Chapter 16 A Wife Must Be Married
In the early morning the crowd was in a commotion, and it was only after they were gone that the courtyard was quiet.
Shen Shiliu followed Shen's father to the county seat to sell broth, and as soon as he arrived, he saw the Liang family who was standing next to him and began to find some work to do, mixed with more pigweed and mixed with duck food to feed the ducks, and then found out all the dirty clothes at home, and began to wash clothes from the well to draw water.
As soon as Shen Cuilian saw that her second brother was gone, she said to the Liang family: "Auntie, take a break, how can you do so much at such an old age!" ”
Liang smiled: "It's okay, I can't be idle, I can do more, and the children can do less, they are all tired!" She only hopes that her daughter and son-in-law's family can live a good life, and it is nothing to do some work by herself.
Shen Cuilian smiled: "It's not that I said that your mother-in-law, my sister-in-law has a really bad temper, she always speaks ill of me in my brother's ear on weekdays, and my brother always blows his nose and glares at me this time!" ”
As soon as Liang heard this, the smile on his face froze, and he rubbed his clothes in his hand, but in order to alleviate the embarrassment, he could only squeeze out a smile and say: "No, don't think about it, I know what kind of character my girl has, I really can't look past it, and she won't say bad things behind her back!" ”
Liang can see that this sister-in-law is not a thing, and she said bad things about other people's daughters in front of her mother, and she said it so reasonably, I don't know what she thinks!
Shen Cuilian didn't understand the meaning of the words, and said: "Why can't it, my brother always wants to push me out, my brother is not like this!" If my sister-in-law didn't say anything, how could my brother do this? You can live with a mother-in-law, why can't I live? The accusatory tone is already obvious.
Liang felt that his daughter's spicy temper was with him, he was getting older these years, and he had already seen some things, but he didn't want to endure it this time.
"The child is his sister-in-law, I don't like to hear this, what's wrong with my mother-in-law coming to live here? Your second brother didn't let you live here, that's also what your second brother said, but my daughter and son-in-law didn't say that they wouldn't let me live, they really said that they wouldn't let me live here, I didn't say a word and turned around and left, and I wouldn't stay here! Liang directly scolded Shen Cuilian with a head and face, she is easy-going, not cowardly, Shen Cuilian wants to ride on her head, she wants to be beautiful!
Shen Cuilian was scolded by the Liang family and was directly stunned, this change is too big!
"You're ......!" Shen Cuilian has been with you for a long time, but Liang said: "Don't think I don't know what you do, Xiayang Village and our Shangyang Village are not far away, you have already spread the word for that lack of virtue, and your mother's family dare not go back, and you want to spoil my daughter here, no way, if I were you, I would have found a crack in the ground to get into, so as not to embarrass my mother's family!" ”
The Liang family scolded like a cannon, and scolded Shen Cuilian directly and cried!
Liang finally snorted, relieved himself and continued to wash clothes, if Shen Cuilian continued to live in her daughter's house, her daughter might have to suffer some grievances, and if she could scold people away this time, it would be regarded as clearing the obstacles for her daughter.
Shen Shimei on the other end followed the Zheng family to the county seat to sell broth, she didn't come for several days, and the county seat was still lively.
"Pomegranate, help my mother collect money!" Zheng said that she and Shen Shu served broth to guests, and it was easy to collect the wrong money.
"Okay!" Shen Shiliu collected money on the side, collected a share of money and made a soup, but there was no mistake.
Du Xuanmo, who was standing next to him, saw that Shen Pomegranate was so busy here, and he couldn't talk if he wanted to come over. Shen Shimei has not come to the county seat for several days, and he has been looking forward to Shen Shimei's coming, before Shen Shimei's tricks made him a lot of money, and now there are more and more regular customers, and he can get nearly 100 yuan every day, which is much more than the previous ghostwriting alone!
Shen Pomegranate was busy all morning, and finally the broth was sold out, and seeing that it was not early, he was ready to close the stall and leave.
"Pomegranate Girl!" Du Xuanmo came over and stopped Shen Shimei.
As soon as Zheng saw that it was Du Xuanmo, he greeted him and continued to pack his things.
"Du Gongzi? What's wrong? Shen Shiliu asked.
Du Xuanmo took out a few pieces of paper, and Shen Shiliu saw that there were words on them, so he asked, "What is this?" ”
"The words in the school these days, I also sold a lot of money, I know that the pomegranate girl's brother is also studying in the school, so I wrote a copy, this one doesn't cost money!" Du Xuanmo said.
As soon as Shen Shu heard that the thing was for him, he came over to say thank you, he was enlightened late, although he went to school with the little beans, he learned quite slowly.
"Thank you!" Shen Shu said, thinking that this Du Xuanmo is really a good person.
Du Xuanmo smiled lightly and said, "If it weren't for the pomegranate girl to help me come up with ideas, I wouldn't have made any money, and I don't want any money for Brother Shen's words in the future!" ”
"That's not going to work!" Zheng said: "How can you take advantage of the baby!" ”
"Mother, it's okay, take it!" Shen Shiliu said with a smile, Du Xuanmo is measured, giving and giving, and the exchange of gifts is not bad.
"If you want to eat broth from now on, come to my aunt's place, and be full!" Zheng was cheerful and said directly.
Du Xuanmo also smiled: "Then thank you first, auntie!" ”
Shen Pomegranate saw the pastries on the pastry stall on the street, and Shen Shu asked, "Are you hungry?" ”
"It's okay, I want to study how they make this pastry, and I'll sell it when I have time in the future!" Shen Shiliu said, and then followed the Zheng family, who had packed up his things, and Shen Shu also hurried to the school.
