As soon as I entered the door, I heard Wang talk about it.

Pei Ze agreed: "Okay, then give the second brother Zhang Luo a marriage, I will pay for the three taels of silver." ”

"Third child, listen to your mother first, you can't agree to this." Wang's face immediately darkened, and he said in a low voice, "You said that you didn't borrow any money, and you didn't even cover the mountain." ”

Why did her son borrow the money to marry the second daughter-in-law?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

"Mother, at this age, it's time for the second brother to get married." Pei Ze naturally didn't listen to Wang's words, and said lightly, "The problem that can be solved with silver is not a problem, don't be angry, let's earn silver slowly." ”

Wang saw that Pei Ze said easily.

Immediately shed tears: "You have also seen it, such a large family is crowded together, sooner or later your mother will be exhausted to death, you say divide the family, your grandmother refuses, your father is afraid that he will not agree, and he will not be able to divide it for a while, you have a lot of money on the mountain, plus your second brother, when will the day be a head!" ”

Pei Chunshan and Pei Run knew that working in the fields would earn food and clothing for a year.

Pei Man has been away from home for the past few years, wandering outside in poverty, and when he comes back, he is empty-handed, and he doesn't bring back his fart.

If Pei Ze loses again, then there is really no way to live this day.

"I know my mother's difficulties." Pei Ze nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, after my second brother gets married, let's discuss the matter of dividing the family, if everyone is willing to share, then divide, if you don't want to, then everyone will work hard in one place, and housework can't be done by you alone, don't worry, these are not big deals." ”

He knew his mother was hard.

But he didn't want to delay his second brother's family affairs because of the silver.

"It's not a big deal, so what's a big deal?" Wang wiped his tears and said, "We don't know what you are doing outside, and you don't want the daughter-in-law you found at home, do you know it, my mother can't sleep every day for this matter, I'm afraid that when I wake up, you're not by my mother's side......"

These days, she has nightmares every day.

I dreamed that Pei Ze couldn't come back......

"Mother, don't worry, I won't leave." Pei Ze smiled, got up and scooped hot water from the pot, poured it into the wooden basin and washed his face, put the cloth towel on the wooden frame, took off his shoes and got on the kang, leaned on the futon and said, "I've been wrapped in the mountains for thirty years, why are you still worried about me leaving?" ”

Wang thought about it too.

stopped crying, and then got back to business: "Then you promise your mother, when your second brother gets married, you will have a round house with peppercorns." ”

Sichuan pepper used to be submissive, but since that time she cut Pei Man, she somehow became powerful, but no matter what, she is still very diligent, and she bought it with money, and the Pei family can't say that she doesn't want it.

When Pei Ze heard the round house, he frowned slightly: "Let's talk about this later!" ”

Such a little girl, what has he become......

"Have you borrowed any money? Who did you borrow it from? Wang continued to ask.

"I didn't go out to borrow silver, but took a small gadget I brought with me to the Tongzhou pawnshop." Pei Ze couldn't cry and laughed, "Except for the rent of Baoshantou, there is just some left on hand, and when I go to the county office tomorrow to finish this matter, I will hand over the rest to my mother for safekeeping." ”

"You don't have to hand it over to your mother, you can just take it yourself." Wang opened the door vigilantly, looked out, and then stepped back and whispered, "The money in the family is all held by your grandmother, you can keep it as private money, and your mother will ask your grandmother for whatever she wants." ”

"Okay." Pei Ze replied lightly.

Pei Man learned that Pei Ze was willing to give him three taels of silver to marry, and immediately told Pei Chunhua the good news.

Pei Chunhua was overjoyed.

came back to discuss the matter with Mrs. Yuan: "This matter is not too late, while there is still pork at home, let's do it!" ”

"Okay, then I'll go to Liu Mazi tomorrow to calculate, and ask him to help find a good day." Old Mrs. Yuan also felt that she had to hurry up while she had meat, Pei Chunshan naturally had no opinion, Wang thought of what he had said before, and suddenly felt that he was fooled by this man, and he didn't pay attention to him for a whole day.

Pei Chunshan knew that he was at a loss.

In order to calm things down, after eating, he carried a hoe and went to work in the field.

The Pei family has been boiling for several days for Pei Man's matter.

Hua Jiao turned a deaf ear to these things, and was not idle at all, leading Pei An to the back mountain to pick up several baskets of chestnuts, all piled up on her small bed, even on the day of the Lantern Festival, she was not idle, she fried a small half bag of chestnuts in a small clay pot in her house, found some broad-leaved cattail grass to wrap the chestnuts separately, and planned to lead Pei An to the town dock to sell it tomorrow, because of the use of some sugar, Mrs. Yuan was very unhappy, how can there be such a good business to do, don't sell it anymore and lose money.

