Cai Er stopped what he was doing, and tied twelve round red lanterns very attentively and seriously, not only the lantern shelves were square, but the red chip covers on the outside were also tight and round, and the seats inside were all square made of wooden blocks.

The craftsmanship is absolutely first-class, and it should satisfy the shopkeeper Qi.

He circled around, and then took Lin Shu to string the lantern on a long bamboo, carry it on his shoulder, and send it to Juxian Building.

Shopkeeper Qi smiled and asked a few juniors to help take down the old one and replace it with a new one.

He kept nodding his head and praised: "Cai Er." In the past, I only heard Zhu'er say that her father was skillful, and boasted that he was one of the best in Tianmen Town. I haven't cared yet. It's really true now. When you look at the lanterns, the gas seems to be different. I guess that's the case with the royal lanterns in the palace."

To be able to compare with the imperial lanterns of the Imperial Palace is simply too face-saving.

Cai Er's thin face turned red instantly, and he was embarrassed to rub his hands habitually, bowed his head and whispered, "Thank you for the compliment." It's not that good. ”

Cai Er usually doesn't deal with outsiders very much, and he hasn't done business either. For him, Qi is a man with a head and a face, he pays 100 catties of wheat to buy his own lanterns, and if he makes it himself, he can get his praise, which is already the best reward.

Shopkeeper Qi quickly glanced at Lin Zhu, who was smiling next to him, and said, "What I said is true." Your craftsmanship is better than I thought it would be. In this way, I heard Zhu'er say that you still need five taels of silver, so help each seat in Juxian Building make a few lanterns, not round. It is rectangular and square. It is painted with a little plum orchid bamboo chrysanthemum, which looks elegant. If you don't think you can draw, just stick blank paper. “

It also has to be customized, five taels of silver, and the style is designed. She didn't have any conspiracy with the shopkeeper at this point.

Lin Zhu hurriedly glanced at the shopkeeper Qi, signaling that he didn't need to customize so much.

The shopkeeper Qi's self-respecting fellow Cai Er discussed the size of the lantern and ignored her hints.

Seeing that he ignored him, Lin Zhu walked out slowly,

I thought that the shopkeeper Qi had a good heart and wanted to help her in this way. She regretted telling him about it. How will we repay him after receiving such a great favor?

Waited a long time. I saw Cai Er's face full of joy, and he walked out behind the shopkeeper Qi with all his might.

She looked at the shopkeeper Qi with a smile and told him, and when Cai Er walked out of front of a section, she whispered to the shopkeeper Qi, "Uncle Qi." You don't have to help me like that. This has helped a lot. I have five taels of silver. ”

Shopkeeper Qi smiled and shook his head. Said: "Zhu'er." It's really not to help you this time, your father's craftsmanship is really good, Juxian Lou really needs those lanterns to decorate the façade. I've already given it to your father for five taels of silver. I need your help. ”

The last time he heard from the carefree son Jin Gongzi. The paper kite and the painting on the second dish are all painted by Zhu'er.

If it weren't for the shopkeeper Qi helping her, it would be because he had a good eye and was very artistic.

Think about the beautiful and generous paper lanterns of those fathers, painted with elegant plum orchids and bamboo chrysanthemums, hanging in the four corners of several private rooms, which can be compared with the screen.

She walked back slowly behind Cai Er, and saw her aunt Li wearing a half-new long skirt, with a silver hairpin on her head, and her fat body almost the same as her mother-in-law Lin Zhang's twisted and twisted. With a basket in his hand.

Cai Er saw it from a distance, so he stopped in a regular manner and asked, "Dasou, go to the town?"

This road leads to the town, Dad really, ask her what she is doing? ”

Lin Zhu has never had a good impression of this aunt, she is shrewd and treacherous, and she loves to play tricks. If you don't come forward, you always teach Lin Zhang to squeeze her father.

With the addition of the two of them, more than half of her income was spent on their family.

But she was at ease, and even looked down on the cowardly mother with a lofty attitude.

A smile squeezed out of Li's fat almost eyeless face, and he laughed harshly a few times and said, "It's his second uncle, where have you been?" My mother is looking for you everywhere. ”

Cai Er hurriedly bent over and asked, "Sister-in-law, what is my mother looking for me?"

Li Shigege laughed a few times, and said in a loud voice: "It's naturally a good thing for my mother to find you." Our family is about to have a happy event. Then you can't go and invite relatives in your hometown, now your eldest brother is on an errand in Yanfu, and your third brother can't be used as a person, so this matter will naturally be his second uncle. You are the second uncle of Da Liang, how can you make some effort when your eldest nephew gets married. ”

After speaking, he twisted his waist that he couldn't see and walked forward, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows squinted at Lin Zhu.

