Liu Xingmei had no choice but to say in a smooth voice: "People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries." It is human nature to be thoughtful and prepared. ”

At this time, the ladies also had to fill the willow apricot plum with wine.

The old lady of the Su family looked at Nijiao, Niva, and Nijuan who were standing aside, and suddenly said with a solemn expression: "After my three granddaughters get married, I will eat fasting and chant Buddha, and ask the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless me, bless my children and grandchildren with safety, and bless the village with no trouble." ”

The crowd was stunned by the sudden decision of an old lady.

Even Liu Xingmei, who can speak well, didn't know what to say for a while.

In short, it will make people's hearts feel a little sad and worried!

Tao Zhenkun took the opportunity to go out to hide for a while, knowing that he was afraid of getting drunk because of his poor drinking, and Wu Long also happened to accompany him on this ground.

In the thatched house, he smelled the stench, which made Tao Zhenkun think of the big fish and meat on the wine table, which was a bit of a bad scenery in comparison. He was burping and dizzy.

Wu Long said apologetically: "Brother Zhenkun, brother is really sorry. If I hadn't borrowed the money for you, I wouldn't have been able to pay it back for a while, and I wouldn't have forced you to go out to work! In this way, I will let go of it, and I'd rather let my grandfather and father scold me and give you back the money so that you don't have to go. ”

Tao Zhenkun only said generously: "Big-big brother, don't worry, you don't need to take this matter to heart." The family is going to have a happy event, so don't make them angry about it. Besides, the money won't solve much of a problem, and I still have to get out. In the future, I advise you not to gamble anymore. ”

Now, he doesn't care about the money anymore, and he thinks righteousness is very important. In the past, he didn't dare to think that he could become a guest of honor in the old Wu family, and he didn't dare to hope that he could be a brother and sister to the eight brothers of the Wu family. This is since Liu Xingmei entered the Tao family, and gradually changed her lowly status.

"Don't gamble, since grandpa ordered a ban on gambling, no one dares to gamble anymore. Speaking of which, it's really too much of a mother's back, nine out of ten bets and nine losses, all of which let Jiao Heng's kid win, plus the pumping money, almost no one wins! ”

"I heard that gambling masters will smoke thousands of people, and there are ghosts. If it's just luck, it's going to win more and lose more. ”

"The spirit of the card fight is courageous, I am very confident every time, but the card is very smelly. I also understand that the single's money paper boat will regret it if you lose, and I swear that I must quit, but I still know in my heart that my legs are smashed! As a result, I lost so badly, I don't gamble, and I don't have a chance to turn over. Don't hide it from you, even your sister-in-law's private money was deceived by me and lost. The blisters on the feet are self-walking, no wonder who! If you want to blame, you should have taken in Jiao Heng and Hua Rui, a pair of dogs and men, men and women who gambled on prostitutes, and it hurt people a lot! ”

The world, all living beings, and all kinds of strange things, nothing more than human nature. For people, people have the best of the stupid, and there are also the fools of the fine, take gambling as an example, only the best people can gamble, the fool will not, but the fool will never lose money.

"It's good to quit, and it's a long experience. Small gambling is pleasant, big gambling hurts the body. Tao Zhenkun almost didn't dare to imagine how much money Wu Long would lose, but judging from the fact that the two hundred yuan couldn't plug the hole, he didn't lose less. How many people in this village have seen two hundred yuan?!

"That's all there is to it! My family is rich, but it has always been in the hands of my grandfather and grandmother, the key is held by my grandmother, the power is my grandfather's, and the accounts in and out are traceable. Brother, I heard that your family has a tiger skin, right? ”

Tao Zhenkun was suddenly startled, and immediately sobered up a lot. The fact that there is a tiger skin is a secret that has belonged to the Tao family for many years. It's originally a tiger skin, and it's not a rare thing, but for some reason, Zu Xun regarded it as a family heirloom, is there anything in it that can't be said? How did Wu Long know?

"Who said that?"

"I heard Want Want say it when he bragged to his friends. If there is, it's worth a fortune. ”

"Did he see it with his own eyes?"

"No, he didn't say anything when I asked him."

As soon as he heard this, Tao Zhenkun's heart was at ease, most of them were Liu Xingmei who couldn't control her love to show off her mouth, and said it to Wangwang. This stinky's temperament always loves to screw with others, and she has to toss if she has a fart!

