Chapter 143: The Old Man Who Lost His Children and Grandchildren
That night, the food at home changed!
A large pot of potato stew, although the meat slices are very thinly cut, it is also meaty!
A grass carp weighing more than two catties, the head and tail of the fish are boiled in soup, and the fish meat and tofu are stewed in a big pot!
Served with bud grain porridge and coarse grain cakes, a full table was set!
Sun was distressed that Xianggong was injured, but if his leg was lame, he didn't have to go to the battlefield to die, so he accepted the reality!
boiled meat porridge alone, and brought a bowl of fish soup, ready to make up for him, but was cut off by Mingyue!
"The ointment of the boss is taboo, you can't eat meat, a bowl of bud porridge, and a few potatoes!"
Ma Pozi was about to be angry, and before her anger came out, she listened to Mingyue's cool mouth.
"It's a pity that he is blessed and shallow, born in a poor family, if he is the son of a royal family, he can naturally eat the delicacies of the mountains and seas!"
Sun didn't understand his father-in-law's headless words, and Ma Pozi heard Mingyue's extraneous words!
This is to beat her and don't make a fuss, otherwise he will go outside and shout, his mother and son's lives will be difficult to protect, and he will swallow back the words full of words!
I scooped up a bowl of thick bud rice porridge with my own hands, and sandwiched a few pieces of potatoes and tofu!
Sun saw that the atmosphere of his in-laws was strange, and hurriedly said, "Mother, let me serve my father-in-law!"
Ma Pozi took a sip of her, "It's not uncommon!"
Sun's loss can understand her mother-in-law's anger, after all, a good show has become lame, which is really unbearable!
Speaking of which, I have to blame my father-in-law, if he hadn't made the decision to let Xianggong go to the battlefield, Xianggong would not have made such a decision and broke his leg!
Mingyue was moving too fast at that time, and the family was busy in the courtyard, so she really didn't pay attention to how Chu Zhuo was injured!
Listening to Mingyue's words, I already believe that Chu Zhuo harmed himself!
The meal had fish and meat, and even the side dishes were sumptuous, except for Mingyue and a few small ones, everyone else was a little uneasy!
Chu Erlang knew the family background, and said entangledly, "Dad, the family is running out of money, leave these things to the eldest brother to eat slowly!"
Mingyue glanced at him, "Do you like to eat or not!"
The two boys hurriedly said, "Grandpa!
Mingyue handed the meat porridge that was boiled for Chu Zhuo alone to Chu Lao Niang, and by the way, she sandwiched a piece of fish belly meat!
Mrs. Chu moved to the main house, and she was naturally happy in her heart, and her son was filial to her delicious food, with some mixed feelings!
This son was not raised in vain, he is really filial!
pushed the bowl of porridge in front of Mingyue again, behind her ears, her voice was very loud, "Son, you eat, the whole family points to you!"
Mingyue pushed the rice bowl in front of the old lady again, and said loudly, "Mother eat more, make up for it!"
Here, the mother is kind and filial, the Sun family is a little uncomfortable, the man is her life's hope, and if she is lame, it is uncomfortable after all!
Mingyue started eating, and when she saw that the others were sitting still, she hummed, "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and eat!"
Only then did everyone eat carefully, and the children quickly let go, so many delicious foods, they couldn't eat them!
Sun was holding the rice bowl, frowning, Mingyue kindly persuaded, "Now there is a lot of chaos outside, when the boss is raised, I will open a school at home and teach the children to read, first, there will be an income, and second, I will feel at ease!"
Sun's heart moved, and Mingyue said again!
"Zhong Xiucai is already an ancestor who has accumulated virtue, let him go to the top exam, maybe he can be recruited by an official family to be a son-in-law!"
Sun was shocked, she was a village woman who couldn't read big words, and her knowledge was limited, but there were big operas in the countryside, and Chen Shimei and other stories also knew something!
