Early the next morning, Grandma's family and Wenying's family went back separately after breakfast.

Chen Xuejiao plans to take a day off to make a living of tea eggs, salted duck eggs are important, but it will take many days to sell them. Chen Xiucai gave the only five taels of silver in the family to the upper house, so he still needs to sell tea eggs to earn his usual pocket money.

After Huang Xiucai became familiar with the whole village and the private school, he began to teach, and Chen Qi'an got up every day to study hard. At Chen Xiucai's insistence, Chen Qiping had to follow him for two hours every day to read words, and when he was older, he would also enter a private school. Chen Qiping frowned sadly, and complained to Chen Xuejiao, compared to reading, he preferred to settle accounts and sell tea eggs. Chen Xuejiao thinks that it is a good thing that Chen Qiping knows more words, although he is not smart in reading, but he can settle accounts and likes to do small business, in case he starts a big business in the future, it is still useful to read more.

……

Because of the usury matter, Chen Zichang and Chen Zigui tore their faces. But before a day's work, Chen Xuejiao saw that the two brothers got together again, muttering something, going in and out together, and the relationship was closer than before they tore their faces. Mrs. Chen was angry that Chen Zigui borrowed usury in the name of Chen Zichang, and found an opportunity to reprimand Chen Zigui a few words, but Chen Zichang helped to speak. Old Man Chen and Old Mrs. Chen looked relieved, in the end, they are brothers, how can there be an overnight feud, this is not good like wearing a pair of pants.

Chen Zigui saw that there were so many duck eggs pickled in the big house, and one jar after another was placed under the eaves, and his heart was itching.

seized the opportunity to ask Chen Xuejiao: "...... Xue Jiao has a future. So many duck eggs can make a lot of money in the future. I don't know where you got the capital, I refused to borrow money last time I asked you, but I was willing to blame myself. Buy 500 duck eggs as soon as you buy them. ”

The tone was sour, with a hint of disdain.

Chen Xuejiao sneered, saying this, she borrowed loan sharks and complained that the big house didn't help her repay her debts, and the big house was rich because of the big house, so if you don't spend it for yourself, you will spend it for you. People are shameless to a certain level, but they are really invincible.

Don't look at Chen Zigui's unreasonableness. Maybe it's the real thoughts of Mrs. Chen, Chen Zichang, Zhao, Zhang and others.

Thinking like this, Chen Xuejiao stood under the eaves of the upper house and said loudly: "What did the fourth uncle say, how can we have any capital." It's not like asking my grandmother's family to borrow a few pieces of silver. We all have to borrow money to spend, where is the extra money to lend you to pay off the debt, how can you expect our big house to pay off the debt, we have divided it! ”

This is also said to Mrs. Chen.

Sure enough, I heard the voice of Mrs. Chen in the upper room.

"Fourth. You are so shameless, you don't learn well, and you rush to learn the cheap business. ”

These words openly scolded Chen Zifu, and secretly scolded Dafang.

"It is better to buy and sell cheaply than to make a living by usury." Chen Xuejiao stood under the eaves and sneered.

When Chen Zigui heard this, his face changed a few times. Listening to Zhang's words, the second girl in the big house has changed her temperament since she hit the wall, and it seems that it is true.

Zhang's came over from the west wing, only to see that today's Zhang's was rubbed with powder and rouge, and a bright hairpin was inserted on his head. I heard Chen Xuejiao and Chen Zigui arguing. stood still under the eaves, glanced at Chen Zigui coldly, and said without yin or yang: "How can anyone talk to my niece like this." ”

turned to Chen Xuejiao with a smiling face. Affectionately held her arm and said with a smile: "Xue Jiao, your fourth uncle is so virtuous, he doesn't look like him after drinking a few sips of cat urine, don't worry about him." ”

As soon as the words fell, he glanced at Chen Zigui fiercely.

Chen Xuejiao secretly wondered to herself, when did this Zhang family understand the righteousness so deeply.

Since people have given some sunshine, we can't help but give some splendor. Chen Xuejiao smiled at Zhang.

This smile opened Zhang's conversation box again: "Oops, Xuejiao." Your duck eggs will definitely make a lot of money, we are all a family, don't forget your fourth aunt and I will make money in the future. ”

"What kind of money can you make, it's just a few pocket money." Chen Xuejiao said lightly, and quietly pulled out her arm from the crook of Zhang's arm.

"It's okay to earn a few pocket money, you see that your fourth aunt doesn't have a pocket money in her hand since she got married."

