"Uncle is ashamed, such an adult, he still sheds tears."

The silver bottle's ridiculous words made the atmosphere lighter.

Mother Shen smiled, looked at Shen Yun, who was still a little distracted, coughed lightly and said, "Okay, child, come in quickly." ”

The gap in his heart was a little less, Shen Yun nodded, was gently pushed by the silver bottle, and walked into the dim room with Shen's mother's footsteps. It took a while to get used to it, and I could barely see the furnishings in the house.

It is still an upper room divided into three small rooms, and the layout is the same as Shen Xi's house. It's just that there is only an aged table in the middle, and the two benches are enough for a family to use daily.

In addition, only a few pieces of paper full of words on the wall can be used as the best decoration for this room.

There are four pairs of chopsticks on the table at the moment.

There was also a small saucer, covered with dried lotus leaves, and I don't know what was inside.

Let Shen Yun carry the rice bag into the room on the right, which is where he usually sleeps and reads.

It is still a clay kang, just enough for the two Shen Yun's figures to fall asleep. There was a large pottery urn on the side of the kang, and Shen's mother took off the tightly covered lid on the top, turned her head to Shen Yun and said, "Come, pour all the rice in." Save some food and stay up until after the autumn harvest. ”

Commanding Shen Yun to put the rice bag on the kang head, the cloth bag was slowly tilted, and Shen's mother looked at the grease-like rice grains that slowly flowed out of the mouth of the bag, for fear that one of them would fall outside the urn.

I have to sigh at the ingenuity of this urn-making craftsman, an empty urn, just enough to hold a bucket of rice. The bag was emptied, and the rice grains came out of the urn, and they were quickly pressed down carefully by Shen's mother.

When it was over, he took the cloth bag from Shen Yun's hand, shook it along the bottom, and saw that there were no rice grains left, so he put away the cloth bag.

Walking to the main hall, Yinhua'er had already put the things at hand in Shen's mother's room. At this time, he happily called Shen's mother: "Grandma, come and see, the cloth that Uncle bought for you is really beautiful." ”

Mother Shen didn't show joy on her face, but just frowned vigorously.

touched the fabric, barely squeezed out a smile, but turned back to Shen Yun and said, "Your uncle lent money, presumably there is still a commotion at home." How can you be so ignorant and pay for such dispensable things? ”

Shen Yun looked at it, and there were already several patches on Shen's mother's clothes.

The reason why it is said to be dispensable, but the clothes can be repaired by the cloth when they are torn, but the borrowed money is to buy food, even if there is more, the rest will be much easier when the time comes.

"If it weren't for the fact that your father is still an idle man, and he went out to the mountains to fetch firewood and hasn't returned it yet, he would have known about it, wouldn't he have whipped you with a sheep whip."

Shen Yun's mind already appeared in the situation where his predecessor was beaten by his stubborn and demented father, but he just wanted to explain something, but he didn't know how to say it - in the end, he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

Yinhua'er heard that her grandmother's words were wrong, and when she saw that Shen Yun was scolded, she suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly talked about what she had encountered in the county today.

When he talked about looking for Shen Yun, his face was panicked. Talking about what happened to Shen Xi's family, he was even more angry. Only in the courtyard of the rich mansion, Shen Yun splashed ink and won two taels of silver in one fell swoop, and his face was full of joy.

When he was done, he summed up with a smile: "Don't talk about these grains and cloth, Uncle still has more than one or two pieces of silver in his arms at this time." ”

Mother Shen's gaze returned to Shen Yun.

The inquiry in his eyes urged Shen Yun to take out the small cloth bag in his arms. Put it in your hand and spread it out carefully, it was a small piece of silver, quietly emitting a glow in the dimness.

Dozens of copper coins were scattered around the silver nuggets, adding a bit of weight to the small cloth bag.

The corners of Shen's mother's eyes were a little moist.

"My son has been studying for ten years, and finally there is this day, although he has not gained fame, he can subsidize his family with his own ability."

Shen Yun smiled, folded the cloth bag, took Shen's mother's hand, and gently placed it in the palm of her hand.

"Although A-Niang is relieved, she has also found a job of copying books, if she can be looked at by others, I am afraid that there will be some mistakes every year in the future."

With a look of relief, Shen's mother spread the cloth bag again. Pick up the dozens of scattered copper coins in his hand and hand them to Shen Yun:

"You carry this money with you, in the end, a man, a few dollars in hand, after all, it can come in handy. My mother also knows your temperament, and you are not a random spender, but when you should spend it, don't be reluctant. ”

Shen Yun didn't refuse.

Anyway, the silver handed over to Shen's mother was enough for the family to pay the taxes for the autumn harvest. Then the next year's own food is enough to eat for a whole year, and my father and mother no longer have to worry about the lack of rice in the urn.

As for the dozens of dollars in his hand, it is enough to spend on weekdays.

Carefully put the cloth bag in his arms, pulled Shen Yun to the edge of the pit and sat down, holding the silver bottle in his arms, Shen's mother asked, "Your uncle's family, after all, didn't you lend money?" ”

mentioned the matter of Shen Xi's family, Yinhua'er still looked angry: "When that little grandmother heard about borrowing money, her face changed, and she blindly shouted in her house. Uncle couldn't help his good temper, so he just went out without saying a word. ”

The little girl didn't want to swallow her anger, and she still shouted to herself.

