"Dad, I won't let the villagers give up the house in vain, and a room will be rented for ten catties of bud grain noodles in a month. In addition, our yard has been built for some years, so take advantage of the more people to renovate it this time. The courtyard wall was replaced with bluestone, and the gatehouse should be repaired in style. ”

"No, no." Old man Cao heard his daughter-in-law say that he wanted to help renovate the yard, although he was happy, he still waved his hand and refused, "You and Zhuzi don't live at home, and the second sister will get married in a few years, so only me and your mother will live in a new yard." There is no wind or rain, and there is a place to sleep. ”

"This is me and the pillar to honor my father's mother, don't stop my father. Besides, the second sister is still young, and my father is willing to give up his daughter, but I can't bear my sister-in-law. I have to keep her for two more years and save her a dowry of a few dozen more. ”

Old man Cao grinned happily, and after a long silence, he nodded and said, "Cheng, you and Zhuzi can discuss it." It's just that don't huā too much silver, and you have to live a long life. ”

"Daddy is right, I wrote it down." Dong Rong respectfully agreed, and then picked up the basket hidden behind the chair and said with a smile: "Why don't you go and invite a few elders to come to the house at this time, I took some food from the mountain, and just went down to cook a table of banquets to entertain guests." ”

Old man Cao remembered the heavy snow last night, and nodded and said, "Yes, this matter is not too late." If it drags on for a few more days, Xu will freeze to death. ”

As he said this, he raised his legs and went out to invite someone, Dong Rong instructed Silly Zhu, "I'm going to the kitchen to be busy, you can go and see Uncle Feng when you have nothing to do." It's winter, if he doesn't have anything to do, you can take it from the orchard and send it over, don't feel sorry, you know? ”

Silly Zhu nodded with a smile, sent his daughter-in-law to the kitchen, and then slowly went to the east of the village. Old Man Feng was buried behind his desk reading letters and account books from various places, so busy that he didn't even have time to take a sip of tea. Suddenly, when the disciple came, he threw away the pen and paper in his hand and said angrily, "You lazy boy still know how to come, Gentle Township is the Hero's Tomb, do you just need your daughter-in-law, and you plan to throw everything else?" ”

Murong Huaide hurriedly stepped forward to salute the master to change the hot tea, and coaxed the old man with a smile, "Sir, the orchard is also full of relief for the homeless, I can't leave for a while, and the husband is tired of working too much." Is the gentleman bored? In two days, I will accompany my husband for a walk and enjoy the snow. ”

"Is that true? I won't rush back like last time, and I'm going to fall apart with my old bones. ”

"No, it's up to Mr. to stop this trip."

"That's not bad," Mr. Feng smiled again, like a child with candy. He stretched out his hand and pushed over a few notebooks on the table, and said, "Several families have begun to accept people, and the emperor is sitting too high, don't expect him to understand the suffering of the world." If it weren't for the good timing of the Dong family's fruits, just relying on those officials who were bent on dying and planning to leave their names in history, the emperor would have been so angry that he would have sat back and ignored even if he wanted to provide disaster relief. ”

The more the old man spoke, the more annoyed he became, and Murong Huaide hurriedly comforted, "Sir, don't be annoyed, Daqi has been like this for a hundred years, and it is simply impossible to rectify corruption." Xu is only the change of the country can completely restore the world to a peaceful and prosperous era. ”

Old Man Feng drank it. Cha Shui, at the end, glanced at his proud disciple, and asked in a low voice, "Huaide, you really don't want to sit on the country?" Now that the emperor is mediocre, the prince is also a fat person, if you... It's not that hard to achieve. ”

Murong Huaide shook his head and sneered, "Sir, don't say how many princes and princesses in the palace have lost their lives every year. Even in the palace, only my brother-in-law is still panting, and he may not survive for a year or two. If you sit in that position, you have to fill tens of millions of bellies every day, you have to distinguish between good and evil and loyal traitors of civil and military officials, and you must always be on guard against which wife and concubine murdered which son, which chair... Don't sit down! ”

Old Man Feng thought about the letter brought from Kyoto a few days ago, hesitated for a moment but didn't dare to take it out, and said with a smile, "It's just a joke, according to your temper, if you sit on that chair, I'm afraid all the officials will be beheaded." ”

The master and apprentice tacitly revealed this sensitive topic and discussed some trivial matters.

Over there, Dong Rong was busy sweating profusely in the narrow stove room of the Cao family, and the braised pork left from last night was returned to the pot, followed by a small pot of steamed pork with dried vegetables, a large plate of sour and hot potato shreds, and a large plate of fried pork slices with cabbage, and soon the aroma filled the stove. Mrs. Cao sat on the small bench at the door and secretly swallowed saliva while picking dried vegetables, Dong Rong looked funny and filled half a bowl of braised pork and asked the old lady to taste it.

The old lady still pretended to refuse, but the two children of Sister Cao's family rushed over and shouted, "Give me food, give me food!" As he spoke, four small black hands snatched it up, and in the blink of an eye, the bowl was cleaner than it had ever been brushed.

Mrs. Cao was so distressed that she slapped the two children on the heads one by one, and scolded, "Two dead children, they rely on them every day to grab food!" Get the hell out of here! ”

The two children were in pain, and they whimpered and cried with a piece of meat in their mouths, which provoked Mrs. Chen to run in and complain with one hand, "Old sister, what are you doing, there is something wrong with them, you shouldn't be annoyed in the face of the eldest sister." They don't care about you, and they call you grandma..."

"Okay, don't you see that we are busy, I don't have time to listen to your nagging, hurry up and take your grandson back to the house." Mrs. Cao waved her hand, so rough that she chased Mrs. Chen like a chicken.

