The Little First Grand Secretary in My House Chapter 23:

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==Chapter 23==

After lunch, the Xue family all went to rest. Mrs. Zhou cleaned up the surroundings and returned to the house.

When I entered the door, I saw a man leaning on the kang. Xue Qingbai had been working in the fields all morning and was really tired.

Seeing his wife enter the door, Xue Qingbai said: "You are tired, come and have a rest."

"Everything you are tired of is something you are used to." Mrs. Zhou said as she took off her shoes and got on the kang. She sat cross-legged next to Xue Qingbai's legs, pressed his calf, which was as hard as stone, and said with some distress: "It's you, if you really can't do it, just take a break, and I won't rush you to do that little bit. By the way, I'll ask for help. What on earth are you talking about? Why haven’t you seen dad talk about this?"

The Xue family has thirty acres of land, and the men of the Xue family alone are not enough. Even when the second son, Xue Qingsong, was still there, he had to hire a few helpers in the village every year during the busy farming season.

They are all from the village, so we can't let people help us all the time. We help the urgent but not the poor. This principle applies everywhere, so the Xue family always spends money to hire people. This matter has been recorded for a long time. Logically speaking, there should have been some movement, but this year something unexpected happened. The seeds were about to be sown, but there was no movement from Mr. Xue.

When this matter was mentioned, Xue Qingbai frowned.

He hesitated for a moment: "Looking at dad's behavior, I'm afraid he doesn't want to invite people this time."

"Don't want to invite people? If you don't want to invite people, what should you do?" Zhou's face looked a little ugly, "In such a place, wouldn't it be exhausting to not invite people?"

Xue Qingbai smacked his lips: "I'm afraid my family can't afford the money."

After hearing this, Zhou's face became even more ugly.

Xue Taoer was in the back room and had long heard her father and mother talking. She couldn't help but walk out of the room and said, "Dad, how could the family not be able to come up with this money? A person can't afford to eat for thirty cents a day. Invite five of them, and they will do the work for five or six days for less than one tael of silver. And when it comes to spending money, is money more important than people? Maybe it’s because of the commotion in Dafang before, and I still want to give Xue a gift Juncai is like this when he goes to school."

"Thirty acres of land, three people working as seeds, Dad wants to tire you to death!" Zhou's voice was filled with tears.

Although the fourth child, Xue Qinghuai, also helps with farming, he still has a job as a salesman. It is easier to make money as a salesman than farming, so the old couple will not stop this business no matter what. Mr. Xue is getting older, and his hands and feet are no longer as nimble as before. In other words, Xue Qingbai is the one who exerts great efforts in these more than 30 acres of land.

"If you talk nonsense, dad will go to the ground. Maybe this is all my imagination, and dad is planning to do this."

Ms. Zhou had a sneer on her lips and said nothing.

Xue Taoer's face was full of anger.

Xue Qingbai touched his head uncomfortably: "Okay, don't worry, I will mention this to dad later."

"Anyway, you have to take matters into your own hands. I've exhausted you to death, leaving us three orphans and widowed mothers. Think about how the dogs will live if the second brother and second sister-in-law are gone! Xue Qingbai, don't forget, you He is also a man with a son!"

After Mrs. Zhou finished speaking, she took her daughter into the back room.

This was the first time Zhou, who had always been virtuous, said such harsh words in front of Xue Qingbai. He was unable to react for a while, and it took a long time for his face to show some bitterness.

*

On the way back from the fields in the afternoon, Xue Qingbai asked Mr. Xue about hiring part-time workers.

Xue Qingbai is a taciturn person at home. He always works and never talks. This is the first time he said such overbearing words in front of Mr.

Mr. Xue looked at his third son.

Compared with the eldest and fourth children, the third child looks much older. Although he is also tall and has good facial features, his face has many fine lines that are not suitable for his age.

This is the result of long-term exposure to the sun in the ground. The skin has been peeled off layer by layer in the sun, and the dryness caused by the lack of moisture all year round produces such fine lines. Anyone who has been digging in the soil all year round will notice it. That's it.

He was dark and lean. Because he had just come back from the fields, his clothes were soaked with sweat and his face was shiny. It's obviously not even March yet, and most people still have to wear jackets.

Mr. Xue's eyes darkened, and his already slightly hunched back bent downwards. He smiled bitterly: "Dad is too naive. He always thinks that his family is not well-off and he can do some things if he can, but he forgets that people are not made of iron. Later, dad will go to the village and ask to see which house has free people. A few come back."

