When Du Fangfei got married, there was a flowing water table at home. This ancient wine is not like modern times, to the restaurant to pay the money, have their own place to eat, after the meal everyone dispersed, the main family at most to spend some money, and then greet the guests, no matter how tired you are tired, you can't get tired.

But this was not the case in ancient times. Set up a drink, you have to borrow dishes and chopsticks, borrow tables and chairs, and then ask someone to help. The family has to kill pigs, sheep and chickens, invite a few aunts with good skills to clean up the dishes, and then ask someone to serve the dishes to greet the guests, and the guests have to clean up after they pass by, wash the dishes and wash the table. As the main family, you can't do nothing at your house, just ask someone to do it, right? In this way, the two sisters Chen and Du Fangling were like the spinning tops, busy for four or five days, and when they packed up everything and returned it to others, the whole person could be so tired that they couldn't get out of bed for a few days.

She doesn't want to spend money and make her family suffer, what do she want?

If Du Jinning said that it was okay to have other reasons, Du Yinsheng and Du Chensheng would still have a lot of reasons to persuade her. But when she moved out of the academy, the two of them fell silent.

Du Yunchang walked in just when he heard Du Jinning's words, so he smiled and said, "Brother Ning'er is right. This is the first thing to put in the county case, and the first thing to do is not to put it in the house to try to take the government case? How about taking the first case in the hospital exam? This year, the wine is placed three times, and no matter how thick the family foundation is, it can't withstand the toss. Brother Ning spends a lot of money, and it costs a lot of money to participate in the prefectural and hospital exams, where can it be wasted like this? ”

This country wine is not as good as in the city, the countrymen eat wine and are all a family of old and young, and the things sent are only three melons and two dates, a dozen eggs, or two feet of coarse cloth, it is already a very decent gift. There is that thick-skinned, send a red envelope of ten cents, can bring a family to eat your three-day flowing water banquet, on a happy day, you are embarrassed to turn your face with people, and you have to greet you with a smile. All in all, the country wine is to spend money to have a celebration.

Hearing this, Du Yinsheng and Du Chensheng both blushed.

As Du Jinning's uncle and grandfather, the money for the wine should have been paid by them, after all, did Du Jinning glorify the lintel for the Du family? That's to add a sparkle to their faces. But Du Yinsheng originally provided Du Yunchang with education, and he has always been frugal and has no savings; Du Chensheng is now also supported by his eldest son, and he is also in charge of the Niu family, an iron rooster who has nothing to pull out, and he is reluctant to pay a penny. Neither of them could come up with the money to set up wine for Du Jinning, but they still shouted and shouted for wine, which made Du Jinning embarrassed and made trouble for him, and both of them felt embarrassed.

Du Jinning smiled bitterly at Du Yunchang and said, "Fourth uncle, you really dare to think about it. What is the head of the government and the head of the court, is that so easy to take? When this word spreads, others have to laugh at your nephew and me. ”

Du Yunchang patted Du Jinning's shoulder: "Take the test well, the fourth uncle has confidence in you." When the time comes, I'll come back with a little three yuan. ”

He also saw the embarrassment of his father and Du Chensheng, and wanted to talk as much as possible to ease the atmosphere, so after saying that to Du Jinning, he turned to Chen and said, "Third sister-in-law, April is the government exam." In these two months, you have to let Brother Ning study with peace of mind, and try not to let him worry about family affairs. If there's anything you need help with, just ask. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Du Yinsheng also recovered from the embarrassment at this time, and echoed when he heard the words, "Your aunt and your four brothers and sisters are idle at home, Yunchang has returned to the private school in the village to be a gentleman, and I am also at home now, if you have anything to do here, don't be polite, just open your mouth." If Brother Ning takes the head of the house and the head of the hospital, but the overall glory of our old Du family is not only a matter of your little third room, you are not polite. ”

Zhang had just burned some ginger candy tea in the kitchen, and was serving it to everyone with a tea tray, when he heard Du Yinsheng's words as soon as he entered the door.

She hurriedly said: "No, Brother Ning'er can go to school, it is the glory of our entire Du family, what's the matter, you can say it, third brother and sister." What we can do, we can't do it. ”

Looking at the flattering smiling faces and listening to the affectionate words, Chen had mixed feelings for a while.

This situation is familiar. When Du Yuncheng was admitted to Xiucai, these people also had such smiles on their faces, and they also said such affectionate words.

It's just that later, as soon as Du Yuncheng died, these people changed, and their faces became indifferent, disgusted, and hideous...... The same mouth, the words that come out are more and more difficult to hear.

If one day, Brother Ning becomes Sister Ning, and the expected talents, lifters, and jinshi are gone, what kind of faces will these people have? Will they shout to tie up their mother and daughter and sink into the pond?

Thinking about it like this, Chen's heart felt as if he had been pulled by someone, and he felt a faint pain.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Du Jinning saw that Chen's face turned pale, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"I ...... I'm fine. Chen waved his hand, his face still very ugly.

Chen's thoughts, Du Jinning could vaguely guess a few points.

"Everyone sit down, I'll send my mother back to the room to rest." Du Jinning stepped forward to help Chen.

