All the aunts and ladies also followed them to the new house, especially Jin's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Their speed could not be overstated.
However, after a while, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came out, with obvious disappointment on their faces.
After a while, several aunts and ladies walked out of the new house. I don't know which one was the unscrupulous one. It was really bad for such a beautiful and fresh bride to be called stupid.
At this time, the angry aunts and ladies had completely forgotten that they had just wanted to watch a good show.
There were more than forty tables for today's banquet. Almost all the Lin family members came. The Wu family was also rare and generous. Four meat dishes and eight vegetarian dishes were arranged for each table. In addition to the staple food of rice, each person was given a printed rice. White-faced steamed buns with red hi characters.
A woman secretly calculated in her mind, this is chicken, fish, a big bowl of meat and braised pig's trotters, dear, if you host this wedding banquet today, you will need at least three taels of silver.
Ouch, I’m so willing to give it up!
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone gradually dispersed until the sun set.
After clearing away the dishes, Mrs. Wu divided the remaining dishes among the women who helped her, and gave them each a bowl of braised pork. This was a dish she had planned for a cold day. Washing dishes is not an easy job, you have to thank others properly.
Finally, several women returned home with happy faces.
The tables and benches at the banquet were all borrowed from clan members. It was going to be dark soon, so we could only wait until tomorrow to return them to them.
She received a lot of gift money today, and Mrs. Wu wanted to find some of her daughters-in-law to reconcile the accounts, but she walked around the yard several times, but didn't even see anyone. Mrs. Wu was wondering where the three of them were. When I went there, I saw Chuncao and Chunyan going to the back of the house each holding a bowl of red dates.
Wu felt strange and hurriedly followed her, only to see the two little girls walking around to the back of the new house. Before Wu could get closer, Chunyan and Chuncao quickly walked out again, their hands empty. It was obvious that the sisters just now Who are they sending red dates to?
Looking at the location of the new house, Mrs. Wu thought to herself, her three daughters-in-law wouldn't be hiding behind the new house and eavesdropping on the walls, right?
Sure enough, when Mrs. Wu approached, she heard whispers from Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Feng.
"Hey, sister-in-law, can you speak a little lower voice, so we don't get discovered."
"I know, I know." Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but smile, nodded, grabbed a red date and stuffed it into her mouth.
Mrs. Liu lowered her voice, "At this time next year, maybe my sister-in-law and grandson will be holding her in her hands. Oh, it makes people envious just thinking about it."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhou even grinned from the corners of her mouth to her ears, "What's there to be envious of? Your Yuan Song will also get married next year. In the next year, you and your second brother will definitely become fathers." Breast milk."
Mrs. Liu nodded her head, her eyes turning into crescent moons as she smiled. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
Seeing the happy expressions of her elder sister-in-law and her second sister-in-law, and thinking that her dog was only eight years old, Feng felt sad. It would probably take ten years before she became a grandmother.
Mrs. Feng patted Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Liu, "You two are so majestic. Unlike me, it will take at least another ten years to become a mother-in-law."
"What's so prestigious about being a mother-in-law?"
Mrs. Zhou and Ms. Liu said in unison. Although they said so, the expressions on their faces could not be faked. They looked like they were proud of the spring breeze.
"Why don't you lose your majesty? It is said that a daughter-in-law of many years becomes a mother-in-law. Look at how majestic our mother is when she wields a big broom. Hahaha. Fortunately, we can both run fast."
Zhou and Liu also covered their mouths and snickered, but they were just running fast.
runs fast?
Why doesn't Mr. Wu like to hear this so much?
Huh, if I hadn't kept my hands, I could have let you run away one by one.
Thinking of this, Wu turned around and looked around for a big broom.
Soon, Lin Yuanfeng, who was looking at me and I was looking at you with Gao Cui, suddenly heard a few ouch sounds coming from the window, followed by a burst of rapid footsteps, and then his loud voice, "Where are you running?" !”
Lin Yuanfeng hurriedly opened the window and looked out, only to see his mother, his second aunt and his third aunt. The three of them were running quickly in front, while his mother, holding a bamboo broom, was chasing after them.