When Mr. Xue said this, Xue Qingbai felt even more embarrassed. Wearing straw sandals, he stepped on the ground and rubbed his big palms: "Dad, if it doesn't work, we will do it ourselves first, and we will wait until we can't do it anymore."

Mr.

When the sun was about to set, Xue Qinghuai came back from outside with a pick.

As soon as I entered the gate, I bumped into several men from the village. They turned around and told Mr. Xue to come early tomorrow morning while walking out. After greeting each other, he put the pick into the barn and returned to the house.

When Mrs. Sun saw him coming back, she hurriedly went to get him water to wash himself.

While Xue Qinghuai was washing up, she lowered her voice and said: "Dad came back from the fields in the afternoon and went to the village to invite someone. I guess the third room couldn't help it anymore and told dad This matter."

Xue Qinghuai wiped himself and said: "I should have invited people, but even if the third brother doesn't say anything about this, I will say it anyway, so I don't have to tire everyone out."

Ms. Sun spat and said: "Don't interfere in this matter, just wait. Don't look at the third sister-in-law who usually doesn't say anything, but she has an idea in her mind. I thought she couldn't calm down. I really can’t bear to take such a risk!"

"Look what you are saying. Don't you feel sorry for your man? Don't I have to do the work in the field?"

Sun stopped talking immediately.

Xue Qinghuai glanced at her: "I'm not telling you to focus on business, and the whole family has to argue over it. Are you tired?"

Sun was unwilling to listen: "You think I am so tired? I don't want to offend your elder brother. I also plan to wait until Mao Dan is two years older and ask my elder brother to teach him. Maybe Mao Dan has that With my ability, I can also be a child scholar or something, so naturally I don’t want to offend the big house."

Xue Qinghuai disagreed: "You don't need to ask for Mao Dan to go to school. When you get old, you can naturally enter my eldest brother's private school."

Ms. Sun gave him a look: "Are you stupid or stupid? Can teaching with care be the same as teaching without care? Look at the handsome boy in the eldest house, and then look at the dog. They are all taught by the eldest brother. , why does Gouzi learn less than Juncai? Which master teaches his disciples and doesn’t retain their skills? Isn’t he afraid that he will teach Gouzi and make the handsome boy less obvious?"

"But this time it was Gouzi who defeated Juncai."

Sun Shi choked: "Who knows what kind of **** luck he had, he didn't win for so many years, but he won on that day. Besides, even if he is a dog, if the second brother and second sister-in-law are not gone, you should Your eldest brother will teach him carefully. Look at Shuanzi from the third room. He is quite young. Your eldest brother always says that he has a dull talent. The way I see it, in a few years, Shuanzi will come back to help the family. I've gone to work in the fields. I don't want me to come back to work early and spend my whole life working for others, and they still think you smell bad."

As soon as he heard this, Xue Qinghuai's face immediately darkened.

Sun's words struck a chord in his mind. In fact, among the Xue family brothers, except for the third Xue Qingbai, who was a little dull, the other three brothers were all pretty smart.

Xue Qinghuai is more than ten years younger than Xue Qingshan. When he started to understand, his eldest brother was the darling of his parents. He only spent every day in the house reading and learning, and did not have to do any work.

No one knows that Xue Qinghuai once wanted to study. When he was a child, he helped his family herd cattle. He took the opportunity more than once to go to a private school in a neighboring village to eavesdrop on the teacher giving lessons to the children. But he knew that it was impossible for him to study. His family already had If you provide for one, you can no longer afford the other.

The second brother learned the carpenter's trade early, and the third brother devoted himself to the fields. He didn't want to farm, so he chose to be a salesman. In fact, this is quite good. With a craft, you finally have the ability to settle down and make a living.

After so many years, he got married and had a son. Will he let his son follow in his footsteps in the future?

"I'm not telling you, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are too arrogant. The old man of the Yang family made such a fuss that day, and Juncai has been having a minor illness in the house for the past two days. Judging from this, your father might want to Send talented people as well, otherwise why wouldn’t you even be willing to hire a few helpers?”

Xue Qinghuai suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile: "How can I have any spare money at home?"

Although the Xue family is run by an old couple, Xue Qinghuai is clear about how much grain is produced from the fields every year, how much he can lose after paying taxes, and how much money he, a salesman, can make from his business.

