In other words, in fact, the more important reason why Dafang proposed to split the family this time was that Shen Baoer met the second son of the county Cheng family. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info the second son intends to propose. Shen Bao'er was worried that if her second son of H County got married, a group of relatives in her countryside would often come to fight the autumn breeze, and she also felt embarrassed to let herself not be able to raise her head in front of those official ladies and wives, for fear of being said to be a muddy leg in the countryside, so she picked up the Lan family's separation. Of course, the Lan family and Shen Chengzong themselves also wanted to separate their families, and the family of four discussed it all night before they came up with this method.

When I came back this time, I originally planned to use the autumn harvest to perform well and persuade everyone to split up, but who knew that it would be so smooth, and the family would be separated before the autumn harvest, so the Lan family also asked his eldest brother to help take care of the shop for a while, so I didn't need it if I knew it. Now that the family is divided, the Lan family wants to go back to the town, and her family has not been allocated the field, so she is unwilling to face the loess and work in the field with her back to the sky, so she doesn't have to make herself covered in dirt and the smell of sweat.

Shen Bao'er also thought like this and put forward it one step earlier than the Lan family: "Dad, now that the family has been divided, or let's go back to the town tomorrow, we really have to do farm work for a month, not to mention that my skin has turned black, and my hands are probably so thick that I can't see people." At that time, Nian Gongzi should be disgusted. ”

Yang also agreed: "Yes, uncle, our shop can't really let my eldest brother take care of it for so long." And Wen'er and Bao'er haven't done these heavy jobs, how can they really go to the ground to help. If Wen'er is tired, how can she study? Bao'er will marry into the county family in the future, and let people know that she has gone to the field, where will her face go?"

Even now, the ladies and ladies in the town often look down on them, saying that they are from muddy legs, and if they knew that they really worked in the fields, they would not be even more ashamed!

"But we said that we would come back for the autumn harvest together, and if we go back so soon, my father will definitely not agree. Shen Chengguang was a little hesitant. He himself hasn't been to the ground for many years, he used to have it when he was a child, and now he is afraid when he thinks about it, he wants to go back to the town, and he can't get used to living in the village.

"Why don't we hand over a letter to the eldest brother and ask him to send someone to say in two days that he has something to do temporarily and can't help us take care of the shop anymore?"

Shen Chengguang agreed when he heard this: "Okay, the lady still has a way, and if you go back in two days, my father will definitely agree." ”

At the same time, the two couples in the second room also did not sleep.

Li took out the private house she secretly saved, a total of forty taels, thirty taels before the separation, ten taels for the separation, the two couples counted them, and they were so happy that they couldn't wait to sing a song immediately, "If the ten taels given by Steward Hu don't need to be given to my mother, it would be good." ”

"Now we have forty taels in our hands, let's keep five taels for the family, and I will take the remaining thirty-five taels to follow your brother to the south for a trip, and we will be able to earn more than one hundred taels for the New Year." Hearing this, Li was so excited that he gently hammered Shen Chengzong with both hands.

"I'm so happy to be in charge. When Steward Hu takes Xiao'er away, we will have another thirty taels, and you can take sixty taels to the south. ”

Soon, they will be able to live a life where their shirts come to reach out and their mouths come to eat.

"By the way, in the afternoon, Steward Hu asked someone to bring me a message and tell me to go to town tomorrow morning, but when the autumn harvest starts tomorrow, will my father agree to let me go to town?"

Shen Chengzu thought about it, this is a matter of thirty taels of silver, and it can't be delayed: "Just now I heard my mother tell Jing Wenming to go to the town early in the morning to buy meat, and then you will say that you go, and your father will send you more meat." At that time, let's go find Steward Hu by the way!"

The next day, before dawn, about four o'clock, everyone in the Shen family got up, and the family brought farm tools and prepared to go out after breakfast.

And Shen Chengyao had already sent Liu back to his parents' house, and he drove an ox cart back and forth. But as far as Xiao'er knows, it takes an hour and a half to drive the ox cart back and forth, so they have to get up early. I didn't get much sleep last night.

Walking in the fields, the air is filled with the faint smell of rice and the unique smell of earth. Although the sky was bright, there were already two or three families busy in the fields, and they all smiled and greeted each other when they saw them. Old Man Shen couldn't help but speed up his pace when he saw that someone was earlier than him.