"Fourth aunt, are you complaining about milk?" Chen Xuejiao said innocently.

"Don't talk nonsense." Zhang's face changed, and then he smiled again, and inquired idly, "Xuejiao is a clever person, where did you learn to pickle salted duck eggs, last time you pickled, we haven't separated yet, I tasted something weird and delicious." You tell the fourth aunt how to pickle it, and I will also pickle a jar to taste. ”

As soon as Zhang's words fell, Mrs. Chen's scolding came from the house: "You can eat delicious even if you eat." ”

Chen Xuejiao laughed secretly, it seemed that her conversation with the Zhang family had scratched the ears of Mrs. Chen, causing her dissatisfaction.

Zhang rolled his eyes towards the upper room and lowered his voice: "Xuejiao, you tell the fourth aunt." ”

When I was a child, I wanted to set the recipe for salted duck eggs, Chen Xuejiao thought contemptuously, but her face was silent.

"Fourth aunt, this is my business by selling money, sue you and me for business!" Chen Xuejiao looked worried.

"It's okay, your fourth aunt just pickles a jar and tastes it."

"Then I'll sue you, but don't you sue anyone else." Chen Xuejiao's eyes flashed, "Pickled with salt, just like pickles." ”

"It's that simple?" Zhang's face was incredulous.

"That's right, Aunt Four, you see that pickles can be pickled so delicious, not to mention duck eggs."

When Zhang heard this, he felt that it made sense, and couldn't help but go to the upper room with joy.

Chen Xuejiao laughed secretly in the back.

After a while, Chen Xuemiao's crying sound came from the upper room.

Chen Xuejiao was curious, and quietly opened the curtain in the upper room and walked in.

"What are you doing here?" Chen Xuemiao glared at Chen Xuejiao fiercely.

"I'm here to deliver something to you." Chen Xuejiao walked over confidently.

Old Man Chen was not there, Chen Xuejiao piled the water chestnuts she brought from Weishan Lake on the table, and sat on the kang foot by the way.

“…… The hairpin on your head is mine. Chen Xuemiao pointed at Zhang's and said loudly.

"Who said it was yours. What evidence do you have, this is my mother's dowry for me. Zhang raised his head high and reprimanded Xue Miao, "Little girl." If you don't learn anything else, you will learn to lie to your fourth aunt. ”

It turned out that Chen Xuemiao saw the hairpin on Zhang's head and made a fuss. Chen Xuejiao could guess that Zhang's hairpin, the powder on his face, and the rouge were just taken by Zhao's room last time.

Mrs. Chen stared at Zhang coldly, making Zhang uncomfortable.

"Mother, this hairpin is my mother's dowry to me, I have been reluctant to wear it for more than ten years, and this is the first time I wear it." Zhang Shi glanced at Chen Zigui as he spoke. It seems that he wants Chen Zigui to help say a few words.

As soon as Chen Zigui wanted to speak, he was glared at by Mrs. Chen.

"Don't fart. Even your poor family who wears a pair of pants can still buy you a dowry? You can't remember what happened more than ten years ago, when you came to our house, the box for the wedding was empty. The wedding dress on your body is borrowed, you happened to be a little Yuezi that day, your mother's family can't even afford to use the cloth strips, you have a handful of grass in the crotch of your pants, if it weren't for the red wedding dress, you wouldn't be laughed at when you worship in the church. I'll give me a dowry, you're not afraid of being slapped in the face. Mrs. Chen pointed at Zhang and scolded.

No matter how thick Zhang's skin is, he can't help but blush when he is lifted by Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen's words were too explicit. Chen Zigui and Chen Zichang sat on the kang and pretended not to hear.

"Milk, the hairpin is mine, and it has a cheap pearl on it. My sister said that this hairpin is not worth much, so she gave it to me. Chen Xuemiao hugged Mrs. Chen's arm and wiped her eyes, "Because my sister gave it, I thought about taking it back, otherwise I would wear it for the fourth aunt." ”

Chen Xuejiao raised her eyelids, and Chen Xuemiao also became smarter. If this hairpin is valuable, even if it is retrieved from Zhang's hands, it will not fall into her own hands. I'm afraid it was looted by Mrs. Chen.

"Mother, this hairpin was bought for me by his father in the town, I was embarrassed to wear it before, for fear that you would scold the big father for spending money, I want to put it in vain, so I put it on today." Zhang smiled reluctantly.

Mrs. Chen's heart was bright, and she already knew that this hairpin was snowy, so she naturally didn't believe it. But she didn't want to directly say that the hairpin was Xuemiao, because she had her own plans, no matter how worthless this hairpin was, she could exchange it for a few hundred pieces of silver, and it was no better than anything else to subsidize Wen Yan's family.