In fact, if they only provide for two children, the Xue family's financial resources are enough, but there is also Xue Qingshan. Xue Qingshan went to Qinghe Academy for five years. After that, he would always ask for some money from home every now and then, saying it was to go out for socializing. He also emptied a fortune of gold and silver.

"If we don't have any spare money, why can't we sell the land? Isn't land just money!" Sun blurted out.

Xue Qinghuai scolded her: "Stop talking nonsense, my father can't sell land."

Land is what the older generations of farmers depend on. No one will sell the land unless their family is about to starve to death.

Sun sneered: "It's hard for me to say. In the past few years, I have seen through your sister-in-law and brother. They have as many minds as a hornet's nest. The fuss you made when you were the old man of the Yang family was in vain. Just wait and see. , there’s something wrong behind me!”

Xue Qinghuai felt a little irritable and said impatiently: "You have a lot of things to do, and you can tell me about anything that has no trace."

Mrs. Sun glared at him: "Everyone in your family has so many thoughts, why do you think I am willing to be so tired?! Why am I doing this? Isn't it for you and our son! When can we be separated? I am free, and you are also free. But judging from the current situation, there is still something to be endured. Since I have been made to endure it, why not let me speak. When I say it, you listen, even if you don’t want to listen, you have to listen. ."

Outside, Mrs. Zhou called for dinner. Mrs. Sun gave the man a sideways look and went out, but Xue Qinghuai sighed.

Although Mr. Sun has some shortcomings, he still has a general understanding. If you didn't know the general situation, there would have been a big commotion at home.

While eating, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very dull. Everyone just ate with their heads down and didn't talk.

Zhao took a few bites, then suddenly put down her chopsticks and stood up.

"What are you doing here? You haven't even eaten yet?" Mr. Xue asked.

"I went to see Juncai. This child has been strong and strong since he was young, but this time he became so ill that he couldn't eat for several days. I went to make him a bowl of egg noodles. Don't you feel sorry for this grandson, I feel sorry for him. !" At the end of her words, Mrs. Zhao couldn't hide her anger. She touched the key on her waist and went to the back room to get the noodles.

White flour is a staple food in the Xue family, and Zhao usually keeps it locked in a cabinet in the back room.

"You..."

Ms. Yang hurriedly stood up and said, "Mom, don't bother me. Why don't you give him some egg noodles? This white flour is fine grain. Everyone hasn't eaten it yet, so there's no reason to open a small stove for him." He said to Mrs. Zhao in the back room, while looking at the others in embarrassment.

"I'm going to say it. Juncai is so sick. Who will be in the way of eating a bowl of egg noodles? If anyone has any objections, let him tell me!"

Not long after, Mrs. Zhao came out with a bowl. Mrs. Yang smiled awkwardly and hurriedly followed.

Dinner was eaten quickly. Mrs. Zhou took Xue Taoer to clean up the mess, while the others went back to their respective houses.

Over in the kitchen, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together to make a bowl of egg noodles, and Mrs. Zhao personally carried it to the east chamber.

In the east chamber, Xue Juncai lives alone in the west chamber.

This was originally Xue Qingshan's study. Later, when Xue Juncai grew up, a special area was set aside for building a kang. It was a square room with a big Kang next to the window. There were bookcases and desks next to the wall, as well as two chairs. There are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, but Xue Qingshan bought them from outside for the sake of being arty.

On the kang, Xue Juncai was lying there with a pale face and dry lips. Seeing Mrs. Zhao coming, he hurriedly sat up from the kang and called out to grandma.

The cry of 'Grandma' made Zhao burst into tears immediately. She stroked his head and said, "Get up quickly and eat a bowl of noodles. Even if you don't want to eat, you should eat as much as possible. Only when you have taken good care of your body will you have strength." Read."

Xue Juncai showed a hint of pain and whispered: "Even if I take good care of myself, I won't be able to study anymore."

Ms. Zhao slapped him in the face: "It's nonsense. You can read but can't. And your dad, how can you not read? Get up and eat some noodles. Grandma made this for you with her own hands. It's beaten inside." Eggs are so delicious."

"Grandma, my grandson is unfilial, but I really can't eat it. As soon as I think about it... I originally thought well, study hard for a year, and then I will be a scholar at the end of the exam, and I will replace you and my grandpa. Feeling proud, but..."

Ms. Yang stood aside and cried, and Ms. Zhao was also heartbroken.

