After that, shopkeeper Yao picked up and ordered some of the vegetables he needed.
It is said that there are some, but in fact it is quite a lot. In addition, he also selected a lot of mountain products that Zhao'er brought, such as the fungus and fungus, the pheasants and hares that Jiang family had hunted yesterday, and the 2 baskets of eggs that Zhao'er bought in exchange for selling clothes a while ago.
Before, Xue Qinghuai was still worrying about what to do with these eggs. It was only after he joined the business that he realized that he had sold clothes for so many eggs. There are thousands of them. Unexpectedly, it was just one trip and they already sold a hundred.
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"You are a young empress who knows how to do business. You come at this time again tomorrow."
The deep meaning in Shopkeeper Yao's words, probably only Zhao'er herself knows. She smiled and said: "Okay, don't worry, I will definitely come back tomorrow."
She took the money, said goodbye to shopkeeper Yao, and got in the mule cart and left.
Xue Qinghuai drove forward with his head down, and Zhao'er didn't say a word. Until the Xiankelai was far away, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Fourth uncle, hurry, let's go to stay in Xianju."
"Hey."
The two talked while rushing.
Xue Qinghuai sighed: "You said that selling vegetables can make a profit. Uncle thought we would only make a small amount of money. The vegetables grown in the countryside were ones we did not want, so we brought them out to sell. How did we sell them for the price of a catty of meat?"
Zhao'er laughed and said, "Fourth Uncle, let me tell you that we have an advantage since we are now taking the lead in this business. After a while, when there are more and more vegetables, the vegetables will be worthless."
No wonder Xue Qinghuai sighed that the vegetables were sold to the shopkeeper Yao just now. Zhao'er didn't offer a price, and let him decide. In this case, the shopkeeper Yao couldn't do anything deliberately cheating, and since they were selling at his door, they naturally knew the price, so they followed the price they bought at the market yesterday, and added one wen.
Zhao'er brought a dozen kinds of vegetables, and with this alone, she received more than 800 wen. Not to mention the eggs and mountain products, except for the pheasant and hare sold for Jiang's family, almost all contributed a bit to the profit.
But you have to know that they collected these vegetables at extremely low prices. They received these for two wen and sold them at eight wen, so it could be considered a huge profit.
"By the way Zhao'er, the shopkeeper Yao really told you that? I remember you haven't sold vegetables for a long time?"
Zhao'er smiled: "Fourth Uncle, isn't it always like this. Think about it, we are not familiar with the people inside, how can we talk and sell vegetables? So I went to talk to the worker first. From him, we got to know the name of shopkeeper Yao, so then we can get close to him. As for other things, you can go to the market for two more days to find out."
Xue Qinghuai sighed and praised: " Uncle has been doing business for a longer period than you, yet you are more skilled than me."
"You have to know that I have been selling vegetables at the market for almost a year. I observed it when I came to town last spring."
On the way while speaking, they had reached the back door of Liuxianju. As before, Zhao'er sold another batch of vegetables with little effort. And the shopkeeper kept saying, let her send more tomorrow, and Zhao'er promised very willingly.
Then they went to Zuixianlou. The same is true.
Xue Qinghuai was surprised, and asked: "How come you always have the right timing? Are you not afraid that workers will have already bought from the market?"
Zhao'er laughed unpredictably. Xue Qinghuai asked again, and she said: "When I used to squat in the market, I often paid attention to the activities of these restaurants. They went to the market early or late, but they usually had a fixed schedule. Besides, Fourth Uncle, even if they go to the market, they probably won't be able to buy any fresh food today."
Xue Qinghuai was taken aback: "Why?"
Zhao'er glanced back at the vegetable basket in the carriage, and Xue Qinghuai immediately felt like he had been drinking a glass of cold water in the winter. A sense of enlightenment overcame him.
He said in a very soft voice: "I remember we went to collect vegetables before. Those people hardly asked you to wait. Everything was prepared in advance, and you didn't give them money."
Zhao'er nodded, and was a little surprised by Xue Qinghuai's keen observation: "I made an agreement with them in winter last year. They will give me all the vegetables after the beginning of the spring this year, and the profit they get will never put them on the short end. I will greet them when I go to sell clothes. They know we will go this morning. As for the vegetable money, we will give it to them when we go to collect the vegetables tomorrow."
Xue Qinghuai's eyes were filled with horror.
He didn't expect Zhao'er to think so far. She had anticipated this year's situation as early as last year, so she ordered many people's vegetables in advance.
The dealers can't think of so much, and they all want money. You can exchange money for some vegetables. Naturally, they won't eat it, but save it for money. And because the number of vegetables by one family is too small, you can't sell the vegetables for a lot of money in one trip to the town, and it takes a lot of effort. But it's different if someone comes to collect it, with you just sitting at home waiting to collect the money.
Therefore, even if there are vegetables in the town, there will not be too many. They are all waiting to exchange their vegetables for copper at home. Who will still want to go to town?
In fact if Zhao'er didn't get him to partner, she would still be doing this business now. Zhao'er told him before that he was brought into the partnership because he was familiar with all the towns in the neighborhood, but in fact it was just to divide the money she got with him.
Xue Qinghuai spoke out his thoughts. Zhao'er smiled and said: "Fourth Uncle, why would you say that? I just have an idea, but Jiang Wu and I did not have enough staff. If this kind of business wants to expand in the long run, we need someone to run it. You probably can't see the specifics right now, but you will know later on.
"This time the two restaurants have given such a high price. Is it because there are too few vegetables in the town?"
Zhao'er didn't lie to him either, and nodded: "At this time last year, the vegetables were about five cents per catty, and it has indeed risen a bit this year."
The color of surprise in Xue Qinghuai's eyes became stronger.
Zhao'er smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "It's just a few days of pressure. This constant pressure will become old after a long time. I didn't expect it, but I planned to take advantage of this strategy to create a long-term relationship with a few restaurants. Who knew my business cooperation could actually increase the price of vegetables a lot."
Xue Qinghuai let out a long breath and sighed: "It seems that Uncle will have to learn from you in the future."
Zhao'er laughed and said, "These skills are nothing. It was just speculation anyways."
"Then where shall we go after we go to Zuixianlou?"
" Jiang Wu Ge went to the houses of those wealthy families in Zhennan to try making a business deal. I made an appointment with him to meet at the Qingyuan Academy later."
Xue Qinghuai was taken aback: "Why did you think of meeting at the Gou'er Academy?"
"I have something to ask Gou'er to help me with. I plan to let him write some contracts for me. We are illiterate, so naturally it is better to find a scholar."
"Contract?"
Zhao'er nodded: "If I hadn't gone through the incident yesterday, I would have always felt that our country folks are honest and straightforward. As long as we say it verbally, it's okay. But after yesterday, I don't think so. It's better to sign the contract. We collect vegetables regularly, and they can't sell their vegetables to others at will."
As a result, the vegetables in the nearby villages were almost completely taken up by them. Because of this, is it possible to sell the vegetables at any price in the future? Because of this, Xue Qinghuai couldn't care to feel sad about what happened at home yesterday.
Seemingly seeing his thoughts, Zhao'er said: "Fourth Uncle, don't think too much. We have limited manpower, and there are always places that we can't take care of. And you forgot that the county is not far from here. If the price of vegetables exceeds a certain price, it is very likely that someone will go to other towns to buy vegetables instead of buying from us."
