Chapter 160: New Year's Greetings

The cold noodles of Cihang Temple are sold relatively hotly, even in this cold day, many people are willing to call a bowl, the money is small, the amount is sufficient, and it is very affordable.

Ping'an bought a bowl for Yunzhu, she ate a few bites, spicy, no wonder these people are not afraid to eat in the cold. I finally finished eating a bowl and was basically full.

Liu Meng also said that he would go around somewhere else, but Yunzhu didn't want to leave. Ping An saw that Yunzhu's face was tired, and he refused to go with him. Qiaoyu wanted to help her brother, so she took Xiangmei with them.

So Yunzhu and Ping'an parted ways with them. The two had already decided to go down the mountain, and they didn't go far after bypassing the stall selling cold noodles when they saw Peach Blossom and Li Xiaojiao queuing.

Li Xiaojiao greeted them warmly when she saw them, Yunzhu also responded with a smile, and chatted with Xiaojiao: "I didn't see you just now, otherwise I bought it for you." ”

"There's no way, we went out late, and she dragged her feet, and it was not easy to come out, but it was not delayed. I don't know if there are any more. ”

Yunzhu smiled: "You can eat nothing else without cold noodles." It's also warmer. ”

Peach Blossom glanced at the couple twice, and her gaze shifted from Yunzhu to Ping'an. But he was afraid that Ping An would find out that she was looking at him, so he hurriedly moved away, turned his head, and did not greet and talk to them. She felt a little bitter in her heart, thinking that Feng Ping'an was really a considerate person, and she accompanied her wife to climb the mountain and incense, and she took care of it everywhere, where was it like the one in her family, she refused to come to her, and she didn't know where to go at this time.

Xiaojiao was about to say a few words to Yunzhu, but was interrupted by Peach Blossom: "Xiaojiao." Gotta hurry! ”

Xiaojiao stuck out her tongue and Yunzhu said, "Sister Song, I won't talk to you anymore." I'll play with you again. ”

Yunzhu said goodbye to Xiaojiao.

Ping'an and Yunzhu walked side by side, as if complaining, "I don't know why you women have so many words." I want to talk about it for a long time. ”

Yunzhu apologized: "I'm really sorry, I forgot about you while chatting." I originally wanted to ask Xiaojiao about something, but it seems that I have to go back and ask her again. ”

No one mentioned anything about peach blossoms.

There were many people going down the mountain, and Ping An was worried that Yunzhu would fall, so he always held her hand. All the way, all the way.

It has reached the foot of the mountain. Ping'an suddenly found that the Zhu family was walking in front. Ping An hurriedly stopped them.

Zhu Xing saw that it was safe, and immediately walked over to greet him with a smile and said auspicious. Said hello to Yunzhu again. Roche also came over with the tiger's head.

"I told his dad that I might meet you. I didn't expect to meet it. ”

Ping'an asked the Zhu family to play at home.

The tiger head looked back and forth, but he didn't see Tian Tian, and his eyes showed a little regret and disappointment.

And peace appointed them to their homes. Yunzhu and Roche walked behind, chatting about some trivial matters.

"I've heard from our heads that you're making a lot of money here. Yikes. I really can't see it. Seeing that Yunzhu was wearing a magenta cocoon silk placket skirt, he pointed to Yunzhu's clothes and said, "You also said that you didn't make a lot of money and wore such good clothes." You see how many people around can afford to dress. And the hairpin on this head is also silver, and we all have to wear a few wooden hairpins, and our father has to talk about it. ”

Yunzhu smiled: "Hey, this dress didn't cost a lot of money. One piece of jewelry was given by my mother-in-law, or she wore it when she was young, so I looked for a cloth to wipe it. It looks like it's okay. Speaking of wooden hairpins, I also have two. Keep it in a drawer. I rarely wear these on weekdays, and I'm really afraid that someone will pull them out. ”

"Whoever dares to move on your head will really die." Roche said and glanced at Ping An who was walking in front.

The group returned to Feng's house.

Yunzhu immediately took out the attitude of being the housewife, and greeted the three members of the Zhu family before and after running. I was busy boiling water and looking for snacks and fruits. Fortunately, because it is the Chinese New Year, these foods are indispensable.

I was finally done with my work before I could sit down and talk to Roche.

Hutou has been studying in the school for more than half a year, and he looks more literary than before. Luo taught his son: "Tiger head, you quickly kowtow to Aunt Feng for the New Year." ”

The tiger head listened to his mother's words and immediately saluted Yunzhu. Yun Zhu smiled and pulled him and said, "It's too much courtesy." He turned around and gave Hutou a purse, and Luo asked his son to make a few more moves for Yunzhu.