Xue Juncai was her first grandson, and he was also the grandson she raised from infancy. She had loved Xue Juncai since he was a child. Who in the entire Xue family doesn't know that Xue Juncai is Zhao's darling, and anyone who offends someone will be in trouble. If the matter hadn't been too big this time and she, a woman, couldn't have intervened, she wouldn't have known what it would be like.

"Don't worry, eat the noodles first, there will always be a way."

……

When Mrs. Zhao came back, Mr. Xue was sitting cross-legged on the kang smoking dry cigarettes. There is a basin on the Kang table, and a bowl of rice is warming in the basin.

"Eat quickly, what have you been doing for so long?"

Ms. Zhao walked to the edge of the Kang and sat down without making a sound. When Mr. Xue saw that she was not moving, he asked again: "What's going on? You haven't eaten yet?"

"What did you say? What did you say happened to me? You didn't even look at what Juncai has become now. He is not your grandson, is he?" After two roars, Zhao teased He picked up his clothes and wiped his eye sockets, and said while crying: "You cruel man, you wouldn't let me go find that kid when I told him, but look at Juncai, how filial my grandson is. He's so sick and still keeps saying this." You want to make your family feel proud. You just have to live for your face. Who can we spend our own money on? Can’t we make our own decisions?

"Juncai is so good at learning. Who doesn't praise his future? The boss also said that if he goes to the academy to study for a year and a half, he will definitely be a scholar. Now all this has been ruined by that little brat. ! Let me see that those two scholars are deliberately suppressing my talent. That old scholar was invited by Zheng Lizheng. Who knows who they are looking for..."

These words made Mr. Xue's eyebrows jump.

He also went to tell the clan leader about this matter, but the clan leader told him not to think too much. But compared to Xue Tingyan, who suddenly seemed to have enlightened, Mr. Xue must have taken a fancy to Xue Juncai.

This is a deep-rooted thought for many years, and it is also because Xue Jun is the eldest grandson and the person who will establish the Xue family in the future. Could it be that just because he lost this time, he really wasn’t allowed to go to school?

But going to school costs money. How do you get the money?

Ms. Zhao was crying and complaining, but Mr. Xue didn't say anything. He just smoked the cigarette vigorously.

After smoking a bag of tobacco leaves, he suddenly woke up, threw the tobacco bag at the foot of the kang, took off his shoes, and leaned sideways on the kang: "Sleep!"

Ms. Zhao was startled by his movement, but she did not dare to say anything anymore.

*

In Dongliju, Boss Chen flipped through the stack of rice paper in his hand, feeling as if he had found a treasure.

"Very good, the writing is more refined than before."

Xue Tingyan said modestly: "It's also because I wrote too much."

Boss Chen asked Ah Cai to go to the counter and get a couple of silver coins for him.

"In a few days, the school will open. Don't forget to go. Don't forget the six rites of apprenticeship. As for cultivating, if you don't have enough money, there's nothing wrong with taking it slow. ”

Before Xue Tingyan spoke, Zhao'er had already spoken beside him: "Uncle Chen, don't worry, this Qingyuan Academy is not the Qinghe Academy that wants money. We have enough money in our hands to give Shu Xiu ."

Boss Chen nodded and said to Xue Tingyan: "As for me, there are still a lot of book copying jobs here, and the price will be generous to you. You can take it back and copy it, or you can copy it in the store. Of course, come here if you have time. , you can also read the books here."

"Thank you, Uncle Chen."

"Thank you, no matter who you hire, you are not hiring. Your handwriting is good, so it seems that I took advantage of you." Boss Chen is a sensible person and knows that all scholars have their own arrogance, so he said this.

However, Xue Tingyan really kept this kindness in her heart.

After that, he took over the book copying job from Boss Chen, and then took Zhao'er out of Dongliju.

The two of them walked forward, and when they were about to leave Nanshi, he suddenly pulled Zhao'er and changed the road.

"What's wrong? Where are you going?"

Xue Tingyan didn't say anything, just pulled Zhao'er away. It wasn't until they reached the noodle stall where the two of them had noodles last time that Zhao'er understood.

"Boss, please give me two bowls of slices and more toppings."

He chose a clean, empty table and sat down. Seeing that she was still standing, he pulled her to sit down.

"What else do you want to eat? I'll take you to eat."

