At the inn over there, Zhang Qingting saw that someone had returned, and continued to command Ruoding.

The date of the marriage was set by the Zhao Wang's family, but she still had to buy a few dowries for herself, and the time had to be moved back. You send the phoenix crown to the Xia curtain, and after dressing up, get up again.

These words were passed on to the guys in the inn, and the Zhao Wang family was a hostage in his hand anyway, and he was worry-free. agreed immediately, pulled the people and went home.

As soon as Zhang Jinbao entered the gate of Zhao's house, his nose was almost crooked. This Zhao Wang's family made a lot of noise, and they wanted to marry, but the family didn't prepare anything, just simply pasted a self-cut crooked word above the hall, hung a red silk, and placed two red candles on the incense table, and it was over.

The east wing room is said to be the sick ghost Xiucai residence, the doors and windows are closed, and there is a strong smell of medicine, this happy event is afraid that it is a formality, and the eldest sister has to be a widow after the day and earth, how can such a marriage be promised?

"Whoa! I said, "That's how your family conducts happy events?" Zhang Jinbao quit, standing in the middle of the courtyard and scolding, "Old woman! You just snatched the twenty taels of silver from my house, and you did such a thing? Is it your own son who wants to get married? Didn't you pick it up? ”

"Whoa! Keep your mouth clean! "The Zhao family is here! The second son is about the same age as Zhang Jinbao, and he jumped out of the theory.

Zhang Jinbao ignored him, "Take a look at the ten miles and eight towns, compare with each other, which family is so humble about happy events?" You just don't look at my eldest sister's money, you have to take care of your son's decency, right? It's still a show! Phew! It's better than a screamer! Aren't you just taking advantage of the fire to rob and want to rip off the bamboo? Is there anyone who is so immoral as you? ”

Although he said this rudely, he did not lose some truth.

"You little bunny doesn't understand anything, don't talk nonsense!" Zhao Wang's face couldn't hold back, and he came out to refute.

Zhao Wang's family is not a person who has never seen the world, of course he knows that this marriage is indeed too hasty and simple. This eldest son is the pride of the whole family, but why is the family still so simple? Of course, Zhao Wang's reason for doing this is what she does.

First of all, of course, because of poverty.

The Zhao family is really poor, the foundation is thin, and they have spent a lot of money to study for their eldest son over the years, and the whole family is basically poor and white.

Although his son was admitted to Xiucai, it was last spring, and the only benefit was that he saved taxes for his family, and then the county school had a monthly subsidy of 500 yuan. This year, it's only six taels of silver, and I have to buckle some down to buy him a long gown, and from time to time at the invitation of the old men in the county school, and socialize with the same year, in fact, there are not many people who can fall into the family.

If you really want to rely on fame, then you have to continue to take the imperial examination and go to the provincial capital to participate in the township examination once every three years. But it is difficult for them to have no foundation and no gold and silver connections, and it is difficult for them to take the turn of good errands.

Then you have to make persistent efforts, and wait until the spring of the following year to participate in the capital examination, if you are in the middle again, you will be a tribute. If you win the top ten, it goes without saying that you will be able to soar and rise to prominence from now on. Even if you don't win, no matter what your grades are, you will be given a jinshi background, and if you are a protégé of the Son of Heaven, you can also mix up a good official.

But this seemingly simple rule, I don't know how many years it will take to gold and silver. In the same year, they visited teachers and listened to lectures by famous teachers, but the cost was not something that a small family like them could afford.

Some families are well-off, and after passing the Xiucai examination, they directly move to the provincial capital to live, and it is common for them not to go home for three or five years.

Does the Zhao family want to let the boss go further? Of course, I want to, but I really don't have the economic strength.

Zhao Xiucai himself didn't want to take the exam anymore, if he didn't say anything else, let's talk about the second sister, in order to provide him with education, the eighteen-year-old eldest girl, because she had to help work at home, she didn't dare to say anything about her in-laws. It's sad to think about!

Besides, reading is too hard, it is not just a cantilever, but countless lonely and boring, mosquito bites and long nights.

Zhao Xiu knew that he had a few pounds and a few taels, he was not the kind of genius who was brilliant, unforgettable, and talented, he was only able to endure hardships to gain fame. With his ability, at most he can take a test, and then go up, unless the ancestral tomb is smoking, it is possible to go to high school. So he doesn't really want to read it himself, but wants to help the family make a living, so that his parents don't have to work so hard, and his younger siblings can live a little better.

Knowing his son Mo Ruomu, although Zhao Wang's family boasted about his son in front of people, he also knew in his heart how many goods he had in his stomach. Besides, the family's economy really can't afford it, even if he acquiesces in his behavior.

But she will never give in to her son's marriage!

But I didn't expect my son to come up, making such a fierce fuss, saying that as long as the little peach girl, she didn't want to marry the "pig killer girl" when she died, and said that if her mother forced him to marry the woman, he would let the "pig killer girl" stay a widow for the rest of her life!

