(220) Fight the autumn wind

When Zhao Chengcai goes back today. In a good mood.

When he opened the set of jewelry in front of his mother, he was very happy with the Zhao Wang's family! This is no longer the unsightly spring hairpin, but the real silver jewelry!

Although the weight is lighter, Zhang Qingting is very good at choosing the style, and deliberately chooses the style that is thinner but has a wider silver surface, which can satisfy people's vanity to the greatest extent, and with that kind of color, it does not make people feel shabby, but it is thin to look good, even if you take it off, it will not make people lose face.

Zhao Wangshi immediately put it on, looked left and right, and really couldn't find fault. Such a thing can't be chosen by his own son, and he knows that it's the eldest daughter-in-law. Although the girl acted a little too domineering, she still did something very satisfactory.

She smiled on her face, understood in her heart, but said in her mouth, "You still know filial piety!" ”

Zhao Chengcai smiled, "This is chosen by the lady, if you want to remember her, you can remember her!" Even I didn't expect that. Or she's careful. As soon as you have two coins in your hand, you will come to pay homage, so that you can also be beautiful when you go out. Although it is pure silver, it is lighter in the end, and now there is not much money in hand, so it can only be like this, if the business is big in the future, there is even better! ”

Zhao Wangshi was already very satisfied, but he refused to praise his daughter-in-law easily, but mentioned the matter, "It will be July and a half in a few days, and you still have to go back to the ancestral hall to worship, don't forget!" I also prepared a hanger of money, and sealed it for your father, if you bring more, I'm afraid that it won't be enough. ”

Zhao Chengcai nodded, "Remember!" When the time came, I asked them to bring two horses back from the horse farm and ride with my father, and Cheng Dong just let him go directly from the horse farm. ”

Zhao Wang hesitated and asked, "Will Cheng Dong come back that night?" "I haven't seen my youngest son for a few days, and I still miss it.

"He doesn't think about it!" Zhao Chengcai flatly refused, "Mother, don't feel sorry for him, I'm not tired of doing some work!" I don't have time to go to the racecourse today, so I'll have to take some time to talk about him another day. Don't say that Liu's incident is over, it's all over, there are still some things that need to be said! It's not a three-year-old child anymore, and he's so old that he doesn't know the severity, and he'll have to cause trouble in the future! ”

"How so?" Zhao Wang didn't want to hear him say that his brother was right or wrong. "Chengdong is very good, but the fox spirit is bad!"

Zhao Chengcai sneered, "If he doesn't sew himself, where can there be flies to drill?" You, just keep making excuses for him, it's all someone else's fault, and there is no fault for him? ”

Seeing his son snatching white like this, Zhao Wang's face collapsed, he was a little embarrassed, and he was silent.

Zhao Chengcai didn't want to persuade more, so he changed the topic, "Is the Liu family still honest now?" ”

Zhao Wangshi sneered, and wanted to say a few bad things about her, but after thinking about it, this person was recruited back by himself, so as not to say that his son would talk about her again, so he changed his mouth when he said it, "It's okay!" ”

Zhao Chengcai knew it when he looked at her, and he didn't ask much, "That's good!" Don't be too embarrassed for her, after all, she is also from our family. Harmony is the best policy. After the explanation, he didn't stay long, "If the house is fine, I'll go back first." You should also take care of your body at home, and don't be too frugal when you should eat and drink. Come and sit down if you're fine! ”

When I got home, I saw Zhang Qingting sitting there waiting for him with a smile, and he handed over the post without saying anything.

Zhao Chengcai was inexplicable, and after reading it, he threw the post angrily, and said three words, "By?" ”

July 15, commonly known as the seventh half of the month, is the Midyear Festival. Legend has it that on that day, the ghost gate was opened, and the souls of the deceased ancestors of each family had to return to their hometowns, and they had to be sacrificed and worshiped to show filial piety.

