Wu Langtou used to be the steward of Xiao Zhuangzi, and after Xiao Zhuangzi was sold, Qing Shu still let him be the steward to help Gu Qiang, who was a housekeeper, to do things. Now that Gu Qiang has arrived, the burden on his body is lighter, and he is busy reporting to Gu Qiang what happened after leaving Beijing.

Qingshu was not in a hurry to ask Gu Qiang for questioning, and instructed Xiaojuan to ask someone to remove half a bag of soybeans from the ox cart and send them to the stove room, and then went to the stove room with Xu Sanniang first, saying, "Let's make salt beans and eat!" ”

Xu Sanniang was puzzled, "Salt beans?" ”

Qing Shu smiled, "Yes, salt beans, it's very simple." It is to fry the soybeans over low heat, dissolve the salt with warm boiled water, and then put the fried soybeans into the salted water and soak them for half a day. It is said that these salt beans can be eaten as a snack or as a pickle for dinner. "Salt beans, if you want them to taste softer, you have to put more salt water, it is not suitable to be caught; If you don't want to eat it too soft, put less salt water, and you can grab it as a snack and eat it.

Xu Sanniang didn't feel sorry to try soybeans, because soybeans were not valuable, but salt was expensive, she didn't want to disappoint Miss, so she said: "Miss, why don't we fry a pot and try it." ”

Qing Shu understood that she was afraid of harming too much salt, so she smiled and said yes.

Xiaojuan, a girl, gave full play to her strength, and she didn't need help from others, so she took half a bag of soybeans and sent it to the stove room.

Xu Sanniang didn't let Qingshu get started, Qingshu was bored and refused to leave, and finally Xu Sanniang moved a wooden stool and put it at the door of the stove room for Qingshu to sit, and she and Xiaojuan fried soybeans and mixed with salt water.

After sitting for a while, Qing Shu suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to buy vegetables at noon, and asked Xu Sanniang to quickly ask the owner if the vegetables in the vegetable garden were sold, and if they were not sold, they would go to other houses to buy them, and then gave Xu Sanniang a penny.

Shanzi's family is a fastidious person, when they use the stove room, Shanzi's daughter-in-law never comes forward, and Shanzi's grandparents don't go in and out much, let alone set up. If they have something, they have to go to the West Wing to find someone.

At this time, Gu Qiang came to find Qingshu. Qing Shu knew that he was going to report the matter in Beijing, so he called him into the hall and let Qingyang listen to it.

There are four main things that Gu Qiang reported. First, the ancient mansion was rented out, and Princess Jingyang's mansion came forward to sign a two-year deed for the distant relatives of the concubine, and as promised, the tenant only used the second courtyard and the outer courtyard, not the inner courtyard, and gave six hundred taels of silver for two years.

Second, Li Haitang was escorted away by the official, and on the second day, someone from the Yamen came to the door and said that he wanted to let Li Haitang go in the ancient mansion, which had the meaning of coercion and temptation. Gu Qiang first said very strongly that it was impossible and drove people out, and then when the person who said Xiang came to the door for the second time, he relented, compensated 1,000 taels of silver and let the yamen beat the board, and the matter was over. The person who said Xiang came to the door for the third time and said that Li Haitang was willing to add another 1,000 taels of silver and get rid of the board. Gu Qiang finally said that the price of a fixed price, three thousand taels of silver, the ancient mansion will not be investigated. The other party finally agreed.

Third, Bu Yuyan went to the ancient mansion on the day Qing Shu left Beijing, and Gu Qiang told her the fact that Qing Shu had left Beijing, and begged her to keep it secret for Qing Shu for a few more days, let alone show her mouth. Bu Yuyan was very sad and left crying. The next day, a letter was sent and asked Gu Qiang to pass it on to Qingshu.

Fourth, the day before Gu Qiang left Beijing, Miss Ge sent someone to Gufu to deliver a post and invited Qingshu to participate in the flower viewing party in Xiao Mansion. At that time, the distant relatives of the horse had already moved into the ancient mansion, and they were about to take off the plaque of the ancient mansion and hang the plaque of the Gu mansion. The little guy in Gu Mansion coped with it very well, and only said that the ancient mansion had moved away, and it was not clear where it went, and now this is the Gu Mansion. The people of Gefu returned in vain.

After the report, Gu Qiang handed over to Qingshu the six hundred taels of silver tickets that he rented out of the mansion, the three thousand taels of silver tickets he got from Li Haitang, the one hundred taels of silver tickets that Qing Shu gave him before leaving Beijing, and the remaining eight taels and two hanging thirty-seven dollars.

