Zheng Tong shook his head like an old scholar and said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, these two good things are rare now. Look at their appearance, they look old-fashioned, and their spirit, they are not from the late Qing Dynasty. .”
The third child said sarcastically: "It's just two hot pots. I'm trying to drag you down. They even said "Zi Wu Mao You". Come on, give me a few more words to make me happy."
Zheng Tong said disdainfully: "I told you, you don't understand. Look, the pictures on it obviously mean respecting and caring for the elderly. If my prediction is correct, this should be the symbol of Hongli's childhood. The hot pot used at Qiansou’s banquet.”
Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Don't tell me that the third child doesn't understand stuff. Back then, the third child gave me a lot of good stuff. I once thought that the third child was the reincarnation of a boy who gave money."
"Really?" Zheng Tong turned to look at Lao San: "Lao San, you are unjust. Why do you never give me anything?"
"You are unjust. You think I don't know that you and Yuan Jun are always playing tricks on me, which makes me often beaten by my father, and it's not all because you stole the donkey and asked me to pull out the prongs."
Zheng Tong frowned and asked: "Lao San, you know everything, so why do you let us tease you?"
The third child said wisely: "Teasing me? At least you two are still willing to pay attention to me. When other people see me, their eyes are not eyes, and my nose is not a nose. They don't want to pay attention to me at all. It's better to be beaten by my father but not to death." I play alone."
Zheng Tong gave a thumbs up: "Lao San, you are a cruel person. It turns out that both Yuan Jun and I were deceived by you. We are not playing tricks on you, but you are playing tricks on us."
"Hey, third child, are you married?" Jiang Hua asked.
The third child said honestly: "I used to have a bad reputation and no one dared to marry me. But recently I just fell in love with a young woman who returned to the city."
Jiang Hua was also happy for her: "Third brother, come to my house later. Your sister-in-law brought a lot of skin care products and bags for girls from Xiangjiang. Go get a set when you have time, and have a good look at your partner's. Huan Xin, hurry up and get things settled."
The third child said without any humility: "That's a good feeling. I'll get it later. Thank you sister-in-law."
"My wife wants it too." Zheng Tong said, holding his neck.
The third child smiled and said: "You are already married, and you want a sixth son."
"When you get married, you are my biological daughter-in-law. It hurts even more. I must have a share."
Jiang Biyun scolded: "Okay, what nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and wash the vegetables. Do you want to eat?"
Zheng Tong was definitely a strict wife. He shrunk his head and went back to the well platform to wash vegetables. Even the third child hurriedly carried the beef and mutton back to the house without daring to argue. This shows how powerful Jiang Biyun was. Such arrogance.
A steaming meal of pork shabu-shabu in an old Beijing copper pot with fragrant toppings, which is different from the side-burning stove in Xiangjiang, makes Lan Jieying sweat-soaked after eating it.
In the afternoon, Zheng Tong brought fine jasmine flowers from home, and everyone sat in the yard drinking tea and chatting.
Zheng Tong looked at the sky and said blankly: "I am very troubled now. I don't know whether I should continue to study for graduate school or find a job to make money to support my family."
The third child simply said: "What's so troublesome about this, man? You should make money to support your family. What else do you need to think about?"
Zheng Tong said: "This is the reason why I am troubled. Men should indeed support their families, but undergraduates majoring in history do not have an advantage. Moreover, my personality is suitable for academics. If you ask me to study official career economics, I am afraid that I am not capable. "
Jiang Hua said: "Let's analyze the specific situation in detail. Are you short of money? How are you living?"
"It's OK. It's not as good as the previous ones, but it's more than enough. It's not as good as those big cadres, but I don't have to worry about food and drink. I have a house, a bicycle, and no debts."
Jiang Hua asked curiously: "No debt? Didn't you borrow money to buy the house?"
Zheng Tong said proudly: "Brother, I still have good eyesight. In the past six months, I went to Panjiayuan and Liulichang to buy some gadgets and resold them to make some money. Then someone asked me to be a palmist, and I also earned some labor fees. Three I paid off my debt within a month and still have a small surplus.”
Jiang Hua said in surprise: "I didn't expect that if you still have this skill, you will make a lot of money in the future, and you can also write history. Let's see if it can be serialized in a magazine."
Zheng Tong slapped his thigh: "Yeah, why did you forget your strengths? I'll think about it later."
Jiang Hua spread his hands: "Then you are not anxious to make money to support your family. You should go to graduate school. There is always nothing wrong with learning more knowledge. It is not a few years ago now. No one will blame you if you have more knowledge."
Zheng Tong said happily: "That's it."
He turned around and said to Jiang Biyun who was chatting with Lan Jieying: "Daughter-in-law, I have decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination. I will count on you to support me from now on."
Jiang Biyun chomped on melon seeds and said, "It's no problem raising you. From now on, I have the final say on all the big and small things in our family."
Zheng Tong laughed and said, "Don't you always have the final say in our family? I have always insisted on obeying your leadership."
The third child smiled and said: "Let me tell you, why is it that Jiang Biyun is the loudest voice in your family all day long? It turns out that she has a leadership position, so of course her voice is louder."
Zheng Tong pointed at the third child: "Lao San, don't be arrogant. When your daughter-in-law gets married, let our Jiang Biyun teach your daughter-in-law her experience. I'll see who will lead who in the future."
The third child immediately backed away: "Well, well, I can't afford to offend him. Jiang Biyun is at home all day long to teach his son. I don't have that blessing. Let me just enjoy some blessings."
Jiang Hua also grabbed a handful of melon seeds and asked: "Jiang Biyun, if I remember correctly, you should have graduated. Do you have any plans for a job?"
Jiang Biyun said happily: "I've found a new home. I'm a normal school student and a teacher at HD Middle School. It's a good job that can guarantee harvests despite droughts and floods."
"Oh, then we have to call you Teacher Jiang from now on. If you have children in the future, I will ask you, Teacher Jiang, to pay more attention."
Jiang Biyun smiled and said: "If you and Jieying have a child, I will treat him as my own. How about that? It's fun."
The third child raised his thumb: "What a shame, Jiang Biyun, when I have a child in the future, you will treat me like my own child."
Jiang Biyun smiled and said: "Okay, let alone your children, it's okay to treat your third child as a biological son, isn't it Zheng Tong?"
"That's a great gift for me. And at this age, I have reached the age where I should be filial to you. I can even wake up from my dreams with joy."
The third child immediately retreated in defeat and raised his hands in surrender: "I can't beat you two, you two, you are such a loudmouth, I will be short-lived for a lifetime, why don't I just give in!"
