Chapter 3 (II)
When Lu Zhong came back in the evening, Yulan told Lu Zhong what happened during the day 1510, and Lu Zhong frowned and didn't speak.
Yulan said: "After giving birth today, Dr. Wu said that you should recuperate and not get angry. My mother-in-law hugged her grandson eagerly, and you knew that she was impatient, and my mother was also worried that my mother-in-law would see her grandson making trouble, so she stopped her from entering. ”
Yulan glanced at Lu Zhong and said gently: "I originally thought that when Xiao Geng was stable, I would pick a warm day and let you hug it for my father-in-law and mother-in-law to meet." ”
Lu Zhong raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's talk about it when I'm out of confinement, I'll go and tell my father." You know my mother's temper, it's hard for you. ”
Yulan pursed her lips and smiled, and said in a low voice, "You can be good to me." ”
Lu Zhong's face flushed, "You have a good rest, I'll go to the next room, let my mother-in-law come over to accompany you, and take care of the child's crying at night." ”
Yulan nodded, and Lu Zhong hurriedly went out.
Xiao Geng was close to the full moon, and Lu Shouzeng called Lu Zhong and gave him ten taels of silver, so that Lu Zhong could do it once.
Lu Zhong refused: "Dad, how can a full moon wine cost ten taels of silver, and it is enough for the second brother to marry a daughter-in-law." ”
"If you give it to you, you'll take it, what's the? Our Lu family's grandson, do you still want the Wang family to do it? ”
"That doesn't cost ten taels of silver, it's just some home-cooked side dishes, and there are not many guests."
"What kind of home-cooked side dishes, full moon wine has the rules of full moon wine, you take it and prepare it, when you have it!"
Lu Zhong still didn't accept it, "Dad, I went to the city to help in my free time, the money I have saved over the years is enough, you always rely on the harvest of the fields, it is not easy to get money, and the relatives of the second brother and the younger sister also need money, I can't ask for your money anymore." ”
Lu Shouzeng looked unhappy, as if the ingot of silver was annoying, and he threw it over from the end of the table.
Lu Zhong knew his father's heart disease, and said with a smile: "Dad, don't worry, I won't let my father-in-law pay a penny, I promise!" If you don't have enough money, you will be asked for it. ”
Lu Shouzeng's face softened a lot, and he pulled Lu Zhong to arrange a treat again.
On the day of the full moon, the Wang family sent a rich moon gift, and even Mrs. Lu in the city also gave a long life lock.
Lu Shouzeng and Lu Pozi saw their grandson for the first time, and several times Lu Pozi wanted to go to the East Courtyard to have a look, but was stopped by Lu Shouzeng, the reason is: Lu Pozi is not brainy, afraid of making a fuss and frightening her grandson.
At this time, Lu Shouzeng had a complicated mind and drank alcohol on the seat.
Mrs. Lu is all about her grandson.
When Yulan held her grandson to show her relatives, Mrs. Lu was like a fried hen, following Yulan, if anyone reached out and wanted to touch her grandson's face, she immediately reached out to block, so that many relatives couldn't hold their face, they all smiled awkwardly, not reaching out, not shrinking their hands.
I can't wait until the relatives finish reading her grandson, Mrs. Lu smiled and stretched out her hand to ask Yulan to give her her grandson, but the grandson recognized his life, and Mrs. Lu cried hard as soon as he touched him.
The child cried louder.
"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear Xiao Geng crying? Lu Shouzeng roared.
Mrs. Lu reluctantly returned her grandson to Yulan, and Yulan hurriedly hugged her to the side and coaxed her.
Mrs. Lu muttered: "Good grandson, teach such a squeamish look, even the grandmother of the in-laws doesn't recognize it!" ”
"I also hugged Xiao Yi when I was a child, and I laughed when I teased it." Mrs. Lu sat on the seat with a black face, her grandson couldn't hold her, and no one paid attention to her, she was holding back the fire in her heart, and she broke out as usual, but now it is not what it used to be, and the men of the Wang family threw a hostile look at her from time to time, which made her shiver for a while.
