049 [Uncle]
Mu Chengyu was often squeezed by the family because of her maintenance of Mu Qingqiu's sisters and brothers, and she cried angrily many times, but after crying, she still protected Mu Qingqiu and Mu Qingxuan, and used her weak wings to protect the two children.
Thinking of these, a warmth rose in Mu Qingqiu's heart, her little aunt was a variable in the Mu family, and she was the closest person to their sister and brother in this world.
"Sister, sister, uncle is here. Look, this is the new clothes that my brother-in-law brought, so warm. There's so much to eat, so much more. Mu Qingxuan's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Mu Qingqiu, he ran over with a cotton coat in his hand, and the little guy's voice was very loud today.
"Qiu'er is awake, go wash and come over for dinner." Zhang Dacheng glanced at Mu Qingqiu a few times, and saw that the girl looked good, and her smile became more and more honest.
Seeing Zhang Dacheng's kind face, some things about the Zhang family came to mind.
Mu Qingqiu called 'uncle' and walked over with a smile, a trace of imperceptible deep thought crossed his eyebrows.
Zhang Dacheng is the seventh oldest in the family, with six elder brothers, Zhang Dacheng's parents were no longer rare sons when he was born, so although Zhang Dacheng is a son, his father has not been in pain since he was a child, and he has to be oppressed by his brothers.
It is said that with this kind of family background, you can't marry a daughter from a 'high-ranking family' like the Mu family.
It's a pity that Zhang Dacheng has a cousin brother who is an official in the imperial court, and that is a Beijing official in the imperial city.
Trapped in Zhushan Village all his life, the imperial city, how high and high does it have to be, how far away is it? But it was such a Cun Zài, who was almost a god's residence, and there was someone around them who was an official there.
This is a great creation, and because of this, when the Zhang family was looking for someone to kiss, the Mu family had a rare unanimity, and they were all quite satisfied with this family business.
Except for Mu Chengyu.
Mu Chengyu secretly cried several times for this. Zhang Dacheng has eight brothers, he is the seventh, and there is an eight-year-old brother of Zhang Dacheng below, who is the old man and wife of the Zhang family, and he is the most expensive.
There are many people, there are many rights and wrongs, in that kind of crowded house, Mu Chengyu really doesn't know how she should live. I don't want to be a thousand or ten thousand in my heart, but I don't want to refuse, and when it comes to the day of marriage, I was carried into Zhang's house by a little Jiao in a daze.
Since getting married, Mu Chengyu has indeed been harshly criticized by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and Zhang Dacheng is distressed and helpless in his eyes.
His sisters-in-law, without a fuel-efficient lamp, spread his daughter-in-law's temperament of being pinched and flattened, the more he endured, the more he was wronged, but Zhang Dacheng couldn't say anything, and if he said a word for his daughter-in-law, he would be attacked by the group of daughters-in-law of the Zhang family, and even his mother counted him.
It is only at night, when the door is closed, in his own nest, that he can say a few thoughtful words to comfort and comfort his daughter-in-law.
Compared with the grievances suffered by Mu Chengyu, Zhang Dacheng felt that it was far from enough.
He knew that his daughter-in-law was thinking about the children of the third brother and three sisters-in-law, so he waited until the family was busy with the autumn harvest. I hid from my family and went to the stone yard at the foot of the West Mountain to move stones for people, I was very tired, but the salary was more than that of other places, and I could earn 20 yuan a day.
Twelve wen was handed over to his mother, and two coarse steamed buns were eaten for one penny at noon, and seven wen could be saved every day.
Originally, I wanted to save more, buy some cotton cloth before winter, and let my daughter-in-law sew cotton clothes for my nephews and nieces, but my daughter-in-law was happy, and my nephews and nieces suffered less.
But the day before yesterday, he accidentally heard that Mu Qingqiu and Mu Qingxuan were kicked out of the house by the Mu family, and now they live in the dilapidated old mansion of the Mu family.
As soon as he heard this, Zhang Dacheng was anxious, he had seen the old house of the Mu family, that house had not been inhabited for several years, and there was a lack of east and west, and the Mu family would definitely not buy anything.
