Seeing Sheng Guoer, Sheng Fengying was still a little unhappy, so she said, "Guoer, it's the old man's right to marry, and the old woman's right to marry. It's a rule from ancient times. You can't let the old Sheng family become the butt of other people's jokes!"
Sheng Guoer smiled calmly and said, "Auntie, it's become a joke if you don't get married? Should we women spend our lives hanging around the cooking pot?"
Sheng Fengying thought that this little girl had a sharp tongue, so she spat: "Little girl, Fian is really sharp-tongued, making it seem like I have to let you get married. Isn't this for your own good?"
Mrs. Shen said at this time: "My old lady, since Guo'er doesn't want to, just wait a little longer. Anyway, Dasheng clearly stipulates that a woman will not be punished until she is seventeen years old if she doesn't marry. If you wait a little longer, you can't." Find someone to love for her."
Sheng Fengying curled her lips and said, "Who knows what this little girl likes?"
Sheng Guoer smiled and said: "If I have someone I like, I will definitely ask my old lady to be a matchmaker, right?"
Sheng Fengying patted Sheng Guoer's hand and said, "You must be really talented!"
In fact, Sheng Guoer understands that the old lady has her own reasons for doing this. According to the old lady, Dasheng's rule is that all girls of the right age between fifteen and seventeen years old must get married, because Dasheng is the new dynasty. , the population is thin, so it is in urgent need of population. If a woman does not marry when she reaches the age, the whole family will be punished.
But if it were to talk about marriage at this moment, Sheng Guoer felt that it was a little too early. After all, she didn’t know all about the people in this world. If she wanted to marry an ancient person, she would still be an ancient person whom she didn’t know much about. Man, this is somewhat funny to me.
Therefore, Sheng Guoer thought that if she was forced to do something urgent, she would spend money to solve the problem. After all, money can make the devil go around and smooth things over.
At this time, the old uncle brought the dishes to the table and said, "Let's eat first."
"Fourth sister, why didn't I see Huanbi and Nansheng?" Shen asked while eating.
The old aunt’s daughter Jin Huanbi, Sheng Guoer’s cousin, and her husband opened a carpentry shop in the countryside. The old aunt said that because they couldn’t find a good location, the shop was remote and the business was average.
Jin Huanbi is as generous as her old lady, and she will give alms to the poor when she encounters them. Jin Huanbi's husband, Nansheng, is a very henpecked person. Just like the old lady, he really doesn't belong to the same family.
"Oh, there hasn't been much business recently, so she and Nansheng rely on their carpentry work to make furniture for others, and from time to time they even go to work to help make ends meet. How about this, the Wang family wants to make a batch of furniture. They went to help!”
After the old lady finished speaking, she gave Sheng Guoer a piece of pork and said, "Eat your child quickly!"
Sheng Guo'er felt a little sad. Her aunt's family was not rich, but she still treated her family so enthusiastically. Sheng Guo'er thought that she must help her family get rich slowly.
In fact, only now did Sheng Guoer realize that the other family members did not live very well off after the separation. At most, they were living a subsistence level. Only the second uncle's family was slightly better off. However, compared with the previous Sheng Guoer family, Lao Sheng The rest of the family is doing pretty well.
But now Sheng Guoer's family is different from what it used to be. Looking at these family members, Sheng Guoer feels that it is still necessary to develop.
But now is not the time, after all, winter is coming soon, and you have to be optimistic about the timing of any business you want to do.
After dinner at the old aunt's house, Sheng Guo'er and her mother said goodbye. Before leaving, Sheng Guo'er left some money with the old aunt, saying it was for future matchmaking expenses. In fact, she just wanted to support the old aunt. One family.
"Mom, why do you think the young master of the Lin family wants to find my sister Yumei's birthday and horoscope?" Sheng Guoer asked after remembering the old lady's words.
"I don't know. How about we find time to go to the countryside and ask around." Shen said, "Let's go home first."
Sheng Guoer thought that Lin Qingyuan must have had thoughts about her after the last time they met, but it was a bit fast. There was no telling whether Sister Yumei knew about this. Forget it, let’s wait until we see Sister Yumei.
