Xiao Yuezi, who was happy with Zou Yue, lived day by day.

In the morning, the sun was shining, and the call of magpies echoed over the courtyard, as if something good was going to happen.

I walked back to the courtyard after buying a bottle of soy sauce and a bag of low-sodium salt from the Qianmen supermarket, and when I pushed the door, I saw Zou Yue'e sitting next to the toon tree in the middle of the courtyard with Mazha, hunched on her waist, and rubbed a few wet clothes stained with laundry detergent onto the washboard.

When I put my things back in the kitchen, Zou Yue'e wiped the sweat on her face with her elbow and smiled at me: "You're back?" When I'm done with my laundry, I'll go stir-fry. "In the past two days, Zou Yue'e has been very good to me, like a well-behaved little daughter-in-law, not only washing and cooking for me, but even my mother and my father's clothes she will rush to wash, uh, although she is very bad at housework, sometimes the clothes are not clean, and the food is not very delicious, but after all, she has this heart.

At this time, as soon as the door of the north house opened, the mother took the posture of her mother-in-law, and did not speak, but cleared her throat.

Zou Yue'e immediately turned around and said with a light smile: "Mom, do you still have clothes to wash, I'll wash them together." ”

My mother came up a few steps, looked at the clothes that had been washed on the clothesline, frowned and pointed: "This one doesn't work, why is there a seal?" This one too, forget it, you're busy, alas, I'll come, you can't wash it. "Whose mother-in-law doesn't want her daughter-in-law to be ingenious, gentle and virtuous? So in terms of housework, my mother has some opinions about Zou Yue'e.

I didn't like to hear it, "Is there anyone as picky as you?" Yue'e has been busy all morning. ”

My mother glared at me: "My mother hasn't settled accounts with you yet, and you still count me?" "A few days ago, Grandma Zou leaked wind on her mouth, and let my parents know that the beauty salon is actually under Zou Yue'e's name, and my parents are very dissatisfied with this, and they have taught me a lesson for several days, and now the anger has not subsided.

Zou Yue'e was not angry, and quickly asked with a smile: "How do you say this piece should be washed?" I haven't been able to get the hang of it. ”

"You can't use laundry detergent for this one, you should rub it with soap first...... That's the same thing...... Oh, there's a problem with your technique at all, that's how you rub it...... Yes, a finger clip...... Well, that's fine...... It's hard to wash if it's stained with oil, and if it's clean, you have to leave a mark, so you have to use gasoline......" Mom patiently pointed out to her.

Zou Yue'e listened carefully, "Hehe, you're so powerful, I don't even know if you don't say it." ”

Mom smiled slightly: "That's, how many years have I been working?" You've got a lot to learn, so don't worry, take your time. "Don't look at Zou Yue'e is not good at housework, but it doesn't mean that my mother doesn't like her, Aunt Zou also has Aunt Zou's method, she has always been sleek and very good at talking, as soon as she encounters something bad, she humbly asks her mother for advice, and she also holds her vigorously, and her mother gives her advice in high spirits, proving her own worth, and her heart should be very comfortable, naturally, the negative impression of Zou Yue'e not doing a good job has also dissipated a lot.

At lunchtime.

All of us gathered around the stone table in the courtyard, and of course Grandma Zou was there.

During the banquet, Grandma Zou, who had eaten a mouthful of fried tofu, suddenly said: "In-laws, Yue'e is now with Xiaojing, my mental calculation has fallen, and I have lived with Yanjing for so many days, I should go back, well, the things are almost packed, I am ready to leave tomorrow, um, Xiaojing, you and Yue'e go back to your hometown with me, let Yue'e, her father and the villagers take a look." ”

Mom nodded and said, "It's time to go, buy more things to bring over, cigarettes and wine, this can't be less." ”

I said, "Then I'll buy it in the afternoon." ”

After a moment of silence, Grandma Zou looked at my mother, "...... I heard that when you get married in two places, you need to go to the local area to open a certificate, otherwise this time, you will directly handle the marriage to Zhang Luo? Wait until they return to Yanjing to get a marriage certificate? "Aunt Zou is not young, and Grandma Zou has proposed this several times, but my mother always said that I was still in school and pushed it back.

