When Chen Zifu returned from the town, the shadow of the sun had already set westward.

One ingot of silver was exchanged for fifty taels of silver, one ingot of gold was exchanged for one hundred taels of silver, two gold collars were exchanged for sixty taels of silver, one gold lock was exchanged for thirty taels of silver, and one pair of bracelets was exchanged for forty taels of silver, for a total of two hundred and eighty taels of silver, and there was still a difference of ten taels.

The remaining four hairpins and a pair of beaded flowers were taken home by Chen Zifu. The pawn shop said that the hairpin and bead flowers were specially made, engraved with the handwriting of Dingfu, and they did not dare to accept it. The shopkeeper originally saw Chen Zifu, who was dressed ordinarily, with so much gold, silver and jewelry, and saw the mark of Dingfu engraved on the bead flower, thinking that Chen Zifu had stolen it, and he wanted to report it to the official. was so frightened that Chen Zifu didn't dare to say anything, it happened that the pawn shop was next door to Qingfeng Village, Han Xingjian passed by the door and helped Chen Zifu speak, and the pawn shop was willing to take over the business. I was only willing to be the gold collar and gold lock bracelet without engraving, and the engraved beaded hairpin was brought back by Chen Zifu, they were afraid of getting into trouble.

The four hairpins and a pair of beaded flowers that did not go out naturally fell into the box at the head of Mrs. Chen's bed.

Mrs. Chen thought that Chen Zifu was incompetent, so she opened her mouth and complained: "So many good things are exchanged for these silver, you are an elm pimple head, and you have been deceived and helped people talk about money." ”

Chen Zifu was reluctant to spend money, walked and walked, and was frightened again, and when he got home, Mrs. Chen didn't give her a good face at all, and she couldn't help but feel cold.

Chen Xuewa defended her father: "My grandmother will say that my father, the second uncle and the fourth uncle made a mistake, why didn't I see my grandmother say a bad word to them." ”

Mrs. Chen was holding back the fire in her stomach and was worried that she had nowhere to send it, but it happened that Xuewa bumped into it and scolded Xuewa with a crackling.

"Feed the white-eyed wolf who is not cooked!"

"What's the use of raising a girl!"

"Xuejiao wants me to be strong, Xuewa, this dead girl, has to learn from her!"

After scolding non-stop, Chen Xuewa turned around angrily and went out to the big pot house. pulled Xue Jiao to describe what happened to the room just now.

"Ten taels of silver?" Li said.

"It's much better, these ten taels of silver are better than the previous two hundred and ninety taels of silver, and grandma still has dozens of taels of furniture?" Chen Xuejiao looked at the Li family, and was afraid that the Li family would soften her heart and send her own silver.

"Your grandmother's money was ruined by your second uncle, I don't know how many are left?" Li Shi was taking out the leeks that he had pickled last time, dripping a few drops of sesame oil and stirring.

This is the first time that Li has said behind his back that Chen Zichang is not, and most of the money that Chen Zichang wasted was Chen Xiucai's money for sitting in the museum. It is also normal for the Li family to have affection.

The grandmother said that she had thirty taels of silver in her box. The second uncle cried and said that he must change this time, I think it is very suspenseful, when did he not say this, what should he do after the incident, he thought that there was milk behind him to wipe his belly. Chen Xuewa said indignantly.

Chen Xuejiao smiled at Xuewa, this girl doesn't look young, she sees the problem thoroughly.

"Mother, my grandmother said that there are still thirty taels of silver in the upper room, and the second uncle's debt has been settled." Chen Xuejiao said to Li. She was afraid that the Li family would have the idea of sending silver to the upper room, so she revealed her words without a trace.

Li Shi didn't understand the reason, nodded again and again and said: "Hurry up and eat, your uncle loves to eat pickled leeks, Xue Rujing is good for you two vegetables, and you are washing two green onions for your uncle." ”

Xue Ru and Jing agreed, one served rice, and the other went to the vegetable garden to pick green onions.

Xuewa said enviously: "Auntie." My mother and I dreamed of separating each other. ”

Li didn't answer, and the courtyard was full of ears. I'm afraid that there will be another commotion in the ears of Mrs. Chen.

"Xuewa, I don't see that there is no cooking in the upper room, you can eat at my house tonight." Chen Xuejiao said with a smile.

"No!" Xuewa suddenly seemed to remember something, and said to Li, "Auntie, I'll borrow your pot for later." I want to make a pimple soup for my mother, my mother has a bad appetite recently, so she likes to drink pimple soup, and now the room is messed up, I don't know when to cook, what can I do if my mother is hungry. ”

Li and Chen Xuejiao looked at each other and smiled. They all like Xuewa's filial piety.

"What else do you want to borrow, you can use our pot house as you like, there are noodles and eggs in the cabinet, you can make it." Chen Xuejiao replied in place of Li.

"I don't need the aunt's noodles and eggs, I'll go to the room to get them, why are the people in the room eating and drinking. Two hundred and ninety taels of silver are out, and the milk can still feel sorry for a few eggs, she can expect my mother to give her a grandson, this is not my mother wants to eat, her grandson wants to eat. Chen Xuewa smiled slyly and went into the upper room.

At this time, Chen Qi'an came and told Li that Huang Xiucai's father and daughter had already had dinner at Jia's sister-in-law, and they would not come to bother them today. It turned out that Qi An went to a private school to invite Huang Xiucai's father and daughter.

The Li family ate openly, set up a table in the north wing, and everyone sat together, listening to Xue Jiao and Qi An talk about the scenery and people of Weishan Lake while eating.

"It's still delicious for my mother." Chen Xuejiao ate two steamed buns in a row, and her cheeks were bulging.

Let's talk about going to the town tomorrow to buy pickles and pickled duck eggs.

