Chapter 52 Going Home, the past of the Li family's five rooms
It is said that after Aunt Mihua returned to her small yard, she hurriedly carried the bamboo basket into the house, she didn't dare to raise it so blatantly in the chicken nest in her yard. There is no way, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.
Aunt Mihua's man is Li Zhengji, the eldest son of Li Pingxi, the fifth grandfather of the Li family. The fifth grandfather and his wife and five grandmothers gave birth to three sons and one daughter, named auspicious Ruyi. Except for the daughter who followed her husband to other provinces, the three sons stayed with him. I don't know if it's because of the relationship between the fifth grandfather and his perennial outside home in his early years, whether it is his knowledge or concepts, he is different from Li Jiatun's peers. So after the youngest son Li Zhengyi married his daughter-in-law, the fifth grandfather made the decision to divide the family for his three sons.
The separation of the family is conducive to alleviating the contradictions between brothers and concubines, and it is more conducive to a family to maintain the absolute dominance of the head of the family, especially when the old and the new are alternated. However, after all, the division of the family will weaken the strength of the entire family in a certain way, so in traditional Chinese thought, from the high-ranking officials and nobles to the common people, most of them pursue the principle of "parents do not separate families". This is similar on the side of the Apocalypse Dynasty.
However, the fifth grandfather of the Li family is more alternative, before the youngest son did not marry a wife, he told the first two sons who had married their daughters-in-law, and the three sons did the farm work in the fields together, as for the housework at home, the two daughters-in-law took turns to be responsible for the single and double days, and after the third son became an adult and married a wife, the family was separated. The main point is that it is allowed to save private money.
Of course, there is still a premise for allowing private money to be deposited, and the two daughters-in-law must hand over fifty copper plates every month. If the three sons wanted to go to the town to work for a short time, they had to pay fifteen copper coins a day during the slack season, and double it when the farm was busy, and they had to do the work at home on the premise that the farm work had been completed. As for the rest, no matter how much or how little money is earned, it will belong to each house.
Fifty copper plates, for Aunt Mihua, is equivalent to the workload of ten small purses with five tasseled ropes. At the rate at which she can produce three small purses every two days, the task is not too heavy. After all, one day of these two days was almost all day free, and he had to be busy and take care of all the household chores. And the women of the Zhuang family, sewing and mending is a compulsory subject, embroidering purses or something is difficult, it is easier to tie the rope and weave Chinese knots, and no matter how bad it is, there are weaving straw shoes...... In short, if you want to work hard, you can always make money.
To say that the first two sons of the fifth grandfather of the Li family are not much different in age, so that the brothers marrying their daughters-in-law is also a matter of front and back. Li Zhengji married Aunt Mihua, while Li Zhengxiang married the niece of the fifth grandmother of the Li family, the little cousin Li Wu. To say that Li Wu is also a diligent person, and the conditions are not bad in all aspects, before marrying Li Zhengxiang, he can be regarded as a delicate flower in the village. But Li Wu is easy to compare, especially after marrying Li Zhengxiang, he set the sister-in-law in front of him as an imaginary enemy, and he likes to compare when he has nothing to do.
Aunt Mi Hua has not conceived a child for several years since she gave birth to Xiao Mihua, and Li Wu gave birth to two sons and a daughter during this time, and she has been holding two sons for three years. This made Li Wu very proud for several years, and even the volume when talking to Aunt Mihua on weekdays was several decibels higher than on weekdays, and occasionally he would squeeze a few words with a stick and a few words from Aunt Mihua. And Aunt Mi Hua was already depressed because she failed to give birth to a son to her man, and when she encountered Li Wu's ostentatious display like this, she didn't have any anger in her heart. There is naturally a contradiction between this back and forth.
Fortunately, within a few years, Li Zhengyi, the youngest son of the fifth grandfather, married his daughter-in-law, and one month after the new daughter-in-law entered the door, the fifth grandfather of the Li family took charge and divided the family. After the separation, the five grandfathers of the Li family still live in the main house, the eldest son Li Zhengji's family lives in the east wing, the second son Li Zhengxiang's family lives in the west wing, and the younger son lives in the three halls in the backyard with his new daughter-in-law. Everyone still lives in a large courtyard. The family's qiē, including the cultivated land, was divided into four equal parts, and the three sons and the elder couple each took one share. In addition, each of the three sons received two taels of silver a year plus a set of clothes for the four seasons, and a festival gift for the New Year. As for the old couple's share of the property, the three sons are also responsible.
As for the future, the fifth grandfather of the Li family and the fifth grandmother will be supported by their son in their old age, and the old man will choose by himself. According to the habit, most of the time, I follow the eldest son, and of course, there are some who prefer the younger son and are willing to live with the younger son. One of the total qiē depends on the preferences of the elderly.
