"Brother, I miss you so much, you came back so late today."

Listening to what her sister said, looking at her so dependent on herself, Jia Qiong couldn't help but show a smile on the corner of her mouth.

Remembering that she doted on her so much in the past, and kept bringing fish back for her to eat last year, she may not only regard herself as a brother, but also as a father.

In this life, the father died too early, and the mother was alone, from pregnancy to childbirth, and after giving birth to her sister, she had to bear the burden of the family, and the family's savings had already been spent for such a long time.

Although Ning Rong and the two mansions gave their families sixty amounts of silver from the public middle school, there was not much left after dealing with the aftermath of the three elders.

In addition, when the mother is pregnant, and she is a half-grown child who eats a poor man, how can she leave any savings.

There are only five taels of broken silver in the house, and her mother never dares to move, Jia Qiong knows that this is to deal with someone in the family who has a headache and brain fever.

Otherwise, once someone gets sick and the family has no money for treatment, if one person leaves, it is estimated that the mother will not be able to survive.

And there is no pillar at home, and you can't borrow money from Yinzi, so it's not borrowing money, it's equivalent to selling yourself, and selling two to save one.

After thinking for a while, he was about to get up and enter the house, but he never thought that the fourth sister was actually asleep.

"Qiong'er, fourth sister, fall asleep! He's been waiting for you to come back since the eclipse. ”

Jia Qiong looked up, and at some point, her mother Shen Xian had already arrived at the door, and while she was talking, her body also squatted down, and she stretched out her hand to take the fourth sister over.

Looking at the exhaustion on Shen Xian's face, Jia Qiong took a deep breath and suppressed the turmoil in her heart.

said softly to Shen Xian: "Mother, just hug your son, this year there is a daytime eclipse in the clan science, as well as tea and snacks, and my son's body is much stronger, and he has also gained a little strength." I can hold my sister. ”

Shen Xian looked at Jia Qiong, and then at the fourth sister, the corners of her mouth showed a slight smile, the wrinkles on her forehead faded a little, and the happiness in her heart made her not notice that the corners of her eyes were moist.

Looking at Jia Qiong's slightly thin figure, she struggled to pick up the fourth sister, Shen Xian couldn't help but worry about protecting her, stretched out her hand to prevent Jia Qiong from losing her strength, and the three of them entered the courtyard in this strange posture.

The fourth sister had already washed, but she was just waiting for her brother, who had not yet returned, but now it was convenient to send her sister directly to the east bedroom, put her sister on the bed, and her mother watched before returning to her west bedroom.

For more than a year, he has copied all the books on ethnology, and now returning home will not affect his study.

He lit the candlestick and laid out the book, but he did not put pen to paper.

I was also thinking in my heart that if I would not study ethnography in the future, I would often need to go to Li Shouzhong's place to listen to lectures, but some of the food and clothing benefits of ethnology would be gone in the future.

I had to think about making some money, so I made a list of categories on paper and eliminated them one by one.

It's not good to write books, and you don't have enough time to read books by yourself.

Secondly, some small products can make some money, but they can't keep it, and they have no foundation.

And there is no one available around, there is no one in my mother's family, there is no one in my father's generation, and there is no one to rely on or help my brothers. There is no one of the same age available, and it comes down to being too young.

Close your eyes, think carefully about your strengths and weaknesses, and see if you can find a reliable way to survive for a few years, and when you are admitted to Xiucai and have a little place to stand, it should be much better, thinking about it, just when Jia Qiong was about to fall asleep.

"Bang bang."

There was a rhythmic knock on the door, not in a hurry, there should be no urgency, it was getting dark, and the surrounding neighbors were not completely rested.

Jia Qiong glanced at the ground ink, so she had to put down her pen and go to open the door.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, I came to the gate of the courtyard and listened softly to the movement outside the courtyard.

The people outside the courtyard should have heard the footsteps just now, but they did not open the door when they saw the arrival of the comer.

After a slight reaction, he understood, and only heard the person outside the hospital say: "Third Master Qiong, is it Third Master Qiong?" I am Lai Da of Rongfu, and the old lady has instructed me to come and bring you some silver. ”

Although Jia Qiong had seen Lai Da today, she hadn't talked much. It can only be regarded as a meeting, and it is not even necessary to order the head.

However, Jia Mu asked Lai Dalian to come at night, which was a little strange, and it didn't have to be Lai Da.

