(338) Good intentions

Fang Mingzhu grimaced and took the ledger to find Zhang Jinbao.

Zhang Jinbao is really busy now, so much work in the horse farm has to be led by him, and he has to follow the master to learn veterinarians. Fang Mingzhu is the chief manager of the horse farm, but many specific details, such as how much each horse material is in stock, when it needs to be replenished, which horses are not in good health, and so on, he must remember to communicate with Fang Mingzhu in time. I was already busy jumping my feet, but now it's good, I have added one more thing to settle the account

Zhang Jinbao looked at the big head and complained while preparing fine grain for the foal, "My eldest lady, will you let me go?" How can I have an air traffic control for this? ”

Fang Mingzhu pursed his mouth, pinched his nose and said, "Do you think I like to come to you to smell horse manure?" It was ordered by the eldest sister, you hurry up and finish it, and hand it over to me as soon as possible."

She threw down the ledger and ran away, Zhang Jinbao took it helplessly, and went to bury her head in the calculations after finishing the work in hand. The first time, I couldn't get it right, and the second time, it was even more outrageous, and it wasn't until the third time that I barely got close, but there were still discrepancies. counted five or six times in a row, all of them were the same number, and Zhang Jinbao went to her with the account book.

The two of them didn't know who was at fault for a long time, and they stared at each other for a long time, so Zhang Qingting ignored it, "The two of them can always calculate an accurate number together."

It took another half an hour to finally get it right.

Zhang Qingting glanced at the two of them, "Teach you a method, if you reconcile the accounts twice, divide them into two parts, if the total number is wrong, count half first, and then calculate the first half, you can save a lot of effort."

Fang Mingzhu wailed, "Then eldest sister, you didn't say it earlier"

"As I said, do you have this lesson? Don't be so careless all the time."

Zhang Jinbao took the opportunity to shirk, "Eldest sister, you can spare me from this errand, I was careless, look at me for half a day, I haven't figured it out for a long time, I'm still doing some hard work."

"No interest" Zhang Qingting glanced at him fiercely, "How can there be a person in charge who doesn't know how to account?" You used to be the weakest in this one, this time I have to make up for it for you, don't do it honestly, when you have benefits in the future"

Zhang Jinbao shrank his neck and went back. Zhang Qingting really wants to teach all these younger siblings in one step, so that they can stand alone in the future. is about Yinbao and ingots, she has also discussed with Zhang Facai before.

"Even if the family has money in the future, they can't just raise two nerds for nothing, they can't do any work, and the imperial examination is also one in a million, and the two of them still have to learn a means of making a living. If they can show their talents in the past two years, there will be nothing to teach in the academy, and let them come out to learn a craft, whether it is in their own shop or choose another one, they should come out to experience and practice. ”

Zhang Facai agreed very much, "These two boys have not suffered much in our family, how do you know how difficult it is to get this money?" One person will give them three chances at most, and if they don't pass the exam, they won't be able to read. Do a serious job, it's no worse than reading"

Zhang Qingting calculated, wait another two or three years, the two younger brothers will also have fourteen or fifteen, and they can all take their hands to help, and the family will be able to take a breath.

When I went back this day, I saw Aunt Niu coming, "I know that Chengcai is gone, and I am also busy, so I can't come over in time to see him off." I have to drag it out until now, but I can stay with you until I come back."

Zhang Qingting was moved in his heart, and he didn't thank him much, some kindness is better in his heart than in his mouth.

July passed like water, and the only major event that happened was the arrival of the new county magistrate.

Sure enough, he was a very old man, with a gray beard but strong spirits. Returning to his hometown, although there is still some distance from his hometown, Yan Huizu also feels that he has a deep nostalgia.

At the beginning of his tenure, he wore civilian clothes to visit the neighbors in the market, and also came to sit in the small bookstore of the Zhang family, chatted about the school, and talked about things in the town.

At first, everyone didn't know that this old man with some local accents was the county magistrate, and he spoke freely in front of him, and even Zhang Luoshi chatted with him, and grabbed the family's melon seeds and peanuts for him to eat.

Later, I found out, which made Zhang Luo very nervous, and he thought hard about whether he had said the wrong thing. After thinking about it for a long time, it seemed that he had really said a wrong sentence, and said with a sad face, "Yinbao, they went back to the tuition fee for the exam, I said I don't know if this new adult will pay it back?" You said that our family is not short of money, why do I have nothing to mention that? ”

The family persuaded her for a long time, but within two days, the yamen really sent someone to send a penny to each of the eleven candidates' families. It is slightly more than what Zhang Luo said, and he also passed on a sentence from Lord Yan, "The matter of the school is a major matter agreed by our yamen in the past, and we will never pay the bill, so let the children study with confidence."

made Zhang Qingting laugh again, "Mother, look, this county master is still afraid that you are not at ease" Zhang Luoshi can be regarded as relieved.

