Chapter 141: Moderate Confidence
Dumping his friend's face today is dumping his face!
A few people followed behind Meiqu, and angrily went to Qiuji Shui Tofu to kill, this time it happened that when the students of the academy gathered to eat in the store, the store was full of students from the academy.
If it was usual, Mei Qu would not have chosen this time to "teach" his sister-in-law and nephew, because he was not happy to let people know that he had a sister-in-law and niece who showed up to do business, but he was dizzy at this time, and he just wanted to teach his sister-in-law and nephew a lesson as soon as possible, and save his face in front of his friends, so he couldn't take care of this ballast.
The bean curd and bean juice porridge had already been sold out, and the Jia family withdrew the stall by the door and recruited guests in the house, but there was no one at the door.
Mei Qu stood by the door, held back her anger, and shouted, "Sister-in-law, come out!" ”
Sister Qiu heard Mei Qu's voice in the store, and looked at his expression of "I'm here to find something", and immediately blocked Jia Shi who was going out, and she stood by the door with Da Zhun.
"What's the matter?" Sister Qiu asked.
Mei Qu pointed to Sister Qiu and said impatiently: "You get out of the way, I'll look for your mother and ask her to come out for me!" ”
"Who are you my mother? Do you come and go? Sister Qiu asked disdainfully.
Mei Qu said instinctively: "Your mother is my sister-in-law, what's the matter, I can't call her?" ”
"Do you still know that my mother is your sister-in-law? You have read such a long-lasting book, and this is how the book teaches you to talk to your eldest sister-in-law? Sister Qiu raised her voice and asked in a loud voice.
For a moment, the students who were eating at the restaurant glanced at the door.
Mei Qu'er's face was flushed, he had always boasted of his literary talent, but he didn't expect to ask a girl who he didn't know the big characters, but fortunately, his brain turned quickly in this work, and he immediately asked: "You are my niece's daughter, this is how you talk to your uncle?" Unruly wild girl! ”
Sister Qiu pointed at Meiqu Daqu and said, "Are you still embarrassed to be my own uncle?" Young masters, give a commentary. Sister Qiu turned to the side and said to the students in the house, "My father was gone last year, I went out of the house with my mother, opened a shop to earn money to make a living, he was an uncle and didn't take care of us, and he also led a group of people to our store to eat for nothing, and if he didn't give them free food, he led a group of people to scold me and my mother!" At the beginning of the year, he had to sell my niece for him to study and squander, and now he has to eat the flesh of his widowed sister-in-law and niece's daughter, and eat the blood of his widowed sister-in-law and niece! Phew, uncle, are you also a scholar? Don't discredit the scholars at the bottom of the world! After reading such a book for many years, I have read all the books to the belly of the dog! Do you understand how the words "benevolence, righteousness, honesty and shame" are written? ”
"Well spoken!" A healing sound came from behind Meiqu and a few people.
Mrs. Long walked over slowly with Mr. Long's arms, looked at Mei Qu from above, and reprimanded with a cold face: "What are you doing in the widow's sister-in-law's shop?" Smashing the scene? It's really promising! Don't go back yet! If you want me to look at you like this unfilial piety and disregard for morality, I have to go to Master Chen to talk about it
One or two. ”
Although Mei Qu doesn't know what the identity of Mr. Long is, Mr. Long never teaches in the academy, but he seems to have a very good relationship with several Ling Chiefs, Mei Qu is also afraid that Mr. Long will go to sue the Ling Chiefs, if he holds a grudge against the Ling Chiefs and does not recommend him to take the exam, it will be a big bad thing.
When Meiqu was gone, the students in the store were still humming and talking with their heads down, turning their heads and ears, and glancing at Sister Qiu's eyes were full of pity and admiration.
Zhu Pingshan, who was familiar with Sister Qiu, originally wanted to stand up and help Sister Qiu out, but they didn't expect Mr. Long to intervene halfway, and they sat down again.
"Master, why are you and Madame here?" Lin Zhun preached with surprise.
Mr. Long raised the bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "I am hungry for the dishes made by the little lady, and I have not seen the little lady come out to sell vegetables in the past few days. ”
"If you want to eat vegetables, tell Brother Zhun about it, and ask Brother Zhun to bring it to you." Sister Qiu preached sincerely. Mr. Long's legs and feet are inconvenient, and it is nothing for others to walk these steps, but it is a little difficult for him.
Mrs. Long smiled and said, "I said the same thing, but he said that if he comes here to eat the freshest fresh, he doesn't want to bend his tongue!" ”
"It's not far, it's not a few steps away, I also walk around every day, we are old, compared to you young people, if you don't move for a day, you can't mix up!" Mr. Long said with a smile.
Several people hurriedly invited Mr. Long and Mrs. Long into the store, and the students who were eating in the room stood up to pay tribute to Mr. Long.
