On this day, Qian Laosi asked the woman in the family for three taels of silver, drove the donkey to the county seat, thought about it was still early, and went to the tea shop to eat tea first.

Qian Laosi took out five copper plates and asked for a bowl of cheap big-leaf catechu, shook his head in the hall and ate it, and then left to look at the people and the guys, and poured a few small dishes of orange cakes and sesame candy into the waistband of his pants.

Out of the tea shop, Qian Laosi went to the cloth shop first, waved his hand and pulled a green satin ruler, played two jars of Jinhua wine in the wine shop, and went to Qingxiangzhai to weigh two catties of plum cinnamon three-color flower cake. Tie the donkey to the pile at the head of the bridge, then straighten out the head, hold the ruler under the arm of one hand, carry the flower cake with two fingers, and hold the wine jar in the other hand, and walk into a single-family courtyard at the west end of the bridge.

This is the home of his brother Qian Zhenwang.

Qian Zhenwang's family had flowers, bamboo shoots, walnuts and Qian Lao four tea to eat, and the back room was left for the brothers to speak, and she went out to push pai gow with the neighbors.

And said that the fourth family of Qian Lao went to the second housekeeper of the rich man Liu to take a two-day vacation, and went to go to Xiaoyingzi's house in the village, just because Xiaoyingzi and her grandmother have a unique job, that is, the ability to steam and roast meat, it is rumored that only a long firewood was used to simmer a big pig's head, and the neighbors will always ask her to help whenever they buy a banquet at home.

This time, Qian Laosi and his family were ruthless to clean up a decent table, and took advantage of Qian Laosi's time to invite the brothers of the family, and instructed Diancui to wash and wipe the outside of the house.

Until the sun set in the west, I only heard a commotion outside the courtyard, and saw people, pigs, and sheep hula into the courtyard.

Qian Laosi walked ahead, saw Dian Cui who was sweeping the yard, and exclaimed: "Why don't you go and pour water for Lao Tzu and a few little brothers, I am thirsty for Lao Tzu!" ”

He didn't forget to shout into the house in a long voice: "Hun family, come out quickly, I still owe a few brothers a few miles of silver." ”

Qian Laosi's family was napping in the house, and when he heard this, he jumped on the kang and wanted to pluck Qian Laosi's ears.

"Oh, don't worry about it, my brother said, tomorrow not only he will come, but the steward of Master Wang's family will also come, and there are a few powerful people who will come with him, my brother also said, you must greet you thoroughly, one seat is not enough, at least two seats! It's lively and lively, so you have face. Qian Laosi raised his head and said.

As soon as the Qian Lao Sijia heard that the powerful characters were coming, they swallowed the scolding words on their lips again, only frowning and muttering What powerful characters are coming to our poor countryside to do, aren't they here to eat and drink.

Here, Qian Laosi led a few people who looked like men to put a pig, a sheep, a ham, a basket of carp, a bag of white noodles, five jars of Jinhua wine, several chickens and ducks, two catties of melon seeds, and sesame almonds, orange cakes, black dates, and boiled chestnuts all into a cloth bag...... These cost a total of four taels or three dollars of silver, plus the green satin rulers, snacks and wine sent to his brother's house, which was exactly six taels or five dollars.

Qian Laosi's family looked at these, only to feel that the silver slipped away, and his heart twitched. glared at Qian Laosi fiercely, went back to the room to cut the silver with scissors, put it on the pole and weighed it repeatedly, and then went out and paid a few guys' silver.

Now it's okay, for the sake of a porter's work, six taels and five dollars of silver were put in for nothing, and the fourth family of Qian Lao only complained bitterly in their hearts, regretting that they should not listen to the nonsense of Qian Laosi.