The reason why there are two dealers, such as goods dealers, rice dealers, and cloth dealers, are all because they are relatively profitable, and those selling vegetables are simply not appreciated by others. It's also because the vegetables are different from the others and cannot withstand the long journey. If it is left for too long, it will not be fresh.
"But you are thinking in the right direction. When this stall is finished, it will go smoothly. With more manpower in our hands, we will take a trip to the few villages we haven't visited. It's best to go to Anyang Township next door. If possible, we may be able to cover the entire Xia County area, and maybe your idea will become true."
what idea? Naturally, the dream of selling vegetables at any price.
But this is just to think about. It is really difficult to achieve this step, and Zhao'er knows it.
"Others will be cloth dealers, tea dealers, rice dealers, so let's be vegetable dealers in the future."
The trip to Zuixianlou was also very successful.
After leaving Zuixianlou, the two drove to the Qingyuan Academy in their mule cart.
In the lovely spring, the sun was shining warmly on people, and when they walked into this long street full of plane trees, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Zhao'er jumped out of the cart and knocked on the door.
Not long after, an elderly school official came out from inside and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Greetings Mister, my younger brother is studying in the academy, and there is something urgent at home that needs his attention. Can you help me call him out?"
This school official was a little familiar with Zhao'er because Zhao'er has sent things several times before. Hearing this, he saw that the other party indeed had an anxious expression on her face, so he did not refuse, and after asking for the brother's name, he went inside.
After a while, Xue TingRang walked out of the building.
He frowned slightly, and walked over in several strides as soon as he saw Zhao'er.
"what happened?"
Zhao'er pulled him aside and said: "It's okay, don't worry, I have something to find you for, so I had to find an excuse to call you out."
Xue TingRang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and glanced at her twice: "You miss me?"
Uh, Zhao'er was taken aback. Without thinking too much about it, she said, "I want you to write some words for me, because I am in a hurry, I came to find you."
Xue TingRang went silent in his heart. Zhao'er was really unable to understand affection. Seeing that she was indeed anxious, he asked: "What do you want me to write? You say it, and I will write for you."
By this time, Zhao'er was rather embarrassed. Because there is too much to write, but there is only the little man who is a scholar by her side. She doesn't know who to find, so she can only find him.
She talked about the ins and outs of the matter, and naturally talked about the turmoil at home yesterday. Hearing that Dafang took the opportunity to make trouble, Xue TingRang's eyebrows creased unconsciously. He also heard that Zhao'er solved the matter perfectly. In the end, Dafang stole the chicken and failed to eat the rice, so his creased ink-stained long eyebrows loosened.
"So I want you to write some contracts for me, and I will go and find those people to sign them, so that nothing wrong may occur in the future."
"This idea of yours is right, and it is good for your business, so that if someone is jealous and wants to grab business, they will pay a high price to suppress you." Xue TingRang said.
Zhao'er was a little surprised: "Ting'er, how do you understand this?"
Xue TingRang cleared his throat, and said solemnly: "Reading can help make sense of the world. When clear headed, everything can be understand more naturally."
"Reading is good, our Ting'er is getting more and more promising." Zhaoer sighed.
Every time Zhao'er sighed like this, Xue TingRang could hear the meaning of "my family's child has grown up". He particularly hates that feeling, so he likes to put on a cold face, but not anymore.
He interrupted: "Then what do you plan to write? Nevermind, let me help you draft it. How much do you want to write? But I may not have enough paper."
Zhao'er suddenly smiled, "I passed by Uncle Chen just now, and I bought you a stack of paper and ink."
She went to get paper and ink in the car, and Xue TingRang also followed and greeted Xue Qinghuai.
"Is hundred sheets enough? Maybe you should write more."
Zhao'er didn't expect that he would write so much for her. When she thought about it, there weren't many sheets, so she was a little embarrassed: "How can you write so many by yourself. How about write a few sheets and then rest? I'm not in a hurry."
"It's okay. If you have something to do, you can go first and come back at noon. I will bring the things to you."
The two said a few more words, and then Xue TingRang went in while Zhao'er and Xue Qinghuai continued to stay here and wait for Jiang Wu.
It was almost half an hour before Jiang Wu drove the cart and sold out all the vegetables. It was because the wealthy family had many rules, so some time was wasted. However, it was a good start to say that it will be delivered tomorrow.
At the same time, classes in the academy have just finished.
Xue TingRang went out before, and Mao Badou was wondering if something happened in his family, and they waited until the class was off before taking the time to ask. However, before the words could be spoken, Xue TingRang grabbed the young man.
"Don't talk and do me a favor. Help me copy the things on this paper a few times."
Xue TingRang said he would copy it several times, but it became several dozen times.
Chen Jian and Li Datian both buried their heads in copying, only Mao BaDou bickered and kept smacking his lips while writing, "Hey, I didn't know it. Ting Rang is also a blackhearted one. Signing a contract with someone and the contract only explains the regulations the other party must follow. It doesn't mention anything about what rules the business must follow."
Xue TingRang glanced at him, then took out some paper and handed it to him: "Seeing that you write very easily, copy a few more."
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"Is this just a few more? You are avenging your personal revenge." Mao Badou yelled, but his writing speed became quicker.
Originally Zhao'er thought it would take a long time to copy a hundred copies, but Xue TingRang soon came out of the academy and gave her a thick stack of paper.
"The name of the other party is not written on it. Only if it is named will it be effective." He also just remembered this when he wrote the first contract, and therefore, he left the name column blank.
"None of you can write. How about I accompany you when I leave the library at night?"
"This..." Zhao'er said with uncertainty: "Can't you fill in the name in advance? If you really accompany us, we won't be able to finish the run tonight. Besides, it is not good to walk at night."
"Do you remember everyone's name?"
Zhao'er nodded, and took out a brochure from her bosom: "I can only remember roughly, but I have kept the account."
Xue TingRang became curious. She can't write, but can she keep accounts? He quickly took the booklet away from her, and Zhao'er didn't even have time to stop him.
This was probably the first time she showed a panicked expression in front of Xue TingRang, and she actually tried to snatch the book back. It's a pity that Xue TingRang was prepared beforehand, so he refused to give it to her. He turned his back to her and quickly opened the booklet.
"You give it back!" She pressed her whole body on his back.
It's too late.
Xue TingRang looked at the symbols drawn on the brochure with a smile. There were symbols with dots and circles, grass-like symbols, and three bars. Does this represent a river or a stream? There are also patterns in the shape of hills, dog heads, horse faces, etc.
It was drawn with charcoal, and it was very simple, but there was some pattern in the drawings. Those who didn't know would have thought it was a wordless book.
Zhao'er stretched out her hand and said, "You give it back. This is where I keep the accounts. What you don't understand, only I can understand."
Under the sun, the girl lay on the boy's back without scruple, and the two seemed to be laughing. It was nothing in the eyes of outsiders, after all, they are all teenagers, but in the eyes of Jiang Wu, the scene was particularly irksome to the eyes.
He couldn't help but yelled: "Zhao'er."
"What is Jiang Wu doing?" Zhao'er was still unaware, looking back at him.
Jiang Wu's face froze for a while: "Hurry up and talk about business, Ting Rang still has to go back to the academy."
At this moment, Zhao'er also felt that this posture was a little bit wrong, and hurriedly stood up straight.
"Hurry up and return the booklet to me, and I will sign up for you."
"Then tell me what this is first" Xue TingRang pointed to a horse face, a large circle, and three patterns composed of a small hill, but his eyes glanced up at Jiang Wu.
