A table of dishes, the main hard dish is chicken and goose, eggs are steamed in one breath and more than a dozen are not peeled and placed on the table, a pot of oil in the restaurant splashes white meat, and the grass carp raised in the urn at home was also taken to the restaurant and burned together, and now several are put on the table together, as well as a plate of vinegar and garlic, and finally a bucket of rice.

If it is not vegetarian, it is a whole meat.

This kind of life is really luxurious, it must be criticized, how can the family have the money to build it for the eldest brother like this!

Although Zhang Yue said so in his heart, when he sat at the table and smelled the fragrant food, a thousand words at this moment could only turn into a sentence of 'true fragrance'.

Zhang Yue looked up and saw Yu's expression cold, she didn't know what her mood was when she saw this scene.

"If you have county food at home, why go to a restaurant to cook it? And how much does it cost? How much did you say this table of dishes cost? Yu questioned Zhang Shi in front of the family.

Zhang Shi smiled: "Lady, it's not worth much." ”

"Are you going to the restaurant again to get credit?" Yu was so anxious that he cried.

Zhang Shi hurriedly said: "Lady, I can settle it with cash, okay." ”

Yu Shi was stunned and said, "Where did you get the money?" ”

Zhang Shi said with a smile: "The lady will sit down first and then say, yes, San Lang, what did you see Mr. Zhuang talking about today?" ”

The eldest brother took advantage of Mr. Zhuang to persuade the family to return to the table.

Zhang Yue hurriedly said a general description of the matter in three words, which can be regarded as the transfer of the sister-in-law. Zhang Shi took a sip of wine and discussed: "This is difficult, what does the lady think?" ”

Yu Shi peeled eggs for Zhang Qiu and said: "Uncle has been studying outside for half a year, not only does he not spend any money, but he also brings more and more of his usual home, which is really much better." As an elder brother, you shouldn't have an idea about everything, I think my uncle has already been measured. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Shiyan put down the wine glass, glared at him and said, "Third brother, how can you still get the money back, there is no shortage of money for you at home, it is only serious to study hard." ”

Zhang Shi counted Zhang Yue for a while, obviously thinking that he was thinking about subsidizing his family and didn't study hard.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother, I also work for others in addition to studying, and it doesn't take much effort, and recently Mr. has praised me for my growth." If you don't believe it, just ask Mr. and Senior Brother when my brother arrives in Wuxi. ”

"Really?" Zhang Shi was full of suspicions.

"Really."

"Okay, the third brother is the elder brother, I blame you, I will compensate you." Saying that, Zhang Shi sandwiched a chopstick and put the meat in Zhang Yue's bowl.

Zhang Yue put his brother's chopsticks and meat in his mouth with rice, well, this delicious thing is about to cry.

"But third brother, you can't do it like this, you are so helpful to others, where can I put my face? Brother, I have hands and feet, do you still think I can't afford this family? ”

Saying that, Zhang Shi took a bunch of money from his pocket and slapped it on the table: "Look at it." ”

Zhang Qiu already sighed: "So much money! Daddy is amazing. ”

Zhang Shi smiled.

Yu Shi was suspicious: "Shilang, all the money you saved a few days ago was credited, where did you get the money?" ”

Zhang Shi didn't say it bluntly, he won some money yesterday, otherwise where would he get the money to buy frosting for Zhang Qiu today? Zhang Yue and Yu didn't know the reason, and thought that Zhang Shi was looking for money somewhere.

Zhang Shi perfunctory about this matter, and Yu Shi persuaded: "Shilang, as long as my uncle doesn't delay his reading efforts for others, I think it's also a good thing, and it's also a good thing to make a living in the future." ”

"The third brother is a scholar, how can he make a living by helping others?"

Yu sighed: "It's better to take the idea." ”

Zhang Shi also took a step back and said: "Since the lady said that the third brother has an idea, then that's it." But Mr. Zhuang is Xi'er's teacher, third brother, you need to know some measure. ”

"I know." Zhang Yue's mouth is full of meat at the moment, especially this half-fat and half-thin white meat is so delicious, after a while, he actually craved fatty meat, he insisted on not eating it in the previous life, and in this life he can only repeat what it means to be really fragrant.

