Zhou came out of Wang's house with a basket, she didn't deliberately cover it up, she was upright, and when asked, she said that the child was weak and needed to make up for her body, and when she said that she was emotional, she shed a few pitiful tears.

Tut.

Who called this baby dead daddy?

The only seedling of the Song family's boss, if she didn't take care of it, how could she be worthy of the ancestors of the old Song family and the men she died in battle!

You can't overstate how good you eat.

Is it wrong for the old lady to rely on the investment for the second half of her life?

Others don't know whether to envy or pity for a while.

Wait until she's gone.

Only then did the heads come together and bite the ears.

There are those who sympathize, and there are those who say that she doesn't know how to run a house.

After all, who let the family have a little uncle who can copy books and earn money.

You can get back hundreds of copper plates in a month.

Rumors are like the wind.

This matter naturally reached the ears of Zhou's mother's family.

It just so happened that her little brother was old and was on a blind date.

It's really nice to have a girl.

The family is very satisfied and wants to settle down.

The only problem is that the bride price asked for by the woman is a bit much.

No way.

The girl is good-looking, can embroider and read, has been a maid in a wealthy merchant for a few years, followed by the young lady, very knowledgeable, now that she has been redeemed, and her age is up, she wants to find a good family to marry.

Zhou's mother moved in her heart, discussed with Zhou's father, and went to the door.

She pushed open the fence yard.

He shouted.

Zhou Shi heard the voice come out, with a smile on his face, "Mother, why are you here, come in, it's too cold outside." ”

Zhou's mother also walked a few steps quickly.

It's quite cold.

It was probably going to snow, otherwise she wouldn't have been in such a hurry.

It's not easy to walk on snowy days.

"I've wanted to come for a long time, but my family was busy before, so I was free." asked Dabao again, "How is he doing with the cold?" Do you still have food to eat at home? Your father said, let your little brother pick you some cabbage, radish and sweet potatoes in a few days, and it will be good to nest winter. ”

Zhou was surprised, "Do you have a lot of vegetables at home this year?" ”

"Where is the much. Among the sisters, your family doesn't grow anything, so we can't watch you have nothing to eat. Mother Zhou said.

Zhou smiled, "Then thank you." Said and sighed, "Dabao is fine, but he has been sick for a while, his body is always weak, he coughs badly at night, and he always wants to go out to play, but mother, look outside, can I let him out?" ”

"You can't be soft-hearted, this kid, if you don't go through the wind, when the wind blows, you may relapse."

"I know, mother"

The mother and daughter talked for a while.

Zhou's mother teased Dabao for a while and stuffed him with two pieces of maltose.

I saw that noon had arrived.

Zhou got up and went to the kitchen to cook.

Zhou's mother went over and sat in front of the stove to add firewood to make a fire.

Half of the chickens were left that day.

Zhou has always been generous to his mother's family, so he directly cut and stewed it, put some sun-dried small mushrooms and bamboo shoots in it, cut a few seasonal vegetables and vegetables, threw a handful of ginger and garlic into it, covered it and boiled.

After a while, the aroma of chicken soup came out.

Zhou's mother sucked hard.

I regret it a little, I knew that the second daughter's family was eating so well today, and I should call the old man, the youngest son and the eldest grandson.

Isn't it a pure waste to eat so many for three people?

But it will take more than an hour to go back

Zhou's mother made up her mind to eat back her wife's children and grandchildren.

There is steaming hot air coming out of the lid of the pot.

There was a thumping sound in the pot.

She sent a handful of firewood to the stove and asked, "Song Xiucai sent silver to the house again?" ”

Zhou Shi rolled his eyes, "What kind of silver, just dozens of copper plates, said to be for Dabao to replenish his body, na, it's all in the pot." ”

"Isn't it said that copying books is very profitable? That's all he takes? ”

"What's the solution, I'm just a widow, Dabao is just a nephew, people can take a little copper plate out is already up to everyone's relatives, I can't cry and make trouble for people to give silver, fortunately, there is still a little bit of silver left by the father-in-law, I pull Dabao, and when he is better, I will plant the land at home after the spring, and raise a few chickens and ducks, and the life can always be lived." His uncle is a good reader, if he really succeeds in the exam, he will become an official in the future, and he will be grateful to him for his kindness. Zhou said with his eyes down.

Mother Zhou stared at the fire in front of her, and the fire made her face shine.

"Dabao is the eldest grandson of his Song family, he dares not to help!"

"Mother, let's just talk about this behind closed doors, if he doesn't help, if he is transferred to another place as an official, or directly stays in the county capital, what can I do, do I still have no face to follow? Who am I, and do I want my reputation! ”

Zhou's mother stopped talking.

She almost blurted out just now, 'Just let him carry two rooms on his shoulders'.

But that's a show, why should people!

It's not that people can't marry a daughter-in-law!

It's not that the big house doesn't have a son!

Besides, this is going to be spit on!

As a person with a meritorious reputation, it is absolutely impossible for Song Er to be like a widowed sister-in-law!

"Why don't you get married?" She felt it was the best option.

The world is difficult, and it is even harsher for women, and it is absolutely impossible to have no pillar in the family.

Zhou lowered his eyes, "I'm married, what should I do with Dabao?" ”

"Dabao's surname is Song, and he has his own Song family clan to take care of it, what else are you worried about, no matter how bad it is, there is also his uncle." Zhou's mother spoke bitterly.

"But I'm not at ease." Zhou bit his lip, "Uncle is a man, where will he take a child, in case his future wife doesn't like Dabao, mother, I can't see Dabao suffering, if I get married, I don't even have the qualifications to say a word for him." ”

Mother Zhou sighed.

What could she do.

Once you marry your father, you marry again from your heart.

There was silence in the kitchen.

Zhou asked about the family again.

Zhou's mother said happily, "Isn't this seventeen, not long ago, I asked a matchmaker to give him a girl, who is from Taojia Village, good looking, and a hand in embroidery, I am very satisfied with your father, and your little brother also thinks it is very good." ”

Zhou raised his eyebrows, "Can such a good girl take a fancy to our family?" ”

Fancy her lazy little brother?

No, I can't!

Immediately got a 'self-realizing' look from Zhou's mother, "What's wrong with our family!" We're doing well! Your little brother is white, not worse than those who read, no matter how good a girl is, she deserves it! ”

"Yes, yes." In your heart with my father, my little brother has nothing in heaven and on earth.

Who doesn't know.

The key is that the girl can embroider!

This shows that the family is well-off, otherwise how can there be spare time for the girl to learn these luxuries.

If the door is not the right door, what future can there be.

She is not optimistic.

But Zhou's mother said that the other party's family background is actually ordinary, and he knows how to embroider because he has been selling himself as a maid in a wealthy merchant since he was a child, and he learned from the young lady.

"Not long ago, I was redeemed by the family, and the matchmaker broke the threshold, and his family released a word, saying that he wanted a bride price of five taels of silver, and I thought it was quite cost-effective, and I could make money by embroidering flowers for the family by marrying in."

Zhou:.

So, you and I have no chance, and it all depends on me to spend money?

Do I spend money?

Suddenly, the mood was a little cool.

(End of chapter)