Chapter 51: The Zhao Family Walks the Water (2)

"Let's take another bowl of the lady!"

When I got up early this morning, Zhao Laosan was busy working in the field, and his stomach was really hungry. Su Mi just finished eating, boiled the water, and ordered another bowl of noodles.

Seeing that the man was eating, he cleaned up while waiting for the man to finish eating.

After eating, Zhao Laosan went to the stove room to clean up. Fortunately, this burn is not serious. He took a frame and a pole, picked out the burned table and chairs, and swept them clean with a broom. This stove is missing a piece, go to the side house and get bricks to make up for it.

Unexpectedly, the bricks of this side house are used to build a pigsty, and the remaining one or two pieces are broken.

"Husband, I remember that there are some bricks in my mother's house, anyway, if you throw them outside, the wind is blowing and the rain is drenching, why don't we go and get them over and fix this stove house!" Su Mi entered the house and saw the man touching the burnt stove, and he was very worried.

Raising her eyes, her little lady smiled at herself. Only then did he remember that his mother-in-law's house had half a wall of bricks. It's all outside, and it's not necessary to let the wind and rain blow.

"At the moment, no one else in the village has bricks at home, so I have to go to my mother-in-law's house. Fortunately, I was able to come back in the evening this time. After Zhao Laosan finished speaking, he went to the shed outside to get a board car.

Seeing that her man was about to leave, she hurriedly locked the door: "Husband, I'll go with you!" ”

"The lady is watching at home, I'll go back when I go!" Zhao Laosan saw that the sun was hot, and the ground was hot at this time, how could he, a little lady, be willing to take it to the sun like this!

"My sister-in-law is pregnant, get her some meat!"

After Su Mi finished speaking, he took out the uneaten piece of meat from the side room, wrapped it in oiled paper and handed it to his man. Unexpectedly, his man pushed it away and put a straw hat on top of his head: "This meat, the lady should stay at home and eat it slowly, don't worry, I will buy the bricks of this mother-in-law's house with money!" ”

"Husband, I didn't mean that, the bricks in our house have been lost out for more than a year, you go and tell your mother, pull it back, what else do you pay to buy?" Hearing the man say this, Su Mi was in a hurry, and the meat he was carrying in his hand was hurriedly put in the frame, grabbing the man's arm and shouting.

lowered her eyes, her little lady's face was flushed with anxiety, and her eyes were very anxious, "Lady is relieved, I don't want to see my mother and my brother and sister-in-law, I just want to give them a little money and a good life!" ”

"When the time comes, my brother and sister-in-law won't be able to take advantage of our shortcomings, wouldn't it be great?" Seeing that his wife didn't speak, Zhao Laosan reached out and patted her head, and said softly.

The money from the last sale of mulberries was all in her hands, and she was afraid that the man would have no money, so she went into the house and got some: "It's the time to use the money, give them more money, and my mother doesn't have to work so hard!" ”

The man replied with a sullen head, and then pushed the cart towards Sujia Village.

Su Mi was idle here, looking at the cabinet in the bedroom, there were some leftover fabrics from the last clothes. These cloths were expensive, but they were too small to make clothes for adults, and they thought that the women of the Luo Qing family were going to give birth in a few months, and it was winter, so they brought needles and threads, and prepared to sew a winter jacket.

First, the cloth is taken out, the clothes are drawn, and then they are cut. Although the clothes are relatively small, Su Mi is making doll clothes for the first time, and she is careful, and she feels that it is more troublesome than making adult clothes.

Sujia Village

Zhao Laosan's feet seemed to be windy, and it took less than two hours to get from Zhaojia Village to Sujia Village. When he arrived in Sujia Village, everyone at the entrance of the village knew him and knew that he was a good son-in-law of the Su family. There were enthusiastic people smiling, Zhao Laosan just nodded and greeted, his face was like a knife, and his eyebrows were calm and cold.

After the entrance of the village, bypass a few ridges, and then cross a river is the Su family. It wasn't hot at noon, and the men and women were working in the fields. The Su family was smoking, and the roof chimney was emitting white smoke, and it was estimated that they were only cooking Chinese food now.

Zhao Laosan arrived at the door and shouted to his mother. When Su's mother heard that it was her son-in-law's voice, she hurriedly put down the work on the stove, wiped her hands on the apron on her waist and stood on the steps with a smile: "Has the son-in-law eaten?" ”

"I've eaten it, mother!"

Zhao Laosan put down the cart and looked at the wasteland halfway up the mountain in front of the door, and could vaguely see green seedlings planted, so he was relieved.

Su's mother looked back, but didn't see her daughter, "Son-in-law, didn't Mi'er come?" ”

"She's at home watching the animals in the house, and she just bought the piglets!"

Seeing that her son-in-law was sweating profusely, Su's mother hurriedly went to the stove room and brought a bowl of water to him. Zhao Laosan was feeling thirsty, and he went down with water.

"Is there something about the son-in-law who came?" Su Mi saw Zhao Laosan coming alone, and he was still pushing the cart, estimating that something was going on.