Qing Shu put away the silver ticket of two thousand seven hundred taels and pushed the silver ticket of one thousand taels to Gu Qiang, "With it, the silver money to buy winter clothes for the border soldiers is four thousand taels." "Push back the eighty-two-two thirty-seven pennies," "Give it to Su's mother to save, and when you return to your hometown, you should also tell Yuanbao's brother about a kiss." ”

Gu Qiang didn't take it, "Miss, you have to feed more than 40 people, not to mention the cost of food and accommodation along the way, that is, you have returned to the general's hometown, purchased a farm house, and resettled so many people, you need silver everywhere." It's autumn, and it will soon be painful, and farming is impossible. With so many people, they can only sit idle for the time being and wait for the next spring. Although the work cannot be done, the food cannot be eaten. Even if spring begins, it will not be possible to enter until the harvest season. The days when you can't get in and out won't be too short, and if you don't save the money you have, I'm afraid you'll run out of food. ”

Qing Shu smiled and narrowed his eyes, "I know, you have told me these things no less than ten times, and I know it in my heart." Now, without the uncle who sucks our blood and gnaws our bones, and the whole house is working hard, life will always get better and better. Take it and let Su's mother put it away. You let Yuanbao's brother stay in his father's hometown alone, guarding his father's cemetery, he already owes him a lot, and now that we go back, not only do you have to compensate for being your father's mother, but Qingyang and I also want to thank him for guarding my father's cemetery for so many years. ”

Thinking of his son who he hadn't seen for five years, Gu Qiang inevitably revealed his thoughts about his eldest son. Yes, he can't leave the capital, and if he wants to guard the young master and the young lady, he can only let the eldest son stay there and guard the general's cemetery and a few acres of thin fields for him. He did owe a great deal to his eldest son. Now, it is a good thing that the young lady wants to take them back to the general's hometown, and that they can be reunited with their eldest son.

Thinking that he hadn't seen his son for five years, Qingshu's heart was sour. If the Gu Ye clan had the appearance of being a housewife, Gu Qiang would be able to leave the ancient mansion at least once a year, go back to visit his son, and worship his brother once. Now, they are about to return to her father's hometown, Gu Qiang and Su's mother can finally reunite with their eldest son, and the family can see each other every day. As far as she knows, Gu Qiang's eldest son is twenty-one years old this year, and his father and mother are not around, so naturally no one will arrange a marriage for him, and he has passed the golden time of seventeen, eight, and nine years old.

Qing Shu stabilized his feelings, "Put it away, when we get to the place and settle down, I will discuss with you the monthly money of the people in the house." You think about it in your heart, and when the time comes, everyone has some money in hand, so you can save some private money, buy some things you like, and be happy. ”

Qingyang, who was quiet, took his azure handkerchief, wrapped the eighty-two-two thirty-seven pennies in a handkerchief, and held it to Gu Qiang with both hands, "Uncle housekeeper, put it away, otherwise my sister will be angry." ”

"Miss Xie, Young Master Xie." Gu Qiang said, took it slowly, and said goodbye.

Not long after, Su's mother came in with red eyes and thanked Qingshu and Qingyang again, which made Qingshu feel very uncomfortable. If you change to someone else, you may not be able to put a lot of silver taels into your purse while you are in charge of the housewife. But Gu Qiang and Su's mother didn't take any of them back, and they devoted themselves to the ancient mansion, how precious this heart was. After going back, everyone has settled down, and she will definitely let their eldest son marry a lovely lady back in style.

Thinking of Miss Ge handing over the post and inviting her to participate in the Xiao Mansion Flower Appreciation Party, Qing Shu's back couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, she didn't leave too late. On the same day, when Su's mother told Sun Rouyue about pushing her into the water, and Miss Ge and Miss Xiao could testify, she expected that Miss Ge and Miss Xiao would not let her go, especially Miss Xiao. These two young ladies obviously witnessed her falling into the water, but they did not find someone to rescue her at the first time, but pretended to leave as if nothing happened. After that, she also asked her mother-in-law to make up a lie that she had fallen into the water, and her heart was punishable.

She didn't say anything about it for a long time, and she was not in a hurry to find out that she was afraid of Xiao Mansion and Concubine Xiao behind Xiao Mansion. She prepared step by step, and also discussed with Gu Qiang, if she told the truth, Xiao Mansion would be silent for a few days before she could trouble her. In the end, she agreed with Gu Qiang that she would leave Beijing on July 15, just at the right time, and she would definitely be able to leave safely before Xiao Mansion made a move.

The rain was still dripping underground, and after lunch, Gu Qiang didn't rest for a moment, and took Ding Jiabao and Shanzi out. Qing Shu gave him fifty taels of silver to be counted, and another one or two pieces of broken silver, and told him that if he met a meat seller, he would buy some meat and bones, and let everyone eat some meat at night.

Seeing Gu Qiang and the three of them go away in their robes, Qingshu asked Xiaojuan to take a bowl of salt beans and go to the West Wing.

