"Why……"
Yun Cuihe wanted to say something else, but Lu Xingping grabbed her arm.
"Mom, I think what my sister-in-law said is right. Our family doesn't lack the money for those two handkerchiefs. If I look back, my eyes will be hurt. It's me who is sad."
Lu Xing'an also nodded, "Xing Ping said something reliable today."
Seeing Lu Xing'an rarely praise him once, Lu Xingping felt proud in his heart.
"That is."
Chu Wenzhu also smiled and hugged Yun Cuihe's other arm, "Just take a rest, mother. We all hope that mother will be well."
Yun Cuihe had no choice but to sit down again.
"You all are not family members and don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. You have to go to school before the next day, and your family's expenses are huge."
Lu Xing'an looked calm, "Didn't my eldest brother often make money by copying books for others? When I master my calligraphy, I can use this to supplement my family's income."
Lu Xingping raised his eyebrows. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to do the job of copying books.
"Why don't you let Xing'an go to school, and I can help mom at home? Firstly, you can save money, and secondly, when Xing'an comes back, you can teach me."
After Lu Xinghe washed the dishes and entered the room, he heard Lu Xingping talking nonsense, and immediately replied, "Don't even think about it. Just study for a few years and I will do whatever you want to do after you turn thirteen." what ever."
After the age of thirteen, you are a half-grown boy, and you are more practical and steady. No matter what you want to do, you basically don't need to worry too much.
After Lu Xingping heard Lu Xinghe's words, he didn't dare to disobey at all. He immediately wilted and leaned on Yun Cuihe's shoulder, and said with a sad face, "Mom, why is my life so miserable!"
Yun Cuihe smiled and glanced at him, "Okay, I want you to study, but I don't want your life. Don't behave like an execution ground."
Lu Xingping murmured in a low voice, "I'm not afraid that my family's expenses will be too high. My brother, sister-in-law, and mother are all working hard."
After hearing this, the three of them looked stunned for a moment.
Lu Xingping didn't know how much money his family made, so it was understandable that he would think so.
But they were very happy that he could think like this. Although he was more naughty than Lu Xingan, he was pure and kind-hearted.
"Don't worry, our family will have no problem providing for you and Xing'an to go to school." Chu Yue said, looking at Lu Xinghe, "Mr. sir, how much money did you make from selling vegetables yesterday?"
Lu Xinghe glanced in the direction of Yun Cuihe, "I gave all the money to my mother. I don't have a specific number. I guess it's seven or eight taels."
Chu Yue opened her mouth in surprise, "So many!"
After hearing this, Yun Cuihe stood up and went into the house, "I gave Lu Dagui thirty cents this morning and then put the money in the house and went to the old house. If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten to count it."
She took out a packet of money from the house.
There were broken pieces of silver and copper plates, which were heavy in the hands.
Yun Cuihe and Chu Yue began to count the money in front of several children. The broken silver was put aside. Each thousand copper coins they counted were strung together three times, leaving more than three hundred coins.
Adding four taels of broken silver, the total is seven taels and more than three hundred coins.
"Wow! Our family is rich."
Lu Xingping clapped his hands with joy and said.
Chu Yue looked at him with a smile, "Now you can go to school with peace of mind, right? You used to be able to marry a wife if you saved a few copper coins, so it's no problem for you to study with so many copper coins."
Lu Xingping, who had some ideas about money in recent days, scratched his head in embarrassment, "Sister-in-law, please stop laughing at me. Didn't I understand it before?"
The whole family looked at his embarrassed look and all laughed.
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Chu Yue's illness came quickly, and under Lu Xinghe's meticulous care, it went away quickly. By the second day, she was completely fine.
Lu Yufang came to the house after breakfast.
"Yueyue, I heard that you were sick yesterday? Are you feeling better?"
Chu Yue smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm fine today."
Lu Yufang held her hand, "There were many guests at home yesterday, and my uncles and aunts were all here, so I didn't have time to come to your place. Later, when they left, it was too late and I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I thought about today. Come to see you."
"It's okay. I just caught a cold. It's not a big problem. You were the birthday boy yesterday. I fell ill suddenly and I didn't even have time to say happy birthday to you." She said, taking out a cloth bag from her arms. , opened the four corners of the cloth bag, and inside was a delicate beaded flower, "Here, the late gift for hair extensions, it is not a precious thing, but it is a little bit of my heart."
The pearl flowers are pink. No one has ever seen them wearing pearl flowers in farmers' homes. I'm afraid they are not cheap. Although Lu Yufang was happy when she saw them, she still said a little embarrassed, "Oh, how embarrassing is this."
Chu Yue smiled and took the beaded flower from the handkerchief, "With our relationship, what's there to be embarrassed about? I'll put it on for you."
After she finished speaking, she inserted the pearl flowers into Lu Yufang's hair.
Lu Yufang was naturally pretty, and after wearing the beaded flowers, she looked even more outstanding.
"Ah, it's so beautiful, even more beautiful than the fairy in the painting." Chu Yue spared no effort in admiring it.
Lu Yufang gently touched the pearl flower on her head, as if she was afraid of breaking it, and then glanced at Chu Yue with a shy face, "You are always making fun of me."
Chu Yue smiled and pulled Lu Yufang to sit down next to the brazier.
"Are you afraid of the cold, fairies? Why don't you follow the little girl to warm yourself by the fire?"
Lu Yufang laughed out loud, "You bought such an expensive beaded flower without blinking an eye. If you get haircut next year, won't I also have to bleed a lot?"
Chu Yue smiled and shook her head, "That's not necessary, as long as it comes to your mind. Besides, I'm already married now, so I don't care about those gifts."
The pearl flower was bought by my husband in the county town yesterday. It costs one hundred and ten cents, which is indeed valuable to a farmer's family, but it is not too shabby to give it as a hairpin gift.
Lu Yufang didn't say anything else, she just remembered Chu Yue's kindness in her heart.
The two chatted for a while, and then Lu Yufang got up and went home. As soon as she went out, she saw snowflakes falling outside.
"Wow! It's snowing!"
Hearing her voice, everyone came out of the house.
Yun Cuihe looked at the drifting snowflakes and kept saying, "Thank God."
Snow is water. It seems that this year's drought will come to an end because of this snow.
As if she had thought of something, Yun Cuihe went back to the house, took the necklace and went out, "I'll go to the old house to take a look at the vegetable field."
Chu Yue wanted to follow, but Lu Xinghe held her arm.
"You are recovering from your illness. You should rest at home. I will ask Lu Dagui to go with your mother."
After saying that, he went to the kitchen to shovel a load of plant ash and carried it out.
Chu Yue looked at Lu Xinghe's back and shouted, "Ms. sir, be careful."
She turned around and went into the house, took the sickle and basket and went to the garden next to the house.
