Aunt Wang didn't give Shen Tuantuan a chance to refuse, so she turned around and went to help pack her things. "I see that you will definitely have to cook by yourself in the future, after all, there is a small courtyard, and you should bring a few more sauerkraut jars at home, and you all like to eat. Go back, pickle some more sauerkraut at home, and let someone bring it to you. Don't worry about home, but you can come back when you have a day off. ”

"Otherwise, I'd better not go."

"That's what happened! If you don't want to go, I'm going to be angry. It's rare that you're not here, so I'll let me be the master of the house for a while, can't I? Aunt Wang deliberately lowered her face, looking unhappy.

How could Shen Tuantuan take it seriously, over the years, Aunt Wang has never been willing to touch the silver, even if she buys something, the rest of the silver is returned to Shen Tuantuan, and then Shen Changzhi can't stand it anymore, so she gives Aunt Wang five taels of silver every month, and lets Aunt Wang watch and buy it herself. If Aunt Wang sometimes bought cloth or something a little more expensive next to her, Shen Changzhi would stuff Aunt Wang with silver.

Later, after a long time, Shen Changzhi was impatient to always stuff silver for Aunt Wang, so he gave Aunt Wang fifty taels of silver at one time and let Aunt Wang be in charge.

Xu is because Aunt Wang herself feels that there is no difference from the Shen family, but this time she will not refuse, after taking fifty taels of silver, wherever the silver is used, she will talk to Shen Tuantuan. However, Shen Tuantuan has always gone in and out of his left ear and out of his right ear, and he didn't go to his heart at all.

Later, it was Shen Changzhi who talked to Aunt Wang, and Aunt Wang was not panicked, "Auntie, you don't have to worry about our family being suspicious of you for these few taels of silver." Besides, at the end of the year, I have been busy all year long, and I have done my best for our family, and even with this heart, fifty taels of silver can't be bought. Besides, Tuan Tuan and I treat you as our own family, if I didn't want to marry my father, I might have wronged you, and we would treat you as a mother. ”

After a few words, Aunt Wang cried bitterly, and Shen Changzhi also said that in the future, he would give Aunt Wang a pension for the end. Aunt Wang put away her carefulness at this time, and since then she has been more comfortable in this home.

Seeing that Aunt Wang was so neat, thinking that Yuyin Academy was not far away, that is, out of Jiangxia City, she could go back and forth in one day, and she could come back at any time in the future. Shen Tuantuan no longer refused, when Shen Tuantuan took twenty taels of silver to give to Aunt Wang, he was still rejected by Aunt Wang, "The fifty taels of silver given by Changzhi, I still have the rest." We didn't buy much for the New Year. ”

During the Chinese New Year last year, the shopkeeper of He Chunlou pulled a cart of New Year's goods, and even Yushizhai, who rented her shop, also gave New Year's gifts. In addition, there are some gifts from Miao Jiazhai, and some gifts to the ancestors and grandchildren of the Ning family, and together, they didn't even spend a few dollars. Therefore, Shen Changzhi gave a lot of fifty taels of silver for the New Year, and Aunt Wang still kept a lot.

"I know in my heart, you are not at home, if someone comes to borrow money, if your father has to borrow money, I can't stop it with money in my hand. If I don't have any money, your father won't be able to borrow it. "Aunt Wang is now under one roof, and she has long been clear about Shen Zhong's temperament.

Those people in the village, since they learned that the Shen family had quietly purchased seventy or eighty acres of land, from time to time someone came to borrow money from Shen Zhong. Shen Zhong also knew that because when he came out to save Shen Xiao, he borrowed a lot of money from the Ning family, and his family still owed debts, so most of the time he refused with righteous words.

But every time he encountered the old, weak, sick and disabled, Shen Zhong couldn't give up. will go home with a shy face and discuss with Shen Tuantuan if he can borrow money with a little silver. But every time he was rejected by Shen Tuantuan, if he opened this opening, everyone in the village would come to borrow money from him.

It's all from the same village, and if you borrow this one and don't borrow it, it hurts your feelings. Just don't borrow anyone, so it's the same for everyone, but it's also fair.

People are like this, I don't have it, everyone doesn't, that's normal. If this balance is broken, there will be no way to live this day.

That's why Aunt Wang said this.

Shen Tuantuan also knew that there was no shortage of money, so he didn't push around, so he made up his mind, and went back to talk to Sanya Niang, so that when Sanya Niang was idle, she would sit at home.

Shen Tuantuan really doesn't have anything to bring, I have been working for half a day around me, even if I want to go home, it's very convenient. It's just that he doesn't worry about the family, for fear that as soon as they leave, his father will be coaxed away.

Shen Changzhi was calm, originally for Yu Yin Academy, Shen Changzhi's heart was very yearning, the students in Jiangxia City Academy, everyone yearns to enter Yu Yin Academy, as long as they enter Yu Yin Academy, it means that half a foot is already a show talent, as long as they continue to study hard, sooner or later they will be a show talent.

Shen Changzhi still remembered how envious he was when Yang Ankang entered Yuyin Academy. But he didn't go to the Hidden Academy once, because he knew that this family couldn't do without him, and he had no money. Unexpectedly, one day, when he had completely let go, he was told that he could enter the academy again. Although it was joyful, it did not have the same eagerness as before.

If it weren't for Old Man Xiao's painting skills, Shen Changzhi felt that he would not be willing to go to the academy.

Therefore, Shen Changzhi only sorted out the clothes for the season, plus some useful books, and commonly used things such as color ink.

