Chapter 5 Choosing a daughter-in-law without a word
Hearing that he couldn't choose, Chen Yang asked anxiously: "Why can't I choose?" Mother-in-law don't break her word. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Granny Meng's expression was a little strange, and she said: "This girl is a little special, besides, she is not an emperor, just a concubine." ”
"What is Zongji?"
"It's the county lord, the daughter of the prince's family."
"It's not bad, I don't care if she's the emperor or not, just choose her, my mother-in-law just said that she can choose casually, how can she change her hexagram so quickly?"
"Humph! What do you know? My mother-in-law won't let you choose, but it's also for your own good. ”
Chen Yang said disdainfully: "My mother-in-law has done so many things for me, is it really for my good?" ”
"......" Granny Meng was stunned for a while, and was speechless, while Chen Yang stared at her in a daze, looking unforgiving.
After a while, Granny Meng finally said helplessly: "Stinky boy, can you think about it?" ”
"You've figured it out!"
"Okay, since you're going to be brainless, my mother-in-law won't say much, and if something happens in the future, don't blame my mother-in-law for not reminding me."
"Isn't it just to marry a daughter-in-law, how big of a deal can it be? Mother-in-law, don't scare me, okay? Hehe...... even if something happens, I won't blame my mother-in-law. ”
"Humph! It's up to you. ”
"That ......, mother-in-law, when the matter of the colt is settled, isn't it time for us to talk about business?"
"Stinky boy, the major events of his life have been solved, what else is there to talk about?"
"Of course, there are serious things, for example, why did my mother-in-law find me, why did she let me come to such a place, why did my mother-in-law come here too? My mother-in-law promised to tell me ......"
When Chen Yang spoke, Granny Meng opened the cabinet with one hand, took out more than a dozen strings of copper coins from it, and put them all into a cloth bag. Without waiting for Chen Yang to finish speaking, Granny Meng handed the cloth bag in her hand to Chen Yang and said, "You kid has very sharp legs and feet, take this money and help your mother-in-law do something." ”
Chen Yang didn't know how much purchasing power the copper coins of this era had, but he didn't have to think about it to know that such a large bag of copper coins must not be a small amount. "What is my mother-in-law going to do? Well, I can't do the murder and arson. ”
"Who wants you to kill people and set fires, my mother-in-law has a courier, you can help you get it, these copper coins have to be paid to the person who sent the courier."
"Courier?" Chen Yang asked suspiciously: "In this era, there are also express delivery?" ”
"Of course there is, which era has not yet delivered the goods, the things that my mother-in-law wanted, along the Grand Canal from Yuhang, tomorrow morning, you go to the Yufeng Commercial Bank in the south of the city to find the shopkeeper Wang, saying that he is here to pick up the goods of Mengji Tea Workshop, hand over the copper coin, and he will naturally hand over the things to you."
"It's called logistics, right? Mother-in-law has so many guys here, how can I do this little thing? ”
"Giggles...... it's okay to call it logistics, it's all delivery, and people here seem to call it Caoyun."
Granny Meng smiled and said, "Doesn't Mother-in-law think you are clever, those guys, how can you compare to you." ”
"Humph! Don't treat me as a fifteen-year-old and a half-year-old, my mother-in-law Hugh wants to put a high hat on me, it's okay to help you do something, you have to answer me first of those questions just now. ”
"Okay, okay, it's not a big deal, my mother-in-law told you that I was looking for you because of ......"
At this moment, someone called Granny Meng came from outside the house, and Granny Meng promised loudly: "Hey! Hear that, here it is! With that, he prepared to go out. turned to Chen Yang and said: "Young man, my mother-in-law has something to do temporarily, I won't tell you first, they are all neighbors, and it's not bad for a while, you go and get something for your mother-in-law first, and when you come back, what you want to ask, your mother-in-law will tell you." ”
As he spoke, he carried a cloth bag, pulled Chen Yang, and walked outside the house. The strength was so great that Chen Yang couldn't resist.
