father Yu nodded, but went out without touching the rest of the rice.

The atmosphere at the dinner table froze for a moment.

Lin Cuifen hurriedly said to Qiao Yuan: "Your father didn't make you face, he just felt bad."

Qiao Yuan nodded to express his understanding, but he didn't take it to heart.

On the other hand, Yu Dameng looked at the little husband's low-browed and pleasing expression, and muttered unhappily, "Why is Dad like this?"

Qiao Yuan picked up a pancake and stuffed it into Yu Dameng's mouth, "Let's eat your meal!"

The table made people laugh again.

After Father Yu and Yu Dameng went out, the second brother Yu came to the door.

This is the first time Qiao Yuan has seen him. He is as thin as a stick. If he tells outsiders that he is Yu Dameng's elder brother, no one will believe him.

Seeing him coming, Lin Cuifen turned around and went back to the main room, obviously not wanting to see him.

Qiao Yuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and say hello, "Second brother."

Yu's second child glanced at the main room, a little cautious.Hearing Qiao Yuan's greeting, he hurriedly took out a red envelope from his pocket, "I didn't come over when you married Da Meng, so you take it, it's more or less the wish of your sister-in-law and me."

"How can this work? It can't be done." It can be seen that his life is not very good, and Qiao Yuan is unwilling to ask for the money.

During the stalemate, it was Lin Cuifen who suddenly said, "Brother Yuan can't accept this money."

Qiao Yuan looked back, not knowing when Lin Cuifen was already standing in the hallway of the main room.

Yu Er Er knelt down and kowtowed, "Mother."

Lin Cuifen didn't answer, but said in a cold voice: "Your brother doesn't want to argue with you, but is still willing to hang out with you. Your sister-in-law is also a good one. You and your wife must know it."

Yu Er Er nodded in response, his eyes were red, "Mom, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."

Lin Cuifen turned back to the main room and never came out again.

Brother Liu was still young, so he had never seen this scene before, he was so frightened that he threw himself into Yu Shanwen's arms, crying loudly, the twin brothers were busy coaxing people.

Qiao Yuan didn't care about it, why did your brother not want to argue with you?How dare you, Yu Dameng didn't tell him the truth at all last night?Fortunately, he still feels... feels, he doesn't feel anything now!He is Yu Dameng's fake husband!Paying off the debt as soon as possible is the right way to make a clean break with him!

His mind was in a mess, and he was not as polite to Yu Lao Er at the beginning. He said in a business-like manner: "I sell it for a penny and a dollar in the village. I will give you eight cents. You can sell it at what price you want when you go out. Sure, but in Xianhe Village it must be a penny and a dollar."

Yu Er Er hurriedly said, "I don't sell in the village."

Qiao Yuan said again: "The silver and the goods are paid, you pick up the goods from me and leave, and you are responsible for what you can't sell."

Yu's second child has no objection to this, business should be like this.This was the first day, so he only needed 100 yuan, paid Qiao Yuan [-] Wen, and waited for an hour to get the goods later.

Qiao Yuan sat in the hearth and lit the fire depressedly, and the younger ones didn't dare to approach him at all.

It was Lin Cuifen who saw the clue and asked him what was wrong.

Qiao Yuan was silent for a long time before asking sullenly: "Mother, Yu... What did Second Brother do to apologize to Da Meng?"

Lin Cuifen also sighed when mentioning this, "In the year when the imperial court conscripted for military service, every family with more than two sons was required to produce a strong man. At that time, the fourth and fifth children were young, and the family still owed a lot of debts. The whole family relied on your father to support them. ;Your elder brother had already passed the Tongsheng examination at that time, so he had half of his fame. According to the imperial court law, he was not allowed to serve; in terms of seniority, your second elder brother should be on top..."

"But he dragged Da Meng behind my back and signed up. His palms and backs were full of flesh. Your father and I were willing to let him go! Your elder brother was taking care of this matter in the county at that time, although military service was difficult. To run away, but at least he won’t be sent to the war-torn borderlands, I didn’t expect him to coax Dameng to sign up in such a hurry! The first batch, Dameng was sent to the border!” Lin Cuifen said through gritted teeth.

"Crack——" The wooden branch in Qiao Yuan's hand snapped, Yu Er Er didn't want to go, so why did he trick Yu Dameng to go!Six years on the frontier, who knows what will happen, how can I know if Yu Dameng will come back?Besides, he is two years older than Yu Dameng!

Qiao Yuan was trembling with anger when he thought that he had helped Yu Dameng's second brother to match up after listening to Yu Dameng's words last night.This idiot didn't even know he was sold!

Lin Cuifen went on to say: "My sons are the most naive, but they are the most capable of doing things. Your father and I have already thought about it. When your elder brother comes back when the village chief's family has a wedding Separate you and Dameng too."

Qiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Mother?"

