Qiyuan Village:

In front of the Chu family, there were several peasant women with baskets in their hands, covered with a piece of cloth, and said something around Chu Junzhu, Bai Shi stood beside the two sisters of the Chu family to prevent them from being scattered by the crowd, Shi Gongzi did not put on Bai Shi's shoulder, but stood behind her, and He Qingqing was on the other side of the Chu family sisters.

But fortunately, as a result, the women all gathered around Chu Junzhu and did not go to this side.

"Thank you. If there's anything, you can come to me. Chu Junzhu took the basket a little crampedly, and sincerely promised a few women. In the past few years since Chu Junzhu came to the village, this is the first time he has been surrounded by the people in the village so enthusiastically.

"Well, that's not it. You still have two dolls, so we'll go first. A peasant woman smiled and wiped her hands on the sides of her clothes, obviously not often in contact with scholar-type Chu Junzhu, and left after seeing Chu Junzhu's basket.

He Qingqing here watched the crowd disperse, said hello to Bai Shi, and planned to leave.

Before leaving, he took a special look at Shi Gongzi, Shi Gongzi still didn't move, and stood quietly behind Bai Shi, until Bai Shi and the Chu family sisters cast puzzled eyes at her, and then they had to leave with He Qingqing.

It's just that no matter how you look at the back, it exudes a melancholy and pitiful atmosphere.

Shi Gongzi is not a person who can't be confused, he knows that even if he wants to be with Bai Shi very much, he can't stay in the Chu family.

First, because the Chu family is very poor, Chu Junzhu is very difficult to support his two daughters, not to mention raising Bai Shi.

Although Chu Junzhu was benevolent and righteous and did not drive Bai Shi out, Bai Shi naturally couldn't eat white rice and wanted to help the Chu family, and no one knew when Chu Junzhu wanted Bai Shi to go.

And after Chu Junzhu being imprisoned this time, Bai Shi should be able to stay in the Chu family safely. This is not only because Chu Junzhu realized that his two daughters could be taken care of and he could go out to earn more money, but also because Bai Shi brought him out of prison, and he should be grateful no matter what.

And he didn't bring anything to the Chu family, and Chu Junzhu was not a saint, so naturally he would not agree to stay in the Chu family.

The second reason is that He Qingqing's family is relatively well-off, and He Qingqing's family has no labor, so it is obviously more appropriate for him to stay in the He family.

The third is because He Qingqing introduced himself to outsiders before, and he was talking about his distant cousin, if he suddenly went to the Chu family, it would obviously be inappropriate.

To sum up, no matter what, his temporary place is the He family, and the He family is not far from the Chu family, and he can often see his wife in the future.

Shi Gongzi's heart turned back and forth, and then his expression remained unchanged and he followed He Qingqing back.

Therefore, strangers are not just able to stay at home, especially if they live at home for a long time, who will bear the cost of eating and drinking, if they cannot bring benefits and benefits to the main family, even if the heart of the person who takes them in is good, in benevolence and righteousness, it is impossible to take them in for a long time.

Just after He Qingqing and Shi Gongzi walked away, Bai Shi and the Chu family sisters helped Chu Junzhu take a few baskets home and put them away. Chu Qiuxue looked left and right, and lifted the corner of the cloth on the basket with a probe, only to see that there were round eggs inside, and there were a lot of them, so she was so happy that she couldn't help but reach out and touch it with her hand.

"Smack."

"Sss

"Sister, I'll touch it." Chu Qiuxue rubbed the back of her hand that had just been beaten by Chu Qiulan and winked at Chu Qiulan. "Guess what's in there? Sister. ”

Chu Qiulan was very curious, but she didn't want to lose her position as an older sister in front of Chu Qiu, so she just said lightly, "Don't guess." ”

"Sister, you're really boring." Chu Qiuxue pouted, then stood on tiptoe and whispered to Chu Qiulan, "It's all eggs here." ”

Chu Qiulan's heart was overjoyed, and her lips, which had been tightly pursed, couldn't help but hook up, she glanced at her sister who was covering her mouth and snickering, said a word and left.

Chu Qiuxue stuck out her tongue at Chu Qiulan behind her back, and then followed Chu Qiulan out.

Just as Chu Junzhu was about to close the door, he heard a thin voice.

"Doctor Chu, you wait."

Chu Junzhu looked up and saw a woman standing not far away, still charming, carrying a basket in her hand. Unlike other peasant women, this woman was fair-skinned, plump, with neat hair, a wooden hairpin on her head, and a basket in her hand that was much more beautiful.

The person who came was Widow Xu.

"What's wrong? Is there something going on? Chu Junzhu looked at Widow Xu, his eyes were gentle and clear, and he spoke slowly.

"Also, there's nothing wrong with it, this is for Dr. Chu." Widow Xu handed the basket in her hand to Chu Junzhu.

"Thank you, it's just that you still have a child at home who is studying, so let's make up for the child." Chu Junzhu politely rejected Widow Xu.

Widow Xu looked at Chu Junzhu's appearance, a little ashamed, and stubbornly stretched out her hand, asking Chu Junzhu to take this basket.