Today's harvest is the old man's field first, and after harvesting the old man's, Shen Chengzong's will be harvested again, in order from largest to smallest.

When he arrived in the field, the old man told everyone to disperse and collect one by one. Shen Chengyao was next to Old Man Shen, both of them moved very quickly and smoothly, with a sweep of his left hand, he grabbed six or seven seedlings into a handful, and immediately took a sickle in his right hand and slashed, and he collected a large handful of rice at once.

Xiao'er was shocked when she saw it, and she wanted to try it, but she had too few hands, and she could only catch two plants at most, but she was a person who learned everything quickly and worked neatly, even if she grabbed two plants to cut, the speed was also very fast.

Jing Rui was next to Xiao'er, and when he saw it, he couldn't help but praise: "Xiao'er has cut rice faster this year, and my brother can't catch up." ”

When Jing Hao saw it, he also grabbed a plant with one small hand and cut it even harder.

Old Man Shen was very relieved to hear this, the children in these three rooms are well educated, and this work is faster than one another. Unlike others, one is more lazy than the other, to see who is lazier.

In fact, Xiao'er and Jing Hao didn't have to follow to harvest at all, but the children in the third room had taken the initiative to ask for help since they were five years old. Once Jing Rui said that he wanted to come to help, the old man thought he was playful, but later found that he was really serious about following Shen Chengyao's side and slowly cutting one plant at a time, and he only rested when the adults rested, and he never shouted that he was tired and said that he was bitter.

The day dawned, the sun came out, Xiao'er glanced around, and found that the fourth uncle and four aunts cut very quickly, the second room family was better, but it was half behind, and the big house and Shen Zhuang's family, Shen Yuzhu's area was even more backward than Xiao'er's three children, which was really speechless.

Old Man Shen also found out, and shouted angrily: "This morning, whoever hasn't cut to the end is not allowed to go back to eat, and will go back after cutting." ”

Several people listened to it and sped up their movements. The Dafang family secretly complained, and they all hoped that the Lan family's brother would quickly let someone bring a message.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, Li came to the field, and seeing her happy face, Xiao'er knew that her business was done, and she sneered in her heart.

Old Man Shen frowned when he saw that the Li family came so late, but he didn't say anything after all.

The sun is getting stronger and stronger, it should be around noon, Old Man Shen finally told everyone to stop, Xiao'er hurriedly ran to the place where the water was put on the edge of the field stalk, secretly swapped the two pots of water with the two pots she had installed last night in the space, and handed a pot to Old Man Shen, after all, he is old, he works hard and hard, he must be too tired: "Grandpa, drink some water first." ”

Then he handed another pot to Shen Chengyao: "Dad, you drink it too." ”

Old Man Shen was very happy about his granddaughter's filial piety: "Xiao'er is really sensible. I couldn't stop thinking in my heart that the children of the third family were well educated. Looking at the big room and the second room, they have already drunk their own eyes.

Shen Chengyao refused to drink it himself, let the child drink it first, they refused, and pushed and gave way, Old Man Shen had already finished drinking, and handed the water to Jing Rui: "Third child, you drink it quickly, the child is filial, who is willing to drink it yourself, it is only right for you to drink it quickly and let her drink it." ”

Shen Chengyao also felt right when he heard it, he hurriedly raised his head, opened his mouth wide, the mouth of the pot was still a few centimeters away from his mouth, poured water and drank it, poured a few sips of water and handed it to Xiao'er, Xiao'er asked Jing Hao to drink it first, Jing Hao didn't follow, Xiao'er said angrily directly: "Drink quickly, otherwise I will ignore you in the future." ”

Jing Haocai succumbed to Xiao'er's obscenity.

The two pots of water were drunk by several people.

Old Man Shen felt much more comfortable, and he was surprised, he always felt that this water was much better than before, a little sweet: "Xiao'er, why is this water so sweet?"

Shen Chengyao, Jing Rui and Jing Hao have been used to drinking at home these days, but they don't realize it. Xiao'er listened and said, "Yes, I think it's the same as usual, it's grandpa who is too thirsty." ”

Shen Zhuang also felt that the old man was too thirsty: "I also think that as usual, I still pour this water in the morning, and it is boiled in a pot." Why didn't I taste sweet?"

Hearing this, Old Man Shen also thought that he had been working all morning and was too thirsty.