Lin Cuifen smiled and said: "You young couple should live your own life, right? The others didn't come to serve me, so neither should you. Originally, we should have separated on the second day of the wedding, but then... .I have seen it in my eyes these few days, you are the best, and live a good life with Da Meng in the future."

Qiao Yuan's eyes were filled with sourness. Although he had only been together for a few days, he really liked the atmosphere of Yu's family, and he gradually regarded this place as his home in his heart.Qiao Yuan sniffed, then said, "Da Meng and I will respect you and Dad well in the future."

Before Lin Cuifen could say anything, Yu Shanwu's voice sounded like killing a pig, "Mother! Mother! The pig... the pig is about to give birth."

Lin Cuifen hurried to the backyard, and Qiao Yuan followed to join in the fun.

The pig was howling in pain, the water hadn't broken yet, and some were still boiling.

Sure enough, the sow did not give birth to her first piglet until the afternoon.After tossing until the evening, when Father Yu and Yu Dameng came back, the sow gave birth to the last cub. This litter had a total of nine cubs. Lin Cuifen couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

Yu Dameng was delighted to see it, but Qiao Yuan gave him a hard look.

Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out and didn't know what was going on, and he was still wondering if Brother Yuan was still angry because of his squandering of money?Or is he angry because of the little coat he bought on his own initiative?But hasn't it been several days?Brother Yuan even helped him pack his basket this morning and sent him out, so gentle.

The little brother's mind really changes at will.

Yu Dameng couldn't figure it out, but it was right to admit his mistake.

Qiao Yuan snorted softly, and asked him like a prisoner: "Where did you go wrong?"

Yu Dameng was embarrassed, "Just...just that little coat..."

It's good that he didn't mention this, but when Qiao Yuan mentioned it, he became even angrier, and couldn't help pinching him, "How dare you mention this!"

Yu Dameng gasped, admitting his mistakes, "I was wrong."

"I didn't even try hard, does it hurt that much?" Qiao Yuan's tone subconsciously softened when he thought of how well Yu Dameng had treated him these days.Fu thought about the business again, and asked him: "When the second brother dragged you to sign up in the county, did you know what you were going to do?"

Yu Dameng was taken aback for a moment, and then he said stupidly: "You say this, I know! The second brother had a second sister-in-law at that time, and he didn't want to serve in the military, so I thought, then I am his brother, the man who stands up to the sky in this family, and deserves to be the top man." superior!"

Qiao Yuan became annoyed when he saw how proud he was when he was tricked by others, and said in a strange way: "Oh, Yu Dameng, you are still so wise and foolish."

Yu Dameng still thought Qiao Yuan praised him, and scratched his head a little embarrassed.

Qiao Yuan kicked him, and angrily went to the backyard to see the little piggy.

Right now, the rest of the Yu family are busy.

Seeing that there was no water in the water basin in the pigsty, he imitated Lin Cuifen and added some salt to the cold water, trying to pour it into the water basin in the pigsty.

Unexpectedly, the sow howled like crazy, jumped up and knocked down the fence of the pigsty together with Qiao Yuan.The pig weighed more than 200 catties, and although it had just been delivered, it was not weak at all. Qiao Yuan fell to the ground hard, crying out of pain.But the pig refused to let him go, and even jumped at him even if he refused to let him go.

Qiao Yuan endured the pain and got up, calling Yu Dameng for help.

Yu Dameng heard the movement and ran to the backyard quickly.

Seeing the savior, Qiao Yuan jumped onto Yu Dameng's body, hugged him firmly, and Qiao Yuan's heart instantly settled down.

Yu Dameng hugged him tightly, glaring at the mad sow with a gloomy face, the sow turned out to be the owner of the food, as if she knew that the big guy in front of her was not easy to mess with, she slowly returned to the pigsty by herself .

When the crisis was over, Yu Dameng patted Qiao Yuan's back to comfort him, "Brother Yuan, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Qiao Yuan was still afraid, his waist and back were hurting from being bumped just now, and being coaxed by this gentleness, he couldn't help crying, and a few drops fell out.He felt a little ashamed, sniffed, rubbed on Yu Dameng's shoulder indiscriminately, and didn't speak aggrieved.

His eyes were covered with tears, his nose was also red, and he looked pitiful.

Yu Dameng wiped his tears distressedly, "Don't cry."

Being so softly coaxed and caressed, Qiao Yuan only felt that the hard shell covering his heart was shattered in an instant. He just wanted to rub the most real and soft part of himself into Yu Dameng's arms wantonly, Let him protect and pamper himself.

Their eyes met each other, full of affection.

But was interrupted by a child's voice, "Shame!"

Qiao Yuan turned his head and saw Yu Shanwen covering Brother Liu's mouth. Yu Shanwen felt a chill on his neck instantly, and quickly waved his hands: "We didn't see anything!"

Yu Dameng was afraid that the sow would come out again and hurt others, so he sent two people to call his parents.

Qiao Yuan came back to his senses, blushing eagerly and struggling to get down.

Yu Dameng refused, and just carried him back to the bedroom.