Aunt Wang was reading in pieces, saying that she had to be obedient when she went to the academy, Shen Tuantuan saw Shen Changzhi go out, "Auntie, it's not too late to talk about it when I come back, I see that my brother is out, I'll follow!" ”

"Hey—I haven't finished yet—" Aunt Wang watched Shen Tuantuan run out. "This girl, I think I'm nagging."

After speaking, Aunt Wang herself smiled, Shen Tuantuan's house, Aunt Wang is used to leaving, and the people next to her don't know what Shen Tuantuan loves, but she still has to bring a few more clothes, maybe it will be cold when this day, and thick clothes will have to be brought. Aunt Wang rummaged through and straightened a box of clothes, "There are so many, Tuan Tuan must not want to bring them." In desperation, he turned his clothes out of the box again.

As soon as Shen Changzhi went out, Shen Tuantuan followed.

"Brother, you wait for me, where are you going?"

Shen Changzhi stood in place, waiting for Shen Tuantuan to trot to catch up. "Slow down, it's hot."

Shen Tuantuan's forehead was already covered with thin sweat. "Brother, where are you going?"

"I'll go find the second uncle." Because of the hot weather, He Chunlou didn't ask for much dried tofu, and the Shen family bought a donkey to grind beans, so the three of them saved a lot.

When I arrived outside the courtyard of Shen Xiao's house, I saw Shen Xiao weaving a bamboo basket, and his two sons, Shen Changgui and Shen Changming, were beating Shen Xiao.

"Second uncle, you're busy." Shen Changzhi stood outside the fence courtyard and said hello.

Shen Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he watched Shen Changzhi's brother and sister appear at the gate of the courtyard together, wondering if something was wrong. Otherwise, according to the personality of Shen Changzhi's brother and sister who don't go out easily, they won't find it. At this point, it's almost dark.

Without waiting for Shen Xiao to greet him, Shen Changming got up from the small stool early in the morning and ran to open the door. "Brother Changzhi, Sister Tuantuan, my father is teaching me and my brother to weave bamboo baskets. My brother said that when we finish our studies, we may be able to take them to the city to exchange for money. ”

Shen Changzhi smiled and touched Shen Changming's head.

Since beating Shen Xiao and going to Shen's house to work, Shen Changming has often gone to Shen's house to play, so he is no stranger to Shen Tuantuan and Shen Changzhi, and sometimes, Shen Tuantuan will also call Shen Changming a few words. Shen Tuantuan smiled and boasted, "Our Changming is really capable, and we will change the money in the future, but remember to buy food for Sister Tuantuan!" ”

Shen Changming nodded very righteously, "Don't worry, Sister Tuan Tuan, I remember that you love to eat sugar gourds!" When I sell the basket, I'll buy you sugar gourds. ”

Shen Xiao also stopped what he was doing, and without waiting for Shen Xiao to greet him, Shen Changgui went to the house and brought two stools out, and the family was in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, talking, and could faintly hear the voice next door. When the weather is hot, most of the people in the village choose to cool off in the village, and some simply light a pile of wormwood in the yard and sleep in the yard, because the house is really stuffy.

Shen Xiao never thought that his two sons could make money with bamboo baskets, and it is not uncommon for anyone in this family to know how to make bamboo baskets. "Come on, it's just such a bamboo basket, even the bamboo is cut from the mountain, and who would want to buy it if there is no capital."

Shen Tuantuan kept smiling and listening to Shen Changming on the side, and gently talked to her about how the future will be, The children's family makes people feel vibrant. Originally, Shen Changming was talking energetically, but when he heard Shen Xiao say this, he was immediately deflated. "Sister Tuantuan, is there really no one who wants it? I think my father's compilation looks better than others! ”

Shen Xiao was also happy, and when he heard his son praise him, he was naturally happy to be a father. It's just that since he came back from the yamen, Shen Xiao has been straining his face, and he only feels gloomy. Also, after such a big change, the family didn't even have an acre of land left, and they owed a huge debt, although Shen Xiao didn't show it on his face, how could he not worry in his heart.

Even if the silver is owed to his brother, but whose silver is not blown by the wind, Shen Xiao has never thought of not paying it back. It's just that now his body has collapsed, that is, he earns a salary of one or two silver a month in the Shen family. But if you want to take medicine at home, you can't use all the silver to pay off your debts.

Shen Tuantuan compared his heart to his heart, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. I just hope that this day will not crush the second uncle.

Shen Tuantuan looked at Shen Changming's wet eyes, his heart was slightly sour, maybe the method of selling bamboo baskets was still something that the brothers had finally come up with, and Shen Tuantuan couldn't bear to look at the brothers disappointed. "Second uncle, if you look at the basket to make a small bamboo basket or a bamboo jar, every household in our village will weave these things, naturally no one will buy them. But those big families are different, if you want to weave the bamboo basket into a small and delicate, and practical, maybe, people will be moved.

I remember that a bamboo jar for tea I saw in the city before cost seven or eight copper plates. The bamboo tube thing, that is, the bamboo is split in half and a half, and a few bamboos are carved on it, and it costs seven or eight words. If it is made of bamboo strips, a small one, with a lid, I estimate that it is still cheap. ”

"Hey, so much!" Shen Changming gasped exaggeratedly, his brother said that such a big bamboo basket may not be wanted. "Sister Tuan Tuan, is it really so small, can it sell so much? Qibawen or cheaper? ”

Shen Changzhi listened on the sidelines, and also interjected, "Tuan Tuan is right, seven or eight words are considered to be few." Don't look at things small, but test the craftsmanship, but also test the mind, small things, and have a lid, even the pattern is not the same. I'll go back and draw what I've seen for you to see. I still see a few of these bamboo-woven tea cans. ”

Shen Changming shouted, and happily surrounded Shen Changzhi to ask questions about the east and west.