Peasant girls seek happiness

Chapter 25
A cold autumn rain.

It rained several times in succession, and the temperature dropped sharply.

Mr. Cheng was smoking a pipe, looked up at the gloomy sky, and murmured to his wife, "I'm afraid it's going to snow! I don't know if Boss is wearing a jacket? Don't freeze!"

"The eldest daughter-in-law is careful, she must have brought it."

Old Master Cheng smoked a few more puffs, "I'm afraid this winter will be difficult. When is this? It's so cold."

The old lady didn't raise her head, she held the soles of her shoes in her hands, and said unhurriedly, "It's cold, don't close the door yet! The heat in the room makes you let it go."

Old Master Cheng stood at the door and shrank his neck and shouted, "Second? Second?"

Qu stuck his head out of the house and yelled towards the east, "Father, what's the matter? You forgot, the second child went to chop firewood after breakfast."

The old man Cheng, who originally wanted to ask his second son to bring someone to chop more firewood, waved his hand: "It's okay." He retracted his neck and closed the door. When he turned around, he saw the helpless look in his old wife's eyes, and couldn't help saying, "I'm getting old, my memory is not working, so I forgot."

Mrs. Cheng didn't tease the old man. Time is not forgiving. She also felt that many things were beyond her control over the past year. "Oh, I'm not getting old. I'm always forgetful these days."

There was a coughing sound from the west room, she hurriedly put down her work and walked over, and saw Cheng Chuqiban sitting on the kang, propping up his body with one hand and covering his mouth with one hand, coughing violently.

She patted her on the back, and said with pity on her face: "The root of the disease is still at the root of the disease. As soon as the day is cold, Chu Qi's cough will occur..."

He went and poured her a glass of water, "Come on, take a sip of water and press it... Does it feel better? Lie down quickly, don't catch a cold and worry your mother and the others."

Chu Qi drank water and smiled at the old lady, "Grandma, I'm fine."

She was a little annoyed. If she had known that her body was so weak, she should have exercised well.

"Okay, can I not know if there is something wrong? Don't be brave, go to sleep!"

Chu Qi lay down and fell asleep in a daze. The old lady went out to discuss with the old man: "I don't think this winter will be colder than in previous years. Tomorrow, let the eldest daughter-in-law bring people to buy more cotton to make some thick padded jackets."

The whole family wants to make a new one, how much will it cost?

The old man didn't say a word for a while, smoked a bag of cigarettes, and said: "Let's make a few less, the boss's, and the sons', they have to work so they don't freeze."

As for women and children staying at home in winter, it doesn't need to be so thick.

The old lady pointed at him: "You are a picky one, just pick it up!"

"It's not picky, the boss is going to Beijing!"

The old lady was silent, "I don't know how the boss's exam is going?"

"I'll find out in about a few days." The old man was also worried, and wished he could kowtow to his ancestor eight times a day to bless the boss with a smooth pass.

The sky became more gloomy, and soon there were snowflakes.

The door of the outer room was slammed open with a bang, and an extremely excited voice sounded: "Father, mother, my elder brother has been hit! He has been hit!"

Cheng Chuqi's heart tightened with the sound of the door slamming, and then relaxed with fourth uncle's joyful cry, and he subconsciously jumped a little bit with joy.

She is really happy for this ancient father who loves his daughter.

If dad can win the exam, the life of the family will be better, and the uncles and aunts who were full of complaints will not be unhappy at home for dad to study.

She was lying in the west room, listening to the bustling noise outside, her mood did not feel happy either.The villagers and the officials who came to announce the good news came one after another, and Mr. Cheng couldn't help shouting loudly: "Fourth, go to the mountain and call your brothers and brothers back, and invite the officials to come in for tea..."

The fourth uncle didn't follow up the mountain because he was feeling unwell.

When the second uncle and the others came back, the house was already very lively, and it didn't subside slowly until night fell, with the departure of officials and villagers.

But the excitement belonging to the Cheng family continued.

