The Qian family sighed in his heart, could it be that the Shen family really came to the door?

"Check it out!" Han Lao Fu'er said, he was also afraid of being really slapped in the face.

Qian nervously went to open the door, and when he opened the door, he was relieved that it was a familiar neighbor who came to borrow a hoe.

Qian finished borrowing the hoe and then went back to sit down, his expression was even more trance-like, and he regretted that he had returned the money to someone else's house first.

"What do I say, the Shen family is not like that!" Han Lao Fu'er said: "Now that the year has passed, it is time for us to work in Zhang Luo." ”

Qian was deflated: "What kind of work are you doing?" I can't get much from farming all year round, so I want to say, it's better to go to the county seat like the Shen family and sell something to make money! ”

"Sell? What are you selling? Qian asked.

"Think about it, I'll do the work in the field, you and Shuliang will see what the county sells well." Han Lao Fu'er said.

Qian has a headache, she doesn't talk about selling goods for the rest of her life, and she can't do much work in the field, and now it's hard for her. But there is no way to do it, who made their family owe so much money!

………………

Shen Shiliu counted the days, so she went to the butcher shop in the county town to contact the seller, and she was finally able to raise those two pigs!

After raising it for so long, it's finally time for these two pigs to repay their due!

Shen Shimei still inquired about the price first, and finally asked where she bought sheep goods on weekdays, and found that the prices were the same.

If the prices are the same, then no more questions, and in the end, Shen Shimei and Shen's father drove the two pigs in the family to the county seat to sell. Seeing that it is the second of February, the price of this pig is estimated to be not low.

"Dad, there's something I want to discuss." Shen Pomegranate asked his father secretly.

"What's the matter, let's talk about it!" Father Shen has just sold four taels of silver, and his heart is blooming happily, even if his daughter wants to buy some flower cloth snacks or something, he can be satisfied!

"Dad, can you lend me two taels?" Shen Shiliu asked.

Father Shen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Two taels?" What are you for? "Two taels of silver can buy a big fat pig, not a small amount.

"Actually......" Shen Shimei then said that Du Xuanmo wanted to use the money, anyway, she would say it sooner or later, even if she lent out the five taels in her hand, she would tell her family.

Father Shen was entangled: "Pomegranate, what does it have to do with you when people go to the capital?" ”

Shen Pomegranate kicked on the ground on his toes, and finally whispered in Shen's father's ear.

"Huh? It's true? Father Shen was surprised, why didn't he find out that Shen Shiliu and Du Xuanmo had any emotional entanglements?

Shen Shiliu nodded, but it was not easy for Shen's father.

"No, now you are borrowing his money, in case he is admitted to fame, but I will dislike you for being a village girl!" Father Shen said.

The question that Father Shen thought of was actually thought of by everyone, but Shen Shimei was the only one who didn't feel anything.

"If you really dislike me, then pay me back, I didn't say that I would die holding such a big tree!" Shen Shiliu knew in her heart that the whole family was thinking about her, and she was actually worried that Du Xuanmo would be poor and rich at that time, but what if Du Xuanmo was not that kind of person? Women have a mood of gaining and losing, and she is the same, these seven taels of silver are the touchstone, if Du Xuanmo is really a good person, then what else does she have to worry about?

Father Shen listened to Shen Shimei's words, and finally said, "This matter still has to be discussed by the whole family!" ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, and finally said, "Do you want to buy some more little piglets to go back?" "I still have to live.

"Buy." Shen's father said that there was still pigweed that Shen pomegranate beat last year at home, which was enough to support the grass and warbler fly.

The father and daughter bought two more little piglets this time, and they couldn't raise more than they could.

When he got home, Shen's father called the whole family to the table, and held a small meeting around one person.

Father Shen told everything again, and Zheng's face was embarrassed: "Can it be done?" ”

Shen Shu hesitated for a moment and said: "I think it can be done, Brother Du's character is still good, even if he really doesn't marry Pomegranate in the future, he won't owe money and not pay it back, just treat it as a favor." ”

Zheng looked at Shen's father, she took care of the small things in the family, but when it came to borrowing money, Shen's father had to be in charge.

"Borrow it, since you like the pomegranate, borrow it, anyway, the money can't be in vain in the future." Father Shen finally said, but his heart was still a little unsteady.

"I'll let him leave an IOU!" Shen Shiliu said, not just to reassure the family, Du Xuanmo also has a saying. If you really don't marry her in the future, then it's better to pay off the debt. Otherwise, Du Xuanmo would have taken the money for nothing, and he would definitely not be happy in his heart.

Father Shen sighed, and directly took two taels of the money he had just earned from selling pigs and gave it to Shen Pomegranate.

Shen Pomegranate got the money, and he was happy in his heart, and now Du Xuanmo could go to Kyoto City to participate in the scientific examination.

The next day, when Shen Shiliu arrived in the county seat, he went to Du's house first, sent money and took the stove by the way.

"Where did you get all this money?" Du Xuanmo was also startled when he saw Shen Shiliu coming over with a silver ticket of seven taels.

"Naturally, it's mine!" Shen Shiliu said.

Du Xuanmo was embarrassed, although he said that he wanted to go to the capital, but ......

"Did you tell your family? We can't ......" Du Xuanmo thought that Shen Shimei secretly took this money from home!