To say that the early separation of the fifth grandfather of the Li family caused a lot of repercussions in Lijiatun, after all, according to the customs and habits of Li Jiatun, the old man would not have split up before leaving. It's just that the fifth grandfather of the Li family played such a play with ingenuity. Originally, allowing the daughter-in-law to save private money has made many of Li Jiatun's little daughters-in-law hot, and now they have divided the family in advance...... During that time, it can be said that people's hearts were scattered in Lijiatun. The little daughters-in-law were envious, jealous and hateful, thinking about how good it would be if their own family could share it like this. And the mothers-in-law gritted their teeth nine times out of ten, especially the few who had just been promoted to mother-in-law, they just hated to eat the branch of the fifth room alive. Here, Li Xiaofeng's opinion is the largest. It's just that Li Xiaofeng's family can't take the Wufang branch, although the two of them can be regarded as concubines, but Li Xiaofeng's family is only a flat wife after all, and Li Wu's grandfather is the patriarch of Li Jiatun, who is highly respected, no matter what he says or does things, he is more in charge than Li Xiaofeng's man Li Pinghai.
Seems a bit of a stretch. After the Li family was separated from each other, it stands to reason that although they live in a compound, their daily expenses are separated after all, as small as a needle and an egg, and as large as a bundle of firewood. If Li Junran was at the scene, he would definitely say that the situation of the fifth room was no different from the tenants of the alley in the magic capital, and at most the neighbors were uncles and brothers. Perhaps it was precisely because of the clear distinction that Li Wu's old habit of comparing made it again, and he began to compare with Aunt Mihua what he ate and what he wore every now and then.
After Aunt Mi Hua got this precious black-bone chicken chick from Li Junran, she thought that she could show off to her second brother and sister this time, and take the opportunity to treat Li Wu's temperament that likes to compare and show off. But after thinking about it, Aunt Mihua gave up this idea, as Li Junran said, before he kept the strength of good things, he would only put himself and his family in the fire to bake if he showed off everywhere, and when the time came, the loss of money was small, and he was afraid of losing his wife and soldiers, and the gains outweighed the losses.
So on the short way back from Qiliu's house to her house, Aunt Mihua discussed with her man Li Zhengji, and first put the chicks in the inner room where they slept for a few days. Go back and find a suitable opportunity to let this little chick cross the road. This black-boned chicken didn't dare to say that it was given by Li Junran, so it was said that it was accidentally caught by hunting in the mountains. It's just that according to Li Zhengji's meaning, this matter should be mentioned to his old man. After all, the old man is well-informed, and he has eaten more rice than he has eaten salt.
A few years later, every time Aunt Mihua remembers this memory, she always can't help but break out in a cold sweat on her back: it was a loss that she didn't show off with great fanfare back then, otherwise she would really cause trouble to the family. But Rao is Aunt Mihua is very careful, and in the end, she was known by Li Wu, who always pays attention to the big brother's every move. The unwilling Li Wu family made a fuss for several days, and Li Zhengxiang really had no choice, so he had to bite the bullet and beg Li Junran, who had already restored his free identity at that time, and brought Li Wu a black-bone chicken chick, but this black-bone chicken caused a lot of trouble...... There is no way, who made the black-bone chicken or something has been considered to be a nourishing product since ancient times, nourishing blood and nourishing beauty, and has a significant effect on wound healing.
Of course, at this time, even the eight characters have just begun, and it will have to wait a few more years until it causes trouble.
After Li Zhengji returned home and settled his little mule, he went to the main house as soon as possible and told his old man about meeting Li Junran. The fifth grandfather of the Li family has always heard of the fourth brother who seemed to him to be so biased over the years. It's just that the brothers have already separated from each other, unless the matter is big, it is really difficult to interfere more, and they can only let their eldest son and daughter-in-law secretly help each other.
When Li Zhengmin was forced to divide (expelled) out of the four rooms and one vein that day, the fifth grandfather of the Li family was also at the scene as the elder of the Li family. For such an unfair separation, anyone with a little conscience will have an opinion. However, the fifth grandfather of the Li family can think more openly than others, and such an unfair division of the family is not necessarily a bad thing for Li Zhengmin's family.
There is one thing, the fifth grandfather of the Li family has never mentioned it to anyone, and even his wife and three sons don't know, in fact, he once worshipped a Maoshan Taoist priest in his early years, and he knows a little about what he looks like. The fifth grandfather of the Li family is very optimistic about Li Zhengmin's family, especially Li Zhengmin's only son. Don't look at the little guy, when he broke up, he was only more than six years old, and he was still lying in Li Xu's arms sickly. But in the eyes of the fifth grandfather of the Li family, if this kid can survive, he will have his first day, and it is not impossible to fly into the sky at that time.