Shanzi's daughter-in-law was sewing and mending clothes, and when she heard Qingshu's voice, she hurriedly put down the needle and thread in her hand, slapped the clothes on her body a few times, and came out.

Qing Shu smiled and walked in the door, "Sister-in-law, didn't bother you with your work?" ”

Shanzi's daughter-in-law was a little detained, "No, don't bother." ”

The two old men sitting on the earthen kang were about to go to the ground, but Qing Shu hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, "Old man, you sit, sit." ”

Shanzi's grandparents had white hair, their faces and foreheads were full of folds, and their backs were a little hunched. Half of them are old and half of them are worried about losing their sons and daughters-in-law and two grandchildren. Their clothes were all coarse cloth, and they were very old, worn, with three or two patches, but they were cleanly washed.

Qingshu wanted to sit on the edge of the kang, but Grandma Shanzi didn't let her, and called out to the grass on the kang to take a mat sewn with coarse cloth and put the mat on the edge of the kang, "Miss, sit, sit here, the kang mat of the Zhuang family is rough, and it damages Miss's clothes, it's a pity." ”

Qing Shu sat on the cushion arranged by the old man, and said embarrassedly: "I wanted to come in and talk to you, but I didn't expect the old man to worry." Then he beckoned to the little girl on the kang, "Come here, my aunt will give you salt beans." ”

Xiaocao blinked her eyes, glanced at Qingshu's expression, and then looked at the beans in Xiaojuan's hand, and looked at her mother.

Xiaojuan saw that the little girl was sensible, and hurriedly handed over the salt beans to Shanzi's daughter-in-law, "It's not a valuable thing, it's salt beans made of soybeans, children must love to eat them." ”

Shanzi's daughter-in-law, who wanted to refuse, heard that it was soybeans, so she took it, "Xiaocao, my mother will put it on the table for you, you go down to the kang, wash your hands and eat again." ”

The little girl nodded her little head, didn't speak, slid off the kang, put on her shoes, and asked her mother to help her wash her hands, then she came to the table and grabbed a handful of salt beans, ran to the kang, stretched out her little hand and handed it up, her voice was soft, "Grandpa, grandma, eat." ”

Where would the two old men grab something to eat with the children, they all said to let Xiaocao eat by themselves, but Xiaocao refused, holding his little hand and insisting on it.

Therefore, whether a child's upbringing is good or not has nothing to do with wealth or poverty, and has a lot to do with the words and deeds of his parents.

When talking to the croppers, the topic naturally has to be the fields and the crops. Grandpa Shanzi didn't like to talk, Qing Shujing brought the topic to farming, which made Grandpa Shanzi open his mouth, from planting millet to planting buds and wheat, and Grandma Shanzi also happily talked about some experience in growing vegetables. At the end of the day, the two old men regretted that their legs and feet were not sharp enough, and they couldn't go down to the ground to help their grandson and grandson's daughter-in-law, which dragged down the little couple.

Shanzi's daughter-in-law did not speak, but smiled and listened to them, while sewing and mending her man's clothes, and from time to time she glanced at her daughter who ate salt beans.

"Is Shanzi's daughter-in-law at home?" The voice of a young woman interrupted the qiē.

Shanzi's daughter-in-law hurriedly put down her work, "It's Huzi's daughter-in-law, I'll go out and have a look." "Let's go out quickly.

Qingshu stood up, "There is someone at home, so I won't sit." "Don't go down to the kang, I'm a young girl, let the old man send it off the kang, and it will be a long life." The weight of these words was definitely enough, and it successfully stopped the two old men from sliding down the kang to send off the guests.

As soon as Qing Shu walked out of the door of the West Wing, Mother Su greeted her with a sad brow, "Miss, the young master is hiding in the room and crying alone, you go over and coax." ”

"What's going on? Why does Xiaoyang cry? Qing Shu's expression changed suddenly, her younger brother didn't cry when he fell, he didn't cry when he was beaten, why did he hide and cry alone at this time?

Mother Su sighed, and seeing that there was no one else in front of her, she lowered her voice and said, "The young master thinks the salt beans are delicious, so I brought them to my wife." Madame looked very happy and asked the young master what he did it. The young master replied that the soybeans were drenched in salt water. When the lady heard this, she lost her smile and was very angry, and scolded the young master for taking the things to feed the animals for her, and drove the young master out. ”

Qing Shu was stunned for a moment, Gu Ye sat in the hall and cursed, why didn't she hear it when she was sitting so close to the west wing? However, she quickly reacted, Gu Ye's speech was like a mosquito, if it weren't for hysteria, the scolding voice would not be high, but the face would be uglier than the whole family, the eyes were cold, and the tone was hurtful. She's a mother, since her son intends to get close, she doesn't get off the donkey down the slope and improve the relationship between mother and son, what kind of temper does she have?

