The Qian family is a wealthy family with blue brick walls and glazed tiles.
Qian Hui got off the carriage, went straight to the study of the Qian family, and then told the whole story about the stone roll.
Mr. Qian knew that his grandson was useless, so he didn't listen carefully at first. As he listened, he couldn't help but stood up suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Although I don't know what a stone roller is, it must be a very important farm tool if Magistrate Shen can write a special note to report to the magistrate." Mr. Qian took a deep breath and said, "Hui'er, you arranged this stone roller. Who did it, which mason to find, how long it takes to make a stone roller... you should record these in a booklet. Also, how to use the stone roller, how much manpower can be replaced by using the stone roller, you should also write down these. .”
Qian Hui scratched his hair: "I knew it was a stone, but I didn't know how to use it. I've never seen it before."
"This won't work, you have to figure it out!" Mr. Qian looked serious, "Although Shen Zheng came up with Shi Kui's idea, it was you who found someone to do it. No matter how you calculate it, the two of you should get the credit together. Our Qian's Trading Company is too eye-catching. If we can get credit for it, there will no longer be unsightly people digging holes for the Qian family. You must take this credit. I will go to the Bai County Magistrate of Baiyun Town and ask him to Sir, write a note to the magistrate, and you must report this matter."
Qian Hui nodded: "Grandpa, I will go to Dahe Village to find out how to use the stone roller, so as not to be confused when I arrive."
Mr. Qian was very pleased: "Hui'er has become sensible and can share responsibilities for the family. You can bring a few more people with you to avoid anything going wrong."
"yes!"
Qian Hui happily agreed.
The sun sets.
Cheng Wanwan served the food, and the family sat down around the table. Ah Fu sat on the threshold with a small stool as usual.
Cheng Wanwan rewarded Ah Fu with an egg. The boy went to Hekou Town before dawn and came back in the evening, bringing back thirty kilograms of pig offal. If he had gone earlier, he could have forty or fifty kilograms. , but Ah Fu has already made an agreement with the Zhu family and paid the deposit. He will just send someone to pick it up at noon tomorrow.
Thirty pounds of pork offal was divided into two pots and cooked on the stove. The aroma came from time to time, and Zhao Sidan, who was eating, couldn't help but look into the stove frequently.
Zhao Ergou patted him on the back of the head: "You are not allowed to eat it even if it is cooked. I will go to town tomorrow to make money from this. If I make a lot, I will bring you delicious food."
Zhao Sidan giggled: "I want a candy man."
"In this weather, the candy man has melted when he brought it back. Let's get another one!" Zhao Ergou thought for a moment and said, "I'll bring you fried shortbread. I heard it's very delicious."
Zhao Sidan turned to Shen Zheng and asked: "Brother Zheng, you are from the city, you should know what snacks are delicious."
Cheng Wanwan laughed, why are these children so close? Yesterday he was Master Shen, and today he has become Brother Zheng.
Shen Zheng was angry and snorted and ignored him.
He had just discussed the matter of his father and mother with this boy, but the boy didn't give him a good look. Why should he tell this guy about the delicious snacks in the town.
He buried his head and continued to eat, putting big mouthfuls of rice into his mouth. He didn't like white rice before, but after coming to Dahe Village, he could eat two bowls in one meal. He felt like he had grown stronger.
"Um, mother..." Zhao Ergou put down his chopsticks and said hesitantly, "I want to ask mother something."
Cheng Wanwan thought he was asking about business matters, so she nodded and said, "You can ask."
"That's right..." Zhao Ergou scratched the back of his head, "I remember one time before, my mother said in front of everyone in the village that she would never marry again and would stay with her father for the rest of her life. Does this still count?"
Shen Zheng raised his head suddenly and stopped eating.
Cheng Wanwan didn't know why: "Of course it counts."
What good is a man? He will only affect her life. She is so happy to be alone.
