Quietly touching in the room, Mei Laosuo sat on the edge of the kang a little farther away, with a wooden face, silently spitting clouds and mist, not speaking, as if there was no such person as him, Mei Qu crossed the legs of the second brother, lowered his head and couldn't see the expression clearly, and Mei Tang was full of indifference, leisurely picking his nails, and kept flicking out the mud, as if he didn't listen to his mother crying at all, Mei Er'er secretly raised her eyes to look at Jia's family, and then looked at Mei Qu.

In the end, Mei Quxian was impatient and annoyed, raised his eyes and said: "What are you talking about all this nonsense!" "Hurry up and get down to business!

"Uncle, my grandmother misses my father, why did it become a mess in your mouth? What has become of my father in your eyes? Sister Qiu was not happy, and frowned and said. She doesn't want to see her "phoenix man" old Xiucai father, but Mei Lao Xiucai is so stupid and filial, he is also Sister Qiu's own father, and he has also spoiled his daughter.

Besides, Mei Laoxiu is the one who provides Mei Qu with education, and he can't live with a lot of people, but only Mei Qu is right, everyone can be disrespectful to Mei Laoxiu, only Mei Qu can't.

"Yes, yes, yes." Mao wiped his face and preached, probably because he didn't want to make Jia and Sister Qiu unhappy with this effort, so he only muttered softly: "The little girl's mouth is also powerful, and she is not forgiving!" ”

Looking at Mei Qu, who was crossing the legs of the second brother and not looking over, Mao turned his head and said to Jia: "I don't have much to say about the side, your third brother wants to bear fruit this year, this matter is also the boss's heart for such years, and now the boss is gone, you are the eldest sister-in-law...... How many expressions do you mean that you can't ask your third brother to go to the county seat empty-handed and hungry to take the exam? The boss is still there, and he won't make me feel worried. ”

Jia's heart shook, and he became a mess of numbness, his fingers trembled a little and grabbed the corners of his skirt, and he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth, so he could only hug Sister Qiu in his arms.

She didn't expect that the Mao family would come straight to ask for money, and in the name of her dead husband.

Sister Qiu crooked her mouth, what does this mean? Her father had to provide for Meiqu when he was alive, and when her father was gone, her mother continued to provide for her as a surviving person? Phew, what a crooked reasoning!

Jia and Sister Qiu didn't say a word, Mao couldn't bear it, patted his thigh, and said: "I don't want you more, you can give ten taels of silver!" Usually I don't ask you what you wanted, ten taels of silver is not much, I don't know your stall, and I will earn it back in two days! ”

Sister Qiu's eyes were round, good guy, Mao really dares to open his mouth! One exit is ten taels of silver!

"Milk, our family, oh no, my family's foreign debt of more than four taels of silver has not been repaid, where did we get ten taels of silver for my uncle!" Sister Qiu preached.

If Sister Qiu interjected in the words of the adult, Mao would definitely scold a few words, but it was the Mao family who was in a hurry to ask for money, and he didn't care about talking to Sister Qiu, so he hurriedly said: "Foreign debts are owed first, all of them are from the villagers, what are you afraid of two days later, don't worry." You guys had a tofu stall that day, and you could earn the money in two or three days. ”

The more Mao said, the more happy and old

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, she went to the town to catch up with the market, and observed for a moment in the distance, the guests were not broken, the eldest daughter-in-law and her eldest sister were busy with their feet not sticking to the ground, and the copper coins fell into the money box like rain in the sky! After Meiqu marries a relative, all the money is looking for the eldest daughter-in-law!

She was also stupid before, and when she saw that the eldest daughter-in-law was not filial to her, she was angry.

"Mother, you want my life!" Jia Shi opened his mouth with difficulty and said, "If I have two or three days, I can earn four or five taels of silver...... I, what am I still doing in that house! ”

"Milk, we don't have so much money, the day before yesterday I just went to Lizheng's house to pay off some debts, and I didn't pay off the remaining half, so I was afraid that people would be in a hurry, milk, at first they all said okay, if you have money, you will pay off the debts first. If this spreads, won't it make people poke us in the back? milk, at that time, the head of the village will look down on the uncle. Seeing Mao's tiger face, his face became more and more ugly, which was obviously a precursor to anger, Sister Qiu simply said: "Either you sell me and my mother, you can sell as much as you can for my uncle's exam." ”

"Mother, we don't have so much money in our hands." Jia also preached.