Mrs. Lu couldn't help it in the end, left the table with a black face, returned to the west courtyard and smashed a few bowls and basins, and went to the pigsty to smoke the pig again, scolded the cow, and her heart was less angry.
After the full moon ceremony, Mrs. Wang returned to Wangjiaba.
There are three children in the family, Yulan can't be busy alone, so Lu Zhong didn't go to the city to work.
The crops in the field have also grown a lot taller, and we need to weed and fertilize them. Lu Zhong is busy working on the ground every morning and helping with housework at home in the afternoon.
If Lu Zhong chops pigweed, Xiao Yi and Xiao Ding will help hand over the pigweed, if Lu Zhong cleans the enclosure, Xiao Yi and Xiao Ding will hold a small stick on the side to reprimand the little pig and chicken, if Lu Zhong feeds the donkey, Xiao Yi and Xiao Ding will hide far away, afraid of being kicked by the donkey's hooves.
Yulan stood aside with Xiao Geng in her arms and watched, smiling Yan Yan's appearance, looking very happy.
Liu Fangfang saw that Yulan had come to an end and her life was complete, and guessed that this dream like a serial drama should also come to an end.
Just thinking about it, I saw Mrs. Lu hurriedly walking out of the west courtyard gate.
Liu Fangfang was bored and hurried to keep up.
It turned out that Mrs. Lu was worried about Lu Yong's family affairs, Lu Yong was eighteen years old, and his relatives had no eyebrows, no wonder Mrs. Lu looked constipated recently.
It is said that Mrs. Lu took some money, rushed to find the famous Zhang matchmaker in the village, and babbled about the daughter-in-law's standards, and summed it up together: good appearance, good figure, not afraid of hardship, hard-working, not less than fourteen, too young and ignorant, not more than eighteen, too big and not obedient, sixteen is the best. The bride price of the woman's family is less, and most importantly, there are fewer brothers in the family! Mrs. Lu was also frightened by the Wang family, and when she was looking for a daughter-in-law for her second son, she must find someone who has few brothers.
After listening to Mrs. Lu's request, Mrs. Zhang returned the money she had received to Mrs. Lu, and said with a smile: "Who doesn't love money!" It's a pity that the money that can't be earned will have to be returned in a few days, so it's better not to accept it at the beginning! ”
Mrs. Lu looked unhappy and asked, "What do you mean by this?" Lack of money? Or do you think I'm a child? ”
No matter how good Mrs. Zhang's smiling face is, she also darkened her face when she heard Mrs. Lu's words, and said unhappily: "Are you looking for a daughter-in-law for your son?" You are the emperor in the palace! Although my matchmaker is doing matchmaking and pulling red lines, I can't blindly pull the strings, for a little money, I ruined my good reputation for many years, how much is it worthless! ”
Mrs. Lu said with a dark face: "Okay, Xiaxi Village is so big and you are not the only matchmaker, I don't believe that I have paid the money and have not yet pushed the ghost!" ”
Mrs. Zhang angrily drove Mrs. Lu out of the door and scolded: "See your ghost!" I don't look at what my reputation is, I ask for so much! If your son is beaten for the rest of his life, you will be the one who will be harmed! ”
Mrs. Lu hasn't been open to scold for a long time, and now the chess opponent is also energetic, standing outside Mrs. Zhang's courtyard, scolding her waist.
At the time of leisure, most of the men in Xiaxi Village went to Yifu City to find work, and the women were idle at home to take care of the children and do housework, and most of the time they still got together and gossiped.
As soon as I heard that there was a lively place to see, I called friends to come together, and of course, it was also essential to exchange and summarize later.
No, if you have good ears, you heard a quarrel near Mrs. Zhang's house, and they all gathered in groups with embroidery.
Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Zhang met the joy of the opponent's scolding, and unconsciously gathered around the village women and lazy people who watched the excitement.
