Chapter Seventy-Two: The Li Family Arranged All Things

Tang Tiezhu's family talked and laughed on the road, and walked for about an hour to reach Li's house, Tang Qing'er took the hands of his younger siblings and went to his grandmother's house, without waiting for the father and mother behind, seeing his grandmother and grandfather and aunt talking on the kang, he knelt down with a smile and gave his grandmother and grandfather their New Year's greetings, and said in his mouth: "The New Year is here, say hello; Smile openly, no worries; The body is good, and it is safe to wrap around; Blessed stars, enjoy glory; Make a fortune and hold a silver ticket; Family harmony, music Taotao, I wish my grandmother and grandfather a blessed star in the new year. He stretched out his hand and waited for his grandmother to give him a red envelope.

The adults in the house were stunned by what a few babies said, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time, but Tang Qing'er waved her hand at them and smiled: "Grandma has come back to her senses, bring the red envelope,"

The adults who were brought back to Shen'er by Tang Qing'er's crisp voice looked at each other and laughed and said: "These monkeys, I don't know where I heard this set of auspicious words, it's weird," Grandma said and took out the money that had been prepared long ago from her arms, and each person sent five copper plates, and a few little babies thanked loudly, New Year's greetings to grandparents, nothing, or grandma, give New Year's money.

Tang Qing'er weighed the five cents with her hand, blinked her eyes and said, "The last time I went to town with my father, I heard what the storyteller said, and I listened to it several times next to me and remembered it,"

The eldest aunt smiled and said, "I just said that Qing'er is smart, but I didn't expect to remember it after listening to it a few times,"

Li and Tang Tiezhu opened the curtain and came in to greet their father and mother, and then sat on the kang and listened to the sister-in-law continue to praise Tang Qing'er, Li smiled on his face, but said in his mouth: "This girl is getting more and more wild now,"

Li Shi Niang was not happy, so she glanced at Li Shi and said, "How can anyone who is a mother talk about her own daughter like this,"

"That's it, that's it," Tang Qing'er said behind her grandmother.

Li didn't talk about Tang Qing'er, but asked her mother, "Hasn't the eldest sister's house arrived yet?" ”

Li Shiniang sighed and said: "Your eldest sister's Feng'er was cold before, and she hasn't been able to make a good come, so I can't come by today, and I can only come over when Feng'er is better,"

Li Shi hurriedly asked, "Is Feng'er's illness serious?" ”

Qin patted her hand and said, "It's not too serious, I've seen it with a doctor, and I can almost get better by drinking a few more Chinese medicines, so don't worry,"

"That's good, that's good," Li exhaled, and then slowly sat down.

The Qin family seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, and the Li family took the sister-in-law's hand and said, "Why didn't you see the eldest brother and nephews?"

Qin said with a smile: "Your eldest brother took Brother Bin to pay New Year's greetings to Mr., by the way, ask this year's children's test, Brother Bin can end, and the other two went to my mother's house to pay New Year's greetings." ”

Li Shi was very excited when he heard this, and he always knew that Brother Bin had learned well, but he didn't expect that at such a young age, he was preparing for the next exam, and he couldn't help but congratulate his sister-in-law again and again.

Qin Shi was not sure, and only said: "It depends on what Mr. means,"

Old man Li and Tang Tiezhu chatted about the busy farming in the spring, and the Li family was talking about who had something interesting to do, in short, they got together and talked about the shortcomings of some parents, Tang Qinger didn't want to play with her younger siblings on the side, and didn't want to listen to the Li family said that the east family and the west family were short, so she walked up to her father and listened to what her father and grandfather said.

Her father, Tang Tiezhu, said to his father-in-law: "At the beginning of spring, the field at the foot of the mountain is ready to bud rice, as well as soybeans,"

Lao Li Tou thought for a while and said, "Your piece of land is under the mountain, and the ground is full of small broken stones, so it is better to plant some peanuts and potatoes, both of which are easier to live,"

Tang Tiezhu scratched his head and said solemnly: "Dad, before I froze, I and my second brother turned over the land again, got all the stones out, and got some fertilizer, so I wanted to plant bud rice or soybeans, if the growth is good, the rations for the next year will be a lot more,"

"Oh, and some fertilizer, where did you get it?"

Tang Tiezhu told Lao Li Tou how to get the fertilizer and what he learned about the fertilizer, Lao Li Tou sighed, touched Tang Qing'er's head and said, "You are a blessed person, you can borrow your daughter's blessing now,"

Tang Qing'er knew that her grandfather was saying this to her father.

Qin talked with her sister-in-law and mother-in-law for a while, and then said: "I see that the hour is almost noon, you have come all the way, the cold wind is strong, you must be cold and hungry, I will get you some food in the kitchen,"

Li had something to say to her mother alone, but when she heard her sister-in-law's words, she hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, I still have something to say to my mother, and when the matter is finished, I will go over to help you,"

Qin smiled and said: "You are here to talk to your mother, there is me in the kitchen, I am talking about the second day of the Lunar New Year, how can I let the married girl go to the kitchen to help, you are a guest," smiled and walked out.

Li saw that the house was full of his own family, so he took out five taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to her mother, Li was stunned and turned out the silver in her daughter's hand, and said at a loss: "Where did you get the silver?"