Wang naturally stood on the side of the pepper: "If you can't sell it, you can eat it yourself, how can you lose it?" ”

Mrs. Yuan thought that the fried chestnuts with sugar were really delicious, and she didn't say anything, Pei Ze was willing to give Pei Man three taels of silver to marry her daughter-in-law, and it was not interesting for her to care about some sugar, if she let the third child misunderstand, it would be bad.

Pei An was the most happy, and immediately said: "Third sister-in-law, don't worry, I am familiar with those places, let's go early, and we can definitely find a good foothold." ”

"When the money is sold, I'll take you to eat something delicious." Huajiao didn't pay attention to Mrs. Yuan's attitude, and when she sold the money, she would buy some sugar and come back, there was no business without capital in this world, in this family, she just had to deal with the relationship with the Wang family, and other people, what do you like.

Pei An was excited.

The next day, Huajiao got up early, took two corn tortillas from the stove room and put them in his arms, called Pei An and went out.

"Third brother, why are you here?" Pei An's face was not washed, and he looked up with a cat-like face and asked, "Do you want to go to the dock with us to sell goods?" ”

"I'm going to run some errands, just with you." Pei Ze touched his head, saw that Hua Jiao was carrying a basket of chestnuts, stretched out his hand and said, "I'll come, I'll take you to the dock." ”

"Thank you then." Hua Jiao knew that he was going to the county government to sign the paperwork for Bao Shantou, so he happily untied the back basket and handed it to him, Pei Ze put the back basket on his back, walked forward steadily, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, Pei An pouted and said: "The third brother is walking too fast." ”

"Don't worry, let's follow slowly, he won't go far." Sichuan pepper took out a corn tortilla to Pei An, the two of them climbed up the mountain road while eating, and arrived at the top of the mountain unhurriedly, Pei Ze seemed to have been waiting there for a long time, and when he saw the two catching up, he picked up the back basket and walked forward by himself.

On the long street leading to the wharf, there are all kinds of shops on both sides, the merchants have already moved their goods outside the store and piled them together, the little two are selling business loudly, the foreigners who are walking casually in silk with foreign accents, the fishermen who are flushed by the sea breeze, the beggars in ragged clothes, the small businessmen who carry bamboo baskets to sell, shouting, selling, bargaining, laughing and scolding, intertwined into a prosperous scene.

There was a strong smell of fish, and the smell of the sea wrapped in the damp and cold sea breeze, and it rushed to him at once.

At the end of the long street, the dirt road next to the wharf is crowded with people setting up stalls, with everything to eat, wear, and wear.

Steaming and bustling.

The peppercorns were dazzled for a while, as if they had returned to the lively market in the countryside in their previous life.

In comparison, the chestnuts she carried were a little unsightly.

Pei Ze seemed to be accustomed to all of this, so he effortlessly found a vacant place for the two of them, put down the basket and said to Hua Jiao: "I can't come back until later, if you finish selling the chestnuts, lead Brother An back first, don't walk around." ”

As he spoke, he took out some copper plates from his pocket and gave them to the peppercorns, "If you're hungry, buy something to eat, and if you can't sell it, you can go back if you want to go back." ”

She can make a few bucks as a small fighter.

He thought she was leading Pei An out to play.

"Got it, thank you." Huajiao took the copper plate and counted it, and smiled at him, "I borrowed you, and when I sold it, I will pay you back." ”

Pei Ze looked at her thoughtfully, didn't say anything, turned around and left.

Sichuan pepper took out a bag of chestnuts from the back basket and tore it open, and put it on the back basket as a sample for everyone to taste. ”

Sichuan pepper couldn't help laughing, and also began to shout: "Fried chestnuts with sugar, a copper plate and a pack, don't miss it when you pass by." ”

The two shouted hard, but no one stopped.

Pei An was a little discouraged, and ran to the opposite side to play with the child of a steamed bun seller.

Sichuan pepper is also very confused, seeing that the old woman who sells pancakes and fruits in the stall is very prosperous, so she took the initiative to give the old woman a bag of chestnuts to ask her for advice, the old woman is very happy to take it, and said with a smile: "Girl, this is the South Market, all of them sell snacks, most of the locals come to visit, you are afraid that you can't sell chestnuts here, you have to go to the North Market to sell, there are many restaurants there, and there are many outsiders who go shopping, they are particularly interested in our local food!" ”

Huajiao came to his senses, called Pei An, and went to Beishi to find a vacant place to continue selling goods.