At the moment, I took more than 60 yuan that I had saved hard, and I ran to buy something in a hurry.
What can I buy for more than 60 yuan, but I can't borrow nearly ** day's wages from the foreman of the stone yard, and I have made up enough 200 yuan.
The advance salary is much less than the amount of wages after the work, and no matter how little, Zhang Dacheng gritted his teeth and borrowed it.
I bought cloth and cotton first, secretly stuffed it to my daughter-in-law, stayed up for two nights, and scolded her for wasting lamp oil, so I drove out two cotton clothes.
Today, before dawn, he went out with cotton clothes, walked for more than an hour to Guyang Town, and bought grain in the town.
Before meeting Mu Qingqiu's sister and brother, Zhang Dacheng's heart had been hanging, for fear that something would happen to the two children.
Now that I have seen it, my heart has finally settled down, so it is better to go back and tell my daughter-in-law, so that my daughter-in-law can also feel at ease.
Speaking of Mu Chengyu, Zhang Dacheng is not to mention how satisfied, the sisters-in-law are sharp-toothed and sharp-mouthed, he is afraid of marrying a powerful one, fortunately, the daughter-in-law is a good one. In the past six months, he finally has a warm-hearted person, and it is precisely because he thinks that his daughter-in-law is good, so he feels more and more indebted to his daughter-in-law.
This is also the reason why Zhang Dacheng thinks of sharing his daughter-in-law's worries.
In fact, according to the season, it has not yet entered winter, so there is no need to rush to make cotton clothes so urgently. It's just that the old house of the Mu family is really dilapidated, and Zhang Dacheng is worried that Mu Qingqiu's sister and brother have no bedding at night, and even if they sew cotton clothes without a quilt, they can make do with the cover. Zhang Dacheng planned to wait for him to earn money later, and then sew the bed quilt.
A basket of food is not a small amount for two children, but how long is the whole winter? Zhang Dacheng pondered about finding another job, he was young, he was used to working since he was a child, and he was not afraid of getting tired, and when he saved money, the quilt and food could not be broken.
Although he was worried, Zhang Dacheng didn't dare to do it too obviously, he was afraid that his father, mother, brothers and sisters-in-law would know, after all, the family ate in one pot, spent together, and earned money together. He took his salary to help his daughter-in-law's nephews and nieces in this way, if he let the family know, he would have to make a noise, and then he would have to scold his daughter-in-law, he would be reluctant.
Mu Qingqiu and Mu Qingxuan were kicked out of the house by the Mu family, Zhang Dacheng didn't dare to tell his daughter-in-law that he even sewed cotton clothes because he found an excuse to coax his daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law remembered her nephews and nieces, and she didn't think much about it when she was happy.
I also have to lose my daughter-in-law to being pregnant, and I am a little happy, otherwise I would have wanted to come to Zhushan Village to take a look, which will let my daughter-in-law know that her nephew and niece have been kicked out of the house, and I don't know how to be sad!
Last time, the eldest niece Mu Qingxia was sold, and the daughter-in-law was sad for a long time, crying like a tearful person, Zhang Dacheng was distressed.
The Zhang family has eight sons but no daughters, Zhang Dacheng does all the work, whether it is cooking in the field or in the stove, he is the leader among the brothers.
When he arrived at the Mu family's old house, he saw that Mu Qingqiu had not woken up yet, and Zhang Dacheng was not polite, so he went into the kitchen to pick up breakfast by himself.
Mu Qingxuan has seen Zhang Dacheng a few times, he has been treated by people in the Mu family since he was a child, and he can be happy for a long time if someone gives him a little smile, not to mention this little brother-in-law who treats him with a pleasant face every time they meet? When the brother-in-law came to greet him, he also gave him candy, which was the first time Mu Qing knew the taste of sugar.
So, when Mu Qingqiu first woke up, Mu Qingxuan's cheerful voice was in his ears.
A favorite person came over, Mu Qingxuan chattered like a little swallow, and told Zhang Dacheng all the surprises he had discovered in the past few days.