Zhang Huai was stunned and listened to his father and mother for a while before deciding to go to school and study, he was still sad for chrysanthemums just now! But he was naturally happy to be able to go to school with Aoki.

Is it just that the family can be busy? And that bundle, although he collects very little, but he also needs so much money in a month, and now if he doesn't earn money and spends money, can the family afford it? What's more, his younger brother Zhang Yang is only ten years old, and he must go to school.

He told his father about his worries.

Zhang Daxuan glared at him and said, "You are older, so naturally you are helping the family work while studying-anyway, this school is very close to home." For the time being, there is no need to say goodbye to you, our family can still afford this constraint. ”

His mother also said, "What's the hurry? Take it easy. Your father and I can also endure hardships, and when the farm is busy, you can take a few days off, and you can always take care of it! ”

Zhang Huai stopped squeaking.

Zhang Yang finished eating, pushed the bowl, put the chopsticks on the bowl, and sighed like a little adult: "I must study hard and strive to be a talent in the exam-the province will marry a daughter-in-law in the future and be so angry!" The baby was stimulated by what had just happened.

Zhang Huai and his father and mother looked at him in amazement!

He raised his little head and said, "Isn't it? Those people, it's great to raise a girl! Liu Erniang actually asked for so many dowries - like selling her daughter; Brother Aoki said that this is not a thing - before the eight characters have been skimmed, he dislikes Sister Chrysanthemum! Hmph, when I pass the Xiucai exam, I'll pick them hard - I don't want to be virtuous! ”

Saying this, he had a solemn expression on his little face, and his upright and excellent appearance like his brother actually revealed a different style.

Listening to his youngest son's words, Zhang Dazhuan was overjoyed, his dark and square face was brilliant for a moment, and he laughed and said: "Good son, have ambition!" Daddy is waiting for you to vent his anger on Daddy - I'm really angry for a while! ”

Zhang Yang patted his thin and thin chest and said to him: "Dad, don't worry, I will ask those who have daughters to come to the door and beg me to be my son-in-law!" ”

Zhang Dazhuan's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and Huaizi Niang also said to her youngest son in disgust: "Blow blindly!" But there was also a smile in his eyes.

Zhang Huai glanced at his younger brother and said with a smile: "That brother is also counting on you." ”

Zhang Yang said in a big way: "I will definitely take care of my brother." But I said brother, you might as well take the test yourself, isn't it more beautiful? ”

Zhang Huai heard this childish remark and said with a smile: "You are the cabbage when you are a show!" I'm so old, I go to school to know more words, and I have to help the family work, how can I have the time to learn carefully to take the Xiucai exam? ”

Huaizi Niang said: "That's not what you say, as long as you read well, my mother will let you take the Xiucai exam even if you are tired." ”

Zhang Dazhuan said again and again: "That's the reason! ”

Zhang Huai no longer answered-if it was so easy, his family would not be so poor.

After the meal, he carried his hoe to the wheat field to remove the weeds, thinking about it as he went. Actually, he really wanted to go to Aoki's house to have a look, but what should he say?

used to listen to others talk about the ugliness of chrysanthemums and the inability to marry, but he had no other feelings except some sympathy and annoyance; It's that sympathy and annoyance, and it's also because of the good relationship with Aoki.

However, today, I heard from Mrs. Wang that she helped Chrysanthemum pick a few families, the first one was a widower in his forties, and his heart hurt like a pinprick, and he never heard about the wealthy family behind him.

The moist eyes of the chrysanthemum come to mind, and if you meet a man about the same age as your father, I am afraid that I will be more panicked than the fawn; Thinking about Chrysanthemum's thin little body again, marrying such an old man-

He stopped suddenly, only to feel that the blood was surging straight to his head, and his chest was also full of breath!

No, it won't! Aoki wouldn't let Chrysanthemum marry a widower in his forties - he felt so sorry for his sister; Uncle Zheng and Aunt Zheng will not allow it.

He kept telling himself so much, he felt a lot better, and as soon as his spirit relaxed, he felt a little weak!

He remembered that when he was a child, when he played with Aoki, because Aoki always carried chrysanthemums, he also took care of her often. Whenever Aoki had something to leave, Chrysanthemum timidly took the corner of his clothes and was attached to him.

Now, she was afraid that she would never count on herself to protect her again. Thinking like this, the inexplicable pain in my heart came up again.

What's going on? I don't want to marry Chrysanthemum, and I can't let go of her, what is this? It seems that you have to see Chrysanthemum marry a good man to rest assured.

What kind of person does Chrysanthemum want to marry?

It's definitely not okay to be old, and it's not okay to be too ugly - although Chrysanthemum is also ugly, but she is so capable, and her ugliness can be forgiven!

Why is he like Chrysanthemum's father, he smiled bitterly.

For a while, he thought about it again, wandering aimlessly on the ridge, and almost fell into the ditch several times, and he didn't know where he had turned.

Until I met Zhou Xiaozi.

Zhou Xiaozi asked Zhang Huai in surprise: "Huaizi, what are you doing?" How did you get here? ”

Zhang Huai was taken aback, "Huh? "I said, and I looked around—

He actually ran to the Xiaoqing River, but his family's land was not close to the river at all. The sound of the river rushing seemed to mock him as if he had lost his soul.

So, he embarrassed and said perfunctorily to Zhou Xiaozi: "Oh, nothing! Just walk around and take a look! He sneered and turned to his field.

Although Zhou Xiaozi looked at him a little strangely, he didn't ask much, and went to work in the field by himself.