The young man's expression was very serious. Zhao'er's eyes were inexplicably hot, and he smiled and said: "How much money have you made just now, and you are just eating and drinking like this?"

Xue Tingyan's eyes darkened, but Zhao'er didn't realize it yet. She told him to keep it as soon as he had money and go to the academy immediately. It was inevitable that there would be somewhere to spend money, and it would be convenient to buy something by himself. .

After talking for a long time, Zhao'er didn't see any movement from the other party. Only then did Zhao'er raise his head to look at him. Sure enough, he saw that the little man looked angry.

In fact, Xue Tingyan's anger was not obvious. To outsiders, it might just look like he was expressionless. It's just that Zhao'er was too familiar with him, so he reacted immediately.

Look at him, his lips were slightly pursed, his cheeks were bulging a little unconsciously, and he was looking at her with a pair of dark eyes. He was angry!

"Why are you angry again?" Her tone was full of helplessness.

He still didn't speak, so she could only come closer and said, "What did I say to make you angry? Okay, okay, I was wrong."

He pursed his lips: "I said I would bring you food after I earned money."

Is this why you are angry?

Zhao'er was still in a daze, and he added: "I am your man, and it is my duty to take you out for dinner."

As he said this, Zhao'er almost choked on his own saliva. After a while, he stammered: "What's wrong with you, Gouer? Why are you talking about this?"

Xue Tingyan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her: "Am I not your man?"

Uh...

"Don't you think of me as your man?"

"Don't you actually want to be my wife and have another man in mind?"

This series of questioning made Zhao'er confused as to how to answer, and his mind was in a state of confusion.

"Stop, stop, stop, what are you talking about!" She tried her best to organize her words, and then said: "Isn't it just eating a bowl of kuipian? How come there are so many things? Look, here comes the kuipian. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the boss brought two bowls of hot and fragrant slices.

"Don't move, don't move, be careful with the iron. Please use it slowly, two gentlemen." The boss put down the clasp, and said that there was garlic and vinegar on the table. If necessary, he could take care of himself, and left.

"Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it's mushy." Zhao'er said as he put some vinegar in one of the bowls and pushed it in front of Xue Tingyan.

Xue Tingyan likes to put some vinegar in his noodles, not too much, as he is afraid of sourness, but not too little, as the vinegar smell will disappear. When Mrs. Qiu was still here, she couldn't figure out her son's taste, so she only recruited people who could figure it out.

This taste has followed Xue Tingyan for a long time, but since Zhao'er died, he is no longer jealous.

Because there was no one person who could help him let go of his jealousy, he also tried to let it go on his own, but every time he ended up being sour and choking.

Thinking about this, Xue Tingyan's heart suddenly calmed down.

She is not dead, which is actually good. He will have a lot of time to make her understand that he is her man, not her brother.

"You can eat too." Xue Tingyan took out two pairs of chopsticks from the bamboo tube and handed a pair to Zhao'er.

Zhao'er secretly glanced at him from below and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally stopped being angry. His temper was exactly the same as when he was a child, and he didn’t change it when he grew up!

She thought helplessly, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

After the two of them finished eating, Xue Tingyan called the boss to discuss the account.

He handed the one tael of silver to the boss, and the fat noodle stall owner looked embarrassed. It turns out that small noodle stalls rarely receive money, and all bills are paid in copper coins. The boss has no change at all.

Xue Tingyan was stunned, he had forgotten this.

Just when Zhao'er was about to take out the coins to pay, he suddenly said "Wait a minute" and took out a few coins from his belt, exactly eight.

It was the first time I went to Dongliju that day, and it was given to Zhao'er before he left. I originally thought of using the money I earned to treat her to noodles, but who knew that in the end I ended up using her money instead.

After leaving the noodle stall, Xue Tingyan asked: "What else do you want to eat? Let's go buy it."

Zhao'er glanced at him in surprise: "What else are you eating? I'm going to be exhausted right now."

He didn't say anything, so he took Zhao'er all the way to Dongshi.

I bought some fruits from this shop, some oil cakes from that shop, and some peanuts and kidney beans. There were six or seven paper bags tied together, all of which were the favorites of the children.

With his previous experience, Zhao'er didn't dare to say that he spent money indiscriminately.

Just carrying these paper bags and walking behind him, Zhao'er felt strange, and an indescribable feeling spread in his heart.

After a long while, she shook her head helplessly.

What a child’s temper!

*

After dinner, Mr. Xue left the three Xue Qingshan brothers to talk.

