The day of returning home has been set, and there is nothing to change, anyway, his daughter is fine when he looks left and right, so after a little hesitation, Li Mingjie still called the subordinates of the family early in the morning and prepared breakfast and dry food for him on the road.

He also has to pack up again, such as checking whether he has all the things he should have brought in his luggage.

Li Mingjie planned to bring tobacco leaves and a copper tobacco stick to his old father, although the tobacco leaves are not the best, but they are also in good condition, and the price has been cut a lot; I also brought two medium-priced cloths to my father and mother, which Li Mingjie personally selected from the ready-to-wear shop in Qingshui Town two days ago.

There are five brothers and sisters in the Li family, the fourth child went back with him this time, whether he has money or not, it is not under Li Mingjie's control anyway, he has already been separated for several years, and each person's purse contains his own money; The third child takes care of his father and mother at home, and after he goes back, he buys some meat dishes that he usually doesn't eat much in his mouth, and gives them to his mother.

The eldest sister is about to get married, the man is the son of Li Mingjie's wife's maiden aunt, they all know the roots, and the family life is better than them, this dowry and dowry are all done by the old man and the fourth child over the years, he is the eldest brother This time, the first thing is to celebrate his birthday, and then he has to discuss with the old man what else he should do as a big brother in the second half of the Li family's marriage to the daughter.

Of course, he will give what should be given, and he can't blame him if he shouldn't give, because if his sister marries, he also has his own family, so this time, I went back to the town to buy some wood that the old man liked.

Little sister, she hasn't reached the age of marriage yet, so go back this time and bring her a flower material that is enough to make new clothes.

The miscellaneous plans are basically all together, and if you roughly estimate it, it will cost you 200 yuan.

Li Si said that the money for renting a carriage had already been paid, and he didn't ask how much it was, anyway, he took care of the dry food of the brothers on the road.

Thinking about these things, Li Mingjie's hands did not stop, and he quickly stuffed two big burdens, in which, in addition to the things he brought to his family, it was his change of clothes and some things that people in the village had received in the past few months.

There are two cheap materials that are not suitable for Mengfan to wear, and he also wants to bring them back, and he can use them to make some daily clothes for him and his wife and son to wear in the middle of the family guests, and the most inferior materials can be used for his wife to make shoe uppers or something, which are all useful after all; Mengfan is just a little girl's family, she is an ignorant and will not be diligent and thrifty, which family in the village has something to do, say hello to her, she will ask someone to send some rare things to others, I don't know what the situation is in her own home?

He got up early in the morning, and Mengfan also appeared, looking normal, and it didn't look like he had broken his brain and needed to rest, and he also asked people to carry a burden and put it in the carriage, saying that it was brought back to her mother and younger brother; Li Mingjie was eating breakfast, and he didn't have time to see what was in the baggage.

I also heard Mengfan calmly instructing the people to load a few bags of grain on the carriage; He didn't say anything, just glanced at Meng Fan expressionlessly, and said a few words in a deep voice before leaving: "Give Lao Tzu a good look here, don't think that you can do whatever you want when Lao Tzu is not there, this time, I have saved two hundred taels of silver in the money village, and only three taels of silver are left to go home for expenses, you Lao Tzu and I are a thrift, otherwise I can't support your two sisters and brothers delicious, if you don't learn how to be diligent and thrifty with Lao Tzu, you will have your hardships in the future, do you know the way?" ”

"My daughter heard it, Daddy, Fourth Uncle, all the way is safe, safe and smooth!" Meng Fan took a group of people lined up and said goodbye respectfully by the carriage.

Li Mingquan patted Mengfan's weak shoulders, with a warm smile in his eyes: "Good!" Take good care of yourself, and send someone to find your eldest brother's grandfather if there is anything. ”

After speaking, Li Mingquan turned around and got into the carriage.

Mantang bowed to Mengfan and said goodbye, and then went to sit next to the coachman, this coachman, a middle-aged strong man, with an ordinary appearance, just bowed his head to Mengfan when he left, and turned around and sat down.

Her father is a person who can't wait to wrench a copper plate in half, and he is very dissatisfied with his fourth brother's behavior of buying a small servant and waiting, he actually has someone to bring, but he doesn't want to, the person who bought it with his own money is to use it to do things, he doesn't need someone to wait to wash his face and rinse his mouth, he doesn't have to take any of them, and he leaves them to his daughter to usually assign things to do.

The two-horse-drawn cart rolled slowly and rolled, and it was more than ten miles away, but Li Mingjie was stunned.