"The words of a child cannot be trusted, and there is no such thing. The Wu family does not allow hunters to fight tigers and deer, this is a rule, who dares to violate it? How bold is this, big brother, do you think I dare?! It must be Liu Xingmei who is bragging and deceiving Wangwang to play, and she can't take it seriously at all. Big brother don't believe it, otherwise it will arouse suspicion from others, which will not be good. ”

Wu Long smiled and said: "Of course I won't believe it, and I didn't take it to heart, thinking it was impossible, so I didn't tell anyone about it." It is said that there is a tiger on this mountain, but no one has seen it for so many years. Brother, don't worry about what you say. Let's go, go into the house and drink, tomorrow you're leaving, get drunk tonight, have a good drink! ”

"With the amount of alcohol I drink, it's really too much, it's—"

"It's fine. I didn't know that my brothers were righteous, but from now on, our brothers will be closer and closer. I have other things to do than money to help, and I have to do my best if I open my mouth. My grandfather really wanted to help you, but you refused to accept it, I know that you are a person who wants to be ambitious, and I admire you for this. Wu Long pulled Tao Zhenkun into the house.

After taking a seat, Mrs. Wu said: "The marriage of my three granddaughters was supposed to be a big deal, so lively and lively, and I wanted to invite the opera troupe from the city to sing it for three days and three nights." But on second thought, we shouldn't be too ostentatious here, so we dispelled this idea. I decided, I don't accept gifts, so as not to make people who have no money anxious. Similarly, the same is true of the Cheng and Yuan families. As long as everyone comes to enjoy the show, there will be wine. ”

Liu Xingmei said: "That's fine, thoughtful." Need my help, despite the squeak? ”

Old lady Wu twisted her beard in her hands and said, "Needless to say, your fried dishes are good, and you will take the lead in cooking with other people when the time comes." As soon as Zhenkun leaves tomorrow, you can come, it's troublesome. ”

"Okay, you're not going to be polite with me."

Tao Zhenkun said: "I should have helped and drank the wedding wine before leaving, but-"

Old lady Wu said: "It's spring, if you go out a day earlier, maybe you can find a job a day earlier, and you won't be delayed." Don't say anything else, come and drink, today the old man will be greedy for a cup. ”

The old lady of the Su family persuaded: "You are old and don't resist alcohol, let them drink it young, they are not outsiders." ”

Mrs. Wu said: "These two children are outstanding talents among young people, I am optimistic about them, and I am happy today, so I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman, and drink more will not hinder me." ”

The male is headed by Wu Jinfu, and the female is headed by his daughter-in-law Cao Wanli. The people of the Wu family are all standing around the table, which shows that the rules of the Wu family are very strict.

Then they drank two more glasses of wine, but Tao Zhenkun and Liu Xingmei were afraid of being embarrassed by drinking too much, so they repeatedly persuaded them not to drink, so they went to dinner. The rice is rice, and rice is not eaten at all in ordinary people's homes. At that time, the people of Tohoku used rice and white flour as fine grains, and it is said that the Koreans were the first to grow rice because the farmers did not grow rice. After the war ended, that is, after this year (1942), the Japanese controlled rice quite strictly, and the common people could be regarded as economic criminals when they ate it!

What made Liu Xingmei envious and inferior was that she saw the Wu family's daughter-in-law Ai Feiling holding a king-sized belly and was about to give birth. And the married of the little brothers of the Wu family already have children-

Tao Zhenkun and Liu Xingmei returned home.

Under an oil lamp lit on the kang, the room still looked dark.

Neither of them was drunk, and when they took off their coats and got into the bed, they didn't feel sleepy. Because the two of them will be separated tomorrow, they both have a lot to say.

Liu Xingmei lay on the quilt with her chin on the pillow, and said worriedly: "I'm really worried about you going out alone!" ”

"It's okay, don't forget that your grandfather has a good kung fu." Tao Zhenkun was also lying on the bed, his mouth was smoking a trumpet dry tobacco, and now he is addicted to smoking.

"In addition to being good at martial arts, you don't have a skill or a skill, even if you find a job, you can only suffer vigorously!"

"That's not necessarily, maybe it's a dart master to nurse the hospital."

"Then why don't you agree to be kindly left by Old Lady Wu? I don't think you know! ”

"Grinding in this big place, who doesn't know me Tao Zhenkun? Old lady Wu is good to us, but if you want to go to the Wu family to do things, others will think that we are scolding others, and then they will not look down on us. I just want to be a grandson outside, and I don't want to be an uncle at home, who doesn't know how many pounds and taels someone has! ”

"I really didn't see it before, you kid is quite backbone."

"That's it!"

"It's a little gasping to say you're fat."

"I'm going to prove it to you, you can't be wrong about marrying a man."

"Then I'll wait and see, but don't come back without a face when the time comes."

"If I mix things up, I'll come back very beautifully."

"Either riding a horse or sitting in a sedan chair?"

"I have this idea."

"You just blow it, you better go to Lao Wu's house to herd cattle, I can guarantee that it won't take three and a half days, and people will definitely have to fire you."

"Why?"

"You blew all the cows to death and farted?!"

Tao Zhenkun laughed after hearing this.