By the end of July, Zhang Qingting was really struggling, her stomach seemed to have grown a lot all of a sudden, and she couldn't bear it when she went to the racecourse. The family is not at ease, in these last days, it is said that it is possible to give birth at any time, so let's raise the baby at home

Zhang Qingting stuck to his home, only took care of the small shop every day, did the needlework for children when he was idle, rested for a while when he was tired, and went to Aunt Niu's shop to sit and sit when he was bored.

Zhao Wang's family was a little worried in the end, and he took the time to see her every day. only came with the little pumpkin in his arms every time, and taught the child to shout "brother" to her stomach, which made Zhang Qingting really depressed. A few small embroidered clothes that had been quietly prepared were also hidden, and she did not dare to see them at all, lest she stretch her face again.

Zhao Wang's sometimes deliberately leaked some words, saying that Yang Xiaotao came to the house again today, made a few side dishes or snacks to honor her, how good the taste was, and did needlework with Liu Fang at home.

Zhang Qingting only smiled when she listened, and once in a while, she deliberately followed her mother-in-law's words, "Alas, why hasn't such a good girl found her mother-in-law's family yet?" If you can bring it into our house, mother-in-law, wouldn't it be good? ”

These words frightened Zhao Wang's family, why is this daughter-in-law so generous? Or is it that Chengcai is not at home and deliberately says the opposite? made her boss uncomfortable, and she couldn't say these words anymore.

Thinking about the fact that she wants to take Yang Xiaotao into the door, it is a little bit of a blockage for Zhang Qingting and inspires her to be more filial, but Zhang Qingting is not only not blocked at all, but also seems to be enjoying it, so how much sense of accomplishment does she have for doing this?

But Yang Xiaotao's tender offensive is getting more and more fierce, so that Zhao Wang's family enjoys the benefits of others every time, but he can't pretend not to see other people's intentions. But do you want to get such a concubine for your son back? Zhao Wang's heart also rose and fell, and he couldn't make a decision for a long time.

Sometimes, Zhang Qingting will deliberately mention his uncle's marriage, and Zhao Wang's family will be discouraged when he hears it, and he will immediately hold the little pumpkin and leave.

Zhao Wang's family also doesn't understand, why can't he find a good daughter-in-law for such a good young son? Although he had an extra concubine and gave birth to a son, so what? Isn't their family rich? Isn't a rich man with three wives and four concubines in Duxing? Why can't it be on her family?

In the past, there were not many people who could meet each other while soaking in the racecourse, but now it's different. Her youngest son dresses decently every day, rides a tall horse through the market, and is also fed by some decent businessmen, why is there no one to like him? is in the picture, and the bride price is sky-high when he comes to the money, and Zhao Wang's heart is on fire when he listens to it, but it is not yet time to give money to some irrelevant people

No matter how Zhao Wang's figure it out, time suddenly arrived in August.

Zhang Qingting's body is even more bulky, counting the days, it will be born in the next few days, and he feels that his body is cumbersome and panicked when he sits at home all day, his calves are swollen, and he presses a pit. But it's okay, at night, because the stomach is uncomfortable, I can't sleep at all, the weather is hot, the pregnant woman's body temperature is higher, and there is always layer after layer of sweat on the back.

Zhang Luo's family is not at ease, and now he guards her with Xiaoyu every night and fans her body, but she still has a bad rest. The day is also cowardly, and I can only squint from time to time to relieve fatigue.

Zhao Wang's family came more diligently, after all, she was the eldest daughter-in-law, and she still attached great importance to it. Basically, you come early in the morning and don't leave until the sun goes down. The little pumpkin couldn't take it with her for so long because she had to eat milk, so she came over to help bring Ah Ci, so that everyone could free up their hands to do other things, which could be regarded as saving everyone some trouble.

But Zhang Qingting still didn't want her mother-in-law to come, because when Zhao Wang's family came, she always nagged in her ear, and for a while she only cared about her mouth and ignored the child, not to mention that she was so lazy, she must not be good in the future, so she had to force her to go around.

Zhang Qingting knew that what her mother-in-law said was right, but she also had to do it well when she had the ability to do it? just chattered all day long, even sometimes I wanted to do what she said, but I was also made to lose my emotions at all. But it's not easy to catch up, and Zhang Luoshi can't say anything to his mother-in-law, so he can only look forward to gossiping with her when Aunt Niu comes, and temporarily gag her.

Within two days, Zhao Yulan saw her sister-in-law's depression, and under the pretext that Xiaoyu was busy here and couldn't get out, she had to ask someone for business over there to help collect money, and finally sent Zhao Wang's family to the next door, so that Zhang Qingting's ears were a lot quieter.

On this day, she was lying in a bamboo chair blowing the wind through the hall, and the two younger brothers brought the written words to her.

It's not so boring to do something, Zhang Qingting took it over and commented one by one, and suddenly remembered, "It's supposed to be the day of your brother-in-law's exam, right?" No mistakes, not a lot of words"

"Isn't it?" Zhang Yinbao went through the old yellow calendar, "From now on, there will be three exams, each of which lasts three days." In nine days, my brother-in-law will be back."