Chapter 76 Trust
Gao Cui looked at the pink dumpling-like daughter in her arms and said to herself that she would never do such a stupid thing.
Now that she is the wife of the Lin family, her life, death, honor and disgrace will be tied to this family. As for her parents, she will definitely respect them and be filial, but there are many ways to be filial. It is the most undesirable thing to do something like smashing your own pot and trying to gain access to your natal family.
What's more, the Lin family is not only her home, but also the home of her Qing'er, and even more so the children and grandchildren she has yet to meet. As a mother, a nanny, and a nanny, she has the responsibility to protect the Lin family.
Thinking of the trust her grandparents and in-laws had in her, Gao Cui was not only moved, but also more aware of her future behavior.
Everyone has their own place and responsibilities. Gao Cui feels that what she has to do is to be a good wife, a good mother, and then a competent elder sister-in-law. The rest, of course, is to live a good life for yourself.
The main prerequisite for achieving this is the peace and tranquility of the family.
At this time, in the east room, Lao Lintou and Mrs. Wu, who had just had lunch, were talking. The content of what they said was exactly the matter of telling the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law the persimmon cake recipe.
To be honest, Wu still disapproves of this decision. But as the old man said, we are all one family, and there is really no point in being on guard like this.
What's more, everyone lives in the same yard, and the shop for making persimmon cakes is large. In this case, how can the method of making persimmon cakes be hidden from others? Instead of letting the eldest daughter-in-law figure out her own way out afterwards, it would be better to tell people directly and openly, which would reduce the number of conflicts.
In Lao Lintou's view, the reason why his family can get along so well is because there is no barrier between them.
Thinking of this, Old Lintou took a puff of dry tobacco and said slowly, "When Yuansong's wife comes in, we don't have to hide the persimmon cake making from her."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu said that she didn't care about it, which must be a lie. The eldest grandson’s daughter-in-law lives in the town, and this persimmon cake recipe doesn’t quite match her parents’ family. But Yuansong's wife was different. There were many persimmon trees in her natal village.
Nowadays, the family relies entirely on the income from embroidery and persimmon cakes, especially persimmon cakes. The whole family can earn dozens of taels of silver with only a few months of effort.
If such a good job disappeared, it would be no different than poaching her heart and soul.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but said, "If the recipe spreads, our family won't be able to earn so much money."
Old Lintou said without even thinking, "If it really gets spread, then we have no choice but to admit it."
Yes, I have no choice but to admit it, otherwise there is nothing else I can do. Just because the recipe is not spread to others, the grandchildren in the family cannot marry, and the granddaughters cannot marry.
In this case, no matter how much money you earn, it will be of no use.
After thinking about this, Wu no longer struggled and seemed to leave everything to God's arrangement. Continue to be busy making money.
After the field break, there were many new students in Ziqing Hall.
To this end, Zhou Xiucai specially cleaned up a house that had been vacant all year round.
This room was originally used as a classroom, but since the Qingqing Hall was opened, it has never admitted so many students. Therefore, this class room has never been used. Over time, it has gradually become a place where debris is piled up.
The tables, chairs and benches in the house are all complete and can be used as long as they are cleaned.
So, a few days later, there was an additional Class C in Ziqing Hall. Most of the students in the class are newly enlightened children.
In addition to these, there were also students transferred from other private schools, not many, and they were all placed in Class A by Zhou Xiucai.
These new students were a little surprised when they saw Lin Yuanqiu. There was a nine-year-old scholar from the Ziqing Hall. They all knew about it, otherwise they would not have been sent all the way here to study by their parents.
The reason why a few people were surprised at this time was because, in their opinion, anyone who passed the examination as a scholar would inevitably go to a county school or a government school to study in order to improve their knowledge for the provincial examination three years later.
Another point is that now Lin Yuanqiu has achieved the status of scholar, and Master Zhou is also a scholar, so the fact that this scholar master teaches scholar students is a bit incredible when he thinks about it.
Not only a few new students would think so, but teachers and students from other private schools in the surrounding area also had this doubt.