Yun Zhu looked at the tiger head with a smile, nodded and said, "After all, reading is different, like a child from a big family, with good rules." ”

Roche also smiled when he heard this: "Hey, you don't know him." Don't look at him now that he is honest, he is still naughty when he turns his back. He's still in trouble......" Before Roche could finish his words, he was interrupted by the tiger's head.

I saw the tiger head blushing, and hurriedly stopped his mother from talking: "Mother, we said that we won't mention this matter again!" ”

Roche smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say it." But you have to restrain yourself and stop causing trouble for me. ”

Tiger head repeatedly.

Luo Shi no longer embarrassed his son, turned his head and asked, "What about Tian Tian, why didn't you see her?" ”

Yunzhu replied with a smile: "I am still climbing the mountain with her aunt, and I don't know when I will be able to come back." ”

The tiger's eyes were full of loss, and he said a little wiltedly: "Mother and aunt have a good chat, I'll go out and have a look." ”

Roche didn't pay much attention to it, and told him not to run around. Here continues the gossip with Yunzhu.

"Our family is also living a tight life now, and we are still thinking about any other way to make money, so I want to ask Sister Song to help me guide me on what to do to make money."

Yunzhu was a little puzzled, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Zhu is a craftsman, and he does good carpentry, and there is no one in the township who is not praised." You don't have in-laws, you don't have an unmarried sister-in-law, and you don't have an unmarried brother-in-law. With a son, life is not very nourishing, why can you cry poor with me? ”

Luo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not that I'm crying poor, I'm really short of money." He is not the only carpenter in the township. Good wood is rare, and hard work can only earn a few craft money. can barely make ends meet for a family. In the past, I thought about letting Tiger Head learn his craft from him and inherit his mantle. It is said that the craftsmen will not die of hunger, and they will always be able to eat in the future. But now that the tiger head has entered school, his father's mind is alive. Luo Zhi said that he felt a little dry mouth, and hurriedly picked up the tea bowl and drank a few sips of tea.

Yun Zhu frowned and said, "What's the matter." What are Brother Zhu's plans? ”

Luo moistened his throat a little before he said: "Hey, his father wants to provide him with a good education, and hopes that he can take a career in the future." Isn't that a fool's dream? Where is it so easy for people like us to read? Besides, the career is difficult. I think it's good to be a little carpenter. We've had a couple of arguments about this. Every time he said that I was a woman's knowledge, I couldn't talk about him. But Sister Song, you are also from the city, after all, you have more knowledge than me, a country woman. You said that you want to provide a baby to study, and you want to read a famous hall, how much does it cost? How sure are you that you can do it? ”

Yun Zhu was puzzled: "I think this depends on the talent of the reader, there is that talent." If you are born in a poor family, you can read it, and if you have no talent, you may not be able to ask the best university scholars of the Hanlin Academy to teach. ”

So Luo Che has no bottom, and she said again: "The tiger head is naughty." Even the Master's beard dared to pull out, which is why he caused trouble. His father also beat him and carried him to the school to apologize to his master. The master had a kind face, and praised the tiger's talent. It's a reading material. Let's have a good life, and maybe we will be a talent in the future. But when I look left and right, I really can't see where he is a reading material. Just because the master said so, his father's mind was lively. When I heard that I would ask for a lot of money to confess, I was worried. ”

Yun Zhu pursed his lips and smiled: "Since the master has said so, maybe it is really a reading material." Wouldn't it be good to raise him with a good life and let him study with peace of mind? If he doesn't want to learn carpenterhood, let him go if he wants to study. ”

"But where does the money come from, I'm worried about this. It is said that food is only offered when you become a born. But there is a limit to the number of places in that endowment, and it is so easy to get in. He's going to study. Books, clothes, and things to honor the Master this year, do you think there will be less in a year? Not to mention that if it is completed in the future, it will have to be done everywhere, which one will not cost a lot of silver. That's why I'm worried. ”

Listening to Luo's thoughts, Yunzhu felt that he really needed a sum of money, not to mention that he would marry a wife for Hutou in the future and build a house to save a dowry.

"We don't have much money, but we made some ducks to sell a while ago. Or Sister Luo will also raise chickens and ducks. Plate duck can only be made in cold weather. You can drive the seedlings and raise ducks, and in the autumn they will be big, and I will give you a suitable price to buy. How? ”

Luo was a little confused: "You can see our yard, the place is narrow, I'm afraid there is no place to feed." I also wanted to go without discussing with his father, and use some of the family's savings to buy a few acres of thin land and plant something. ”

Yunzhu smiled: "It's also a method." The two chattered about the way to get the money back.

