Chapter 32: The Hints of the Official's Family
The Han family's compound is quiet as if there is no one......
As soon as Wang Sanniang entered the village, she regarded herself as a turtle with a shrunken head, and when everyone went to Qian's house, she had already run back to her house. Before everyone came, they had already checked the Han family after the separation.
Mrs. Han saw her come back, so she was helped by her eldest daughter-in-law Zhou and hurriedly went to Qian's house.
At this time, she stood on the second floor and saw everyone coming, so she hurriedly hid back in the hidden corner of the inner hall and pricked up her ears to listen to the conversation outside.
As soon as Li Xianling entered the courtyard gate, he saw that there were not some chickens, ducks and other poultry in the courtyard of the Han family's courtyard, as ordinary people do. A square and regular courtyard, with only a stable in the southeast corner.
couldn't help but nod and praise: "Your family's life is really good, and there is even a stable." ”
"When I went back to my lordship, there was a mule who helped the family do some menial work. A while ago, the family was separated, and I decided to exchange the mules for three donkeys. Mrs. Han hurriedly explained loudly, half of which was explained to Li Xianling, and the other half was explained to Wang Sanniang, the second daughter-in-law who was hiding at home.
"One mule for three donkeys?" When Li Xianling heard this, he couldn't help frowning in surprise. Subconsciously looked at his master: "The donkey actually dropped so much money?" ”
Mrs. Han smiled and explained: "The mule is 18 taels a horse, and the donkey is only 8 taels of silver." However, the adult donkey is only 4 taels and needs to be fed at home for two years. The eldest and third of my family all think this method is very good, although the little donkey is small, but it is better than a big animal, and it will always be more powerful. ”
Wang Sanniang, who heard this, stomped her feet angrily, gritted her back molars and scolded: "The black-hearted old woman, her heart is biased to her heels. Take my mule and give it a favor, phew. ”
Thinking about the separation of her in-laws' family again, Han Xiucai actually hid it from herself, and really regarded herself as an outsider, so she cursed a few words angrily. scolded happily, and then pricked up his ears again to steal the sound.
Han Xiucai was carried by the officials to Han Saburo's room in the East Chamber to rest, and invited a barefoot doctor to come over to take care of it.
Li Xianling watched the barefoot doctor enter the house with the medicine box on his back, looked up at the three two-story exquisite small buildings, and quietly raised his feet and stepped into the main house.
Downstairs due to the layout, the main house is a little narrower. There is a plaque hanging directly above, with four big characters on it: 'Zhonghe Weiyu'. The couplets on both sides of the wall under the plaque are 'Lixiu Qizhi, read the book of sages' in regular script. On the table of eight immortals below, there is a shrine for the saint Kong.
Seeing this, Li Xianling hurriedly clasped his hands and bowed to the god of Sage Kong in a proper manner.
got up and said respectfully to Mrs. Han who was standing aside: "I didn't expect that there could be such a far-sighted person as the old lady in the countryside. It is really a great fortune for our county. ”
Han Beiqing didn't understand whether Li County's order was from the bottom of his heart or pretending. The divine seat of the Confucian saint was originally placed in Han Xiucai's study. It was taken down from the upper floor after the separation, but with this god in place, the hall had a solemn beauty.
On the west side of the hall is a table of eight immortals and four stools, which look like they were made more than ten years ago. On the east side of the hall is a staircase, and at the bottom of the staircase is a low elm cabinet against the wall, on which there are some tea and teapots and other things.
"The Han family's life is very generous." Li Xianling didn't speak, and Master Cao on the side became angry: "Han Xiucai is afraid that he is the richest man in the village, right?" ”
That sounded a little wrong. It is easy to please God and it is difficult to send God, Li County ordered this to imply that the Han family must prepare more money to send him away.
Han Beiqing subconsciously looked at Mrs. Han, and said with a smile when she saw her face as usual: "I'm ashamed to say that I'm a widow with three sons alone, and it's common for the family to not open the pot to drink water to satisfy hunger." Now these family businesses are the dowry of my second daughter-in-law. My daughter-in-law is the only daughter in the family, and her mother's family has been preparing the dowry since she was born. ”
Relying on the financial support of his father-in-law, Han Xiucai has the life he has now. If something happens to Han Xiucai, the Han family can't just forget it. The barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes, and the poor are ruthless.
Han Beiqing didn't expect that Mrs. Han, an old woman from the countryside, would have the temper to directly confront the official family.