After Zhang Yue left, Peng Cheng asked Peng Jingyi: "This Zhang Saburo is so shrewd, why haven't I heard you say it before?" ”

Peng Jingyi said: "Second uncle, I don't know, it seems that I have changed my face when I see San Lang this time." ”

Peng Cheng nodded and said: "People have suddenly undergone great changes, and it is natural that their temperament has changed. In the past, it may have been too pampered and a little less grinding. ”

Peng Jingyi saw Peng Chengjian looking at him, and hurriedly lowered his head.

Peng Cheng nodded and said, "If you don't want to study, you should find something serious." I've talked to Qian Zhizhai of Renshou Village about you a few times, and I'll lead you to meet you in a few days, and go somewhere else! Practice some things first, and know some highs and lows. ”

Peng Jingyi said to himself: "Qian Zhizhai is a martial arts village, it is not as good as Wenzhizhai in the end, won't you be angry with the big turban in the future?" ”

looked at Peng Cheng and sank his face.

Peng Jingyi said with a smile: "My nephew and the Erlang of the Li Jie-level family in the prison camp ......"

Peng Cheng scolded: "How can you care so much! There is a lot of decency in the prison camp, you don't want to go to Renshou Village in a remote area, but this place is at the junction of Sanfu County, how many private goods pass from here on weekdays, and these people will ...... after making friends."

Peng Jingyi suddenly realized: "The little nephew understands, he doesn't dare to have a second word, the little nephew immediately prepares the luggage, and the matter of San Lang will be entrusted to the second uncle." ”

Peng Cheng smiled angrily: "The affairs in the yamen, those who have money are good envoys, and some people are even better, this Zhao Zhisi is no longer troublesome to their brothers, and he is afraid that he will not be able to overturn the case?" ”

The sun shines through the cracks in the curtains.

The sparse and staggered sunlight shone on Zhang Yue's face, and when he finally woke up from his sleep, there was still a familiar noise outside the window.

As soon as the day dawned, the pilgrims who went up the mountain to enter the incense, and the merchants who entered and exited Fujian had already set off and passed through Shuinan New Street.

Unlike the second brother, Zhang Yue is very accustomed to such a noisy market, listening to the voices of people one after another, he feels that there is fireworks, and he doesn't feel noisy at all, but the more he sleeps, the better.

In the past two days, Zhang Yue finally did not live at Baozheng's house, but returned to his home to rest.

He was not idle, he read through Mencius's book, and then memorized it, except for a few mistakes and omissions, Mencius had memorized this book, and the effect was more than ten times better than reading when he was sober.

When he got here, Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh at the sky, Ouyang Xiu once said that most of the articles written by Yu Pingsheng were on the three, but on the horse, on the pillow, and on the toilet. And ...... for yourself In the future, do you have to answer the questionnaire after a dream?

After Zhang Yue got up early and read Mencius's book, he only read a few words, and found that he was sleepy for a while, and his spirit was not good, and he only thought of lying down in bed and sleeping again.

Reading this, Zhang Yue was furious, am I only worthy of reading in my dreams?

Putting down the book, Zhang Yue counted that the eldest brother had been going to Jianyang for a few days, and there didn't seem to be much entanglement when he left, and there was still no news.

At this moment, the market dispersed, and the house was easy to have a moment of silence, and the mountains of Fujian entered summer early, and the sound of cicadas came out.

Zhang Yue immediately felt that the upstairs room was a little stuffy. So he took off his robe, and only wore a cool shirt on his body, which could relieve the stuffiness a little.

I don't know if it's because of the middle of summer, the physical exertion is particularly large, and this bed is so hungry that the chest is pressed against the back. Xingxi also has half a basket of eggs from the neighborhood, ready-made firewood, and a borrowed pot.

Zhang Yue cooked a fire and boiled two boiled eggs.

Zhang Yue was also in a panic, and took the borrowed bowl, as well as the soy sauce sent and the ginger shreds and dripping vinegar, to prepare a bowl of dipping sauce. Then Zhang Yue took the egg dipping sauce and ate it clean without even letting go of the dipping sauce.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the door of the courtyard open, Zhang Yue got up and looked out of the door, it turned out that his brother Zhang Shi had returned.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but be overjoyed, and when he saw a donkey cart on the side of the road, the curtain opened, but he saw a slightly blessed woman in her thirties holding a five or six-year-old boy and walked down, and Zhang Shi was supporting her.

Zhang Yue patted his head, remembering from his memory that this woman was his sister-in-law Yu, and this boy was his little nephew Zhang Qiu, nicknamed Ah Xi.