Mao's face was pale, and he resisted his anger, pointing at Jia Shi and shouting: "Then you give eight taels of silver, and you can't be less!" ”

Mei Laosuo sat on the edge of the kang in the distance as usual, smoking quietly, listening to Mao's words, glanced at Mao, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at Jia and Sister Qiu, an old face revealed red. And Mei Qu seemed to be a bystander, watching Mao's noisy affairs without caring about himself.

Sister Qiu pursed her lips, she really didn't know what to say, this is a vegetable market, and there is bargaining? "No money! If we want to have money, we will pay off our debts first, and repaying our debts is more important than anything else! Sister Qiu grabbed the front and blocked Mao's words.

Mei Laosuo, who was sitting on the edge of the kang and swallowing clouds and spitting mist, frowned and put down the cigarette pouch, coughed, and whispered like a round: "There is something to say, the child is light and does not come back......"

Mao's face darkened, glanced at Jia's, and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, I won't say much about this, you will send the money over tomorrow at noon." The result is a big thing, and I can't afford to delay. ”

Jia Shi hugged Sister Qiu, his heart was full of blood and blood, his face was black for a while, and he pursed his lips for a long time before he said: "Mother, why do you need eight taels of silver to go to the county for the exam?" Sister Qiu and her father went to the county to take the exam, and they spent a total of about 300 copper plates......"

"Can you compare that then to now?" Mao stared at him and exclaimed, "The poor family is rich!" Besides, now the family is in a panic, from now to mid-autumn, the old man's flowers in the town have not yet landed, you are the eldest sister-in-law, what's wrong with the extra two money? Look at the way you look, like ripping your flesh! If the boss is still there...... Eldest daughter-in-law, your conscience is all called dogs to eat! Look at your sour appearance, are you right about my son? My son has done you no harm! It's all for you! Mao's eyes were red again, and he was angry

is sad again, if her most obedient eldest son is still there, where can there be such an arrogant and disobedient person as Jia!

Jia Shi simply hugged Sister Qiu and lowered her head, she didn't give birth to a son is a scar in her heart, she also used to feel sorry for Mei Liang, because she didn't have a son, she was inferior and cowardly, but in the eyes of the Mei family, Sister Qiu was nothing, wasn't it? When her mother-in-law was planning to sell Sister Qiu, did she think that Mei Liang was her eldest son? Sister Qiu is the only daughter of her eldest son?

After Mao's scolding, he didn't see Jia's voice for a long time, the sun outside the house had already fallen to the horizon, and the burning clouds reflected half of the sky, and the sky was about to be blackened.

"Why don't you squeak? Are you deaf? Mao was anxious and asked in a choked voice.

The room gradually darkened, but no one got up to light the lamp, and in the blue and white light, Mei Laosuo opened her mouth softly, "Boss daughter-in-law, if, if the money is not in the middle of the moment...... How much does it mean...... The result of the exam, this is a big thing for our family...... When the old man became an official, how could he remember how good his sister-in-law was to him...... Sister Xiangqiu is older, and the matchmaker can also be said to be a good person......"

Sister Qiu was a little surprised, and at the same time, what came to her heart was an indescribable sense of loss.

At the beginning, when they separated, if it weren't for Mei Laosuo under the pressure of Mao's family, the two of them would not be able to share anything, because Mei Laosu said a few words for them, Sister Qiu and Jia's hearts have always been grateful to Mei Laosuo, and they have always missed him well. Sister Qiu also separated Mei Laosu from the Mao family, she felt that the Mei family at least had a good person, and there was a grandfather who had a little affection for her.

As a result, I didn't expect that Mei Laosu would say such a thing.

Thinking about it, Sister Qiu sighed in her heart, if there was no support and acquiescence from Mei Laosuo, the Mei family would not be able to produce two scholars. One ear scrape doesn't make a sound, just with Mao's family, Meiqu will not be used to drowning like this, and he can't raise such a bunch of wonderful descendants.

Mei Laosuo's expectations for Mei Qu's study and career in his heart are only afraid that he will not lose to Mao's, but Mei Laosuo's temper is quiet and introverted, and he doesn't talk about everything like Mao's.

"Why don't you do it!" Mao muttered, "If you don't make up for others, why don't you make a hand for your own brother-in-law to catch the exam?" Who in the village doesn't know that she makes a lot of money! If you don't be filial to me every day, it's just a matter of being a grandmother, and this time you come up to cry poor? ! Eight taels of silver, not a single body can be missing! You owe this money to our Lao Mei family, and you owe my eldest son! You failed to give birth to a son, and after you killed my eldest son, how much money you earned came from our Lao Mei family! I tell you, don't give face, don't ......"