Zhao'er did not speak immediately, until Xue TingRang asked again did she say: "This is Ma Dashan, it is the name."
"What about the circle at the back?" Xue TingRang didn't dare to ask if the one with a bull's head and a circle at the back was niu dan1.
Zhao'er wiped her face helplessly, and according to the truth: "A circle is ten jin, or ten units, and a dot is one jin or one unit."
"So you received 13 catties of vegetables from Ma Dashan?" Xue TingRang tried to identify it.
Zhao'er was so angry that she snatched the booklet and said, "It's not thirteen catties of vegetables, but thirteen eggs! Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll say the names and you will fill it in the contract."
Xue TingRang didn't want to annoy her either, so he turned back to the academy to get his pen and ink. After a short while, he came out and helped her fill in the names.
Don't look at Zhao'er's account and mock how it looks like a ghost painting. The dozens of names were actually correct. Xue Qinghuai still praised her for her good methods, and sometimes it was good to write down things that she couldn't remember in this way.
Therefore, scholars and illiterate people are simply not in the same world. Hearing this kind of praise, Xue TingRang felt helpless. After writing, he pulled Zhao'er aside.
"Zhao'er, when I go back this time, I will teach you how to read."
"Read?" A daze flashed across Zhao'er's face, and then there was some surprise in her eyes and some anxiety, and asked: "Is it possible? I have never heard of girls who can read. It seems that only young ladies from big families can read." She also felt that illiteracy was a little difficult in ordinary business, but she had never thought about learning.
"Why not. If I say it's ok, then it's ok!"
After watching Xue TingRang enter into the academy building, Zhao'er turned around and went back.
Jiang Wu asked her: "Zhao'er, what did TingRang tell you just now?"
"Jiang Wu Ge, why are you asking about this?" Zhao'er looked at him with suspicion.
"I was just curious, so I'm asking."
"Oh, Ting'er said that when he comes back next time, he will teach me to read."
Seeing the faint smile on Zhao'er's face, Jiang Wu felt a little uncomfortable. He thought why wasn't he literate? If he was literate, he could teach Zhao'er to read.
Without further ado, the three of them randomly found a roadside stall to have lunch, and then they split up to find someone to sign the contract.
It was Jiang Wu alone, Zhaoer and Xue Qinghuai.
Jiang Wu wanted to be with Zhao'er, but Xue Qinghuai was not yet familiar with the situation, so Zhao'er could only follow him. Now Jiang Wu only hopes that Xue Qinghuai can work alone, so that he can get along with Zhao'er alone again.
Zhao'er and Xue Qinghuai didn't come back until it was dark.
Both of them were very tired. Xue Qinghuai untied the mule from the car and led it into the shed. Put water and materials in its stone trough, and brushed the mule from head to toe before returning to the house.
Sun Shi had already cooked the meal, and asked the two of them to come and eat.
She cooks alone. Sun Shi has been like this for the past few days. Until now, the Fourth Family had not gone to the main room and said that they would not eat together, but the Fourth Family did not take rice when cooking. Therefore, no one said anything.
Now Sun Shi is very enthusiastic about Zhao'er, and it is probably because Xue Qinghuai also said something to her after returning. Knowing that this business is very profitable, and the person leading this business is Zhao'er, she could not offend this God of Wealth.
Sun Shi often urged her to go to the Fourth room for dinner, and she couldn't refuse. In fact, she didn't want to have dinner with people from Dafang for a long time. It's not about other things, but that she does not feel relaxed at all when eating. Sometimes she doesn't understand Elder Xue. The four families have four hearts. They are clearly separated, so why bother to pinch everyone together. Is it not plainly asking for trouble?
But after all, she is a junior, and it is not easy to voice her dissatisfaction. So she just used the Fourth Family as a medium to start the process of eating separately in the future.
"Cui'e is back."
As soon as he was at the table, Sun Shi suddenly said this, making Xue Qinghuai and Zhao'er both stunned.
Xue Cui'e is the daughter of Elder Xue and Zhao Shi. She is sixteen this year and she is still in her boudoir waiting to marry. A while ago, Xue Cui'e made a fuss about going to the Zhao Shi's family's home, which is her grandmother's home. This happened just in time for the farming season and Zhao Shi was bothered by her, so Xue Qinghuai sent her over.
She lived there for more than a month, and only came back today.
"Come back then just come back." Xue Qinghuai frowned and said, "This girl is immature and actually knows to come back."
When mentioning this, something else should also be talked about. The Zhao family belongs to the nearby Zhaojia Village, and it takes almost two hours to get from Yuqing Village to Zhaojia Village.
Zhao's father is dead, but her mother is still there. There are three brothers in her family, but the three brothers have separated. Zhao Shi's mother had been living with her eldest son, so instead of going to her grandmother's house, where Xue Cui'e went was actually her eldest uncle's house.
Eldest uncle Zhao has three sons. The first two sons are already married and have a lot of descendants, so they won't be mentioned here. Here we speak of the youngest son Zhao Jinrui, the youngest son of the latest wife married to Uncle Zhao, who is commonly known as Yao'er in the countryside.
Uncle Zhao lost his wife in his middle age, and was introduced by a matchmaker to marry another, which is the current aunt Hong. This Hong Shi is twenty years younger than Uncle Zhao. Uncle Zhao is now in his fifties. This Hong Shi is only in her 30s. Their son, Zhao Jinrui, is only seventeen this year.
In terms of seniority, Zhao Jinrui is Xue Cuie's older cousin.
Since ancient times, older cousin brother loves little cousin sister, and little cousin sister loves older cousin brother. Don't know what Zhao Jinrui thinks, but Xue Cui'e is surprisingly warm and welcoming to him. She always made excuses to go to her uncle's house and this time, lived there for more than a month.
But fortunately, the two families set up an engagement last year, which can be regarded as intimate upon intimate relations. But there is no unmarried girl who will run to a man's house to live for more than a month. Besides, the two will be married at the end of the year, so why can't they wait. So at that time Xue Qinghuai said this to his little sister. But Xue Cui'e didn't listen, and Zhao Shi backed her up. Therefore, this matter could only follow her wishes.
It is also impossible to talk about people behind the scenes. As soon as I mentioned this matter here, Xue Cui'e called her Fourth brother in the yard. Soon after, she came in, took a look at Zhao'er, and said: "Fourth brother, I'm back, yet you won't show up. Dad told you to take the fourth sister-in-law to eat in the main room, and of course also you."
That "you" was addressed to Zhao'er.
Xue Cui'e was born with a silver face and big apricot eyes. This girl could dress up, wearing a fresh and tender apricot red jacket. The belt was tightly tied, making her waist look slender.
Since young, Xue Cui'e was the most beautiful girl in the village, and when she grew up, she was the most beautiful girl in the village. Unfortunately since Zhao'er came to the Xue family, this title has been robbed.
She is obviously whiter than her, blessed with a face longer than hers, and eyes bigger than hers. Individually, Xue Cui'e felt that she looked better than Zhao'er, but put together, she felt that she was not as pretty as her.
Xue Cui'e never thought that she was inferior to Zhao'er, but outsiders all thought this. At home, her most promising nephew likes Zhao'er. Yes, the fact that Xue Jun Cai secretly likes Zhao'er is only known by Xue Cui'e in the entire Xue family.
Outside, the boys in the village are all nice to Zhao'er, only Zhao'er is in their eyes,and not her. Obviously Zhao'er fights with them like a wild boy, dresses up plainly, never dolls up. On the other hand, she [Cui'e] was a flower.
