He also has a little niece who calls him uncle. If he goes back empty-handed this time, the little girl may even cry.
As for his nephews, Zhou Zixu shook his head and forget it. They were almost as tall as him when they stood up, so he was too lazy to buy them.
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The day before the holiday, Lin Yuanqiu went to shopkeeper Xiao Hu again and gave him some paintings he had painted.
After settling the money, shopkeeper Xiao Hu brought out a few more bags. These were the recently ordered portraits of Bodhisattva.
By the way, shopkeeper Xiao Hu slapped his head, and there were still two orders for embroidered kang screens that had not yet been taken out. Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly turned around and went to the inner room again. After a while, he came out carrying a big baggage. "Here, here is the embroidery pattern for the Kang screen ordered by the guest. There are two frames, totaling forty taels of silver."
Most Kang screens have four screens. One screen is equivalent to painting four Bodhisattva portraits, plus the lotus background, so the price of twenty taels of silver per screen is considered reasonable.
However, this is an embroidery sample and must be painted on embroidery cloth. The water absorption of cloth is worse than that of rice paper, so it will naturally take a lot of time to paint.
However, since I have one and a half months of annual leave this time, I will definitely have no problem completing these orders.
After leaving the calligraphy and painting shop, Lin Yuanqiu went to the bookstore and bought a dozen pieces of rice paper that were all four feet wide. Freehand painting is fast. If he has free time, Lin Yuanqiu is ready to paint a few more paintings, whether flowers and birds, figures, or landscapes.
Just like last time, Lin Sanzhu came here in the Zhou family's carriage this time.
Seeing that snow is going to fall that day, it is wise to go home early. Therefore, Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing did not spend much time in Fucheng. After only resting for one night, the group got on the carriage and headed back home.
But before that, they had to go to the county town to get back the Linshan silver and rice noodles distributed to scholars this year.
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Chapter 93 Rice
I thought that Uncle Zhou would definitely not be like his father, who had to go all the way to move rice and other things home. Unexpectedly, they were even more ruthless. Not only did they have to transport every grain of rice back, they also had to transport white flour, pork, lamp oil and other such items.
In Zhou Xing's words, he had a carriage coming from his house, so why not convert it into money? He might as well just take it all back.
When the clerk heard this, he naturally had no objection. After settling the accounts clearly, he asked the servants to move things into the warehouse.
Every month a scholar is born in a local village, he can receive one tael of silver, one stone of grain, one catty of lamp oil, five catties of pork, twenty catties of white flour, and ten catties of vegetable oil for the Chinese New Year.
One stone of grain is one hundred and twenty kilograms, but this is the weight before shelling. If converted into rice, it is about eighty kilograms. After deducting the fifty kilograms of rations allocated to the school every month, it is equal to what Lin Yuanqiu paid today. There are three hundred and sixty kilograms of rice to receive.
Zhou Zixu has less. He was a scholar in September, so he can only receive four months of subsidies.
But even so, the rice received was more than 120 kilograms. Plus pork noodle oil, and, yes, two cans of lamp oil.
Therefore, when the four of them got on the carriage and went home again, it could be said that they were carried home between cloth bags, clay pots, and pork.
Seeing that their son was so crowded that it was difficult to turn around, Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xingyi discussed it and decided to take turns sitting in the front with the coachman. In this way, the carriage was finally a little more spacious.
It's just that they are more comfortable, but it is Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu's turn to worry again. The wind in the front of the car is not ordinary cold. The coachman has a special driving cloak, but their father wears it. How can cotton-padded jackets to keep out the cold withstand the cold? So it’s better to stop taking turns and sit back in the carriage. Everyone is crowded together, it’s better than freezing to the wind.
The son was filial, and the two fathers grinned almost to the top of their ears.
Looking at their two stupid dads who were laughing so hard, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu really couldn't understand. You said it would be great to convert food into money, so that you don't have to be crowded and cold on the way back.
At this moment, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu definitely couldn't understand the pride that their father felt in their own sons' promising sons.
Especially Zhou Xing, this was the first time he came here to receive the subsidy from the government to his son. Seeing that this was both rice and white flour, I really wanted to beat gongs and drums to show off all the way back. How could I convert it into money that could only be carried in my pocket?
