With a "squeak-", the courtyard door was pushed open, and Xie Qiuniang came in with a pair of children, her husband Zhou An, and her uncle Zhou Quan.

Lin hurriedly stopped the shuttle, greeted him, and said with a smile: "Qiu Niang is back!" Our mother and Ping'an went to Huluzhuang to buy things, and they haven't come back yet! Hurry up and sit down and rest, and I'll boil water and make tea for you. ”

"Sister-in-law, don't be busy, we're here to work, not to enjoy happiness! What about my father and my brother, who have already gone to Zhuangzi? Xie Qiuniang said in a row.

"Just go! I went with the workers invited by our village. Lin let people into the house, "You guys rest first, my mother's brother and nephew should come over in a while, and then I will take my brother-in-law and brother with them." You haven't been to our Zhuangzi yet, you don't know the way! ”

Xie Xuan put down the embroidered bandage and pulled Zhou Qin to talk together.

When he was talking, he saw someone shouting outside the door: "Is my Uncle Xie at home?" ”

When Lin Shi heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "Cao Cao Cao will arrive, isn't this coming!" "Busy going out to meet her mother's brother.

I saw five men walking in outside, and the three brothers of the Lin family really deserved to come out of the womb of a mother. Like the Lin family, they are all short and sturdy figures, their faces are tanned, they wear a net towel on their heads, they are wearing washed and faded coarse caftan brown, with a few patches on them, and they also carry a burden on their backs, and the two nephews are taller than each other, about eighteen or nineteen, and they are Lin Zhu, the eldest son of Lin Shan, the eldest brother of the Lin family. The other is thinner, about fourteen or fifteen, and is Lin Chun, the son of Lin Hai, the second brother of the Lin family.

"Since Uncle Xie and the others have gone to Zhuangzi, let's hurry up too! Hurry up on the road, it's still too late! Lin Zhu, the eldest brother of the Lin family, said.

"It's not too late, they've just left, let's have a cup of tea with the Zhou family's brother-in-law first!" Lin said.

"No rest, no rest, a man walks a few steps, where is tired! Hongmei, you hurry up and lead us to Zhuangzi to find Uncle Xie and them! Lin Hai, the second brother of the Lin family, was anxious and hurried to the Lin family to say.

Zhou An also said yes again and again, so the Lin family took the group to Zhuangzi, leaving Qiuniang's mother and son and Xie Xuan at home, waiting for Xie Wang's peace to come back.

Xie Xuan took out the caramel that her grandfather bought for her in the county seat last year, gave it to Zhou Qin and Zhou Hong to eat, and asked Zhou Qin if she had learned embroidery.

Xie Qiuniang is also a person who can't be idle, go to the kitchen to see that there is no work, the yard is also cleaned, and the pigs and chickens in the backyard are also fed, and finally she sat down in Lin's position just now, and the shuttle in her hand flew back and forth quickly, "clicking" to weave the cloth.

After a while, Xie Wang and Xie Ping'an came back in a mule cart. The car carried a large pot with a stack of bowls, scoops, basins and other things, and a large dried lotus leaf wrapped in 20 catties of pork, and also bought a can of rapeseed oil, tofu and other things.

"Mother, how can I buy something? How much does it cost! Qiu Niang hurriedly opened the courtyard door and let the mule cart in, and when she saw that there was half a cart of things, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her mother's money.

"Hurry up two taels of silver miles!" Xie Wang said, "This is also a helpless thing, we can't let them work hard for a day, just eat that clear soup and little water, and make people say that our family is not kind, and burn a leather jacket for a lice - it's not worth it!" ”

Qiu Niang is also a sensible person, so naturally she will not be harsh on the workers, but only asks: "Mother, do you want them to go back to our house to eat at noon, or go to the Zhuangzi to cook for them?" ”

"It's so far, where can I run back and forth every day? Go to Zhuangzi to do it, this bought a big pot for them to cook, we still have three pots, take one is enough. Let Ping'an transport a few loads of grain from the warehouse, wheat flour, millet flour, sorghum flour, all kinds of miscellaneous grains, radish and cabbage, winter melon pumpkin, dried vegetables, and pickled radishes in the cellar are also carried to a jar, and it is convenient to drink porridge and eat it in the morning and evening! Xie Wang commanded Ping'an and Qiu Niang, in an orderly manner, "When the time comes, your sister-in-law and I will get up early to cook three meals for them, and by the way, we will also eat there, and you will take the children to dress and eat at home, and send Zhiyuan Zhicheng to school!" ”

Last night, Xie Qingshan and the old couple of Xie Wang chattered in the quilt for half the night, and they had already discussed what to do, and they knew it in their hearts!

"My sister-in-law and I went to cook for them, and you took care of the children at home. I'm young and strong, how can I tell you to get up early and be greedy for darkness?! Qiu Niang said.

After a while, before the things were moved, I saw that the mule cart was already full of piles.

"Let's take a cart first, and then come back! The car can't fit it, and it's bad if you get tired mules! Xie Wang said.

So Xie Ping'an rushed to Zhuangzi.

Ping An is no longer with him, and Xie Wang's family nagged Qiu Niang about the blind date a few days ago.

Qiu Niang was also angry when she heard it: "One hundred taels? Do you want silk and satin clothes for the four seasons, gold and silver heads? Why didn't she just dream of marrying the emperor, a small civilian family, and the bride price dared to ask for a hundred and two miles! How dare she open her mouth! I want to see what kind of fairy daughter she looks like, how precious is she? ”

When Qiu Niang got married, she only received eight taels of dowry, and her father and mother took them all away for her, and accompanied her with cage cabinet shelves, clothes for four seasons, and two plain silver hairpins. Although her father-in-law later had a chronic illness, she took the bride price and jewelry, and the family collapsed, but she also won the respect of her husband's family, and she said the same at home.

Hearing that the other party actually asked for a hundred taels of dowry, she couldn't help but feel indignant.

"I'm talking too! This Zhao family got into the eyes of money, and the eldest daughter repented of her marriage and married the Wang family shop that sold wontons in the county, and I heard that she asked for thirty taels of silver. He saw that these two girls looked better than the eldest daughters, and he was afraid that he wanted to sell them for a big price! I probably heard that our family bought Zhuangzi, let's try your luck! Xie Wang's took a small clay pot to dig salt into it, and at the same time told his daughter what was in his heart, since ancient times, his daughter was her father's intimate little padded jacket, and some words were only the most suitable to tell her daughter.

"We were lucky, we dug up the hundred-year-old Shouwu and sold it for a few dollars, and Wang Zhaoxuan's mansion was in a hurry to sell Zhuangzi, so we pooled the money to buy Zhuangzi. Now that we are full, we have less than fifty taels in our hands, and we have to dig the ground to plant vegetables in the shed, and ask the workers to cook three meals. His Zhao family wants a hundred taels, and we are not the big rich and wealthy family, his abacus hit us, and the snake left to hit the ridge - in vain! Xie Wang said.

"Then the rest of the money is not enough, or don't pay me, I have never heard that the son-in-law works for the father-in-law, and the father-in-law has to pay the son-in-law, isn't this a joke?" Xie Qiuniang frowned.

It turned out that Xie Wang's family rushed to her house yesterday and said that the Xie family was going to dig the ground house, and her husband Zhou An said on the spot that he would bring his younger brother to work for the Xie family and not need to be paid, but Xie Wang's original intention was to help his daughter, where could he really not pay the salary?