Qiao Maoshu saw that his father's face darkened, and he knew that the dogwood noodles in their mouths had affected the family's business.

His annual restraint in the academy, the use of pen, ink, paper and inkstone for food and lodging, all rely on the business of the store to sustain it.

If the business is bad, his future restraints will also be affected, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone will not be able to be used well, and the students studying in Yaoshan will all look down on him, because the children studying in Yaoshan Academy are much more noble than him in the family, and he doesn't want to be looked down upon because of this.

"Big brother thinks that Qiao Hong can talk and move, and I am willing to run for the family!" Qiao Maoshu is quite confident in talking about Qiao Hong, he said: "Since I was a child, that nerd will follow me and listen to me for everything, but reading and literacy is not as good as I like to ask questions, a year or two ago, he also wanted me to help introduce the teacher to him, and he wanted to go to the academy with me to study and gain fame, he couldn't read any reason, and he felt that he understood correctly!" What a joke! The division commander disliked this kind of self-proclaimed smart person the most. ”

Hearing Qiao Maoshu say this, Qiao Xiangmin thought of such things when he arrived, although the two children were a few years apart, Qiao Hong always liked to point fingers at Qiao Maoshu in terms of reading.

Although Qiao Hong's child has good qualifications, he can read and write at the age of three, pointing out that Qiao Maoshu at the age of six reads the wrong words, and at the age of four, he can remember two or three thousand words, and he can write essays at the age of six, but what if the qualifications are good? It's not that it's been sold as a slave, it's not as good as their family's Qiao Maoshu.

Compared to his family Maoshu, Qiao Hong is far behind.

Maoshu is the hope of their family, and he can't delay his study because of family affairs.

After a while, Qiao Xiangmin said slowly: "This matter can't be involved in Maoshu, delaying his study is a big deal, he is the champion, Qu Qu Xiao Fat Man, our father and son can deal with it." ”

Qiao Maosheng was anxious, Dad, you should deal with it, he didn't want to go to Yaoshan Village, and forced him to go, and let him be embarrassed in front of the prince and the Zhu family, and embarrassed in front of Yaoshan Village, he didn't want to go to any ghost place again, unless Qiao Maoshu went with him.

The family here is discussing asking Qiao Maoshu to go to Qiao Hong and take back the dogwood noodles of the old Qiao family.

Qiao Shuhua on the bed over there cried more and more fiercely, and the more she cried, the more she cried, and all the humiliation she had suffered all morning poured out.

"Dad, mother, it's Xiao Fatzi, it's her, it's she who ruined me, she ruined my future, Dad, you have to take this breath for me......" Qiao Shuhua cried.

Zhang Meiyan and Qiao Xiangmin were stunned, why is this related to Xiao Fatzi?

So, Qiao Shuhua told her family about the humiliation she suffered in the morning.

"What? How dare she hit you? Qiao Xiangmin asked in surprise.

Zhang Meiyan asked worriedly: "Did the prince really say that?" ”

Qiao Shu nodded her head and touched her tears silently: "Mother, if there is half a lie, my daughter is willing to die!" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Meiyan worried: "How good is this, Shuhua has offended the prince, how good is this!" ”

She also thought that if Qiao Shuhua could enter the Hou Mansion one day, even if it was a concubine, their family would have something to rely on, not someone who could handle it, and when Maoshu went to Beijing to take the exam, it would be smooth sailing and no one would make it difficult.

This time I offended the son, so this little hope is gone.

"Did the prince see you?" Zhang Meiyan asked nervously.

Qiao Shuhua thought about it and shook her head: "There shouldn't be!" The prince has never come down upstairs! ”

Zhang Meiyan suddenly patted her chest: "That's good, that's good......"

Qiao Mao slapped the table angrily, stood up and shouted, "Hmph! Dad, mother, that fat man is so ruthless now, he really doesn't leave any affection, I go with Maoshu, find the fat man to reason, there is Maoshu, how much will the fat man worry about the reader, talk with some affection, no matter how Qiao Hong, he listens to Maoshu's words very much! ”

Qiao Xiangmin and Zhang Meiyan were silent and asked Maoshu to ......

Qiao Maoshu listened, and also acquiesced to the head, whoever touches the fat man in the family will touch the nail, he has a good relationship with Qiao Hong, and when the time comes, tell her that he will talk to the teacher and consider accepting Qiao Hong as a disciple, and then she will not be in a hurry to stammer?

"Daddy, let me try, I haven't seen Qiao Hong for two years, isn't the person surnamed Xiao the most admired reader? I'm willing to go with my big brother! Qiao Maoshu smiled and said seriously: "Dad, mother, I have a way, our family is hard to come with the eldest mother these days, she will definitely not recognize our family, our family was too domineering to them before, I want me to apologize to her on behalf of our family, the surname Xiao saw our sincerity, I said that I would introduce Qiao Hong to Yaoshan Academy, when she took care of my relationship with Qiao Hong, she would definitely be willing to deal with the relationship between the two families, and when the relationship eased, then the dogwood noodles would not be our family's?" As long as the dogwood noodles are in hand, the future will be handled by my father and eldest brother! ”

Qiao Xiangmin's eyes are bone-chested, but Mao Shu is still smart! Yes, show weakness first, and then attack its vital points!

He still has thirty or forty acres of land in his hands, if Xiao Fatzi doesn't believe it, they will give them one or two acres at that time, and see that they are sincere in making peace, maybe they will give them dogwood noodles.

"Or Maoshu has a way, let's pretend to show goodwill, and when she hands over the dogwood noodles, how do you want to deal with it, isn't that what we can do ourselves?" Qiao Xiangmin said with an open smile.

"Father, mother, brother, aren't you angry for me? I suffered such a big grievance from Xiao Fatzi today? Even Shizi hates me......" Qiao Shuhua asked indignantly as she heard that they were going to get along with Xiao Fatzi.

"Shuhua, the store at home is important, when the dogwood noodles are in hand, I'm afraid that I won't have a chance to vent your anger?" Qiao Maosheng persuaded.

"Yes, the situation at home can't wait any longer, you have this grievance, put it aside for now, and focus on your third brother's study." Zhang Meiyan also persuaded.

Qiao Shuhua saw that no one at home paid attention to her feelings, and was talking together about what to bring to Yaoshan Village in the afternoon, with a cold disappointment in her heart, and tears couldn't help but fall again.

Lao Qiao's house in Yaoshan Village.

After Xiao Qing and Qiao Fang came back from the county, it was already noon.

The Zhou family and the Qin family cooked for the first brother and Zhang Guang, and the family was waiting for the mother to come back and say that they wanted to make vermicelli soup for them.

Because my mother said when she left, their family was going to eat vermicelli soup at noon today, and it tasted good at that time, so they rented a shop in the county town and they began to sell vermicelli soup.

It was close to noon, Xiao Qing and Qiao Fang returned.

Xiao washed his hands and began to prepare for cooking.

She took out the cooked mutton she bought, washed the small sprouts and greens she picked up in the morning, fried some peanuts and sesame seeds, and fried a bowl of red oil with chili powder noodles at home.

I washed another cabbage and grinded some minced meat, but before I got out of the pot, Zhou next to me already felt drooling.

"Mother, let's eat this powder, why are there so many side dishes?" Zhou asked curiously.

Xiao Qingdao: "Where is the vinegar?" ”

"Here!" The Qin family brought it to Xiao Qing.

(End of chapter)