Lin Sanzhu also had the same idea as Zhou Xing. It would be nice to pull the whole car back.
So every time Gouzi persuaded him to convert it into silver, Lin Sanzhu would shake his head like a rattle.
What are you afraid of if you have trouble? People can't afford trouble like this.
In this way, there were five people in a car, plus some food. By the time they returned to Hengxi Town, it was almost the end of Youshi.
The closing time of the city gate in winter is set at six o'clock in the morning, and carriages will definitely not be able to enter the city at this time.
So the group went directly to Xiaogaoshan Village.
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With Lao San and his son in mind, Lao Lintou and Wu were not asleep yet, so when they heard the sound of horse hooves, they put on their coats and got off the kang. When they opened the door, they heard San San. The son called the door, but the third daughter-in-law had already run to open the courtyard door.
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu also came out of the house quickly, followed by Zhou and Liu, and then Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong.
As soon as they heard that their brother was back, Chunyan and Chuncao were also busy getting dressed and getting off the bed. The two sisters rushed into the courtyard quickly. They didn't even see anyone, but they were already shouting "brother, brother".
The driver drove the carriage into the yard, and everyone worked together to unload everything on the carriage.
When Zhou Zixu saw his father pointing to a small pile on the ground, and telling everyone with joy that this was also the scholarship grant given to his son by the government, he simply covered his face, Dad, you have to find the right person if you want to show off. Ah, actually showing off at Brother Lin's house, isn't this just showing off in front of Lu Ban's house?
Lin Erzhu loaded a basket of soybeans over and went with the coachman to feed the horses in the woodshed.
There is no stable at home, so I can only tie the horse in the woodshed tonight. Fortunately, there is ready-made straw in the woodshed, and the house is big enough, so the horse is comfortable in it.
After a while, Mrs. Zhou, who went to the kitchen to cook supper, asked her two sisters-in-law to hurry up and bring them noodles. After traveling so long, I thought my nephew and the others were already hungry.
Lin Yuanqiu was indeed a little hungry, including Zhou Zixu, so when they saw two fried pine-yellow poached eggs in the fragrant noodles, they both couldn't help but swallow.
Lin Yuanqiu: My aunt’s craftsmanship is still as good as ever.
Zhou Zixu: I guarantee you can eat one of these two poached eggs.
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After knowing that the little scholar had returned, the villagers waited at home for another two days before coming to the house holding red paper to ask for Spring Festival couplets.
As for why he had to wait for two days, he naturally wanted the little scholar to have a good rest.
Traveling on a cold day must be tiring. It would be bad if someone came home with a red paper and they would come to your door. Not to mention that this is too shameless, even Lin Sanzhu would not follow it. Don't be fooled by him then. There was a lot of backlash, and it was so shameless.
When renovating the old house, Lao Lintou specially made the main house longer and wider, so even if there are dozens of people standing in the main room, it doesn't seem crowded.
Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai, one was still helping to cut paper and the other was helping to grind ink. Compared with the previous jumps, the two of them are much more stable now.
During dinner yesterday, Lao Lintou talked about the marriage of his third grandson. Yuanhuai was sixteen years old at the turn of the new year, and he had reached the age to talk about the marriage. And Yuanbai, he will be fifteen soon, so he should start preparing early.
Thinking of the past when grandpa gave pocket money to the eldest and second brothers, the third brother and the fourth brother kept clamoring about getting a wife, so Lin Yuanqiu looked at the two of them, but he didn't know the result. He almost shocked himself when he saw it. chin.
I saw his third brother and fourth brother. At this time, their entire faces looked like cooked shrimps, red from their necks to their ears.
It has only been a year or two, but it has completely changed.
Seeing their fifth brother looking at them, Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai, who were about to find a way to leave the dinner table after being embarrassed by their grandma, immediately looked at each other in tacit understanding, then quickly stood up and walked quickly towards Lin Yuanqiu. Come.
Lin Yuanqiu reacted quickly. Knowing that the third brother and the fourth brother were preparing to deal with him, he immediately ran out of the house.