When Lin Yuanqiu passed the junior high school entrance examination, everyone thought he would go to the county school, but it turned out that he didn't. But now, he is already a scholar, but he still stays peacefully in Ziqing Pavilion and continues not to move.
So is this person stupid? Doesn’t he know that there are candidates in county schools and government schools?
They couldn't think of the reason, and the few new students didn't think about it anymore.
Furthermore, for them, wouldn't it be better if Lin Yuanqiu did not go to a county school or a government school? In this way, they not only have a scholarly wife, but also a scholarly classmate who can be consulted at any time.
It's an excellent thing to think about.
Lin Yuanqiu is not a difficult person to get along with. As long as he knows the sincere inquiries from his classmates, he will answer them.
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Soon it was the holiday ten days later, and Lin Sanzhu came to pick him up early.
One look at the black color on his father's fingers and palms, and Lin Yuanqiu knew that the family had started making persimmons. The black color on the hands is caused by peeling too much persimmon skin. Persimmons contain tannins and iron, which turn black after oxidation.
"Dad, are there more wild persimmons on the mountain this year?"
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, compared to the few persimmon trees at home, the wild persimmons on the mountain are the real "main force." Two-thirds of the persimmons sold by his family in recent years are made from wild persimmons.
"There are a lot of them. Many trees that didn't bear much fruit last year have grown a lot this year. These days, dad, your uncle, your second uncle, and Yuan Feng Yuansong are basically wandering around the mountains. Yi dad Look, the persimmons our family will make this year will not be less than those in previous years."
As Lin Sanzhu talked, he bumped the bookcase he was carrying, feeling that it was a lot heavier than usual.
He didn't care, just thinking that his son was going to the bookstore to take over the job of copying books.
I think this book box contains the books I want to copy.
Originally, Lin Sanzhu strongly disapproved of his son's copying of books. In his opinion, adults like them have to worry about making money at home, so there is no need for a little kid to worry about it.
Later, it was Lin Yuanqiu who cited various benefits of copying books, which made Lin Sanzhu no longer want to stop him.
It was also on that day that Lin Yuanqiu proposed to his family that he would bear the cost of meals at the private school, as well as daily pocket money, all by himself.
This made Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu present, as well as the Zhou family and Liu family, feel emotional for a moment.
Several people remembered that when their nephew proposed that he wanted to study in a clan school, they were all worried about the expense of studying.
But in reality, the public school did not spend much on studying in Yuanqiu.
Moreover, in the past few years, my nephew has come up with many ways to make money for the family. It can be said that the life of the family is getting better and better now, and the nephew's contribution is not small.
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This year's persimmons, Lao Lintou, is ready to be sold in the county after they are dried.
Because in more than a month, it will be the day when Lin Yuansong will get married and marry his wife.
So if I don’t sell the persimmons earlier, I’m afraid I won’t be able to spare the time to sell the persimmons when I get busy.
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Chapter 77 Negotiation
Old Lintou still remembered to talk to his grandson about purchasing a dowry, so after dinner, he called people to the east room.
Mrs. Wu was also there. Seeing her little grandson coming, she hurriedly waved to Lin Yuanqiu to sit next to her.
Lin Sanzhu stretched his neck and poked his head at the door, wanting to see what his father and mother wanted to do with his dog, but Lao Lintou closed the door and stopped him outside.
Lin Sanzhu became even more curious now and quickly put his ear to the door panel.
As for Lao Lintou, the reason why he didn't let his sons and daughters-in-law come together to discuss it was because he didn't want them to know that Yuan Qiu had decided to buy dowries for several sisters at home.
After all, whether to give a dowry land or how many acres to give a dowry is not a trivial matter. It would be fine if it was decided to give, but if not, maybe the grandson would be blamed.
This is why Lao Lintou never mentioned the dowry fields in front of his sons and daughters-in-law.
Speaking of which, if he hadn't really had no idea, Lao Lintou wouldn't have thought of asking his grandson to help him make up his mind.
Wu held Lin Yuanqiu's hand, her eyes full of concern, "Look at Yuanqiu, she seems to have lost some weight. Look at her face, it's a little smaller. Yuanqiu, remember to take care of yourself when you go out, you know Yet?"
