Zeng Qian saw his little brother standing motionless on the steps in a daze, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him, and he was a little ashamed, and secretly sighed that every family had a scripture that was difficult to read, waved his hand to Zeng Yu, and walked quickly into the left wing-

At this time, a six- or seven-year-old girl ran out of the armpit corridor with brisk steps, her eyes were shining, and she smiled and squinted when she saw Zeng Yu, "Brother is back, A-Niang called you." ”

This little girl's hairstyle is very strange, except for the two little girls combed on the left and right sides, the rest of the hair is all shaved, this is the Hakka folk customs of southern Gansu, boys and girls have to wait until they are ten years old to grow hair, before they are bald, the boy's head is left at the fontanelle, the girl leaves two buns, the boy is just that, the girl shaves semi-bald and looks awkward-

Before the little girl ran to Zeng Yu, she suddenly heard a shrill female voice from the left wing: "What kind of food to eat, what to eat urgently, you can eat the delicacies of the mountains and seas if you have the ability!" ”

The little girl stuck out her tongue, slowed down, walked over lightly, and said softly: "Brother, there is no food in the kitchen, my mother left some cakes in the room, brother go and eat." ”

The little girl is Zeng Yu's younger sister, no name, most of the girls at that time did not have a name, and when they grew up and got married, they were called a certain family, of course, there was a nickname, this little girl's nickname is Niuniu, and she is seven years old this year.

Zeng Yu grabbed Niuniu's little hand and touched the back of her head again, the little girl didn't stick her hand, and said in a low voice: "Brother is not hungry, you go and tell your mother that I will come in later, I want to talk to my eldest brother and sister-in-law." ”

Niuniu looked at Zeng Yu with a small face inquiringly, seeing that her brother's expression was not unusual, she nodded, and whispered, "Okay, then brother come quickly." "I looked down and saw the book on the steps, so I went to move the book again, and said, "Niu Niu helped my brother move——"

I don't know what Zeng Zhen in the wing room of the road said, the Xie family became more and more annoyed, and shouted: "Sixteen years old, he is twenty years old, he should have supported himself a long time ago, do you want your brother and sister-in-law to support him for a lifetime!" ”

The book was quite heavy, Zeng Niuniu couldn't move all of a sudden, hearing her sister-in-law's vicious words, the little girl was scared, pursed her mouth, and looked at her brother Zeng Yu worriedly-

Zeng Yu said softly: "Niuniu, you go in first, you can't move the book, don't worry, my brother has nothing to do." ”

Watching Niuniu go to the back hall in the dark, Zeng Yu took a deep breath and said slowly: "Big brother, sister-in-law, then let's make things clear now." ”

There was no sound in the left wing room for a while, and after a while, I heard Zeng Zhen and Xie Shi talking in the room again, first lowered his voice, and then the voice resounded, Xie Shi said angrily: "He himself said that he wanted to make things clear, what are you blocking, tomorrow, why do you want to put it tomorrow, will there be a newspaper blowing and blowing on the door tomorrow to report the good news?" ”

Zeng Qian sighed and said: "The voice is softer, the voice is softer, don't let the neighbors hear the jokes about us - if you have something to say, Xiaoyu is not happy when he doesn't go to school, don't mention it at this time, delay it for a few days, and then delay it for a few days." ”

Xie Shi will never delay it for a few more days, and it will not work until tomorrow, so she will make it clear at this time that she wants to strike while the iron is hot, completely end the heart disease for many years, and said more and more loudly: "I can't wait for a moment, will we spend less money for him to study over the years?" He wants to go to Dongyan to study, according to him, he wants to buy Cheng Wenjizi, and according to him - these don't care, this ink, paper and inkstone alone costs several times a year, but do you see that he knows how to cherish it, take those good lead mountain bamboo paper to paint and paint, paint a flower, paint a bird, paint an ugly stone, you say that he writes an article, but paint those, what's the use, can you exchange it for a pound of rice, a load of firewood? It's ridiculous that if you have nothing to do, you still sit under a tree with a flute and whine, crying and mourning, is this what children like us should do? That is the blessing that only the children of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen can enjoy, and they don't have to worry about food and clothing every day, so they write, paint, play, play and sing, but what kind of family background we are, doesn't he know? ”

The more Xie Shi in the wing room talked, the more passionate he became, and he vented his strong dissatisfaction with the little uncle over the years: "--You, as a brother, have to be on duty in the nursing home for five days a month, and there is not a penny of silver, so as not to be levied by one person, and he has become a man a few years ago, and every year he asks the villagers to bear the conscription on his behalf for one or two or six dollars of silver, can he know this?" He doesn't care about anything, just studying, but he has read something famous, no longer three, he has taken the exam three times, and if he fails the exam, he should die of that heart, do you have to keep taking the exam, until his beard turns white......"