Mrs. Zhang's skills are deeper, and she can control her emotions in anger and not be angry with others.
Mrs. Lu almost cultivated, and when she heard the onlookers whispering to her, she immediately shifted her target and scolded the onlookers.
These village women are not fuel-efficient lamps, and no one loses in a war of words.
Mrs. Lu originally intended to fight with a character like Mrs. Zhang, but she was too sarcastic, and soon gathered full of hatred and was pointed at and scolded by a group of village women.
Mrs. Lu's physical strength was limited, and she simply sat on the ground when she was tired of scolding, ready to stage a rolling scene.
Someone reminded: "There is cat poop and dog poop everywhere, and you don't want to bury it!" ”
Mrs. Lu was so angry that she finally couldn't defeat her legs with one punch, and she was difficult to fight with the women, scolding and squeezing out of the crowd and going home.
That night, he was scolded by Lu Shouzeng again: "Don't you know how to repent? You weren't so virtuous in the first place! Now why has it become like this, Lu Yong is not small, Lu Lian is about to say that his mother-in-law is about to leave, can't you accumulate some virtue for the children and go out less to be embarrassed? ”
Mrs. Lu said aggrievedly: "I'm not for my son, I said, 'I'd rather demolish ten temples than destroy a marriage', she is too immoral and deceitful, if you don't give it to the matchmaker, forget it, and curse my son to be a bachelor for a lifetime!" You say, can I spare her? I just fought for this old life, and I can't make her feel better! ”
Lu Shou stroked his chest angrily and scolded: "What you said is reasonable, Mrs. Zhang is the one who eats the bowl of rice that the matchmaker has, how can she push the money in her hand out, it must be that you can't control your mouth and say something you shouldn't say!" ”
So, Mrs. Lu recounted what Mrs. Zhang said about the matchmaker, and Lu Shou lifted the cup on the table to the ground angrily and scolded: "What have you done!" Is there a man like you? Our Lu Yong is not young, do you think he is a bodhisattva with a golden body? Put it out and rush to ask for it! ”
Mrs. Lu was dissatisfied and wanted to argue for two sentences, but was glared at fiercely by Lu Shouzeng.
Half a salary, Lu Shouzengcai said solemnly: "You don't have to worry about the marriage of Lu Yong and Lu Lian!" Just keep your mouth in order! ”
Lu Shouzeng said it was easy, but he didn't know how difficult it was until he was in charge of Lu Yong's family affairs.
Mrs. Zhang had a quarrel with Mrs. Lu, and Lu Shouzeng had to find another matchmaker, so that a matchmaker surnamed Qin could respond.
After waiting for a month or two and no news, Lu Shouzeng came to the door with a gift to inquire.
Mrs. Qin said: "Let's be honest, your mother-in-law's reputation is really bad, and when the right people come to our village to inquire, they all stop thinking." ”
Lu Shouzeng smiled and said: "My family Lu Yong, you also watched grow up, and you know the child's character and appearance, so I bother you to worry about it!" After speaking, he handed the gift box in his hand forward.
Mrs. Qin sighed: "Hey, don't blame me for speaking straight, Lu Yong is a good guy, but he is such a girl." ”
"There are many mothers-in-law in our village who are grinding their daughters-in-law, why is your mother-in-law a villain in everyone's mouth, blame her for not being able to do things, and the daughter-in-law is not unable to give birth, but giving birth to two daughters is so bad, now it's okay, your daughter-in-law has given birth to a son, isn't she beating herself up?"
Lu Shouzeng wanted to refute, but there was nowhere to refute.
Mrs. Qin said: "Nowadays, those who feel sorry for their daughters are unwilling to marry their daughters, but there are a few young widows who don't pick ......."
Before Mrs. Qin finished speaking, Lu Shouzeng objected: "No, widows can't do it!" ”
Mrs. Qin laughed dryly and said, "Then I'll look for it again, and I'll talk about it when I have news." ”
Lu Shouzeng could only nod his head and went home with a depressed face.