After returning home, Sheng Guoer lit up the lamp and revised the unfinished sketch of the lawnmower. With the ironware, a lot of things were naturally added.
Sheng Guoer plans to upgrade this weeder and turn it into a three-in-one harvester and seeder, which will make it easier to sell.
It wasn't until dawn that Sheng Guoer's sketch was completed. She stretched out, lay on the bed and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, suddenly there was a noise outside the door. Sheng Guoer got up, put on her clothes and went out. She didn't see Mrs. Shen, but she saw many children cheering excitedly at the door. Then Sheng Guoer Suddenly I saw Sheng Shi!
"Sheng Shi, why are you here?" Sheng Guo'er asked strangely.
When Sheng Shi saw his sister, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sister, Mr. Meng and I are here."
"Ah?" Sheng Guoer made a confused sound, and then, Mr. Meng's figure appeared in front of her.
"Good morning, Miss Sheng!" Mr. Meng greeted Sheng Guoer with a smile.
Sheng Guoer asked: "Mr. Meng, why are you here?"
Meng Zhouxing said: "I will teach in Dongxiang Village in the future."
Sheng Guoer asked strangely: "What's wrong? Have you resigned from the library?"
Meng Zhouxing smiled and said: "I applied with the mountain chief, because I think you said in the private school last time that everyone is equal before education, the sage said, there is no difference in education. So I applied to teach children here in my spare time. Let’s study.”
Then Meng Zhouxing said: "One more thing. Actually, my name is not Meng Zhouxing, my name is Meng Xingzhou. The reason why I reversed my name is to forget the past. But..."
Sheng Guoer asked: "Why did you tell me this?"
Meng Xingzhou said: "I think I have to face you with the truest side, and of course, the children! I also have to have the courage to say goodbye to the past."
Sheng Guoer pursed her lips and smiled and said, "You don't have to tell me when you say goodbye."
Meng Xingzhou said: "Because you let me see the future!"
This sentence made Sheng Guoer blush, and then said: "Then I have to call you Mr. Meng Xingzhou from now on?"
Meng Xingzhou nodded and said, "I will ask Boss Sheng for advice in the future. By the way, I will also move here."
What? Sheng Guoer was a little confused: "I live well in the countryside, why do I want to move here?"
Sheng Shi interrupted at this time: "That's because I'm going to have a boy test. My husband wanted to help me, but he also thought that I would be distracted and homesick after being away from home for too long, so he asked me to go home and review this paragraph. I will live here and tutor me in my studies.”
Sheng Guoer hurriedly saluted Meng Xingzhou: "Thank you sir for cultivating Shengshi!"
Meng Xingzhou helped Sheng Guoer up, and the two looked at each other. Meng Xingzhou said, "If I want to thank you, I should be the one thanking you."
Sheng Guoer asked strangely: "Why are you thanking me?"
Meng Xingzhou asked Sheng Shi to take the children and leave first.
When no one was around, Meng Xingzhou bowed deeply to Sheng Guoer and said, "Thank you for avenging my comrades."
Sheng Guoer hurriedly helped Meng Xingzhou up and said, "Sir, why is this?"
Meng Xingzhou said emotionally: "Three years ago, I led my brothers to exterminate the bandit Shuibo Mountain, but unexpectedly fell into their treacherous plot and the sudden rebellion of the villains in the team. As a result, I was the only one left in the team of a thousand people. "
At this point, Meng Xingzhou turned his back to Sheng Guoer, his eyes turned red, and he said with tears in his eyes: "A thousand tiger soldiers, all of them died."
Then Meng Xingzhou turned around and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you to Miss Sheng for defeating the enemy with your clever plan, and you have avenged me."
Sheng Guoer asked seriously, "Then why didn't you participate in the operation to destroy the enemy?"
Meng Xingzhou said apologetically: "I'm ashamed. When I was about to take part in the operation, I was stopped by the mountain chief's wife. Dasheng has regulations that a gentleman sitting in the palace is not allowed to interact with people in the military. Emperor Taizu was guarding against civil servants and generals. They are colluding with each other, so we set this detailed rule. If I go, I will definitely implicate the mountain chief. "
Then, Meng Xingzhou sighed: "I have returned from a hundred battles. It was the mountain chief who saved my life. I cannot repay my kindness and hurt the mountain chief!"
