Home is still the same home, and it is only seven days apart, but it feels like a long time has passed.

Sun Dan let out a long breath, got down the ladder, and looked at his nest with satisfaction.

The roof had been re-covered with the tiles that had been lifted by the wind, and the open walls were re-nailed with planks, so that the sound of the north-west wind could no longer be heard.

Walking into the room, the floor was also cleaned, and the tattered tables and chairs were also wiped again and again with a rag by Zhi Niang, so bright that you could see the human figure. The wooden window was propped up with a stick, and the setting sun shone in, and the dark and dilapidated house of the past became bright and clean.

Finally like a place where people live, Sun Dan looked at the fruits of his and Zhiniang's labor with satisfaction.

Adapt to the times, go with the flow, try your best to integrate into society, and live with all your strength.

Don't complain, don't worry about people.

As a fucking song sung in later generations: No matter how hard it is, you must be strong, just for those expectant eyes.

When he first crossed over to this era, Sun Dan initially felt that he could not live in this era of no network, no electrical appliances, and no lights. If it weren't for the presence of Zhi Niang, he might not have found a purpose in life.

Suffering grows and responsibility matures.

This statement is especially true for men.

Regardless of whether she is willing to accept the woman in front of her, at least she is wholeheartedly concerned about herself, wants to grow old with her, and is willing to suffer for a lifetime. Having such a woman is the driving force that spurs him to progress.

Gou Fugui, don't forget, you can't let her suffer anymore.

If nothing else, "Journey to the West" will be on sale in a month, and with that manuscript fee, the situation at home will be improved.

Relying on this money, it should be able to support a year, and there is a sum of money entangled in Beijing to take the entrance examination.

As long as you are admitted to the Jinshi, all suffering will pass.

It seems that I have to refuel.

In the house, Zhiniang is cooking on a fire, and the fire is very hot.

Seeing Sun Dan enter the house, Zhi Niang hurriedly put down the work in her hand, took out a handkerchief and lovingly wiped the sweat on Sun Dan's forehead: "Sun Lang, you have been busy for a long time, so let's rest first." By the way, put on your clothes and take care of the cold. ”

Sun smiled lightly, lifted the robe on the chair and draped it over his body. Asked: "I have already given you this month's salary, but you can collect it." I can only go home two days a month, and when I'm not home, you have to take care of yourself. Don't be too tired, eat when you need to eat, and wear what you need. Anyway, I have a salary now, and I haven't seen the little salary you weave for. ”

"I've already collected your wages and hid them in a rat hole under the bed."

"Ah, so hidden!" Sun Dan was surprised.

Zhi Niang covered her mouth and smiled embarrassedly: "I haven't seen so much silver for a long time, and I panicked as soon as I got it in my hand." Just now, when you went up to the roof and turned over the tiles, I started hiding the money. At first, I put it under the pillow, and then I hid it in the water tank. But somehow, I always felt that it was inappropriate, and after thinking about it for a long time, I put it in the rat's nest. ”

"It's just a few coins of silver, can you be so nervous?" Sun Dan sweated profusely, sat on the chair, put his hands on the back of his head, and said leisurely: "I will make more money in the future, you say, if I earn more than ten taels of silver a month and go home, where do you want to hide?" ”

"More than ten taels!" Zhi Niang was shocked: "So much money, where do you want me to put it?" She looked at the dilapidated house in alarm, as if she was a little worried. According to the actual purchasing power of silver in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver was worth more than 1,000 yuan in later generations, and more than ten taels was more than 10,000 yuan.

The daily consumption of the people of the Ming Dynasty was not high, and it cost two or three dollars of silver to eat a moonlight. More than ten taels of silver, enough for ordinary people to eat for two years, no wonder Zhi Niang has such an expression.

"So, what if I make a hundred taels a month?" Seeing that Zhi Niang was like a frightened little mouse, Sun Dan felt very interesting and asked with a smile.

"It's impossible, how much can you get paid a month as a flower worker?" Zhi Niang smiled and shook her head: "Sun Lang, you always love to find me happy." ”

"Three poor and three rich are not old, I am only sixteen years old this year, my life is long, anything can happen, who stipulates that my Sun Dan can't get ahead, and I can't let my women live a life of fine clothes and food?" Sun Dan looked at Zhi Niang solemnly.

"Who's your woman?" Zhi Niang blushed and said embarrassedly: "Actually, I don't want you to make much, I just want you to be safe, and it is enough to see you twice a month...... Enough is enough. ”

She sighed softly: "People say that manhood is a piece of the sky, in the past, you had to keep filial piety for three years, you couldn't go out to work, and the life at home was getting more and more difficult day by day." Now, God is pitiful, you finally have a job, and today you have taken so much money and come home, how many pieces of cloth can I weave? I kind of understood, there is a man in the family, there is hope for the future, and I have the strength to live. ”

probably remembered the hardships of the previous years, and saw that his man finally had a chance. Although this is not a big deal, she is still so happy that her eyes are red, and she is about to cry when she sees it.