This looked like something was going on. As usual, Sun made excuses to stay, so Zhou didn't leave either. Yang kept sitting next to Xue Qingshan without moving.

As for the juniors, they were all sent back to their houses.

Mr.

"Dad, what are you talking about? Do you want to sell the land?"

It's Xue Qingbai's voice.

In the second room, Zhao'er couldn't help but glance at Xue Tingyan when he heard the voice. The two of them didn't speak, just listened quietly in the room.

In the main room, Xue Qingbai said excitedly: "Dad, what have you done to sell the land? Land is the livelihood of us farmers for a lifetime, and it is the support of generations of people. If the land is sold, what will we eat and drink?" Whatever is used."

Mr.

Having said that, he started stuffing tobacco into the cigarette pot again, lit it and took a deep breath before saying: "I don't think it's easy to be a talented person. After studying for so many years, it's not easy to get through it now but not..." It was always a pity that he had studied there. I thought about sending him to that school for a year. No matter how much he studied for a year, the boss said that with Juncai’s knowledge, he would be finished after just one year. If Juncai really wins, we will Life at home will be easier."

"What about the dog?"

"Of course the dog will go too." From the beginning to the end, Mr. Xue had no intention of not letting Xue Tingyan go. The whole village was watching, and he had no shame in going back on his word. "That's why I want to sell the land. You brothers know our family's situation. It's hard to give one away, but you don't have that much money to give away two."

After a pause, he continued: "It's not all sold. Just sell two acres to make up for the expenses for Gouzi and Juncai to go to school for this year. We have so much land in our family, selling two acres of land doesn't count. It hurts the muscles and bones."

"But whether he is selling one acre or two acres, he is still selling land. Dad, what will the people in the village think of our family then?" Xue Qingbai said.

"Why don't you watch it? I'm selling land for my grandson to study. Why don't I tell anyone?" Despite Mr. Xue's tough words, the fact that he can say such things shows that he actually cares.

In the countryside, selling land is a very shameful thing.

"Anyway, I told you this, I will go find the seller in the next two days."

Seeing how determined Mr.

"That's right, brother, you see dad is selling land to send Juncai to study, why don't you say a word?" Mrs. Sun pinched Xue Qinghuai from behind a few times, but he didn't say anything. He couldn't help it. Made a sound.

Xue Qingshan was evasive: "Look at this, isn't this dad's idea?"

"Sister-in-law, why don't you say anything? This land is sold now. If you want to buy it back later, you won't be able to buy it back."

There is a lot of land near Yuqing Village. In recent years, all the land that can be opened has been opened up. There is only so much land, but the population is increasing every year. Everyone who has land is holding on to it. take it out. Now that Mr. Xue said he wanted to sell his land, if the news spread, someone would buy it.

It's easy to sell, but it depends on luck if you want to buy it back.

Mr. Yang lowered her eyebrows and said: "The land is dead, but the people are alive. When a talented person becomes a scholar, he can buy it back no matter how much land he has. Besides, this is not my father's idea. I am a womanly person. I can’t even talk to my family.”

Seeing the elder couple sitting quietly aside, while she and others were fussing over each other like black-eyed roosters, Mrs. Sun's breath was stuck in her heart and she couldn't get out.

She sneered and said: "The eldest brother said that Juncai will be finished after studying for one year. Then the eldest brother also said that he will definitely succeed. I haven't seen it for so many years. If he fails to study for one year, he will not be able to study again. ?Continue reading, do you still want to sell land?"

Xue Qinghuai pulled her: "What did you say?"

"What do I say? I speak! Why should the whole family have to stay close to the big house for everything? The land is farmed by the third brother and our family. You have to go out to sell goods every day. If the big house and the whole family don't do anything, No need to do anything. When you need to spend money, money will come to you at the drop of a hat. If you don’t have money, you won’t be able to sell the land. This Xue family is not just Dafang’s family!”

"Fourth wife!" Mr. Xue patted the Kang table.

Ms. Sun waved away Xue Qinghuai's hand and said sharply: "I've had enough. If you want to sell the land, you can. Dad, let's talk it through today. I won't mention it anymore. Although he is petty and likes to argue with others, I heard from Mao Dan’s father that the second brother made a lot of money for the family by relying on his carpentry skills. Several acres of land in the family were purchased with the money earned by the second brother at that time. , after the second brother and second sister-in-law left, Gouzi didn’t spend much of the family’s money.

