Dad circled around the big tree root a few times, looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "When I was studying carpentry in Southeast Province, I once saw someone use a short stump to polish it smooth and make it into a stool, but such a big tree root is too big to sit on a stool. ”

Xia Qingyun said: "In addition to sitting people, you can also put things." You can make it into a tea table, put it in the yard, and surround it to not only enjoy the cool rest, but also drink tea and chat! ”

She pointed to the root of another golden camphor tree next to her and said, "Does it look like an elephant?" If it is polished into a tea table, it will be called 'auspicious ruyi'. ”

Dad said: "It's good, it's just that it's very troublesome to do." With such a large root, you have to build a big stove just for steaming. ”

"Then let's set up a yard in the open space to the west of the workshop and deal with these roots." Xia Qingyun said: "The tea garden is on the track, you don't have to run to the mountains every day, hire some people to figure out these tree roots and make them into tea tables, if you can carve the patterns of 'Rich Flowers Blooming' and 'Golden Toad Jinbao' it would be better!" ”

"That's, that's," Daddy couldn't stop nodding, "I'm going to find someone right now." ”

Xia Qingyun settled the account with the person who delivered the wood, and told him to send some more according to the size of these roots, and asked if there were any smaller yew roots, and how many were sent, according to the large one or two silver, and the small one or two silver three to five.

The man who delivered the timber smiled happily and nodded his head in agreement. In his opinion, these roots are all waste, and they still occupy a lot of space, and it only costs a few more to send them over.

After taking care of the things in the house, Xia Qingyun came to the workshop.

Taking advantage of the lukewarm weather, let the workers make more tea cones and tea sets to stockpile, and wait until the hottest summer when the workshop is temporarily rested.

Seeing her enter the inner courtyard, her sister-in-law Xia Yinglan took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, and quietly came over and whispered: "Qingyun, when I came to work in the morning, I heard the third brother and third sister-in-law muttering about your marriage. I heard Wen's sister-in-law say that Master Jin went to your house just now, isn't it?"

"Sister-in-law, what did you hear the third uncle say?"

"It's nothing," Xia Yinglan hesitated, "I happened to pass by the window and heard the third brother say to the third sister-in-law in the house that Master Jin rewarded him with ten taels of silver." Qingyun, don't say that I sued you. ”

Xia Qingyun hurriedly said softly: "Sister-in-law, thank you, I am measured." ”

Xia Yinglan smiled shyly: "Then I'll go to work." ”

My sister-in-law is a kind-hearted person, but she is too timid.

According to this, Master Jin's sudden arrival must be inseparable from Xia Jianxi. Xia Qingyun sneered in his heart, this uncle is really worried about me!

In Beixi Village, Xia Jianxi's wife Fang and Zhou's daughter-in-law sat together doing needlework.

The daughter-in-law of the Zhou family was dismissed by Xia Qingyun's mother because she was late for work on the first day, and after returning home, she was counted down by her mother-in-law for several days, and her heart has been knotted since then.

She complained to Fang: "Your sister-in-law used to look quite kind, but now it is difficult to speak. This man has money, but it's different. Your needlework is fine, why didn't she tell you to go to the workshop? ”

"I didn't even want to go." Fang pouted and said, "Marry a Han and marry a Han, dress and eat." Earning money is a man's business. ”

The daughter-in-law of the Zhou family said: "Your Xia family has six acres of fertile land, and you have food and clothing if you don't come out to work." I can't compare to you, she quit her job last time, and my mother-in-law's face was very ugly. ”

"Who in this world is not disgusted with the poor and loves the rich, and praises the high and the low. His uncle's family is not an ordinary family now. There was something in Fang's words.

"Isn't it just that you have a few money, what's so great, don't think that if you are top-notch in the village, you won't take the villagers seriously."

"It's not just rich, people still want to fish for the golden beetle!"

"Really?" The daughter-in-law of the Zhou family stopped what she was doing, glared at the Fang family and asked, "When did it happen?" Which one will you order? ”

Fang said: "You still don't know? It has spread in the village, it is the famous old man Jin, who will dare to argue with her family in this Beixi Village in the future. ”

"I heard that Master Jin is a murderer who doesn't blink!" The daughter-in-law of the Zhou family was full of melancholy.

"Not really!" Fang Shi lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Master Jin already has twenty-five concubines, if this girl Qingyun marries, no matter how big her ability is, she can't fight those women." ”

The gossip in the village spread faster than the wind, and when it was time for dinner, the news that Master Jin wanted Naxia Qingyun to be the twenty-sixth concubine spread all over Beixi Village.

"Bang dang", Xia Huayun put the bowl on the table vigorously, and said angrily: "What kind of tongue-chewing gossip!" See if I don't pull out her tongue and throw it on the street to feed the dogs! ”

The mother said angrily: "You kid, why are you so angry?" Since you know it's gossip, don't listen to it, don't pay attention to it. ”

The little sister said: "Sister is not angry, what are you angry about, your mouth grows on others, they are not afraid to flash their tongues and let them say it." ”

In her eyes, her sister is the embodiment of a fairy, and she believes that her sister must have a way.

