After arriving at the upper room, as soon as I entered the house, there were quite a lot of people, Old Man Bai, Yuan Shi, second uncle Bai Yuanlin, second uncle Meng Pingju, and even the lazy second cousin Bai Shuliang were all in this house.

Seeing Bai Yunduo coming in, Old Man Bai spoke first: "San Lang, you and Yun Duo find a place to sit." ”

Bai Yunduo and Bai Shuliang politely called their grandfather and grandmother, and then sat down on the two round stools along the edge of the kang in a regular manner.

Yuan's attitude was a little invisible, and he didn't have any expression.

This made Bai Yunduo a little unsure, and she asked Old Man Bai, "Grandfather, what is the matter with you and grandmother looking for me?" ”

Old Man Bai looked at Bai Yunduo and said, "Yunduo, grandfather knows that you have grievances against our unfairness, but this time, grandfather really wants to say that you are not." ”

Bai Yunduo was a little confused in her heart, what made Old Man Bai feel that she was wrong? Isn't this scientific?

Bai Yunduo was naturally frank in his heart: "I don't know what my grandfather said." ”

Yuan snorted and said, "We let you come because we treat you as a family, you don't want to be cheap and behave." ”

Bai Yunduo couldn't stand it: "Grandmother, let's talk about something, I won't shirk my fault, but it's not my fault, and I won't take the blame." "It doesn't matter if they understand what it means to be blamed, anyway, their attitude is here.

At this time, the second uncle, Bai Yuanlin, came to the yin and yang weird sentence: "Bai Yunduo, it's boring for you to pretend like this, right?" ”

Bai Yunduo also got angry, stood up and said to Old Man Bai and Yuan: "Grandfather and grandmother, you asked me to say something, and you didn't say anything when I came, just sneered, I don't think this matter is very important, then we will go back when we are busy." ”

After speaking, she said to Bai Shuyan: "Big brother, go home." ”

Bai Shuyan also stood up, and after he found that this person was hardened, the other party softened, so he completely supported all of his sister's actions.

At this time, Old Man Bai was anxious: "Why are you so anxious, sit down." After speaking, he said to Bai Yunduo: "Yunduo, did you ask Carpenter Li to make a jewelry box for you?" ”

Bai Yunduo nodded: "That's right, but I gave the money, there's nothing wrong, right?" ”

Speaking of this, Bai Yunduo guessed a little bit of what the other party meant, but he was justified and not afraid of them.

Yuan's face turned blue at this time: "Bai Yunduo, don't you know everything in your heart?" You have a way to make money, you don't look for your second uncle, you find outsiders, you can earn this money by sitting on the kang, your second uncle and your second brother are two carpenters at home, are you blind? ”

Bai Yunduo listened to Yuan's words and smiled: "Grandmother, first of all, you know how often the second uncle does carpenter work, and you also know what his craftsmanship is. Secondly, the things I use in a hurry are very fine, can the second uncle make a good-looking finished product within the specified time? Finally, how is the price calculated? For such fine things, Carpenter Li only charges five cents a piece, and the second uncle will look at these small dollars? ”

These words are indeed on point, although Yuan doesn't want to admit it, but there is really no one who can refute it.

However, Yuan's is not given for nothing, she only needs to identify one point, that is, family affection.

At this time, she said to Old Man Bai: "You see, you used to always say that I was partial and ruthless, you see who is ruthless?" This can be counted so clearly with his own second uncle, is this child a wolf cub? So ruthless? ”

Although Old Man Bai also acknowledged Bai Yunduo's words, he always hoped that his family could be harmonious, and at this time, he still hoped that his sons and grandsons could help each other.

All he said to Bai Yunduo: "Yunduo, relatives can't settle accounts like that, if they do, then there will be no family affection, outsiders are laughing at our family, speaking of which, our family is also a family with face, isn't this a joke for outsiders?" ”

Bai Yunduo looked at Old Man Bai: "Grandfather, family affection is also a degree, the family is separated, to put it mildly, how do grandfathers and my second and third masters get along with each other?" I think it's all for the benefit of your own family, right? We are not saints, my family owes a lot of debts, and my brother has been divorced, so you can't help us pay it back, right? Then we can't make money, save money, pay off our debts, and then marry my brother and daughter-in-law in the future? Why was my brother divorced? Not because of poverty? My brother's divorce is now known to many people in the village, and this matter can't be hidden at all, if our family is not capable, then who will be willing to marry the girl to my brother? We have only one house in our house now, and if my brother marries a daughter-in-law and doesn't build a house? There are so many places for our family to use money urgently, so we have to calculate every penny now. ”

Old Man Bai was silent by Bai Yunduo, because he knew that what people said was right.

But the second uncle, Bai Yuanlin, didn't stop: "Bai Yunduo, you haven't asked me to do it yet, have you?" Just say I can't do it well? Just say I'll ask for more money? Just say I can't finish it? Why do you think so of me? You didn't give me the job, you didn't let me earn a penny, but buried me for a while, you went too far. ”

Bai Yunduo was not unprepared, she said to Bai Yuanlin: "Okay, since the second uncle said so, then I will be fair, now I have samples, I don't ask the second uncle to do anything fresh style, what is creative, you can do it according to the specifications of Carpenter Li, years ago, I will charge as much as you do, and the price is the same as Carpenter Li, but the quality should be the same, if you can't reach it, I won't accept it, you can do it yourself, because what our business wants is a good reputation." ”

Old Man Bai was very satisfied when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "That's right, at least don't talk about your own family, then this time let your second uncle and your second brother follow to make jewelry boxes, I will look at them and let them not make mistakes." ”

Yuan's face looked a little better, but because this was to ask Bai Yuanlin to work for Bai Yunduo, she didn't accept it in her heart, but earning money was also an equally important thing, now the old son's expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and the eldest son is getting back less and less, the fourth son has run away from home, and the family is already unable to make ends meet, so she has to do this, so she didn't say anything.

In fact, Bai Yuanlin is a little lacking in confidence, because he is really not sure if he can do it well, but he also has his own ideas and luck, that is, if he does not do well, and with the support of his father and mother, Bai Yunduo will not dare not accept it when the time comes.

Bai Yunduo looked at the expressions of the mother and son, and had no sense of trust in them, so he said: "Grandfather, grandmother, I said, our family has an important reputation now, and there is also a lack of money, so if the second uncle does really badly, then I won't accept it, and then don't blame me for being ruthless, after all, my family really has no money to waste." ”

Yuan Shi was unhappy when he heard Bai Yunduo's evaluation of Bai Yuanlin: "Bai Yunduo, you're almost, right?" Why is your second uncle so unbearable, is he a serious carpenter? ”