Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

Chapter 253 Zhang Family Couple (Please subscribe and vote monthly)
After that, Zhang Chunhua told Sister Zhang again what happened in Yuliang Village.

Sister-in-law Zhang looked at her with hatred and said: "You said why are you so stupid, but you come back, how can we not make the decision for you? There are many people in their Yuliang Village, but they don't all have the same surname. As soon as you come back and talk about this, the whole village will come over to support you!"

You must know that there are relatives in their village. They are really a family. Their village chief is the clan leader. Even if they are in the fifth service, they are still moving around frequently. Otherwise, they cannot marry off their daughters to other villages. , just because the blood relationship is too close.

In ancient times, aunts and cousins ​​could get married, and so could aunts and cousins. However, cousins ​​were not allowed to intermarry, even those who were born in the fifth service, so there was also a saying that people with the same surname would not marry.

The daughters-in-law in their Zhangwa Village are all from other surnames, and their daughters are married to people with other surnames from other villages.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the villages near Zhangji Town were named Zhang, her sister-in-law wouldn't have married all the way to Yuliang Village dozens of miles away. Of course, the conditions there were good.

I just didn't expect that my sister-in-law would have a bad life and find a restless husband.

They were originally optimistic that the other party would only have one son, who would be exempted from military service and could live a good life.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yang had a dream of protecting his family and country. Instead of recruiting him, he went to be a soldier by himself, and unfortunately died on the battlefield.

My sister-in-law's parents-in-law, who had lost their only son, couldn't afford to fall ill, so they went with her.

When they came to report the funeral, the couple also attended the funeral. At that time, the relatives of the Qi family helped with the funeral arrangements. They also expressed their gratitude to them and thought that the relatives were good. Who could have imagined the result? , people are holding back bad things.

It didn't take long for people to take action. People from the same clan and the village chief joined forces to bully my sister-in-law, an orphan and a widowed mother.

The sister-in-law is also stupid. They didn't kick her out immediately and detain the two children. The other party wanted money from the beginning. They must have wanted her to go back to her parents' home to ask for help and borrow money.

After all, her brother worked as a carpenter in the town and could earn more than digging in the dirt.

Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law was afraid of causing trouble to the family and refused to come back. In the end, the other party probably saw that there was no way to get the money, so she directly used the cave dwelling to pay the bill.

Let’s not talk about whether the debt is real. If she comes back, her brother will definitely not go to support her with his bare hands. He will definitely bring people from the village with him. Seeing that there are so many of them, the other party must not dare to do it. Randomly.

Just say that Miss Yang, a little girl with some skills, can help her get her money and children back. Then the other party must be just talking about panic, and the money is not owed. Maybe there are many people coming here, and they can scare them away. The other party doesn't dare to mess around anymore.

Knowing that her sister-in-law was in trouble and felt uncomfortable, she didn't say much, just scolded her a little bit.

She turned around and thanked Qingyan profusely, then took Zhang Chunhua to the kitchen outside to cook. It would be dark if she didn't cook.

Qingyan saw that the relationship between the two sisters was okay, and she thought that Sister-in-law Zhang would not dislike her sister-in-law and return to her parents' home to settle down.

Since she helped someone, Qingyan didn't want to send him back to her parents' house, but her family wouldn't be able to tolerate it. Even if she left, she would feel that things were not going well. After all, a good person will always stick to it.

When Zhang Mancang saw his aunt and sister-in-law going out to cook, it was hard for him to stay in the house. After all, it was not appropriate for him, a grown man, to stay in the house with an unmarried woman. Although there were two nieces and nephews there, it still felt a bit awkward. Then he got up and went to the yard.

Qingyan and the two children sat in the house for a while. Seeing that the two children were moving around a little bored, she simply led them to the yard.

The two children went to see the horse Big Bear eat hay, and Zhang Mancang would sometimes drive back, so the family was prepared.

Qingyan looked at the carriage and asked Zhang Mancang if he could help make that kind of sled. She also drew the graphics on the ground, pointed to the carriage and told him the approximate structure and size.

Zhang Mancang's eyes shone after listening to Qingyan's description and looking at the pictures, and he kept saying "Okay, okay, okay."

"This is not difficult, just make it into this arc. Wood can be used as the same material for the wheels. If this can really glide on the snow, then we don't have to worry about the wheels getting stuck in the snow when driving in winter. .”