Du Xuanmo looked at Shen Pomegranate's background and found that Shen Pomegranate was really smart, everything sold quickly in the county, and Shen Pomegranate studied and sold pastries, and he was a person who could live!
"Son? Why are you standing there? Come and eat! "Du Niangzi came to deliver food to her son, first because of this bookstall, she and her son were finally able to eat enough, she was weak and couldn't do any work, she just cooked for her son every day.
Du Xuanmo turned his head and went to the bookstall to eat first, and then pondered that he would be able to see Shen Pomegranate again in the future.
"I seem to have seen the back of the pomegranate girl just now, she's here today?" Du Niangzi said that Du Xuanmo has been muttering to thank others for the past few days.
"It's her, just gone." Du Xuanmo said.
Du Niangzi sighed: "This pomegranate girl is really capable and sensible, it's a pity, if she wasn't so fat, she would definitely be able to marry very well!" ”
Du Xuanmo looked at his mother: "Mother, the pomegranate girl looks good now, her eyebrows and eyes are kind." ”
"Face is good, but it's a little too fat." Du Niangzi said that women should be quiet and chaste, although they don't have to look beautiful, but they can't be too "strong" like Shen Pomegranate.
Du Xuanmo didn't think so: "If you marry a wife, you have to marry a virtuous person, even if you are a thin person, it is not good to be too squeamish if you don't run a family." ”
Du Niangzi was speechless: "Stinky boy, are you disgusting with your mother?" ”
Du Xuanmo smiled bitterly: "Where do children dare?" ”
The two chatted, and Du Niangzi pondered that her son was not too young, and it was indeed time to talk about a family matter.
"When I think of when your father didn't pass away, you seem to have a marriage that you have to marry, so many years have passed, and I don't know if people still remember it." Du Niangzi sighed, now that the family is in decline, it is not easy to say that it is a good kiss.
Du Xuanmo frowned and said, "Mother, after so many years, people have long forgotten about it, not to mention that now we have just eaten by ourselves, we can't let the girls come over and suffer!" ”
"These days, my mother is thinking about looking for it, in case people don't dislike our family for being poor, the scholarly door is not as snobbish as the lintel of the businessman!" Du Niangzi still has luck in her heart.
Du Xuanmo sighed, anyway, the result has been imagined, no matter how much his mother tosses, there will be no result.
When Shen Shiliu and Zheng walked to the entrance of the village, it happened that Shen's father had also returned from Xiayang Village, and Zheng hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" ”
"My brother-in-law said that he would pick up people in the afternoon, let's go back first!"
When the family of three entered the courtyard, they saw Shen Cuilian crying and wiping away tears.
"What's going on?" Father Shen asked, and then glanced at his mother-in-law.
Liang pouted and didn't say anything, so Zheng came over and led Liang into the house to talk.
"Mother, do you really say that?" Zheng had a smile on her face, she knew her mother's character, Shen Cuilian dared to talk to her mother like this, didn't she find herself to be scolded?
"I said, I'm not used to it!" Liang said, she has never seen any strong winds and waves, and she can't handle such a small hoof?
Zheng smiled and went out of the house first, and when he told Shen's father about the process in his ear, Shen's father was also angry.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Isn't this looking for scolding? Father Shen was also helpless, just looking forward to his brother-in-law coming early in the afternoon and taking Shen Cuilian away quickly!
Shen Cuilian cried again when she heard this, and said while crying: "You just married a daughter-in-law and forgot your mother!" ”
Father Shen was so angry that he picked up the soles of his shoes and was about to smoke Shen Cuilian, but was quickly stopped by the Zheng family: "How can you be as knowledgeable as her?" Zheng persuaded in a low voice, if you meet someone like Shen Cuilian, you can't care about it, if you really want to care, you will probably be even more angry.
Shen Pomegranate was watching the excitement from the side, still thinking about the pastries he saw on the street before, and he didn't know if they were delicious or not?
When Shen Shu arrived home in the evening, he carried some pastries in his hand, which were all easy to bite, and his grandmother could eat them.
"My grandson is really sensible!" Liang broke a small piece of pastry, kept half of it for himself, and put the rest in Shen Shu's hands: "Grandma can't eat much, you two children eat more!" ”
Shen Shu gave the remaining half to Shen Pomegranate, and the money on his body bought a total of four yuan, and he was a little reluctant to eat it.
After Shen Pomegranate took it, he didn't rush to eat it, but pinched off a small piece, then sniffed it again, and finally put it in his mouth to taste it carefully.
"Osmanthus, flour, peanuts in it, but not broken enough to stuff your teeth, the taste is a little too sweet, it smells OK, and it almost eats!" Shen Pomegranate said after eating.
"What's wrong? Not tasty? Shen Shu was worried that he had spent money in vain, and he bought a total of four yuan for two pennies, but it didn't taste good!
Shen Shiliu smiled: "It's not delicious, but I think I can make something even better!" I'll go to the county seat tomorrow, and I'll try it first when I get it back! ”
Father Shen was worried that Shen Pomegranate would not be able to mess with things, so he asked, "Can it be done?" ”
Zheng Shi spoke up at this time: "It's okay, let the pomegranate get it, it's really not delicious, let's eat it ourselves, anyway, I don't care if it's delicious or not, just eat enough!" ”
As soon as Shen's father heard the same, he asked Shen Shimei to support some copper plates tomorrow.