It's true that my family is poor, and the villagers know it, so no one should worry about it, but my mother and sister are inside, so I should be safe.

Thinking of this, he said, "When I was on the ancestor's side in the morning, why didn't the ancestor share with me? ”

I only heard the people outside the courtyard say a little sullenly: "Third Master Qiong, this is not something that a small person can know, I was just to complete the explanation of the ancestor, and the ancestor said, 'Even if you call me grandmother today, then grandmother can't treat you slowly.'" Besides, didn't you come to the house in the afternoon? ”

"So, Third Master Qiong, the old ancestor gave you money, you just have to accept it, it has just snowed heavily, and the weather is strangely cold, let the old slave go back to rest earlier."

Hearing Lai Da say this, Jia Qiong also believed a little, after all, this happened this afternoon, even if the news spreads so fast, no one should deal with him even if it spreads so quickly, it seems that he is too cautious.

As for the unbelief is Jia Qiong's caution, he has always reserved a little doubt about anything, no matter how true, always retains a trace of uncertainty.

Opening the courtyard door, Jia Qiong couldn't help but smile and said: "I'm sorry Butler Lai, Qiong is still young, and I'm worried that I will meet bad people, but I will make Steward Lai suffer you."

When Lai Da heard this, a few smiles appeared on his face, and he said: "There can be a burden there, we are the servants of the house, and we are originally working for the house. ”

"The old ancestor said: 'Third master, your family is poor, and you will not study in the clan tomorrow, and in the future, you will be given twenty taels a month like Uncle Zhu in the house, so that you can relax and study.

I will also leave a small courtyard for you in the house, and my wife and the fourth lady can also move into the house together. In the future, you don't have to worry about your family, and it is convenient for you to study with Uncle Zhu.

When the time comes, when you go to worship the wine, you will be able to shelter yourself from the wind and rain in the same carriage. ”

Hearing this, Jia Qiong was stunned, this treatment is too good, and it is too late to consider the gains and losses for the time being, first greet this Lai Da and then say, at least when he is not strong enough, he must not offend this Lai Da.

Then he said: "It's so late to trouble Lai Butler to run this trip, but Joan can't help it, it's too late this day, and I'll thank my grandmother tomorrow and then say how to do it." ”

"Third Master Qiong, what you said is also reasonable, why don't you accept the twenty taels of silver, and the rest will not be too late when you thank the ancestor tomorrow."

Jia Qiong looked at Lai Da, thinking that since he came, he couldn't let people run away, and he couldn't let people go back before he achieved anything, and he said that he was just short of silver, and having silver could make his mother work less.

And it is the Jia family, and it will be necessary to use the Jia family in the future, and the more and less are owed, so it is owed now, and it is also good to raise the family, this is just a kind of investment in the side branch of Jia's mother or the Jia family, at least they think that they have the value of being invested, and they will be able to harvest thousands of times in the future. When I think of this, I don't have to worry about it anymore.

Then he accepted the money and said politely to Lai Da: "Steward Lai, come in and have a cup of tea to warm up, and then go back." ”

"Third master, what you said, since the matter has been partially done, I will also go back and report to the ancestors that I know, so I won't disturb your study." Lai Da replied politely at the same time, but he took a sip in his heart, invite me into the small courtyard of your house so late, do you have a little sincerity, and you will drive people away after receiving the money.

If it weren't for the fact that the ancestors would have personally delivered it to you, you think that these twenty taels would have reached you.

Immediately, Jia Qiong said a few polite words, got into the carriage and went straight to Rongfu.

Looking at the figure of the carriage leaving, Jia Qiongfang closed the door and turned into the room.

After washing, Jia Qiong lay on the bed silently, thinking about the people she met today, the things she saw, and the words she talked about, checking and filling in the gaps. I wanted to learn about the past of the Jia family with my mother, but I was delayed.

Now that he is in a low position, he can only be cautious in his words and deeds, and be careful again and again. Mother has rested, the affairs of the Jia family, let's learn about it with my mother in the future.

I looked at the sky, and listened to the sound of beating, it was the beginning of the child, I thought too much about things today, and my spirit was extremely tired, and I couldn't support it anymore when I read. Then rest early, and be lazy today.

Half-asleep and half-awake, I couldn't help but hum: "How many secrets in the past, how many ups and downs in this life"