Unlike those who farm in the village and can stay at home in the winter, he has to go to work every day. Although it is not far from the town and can be walked there, if he can really do what the other person said, this kind of sleigh man can also do it. With two sticks tied to his feet and paddled around, it would be much faster for him to get to and from work, and it would be much more convenient.

You can also change the livestock cart in the shop to this kind of thing, which will be convenient for delivery in winter.

And this is also a business opportunity. If someone sees it and wants to get one for the car at home, it will be a big deal.

They are close to the official road, and there are countless motorcades coming and going. Maybe this can be used as a sign for their shop in the future.

With this idea in mind, Zhang Mancang directly told Qingyan, "I will go and tell my master tomorrow. He will definitely be willing to make these for the girl for free. They are all made of good materials. I don't know how to make this picture." If it cannot be used in our shop, we will make it for others in the future.”

Qingyan didn't care and nodded directly in agreement, "Of course, it's just my whim. I don't know if it will work."

Qingyan thought that this Mancang was of good character, and she knew to ask her in advance. In fact, she left right after she finished it, and she didn't even know it was used.

Nowadays, there is no such thing as copyright and patent laws. If people can ask about it, it means that the character is very good.

She thought about what wood products she still lacked in her car, so she drew a few more pictures and asked the other party to see if they could make them together.

It's nothing complicated, just some folding tables and folding benches.

At that time, it is very convenient whether you pretend to take it out from the basket under the car or put it directly on the car.

No matter what, if there are outsiders riding in the same car like today, it is inconvenient to pick up anything.

Zhang Mancang became more and more surprised as he looked at it. He nodded with dazzling eyes and drew the pictures on the ground several times again, trying to remember them.

There was no way, there was no scholar in his family, and he didn't have the Four Treasures of the Study, so he could only draw it a few more times and record it in his mind.

Qingyan does have it, but it's hard to take it out. You can't just take it out from the basket.

Zhang Mancang became more and more excited as he painted. He felt that these things were all money. If it wasn't already late, he would have wanted to go back to town and show these pictures to his master.

Although the shop does not belong to him, he has not only worked in the shop for several years, but is also the apprentice of the boss Zhang Yongli.

The current relationship between master and apprentice is not like that of later generations. It is really like father and son, so even though he is getting paid for this job, he will also support his master until he retires.

His master had no children, but he had several apprentices, but he was the only one still in the shop. The others were helpers and had no skills.

The other apprentices either went to the county to find another job, or returned to their villages to open a small carpentry shop and do some work for the villagers.Those few people would come over to see their master during the holidays, but compared to Zhang Mancang, who was always around, they were still far behind.

In addition, Zhang Mancang's parents have passed away, and there are no old people above him. He respects Zhang Lili as his father, and he does his best for the shop. Zhang Mancang also regards him as his son, and plans to keep the shop to him in a hundred years. This little apprentice.

It is also because of this that he actually has more or less no teaching to other apprentices. Even this young apprentice, after getting along with each other for several years and confirming his character, he slowly taught him the things he had learned from the bottom of the box. .

After a while, Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Chunhua came out of the kitchen with food. When they saw the two of them squatting on the ground and drawing, they greeted: "Why are you still drawing on the ground? Go wash up and eat. Eat." Let’s play after dinner.”

Qingyan smiled sheepishly, led the two children back into the house after them, and washed her hands in the wooden basin on the shelf next to the door.

Although there are three cave dwellings in their yard, they are not in a layout with a living room in the middle and bedrooms on both sides. The kitchen is not in the cave dwelling, but in a small adobe house built outside.

In fact, all three cave dwellings can be used as main rooms or bedrooms. Inside the cave dwellings, four or five people can sleep on a heated bed. There is a low wall in the middle to separate them, which can only block half of the view. The top is open, so Can also be lit.

Then there is an earthen stove on the side of the low wall that is about half the height of a person, which can also be used to boil water for cooking. Its main purpose is to burn the Kang.

The three cave dwellings all have the same layout, which means that each cave dwelling has a structure of one room and one living room. Except for the snowy days in the twelfth lunar month, most of them will not cook in the cave dwellings. The stove is used to warm water and burn the kang. .