When Zhao'er was absent, she was the moon among stars, but as soon as Zhao'er came, she became a grass in the dirt.
Thinking of these, Xue Cui'e had no good attitude to Zhao'er. Especially when she came back this time and heard that it was because of Zhaoer's instigation, that the family separated and Fourth uncle began to distance himself from the family. Xue Cui'e was even more unhappy with Zhao'er. However, due to Elder Xue's warning in advance, she could only smile and pretend to be affectionate.
Little did she know her so-called smiling face and pretending to be affectionate was so awkward that even the fourth family couple could see her deception. Sun Shi quickly winked at Zhao'er, telling her to ignore Xue Cui'e.
Her little sister-in-law is in this house, except for the old couple, none of them really like her. It's just them who are daughters-in-law can't say this for the sake of face.
Xue Qinghuai still wanted to decline, but it was a pity that Xue Cui'e was staring at him. She was acting like a spoiled child while threatening them, so the four of them could only follow her to the main house.
In the main room, everyone was there. There were many dishes on the two tables, and the dishes were very diverse.
"Sit down, Cui'e is back today. Your mother has made some good dishes. The whole family should be sitting in one place and eating together."
Elder Xue's voice was low, and this "Your Mother" was not directed at anyone, but they all knew he was talking to Xue Qinghuai.
In this case, the son couldn't say no to these words, so the four sat down separately.
During the meal, almost no one spoke. Only Xue Cui'e would say a few words to Zhao Shi for a while, and a few words to Elder Xue for a while to warm up the atmosphere.
After dinner, it is customary for the daughter-in-laws to clean up the mess.
Xue Qinghuai was about to return to the house, but was stopped by Elder Xue: "You guys don't leave either. I have something to tell you."
So, they all stayed.
After a few days of not meeting, Elder Xue had grown a lot older, and a few strands of silver hair had been added to his head.
He had become more addicted to smoking, and the sound of pattering dry cigarettes rang in the hall.
His sons had already tried to persuade him about his smoking addiction, but they couldn't change anything. In addition, in Yuqing Village, few elderly people did not smoke cigarettes, so they could only let him smoke.
The place where Father Xue sits on the kang is shrouded in blue smoke. If it weren't for the smell of smoke, people who didn't know would have thought that there was a bodhisattva sitting there.
"Cui'e's marriage needs to be advanced. I thought that she would have a marriage at the end of the year, and wait for the grain to be collected in the field, which would be enough for her to dowry. But this advancement is unavoidable, and I do not have enough silver. Now I can only count on you brothers to think of a method."
Even the people in Dafang didn't know about this, and when they heard this, everyone was a little surprised.
Sun Shi couldn't help asking: "Everything was going well so why is the date pushed forward?"
If they were not responsible to pay, no one would care about the early advancement, but Elder Xue's remarks clearly wanted everyone to pool in some money for Xue Cui'e's dowry.
It's not that when the girl gets married, the brothers and sisters-in-law shouldn't prepare a dowry for the sister. But when the families split up, it was clearly stated that the old couple were left six acres of land used to raise the old couple and Xue Cui'e. When she got married, the other families wouldn't have to provide money for the dowry. No one expected this kind of thing to happen now.
Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai glanced at each other, and Xue Qinghuai asked, "Father, tell me, how much do each of our three families pay?"
Father Xue pondered it, and said: "Each family should give at least two silvers."
"Two liang silver, three families means six liang, not counting mom and dad's contribution. You don't need to mention how many betrothal gifts the man gives to a girl who marries, and you have to post a dozen more liang. Dad, from the Zhao family, how much did they give? No, let's not keep a penny, let Cui'e take it." Sun Shi said first.
The so-called marriage customs states that the man's family must give a dowry to the woman, and if the female's family loves their daughter, they will usually also provide their daughter with a dowry.
According to the local rules of Yuqing Village, the more a man's family gives to a woman's family, the more respect they have for the girl. However, they are all farmers, and the bride price is usually cloth, sugar, rice, noodles, meat, tea, etc. If the family is a little richer, they add two pieces of jewelry to the girl's dowry. Of course, there must be a bride price, ranging from three to four liang, and if more then six to eight liang. But they always have to pay some to thank the parents for their many years of nurturing.
These dowry gifts are generally not for dowry but are for the bride's parents. If the parents love their daughter, it's not impossible to place that money into the girl's dowry.
Taking the family background of the Xue family and the Zhao family as an example, they also pay eight or nine liang, to show a good intention.
"Yes, mother, how much did the Zhao family give for the bride price? "Zhou Shi asked.
Xue Cui'e, who was sitting on the side, had a dark expression but Zhao Shi violently pulled her when she wanted to say something. Zhao Shi stared at the two daughters-in-law: "What? Your sister is getting married. Shouldn't you take some money out as dowry?!"
Therefore, Zhao Shi is not a smart person. Every time she thinks she is smart, she ends up with something bad. If she can force the two daughters-in-law, then it's ok. However, her majesty and authority has disappeared in the past years.
It was also Zhou Shi and Sun Shi knew her dispositions too well, and her attitude seemed strange.
"Mother, what are you talking about? What does it mean that we are unwilling to pay. we as sisters-in-law should pay, but shouldn't we know how much the bride price is? If one family speaks two family's words, then are we still considered sisters-in-law?"
"Mother, it shouldn't be because the Zhao family didn't give a bride price?"
Zhao Shi became spiritless immediately.
牛蛋: cow testicles
In chinese, the word 牛 is cow and the word 蛋 is egg. That is why Zhao'er drew a cow head and an egg
When they saw Zhao shi like this, what else did they not understand.
Sun shi said, "Mother, even if the Zhao family is relatives with us, there is no way to marry a wife and not give a dowry gift. Even those who are too poor to buy a wife will have to spend money. Who has heard of a family that doesn't want to pay a penny of a bride price, yet wants the girl and requires the dowry to be paid by the bride's family."
These words didn't ignite Zhao Shi, but they ignited Xue Cui'e.
She stood up and said: "Sister-in-law, do you know how to speak? What do you mean by wanting the girl and the silver?"
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Sun shi faked a smile and said, "Isn't that the reason? Cui'e is not that sister-in-law wants to scold you, but no family has done such a unreasonable thing."
"What do you mean? I'm willing, ok? The two families are so close, so who cares about this." Xue Cui'e said very indignantly.
"Since no one cares, why do we need a dowry? They don't give the dowry, and we don't give the dowry. Isn't it fine?" Sun shi muttered.
Xue Cui'e couldn't believe that Sun Shi even said that. She cried out loud.
"Fourth brother, look at Sister-in-law! Look at her!"
Without waiting for Xue Qinghuai to speak, Sun shi said, "What do you want your fourth brother to see? Isn't it this reason?! Who doesn't pay a dowry yet requires that we have to pay a dowry. You go anywhere and ask if there is any reason!"
Xue Cui'e was howling and crying, and Elder Xue's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot: "Crying! You still have the face to cry. If not for you doing such a shameful thing, would things become like this!"
"Old man..." Zhao shi was so distressed that she couldn't help but say something.
Father Xue slammed the smoke pot on the kang table with a bang: "You shut up, if you hadn't taught such a shameless thing, would the family be like this?! I let you take care of her, and this happens. How do you say it, after you shit, wipe your own butt. I don't care anymore!"