Zhang hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand, walked over and said, "I'll go, you are here to accompany the elders." ”

"Don't bother the eldest aunt." Du Jinning avoided Zhang's hand, "Aunt Lao asked my third sister to invite a Langzhong." ”

"You don't need to ask Langzhong, I'll just rest." Chen didn't actually get to the point of going back to the room to rest, she was just tired of these people, and she didn't want to look at the faces of these people, so she just took this opportunity to go back to the room.

After the separation, Du Jinning was not worried about the health of his family, and took them to see Langzhong together. She knew that Chen was not sick, but only because of overwork and malnutrition. In the past two years, I have slowly recuperated, and I have made up for it. At this time, she yelled that she was uncomfortable, and ninety percent of it was heart disease.

She didn't insist, and said to Chen like a child: "Okay, okay, don't invite." If you still don't feel well, just tell me. ”

"Hmm." Chen obediently answered, and didn't say hello to the few old people in the house, took Du Jinning's hand out of the hall and went to the bedroom.

There was silence in the hall.

Everyone is a human spirit, who doesn't know why Chen, who used to have a good smile on his face, suddenly said that he was uncomfortable? Du Jinning didn't want Zhang's, but insisted on helping his mother back to the room in person, and his attitude was even clearer-among all the people in this house, only Chen's was the relative he cared about the most.

Montessori frowned and turned his head to look at Du Yinsheng.

Du Yinsheng smiled bitterly and shook his head at Montessori.

In the past ten years, he was also the one who watched Du Chensheng and his wife oppress Xiao Sanfang in various ways and did not reach out to help. If he hadn't discovered Du Jinning's qualifications, he wouldn't have been so good to Du Jinning. Although he is not as inflammatory, but he is not much better than them, and he also has a purpose.

In the past two years, Du Jinning has asked Zhang Hongwen to bring various gifts to their big house during the New Year's holidays, and the value of those things adds up to more than ten or twenty times that he gave Du Jinning at the beginning, and Du Jinning also introduced an excellent owner to Du Yunchang. What reason does he have for Du Jinning to be grateful to him all the time and treat him the same as the Chen family and the three sisters?

Chen returned to the room, and pushed Du Jinning: "Go back and greet them, I'm fine, I just remember that your father is here, and I feel sad." It's okay now. ”

Du Jinning nodded: "Then you are so resting, don't think about it, our days will get better and better." Even if I ......" Seeing that Chen was so anxious to reach over to cover her mouth, she hurriedly grabbed her hand and said with a smile, "Even if I can't pass the Xiucai exam, we won't live like before." I can still feed you and me. ”

This sentence really comforted Chen.

Du Jinning's ability, she couldn't be clearer. She also believes that even if Du Jinning recovers her daughter's body, their life will not be too bad. People who have the ability can live well wherever they go.

"Well, don't worry, I know." She nodded.

Seeing that the sorrow between Chen's eyebrows was gone, Du Jinning relieved himself and opened the door to go out.

When she arrived at the courtyard, she still called Du Fanghui and asked her to take care of the Chen family, and then went to the hall.

When Du Yinsheng saw Du Jinning coming in, he stood up and said, "Brother Ning, your mother is not comfortable, you have to go back to thank Mr. Shanchang if you want to come to the academy, we not only can't help you here, but make trouble, so we will go back first." When you finish the government exam, your uncle and grandfather will come to see you. ”

"Why don't you go? Let's eat and go. Du Jinning said. She didn't care about Du Chensheng and his wife and Du Yunyi's family, but Du Yinsheng, Montessori, and Du Yunchang came all the way, and she had to leave them for a meal.

"No, no, there is something going on at home. You have the opportunity to eat at any time, and you are not in a hurry. Du Yinsheng didn't have the face to stay here anymore and insisted on leaving.

Du Jinning couldn't keep it, so he had to send it away.

Du Yinsheng's family was leaving, and Du Chensheng and Niu's were embarrassed to stay no matter how thick-skinned they were, so they left with their farewell.

Only Zhang's self-proclaimed cooperative relationship with Du Jinning, and he wanted to be good friends with Du Jinning, so he pretended not to understand Du Yinsheng and Du Chensheng's thoughts, and only asked Du Yunyi to send his parents away, while she herself stayed in the third room with two sons and a daughter, helped Du Fangling cook, and left after eating.

Before leaving, she stuffed a big red envelope to Du Jinning, saying that she was congratulating Du Jinning on getting the county case, and if Du Jinning didn't take it, he wouldn't recognize her as an aunt. Du Jinning couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.

After sending the Zhang family away, Du Fangling came over curiously and asked Du Jinning: "Look, how much money she sealed." ”

For this aunt who tends to be inflammatory, Du Fangling has always been unaccustomed to it. But Du Jinning told her that she would use Du Yunyi and Zhang's to contain Du Chensheng and Niu's, so she reluctantly had a smile on Zhang's. This time, Zhang can take the initiative to make a red envelope, and she is quite satisfied.

Du Jinning smiled, opened the red seal, and poured out the silver ingots inside.