Why are we here? I've changed. It's such a simple thing. Have you never read the confession?
Liu Laozhu ignored the surprised eldest son and called the boys from Erdaohe Village to come into the house quickly. As if he was the master of the house, he directed the two boys hired by his eldest son's shop: "Go outside and unload the goods." , put the goods in the car in the house, lead the donkeys, mules, and oxen in the backyard, and feed them warm water."
"Where's the eldest daughter-in-law?"
When Chuntao, the wife of the elder man of the Liu family, heard her father-in-law calling her, she didn't dare to hide in the house anymore. She opened the curtain and came out of the back room and said, "Dad is here."
Liu Laozhu turned around and specifically waved to Xu Tianxin: "Girl, you and I will go to the back room to warm ourselves up on the hot kang."
After finishing speaking, he said to the eldest daughter-in-law: "You know all these people, right? They are all from the village, not outsiders. Those are your Aunt Xu and her granddaughter Tian Xin. Go find some pairs of straw sandals for everyone, and we will all change them." Come on, after walking all the way, my shoes have been soaked by the rain. Then grab a whole mouthful of food, just heat up the soup noodles and crack a few poached eggs."
Dumplings on the bus and noodles on the bus.
Liu Laozhu thought to himself: This is the first time for them to come to the house. To use his elder brother's exact words, either don't bring people here, but do your best to entertain them. This is also to save face for myself and my eldest son.
If his eldest son's fake military service was revealed in the future, he would have to rely on everyone to intercede. The boys who came here hurriedly returned to the village. The old ladies in the village always inquired about everything, such as what they ate, what they drank, and how they were doing. The reception was warmer, and the villagers felt warm after listening to it.
So he wanted his eldest son to behave well.
The Liu family's eldest daughter-in-law's smile froze after hearing this, and she responded almost inaudibly. She really couldn't respond happily.
Thought:
Leng Buding was shocked when he saw these people.
No wonder I didn't have a good dream last night. I spent the whole night squatting in the hut.
Straw sandals are for sale. My father-in-law said it easily. Taking them out for everyone to wear is equivalent to giving more than ten pairs for free, and the cost alone costs more than sixty copper coins.
The noodles also need to be rolled out, so what kind of noodles should I use?
She also had to crack a few poached eggs, which sounded like she was being asked to cook one for everyone, not just for the father-in-law. This meant that there would be about ten more people eating, and who would roll out the noodles.
Chuntao took a sneak look at her man's face first, hoping that she could say something, even if it was just that no one was there to roll out the noodles. She found that her man's face was very stiff and he was still in a daze. He didn't know what expression to put on, so he had to look at Mrs. Xu and Xu Tianxin.
She knew these two people well. When she was washing clothes by the river in the village, she could see Mrs. Xu without saying hello. What's wrong with the elder? She is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li Zheng family.
Now she couldn't pretend to be warm even if she wanted to, it would be too fake.
Chuntao saw that Mrs. Xu and Xu Tianxin did not listen to her father-in-law and went directly into the house to get on the kang. Unlike some women in the village who let them in without even blinking, they were standing at the door wiping the mud from their shoes. Their faces looked a little better. Call the city.
Chuntao didn't mention looking for new shoes, nor did she mention entering the house. She just said with a slight smile on her face: "Aunt, you rub it first, I heard that my fat little boy seemed to be crying, maybe he peed on the bed again. , the child is worried. Wait a moment, I will come out right away."
Mrs. Xu pretended not to notice the pretentiousness of the Liu family's eldest daughter-in-law. She smiled and waved to the Liu family's eldest daughter-in-law and said, "The child is young, that's it. Go and get busy and don't worry about us."
Mrs. Xu really doesn't care much about the attitude of the Liu family's eldest son and daughter-in-law.
She would go into the city and go straight to Mr. Liu's shop because Liu Laozhu refused to let everyone know the door.
When she came to acknowledge the door, it was their father Liu Laozhu's face, not those two.
Otherwise, Liu Laozhu would not be happy if he was in a life-or-death situation and had a petty air, as if something was going on, as if he had a grudge.
She had already thought about it before she came. If she was welcomed, she would be happy and warm-hearted.
Isn't there a saying that it's better to rely on friends when going out than to be alone in a strange place? It's better to be with a guard than to be with an outsider.
What if it meant she was not welcome? To be honest, she really didn't care.
Because she had no intention of living at the Liu family's eldest son's house, she had already made the decision when she and her granddaughter stayed at the nunnery last night.
Just considering Liu Laozhu's face, they couldn't go into the city so they parted ways. Also, it was her first time to come to Fucheng. It was raining outside. She thought that after passing through the city gate, it would be better to have a place to stay first and put the livestock and goods. Can be removed and let them slow down. Then when the rain stops or becomes less intense, she plans to take her granddaughter and third son out to find a place to stay.