Unfortunately, it was difficult for his feet to reach his four legs, and it was difficult to spread out in the yard. In the end, Lin Yuanqiu was caught up by two people. Then the third brother held his arms, and the fourth brother held his legs, and the two threw Lin Yuanqiu directly into the yard. on the thick snowdrift.
Lin Sanzhu covered his face. His dog didn't follow him when it came to running. He thought that back then he was invincible in running all over the small mountain village.
Seeing the fifth brother's head and face covered with snow, Lin Yuanhuai couldn't help laughing at the side, and Lin Yuanbai was even more happy, "Hahahahaha, let you laugh at us."
Before the word "men" could even be heard, a loose snowball flew over. By coincidence, it landed on Lin Yuanbai's head, making him turn white instantly.
There was also a small piece that happened to land on the tip of the nose, which looked very funny.
This time it was Lin Yuanqiu's turn to burst into laughter.
Everyone was wondering who had thrown the snowball, and then they saw a figure with short legs running out quickly, shouting, "Uncle, Qing'er is here to help you!"
I saw the little girl wearing a pink-blue cotton-padded jacket with slanted breasts, and the bright red silk flower on her head that Lin Yuanqiu bought for her. The few peach-red rice beads embedded in the stamens make the little face white and rosy, which is very beautiful.
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On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Shen family came over to celebrate the new year with new year gifts.
Lin Yuanqiu met his second brother-in-law for the first time. He has a round face with a bit of a double chin, and is of medium height. What Lin Yuanqiu admires most is the way he speaks and behaves. He looks steady and generous, and naturally unpretentious.
I have to say that for now, their two uncles are pretty good.
Lin Yuanqiu thought to himself that it would be best to keep this good luck forever. After all, there are still Chunyan and Chuncao in the future. I hope they can find good husbands in the future.
While thinking this, Lin Yuanqiu also secretly made up his mind that he must study hard and strive to achieve something in the provincial examination three years later. By then, with him as my elder brother, I think when Chunyan and Chuncao come to propose marriage, there will be much more room for choice.
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At the New Year's Eve vigil, Mrs. Wu still gave pocket money to each room as before.
However, the pocket money given this time was twice as much as before. No, it used to be one tael of silver, but this year it was directly increased to 2 taels, and Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong also increased from the original 500 taels to one tael of silver.
Not only that, after giving out pocket money, Mrs. Wu gave each of her three daughters-in-law, two grandson-in-laws, and Chunxiu an extra red envelope, and each red envelope contained a piece of broken red envelope weighing five cents. silver.
This was Lao Lin's decision.
This year's book signing business alone earned nearly twenty taels more than last year. Coupled with the income from selling persimmons, it can be said that the family's income this year is still very considerable.
And the reason why I want to grow pocket flowers is because of the hard work of my family for a year.
In Lao Lintou's view, without the hard work of his son, daughter-in-law, grandson, granddaughter-in-law, and granddaughter, no matter how good his money-making ideas are, he will not be able to earn much wealth.
So they are the parents, and when the children do well, they should give them the rewards they deserve.
Lin Yuanqiu also strongly agreed with his grandma's approach.
There is nothing more satisfying in this world than being recognized by others for your efforts.
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Entering the first lunar month, Lin Yuanqiu only went to the hometowns of a few clan leaders to pay New Year greetings on the first day of the lunar month. At other times, he basically stayed in his room, looked at Wei Mo, wrote strategies, and painted.
This time I received a lot of orders from Shopkeeper Xiao Hu, and he had to finish them all before going to Fucheng.
Also, Lin Yuanqiu planned to go to the grass hut on the mountain later. It snowed again last night. Although it was not heavy, it must have been very beautiful when it accumulated in the picturesque mountain stream.
Thinking like this, Lin Yuanqiu became a little impatient.
By the way, when you go up the mountain later, remember to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone. It will be excellent for writing poems and poems, or for enjoying the scenery and sketching.
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In the busy life, time always flies by, and in the blink of an eye, another two years have passed.
Chapter 94 Departure
Time always flies by in the busy schedule, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. In two years, Lin Yuanqiu has gone from the age of dancing spoons to the age of dancing elephants now.
Sixteen years old, which in modern times is the age of junior high school students, but here it is already old enough to talk about marriage.