Li told her mother what happened, and instructed: "Don't tell the eldest brother and second brother about this money, the fewer people who know, the less right and wrong will be, and when the baby father and I move out in the spring, I am telling the eldest brother about them." ”

Li Niang couldn't believe that her daughter had earned so much money overnight, but no matter how much money they had earned, Li Niang returned the money in her hand to her daughter, sighed and said: "You gave me a lot of money last time, I can't take it anymore, keep it for building a house in the spring!" ”

"Not to mention that the money for building a house at home is enough, there is still a lot left, and the rest of the money originally wanted to buy some land, but I was afraid that people would see it and be a little ostentatious, so I kept it for other purposes in the future!" Li told her mother about her and the plans of the family, and continued: "Over the years, the eldest brother and the second brother have not subsidized me, and the babies are not at home in time for the New Year, I have prepared two taels of silver for the eldest brother's family, and the second brother's family has prepared one or two silver, mother, you must not let the second brother think about it too much, the eldest brother's brother Bin is studying, and the place to spend money is big, I am the aunt to give more, the babies of the second brother's family are still young, depending on the meaning of the second brother, and I am not ready to let the nephews go to school, so I am so distributed,"

How did the old lady of the Li family not know her daughter's thoughts, she patted her hand and said, "Mother knows, when the time comes, my mother will talk about this matter with your second brother,"

Li saw that her mother understood her thoughts, so she went to the kitchen to help her sister-in-law cook.

Because the winter solstice has not passed, it is still very early in the dark, Li is afraid that something will happen on the dark road, after lunch, he hurriedly took the babies home, Li Niang stood at the door and looked at the figure of the girl more and more blurred before entering the house.

After arriving at home, the house was cold, Li asked Tang Tiezhu to go out to get some wood to ignite the fire and boil some hot water, Tang Qing'er teased Jiao'er who was sitting on the kang, turned her head and said to her mother: "Mother, can we build a new house and move to a new house in the spring?"

Li nodded her forehead and said, "You ghost elf, don't let your grandmother hear this, otherwise you will think that we have the money to ignore them,"

"We already have the money to build a house, so don't care about what's wrong with them," Tang Qing'er pouted, seeing that her mother still looked like she was talking bitterly, and hurriedly said: "Mother, I'll go to the kitchen to see if Daddy's fire is lit, it's too cold in the house," and walked out, muttering in a low voice: "I have to hide my money these days, it's really funny to say it." ”

Li Shi looked at the back of his daughter, and said helplessly to Mu Tou Shi: "Look at your eldest sister, now that she is getting bolder and bolder, I can't control her." ”

Shi covered his mouth and snickered and said, "Why didn't I find out, I think the eldest sister is very good, and now the children in the village who are as big as me don't dare to bully me and Mutou,"

Mu didn't seem to hear the conversation between her mother and Shi, and continued to look down at the ground, Tang Jiaoer lost her temper on the kang when she saw her eldest sister go out, she stretched out her hand for a long time, and no one came to hug her.

Hearing this, Li sighed deeply.

On the morning of the day, Tang Qing'er was still in a haze, so she was woken up by her mother, rubbed her eyes, and said hoarsely: "Mother, you still get up so early for the New Year, can't you let me sleep more?" ”

Li picked up the warm clothes that were covering her in the quilt and said, "Your brothers are all up, you sister is still lying in bed, hurry up and eat, and your father will take you stones and wood to pay New Year's greetings to Master Zhou in a while?" ”

Tang Qing'er hadn't fully woken up yet, so she straightened her arm in a daze and asked her mother to help put on her clothes, and she didn't wake up until she came back from washing her face.

At the dinner table, only Tang Jiaoer was absent, and it is estimated that she is still sleeping in the bed, Tang Qinger really envies her, it is better to be a child, and she can sleep as long as she likes without any scruples.

Li Shi saw everyone put down the dishes and chopsticks and said to the master: "You bring wood and stones to Master Zhou for the New Year in a while, I have prepared the things and put them in the basket," and took out a tael of silver from his pocket and handed it to Tang Tiezhu, tunneling: "This is the money for Master Zhou this year,"

Tang Tiezhu swallowed the food in his mouth, raised his head and said, "Well, I'll take my sons with me,"

"Also, you and the babies come back early, you still have to go to Lizheng's house and ask if there is any wasteland in the village where you can start another house,"

"Well, I'll do all these things today," Tang Tiezhu thought about the days to come, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Tang Qing'er looked at the Li family while drinking porridge, and had to admire her mother's thoughts, and thought of everything in advance, so that people couldn't find fault with it.

Waiting for Tang Qing'er to have dinner, the Li family also arranged everything, and there was no need for Tang Qing'er to help do anything, Tang Qing'er asked in surprise: "Mother, what do I need to do today." ”

Li touched Tang Qing'er's head and said, "You don't have to do anything, my mother will take you and my sister to grandpa's house for a while, and now you help your mother bring the bowl to the kitchen, and your mother will see if your sister is awake,"

If you talk about her father and grandfather, which person Tang Qinger likes, she still likes grandpa, although grandpa is more rigid, but he is upright, his family is very strict in what he does and speaks, and will not talk about other people's rights and wrongs at will, grandpa's grandchildren are very easy to get along with, so her mother said that she was going to visit grandpa's house, Tang Qinger still likes to go.

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