Chapter 223: Family Affairs
Mrs. Chu didn't have a red face to help, and it was not good to blindly scold her with a cold face, she stepped forward to help Zhang Gui get up, half discussed and half coerced Zhang Gui to respond, three days later, the media, five days later, and other trivial etiquette.
Zhang Gui felt a little hasty and retorted a few sentences, not wanting Mrs. Chu to respond coldly, "If it drags on for a long time, our daughter has the blood of the Zhang family in her belly, how do you tell her to wear a wedding dress?" ”
Zhang Gui shrank his head, and he didn't dare to say anything again.
Finally, Mrs. Chu let Zhang Gui go out. Zhang Guiru was amnestied, and immediately went back to the village to report to his widowed sister-in-law, and then walked out of the main courtyard almost trotting.
In fact, when he said this, he was still afraid of how to talk to Pucao about this disaster. The old woman who was sending him off behind him didn't know whether she saw his hesitation or her natural love of gossip, so she pulled him and persuaded him while walking slowly, "Zhang Gongzi, the old slave has a few more words, don't you don't like to listen."
Speaking of which, our Chu family is a scholarly family, and the identity of our young lady is enough to match the sister-in-law of a side branch of a family in the city. Now that I have a fate with Zhang Gongzi, this is God helping Zhang Gongzi. You think, Zhang Gongzi's family is from a peasant family, not to mention the young lady of the scholarly family in the village, even the daughter of Xiucai may not have married one. If the son marries our young lady and goes back, the elders in the family or village must be very happy.
Besides, our husband and Mrs. are such an only daughter of Miss, not to mention that this property will be left to Miss in the future, even if the son is admitted to the official examination, our husband will definitely try his best to help. How can there be a father-in-law and mother-in-law in the world who don't love their son-in-law. Childe is already smart, he is rich in five cars, and with the help of our husband, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings. In the future, don't talk about seven or six grades, it is not difficult to be a first-class member and glorify your ancestors. ”
Zhang Gui was still a little wavering in his heart, but after listening to the old woman babbling all the way, he slowly listened to her words, and felt that today's events might not be a bad thing for him.
The old woman saw his face change, and smiled Mimi and pressed the last straw, "A few times before, the old slave saw the widow and sister-in-law of Gongzi Zhang's family come to visit, she is really a kind and gentle good woman." Later, Zhang Gongzi became a relative to our young lady, and he was selected for Xiucai before, which can be regarded as a family. Childe can study and prepare for the scientific examination with peace of mind, our young lady will take care of the housework, and your widowed sister-in-law will be able to rest well or marry a good family with peace of mind, and it will not be in vain for her to work hard for Zhang Gongzi's brothers and sisters for so many years..."
Spending money to be controlled by people is the most annoying thing for Zhang Gui these days. At this time, when he heard this, he imagined that his wife would be in charge of the house in the future, and the family's property would naturally be spent by him casually, so he would inevitably be happy, and his face would become brighter and brighter, and finally he actually bowed deeply and thanked the old woman for her guidance.
The old woman saw that the task assigned by her wife was completed, so she didn't delay any longer, shouted loudly to the porter to prepare a carriage and horse to send Zhang Gui, and then hurried back to the backyard to resume her life.
Besides, Zhang Gui, along the way, pondering how to make Pu Cao happily cope with this family affair without having to reveal last night's scandal, he was so tired that he had a headache and there was no good way. Later, I remembered the old woman's words about the elders in the village, and I suddenly had an idea.
When the carriage entered the village, he didn't go back to his house, and directly asked the coachman to rush to Li Siye's door.
The Li family built a greenhouse alone last autumn, and this winter's green vegetables were sold, and a hundred taels of silver were put into the bag, and the life was really unprecedentedly rich.
Li Siye was sitting on a chair under the willow tree this day, humming a little song while drinking tea, thinking in his heart that he would find someone to repair the family house in a few days, and also change the gray tile roof, which was magnificent from a distance.
He was thinking about it with joy, and suddenly saw Zhang Gui coming in from outside the hospital, so he hurriedly got up and beckoned Zhang Gui to come forward, and said with a smile, "When did our Xiucai master come back, but there is a holiday in the school?" ”
Zhang Gui respectfully bowed and responded, "How is the fourth grandfather doing recently?" ”
The old man was very happy to see Zhang Gui so polite, helped him up and sat down, and called his daughter-in-law out for new tea.
Zhang Gui accompanied the old man to say a few words of gossip and directly poured out the words that had been brewing in his stomach for a long time, of course, the Chu family is a scholarly family, and the two things in the DPRK and China are well-connected, he said and said, for fear that the old man would not understand the pass.
Sure enough, after listening to this, Li Siye stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, and finally slapped the table and said, "Okay, this family business is good." Your brother is a promising person, and he only found such a good family for himself in a few days after winning the show. In the future, with the help of the Yue family, the career will be smooth. ”
Zhang Gui hurriedly conceded a few words, "The fourth grandfather praised it falsely, and I also think that this family affair is beneficial to his career in the future." But I'm afraid that I'm too young to think about things. If the fourth grandfather says something inappropriate, I won't talk to my sister-in-law when I go home, so as to save her from worrying. ”
"Well, good boy, it's the right thing to do. In this way, I will let people call you Uncle Lizheng and the rest of the old men, let's discuss how to hire without losing the dignity of the Zhang family, after all, you are also a talented master now. Grandpa Li Si felt respected by Zhang Gui, and immediately put up the elder shelf, and planned to get up for Zhang Gui with one mind.