Mei Laosuo coughed violently, interrupted Mao's screaming and scolding, and said with a black face: "Don't talk about it, the eldest daughter-in-law is not that ordinary person!" Then he came over and said to Jia, "It's getting late, you go back first." ”

Mao was anxious and shouted: "The matter of money is decided like this, tomorrow at noon, no, morning, tomorrow morning, send the money over tomorrow morning, and the old man will leave early tomorrow morning." ”

Jia Shi also stood up, she was not short before, but now she stood in front of Mao with her back straight, taller than the short and weak Mao,

overwhelmed Mao in spirit. Jia Shi clenched Sister Qiu's palm, looked at Mao, did not have half a bit of fear before, and said: "Mother, you just scolded me to death and beat me to death, and I couldn't change up eight taels of silver, I saved some money during this time, but a few days ago, I asked Li to lead us, went around each house, and paid back a little, and now I have no money on hand." If the third brother is short of money and eats breakfast at my stall, Sister Qiu and Yuxiu all go to my eldest brother's shop next to the college to sell vegetables and pancakes at noon every day, and I ask them to leave enough for the old man for two meals at noon and evening, and all three meals a day are saved, so there is no place to spend money......"

"How can that be?" Mei Qu, who was pretending to be fine, shouted, "Can you eat that rice?" How can I read if I can't eat well? ”

Sister Qiu glanced at him, and said with a sarcastic smile: "What is the name of the uncle!" The students in the college all eat my food and pancakes, why can't you eat them? Isn't it good to eat without money? Uncle, where do you eat all the time? ”

Mei Qu was furious, her face turned purple and she waved her hand angrily at Sister Qiu in the air, shouting, "Shut up!" The little girl has no rules! ”

On the one hand, the eyes of Second Uncle Mei and Second Aunt Mei lit up, and they looked at Sister Qiu for a while, and looked at Mei Qu for a while, their eyes were rolling slightly, and they were thinking about something without knowing it.

"Uncle, I just asked you where you were eating, why did you get angry with me?" Sister Qiu said, she is not afraid of Mei Qu, she really quarrels and makes trouble, Mei Qu can't stand still, she doesn't care about the second uncle and second aunt, how much does an ordinary college student spend a day, the Mei family's money is all supplied to Mei Qu, Mao and Mei Laosu are willing, but Mei Er's father and Mei Er'er have a lot of resentment.

"I think this method is good!" Aunt Mei called up first, and said with a smile, "The old man is in the town, and our mother makes clothes and shoes, so she spends money on meals, if you put the three meals at the sister-in-law's place, there will be no place to spend money!" ”

The implication is that the Mei family will not have to give money to Meiqu in the future, and the wheat that has just been harvested this year will not have to be sold.

What a fart! Mei Qu stared at the second aunt Mei who had a big belly, and his eyes were full of hatred, and he knew that the top people in this family were all harsh and harsh ghosts, and he was good to see him, but now he could be bullied and belittled by force. It's just that he doesn't care, what do these stinky girls in the countryside know about these dirt buns! Anyone who achieves great things is like Zhu Maichen and Jiang Ziya...... Where did you never worry about money before you made your fortune? Who has not been ridiculed by these ignorant and stupid women? He will also be like these celebrities, when he is admitted to the old Xiucai, and then he will be promoted and born in the examination, and he will be the protégé of the Son of Heaven in the final gold list......

Thinking of this, the roots of Mei Qu's teeth were all trembling with excitement, he looked at Mei Er'er and Jia Shi viciously, and when he made his fortune and returned to his hometown, he would definitely make these stupid women who had looked down on him and did not pull out a dime regret it!

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone heard Aunt Mei'er's words a little flustered, Sister Qiu hurriedly pulled Jia Shi out of the door in a panic, and when she left

Mao and Mei Laosu dropped a sentence, "Then it's decided, grandpa, grandma, let's go home first!" ”

When he got out of the courtyard of the Mei family, Jia Shi pulled Sister Qiu's palm and ran out like a run for his life, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and slowly stop his pace, touch his head, and sweat profusely, as if he was living after the catastrophe, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, where is this going home, and going to court to be tried is nothing more than this.

"What can I do?" Jia sighed.

Sister Qiu smiled and said, "When you just stood in front of my grandmother and reasoned with her, didn't you make it quite clear!" Why are you worried now? ”

(End of chapter)