Zhang Yue hurriedly greeted him and saluted: "I've seen my brother and sister-in-law." ”

Zhang Shi was busy settling the car money, and Yu Shi nodded on the side and said: "On the way, I heard Shilang praise the third uncle, and being able to deal with a character like Zhao Zhisi really impressed him." ”

Zhang Yue was a little surprised when he heard this: "Big brother praised me indiscriminately. ”

Yu put away his smile and said lightly: "Because of your second brother's nonsense, our family is different from the past, and you should take on more responsibilities for your brother." ”

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Shi settled the car money and hurriedly interrupted.

Yu Shi glanced at Zhang Shi and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Zhang Yue said: "Sister-in-law is right, the carriage is tired, and my brother and sister-in-law will go into the house to rest." ”

Zhang Shiyu walked into the house. Zhang Yue glanced at Zhang Qiu, who was hiding behind the Yu clan, and said with a smile: "Ah Xi, how can I recognize my life if I don't see him for a few days." ”

Zhang Qiu smiled shyly and followed his mother into the house.

Zhang Yue came to hand over the chair, and Yu sat down next to the dining table and said with a smile: "I remember that when I left home, the house was emptied by Zhao Zhusi, why should you ask the neighbor Zhou to borrow it!" ”

Zhang Yue said: "I haven't opened my mouth yet, it's Bao Zheng Zhang Luo on the side, even this pot and pan." ”

Zhang Shi nodded and said: "I have relied on them a lot these days, and we must keep this kindness in our hearts." ”

Zhang Yue looked teachable and said, "Yes, big brother." ”

Yu Shi also changed his opinion and said: "Where is my uncle eating these days? ”

Zhang Yue still said respectfully: "It's all in Baozheng's house." ”

Yu said: "There is a box of Jianyang's shortbread in the luggage, and my uncle will send it to Baozheng's house later." ”

Zhang Shi smiled: "It's still a lady's generosity." ”

Yu cooked rice soup and sent Zhang Shi to buy some vegetables on the street.

In the past, the Zhang family had servants who cooked soup and rice, and Yu's hands had never been touched with any spring water. But she has not never done it before, and when she gets married, the bride must cook for three days herself, which is also an ancient ceremony.

There is a poem that says, 'Three days into the kitchen, wash your hands and make soup.' If you don't know how to eat your aunt, you will send your sister-in-law to taste it. The bride didn't know what kind of food her mother-in-law liked to eat, so she schemed to try it with her sister-in-law first.

Although Yu grew up in a wealthy family, he is quite virtuous and cooks good tea and rice.

Soon Zhang Shi went home from grocery shopping and bought vegetables, a bad fish with a palm-sized marinated meat.

Yu Shi was very unhappy when he saw it: "The fish is enough, and the meat is avoided." ”

"Zhou Tuzi sold the rest, it's not worth much. Besides, it is also a hard journey, and if you sacrifice to the temple of the five organs, you will live a few days in the future. Zhang Shi said with a smile.

Yu cooked the rice and put it on the table, steamed the fish, and cut the meat. Zhang Yue consciously set up the dishes and chopsticks next to him to serve the rice.

Zhang Shi took a few mouthfuls of food and said: "Third brother, I see that there is a door sticker in front of the door, can someone come to ask the room to see it these days?" ”

Zhang Yue said: "I looked at a few households, but the bids were less than one hundred and twenty." Before Baozheng invited the deputy temple of Huanghua Temple to see. The monks of Huanghua Temple are willing to sell this house for 150 yuan, and they can also sell it for 50 yuan, and they will rent it to us for 200 yuan a month. I don't dare to make decisions on my own, so I ask my eldest brother to go home and decide. ”

The sister-in-law said: "A month is not long, it is not short, it is a good price in an eagerness, and now we still owe Zhao Zhusi a hundred yuan, and the house is just settled after selling." ”

Zhang Shi said: "After all, it is an ancestral house, and if it is really going to be sold, the neighbors will say that we are not filial." This time, Lao Taishan borrowed me fifty times, and then see if I can ask my neighbors to borrow some more, and if I can pawn it, I will not sell it. ”

Yu said: "Shilang, the shop at home has just been burned, and we have no livelihood, if we use up the money we have, how can we support our family?" ”

Zhang Shi said: "I have hands and feet, why worry that I can't support my family, not to the point of selling my ancestral home." When you came, you also said that you would live your life in a hurry. ”

Yu's eyes were slightly red and said: "Yes, there is a saying that 'marry a chicken and marry a dog with a dog', and I am not a woman who is used to living a good life and is unwilling to suffer with you." ”

"But how did Daddy tell you about it? These fifty times is the capital to make your comeback, if you run out of money, where to borrow Zhou, no, you have to sell the ancestral house again? ”

Zhang Yue also understood the situation in one of them after listening to it, and it was difficult to speak.