Lu Shouzeng looked forward to the reply of Qin's matchmaker, and the flowers he looked forward to were thanked for two seasons.
Finally, when Mrs. Qin came to the door with a smile.
The news brought is: Wang Laosan of Shangxi Village, his girl is sixteen this year, she looks good and hardworking, and she is as good as Lu Yong in all aspects.
Lu Shouzeng was happy in his heart, Lu Yong was twenty years old, and he couldn't be delayed, so he nodded and agreed with a suitable busyness.
Qin Matchmaker smiled: "Listen to me after I finish speaking, Shangxi Village and us are the distance between the mountains and the mountains, Wang Laosan's family is poor, there are three children in the family, the girl is the elder, there are two sons below, the family is a few acres of thin land, and there is no output in a year, no, the dowry will be high!" ”
"How much?"
"Fifty taels!" Mrs. Qin said.
"Fifty taels? Wang Laosan, is this selling his daughter? Our middle family in Xiaxi Village, the dowry is ten taels is very good, but his family actually wants fifty taels? Lu Shouzeng was frightened when he heard this, fifty taels is not a decimal number!
At this time, Mrs. Lu, who was hiding behind the door and eavesdropping, also had red eyes, jumped out and shouted: "Black his heart and lungs, it costs fifty taels, his eyes are all out of money, black his heart and lungs, my Lu family doesn't look for such a person to be in-laws!" ”
Lu Shouzeng and Mrs. Qin were both startled by Mrs. Lu who suddenly jumped out, Mrs. Qin's face changed, and she said coldly: "It's your family's business to agree or not, and how much dowry you want is the girl's family's business. Mrs. Qin got up to say goodbye.
Lu Shouzeng hurriedly stayed, turned his head and scolded loudly, and drove Mrs. Lu into the house.
Mrs. Qin sat down again and said to Lu Shouzeng: "Lu Yong is not small, you can't look down on the girl with crooked melons and cracked dates, in the past two years, I have worn out my mouth and didn't give him a favorite girl, this time this dowry is more, but the girl of Wang Laosan's family is good, if you think you can, you can think of a way to make up money, and there will be no such store in this village!" ”
Lu Shouzeng nodded busily, and said good things to Qin Matchmaker: "Can this dowry be less, fifty taels is too much, and my family won't be able to make it up for a while!" ”
Qin matchmaker said: "Wang Laosan's family is poor, and there are two sons waiting to get married, just waiting for the dowry of marrying a girl, to put it bluntly, it is to sell a girl to her son to marry, such a family, have you seen less?" This money will not be less! ”
Lu Shouzeng said: "I'm bothering you to help me find out again, it's okay to be older!" ”
"Hey! Widow, you don't like your house again, forget it, I'll look for it again. I've been a matchmaker for decades, and your family's affairs are the most distracting, if I wasn't worried about the golden signboard smashing you, I wouldn't bother to care anymore! Mrs. Qin got up unhappily.
Lu Shouzeng smiled and sent Mrs. Qin out of the door, turned around, and saw Mrs. Lu coming over and wanted to ask him for details.
Lu Shouzeng was unhappy, and scolded Lu Pozi's head and face, and after scolding, he was angry and subsided, and then he told the situation of Wang Laosan's family again.
Mrs. Lu cried: "Fifty taels, we only have twenty taels of savings, thinking that it is enough to marry Yong'er, who would have thought that my son's marriage would be so difficult!" My poor son, has he been forgotten by the eccentric-eyed old moon? He hasn't married in his twenties, and the children of the same age in the village are crawling all over the ground! ”
Lu Shouzeng also sighed, "Wait and see!" Lian'er is not small, if there is a suitable one, marry her out as soon as possible, maybe you can make some money! ”
Mrs. Lu had no choice but to nod, worrying about Lu Yong's affairs all day long, and no longer climbing the wall to harass the East Courtyard.