After a suffocating silence, Zhao shi cried, and the mother and daughter cried together as if they had been abused by someone.
All the people below were shocked, because the meaning of Father Xue's words was really surprising.
What he meant was that Xue Cui'e had done something shameful and was found out by others, so the Zhao family was reluctant to offer the betrothal gift, and instead, the Xue family had to pay more dowry.
If this is the case, Xue Cui'e and Zhao Jinrui can only have done something very shameful.
Zhao shi cried uncontrollably, and said as she cried: "Okay, don't care. What are you crying about. Shut up! go, get up!" She dragged Xue Cui'e up, struggling to get off the kang.
"Mother, what are you doing?" Xue Qingbai stepped forward and stopped her.
"What am I doing? I don't do anything! Your mother has lived all her life, so that even men, sons and daughters-in-law will dislike me as superfluous. Now I will drown myself in the river, so that you guys won't see me anymore!"
"mother!"
In this case, if no one stepped forward to stop her and an outsider saw this, then what would happen. Zhou Shi, Xue Qinghuai, and Sun Shi all stepped forward to stop and persuade her.
"Mother, why don't we dislike you too much, don't think too much."
"It's not that you don't think I'm superfluous. You don't even want to give some dowry for your sister?! You are all blackhearted, you only have one sister." Zhao shi was still struggling to get off the kang.
"Do it, why not do it! Third, fourth brother, you say something. Mother said it like this,vyet you can still bear it!" Xue Qingshan roared.
"Do, mother, we will do it. We didn't say not to do it, don't think too much."
Zhao Shi turned to see Xue Qinghuai again.
Xue Qinghuai also nodded and said, "How can we say we won't provide a dowry for our sister when we are brothers."
Only then did Zhao shi stop crying, tugging at the corners of her clothes to wipe his tears, and then said to Xue Cui'e: "Cui'e, thank your fourth brother, third brother, and two sister-in-laws. Will you have a face when you marry will all depend on them."
Xue Cui'e also wiped her tears, and choked up, "Thank you, third brother and sister-in-law, fourth brother and sister-in-law."
Zhao'er had been watching from the side, and when she saw this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But at the same time, there was a very weird feeling, an indescribable weird feeling, and it always felt like everything was an act.
Especially in the end, Zhao shi asked Xue Cui'e to thank the two brothers and sisters-in-laws. Does Xue Cui'e only have two brothers and sisters-in-law? And the phrase 'thank you fourth brother'. There is also the Yang Shi in the big room. Yang shi has never been a person who likes to be silent, but she is so quiet today.
She pursed the corners of her lips, and stepped forward and said, "Little aunt, don't cry. You are someone who will be a newlywed. It is not good to cry like this. The third and fourth uncles didn't say anything, even if there were not third and fourth uncle, isn't there still eldest uncle who is in charge? Eldest uncle, don't you think so?"
Of course!" Xue Qingshan said, clutching his stomach.
Yang shi, who had been standing next to him, had a thumping heartbeat and couldn't help but glance over.
Sure enough, what she was afraid of had finally come. She heard Sun shi say: "That's right, Cui'e, don't think too much, I have no other meaning. Just like Zhao'er said, no matter what, you still have three brothers. How can Eldest brother see his own sister suffering?"
The phrase "three brothers and sisters-in-law" made Sun shi deliberately accentuate the tone. Zhao shi and Xue Cui'e, who were touching their tears, couldn't help but froze, naturally, Xue Qingshan's stagnant smile was indispensable.
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Seeing this, there was nothing else that they didn't understand, but no one pierced it. Sun shi and Zhou shi deliberately went to get water for the mother and daughter to wash their faces.
After all, let's get to the point.
Without waiting for her own man to speak, Sun shi took the lead and said: "Father, what do you think? Don't worry, our family will pay as much as Eldest brother's family."
Although Zhou shi did not like to talk or show up, she was indispensable at this time.
"Although our family is poorer, as long as the elder brother can take it out, our family will also take it out."
Elder Xue did not speak, rubbing the cigarette pot in his hand. Xue Qingshan's face was completely dark, let alone Zhao and Xue Cui'e.
In fact, to put it plainly, the group of people discussed together before calling the third and fourth family over.
It's not really a discussion. Father Xue knows that the eldest son has no money, but the younger daughter's matter cannot be neglected either. Naturally, Xue Qingshan has no money to pay, but the fourth family has money, and Zhao'er has money. If they had money to buy a mule cart, will they have no money to give a dowry for Xue Cui'?. So the two were dispatched separately, one acting in front of Elder Xue, and the other in charge of talking to Zhao shi, creating today's acting scene.
Originally, third family and fourth family had agreed to the situation, but no one ever thought that Zhao'er would change the situation into this present circumstance.
Everyone in the room didn't speak, Zhao shi looked at the old man and the eldest son before focusing on Zhao'er.
"Zhao'er, you are doing such a big business, and you have bought a mule cart. That day, you said so loudly in front of your grandparents. Now that your little aunt is going to get married, don't you have to pay some money on behalf of the second family?"
Zhao'er was so irritated by Zhao shi that she laughed. She hadn't heard of a situation where the younger generation pays for the older generation's dowry.
Xue Qinghuai said: "Mother, what are you talking about? Zhao'er is a junior."
"What's wrong with a junior? Being a junior means she can suppress your elder brother? You know that your elder brother has no money because of Juncai's tuition, but she deliberately makes things difficult for him. Isn't it just to see your elder brother make a fool of himself and show that you are rich? If you are rich, then you just give some money too."
Seeing this,Zhao Shi wanted to protect Xue Cui'e and Xue Qingshan as well, so she used her own knife to suppress others.
But she was not surprised. She had known that this discussion would come to her sooner or later. It's just that before she breaks through, these people can still put on false benevolence, and they can also make a face. The fake was pierced through by her, and now they didn't even care about their own appearances.
Zhao'er's mouth couldn't hide a smile, she nodded in no uncertain terms: "Grandma, I am rich, but if I am rich, I can't just take it out with just a word, right? You must give me a reason! No, let's go to the village and ask someone at random now. If a little aunt gets married, should the younger generation pay for the dowry. As long as someone in our village says I should pay the money, I will take out some silver."
"you--"
"Eldest uncle has no money from sending Juncai to school. Yet, Gou'er and I who are only teenagers would have money? Do you think that other people's money comes from the river and is very easy? Grandma, it stands to reason that I shouldn't have said this. When you said this, you didn't consider the feelings of the third uncle and the third aunt, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt? My fourth uncle and I go out before dawn, and it isn't like you don't know.
"Ama, have you walked in the night? You can't see anything, and there is only a shadow in everything you see, and you have to drive in the middle of the night not knowing when the car will be overturned. Don't say that I, as a junior, am vicious. Some people have money and others are poor, why? Damn! He should be poor for a lifetime! Who told him to put all his thoughts on digging other people's money. If he is not poor then who would be poor!"1
"This silver even if you don't want to take out, you will have to take out!" Zhao Shi shivered with anger.
"Anyway, this silver I will not pay. Whoever wants to give silver can give the silver!"
"I won't speak to you anymore. I'll tell Gou'er when he comes back!"
"Then tell your grandson! Why are you speaking to me!"
After saying this, Zhao'er turned her head and left.
just my own thoughts: Zhao'er is so badass. I bet even today not many would be able to say that in front of their in-laws.
Well great, you Wang Zhao'er. You are really a white-eyed wolf1. Our family has raised you for nothing for so many years..."
