Saying that, Ziqing returned to the house in anger, Tian was angry and wanted to follow, but the old man grabbed her, "What are you pulling me for?" You didn't hear what she said, this is what a junior should say? Who does she think she is? Her father and mother didn't dare to talk to me like this, but she was the second child, and she didn't go over to teach her a lesson, just watch your mother be wronged? ”

"Mother, Qing'er is right, if you hadn't calculated her at the beginning, you wouldn't have let Sanmao sign that contract, knowing that Sanmao is also a lazy person, he can't bear this hardship, he can't do anything, you still want him to go to the construction site, don't you just want to mix up some wages? Fortunately, Ziqing had already thought of this, otherwise, where did you say it clearly, mother, don't complain about Ziqing, it would be good if Ziqing could give Sanmao a chance. Zeng Ruixiang argued.

"Co-author Ziqing, this girl has already calculated, waiting for us here? What a bad-hearted girl, even her own cousin calculates. I don't know who this girl is with, really, really, really angry with me. Tian Shiqi was incoherent.

"Mother, when it comes to calculation, who is calculating whom?" Zeng Ruixiang's face sank and asked.

The old man sighed, pulled Tian away, Zeng Ruixiang entered the house and looked at Ziqing, touched Ziqing's head, and said, "Child, try to be considerate of your grandma, she has not been easy all these years." ”

Ziqing asked, "Dad, it's not easy for her?" What about my mother? My grandma is too partial, she is too much for a few aunts, how to say, we also raise them, together we have to be angry, where to reason? Dad, since my grandma feels so sorry for her aunts, why did she give you money to study with your eldest father in the first place? Ziqing asked the question that she had been entangled in her heart for a long time, why didn't she just save the silver and give it to a few aunts as dowries?

"It's a long story, when your old grandmother was alive, the family still had a little foundation. The old grandmother is your grandfather's son, and your grandfather also went to private school for a few days. Later, I married your grandmother, your grandmother's temperament. It's also pampered at home, doesn't like to do things, and won't wait for her in-laws. It's not very likeable, it is said. That family gradually moved to your aunt's house, and your aunt gradually developed, which may have something to do with your old grandmother. I studied with your father, it was because your old grandmother was still alive in the school, and later, I saw that I had a bit of understanding, and I was quite liked by the old people. was sent to the county school, and because of this, he spent all the silver taels left in the family, so that your second aunt's illness was not treated in time, leaving the root of the disease, and your father gave up his studies and began to find a job in Anzhou City. After your old grandmother left, she also told your aunt to pay me some tuition. Your grandmother's daughter-in-law for many years has become a mother-in-law, and her temperament is naturally more domineering. ”

Zeng Ruixiang's words were very subtle, but Ziqing heard it. She blamed the old grandmother for giving her daughter the family money, and she had no family money to give, so she squeezed her son hard. squeezed the two grandsons of the old grandmother's eccentricity, but unfortunately, the boss ignored her. Nima, this mentality is too abnormal, even the Shen family knows that do not do to others what you do not want to be done, this Tian family is completely crooked, and I don't know how to find the reason from myself.

Ziqing sighed and was speechless, fortunately she didn't have a mother-in-law.

On this day, thinking that there was nothing to do at home, Shen wanted to go back to his mother's hometown Baitang Village to see, Zeng Ruixiang heard that he would accompany him, so he left Ziqing Ziyu to watch the house, the two had just walked for half an hour, Qiuyu helped Tian and Chunyu over, Ziqing saw them crying, saying that Ermao was arrested, and wanted Zeng Ruixiang to find someone to redeem Ermao?

"Grandma, auntie, my father and mother are only afraid of going to my grandmother's house, and I am afraid that I will not come back until the afternoon, why don't you find someone else first? However, what was Cousin Ermao arrested for? Ziqing asked.

Tian didn't care about reprimanding Ziqing for whether he should ask or not, and only blindly blamed Zeng Ruixiang for staying at home if he had nothing to do, and what kind of mother-in-law's house he was, and if there was something in his mother's house, he couldn't find anyone.

"Grandma, my father and my mother easily don't go out, it can only be said that it is too unfortunate, until the New Year, my father is still the first time to go to my grandmother's house. If nothing else, go back first, and I'll tell you. Ziqing was very annoyed when she heard Tian's complaints, and she picked up people on the spot.

Tian was choked and was about to have a seizure, when Qiu Yu told the story one by one.

It turned out that Ermao and his gang lost money in the casino, did their old job, and were caught red-handed, and it was just when there were several thefts in Anzhou City in recent days.

