The Li family and the Sun family, plus Song Qingyuan and Song Qinglian, are a total of four people.

There is strength in numbers, and the meal will be prepared quickly.

The big men in the room also put the table on the table, and the two large square tables were placed together, leaning on the edge of the kang.

Several people brought the dishes, chopsticks and vegetables to the table together, two pots of eggplant stewed potatoes, two pots of boiled cabbage, and a large pot of wowotou.

Old Man Song and Zhou sat on the main seat on the kang, Zhou's side sat the Song family's female dependents, and Old Man Song sat on the man's side.

Because Song Chengzhong and Song Chengyi were still kneeling outside, the position was a little looser, not as crowded as usual.

After setting up the dishes and chopsticks in turn, Sun said, "Dad, my mother has eaten." ”

"I don't need you to say, I can't see it!" Zhou said angrily.

At this time, Shiro, who was playing outside, ran in, "The meal is ready, I'm hungry." As he spoke, Shiro took the dirty hand and went to grab the nest head on the table.

"Smack!" Zhou slapped Shiro's hand, "There are no rules, the elders haven't spoken, how can you do it!" ”

"Go back to your side and sit down." Zhou picked up the basin containing the nest head and placed it in front of him.

Picked up two slightly larger nests and put them in Old Man Song's bowl, and gave two to Song Chengli.

I picked a big one for myself, two average-sized ones for Da Lang, two for Erlang, and two for San Lang.

Find the two youngest ones and give Shiro, Sun, Li, Ye, Song Qinglian, Song Qingrong, Song Qingyuan, and Song Qingmo each a nest head.

"Today's wowotou is doing more." Looking at the rest of the nest in the basin, Zhou said.

"Mother, the lesson is that I will pay attention to it in the future." Sun should admit it.

"Sycophants!" Li pursed his lips and muttered. The daily nest head is all co-ding, and there is no more. There was left today, one because there were still two people who hadn't eaten.

The second reason is that Zhou Shike deducted their rations, and they usually eat two.

The Song family prides itself on being a scholar, and there is no habit of withholding food.

Only when Zhou is in a bad mood, or when he wants to pinch someone, will he deliberately distribute food.

It is conceivable that the people who Zhou wants to handle will inevitably not get enough food.

And today, Zhou's mood is particularly bad, and many people have been detained for food.

Zhou looked around in the basin, picked out a smaller one, and handed it to Song Qingyuan, "This one is yours." ”

Song Qingyuan looked at Zhou flatteredly, took the wowo head, and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you, milk." ”

Zhou pursed his lips.

Song Qingyuan knew that this was the reward given to her by the Zhou family, rewarding her with the more than one or two silver coins she found today.

One or two more silver coins, for a nest head, it's really expensive! Song Qingyuan thought secretly.

Just as Song Qingyuan was shaking his head, the nest in his hand disappeared, and Song Qingyuan turned his head in surprise.

Li took a bite on the nest and said with a smile, "You can't eat it, my mother will eat it for you." As he spoke, Li opened his mouth again and took a big bite.

Song Qingyuan "......"

"I can't eat it, mother, you can eat it." Song Qingyuan's resignation. As soon as the words fell, Zhou slapped the chopsticks on the table with a snap.

"Eat, eat, eat, you know to eat, even grab the child's things, do you want to make a face." Zhou pointed at Li, "You get out of here now." ”

"Good...... Good...... I'll go out ......" Li took two more mouthfuls of food and stuffed his mouth full.

grabbed the half-eaten nest head in his hand and went out.

"The Starving Ghost Reincarnated!" Zhou scolded at Li's back.

"Then, this is for you, eat it yourself, don't be robbed again. It's useless! Zhou picked another nest head in the basin and gave it to Song Qingyuan.

"Thank you, milk, it's so good to me." Song Qingyuan said obediently.

"Hmmm! Don't learn from your mother, you can't learn well. Zhou nodded, very satisfied with Song Qingyuan's performance.

This third granddaughter used to stay very much, and like her mother, she was lazy and greedy, but she didn't expect that after breaking her head, she was a lot smarter.

It's not so annoying, it's just that it's not good to always protect her mother who doesn't understand.

The granddaughter is a generation apart, not out of her belly.

It remains to be seen whether it can be raised, Zhou thought secretly.

............

After dinner, Song Qingyuan stayed to help pick up the table, and when he was about to go out, he suddenly heard the voice of Old Man Song.

"San Lang, you stay first, I have something to say to you."

Song Qingyuan paused when he heard this, threw the things in his hand to the Ye family, and turned around and entered the house.

Leaning on Zhou's sitting on the kang, Zhou glanced at Song Qingyuan, and it was rare that he didn't drive her out.

Old Man Song didn't care about her little girl.

Then he said to San Lang, "You also know the situation at home, your father and your uncle, the two bastards, not to mention the loss of the family's money, but also owe foreign debts." ”

"With the current ability of the family, I'm afraid I can't afford two people to study." Old Man Song's voice paused.

"Your eldest brother is sixteen years old this year, and he will be seventeen during the New Year. The family had planned to wait for him to take the children's examination next year, and then they would give him a marriage. ”

"There is a child's fame, and family affairs can also be mentioned. He's too old to delay. Old Man Song discussed with San Lang in a gentle tone, "So you ......"

"Master, I understand what you said, I understand everything. The current conditions at home are indeed not enough for two scholars, so I will go to the town tomorrow to talk to my husband, and I will not go to the school in the future. ”

"I'm thirteen years old this year, and I can do all the work at home, and my grandfather and uncle are earning money outside, so I stay at home and help my father and third uncle pick up the land." The expression is flat, the voice is flat, and there is no trace of complaint.

"You're a good boy!" Old Man Song patted San Lang's shoulder with relief.

"Master knows that you like to read, and you are diligent and hardworking enough. You wait first, and when the family eases up, and then I send you there, you will study at home first. ”

"If you don't understand, you're asking your uncle, or when I come back from vacation, ask me. Your uncle and I are both children, so it's no problem to guide you. ”

"Okay, master, I see." Saburo smiled, lowered his head, and a gloom crossed his eyes.

"Master, the third brother has handed over all the restraints this year, if you don't go now, won't you be blind in vain." Song Qingyuan interjected.

"Besides, the third brother suddenly didn't go like this, the people in the school couldn't tell what they thought, there is no impermeable wall in the world, in case they get to the bottom and know about our family, won't that affect the uncle's reputation."

"Master, otherwise, let's let the third brother finish reading this year first, anyway, there are still more than two months left before the farm vacation, after the farm is busy, we will collect the new year's shackles, and we will not go at that time." Song Qingyuan and Old Man Song discussed.

"The town is also close to our house, and it only takes a quarter of an hour to walk, so the third brother can come back for dinner at noon. Even if the third brother can't come back, I can also send it to the third brother, and I can also take it with the eldest brother and uncle. ”

"In this way, you don't have to spend extra money to eat, as for the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, they are all ready-made, that is, the paper for writing allows the third brother to save some use, read more and write less, so that there is no need to spend money."

"Is this possible?" Song Qingyuan looked at Old Man Song expectantly.

Old Man Song looked at Song Qingyuan, then at San Lang, and sighed, "Then listen to Yuan'er, let's finish these two months first." ”