Mrs. Chen stared at Dong Rong, thinking that she could open her mouth to make a round, but unfortunately Dong Rong didn't seem to see her come in, and she was still busy burning hot steamed buns, and she didn't mean to be polite at all. She was so angry that she scolded in her heart, and dragged her grandson back to the side room.

Dong Rong glanced at the old lady's back and sneered in her heart. Even if Mrs. Cao has 11,000 bad things, but in the name of her mother-in-law, she should be more tolerant on weekdays. As for some relatives who can't be beaten, she doesn't need to give any good looks, otherwise everyone will come to the door in the name of an elder, and she will be eaten up even if she is a fat pig.

Old man Cao's legs and feet were still very neat, and he led four old men into the door in less than half an hour. Dong Rong hurriedly stepped forward to salute and say hello, and then placed the table to serve food and wine, busy non-stop.

The old men also heard that the daughter-in-law of the Cao family was capable, not only did she earn money by doing business by herself, but also took several young couples in the village to live a good life together. Originally, I thought that Dong Rong was arrogant, but I didn't want to see her not smiling or talking now, and treating them with great courtesy, so I felt a lot of ironing in my heart. When the big pot of meat and vegetables was served, the old men couldn't help but laugh so much that the wrinkles on their faces were piled up.

Old man Cao is a straight-tempered man, and he doesn't like to talk much on weekdays, so he first picked up the wine jar and filled the wine bowl for everyone, and then told the matter again.

The old men were also speculating in their hearts about what important things the Cao family had to ask for along the way, and now they heard that they just borrowed an empty house and gave food as housing money, so they had no worries at all. Gulping down the meat, drinking the bowl of wine dry, and then patting their chests to make sure that it was on them.

Dong Rong was waiting for food and wine on the side, and finally sent the old men who were walking and shaking out of the house, and happened to see the stupid pillar who came back from the Feng family. The young couple worked together to help the dazed old man Cao back to the room to settle down and sleep, and then went to the kitchen to say goodbye to Mrs. Cao.

Mrs. Cao was trembling in distress, she secretly left a bowl of meat and vegetables to enjoy by herself, but she didn't want Mrs. Chen and her two little grandsons to have noses that were smarter than dogs, so they turned them out in the end, and ate quickly with one bite on the left and one bite on the right. If she slows down her chopsticks, she can only drink some vegetable soup. At this time, seeing that her son and daughter-in-law were leaving, she had the heart to get up to send it off, but she was afraid that the dishes would be empty when she came back, so she answered vaguely a few times.

Dong Rong endured a good laugh and walked out of the courtyard gate, and went directly to the next yard to call Sister-in-law Liu, Sister-in-law Liu had heard that the Cao family was very curious, and when she saw the owner coming to the door, she smiled and said, "Oh, I guess why the house is so lively, it turns out that the owner is back." ”

Dong Rong was worried that there was no one to watch her on the mountain, and it was not good to gossip with her. When he first took out the key to the utility room from his bosom and handed it over, he then carefully explained the matter, and finally instructed, "My sister-in-law is the most thoughtful, so I have to bother my sister-in-law to be tired for another winter." As for wages, you and Mei Huā'er have risen by two percent. Sister-in-law Liu and they went into the city to collect clothes, and the wages were calculated as if they were selling ice. When Steward Zhang comes back after buying food and pots and bowls, my sister-in-law will have full authority to distribute it. The settlement of the population of each family in the village, as well as the kitchen is all up to you, and you can find a manager if you lack anything. ”

Sister-in-law Liu has been idle at home these days, not only has she lost her salary, but she also has a short time to eat, not to mention how unaccustomed she is. At this time, he suddenly got the trust of the owner again, and he was in charge of the key to the warehouse again and became the housekeeper of the back kitchen, but he was very excited. She patted her chest and vigorously punched the package ticket, "Boss, don't worry." I'll leave this matter to me, and keep it in good hands. ”

Dong Rong praised a few more words, which provoked Sister-in-law Liu to be beaten with chicken blood, and she didn't even want to go back to the house to explain, and ran directly to find Mei Huā and Sister-in-law Liu and others against the cold wind.

Dong Rong gathered her padded jacket and hid behind the stupid pillar as usual and walked towards the orchard. I don't know if the snow has melted a little from the sun, and the air is much colder than in the morning. The north wind naughtily drilled straight into his nose, causing Dong Rong to sneeze almost once he took a step.

Silly Zhu directly took off his coat and wrapped her tightly, and then strode forward with his back on his back. Dong Rong was willing to let him freeze, but no matter how he said it, he had to reach out and cover his ears, which could be regarded as blocking the cold wind for him.

Fortunately, the orchard was not far away, and the stupid pillar was fast, but the two of them returned to their small home on the top of the mountain. Dong Rong jumped off the ground and pulled the stupid pillar to the kang and tightly surrounded it with a quilt, and then quickly cooked a big bowl of ginger soup.

Silly Zhu frowned and refused to drink, how could a person who practiced martial arts fall down if he could blow a little cold wind. But Dong Rong was afraid that he would catch the cold, and he wanted to scold a few words but was reluctant, so in the end he had to give him a kiss in exchange for a sip of ginger soup. Silly Zhu responded happily, and when the soup bowl was empty, he even clamored for another bowl with some unfinished thoughts, but Dong Rong's cheeks were so hot that she could fry eggs.

(Finally drove this out even more, my handsome son has been babbling and shouting at me for a long time, and if I don't hug him again, I guess I'm going to cry.) Hurry up and ask for a red ticket, collect, click, all kinds of begging, thank you for your support! ）