When the Cheng family moved in at the beginning of that year, there were only six people, the old man and the old lady with their son, a family of three and an old servant.

The current old man was still a young man who had not yet married.

The Cheng family had a lot of silver in their hands, and in those years there were few people in the village, and the Cheng family bought a lot of land, and the yard was built with high walls made of stones, which was very large.

From east to west, the house was built in three separate halls, east and west houses, and a kitchen on the north side that could be used for cooking and heating.

In summer, when you don't need to burn the kang, you will cook and boil water in the kitchen with a single cover in the front yard, which is very convenient.

The back is larger, raising livestock, vegetable gardens, and latrines, enclosing a large area, and there is a mountain not far behind the wall.

The easternmost one is the main courtyard, the house will be larger than the other two, the east house lives the old man and the old lady, and the east house is the unmarried youngest daughter of the Cheng family, Cheng Chunxiao. Westinghouse is the big house.

In the middle, the east side of the building is a two-bedroom, the west is a three-bedroom, and the fourth-bedroom and five-bedroom are in the third building, with the same layout, but the house is slightly smaller.

The eldest son of the second room, but also Cheng Yunguang, the son of the Cheng family, because he was a clerk in the county yahu room, it was inconvenient to come and go, so he rented a room in the county after getting married, and he would come back every three or five times.

At the beginning, the Cheng family built this yard to build a bigger one, but the Cheng family was small and only built one, but this big yard and big house still envied all the people in the village.

didn't expect Mr. Cheng to give birth, and gave birth to six sons and three girls in one go, so this room is a little less. Two more buildings were built one after another.

At the beginning of the year, the fifth child became married, and the sixth child had no place to live, so he moved to the east wing of the front yard, which was the original room for sundries.

Now, Yun Xiu and Yun Hui took the two teenagers of the Chen family and just turned from the backyard to the courtyard of Zhongdong.

"How's it going, our backyard is big, right?" Cheng Jiaojiao heard her stupid brother's slightly ostentatious tone, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart: "The Chen family will be much stronger than the Cheng family in the future, shame!" ”

"Brother, my leg hurts......" she looked up, pretending to be surprised, "Ah, there are guests!" Then his eyes fell on Chen Kaiwen's face, and when the other party looked back, he smiled at him shyly and lowered his head shyly.

Chen Xiucai's family is poor, although he is a Xiucai, he only has a few acres of land, his family has not yet developed, and his sons have not seen much of the world.

What's more, Chen Kaiwen knew that he brought him to Cheng's house today to see each other.

Which teenager doesn't want to have a lovely wife, but the first and seventh sisters he has seen before, one is gentle and a little wooden, and the other is like a mute who can't even open his mouth, and he is not very satisfied in his heart.

The one in front of me, wearing a muslin dress, has a fair complexion, has no jewelry on his head, and only wears a pair of small silver lilacs on his earlobes, fresh and elegant.

Looking at his eyes are soft and soft, the person is delicate and delicate, and the voice is soft and not at all like a girl in the village, but like the young lady of the county order family he met by chance a few years ago, he can't say what he feels, he feels that his heart is pounding as if he is about to come out of his chest.

Chen Kaiwen was a little stunned for a while.

Cheng Yunhui frowned slightly, and moved in front of Chen Yunkai to block his sight, although Yun Xiu was very arrogant, he also knew that his sister was not good to be looked at like this, "What's the matter?" If it's okay, you go to help the third aunt cook, haven't you seen how busy you are in the first year of junior high school? ”

Cheng Jiaojiao scolded secretly in her heart, but she grabbed the handkerchief in her hand and covered her heart, looking aggrieved, "I dare not walk because of my leg pain." ”

What are you doing with your chest when your legs hurt?

The two brothers of the Cheng family rolled their eyes in unison.

Chen Kaiwen's vision was blocked, and he immediately came back to his senses, he turned around without saying a word, and no longer looked at this girl who made his heart move with just one glance.