Ziqing thought that a few days ago she also said that Ermao didn't know what to do, and after only a few days, she was arrested, and her aunt was still complacent in the first month, Ermao earned her money to build a new house, but she didn't know how to discipline the child well, and she didn't ask where the silver came from. Really sister-in-law said that the foolish people, this will have the kung fu to cry, what can I do?

"Grandma, why don't you ask Daddy, Daddy is on duty at the yamen, and he is more familiar with it than my father." Ziqing said.

"He doesn't even have a father and mother in his eyes, can he take care of my business? I starved to death in front of him immediately, and he would not blink an eye and shed a tear, his heart was made of stone. Chunyu retorted.

Ziqing didn't say anything anymore when she heard this, but let them go back. Who knew that Shen and Zeng Ruixiang had delayed more time in Baitang Village on this day, He's health has not been very good since the New Year, Shen wanted to take it home, He didn't follow, Shen had to buy some food and tonics often, after all, the old man was sixty-eight this year. Shen stayed with his mother for a long time, seeing that it was getting dark, the two of them came home, who would have thought that the stool was not hot when they entered the house, and Chunyu and Tian came over again.

"I can't find anyone anywhere in the house, and you all have the leisure to visit relatives and friends, and your nephews are all in prison, and you don't have anyone to ask." Tian came up and began to cry and count.

Zeng Ruixiang looked at Ziqing, Ziqing told them what had happened, Zeng Ruixiang listened and said, "Mother, we just entered the house, and we don't know yet." Yumei's mother is inconvenient, so she won't go back and take a look. Besides, isn't there still his father and mother when his nephew is in prison? Didn't my brother-in-law ask someone to inquire and see what the situation was? ”

"Where will he do this, he will only sigh at home, where will the yamen of Anzhou City open. He didn't even know, besides, where did he have the money to inquire about this? Son. It's better for you to go for a trip, it's really not good, look for your eldest brother. It's better for you to look for it than for your brother-in-law, and you know your big brother's temperament. I've never looked at your brother-in-law squarely. ”

Zeng Ruixiang frowned when he heard this, and was about to say the words of refusal, but Tian cried with a handful of snot and tears, "Son, it's time for it, and you still refuse to take care of it?" You can't bear to see your sister and your mother sad. Just listen to my mother's advice and inquire first, right? ”

"Okay, for my mother's sake, I'll go to my eldest brother tomorrow to ask about the situation, and as for other things, you should handle it yourself. However, I also have a condition, this trip to the door, there must be some expenses, and the people at the yamen will definitely not spend money to do it. Since the Chunyu family has no money. Let my brother-in-law and Sanmao continue to work at Ziqing's to settle the bill. ”

Tian nodded at first, and his face softened a little, and then he heard that his eldest son-in-law was going to do things to settle the bill, and his face began to be cloudy again. said: "It's not an outsider, my nephew has a little effort, and he shouldn't be shared, what kind of money do you want?" You can figure it out, and you actually asked your brother-in-law and Sanmao to do hard labor to pay off the bill, and you are not afraid of other people's jokes. ”

"Mother, when my sister calculated me, why didn't she say that she was afraid that others would laugh at me? I'm not for anything else, I'm afraid of opening this head, and what will happen in my sister's house in the future will start to come to the door for three days and two ends to intercede, my father and mother also said, each has its own life, these years, I am also worthy of her, I have a personal fate, no wonder others. This is also for the sake of the children in the future. Zeng Ruixiang explained.

Chunyu also wiped away her tears, and began to talk about the difficulties of living at home, as soon as Ermao had an accident, the family who was married also came to the door to ask for the resignation, and the family was in a hurry to say goodbye to Gui Ying, and it was impossible to say that it was a good family, and a dowry had to be prepared.

Zeng Ruixiang listened absentmindedly, did not answer, seeing that Chunyu was more and more unbearable, what Ziqing asked outsiders to work, more than ten taels of silver a year, not to mention Xia Yu, even Qiuyu's husband can find light things to do, poor her family's Sanmao has been doing it for almost a month, hundreds of wages, stunned not to give a penny, and now she actually has to do day work and so on.

