The Cheng family felt that five taels of silver was a lot, even Cheng Er felt that it was impossible to give twenty taels before, he just reported the attitude of giving it a try.

But although Chen Xiucai accepted the money, he felt that it was a humiliation to him in private.

Speak once for five taels, like asking for food, isn't it humiliation?

However, he was really shy in his pocket, so he had to take the silver.

Chen's wife was very happy, "Although it is said that Cheng Jiaojiao is not very satisfactory, but this silver is real, and there is no need to pay it back, the Cheng family is really generous!" ”

She muttered, "With the previous two taels, there is no need to worry about the prime minister now, and maybe there is some left to save for Beijing to use." ”

Chen Xiucai was extremely impatient, and when he went to Fucheng, he had to participate in the poetry meeting, visit the teachings, etc., a total of seven taels of silver still left? It's not enough at all.

But he didn't show it on his face.

Of course, the Cheng family didn't know what Chen Xiucai was thinking, otherwise they would definitely not have given this silver, this is not that the money has not been pleased!

Yang packed Cheng Da's luggage, there were cattle at home, but seeing that the crops were to be harvested, the county was not close to the capital city, so Cheng Da discussed Chen Xiucai and Zhang Xiucai, and the three of them took a ride and walked with the caravan.

Save money and hassle.

Originally, the family wanted Cheng Wu to take care of him, but Cheng Da also refused, "I'm not a weak scholar who can't carry my shoulders and can't lift my hands, so I don't need it!" ”

On the day Cheng Da left, Cheng Er drove the ox cart to the county seat, and everyone in the Cheng family except Cheng Jiaojiao went to the gate to see him off.

Cheng Da sat on the ox cart and waved back to his family: "Go back!" ”

The old man reluctantly turned around and went back to the house.

Grandpa, your old man bless my son in the spirit of heaven to be able to raise people in high school, and fight for our Cheng family!

The old man went in, and everyone else followed, only Yang was still standing at the door with a few children.

It wasn't until the ox cart went farther and farther and farther and could no longer be seen that he whispered to a few children: "Let's go back too!" ”

As soon as Cheng Chuqi turned around, she heard someone shouting at her: "Cheng Chuqi? The seventh day of the first month? ”

When she looked back, she saw two little girls waving at her.

Yang smiled and touched her head: "Go ahead, let's play with them!" ”

The seventh year of junior high school is different from the first year of junior high school, she is young and has some defects before, so the family's requirements for her are also low.

And it is rare that there are children in the village who do not dislike her and don't speak, and are willing to play with her, and Yang is also willing for her to play with other children.

There are these two children in the memory of Chu Qi, since she fell into the water, she has not gone out to Cheng's house, and naturally she has never seen these two.

The two little girls were dressed in gray coarse cloth, one of whom had a shorter trouser hem, and the other had a dress that was so large and fat that it was not her own clothes at first glance.

The two of them saw that the Yang family stopped from afar, looked at her timidly, and said to Chu Qi gently: "In the days when you were sick, they came several times, and they were very worried about you. Go for it, go for it! ”

In the seventh year of junior high school, she actually doesn't like to play with children, she pretends to be a child and is already very depressed, and now she has to play with children, and she always feels that she still has to coax children, tired!

However, when she heard that the grandmother in the courtyard was assigning work, she ran over neatly.

Between work and play, she did not hesitate to choose the consequences.

The two children, the taller one, the one wearing a fat coat and skirt is called Wang Daniu, and the other Jiang Xiaocao is slightly smaller, and the two families are average, which is passable.

"Seventh year old, how are you? We've been here several times, but we didn't dare to go in. Without adults, the two children were still quite lively, holding her hand and chattering far away.

"yes, I'm all right." She replied with a smile, but this sentence shocked the two children enough.

"You, you, you'll speak! That's great! Wang Daniu shook her arm happily, "My mother came back and said, listen to people you will speak, I didn't expect it to be true!" ”

Jiang Xiaocao also squinted and smiled, "Great, you are too good on the seventh day of the first month." ”

Chu Qi was infected by the smiles of the two who were genuinely happy for her, "Yes, great! She asked, "Where are we going?" ”

"To the river, shall we?" Wang Daniu proposed, and then shook her head and said no, "No, you just fell into the water, let's stay away from there." ”

Jiang Xiaocao said: "Let's go to the south to dig up the mother-in-law!" The mother-in-law over there is a big one. ”

Wang Daniu was not very happy, "I don't want to work." ”

The seventh day of the first month was very interested, "Okay, go dig some mother-in-law Ding to dry, you can make tea and drink in winter, and you can also make dumplings." ”

The Cheng family has tea, but it is reserved for the guests to drink, and the water they drink is the water or willow leaves soaked in the mother-in-law.

In winter, there are no green leafy vegetables here, so they rely on the cabbage and radish stored in the cellar, and the vegetables in the summer or pickled and sunned, which are left for the winter to eat.

The three friends said that they would go home to get baskets and small shovels, and when they walked to the door on the seventh day of the first month, they heard the grandmother in the courtyard scolding.

"How old are they, I don't know how much work to do. You're used to her, and you don't know who to follow! As soon as I heard it, I knew it was her.

"Qu's, where are the three girls? Hurry up and let her come out to work, the big girl is too lazy to recruit maggots...... Don't talk to me, don't eat if she doesn't work. Don't think that she doesn't have to listen to me if she is married, she is not married yet! She's married, unless she doesn't want her mother's family, or she has to listen to me! ”

Chu Qi felt that he had to thank his grandmother, so he didn't scold himself for scolding so badly.

She pretended not to hear these words, and jumped into the yard, shouting, "Mother, I'm going to dig wild vegetables." ”

Qu answered quickly: "When is this time to dig wild vegetables?" You don't know that wild vegetables can't be eaten after the Dragon Boat Festival? Tut-tut, it's sad that such a big girl doesn't understand anything! ”

After speaking, he returned to the house without waiting for Yang to speak.

Chu Qi felt that Qu was able to graft the grievances he suffered on others in a blink of an eye, and he was also quite capable.

The Yang family usually doesn't say a few words, and only when it comes to the seventh year of the first month, will he say a few more words.

But Qu slipped away quickly, she just pursed her lips and went to get a small back basket, "Carry this, it's lighter." ”

He asked her again: "Dig up the mother-in-law?" ”

Chu Qi nodded: "Well, I want to dig up some mother-in-law Ding and give it to grandma to drink, grandparents like to drink this." ”

"Good boy, go! Just don't go far. After thinking about it, I didn't feel at ease: "Why don't you let your sister go with you?" ”

When the old lady heard Chu Qi say that she wanted to give them a drink, her tense face relaxed, "Chu Yi still has work to do, she is so old, she used to run out all day long, but now she is more expensive." ”

said and motioned to the seventh day of the first month: "When your father left, there were still some sand fruits left, you pretend to be two, and eat one when you are thirsty to quench your thirst!" ”

On the seventh day of the first month, I found that my grandmother had some knives and tofu hearts.