Zhao'er stepped out of the main room and threw Zhao shi's curses behind her.
The moon was sparse and the night breeze was cool, but she was full of exhaustion.
If it was before, she would never talk like that, but today, for some reason, those words that she had been holding back for a long time just popped up like this. Maybe it was because there were too many schemes in this family recently, which had consumed all her patience. Or maybe it is because she was too tired recently.
However, Zhao'er soon knew exactly why. It turned out that her period came.
She only found out when she went back to the house to undress and lay down. She had troubles with her monthly period, and her abdominal pain was unbearable every time it came. As a result, she has an extreme temper and is not as patient as usual.
Zhao'er took out the menstrual pad from the cabinet and put it on, threw the soiled clothes and pants on the side of the kang, and then changed clothes and laid down. There was a dull pain, and all the feelings were concentrated in that one place. She turned over on the kang, and finally found that curling up was more comfortable, so she was lying curled up on the bed.
What should have been a warm bed was bitterly cold.
Zhao'er's hands and feet were cold. She lay there and thought silently: Zhao shi originally wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble, and her tantrum was just what she wanted. Probably tomorrow she would have someone call the little man back from the town to cry and complain about what happened.
Who will the little man turn towards? No matter what the case is, Zhao shi is also his grandmother. So even if he is on her side in his heart, he will definitely use a superficial appearance to calm things down, and may even scold her.
Zhao'er had already thought it out, so that is why this outburst occurred.
Women are supposed to be the immature one, isn't it? Like the Eldest family, Third family, and Fourth family, isn't it always the case? Women are the ones who should speak of something impolite and untimely, so that even if there is a mishap, men don't have to worry about being personally embarrassed.
In a daze, Zhao'er fell asleep, and when she fell asleep, she still felt so cold in her dream.
However, she still underestimated Zhao shi's troublemaking antics. After she left, Zhao shi started to make trouble in the main room, forced Xue Qingbai to go to town and knock on the door of Qingyuan Academy. He called Xue TingRang on the grounds that his grandmother was seriously ill and needed him to come back.
When Xue Qingbai was on the road, he briefly told TingRang what had happened: "Don't blame your grandma, she is too anxious for your little aunt's sake. It's also Zhao'er's fault. If you have something to say, why can't you say it properly. Using those kinds of words to make your grandma angry. Your grandma's old illness has relapsed."
Zhao shi had pain in her chest, but it was not serious, and occasionally, she had also visited the doctor, but the doctor was unable to see anything.
In the entire Xue family, probably only Xue Qingbai was still deceived by Zhao shi. Anyway, Xue TingRang knew that Zhao shi's heart problem was precisely the killer move for her sons, and she never used it normally.
No wonder Third uncle came and not Fourth uncle. It is estimated that Fourth uncle refused, and his grandma will use the best choice, Third uncle. Xue TingRang thought silently in his heart.
"Your little aunt actually dared to do such things. I just heard your grandpa say that your little aunt is pregnant, and she is forced to pass the door. And the Zhao family actually took advantage of the situation and declared not to give the bride price. This matter, your grandma also wants to save face for your little aunt, so as not to let her be in a disadvantageous state."
Probably because of the rush in the night, Xue Qingbai said a lot today. On the silent path, only a deadly wind lamp was in front of the mule cart, and a small orange light illuminated the road ahead.
This lamp was newly bought by Zhao'er and it cost a lot of money.
The two soon arrived at Yuqing Village, and before they even entered the village, there were dog barks one after another.
With the dog barking all the way to the door of Xue's house, Xue Qingbai drove the cart into the yard and Xue TingRang jumped out of the cart as soon as it stopped.
Seeing him hurriedly rush to the Second Family's house, Xue Qingbai also said: "Ting Rang, don't scold Zhao'er."
Xue TingRang ignored him and entered the room.
The room was dark, and only a bulge on the kang could be seen from the window. After Xue TingRang came in, he realized that Zhao'er had forgotten to bolt the door. She never did that.
He walked to the kang and touched Zhao'er's forehead, which was cold.
"Zhao'er, Zhao'er..."
Zhaoer woke up in a daze and said: "Why did you come back at this time."
Xue TingRang didn't speak, and a voice calling him sounded outside the door. It was estimated that they could not wait any longer. He stretched out his hand and patted her, told her to go back to sleep, and then went out.
When he went to the main room, Elder Xue, Zhao shi and Xue Cui'e were still waiting, but the others went back to their rooms.
"Gouzi2, do you know what Zhao'er did? She actually angered my mother until she fainted!" Xue TingRang had just stood still when Xue Cuie first wickedly complained.
Xue TingRang looked at her face, feeling unfamiliar yet familiar.
What is unfamiliar is that he seems to have not seen her for a long time, and what is familiar is the look on her face. His little aunt is best at hitting back and being the wicked one to first complain. If it weren't for the easing up between him and Zhaoer, would it currently be like the one in that dream. His preconceived thoughts caused trouble, not only wanting to protect Zhao'er, but also concerned about the reputation of himself and Zhao'er. In the end, he could only do what the others had wanted.
Even though he knew Zhao'er was innocent, he still scolded her after returning, so that the relationship between the two of them, which had finally eased up, became rigid again. Later, when he thought back, he knew how badly he was wrong then.
However, in that dream, his little aunt did not get pregnant before she was married, but she was still not living well. Actually, thinking about it, how could someone who takes the initiative to please yet still loses favor live well? Especially his great grandma, she never liked Xue Cui'e.
Xue TingRang thought sarcastically, but Xue Cui'e and Zhao shi's coordinated speech, he didn't even listen to it.
"Little aunt." He suddenly yelled, and the voices of the two people on the opposite kang stopped.
"I also know that you are impatient, but when impatient, you should not do things like this."
After saying this sentence, he no longer cares about Xue Cui'e and Zhao shi, but looks at Elder Xue and said: "Grandpa, grandma thinks that she is afraid of losing little aunt's face, so she wants her to marry gracefully. But have you thought about it. Since this has happened, there has been no gracefulness at all."
Under the dizzy yellow light, the boy looked innocent and naive.
In fact, Xue TingRang has the kind of appearance that is easy to deceive people, looking fair and gentle with a naive face. No one could bear to scold him for this kind of thing, and because of this, he clearly said a little too much, yet the three people on the Kang didn't say anything. Maybe they were thinking about the meaning in his words, and didn't react in time.
"You see that my sister-in-law is unscrupulous, and she had intimate interactions with a man before marriage. In the countryside, if this happened to a girl, she would be sent in the pig cage, and the whole family would be scolded and be poked at for a lifetime. They can't raise their heads and be a human being. If there are other girls in the family, don't expect to marry in the future. It's a ugly thing that is full of evils. It's because of this soft spot and the Zhao family's disregard for relatives that this kind of thing occurred."
Following his words, Zhao shi's heart twitched, Xue Cui'e felt ready to burst into violence several times, yet she endured it. However, Elder Xue's face became darker and darker.
Knowing that these shameful things cannot be seen, the Xue family dare not talk about it. And Elder Xue only knows the seriousness so he will annoy his two sons. He knows that this act of forcing his sons to pay is excessive, but he always has to think about it for the rest of the family. If the situation became disadvantageous for them, it was the whole Xue family that would have no face to go out to meet people.
So he knew that the two sons didn't want to, so he let the old woman make trouble. He knew it was wrong, but what could he do? The eldest son had no money and this matter couldn't delay for a day. He wanted to solve it immediately.
