Dong Rong hurriedly helped her younger brother up, took his hand and comforted, "Maybe my sister is thinking too much, don't overdo it." No matter when a gentleman suffers more than a villain, my sister wants you to be a gentleman who knows how to be flexible and does not lose his heart. Got it? My brother Ping is so kind and intelligent, my sister is more willing to listen to the gentlemen and students of the academy praise you for your good writing, square behavior and courtesy. You tell me? ”

Dong Ping thought about it carefully, and it was true that compared to everyone surrounding him to inquire and envy the auspicious fruits in his family, he seemed to prefer Mr. to praise him for his good articles, and his classmates really admired him for his outstanding learning. Although he couldn't say what the difference was between the two for the time being, the latter obviously made his back straighter.

"Eldest sister, I understand."

Dong Rong's treatment of this only younger brother is so painful that it hurts to the bone, how can she really be angry with him. As soon as he heard his brother's words, he immediately laughed and quipped, "It's good to understand, don't make me angry in the future, it's the most tiring to talk about big truths." ”

After saying that, she turned to the silly pillar who was smiling on the side, "And you, anger is the natural enemy of beauty." If you dare to wrinkle me, I'll... Don't make braised pork anymore! ”

"Don't, sister, Brother Ping is obedient, don't cut off my braised pork." Dong Ping'er hugged her sister's arm and begged, looking like someone had robbed her beloved, which made Dong Rong laugh.

The three of them laughed and went to the East House together, Dong Ping opened the box and took out all kinds of satin cloth and rouge gouache jewelry, and smiled and offered treasures with his sister. Dong Rong has seen everything with great interest, and if there is anything she likes, put it aside. Let the silly pillar help write down the rest in the book, so that it is convenient to give gifts or rewards in the future. Silly Zhu looked at his little daughter-in-law's eyes lit up, like the cute appearance of a little mouse searching in the cheese pile, smiling doting and helpless. Now that she was so happy with such a good object. If he handed over a hundred and ten shops to her in the future, wouldn't she be crazy with joy...

At night, the north wind seems to be lazy, and the mountains are rarely very quiet. got up early and went out to Zhang Luo for breakfast, only to find that the mountains were all white. The snow particles that used to fall sporadically during the day turned into goose feather snow at night, and it only took one night to fall three inches thick.

As the old saying goes, Mai Gai has three layers of quilts, and next year you will sleep with steamed buns. For farmers, winter snow is a messenger of a good harvest, but for those who have no food or clothing, it is another disaster.

Dong Ping obviously thought of this, and without waiting for breakfast, he took the silver ticket and took Xizi down the mountain to find Steward Zhang. Steward Zhang called Wang Lu for help again, and went into the city to buy food and all kinds of sundries.

Dong Rong and Silly Zhu drank two bowls of porridge indiscriminately and changed into cotton jackets and hurried to Cao's house, if they recruited homeless people to work in the orchard, it was easy to say that they could eat and drink, and the only thing that was difficult was to live. Dong Rong is willing to spend money, and he can't build dozens of houses overnight.

I can't say that I have to find a way nearby, and Yimianpo Village is only three miles away from the orchard, and the road is flat, so it is the best place to resettle. But Dong Rong has only been married to the village for more than half a year, and she rarely shows up on weekdays, and there are still many people in the village who don't know her, so how can she open this mouth, so she has to ask Old Man Cao to come forward.

After all, the old man has lived in the village for decades and is very prestigious. If he came forward to invite other old men in the village to have a drink and talk about it, then they would call on everyone in the village who had idle wings to lend a few of them, and the orchard would make up some grain for housing expenses, and the displaced people would have a place to live.

The air after the snow was much colder than before the snow, and the little north wind stinged on the face like a knife. Dong Rong hid behind the stupid man, stepped on his footprints and walked forward, and finally entered the village.

The industrious villagers were sweeping the snow in and out of their yards with wooden pushboards and brooms, and the naughty boys, dressed as round as winter melons, held two snow balls in their hands and threw them at each other from time to time. Occasionally, it is inevitable that the adults in the family will be scolded and scolded, but this can only make them honest for a while, and then the snow will fly all over the sky again.

Dong Rong and Silly Zhu dodged five or six snow groups all the way, and finally arrived at the door of Cao's house. The two children of Sister Cao's family were urinating on the courtyard wall, and when they turned around, they saw that the old lady's rich uncle and aunt had returned, so they happily ran to the front and blocked the way.

Dong Rong glanced at the two children's cotton jackets, which were blacker and harder than iron, and sighed secretly. For children, being a good mother is the greatest blessing. Obviously, the blessings of these two nephews are too thin.

She reached out and took two pieces of snacks in the basket and handed them over, the two children smiled and took it without thanking them and stuffed them directly into their mouths, and finally ran into the yard while shouting vaguely, "Uncle is here (Uncle is back)!" Uncle House is coming! ”

The smaller one of them was a little hasty, and one of his heels threw himself on the ground, choking on the snack in his throat. A dark, thin old lady came out of nowhere, picked up the child and patted her back vigorously. The child stretched his neck and finally spit out the snack, and the old lady scolded loudly, "Which one is going to harm my eldest grandson, see if I don't peel her skin..." ”

Dong Rong and Silly Zhu were in the door and outside the door, and when they saw this, they thought they had gone to the wrong door. The two of them looked around and were very puzzled, and they didn't know when outsiders came to the house.

