I went ashore by weaving straw shoes and became a master craftsman

Chapter 41 Rewards and Punishments
After dinner, the old couple, Wang and Weng, discussed matters in the main house.The rest of the people didn't have any important work, and they all tied bamboo rings in the courtyard. Wang Ge had already made enough candle trays during the day, so now he only cared about bamboo strips.

Wang Dalang couldn't do anything, and he didn't take up space in the courtyard anymore, so he asked Hutou to lead the third-bedroom Wang Peng brothers and sisters to stay in the main house, so as not to cause trouble by running around in the courtyard.

The brothers and sisters Wang He in the second room were chatting and laughing. Ever since Wang He was praised by his father, he worked extraordinarily hard in every job.

Little Jia's mood was just the opposite, Wang Erlang Chuzhu twisted his arm, he was slow to move, he kept urging her, and annoyed her, as soon as he lowered his head, he rolled his eyes.

On the other hand, Mrs. Yao really did not expect that her natal family would hide the bamboo curtains. This time, Wang Ge would extort money if things went wrong this time. What should I do?She looked absently at the main house.

Wang Sanlang touched her: "It's wrapped in the wrong place."

Yao irritably untied the hemp rope in circles, and complained in a low voice: "I really don't know who your niece is with, she just cares about her own family. Tell me, does she treat you as an uncle? For a window mat, let me You ran around for two days, did you ask if you were tired? Did she ask you? Take a step back and say, what if we just took the mat? Isn’t it a proper filial piety to the elders? This is good, it’s like we steal her things .”

Wang Sanlang's heart warmed, he ran for two days, eating wind and drinking dirt on the road, and rushed back before dawn. After returning, his father, mother, and second brother scolded him one by one, and no one asked him if he was tired. Not tired?My aunt didn't know about it, she thought the curtains belonged to A Yao's filial piety, so what's wrong with hanging them up after getting them?Does he have to tell his aunt that the curtain belongs to his niece and must be torn down and returned to the niece?Then what has become of my family in the eyes of my aunt?

Yao Shi: "In the future, don't be so serious. Nephews and nieces, hmph, there is a layer between them."

Wang Sanlang was about to respond when he noticed that the second brother was looking over, afraid that the bride's complaints would be heard by the second brother, so he lowered his head and said nothing.

It was getting dark, and the old couple came out.

Wang Weng said: "Baby Hu, take a rest first and help your father come out. The elder father has something to say. Did you tell you to rest?" The old man was a little angry today, and the rest who stopped working quickly pretended to be worse than before. Busy.

After Wang Dalang came out, Wang Weng asked the eldest son to sit next to him, and said formally: "Since Age was admitted as a first-class craftsman boy, our family is indeed different from the past, and we can make money, which is something that we never dared to think about before. If my old man doesn’t tell the truth, you can’t help muttering and complaining... Erlang, if you can’t sit still, go to the west of the village and ram the ground!”

Just as Wang Erlang wanted to express his filial words of "no resentment", he hurriedly swallowed them down.

Wang Weng continued: "The children in each house are grown up. After two years, those who look at each other will see each other, and those who will prepare the dowry will prepare for the dowry. It's time for you to save your own money. This time, you will sell bamboo dragonflies, rolling lanterns, Bamboo fans, food boxes... Bamboo hairpins are not counted. If you can even grab these odds and ends, hey, there are bamboo sticks and pieces in the utility room, and you can also carve hairpins. How much you sell is up to you. !"

Seeing that no one said anything, he got down to business: "This time, I made a total of 490 yuan. I went to the wild mountains to cut and transport bamboo, and the second and third households contributed. I will give you 45 yuan each."

Little Jia's and Yao's ears began to prick up when their father-in-law mentioned "tiring their own money", and they were very happy now.After being married for so many years, not to mention getting paid for work, I still get paid for it all at once!

It's a pity that this joyful energy turned into a sour soup overnight.

"If you don't have Age's skills, the bamboo you cut can only be used as firewood. So the long house will give you a hundred dollars."

"There are many long houses... more or less should be. Heh... it should be." Yao's bluff at first was purely ignorant, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and changed his words.

Wang Weng just happened to settle accounts after autumn, he stared at Yao Shi, followed by Sanlang, until his grandson A Zhu stared down his head, and said: "If there is a reward, there must be a punishment. A bamboo curtain can be sold even if it is less. When it reaches fifty kuai, since it is used by the married couple, it will be discounted to [-] kuai, and it will be directly deducted from the money you got just now."