Eyes full of hatred and contempt.

Lin Shu smiled secretly and lowered his head. Let you hate, let you despise. When I got out of the water, I saw the mud on my legs, and whoever laughed at the end smiled the most beautifully. There is no such thing as a free lunch, so don't think that other people's things can be taken for granted. Someday the interest will have to be repaid.

If you want to go back to your hometown to invite relatives, Linjiagou is not a little far away from this Tianmen Town. It takes more than half a month to walk back and forth, and I don't know how many relatives will be invited, and it will cost a lot of money along the way.

You may have to pay for it yourself.

After solving the silver food shared by his mother, Caier just took off his hat and relaxed a little. was told by Li's that his emotions bottomed out again

The smiling face that was full of it just now became bitter again, and he walked and bent down again. Wailing sighed.

This family is really a black hole that cannot be filled, so there are four strong laborers in a large family, and two women in the prime of life.

These people are not stronger than their fathers and mothers, but they are all shameless to eat the blood and sweat of their parents.

I have to find a way to pull my father and mother out of this pit.

The father and daughter grinded the monks and monks and went to the front gate of Yanfu to go around again, and grinded until sunset before returning to the vegetable garden.

I thought that for such a long time, the Zhang family would not be able to wait to go back first.

Let's go through like this today, and talk about tomorrow tomorrow.

Let's get out of the way today.

But sadly, he found that Lin Zhang's fat body was still sitting firmly on the kang. The second lady of the young and thin vegetable stood bitterly on the kang head.

A real angry little daughter-in-law.

Cai Er hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Mother, you." Are you here? ”

He had to pretend he didn't know about it.

Lin Zhang put down the tea bowl in his hand and said, "Second child, the marriage of Daliang is a major event in our family. You, the second uncle, have to help Zhang Luo. Ming'er, you will go to Yanfu to take a few days off, and go to Linjiagou to invite a few of your uncles and nephews and uncles. By the way, five taels of silver and a hundred catties of wheat are ready? Let's take my mother to prepare things first. ”

In front of Lin Zhang's family, Cai Er has never been assertive, only obedient.

He hurriedly stretched out his hand into his bosom and took the money.

Lin Zhang stretched out his hand and spread his palm and waited.

Cai Erniang was reluctant in her heart, but she didn't dare to speak. Just lower your head deeper.

Is there such a domineering one? I don't ask if I can do it, I make my own opinions.

Lin Zhu, who had been standing behind Cai Er, was furious in his heart, and an arrow stepped forward to block in front of him, and said to Lin Zhang, "Grandma." You asked my dad to hire someone. You'll have to pay for the journey. My dad had a hard time borrowing from the east and west. Plus day and night. I gathered together five taels of silver and a hundred pounds of wheat. Now you let go and ask someone, if you don't pay for the journey. We'll take five taels of silver first, and it's not necessarily enough."

After she finished speaking, she turned her face to Caier and said, "Dad, why are you not assertive at all, you gave the silver to grandma, how do you go and invite someone?" Going to Linjiagou is not going to the town for an hour. That's a long way away, and it will take half a month to hurry up, so how can you do it without money. ”

Cai Er then figured out that he wanted to go out, if he gave the five taels of silver to his mother, he would be penniless, so far away, even if he brought enough dry food to go, then he had to live in the store, and he had to spend silver to invite someone to the place.

He hurriedly pulled out the hand that was touching the silver and said, "Zhu'er is right, mother, you can get silver when you go out." I remember that when my son was young, my mother took me back, and it seemed that I had been walking for eight or nine days, and it was still a single trip. ”

Cai Erniangzi's cloudy eyes paused, and she continued to stretch out her hand and said, "It's your duty to invite relatives, you are the second uncle of Daliang." These five taels of silver should be used to give gifts to Daliang's daughter-in-law, give money to the mother, and buy a banquet, which is indispensable. “

No matter how honest Cai Er is, he knows that the five taels of silver are still helped by the shopkeeper Qi for the sake of his daughter's face, and there is no way to change him.

He grimaced and stood with his head bowed.

Don't speak.

Lin Zhu said for him: "Grandma, that Brother Liang is my uncle's son and not my father's son." My father gave five taels of silver and one hundred catties of wheat, which is enough. I have to go to my relatives and pay for it myself. Excuse me, how much his own father has produced. It seems that the bride price money was still exchanged for my eldest sister. Grandma, I said can you change someone to squeeze and squeeze, you also have three sons. You can't push one to death,"

Lin Zhang, who was still holding out his hand, listened to Lin Zhu's words in a stiff tone and a stubborn attitude.