The ancient camphor leaves on the left side of the hall are swaying, and those leaves can't bear such a sharp and rapid voice, I'm afraid they're going to float to the ground—

Zeng Yu stood on the edge of the hall corridor and listened, his heart was bored, no wonder the young and vigorous Zeng Yu wanted to find a short view, such a sister-in-law is really difficult to face.

There was a sound of rustling on the side of the armpit corridor, Zeng Yu turned his head to look, the little sister Niuniu poked her head out of the wall of the back hall and looked at him, Zeng Yu nodded to Niuniu, and said to Xie Shi, who was still venting his emotions loudly in the wing: "Sister-in-law, don't say more, I know that you want to kick me out of this house, you discuss it with your eldest brother first, see what the conditions are, discuss it, and our brothers will talk about it tomorrow morning." After that, he turned around and left, crossed the armpit, and took Niuniu's hand to see her mother Zhou.

Xie Shi in the front hall was talking happily, but was interrupted by Zeng Yu, Zeng Yu's calmness surprised her a little, this is not Zeng Yu's character, but at this time he has no time to think about that, and sneered at her husband Zeng Qian: "Your younger brother wants to negotiate terms with us, it's funny, what does he want to do, does he want to divide the family property, why is he, he has passed away, and he is a concubine, what qualifications do he have to share the family property with us!" ”

Zeng Qian said: "Oh, you whispered, didn't you say that you would talk about it tomorrow?" ”

"What to talk about tomorrow, what else is there to talk about, his mother and son's clothes, bedding, and books are removed, what is there to talk about." Xie said angrily.

Zeng Qian said: "No matter what, we have to wait until tomorrow, can we still let him move out of Lu tonight, who can do such things!" ”

Xie sneered, and didn't say anything more, if he relied on her, he really wanted the mother and son to go out overnight, but now, he still had to dream a lot at night, which was really unpleasant.

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An oil lamp on a bamboo shelf, burning with a wick, dimly lit and overflowing the room.

A camphor wooden table, the mother and son sit opposite each other, a little girl sits horizontally on the side, the little girl supports her hands with her hands, and looks at her mother and brother with dark eyes.

This is Zeng Yu's family.

Mother Zhou is forty-six years old this year, not very old, but she is already wrinkled on her forehead, her temples are frost-dyed, and she looks older, so she frowned and asked, "Yu'er, do you really plan to leave self-reliance?" ”

Zeng Yu was careful not to let his mother and little sister see the strangulation marks on his neck, and replied: "Yes, my sons are twenty years old and have grown up, where can I always send someone to live under the fence, and my mother doesn't have to worry, my son has a way to make a living, how can I read so many years of books in vain." ”

It's not easy to make a living, Mother Zhou sighed, and said softly: "Either that's it, go and talk to your eldest brother, let me and Niuniu stay in this big house, and when you have a place to live outside, then take Weiniang and Niuniu over, okay?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "The eldest brother is cowardly, the sister-in-law is not virtuous, the mother has swallowed her anger over the years, and the son has seen it in her eyes, and she only hates that her son failed to be admitted to the show this time to fight for his mother, but it is impossible to stay in this family and be patient, Xie is bent on driving us out, I have also decided to run away, my mother and Niuniu must go with me, it may be difficult at first, but as long as our family of three is together, how can it be stronger than being angry here, the son does not dare to say that the high-ranking officials are generous, but let the mother be rich and prosperous. ”

Mother Zhou turned from worry to joy: "My son has such filial piety, I am really happy for my mother, I am not afraid of hardships for my mother, but I am afraid of dragging my son down, and Niuniu is so young——"

Niuniu on the side immediately said: "Niuniu is not small, Niuniu can do a lot of things, picking vegetables, picking medicine, washing clothes, Niuniu is not afraid of hardship, Niuniu wants to be with her brother and Auntie, the sister-in-law is very fierce, Niuniu is afraid of her, we don't live here, we move to the county to live." ”

Zeng Yu laughed, touched Niuniu's head, and said, "Niuniu is right, we don't live here, my brother has the ability to take care of the two of you." ”

Mother Zhou looked at her son with a smile, feeling that her son had grown up all of a sudden when he came back this time-

Someone knocked on the door, and Sixi's voice said, "Young master, it's okay." ”

Zeng Yu got up to open the door, and stood outside the door with the medicinal qi of the four joys and said: "Ten catties of angelica are all cut, what else does the young master have to tell here?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "It's okay, Sixi is really hard today, go and rest early - wait, here are some cakes for you to eat." ”

Zeng Yuzhi didn't leave food in the kitchen, and Sixi was hungry.

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