This is as it should be, and Zhao Chengcai has no objection. It can be that the previous things were all made up by everyone in the Zhao clan, and how much money was spent was shared equally by each household, and there was no favoritism. But this year is strange, I don't know why, the patriarch actually sent someone to make such a non-literary post, although the words are polite, but the central idea is only one, this year's sacrificial distribution to your family "only" twenty taels of silver, three days later send someone to pick it up!

This also makes our family a money-making bank! In the past, at most, one household would pay one or two hundred yuan, how could there be such a slander? Zhao Chengcai went to wash his face and hands first. This is also a habit developed by Zhang Qingting, as long as the whole family goes out and comes back, the first thing must be to do this. Don't say it. After forming a habit, it is uncomfortable not to wash.

Zhang Qingting pursed his lips and smiled, and chased after him to say cool words, "It can be clearly written on it, you have only been reading the book for so many years, but it is all the credit of everyone in the clan!" You are also a scholar, you should be knowledgeable and reasonable, and hurry up to do this wrong! ”

"Nonsense! My study is none of their business again? When my house can't open the pot, who will help us? If reading is a big mistake, then it is better not to read! Zhao Chengcai said and said, seeing her gloating like that, he smiled angrily again, "This is the difference between asking me for money and asking for money?" Are you so happy? ”

Zhang Qingting continued to laugh, "I don't care about this, women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, and the sacrifice is your man's business!" This amount of money is not too much for me to say, you and your father, plus your brother, are less than seven taels per person! It will come out even and evenly. ”

Zhao Chengcai looked at her with a smile, "That's what I said!" Not to mention seven taels of silver, why is it difficult to get it all out? If nothing else, the rent of this backyard silk village alone is enough. Didn't you say you were going to give me the money? Bring it! It's been a few months. I don't have a penny! ”

"Stingy!" Zhang Qingting glanced at him, slammed the curtain and turned in. But I have a little weak heart, and the money ...... She's all spent! Otherwise, where does the money come from to make new clothes and jewelry?

Zhao Chengcai cleaned up and came in, and when he saw her pouting and sitting on the edge of the bed, he couldn't help but smile, "What?" Angry? Alright! I'm willing to give you flowers, okay? Do I have to vomit so much? Let's think about how we should deal with it! ”

"How can I handle it?" Zhang Qingting snorted coldly, "According to me, what should have happened before, and what is still the case now!" By bullying us? What's wrong with making some money. Didn't you make their money, relying on it to fight the autumn wind? ”

Zhao Chengcai thought for a while, "I'm afraid it's not just about fighting the autumn wind!" ”

"Could it be that they have nothing else to ask for?"

"If we happily agree, there will definitely be a follow-up, maybe there is something in trouble again, and we will be helped. Don't say that we haven't made a big deal yet, it's really generous, and this money can't be casually released! Otherwise, it will become a bottomless pit in the future. ”

Of course, Zhang Qingting also understands this truth, "It's just that since you have opened your mouth, how can you refuse?" Let's not talk about the things in the alley, and the things in the racecourse gradually spread. I'm still thinking, don't talk about your family, if the people from the Zhang family also come, what should I do? It's hard to find such a high-sounding reason for the Midyear Festival, since the people in your family want to get it, then others may also want to think about it! ”

Zhao Chengcai frowned when he heard this. As if to prove Zhang Qingting's prophecy, sure enough, on the second day, the old relatives of the Zhang family, who had rarely seen each other for a hundred years, also came to the door, sitting in the house in Zhangjiaxin Hutong and not leaving, and couldn't wait to look at them inside and out, up and down, and clean them. There are relatives there, who want to be served with good food and drink.

Even Zhang Qingting is not at home today, and he and Zhao Chengcai all went to the racecourse, and only Zhang Luo, Zhao Yulan and Xiaoyu were left at home. They couldn't hold back the scene, Zhao Yulan saw that the situation was not good, and secretly asked Xiaoyu to invite Fang Dehai over.