If you cook in a cave dwelling for a long time and there is a lot of smoke, the inside will be blackened. Generally, people who like cleanliness will build a small kitchen outside. This way, it will be more convenient in summer.

Otherwise, the kang will be hot as soon as it is burned, and the inside of the cave will be like a steamer in summer, making it impossible to treat people.

Several people washed their hands and sat around the table. Mrs. Zhang went to the door and shouted. After a while, two seven or eight-year-old children came back.

As soon as they entered the house, they were stunned for a moment when they saw so many people in the house. Sister-in-law Zhang slapped them and said, "Why are you standing there stunned? I don't know how to call people."

The two children also recognized Zhang Chunhua and called "Auntie!" in unison.

Then he looked at Qingyan, not knowing what to call her.

Sister-in-law Zhang: "Also called aunt."

"aunt!"

"aunt!"

Qingyan smiled and agreed, and asked Chou Chou to put in her arms a few jade pendants she had bought before. The quality of the jade pendants were either very good or average, and they were ready to be given away. It was just right for the children without worrying about causing trouble for them.

Then he pretended to take out four jade pendants from his arms, two little rabbit pendants for Daman and Xiaoman, and two little tiger pendants for the two boys.

Zhang Mancang, Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Chunhua quickly stood up and declined, "I can't do it, I can't do it, such a good thing has been ruined by them. Sister, you are already kind to us, how can you ask for your things again..."

Qingyan dodged their blocking hands and said, "It's fate that we met each other. It was just a matter of effort before, so there's no need to worry about it.

This is a gadget I bought on the road, and I bought it because it was fun. I like these four children very much, and it is just for them to wear and play with. "

"How does this make..."

"Why can't you do it? The elders can't refuse the gift. Good boy, take it quickly."

Qingyan was the most impatient and pushed it back and forth and stuffed it directly into the hands of the children.

The four children looked at their mother. When her mother nodded, they happily accepted it and thanked them politely.

"Thank you, Auntie."

"Thank you auntie."

A few people just sat down. While passing the pancakes to Qingyan, Sister-in-law Zhang said sheepishly: "I didn't know there would be guests coming today, and I didn't make any preparations at home. Sister Yang, just make do with some for now, and let Gouwa do it tomorrow." His father will bring back some more meat and vegetables and treat you well."

Qingyan smiled and shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang is so polite. That's good. I'll stay here for the rest of the night. I'll go to town to buy some things tomorrow before I leave."

She planned to go to town with Zhang Mancang tomorrow to talk to his master about what to do. She was afraid that Zhang Mancang would not be able to remember the pictures after sleeping all night.

Sister-in-law Zhang and Zhang Chunhua were both a little surprised. They had just said in the kitchen that since the other party was helping and sending him back, he shouldn't be in a hurry to leave.

She thought that she would entertain the other party well for two days and prepare some local specialties for her to take with her, but she didn't expect that the other party was in such a hurry to leave.

Seeing their expressions, Qingyan explained: "I've been away from home for a few months. It just snowed the day before yesterday. The snow has melted a bit in the past two days and it's easier to walk. If it snows again, it will be troublesome. You might get stuck here and you won’t be able to go back even before the end of the year.”

When she was chatting with Zhang Chunhua on the road, she said that her home was over in Youzhou, and it was more than a thousand miles from here to there. It was a long way, and if she wanted to get back before the New Year, she would really be pressed for time.

After hearing Zhang Chunhua's words, Sister-in-law Zhang didn't know what to say and kept trying to get Qingyan to eat more vegetables.

In fact, what I did today was pretty substantial, and I almost moved out all the good stuff at home.

The staple food is fried white flour pancakes, and there are four dishes, one stewed with mutton and radish, one with stewed cabbage, one with scrambled eggs and one with stewed fish.

The mutton in the mutton stewed with radish is a bit hard. It must have been marinated. I guess I bought it before and was reluctant to eat it. I marinated it to eat slowly. I took it out and cooked it today.

The fish was caught in the nearby river pit before, dried and left in the sun. It was also cooked today.

I originally wanted to kill a chicken when I came to Mrs. Zhang, but Zhang Chunhua stopped her. She only raised two chickens at home, and they were both hens laying eggs. It would be a pity to kill them, so she took out a few eggs to fry. .

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