When he arrived at the hall, Chen Yang put aside Granny Meng's hand and complained dissatisfiedly: "Don't call it in the morning, don't call it in the evening, you have to wait until your mother-in-law wants to say it, your mother-in-law has great powers, how do I know if my mother-in-law did it on purpose?" ”
"Giggle...... at a young age, how good the sunshine is, why are you so scheming? Don't worry, your mother-in-law will tell you, don't forget what your mother-in-law explained. ”
"Well, it's okay to take a trip, wait until I come back and see if you have anything else to say." After speaking, Chen Yang turned around and was about to leave.
As soon as I walked out of the teahouse hall, I heard Granny Meng shouting and chased after her, "Little brother of the Chen family, don't be in a hurry to leave, don't even take the money, do you still want to help your mother-in-law cushion, by the way, you have to remember, early tomorrow morning, take the money and go to Yufeng Commercial Bank in the south of the city." ”
Chen Yang didn't speak, grabbed the money bag, turned around and walked out.
What he didn't notice was that just as Granny Meng was speaking, several people in the teahouse exchanged heads and ears, their eyes were hot, and they were all staring at the cloth bag containing the money in Chen Yang's hand.
With the money bag on his back, he had just taken a few steps out, Chen Yang suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Oh no, my load!" "Immediately folded back again. After looking around, I found that the place where the goods were put was empty.
Chen Yang wanted to shout again, but saw Dr. Tea walking over quickly, and said politely: "Brother Chen is not looking for a load, my mother-in-law has instructed, your load, our family has taken it to the back, the couplets on the load, also helped Brother Chen sell some, Brother Chen's couplets are really well written, the guests are full of praise, more than a dozen couplets, enough to sell more than 200 texts, mother-in-law also said, from now on, Brother Chen's things, as much as possible in the tea shop to sell." After speaking, he handed a string of copper coins to Chen Yang's hand, pointed behind him, and sure enough, he saw that the load was placed in the corner of the wall, and the couplets on the load were a lot less.
Chen Yang took the copper coin and said secretly, this Granny Meng, after all, still did something decent. took out the ten texts, thanked Dr. Tea, and Dr. Tea took it happily.
At this time, it was close to noon, Chen Yang picked up the load of goods, did not go anywhere else, and went straight home.
Seeing that Chen Yang came back so early, Chen's mother asked in surprise: "Why did you come back so early, are all the couplets sold out?" ”
"Sold a lot, what about my father?"
"Your father is a dead ghost, he doesn't care about the family's business, he always loves to sing poetry, who knows where he went and how much money he got from selling couplets?"
Chen Yang put down the load, smiled, and took out the piece of silver given by Liang Yanei and the more than 200 yuan given by Dr. Cha, all of which were placed in front of Chen's mother.
"Silver?" Looking at the silver and copper coins in front of her, Mother Chen's eyes glared at the boss and rubbed her eyes, looking incredible.
took out the silver, and saw Chen's mother's surprised look, Chen Yang was proud in his heart, he thought that Chen's mother would be very happy, but he didn't expect, "Bang!" With a bang, he was slapped in the ass first.
Chen's mother scolded: "You stinky boy, you can't do it because you stole other people's things, how can you sell so much silver with a few couplets, to be honest, what did you do?" If you don't learn well...... you can't help but say that you have to fight again.
Chen Yang hurriedly dodged to the side, and said while hiding, like a cannon, he told Liang Yanei, the origami airplane and Dr. Cha helping to sell couplets, but he skipped the things that he had seen Granny Meng.
After Chen Yang finished speaking, Chen's mother also stopped her hand and said: "It's Liang Yanei again, this is a troublemaker, the stinky boy will remember for me, and in the future, I will have less contact with him." Our family can't compare with his family, and if he is together, if something happens, he may not be able to happen, but our family will inevitably suffer. But what about this silver? After all, I sold him something, hehe...... my mother has never seen such a large piece of silver in my life, and I don't know how heavy it is, well, after a while, go to the money village to exchange it into copper coins, and weigh a few catties of mutton back, such a large piece of silver, enough for our family to spend several months. ”
"Mother, the child understands this, you can rest assured, what is this money, in the future, I will definitely earn more silver, marry a good daughter-in-law, and let you and your father live a good life."
