Xie Xiuwen took it with a calm face, then roughly scanned the tent, and then took out a few pieces of broken silver from the money box. He weighed it in his hand and estimated that it was about three taels.
"Third brother, take these and treat them as our wedding gifts during the New Year."
Xie Laosan's eyes widened: "No, no, this is too much!"
The second brother has already given it to him once, why do he want so many more!
"Just take it if it's given to you. You have worked hard these past few months. Besides you, my second uncle and Xie Laifu are also here. In this case, just wait a moment."
Xie Xiuwen took out the coins and weighed them, and then took out a piece of broken silver worth two ounces: "I have to trouble my third brother to send it to Laifu's family."
"OK, no problem."
Xie Laosan didn't have so many twists and turns in his mind, and he was very happy to see his second brother being generous.
And he has also seen it in the past few months, knowing that this braised vegetable restaurant can make money. At least the second brother will not have to worry about the cost of studying, and he no longer has to live based on his grandma's face.
"Wait a moment!"
Xie Xiuwen stopped him again, shook his head and said with a smile: "It's the New Year, so we can't go empty-handed."
After saying this, he asked Douzi to get a piece of fine cotton cloth, "This cloth is slightly defective. Remember to tell the village chief uncle and don't mind it."
"I got it, second brother. I promise to bring the message."
Xie Laosan hugged the cloth and walked out, smiling so hard that he couldn't see his teeth.
Although Douzi is young, he has been following the young master around, so he is very thoughtful.
"Sir, why don't you send it in person?"
Xie Xiuwen smiled: "I can't stay at home for a few days all year round, so it would be more appropriate for my third brother to make this trip. Besides, he and Laifu work together, and if he goes to see him off, the village chief's uncle will understand what I mean. "
Douzi still feels inappropriate.
Xie Xiuwen flicked his forehead: "You! Third brother is a real person, he will convey my words to me, so the village chief uncle will also remember my feelings for the things he sends."
Xie Xiuwen mainly didn't want to be talked about by his mother for such a little thing.
If it was the third brother who sent him away, the mother probably wouldn't be too nagging, mainly because she really didn't want to be criticized by the third brother.
Everything was as Xie Xiuwen expected. The village chief and his family were naturally very happy when they saw the fine cotton cloth delivered. So what if there were some flaws in such a large piece of cloth?
Enough to make new clothes for two or three people.
Xie Laosan gave Xie Laifu two taels of silver and said that it was given by his second brother and he would not let it go until next year.
At this time, the village chief was so happy that his eyes narrowed.
Speaking of Xiejiazhuang, most people in Xiejiazhuang actually live a pretty good life. Although they basically can't afford to go to school, they can at least have enough food to eat and they won't get cold in winter.
But that's all.
Most of them are farmers, and even if their ancestors have a little savings, when the times are bad, they can only tighten their belts.
It's different now.
Not only their family, but other families also had extra money during the New Year. The village chief felt that good times were yet to come!
Xie Xiuwen arranged everything outside in an orderly manner, but he was helpless when facing his sad-looking wife.
His wife was no longer able to have children, and this was not something he could get over with just a few words of comfort.
And he knew very well that his wife cared about his son, so even if he was coaxed now, it wouldn't be long before his wife would fall into self-blame for this incident again.
Now Xie Xiuwen can only express his unwillingness to take a concubine on the grounds that he is busy with his studies. What if he just waits until he is in high school?
Or maybe he missed it, will Ruolan bring up the past again?
Stop it!
You can’t think like this, how could you not win?
If they fail again, their family may be targeted more obviously by their mother and eldest brother.
Xie Xiuwen sighed heavily.
There is nothing he can do now.
At this point, there is no way out.
If he fails again, even if his father supports him in studying, he is afraid that his own morale will weaken. By then, will he really have to be a teacher for the rest of his life?
Thinking about his sweet baby, and then thinking about his mother and the eldest family member who always targeted them, he couldn't leave a way out for himself, so he had to fight hard.
After secretly exerting some pressure on himself, Xie Xiuwen slowly exhaled a breath and walked back slowly.
When he arrived at the door of the house, he paused briefly, and then went to see his daughter first.
Xie Rongzhao is also worried about his parents.
In her previous life, she knew that she had never been able to have a younger brother, but she didn't know at that time that her mother was in poor health.
The failure to give my father a son in her previous life has always been a knot in her heart. Unexpectedly, it will be the same in this life.
And since even famous doctors are helpless, it means there is really no way to cure it.
When Xie Xiuwen came over, he saw his precious daughter holding her chin in her hands in a daze.
"What are you thinking about, sweetie?"
As Xie Xiuwen said this, he walked over and picked up the little person, then let her nestle comfortably in his arms.
Xie Rongzhao moved slightly, and then came face to face with the beautiful father.
"Dad, grandma is always unhappy. I want to catch a rabbit for grandma to raise. Will grandma be happier?"
As soon as Xie Xiuwen heard this, his heart suddenly softened. Look at his sweet baby, he feels so distressed at such a young age.
"Okay, then daddy will take you up the mountain to catch rabbits tomorrow?"
Xie Rongzhao's eyes lit up: "We also need to bring the third uncle and the fourth brother with us. The fourth brother is very strong."
"Whatever you want, baby, can be arranged."
However, the father and daughter still couldn't go up to Chengshan the next day because the Liu family came over to give New Year gifts.
Not long after Liu Laoer left, the Gao family and the Wang family also sent people over, so Xie Xiuwen was busy dealing with relatives all day long.
But Xie Rongzhao noticed A Niang's change.
After the second uncle came over, he spoke to grandma alone for less than a quarter of an hour. After that, the sadness on grandma's face was obviously much lessened.
Xie Rongzhao didn't think it was Grandma who had figured it out. In all likelihood, it was the Liu family who had come up with some better way, which at least would not make Grandma feel guilty.
what is it then?
Xie Rongzhao didn't think about it for a while. The adults were busy, so she just pestered Xie Rongen to take her out to play.
"Fourth brother, is that brother Xiaolang?"
Xie Rongen looked in the direction of her finger and saw that it was really Xie Xiaolang.
Xie Xiaolang is actually the same age as Xie Rongzhao, but he was born in a younger month. His parents are gone, and he now lives with his uncle's family.
In the middle of winter, Xie Xiaolang only wore a single set of clothes. His thin and short body also carried a bundle of firewood, which bent his already thin body and made him struggle to move forward.
(End of chapter)