Zeng Ruixiang was very impatient at this point, glared at Chunyu, and said: "Ziqing's matter is Kangping's business, what have you done to these two children, are you embarrassed to do it?" What did Sanmao do? He hasn't done half of his work yet, and he still wants to be paid? I give my father and mother twelve taels of silver every year, the four seasons of clothes are counted, rice and noodles are counted, and my father and mother grow their own vegetables and raise chickens, and they can't use two or three taels of silver a year, and more than half of the remaining silver goes to your house. You are still not satisfied, I have never seen you spend a child on your father, and your father and mother have to pull things to your house in large bags, and even pick the vegetables in the vegetable field and send them to you, what else do you want? Do you think I really believe you can't come out with a penny? Didn't you already think about calculating me here? Don't you even think about asking someone to inquire about what happened to your son, and you still think about how to save money, don't you feel ashamed? Your sister-in-law has supported a family by herself all these years, and she didn't spend me a penny of silver, how much hardship she has suffered, you can't see it? My family's Ziqing Ziyu still has to go to the field to do things by himself, what do your children do all day long? If you want to talk like this again, I won't be too lazy to take care of your family's, who do you like to find whom? Let's give a happy word, do you do it or not? If you don't do it, ask for yourselves. ”

Chunyu was stunned when she heard this, because Zeng Ruixiang rarely lost her temper, except for that time when Da Mao did something wrong, she almost never reprimanded her face-to-face and embarrassed her, she always thought that Zeng Ruixiang was not a person who was too calculating and too shrewd, otherwise she would not have been able to pull these things from her mother's family in those years. Tian saw that Zeng Ruixiang lost his temper, and when he saw that he couldn't please him, he hurriedly pulled Chunyu away.

Early the next morning, just after breakfast, the old man came over with Yan Renda and Sanmao, Yan Renda drooped his head and said, "Second brother, Ermao's affairs still depend on the second brother's help." There is really no money at home, so Sanmao and I will go to the construction site to do things for a few days. ”

Zeng Ruixiang entered the house and discussed with Ziqing, Ziqing thought for a while and said, "I heard Mr. Tong say that they are still cleaning up the mud, but they all went home to cut wheat." It's better to find Uncle Santang to divide a small pond, let my aunt and Sanmao two bags, and the province and others will be mixed together, and if they don't make any efforts, if this pond is not cleaned up, they won't go home, let them agree in front of their grandfather, and say that they can't finish it, and Lin Kangping is staring at it. ”

Zeng Ruixiang thought about it for a while, the province was entangled, after a few people negotiated, Zeng Ruixiang took Yan Renda to the construction site, explained what they had to do, and then went to the school to assign homework to the children, thought about it, or immediately hired a car to go to the city, found the people at the yamen to inquire, only to know that this time Ermao hit the muzzle, the new prefect just arrived a few days, he caught up with several thefts, just took these thieves to do the felling, Liwei, and soon ascended to the court to judge, no one can intercede, Ermao was sentenced to five years, and it would be good to say that he was not exiled.

Zeng Ruixiang listened, and after thinking about it, he still asked Zeng Ruiqing for clarification. Who knew that Zeng Ruixiang waited for Zeng Ruiqing outside for a long time, and finally waited for the concierge to pass the word, but he couldn't see it.

Zeng Ruixiang didn't see Zeng Ruiqing's figure, he was so angry that he just wanted to break in, but the porter stopped him, Zeng Ruixiang asked the porter to go in and pass the word, "I'll just ask him one word and leave." If he doesn't come, I'll wait until he is on duty. ”

Zeng Ruiqing came out in the end, found a secluded place, stood three steps away from Zeng Ruixiang, looked at Zeng Ruixiang, and said, "If you want to ask, ask quickly, I still have something." ”

"I only want to ask you one thing, do you still think that I am a brother, do you still recognize my father and mother, do you still recognize the Zeng family?"

"What brother is not a brother, the Zeng family is not a family, let me tell you, you are still a scholar, the people of the world are all family, and all the worlds are brothers." After Zeng Ruiqing finished speaking, he left first.

"What about Daddy?" Zeng Ruiqing paused and did not answer.

Zeng Ruixiang had to turn around gloomily. As soon as he got home, Chunyu began to cry again, and Tian could only cry with him, and the old man shouted when he saw it: "Enough, your mother and I are not dead yet, what are you mourning?" With this crying kung fu, what did you do earlier? If you beat this child, you won't take the right path, let you take care of it, which of you will listen? When you give you money to build a house, you don't ask where it came from, it will have the effort to cry, and he is only twenty-three years old after five years, and he has learned to marry a daughter-in-law and have children. Let's go home, it's May Day in a few days, isn't Gui Ying going to say kiss? I won't prepare for it yet, and take care of the children below. ”

"What about the child's father? Still working on the construction site? Chunyu asked.

The old man looked at Zeng Ruixiang, and Zeng Ruixiang said: "The work I gave him, the two of them do it well, work hard, and it should be done before the Dragon Boat Festival." ”

After Zeng Ruixiang finished speaking, he hurriedly said goodbye and went home. (To be continued)