When Zhao heard that the merchant was a scholar, he was shocked, and he didn't look like a serious scholar.

"Mother, Brother San Lang carries books every day, he is the same as his brother, if it weren't for his sister-in-law's obstruction, he would have gone to the examination room with his brother this year." Chen Xuemiao saw that her mother was thoughtful, and hit the snake with the stick.

Seeing that his daughter was so focused on the merchant, Zhao was even more anxious, and the room was full of breath, so he quietly opened the window, and the cold wind outside poured in, and Zhao tightened Xue Miao's clothes. Through the window, as soon as the head was stretched out, I saw Chen Xueru and Jinghao sitting at the table near the window, and the north wing room also opened the window.

Thinking that Mrs. Zhao had originally entrusted the official media to tell Xue Miao to Han Xingjian, Zhao sighed in his heart. At this time, she didn't want to, the Han family couldn't look down on Xue Miao, and thought that Xue Ru had taken away her daughter's family affairs. If it weren't for the snow like a jar, it would be Xue Miao who is quietly embroidering the wedding dress at home now, where would there be such a thing as a merchant.

"Even not all scholars are good, you only see your brother taking the first exam, and the scenery is beautiful. But if you want to be a slaughterer for an official, you have to provide a large sum of silver, just look at how the merchant's family can afford it. Don't talk about it, just say that Shangfang Qi'an and his father also went all the way from Tongsheng to Xiucai, but what about Xiucai, it's not the same as being a poor private school master, and he has worked hard for so many years. It's good to do business, even if you make money, what if you fall to the merchant level in vain. ”

"Our family is getting better and better now. As soon as the tuberculosis ghost in Dingfu dies, your sister's concubine will be gone, and she will be a serious grandmother in Dingfu, and your brother will now be admitted to the Tongsheng case, and the future is bright. You're the only one left, my son, and don't go astray. You are waiting for two years, your sister has established a firm foothold, and your brother has been admitted to Xiucai. What kind of people can't find it? ”

……

The bitter water in Zhao's stomach babbled so much, and he tried his best to suppress his anger in front of Chen Xuemiao, scolding the merchant for not knowing the severity. scolded the in-laws regardless of affection. Scolding the big house and eating inside and out. Chen Xuemiao's kneeling knee was numb, lying on Zhao's lap and rarely speaking, like a wooden man, at the beginning he also argued a few words for the merchant, shook his tears, whimpered a few times, and when he saw that Zhao couldn't stop the brake and said more, he only knelt wooden. No matter how Zhao persuaded and scolded, he didn't move.

"You have something to say." Zhao said ruthlessly. "I sue you, you died of that heart as soon as possible, and unless I die, I will never be able to watch you spoil yourself like this. After two days, Xueyao received the letter, I will take you back to Xuzhou Mansion, you can't do this thing can be instigated by Cui'er's hooves, and when you arrive at Xuzhou Mansion, I will find someone to sell her, and I will pick a good one for you to serve you. ”

Sanfang's tofu business was affected, the soaked beans sprouted without grinding a few days ago, Cai and Chen Zifu grinded them out day and night, and ordered brine to make two fans of tofu. The tofu can't be put down, it will be sour as soon as it is put away, but it is a pity that Chen Zifu had to get up in the middle of the night, secretly send the tofu to the old man's sesame oil workshop with the second old man in the upper room, and ask the old man to help sell it.

It was only once, and the second time he was bumped into by Old Man Chen at night, and scolded his third son fiercely.

Chen Zifu and Cai's knew that Old Man Chen was upset about Chen Xuemiao's affairs, but they didn't refute much, and unloaded the burden and divided the tofu into the upper room, the big room, and the third room.

I can still hold on without doing business for a day or two, and if it goes on for a long time, the whole family will not be able to accompany the girl without eating or drinking. Chen Zifu came and went in the rain to pick up tofu and sell it along the street, and it was not easy to accumulate some word-of-mouth for most of the year, but he was taken away by another one without going, and there was more than one family in three rooms selling tofu, for this, Cai's family scolded Xue Miao and the family in the second room behind his back.

"Such a lowly girl, still holding a live baby, since the son-in-law she is looking for, she can simply marry it, and the province will stay and harm the daughters of the Chen family." Cai's scolded Xue Miao while drawing tofu, a kitchen knife was snapped by her, the honest Chen Zifu stood next to him and smiled lightly, and was glanced at by Cai's, "You only know how to laugh, why don't you refute a few times when your father scolds you." Okay, I'll go and deliver tofu to my sister-in-law, there are two bowls of porridge in the pot, you drink it, you have to occupy the pot. ”

turned around, carried tofu in one hand, and went to the north wing with Xueyan in the other.

Cai's mother, Mrs. Cai, saw that her son-in-law didn't go to the practice stall these days, and thought that something was wrong at home, so she took advantage of the fact that she ran out of oil today, went to Xiangfu Building to buy a few dim sum, carried her own smoked black pork, changed into new clothes, and hired a car to Maoshan Village.

As soon as I entered the door of Chen's house, I felt that the atmosphere was wrong. I first went to the west wing where my daughter lived, and saw that only my son-in-law was drinking porridge, and I said a few words to my son-in-law, and asked Chen Zifu why he didn't sell tofu these days.