Sun Dan saw that Zhiniang was about to cry, so he straightened up and said seriously: "Don't cry, if you cry when you see this money, your father-in-law will get ahead in the future, and when you pull a cart of silver home, you don't know what to cry about." ”

"Sun Lang, you're telling jokes to make me happy again." Zhi Niang whispered.

I don't want to talk about personal finances, Zhiniang is an honest woman, and talking too much scares her. Besides, now that the money has not arrived, and I have not been admitted to the exam, it is useless to say this. Sun Dan hurriedly diverted the topic and said with a smile: "Zhiniang, you now know the importance of having a full-labor man in the family." Fortunately, the sun has been shining all day long, and there has been no snow or rain. But spring will start in two days, and when it rains, this dilapidated house will leak everywhere. If I hadn't come to clean up the house today, I'm afraid you wouldn't have had a place to sleep. ”

Zhiniang finally laughed: "I never thought that Sun Lang was so capable and knew how to turn tiles." ”

That is, I used to work with the old man in the countryside every year to turn over the tiles and repair purlins, and I was skilled in this work. Sun Dan thought so.

Zhiniang said again: "Actually, my father came here this morning and said that he would help me repair this house!" ”

Sun Dan was surprised: "How did your father change sex and want to run to me?" ”

Zhi Niang suddenly fell silent.

"What's wrong with you?" Sun Dan felt a little bad, his nominal father-in-law was not a kind person, and he would never let go of it and run here. To put it mildly, it is "a night owl enters the house, nothing does not come", and there will be no good thing when it comes.

Seeing Sun Dan asking, Zhi Niang knew that sooner or later she would have to say this, and she couldn't avoid it.

After being silent for a long time, he hardened his head and said softly: "Father came over today to ask you and me when we will officially get married, and he said that if you are willing, he is willing to pay for the banquet." But ......"

"But how?" Sun Dan looked at Zhi Niang quietly: "Zhi Niang, you and I are a family, don't hesitate to say anything." ”

"It's just...... It's just that...... The father said that he would pay for the banquet and invite the guests. However, the followers of his relatives and friends will belong to him. ”

When Sun Dan heard this, he immediately exploded his lungs. To be honest, he doesn't care about the wedding people. However, when the old man Wan Butcher did this, he was obviously beating his own ideas and bullying others.

Sun Dan smiled lightly: "My Lord Taishan is really scheming!" ”

Seeing her husband's flat face, Zhiniang felt panicked in her heart, and said, "Father...... Father, he also had a hard time doing this. ”

"Bitter? Let's talk about it, what is the problem of Lord Taishan. Sun Dan looked at Zhi Niang, and said: "Zhi Niang, although you say, although I, Sun Dan, am an ordinary person, but anyone who wants to take advantage of you and make you feel wronged can't, even if it's your father." ”

Zhiniang was a little ashamed, and it took a long time to explain the reason.

It turns out that this matter has to start with Zhiniang's half-brother.

Zhiniang's brother is 18 years old this year, and when he was a child, he limped because of polio. Therefore, I have not married until now.

It's not that Wan Butcher and his wife haven't found a matchmaker, in fact, everyone in Zouping County knows that Wan Butcher's son is physically disabled, and Wan Butcher is stingy and mean, if he marries his daughter, he will push her into the fire pit.

Therefore, it is impossible for the daughter of a good family to go to Wanjia, so she can only retreat and beg for this, to see if she can say that she is from a poor family, and the crooked melon and cracked dates will be.

But Zhiniang's eldest brother is a high-spirited person, and ordinary women don't look down on it, so he wants to marry a beauty.

After coming and going, it was delayed.

A few days ago, a distant niece from the Tang Pozi family in Beimenqiao came to Zouping to join her family.

Tang Pozi's niece's surname is Tang Sufen, originally from Nanchang, her parents died early, and she met King Ning's rebellion, and Jiangnan was in chaos, so she came to Shandong to seek refuge in Tang Pozi.

Although Tang Sufen's name is very cheesy, after all, she is from the south, and there are beautiful women in Hunan. This fifteen-year-old girl is tall and has long legs, good facial features, and is a good little beauty.

It happened that the eldest brother of Zhiniang sent meat to Tang Pozi's house, and when he saw it, he suddenly lost his soul, and after returning home, he looked for death and asked his parents to go to Tang Pozi's house to propose.

Wan Butcher's wife thought about it, her son grew up like this, and a woman from a good family couldn't marry her. And the niece of Tang Pozi's family is an outsider, and she will take root in Zouping sooner or later, and she should not be too picky, and it is important to have a place to settle down and recite Amitabha.