Shen's mother frowned, patted the silver bottle, and made her close her mouth, and then instructed the two: "This matter, you just pretend that it has never happened," looking at the silver bottle, she was still a little unwilling, and warned the little girl in a serious voice: "If I hear you do this in front of the foreign man, I can't tear your mouth." ”

In the end, it was the majesty of the elders that frightened the little girl, shrunk her head, and saw that Shen Yun had no intention of speaking for her, so she could only reluctantly agree: "The silver bottle remembers." ”

Shen's mother's face was a little pale: "Let's wait a minute, your father will come back, and we will have dinner." ”

Suddenly sighed again: "This dead old man, the firewood at home is piled up into a mountain, and he goes to chop firewood all day long, and I don't know how many years it will take." The neighbors complained, and he didn't listen. ”

The memory that Shen Yun got from his mind, Shen Shan suddenly fainted a few years ago, and he couldn't speak since he woke up. It's just that his brain has become more and more tendoned, and he believes that the nine cows can't pull things back.

But when others did not go along with his wishes, they squeaked and shouted again and again. Here in Shen Yun, he even took the whip and whipped it hard.

Apparently, it was a cerebral infarction that caused some brain cells to die.

Shen Yun couldn't help but mourn the nerd in his predecessor a little, he was beaten stupidly, and he didn't know how to dodge. If it's yourself, then you definitely have to run away.

At the same time, he was also a little amazed at Shen Shan's vitality, it was a fluke that he could survive the cerebral infarction, and he could live for several years without the assistance of drugs, this family was really strong.

The three of them chatted for a long time in the bedroom, and only when the moonlight shone into the room did they hear the sound of rustling in the courtyard.

The silver bottle still jumped away, broke away from Shen's mother's embrace, and ran into the courtyard with a smoke. Shen Yun, who had just walked to the main hall, heard the almost coquettish cry: "Waiweng, you are back, the silver bottle has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, a rickety figure under the moonlight, carrying a bundle of firewood that Shen Yun couldn't hold, walked to the firewood stack very tiredly.

The soles of his feet sped up a little, Shen Yun stepped forward to lift the bundle of firewood, and Shen Shan took the opportunity to unload the tough rattan from his shoulder. After throwing Chai He on the ground, he rubbed his shoulders and turned to look at Shen Yun, and said a few "ahs" in his mouth.

Shen Yun knew that this was the result of asking about his own scientific research, although it was not the result of his own cause, but seeing this old man with gray temples and a handful of long beards sticking to a few sticks of firewood and grass, it was not a taste in his heart.

He was ashamed and whispered: "I didn't succeed in the scientific examination, but I ......"

I wanted to say that I had done my best, but unfortunately I couldn't say anything.

This kind of excuse, maybe to others, Shen Yun can still say it confidently. But if you want to make excuses at the figure in front of you, you feel that there is such a hurdle in your heart that you can't get over.

Shen Shan's expectant eyes instantly dimmed, to Shen Yun's surprise, he was not angry, just patted Shen Yun's shoulder, then turned his head to signal to the silver bottle, and walked into the house together.

Drink all the tea brought by Shen's mother in one gulp and sit on the bench.

After Shen's mother blew the fire and put the oil lamp on the table, Shen Yun, who walked in, saw that on the bronzed face, the deep ravines had long been unable to hold sweat, so that there were sweat stains everywhere on his face.

The meal that Shen's mother had prepared a long time ago was already cold at this time.

It's just that it hasn't been heated, so I served the rice one by one, and uncovered the dried lotus leaves on a small plate, and it was a small plate of stir-fried cabbage.

In the dim light, a family of four gathered around the table.

Mother Shen deliberately eased the originally serious atmosphere, and told the story of Shen Yun's silver money today.

Hearing that Shen Yun only wrote a few words, he got two taels of silver, and he also understood that the scientific examination was a little difficult after all, and some people may not be successful in their lifetime, and Shen Shan's longing knot slowly opened.

He nodded at Shen Yun, but didn't say anything.

The night of the farmer's house is so simple, after the meal, Shen's mother cleaned up, in order to save lamp oil, in the courtyard to take advantage of the night to wash the dishes and chopsticks, the family blew the lamp, and each went back to the room to rest.

Lying on the hard mat woven by the smooth weeds, Shen Yun couldn't sleep.

In my mind, I recalled what I had seen and heard today, and I also reviewed all the information about this era in my previous life, and finally realized that this was the Great Song Dynasty who was inferior in everything and only had high reading.

Where is his way out, whether to be a rich man from business, or to be a farmer, or to rely on his knowledge in his chest to compete, as his parents wish in this life, all the way to the scientific examination, to be a protégé of the Son of Heaven?

In the quiet night sky, Shen Yun faintly heard that in the room over there, Shen Shan was also like him, he hadn't slept for a long time, just looking at the moonlight like water, and sighed softly.