Although there is no full-length mirror to look at at home, Lin Yuanqiu knows that he has a good appetite during this period, so it is impossible to say that he has lost weight.
But he also knows that there is a kind of thinness, which is called grandma thinking you are thin.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu did not refute, smiled and nodded to Mrs. Wu, "Mistress, don't worry, your grandson will take good care of himself. Also, you and grandpa should pay more attention to your health. You can't do your work well." You have to save your energy and don't try it all out, otherwise you will lose your strength."
"Uh-huh, uh-huh," Wu nodded repeatedly, feeling very grateful for her concern for her little grandson.
The same goes for Old Lintou. Hearing his little grandson's thoughtful words and thinking about the good life now, he felt indescribably satisfied.
Isn't it just satisfying? My son and daughter-in-law are filial, my grandchildren are sensible, and my family has a profitable business. Not only did I build a new house, I also bought a mountain. Now at home, the eldest grandson is married and has children, the second grandson is about to get married, and the eldest granddaughter has also found a good husband. Every piece of this is just like a dream.
No, that's not right, Lao Lintou felt that if it were a few years ago, he would never have dared to do this in his dreams.
Especially when his grandson passed the exam to be a scholar, Old Lintou thought to himself that even if he had to grow his head all over again, he would not be able to think of such a good thing.
By the way, there is also the land dowry for the granddaughter. No matter what the final regulations are, this was something that I would never have dared to think about before.
Thinking of the dowry field, Old Lintou quickly remembered what he wanted to say, and without further delay, he said directly, "Yuan Qiu, I'm calling you here because I want you to help me make up my mind. .”
As he said that, Lao Lintou took a breath of dry cigarette and continued, "After the New Year, your eldest sister will leave her parents' home. I am thinking about whether the family should buy her a few acres of paddy fields as a dowry, so that when your sister gets married, In the end, I will have a share of the land and will not be looked down upon by others."
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, "Grandpa, you arranged this, and this is how it should be."
Hearing what their little grandson said, Lao Lintou and Mr. Wu felt relieved.
Especially Wu, at this time, she couldn't help but think that she must have burned high incense in her previous life, so she had such a good life in this life. You see, not only do the daughters-in-law get along well with each other, but even the grandchildren are friendly to each other. Unlike some people who would break their heads fighting for a piece of clothing.
However, the joy in Wu's heart did not last long.
When Lao Lintou asked how many acres of dowry land should be purchased, Lin Yuanqiu's next answer almost made her jump off the bed.
"What? Six acres!"
Ouch, six acres of paddy field, how much money does that cost?
There are still three granddaughters to marry later. If they follow this dowry method, how can the family afford it?
She was a little hesitant when the old man said four acres of paddy field, but her grandson was more ruthless and asked for six acres.
Old Lintou didn't say anything. He knew that his grandson would say this and he must have his own ideas. He was going to listen to what his grandson had to say first.
Sure enough, I heard Lin Yuanqiu continue to say, "Master, grandma, from my grandson's perspective, our family's life will only get better and better in the future. And my grandson can be sure that in the future, we will wait for Sister Chunxiu, Chunyan, Chuncao and the others." When you get married, the dowry given by your family will only be larger than that of the eldest sister."
Lin Yuanqiu was not talking nonsense.
It is said that one moment comes and the other comes, and this was the same in the previous life. Whether marrying a daughter or a daughter-in-law, the amount of money parents spent on dowry or betrothal gifts all depended on the family situation.
Take their family as an example. When the third and fourth brothers get married, the betrothal money given to the bride's family will never be the same as the eldest brother and second brother, which are eight taels of silver.
What's more, no matter ancient or modern times, dowry is a woman's confidence. It also means that you are not valued by your mother's family, and it is one of the keys to being valued by your husband's family.
Old Lintou felt that it was not his little grandson's words that convinced him, but the firm tone when he spoke.
But Mrs. Wu heard the implication of her grandson's words. This meant that the earlier you marry, the more you will suffer, right?
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When he returned to his room, Lin Yuanqiu was not busy taking out drawing paper from the book box and laying it on the bed. Instead, he sat at the table and thought for a while.