So, as soon as the husband and wife put it together, they found a matchmaker to talk about it.

Tang Pozi's family added a mouthful of people to eat, and she was already unhappy, and she was looking for an opportunity to send Tang Sufen away. Seeing that the butcher asked someone to come over to talk to the matchmaker, he was in the middle of it.

His niece is a little beauty, and Brother Zhi Niangyou is a lame, and the Wan family also has a small asset, which just knocks him off.

So, Tang Pozi came and opened his mouth wide and offered twenty taels.

To tell the truth, the butcher can still get this money. The shop in his hand also has a few taels of rent every year, and the butcher stall can earn some scraps of silver a year. But his husband and wife usually value money more than life, how can they be blackmailed for nothing.

But the son's problem is in front of him again, and it must be solved.

After thinking about it for a long time, Butcher Wan hit Sun Dan with the idea.

Sun Dan was busy during the three-year mourning period, and according to the rules, he could officially marry Zhiniang.

And in the past few years, Wan Butcher has also gone out with many favorites. If he were to collect the money, he should be able to get it back. When the time comes, the son will get married and receive another sum, and he will still have to earn it.

Anyway, Sun Dan is poor and has no place to stand, and he can't afford to hold a wedding banquet, so when it comes to this matter, he can be regarded as helping him!

The butcher of Wan played with wishful thinking, which can be described as a two-headed light. But Sun Dan had an indescribable disgust in his heart, and he had to admit that the old man Wan Butcher was really a good person, and ordinary people dealt with him and accidentally fell into his trap.

After listening to Zhi Niang's words, Sun Dan let out a breath and shook his head: "Zhi Niang, the matter of marriage will have to be done sooner or later, and I will give you an explanation sooner or later, but not now, the time is not yet ripe." ”

He looked at Zhi Niang with a sincere face: "In the future, I will let you be a bride in style, and I will get married hastily now, I feel sorry for you." If you believe me, wait for me a little longer. Do you believe me? ”

Zhi Niang said "En" and whispered: "I believe in you, I listen to you." But if my father comes again, how will I answer? ”

Sun Dan said: "If you want him to come to me, I'll talk to him." He didn't want to talk about it anymore, so he asked, "Is the meal good, hurry up and give me food, and wait to go back to Sun's mansion?" ”

"It's already done." Zhi Niang hurriedly opened the steaming lid, brought six steamed buns over, and served Sun Dan to finish eating.

After dinner, look at the sky, it's not early. Sun Dan hurriedly returned to the house and stood up: "Zhiniang, I'm going back, it's estimated that I'm very busy this month, and I may not be able to come back on the fifteenth, you should pay attention to your body on weekdays, don't be tired." ”

After saying that, he lifted his burden and walked out of the house.

"Wait." Zhi Niang picked up the steamed buns in the steamer one by one, packed them all into the baggage, chased them out, and stuffed them into Sun Dan's hands: "Take it back, you are tired of working over there, you have to eat more, I am a woman's family, and it is a waste to eat white flour steamed buns." ”

At this time, Sun Dan found that Zhi Niang had lost a lot of weight compared to seven days ago, and remembered that she was greedy for eating balls that day, and her heart suddenly became hot, and then it hurt again.

Then there was a sudden irritation.

"Women don't have to eat, women aren't human?" Sun Dan lifted the burden and threw it to the ground, and the steamed buns were scattered all over the ground. He raised his foot to step on it, and deliberately said angrily: "If you don't eat it, I won't eat it either, just step on it." ”

"Don't!" Zhi Niang squatted down in surprise and kept picking.

"Don't pick, don't pick if you don't eat."

"Okay, I'll eat, I'll eat ......" Zhi Niang knew that Sun Dan was doing this for her own good, she grabbed a steaming steamed bun and took a bite, but tears poured down her eyes, and she smiled forcefully: "It's so sweet, I didn't expect the white-flour steamed bun to be so fragrant." ”

Sun Dan also squatted down, "I'm sorry, I was really ...... just now"

"Don't talk about it." A gentle little hand covered Sun Dan's mouth, and the face in front of him was teary-eyed.

Sun Dan's heart was sour and sweet.

Or maybe it's family happiness!

Even if you are unlucky in the future, and end up poor and unable to achieve anything, having such a wife is enough for this life.

……

Packed up his things and rushed to the dock, where Sun Hao and Sun Jia were already waiting on the boat.

The two kept complaining, saying that Sun Dan had been delayed for too long, and if he went back late, he was afraid that he would be taught a lesson by his mother.

Sun Dan didn't explain, just looked at the river and was distracted.

The sunset is like fire, and the river is shining with gold.

After a long time, Sun Dan suddenly shouted: "The sea and the sky, all the way forward, always believe that the road ahead is glorious!" ”

Sun Hao smiled and said, "Brother Dan is going to tell the story again, waiting for you to update!" ”