"I don't have any objection if the dog goes to school. This is what the family should provide. But let's talk about the big house. I won't mention how much the eldest brother spent on studying. That's the old history. Now let's talk about Juncai, whether he is Juncai or not. If you don’t have money to study today, your family can sell land to support it. But if you don’t have money to go to school in the future, will your family also sell land to support you?”

She didn't wait for Mr. Xue to speak, and said: "By the way, not only our uncle, but also the Shuanzi of the third brother's family. They are all grandchildren. A bowl of water must be balanced. As long as you say it now, dad Even though Dan had no money to go to school, his family had to sell land to support him, and I didn’t say anything or have any objections.”

Mr.

His hands were shaking with anger and he glared at Xue Qinghuai: "Fourth brother, do you care about your wife or not?!"

Xue Qinghuai went to pull Sun to drag her back to her room, but Sun refused to leave. She sat down on the ground and stopped getting up: "I'm just waiting for a word from dad today. Dad, please give me a clear message."

"What are you causing trouble? Come back with me!" Xue Qinghuai yelled and grabbed her again.

Sun slapped his hand away: "You are a coward and I am not a coward. Xue Qinghuai, are you still a man? You are an old scalper and work hard for the family. If you don't have a bite of the good things, you won't be able to spend any money. Look at what my sister-in-law is wearing and what I am wearing, how come I’ve ended up with a man like you!"

As she scolded her, she started to cry, and shouted to Ms. Zhou: "Third sister-in-law, please tell me, are you willing to continue living like this? I admit that it is not right for me to bully you and ask you to work more. That’s why I’m so angry. Why do some people sit there and act like mistresses? We are the old slave’s fate. If she doesn’t do it, I won’t do it either. But today this matter concerns our two families, please say something!”

Ms. Zhou pursed her lips tightly. Xue Qingbai subconsciously pulled her, but still didn't hold her back.

She took two steps forward, licked the broken hair at her temples, and lowered her eyes: "Eldest brother said that Shuanzi of ours is stupid and can only recognize a few words. I don't expect Shuanzi to do it." How promising can he be in the future? Just one, the fourth brother and sister said that a bowl of water is worth it. If the land is really sold to send talented people to school, dad, you must give us an explanation."

"What do you want to say? This place and this family all belong to me!" Mr. Xue's face turned red.

"This land does belong to my father, but this land is usually planted by Shuanzi's father. Shuanzi's father has no ability. Unlike his eldest brother, who can read, and unlike his fourth brother, who can sell goods, he is full of He put all his strength into the fields and served him like a child every day. Dad said he would send Juncai to school, and if he said he wanted to sell the land, he would sell the land. Dad, don't you consider Shuanzi's father's mood?"

Xue Qingbai squatted down. He was as big as a man and felt as wronged as a child: "Dad, you can't sell that land!"

"The third child!"

"Of course, if you want to sell, we can't stop you, but let's make it clear in advance. If you want to sell, we will sell the land with the big house. We cannot sell the land with the other three houses."

Unlike Sun, Zhou is not emotionally excited, and is even extremely calm. She was able to say these words because she had obviously been thinking about them for a long time.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Mrs. Zhou knew in her heart that her son was not a good student. Since he could not study, he could only farm at home. The son will get a wife in the future, and the daughter will get married in the future, which all require money, but the money of the Xue family has never been spent on the other three families, and it has all gone to the eldest family.

As Mrs. Sun said, no one wants to be an old slave serving others all their life, but Ms. Zhou is the daughter-in-law after all, and she has no say at all in the Xue family. But she is not a clay figure. She also has her own thoughts and ideas. She has endured it for so many years and she has endured it to the extreme. Simply, Sun took the lead today and took the opportunity to clarify the matter.

"What do you mean?"

Mrs. Zhou still lowered her head: "Daughter-in-law is not interesting. When there are many people, families will be divided. When the tree is tall, it will branch. We all understand these principles. But sooner or later, this family will be divided. If it is not divided now, it will be divided in the future. Since it must be divided, naturally each of the four houses will have a share, and there is no reason for any one house to be exclusive.

"The four younger siblings have said so much before, and my daughter-in-law will not repeat it. Each house has its own children, and each is a small family. They have to support their families, and their children have to get married and start a business. Dad, if you want to support your eldest brother, even if you are We don’t have anything to say about the contribution to talents, but the contribution is limited to the eldest bedroom, and it’s better not to touch the other three bedrooms.”