Chen Yang sighed in his heart, this old mother, she really has never seen money, if she saw the copper coins of Granny Meng, I don't know how scared she would be. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but secretly rejoice that I had hidden the money bag in the basket.
"Stinky boy, there's no shadow, don't brag to me, forget what your father said, the gentleman first and then that."
"Mother, it's 'the gentleman goes first, and his words come later', what my father said, it was said by Master Confucius."
"Yes, don't care who said it, that's what my mother meant, the stinky boy has really grown up a lot, you have this heart, you will be satisfied with your mother, and you will be able to read books and take a fame in the exam, so it is called raising your eyebrows."
"Okay, just according to what my mother said, wait a few years, I'll be an official, hehe......hee, is the meal ready? I am hungry. Somehow, when he came to this place, Chen Yang really felt like he was coming home, as if he had lived here for many years.
Chen's mother's eyes widened, and she said angrily, "Dinner? It's still broad daylight, when did our family eat at this time? Stinky boy, he didn't know what his surname was when he just earned two dollars, he knew how to eat, and sooner or later he would lose his family. ”
Chen Yang thought about it carefully, here, it is true that he only eats two meals a day. There are also people who eat three meals, but they are all people with status, either rich or expensive. It is said that the emperor of the dynasty still eats four meals a day, and the meals are all delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the poor people don't even dare to think about it.
As a foodie in his previous life, Chen Yang couldn't help but secretly complain, and he didn't want to have a conflict with this mother because of this matter, so he had to say with a smile: "Hehe......, I'm just joking, mother, don't take it seriously." "I thought to myself, in a moment, I have to find a way to get something to eat.
Mother Chen's apron wiped her hands and scolded, "Hmph! It's really a half-grown child, eat Lao Tzu to death, what do you want, you don't know if you are a mother, give, don't go outside to eat secretly, and spend money in vain. As he spoke, he took out a piece of cake from the cupboard, wrapped it in a cloth, broke a piece and handed it to Chen Yang. The rest were wrapped in layers and carefully put back into the cupboard.
Seeing what Chen's mother did, a warm current surged in Chen Yang's heart, and he took half of the cake in a daze, not knowing what to say, and even forgetting to eat it.
Seeing that Chen Yang was holding the cake and not eating it, Chen's mother scolded: "Stinky boy, hurry up and eat, I can tell you, you know where to put it, don't think about stealing it, if you want to eat, take care of your wife first." ”
"Hmmm! I know, mother, you can eat too. ”
"I'm not hungry, hurry up and eat, wait for the old lady to go out for a while, you take care of the shop at home, don't run around, do you hear?"
"Okay, you can rest assured." After speaking, Chen Yang put half a cake into his mouth and chewed it in a big bite, feeling very sweet.
In the afternoon of the same day, Chen's mother bought a lot of New Year's goods. Chen Maoxue came back quite early, and at Chen Yang's request, the family was in full swing and cleaned up the shop from the inside out. The New Year's picture with chrysanthemums was secretly torn off and thrown away by Chen Yang, and replaced with a portrait of a beautiful woman. Of course, this painting usually has to be blocked, especially not for Chen's mother to see.
It was just dark, Chen Yang fell asleep with a lot of exhaustion, and this world was calmer than he imagined.
The next day, before dawn, Chen Yang got up early, caught Chen's mother, who had just gotten up, off guard, and shouted in surprise: "Who am I, the sun is coming out in the west, the stinky boy has really grown up, and he got up so early today?" ”
Chen Yang said with a smile: "From today on, be a happy person, feed horses, chop wood, and travel around the world......"
