Chapter 27: The Head of the Family
After another time, Lin Miaoyin came back first.
She was accompanied by an aunt who helped out in her home.
Lin Miaoyin didn't say hello to anyone else, and walked into the house with a big bag of things with the aunt.
Lin Heping and his wife, as well as Zhu'er, hurriedly went up to help.
Seeing Lin Miaoyin taking so many things, it really looked like she was moving.
Wang Yongqi quietly poked Tang Jiang beside him, and said strangely: "You still don't go up to help?" Maybe she'll be your mistress in the future! If you don't go up and pat yourself at this time, when will you stay? ”
Tang Jiang rolled his eyes and said, "Hey, that's not necessarily, she only has a one-third chance at most." When she actually becomes the hostess, it's not too late for me to pat her ass. ”
Wang Yongqi said with a smile: "That's right, the other two also have a chance." It's not good if you help this and offend the other two. If you're on the wrong side of the line, you'll have a lot of shoes to wear in the future. ”
"Yes." Tang Jiang said triumphantly, "So, it's better for us to not help anyone now, and if we don't choose a team to stand, then we won't be wrong, hehe." ”
Wang Yongqi gave a thumbs up and praised: "It's really wise." ”
Suddenly sighed again and said: "It's all because our family Wang Yan is not angry, if she also joins the competition, it will be even more lively, hehehe." ”
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Yan who was playing in the grass with Xiao Yan in the distance, looking like he hated iron but not steel.
I was really angry and funny, and said, "Old man Wang, I heard Wang Yan say that you are still a teacher in your village, teaching a private school, and you are very knowledgeable. ”
Wang Yongqi said proudly: "That's not me bragging, things in Chinese studies, no matter how you ask, it will definitely not be difficult for me." If it is still the Ming Dynasty, if I go to the test, it must be within the top three! ”
I smiled and said, "Didn't you just say you were wearing small shoes?" Do you know what the allusion is in this? ”
Tang Jiang said: "Isn't this just a common saying? What's the allusion? ”
Wang Yongqi said proudly: "Why not? This one really has! ”
"Oh? Let's hear about it. Tang Jiang asked with interest.
Wang Yongqi said: "In the past, when men and women got married, they didn't fall in love as freely as they do now, and they got married after falling in love. At that time, what kind of parents' orders were emphasized, and the words of the matchmaker were right? So at that time, matchmaker was a very important profession. ”
Wang Yongqi's tone was really like telling a story to the children in the school.
Tang Jiang and I glanced at each other and couldn't help but smile.
Wang Yongqi continued: "At that time, if the man's family heard that there was a suitable girl to marry, they would send a matchmaker to the door to say. This time, of course, it's not a formal proposal, just to test the intention, right? At this time, if the woman's family is also interesting, she will ask the matchmaker to take the girl's shoe sample back to the man's family......"
"Wait a minute," I asked curiously, "what's the shoe?" ”
Wang Yongqi shook his head and sighed, and said: "I don't even know what the shoe pattern is, and it's really not strange that the handicrafts handed down by our ancestors are gradually lost." In the past, you didn't buy the shoes on your feet in the store, but made them yourself, you know? Before making shoes, you must first make a general appearance, size, style, etc., this is the shoe pattern. ”
I nodded, as if I understood. Seriously, even though I'm from the countryside, I've never seen this kind of work.
Wang Yongqi continued: "The matchmaker took the girl's shoe sample and handed it to the man, and the man's family made a pair of embroidered shoes according to the shoe sample, and then asked the matchmaker to take the bride price and the embroidered shoes to propose." After going through this formalities, the two parties reached a marriage agreement, understand? ”
Tang Jiang and I also nodded like schoolchildren in the school: "Understood." ”
I looked at Tang Jiang and said, "You are also a person from hundreds of years ago, why don't you even understand this rule?" ”
Tang Jiang rolled his eyes and said, "I haven't mentioned kissing, how can I know?" ”
"Hey," Wang Yongqi said disdainfully: "Haven't you ever eaten pork, haven't you ever seen a pig run?" This is common sense, and you don't even know this? ”
Tang Jiang snorted and did not argue with Wang Yongqi.