Qingshu comforted Su's mother and said that it was okay, and entered the room alone, walking to the bed as she spoke, "Xiaoyang, my sister is in, what are you doing?" Reading a book? ”

Qingyang, who was huddled in a ball and hiding in the quilt, arched his buttocks and did not squeak.

"Oh, I didn't read a book! I actually slept in the middle of the day and became a little lazy worm. ”

There was a muffled sentence from the quilt, "It's not a little lazy worm." ”

"Ah, the little lazy worm is talking in his sleep!"

As soon as the quilt was lifted, Qingyang, who was shrunk into a ball with his buttocks, showed his little head, and retorted with red eyes, "I didn't talk in my dreams, Xiaoyang didn't sleep." ”

Qing Shu chuckled, sat on the edge of the bed, and patted his buttocks, "Hurry up, why are you like a piggy, arching your ass one by one." ”

Qingyang rubbed his eyes and sniffed, "I hate my mother." ”

Qing Shu smiled and rubbed his little head, "Shh, this kind of thing can't be said in the future, you know?" ”

"Why?" He pouted.

"Because, she's our mother, and we don't have a choice."

Qingyang sat up, his eyes full of doubts.

Qing Shu hugged him and whispered in his ear, only in a voice that the two of them could hear, "No matter how bad she is, she is also the mother who gave birth to us." We are her children, she doesn't like to be close to us, too much, we can't give her, only to support the elderly. Remember, it is your responsibility and I to provide for her in the end, and it is an unshirkable responsibility. For the rest, when you grow up, you decide whether to give it or not, and your sister can't make decisions for you now. ”

Qingyang seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and he also followed her example, his mouth came to her ear, and he asked in a small voice, "What is the pension for the elderly?" ”

"My sister now feeds her and dresses her, and does not let her do her work, but always has to provide for her. In the future, Xiaoyang will take over from her sister, feed her, dress her, and always have to support her. We grow up, she grows old, and then one day she closes her eyes and leaves the world, and we will give her her one last journey with a linen belt. This is the end of the pension. ”

Qingyang was silent for a long time, and then whispered, "She doesn't eat the salt beans sent by Xiaoyang, and scolds Xiaoyang." ”

"You sent delicious salt beans to your mother, you have done your filial piety. If your mother doesn't eat, your mother scolds you, it's your mother's fault, but you can't tell others that you hate your mother, and you will be considered unfilial. In the future, if you want to send something to your mother to eat, you send someone over to ask your mother if you want to eat, and your mother says to eat, you send it again, and your mother says not to eat, you don't send it. That way, you won't be scolded. ”

The little face immediately turned cloudy, but immediately became entangled again, "But, but, the person who sent it will be scolded if he asks." Again, I'll go. Immediately shook his head vigorously, "Don't, don't, I don't want to go, don't be scolded." ”

Qing Shule tapped his head melon, "If you don't want to go, don't go." If there are any good things, my sister will let the kitchen serve to my mother, and my mother will not lack anything. Okay, don't be sad, the rain has stopped outside, you grab some melon seeds and go out to play, and give the melon seeds to the little girls, as well as the grass, they must be very happy. ”

Qingyang nodded, got out of bed, and shouted "Xiaojuan, Xiaojuan, hurry up and load melon seeds for me" before they left the house.

Seeing him bouncing out, Qing Shu breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't know what to do with the Gu Ye Clan? People are fathers and mothers who raise their children, and fathers and mothers worry about their children. Their family is good, just the opposite, the children support their mothers, and the children worry about their mothers. She really wanted to tell her brother that she didn't have to pay attention to her mother, but this was not right, but this mother was really unconscious. Alas!

When Gu Qiang came back, he brought back seventeen catties of pork belly, ten catties of big bones and pig liver, pig heart and pig lungs attached by the stall owner, which cost three hangings. I heard that due to the rainy weather, the business of the meat stall was not good, and I saw that Gu Qiang was a big customer, and the stall owner gave it cheaply. When Ding Jiabao sent these into the kitchen, he conveyed Gu Qiang's meaning and brought out the food of Shanzi's family for dinner.

Gu Qiang went to see Qing Shu first, reassuring Qing Shu, saying that if it was a sunny day tomorrow, Yan Gongzi would send someone to meet them, and they would be able to set off in the afternoon and hurry together after meeting with Zhou Boyan's caravan. As for the gang of evildoers in the countryside, the town's arrest was also worried about arresting, and the village leaders of several nearby villages reached a consensus and would never tolerate it again.

Qing Shu smiled and said that she knew, but she sighed in her heart, why couldn't she get rid of Zhou Boyan after leaving Beijing. What she didn't know was that they couldn't reach the town in the rain yesterday, and Zhou Boyan sent someone out to look for them early in the morning.

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