"Your uncle used to hear that people are okay, but since his mother died, it has become more and more difficult. I don't read books, I don't do work, I can't do anything, I just stay at home all day, a big man is idle at home, what good things can I do, stealing chickens and touching dogs, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, this is not what your aunt has become what it is now. I guess she won't be able to open a partner at home again, so she's going back to her parents' house again," Zhao Shen said melancholy, "Now I'm coming back more and more diligently, and I don't know when it's going to be a head." ”

So this aunt has to do this. Therefore, the kind of person you live with is the kind of person you become.

Zhao Lan asked suspiciously: "Uncle is like this, no one cares?" What about my uncle's father? No matter? ”

Zhao Shen said: "What's the matter, I'll go over by myself."

"Just this one son?"

Zhao Shen said: "There are two sons, and the other one ran away in debt a few years ago, and he hasn't come back for many years, and people don't know if he's not there!" ”

"Then my aunt is like that, no matter what?"

Zhao Shen also said helplessly: "What else can I do, the daughter who marries out, and spills the water." If you get married, you are someone else's family, and it is not so easy to come back. ”

Zhao Lanfan asked suspiciously: "Isn't it possible to reconcile?" ”

Zhao Shen glanced at Zhao Lan and said disapprovingly: "Since ancient times, how many people have been separated, and only those who have a little money have been separated, this poor family is not patient and casual." Besides, how can a person live alone? What will I do when I get old in the future? There's no way around it. ”

Zhao Lan disagreed with what Zhao Shen said, and asked rhetorically: "Why can't you get along?" Just as if my uncle is dead! The widow is not alone. Widow Zhang in our village, the family is very good, there is food and clothing, and her son is obedient and never quarrels. ”

Zhao Shen said: "That is, Widow Zhang has a son!" There is still hope in life, and her son will be able to marry a daughter-in-law in two years. If you marry a daughter-in-law, someone will honor her, and someone will support her when she is old. ”

Zhao Lan asked again: "Aunt didn't give birth to a child?" ”

"Hey!" Zhao Shen sighed for a long time, and only after a long night did he complain, "Speaking of children, it is even more evil, and she should live the life she has now, which is not worthy of sympathy." ”

"What's wrong?" Zhao Lan asked curiously.

Zhao Shen said angrily: "Originally, she gave birth to a daughter, and she has been a pet since she was a child. Helplessly, after your uncle changed, when she was not at home, he sold his daughter. Your aunt was crying to death. Later, when you got the money, your uncle was very pleasing to your aunt for a while, and your aunt took it lightly. Tell me if she doesn't deserve sympathy. There is a god in her head, why is she so confused. ”

Who are these people? What's the matter?

Zhao Lan continued: "What did grandma say? ”

"What can grandma say," Zhao Shen said helplessly, "Your grandma will teach your aunt to work first, take care of your uncle, and then have another one, and life will be up." She didn't listen again, or she listened, and when she went back, it was yours and him. Besides, with her foolish nature, how can she control your uncle. ”

Zhao Shen's mouth was dry, and he picked up the bowl on the table and drank two large sips of water, and paused before continuing: "Originally, the child had just been sold, and your aunt thought about leaving, but your grandmother disagreed. It is said that there is no one in the village to leave, and there is no place to live, and people look down on them, and so on. In the past two years, your grandmother has seen that the child has not been born, and she has lived a ghostly life. Your grandmother wants her to be reconciled with your uncle. Your aunt doesn't know if it's because of such a broken jar or what's going on, and she doesn't listen to your grandmother anymore, so she doesn't agree to leave. Also, your aunt doesn't want your aunt to sit under the same roof with her, so your aunt comes to our house every time to get food, and doesn't go to your uncle's house, which is really unforgiving in your aunt's mouth, face, and heart. Now, this thing is living in such a mess, our family loses some food every time, and nothing else. ”

After Zhao Shen finished speaking, the room was silent for a while.

Zhao Lan didn't know what to say, she didn't want to leave, she didn't want to climb out of the swamp, what could others do.

……

Early in the morning, Zhao Lan disposed of the peaches picked back from the mountains yesterday. Zhao Shen didn't go out, afraid that the child's aunt would come over again. Eating less is a trivial matter, and if there is a fight, the two children will definitely suffer. To say that Zhao Shen took the initiative to send a chicken over, he felt unwilling.

Zhao Shen looked at Zhao Lan washing peaches, and she also felt that what she made last time was called Taofu, which was very delicious. Just didn't go out, Zhao Shen helped Zhao Lan wash, cut and cut, and soon cooked it and stuffed it in the pot.

Zhao Shen took out the last embroidery work and counted the points, no more and no less, and they have all been embroidered. Zhao Shen had the embroidery work in his hand, and thought: If the field is not busy, you can go to the town to hand over the embroidery work. Chun'er has been gone for two days, and I don't know how I'm doing, so I just went to take a look.

Zhao Shen looked at the embroidery work in his hand and thought of the money earned from embroidery. There are already more than four taels of silver, plus Liufu's, there should be more than ten taels! I used some to buy the field, and there should be about seven taels plus the original ones at home, Zhao Shen's heart blossomed, and a rich life is beautiful!

Zhao Shen thought of her aunt, the child who was not living well, and asked Zhao Lan: "Or we will give her a chicken." We're not bad for this chicken. ”

Zhao Lan hurriedly objected: "This opening can't be opened, the so-called 'emergency not poverty'." She relies on taking other people's all day long, and she doesn't earn it herself, so how can she do it, when will our family be the head. Besides, Shengmi is fighting against rice, and we can't make an enemy because of this. ”

Zhao Shen thought for a while and agreed with what Zhao Lan said: "You're right, it's me who wants to fork in." She doesn't give birth, and it's not a matter of relying on us for relief. ”

……

The peach slices were fished out of the pot and spread into the bamboo plaque, and when everything was done, Zhao Lan went straight to the wasteland and continued to sawn wood.