Soon, not long after the little grandson of the Li family ran out, Li Zheng and Kong Wuye and several other old men rushed over. Zhang Guiyi stepped forward and saluted one by one, and at the end he repeated what Fang had just said to Li Siye.
After listening to Zhang Gui's words, except for Li Zheng, who was a little embarrassed because he felt that his son had weakened his face, the rest of the old men were as happy as Li Siye.
"Our noble brother is a capable person, and it has only been a few months since he won the show, so he found such a good family for himself to come back. In the future, with the help of the good Yue family, I will take the top three exams in Beijing, and my career will definitely be smooth in the future. ”
"That's it, that's it."
Li Siye is an old man, he occasionally turned his head to look at Li Zheng's pale face, and smiled and comforted, "Brother Gui is our Nangou Village out, if the career is smooth in the future, I will help Lin Shengzi more, when the time comes, I can't say that our Nangou Village will have two officials, but ten miles and eight villages are famous." ”
Zhang Gui got up and responded, promising that he would not forget the feelings of his classmates with Shengzi. Li Zheng's face was much better, but he still asked after a long silence, "Brother Gui, it stands to reason that the Chu family is very high, and it is easy for Mr. Chu to choose a good son-in-law in a big family in the city." Why does he have a good eye for you, what is there in this..."
He didn't finish his words, but everyone present understood what was alluded to, and they all frowned and became suspicious.
Zhang Gui naturally wouldn't say that he slept with someone's daughter while he was drunk last night, but if he didn't tell the truth, he was afraid that a few old men would not support him, so he told the truth two or three points.
Several old men were confused when they heard it, but when they saw Zhang Gui's face flushed and the shy and twisted attitude of a child, they suddenly felt that they had guessed the truth. It must be that Zhang Gui and the daughter of the Chu family have some affection, and the daughter of the other family has contributed in front of her father, and the Chu family has no choice but to respond to Zhang Gui.
Several old men laughed and stopped asking questions about this matter.
Zhang Gui breathed a sigh of relief, and under the pretext that the Chu family was afraid of delaying his scientific examination in two months, he advocated that everything in marriage should be simple, as long as he entered Beijing High School, it was better than anything else. Therefore, after three days, I will ask the matchmaker to change the post, and after five days, I will be hired, and I will go to greet my relatives after half a month.
Several old men and Li Zheng felt a little hasty, but the women were so open-minded, if they procrastinated any longer, they would be a little suspicious of not knowing how to lift, so they nodded in response.
Li Siye took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "If there is a need for the village to come forward, your brother can just open his mouth." Only this dowry and the like, you have to go back and discuss it with Pucao. It is not easy for her to take care of the family for more than a year, provide you with education, and take care of the peach blossoms and mountains. When you marry and become an official in the future, she can also marry with confidence..."
"Married?" Zhang Gui was stunned when he heard this, and asked urgently, "Who is she going to marry?" ”
Several old men glanced at each other, all of them were a little embarrassed. They thought that Zhang Gui had already known about Fang Jie and Pu Cao's relationship, but they didn't expect that Zhang Gui had been so absorbed in books that he hadn't gossiped a few words with his sister village even when he went home. Later, when he won the show, he spent every day drinking and drinking, where could he take care of going home. Under such a mistake, it also created what he knows today.
In the end, Li Zheng didn't realize that Fang Jie's relationship with Pucao was unpopular, and slowly told the two of them joining forces to help the villagers get rich, as well as the coercion of the peony master and servant that day. At the end, he said, "Your sister-in-law is a person who knows measure, if she hadn't been forced to be helpless that day, she wouldn't have married Gongzi Fang." Besides, they walk around the village on weekdays and act under everyone's noses, so there is absolutely nothing out of the ordinary, so you can rest assured. When you get married and start a business, Peach Blossom will also set up a family affair, and even if your sister-in-law is done, she can live her own peaceful life. ”
Several old men nodded in unison, and they all said good things for Pucao.
The more Zhang Gui listened, the more angry his heart became, in his heart he never thought that Pucao would remarry, it seemed that she had been living in the Zhang family, and it was the right thing to make money for the Zhang family. Now that she suddenly heard that she was married to Fang Jie, it was like Fang Jie digging the cornucopia of the Zhang family.
He had the heart to immediately run home and ask Pucao why he didn't keep the woman's way, but he had no choice but to discuss his family affairs properly, so he endured it again and again, tried his best to suppress his anger, and continued to ask Li Zheng and Li Siye to help him go to the Chu family to be hired as a sign of grandeur.
Li Zheng and Li Siye naturally responded with their mouths, and it was already noon when they spoke, and the daughter-in-law of the Li family arranged four dishes and invited everyone to stay and eat. Li Siye called his son to move half a jar of baogu wine out. Everyone was about to celebrate, and pulled Zhang Gui to sit down and talk while eating, drinking, and talking.
Over there, the granddaughter-in-law of the Li family helped her mother-in-law clean up the table, and when she saw that there was no work, she made an excuse and ran to Zhang's house.