However, this time, my parents didn't speak, and hesitated.

I didn't understand what they were thinking.

Grandma Zou saw that there was a play, and hurriedly said: "The two children already live in the same room, what is the difference, what is the difference between this and marriage?" ”

Zou Yue'e smiled and served vegetables to my parents, but I blushed and bowed my head to eat.

Not long after, my mother put the chopsticks on the table: "Okay, I have no opinion." ”

I was shocked: "Mom, how old am I?" ”

Grandma Zou said earnestly: "It's not small, at your age in our village, there are one or two children, it's time to get married, it's time to get married." ”

Dad also spoke: "Xiaojing is still in school, so the marriage will not be done for the time being, right?" The impact is not very good, wait until you choose a good day later, well, just get the marriage certificate. ”

Khan, after thinking about it, I suddenly realized, I guess my parents thought that the money is now all in Zou Yue'e's name, if she wants to pat her ass and leave, then our family will not be able to get a penny, it is precisely like this, that we agree to get married, right? At least there is legal protection, and the property is joint between husband and wife.

Alas, no matter what, let's end it.

I said, "In addition to bringing some Yanjing specialties, what brand of tobacco and alcohol do you buy?" Moutai? Wuliangye? Chinese cigarettes? ”

Grandma Zou hurriedly waved her hand: "Yo, don't buy such expensive things." ”

Zou Yue'e also nodded, and added chopsticks and beef to me: "Wine to buy Beijing wine, what about cigarettes, buy Yuxi, parents, what do you think?" ”

"Okay." Mom agreed.

After settling down, I suddenly looked at Zou Yue'e: "Is the money in the beauty salon still rich?" ”

Zou Yue'e took a sip of liquor, thought for a while and said: "Not only is it not rich, but it is still a little nervous, the initial investment is enough, but the equipment and personnel are a little more spent here, not to mention that the bar in that hall has to buy a lot of wine, etc., etc., are all expenses that you did not calculate in the past, I am afraid that it will not be enough to do in the future, now, you can save a little is a little, otherwise when it opens, if there is no liquidity, the business will definitely not be able to continue." ”

I sighed, "Can't get any extra money?" ”

"If I had known, I wouldn't have bought a car." Zou Yue'e smiled bitterly: "I mean, it's better not to take it if you can, what?" What do you want money for? ”

My mother frowned and lectured me: "Now the beauty salon is the most critical, tell you, don't buy things blindly, use the money on the blade, understand?" ”

I sneered, "Mom, don't you understand?" When have you spent money blindly? That's it, I invested all my money in the beauty salon, bought a car, and gave you another 200,000, and now, ahem, I don't have any money in my hand. I touched my nose embarrassedly: "This, the money to buy cigarettes and alcohol, do you want to borrow it from me first?" "Don't look at just a few boxes of wine and a few boxes of cigarettes, plus a bunch of food, you can't get it for tens of thousands of yuan.

Mom's eyes widened: "Whoever I borrow?" You can't even get that money? ”

I nodded my head helplessly, and it cost a lot of money to buy things for my aunt and uncle.

Grandma Zou said: "Then don't buy such expensive cigarettes, there's no need." ”

Dad is more particular about this kind of etiquette, "The son-in-law comes to the door for the first time, how can he say it without bringing something decent?" He took out his wallet and took out a few thousand dollars for me, but he felt that it was not enough, so he asked my mother to go back to the house and bring tens of thousands of dollars and stuff them into my hand. The old mother muttered and complained: "What do you call this, you have earned more than 10 million, why is it still the same as before?" I also said that I would buy a few more designer clothes in a few days, which is good, and the money has not been hot in my hand, so I will go back again. ”

I said, "Just wait for the beauty salon to open, and in the future, you will definitely worry about how to spend so much money." ”

My mother glared at me: "I bought a few gold chains a while ago, and I also prepared a few outfits for your father, the family's money has been spent almost, and there is only one month's salary left, but there is no money to lend you again, tell you, you are not allowed to move the money in the beauty salon, our family will rely on this in the future, do you hear?" ”

I said, "I know, what should not be saved is not provincial, and what should be saved must be saved." ”

Alas, my parents have no money, and I have no money in my hands...... I was a little depressed, and said that when I got married to Zou Yue, I had to find a way to make some more money, and it would not work like this.