At night, Zhao Lan's aunt didn't show up, and Zhao Shen breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: The sister-in-law should have taken something from her hometown and went back!

Zhao Shen really thought wrong, but Zhao Lan's aunt never left.

As for Zhao Lan, she didn't bother to care about her aunt's affairs, she just thought that she sawed another wooden pillar today, but there were still four left, and it would take four days. To build a pavilion, you have to consult Uncle Shi, after all, it has not been built, if you can't get it yourself, you have to ask someone to help, I don't know if Zhao Shen is reluctant to pay.

Zhao Lan thought: It would be nice if I had my own private money. Do what you want to do. Private money! Private money! Is it time to talk to Zhao Shen?

Zhao Lan was racking her brains to save private money, and Zhao Shen's voice came: "Lan'er! Tomorrow, I will go to the town, send the embroidery work, and then see your brother and your father, you and Ju'er are at home to take care of Qiu'er, take care of the family. ”

Going to town? I want to go too! Zhao Lan thought.

"Mother, I want to go too, I haven't been there for a long time." Zhao Lan pleaded with Zhao Shen.

It's been a long time since you've been there, so why don't you go together? There shouldn't be too many people in the market tomorrow, and it's safer than a busy market.

Zhao Shen thought about it for a while and agreed.

Zhao Lan didn't expect Zhao Shen to agree so happily, and she didn't say anything she had in her heart, Zhao Lan was stunned for a while.

On the contrary, Zhao Ju, who didn't have time to speak, jumped up happily and shouted: "Yay! You can go to town. ”

"Look at your happiness, your sister is not as happy as you!"

Zhao Lan pulled the corners of her mouth, bent her eyebrows and said, "Ju'er is happy, I am restrained, just as happy."

"You! More and more can speak, say one by one. Zhao Shen smiled and praised Zhao Lan.

Zhao Ju said approvingly: "Yes, my sister can speak better than me." ”

"I can say it, I can say it."

Zhao Qiu pulled the corner of Zhao Shen's clothes and said in a milky voice.

Zhao Shen picked up Zhao Qiu and said gently: "Yes, my Qiu'er can also say it." No worse than my sister. ”

Hahaha!

Early the next morning, Zhao Shen went out with his three children. The ox cart at the head of the village has few people on the cart, and there are many families, and the work in the fields is not yet finished.

"You're here to see Da Zhuang!" The one who was in a hurry asked.

"Hey! The fields are busy, and he is also busy, so he doesn't take some time to take a look. Zhao Shen replied politely.

"Busy! Only when you are busy can you reap the harvest. Life is better. ”

Zhao Shen echoed: "Yes! It's good that life is better. ”

"This year, there is no war, there is no famine, the days have finally eased up, and life is much better. Back then, during the Yichou years, several state capitals were in drought, and there was no harvest in the field, but many people died. Now, it's scary to think about! ”

It seems that every driver is very talkative, and the person who drives the ox cart is also a driver!

Zhao Shen was not a talkative, but echoed: "Yes! ”

The driver continued to nag: "That year! People can't think of what to eat, and they don't know how to survive! ”

"They eat everything, grass, tree bark, rats, and I heard that there are people who eat people." A chubby woman sitting in front of her followed.

The driver said excitedly: "I have heard of it, I have seen it with my own eyes, and I am ......."

……

"Shopkeeper, this is the last time, it's all embroidered, you see." Zhao Shen took out the embroidered embroidery and handed it to the shopkeeper of the embroidery shop.

The shopkeeper said with a smile on his face: "Don't look at it, I know your craftsmanship, and it is still calculated according to the original." Are these your children? ”

Zhao Shen said embarrassedly: "Hey! It's all a bit of a failure, and you don't have to play with it. ”

"It's good to have children and daughters!" Shopkeeper Zhang put away the embroidery work and asked with concern, "I thought you were going to be later!" Are you busy in the fields? Or do you take it, so much embroidery? ”

Zhao Shen replied: "Yes! We have little land in our family, and we are all busy, earlier than others. Let's take those embroidery jobs! These embroidery work has to be done only when you have time, and it takes a long time to finish it, and it is difficult to embroider if you take too much. ”

"Hmmm! That's true. The shopkeeper handed over a handful of money and said, "Click on it, and I'll get you embroidery."

Zhao Shen took it, untied the rope, and slowly lit the copper coins one by one, and after three or ten, they clicked more slowly. Zhao Lan looked impatient, took it and nodded, "Mother! I'll do some! 1510, 1520, 2530,......"

Soon, a string of money was gone.

"The money is just right." After counting the copper coins, Zhao Lan raised her head and said to Zhao Shen.

Zhao Shen was stunned and said, "That's it!"

Zhao Lan was sure and said, "Count it!" Rest assured, you can't go wrong. ”

I can still count the wrong numbers, and you underestimate me too much as a college student. Zhao Lan thought proudly.

What a point of pride, college students can only do the work of counting numbers here, it is really useless for heroes!

"Oh!" Zhao Shen looked at Zhao Lan's smug face and replied unconsciously.

The shopkeeper spoke with a smile: "My sister-in-law counts the money, and she counts it very quickly!" That's a good thing. ”

Yes!

This time it was Zhao Lan's turn to be surprised, counting money is also a skill?