After eating Laba porridge, Li took out the money from the house, calculated what dishes to make at noon and evening, carefully divided the thirty yuan given by Mr. Chen into several parts, and handed it to Chen Zifu to go to the town to buy.

Because he was afraid that everyone in the upper room would step on the big house openly and secretly and spend money without a charter, Li specially called Chen Qi'an and recorded the things he bought on paper one by one.

“…… A fat duck, 10 catties of ribs, 15 catties of pork, 3 catties of tofu, and a carp. Your milk has a waist injury, and you are adding an old hen with a reed flower to make up for your body, and your grandfather loves to eat mutton and buy two catties of mutton. Have a snack during the holidays, buy a pound of peanuts, a pound of halva, and a pound of rose cake."

Dictated by Lee, written by Chen Qi'an.

After these things are purchased, it is estimated that it will cost thirty-five yuan. Chen Zifu went to the town on a snowy day, walked empty-handed, and couldn't let him come back while walking, the snow would melt in the middle of the morning, the road was so muddy, and there were so many things that he had to hire a car. It was cold, and he went all the way to the town to buy it, so he had to let him drink a bowl of hot soup to warm up.

If you don't know that firewood and rice are expensive, the thirty yuan given by Old Man Chen is not enough if you calculate it like this. The Chen family has a large population, and the few things to buy are not enough, and everyone has a mouthful to stuff their teeth. So, the Li family decided to add ten pieces of silver to their own family.

The money in the big house was all in Chen Xuejiao's, and the Li family asked his daughter for money and told her the before and after of the matter.

Chen Xuejiao took out the money very happily, anyway, it was a holiday, and if she was alone for the holiday, it would cost money.

After Chen Zifu left, Li took out a pair of cotton shoes made for Huang Xiucai, a cotton jacket, together with two catties of pork and a catty of sugar, and asked Chen Qi'an to send them to him.

Huang Xiucai is Chen Qi'an's teacher, and it is appropriate to honor the teacher during the New Year.

The cotton used to make cotton shoes and jackets was given by the Li family. After buying the land that day, Li took the child home directly, and it was Mr. Li who entrusted someone he knew to send it.

Yesterday, Zhao Yiming, Han Xingjian and others came to the house and brought gifts such as cloth, sugar, and cakes.

The Li family always felt guilty about buying Zhao Yiming's house. refused to accept Zhao Yiming's things, and gave him five catties of cotton back when he left, so that his mother could make clothes.

Chen Qi'an went to a private school, and Chen Xuejiao also went with her because she was worried about Bimei in Huang Dragonfly's mouth.

Li came to the upper room and handed the bill to Old Man Chen.

At this time, everyone was in the upper room. Chen Zigui made a rare move, pinching the teacup and playing chess with Mr. Chen, because the chess was slow. It made Old Man Chen drowsy.

"Dad, look at this bill, I asked the third brother to go to the town to buy it just now, and it was just thirty yuan." Li said.

The ten cents I added didn't count in it.

Old Man Chen stopped playing, didn't look at the bill, took a puff of cigarette and said: "I don't have to worry about your affairs, what bills are not billed, our family is not interested in remembering this." ”

Old Man Chen said so in his mouth. A smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

The eldest daughter-in-law is attentive and a good housekeeper. What silver should be spent and what silver should be saved, the heart is clear, if the thirty silver is in the hands of others, it can't buy a decent table, but in her hands it can buy a good table.

In the inner room separated from the hall by a door and a window, Mrs. Chen slept on the kang, and the Zhao, Zhang, Cai, and the children in each room were hiding inside. Twittering in a chat.

Hearing Lee's voice, he stopped talking.

When Li stopped talking, they began to discuss again.

“…… The master exaggerated that the aunt would live, what would it be, the master gave thirty wen and spent thirty points. There is nothing left, who knows if she hides her secrets or not. Xue Miao was the first to speak, she pushed open a crack in the window with the screen, looked into the hall of the hall, and happened to see Li's smiling side face.

"Xue Miao, why do you say that your eldest uncle, thirty wen is not a lot of money, you are young, you don't know the price of firewood and rice, you go outside to inquire, how much is a chicken, how much is a duck?" It was Chua who spoke.

The thirty yuan was handed over to the Li family to purchase holiday items, but it was her man who was responsible for buying the silver from the hand, Xue Miao said this about the Li family, and even hit Chen Zifu, of course the Cai family was unwilling.

The conversation between the two was not loud or small, and it happened to reach the ears of everyone in the hall, and Old Man Chen frowned invisibly.

Li took the list from the table, smiled at Old Man Chen and said, "Dad, I'll show it to my mother." ”

Old Man Chen nodded, dropped the chess pieces in his hand, took the teacup on the table and drank half a cup of tea, and nodded.

Li picked up the kettle in the corner of the wall, and after adding water to Old Man Chen, he walked inside, and Old Man Chen was more satisfied with his eldest daughter-in-law.

Li pushed open the door of the inner room and walked in, smiling and nodding at the concubine.

"Mother, my waist still hurts today." Li asked with concern.

"I can't die." Mrs. Chen's usual tone was not good.

Li doesn't care about her, she has always been like this, and she is not like this today.

“…… This list is a holiday purchase, and I'll tell you. Li raised the list in his hand.

Mrs. Chen can't read, and Li doesn't know how to read, but the items are opened by Li, and Li can write them down.

"Cheng, tell me what you bought, and the thirty dollars have been spent." Old Mrs. Chen squirmed slightly, stroked her forehead and said.

"A fat duck, ten catties of ribs, fifteen catties of pork, three catties of tofu, and one carp...... All kinds of pastries," Li dictated.