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The new daughter-in-law got up to make breakfast the next day, but Mrs. Zhou saw that her son was helping wash rice and light the fire.
The young couple is in harmony, and Mrs. Zhou is naturally happy. She doesn't have those rules that require her daughter-in-law to do the housework.
I remembered that when I first got married, didn't Dazhu often help wash the vegetables and light the fire? My mother-in-law didn't say anything at that time.
After breakfast, it was time for the new wife to serve tea. First came Lao Lintou and Mrs. Wu, then Lin Dazhu and Mrs. Zhou, and then several uncles and aunts. Gao Cui served tea one by one with both hands.
After drinking tea, Lao Lin and the others put the red envelopes they had prepared on the tray.
As for Lin Yuanqiu and the others, they all received gifts after calling them sister-in-law.
Chunmei, Chunxiu, and Chunyanchuncao each have a pair of beautiful white fungus. As for the boys, except Lin Yuanqiu, who wears a set of pen and ink, the others all wear a new set of clothes.
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Several little girls grinned from ear to ear.
Lin Yuanqiu also held the pen and ink to thank his sister-in-law again.
The two-day holiday ended soon. When sending his son back to private school this time, Lin Sanzhu brought another quilt to him. Seeing that the weather was getting colder, it was better not to freeze his son.
Zhou Zixu has been waiting in the dormitory for a long time. He has not been idle for two days at home. No, he has copied a thousand-character essay again.
Ever since he earned his first sum of money for copying books, Zhou Zixu has been out of control. Apart from going to class and eating, he is busy copying books every day. As for catching and raising grasshoppers, he has already done so. He was thrown out of the sky.
In his own words, it is not as fun for Grasshopper to copy books. As long as he thinks that the books he copied will be bought by others, and then held in his hands like treasures and studied carefully, he will feel a special sense of accomplishment. Woolen cloth.
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Chapter 53 Ideas
In the next few days, Zhou Xiucai focused on the explanation of policy theory, and also asked Class A students to do many policy theory example questions in previous years' government examinations.
Lin Yuanqiu knew that the master was preparing for next year's government examination. After all, the five students who took the government examination this year were mainly stuck on policy issues.
Perhaps because he felt that the students lacked experience, in addition to doing more exercises, Zhou Xiucai often asked the students to go to the market or the countryside to let them know more about the current price of cloth, silk, millet, and the livelihood of the people. .
Every time he went out, Lin Yuanqiu could see that there were masters leading students out of the private schools next door.
It seems that the purpose and idea of all the teachers are the same, that is, without the support of practical experience, it is impossible to write good articles with substance and true knowledge.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally supported this approach with both hands and feet. You know, he had not really been able to take a stroll around in ancient times for several years.
In the past, when he went out with his father, he was always in a hurry and was always worried that he would not be able to catch the ox cart. Therefore, he would always go to a certain location and go home directly after buying things.
Therefore, there are many places that Lin Yuanqiu has not been to yet.
For example, at this time, he and Zhou Zixu came to Hexi Street, which they had never set foot on before. There were several shops selling calligraphy and paintings. When he saw the framed scrolls hanging in the shop, Lin Yuanqiu stopped. I stopped and admired it carefully.
Most of the paintings on the walls are of fine brushwork, including flowers and birds, landscapes, and figures. As for freehand brushwork, there is nothing else except flowers and birds.
Zhou Zixu, who was on the side, saw Lin Yuanqiu standing in front of the painting for a long time without moving. He thought he wanted to buy a painting, so he stepped forward and lowered his voice and said, "Brother Lin, if you want to buy a New Year painting, let's go to the market. Tingxiang Uncle said, there are quite a few over there in the market."
Now is the time to buy New Year's goods, and there are New Year paintings available for purchase at the Spring Festival couplet stalls. Many people will take a few New Year paintings home when buying couplets, and wait until New Year's Eve to paste them on the wall to add to the New Year atmosphere.