Dad put down his chopsticks and sighed, "It's all my fault, if I hadn't borrowed money from Master Jin's bank, I wouldn't have been able to cause these troubles." ”

"How can I blame you." Xia Qingyun put a chopstick dish in the bowl for his father, "That's not to see a doctor." Besides, didn't you have nothing to do after you returned the silver last time, and someone was tricking behind your back and summoned Master Jin. ”

Xia Qingyun told her sister-in-law what she said in the morning. Dad stood up suddenly, picked up the cigarette pouch and walked out.

"What are you doing dad?" The mother tugged at her father's sleeve.

"I'll go to the third child and ask for an understanding! Without him being an uncle, he pushed his niece into the fire pit! ”

"Then you can't go empty-handed and bring some food for the old lady." As she spoke, she took a big bowl of braised bullfrog stewed taro from the table.

The family now has money to buy meat to eat, but several children like the flavor and tenderness of bullfrog meat, and they always have to eat it once.

Xia Qingyun stood up and said, "Dad, if you ask directly, you will definitely not be able to ask anything, the third uncle has a lot of eyes, he will not admit it honestly." ”

"Then I have to go too!" Don't look at my father's usual good temper, he can't pull ten cows if he is stubborn.

"You saw the third uncle say this," Xia Qingyun whispered a few words in his father's ear.

Dad nodded, took the big bowl in his mother's hand, and pulled his legs and went straight to the old house.

The dinner in the old mansion was made by the Wang family. A big pot of green vegetables fried fungus, put too much salt, so that the old lady only ate one bite and then put down the chopsticks and scolded: "It's either lazy sleep or hanging out all day long, and you can't even cook a meal, what else can you do!" Why doesn't this salt cost anything? Lost conscience! You want to kill me, don't you? ”

Wang pouted silently, rummaging through the bowl with chopsticks for slices of meat and sandwiching them into the bowls of her two sons. The old lady was even more angry when she saw it, so she simply put down the bowl and didn't eat.

Fang Shi rolled his eyes and persuaded with a smile: "Mother, don't be angry, the second sister-in-law didn't mean it, she also wanted to save some money for the family." ”

When the old lady heard this, the fire was even bigger, "Fart! I know you're all thinking about my little money at the bottom of the box! I had hoped that I would kick my legs, and you would share the money and get away. And you, with the ability of a fox, know that you can't earn a copper plate for your family if you eat and drink with your grandfather! ”

Wang stole joy and said in his heart: "You deserve it!" You want to stumble on me, huh."

Fang Shi was not annoyed when he was scolded, he still had a smile on his face, but in private he kicked Xia Jianxi with his feet, urging him to eat quickly. They got ten taels of silver from Master Jin, bought wine and food and put them in the back room, and planned to go back later to open a small stove.

At this time, Xia Jianping came to call the door, and Xia Kaitai, the youngest son of Xia Jianxi's family, ran to open the courtyard door and led the uncle to the hall.

Xia Jianping put the big bowl in his hand on the dining table and said: "Mother, this is made by Qingyun's mother, you can taste it if it suits your taste, if you like to eat, I will send it to Ming'er." ”

The old lady felt guilty about her eldest son in her heart, but she refused to put down the shelf, snorted and turned her head.

Wang was the first to stretch out his chopsticks and put a full amount of chopsticks on the bullfrog meat, "Yo, this is fresh food, let Yuan Pei and Yuan Hao taste it." As he spoke, he put the braised bullfrog in his bowl.

The old lady sank her face, picked up the big bowl and reprimanded: "Gluttonous mother-in-law! As he spoke, he walked into his room without looking back.

Xia Yinglan's face changed, and she hurriedly put rice in her mother's bowl, and followed her into the house.

"We're full, too." Xia Jiaxi and Fang stood up, pulling their eldest son Xia Kaifu and younger son Xia Kaitai to leave.

"Third child, I have something to look for you, go to the yard and say." Xia Jianping threw down his words and walked out.

Xia Jianxi rushed to Fang's Nunu mouth and asked her to take the children back first, and she followed Xia Jianping in the courtyard later.

"Big brother, what's the matter?" Xia Jianxi asked with a smile.

Xia Jianping lit the cigarette pouch pot, "Qingyun's matter was told by you when you went to Master Jin, right?" ”

"No, no, how can I meet Master Jin." Xia Jianxi replied with his head down.

"Don't be afraid, Master Jin can't be messed with." Xia Jiaping took a few puffs of his cigarette and said unhurriedly: "Qingyun also saw him in the morning, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to ask you." ”

"See? What's that all about? Xia Jianxi listened to the eldest brother's gentle tone, and his heart was half relieved.

"Master Jin wants to marry Qingyun."

"That's a good thing! Master Jin has silver, and you don't have to work hard to plant any tea trees. As long as Qingyun marries in the past, the bride price will definitely be indispensable! ”

"That's it." Xia Jianping nodded, "But it's up to you to take care of this matter, I, as a father, want to ask, how did you tell Master Jin, so you can have a response." ”

Xia Jianxi quickly calculated in his heart, with the reputation of Master Jin, he didn't dare to do it. Listening to this tone, nine times out of ten agreed to this family business. Maybe I'll be able to get some benefit from this.

"Hey, I didn't say anything. I know a brother who works at Mr. Jin's, and when I talked about the last time you borrowed money, I said it casually. ”

Xia Jianping raised his eyelids, "What did you say?" ”

"I said that thanks to Master Jin borrowing silver, Qingyun's illness was cured. Now that she is in and out of the water, she can't find a more handsome girl than her. If you can marry someone like Master Jin, you will be blessed. ”