Mrs. Cao opened the door when she heard the movement in the yard, and as soon as she saw her son and daughter-in-law coming back, her originally dark face immediately turned cloudy and clear.

"Oops, Sister Rong and Zhuzi are back! Come inside, it's cold, don't freeze. ”

The old lady took her daughter-in-law's hand enthusiastically, and shouted at the house, "Old man, my son and daughter-in-law are back, hurry up and drink some hot tea." ”

Dong Rong has never seen her mother-in-law's smiling face since she married into the Cao family, she was really flattered at this time, she raised her vigilance in her heart and responded with a smile, "Mother, they are all from your own family, don't be polite." ”

After speaking, she saluted the old man Cao who walked to the door. Old man Cao looked like usual, waved his hand to ask her to get up, and pulled up the routine, "The orchard is all busy?" The house on the top of the hill is still warm, but if you feel cold, move back. ”

Dong Rong was warm when she heard this, and when she was about to reply, Mrs. Cao shouted hatefully on the side, "Their little two's wings are occupied, and the grain tank at home is empty, you let them come back to sleep in the yard and drink the northwest wind?" ”

"Be quiet!" Old man Cao glanced at the door, sighed and said, "The in-laws suddenly came back from the south, and there is no food to eat, and the eldest sister has no empty house." What if we don't let them live in our house, after all, it is the family of our children. ”

"Who cares where they live, in the past two years, they have enjoyed happiness outside and have not said that they will take the eldest sister's family over, and now they have run back to cry poor after the disaster, who knows how many silver tickets they carry in their arms, but they rely on our family to eat and drink." The more Cao Pozi spoke, the louder she became, and she made up her mind to let the Chen family hear.

Dong Rong only understood at this time, it turned out that the black and thin old lady just now was Sister Cao's mother-in-law, no wonder her mother-in-law saw her so enthusiastic, and she expected her to go home to supplement the food and silver.

However, this matter is that she doesn't speak, Dong Rong also plans to find someone to send bags of japonica rice back, after all, there are still two people at home, Old Man Cao and Second Sister Cao, who treat her well.

"Mother, don't be angry, this is also a helpless thing, everyone has a difficult time. I still have some grain in my orchard, and I'll have someone bring back a bag of bud noodles tomorrow. ”

"And sweet potatoes, send two baskets back." Mrs. Cao opened her mouth and asked for more, and when she raised her eyes and saw her old man staring, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Sit, I'll go to the stove to see, Mrs. Chen's thief and mother-in-law are always worried about the bacon on the beam of the house, and I want to keep it for the New Year to make tribute dishes to worship my ancestors." ”

After saying that, she was satisfied and planned to go to the stove, but as soon as she opened the door, a person fell in. Mrs. Chen got up and patted her padded jacket with a dry smile, and said flatteringly, "Old sister, I was about to come in and help you make lunch, I don't want your door to open so quickly..."

Mrs. Cao snorted coldly, walked out with her chin held high. Mrs. Chen stared at Dong Rong with all her might, and then turned around and chased after her.

Old man Cao sighed and instructed Dong Rong, "There has been some chaos at home recently, don't come back if you have nothing to do." ”

Dong Rong smiled, raised her hand and poured a bowl of tea for the old man, and then said, "Dad, Zhuzi and I came back today to ask my father for help." ”

Old man Cao glanced at the stupid pillar suspiciously, saw that he nodded slightly, and then asked with a little confidence in his heart, "What's the matter, you tell me, if I can help, I won't watch the excitement." ”

Dong Rong's heart warmed when she heard this, and then she whispered about the recruitment of displaced people to expand their orchards but had nowhere to live.

When Old Man Cao heard that he was going to settle four hundred people, he was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, and it took a long time to persuade, "Sister Rong, so many people don't say anything else, they just need a lot of food for the same meal." Besides, there is so much work in the orchard, it is easy to recruit people back, but it is difficult to get rid of them. It's really not good, I, your mother and my second sister will all contribute, and hire a few more offspring in the village. ”

The old man's words can be described as sincere, which made Dong Rong constantly reflect in her heart, whether she is too alienated from the family for freedom on weekdays, even if Mrs. Cao is difficult to get along with, but her father-in-law and sister-in-law always treat her well. In the future, I can't say that I will have to properly subsidize my family more and come and go more often.

Thinking like this, she lowered her voice and said, "Dad, don't worry. I made a sum of money in the orchard a few days ago, well... A lot of silver. It is also a light from the great drought in the south, and it happens that the orchard also needs manpower, so I plan to recruit the homeless people to work, give them a hot meal to eat, and accumulate some good fortune for our family. ”

Old man Cao was even more shocked when he heard this, didn't the orchard sell a single fruit, but how could he hear that his daughter-in-law seemed to have made a fortune again? He wanted to ask more, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mouth again, "Cheng, you just need to think about it carefully." Tonight, I will discuss with a few elders in the village, they are all poor families, and they will not be able to help them. ”