Seeing that the Mao family was willing to give money, the anger in Mei Qu's heart gradually subsided, and he reluctantly sat back on the wooden chair, and couldn't help muttering: "Among my classmates Xu, our family is the poorest, and the family is either doing big business, or it is related to the errand in the county government." All of them are classmates, they eat well and dress well, so don't worry about it, what do I want! ”

Mao saw that his son was complaining, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart, and sighed: "Your father and I are all incompetent, so you have been wronged." Your eldest brother is gone, and our family is not as good as before, and now it is in this situation...... Forget it, eh! If you are like your classmates Xu, who were born in a good family, you will not suffer from this. As long as you are a good student, you will study and take the name of the subject in the future, and your father and I will be happy no matter how hard and tired we are! ”

Mei Qu saw that her mother's eyes were red and her voice was choked, and there was still a little unbearable in her heart, so she said in a slightly half-hearted tone: "Although my classmates Xu are from a better background than me, they all look up to me and treat me as a friend sincerely. ”

"Really? Is my son embarrassed? "Mao's overjoyed, she doesn't know the master, but the county order is really a real official of the court, and her son actually invited her to accompany the county order, but it is really shameful! There will be a great future for you! Thinking of this, she wanted to go again, and the eldest son, who was also studying for the imperial examination, couldn't help but sigh: "When your eldest brother is here, in these ten miles and eight villages, which family holds a wine banquet, and which family comes to the distinguished guest, they all want to invite him to be the lord!" It was difficult to hide the pride in his tone.

Speaking of the lonely old Xiucai brother who didn't even sit in the hall after a long time, Mei Qu looked down from his nose and eyes, and he looked down on this big brother in his heart, "Mother, how can you compare me with my eldest brother?" "Meiqu is not happy.

"Eh, it's my mother's mouth that says something wrong!" Seeing that the son was unhappy, Mao deliberately remembered that he had said the wrong thing, gently slapped himself on the mouth, and said with a smile: "You must be much better than your eldest brother!" At least it's a ......" Mao thought for a long time, and she only knew that Lao Xiucai was a lifter, a student, and the most powerful among the students was the champion of the Golden Branch. ”

Mei Quheng paused, and said unnaturally: "You speak lightly, where is it so easy!" There was no longer any annoyance in his words.

The folds on Mao's face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and he looked at Mei Qu with a smile, "It's not easy for others, my son is so powerful, it's not easy?" ”

Mei Qu picked his nails, and if he didn't answer Mao's words, he was too lazy to talk to Mao's so much.

After a while, Mao asked again: "Qu'er, when are you going to go back to the academy this time?" ”

Mei Qu thought about it, the money was also coming, he was also impatient and annoyed to stay at home for a long time, the countryside was full of slimy and wet mud, and there was no place to grind the next foot, so he said: "Schoolwork is tight, I only told the mountain chief for a day off, and I will go back early tomorrow morning." ”

As soon as Mao heard that his son would leave tomorrow, he hadn't seen the most pampered son for a few months, and he was a little reluctant, but he thought that his son's future was more important than anything else, so he smiled and said: "Okay, my son is a motivated person." Usually study hard, today my mother went out to cut a piece of meat, and made up for your good life! ”

As he spoke, Mao, who was full of mercy, went into the inner room and counted a few copper plates, as if grinding the spring breeze, and went out to buy meat with a smile on his face.

When Mei Qu went home this time, Mao was happy, but some people were unhappy. In the west room, Aunt Mei angrily twisted the list on the top bunk of the kang, and felt puzzled for a long time, pulling Second Uncle Mei to start a fire, "The old woman's eccentricity is too powerful!" Look at it, when you come back, you still sit in a soft sedan car? Does he think he is the county grandfather or the eldest prince in the city? 50 copper plates! How much is enough to buy for our big cow and two cows? He is an uncle, and if he buckles out of his teeth, it will be enough for us to eat! His life is expensive, so let's be cheap? ”

Second Uncle Mei was also full of anger, frowning and sitting on the edge of the kang with his face and chest crossed, listening to Aunt Mei's chatter like an old deaf son, he got angry, and slapped off the palm of Aunt Mei'er pulling his shirt, "What's the noise?" You're so good, you're going to quarrel with your mother! "Who dares to go to Mao's and say that the old man has a lot of money? Mao had to scold all his bones.