"Hiss!" Wang Sanlang was pinched severely by Yao Shi, forcing him to raise his head timidly, and then lowered his head timidly: "Yes, what my father said is true, I listen to my father."

It's over!Yao shi was very discouraged, the money that had rolled to her had gone away again.

Knowing his wife Mo Ruofu, Wang Sanlang persuaded him in a low voice, "I still have five miles left."

Yao shi's mouth was shaking, tears were shining in his eyes, he was definitely not moved.

Wang Weng finally said: "Before the separation, the rules were the same. Don't feel bad about Age. It is the right way for the long house to prosper, and it is even more right for the other house to be able to rely on it."

"The granddaughter dare not, but the granddaughter understands."

On behalf of the long house, Wang Ge went to the main house to collect one hundred and four coins. Now that Jia Yu is rich and powerful, she regretfully said, "If I had known those two hairpins were only sold for four coins, my aunt would have kept them."

"That's right." Wang Ge pursed his lips and smiled.After the second and third uncles had gone out, she only left four coins, and retied the rest to the aunt, and said in a coquettish tone: "Including the one from last time, it just happened to pay off the debt. Scrape off all the circles I drew."

The last time Yao Shi scratched the back of Wang Dalang's hand, it scabbed within a day, so Wang Ge returned all the [-] yuan that Yao Shi paid for to the elder.

Wang Weng knew his granddaughter's temper, so he said "take it" to Jia Yu, and then said to Wang Ge, "I told you to stay, it's not for this. The yard is full of bamboo cages, and there is always a wind at night. As soon as some sparks come from somewhere... Elder Father thought about it, and felt that it is not too much to be cautious."

Ginger is old and spicy!It hadn't rained for several days, and the weather was dry, so Wang Ge didn't think about fire prevention at all.She said: "I sleep in the courtyard at night."

Jia Yu: "You can't do it alone, the aunt will be with you. I will go to the middle of the night and you will spend the rest of the night."

Wang Weng nodded: "That's it. If I wake up at night, I can go out to have a look at any time. Hu Bao went to the kitchen to look at the water tank. Don't wait for the night, fill it up now."

Wang Ge replied "Hey", came to the kitchen, opened the tank cover, the water in the two tanks was less than half, she poked her head to look, from the fact that her younger brother Wang Zhu was carefully tying the bamboo circles, she had enough bamboo strips for tonight , did not call him, and carried the wooden bucket to fetch water by himself.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhu rushed forward, grabbed Bian, and said angrily, "You are too wicked! You didn't hurt my father enough, and you came to hurt me again? Do you want my father to see it and punish me for another month? "

"Father said that the yard is full of bamboo cages, and it would be troublesome if a spark sprang out somewhere, so I asked to fill the tank now. Okay, pick it for you!" Wang Ge was not used to his stinky problem, and returned to the courtyard after explaining. .

The whole family was busy until the beginning of the Hai Dynasty, the stove was turned off, and after each room went back, Wang Ge and his aunt lay in the courtyard, unable to sleep for a while, looking at the sky full of stars and chatting.

"Mother, do you know how many stars there are in the sky?"

"Then how can you count them?"

Wang Ge turned sideways and held the hand of the eldest mother.The eldest mother had a piece of incomplete left palm. When Wang Ge was five years old, the eldest mother took her to wash clothes. As a result, a fierce dog ran out from the neighbor of the village and rushed at Wang Ge. The eldest mother hugged Wang Ge with one hand and Take a pot to call the fierce dog, and a piece of meat on the palm of the hand is scraped off by the dog's teeth.

Fortunately, the dog was not a mad dog, and was beaten away. At that time, the mother's hand was bleeding, but she just asked, "Did you scare Hu Bao? Are you afraid? Are you scared of Hu Bao..."

With slight tears in Wang Ge's eyes, he looked at the starry sky again: "I can count them clearly. There are a total of 99 stars in the sky."

"Bullshit."

"Would you like to count the big denominator again?"

"Yo? From here to deceive me!"

In the East Wing, Mrs. Yao heard the laughter in the yard, turned over and muttered: "Laughing fart! Let no one sleep!"

In the outside room, after Wang Zhu was punished to fetch water at night, he came back too late, so he moved outside to sleep alone.He didn't feel sleepy at all, and if he looked closely, his whole body trembled slightly, obviously caused by extreme panic.

(End of this chapter)