"Ah Xi, how does Mr. Zhuang treat you on weekdays?" Yu asked uneasily.

Zhang Qiu took the peeled hot egg and said while blowing, "Very good." ”

Zhang Yue took advantage of this and suddenly said: "Yes, brother and sister-in-law, has our family had any dealings with the second aunt's family recently?" ”

Zhang Shi said: "Their family lives in Suzhou, how can they have contact with me, why do you suddenly have such a question?" ”

Zhang Yue said: "I'm just curious, we used to have a very close relationship with my second aunt's family, how can we break off contact in the past few years." Is it the second brother's fault? ”

Zhang Shi said vaguely: "That's where your second brother is wrong, but in the final analysis, it was your second aunt's family who became an official, and gradually moved away from us." This is also human nature, no wonder they are. ”

Zhang Yue gradually learned about the events of the year between Zhang Shi and Yu.

It turned out that the second aunt not only wanted the second brother to enter their family, but also asked the second brother to change his name, and arrange it according to the characters of the Zhang family in Suzhou.

Zhang's father, Zhang Shi, refused to agree.

It is no wonder that the name was given by the parents, and even the name was changed, indicating that the relationship with the original family was severed.

Therefore, in the eyes of Zhang's father Zhang Shi, this is not just a change of official status to go to the imperial examination, but a recognition of his son! Therefore the dish refused to agree.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but say in his heart, if the second brother is really naturalized, he must have changed his name, so what is his name now?

At this time, Yu Shi said again: "Speaking of the second uncle, I suddenly remembered that a few days ago, Zhao Zhisi's daughter was already married to the third son of the Lu family. ”

"The Lu family? Which Lu family is that? ”

Yu said: "It's the Lu family that sells sauce vinegar." ”

"That's pretty good...... It's really as the third brother said, marry better......" Zhang Shi said with a smile, which can be regarded as resolving the grievances between his family and Zhao Zhisi.

Yu Shi glanced at Zhang Shi and said, "People are going to be concubines!" ”

Zhang Shi suddenly fell silent when he heard this.

Good people know that they don't take their daughters as concubines, and this Zhao Zhisi is the leading figure in a county, and he can let his beloved daughter be a concubine, which can only be said to be a last resort.

In the end, this account will go to the second brother again.

"It's all the sins of the second brother." Zhang Yue sighed.

Zhang Shi slapped the table and said angrily: "For today's plan, even if the second brother is in the sky, as long as he sees it, I will definitely let him come back and apologize with Zhao Zhisi!" Otherwise, how can the conscience live? To be able to do such a lack of virtue is really an insult to my Zhang family's face. ”

"Can you come to the door to apologize? It's come to this, what else can it do. Our matter with the Zhao family is over, and there is no need to make waves again. Yu said.

Zhang Shi let out a long sigh.

Yu Shi said again: "But I mentioned this today, and before I finished speaking, there were rumors in the market that the daughter of the Zhao family had a relationship with the third son of the Lu family, and I don't know if it's true or not." ”

"What? Connection? How so? Zhang Shi was taken aback, "If this is really the case, then the fault is not entirely on the second brother." ”

Yu Shi said in a low voice: "You don't have to rush to overturn the case for the second uncle, you can only hear two or three out of ten sentences in this neighborhood, and even one sentence can't be taken seriously." I'm also hearsay, just forget it. And this matter is also over, let's not talk about it in the future. ”

Zhang Yue was listening to it and felt that the matter at home was Rashomon.

Zhang Shi pondered and suddenly said: "I think that the Zhao Lu family has something to do with it, isn't it rootless?" ”

"How?" Yu asked.