One o'clock in the afternoon.

After going to Meilianmei supermarket with Zou Yue, in order to save money, I deliberately picked up some affordable and face-saving Yanjing specialties, and I also bought ordinary grade nutritional products.

Who knew that when checking out, Zou Yue'e took the initiative to take out her bank card, and I stopped her: "What are you doing?" ”

"It's not the money from the beauty salon, it's the salary I used to save."

"That's not good, what do I want you to do?"

"It's not mine, it's our money." Zou Yue'e held my hand and smiled: "I know, most of your money is spent for me, and now that our two families are financially tight, don't divide your or mine, hehe, you also let me do a little bit for this family?" Seriously, my mom and I are embarrassed about you. ”

"Oh, there's still money, you don't care." I still didn't listen to her, and directly took the cash my mother borrowed from me to settle the bill.

Sitting in the newly bought 7 series black BMW, I rubbed my eyebrows with a smile, two people who drive BMWs, two people who do tens of millions of business, now they want to save money, and they are not even willing to add the most expensive ones, alas, who believes it.

The next morning.

Gaobeidian Xinzhuangzi Village, Hebei Province.

"This is it." Grandma Zou pointed to a dilapidated farmhouse courtyard.

I have rarely been to the countryside, on the way to see, this area is not as backward as imagined, for example, in the commissary at the entrance of the village, I also saw a child using the computer to play go-karts, Xiali, Santana, there are also a few parked at the entrance of the village, it should be bought by the wealthier people in Xinzhuangzi Village.

However, compared with other families, the yard that Grandma Zou was referring to was too far behind.

The earthen wall is pitted, uneven, almost at any time in danger of collapsing, the open courtyard door can clearly see inside, several houses in the last year are dilapidated and old, may not have been renovated since they were just completed, not even the color, there is only a dry loess color, and there is even a room, the eaves have collapsed a big corner, only wrapped in a plastic sheet, if it rains, can it not leak?

Zou Yue'e stood in place and looked at it nostalgically, and said with a smile: "There are two kinds of people in our village, very extreme, one is particularly hardworking, and the other is particularly lazy, oh, you see that my family is poor, obviously belongs to the latter, over the years, I have sent a lot of money back to my family scattered, but the house is still like this, it hasn't changed at all, alas, I really don't know what to say." ”

Grandma Zou looked at me: "Xiaojing, the family is a little poor, don't dislike it." ”

I shook my head and said, "It's okay that way." ”

Grandma Zou led us in, and the small courtyard of the farmhouse was full of old corn cobs, and there were also on the roof, which was golden and charming.

Suddenly, a boy about my age came out of the dilapidated house in the back, and when he saw us, he froze for a moment and shouted, "Mother! Sister! How did you guys get back? "I asked Grandma Zou on the way, and she didn't seem to tell the family about what I was going to do, and Leng said that she wanted to surprise them.

Zou Yue'e smiled: "Okay, I've grown up again, come and let my sister take a look." "Grandma Zou and Grandpa Zou have two children, and the boy is her own brother, I remember that his name is Zou Jixiang, the name of a scumbag of the soil, he is old, maybe he is really calculating, I am still younger than him.

Zou Jixiang ran over excitedly: "Sister, why don't you come back to see me for such a long time, I miss you to death, and so does my father, who often talks about you." ”

Zou Yue'e touched his head: "My sister is busy with work and has no time." ”

Squeak, squeak!

The sound of the door opening was endless, and many people dressed in rustic clothes opened the door and came out.

"Yue'e?"

"Yo, Yue'e is back?"

"Uncle, come out quickly!"