“…… is about to enter the lunar month, and Da Zhuang's relatives are in a small decision on the second day of the lunar month, and they are busy with a thing not to delay Da Zhuang. Li looked at his eldest nephew with a smile.

"Send a letter home tomorrow, let your three sisters-in-law and Chanchan come, everyone will finish it quickly, there will be a few days left in the big and small days, and it will not be delayed." Li Yuntian took a sip of wine, took a chopstick leek, and stretched his face.

Da Zhuang's face was red, and Chen Xuejiao and the others looked at him with a smile.

"The three sisters-in-law are here, what should I do at home?" Lee was worried.

"It's okay, there's nothing going on at home." Li Yuntian said with a smile.

After dinner, Li took out a new quilt and sheet, and arranged for Li Yuntian, Da Zhuang, and Da Nian to rest in Chen Qi'an's house, so that Chen Qi'an and Chen Qiping could only lay on the floor. Li Yuntian was unwilling, and slept on the ground with Da Zhuang and Da Nian, and Li felt ashamed for a while.

Chen Xuejiao wanted to help Xue Ru and Jing wash the dishes, but they pushed out of the pot house and shouted to her to go back and rest.

Although she had been on the road for a long time, Chen Xuejiao was not sleepy at all.

Chen Xiucai called Chen Xuejiao over, took out a cloth bag from under the pillow and handed it to Chen Xuejiao.

Chen Xuejiao opened it and saw that it was a few pieces of broken silver, and looked at Chen Xiucai puzzled.

“…… Take the money to the upper room. Chen Xiucai said softly.

"Dad," Chen Xuejiao was reluctant in her heart, "...... That's the debt owed by the second and fourth uncles, we sent this silver today, and I'm afraid we will send more silver next time. ”

"There are so many words, but in the end, it is a family, although the family is separated and still lives in the same yard, we can't watch the trouble in the upper house and ignore it at all, even if the neighbor has such a big thing, there is no reason not to help." Chen Xiucai spoke the truth.

Everyone should help each other, and Chen Xuejiao didn't dare to conclude that there would be no time when she didn't need help from others in the future, but this was different from paying off her debts to the house, and she dared to conclude that if something happened to the big house, the house would definitely not come out, and the money would be wasted.

"Dad" Chen Xuejiao wanted to speak and stopped.

"Xuejiao, what your father said is right, even if the neighbor encounters something, we can also help, let alone a family." Li Shi stood at the door at some point, and she also agreed with Chen Xiucai's decision.

"We treat others as a family, but they don't necessarily treat us as a family." Chen Xuejiao muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Accounts are not calculated like that, and accounts cannot be calculated so clearly. Xuejiao, you send this silver, don't look at your second uncle's face, let's only look at your grandmother's face, last time your father was injured, your father seemed to be in a hurry. "The Li family educated Chen Xuejiao.

It's useless to continue, since Chen Xiucai and the Li family are willing to give the silver to the big house, she can't intervene as a junior, so she went to the upper room with the silver.

I was having dinner in the upper room, and I knew that it was Zhang's cooking when I looked at the steamed steamed buns on the dining table. There was no stir-frying either, and a bowl of sauce, a handful of green onions, and a handful of coriander were placed in the middle of the table. Except for the Zhang family, everyone drank the porridge in front of them with a heavy heart. Zhang took the steamed bun and rolled the green onion and ate it in a big gulp.

"Oops, what are Xue Jiao doing when you come in?" Seeing Xue Jiao, Zhang took a bite of the steamed bun and asked, seeing that Xue Jiao had no food in her hand and couldn't help but be disappointed, "I thought you would send us something delicious, what kind of food did your family cook at night, it was fragrant, you look at what we ate, and I didn't say anything to send us some." ”

I owe you. Chen Xuejiao rolled her eyes at Zhang.

"I'm here to find you." Chen Xuejiao got straight to the point.

"Look for me" Old Man Chen was about to stand up and walk into the inner room, "Come and talk in the house." ”

"My lord is still eating, it's not a big deal, my father gave five taels of silver to help my second uncle pay off his debts." Chen Xuejiao handed over the cloth bag.

"Oh, the money is almost enough, and your family doesn't have any money, so you don't need it." Old Man Chen was polite.

Chen Xuejiao didn't speak, and put the silver next to Old Man Chen.

"What's the matter, it's only five taels of silver, and there's still a difference of ten taels." Old Mrs. Chen stared at the silver lonely and said dissatisfiedly.

Chen Xuejiao was too lazy to pull the skin of the Zhang family, and said with a light smile: "I'm afraid that the second uncle and the fourth uncle will hollow out the family foundation, and my father will make up for the hard-earned silver, but there will be more than five taels." If the milk is too little, then I will take it, anyway, our family still owes my grandmother's family five taels of silver. ”

"A girl, but she wants me to be strong." Mrs. Chen scolded.

Chen Xuejiao smiled slightly and walked out of the upper room.

Before going to bed at night, Chen Xuejiao took out the gifts she bought at Weishan Lake. Chen Xiucai's is an inkstone, Li's is a turban, Chen Xueru and Wang Jinghao are a peach wood hairpin, and Chen Qiping is an abacus.

"Why don't you have anything to eat?" Chen Qiping was coquettish with an abacus.

"You're greedy." Li said angrily.

"You can't eat without it." Chen Xuejiao smiled and took out the silk candy, candied fruit, water chestnut and other foods.

Chen Qiping didn't care about accumulating food, so he took the nest candy and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Turn off the lights and go to sleep, your uncle is asleep, and tomorrow I have to go to the town to pull pickle jars, buy vegetables, pickle duck eggs, there are many things." Lee blew out the lights. (To be continued......)