In Zhou Zixu's opinion, those who celebrate the New Year must buy more festive New Year pictures. The ones hanging in the shop are too elegant and not suitable for the New Year atmosphere.
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head. Naturally, he had no intention of buying paintings.
On the contrary, at this time, he was thinking about the feasibility of selling paintings.
During this period, Lin Yuanqiu had saved 285 copper coins by copying books, which was considered a considerable income.
In his previous life, Lin Yuanqiu was a person who was wary of danger in times of peace. It is said that people without long-term worries must have immediate worries. Lin Yuanqiu felt that money is indispensable at all times.
Therefore, if there is a way to earn more money, it would definitely be the best thing.
Lin Yuanqiu looked at these paintings carefully just now and felt that if he was asked to paint them, they would definitely not be any worse.
After all, he majored in art in his previous life, and he was very good at both meticulous painting and freehand painting.
I just don't know the price of these paintings. Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu pointed to the smallest one on the wall and asked, "Shopkeeper, how much does this picture of Songs Residence in Qiu Mountain cost?"
The shopkeeper didn't bully anyone. He didn't think that because Lin Yuanqiu was a child, he thought it was unlikely to buy paintings, so he ignored her. The fat shopkeeper smiled and stretched out two fingers and said, "Two hundred coins."
Two hundred articles!
Zhou Zixu was quite surprised. It was only four feet square, but it was so expensive.
Also, after copying books for so many days, I only earned more than 200 yuan.
What's more, compared to copying books, it takes much less time to draw a picture.
Thinking again, I was too perfunctory in learning painting before, but now it seems that it is really inappropriate.
Zhou Zixu decided that when his uncle teaches everyone how to draw again, he must be very serious and study hard.
Obviously, Lin Yuanqiu did not expect such a price.
After being surprised, he didn't care whether the shopkeeper would be impatient or not, and hurriedly asked the prices of several flower and bird paintings on the side one by one.
After knowing that the selling price was upwards of 300 yuan, Lin Yuanqiu was excited, and suddenly felt that what he had learned in his previous life could finally be put to use.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't have high requirements. As long as others could pay half the price for the paintings he painted, he would be satisfied.
However, he put this idea away immediately after asking about the prices of the pigments such as cinnabar, ocher, azurite, and azurite.
I finally know why those paintings are so expensive.
Lin Yuanqiu used to use ink when painting patterns, so he didn't know that paints in this era would be so expensive.
No, a small, round porcelain box actually costs 60 yuan. You know, this is the price of a single color.
Lin Yuanqiu calculated that if he wanted to buy all the main colors needed for painting, he would have to spend at least one tael of silver.
Thinking of the more than 500 pieces of literature he had on hand, Lin Yuanqiu could only temporarily give up the idea of selling paintings.
Alas, let’s wait until we save enough money to buy paint.
Returning to the private school, Zhou Xiucai assigned today's policy topic to Class A, "Essays on Civil Affairs", and asked the students to explain what they were thinking based on the Pan Geng chapter of Shangshu they had learned in the past few days.
Lin Yuanqiu already had a beginning in his mind, but before starting the article, he quoted the arguments in Pan Geng's chapter, and Lin Yuanqiu wrote: "Pangeng moved to Yin in Qiu, and the people were unfit to live there, so he led all the mourners to , made a bold statement and said: "My king has come, and now that he is married to his family, he cares about our people endlessly. He cannot make a living by relying on Kuang Kuang, and Bu Ji said it is like a platform! The former king has obeyed, and he has obeyed the destiny, but now he is not always peaceful, and he is not always in control of the city." , in today’s five countries…”
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Just as Old Lintou expected, at this year's family banquet, his family no longer had to sit in the windshield like before.
However, to be placed at the front and next to Lin Youzhi was something Lao Lintou never expected.
Originally he thought he was just moving the table forward.
Looking not far away, his elder brother Lin Jincai was looking towards him, with such a frown that Old Lin didn't want to take another look.
In fact, Lao Lintou said, it doesn't matter where you sit to eat. After several cold receptions in the past, he now understands a lot.
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