Stared at a pair of cloudy old eyes, sat up straight, and was about to have a seizure.

Suddenly remembered Jin Xiaoguang's gloomy eyes and Shumo's warning tone. Softened.

I can't afford to mess with this money-losing goods, so let's wait for her to ask Caiji when she's gone.

She withdrew her hand and slipped off the kang and said, "Let's talk about the silver, it's always not enough silver over there, and yours will give a little." I see that the wheat has been brought here, so you can help me carry it. In the past few days, I have taken the time to push the basket. ”

I still want to turn the tiger away from the mountain! I wanted to coax my father out, so I secretly took the money.

There are no doors.

Lin Zhu said to Cai Er: "Dad, you go to help grandma deliver food, and by the way, discuss the matter of inviting relatives." Bring the money first and put it away for your mother, lest you lose it in your work. My mother and I will help you pack a few clothes and shoes first. ”

Or the daughter is smart. Cai Er hurriedly took out the silver in his arms and handed it to Cai Er Niangzi, and with the help of Cai Er Niangzi Lin Zhu, he carried a hundred catties of wheat.

In the end, it is a person who is used to doing work, and it is not difficult to carry a hundred catties of grain on his back.

Lin Zhang's eyes watched as Cai Er Niangzi wrapped five taels of white flowers in a handkerchief and put it away, and helplessly followed Cai Er out of the vegetable garden gate.

The moon has risen.

Cai Er Niangzi sat on the kang and lit the oil lamp, looked at the silver with white flowers in her hand and said, "Zhu'er, look at how beautiful this silver is, white flowers." With it, you can eat and wear without worrying, and you can have more people to serve. It's a pity, my mother doesn't have this blessing in her life. Don't say that there is money to serve, as long as you eat and dress warmly, you will be satisfied if you are not angry. Zhu'er, I will find you a mother-in-law in the future, but I can't find a powerful mother-in-law. ”

Lin Zhu grinned and said, "Mother, you are timid and afraid of things, but I am not afraid." Look at your daughter, who can be better than your daughter. ”

After speaking, he puffed out his arms and rolled up his sleeves, puffing up his muscles to show her.

Cai Erniang laughed out loud by her, wrapped up the silver and put it away under the kang mat and said? "Zhu'er, I'm sorry for you today. If you hadn't reminded you in time,. Your father, that fool, will definitely give the money to your grandmother. The money was given to her, and what was to be taken to ask for someone. ”

Lin Zhu rolled his eyes up at the crackling oil lamp and said, "Then don't invite it, I don't have any money to ask for anything." You have to pay for it when you go out. ”

Cai Er Niangzi sighed bitterly and said, "If you don't go, you're not looking for death." With your grandmother's temper, she won't tear your father apart and eat it. You must go, that's a face-saving thing. Those relatives hadn't seen each other for a long time. Yun'er also married over there. These five taels are enough, and there is still room for more. ”

Lin Zhu quickly calculated, the food and accommodation in this dynasty are very cheap, as long as they don't eat well and live well, five taels of silver are enough to go around the southern country of Qin for half a circle.

I just don't know if those relatives have to pay for their travel expenses.

Then he asked: "Mother, we can't pay for our relatives?" ”

She really didn't know about it.

Cai Er Niangzi said: "People are the people we invited, and they are here to support us with a façade, and we will pay for the expenses." ”

"And how many people are we going to invite?"

"Your seventh grandfather, tenth grandfather. More than a dozen cousins. There are also Yun's sons-in-law's in-laws. If you come to Quan, there are more than a dozen. ”

Cai Er Niangzi is kind and simple, although she is seriously dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's family, at a critical moment. But it is for the sake of the overall situation and for the sake of the family.

After a while, he said, "Zhu'er,." If you lose it, you will leave the money, and it may not be enough. ”

Lin Zhu just saw her press the silver under the kang mat, and said, "Mother, it's not safe to put the silver here, why don't you move somewhere?" ”

Cai Erniang was right when she heard it, so she hurriedly took out the silver and held it in her hand and said, "Yes, I hid it well, so as not to be secretly taken out by your father, who had no idea." ”

Cai Er really didn't have any assertiveness in front of Lin Zhang's family, maybe she was coaxed and deceived by her over there, and she would come back and send the silver obediently.

Lin Zhu smiled and watched as his mother changed the silver again, thinking about how to bring him a few more taels if Cai Er went to invite someone.

As the saying goes, the poor have a rich road. Dad is so good to himself, he must let him bring more money when he goes out, and he will bring it back when he can't run out.

I heard the terrible barking of the big yellow dog outside the door. (To be continued......)