Old Mrs. Xu didn't care what the other boys in the village decided. Anyway, the three members of her family were determined to go out to find a place to live, and had no intention of going to Fucheng to save money on accommodation.
I just want to take advantage of her visit to find a few more places to stay, compare prices, and pick an economical and affordable inn to check out. Next time, I will ask Lao San to bring someone to Fucheng to deliver goods. Just go to this inn. She lives outside, so it's convenient for her to sell goods.
And as long as she takes her granddaughter with her, Mrs. Xu found that no matter what live broadcast they do now, they will get reward money. Taking them out to find a place to live is just like taking the family to see something new. It is boring to stay in the house on a rainy day. Let the family People take a good look at various small hotels in ancient times.
Mrs. Xu even felt that it would be easier if the eldest son of the Liu family could show his unwelcome attitude, which would make Liu Laozhu determined to keep them, so that she would not have to talk nonsense when she wanted to go out later.
At this time, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family and Mrs. Xu said hello and walked away. The woman spoke in a reserved manner, and Mrs. Xu was smiling. The careless boys in the village did not realize that she was not welcome.
Liu Laozhu wanted to step forward and grab his nephews' arms. The floor was all stone and they just had to be wiped clean. There was nothing they couldn't step on. What were they doing at the door? But his arm was grabbed first.
The eldest son of the Liu family, Liu Jingye, finally came to his senses. His first reaction was to drag Liu Laozhu to the inner room with an awkward smile on his face: "Dad, come here."
It's okay. Liu Jingye didn't forget to pretend to be polite before entering the house: "Well, you guys sit down, you guys sit down, you're welcome. There are small benches there, take them yourself, and we'll go get some food."
When the Liu family father and son went to the back, Mrs. Xu stopped the boys who really wanted to enter the room and sit on the small benches. Among them was Xu Youcang, whose facial features could not be discerned.
Everyone's shoes were really dirty and stained with mud.
Wear a raincoat and a raincoat, but you can’t avoid the rain with shoes on the road.
Mrs. Xu whispered: "But your shoes are all wet. Go to the room and find the two young men to ask where the hot water is. Feed the mules and cows by yourself. Don't ask others to help. Just tell them that the boss asked them to come back and look at the shop." .”
They were all gone, and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family didn't know where she was hiding in the backyard. Don't leave anything to Erdaohe, or if someone buys something, she won't help sell it, so as not to be confused.
The boys listened very much to Mrs. Xu.
When we went to the backyard to look for the two boys, they were still very sad that no one else could hear them, and they talked to each other with a little excitement:
I didn't expect Uncle Li Zheng's eldest son to be so rich.
Such a large grocery store is bigger than the two stores in the county put together. It even employs two clerks. It is really enviable. Isn't this the life of a rich man?
And this is a provincial capital, so every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
A smaller shop in the town costs one hundred taels of silver, and in the county it costs two to three hundred taels of silver. I dare not guess how much silver it would cost to buy such a big shop in Fucheng.
We can stay here tonight, the house looks big.
It can be seen that since Liu Laozhu led everyone to fight against Wangjiagou and drove all the way to Fucheng to stay with each other, the young people in the village have truly regarded Liu Laozhu as a respectable and reliable elder. I didn’t think much about it, and I didn’t regard myself as an outsider.
The grandson of the fourth uncle's family said: Do you think we should talk to our family when we return to the village?
You Xiaozile: There is nothing you can say about your abilities. Help Uncle Li Zheng show them off, otherwise no one will know the strength of Uncle Li Zheng's family. This is a matter of honor.
Some people objected: "It's better to ask later. We haven't heard about opening a shop in these years. Maybe we don't want people in the village to know. Uncle Li Zheng brought us here because he didn't treat us as outsiders, so he didn't hide it. We Don't add to the chaos with your nonsense."
Lao Wan's boy: I don't know how much my soy sauce sells in Brother Liu's shop.
He also touched Xu Youcang with his arm: The raincoats and pipe pots hanging in the shop are the second brother's craftsmanship, right?
Xu Youcang recalled the sample goods displayed in Liu's shop and nodded.
His second brother hasn't been idle since autumn this year. In fact, there are two sets of new raincoats at home, but he didn't bring them to sell.
Mom said she wouldn't sell it anymore and would wear it herself. The one he was wearing now was a new one. The previous one was too worn out. The second brother didn't even have time to make tobacco pots. He was tinkering with pots and barrels at home.
The boy from the Sun family laughed and said, "I don't know how much the goods from Fucheng are sold for."
As for the selling price, everyone is just curious: "If we don't sell it more expensively, we won't even get back the money from the store."