Sheng Guoer's expression softened and she said, "Then you are here to repay me?"
Meng Xingzhou said: "That's true, but it's also a big stone in my heart. I really want to do something for the children."
Sheng Guoer nodded and said, "Since Mr. Meng is so frank and has a sincere heart for the children, I should assist him. If anything happens in the future, just give him your orders."
Meng Xingzhou thanked him.
Sheng Guoer said: "You haven't had breakfast yet, let's use it together."
Meng Xingzhou waved his hand and said, "Thank you. I've eaten and I have to pack up the things I brought. I'll leave first." Sheng Guoer said, "Where do you live? Then I'll ask a few workers from the workshops to help." Just give it a try."
Meng Xingzhou waved his hand and said, "I haven't decided yet. I'm going to report to Li Zheng's house first. I can leave the things with him for the time being. I can just go ahead and get busy!"
Sheng Guoer said: "Then why did you let him go? Just let him go directly to my house!"
Meng Xingzhou said awkwardly: "Isn't this inappropriate?"
Sheng Guoer said: "What's inappropriate about this, Sheng Shi!"
Sheng Shi heard this and turned around and returned home: "Sister. What's the matter?"
Sheng Guo'er said, "You didn't even talk to me beforehand. I'm so ready. If you do this, help Mr. Meng put things away first."
Sheng Shi nodded and said, "Sister, I'm going to help Mr. Meng."
Sheng Guoer hummed and said, "Go ahead and be smart!"
Sheng Shi responded and turned around to help Meng Xingzhou.
Meng Xingzhou cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."
Sheng Guoer waved her hand and said, "It's okay. By the way, you should go to Li Zheng's house and say something."
Meng Xingzhou nodded, said goodbye and left Li Zheng's house.
When Mrs. Shen heard about Meng Xingzhou's coming to tutor Sheng Shi, she was very moved and insisted on inviting Mr. Meng to a meal. So Mrs. Shen set up a table of food and invited Li Zheng and several elderly people in the village to accompany him to welcome Mr. Meng.
Li Zheng Uncle Li was also very grateful to Mr. Meng for coming to Dongxiang Village to teach the children to read, and said that he would build a small school and let Mr. Meng rest for a while, and then start classes after the school was built.
Meng Xingzhou smiled and said: "I agree with the construction of the primary school. The children must have a formal place to study. Also, I still have a lot of spare time, so let me build the primary school together with everyone."
"Oh, how can this be done? Mr. Meng is a gentleman, how can he do such a job!" Everyone rejected Meng Xingzhou.
Meng Xingzhou smiled and said: "If you don't practice it, how can you teach students well? If you don't let me participate, then I will have no shame in teaching in Dongxiang Village!"
Seeing what Meng Xingzhou said, everyone didn't know what to do. However, Sheng Guoer admired Meng Xingzhou's approach and said, "Since Mr. Meng has such good intentions, I think it's okay. We don't let Mr. Meng do anything too dangerous." Things will be fine.”
Sheng Guoer now has the right to speak in Dongxiang Village. When Uncle Li saw Sheng Guoer saying this, he had to say: "Since Guoer has said it, let's do it this way. But there is one thing, Mr. Meng But the first gentleman in our village, we have to pay attention to where Mr. Meng lives..."
Li Zheng Uncle Li glanced at the crowd, his eyes fell on the carpenter Fang Hong, and said: "I say Lao Fang, just take the big guys to build a house. You must use the best wood and make the best House. Are you clear?"
Fang Hong drank a bowl of wine and said, "Brother Li, don't worry! Mr. Meng, look at me."
Uncle Li took a puff of dry cigarette and said, "Why don't Mr. Meng stay at my house these days?"
Shen suddenly said: "This is not okay, Brother Li. Mr. Meng has cultivated my family's prosperity. Besides, he has put all his things in my house, so he deserves to live in my house!"
Sheng Guoer was shocked when she heard this. Meng Xingzhou wanted to live in his own home!