"But with Xuewa's mother, she blushed and delayed business." Mrs. Cai looked around the room, "Where did Xuewa's mother go?" ”

"No, it's not a thing," Chen Zifu waved his hand in fright, "She went to deliver tofu to her sister-in-law." ”

When Mrs. Cai saw that her daughter and son-in-law were fine, a stone fell to the ground in her heart. Just by virtue of Chen Zifu, where does he dare to blush with his daughter, even if his daughter can't give birth to a son, he doesn't dare to say a big word, Mrs. Cai just asks in vain.

"I saw that you didn't go to sell tofu in the past two days, just asked a few words in vain, your old customers who have accumulated so hard have asked me why you didn't come these days, so I came to the house to see." Mrs. Cai put down the things in her hand and said.

“…… My father and mother were not in good health for the past two days, so I didn't go to sell tofu. Chen Zifu's face turned red after speaking.

Mrs. Cai is too much a shrewd person, and when she looks at her son-in-law's expression, she knows that he is lying.

I'm afraid that something unsightly happened to the Chen family's upper room. Mrs. Cai's eyes rolled, and she didn't care about looking for Cai's, so she untied the bacon in two, and went to the upper room with a rope in her hand.

Before Mrs. Cai stepped into the door, Mr. Chen saw it at a glance, watched her come in with bacon in her hand, stood up and said hello, and ordered Zhang to bring boiling water to make her a cup of tea, which made Mrs. Chen greet her, and she found an excuse to go out. Mrs. Chen welcomed Mrs. Cai to come in and sit, she always thought that the Cai family was a businessman, and she looked down on Mrs. Cai selling oil on the street to pluck the abacus, and opened her mouth with sarcasm: "I haven't seen you for a long time, how can I see that my mother has lost weight." ”

Mrs. Cai didn't care about her sarcasm, nor was she polite, she sat down and took the cup from Zhang's hand and drank tea, and said quickly: "Where can I compare to your mother-in-law, I have a few good sons, the eldest returned safely, the second child made a fortune in Xuzhou Mansion, and the grandson was born as a child." I was born to work hard, grinding oil at night and selling oil during the day, although I have two pieces of silver in my hand, but it is all in exchange for my life, where you are at ease. ”

Mrs. Chen couldn't hear these things the most, and stared at the bacon in Mrs. Cai's hand: "Why do you still bring things." ”

Mrs. Cai put the dim sum wrap on the table: "My daughter-in-law's marinated bacon is steamed on the rice, and it is very fragrant." ”

Mrs. Chen ordered Zhao to take it, with a smile on her face, seeing that she had drunk all the tea, she sighed and said: "I don't have anything else to do, I just look forward to the third child adding a big fat boy, and I don't have any thoughts." ”

This is complaining that the Cai family can't give birth to a son. Mrs. Cai gritted her teeth and scolded secretly, and asked with a smile: "I heard that the second family came back from Xuzhou Mansion, but are you okay?" ”

As soon as Mrs. Chen wanted to answer, she heard a hoarse sound from Xue Miao in the room, although she couldn't hear it really, but the words "Brother San Lang" and "Don't marry" were very real. Old Mrs. Chen's face changed slightly, and she smiled embarrassedly: "Xue Miao's girl was caught in the cold, and she was afraid that she would not be able to get better when she saw the wind, so she was locked in the inner room." ”

Mrs. Cai has been in business for so many years, what kind of things have never been seen, from the words that came from the inside and Mrs. Chen's face I understood a rough idea, she can't debunk it face to face, how is Mrs. Chen unreasonable, how is she trying to see Mrs. Chen's jokes, but she is her daughter's mother-in-law after all, and it is not good to block her mind at this time, so she has to follow her words and continue: "No, their young girls' families are ignorant, greedy and cold, and their mothers should take care of them more." ”

The two of them gossiped again, and Mrs. Cai said goodbye and went back, and Mrs. Chen was worried about Xue Miao's words, so she didn't leave her to eat. When Mrs. Cai left, she deliberately glanced inside through the crack in the door, and saw in a hazy way that Chen Xuemiao was pounding the bed board hard, with tears on her face.

Old Mrs. Cai grinned and walked out.

I met Chen Xuejiao in the yard.

"Grandma is here, the third aunt is at my house, I'll help you shout." Chen Xuejiao smiled and saluted Mrs. Cai.

"No, no, I'll go to your house for a walk, I haven't seen your sister since I beat your sister." Mrs. Cai said with a smile.

Mrs. Cai followed Chen Xuejiao into the big house, Cai and Li were chatting, Chen Xueru and Jing were embroidering, Xueyan had just learned to walk, and she was very happy to move around the edge of the bed.

When Cai and Li saw Mrs. Cai coming in, they stopped talking and let the seats drink tea and get busy.

“…… The snow is getting more and more handsome, look at how bright this needlework is, and I bother you to help me embroider a vamp. Cai Shi took Xue Ru's hand and boasted.

Xue Ru's face flushed slightly: "What's not annoying, I'm fine, I'm just afraid that my embroidery won't look good, grandma, don't be disgusted." ”

Mrs. Cai exaggerated the children of the big room again, glanced at the Cai family and the Li family, and said quietly: "I just came out of the upper room What happened to the big room, why is it silent." ”

Li and Cai glanced at each other.

Old Mrs. Cai waved her hand: "Don't make ghosts for me, there is no impermeable wall in this world." ”

"Is it because of the Han family and Xue Ru's marriage?" Mrs. Cai is a cheerful person, and she doesn't shy away from a few children, she pulled her dough and spit out a mouthful of phlegm, "She thinks about it, in terms of temperament, where is she better than Xueru." (To be continued......)