Here, Ping'an and Zhu Xing also said the same thing. After listening to Zhu Xing's words, Ping An said generously: "If Brother Xing has any difficulties in the future, you can speak directly." This reading is a big deal, and if the tiger can really read a look, I am willing to contribute. ”

Zhu Xing listened to the tears in his eyes, and said with relief: "In the end, the buddies who grew up together since childhood, are righteous enough." I'll ask the tiger head to kowtow to you in a moment. ”

Ping An said no, he should help with this.

Zhu Xing sighed: "I really want to move my home back." It's just that I'm afraid that it's not convenient for the tiger head to study. Why don't I build two more houses behind your house, and we can take care of each other. I'm afraid it won't work out in the short term. ”

Ping An said: "This matter is not in a hurry, let's take our time." "It's not good for him to tell Zhu Xing that the mountain behind him wants to contract down, raise chickens and ducks, and plant fruit trees.

He also said that Xiangmei followed Liu Meng to climb the mountain to play, and the two sisters Qiaoyu and Qiaoxiang accompanied her, pulling Tian Tian. There were many girls in the group, and Tian Tian was young and didn't move much, so he shouted that his feet hurt after a while.

Liu Meng had no choice, so he secretly thought that he had to ask Xiangmei out alone another day, and it was inconvenient for him to get close to Meizi with a group of people. So he carried Tian Tian and went down the mountain.

Although Tian Tian is only seven or eight years old, after all, he weighs forty or fifty pounds, and he feels heavy when he carries it on his back for a long time. Tian Tian was also very embarrassed, and took the initiative to come down several times, but Liu Meng wanted to earn a watch in front of Xiangmei, and insisted: "It's easy to go down the mountain, I can carry it, don't worry." ”

Finally reached the foot of the mountain, Liu Meng was so tired that he was out of breath, his legs and feet were weak, and he almost couldn't stand steadily.

Qiaoyu understood her brother best, and watched from the side and smiled.

So Liu Meng still wanted to say that he wanted to go to Feng's house to play, but was stopped by Qiaoyu: "Brother, I still have something to discuss with you, let's go to Meizi's house another day." ”

Liu Meng had no choice but to follow his sister's meaning and said, "That's it." Liu Meng looked at Xiangmei again and said, "Meizi, I'll come to you another day." ”

Xiangmei didn't care to say goodbye to them. Everyone went their separate ways.

Xiangmei took Tian Tian's hand and walked towards the bridge, and Tian Tian held the green in his hand. It is said that this is also a local custom, on the first day of the first month, it is necessary to pick some green and go back, saying that it is the wealth to bring. Tian Tian held two large cypress branches in his hand, and he was happy. Xiangmei is also in a good mood.

When the aunt and nephew walked to this side of the bridge, they saw a young man squatting under the willow tree, writing and drawing on the ground with a branch in his hand, but he didn't know what he was writing.

Tian Tian saluted: "Tiger head!" Why are you here? ”

When the tiger heard someone call him, he hurriedly straightened up and turned his head away. Then he saw Tian Tian standing by the bridge, holding on to the pier of the bridge. But I saw that she was wearing an apricot-red skirt, with a double mustache tied and a big red tassel hanging down. Melon seed face, a pair of shallow pear vortices on a white face, and big watery eyes look at themselves.

The tiger head was in a trance for a moment.

Until Tian Tian said again: "Fool, let me ask you." ”

The tiger head suddenly replied shyly: "You are a fool." With that, he ran to the Feng family's courtyard.

Xiangmei took Tian Tian back to the house, but saw the tiger head standing under the tree in a daze. Xiangmei smiled and thought to herself, she was really a fool, a little stupid.

Zhu Xing came out and called the tiger head over, and asked him to salute Ping An in a proper manner.

Here Tian Tian also returned to the room and saw Roche. She smiled and saluted Roche, who also gave her a purse. He praised Yunzhu again: "Tian Tian is getting better and better, and he must be a beauty when he gets older." ”

Yunzhu thought that Tian Tian's father was good-looking. It is said that a daughter will follow her father, and she will definitely not be far behind. It doesn't matter to Yunzhu whether her daughter is beautiful or not, as long as she is healthy and safe. Her greatest wish is that Tian Tian can grow up happily. I don't feel that she, as a mother, owes her anything.

Tian Tian stayed in the room for a while and then came out, and saw the tiger's head squatting under the base of the wall, holding a branch and writing and drawing on the ground. Tian Tian stepped forward and said, "Tiger Head, what are you writing?" ”

The tiger head looked at Tian Tian, then took a branch and wrote on the ground, and when he was done, he said to Tian Tian, "Oh, this is my name." ”

Tian Tian looked at the tiger head blankly, and then went to look at the words on the ground. Judging from the strokes he painted, it is vaguely seen that the word "Zhu Yin" is written. (To be continued......)

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