Mr.

Xue Qingshan stood up, looking furious: "Third brother, you don't care about your wife! What she is doing is treasonous!"

Ms. Yang also changed her previous appearance and scolded Ms. Zhou repeatedly for instigating discord in the family.

Sun helped: "My third sister-in-law said, I agree. I have no objection to selling the land. If you want to sell it, just sell it to the big house. We won't have anything to say about how we want to sell it."

"Third and Fourth, you think so too!" Seeing the commotion below, Mr. Xue seemed to have aged more than ten years as he asked Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai.

"I..."

The two brothers looked at each other, but remained silent.

At this time, two people walked in from the door.

But it was Xue Tingyan and Zhao'er.

There was such a commotion in the main room, and the two of them had been standing outside the door listening to it for a while.

"Dog..."

Zhao'er didn't know what the little man wanted to do, so he couldn't help but give him a hand. Xue Tingyan gave her a comforting look, then stepped forward and said, "Master, I have something to say."

His sudden interruption made everyone look over.

"My grandson just listened to a few words outside, and the third and fourth aunts made sense."

Without waiting for Mr. Xue to speak to Xue Qingshan, he added: "My grandson is also studying, and he will spend his family's money in the future. If the family has money, that's fine, but there is no money. My eldest brother has been studying for so many years, and he won't let me It's always a pity that he wants to learn. But his grandson also wants to learn, but he can't do what Kong Rong did.

"Shuanzi is eight years old this year and Mao Dan is four years old. The older one can't learn from it. The two younger ones are not allowed to learn. My sister-in-law will get married soon. In two years, Sister Taoer will also say , we all need money urgently, but who can use it and who can’t use it? Whoever uses it will inevitably make the people who don’t use it feel unfair. Instead of having conflicts at home because of these things, it is better to divide the family as early as possible ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhao'er immediately stopped dragging Xue Tingyan and stood behind him honestly, listening.

Mr. But people don’t live separately, each room takes care of their own expenses, and everything else is as usual.”

"Who will plant the land at home, you?" Xue Qingshan looked at him with a sneer.

Xue Tingyan smiled slightly, confident: "You can grow it yourself, or you can farm it out as a tenant. You can also do it like before, with your uncle and your third and fourth uncles growing it, and those who don't have to work will give you food or money. What's the price outside? , just follow the price and no one will suffer."

"Then do you still want to go to a school in the town? If the family is separated, who will support you in school?"

This matter did not scare Xue Tingyan. He said calmly: "Since we have separated our families, naturally we all have our own destiny and no one can blame us!"

"You do the same thing, I don't agree with it!" Xue Qingshan cursed with a sigh, showing his true nature.

He never expected that his plan to put pressure on Mr. Xue to find a way to send Juncai to school would turn into a farce like family separation.

Xue Qingshan is self-aware. He has never been on the ground since he was a child, let alone the Yang family. He comes from a womanly family and his son still has to study. Who will do the work in the farm if the family is divided? Besides, he was still thinking about the money that the fourth child earned as a peddler. The dead money produced in the fields alone was not enough to pay for a big house.

Xue Tingyan’s statement made both Zhou and Sun’s eyes brighten. Before, they only thought of selling large houses if they wanted to sell land, but they never thought that there was such a way.

Mr. Zhou wanted to be the head of her own family in the future, while Ms. Sun wanted to rely on a man to sell goods, plant a few acres of land at home, and spend all the money earned on her own. That life would not be too good.

Sun clapped her hands and said, "This is a good method, Gouzi. This method covers all aspects, and no one can say anything."

"Third and Fourth, do you think so too?"

Mr. Xue has asked the same question for the second time.

He looked closely at the two sons below with his old eyes. As long as Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai didn't nod, the women of the two families would not be able to make any trouble.

"His father!" Zhou looked at Xue Qingbai.

"Brother Huai! We are in charge of our own business. When the time comes, we can send Maodan to school wherever we want."

Both men looked struggling.

For a long time, Xue Qinghuai wiped his face and took a step forward: "I think this method is not bad."

"Third brother, what about you?" Mr. Xue subconsciously tightened his grip on the pot. The pot was obviously very hot, but he didn't feel it.

Xue Qingbai didn't even dare to raise his head, and his voice was like a mosquito moaning: "Otherwise, just listen to the child."