"Mother, the snow is thick on the road, you can find someone to bring a message if you have something, why did you come here by yourself?"

After all, she is a mother-in-law, even if she is dissatisfied with looking at the Hong family like this at this time, Song Ercai is still sad.

Hong snorted coldly and said, "Can I not come?" I haven't been home for so long, and those who don't know think you're dead. ”

The inexplicable sentence was unappetizing, and Song Er was stunned for a moment, and then thought of his going out.

"Mother, I went out to run errands, and I only came back yesterday."

Song Ercai came out with a round stool for the two of them to sit on, and explained the matter of going out by the way.

He poured hot tea from the stove to warm up the two of them, and when he saw that their shoes were wet with snow, he went to the counter to get suitable new cotton shoes for the two of them to change.

These things are sold in the shop, and only Song Er can get this kind of treatment in the two of them, and the last time they came, the same shoes were wet, but Chang didn't see it.

After soaking in snow water all the way, both of their feet were numb, and at this time they were roasting by the fire, and there were warm cotton shoes, and the numb feet finally regained a little sense.

At this time, if Hong and Zhou were moved, it would make people feel good, but unfortunately both of them were uninteresting, and Hong scolded bluntly.

"What about Chang Xiao'e? Second child, it doesn't matter if you leave, it's not that there is still her, but that person is good, not only did he not go home to take a look, I came to look for her at the end of last month, I didn't get a sip of hot tea, and I took Brother Tian to ask me for the silver for the elderly, which is really not a thing. ”

She didn't mention the matter of asking for money at all, and singled out these words.

Song Ercai is not stupid, he is also very transparent, he can probably understand what is going on when he thinks about it, husband and wife, how can he not know Chang's personality.

Looking fierce, it is nothing more than a knife mouth and tofu heart.

"Mother, didn't Siniang give you the fifty dollars last month?"

Song Ercai was about to take out his purse, and Hong pursed his lips and said, "It's not that I didn't give it." ”

She didn't know that Chang was not there, and she was afraid that she would make trouble again because of this matter for a while, nothing else, just afraid that she would take out the promise she made when she broke up, and she would not be able to get off the stage.

As soon as Song Ercai heard this, he put down his hand.

"Mother, since there is a give, it will be done."

Song Ercai dragged a small pestle to sit beside Hong's side, "Mother, what's going on at home?" I see you're so thin, is something wrong? ”

The Song family has land and land, and now that they have divided their families, there is a lot of land in the big house and the two old mouths, so it stands to reason that after the harvest, in addition to eating by themselves, there is surplus grain for the family, how can it be like this?

Song Ercai glanced at the two of them, not only the mother, but also the sister-in-law was no better, and she had white hair.

"What could happen?"

As soon as Hong heard this, he became angry.

"It's not a family separation, one or two people eat and drink spicy food and spicy food outside, and they don't care about how they are at home. Your father and I are cold and have no clothes, hungry and have no food, Brother Hong'er doesn't have enough money to spend in the school, and I won't be long before the family has to suffocate to death. ”

Hong's mouth was full of complaints, and Song Ercai frowned slightly when he heard it, he wanted to speak well, but others didn't appreciate it at all.

At this time, Zhou, who had drunk two cups of hot tea, finally spoke, she pulled Hong's sleeve and said: "Mother, the family is divided, I said that I was conceited, what do you say about this, it's our life to live badly." ”

Zhou pinched his sleeves and wiped his tears, looking pitiful.

Hong Shi was a little angry when he heard this, "What are you talking about, isn't my Erlang still there, it's hard to open such a big shop and ignore us, you have to be those unfilial sons who are poked in the back." ”

Hong's meaning is pointed, Song Ercai's brows furrowed deeper, and he thought about it and said: "Mother, I won't tell you, although my son can't make much money from opening a shop now, he can eat, drink and dress without worrying, and I don't feel good when I see you like this now." Why don't you come to the second room with your father with that share of the land, you don't have to do anything in the future, and your son will support you. ”

Song Ercai can't bear the charge of unfilial piety, they are all his own parents, he is better off now, and he doesn't mind raising them, but the big house doesn't care about his business.

Zhou's expression was stunned, and he didn't wipe away his tears, he didn't expect Song Er to say this, if the old couple really went to the second room, the big room would be miserable.

"Ercai, your heart is good, but when the family was separated, my mother and father were reluctant to Brother Hong."

Zhou smiled awkwardly, and pulled down Hong's sleeve and said, "Mother, you said yes." ”

Hong pursed his lips and nodded: "That's what it means, it's all divided at the beginning, so let's live like this for the time being." ”

Good horses don't eat back grass, the Hong family is also a person who wants face, and her relationship with the second room is so bad, even if she comes, can Chang give a good face?

Naturally, it can't be, and she really can't let go of the sensible and obedient Brother Hong.

Song Ercai wanted to laugh a little, and squinted and said, "Mother, sister-in-law, why did you come here today?" ”

How could it be possible to come in the snow without a purpose, I thought I was asking for the fifty dollars, but now it seems that it is not.

"Nothing." Hong's eyes flickered and coughed: "It's that Brother Hong wants to go to the city to study at the end of the month, and I want to borrow a few taels of silver from you." ”

"Listening?"

"Where, who is the main speaker?"

The academies or big studies in the city sometimes invite famous masters to give lectures to the great Confucians, and Song Ercai has never heard of these things and knows them.

However, not all learning is worth listening to, and sometimes it is just a trick for businessmen to cheat money.

Yesterday, Song Hong returned home in the snow, and only said that he wanted money to go to the city to study, but he didn't say where or who was lecturing.

"How do I, an old woman who can't even read a word, know these things? In short, Brother Hong said, many people in the school hall will go, that person is very famous, he is a great Confucian, and he will not lose five taels of silver to attend classes. ”

Five taels of silver, Song Er was stunned, when did those classes rise to sky-high prices, what he heard back then was one or two hundred yuan a day, and there were tea seats for people to rest.

"Mother, did Brother Hong ask you to prepare five taels of silver?"

Song Ercai lowered his eyes, holding back anger in his eyes.

"It costs five taels of silver to listen to classes, and you don't have to eat, drink, and stay for two nights when you go to the city, five taels is definitely not enough, so you have to have seven taels or eight taels."

"Yes, second child, you don't know, Brother Hong's school is not good, the master's level is not high, he failed these two exams, and if he doesn't want to go out to increase his knowledge, how can his grades get up."

Zhou also chimed in.

Five taels is not enough, it has to be seven taels or eight taels, Song Er smiled faintly, he didn't have the heart to continue chatting with them, got up and said, "This matter, let Brother Hong come and talk to me by himself." ”

Let Brother Hong come over and talk?

Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Second brother, you agreed!" ”