Chu Junzhu glanced at Widow Xu, who was stubborn in her eyes and clenched her teeth and pursed her lips, and sighed in her heart.

He naturally knew why Widow Xu came after everyone was gone, and naturally it was for his sake, hoping that there would be less gossip, and he didn't want those gossips to have a bad impact on him. After all, one is a man without a wife, and the other is a man without a husband.

In the eyes of Widow Xu, if she didn't accept her basket, she disliked her status as a widow, and wanted to avoid suspicion with her, and she felt ashamed.

Chu Junzhu knew Widow Xu's good intentions, so he naturally didn't have any dislike for it, but expressed his gratitude to Widow Xu for being able to think about it and send charcoal in the snow.

"Thank you then." Chu Junzhu took the basket, and then exchanged it for Chu Qiulan, and asked Chu Qiulan to take out a few of his books.

"Ling Gongzi will have the imperial examination next year, I hope this will be useful to Ling Gongzi." Chu Junzhu flipped through the few books in his hand and handed them to Widow Xu.

"This ......" Widow Xu hesitated a little, she didn't mean to change the book, but looking at Chu Junzhu's gentle and clear eyes, Widow Xu knew that he didn't have filthy thoughts about himself, but was helping himself.

She knows the importance of books, whether it is in the county town or in this place where there is only a small private school, books are even more precious, and they cannot be compared to a basket of eggs.

Widow Xu hugged the book tightly, pursed her lips, her heart was full of gratitude, bowed to Chu Junzhu, and left.

"You can have a good meal in the evening." Chu Junzhu pinched Chu Qiulan's face, picked Chu Qiulan up, closed the door, and walked towards the house.

Chu Qiulan held it tightly and pursed her lips a little shyly. She loved her father's closeness to her.

……

Li Dashan's house in Qiyuan Village:

If the people in the village sighed when they heard that Chu Junzhu came back, then Li Dashan was not happy.

For the hundred taels of silver, his daughter-in-law is gone, just to get Chu Junzhu, but people have nothing to do, do you think Li Dashan can be happy?

He was not afraid that Chu Junzhu would take revenge on him, but that because after Chu Junzhu came back, that person would not give him a hundred taels of silver.

If you don't give yourself a hundred taels of silver, where will you get the money to marry a daughter-in-law again, where will you get the money to live a free life, and where will you get the money to pay off gambling debts?

Therefore, after Chu Junzhu came back, Li Dashan felt bitter in his heart.

"I don't know if I can get this hundred taels of silver." Li Dashan lay on the bed and muttered in a low voice, and the cabinet next to him was full of wine bottles.

Li Dashan glanced at a straw mat in front of him, with a white cloth on it, and in front of him was his wife's spiritual seat, and a gust of wind blew, Li Dashan shook unconsciously.

"Damn, I'll send you out tomorrow." Li Dashan scolded and took another sip of wine.

He thought to himself, how can he ask about the hundred taels of silver tomorrow.

……

Chu Junzhu counted the things he received yesterday early the next morning, and then filled each basket with rice and white flour, and asked the two sisters of the Chu family and Bai Shi to return them together. And Chu Junzhu also counted the grain, and planned to pay the rent today.

Glancing at the rice jar that was about to be empty, Chu Junzhu sighed, there was a bumper harvest yesterday, but now everything is gone. It seems that we have to work hard again, otherwise we won't be able to fire at home.

Even Widow Xu also received it.

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. Widow Xu refused. After all, Chu Junzhu had already given her several books yesterday, and there were personal opinions and annotations on them, which could be said to be very valuable to his son.

"My dad said he was going to give it. Aunt Xu will take it. Chu Qiuxue said with a smile, and ran away after handing it to Widow Xu.

When Widow Xu came over, she saw Chu Qiuxue and Chu Qiulan going home with Bai Shi, and there was no one around.

Widow Xu breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it seems that Chu Junzhu has specially explained that she wants to come here when there are few people.

In fact, it's strange to say, it's not that I haven't heard those people's ridicule openly and secretly in the past, but I can not change my face, and I can still taunt it quietly. I don't care about what those people think about my own approach, but I don't know why I always feel cramped towards Chu Junzhu, and I don't want him to look down on him.

Probably because Chu Junzhu's clear eyes gave him a bit of respect.

Widow Xu shook her head and carried the basket into the room.

"Who gave this again?" A tall and thin young man stood in front of the door, his eyes were not good, and he stared fiercely at the basket in Widow Xu's hand.

The young man is delicate and handsome, and he is 8 points similar to Widow Xu, obviously inheriting the beauty of Widow Xu, plus he has a thin body, fair skin, and the charm of a scholar is permeated all over his body, which makes people feel gentle and elegant.

Widow Xu was startled, looked up at her son, and said with a smile, "I'll make you white noodles to eat today." ”

The boy glared fiercely at the basket and went inside.

Widow Xu didn't care much, just looked at her son, and became more and more satisfied, her son was no worse than those nobles in the capital.

……

And Chu Junzhu, who had finished delivering the rent here, happened to meet Li Dashan who was in a hurry on the way home, and he was suspicious.

Where is Li Dashan going in a hurry?