Zhao Wang's authority in the family was seriously provoked, which she absolutely could not tolerate. The son is so persistent for a girl, so if he lets that little peach enter the door, he still has to lead his son by the nose and step on himself?

So it's even more unlikely that she will agree to this marriage! also took advantage of his son's illness again, and decisively prepared to snatch Zhang Qingting back to rejoice, and when the wood was completed, his son could not regret it.

So this marriage was sloppy, most of it was because the mother and son were angry. Zhao Wang's family was also afraid of changes on the way, so his relatives, friends, and neighbors were not invited, and he didn't even prepare a banquet.

She is very calculating, if the marriage is done smoothly, even if it can't be done, their family will not have any expenses, and the chickens and eggs will be empty. Now even if Zhang Qingting agrees to get married, Zhao Wang's family still says that if you don't see a rabbit, you won't scatter an eagle!

Suspecting that Zhang Jinbao scolded badly, she commanded Zhao Laoshi and her second son to lock Zhang Jinbao and his two younger brothers in the firewood room in the backyard.

Zhao Yulan couldn't stand it anymore, "Mother, or, why don't you book a table of wine and come back, that's what it means......"

"If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are! Do you know how much it costs? Zhao Wang snatched his daughter for nothing.

"But didn't you take a lot of money from other people?" The second child of the Zhao family also helped, "This is really unreasonable!" If my brother really gets married at night, he doesn't even invite an outsider, and how will people think of our family? ”

"Leave it alone! I know what to expect! Zhao Wang dealt with his own children, and added, "Who do you think the money belongs to?" It was supposed to be our family! If the daughter of the Zhang family marries, this money is her dowry, and if she refuses to marry, it will be her dowry for our family! ”

That's a bit of a rhetoric! Even Zhao Laoshi couldn't listen to it, "You punish you...... The penalty is too ...... It's too heavy! ”

Zhao Wang's family was angry, and said sharply, "What's wrong with one or two of you?" Do you think I'm wrong? I robbed the Zhang family's silver? You have the ability, and you can earn it for me! Don't let the old lady lose this face! Why don't you say anything? Since you don't have the ability, don't ramble here! When I brought it home, did I eat it myself or did I drink it? It's not just a penny for you! ”

She said that she was still a little aggrieved, and simply stood at the entrance of the hall and scolded, which meant that the whole family could hear, "Who am I working hard all day long, digging out my heart and lungs for?" It's not for you guys who don't fight for it! Now you're all bigger, your wings are stiff, and you all have your own ideas! You don't take me seriously, do you? Dare to give me a face, sing against me all day long! My heart for so many years has been in vain! Why am I so miserable! Raised you bunch of unbridled things! ”

Seeing her crying, the whole family lost their temper, and quietly hid back in the house, what should they do.

Seeing that the family had been subdued, Zhao Wangshi stood up energetically again, it was too early for the unitary, she still had to take the time to think about it, what tricks would the girl play?

Zhang Qingting was not idle here, and when Zhang Xiaodie came over, he brought all her clothes and some bits and pieces. She immediately took off and changed the clothes that would evoke unpleasant memories yesterday, and she didn't even want to give it to Zhang Xiaodie, she wanted to burn it, but she was stopped by the nagging Zhang Luo, and finally sold it at the pawnshop.

Anyway, there wasn't much money, so he gave Zhang Facai and asked him to lead Zhang Luo's family, so that he could go to a relative's and friend's house to hide for a while.

But Zhang Facai drooped his head and didn't say a word for a long time, but Zhang Xiaodie broke the truth in one sentence, "Over the years, he has gambled every day, and his relatives don't know how much money he has cheated, so he has already cut off contact with us!" Now that it's difficult, I go to seek refuge with others, who wants to take them in? ”

Zhang Qingting didn't have time to investigate, so he only asked, "Then around here, are there any places where you can be familiar with each other and can accommodate you?" ”

There is this! Zhang Facai said, "I used to go to Xiamubao, which is twenty miles away...... A few days, I stayed in that inn, and the luck was in ...... Next to the Yunlai Gambling House, it seems to be called Xinglong. ”

"Ahh It turns out that you deceived us to do business with people again, and you also went to gamble! ”

"Forget it!" Now is not the time to turn over old accounts, Zhang Qingting immediately decided, "That's it!" Everyone memorizes the name of the place, let's go to the carriage and horse shop to charter a car now, and when it gets dark at night, we get on the sedan chair, you go to find the coachman, and guard in the woods by the Erdaozi ditch, waiting for us to come out of Zhang's house, and go to that place together, I will give you 20 yuan per person now, even if you are separated on the way, you have the money to go there to gather. Remember? ”

It's not difficult, remember it.

"It's just, girl!" Zhang Facai was a little incredulous, "You got married, can you really think of getting out?" Then there is Jinbao, and the three of them are in the hands of the mother-in-law of the Zhao family! ”

"You're in charge of this! Naturally, I have my own way. Zhang Qingting smiled calmly, old Qianwen, you just wait to take it!