So we can only sacrifice the ego and complete the big ego.
Nowadays, no one in the family dared to mention things, yet it was said so nakedly by Xue TingRang, and the words were so well-founded that Elder Xue was frightened, and at the same time, he was annoyed by his own wife and this incompetent daughter.
"But Grandpa, have you ever thought that this is the short of our family, and it is also the short of Zhao's family. If this grandson remembers correctly, then Zhao Jinrui seems to be studying too. A scholar who doesn't understand etiquette, justice, and shame, actually fornicates with another girl and the two unmarried people have lived together. That aside, they actually dare to use this matter to intimidate the woman. How is this different from those rascals who go to the prostitute but don't want to pay after pulling up their pants."
Having said this, he smiled shyly and said, "This grandson has lost politeness, but this is the truth. So I said that grandpa and grandma are blindfolded and our family is anxious. In fact, his family is more anxious, don't forget. While we are worried about the shortcomings of this incident, his family is also worried that the shortcomings of this incident will ruin the future of the son, not to mention little aunt is still holding the opponent's biggest shortcoming."
"What is the shortcoming?" Xue Cui'e completely forgot that she was still annoyed by Xue TingRang's comparison of prostitutes with herself, and asked.
"The child in my little aunt's belly." Xue TingRang smiled, "If they have the ability, then I dare them to not want their Zhao family's grandchild!"
Father Xue was silent and seemed to be weighing the pros and cons.
Xue TingRang said again: "Grandpa, Grandma, you have to think about my little aunt. If this head is lowered, my aunt will not be able to hold her head up in Zhao's house for the rest of her life."
"He dare!" Zhao shi cried out, forgetting to pretend to be weak.
"Grandma, they already dare. You take a look, if they care about your old face, would his Zhao family dare to do such a thing?"
Zhao shi suddenly closed her mouth, and her old face twitched involuntarily, as if saddened that her mother's family would treat her this way. In fact, Xue TingRang was right. If the Zhao family really feared Zhao shi, would they do this.
"So little aunt, what are you anxious about, you can just wait at home. I promise that it won't take long for the Zhao family to come to our door. When that day comes, what we say will be done, and let the Zhao family beg you to marry over. Not like right now where we are taking the initiative to please them yet they don't care."
The room was very quiet, and all three people on the kang were thinking about it.
After a while, Elder Xue suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "what Gou'er said is justified, so lets do it." After speaking, he glanced at Xue TingRang and said, "It's different after going to school in town. You understand many truths. But you should pay attention to what you say in the future."
Xue TingRang smiled shyly, and Elder Xue waved his hand and said, "Go back to the house and rest, it's not too early." For Zhao shi making a mess of the house and calling Xue TingRang back, it was not mentioned at all.
It wasn't until he exited the main room door that Xue TingRang's eyebrows showed a bit of coldness.
The lotus seed is bitter in the heart, but the pear is sour in the abdomen. Today's evil fruit will be received tomorrow, and it is nothing but your own sin.
After Xue TingRang returned to the house, Zhao'er was still asleep.
This is not normal. Thinking about her previous appearance, Xue TingRang touched her forehead again.
No fever.
He woke Zhao'er up and asked her, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhaoer didn't answer him, just frowned under the quilt. It wasn't until he pressed with urgent question that she said: "Don't worry, I'm not uncomfortable."
Her appearance was so familiar, until he touched her forehead again, and she reached out and pushed him away, did he remember one thing. Xue TingRang went to the cupboard and opened it, touched something in the old place, took it and went to the kitchen.
It was almost a quarter of an hour before he came back with a bowl filled with reddish-brown sugar water.
"Get up and drink some."
Zhao'er didn't discover what it was until the sugar water entered his mouth.
"Where did you get the brown sugar?" Zhao'er felt more comfortable after drinking some brown sugar water, and her cold body became much warmer.
"Don't you usually drink sugar water at this time? I took it from where you put the red sugar."
"How do you know that I always drink sugar water and where I put my brown sugar?"
Isn't that nonsense. He must have seen it, if he had not seen it, how could Xue TingRang know this?
Since then, Zhao'er finally showed embarrassment in front of Xue TingRang.
When she was ten years old, her period came, but at the time she didn't understand this at all and thought she was dying of an incurable disease. At that time, Qiu shi3was still there. It was Qiu shi who comforted her, told her what it was, and made period pads with her.
Qiu shi said that menstrual affairs are filthy and must not be known to men. This is Zhaoer's only understanding of the difference between men and women. Not only this, but also the body of a girl cannot be shown to a man, nor can it be touched by a man.
Now that the little man knew about her menstrual affairs, and he knew about it a long time ago, no wonder Zhao'er felt embarrassed. She lay back under the quilt pretending to be nonchalant, only the red ears revealing the feelings in her heart.
"Quickly rest, it's getting late."
Xue TingRang took the bowl back to the stove, and cleaned himself up with the hot water left on the stove before returning to the room to rest.
There was silence in the room, and Zhao'er turned over and turned over again.
"What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, you go to bed."
Xue TingRang stretched out his hand to touch her hand. Not to mention others things, there was not a trace of heat in her bed. Zhao'er's hands were also very cold.
"Are you cold?"
"I'm not cold, you go to bed. You still have to go to school tomorrow."
Xue TingRang didn't speak any more, and Zhao'er thought she had successfully avoided the topic, but then the quilt was suddenly lifted, and a person squeezed in.
"I know you are cold, you always warm up the blankets or me, so I will warm them for you today."
Zhao'er hardly had any resistance and was hugged from behind. A very strange and not strong body clung to her from behind. This feeling is extremely strange. She subconsciously wanted to struggle, but the opponent clamped her hands and feet tightly from behind.
"don't move."
"I'm not cold. I don't need you to warm them for me."
"Just treat it as if I want you to warm them for me. Go to bed, it will be warm in a while."4
white eyed wolf: phrase for an ungrateful person (devoid of gratitude). I think it comes from a folktale.
Another variation of Ting Rang's nickname "Dog"
Qui shi: Xue TingRang's mother (deceased)
there are a lot of names in this novel, and it can get a bit confusing. Please let me know if you would like me to create a character list. If you don't like a character list, I can create a footnote after each chapter that describes all the new characters mentioned.
Zhao'er remained stiff until she finally softened from the warmth in the bed.
She relaxed, and could feel that the little man behind her was not asleep either, blowing on her head like a butterfly, gently and evenly.
She seemed to feel better and finally had the heart to think about something else.
"What did you say about little aunt?" In fact, she was even more curious when the little man came back and why didn't he say anything.
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Xue TingRang briefly said the matter, and Zhaoer said after hearing it: "If this is the case, then the Zhao family must yield first but will have a grudge in their heart. The little aunt will suffer a lot after entering their family."
"Don't worry about this. She will take responsibility for what she did."
Zhao'er didn't speak, and after a while she said: "Gou'er, I found you have changed a lot these days."
Xue TingRang couldn't help but freeze and asked, "Where do you think I have changed?"
Uh, Zhao'er thought for a while, and then said: "Become talkative. Before, I could barely get a word out of you. You have become more open-minded. You used to have unrealistic thoughts. Now you know how to deal with the group of people in the main house. You've always been sullen and silent before or just getting angry at yourself, but now you've become more resourceful."
It turns out he was like that before.
"Then do you think such a change is good or bad?"
"It must be good."