Wang Yongqi continued: "That year, there was a handsome, young, and motivated man with very good family conditions, who took a fancy to the daughter of a family. His family sent a matchmaker to deliver it. That man's conditions are so good, of course the woman has no reason to disagree, right? Who knew that the woman's family had two daughters, and the man's family took a fancy to the eldest daughter. As for the younger daughter, she was born by her stepmother, but the eldest daughter's own mother has died. I don't know what a woman thinks, as if she can't get something, and she doesn't want others to get it......"
Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel that Wang Yongqi's words seemed to mean something else.
I only heard Wang Yongqi continue: "The stepmother gave the eldest daughter's shoe sample to the matchmaker to take back to the man's house in accordance with the rules. However, she deliberately made the shoes much smaller. When the man's family made the embroidered shoes according to the shoe pattern and sent them, the eldest daughter took the embroidered shoes, but she couldn't wear them anymore, she was ashamed and angry, and then she 'hung herself on the southeast branch' and hanged herself that night. This is the story of 'wearing small shoes'. ”
As he was talking, he saw Zhu'er come out of the house with a sad face.
Tang Jiang hurriedly asked, "Why do you look like this?" Lin Miaoyin she ...... Did she bully you? Wouldn't it, this hasn't become a young grandmother yet, and it's starting to bully you? If she really becomes a young grandmother, then what's the point? I'm afraid we don't even have a place to stand! ”
Zhu'er said with a sad face: "She didn't bully me, she just ...... Just ......"
Tang Jiang said impatiently: "Just what? ”
Zhu'er said: "Sister Miaoyin said that she wanted to live next door to the master, let me go to live in another room, and kicked me out!" ”
Tang Jiang and Wang Yongqi were stunned for a moment, and laughed at the same time.
Zhu'er said angrily: "You are still laughing? People are the master's maids, of course, they have to take care of the master's diet and daily life, and of course they have to live next door to the master. But...... But now...... What should I do now? She's so unreasonable! ”
Wang Yongqi laughed and said: "Miaoyin, this girl, really deserves to be my old Wang's favorite apprentice, this temper is really my appetite, I like it, hahaha...... Unlike our Wang Yan, who is wilting, she can't make a fart with a slap! ”
Tang Jiang also comforted Zhu'er and said, "What can be done now, you have to be wronged." When she becomes a young grandmother and goes to the master's room, won't you be able to move back? When the time comes, the young grandmother will thank you, and it will only be good for you. Otherwise, be careful that she gives you little shoes to wear when the time comes! ”
After talking for a long time, Zhu'er was still sullen.
Until Tang Jiang said: "You can also understand the lord." He's surrounded by three powerful women now, and he's having a harder time than you. ”
Zhu'er laughed out loud, covered her mouth and said, "That's true." ”
I said angrily, "What, isn't this funny?" ”
"No, no......" Zhu'er hurriedly shook her hand, but she couldn't help but smile like a flower on her face.
Wang Yongqi said leisurely: "You should also know something. Now Xiaodao is the head of the family of such a large family, and the head of the family is not easy to be, maybe one of you will stand up and beat you, it will really outweigh the losses. ”
"That's right." Tang Jiang and Zhu'er immediately put away their smiles, looking sincerely frightened, seeing their virtue, they wanted to beat them even more.
Then, Guo Tingting and Liao Xurong also came back one after another.
As a result, both of them were very dissatisfied with Lin Miaoyin's occupancy of Zhu'er's room.
In the end, the three of them actually played rock-paper-scissors, and the winner could choose the room first.
In the end, Lin Miaoyin won and didn't have to move out of the room.
Alas...... It's hard to be the head of a family.
I, the head of the family, don't seem to have any majesty at all.