Zhang Shisheng blushed and said, "I'll ask my friends and neighbors to borrow some more, in short, I won't embarrass your mother and son." ”

Yu Shi sneered: "Forget it, when Zhao Zhusi came to collect debts, who saw your fox friends and dog friends helping." Didn't the shopkeeper of the carriage and horse shop say that he was a friend of Jinlan? Knowing that you have done something wrong to Zhao Zhisi, that is, pretending to be sick and deliberately avoiding you. ”

"There is also Chen Er in charge, how did you help him when the capital was short, and how much benefit you have taken from our family in the past few years. Something happened to our family, and we couldn't find anyone. There is also the head of Xu Dutou in the yamen, who does not often say that he has a wide range of people, and the door in the yamen is clear, so that you can send this to others and send that, and now it is Dongming and Dongming. ”

"You're a good guest, you've made good connections, and the money has been spent like water, and something happened to our family, do these people have a top use? The year before last, your father-in-law wanted to go to Pucheng to make a living, and asked you to help dredge the yamen. Later, when my father asked someone to ask, as long as he ran five times, he was very grateful. You don't sell the house this time, do you still point to your father and brother to help again? ”

Zhang Shi stood up with a slap on the table, his chest heaved and heaved, and he gasped: "This time, I Zhang Shi will starve to death, and I will never bother Lao Taishan." I can't stop talking, so I don't get bored. ”

It's so fragrant. Zhang Yue unscrupulously helped the eldest brother make up this sentence in his heart.

Yu wept silently.

On the other hand, Zhang Qiu took Yu's hand and shook it for a while, and said in a milky voice: "Mother, don't cry, I still have a few more candy to buy." Take the rest of the copper coins first, don't scold your father. ”

Zhang Shi said: "Madam, shouldn't our family's business be taken care of in the yamen, and there is no way to harm Zhao Zhisi." Besides, it's love to be able to help friends, and it's nothing if you can't help, so it's like I'm the one who wants to repay my kindness, and I have a plan for everything.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but help: "Sister-in-law, this time the Baozheng neighbors are also very helpful, and they are all big brothers who treat people kindly." ”

Yu Shi saw it and said: "Uncle doesn't have to say good things for the eldest brother, and your eldest brother doesn't indulge you and your second brother on weekdays." For his second brother, he invited a well-respected Confucian teacher to learn scriptures and words, and his shot was a three-five ceremony. The family has some foundation, but it can also withstand such expenses. Uncle knows how much money your eldest brother has borrowed from my mother's family over the years. But he never told you that. ”

Well, take the money from my father-in-law's family to fill the hole, this operation is a bit ...... Zhang Yue glanced at his brother, and at this moment he didn't know how to hurt his face, but he was still annoyed and angry, and kept silent.

"Your second brother is good, I expected him to have a good chance in studying, but he poked such a big hole in our family. You don't have to worry about changing your name over the years, using your family's money to fill the façade in your classmates, playing with fox friends like Peng Jingyi, and spending more money a year than the second brother who studied in the county, if you didn't spend money indiscriminately, our family wouldn't fall into ......"

Zhang Yue was choked up and speechless.

At this moment, Zhang Shi slapped the table and reprimanded: "You say that I am the same, why do you even count my third brother together?" If you want to say that the third brother is not good, it is also my brother's bad, the big deal is that you take Axi back to your parents' house. ”

"That's right, your brother is a family, and I am the only outsider." Yu wept.

Zhang Shi lowered his head for a while and finally said: "Lady, don't talk about the third brother again, it's all mine." ”

Seeing that Zhang was like this, Yu Shi hugged Zhang Qiu and wiped his tears and said apologetically: "Uncle Fang is what I said no, don't go to the bottom of your heart." ”

Zhang Shi said: "Sister-in-law, everything is because I was not angry in the past, I know that it is useless to say anything at the moment, but my brother and sister-in-law must not quarrel over trivial matters, brother, you persuade my sister-in-law." ”

Zhang Shi also knew that his tone was serious, but he still refused to compromise on the matter of arriving at the room.

While he was talking, there was a knock at the door.

Yu Shi ignored it, Zhang Shi was angry, and went to open the door.

He opened the door and said, "Oh? Who is my Tao? It turned out to be Xu Dutou, I don't know what to see? ”

The head of the capital is a military position, but the people use it to honor the official and the head of the team.

But Zhang Shi's voice was flat and indifferent, Zhang Yue remembered that Xu Dutou mentioned it as his sister-in-law, he called his brother and brother on weekdays, and took a lot of benefits, and he heard that he offended Zhao Zhisi, and immediately disappeared.

Faced with his brother's indifference, Xu Dutou smiled and said, "Da Lang, why can't you come to your house to sit if you're fine?" ”

"I don't dare to be, I'm a little tired when I just go home, I'm afraid it's not good."

Xu Dutou smiled: "Then I won't enter the door, long story short." It's not a private matter to come today, but to inform you of a business matter, and it's also a good thing. The case of the burning of your shop was overturned by the yamen. ”