In the evening, Jiang Saburo returned home and handed over 800 yuan to his wife, "This is for selling deer." ”

Chun Niang took the cloth bag containing the money, poured out a bunch of copper coins, and was surprised: "So many? ”

Jiang Saburo smiled proudly, and took out a few strings of money from his arms, "There are still more than seventy cents here, so I'll leave it here, and I'll go to the town to buy a few more old hens and give you a confinement to eat." ”

Chun Niang was shy, turned around and locked the heavy copper coin into the box, and said in a low voice: "It's still early, what's the hurry." ”

"It's not early, the doctor said to prepare early."

Not only food, but also bedding, cloth, children's quilts, diapers, and pads, all of which are indispensable.

Not only can it be less, but it must also be doubled, alas.

Jiang Saburo turned his head and didn't see his daughter, and asked, "Where is Sakura?" ”

"I went to the eldest brother's side, saying that I wanted to learn to read from Yuanbao."

"Hey! Our girl can endure it. Jiang Saburo smiled: "How old is she, so easy to learn?" ”

Chun Niang glanced at him with disgust, "Ying Bao learned a few words a few days ago, and he wrote it to me with a branch. ”

"Really?" Jiang Saburo pretended not to believe it, "I'll take the test when she comes back." ”

The couple chatted for a while, and when they saw that it was not early, Jiang Saburo got up and went to the eldest brother's house to pick up his daughter.

At this moment, Yingbao was watching Yuanbao recite the three-character scripture. The fawn lay at its feet and slept peacefully.

In the kitchen, sister-in-law Jiang, who was brushing pots and washing dishes, felt quite strange:

What's wrong with his youngest son today, he is so diligent.

When she came back from school, she wrote big characters, and after writing big characters, she read again and for half an hour, if it weren't for the dinner time in between, she was worried that her son's voice would split.

Uncle Jiang and Jiang Laohan were quite pleased.

The youngest son (little grandson) finally knew that he was motivated.

Maybe their family will have a child in the future.

In Uncle Jiang's eyes, Tong Sheng is already a great figure, and in the future, he can not only be a teacher in the village, but also go to the county seat to be a shopkeeper, and no matter how poor he is, he can be an account keeper for others.

Isn't Chen Changrong, the eldest son of the old Chen family in Xichen Village, just taking care of the accounts of big families, and earning a net of twenty or thirty taels of silver a year. Although his family also farms and pays taxes, with this big income, those days, not to mention how comfortable they are.

At that time, Yuanbao will also go to manage the accounts for others, and earn money while sitting in the house, without hoeing and plowing the fields, and no longer exposed to the sun and rain.

Tsk, that kind of life is the most fulfilling.

Uncle Jiang can't be blamed for thinking so, it's really that every farmer who eats in the field has a county dream.

Jiang Laohan is different from his eldest son, he didn't think about it so long-term, he just felt that his little grandson had changed his procrastination and began to work hard.

That's a good thing.

"Better than when his third uncle was a child." Jiang Laohan gave a pertinent evaluation, "Although the third child has a bright brain, he doesn't need to study." ”

Jiang Liu glanced at his wife, "You can praise it, why do you praise one by one?" ”

Jiang Laohan coughed and said goodbye.

In the room, Yuan Bao finally memorized the entire three-character scripture, turned his head to look at the little cousin, "I'm done reciting." ”

Ying Bao immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Brother Yuanbao is really amazing!" I'll go to the school with you early tomorrow morning, and the deer will lead you away. ”

Yuan Bao pursed his lips and smiled, nodding vigorously, "Okay!" ”

Jiang Saburo entered the house at this time and beckoned to his daughter, "Yingbao, hurry home." ”

Sakura Bao responded, took the deer, and walked out with his father.

Uncle Jiang stood at the door, smiled into a chrysanthemum with a black face, and said to his niece: "Ying Bao'er, I will come to Uncle's house tomorrow to listen to Yuanbao read." ”

"Uh-huh." Sakura Po 10,000 promised.

Because she'll be able to write in the open right away.

Although she learned to read and write in her previous life, she was not good at writing, which was a major regret in her life.

So she must learn from Yuanbao and practice a good hand.

When her younger brothers grew up, she taught them to write and endorse as early as possible, so that they could take the official exam in the future and not be bullied by others.

……

The sun and the moon alternate like a white horse, and more than two months have passed.

The weather is getting colder, the leaves are starting to drift, and it is almost the cold food festival.

The apple seedlings planted by Sakura have grown to eight feet tall, with sturdy stems and strong branches, making them veritable small fruit trees.