The old man's face sank, "Relatives? I don't recognize it, let's go! If you are looking for someone, wait for someone to come back! ”

He drove everyone out of the door with a stick, which was considered a temporary relief. But those people didn't leave, just sat in front of the door, and waited until the sun was about to set, and Zhang Facai was surrounded as soon as he landed. He also complained that Zhang Luo was not polite. Old man Fang was nosy, and dragged him into the house.

Zhang Facai was trapped in the middle, dizzy from the noise, and said fiercely, "Why are you here?" Didn't you say you'd never have anything to do with our family? ”

"What do you say? We're real relatives! Can't you turn your face and deny people as soon as you're angry, is that still a person? ”

Zhang Qingting and Zhao Chengcai glanced at each other, look, this is coming!

Zhao Chengcai stepped forward to speak, "If you have something to say, come in and talk about it, don't pull and pull on the street." ”

Seeing that his face seemed uncertain, those relatives didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and they all looked at Zhang Facai.

When this was in the racecourse today, the family had already passed the string, Zhang Facai pointed to the house, "See?" This isn't my home, it's my daughter's home! It's up to them to decide! If you have something, you tell them! ”

"I heard that your daughter married a good son-in-law, and we didn't say hello, but we will come together to see the ceremony!" These relatives made an excuse for themselves to come in.

In the living room, Zhao Zhang and the others had already sat down separately, Zhao Chengcai learned from the county master, and slowly grasped the official tone, "I don't know what happened to my father-in-law when I visited today?" ”

"Xiucai son-in-law ......"

"Who is your son-in-law? That's my son-in-law! Zhang Facai honestly and unceremoniously interrupted their set.

The relatives choked, and Zhang Qingting gave them a step down, "If you uncles have something, please make it clear, since you are relatives, don't beat around the bush, to tell the truth." ”

"That ...... "a few people, you push me, I push you, stammered and told the matter, and the same is also through the reason of worshipping the ancestors, so that Zhang Facai can make money."

Zhang Facai immediately refused, "I don't have a single son on me, and all I eat and drink is my daughter and son-in-law!" If you want me to pay, you have one! ”

Zhao Chengcai pretended to persuade peace, "What did my father-in-law say?" Since it is to worship the ancestors, it is also appropriate to share some molecular money, so you can see how much money each family has, and I will pay for my father-in-law's family. ”

Zhang Facai said, "If you want money, you have to bring the account book!" You have to have a number of how much you spend. ”

In this way, these people look at me, and I look at you, and they are silent. It took a long time for humanity to say, "Isn't this just a flood?" It's really hard to make ends meet......"

Zhao Chengcai pretended to be confused and interrupted him, "Then you can go to the yamen!" If there is a labor faction, the food will be paid! ”

But in addition to working to make money, they also want to scrape some oil and water, "Can you borrow a few taels of silver?" Someone cheekily opened his mouth.

"Okay!" Zhao Chengcai happily agreed, "Take something to arrive!" Find a Baojia to estimate the public price and set up a note. ”

It is clear that this road is not going to work.

"Isn't your family rich?" Some people were not angry and began to insist, "I don't care about my old relatives if I don't say anything!" This is too unconscionable! ”

Zhang Facai immediately jumped up, "Why do I have no conscience?" When Lao Tzu has no money, why do you see our family one or two as if you have seen a ghost? Oh! Now that you see that our family is prosperous, you want to take advantage of it, where is your conscience? Our family just makes some money, and it is also a sweat bead that is earned by eight petals, with you? If we sincerely ask us to go back to worship our ancestors, then we have nothing to say, how much should it be, and we will have no less. But if you scrape the money from scratch, then you are looking for the wrong person! Our family is not a cotton dumpling, let you rub it! ”

Several relatives scolded the old face and couldn't hold it, so they had to change their words, agreed on a time to worship their ancestors, and left in disgrace.

The family breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhao Chengcai said, "This end is settled, our family is counting on you!" ”

Zhang Qingting smiled, "If there is a lot of trouble at that time, let your mother come over to help stir things up!" ”

On the third day, the Zhao family sent the two clan leaders who came to get the silver, and the two had seen Zhang Qingting before because of Zhao Yulan's matter, and when they asked Zhao Chengcai if he was not there, only she was at home, looking at each other, knowing that this matter was enough to choke today.