"Since it's good, it's fine. I will always have to grow up. I can't be the same forever." Xue TingRang said meaningfully.
Zhao'er sighed, the little man had indeed grown up.
She leaned back, feeling uncomfortable from being pressed, and moved forward a little further, saying: "It's good to grow up, but you are too thin. Look at this rib, it digs into people."
He is being disliked.
"I will become fat soon. I am much fatter now than before."
Zhao'er did not really believe him and was about to say something when a pain in her abdomen hit her, causing her to curl up immediately.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Zhao'er held her breath and waited for a while. Xue TingRang turned her over, trying to see where she was hurting.
"Don't move me, it will be fine in a while."
"Have you never been to the doctor?"
"Why should I go see a doctor? Every girl goes through it like this."
"It's better to see the doctor. I'll accompany you when you're done." Xue TingRang said, reaching out to touch her lower abdomen: "I will rub it for you, so it won't hurt."
"Rub? Uh, I don't need it anymore." Zhao'er pushed him uncomfortably, but it was a pity that she didn't have the strength to push him away.
"When I was a child and felt ill, didn't you also rub it like that for me." As he said this, Xue TingRang reached out and rubbed it gently.
Zhao'er was rubbed a few times, and it didn't feel too uncomfortable, so she let him be.
She just thought that it was weird that the little man today was particularly considerate?
It should be considered considerate, I think.
She felt her stomach swelling, and it seemed that it would break as soon as she touched it. It was still a bit uncomfortable, but it felt warm. The belly was warm, and the rest of the body was also warm.
Zhao'er was a little dizzy and narrowed her eyes unconsciously.
"Gou'er, how do you know that it won't hurt after rubbing?"
Xue TingRang's hand stopped for a moment, and then moved again: "I guessed."
In fact, in that dream, Zhao'er also had the problem of menstrual pain, and saw the doctor. The doctor said that she suffered a lot when she was a child, so her body was a little bit cold. Only by drinking medicine will she recover slowly. If the pain is really unbearable, only a hot compress or light rubbing can relieve the pain.
Sometimes the longer the time passed, the more intrigued Xue TingRang felt. Was that dream really his dream? Why did he feel as if he had experienced that life.
Before she knew it, Zhao'er fell asleep, and her breathing became stable.
Xue TingRang rubbed her for a while, and then fell asleep.
He slept until dawn, and when Zhao'er woke up, she found that the sun was high in the sky.
She sat up abruptly, thinking about why she had slept for so long and what to do about the vegetable business today.
She got up from the kang in a hurry and got dressed, and found that she was relaxed and her stomach no longer hurt. She used to be very uncomfortable for the first two days of her menstrual period and couldn't go anywhere, but she didn't expect it to only hurt a night.
Does the rubbing really work?
Her thoughts in a mess, she opened the door and went out. Sun shi happened to be washing clothes in the yard.
"You're up? Don't worry, Gou'er went out with your uncle to let you sleep in the house for a while longer."
"Why did he go? He has to go to the academy today."
Sun shi took a glance at the main room and said, "Gou'er said he told the academy he would not go back today. If he doesn't go today, he will be able to stay at home for two more days. You should lie on the kang if you are feeling uncomfortable. I saved the meal for you in the pot. Go back to the house and Fourth aunt will bring it to you."
"Auntie, no, I'll do it myself."
Sun shi wiped her hands and pushed her into the house: "Okay, don't try to be brave. Gou'er specifically instructed before leaving. Fourth aunt is also a woman and knows how terribly painful it was when I was young. Before I had Maodan, I also experienced painful periods, and I went to see the doctor. Apart from prescribing medicine for you to drink, nothing worked. Later, the doctor said that when the baby is born, the pain would be resolved. You only need to bear with it for another year and a half. When you get married with Gou'er, it won't hurt anymore."
It was the first time Zhao'er heard this kind of talk. Especially when she mentioned that she and Gou'er would have a baby, she felt particularly uncomfortable. When she recovered, she had already been pushed into the house, and then she went to the kang and sat down.
After a while, Sun shi came in with a bowl of porridge, two steamed buns, and some pickles.
"After eating, throw the bowl on the table, and Fourth aunt will collect it later. Gou'er said he wants you to lie down for a while, so you can lie down for a while. I really didn't see it. Gou'er also knows to care for people. "Sun shi's eyebrows and eyes were quite meaningful. Seeing Zhao'er's embarrassed expression, she smiled and said: "You eat slowly, I will continue to wash the clothes."
Until she went out, Zhao'er was still a little embarrassed and felt weird.
Gou'er also knows to care for people now.
Then she thought it was true. He brought her sugar water and rubbed her belly yesterday. She didn't know how long he rubbed for. Anyway, she fell asleep, and then he went to collect vegetables and sell vegetables on her behalf early this morning.
Isn't this caring for people?
But Zhao'er always feels weird to use the word 'care'.
The 'care' should be the older one to the younger one. It's obvious that she cares for the little man, so how come now it is the little man caring for her?
After thinking about it for a while, she couldn't understand it, so she stopped thinking about it.
After she finished eating, she continued to lie down. In fact, every time her menstruation comes, she doesn't want to run around, always finds it very inconvenient.
Seeing that it was all right, Zhao'er went to take out her small account book and money box, and began to calculate how much money she had received and how much money she had made these days.
When Xue Qinghuai and Xue TingRang came back, Zhao'er had not yet completed her calculations.
She had tried to use the stacking method, that is, a pile of one hundred wen, but it was still wrong later. The more she counted, the more painful her head. The account book seemed quite clear and easy to read, but it became a big problem when correctly calculating the money.
When Xue TingRang walked in from the outside, he saw copper coins piled up on the table. Zhao'er looked at the money helplessly, a little unable to figure out what to do.
When she saw him, her eyes lit up.
"Come on, help me count."
So Xue TingRang helped her count the money before he could clean up the dust on his body.
He counts and she weaves them with twine.
A string of one thousand wen, which is commonly known as a penny, is also a conversion of one or two silver.
After a while, the chaos became well-organized. Zhao'er praised: "You are so smart, Gou'er. I counted for a long time yet did not get it clear."
Xue TingRang glanced at her: "If you can't count clearly, tell me to help you count. When you become literate, you can count it by yourself. By the way, didn't I tell you to lie down. How did you start calculating the bill?"
Zhao'er was a little embarrassed and said, "This business has been in business for almost ten days, and the money is in my place. I haven't cleared the account before. I wanted to settle the accounts, so I can divide the money. Can't work every day without paying money. Then who would still have the energy to work?"
Hearing that, Xue TingRangwent down to the kang and got pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
"What do you do with these?"
"I'll keep the accounts for you. After all, it's a partnership business. If you don't keep the accounts, it's easy to create rifts later."
As he spoke, he picked up Zhao'er's small ledger and looked at it, and while reading it, he copied it onto a piece of paper. After he finished the copying, he calculated it again, and looked at the number to make sure it matched the current amount of money, and then started copying the booklet.
"I will check all the accounts for you every ten days, and you will only split the money afterwards. Remember to sign and deposit if you divide the money. Next time I come back for a break, I will start teaching you to recognize characters, starting with the Three Character Classic."
Xue TingRang, who looked down and wrote with his pen, looked particularly majestic from the perspective of Zhao'er. It seemed that the little man became bigger all of a sudden, giving her the feeling of facing the Xiansheng in the academy.
Sure enough, scholars are different.
At this time, Zhao'er could do nothing but nod and say yes.