It took Chen Yong three years to gradually come out of the hatred of the tragic death of his relatives, he thought, if his parents and grandfather still have requirements for him when they were dying, then they should live well, do what they like, and love the people they like.

But the pure love of young boys and girls shines into the reality of three books and six ceremonies for men and women to marry, and it seems so small and powerless.

Compared with the elders of the Chen family, he is obviously closer to his cousins and aunts, and it seems a bit ridiculous to let his grandparents make the decision to propose marriage for him, but it seems very lazy to mention it himself.

At a loss, Huai'an popped out of nowhere and used his "connections" to help him choose a few houses.

Huai'an is an absolutely pragmatic child, what are you doing with those who don't, shouldn't you buy a house first when you marry a daughter-in-law? Otherwise, where will I live in the future? Do you live in the front yard?

He helped Chen Yong calculate, there are the "dry shares" of the soap mill, the property left by his parents and grandfathers, the unmovable ancestral house property, and the cash silver looted by the Japanese robbers, there should be a lot of silver in the Chase Bank, plus the pocket money given to him by the family over the years, and the New Year's money received during the New Year, it should be more than enough to buy a small yard.

But in the future, the two of them will be independent, and they will inevitably spend a lot, and they will always have to leave some family funds to live, so Huai'an paid out of his own pocket to decorate the house for his cousin, which is counted as a wedding gift he gave to his cousin.

It's just that more than half of his money was used by his grandfather to stock up silk and cotton yarn, and the assembly was stopped, which led to some delays in the construction period, and the effect was not very good......

Huai'an encouraged: "Cousin, don't be nervous, say what you think, and your father and mother will help you tell your aunt." ”

Chen Yong patted him on the shoulder: "Thank you, really." ”

"What a family thanks?" Huai'an looked old, held his cousin's hand and said, "As long as you and your cousin are okay, we can rest assured that we are brothers." ”

It made Huaiyuan almost laugh.

The next day, Huai'an quietly slipped back to his house, he was well versed in his father's living habits, this time his father had gone to the court, his mother was less powerful than his father, he ran slower, and he would be in good spirits for half an hour in the morning, and he was generally too lazy to worry about him, and it was safest to run back at this time.

As soon as I entered the door, I bumped into my father's arms, and then I grabbed my ears - I couldn't run away.

"Dad, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, ......it hurts," Huai'an grinned and said, "You don't have to stop blocking me at home if you are angry!" ”

"I've thought too much, so I'm resting today." Shen Yu said.

Huai'an shouted miscalculation and forgot about this stubble!

Shen Yu let go of his hand, Huai'an pulled his leg and was about to run again, but he was pulled back by the collar.

Only then did he find out that his father and mother had changed their clothes and were about to go out, so he was particularly aware of current affairs and said: "I will go to Master Hao today to repair my father's book, and the broken rouge will be deducted from my pocket money next month, these are not the most important things, it is not good to delay my father and mother to go out to do errands, right?" ”

Xu Tinglan sighed helplessly: "Are you the reincarnation of a leather monkey, and you don't stop for a moment?" ”

Huai'an grinned and said, "Who said that I can stop when I fall asleep." ”

Shen Yu didn't bother to listen to his poor mouth, and asked bluntly: "Don't talk nonsense, where is your cousin's house?" Take us there now. ”

Huai'an's acting skills were exaggerated and his mouth was wide open: "Cousin's house? Isn't it in my hometown? ”

Xu Tinglan reminded: "Don't be too polite with you, just put your nose on your face." ”

Shen Yu nodded, and picked up a stick out of nowhere.

Huai'an was frightened, and jumped out like a cannon: "It's in the sweet water alley next door, in the center, sitting north and facing south, the house type is regular, and you can see the house at any time!" ”

Only then did Shen Yu throw the stick and pat the ashes on his hands: "Lead the way." ”

"This way, please!" The strong desire to survive urged Huai'an to become a real estate agent in seconds, running forward and back with a professional smirk.

Sweet Water Hutong is only one street away from Nanshuiguan Hutong where Shen's house is located, and the small courtyard is also at the end of the alley.

Xu Tinglan stood outside the door and looked at it, and commented: "The place selection is not bad." ”

Huai'an ran forward to push the door, but he didn't push it open, and then pushed it hard, almost planted in, and was dragged by Shen Yu - it turned out that the painter was painting the door inside.