Not only is Mr. Long's bowl full of vegetables, but Li Ailian and Aunt Chunhua have served two steaming buns to each of them, if it weren't for the bean curd and bean juice sold out, Li Ailian and the others would like to give Mr. Long a bowl of bean curd to taste.
"Master, try this steamed bun stuffed with water tofu vermicelli, it tastes good!" Sister Qiu preached enthusiastically. Her mind is similar to that of Li Ailian, Mr. Long often answers Lin Zhun and Zhang Ruoxu's questions, and gives them homework in disguise, but he is not grateful to others.
Mr. Long and Mrs. Long didn't say much, they took a bun and tasted it, Mr. Long tasted it with narrow eyes, opened his eyes and smiled at Sister Qiu and said, "I put hibiscus powder, right?" ”
"Yes, yes!" Sister Qiu nodded happily and said, hibiscus powder is an expensive thing, she only put a little bit in the filling, others only think that this bun tastes good, but it is a secret that I don't know, I didn't expect Mr. Long to eat it as soon as he tasted it, but he is really an out-and-out "foodie". After Mei Qu left from Qiuji, her face was full of gloom, and she said spontaneously: "When I pass the subject name, there is an opportunity to pick up you guys!" ”
In desperation, Sister Qiu received a total of four copper plates from Mrs. Long, two dollars for vegetables, and two dollars for pancakes, and the buns were given to Mr. Long and Mrs. Long to try fresh.
Sister Qiu looked at the figure of the two walking hand in hand, and suddenly felt a little envious, looking at the life of this couple, although they are not rich, they are kind and loving, have harmonious feelings, respect each other, Mr. Long and Mrs. Long are all funny and easy to get along with.
"There's really no comparison!" Zhang Yuxiu said softly, "Look at Mr. Long, we all said that we invited him to dinner, and we didn't have to give money, why did your uncle rely on him like that!" ”
Sister Qiu paused, "That's why I scolded him for reading all the books to the dog's belly!" ”
"I'm afraid that he will hold a grudge against our mother and mother this time!" Jia shook his head and sighed, she has been married to the Mei family for ten years, and when she grows up watching this little uncle, what kind of temperament is Mei Qu, Jia couldn't be clearer.
"It's unreasonable!" Sister Qiu was angry, "If you want to hold a grudge, we will also hate him!" Why does he hold a grudge? It turned out that he was wrong. ”
Jia Shi sighed: "Your uncle's ...... What a face, let's count it as having lost all his face today. He is the youngest, your grandparents all spoil him, pointing to him for taking the old show before he is admitted to the taxi or something, he is used to it. ”
Mei family boy, except that Mei Tang is faceless and skinless, and doesn't care about her own face, her old Xiucai father Mei Liang and this uncle Mei Qu are all people who love face very much, and what they care about most is whether others look down on him or look down on him.
Previously, Lao Xiucai's father went out to sit at the table and brought back the leftover dishes on the wine table, Mao's eyes were all narrow into a slit, and when he saw the sky, he said that his own boy was promising, and people looked up to her as a child. This is a problem with Mei Laosuo and Mao's teaching methods, and Sister Qiu thought to herself. If a person has the ability and good character, others will naturally look up to him and be willing to befriend him, on the contrary, this person is not capable, and his character is poor, who can sincerely look up to him? Are you willing to give him face? I don't know Mei Qu put "Almost x is my friend, invite me to dinner, look at me" on the side of his lips, whether it is a manifestation of extreme confidence in his own ability and character.
"We can't get used to his stinky nature." Sister Qiu said, "It's best if he doesn't come again, mother, don't worry, look at the students and masters in the academy, all of them are standing on our side." "They are not Meiqu's parents, so they don't have the leisure to coax him to get used to him.
Jia nodded, his expression still had a trace of indescribable amazement and discomfort, and he only told Sister Qiu for a long time: "Your father is vigorously providing for your uncle, and he is reluctant to eat and wear, where is the old Xiucai like him?" Where is the old Xiucai daughter who urinates and works on the ground like you? Your father has not been able to go any further, and all his expectations are resting on your uncle. Eh, who would have thought that your uncle would be like this. ”
Even if Jia Shi doesn't understand studying, she also knows that Mei Qu is like this, it is not easy to study, and it is strange to be able to take the entrance examination with the ruffians outside!
She doesn't feel sorry for Mei Qu, she just regrets Mei Liang's hard work, although Mei Liang is not good to her and Sister Qiu, but in the end, she is a ten-year-old couple, and she is not worth Mei Liang in her heart. Moreover, her daughter will be sold,
It is to provide for such a person, and now she thinks about it, and she feels unwilling.
A few people cleaned up the shop and closed the door to prepare to return to Xiaohe Town. Sister Qiu felt that it was quite a toss to run back and forth on both sides like this, but fortunately, it would take a month of work to finish the furniture or something, and it would be easy to get through this month and move here.
When walking on the way home, Zhang Yuxiu whispered in Sister Qiu's ear: "When you scolded your uncle in the morning, I seemed to look at your father. ”
(End of chapter)