"Fourth, are you promising? You married your daughter-in-law and forgot your mother, you know to buy a hairpin for your daughter-in-law to wear, why don't you think about your wife and my head is bare? Old Mrs. Chen turned her head to Chen Zigui.

Chen Zigui stood up, looked at Zhang's and scolded: "Stinky mother-in-law, when will I buy you a hairpin, what are you doing with me lying, you stole your mother's hairpin and gave it back to your mother, and you still wore it out and shook it." ”

Chen Zifu said this skillfully, he knew Mrs. Chen's thoughts, so he didn't say that the hairpin was wonderful.

Chen Xuejiao saw that Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Xuemiao stopped doing it when she heard this, bit her lip and said, "Milk, this hairpin is mine." ”

Mrs. Chen didn't raise her eyelids. Chen Xue Miao's tears fell, this hairpin is precious, I heard Xue Yao say that the pearl on it alone is worth five taels of silver, this hairpin is rewarded by the old lady of Dingfu, Xue Yao is reluctant to bring it, last time she came back and took it out to show Li and her, she remembered it in her heart, and when she left, she helped Xue Yao pack up her burden and came out.

"Anyway, this hairpin is not Xuemiao's or mother's, it's mine." Zhang played a scoundrel, unwilling to take the hairpin off his head.

Mrs. Chen's angry teeth are itchy, she can clamp the Li family, can hold the Zhao family, and can hit the Cai family with her soft ribs, but there is really no real way to treat the Zhang family.

"You take it off." Mrs. Chen shouted angrily.

Chen Xuejiao was afraid that Mrs. Chen would bump into her together, so she couldn't help but move her buttocks

"This hairpin is mine, it's mine, fourth aunt, why are you so shameless." Chen Xuemiao cried.

"Why are you scolding, if you scold, I'll tear your mouth apart." Zhang's momentum was menacing, "This hairpin is mine, which eye did you see me taking yours?" ”

"My mother knows that this hairpin is mine." Chen Xuejiao cried and scolded, "You are really vicious, you turned out my mother's furniture, and now you even steal my hairpin, shameless." ”

"I'm vicious, I'm not as vicious as your mother, don't let me say something nice." Zhang sneered twice, glanced at Xue Jiao a few times, and said, "Xue Jiao, if your brother in front of you doesn't die......

"What are you messing around?" Zhao walked out of the house with a hair on his head, interrupting Zhang's words.

"Mother, fourth aunt, she" Xue Miao cried.

"This hairpin belongs to your fourth aunt, not yours, what are you yelling about." Zhao scolded, and instead smiled at Zhang, "Fourth brother and sister, Xue Miao is not sensible, don't take it to heart." ”

Zhang glanced at Xue Jiao intentionally or unintentionally, and smiled proudly.

Chen Xuejiao's heart was alarmed, the Li family lost three children back then, is there any secret in this, and this secret is related to the Zhao family, otherwise how could the Zhao family, who has always been arrogant, bow to the Zhang family!

"Mother" Xue Miao looked at the hairpin on Zhang's head and cried in distress.

"Shut up!" It was the first time for Zhao to scold Xue Miao so fiercely.

Xue Miao was so frightened that she didn't dare to cry.

"Mother." Zhao Shiqiang smiled, "Xue Miao is not sensible, this hairpin is indeed the fourth brother and sister, or it was given to her by Xue Yao last time, this is not seen by Xue Miao, the child's temperament, she has to get it back." Mother, next time Xue Yao comes back, I'll bring it to you, and this one on the head of the four brothers and sisters is not worth much. ”

Mrs. Chen didn't say anything, which was considered a tacit approval.

Chen Xuejiao felt incredible, this is too different from Mrs. Chen's style, there must be demons when things are abnormal.

In fact, she had already noticed Mrs. Chen's expression, and since she said those words to Zhang, Mrs. Chen's expression became unnatural. even dodged Chen Xuejiao's gaze.

Zhang touched the beaded flowers on the hairpin and smiled triumphantly.

What kind of secret is there?

"Fourth brother and sister, when Xueyao comes home in the future, let that kid buy you any new things you like." Zhao helped Zhang straighten the hairpin on his head.

Is this a hint that Zhang should not tell the secret?

Chen Xuejiao was thoughtful, her eyes met Zhao's in the air, and Zhao quickly moved away as if she had touched a charcoal fire. (To be continued)