Chen's mother threw the fire stick in her hand and drank: "Stinky boy, don't drag it with me, it's useless, your surname is Chen, what do you do surnamed Fu, there is a pile of firewood in the backyard, if you have no energy and nowhere to do it, you will chop it for me." ”
"Okay, I'll go right away, just so that I can move my muscles." was reprimanded, Chen Yang obediently went to the backyard to chop wood. I wanted to pretend to be elegant, but I didn't expect to play the piano to the cow and hit the firewood stick. Chen Yang painfully realized: No matter where you are, you can't pretend to be forced, and if you pretend to be forced, you will be chopped by firewood.
Coming to the backyard, Chen Yang looked at his body and thought about how to transform it.
After all, he is also a person who has followed Xiaobawang, and he finally has some actual combat experience. Compared with his previous life, this body, although it is a little thin, also has a good foundation, especially in the hands and feet, they are very flexible, but there is still a big gap in strength, and it needs to be trained.
If you simply train your strength, chopping wood is also a good method.
Chen Yang took off his cotton clothes, first sawed the firewood into small pieces one by one, and piled them together. Seeing that it was almost over, he picked up a piece of log and placed it firmly on a wooden pier. Then, standing still, adjusting his breathing, he took aim with his eyes, grasped the axe with both hands, and shouted "Hey! Struggling to split downward, the log snapped in half and jumped to the sides.
Without stopping, Chen Yang quickly set up the second log and used the same method to split it in half again. In just half a stick of incense, more than ten were split, and when he wanted to continue splitting, Chen Yang only felt that his arm was weak, but he couldn't lift the axe. He used too much force just now, and he lost his strength.
Chen Yang put down the axe, relaxed the muscles of his arms a little, stretched his legs, stretched his arms forward, and squatted deeply. Then, relying on the strength of his legs, he slowly stood up, and so on, and spent half a column of incense for more than 20 squats in a row, until he could no longer stand up.
"Huhu......" Chen Yang gasped for breath and said secretly: "Is this the limit?" This body is really bad, and if you want to practice it well, it will take at least a year. ”
I rested for a while and did a few relaxation movements. Chen Yang grabbed the axe again, released and chopped, and quickly chopped ten logs. Then, following the same method, twenty more squats were done.
In this way, it took nearly half an hour, chopping more than 50 pieces of firewood, doing hundreds of squats, and feeling almost done, before putting on cotton clothes, wiping his face with a dry cloth, and returning to the house.
It was already dawn, Chen's mother had already finished the meal and was cleaning up the house, while Chen Maoxue was sitting on the side reading a book. Chen Yang drank a big bowl of water first, and after a simple wash, he took out two steamed buns from the pot, wrapped them in a white cloth, and said to Chen's mother: "Mother, Granny Meng from the tea shop asked me to help pick up a piece of goods, I want to go to Yufeng Commercial Bank in the south of the city, time is pressing, I won't eat at home." ”
"What? Stinky boy, why didn't you say it earlier? Can't you go after eating? ”
"It's too late!" Chen Yang said as he went back to his house, and the money bag given by Granny Meng was hidden in his house.
Chen's mother shouted: "Don't make trouble for me when you go out, come back as soon as you're done." ”
"Don't worry! I'll be back soon. After finishing speaking, Chen Yang took out Granny Meng's bag containing money, put it in his arms, and walked out.
Watching Chen Yang go out and walk away, Chen's mother chattered: "It's really hard to help my mother, it's getting more and more difficult to manage." ”
It's not that Chen Yang doesn't have time to eat, but he has just done strenuous exercise, in order to make his body have a better transformation effect, within two hours, he has to restrain himself, except for drinking water, not eating anything.
Just when Chen Yang walked out of the store, he suddenly sensed a trace of crisis, looked around, but found nothing, hesitated for a while, took a big stride, thought of the direction, and walked to Yufeng Commercial Bank.
After Chen Yang left, two men flashed out on the street corner opposite the Chen family's grocery store, the two looked at Chen Yang's back, and after exchanging a few words, one man turned around and left, and the other man followed lightly.