CHAPTER XXVIII
Liu Laifu's daughter-in-law, Chunhong, was not happy when she heard it, "Sister-in-law, Laifu went to the county seat to find Wu Er to help teach the Li family a lesson, but it's not a fool!" Besides, I think my eldest brother's waist has already healed, isn't it just lazy and doesn't want to work, what excuse do you make? ”
"What are you talking nonsense? Your man is lazy and greedy, and he thinks about cheating money from his mother all day long, and you still have the face to say that my family is an iron pillar! Su Niang seemed to be poked in a sore foot, and her speech became more and more ugly.
Chunhong's face was blue with anger, she said that she couldn't help Su Niang, so she simply got started, and took advantage of her weight advantage to press Su Niang on the side of the kang and beat her.
Guo did not persuade the fight, but copied the feather duster, and the two daughters-in-law taught a lesson together.
The shouting and shouting of the Liu family spread far away, and the villagers passing by heard it and turned away with disgust.
"What's the noise, don't let people sleep!" Liu Tiezhu was sleeping on the kang, and was suddenly woken up and scolded angrily, "If you have the ability to find the Li family to fight, if it weren't for their family watching the excitement and refusing to help, wouldn't our family's food be recovered!" ”
This reminded the Guo family, and scolded in the direction of the Li family, "Something with a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs, even if your relatives don't help, sooner or later you will cut off your children and grandchildren!" ”
When the neighbors of the Liu family heard this, they became more and more tired of the Liu family, who has no conscience, this Liu family really has no number at all...
Mrs. Li didn't know what was going on in the Liu family, she was coaxing her granddaughter to do needlework at the same time.
An autumn rain and a cold, this weather will only get colder and colder in the future, Jiayin's clothes are a little thin, Mrs. Li found the fabric and cotton she bought a few days ago, and wanted to make a few small clothes for her granddaughter.
Jia Yin lay on the warm kang and felt like a pancake, this side was battered, and the other side was not yet cooked.
"Babble!" Jiayin threw a rattle and reached out to her grandmother.
Mrs. Li hurriedly put down the half-sewn clothes, picked up her granddaughter and shook it gently.
The work of the autumn harvest was completed, and the Li family did not sit idle in the house, carrying axes and ropes into the mountain, preparing to cut more firewood and keep it for the winter.
The villagers who had received the help of the Li family before saw the Li family go up the mountain to cut firewood, and they all took their own axes and followed.
There are many people who are good at work, and in just one day's work, a large pile of firewood was chopped.
Jiaren took a few younger brothers to put some wet firewood on the open space to dry, and then stacked it neatly outside the yard.
This morning, Li Laosi carried a bow and arrows on his back and prepared to go up the mountain to hunt, and after the rain, those wild things on the mountain were inconvenient to move, and it was easier to hunt.
"Brother Qiusheng, we're here!" Several young men from the village were also neatly dressed, holding bows, arrows, and knives, and came to Li's house, and their faces were extremely excited.
Before chopping wood together, Li Laosi casually hit pheasants and rabbits, and their superb archery skills could envy them, and after grinding for a long time, Li Laosi agreed to take them up the mountain together.
"Have you eaten, it's okay, let's go." Li Laosi checked the quiver and led the boys up the mountain. Jiaxi and Jia'an were clamoring to follow, but Li Laosi only brought a strong and good family righteousness.
Jia An Jiaxi was very frustrated, but was called to the stove by Tao Hongying, and he was happy when he stuffed a roasted sweet potato.
Mrs. Li hugged Jiayin and sat on the kang head, gossiping with the women who came to the house.
The woman's husband's surname is Zhang, and everyone in the village calls her Zhang's second sister-in-law.
Speaking of which, she is the woman who first arrived in the village before the Li family and talked to Mrs. Li about the situation in the village.
On the day when the Li family invited the villagers, Li's second sister-in-law came to help and talked to Mrs. Li for a while before going home.
happened to be idle today, so she came to talk to Mrs. Li again, and took a look at the good news by the way.
"Old sister-in-law, your big yard is really neatly tied. At first glance, it is a family that can live! Zhang's second sister-in-law praised while shaking a rattle and teasing the good news.
Mrs. Li handed her the good news, then lowered her head and continued to embroider a small flower, "We have a lot of family, and we have work to do together, and we will be able to finish it soon." ”
When Zhang's second sister-in-law heard this, she nodded enviously, "Your kid is really a good one, not to mention the tax and grain collected a few days ago, with the help of the second child, it saved everyone a lot of food."
Has the second child ever read a book, he is really good at accounting and bookkeeping. ”
"I haven't been to school, but I've been studying at home for a few days. The bundle is too expensive, and the family has a hard time, so I can't afford it. Mrs. Li replied casually.
Second sister-in-law Zhang nodded, "No, my mother's family has a nephew who studies in the county seat, and I heard that it costs at least a dozen taels a year."
In order to support this child, my brother and sister-in-law tightened their belts every day to live, and with a little money and food, they were all worried about sending it to their son, and life was tight..."
Mrs. Li was just about to respond, but when she looked up, she saw her eldest grandson who was carrying firewood back and forth in the yard, and her heart moved.
Jiaren is twelve years old, and his father has taught him to read since he was a child, and he likes to read the most on weekdays. If there is no rebellion outside the Saiwai, she also plans to send him to the academy.
Now that we've taken root, it's time to reconsider.
"It's a good thing to study, if you pass the exam, you can become an official in the future." Mrs. Li came back to her senses and said to Zhang's second sister-in-law with a chuckle.
"Yes, my sister-in-law said the same thing." Zhang's second sister-in-law had three points of pride on her face, showing that she was also honored to study for her nephew.
Jiayin listened to the two talking, her big eyes rolling, and she guessed that her grandmother must have wanted to send her eldest brother to study.
While cooperating with the teasing of Zhang's second sister-in-law, she reached out to grab the rattle, while thinking about taking out something from the space that could be sold for money.
The family has more money, and the more confidence it is for the children to study.
"My family used to make a lot of soybeans, and now it's time to make soybean paste, and I'm going to do it in the next few days. Old sister-in-law, do you make sauce cubes at home, do you want to join us? Zhang's second sister-in-law saw Mrs. Li staring out the window, and she was a little distracted, so she called her.
Mrs. Li hurriedly responded, "Okay, let's make sauce together when the time comes, remember to say it in advance, I'll let Hongying soak the beans." ”
"That's good, your yard is spacious, and there are two big iron pots, so I'll just take the soybeans and cook them together." By the way, I put it in your yard and dried it together. The more Zhang's second sister-in-law said, the more she felt that it was feasible, and she couldn't wait to go home now and move beans and make sauce at Li's house.
Mrs. Li didn't hate Sister-in-law Zhang's hot, straightforward nature, the two talked for a while, and then Sister-in-law Zhang touched Jiayin's little face, and reluctantly went home to cook.
Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru picked a small basket of mushrooms near the foot of the mountain, and after returning to dry, they were ready to make dinner.
Jiayin's small mouth was spitting and foaming, and Tao Hongying had to hold it, and Tao Hongying simply carried Jiayin to cook.
While Tao Hongying was cutting vegetables, Jiayin secretly enlarged the rice in the pot, and after the last pot of rice porridge that should have been thin was cooked, it was thick and thick.
Mrs. Li went down to the ground and saw the pot of porridge, she was no longer surprised, and she hugged her granddaughter and sat at the dinner table.
The Li family came back one after another, and everyone got together to officially start the meal.