Listening to my father-in-law's meaning, in an instant, the sorrow turned into a fluke!
Someone has read a book all his life, that is, a child, her man is in his prime, and he is already a talent!
If she enters Beijing to take the top prize, with his dignified appearance, she will really be robbed by a lady, she will cry and have no way out!
It's better to stay by your side, Zhongxiucai is already glorious enough, and he can still open a museum to make money, it's okay!
Thinking about it, Sun's expression relaxed, and he took a big bite to eat!
used to be the mother-in-law in charge, but now it seems that the father-in-law is more knowledgeable, and the keys are handed over to her, so she is already very satisfied to be in charge!
After finishing the meal, Chu Erlang came to Mingyue alone, "Dad, this is the rest of the money!"
There were still more than a dozen copper plates left in the money bag, and Mingyue didn't even look at it, "You take it!"
Chu Erlang was a little flustered, "It's better for you to keep it!" There is still some food at home, but there is a shortage of soldiers outside, so you should buy more and prepare it at home!"
Mingyue nodded, although this kid is a little stupid, he will still live!
Chu Erlang sighed, "Now that my eldest brother is injured, I have to go to the conscription!"
Mingyue looked at a fool like a fool, "You just want to die so much?"
Chu Erlang smiled bitterly, "Who will go if I don't go!"
Mingyue glanced at him, "Your eldest brother is famous, no one in our family has to go!"
Chu Erlang's eyes widened, "But the eldest brother said, this conscription is different from the past, whether there is merit or not, each family must go to one person, I see that Li is already registering door to door today!"
Mingyue sneered, "I'll talk about it when Lizheng comes!"
Throwing him five taels of silver, he suddenly saw a bright light flash in front of him, Chu Erlang subconsciously caught it, and there was a small piece of silver lying in his palm.
He excitedly said, "Dad, where did you come from?"
Mingyue sneered, "How did you come here, do I need to report it to you!"
Chu Erlang hurriedly said, "No, I didn't mean that, it turns out that our family still has money, and the eldest brother's legs are ......!"
Mingyue rolled her eyes, "The injury is too serious, and the gods can't cure it, so it's lame!"
"This silver, you take it to buy grain, buy some coarse grain and fine grain, and buy two bundles of coarse cloth, and the family wears it like a flower child!"
Ming'er threw him another five taels of silver, "If you have money at home, don't search for it, see if you need anything to buy more!"
Chu Erlang didn't think about why he had money, and excitedly held the silver in his hand, "Okay, I'll go tomorrow!"
That night, Li Zheng came to the door, a short old man with a gray beard, but his eyes were full of shrewdness!
As soon as he sat down, he said eagerly, "I heard that your eldest is lame, how did you get it?"
Mingyue sneered, "How did you get it?"
Li Zheng was stunned, "What does it have to do with me!"
Mingyue's expression was serious, "Chu Zhuo has a meritorious reputation, and his family can be exempted from military service, why do you want my family to leave?"
Li Zheng panicked in his heart, quickly calmed down, coughed twice, and looked left and right with his eyes, "What about Chu Zhuoren?"
Mingyue snorted, "Don't be sloppy, when I don't know your thoughts!"
Li Zheng was not annoyed, and said in a changed voice, "It was your family who took the initiative to ask for it, and I can't blame it!"
Mingyue didn't say anything, only glared at him with her eyes, and Li Zheng spoke uncomfortably.
"It was your wife who found me, and I wanted to send Erlang to the battlefield and make a name for myself, but I also persuaded me at that time, the sword has no eyes, and if you want to get ahead, it's too dangerous!"
"But she didn't listen! I asked Chu Zhuo again, and he didn't object, I contacted 50 taels of silver to let your second child replace his family!"
"Who knew that you were tossing around at home, and Chu Zhuo's broken leg had nothing to do with me!"
Mingyue then understood how the 50 taels of silver came from, Ma Pozi is really ruthless, and the second child is also her own child, so she actually sold people like this!