Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

This year, the weather is beautiful, from grabbing rice to threshing, there has been no rain.

The older generation in the village said that it was Zhongqiu who could burn the tower well and everything would go smoothly.Unlike last year, when the fire was halfway through, the wind suddenly came, and the grass ash was blown everywhere, and then it rained just before the end of the autumn harvest that year.

Fortunately, most of the people had finished harvesting, and they went to the field to grab the harvest together. Otherwise, there were still more than ten acres of confiscated fields in the village that would have been drenched by the rain.

After the autumn harvest, every household eats new rice. When it’s cooking time, the whole village can smell the rich aroma of rice, which is indescribably gluttonous.

Li Mujin's family has always bought rice and noodles. This year, their family has a prospective in-law. As soon as the rice in Zhang Shu's family dried up, they brought a large bag to their family, saying that they would also try the new rice.

The Li family refused again and again, but still accepted.Then he asked Li Yan to bring a pheasant and hare to Zhang's family every now and then.

After coming and going, the relationship between the two families became very good. People in the village said that they had never seen such a close-knit in-laws.In fact, most of the reasons are because the elders love the younger ones. Zhang Shu and Li Mujin are in love with each other, and the relationship is good.

Those tenants came to pay the rent in the past few days, and Grandpa Zhang officially introduced Zhang Shu to them. His meaning was very clear, and the family would be handed over to Zhang Shu in the future.

These tenants are honest farmers, even if they are a little cautious, they dare not use them, so even though Zhang Shu was so useless in the previous life, they still pay the rent honestly.

In this life, Zhang Shu is still very happy to deal with them all the time.

Even if the marriage is settled with the horoscope, the two of them get along a lot more generously, and it doesn't matter if people see them walking on a small slope or by a small river occasionally.

During this period of time, the most intimate contact between the two was holding hands, as pure as a four or five-year-old child.Li Mujin was inexperienced and didn't know what else they could do.As for Zhang Shu, he knew what he was going to do, but the more he cherished him, the more he couldn't do anything, for fear of scaring Li Mujin.

It had rained in autumn the day before, and the patter of raindrops was not particularly heavy, but it still moistened the land.

The next day when the weather was fine, Li Mujin wanted to go mushroom picking.He begged Li Yan to take him there, but Li Yan didn't want to take him there, so what else did you say, didn't you always say Zhang Shu?Let him take you.He also said that the little brother is the most annoying, who has time to accompany him to pick mushrooms.

Li Mujin was puffed up, and he secretly wrote down in his heart that if his elder brother married a wife or husband, he would tell his sister-in-law or brother-in-law everything his elder brother said!

Angrily, she came to Zhang Shu's house with a basket on her back, and Li Muqin retreated a little. What if Zhang Shu had something to do today, and Grandma Zhang thought that he was playful and ignorant?

He walked up and down the door, but he didn't want to leave, and he was too embarrassed to go in.

"Jin'er, what are you doing here? Xiaobao, my name is uncle." Laiwang's husband, He Yue, took his kid out to visit his grandmother's house, and then found Li Mujin dangling here.

He Yue's family and Li Aba's family are in the same village, and they married from the same place. Although they are not the same generation, they get along pretty well, and there are not too many brothers in the village, so they both get along well. good.

"Brother Yue, Xiaobao..." Li Mujin was a little embarrassed, if acquaintances saw him like this, they would think he was not reserved.

"Are you here to look for Zhang Shu? Why don't you go in?" Because of Laiwang and Zhang Shu's friendship, He Yue has had a good relationship for so long. "Grandma Fengying, your husband's grandson is here!" Li Mujin's face blushed immediately after hearing this embarrassment.

Grandma Zhang opened the courtyard door when she heard the sound, "Jin'er, come in quickly, next time you can just push the door and come in." Grandma Zhang smiled kindly, her teeth missing proved that she was really happy.

"Grandma... Is Zhang Shu at home?" Li Mujin followed in and asked hesitantly.

"Here! Ah Shu, Jin'er is here to look for you! Come out soon." Zhang Shu was chopping firewood in the backyard. These are thick trunks, which can be burned after drying.

He wiped his hands and went around to the front yard, and saw Li Mujin standing in the yard cautiously, asking and answering with his grandma.

Seeing Zhang Shu coming, Li Mujin seemed to be saved instantly, "A Shu!"

Zhang Shu looked at Li Mujin's attire and saw that he was carrying a pannier, so he knew that he wanted to go up the mountain.

"Jin'er, wait for me for a while, I'll go carry a pan!" Zhang Shu quickly took out a pannier from the woodshed and carried it on his back, "Grandma, Jin'er and I went up the mountain to pick up some mushrooms, it might be late Come back, you have lunch first."

"Hey, you two, be careful on the mountain, don't go too deep, just walk around outside, okay?" Grandma Zhang reminded her uneasy.

"Got it, grandma, we're leaving, you go in!"

Zhang Shu and Li Muzhen kept a little distance when they were in the village. After entering the mountain, Zhang Shu immediately leaned over. He took Li Muzhen's hand and rubbed it in his big palm.

Although the rain yesterday was not heavy, the mushrooms still appeared.In this small pine forest, there are a lot of mushrooms, and you can often see a clump of leaves at the bottom of the tree.