"Zhao Ergou, you are too selfish!" Shen Zheng put down his bowls and chopsticks and said dissatisfied, "Your mother is only thirty-three years old and is in her prime years. Why should you ask your mother to guard a dead man for the rest of her life? From now on. You have grown up, started a family, and started a career. What will your mother do after the family is separated? Will you be alone?"
Zhao Dashan didn't know why the young master was so excited, but he still wanted to make his position clear: "If our parents are here, we will not separate the family. As long as our mother is still alive, we four brothers will never separate and live alone."
Zhao Ergou nodded: "That's right, we don't separate families."
Zhao Sanniu nodded while eating: "I want to be with my mother for the rest of my life!"
Zhao Sidan grabbed Cheng Wanwan's hand: "Mom, we will never be separated in our lives."
Cheng Wanwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you talking about this matter? Eat, eat, don't talk about other things."
"snort!"
Shen Zheng threw down his chopsticks, turned around and ran away.
Ah Fu didn't even finish his meal, so he chased after him with his rice bowl in hand: "Master, what's wrong, Master..."
Cheng Wanwan narrowed her eyes and looked at the children sitting at the table. Cheng Zhao gave full play to the rule of eating without saying anything and kept eating silently. Zhao Dashan and Zhao Sanniu also lowered their heads to cook. Wu Huiniang went to the yard to feed the chickens and ducks. , only Zhao Ergou and Zhao Sidan lowered their heads in guilt, not daring to look at her.
She said quietly: "Tell me, what are you hiding from me?"
Zhao Ergou poked Zhao Sidan: "Shen Zheng mentioned it to you first, you can tell me."
Zhao Sidan lowered his head and counted the grains of rice: "I am a child and don't understand adult matters. Second brother, it's up to you to do the talking."
Cheng Wanwan said coldly: "Ergou, tell me."
"It's Shen Zheng, he wants to find a stepmother for himself!" Zhao Ergou said with a heartbeat, "He feels that his mother is very good to him, and he wants her to be his stepmother!"
Cheng Wanwan: "???"
There's nothing wrong with her ears. What did she hear?
Zhao Sidan shook her sleeves: "Mom, don't be so nice to him in the future. He wants to come and steal my mother from us."
"Ahem!" As the eldest brother, Zhao Dashan, as soon as he coughed, the younger brothers automatically became silent. They all looked at him. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Although we are mother's biological sons, we are not qualified to let him." Mom will never marry again in this life, Ergou, Sidan, you two should stop talking."
Zhao Sidan opened his eyes wide: "Brother, do you want my mother to marry Master Shen? Then my stepmother will be Mrs. Shen, Shen Zheng's mother, and she will have nothing to do with us!"
"That's not what I meant!" Zhao Dashan explained, "What I mean is that no matter what mother chooses, it is her own business. We should not influence mother's thoughts just because we are biological sons."
Cheng Wanwan looked at Zhao Dashan with some surprise. Although she had never thought about remarrying, her eldest son could think about it from her perspective, and Dashan, who had always been taciturn, could speak out such a big deal neatly. The words came out to show that he said this after careful consideration and not impulsively.
She said: "Da Shan is right. Everyone has their own choice. You can't influence others just because of your own selfish desires."
Zhao Sidan's eyes suddenly turned red: "Mom, are you really going to marry Shen Zheng as your stepmother..."
"You have your own selfishness, and of course I have mine." Cheng Wanwan smiled softly, "My selfishness is yours."
Zhao Sidan threw himself into Cheng Wanwan's arms: "I'm sorry, mother, I'm too selfish, but I really can't let go of mother..."
Zhao Ergou pursed his lips and said, "Mom, I'm sorry, I was wrong. The first thing I think of is always myself. I have never thought about this from my mother's point of view."
"You are just a child, so why is it wrong?" Cheng Wanwan smiled helplessly, "I said I would not remarry, and I keep my word. Don't mention this matter again in the future."
Shen Zheng, who was standing outside the door, bit his lower lip.
If you don't want to marry, you won't marry. He doesn't care about his stepmother, hum!