Jiang Saburo and his wife were amazed, and marveled that the sapling grew too fast, growing faster than Paulownia.

The fawn in the family has also grown up a lot, and is named Yoyo, strong and docile, always following Sakura Bao every step of the way, as if she is a companion.

After the autumn harvest, Jiang Saburo bought two old hens and a rooster, plus the original two, there are now five chickens in the family.

Under the careful feeding of Sakura, the last two old hens also began to lay eggs, and each chicken laid one a day, and they were all double yellow.

Jiang Saburo and his wife were stunned.

But they didn't say anything, not even the big house.

"San Lang, are you strange?" Chunniang sat on the edge of the kang, sewing the baby's belly pocket while chatting with her husband.

"The old hens you bought back don't lay eggs, but Sakura Bao lays eggs when she feeds them, and she lays double yolk eggs when she comes back."

"That's because Sakura often digs earthworms for it to eat." Jiang Saburo sat on the bench and wiped the arrows one by one.

When it snowed this winter, he went to Nanshan to hunt rabbits and give his family a tooth sacrifice.

If you're lucky, you can hunt a few, and you can get it to the market to exchange for some pork and mutton.

"But why don't other people's chickens lay double yolk eggs?"

Chun Niang just thinks it's magical, "Big brother's chickens are also fed earthworms, Dani doesn't dig with Yingbao every day, it's cold this time, I heard Dani say that her family has five hens, and it takes three days to pick up two eggs." ”

Jiang Saburo was speechless.

But he can't admit that his daughter has a miracle.

Laughing at his wife, he teased: "Are you saying that you are like an old hen, and you are going to lay double yolk eggs?" ”

Chun Niang's face darkened, she spat at her husband, and kicked him lightly with her foot, "What nonsense." ”

Jiang Saburo smiled, reached out and touched her huge belly, "Our little Shuanghuang come and take a look, your mother bullied your father." ”

"It's not in shape." The corners of Chunniang's mouth curled and ignored her husband.

Jiang Saburo stared at his wife seriously and sighed: "Chunniang, how can I see you looking better and better?" ”

Chunniang blushed and turned her body to the side, "It's all yellow-faced, what's so good-looking." ”

Jiang Saburo sighed twice, put down the bow and arrow in his hand, stretched out his hand to break his wife, and pointed: "It's really good-looking, the skin is fair, and I'm about to catch up with Sakurabao." There used to be freckles here, but now they are gone. ”

"Really?" Chun Niang touched her face and couldn't believe it.

What woman can not care about her looks?

"Hmm." Jiang Saburo nodded, "I thought you didn't go out much, so your skin turned white, but I saw my second sister-in-law standing with you yesterday, and she looked like black charcoal." ”

Jiang's second sister-in-law gave birth the year before last, and she didn't go to the ground much for nearly a year or two at home with her baby, and her skin color was usually similar to that of her wife, and it stands to reason that there is not much difference now.

But yesterday, the comparison between the two gave Jiang Saburo a strong visual impact.

His wife is too beautiful, more delicate than when she was young, and her complexion and skin are not at all like that of a country woman.

"Clean nonsense, beware of the second sister-in-law hearing and scolding you." Chunniang glared at her husband, but her heart was happy.

There is no copper mirror at home, and the only bronze mirror for marriage was also sold a few years ago, and it was replaced with bowls of soup and medicine poured into the stomach, and now I am really dizzy when I think about it.

Usually she combs her hair, and only coils casually in front of the basin, plus she is pregnant, so she doesn't go out much, so she doesn't dress up much.

was praised by her husband like this today, and I had a little expectation in my heart.

"Ming'er will go to the market and buy you a bronze mirror in the town."

Jiang Saburo also realized his negligence. hugged his wife apologetically, "Buy a few more head flowers, you and your daughter will wear them, and you will be happy to see them." ”

Now the flowers are withering, and the women's heads are smooth and slippery.

He remembered that the women in the county town were all wearing silk flowers, which were exactly the same as real flowers, bright and dazzling.

Chunniang pursed her lips and smiled. "Buy another piece of cloth for Sakura, and make her a new cotton coat while I'm free now."

Since the girls arrived at their house, most of them have been wearing Dani Erni's old clothes.

Although she embroidered and changed the old clothes, trying to make them look similar to the new ones, or even better, they were old clothes after all.

So Chun Niang always feels indebted to her little girl.

"Hmm." Jiang Saburo also agreed, "It's really time to make new clothes for Sakura." ”