Zou Yue'e probably wanted to wait for his father to come out and then introduce people to me, so she didn't care about me for the time being, and after calling the seven aunts and eight aunts, she was surrounded by relatives, and everyone asked her and Yanjing about their living conditions, probably in their opinion, Zou Yue'e is a more promising person in the family, after all, she works in a big city.

"I'm fine with Yan Jingjing, and my body is fine......" Zou Yue'e couldn't be busy.

After a while, the door to the north moved, and a little old man walked out with an excited expression: "Yue'e! ”

Zou Yue's eyes suddenly turned red, and she paced over and grabbed the old man's hand: "Dad, I'm back." ”

Grandpa Zou held his daughter's hand tightly, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back, why did you lose weight?" Is it not good to eat? ”

"No, fill your stomach with big fish and meat every day." Zou Yue'e wiped her eyes quietly and said with a smile: "I still think I'm fat." ”

Aunt Zou's second aunt said: "Yes, I'm not fat, and I'm getting more and more beautiful." ”

Grandpa Zou's expression moved, and he said, "Have you married Yanjing?" Forget if you don't, wouldn't it be nice to find one with us in the township? Last time, a few people in our village even asked me about you, and I think they mean this. ”

Zou Jixiang suddenly pointed at me and said, "Sister, who is he?" ”

Zou Yue'e smiled and pulled Grandpa Zou to take a few steps towards me, "Dad, let me introduce you, this is Gu Jing." ”

I pondered for a moment and said respectfully, "Dad." ”

My "Dad" stunned everyone, and there was silence in the small courtyard.

Grandpa Zou looked at me blankly: "Who is your father?" ”

Zou Yue'e sneered, "...... What do you say? ”

"This is, this is the man you were looking for?"

Grandma Zou didn't interject, and looked at the expressions of her relatives with a smile.

Aunt Zou's uncle frowned and said, "Yue'e, how can you find someone younger than your brother?" ”

Aunt Zou's second brother-in-law said: "Yes, it's not suitable for you." ”

Aunt Zou and the second aunt said, "Yue'e, aren't you messing around?" ”

"Sister!" Zou Jixiang said angrily: "I don't call him brother-in-law!" He's not as old as me! ”

Grandma Zou immediately twisted his arm fiercely: "Do you have the right to speak, get out of the way!" Zou Jixiang rolled his eyes and stood behind his mother, and his eyes secretly glared at me.

Grandpa Zou looked at Grandma Zou with a heavy face: "What are you letting you go?" How do you turn it off? ”

Grandma Zou pouted disappreciatively, "Just shut up, can the son-in-law I picked be wrong?" By the way, a few people came out to help carry things, but it was too heavy for Xiao Jing to move alone. She pointed outside the courtyard, and everyone looked in the direction of her finger, only to find a black car parked outside, and the sign ...... "It's a BMW!" Zou Jixiang was stunned: "I've seen someone open it in the county seat!" They say it's going to cost millions! ”

Grunting, many people swallowed and foamed in unison.

Grandpa Zou was surprised: "Whose car is this?" ”

"Xiao Jing bought it for Yue'e." Grandma Zou smiled: "Not only that, your son-in-law also bought a beauty salon for Yue'e, which was opened with Wangfujing, with an initial investment of tens of millions, hehe, okay, what are you doing stupidly, auspicious, help your brother-in-law move things!" ”

There was a pause for a few seconds before everyone reacted.

Aunt Zou changed her previous opposition and immediately said, "Let my son go, don't let the Yue'e man be busy, come on, go into the house and sit for a while?" ”

The second aunt looked at me very kindly: "Yes, yes, I ran all the way, and I will rest in the house for a while." ”

The second brother-in-law commanded his son and said, "Go and kill two chickens." ”

The enthusiasm of the seven aunts and eight aunts made me a little embarrassed, over there, Zou Yue'e held my hand with a smile, leaned on my ear and whispered: "My family forces, don't mind." ”

I said, "It's okay. ”

Only Zou Jixiang was still glaring at me with his eyes, full of hostility. Zou Yue'e saw it, grabbed him in front of me with a smile, and raised her hand to point at me: "What are you staring at?" Call brother-in-law in the future, do you know? ”

Zou Jixiang said with a straight face: "Don't scream!" I'm older than him! "He's supposed to be a very simple kind of person.