He knows what to do and what not to do.

Cheng Jiaojiao's gaze sank.

She knows how attractive she is, and the husband in her previous life was so hooked by that fox.

But the Chen family didn't seem to be moved, which made her a little anxious.

"Second Brother ......"

Cheng Yunxiu waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, don't pretend, how much does it hurt to kneel?" I didn't see you say a word of pain when I watched you go around your grandmother in the morning, so it will be pretended. ”

Cheng Jiao is squeamish!

Is there such a brother who dismantles the stage?

Did she owe him in her previous life?

But Cheng Yunxiu had already turned around, and the two brothers pulled Chen Dalang to the courtyard of the main courtyard like shoulders and backs.

"Let's go, ignore her, my sister has a lot of delicate things to do in a day."

When the Chen family heard the words "delicate", he thought of this girl's style just now, and felt that it would be good if he could marry such a girl.

He doesn't want to marry a woman who is as tough as his mother, and only knows how to work and nag!

All this was seen by Chu Qi, who was sitting in the courtyard.

It was almost noon, the sun was poisonous, and she had been moved by her sister to a shady, inconspicuous corner between the two yards.

She felt that the place her sister had found for her was so good, and she could see everything clearly from this angle.

She held her chin, and she was not confused, she glanced at the Chen family Lang and then at Cheng Jiaojiao, who was staring at Yun Xiu's back with hatred, and realized that she had fallen in love with this Chen family man.

That's right, Cheng Jiaojiao is fourteen years old this year, so she should be in a hurry.

However, it's only fourteen, my sister is one year older than her, and my sister-in-law is also fifteen years old this year, so it's not in a hurry!

Chen Xiucai's intention made Cheng Peisheng a little surprised.

"You mean getting married?"

"Yes, I originally wanted to wait for the autumn test to mention this matter, but my mother and inside-in-law were urging me, so I took the liberty to come to discuss with you, Brother Cheng."

In fact, he wanted to wait for the autumn test to see the results, although the Cheng family was good, but after all, Cheng Xiucai failed to succeed repeatedly, if he hit Cheng Da but didn't win, this family business would not be very suitable.

But his mother knew the county master's evaluation of Cheng Da, so she urged him to come to the door, "The county master said that he could win, and he would definitely be able to win." After you try it in the autumn, it will be too late for him to win the lift, and when the time comes, there will be a better one, and he will still be able to see our family? ”

The wife also whispered: "There is really not much money in the family, the Xianggong goes to the city, and he needs silver to enter Kyoto, although the Cheng family is not as good as those official families, it is not bad." ”

No matter how good those officials are, they can't look down on their Chen family.

Chen Xiucai naturally understood the words of his mother and wife, and thought that he was going to Fucheng soon, but the family did not plan to make a deal, so he gritted his teeth and had today's trip.

"My eldest son is also fifteen years old this year, and he is the same age as your eldest girl......"

Cheng Da was a little moved.

Although the Chen family is poor, they are also a family of scholars and etiquette, and their son is well educated......

It's just that his little sister is a few months older than his eldest girl, and he hasn't decided to marry yet.

There was a look of embarrassment on his face, "Brother Chen, this ......"

Chen Xiucai may be poor, so he wants to be faceless, and when he saw him like this, he thought that he was disgusted with his own family, so he stood up and lowered his head: "Brother Cheng doesn't need more, I understand, Chen's family is poor, and he shouldn't have this idea, it's Chen who can't do it himself." ”

Seeing that he misunderstood and was leaving, Cheng Da had no choice but to say otherwise, "Brother Chen, you misunderstood, it's not that I dislike this, it's just that my little sister is older than my eldest girl and hasn't said kiss for a few months......"

He hesitated for a moment, but still felt that the Chen family was indeed a good family, and Chen Xiucai's future was not easy to say, but it should be no problem to take the exam, at most he would be like himself for a few years, "Can you let me discuss it with my father and mother, and then give Brother Chen an answer?" ”