Zhang Shi Zhengse said: "Ten days before the second brother got married, I saw him go home in a hurry one day...... But that day he came home suddenly, but he didn't know what to do. ”

"I went to ask him why...... But he ignored me and rushed upstairs to close the door. He ignored me when I knocked on the door, and I also said that my second brother was going to go to the exam after getting married, so I was irritable. I was about to get busy, but after thinking about it, I was not at ease, so I went to his door and listened, but I heard him say a few words, 'the old man insulted me', 'kill this dog man and woman'. ”

"I was outside the door at the time, and I didn't really hear it, and I didn't know the rest, and then I was so busy preparing for my second brother's marriage that I forgot about it. Hearing you say this today, I think about it carefully, will the second brother hear something? ”

Zhang Yue's color suddenly changed when he heard this, and now he couldn't help but secretly rejoice. It turned out that Zhao Zhusi withdrew from the marriage that day, and a neighbor joked that since Zhang Erlang ran away, isn't there still Zhang Sanlang?

In case Zhao Absi's daughter is really as his brother and sister-in-law suspect, Zhao Abshi's eyes on him, won't he become a ...... The great man of chivalry, is it unraveling for others?

If you think about it carefully, it's so dangerous, you can't bully us honest people!

Yu shook his head and said: "I think Zhao Zhisi is also the head of the county, how can he not know how to restrain his daughter and not do such a careless thing." I think it's probably because you heard it, don't just because it's our second uncle, you just speak for him. ”

Zhang Shi hurriedly said: "Lady, I believe in the second brother." Although he only knows how to read on weekdays, he is not a person who does not know measure, but if he can be made to not know measure, it will definitely irritate him. ”

"He has been bold since he was a child, when our family lived in the village, there was a vicious dog that ran to bite a child and did not let go, and the child who was four or five years older than him did not dare to move when he saw it, so he took a stone and smashed the head of the vicious dog. If he were to tell me to kill someone, I would have believed it. ”

Yu asked, "If that's the case, why didn't the second uncle tell us in advance?" ”

Zhang Shi was a little sad and said: "The second brother's temperament, he has been used to it since he was a child, even if Chen Lingjun and other high-ranking people look down on him, all these years our family is about to break through the threshold, and my father and I also want to have a good relationship with him." At that time, he had also seen Zhao Zhisi's daughter, and it was a passing eye......"

Zhang Yue heard it and knew that this was Bianliang's custom.

Generally, after the matchmaker matches, the man prepares four glasses of wine and the woman prepares two glasses when the man and woman meet.

If you like, the man will insert the golden hairpin on the woman's crown sideburns, which is called the hairpin, if you don't like it, then send cloth and satin, the name is called suppression.

Of course, this is a big family, and the daughter of the second brother and Zhao Zhisi also went through this process at that time, and it also has some meaning based on the meaning of men and women.

If it is based on the will of men and women, it will be a great shame for the second brother.

But if you think about it carefully, although it is a blind date, it is not only the second brother, but after something that everyone may not know in the middle, in the end, the family accumulated all kinds of things, which led to the second brother's escape from marriage that day.

But the problem is that this is just the speculation of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and there is no real evidence to come out, and only the second brother knows the truth of this matter.

From the perspective of outsiders, including Zhang Yuenei, he can only sigh, it is really difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs!

Zhang Shi drank wine one by one, Zhang Yue, Yu Shi, and Zhang Qiu did not speak.

Zhang Yue still remembers the scene during the New Year's Festival last year, when the Zhang family was still in good shape.

The eldest brother talked about the family's shop, how much money was made in the countryside, and Xu Dutou introduced him to what people in the county.

The second brother was silent and didn't speak.

He and Zhang Qiu were fighting under the table, and the two subordinates were cooking and serving food. When the dishes are served, Yu Shi will make the dishes himself.

At that time, people still came to visit from time to time.

At this time, Zhang Shi stepped forward to receive him warmly, and the second brother picked up the book and pretended to eat while reading the book, and Yu Shi was on the side to receive gifts and help. Zhang Yue carried a handful of money in his pocket and took the opportunity to take Zhang Qiu out to play crazy.

Now it's a different story.

Zhang Yue secretly made up his mind to make this family better through himself.