Yang was hugging Cheng Chuqi and weeping with joy.

Chu Qi had a look of helplessness, she could see that she had come to the door, her father failed the exam, and the most stressful person in the family was the beautiful mother Yang.

"Mom, don't cry, Daddy passed the exam...cough...it's a good thing coughcough you should laugh!" Chu Qi couldn't help coughing after talking too much.

With a serious face, she wiped away her mother's tears with her sleeves, and she felt a lot of pity for this woman who looked weak on the outside and was strong on the inside.

Yang couldn't help crying, but she was afraid of being heard by her in-laws. She suppressed her voice and cried very sadly, but when her daughter coughed again, she hurriedly told her, "Don't talk too much, the cough is so bad."

Chu Qi shook her head, "I'm fine, I'm much better."

Yang's tears fell down again, she wasn't that big bag of tears, it's just that she couldn't hold back her heartache, grievance and depression for many years.

Cheng Chuqi teased her and said: "Mom, you are so happy to hear my second aunt laughing. If you don't know, you think my second uncle won the exam!"

Yun Hui and Yun Zong nodded at the same time, "Yes, yes, mother, don't cry, you should laugh."

Yang said with tears in her smile, "Mother is happy."

Chu Qi's illness has recovered, and Mrs. Yang is already making new cotton robes for Cheng Da to wear in Beijing.

"Your father won't be able to stay at home for a few days before he comes back..."

Chu Qi thought for a while and asked the old lady, "Grandma, how can my father get to the capital?"

The old man has already asked people to find out clearly, "Chen Dalang's father also won the election, and Zhang Juren, and the three of them hired a carriage to go to Beijing together. Let your fifth uncle follow, and carry a bookcase for your father to run around. Your father will also go to Beijing and concentrate on studying without thinking about these sundries."

Seeing the old man's thoughtful arrangements, Chu Qi didn't talk too much, but knowing that one more person would cost more, it's not bad for the Cheng family to be willing to part with this money.

Cheng Wu teased her: "Why don't Uncle Wu take you with him?"

Chu Qi has been living in the village for more than a month and hasn't been out. Hearing this, she was moved, but she still shook her head: "Forget it, it's too cold."

Grandpa and grandma can't let it be cold!
Sure enough, the old lady rolled her son's eyes and said, "Don't tease her." This is a stubborn person, and it's really difficult to suppress it.

Cheng Wu laughed: "It's just teasing her. Mother, you take it seriously, Chu Qi doesn't take it seriously."

Chu Qi also rolled his eyes.

Cheng Wu pointed at her and laughed: "Mother, I don't know who this girl is with this time. Look at the way she rolls her eyes, she looks exactly like Mother."

The old lady picked up the broom bump on the kang and pulled it towards him, "I'll make you foolish..."

There was laughter in the room, Cheng Chuqi has never seen his own face clearly since he came to the ancient times.

There is only one bronze mirror in the house that is not clear enough to see people in the old lady's room. Whether it is the bronze mirror or the surface of the water, you can only see roughly, but the Cheng family is not ugly, and the Yang family is even more beautiful.

"Sister, do I really look like grandma?" She quietly tugged on the skirt of the first day of junior high school.

Although grandma is not ugly, she is definitely not beautiful.

You can tell by looking at my sister-in-law, she is not as good-looking as her sister.

On the first day of the junior high school, he shook his head slightly: "You are more like a mother."

She breathed a sigh of relief, who doesn't love a pretty girl!
The room is so big, the old lady heard it even if she lowered her voice, and she glanced at her: "I think our family grew up well back then, and your grandma and I are a flower in these ten miles and eight villages. Otherwise, I can marry your grandfather, and your aunt and grandma can marry into the county?"

The old man pointed at his wife: "This old man has nothing to hide, and he is not afraid of children's jokes."

The Cheng family is happy every day because of Cheng Dazhong.

Only Qu Shi looked at the darkening sky outside and muttered: "This dead Cheng Er, who doesn't go home every day, those who don't know think you've won the exam!"

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