Shen Shiliu smiled: "Of course I said it, otherwise I wouldn't have it, five taels were given to me by my father and mother as a pretend, and the remaining two taels were given to me by my father and mother first, anyway, you are borrowing money, and you will pay it back later!" ”

When Du Xuanmo heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Wait for me, I'll make an IOU!" ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, and it was so happy to do things with smart people.

After a while, Du Xuanmo came out of the house, the IOU in his hand had already been pressed with his handprint, Shen Shiliu glanced at it, and put it away.

"You should be relieved now, right?" Shen Shiliu said with a smile.

Du Xuanmo is indeed very happy, his difficulties are only taken to heart by Shen Shimei, this kind of intimate feeling, he has never had before.

Du Niangzi came out at this time, looked at Du Xuanmo holding the silver ticket in his hand, and asked.

Du Xuanmo told the story, and Du Niangzi forced out a smile and said, "Thank you, pomegranate." ”

Shen Shiliu shook his head lightly, and left first with the stove, Du Niangzi looked at Shen Shimei thoughtfully.

"Son, she borrowed this money from you, and you will owe someone a favor in the future, if someone wants you to pay it back in the future, ......" Du Niangzi said, her heart was actually cold, Du Xuanmo is estimated to marry Shen Pomegranate in the future.

Du Xuanmo shook his head: "Mother, people are just borrowing, we also have IOUs, and people didn't threaten me with anything." ”

"Now that's what I say, if you get admitted in the future, it's good that you can get in, but if you can't pass the exam...... "That's a chance of nine times out of ten."

"Mother, you have to have faith in you!" Du Xuanmo smiled bitterly, how much did his mother disbelieve him?

Du Niangzi finally sighed and didn't say anything more. To be honest, she really doesn't have much confidence in her son. Du Xuanmo is now the same as his father, just a showman. His father also took a lot of exams after that year, and in the end he was still a showman. Now that Du Xuanmo is gone, there are so many talents in the world, and there is little hope.

Shen Shiliu took the stove and went back, lit the fire and put the pot on the stove, and the day's business began again.

"Dad, this is an IOU, you keep it!" Shen Shiliu said and gave the IOU to Shen's father so that he could feel at ease.

Father Shen took it and asked, "Is it written correctly?" ”

"Yes, I've seen it, no problem!" Shen Shiliu said.

Father Shen cautiously received it in his arms.

The weather gradually warmed up, and as soon as February passed, everyone in the village began to plow the land and sow seeds in March.

Last year, when the disaster occurred, the Shen family borrowed five taels of silver from the village, and bought the rest of the grain.

"Lao Liu's family has five catties of wheat seeds, and when they are ordered, they will press a handprint here." The village chief took a handful of grain seeds and sent them down, and all those who received them had to press their fingerprints, and they needed to be returned when the time came.

Hong Xiuhua also came to receive seeds, her family's land was also damaged last year, and she went to bury snow in winter, and now the groundwater is fertile, and everything points to this year's harvest.

"Xiuhua is here." Village Chief Hong said with a smile.

"Uncle, my family's two catties of wheat, one into corn!" Hong Xiuhua said.

After Village Chief Hong took it, he made a note on the ledger, and then asked Hong Xiuhua to press his handprint.

"Uncle is busy first, I'll come to see you when I'm not so busy one day!" Hong Xiuhua said with a smile.

"Cheng, go back." Village Chief Hong said that this niece will not be bad in the future.

Hong Xiuhua met Shen Shu halfway through, and hurriedly asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

"It was supposed to be at your house!" Shen Shu said and took a small packet of seeds and handed it to Hong Xiuhua.

"This is for me? What's that? Hong Xiuhua asked.

Shen Shu smiled: "The seeds of sugar sorghum that I bought in the county seat this morning!" Don't you love sweets? ”

Hong Xiuhua was happy and opened the paper package, there were dozens of seeds in it, and she could plant a yard.

"Thank you, how do you know I like sweet?" Hong Xiuhua asked.

"Uncle Hong told me." Shen Shu said that although he drank too much on the day of the New Year's greeting, he still remembered the events before the fragment.

Hong Xiuhua smiled: "I have a heart!" ”

Shen Shu smiled, and then took another thing and wrapped it in a handkerchief.

"What is this?" Hong Xiuhua opened it as she asked, and there was a hairpin lying inside.

Shen Shu scratched his head and said: "This is what I carved with purple bamboo, it's not valuable, but the craftsmanship is okay, and the pomegranate is also carved by me, and I won't do anything else." ”

Hong Xiuhua smiled and put the hairpin on her head directly, and asked, "Is it good-looking?" ”

Shen Shu nodded: "En." "Enough talk today.

Shen Shu left first after sending the things, Hong Xiuhua went home happily, and as soon as she got home, she saw Shen Pomegranate at home, drinking water and chatting with her father!

"Huh? Pomegranate? Hong Xiuhua wondered, why did the two brothers and sisters go separately?

As soon as Shen Shiliu saw that Hong Xiuhua was back, he looked over and said, "Sister Xiuhua, you're back!" ”

Hong Xiuhua walked over and took Shen Shimei's hand and sat down first, and asked, "I met your brother just now!" ”

Shen Shimei glanced at Hong Xiuhua's head with his eyes, and said, "I know, Sister Xiuhua's hairpin looks so good when she wears it!" ”

Hong Xiuhua's face was red, Shen Pomegranate was really too thief, it could be seen.