The two red envelopes of Mei's bag, each of which is a new string of Yongle Tongbao.

A string of money is 100 Wen, no wonder Mei Xiaoba is distressed.

Mei shook his head and said, "It's just right, there is less raw tongue and more raw right and wrong." ”

"Brother Chongyang, will other classmates give these too?" Mei Xiaoba asked Gui Chongyang again.

The village usually pays tribute, and there are ten or twenty wen, and one hundred wen is indeed not less.

After all, Gui Chongyang and Mei Tongsheng are not only a teacher-student relationship, but also a heavy in-law relationship on Mei's side, plus the Gui family's purchase of land is in everyone's eyes.

Gui Chongyang thought for a while and said: "Most families will also inquire in private, the master's temper is there, there should be no one to give less, most of them from fifty wen." ”

There are two classes in the village school, about 20 people in the small class, more than a dozen in the large class, a total of more than 30 people, and the average of 50 wen per family is almost two yuan.

Thinking of the number of students in the village school, Gui Chongyang noticed that something was wrong, raised his head and said, "Auntie, is the bundle collected in the village school every year by the Tong master?" ”

The shackles of more than 30 students are more than 100 in a year, which is not a small amount. If Mei Tongsheng has such an income every year, then with his stingy nature, he should have a sum of savings in his hands, and he will not have to borrow and sell land in case of trouble.

Mei shook his head and said: "It's still the rule set by your aunt and grandfather back then, Mr. Village School has money and rice every year, but it's all a fixed amount, a few dollars, a few stones of rice, and the rest of the money is reserved for rewarding students who take exams, repairing houses, and helping orphans and the elderly." ”

Gui Chongyang's aunt is the founder of the village school, Mei's father, Mei's second grandfather.

Back then, the village school was presided over by the second grandfather Mei, and the second grandfather Mei was able to set this rule, which shows that he was selfless from the bottom of his heart and sincerely considered the villagers. However, it is also imagined that after Mei Tongsheng took over, he specified that he wanted to change this rule, but it was snatching food from the villagers, which must have provoked public anger, so he couldn't do it.

"This money, is it Duri who is handling it?" Gui Chongyang Road.

With Du Lizheng's net worth, Gui Chongyang did not suspect that he was greedy for ink, but suspected that he used this money as a favor.

Mei Shi nodded and said: "Originally, it was collected here by the village school's master, and how to use it can be found; In the year when your master took over, the account books did not match the money, and it began to be collected by Duri. ”

Gui Chongyang nodded, and said something else. But he understands in his heart that there is no greasy in the annual expenditure of dozens of dollars.

Du Li is not rare and greedy for this money, what about the few village elders who have the right to suggest expenses?

As long as Du Li grabbed the pigtails of these people, these people were honest. The previous plan of Gui Chongyang and Gui Wu to push the old Shangli of Meicun to be in the right position was afraid that it would be in vain.

Du Li Zheng seems to be "ruling by inaction", but looking at his methods, he is very meticulous, first marrying the old surname, and then "killing chickens and monkeys" to expel disobedient people, and then using the village school account book as a link to hold the four village elders in his hands.

Now that Duri is losing his prestige in the village due to tax reductions and land sales, who would have thought that he would still be sitting firmly in Diaoyutai.

Gui Chongyang figured this out, and his fear of Duri was even deeper.

Where does such a means look like an ordinary person? Before, I suspected that Duri was the thief who washed his hands in the golden basin, but now it seems that he is afraid that he is wrong.

Where did Mei Shi think that Gui Chongyang was thinking about Du Lizheng, and thought that he was impatient to go to Mei Tongsheng's house to eat and drink, and comforted: "There are many designated people over there today, so if you don't like to stay, you will show up and come back...... It's always hard to let people talk, and if you and your fifth uncle want to take the exam in the future, you can't say that you will still need it over there. ”

In the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, the candidates had to protect each other, and they also had to be guaranteed by the same county student, and Mei Sheng was the student, so Mei said so.