However, Zhang Qingting opened his mouth bluntly, "Are the two of you here to sacrifice the silver?" Then please bring the account book, and see what kind of great sacrifice it is, and the family needs to spread twenty taels? ”

One of them hesitated and said, "Didn't you say okay, from your family?" ”

Zhang Qingting sneered, "Please bring a message back and ask, is there only our descendant left in the Zhao family?" If so, the money will be ours!" ”

The two of them were embarrassed, and the purple skin swelled and left. That night, a message came again, asking Zhao Chengcai to come over and speak.

Zhao Chengcai was on fire, "This is not endless!" Tian is shameless, isn't it good? I'll go tomorrow to see that they're so embarrassed to ask me for money with red mouths and white teeth! ”

Zhang Qingting persuaded softly, "Don't be angry first!" This matter can't be solved by getting angry, think about when those people in my family came, didn't you handle it calmly and well? ”

"That's different!" Zhao Chengcai understood in his heart that the Zhang family was willing to leave so happily, there was a very important point, that is, because Zhang Qingting was his wife, Zhang Facai said that this is my son-in-law's home, and it is all up to my son-in-law to make them embarrassed to continue to entangle. After all, it's a married daughter, so it's not your Zhang family. It's one thing for her to be willing to support her mother's family, but it doesn't mean that she has to come to help her family's relatives.

But Zhao Chengcai is different, he is a man, and it is impossible to say that this belongings are all Zhang Qingting's, and he has nothing to do with him to excuse him. So he's an adult?

"This matter must be made clear, even if you offend people, it is better than endlessly making trouble for us in the future!"

Zhang Qingting thought for a while, "Even if you want to offend people, it shouldn't be you who come forward, you have to go!" ”

Zhao Chengcai is a person of merit and fame, if he has a dispute with the clan for money, no matter what he says, it will not sound good. This wicked person can't be done by him, if Zhang Qingting goes, even if there is a quarrel, at most she can cover up the matter by saying that she is a woman with long hair and short knowledge. Others can also be tolerant. But if Zhao Chengcai goes to talk to the clan and collapses, then there is no room for change, and he will have to live alone in the future, right? There must be a person who has a relationship with the clan, so Zhang Qingting decided that she must go! But how do you talk about it? The young couple discussed for a long time before deciding.

Zhang Qingting was already tired and ready to rest, but Zhao Chengcai kissed her cheek, but turned his head to Wen Shu again, "Take advantage of this time to be free, it's not cold at night, it's always good to learn more!" I was sick a few days ago, but I had to wait a lot of time, and if I could go further, my family would probably have less to worry about in the future! ”

Looking at his hard work under the lamp, Zhang Qingting was very happy in his heart, counting them now they are the real Yan'er newlyweds, but this show is not delayed by women, and he is still thinking about his business, such a man will not be easily confused by beauty in the future. It's a blessing to have such a husband!

"Then I'll go downstairs and bring you two pieces of snacks, you'll be hungry for a while, remember to eat yourself!"

Zhao Chengcai looked at her and smiled warmly, it was clear that he was still such a familiar face, but he had a little more touching taste, and Zhang Qingting's heart moved, his face was slightly red, and he bowed his head and went out.

This...... Could it be that there is something in the eyes of a lover? Her ears were hot when she thought about it, but there was a trace of sweetness in her heart.

Early the next morning, Zhang Qingting didn't make an appointment with anyone, so he took his girl Xiaoyu and went to the patriarch's house together.

Originally, I wanted to ask Zhao Wang's family to go with me, but after thinking about it, this matter is not as good as Zhao Yulan's, and it is not a life-and-death struggle, and it is necessary to let my mother-in-law show up. After all, Zhao Wang's family is also an elderly person, and it is very indecent to come out and roll around like this, and it is just a matter of money, so it is not good for her to pull down her face and say that it is not good, it is better to come and talk about it alone.