After entering the courtyard, Xu Tinglan touched the tables and chairs, knocked on the doors and windows, and looked down on the inside and outside: "This is too simple, how can you use some fir and pine wood." ”

Huai An persuaded: "Mother, don't be too harsh. Young people, life is all out, and it will be repaired when you have enough money in the future. ”

Shen Yu laughed and laughed: "What you said looks like someone from the past." ”

Huai'an smiled embarrassedly: "Actually, I helped my cousin repair this house, it's not shy lately, the materials are a little worse, so I can only add it slowly in the future." ”

Xu Tinglan walked around the inside and outside of the house, and was satisfied with everything from the wood to the floor tiles, and couldn't help complaining: "You said earlier, two and a half children, they dare to buy a house without telling adults." ”

She pointed at the doors, windows, tables and chairs: "Replace these cheap doors and windows, use nanmu for the outer door, iron wood for the screen door, and then return these pine and cypress furniture, and replace them with red sour branches, what does it look like......

Huai'an was just about to cry poor, but was pulled over by his mother: "Mother pays, don't tell your cousin." ”

"Gotcha!" Huai'an supported Lafayette with the posture of a little eunuch, and helped the golden lady into the second courtyard: "Look at this side again, and this side...... If you are not satisfied, I will let them change it immediately! ”

Xu Tinglan inspected a circle, changed everything that could be replaced, and almost even lifted the floor tiles in the yard of the house to repave, Huai'an felt that her next step was to demolish the house, and was busy saying that although the floor tiles were left by the previous owner, they were found by a bricklayer to see that the bricks were good bricks, strong and durable and non-slip, and would not be completely lifted.

In the end, I made a compromise and only demolished the bricks of the three rooms of the main house, and the others were not moved.

"There are fewer flowers and trees in the yard, and others are added according to their preferences when they live in, and the window paper is pasted with a cold cloth, which is breathable and bright, and it is good to disperse the smell."

In this era, there was no formaldehyde, it was all wooden tenon structure, only the sour smell of lacquer, and it volatilized when ventilated.

"Mother, you and my father agreed, right?" Huai'an asked cautiously.

"It's useless for us to promise, we still need your aunt's nod." Xu Tinglan said: "Do you remember what you just said?" ”

Huai'an took out a small notebook, and while writing down his mother's request, he shook his head and sighed - living the days of being a baby, his parents' hearts!

This family didn't have him Shen Twelve, and it would have been dispersed long ago.

Chapter 143

Back in the main courtyard, Shen Yu sent Yun Ling to the front yard to call Chen Yong. Huai'an took Sister Peng to probe her brain to eat melons.

"Go play in the yard." Xu Tinglan sent them away.

"No, no." Huai'an is not as easy to fool as her sister.

Shen Yu glanced him up and down: "It seems to be mellow again recently, go and play a set of punches before coming in to eat." ”

Huai'an couldn't care about eating melons, so he ran to take a picture in front of the lotus pot, Is it mellow?

When Chen Yong came, Huai'an looked at him directly, lowered his voice and said, "Defeat is exposed." ”

"Brother, what's been revealed?" Sister Peng was childish, and asked loudly.

Huai'an covered her mouth.

Chen Yong patted him on the shoulder and walked into the hall.

Shen Yu had already changed into homely civilian clothes, and Xu Tinglan was still wearing clothes to go out. This year, in the early winter, the charcoal fire in the house was blazing, and when I opened the curtain, I felt a warm current.

On the table, there were pea yellow, milk flower rolls, and thin-skinned meat stuffed buns, and Shen Yu personally served Chen Yong with a bowl of millet porridge boiled with oil.

Xu Tinglan said: "I still have to go to school in a while, let's eat first." ”

Chen Yong looked out the door: "Ask Huai'an and Peng'er to eat together." ”

Xu Tinglan called Wang's mother and picked up a few things for them to eat in the wing. Chen Yong knew that his uncle and aunt had something to say to him, but this kind of thing must be said by himself first.

He got up from the table and saluted the two of them first: "Uncle, aunt." ”

The two of them stopped and looked up at him quietly.

"My nephew wants to marry Huaiying, and I want to bother my uncle and aunt to ask for my nephew." Chen Yong said.