The boys were chatting happily, and were about to change the topic by saying that Fucheng is really big, it opened their eyes, and they must take a closer look when the rain stopped, when they vaguely heard the voices of the Liu family's father and son.
Accompanied by the sound of rain and only a window separating them, the boys realized that they walked around together and realized that this was the back window of the Liu family's house.
They had already seen the two boys and were about to run into the shed to feed the cows, but they heard a quarrel, which seemed to be because of their visit this time.
Liu Jingye could not have guessed that instead of sitting in the front yard, everyone went around to the back of the house to help.
He was specially dragged to the back room by his father, and he said helplessly:
"Dad, are you talking about something? If not, let my mother find someone to break it for you. Two days ago, the boy from Wang Lizheng's family came to my place specially, saying that he was coming to Fucheng to join some poetry club, and asked me, you Is there any misunderstanding with his father?"
"Misunderstanding? Didn't you read the letter I sent you? Is it a misunderstanding to kick your father and treat your father as a human being? While I was not in the village, those bastards from Wangjiagou came to our village to burn, kill, plunder, and set fire to firewood. Duo, is this a misunderstanding? A dozen of your uncles in the village were injured by them. If you are ambitious, you should not talk to him. When you meet him, you should scold him twice. He is a scholar. That boy is as fucked up as his father. He is not a human or a dog. Good thing. How about your cruelty towards outsiders?!"
"Dad, why do I have to be so fierce? Do you know that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse? I don't understand. Why did you offend the Wang family for everyone's trouble? You have endured it for so many years, and you can do it with just one little finger. If I can’t open my shop, even this huge city has nobles…”
Liu Laozhu said angrily and disappointedly: "I was not a thing before, but I didn't expect you to be even less a thing. You can say such nonsense after reading the letter."
Whenever he thought about what happened to his son, his neck muscles would hurt, and he was afraid of being beheaded if the incident happened. Unexpectedly, his eldest son didn't understand him as his biological father at all.
If it can be explained, he has already explained it.
Liu Laozhu's heart ached with pain.
The eldest son saw that he was wet from the rain and could not say anything sincerely after driving all the way.
He kept clamoring to find new shoes, but he didn't find any. Ever since he used his body to block the river to catch fish, he seemed to have a kidney problem. The soles of his feet should not be cold, otherwise he would urinate.
As a result, she dragged him to the back room. Instead of asking how he would arrange food and accommodation, and find him dry clothes, she complained that he said these words.
Liu Jingye saw his father's deep disappointment, took a deep breath and said:
“I just can’t figure it out that you wouldn’t do this.
I think you are doing all kinds of things right now like you are possessed by evil spirits.
I have wanted to ask for a long time why I gave my uncle money to apologize to my uncle, and now I want to give all my family savings to the villagers.
This time I even brought people from the village directly to my shop. "
The eldest son of the Liu family thought to himself: How can it be so easy to be a good person? Besides, there are many ways to save effort and make a good person.
"What else do you mean, you want to lead the village to sell goods and get rich?"
The eldest son of the Liu family is really unbelievable:
"Dad, who did you listen to that deceived you about changing the world? I have never heard in the city that a new official is coming.
You also used money to help the villagers buy wasteland. You must tell me what you are going to do with buying that wasteland to build houses.
If you don't tell me the truth, I won't tell you the purchase address. I don't want the Liu family to help everyone else with money and waste it! "
Liu Laozhu stared, as if he was meeting his eldest son for the first time: "Are you threatening me? Without you, I would lead the boys in the village to drink the northwest wind."
Liu Jingye avoided his father's gaze and said to himself: "Look at you, you look like a different person now. You brought me the pipe stopper, and I was stunned for a moment. To be honest, I didn't even dare to recognize that it was Xu Youtian. My daughter, those who didn’t know thought she was your granddaughter.”
Liu Laozhu warned his eldest son: "What a pipe stopper, how can you talk?! I tell you, you don't have to tell me the purchase address during these two days in our house, but you have to be nice to the people in the village. I want to do it It’s not your turn to question, I am your father, I have no use for you, you don’t need to care about me!”
The eldest son of the Liu family helped his father recall, and said angrily: "Did I say that? That's not what you said. Thin, dark, tobacco bag plug..."
The window was suddenly pushed open.
The Liu family father and son thought it was blown away by the wind, but then they saw Xu Youcang's dark face and several other boys behind Xu Youcang.
Xu Youcang was extremely unhappy: "Uncle, who do you think is evil?!"
Liu Laozhu was afraid that Mrs. Xu would find out, so he quickly grabbed Xu Youcang: "Third brother, listen to my uncle, that's not black, that's not superficial!"
