Sister Cao was extremely disappointed, and she was about to jump to her feet and scold when she saw it, but she didn't want Chen Lao Er to look at her, so she had to suppress her anger, and went out under the pretext that there was still work at home and pulled the child.

As soon as the husband and wife left the hospital, Sister Cao couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you let me get angry, why is it that everyone in the family is good, and I can't get half a penny." ”

Chen Lao Er turned his head to see that there was no one left and right, and then he approached his daughter-in-law and whispered, "You stupid mother-in-law, you drank too much bud porridge in the morning to make your mind dirty!" You don't want to think about it, your father and mother are old, and the second sister is not in good health, so it's hard to say whether she can live until she gets married. The pillar is a fool again, and the little vixen is to buy more land and property, someone must help take care of it. Let's take her first, and then in a few years, we will succeed a son under the name of the pillar, and then these industries... Ha ha! ”

The more Chen Lao Er thought about it, the more he realized that his idea was brilliant, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud at the end. Sister Cao'er also heard it with a bright eye, and slapped her man behind her man and praised, "Father, child, you are so smart." Let's go, go home! Kill chicken stew for you tonight! ”

Chen Lao Er proudly put his hands behind his back, raised his chin and replied with disdain, "It's not that I said, you really learn more and more from your mother, what is a chicken!" In the future, Lao Tzu will eat meat and drink wine in a big bowl, and marry ten or eight beautiful girls..."

He was too happy for a while to say the deepest hope in his heart, how could Sister Cao hear this, she reached out and pinched his ear and twisted it three times, "Second Chen, you still have this thought, see if I don't strangle you!" ”

"Oops, it hurts, it hurts! I'm talking about fun! Chen Lao Er screamed in pain, and was pulled back to her house by the powerful Sister Cao, needless to say, the stewed chicken was changed to fried shredded pork with bamboo shoots.

Not mentioning the respective thoughts of the Cao family, it is only said that Dong Rong and Silly Zhu took this opportunity to completely move out of the Cao family and live directly in the hut on the top of the mountain.

Mr. Chen was born rich and elegant, and he liked elegance, and the wooden utensils in the small hut were readily available. Dong Rong didn't check it carefully when she received it that day, but today she took a closer look and found that even the small wooden table on the kang was carved with a simple cloud pattern of wenge wood, not to mention how exquisite the wooden couch under the window, the lying cabinet at the end of the kang and the multi-treasure grid in the corner of the wall were.

She roughly calculated, only these wooden tools are worth more than a dozen taels of silver, this should really be inherited from Master Chen's favor, and she can't say that she will find a chance to pay it back in the future.

The pillar threw down his luggage and shouted that he was hungry, Dong Rong looked up at the sun that had risen to the middle of the sky, and felt her stomach growl. She walked into the ear room on one side of the hut that served as a stove and took a turn, although there were pots and pans, but the rice bowl and noodle bag were empty.

It is said that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, she is a skilled cook, and she must have ingredients. Needless to say, lunch has to be solved in a small courtyard outside the city. It just so happens that the business of making ice still needs to be explained, and in the future, there will be an orchard to worry about, and there will definitely be less going there, and all matters will still be entrusted to reliable people.

When the young couple arrived in the small courtyard hungry, Dong Pingzheng was sitting in the shade of the tree with a steamed bun in one hand and a book in the other.

Silly Zhu stepped forward and grabbed the steamed bun and took a bite, so shocked that Dong Ping came back from the scholarly world, saw this and hurriedly poured him a bowl of tea, and asked with a smile at the end, "Sister, why did you and your brother-in-law rush back against the big sun?" There is no urgency on the left and right, and it would be nice to go after the heat is dissipated at night. ”

Dong Rong poured a bowl of herbal tea by herself and poured it down, and her throat, which was almost smoking, finally felt much better, so she responded with a smile, "I don't have anything to eat at home, and if I don't come back, I'm going to starve to death." ”

Dong Ping guessed that his sister must have been treated slowly by the Cao family, and there was a look of anger on his face. Dong Rong didn't want her brother to worry about it, so she reached out and slapped him to show that she didn't care, and then turned around and went into the stove.

Soon three bowls of egg custard plus five white flour steamed buns were hot, and the family was gossiping while eating, Dong Rong saw that the courtyard was empty and asked why the cousin and sister-in-law of the Wang family had not come back yet, and then she knew that Aunt Cao was infected with the wind cold, and her cousin and sister-in-law were taking care of it at home.

Thinking of Aunt Cao's maintenance and love for her, Dong Rong planned to go to the city in the afternoon to buy some food and send them. It was when he was pondering, and occasionally looked up and saw Dong Ping's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, so he asked suspiciously, "Brother Ping, do you have something to say?"

Dong Ping hesitated for a moment, but still said in a low voice, "Sister, the academy should start classes in two days, I think...

"Ah, why didn't you say something so important earlier! I've been so busy lately that I've forgotten about it. Dong Rong patted her head in annoyance, and secretly cursed Cao Pozi and Niu's in her heart, if it weren't for them repeatedly finding fault and stirring up, she wouldn't have forgotten about her younger brother's enrollment.