Gui Chongyang nodded and said, "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew is fine." ”

Gui Chongyang is still in the filial piety period, and he used to be a courtesy, can he really sit down and eat wine?

According to Gui Chongyang's original intention, he only planned to let people give gifts by the way, and he didn't even plan to show up.

It's just that the northland is late, and the rules of filial piety are not as cumbersome and rigorous as those in the south, especially among the people in the market.

"Follow the customs", if Gui Chongyang strictly abides by the rules and puts it in the eyes of the villagers, it is not filial piety, but discord.

Therefore, after discussing with his aunt and nephew, Gui Chongyang still decided to show up with the past.

As for Mei's, he originally wanted to go over yesterday, but he was also persuaded by Gui Chongyang to today. The bride is afraid of collision, so she doesn't go to the main seat.

It was Mei Duo, who was engaged to be married, and should have stayed at home to embroider the dowry, and also made Mei Xiaoba instigate to eat and drink with her.

According to Mei Xiaoba's words, Aunt and Brother Chongyang don't eat at the table, as much as he can eat alone, it is really a loss, and it is one person to eat one more person.

*

After a while, the family of four cleaned up, and went directly to Mei Tongsheng's house without delay.

Mei Tongsheng's yard is full of tables and chairs, and there are more than a dozen tables in the front yard alone.

The main seat was at noon, and now the first people to come were the Mei clan who helped, and they were quite enthusiastic when they saw the Mei family and Gui Chongyang, especially those aunts and aunts who had daughters at home, and their eyes were green when they saw Gui Chongyang.

This one pulled Gui Chongyang and said that he looked thin again.

This is to hold up the shelf of the elders, preach to Mei's family, and eat out of words, she shouldn't treat Gui Chongyang, a good child.

Hearing this, Gui Chongyang laughed angrily.

If it weren't for Mei's face, who would know who these aunts and aunts were. They dare to think that this matter of pulling Gui Chongyang as a son-in-law has not yet appeared, so they are afraid of provoking the relationship between Gui Chongyang and Mei's family.

The village woman's little calculation is clear at a glance.

Gui Chongyang understood, and Mei's aunt and nephew could also see it clearly.

Seeing that Mei Shi was still listening with a smile, Mei Duo grinded her teeth behind her and whispered to Gui Chongyang: "I can see it, these people are daydreaming, you can't be stupid, you really listen to these provocations." ”

If Gui Chongyang really has a word in his heart, then the family will be unstable, and Mei Duo can't help but worry.

Gui Chongyang snorted lightly: "Cousin is not stupid, am I just stupid?" It's a small look. ”

The Mei family looked lively, and even Mei Xiucai and his family also welcomed the guests with a smile on their faces, and everyone was surprised by it. This good life is lived, many stepmothers and stepmothers-in-law are not willing to change people, this Mei Xiucai couple has always been arrogant, how can they endure this breath?

has a good memory, thinking of the antecedents of Mei Xiucai's sale of land, I think that these two people are probably weak-hearted, so they will honestly let their father marry and fill the house.

It's Mei Zhi, who is the grandchild, is here in the end, but he has a drooping little face, and he doesn't have a good voice when he sees people, but no one cares about it.

Seeing Gui Chongyang coming, Mei Xiucai's smile on his face increased by three points, and he made a special trip to talk to him.

Gui Chongyang didn't feel flattered, but felt that Mei Xiucai's gaze was meaningful, so he responded to two sentences in vain, and found a reason to go out.

He didn't know that Mei Xiucai's face in the room also changed.

Mei Xiucai looked at the red envelope in his hand and said in surprise: "Is it confused?" This is the Gui family's gift money? ”

The one who came in the back room was Du Shi, who shook his head and said: "The prime minister specially ordered it, and the slave paid special attention, where is it mixed?" In duplicate, one is the second room, and the other is the Gui's family's room, all of which are a string of money! ”