Xu Tinglan waited for Shen Yu to speak, but Shen Yu was silent for a long time, changed his previous pleasant face, and asked in a deep voice: "If your second cousin agrees, what are you going to do next?" ”

Chen Yong paused slightly, and said: "My nephew bought a house in the alley next door, but it is just a small courtyard with two entrances, and he may have to be wronged by Huaiying for a few years, but my nephew must be more dedicated to his career and enter the department as soon as possible." ”

As he spoke, he took out a list from his front placket: "This is the dowry prepared by my nephew, my nephew is young and inexperienced, I don't know if it's appropriate, and I ask my aunt to look at it." ”

Xu Tinglan heard him say "young and inexperienced", and almost laughed, and saw that her husband was very serious with a tense face, so she couldn't help laughing, took the dowry list, and swept it roughly.

When men and women at this age get married, which is not controlled by their parents and elders, there are people to help teach them every step of the way. It is indeed not easy for Chen Yong to sort out these things by himself, and this dowry is really not thin, and the field shops are not a problem, but there are some expensive antique jewelry pressed by it.

Then I thought of the night when the Japanese invaded the neighboring county, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, and none of the big families in the city were spared. The Chen family's valuable jewelry, furnishings, calligraphy and paintings were all destroyed and looted.

Recalling that bloody day, she couldn't help but have a sour nose, and her voice was slightly choked: "Don't worry, Auntie will help you handle it properly." ”

Chen Yong hurriedly thanked Xu Tinglan.

"What else?" Shen Yu asked.

Chen Yong said again: "Also, after getting married, all the property in the nephew's name was handed over to Huaiying, but it was just ...... There is no in-law and elders at home to support and mention, Huaiying will work harder, and when we don't understand something, we will come to ask the elders for advice in time. ”

Xu Tinglan glanced at her husband, afraid that he would reveal Chen Yong's scar again, so she interrupted: "Okay, okay, let's eat first, the meal should be cold." ”

Shen Yu motioned to his wife to be calm: "Since you want to get married, you are no longer a child, you have to face the reality and solve the dilemma, not to feel sorry for yourself, let alone avoid talking about it." ”

Xu Tinglan sighed slightly.

Chen Yong nodded: "Nephew remembers." ”

Shen Yu said: "Go on." ”

"My nephew was trained at a young age, and when he came to the Shen family, he was taught by his uncle and aunt, and he understood that he should be diligent in his studies and clean himself." Chen Yong squatted for a moment, and then said: "In the future, whether it is cloth or white body, or whether you are an official or an official, you will never accept concubines and maids, and your nephew can swear a poisonous oath at this point." ”

The three of them were silent for a long time, and Shen Yufang said lightly: "You don't have to swear any poisonous oath." The road knows the horsepower, and the people will see it for a long time. ”

Chen Yong folded his sleeves, took a deep look, and signaled that his words were finished.

Shen Yu said: "Add a little more, in the future, when researching firearms and ordnance, we must be 100,000 careful, and we must not take it lightly and disregard our lives at any time." ”

Chen Yong said: "My nephew remembers. ”

Xu Tinglan breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did Shen Yu let him re-seat, and his face eased slightly: "Don't complain about my uncle, it's not that my uncle is facing his niece and daughter, but Huaiming, Huaiyuan, and Huai'an, and I will also ask for it generally." ”

"My nephew is grateful to my uncle and aunt from the bottom of my heart...... "Chen Yong whispered, "and gave me a home." ”

Xu Tinglan's tears almost fell, and inadvertently, the children have grown up and become very sensible, even the skiniest ...... The skin is also clear.

Shen Yu said with a smile: "You can take this place as your home, uncle Shen Yu and aunt are very pleased, in the future, the two families are not far apart, you don't have to worry about not having the support of your elders, uncles, aunts, cousins, and grandmothers will take care of you as usual." ”

Chen Yong nodded tearfully.

In the side room, Huai'an sat cross-legged on the couch. It's really too much, the person who worries the most in the family doesn't even let the table go.

Sister Peng gnawed on the meatloaf in her hand, because she lost two front teeth, it was extremely difficult, and after gnawing for a long time, the meatloaf lost some skin and trauma.

"Brother, eat." She can't gnaw on herself, but she still cares about her brother.

Huai'an sighed: "No appetite." ”

"Why?" Sister Peng asked.

"The newcomer entered the room, and the matchmaker threw it over the wall." Huai'an pressed his fist against his chin and sighed deeply: "Don't ask, asking is human nature." ”