Dong Ping saw that his sister's head turned red when he slapped him twice, so he quickly wet his sleeves and applied it to his sister, and persuaded, "Sister, don't worry, there are still two days before the class starts." “

Dong Rong glared at her younger brother with disgust, and began to count with her fingers, "How can you not be in a hurry, you have to make two sets of new robes, you also have to add one set of the four treasures of the study, and the bedding must also be thick, as well as small items such as bookcases, tea sets, shoes and socks, how can you buy it in two days." Don't talk about it, hurry up and eat, and follow me into the city to buy it in a moment. ”

Dong Ping felt sorry for the money, and wanted to say that he didn't need to buy so much, but when he saw his sister's chopsticks flying, he honestly shut his mouth when he looked anxious, and then picked up the pickles and tasted them very sweet. Who said that he didn't have his mother's love and pity, as long as his sister was there, he was the happiest person in the world.

After the meal, Dong Rong quickly picked up the dishes and chopsticks, ran into the house and took a full twenty taels of silver, and then took her younger brother out. Originally, she also prepared a lot of excuses to coax Silly Zhu to stay and guard the yard, but she didn't expect Silly Zhu to squat under the tree and watch the ants look fascinated, and she didn't mean to be a porter at all. This made her feel a little guilty, and she promised to buy him several snacks in a row, so that she could enter the city with peace of mind.

Murong Huaide saw the figures of the Dong family sisters and brothers gradually moving away on the bluestone road, so he put away the silly look on his face, closed the courtyard door casually, and half leaned on the wooden chair under the shade of the tree to close his eyes and recuperate.

A few thin branches on the big tree moved slightly, and a young man in a dark green short shirt and pants suddenly jumped down, and when he landed, the dust under his feet was not visible, and the leaves above his head did not fall half, which can be described as a superb effort.

Murong Huaide squinted his eyes again, then opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "The account books of several cities in the south have been delivered?" ”

The young man bowed his head respectfully and replied, "Back to the young master, it was already delivered yesterday." Feng Lao was very happy after checking, and asked his subordinates to send a letter to the young master, and the three ice shops had a total of 1,104 taels in their accounts last month, and they would double it next month. ”

"Oh, so many?" Murong Huaide's face also showed joy, and he straightened his back and asked, "What else did Elder Feng say?" ”

Hearing this, a rare smile flashed on the young man's expressionless face, but he quickly hid it again, and his voice was still flat, "Elder Feng said, young master, don't forget your master if you have a daughter-in-law, if you have free time, go and drink a glass of wine with him." ”

Murong Huaide was serving the tea bowl, and his face turned red with embarrassment when he heard this, and at the end, he carefully looked at the young man's face and there was no ridicule, so he coughed twice and diverted the conversation, "What's going on in the capital?" ”

"No, the prince is still sick, the princess and Concubine Liu... Peaceful. ”

Murong Huaide narrowed his eyes, and for no reason in his heart, he felt that the words "nothing to do" were ridiculous. How could such a situation be allowed in that place where people eat people? It's nothing more than that both sides are accumulating strength, waiting for the moment to jump up and bite each other's necks.

He snorted coldly, waved his hand away from the young man in annoyance, and then continued to lean back in his chair and close his eyes for a nap. Why did the man just refuse to let go, and jumped out of the cold mansion to see how peaceful and joyful the sky outside was. What's more, there is his own son outside, can't all these things be added in one place compared to that cold throne...

Since Dong Rong heard last time that someone intended to humiliate Dong Ping, she held back a breath of anger in her heart, and was determined to send her younger brother to the academy, not to mention, but also to give him the best material conditions, so the sister and brother walked from the east to the west of the commercial street, but whenever they encountered ready-to-wear shops, pen and ink shops, and grocery stores, they had to go in and shop.

Dong Ping saw that there were more and more packages hanging on his arm, and hurriedly stopped his sister from continuing to lose, "Sister, everything that should be added is finished, let's go back." Besides, I went to the academy to concentrate on studying, and I would be distracted if I ate too delicately. ”

Dong Rong wiped the beads of sweat on her head and was about to speak, when she suddenly saw a scholar on the street followed by a boy with a general horn, so her eyes lit up, and she pulled her younger brother and ran directly to the backstreet market.

Qingxian is a small county town, and there are not many wealthy families, so the place where the population is traded is not lively. But there are always sufferings in life, and there are those who can't survive who need to sell themselves to save their lives. As soon as the Dong family sisters and brothers turned into the back street, the men, women and children on both sides of the street who were leaning against the wall to enjoy the cool squeezed one after another, and a man with a yellow face shouted, "This young master, madam, but there is a lack of labor at home?" I have a lot of strength and eat little, only two taels of wages a year, you hire me to go back! ”

A woman next to her also pulled Dong Rong's sleeve and begged, "Madam, the little woman can do laundry, cooking, and embroidery." If it weren't for the dead man, the husband wouldn't have come out to sell his life if he had taken possession of the land, so you can hire me back with kindness. ”

It was the first time for Dong Rong to see such a scene, and she looked at everyone with a look of anticipation, and her heart was sour and unbearable. But she also knew that she couldn't be kind enough to accept everyone. So I had to say in a loud voice, "I want to buy a little boy and go back and sign the death deed!" But who would like to? ”

When the people heard this, the older people all sighed and retreated. Two middle-aged men with children hesitated and walked away, presumably because the family was in a difficult situation and planned to send their son to work in a large family to eat. After selling the death deed, whether it is a blessing or a curse in the future will have nothing to do with the family. Therefore, people who are not desperate will not consider signing a death deed. ZM