For this reason, she deliberately picked out a plain dress without decoration, and asked Xiaoyu to put away the silver ear pendant that she was reluctant to take off when she slept, prepared a few snacks, and came to visit. After all, it is an elder, and this etiquette is indispensable.

Patriarch Zhao made an appointment with Zhao Chengcai, but he didn't expect Zhang Qingting to come. It's a bit of a surprise, but it's reasonable.

The last time Zhao Yulan's incident almost discredited him, fortunately, he finally reined in the precipice and saved the situation, but Rao is like this, which also makes many people suspicious. Coincidentally, when the flood came, Patriarch Zhao seized the opportunity again, led the leader to work day and night in the rain, helped save people and carry property, and arranged mutual assistance between clansmen, this time, not only saved his reputation again, but also better than before. People, always like the new and hate the old, only care about what is in front of them, as long as they can lead this clan to continue to live a healthy life, what are the small flaws?

Now that the Midyear Festival is approaching, this year, after the catastrophe, it is particularly easy to believe in the power of ghosts and gods, so all families and clans attach great importance to this sacrifice. But if you want to do it, where does the money come from? After all, there was still a disaster, and every family was not rich. was worried about this matter, but unexpectedly heard a news.

In fact, it is not an accident, there was a rumor that the Zhao family had a horse farm, but because their family sold their old house more than ten years ago and moved to the market in order to provide Zhao Chengcai with education, the news is not very accurate. It wasn't until the post-disaster reconstruction began, that some people heard the name of Zhao Chengcai's horse farm from the first batch of lists to be built, and later saw his horses come out to work for people.

It turns out that their house is really wide! The status of a horse farm in the minds of the people of Bei'an should not be underestimated. At that time, someone mentioned it, since someone in our clan sent it, it would not be too much to ask his family to pay for this sacrifice, right? No mistakes in many words

Not an exaggeration, of course. If they are really rich, isn't that a matter of course? It's just a matter of selling two horses, isn't that hand-to-hand?

All clans are like this, as long as they are rich and rich, they should buy land and build houses for the clan, use them as clan property, and help the poor and helpless clansmen, this is how it should be. If he is stingy and stingy, he will be despised by the whole clan, and he will be propagated everywhere, so that the spittle of the world will drown him!

If the Zhao family is just an ordinary family and has become rich in business, then there is no need to be polite to them at all, and if he is summoned to come over with the money, he will have to come over with the money immediately. If there were no male in their family, it would be permissible for the patriarch to order the clan to divide up his horse farm.

After listening to the proposal of the clansmen, Patriarch Zhao agreed with the boat. But the Zhao family is not an ordinary family after all, Zhao Chengcai is famous, for such a family, they can't hit other people's ideas at will, so they wrote a post with the etiquette of a reader, and also agreed on a time. Unexpectedly, he was sent back so rudely, Patriarch Zhao was a little surprised, but he was also a little happy. If Zhao Chengcai is so ignorant, then he can take the opportunity to take revenge with the help of the clansmen's hatred of the rich.

So he wasn't in a hurry at all, just waiting to hear how Zhang Qingting quibbled, this little daughter-in-law he had been taught, tricky and weird, pungent and abnormal, as long as she couldn't hold her breath, she would get up......

Patriarch Zhao flashed a fierce look in his heart, I'm afraid your life won't be so good!

Zhang Qingting entered the Zhao family and took a closer look at it first. The patriarch is considered a relatively good family among the peasant households, and a two-entry courtyard is neatly and neatly filled with blue brick and large tile houses. Although it is simple, it still shows a bit of confidence. It's just that the two courtyards are all stuffed, and even the hall has a lot of things, which seems a little cramped. Come to think of it, it's a big family with a large population, so life won't be much better.

She could guess how much the patriarch was thinking, and secretly thought in her heart that she stepped forward and saluted respectfully, and ordered Xiaoyu to present the gifts he brought, determined to dispel his ghost idea.

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