Mrs. Chen is the holder of the inner courtyard of the Chen family, when there was no separation in the past, she usually bought oil and salt, and purchased items for the holidays, all of which she personally decided, even if she couldn't move now, she had to insert it, lest the entire backyard would change.

Without waiting for Li to finish repeating, Mrs. Chen looked at Zhao and said, "Look, look, I can't recuperate from my back injury, it's a big deal, it's a chicken, a duck and a sheep, and there are not so many things for the New Year." ”

This means that the Lee family spends too much money.

In my heart, this money is really not much, but Mrs. Chen feels that the money has not passed through her own hands and directly goes to the hands of the Li family, and she is angry that the old man Chen used the Li family as a raft.

Zhao lowered her head invisibly and did not answer, because she also wanted to have a rich festival. Isn't this Xue Yao here, I won't eat that dish without oil and water every day.

Zhang seized the opportunity to stand in the same boat as Mrs. Chen, and hurriedly responded to Mrs. Chen: "Sister-in-law's life is getting better and better. It's also to buy land and have silver, so how can people put these thirty dollars in their eyes, but I'm afraid that the hairs on my sister-in-law's legs are thicker than our waist. ”

After yesterday's battle with Mrs. Chen, the Zhang family finally figured out that if they want to live well in the Chen family, the only way to hold Mrs. Chen's thighs is to hold on firmly.

Li was angry with Zhang's behavior in the well. said angrily: "The waist of the fourth brother and sister is so thick, I'm afraid that the big families in our Xuzhou Mansion can't withstand it." ”

Zhang's fat body and thick waist are obvious to all. Zhao's, Xueyao, and Cai's pursed their lips and lowered their heads and smiled when they heard this, Xue Miao was young and couldn't stop laughing.

Zhang glared at Li fiercely, and Li responded unceremoniously. may be because the family has bought land, and the Li family is now angry, so they are not so afraid of everyone in the house.

Cai's came out to play a round: "Mother, there are only a few festivals a year, don't be lively." Besides, my mother is injured. The sister-in-law also makes these items for you. ”

Mrs. Chen snorted, thought about it, and suddenly said: "The two families celebrate the festival together, and it costs ...... to go to the house."

Without waiting for Mrs. Chen to finish speaking, Li Shi hurriedly said, "I added ten pieces of silver." ”

Zhang wanted to be sarcastic: "I have money to buy land, so I don't care about the ten cents of silver." But after thinking about it, he didn't speak.

Mrs. Chen secretly hated in her heart, what she thought was that every year in the lunar month, Chen Xiucai's students would come to the house one after another. The gifts I brought were all fine cloths, pastries, and wine, and these things that I usually did not separate from my family were all in my hands. Now they are separated. These things are cheaper than big houses. Yesterday, Mrs. Chen saw several students come to her house and went directly to the North Wing with gifts.

Li Shi thought for a while and said with a smile: "Some students came to see his father and brought a few pieces of cloth, and I will send a few pieces to my mother when I go back." ”

Mrs. Chen was happy in her heart, but her face did not loosen.

Cai's words diverged. Pointing to the hairpin on Chen Xueyao's head, he said: "Your golden hairpin is newly beaten, people usually say that young girls look old-fashioned with gold, but you don't show it when you wear it, but it looks even more handsome." ”

So everyone went to see the golden lilac hairpin that Xue Yao was wearing on her head.

Xueyao was carried into Dingfu at the beginning of the Spring Festival, although it was not explicitly stated. But everyone in the family knows it.

Dingfu Kaien, for the sake of Xueyao serving the old lady of Dingfu, specially allowed her to go home to embroider the dowry, and welcomed her into Dingfu in a serious sedan chair in the spring, and she was a concubine as soon as she entered the door.

It's just that Old Man Chen told his family not to talk nonsense outside. The noble concubine is also a concubine with the noble word, and she is not a serious husband and wife in the end, and she is afraid that people from ten miles and eight towns will compete to see the jokes of the Chen family.

Chen Xueyao's face showed a flush, and she said coquettishly: "I'm embarrassed to praise the third aunt." ”

Zhang seized the opportunity to flatter: "With the appearance and character of our Xueyao, it is enough to be a serious grandmother for a big family." ”

It's just that this fart slapped on the horse's leg, and the name of the serious grandmother was a thorn in Xue Yao's heart, and I saw her face hanging, her head lowered and she didn't say anything, and her fingernails were torn white in the palm of her hand.

Zhang knew that he had said the wrong thing again, so he stood still and didn't move, and all the pungent energy of the past disappeared.

Li excused himself and walked out of the upper room.

Chen Xuejiao and Chen Qi'an returned from Huang Xiucai, holding an embroidered red rhombic jacket and a leather skirt.

Without waiting for Li to ask, Chen Xuejiao said.

She and Qi An came out of Huang Xiucai's house and happened to run into Wang Baozhu. He walked towards the village with these two clothes in his hand, and when he saw the two of them stop, he said that Qingyu had bought a thick sweater for Jing Hao when he saw that it was snowing and cold, and handed them over to them, so he would not come to the door.

“…… The eldest uncle has already gone back, saying that Aunt Qingyuyu gave it to Sister Jinghao. ”

Chen Xuejiao is very unaccustomed to calling Qingyu Aunt Yu.

Li took it, and the material of the jacket was fine Jiangling cloth, and the skirt was made of gray squirrel skin, both of which were expensive.

It seems that Qingyu is very generous to Jinghao.

Jing Hao heard Xue Jiao's voice in the house, and her eyes turned red. (To be continued......)