******

Qingnan Village is not very big, there are only forty or fifty households, even if there is no big mouth of the flower woman, the drama staged in front of Zhang Huai's house at noon has quickly spread throughout the village. Especially Boss Li's husband was so invigorated that he cleaned up the flower woman, which made people talk about it as a legend. Under the cover of this incident, Chrysanthemum's experience is not so conspicuous.

However, people who care about chrysanthemums certainly do not ignore what happened to chrysanthemums.

Zhao San and his wife were furious when they heard this, and immediately prepared to visit the Chrysanthemum family, so as to ease their hearts.

It just so happened that when Zhao San was digging a well at Chrysanthemum's house that day, after eating the yellow eel made of chrysanthemum, he never forgot it; Xiaoshi also clamored to eat yellow eel, and after he came back, he also learned from Li Changxing to use a yellow eel basket to catch some yellow eel, and was preparing to burn it at night!

Hearing that Shi Niang said that she was going to Chrysanthemum's house, she said to her: "The yellow eel you usually burn is not delicious." Why don't we take this yellow eel to Brother Changhe's house and let the chrysanthemum burn, you follow the chrysanthemum to take a good look, and you will know what to do next time. Our family will have dinner at Brother Changhe's house in the evening. ”

Shi Niang also knew that her cooking skills were not good, so she nodded and said, "It's okay." Then pick up some eggs and bring them, otherwise it's not good to eat people for nothing. ”

Zhao San nodded and said, "You go pick it up." I'll break the corn and leave. ”

Xiao Shi was playing a war with a few male babies such as Goudan, and was called home by his mother, pouting unhappily and saying, "Mother, it's not time for dinner yet!" ”

Shi Niang was picking up eggs in the kitchen, and when she heard this, she poked her finger at his head and said, "I see that I am going to school, and I know that I am crazy all day long!" Your father and I are going to Sister Chrysanthemum's house for dinner. If you want to play with the dog, then go for it! ”

When the stone heard this, he hurriedly grabbed his mother's clothes and looked up and asked, "Mother, really?" Did Sister Chrysanthemum invite us to dinner? ”

Shi Niang "fluttered" and squinted at him and said, "Okay, it's nothing, why do I want to invite you to dinner?" It's me and your father who are going to see your Uncle Zheng and Aunt Zheng. Go and wash your hands, they look like turtle paws. ”

The stone quickly scooped a scoop of water from the water tank and poured it into the wooden basin, and while scrubbing his turtle paws, he said to his mother: "Mother, I heard from the dog before, there is a matchmaker who helped Sister Chrysanthemum say goodbye and wants to marry her to an old man in his forties!" Mother, in her forties, isn't that older than my father? ”

Shi Niang scolded with a calm face: "Listen to people's nonsense! How can your Aunt Zheng agree to such a thing? It's all a myth. ”

Outside, Zhao San listened to his son's words and said unhappily: "Stone, what are you talking about?" Is your dad very old? ”

When Shi Niang heard this, she couldn't help laughing, walked out and gave him a blank look: "You think you are still very tender!" ”

Zhao San grinned happily: "I'm tender or not, don't you know your daughter-in-law?" ”

Shi Niang ignored his frivolous appearance, put the eggs in a small basket, and took out the small wooden bucket containing the yellow eel, then looked at Zhao San and asked, "Okay?" ”

Zhao Sandao: "Okay! He stood up and brought the broken corn kernels into the house; Then he took a broom and gathered the corn cobs on the ground, put them aside and piled them up, then patted the dust on his body, and said, "Let's go!" ”

With a voice of "Sister Chrysanthemum, I'm here!" The little stone rushed to the chrysanthemum who was picking vegetables.

Chrysanthemum looked up at the family of three, a little strange: What are you doing in the evening?

Zhao San smiled heartily: "Chrysanthemum, look at it." We're here for dinner! ”

Although Chrysanthemum was very surprised, she really liked Zhao San's cool temperament, so she pursed her lips and smiled, and said softly: "What is that?" Eat and eat! It's home-cooked food, I'm afraid that Uncle Zhao is not rare. He got up and brought a small stool for the three to sit on.

Before Zhao San could answer, Xiao Shi hurriedly said, "Sister Chrysanthemum, we brought yellow eels and eggs." He thought he could eat the yellow eel again, and his face was full of excitement.

Shi Niang sat down on the stool that Chrysanthemum had just brought and said with a smile: "The two of them said that the yellow eel you made is delicious." I'm here to learn from you how to burn this yellow eel. ”

Chrysanthemum said softly: "Auntie praise me!" ”

Her eyes were still red, and she still had lingering fears about the noon incident, and she spent all afternoon thinking about how to make a fortune, so that her brother would not be unable to marry a daughter-in-law.

I just thought about it, but I found that it was really not easy to make money, and there were many constraints. There is really no other quick way to raise some livestock and earn money to buy some fields, except to raise some livestock slowly; Even doing business is not something that can be done by talking, not to mention that my father and mother will not let me go out, even the flow of people in Xiatangji, a small market town nearby, is not large, and the places that can be used are limited.

Thinking of the end, you still have to be down-to-earth, make a fortune by farming and breeding, and you can't become a big fat man in one bite.

She cleaned up her mood and taught Shi Niang how to kill the yellow eel.

After a while, Zheng Changhe also came back with a few bamboos, and Yang followed behind with a string of crucian carp with a string of grass ropes piercing the gills, about the length of chopsticks, and kept flicking his tail and struggling.

The little stone was so happy that he ran up and pointed again.

Zhao San laughed and said, "I said I have a mouthful of blessings - look at this crucian carp is so long." Okay, enough for tonight. Where did you catch this fish? ”