When everyone in the Zeng family heard Zeng Rong say that they were saving people, they interrupted her several times, Wang and Tian Shuilan were concerned about how much thank you money the other party could take, and the third uncle and Zeng Fuxiang were concerned about whether that person was okay, and they were afraid that Zeng Rong would not be able to save people and put himself in.

Zeng Chengchun's three brothers asked each other how big an official they were, how much good they could give, and whether there could be anything else besides silver, Zeng Rong didn't answer, and still explained things clearly according to his own ideas.

Then, Zeng Rong took out the four silver ingots from his clothes pocket and put them on the table, "Patriarch, third uncle, as well as grandma and two uncles, you are witnesses, I told my father and mother more than two months ago that I bought myself with ten taels of silver, and my family will not be allowed to sell them in the future, you should still remember this, right?" ”

"Remember, remember, that's what it means, my good girl, it's twenty taels, fortunately I didn't sell you in the first place." Tian Shuilan blurted out, and stretched out her hand to touch the silver.

Without him, she has lived for more than 30 years, and she has never even seen five taels of silver ingots, let alone four ingots of silver in front of her.

Not only her, but except for the patriarch, who was relatively calm, everyone else rushed to the table almost at the same time, wanting to see what the twenty taels of silver looked like.

Others are okay, just look at it and put it down, but Tian Shuilan, seeing that others put down the silver, stretched out her hand and wanted to pull it to her side, Zeng Rong grabbed it, "It's not time to give it to you, what's the hurry." ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, my good daughter, with these twenty taels of silver, you don't have to live outside what my mother said, listen to my mother's words, move back to live, and embroider a handkerchief at home in the future, the work of picking herbs, you should go and return it." Tian Shuilan smiled at Zeng Rong.

Originally, she wanted to say that she didn't need to collect medicine, but then she thought about it, what if there was such a good thing next time?

"Isn't it, now even Agui's money is enough, you move back to live, and you can still help the family do some housework, your eldest brother wants to marry, there are many things, not to mention anything else, how many clothes, shoes and socks can't be done?" Wang also persuaded.

She doesn't have to worry about handing over these things to Tian Shuilan, as long as this silver passes through her hands, it is strange that it will not be pulled out.

"Don't worry, listen to me, these twenty taels of silver are the ransom money for me and Ah Hua, I have made up my mind, I want to take Ah Hua to the capital together, Mrs. Xu promised to find me something to do in the capital, and also promised to find us a house to live in. So this silver is used to settle you, give five taels to your father and mother, five taels for the eldest brother to get married, ten taels for the second brother, he wants to study, and he will get married in two or three years, the second brother is not here, and his ten taels of silver will be handed over to the eldest brother for safekeeping. After Zeng Rong finished speaking, he first took three silver ingots to Zeng Fuxiang, and the remaining one was given to Zeng Chengchun.

"Don't, I, I don't want it, give it to my father." Zeng Fuxiang didn't dare to accept it, and pushed it out vigorously.

"Big brother, just take it for you, you are also eighteen years old, and you should marry soon, but unfortunately my sister can't wait, so I will ask my grandmother and third uncle and a few aunts to help worry about this matter, I will make a request, after the eldest brother gets married, you can divide the family and pass it alone, bring the second brother, this family, you can't take it."

What do you mean by that? Do you think that you dare to manage Lao Tzu when you have a few pieces of silver, how can there be a reason to break up the family as soon as you get married? Am I not your father, am I the head of this family? Zeng Chengchun stood up and scolded, if it wasn't far away, he almost slapped Zeng Rong in the face.

"Dad, you touched your conscience and said, when did you really care about us? Needless to say, Ah Hua and I just said that the eldest brother, he got up before dawn to carry water, and then went to the field to do things, and he didn't go home until dark every day, and everyone went back to rest at noon, and he was still busy in the field, but he had a full meal? And you, often take advantage of our absence when we come back to secretly open a small stove for my mother, either fish soup or poached eggs, if you don't believe it, go to the stove room to see, the fish soup in the pot has not had time to come out. I know, my father is going to say that the milk is not enough, but don't you want to think about it, since my mother entered our house, she has worked for a few days, but has her mouth been idle? Since she was pregnant with Ah Lai, she said that she wanted to make up for her body, the egg was almost never broken, and she couldn't break it when she gave birth to a child and breastfeeding, and then Ah Lai was just weaned and pregnant with Ah Fu, and the egg couldn't be broken, you let Grandma tell me, how many mothers-in-law in the village are like her? ”

That's right, Zeng Rong did it on purpose, she cleaned up Tian Shuilan before she wanted to leave, this woman is a leech, she won't stop if she doesn't suck other people's blood dry, Zeng Rong thought about Zeng Fuxiang, so he could only propose to split up.

Tian Shuilan naturally couldn't let Zeng Rong ruin her reputation, she jumped up without waiting for Zeng Rong to finish speaking, and began to count the credits of herself after marrying into the Zeng family, not to mention housework, but also brought up Zeng Rong and Zeng Hua, and gave birth to two sons for the old Zeng family, and embroidered handkerchiefs to supplement the family in winter leisure, but I didn't expect that I had paid so much, but in Zeng Rong's eyes, it was nothing.

After all, isn't it bullying her to be a stepmother? No wonder the old saying goes, lamb can't stick to dog meat.

Talking and talking, Tian Shuilan cried again, she cried, Ah Lai, who was sitting in the stove room drinking fish soup, came over with a bowl, although the bowl was empty, but the child would not lie, holding the bowl and saying to Tian Shuilan: "Mother, don't cry, drink fish soup, fish soup is delicious." ”

"Dad, we are also your children, when have you ever given us a picky diet? Ah Hua is only six years old, and her stomach growls with hunger every day, you look at her face, and then look at Ah Lai. Zeng Rong pulled Zeng Hua in front of Ah Lai.

You don't need to look closely, the gap between the two faces is too obvious, Zeng Laixiang's face is white and fat, but it is a little dirty, but his complexion is much better than Zeng Hua, Zeng Hua looks like a dish that can't eat all year round.

and Zeng Rong herself, if she hadn't lived in the academy for more than two months, she would have been inferior to Zeng Hua.

"Okay, Ah Rong, don't talk about it, you can't blame your father for these things, it's still too poor for this family. And you, Ah Lai's mother, you don't have to cry, I know who you are, I haven't endured you for a day or two over the years, Ah Rong is right, this silver can't be given to you, my eldest grandson is about to marry, this silver is better in his hands. Wang spoke.

She can't let Ah Rong, who is a daughter, lose her father, but she can't help but knock Tian Shuilan a few times.

There's no way, this mother-in-law is too selfish.

"That's okay, you will definitely find something to do when you go to the capital, and you will bring ten taels of silver to your family every year in the future." Tian Shuilan made another request.

She also just thought that Zeng Rong and Zeng Hua entered Beijing to be a big official, and they must have wages, and the wages of their two daughters can't be ten taels of silver?