Second Aunt Mei saw that he looked like a scoundrel and became angry, angrily lit Second Uncle Mei's head, and said, "You are a useless seed!" Look at your mother, kiss you, and cowardice! A daughter I gave birth to married into your Lao Mei family is really bad for eighty lifetimes, and she did evil in her last life! Are you still a man? Huh? Your mother says every day that she will give up the old man, and we will follow the happiness of our brother and sister-in-law, and the old man will also provide him with friendship for many years, phew! It's all about stinky gas, coaxing us honest people! When he first entered the house, he ignored you! I've seen it all, phew, what's the matter, even an old showman is not a good man, Bento is the champion of the gold family, his eyes are on the top of his hair, and he doesn't treat you as a brother at all! Even with this kind of goods, you still hope that the light that sticks to him will enjoy his blessings? ”

Mei Tang's face became more and more embarrassed, Aunt Mei'er's words poked into his heart, he was angry since the beginning, and the angry thing was that his little brother didn't look at him properly, thinking that he was a dirt bun, bah, his daughter-in-law scolded right, if it wasn't for his soil bun farming for him to study, he Mei Qu shoulder can't resist or mention, he only deserves to eat the northwest wind!

"What do you say?" Mei Tang asked.

Second Aunt Mei patted her leg angrily, "There are so many people who study, only a few of them passed the exam?" We don't supply him, why can't we supply the big cow and the second cow with the money? Where does the younger brother have his own son to rely on? It is also impossible to raise Sister Qiu and sister-in-law for nothing, and the debt should be borne by them. Separation! Our family has a male laborer, plus this in my belly, four, accounting for the majority, how can we divide six or seven acres of land to us? ”

"Dream your dreams!" Mei Tang sighed, "I have already said that it is impossible, my mother and baby are like the root of life, and I will not be happy to part with the family." "It is impossible for the Mao family to agree to divide the family, even if Sister Qiu is sold to make up for the family's foreign debts, the separation is a no-brainer, and the Mao family also pointed out that they provide for the old man to study.

Second Aunt Mei laughed, "This matter can't be rushed, step by step." ”

Mei Tang saw her daughter-in-law like this, so she guessed that she had an idea, and her daughter-in-law has always been smarter than herself, so she immediately said: "Do you have an idea?" Let's hear it. ”

"What's the most panicked about our mother?" Aunt Mei'er sold a pass.

Second Uncle Mei didn't ask about the result, he was a little impatient, and said: "You still need to ask, it's inconvenient for the old man to study!" ”

"Then we can't talk about this matter, otherwise we can't agree to anything about it, and we will come step by step. Doesn't the old woman feel partial to the old woman, she doesn't listen to anyone's words, she should always listen to the old woman's words. In her eyes, the second family will have four male laborers, if the family is divided, the Mei family will have ten acres of land, how can they also divide the big head, without the orphans and widows of the old family and the old man A scholar who burns money, how can the life be better than the current porridge and millet pancakes.

Aunt Mei Er'er helped her belly to the next pavilion, called Mei Yindi, and the servants closed the door and got together, Mei Er'er taught Mei Yindi back and forth for a long time, and Yindi repeated the words she learned several times, and was sure that it was correct, so she smiled and pushed Yindi to the door of the west side room, and whispered: "Go quickly, according to what your mother taught you, talk to your uncle." ”

Mei Yindi held the door frame with her hand, a little hesitant and frightened, although she learned from her own mother and grandmother, she was harsh and harsh, but this kind of thing was the first time to do it, and she didn't dare to go to the hall with trepidation, "Mother, no, my uncle is a scholar, so shrewd, I'm scared ......"

Aunt Mei taught for a long time, but the girl still couldn't support the mud on the wall, she couldn't be annoyed, and she was afraid that she would be suspicious of the people in the east room when she was pulling and talking by the door, so she pulled Di into the house with a tiger face, closed the door and slapped her, raised her eyebrows and said: "Useless girl!" What are you afraid of when your milk is not at home? How many words won't you say? Raise you to eat white rice? ”

Mei Yindi looked at her parents' pale faces, and both of them stared at her fiercely, as if they would beat her parents violently in the next second, and all the words that were trembling with fright were all gone, and tears fell down the ground.

Aunt Mei Er'er was anxious and angry, but she and Mei Tang were not good at these words to tell Mei Qu, the big cow and the second cow were still young, Mei Yindi was the most suitable, and she only put on a kind face at the moment, relieved her tone, and said: "Yindi, this is not only for your two little brothers, but also for you." If you do this, if you go out of the cabinet in the future, your mother can also have money to save a few dowries for you! If the new daughter-in-law has few children to marry, it is not uncommon to arrive at the husband's house. ”

As soon as she heard the marriage, Mei Yindi secretly raised her eyes to look at Aunt Mei's second aunt, and lowered her head quickly.

Second Aunt Mei smiled, stretched out her palm to wipe away Mei Yindi's tears, and said meaningfully: "Yindi, my mother knows that you are rare and accurate, but my mother looks at Dazhun and is good to Sister Qiu, if Sister Qiu doesn't leave, it won't be your turn!" ”

This sentence said to Yindi's heart, thinking about walking side by side with Junxiu's gentle brother on the road in the morning, and going to the gutter to collect mushrooms together, the girls in the village didn't know how much they envied her, Yindi's face flew two blushes, biting her lip and whispering: "I...... I'm going to talk to my uncle. ”