The things prepared by Mengfan were two hundred catties of the finest polished rice and one hundred catties of high-quality white noodles, all of which Li Mingjie had only seen in his imagination;

a boy's robe with a rabbit fur collar, a cotton padded cardigan, two sets of children's clothes and trousers inlaid with a thin layer of cotton, and two sets of light and thin cotton coats and trousers, and a pair of small soap boots with a thin black face; A wooden sword, a small wooden bow, an iron ring, a wooden spinning top, a wooden horse, a set of brushes of various sizes, a few small hand-painted picture books, and a small silver collar......

I really don't know where all these things of his daughter came from, and don't all the books of accounts in his hands? He knows the source of every copper plate, is it-

Was it what she begged her brother to buy for her brother? Well, thinking like this is also in line with common sense, otherwise where did Li Mengfan dare to let these things appear in front of him?

Another burden, he-

Li Mingjie gasped: "Li Laosi, look at this ruined girl, what is this?" ”

Inside this baggage, is an all-black silk long cloak, this trimmed fur collar, I don't know what kind of hair, it looks black and thick, pinched in the hand but it is very smooth, the whole cloak, if you sell it for money, it will definitely be able to feed the family for several months, this ruined girl, there are still these good things hidden and tucked away from him, Lao Tzu.

However, since this is done, it must have been prepared for him a long time ago, and it can be regarded as her filial piety, but if she is in front of her, it must be a scolding, which is too loser, isn't it, if Lao Tzu knew the Tao earlier, he wouldn't want this cloak, but take the cloak to see how much it can be sold.

Li Mingquan glanced lazily at it, and opened his mouth casually: "Fan Fan asked people to make a cloak for you, saying that it was only a sable fur collar that was enough to make this one, or her eldest brother Helian Gongzi personally hunted it and asked someone to send it to her." ”

As soon as Li Mingjie heard this, he glanced at Li Mingquan dissatisfied, oh, what does the fourth brother mean, if this mink fur is enough to make such a cloak, will she also make such a cloak for her fourth uncle? Thinking about beauty, his daughter is his, and all the things in his daughter's name are, of course, his Li Mingjie's.

However, Li Laosi didn't show off, presumably because he didn't get good things, and before the enemy situation was clear, he didn't bother to say anything to respond to brotherhood: "She didn't prepare anything for her mother?" There was also a satin tunic, a thin cotton mid-coat, a sleeveless gown that was also suitable for the season, and a pair of black embroidered bamboo boots that were just the right size for his feet. Well, it's all his!

Li Mingquan took it with his hand and took out another burden from the side: "Here!" ”

Li Mingjie opened it again and looked at it, and his eyes opened even wider.

The wide-sleeved gown with an indigo background and the wide-sleeved gown with blue and blue colors are both styles worn by noble ladies, and the collar and cuffs are decorated with dark silk threads embroidered with flowers, and the tunic scarf is wide and wide, with fine stitches and high quality, and the clothes are of the same material; There are also two sets of thin cotton sandwich middle clothes, yo ho, there are actually two bright satin belly pockets between the two light blue silk coats......

Li Mingjie hurriedly covered his burden and hurriedly tied a knot; His wife's intimate clothes can't be displayed in front of his brothers.

"Big brother, it's not me talking about you, look at it, whose daughter is so sensible as Fan Fan of our family? The front of the person gave you all the face, and the queen did her best to prepare such precious things for you, your sister-in-law and Brother Hua; Look, that's not all, there are 200 catties of high-quality polished rice that our family has never eaten before, and 100 catties of high-grade refined white flour......"

"I'm ......rare," Li Mingjie looked angry, and said with a horizontal nose at Li Mingquan: "Li Mengfan, that girl, she is a person who can't be diligent and thrifty, I just don't know how much she secretly prepared a lot of precious things behind my back, how much is it worth?" Yes! If it is exchanged for silver, how many things will we have to buy for our family to live? Also, what kind of precious rice noodles do I rare? If she has a heart, she will find someone to sell all this rice to me, exchange it for silver and hand it over to her Lao Tzu and me, so that I can count her as a capable ......."

"Big brother, I said——, why do you have such a tendon in your head?" Li Mingquan lowered his voice angrily, and motioned to him with his eyes that there were still coachmen and subordinates outside the carriage: "In addition to being proud that you have a son with a handle, you also like to save money, which is true, but have you ever thought about it?" Do you have a daughter that everyone else wants to have who can earn you money? Can't you be nice to her? ”

Li Mingjie didn't even hesitate, and said directly: "I'm your eldest brother, I don't need you to teach me a lesson!" ”