Li Mujin let out a few exclamations from time to time, and he knew that he had found a big mushroom.Zhang Shu watched his nimble figure shuttling through the woods, with a warm smile in his eyes.

When he encountered a big mushroom, he deliberately didn't pick it, just to hear Li Muzhen's happy cry.

They picked a lot of mushrooms, and the two washed some at the spring water on the mountain, and then put them on a tree branch and roasted them on the fire. Fresh mushrooms are very delicious as long as they are sprinkled with a little salt.The two ate bunch after bunch of mushrooms intimately, sending out pink bubbles wantonly in this secluded grove.

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As the saying goes, start a family first, then start a career.

Zhang Shu didn't plan to go out to work during this period. Except for the time with Li Mujin, he was preparing for marriage proposal at other times.

The two parties discussed the dowry very well, neither was excessive, and basically they were more considerate of each other.The Li family has no special requirements, but hopes that Zhang Shu will treat Li Mujin well.

Of course, Zhang Shu can do this without saying anything, but as long as others have other things, he hopes that Li Mujin can have them.

Grandma Zhang offered five taels of silver as a dowry, which was higher than those married in the village. Grandma Zhang wanted to tell the Li family that they would definitely treat Li Mujin well.

But the dowry is only a small amount, and what is really rich is the silverware.When Zhang Shu's mother married, both families were well-off, and her mother brought the dowry and dowry.

Two pairs of bracelets, four necklaces, four silver rings, two pairs of earrings, and two silver hairpins. This kind of wealth is not something ordinary people can have.

Ever since Zhang Shu's parents died unexpectedly, Grandma Zhang helped her take care of these things. Now, in order to marry Zhang Shu, Grandma Zhang added all the things into the dowry gift and took them to the bank to change them. Make it into a tool suitable for men, and bring it back shiny and fried.

If these silver wares were converted into silver, they would be worth at least 30 taels.In their village, more than 30 taels are beyond the reach of ordinary people for two generations.

In addition to this, Grandma Zhang also added part of her dowry to buy cloth and newlywed belongings.It can be said that this kind of marriage is rare in the surrounding villages, let alone in their village.This kind of betrothal gift is about to catch up with rich households in the city to marry their daughters-in-law, and even if there is one in the city, they will not pay so much.

Grandma Zhang made such a grand arrangement, firstly because Zhang Shu is the eldest son and grandson of the Zhang family, secondly because both of his parents died, he was the only one, and the money left behind naturally belonged to him, and thirdly because the child Mu Jin was full of children. Zhang Shu is all in his heart, and his family is also good. After the two elders go, Zhang Shu can rely on the support of his Yue family. No matter who calls him, his second uncle and aunt are unreliable. It's far away, and they come and go once or twice a year, and they can't be counted on for anything.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the [-]th day of the ninth month. Zhang Shu invited Lai Wang himself, and Zhou Da and others went with him to get hired. For this reason, he went to the village head's house to borrow a ox cart, and tied a knot on the horn of the ox. big red flower.

Walking bustlingly on the path, the children of the village circled around the ox cart begging for sweets, and the most prestigious among them was Laiwang's son Xiaobao.He was put on the bullock cart by Zhang Shu, with sugar in his pockets.He is the little golden boy selected by Zhang Shu. On the day he and Jin'er get married, Xiao Bao will be in charge of pressing the bed.

When there was still a certain distance from Li's house, everyone heard the sound of firecrackers.Firecrackers are not cheap. People in the village are still accustomed to burning bamboo during festivals, but for such a big event as a marriage, you must buy firecrackers. It is so lively and lively!

The ox cart stopped at the gate of Li's courtyard. After saying hello, the close relatives of Li's family moved the contents of the cart into the yard.

Under the leadership of Li's father, Zhang Shu called all the relatives of the Li family.Then the relatives of the Li family started to boo and ask them to open the box.

This is a tradition, Zhang Shu naturally will not refuse.But he also kept an eye out, the small box of silverware was under the cloth, so he didn't take it out.Although it would be more face-saving, as the saying goes, wealth is not revealed.Apart from the relatives of the Li family who were present, there were many people watching the fun, people like Wang Changfa were all there, if they were missed by them, don't even think about having a peaceful life in the future.

Without the silverware, this dowry is also eye-catching.Five taels of silver ingots were placed on a tray supported by red cloth. Besides this, there was also a bolt of bright red cloth and several bolts of cloth of other colors.Exquisite dressing table, brand new copper mirror, comb and other furniture.Other things such as poultry and various pastries all appeared in front of everyone.

The relatives all said that Zhang's family's dowry was decent, and it seemed that they valued their family's Jin'er, and Jin'er would be blessed in the future.

After drying out the betrothal gifts, the men sent the things to Li Mujin's room.In addition to Li Mujin, there was also a younger brother who accompanied him.

Zhang Shu slipped out while eating, and then found that only Li Mujin and Li Abba were in the room, so he knocked on the door and went in.

Aba Li thought he was excited, and was about to leave when Zhang Shu stopped him, "Aba, don't leave yet."

He bent down and took out the red-painted box from under the fabric, and handed it to Aba Li.

Aba Li was a little puzzled, but he took it anyway.He opened it, and a box of shining silver jewelry appeared in front of him and Li Mujin.

Both of them opened their mouths wide, they didn't know that Zhang Shu had such a family property, and the Zhang family was too honest.