Zou Yue'e glanced at him: "It's not easy for your sister to find a good man, warn you, if you scare your brother-in-law away, see if I don't open your ass, hum, do you call it?" Do you want to call or not? Seeing that he hadn't opened his mouth, Zou Yue'e went up and twisted his ears, "...... Call brother-in-law! ”

Boss Zou Jixiang pursed his mouth unhappily, "...... Brother-in-law. ”

I took out a red envelope and handed it to him, "I don't know what you like, and I didn't buy anything for you alone, come, take this." "I don't know what the rules are in their hometown, anyway, as long as it's a child of the younger generation, I have prepared a red envelope for each of them, which I discussed with Zou Yue'e before I came.

During the meal, a table of people frequently toasted me.

"We're really blessed."

I saluted back, "No, I'm a blessing." ”

After drinking, I felt that I couldn't drink anymore, Zou Yue'e probably could see it, so she blocked all the wine for me, and she poured a glass and drank it very happily.

After dinner, I went to the thatched house, and when I came back, it seemed that only Grandma Zou's family was left in the house.

"How many times have I said it! This money is not mine! You can't just take it! ”

Hearing Zou Yue'e's somewhat angry voice, I paused at the door and did not enter the house.

"The money was given to you by Xiaojing, why not? Besides, look at our house, it leaks when it rains, and you have to take a basin and continue, alas, how many years old the house has to be replaced! This is Grandma Zou's voice.

Zou Yue'e said: "Anyway, I have no money, and Xiaojing is there." ”

"You! You white-eyed wolf! I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place! ”

"Mom, why don't you understand, now is the time for the beauty salon to use money, how can you tell me to talk to Xiaojing about this? He's helped our family too much, can you save some face for your daughter? ”

Grandpa Zou said: "This time, my relatives know that you found a rich man, bought you a car, and bought a store, but if we don't change this house, what do you tell them to think?" Then you can't gossip behind your back? "I was stunned, I didn't take that into account.

"Love to talk about it! I'm not afraid of being embarrassed anyway! Touch, the door was pushed open by Zou Yue'e, and she just wanted to leave, but she was stunned: "Xiaojing, you ...... Did you hear that? ”

I didn't say anything, took her hand and walked into the house, "Dad, Mom." ”

Grandma Zou, Grandpa Zou and Zou Jixiang were all sitting cross-legged on the kang, and when they saw me, their faces were quite embarrassed, "Xiaojing, what you just said...... That ......"

I calmed down, grabbed my one-shoulder schoolbag from the chair, opened the zipper, took out envelopes from it, and put them on the kang neatly, "You're right, it's that I didn't think it through, well, I don't know how much it costs to renovate the house, but the 150,000 yuan should be enough to build a few two-story buildings." ”

"No way!" Zou Yue'e hurriedly stuffed the money into my arms: "This money can't be moved!" Absolutely not moving! ”

This is my last bit of savings, keeping the start-up capital for picking up leaks, and I also told Zou Yue'e. I was afraid that something would happen on the road, so I took it in advance and put it in my bag, but I didn't expect it to come in handy. I glanced at Aunt Zou: "You don't care, come, Mom and Dad, you take it." ”

Grandma Zou was moved: "Xiaojing, you ......"

Grandpa Zou also said: "It's too much, I don't need so much." ”

I smiled and pushed the money over and said, "It's just that I have a little heart, you can take it." ”

In the crop fields not far from the village.

Zou Yue'e and I walked around arm in arm, silent for a long time, and then Aunt Zou sighed faintly: "You'd rather take care of our mother to borrow money than touch the 150,000, why ......?"

I interrupted: "You can make it again when the money is gone, but you can't lose face." ”

"What do you want me to say?" Zou Yue'e looked up at the sky, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "Now like this, how do I think that even if you have an affair one day, I can forgive you?" ”

"Uh, this ......"

Zou Yue'e squinted and smiled: "I didn't say anything just now." ”

(To be continued)