A bowl of underwater belly, my heart felt a lot more comfortable, and I raised my eyes to look at the bricks built on the wall outside: "Mother, the house is running out of water today, and the stove room needs some bricks to repair it." After thinking about it, there are no brick kilns in these ten miles and eight towns, so I came to my mother to buy some here! ”

Hearing that it was water, Su Mu's heart chuckled, feeling that her brain was buzzing, and her eyes were a little dark, and it took a while to come back to her senses: "Is Mi'er burning, otherwise why didn't you come back with you?" ”

Seeing that her mother-in-law's face was pale, she knew that she was scared, and hurriedly helped her sit down: "Mother, Mi'er went to persuade her to fight at that time, so it's okay." The stove room on the roof is only a minor repair, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

"Really?" Su Mi was afraid that his son-in-law would hide himself in order to make him feel at ease.

Zhao Laosan also sat down together and told Su's mother about the water at home from beginning to end. Mother Su knew that her son-in-law was not a person who lied and talked nonsense, so she was a little relieved.

In the morning, I went to the field and planted the bread grain, so this lunch was delayed, and now it is cooking. Su Mi entered the stove room, Zhao Laosan looked at her and only ate the pickled radish and green vegetable porridge when her little lady came back last time, and her eyebrows twisted: "Mother, where is my brother and sister-in-law?" ”

"Don't mention those two, I got up in the morning to cook, and now they're still asleep!" As soon as Su's mother mentioned the daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law of the loser, she felt angry and helpless.

"Son-in-law, this brick is lost to me anyway, you can take it back, and you can't buy it!" After Su's mother finished eating the porridge, washed the pot and bowl with water, and pulled her son-in-law to the door.

"Mother, this brick said that it was to be bought, but it was actually given to us. My brother and sister-in-law need money right now, so that's it. Zhao Laosan pulled out a few bundles of firewood on the bricks, blew the ash on them, and took a piece to take a look.

This brick was burned in the largest Hujia brick kiln in the town two years ago, and later I heard that I was afraid of war, so I didn't make a living as a brick kiln. These bricks were still bought from the walls of the monastery when the old man of the Su family was there.

"Son-in-law, you gave us a lot of money, and every time we came back, we sent rice and meat, these bricks are just a few bricks, I really can't ask for your money!" Su Mi said while helping to get the bricks and build them on Zhao Laosan's car.

Su Binghuai and Gu Chunqi in this room heard the movement, it was the voice of their brother-in-law Zhao Laosan, and hurriedly got up and stood on the dam.

"My brother-in-law said that the bricks should be bought with money? I guess I heard it right! "Su Binghuai is lazy all day long, he doesn't gamble, he sleeps at home for nothing.

"You heard me right, I said I'll buy this brick!"

"Do you know that brother-in-law? What is the market for this brick now? Su Binghuai put his hands in his sleeves and stood beside the cart, his eyes sparkling and turning.

Zhao Laosan knew in his heart that Su Binghuai didn't work in the fields all day long, and he didn't go to find a way to make a living, so he just wanted to take advantage of these few bricks to knock his brother-in-law hard.

"Two years ago, this penny was five or six yuan, and now a year has passed, I'll give you more!" Zhao Laosan was originally thinking about giving money, and he didn't want to worry about anything with his brother.

"Five or six bricks for a penny is not enough now, there is no brick kiln in this town, if you buy it, we will repair the yard in the future, what should we do?" Su Binghuai crooked his face, looking like a villain.

Su's mother couldn't hear this, so she stretched out her hand and slapped her palm: "Look for yourself, the food in the house, and our fields, where is not given by the son-in-law, and you dare to ask for money?" Your life was saved by your son-in-law! ”

was slapped a few times by his mother, Su Binghuai's cheeks were red, but he was still unforgiving: "These two families live and take our family to give money." He gave our family food and helped our family work, that is filial piety to the mother, and the son-in-law is filial to the mother, that is a matter of course. ”

Zhao Laosan didn't pay attention to him, his movements were very fast, and he just took down the bricks on the steps and built them on his own cart.

Su's mother on the side chased her son with a broom and chased her all over the yard.

After a while, the cart was full of bricks. Zhao Laosan picked the best and the most sturdy.

"Mother, this money must be given. I took a total of 100 bricks, let my brother calculate, how much is appropriate? Zhao Laosan sat on the handle of the board car, staring at Su Binghuai with dark eyes.

"Brother-in-law, this brick costs at least fifty yuan!"

Zhao Laosan didn't say anything, took out some broken silver from his arms and handed it to Su's mother: "Mother, you take this money, buy some food for the family, use it!" ”

Where can Su's mother collect her son-in-law's money, and hurriedly pushed it back: "Don't listen to him, if this brick son-in-law wants it, come to the house to get it again!" ”

"This can't be done, helping is helping, buying and selling is buying and selling, we don't accept this money, and our brother-in-law and sister can't get over it, isn't it!" Su Binghuai snatched the broken silver from Zhao Laosan's hand, took it in his mouth and bit it.

"It's really silver, you can still see silver in this town, my brother-in-law is really capable!"