Therefore, if you can use the inheritance of the idea of four rooms and one vein in exchange for four rooms and one vein, it has nothing to do with it, in the eyes of the fifth grandfather of the Li family, not only is it not a loss, but it is a big profit, but the first few years of the separation are a little more difficult, and it will be over with gritted teeth. The only thing that surprised the fifth grandfather of the Li family was that the little girl named Qiliu would think of selling herself as a slave to make up for medical expenses. It's a pity that things are moving too fast, and if you can know in advance, you won't let anything happen.
"Boss, you said the Seven Girls are back?"
"I came to the market today, and I met at the south gate. said that Miss Cheng Fu rewarded her with grace and let her go home to see. Li Zhengji, who was sitting on the small bench under the kang, told the fifth grandfather of the Li family how he met Li Junran before.
Gu Zuo, the fifth grandfather of the Li family, who was sitting cross-legged on the kang, said to him: "Minzi has been on the mountain for several days, and it is time to come back." ”
"Dad, Brother Minzi's hunting skills are still secretly taught by you, even if you don't worry about Brother Minzi, there is still a third brother."
"Minzi is not at home, you remember to ask your daughter-in-law Mi Huaniang to walk around more, and if you can help, you can pull a hand."
"Hey." Li Zhengji agreed without hesitation, in his opinion, even if his old man did not remind him, he would do so. Seeing that there was no one else in the house, Li Zhengji hesitated for a while before he stubbornly said: "Dad, in fact, when the seventh girl came, she secretly stuffed a snow-white little chicken, saying what kind of black-boned chicken it was." ”
"What? The seven girls secretly gave you a little chick of a black chicken? The fifth grandfather of the Li family widened his eyes and repeated.
What kind of character his son has, he naturally knows when he is a father. The fifth grandfather of the Li family took two puffs of cigarette pouch and pot, and was silent for a while before he spoke: "Since the seventh girl is back, I estimate that there is not much food left in the Minzi family, so you let Mi Hua Niang secretly go over that little cornmeal." Remember, go back and give the seven girls a lot of money. ”
"A penny?" Li Zhengji didn't feel sorry for money, but he didn't expect a black-boned chicken chick to be so valuable. You must know that ordinary eggs are only one copper plate, and even if the little hen is bought in Yuezhen, it is only one of five copper plates. Unexpectedly, the chick of this black-boned chicken is two hundred times more expensive, and it costs a thousand copper plates.
Seeing Li Zhengji's reaction like this, the fifth grandfather of the Li family couldn't help but knock Li Zhengji's head with the cigarette bag and pot in his hand: "What? Still too expensive? Whether you can buy that little chick for a tael or two is still a question. ”
Li Zhengji knew that there was no need for his old man to deceive him, so he immediately laughed and said, "Dad, don't worry." When I go back, I will definitely ask Mi Hua Niang to deliver the money. I really didn't expect that these seven girls were quite happy with that Miss Cheng Fu. ”
Li Zhengji chatted with his old man for a while, and then got up and went back to his house. Aunt Mi Hua never raised any objections to her father-in-law's kind reminder, although she had already expected that the little chick that Li Junran gave her was not cheap, but she didn't expect it to be so valuable. Aunt Mihua, who had planned to take care of her carefully, naturally became more and more careful about the snow-white little chick.
By the time Aunt Mi Hua prepared a comfortable chicken nest and exquisite and delicious food for the little chicks, and began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets to find food and put it in a bamboo basket to go to Xiao Qiliu's house, it was almost half an hour since Aunt Mi Hua and Li Junran were separated.
"Mother, are you going...... Rokuro's house? Seeing that Aunt Mihua was pretending to eat there again, Mihua stopped what she was doing and asked softly.
"Yes, your sister Qiliu is back."
"Mother, really? I haven't seen Sister Nanaliu for almost two years. Cuihua's eyes on the side were shining, and she immediately jumped off the kang, "Mother, I'm going too!" ”
"That's okay, then you help your mother carry the bamboo basket." Aunt Mihua is worried that there are a lot of things, and I am afraid that a bamboo basket will not fit. Since his daughter is willing to go with him, how can he not be happy to be a mother.
It's a pity that the distance between the two families is a little far, and when Aunt Mi Hua took her little daughter Cuihua to Xiao Qiliu's house with a bamboo basket, she heard Li Junyang shouting in the yard there: "Little grandma, please, don't snatch away your mother's embroidery!" ”
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